This is what the Lord says to His anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have held To subdue nations before him, And I will ungird the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. “And I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The Lord” Isaiah 45: 1-3
Hold my hand
To reach, find and possess the treasures of darkness there are two keys to achieve that:
- You have to give God your right hand for Him to hold, and
- You have to let Him go before you.
The right hand designates authority, power and might. In the original language God says that in order to subdue nations before you He has to: take hold of your hand, empower your hand, grasp your hand, with a strong grip. God is saying that I have held him by his right hand so he could conquer the nations ahead of him. He has to take the authority of your life and take power by holding your hand with a strong grip so you can conquer. Because by holding your hand you can strip the enemy of their power, and open doors ahead of you so that the gates would not be shut.
The second key is to let Him go before you. Letting somebody go before you means that you trust them enough to take care what lies ahead. It also means that you trust their leadership. You have to let God go before you if you want to see results in your life in this year ahead of you.
See, let me put it in another way. In order for you to possess the treasures of darkness that are hidden in secret places, you have to let God take control of your life and let Him steer it in a way so that He leads you to these secret places. Not only that but you have to surrender your ways to Him and let Him go before you so that He levels every mountains and every obstacle that stand in your way and to strip the enemy of his power and breaks doors that stand firm in your way so that you can go and possess treasures that are hidden from your eyes. It is for you for the taking in this year.
