'26 Disruption Consecration Day 2: Release or Redeem?

Welcome to Day Two of the ’26 Disruption Consecration!

Yesterday, we made a decision: we are giving God His temple back. We chose to let the rightful Owner of our bodies have full access to His dwelling again. Today, we turn our attention to discernment, through the lens of one defining question:

Should I release it, or should I redeem it?

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Yes, this year is the year of Disruption, but it is not the year of total destruction. There is a difference between the two. When God disrupts something, He interrupts what has been in order to implement what He longs to see. Our generation tends to be extremists at times. When God gives us an inch, we take a mile. When Jesus flipped the tables in the temple, He only got rid of the thieves (Luke 19:45–46). However, some of us do not have that same amount of self control. We might assume God wants us to flip over other aspects of the temple as well because we do not know how to stay in the lane that God is calling us to. We lack the discernment needed to properly identify what we are called to deal with and when we should deal with it. As we fast this week, we should not assume what God is saying through our carnal zeal that is not according to knowledge (Romans 10:2). Instead, we need to hear what God is saying and do exactly what He is calling us to do, without adding or subtracting (Deuteronomy 4:2).

Today's meditation verses are:

2 Kings 6:1-6 NLT

¹One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, “As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small. ² Let’s go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet.” “All right,” he told them, “go ahead.” ³ “Please come with us,” someone suggested. “I will,” he said. ⁴ So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees. ⁵ But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. “Oh, sir!” he cried. “It was a borrowed ax!” ⁶ “Where did it fall?” the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the ax head floated to the surface. ⁷ “Grab it,” Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it.

Prophets tend to be super sensitive to the voice of God and the realm of the Spirit. They also tend to have a deep understanding of the times, like the Sons of Issachar, knowing what God wants to do at a particular time (1 Chronicles 12:32). These sons of the prophets understood that they had to shift. They had to disrupt where they were in order to embrace where they were now called to be (2 Kings 6:1–2). They had to release the old. In the name of Jesus, I decree and declare that we would discern when it is time to release, and what exactly we should release at that appointed time. I also decree and declare that when it is time to release, we would not let fear of the unknown or attachment to what was hinder us from letting go. We rebuke the temptation to hold on when God is calling us to let go.

The prophets did not release their leadership, but instead called their leader to meet them where they were. I do not believe God will tell everyone what He told you, but I also do not believe He will tell no one what He told you. Two of the biggest cheat codes to unlocking the gift of discerning of spirits are accountability and community (1 Corinthians 12:10). Romans 10 specifically asks, “How can they hear without a preacher?” (Romans 10:14). It is not that you will never hear God without a leader, but the leader makes hearing God easier through confirmation, correction, and guidance that you never even realized you needed. The sons of the prophets were not releasing where they were to leave their leader, but because they needed a new place to meet with their leader. Who is your leader? Where is your community? In the name of Jesus, we will not be a generation that tries to develop a relationship with God by ourselves. Instead, we will be a generation that seeks to thrive in spiritual community and submit to spiritual leadership. We will not use their voices to replace God, but we will weigh what they say through the Spirit of God. We will embrace their confirmation and correction as they sharpen us in the things of God.

The biggest revelation I want us to realize from today’s meditation verses is that both places were not suitable for the sons of the prophets (2 Kings 6:1–2). Yes, they left where they were because it was too small, but when they got to the new place, it was not ready made. Instead, they had to work at it by chopping down wood and building something new. Remember the theme Scripture of our fast in Jeremiah 1:10. It is not just about destroying and tearing down, but we also must build and plant. This is why disruption is not only destruction, it is simply interruption. What if the sons of the prophets released the new place because it did not look like what God said yet? Some things are not meant to be released, but they are meant to be redeemed. Just because it does not look perfect does not mean God is done with it. Instead, it may just be under construction. In the name of Jesus, Lord, help us identify what needs to be redeemed instead of simply released. Show us by Your Spirit, which reveals to us the things of God, what You are disrupting through divine development instead of destruction (1 Corinthians 2:10). Show us what You want to redeem instead of release. We repent of trying to throw away something You were still working on, and through Your Spirit, we want to discern what You are repairing. Show us the part You want us to play in the redemption process.

Please note how when the tool fell in the water, the leader, whom they did not leave behind, ended up being the one who redeemed what was necessary for progress (2 Kings 6:5–7). God is amazing. The same leader that did not lead them into their future was still needed for them to make progress in that future. I truly believe this is significant. Not only was the area by the Jordan redeemed, but the significance of their leader was redeemed as well. In the name of Jesus, we will be a generation who continues to honor those God placed in our lives. We will never consider them irrelevant or insignificant, but we will bless, appreciate, and honor them so we can receive all the spiritual blessings God has for us through them.

Lastly, please note that not only was the place by the Jordan redeemed, and not only was the leader they followed redeemed, but the tool they were using was redeemed (2 Kings 6:6–7). In the name of Jesus, this fast is opening doors of redemption. You are returning to where God wanted you and getting back all that the enemy, those dens of thieves in your temple, tried to steal from you (Luke 19:46). Not only will you get back to your rightful place and properly receive from your leaders and community, but you will also get back your assignment. The axe head represents your ministry, the thing God is calling you to do. If no one ever told you, it is normal to drop the ball sometimes. Falling is inevitable, but staying on the ground is unacceptable. A righteous man falls seven times and gets back up (Proverbs 24:16). It does not say that the man is picked up, but that he puts in the work to arise. The prophet did not pick up the axe for his spiritual son, but commanded him to grab it (2 Kings 6:6–7). The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force (Matthew 11:12). In the name of Jesus, as we consecrate, we are grabbing what belongs to us. We will take back all that was lost and pick back up our assignment. We will not release what You are calling us to redeem or redeem what You are calling us to release. Instead, we will discern accurately and act accordingly, in Jesus’ name.

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As the Spirit leads, share in the comments how today’s fast or devotional has impacted you. Release a word of encouragement to someone else in this consecration. We are not walking alone. We are in this together.