Not By Might, Not By Power, But By My Spirit

Word of the Day
Undaunted by the detour Abraham took, trying to produce the promise on his own; I once more released the dream, the longing of his heart. I went against all circumstantial evidence. I defied his very present reality and called him father of many nations (Romans 4:17-18).

In the season to come Isaac would be born. Isaac means laughter, and I always have the last laugh with the enemy. He never wins with Me. Always remember this when you are fighting a battle. Do not fight in your own might or try and make way before the ordained time. Battles are only won by My spirit (Zechariah 4:6). Walk according to My spirit and you will prevail (Romans 8:4). I brought timing and maturity together. For Abraham and Sarah, childish laughter would no longer reside in repressed hope. It was to reveal itself in flesh and blood with coos of childish delight.

After a second visitation, do you think he still sat out under the stars and counted or wondered how could it be? Did he let sand sift through his hands, marveling at the magnitude as he contemplated his own aging impotent body? Did the answer come on  a day when he least expected it? Did he have questions in his eyes on the day Sarah looked at him with jubilation mixed with amazement in her eyes, as though the heavens shouted for the joy of it? Was her age transformed into a thing of beauty because of it?

Yes! Yes, My beloved. Yes to all the questions. Don’t chastise or disqualify yourself for your questions. Bring them to Me and receive faith in exchange. I never tire of encouraging you for I look on the motive of your heart as it clings to Me all the while holding a sword in your hand.

“Then he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel saying, ‘ Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6 NASB)

Prayer
Father, you are so faithful again and again. When at first I don’t succeed or my patience wears thin, You come. I can hear the sound of childish laughter up ahead of me. What You have promised will come forth in the flesh and demonstrate Your faithfulness.

Though I still have questions, You are not daunted by them and Your answer is Yes. I exchange my doubt and unbelief for Your faith. I am and will be transformed by the release of long held dreams. I hold the sword of Your word to me in my hand and I cling to You. Amen

Reflect and Journal:

1. Can you laugh at the enemy with Him, hidden within the shelter of His wings?

2. How have you chastised or disqualified yourself. When you do this, you disagree with who Father says you are. Repent and receive grace and new vision.