5 But there they are (evildoers), OVERWHELMED WITH DREAD,
FOR GOD IS PRESENT IN THE COMPANY OF THE RIGHTEOUS. Psalm 14
5 Terror shall grip them, for GOD IS WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HIM. Psalm 14, Living Bible (TLB)
5-6 NIGHT IS COMING FOR THEM, AND NIGHTMARES,
FOR GOD TAKES THE SIDE OF VICTIMS.
Do you think you can mess
with the dreams of the poor?
You can’t, for God
makes their dreams come true. Psalm 14, The Message (MSG)
Different renderings of this scripture from Psalm 14, bringing out the same Truth in various ways, that God is with the Righteous and the poor and needy. I believe the rendering of the Message Bible is particularly fitting at this time, ‘NIGHT IS COMING FOR THEM AND NIGHTMARES’. God is moving against the enemy forces in this dark world as never before. He is exposing and rooting out corruption in every place and we, His people, must be prepared to stand with Him. God is going to Shake everything that can be Shaken and that may appear frightening, but He knows what is hidden in the darkness and needs to be exposed.
3 There is A TIME for everything,
and A SEASON for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
A TIME TO PLANT AND A TIME TO UPROOT,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
A TIME TO TEAR DOWN AND A TIME TO BUILD,
4 a time to weep (For the Enemies of God) and a time to laugh (Celebration for His People), Ecclesiastes 3
It’s so important that we know God’s Times and Seasons and cooperate with the work of His Spirit in the Season we’re living in.
20 and (Daniel) said:
‘Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are his.
21 He changes times and seasons;
he deposes kings and raises up others.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the discerning.
22 He reveals deep and hidden things;
he knows what lies in darkness,
and light dwells with him. Daniel 2
Daniel and his three friends lived as exiles under the Babylonian system of King Nebuchadnezzar, but the God of Israel ruled over that kingdom and eventually brought it to destruction. This world has been dominated by the Babylonian system for a long time, but God is going after that system now. Babylon fell and was never rebuilt
22 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:
“I, myself, have risen against Babylon!
I will destroy its children and its children’s children,”
says the Lord.
23 “I will make Babylon a desolate place of owls,
filled with swamps and marshes.
I will sweep the land with the broom of destruction.
I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!” Isaiah 14
The time of Nightmares has come for those dedicated to the Babylonian system, God is removing it. Many Christians, though suffering hardships, still believe in that system and even strive to maintain it, but God is going to remove it for good (literally). So make sure you’re standing with God and welcoming the new day and the freedom He’s giving us. Hallelujah
May the Lord bless and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.