Volunteering Willingly for Army of the Lord - Morning by Morning, October 13, 2025

“The Lord says to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool.’ The Lord sends out from Zion Your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of Your foes. Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day You lead your forces on the holy mountains. From the womb of the morning, like dew, Your youth will come to You’” (Psalm 110:1-3 NRSV).

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Morning by Morning, October 13, 2025 – Volunteering Willingly for Army of the Lord

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Centered in You, in the communion of prayer, I’m waiting for the leading of Your Spirit — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...

As I wait, I have a picture coming into my mind of an army, like the armies of old with armor and swords, helmets and shields. They are shining with brilliant light, with red crosses emblazed on their silver breastplates and red crosses lifted high on their bright banners. In their faces, I see both men and women, even young warriors. But instead of a fierceness, I see smiles and sense joy. ...

What comes to my heart is this: “Their joy is not that they are going into battle. Their joy is that they are following Me. For My army obeys My command and follows were I lead. My army willingly volunteers and gladly follows, trusting the Promise of My Word, ‘Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!’” ...

Yes, Lord. Fill me with that joy as I volunteer willingly, freely, gladly to follow You into any battle, wherever You lead, trusting You give us the victory. 

Now this Word comes to mind from Your Scripture in confirmation of the word I believe I’m hearing and seeing with my heart:

“The Lord says to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool.’ The Lord sends out from Zion Your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of Your foes. Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day You lead your forces on the holy mountains. From the womb of the morning, like dew, Your youth will come to You’” (Psalm 110:1-3 NRSV).

In this Psalm of David, he is writing of our Father God speaking to the Son of God, speaking of the forces of the army of the Son of God. They will volunteer freely and You will lead them into battle. Even the youth will arise to volunteer willingly on the day of battle. 

Your forces, Your people of Your army will not be conscripted or drafted against their will, forced to take a stand or made to march into battle. No, they are the army of the Lord! They are those who choose willingly, freely, boldly to be a part of Your victory of Your Light over the darkness, Your Love over hatred, Your Spirit over the spirits of this broken, fallen world blinded by the enemy of our souls to Your mercy and love for all who would turn to You.

Their Love is more fierce than an army with banners! (Song of Solomon 6:4) Their joy is both contagious and dangerous — contagious to all who will look and see and put their trust in the Lord; dangerous to all the forces of evil and hordes of hell, for in the Presence of the Lord there is the fullness of joy! (Psalm 16:11) It’s Your Very Presence who abides at the head of this Army as the Commander and Chief. And the very gates of hell cannot prevail against Your people, Your church, Your army, shining with the Light of Your Glory! (Matthew 16:18)

Yes, there’s an army rising up! There’s a stirring in hearts across this land, throughout this earth, to arise and shine for our Light has come and the glory of Lord is rising upon us! (Isaiah 60:1)

I’m joining Your army of joy, the army of the Lord. I’m volunteering willing, freely to be made ready, equipped and empowered, for the day of battle! Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! (1 Corinthians 15:57) In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.