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Title: Commitment to a vision is emotional.
But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb.
And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
Then they said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping?'
She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”
Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and she did not know that it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, "Woman why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?"
She supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away,
tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away."
Jesus said to her, "Mary!"
She turned and said to Him, "Rabboni!" (which is to say Teacher")
Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them,
‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord,
and that He had spoken these things to her.”John 20:11-18 NKJV.
The Lord Jesus Christ after the resurrection appeared first to Mary Magdalene,
not to the apostles. You could ask why? I believe it was because of her passion which positioned
her to see the Lord Jesus Christ first.
Mary was weeping and seeking Jesus Christ- she wanted Him alive or dead.
She was on a mission with passion and determination. She wanted results and no-one and nothing could stand on her way.
Point of Reflection:
The women followed Jesus to the cross when the men had scattered. This was fuelled by emotion and passion.
They took notice of where He was buried.
They departed and started working gathering ointments and spices. This was fuelled by emotion and passion.
Rested the sabbath day, rose early on the first day of the week to go to the tomb to anoint the body of Jesus Christ.
When Mary Magdalene did not find the body she started weeping in anguish, she wanted to find Him, even His dead body.
Jesus Christ seeing her commitment and passion appeared to her.
Please note- Jesus Christ had to appear to Mary Magdalene- this was not a scheduled visit-
He had to make a detour on His way to the Father- the reason- the passion and determination of Mary Magdalene.
God responds to passion for His work. Hence His word says:
"The zeal for Your house has consumed me"(Psalms 69:9. John 2:17)
Mary Magdalene became the first preacher of the New Testament who went and told the apostles
"I have seen the Lord, He is risen".
The whole exercise was done with deep conviction, passion and determination.
Praying for Planet Earth, including every nation in the Middle East to receive the gospel
and worship Jesus Christ freely will take praying with conviction, passion and determination followed by concrete actions.
Communicating the message of living in the presence of Almighty God will take conviction, passion and determination.
To those who will engage with God in "being witnesses to these things", in prayer and in
being faithful stewards etc- Jesus Christ will manifest Himself
as He did to Mary Magdalene and many others who through faith
"subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong,
became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.” Hebrews 11:33-34 NKJV.
Glory be to God forevermore.
Do you desire to be part of the team which Almighty God will use to send His message to every corner of Planet Earth?
Do you desire Almighty God to use you to pray for an outpouring of His Spirit that will usher the second coming of Jesus Christ?
Do you desire to leave an indelible mark in the kingdom of Almighty God which cannot be erased for all eternity?
Your God needs you to set yourself apart for Him and allow His Holy Spirit to fill and empower you.
Do you desire to position yourself as an instrument in Almighty God's hands with conviction, passion and determination
and ready to do concrete actions where required?
When you are ready-
Prayer of Commitment:
Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ I thank you for sending Jesus Christ your Son to die for my sin and rise again.
Today I confess the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life.
I set myself apart and consecrate myself to serve you alone Lord.
I reject, renounce and denounce every working of the enemy satan
and his demons upon my life in the name of Jesus Christ.
I ask you Father in the name of Jesus Christ to fill and empower me by your Holy Spirit right now.
I receive the abundant outpouring of your Spirit upon my life in the name of Jesus Christ.
Thank you Father for it is done. In Jesus Christ's name I pray.
On this day Father we pray the God of the harvest, to send forth labourers into the Planet Earth harvest.
Raise men and women of passion, commitment and power- in every city and every village of this nation,
of this continent and of every nation of Planet earth.
We release the spirit of Dominion of Jesus Christ to manifest signs and miracles.
Stretch out your hand to heal and let signs and wonders be done through the name of Jesus Christ.
In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
Additional resource:
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/promises/iwillbeGodtoyou
Http://planetministries.org.uk/message/keystoreceivingyourmiracle
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/promises/thepromisedland
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/promises/characterstatureandachievements
With best wishes for the New Year 2023, the year in which the Lord God is visiting His restless ones with an anointing that breaks the yoke of bondage of the enemy.
