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Today’s Devotional Scripture: 3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass. - Isaiah 48:3 KJV
The Message For Today (May 22, 2026):
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The term “and it came to pass” is estimated to be in the Bible more than 720 times in the King James Version alone. And this is just in the Old Testament. Over 700‑plus times, scripture has reflected that God keeps His promises. The word has shown us time and time again that God is faithful, that He is the promise keeper, and that He makes ways out of no way.
As we go through a world that has decidedly stood against Jesus, stood against his power, and stood against the fact that he died on the cross and rose from the dead for us, in the midst of that, we have the ability and the capacity to be the difference and to believe. To have that faith despite the way the world hates Jesus shows your heart and your commitment to truth in your life: the truth of God’s will, the truth of God’s Word, and the truth of his way.
Time and time again, God is proving Himself faithful in relationships, in business, and in life. He has turned situations around suddenly. Over and over again in scripture, we see the way that it’s happened. We see the way that the Lord has gone forth and changed the hearts of men, changed the lives of men, changed situations, turned tables, and opened doors where there was no way. And that term “and it came to pass” is an affirmation.
It is a deep breath from heaven, saying, This is the Lord’s doing. This is the will of the Father. This is the evidence that he keeps his promises.
Isaiah 48:3 reflects that same thing. The Lord keeps His promises. He keeps His Word. And so, as He’s speaking to the children of Israel, as He’s speaking to the house of Jacob and pouring out the Word of the Lord, He is speaking about Himself and His power in the midst thereof.
The Lord is faithful. And when it’s time for us to move, He is a demonstration. His faith comes forth to make us whole, to transform our lives so that we may see the grace and glory of the sovereign God. “And it came to pass” is the breath of God saying:
Yes, it’s finished.
Yes, this is what I said.
Yes, this is what I’ve done.
Yes, this is my will and my way.
That’s what the Lord says each time we see that phrase. It is a declaration from the heavens into the written word that thousands of years later, we can now see in our lives, the way we have allowed God in or the way we have shut him out. We can see the ways that we’ve allowed the grace and glory of God to go forth suddenly, creating and breaking things down.
And there are times when we can see the plan we had working out or not working out, and the way we often take hold of our lives in a way where we feel we are in complete control. There’s no one else in control. There’s no other third party. There’s no other need. There’s no other desire that God has for us.
That idea that your life is a mistake or somehow extra, that He didn’t have a plan for it, is wrong. The scripture shows us that many of us are a part of the promise of God. We are a part of the finished work. And many of us have received the finished work, that we may be a demonstration to others. We’ve seen hearts and minds change so that we can show the demonstration of commitment.
We’ve seen doors open where the enemy thought they were closed, and we saw the faithfulness of God go forth in the midst thereof. Because God is more than able. Through the ups and downs of life, through the fashion of the world, through seasons of lack and seasons of plenty, God is still God alone. “And it came to pass” His Word will come forth.
His will, will come forth. We’ll begin to see transformation. We’ll begin to see growth and change. We’ll begin to see every old system, every ideology, fall away. But first, we must recognize right in the place that we’re in that the Lord operates right where we are, even in seed form. He’s speaking to us of our reality. He’s speaking to us of our destiny. He’s showing us the way forward, day in and day out.
The grace and glory of God is moving to intercept and interject the grace and glory of God in our lives if we allow it, if we open up our hearts, if we are open to suddenly: sudden breakthrough, sudden transformation, sudden changes. Maybe, just maybe, we step into that. We step into the understanding that “and it came to pass” is not just a guess. It is the recognition of a prophetic decree, a prophetic utterance, a prophetic Word.
All of this follows the prompting of the Holy Spirit. And none of it matters if we do not believe that he’s more than able. So, like the beat of a drum, like the beat of a drum, the negativity, the unbelief, the doubt comes in. But the Lord says, “And it came to pass.” Then nothing can stop what He’s doing in your life. Nothing can block it.
We must be ready. We must be prepared to shift. We must be ready for new opportunity. We must be ready, prepared, shown a new way, to simply honor that God’s Word is true and faithful. We’re sitting in the reality of it day in and day out. His Word prevails if we let Him prevail, if we operate in the grace and glory of God in our lives.
And it is all committed, the grace and glory of God, is all committed to seeing the finished work of God, to seeing “and it came to pass” in the lives of those around me, in my life, and in my walk with God as we are walking today.
I pray in the name of Jesus that your heart and mind open up to the fact that He’s waiting on you to decree, to believe. Sitting. God is waiting. And sometimes these doors, they close. They close with sudden ferocity that we could not expect. It is because the Lord has called us out.
Nevertheless, and it will come to pass. Every word out of the mouth of our Father, we will hear. It is done. As you look at the issues of life and you walk through your day today, start to decree the Word of the Lord: “And it came to pass.” Start to look up those Scripture references, over 700 of them, that end in “and it came to pass.”
Sudden shifts, breakthroughs, open doors, miracles, prophetic words coming to pass. All of that happened inside of this moment. “And it came to pass.” The Lord has made bare his mighty right arm before the people. “And it came to pass” shows us this growth, shows us the possibilities, shows us that God is still God and we are not alone. He is here with us. He loves us.
And so, “and it came to pass” over your life, over your finances, over your children, over reconciliation in your life, over the joy of the Lord that you haven’t felt in a while: “And it came to pass.” Just remain faithful in prayer, disciplined in order, and trusting in the name of Jesus.
Closing Devotional Prayer
My prayer for you:
Father, in the name of Jesus, thank you. Thank you, Lord God, that your mercies are new every morning. Thank you for the grace and glory of God. Lord God, you are Alpha, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. You are God alone.
So I thank you, Lord God, for the shift. I thank you for the grace and glory. Thank you that the mighty woman of God is up, and I pray that as she goes through the Scripture seeking out those terms “and it came to pass,” that she’s going to begin to find answers for where she is, that she’s going to begin to find clarity, God.
She’s going to begin to find new faith, that greater faith, for the Word tells us that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of the Lord. I thank you that the Scripture will go forth as she begins to read it, seek it out, utter the scriptures, read through, gaining understanding, and increase in her faith.
I thank you, Lord God, that you are making new ways for the mighty woman of God, that she’s going to begin to see it. She’s going to begin to see doors open up, her children turning around, her finances lining up, her husband being blessed, rest, O God. Lord, I thank you that this will go forth, O God, in this season, for you are God alone.
We will see it. We will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. So, Lord, I thank you for the mighty woman of God. I thank you for the breakthrough. I thank you for the healing and the joy. I thank you, Lord, and I pray in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.
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