Torches & freedom!

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Today I found the coolest verses that, although they are Isaiah praying for Israel, I believe apply to us as leaders...

Isaiah 61:1-2
“I will not stop praying for her until her righteousness shines like the dawn and her salvation blazes like a burning torch. The nations will see your righteousness. World leaders will be blinded by your glory.”

I thought this applied to us because we should be praying for righteousness that shines like the dawn for all of our students. We should be crying out for salvation that BLAZES like a burning torch...not a flickering flame or a spark...but a TORCH that cannot be put out! Our students should look like that kid above! Like an inferno! That is only a blip of my thoughts on that verse. Not enough time or space to put it all....

Then on the way to the office from prayer, I saw this van with 3 female prisoners behind it picking up trash. The revelation I had was this: those ladies have no freedom. They are bound by their consequences and picking up trash. We have students just like that picking up spiritual trash and in desperate need of freedom! God, send Your FREEDOM!!!

Father, I pray for freedom for our students. Begin breaking down walls, shattering the shackles that bind. Let nothing less than an explosion of Your love come in and free them/us. Lord, let their salvation burn bright and their righteousness light up the night sky! Let freedom ring in the sweet precious name of Jesus!!