There is a big financial dimension to the victory for the restless ones in 2023. The yoke of poverty and financial struggles is being broken.
a) Things you need to know:
The year in which the restless ones rise up with the zeal of Almighty God to cause the spreading of the cities of Almighty God through prosperity.
Almighty God says: proclaim saying 'Thus saith the Lord of Hosts: "Iam zealous for Jerusalem with great zeal."' Zechariah 1:14
He also says: 'Thus says the Lord, "I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy; My house shall be built in it," says the Lord of Hosts,
"And a surveyor's line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem."' Zechariah 1:16. See also Zechariah 8:1-5, 12-13, 15, 21 and 23.
He goes further to say: "Again proclaim, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: "My cities shall again spread out through prosperity;
The Lord will again comfort Zion, And will again choose Jerusalem."' Zechariah 1:17.
He says: "Take the silver and gold, make an elaborate crown, and set it on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest." Zechariah 6:11.
Almighty God wants to put a crown of gold upon your head.
b) What you need to do:
1. In 2023, take away your measuring line. Do not limit what God can do for you and through you in the way you think, the way you speak and the way you act.
Do not limit the Holy One of Israel. ( Zechariah 1:1-5 )
In Psalms 78:41: His word says:Yes, again and again they tempted God,
And limited the Holy One of Israel.
Remember also Ephesians 3:20 says: He is able to do exceedingly abundantly, above all we think and ask, by the power at work within us.
2. Call with a strong conviction on the Almighty God for whom all things are possible, for whom nothing shall be impossible.
Remember His waord says in Genesis 18:10-14:
10 And He said, “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.”
(Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.)
11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
13 And the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’
14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
See also Jeremiah 32:17-22, Jeremiah 32:26-27.
In Luke 1:34-38 we read:
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you;
therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
See also Mark 10;27 and Matthew 19:26.
Remember the Holy Spirit come upon you and the power of the Most High overshadow you- to make the will of Almighty God happen in your life and in the work of the Ministry.
In Jeremiah 32:19 -21 we read that our Almighty God is great in counsel and mighty in deeds and that He brought out His people Israel from the land of Egypt with signs and wonders,
with a strong hand, and an outstretched arm and with great terror and He gave them the land that flows with milk and honey- they came in and took possession of it.
Let Him give you His counsel, let Him show you His signs and wonders, go in and take possession.
c) What you need to understand (have a revelation of):
You need to understand the following things:
1. There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
In Genesis 21:1-2 we read: 1 And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken.
2 For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
2. Almighty God fulfils His promises.
In Numbers 23:19-20 we read:
19 God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
20 Behold, I have received a command to bless;
He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
In Isaiah 46:9-11 we read:
9 Remember the former things of old,
For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like Me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,’
11 Calling a bird of prey from the east,
The man who executes My counsel, from a far country.
Indeed I have spoken it;
I will also bring it to pass.
I have purposed it;
I will also do it.
3. It has been done before-
Remember in her restlessness Rachael cried: Give me children or else I die (Genesis 30:1). God answered her prayer and she bore Joseph, who subsequently received
the portion of the first born of Israel.
In her restlessness, Hannah prayed for a male child and pledged to give him to the Lord all the days of her life. God answered her prayer and she bore Samuel,
a mighty prophet of God who was also a judge of Israel. (1 Samuel 1:11).
In her restlessness Mary Magdalene sought to find where they had laid the body of the Lord Jesus Christ and she refused to be comforted.
The Lord Jesus had to make an unscheduled visit to the tomb while on His way to the Father. The Lord Jesus Christ had to appear to Mary. (John 20:11-18).
We love you and continue to pray for you as you set yourself apart and consecrate yourself for the purposes of Almighty God on the Earth in our day.
Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze.
Planetministries.org.uk