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Title: You need holiness to see God.
“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” Hebrews 12:14 KJV.
It is the desire and will of God that you 'see' God, that you experience His working
and the manifestation of His power everyday of your life.
That He answers you when you call upon His name and that He manifests
His presence in your life.
He desires you to see Him, but not just with your eyes, with your every other sense-
seeing God here refers to experiencing His working and His manifestations.
Please note this scripture is not just referring to heaven.
Point of Reflection:
The essential ingredient you need to possess in your life to be able to walk with God,
experience His working and experience the manifestation of His power every day of your life is holiness.
God desires you to be holy for your benefit- because without holiness you will not be able to 'see' Him,
experience Him, receive from Him.
Holiness is a critical ingredient of your walk with God.
That is why when certain Greeks came to Philip with a request to see Jesus Christ in John 12:21,
they were not asking about seeing His face, they were asking about experiencing His manifestations, His power, His presence:
"The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.” John 12:21 KJV
That is why His word says in Leviticus 11:45 NKJV :
"For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God.
You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”
It says also in 1 Peter 1:15-16 NKJV:
"But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
because it is written, 'Be holy, for I am holy.'"
His word says I am the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, to be your God.
The reason for taking you out of Egypt, an image of the life of bondage and sin is so that God can be your God,
your everything, that you may experience Him in every area of your life,
He wants to be your righteousness, your healer, your provider, your guide and shepherd,
your banner of victory, your peace and more- and for Him to be that to you, you need to be holy, because He is holy.
Putting it differently: For God to manifest God to you, you need to be holy.
What then is holiness and how do you become holy?
You need to understand seven principal things:
1. The Holy Spirit is the standard for holiness- you need to be filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
2. You need your mind renewed and transformed by the word of God so that you think like God.
The correct understanding of the word of God is critical for holiness.
3. Holiness is co-operating with the Holy Spirit in the way you think, speak and act.
4. Holiness is refusing to co-operate with the enemy satan and his demons in the way you think, speak and act.
5. Without holiness you cannot and will not 'see' God, you cannot experience the works of God in your life.
6. You are saved by grace through faith, that brings you into the presence of Almighty God,
while in His presence, you need holiness to experience God.
7. The first step towards holiness is consecration or setting yourself apart for God. This is a decision followed by a declaration to God and also to the enemy satan.
I am yours Lord, do what you want with my life. And you satan, you have nothing in me and I have nothing in you, I command you to let me go and do the will of God.
The answer to the question- if Jesus Christ was here, in this situation, under these circumstances, what would He have thought,
what would He have said and done? The answer to that question leads you to the path of holiness.
To answer that question you need the word of God. Knowledge of the word of God is
therefore critical for holiness.
Holiness is to do with allegiance and co-operation with the Holy Spirit and refusing to co-operate with the
enemy satan in the way you think, speak and act.
Because we think before we speak and act- a thought process which is directed, inspired and conceived by the word of God is critical for holiness.
Do you desire to see God and to experience His working in your life?
Do you desire Him to be your God, your everything?
When you are ready-
Prayer of consecration:
Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for your grace and mercy upon my life.
Thank you for giving me Jesus Christ by whom I am justified and made righteous.
Thank you for the blood that was shed for my redemption.
Today I acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life.
I commit myself to allowing your word to renew and transform
the way I think so that my minds aligns with your word.
I refuse, I judge, denounce and renounce every working of the enemy satan and his demons upon my life.
I ask you Father in the name of Jesus Christ to fill me with your Holy Spirit right now
and I receive the abundant outpouring of your Holy Spirit upon my life in the name of Jesus Christ.
In Jesus Christ's name I pray. Amen.
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The Year in Focus: Best wishes for the New Year 2024, the Year of the Builder of the House of God. The year in which Almighty God is releasing the grace you need to complete the work He has started in your life.
Witnessing the love of Jesus Christ-increasing your reach, teaching and making disciples, building lives in Jesus Christ
as you pray and intercede for salvation of souls and for boots on the ground, as we give
substance to build physical churches across the nations.
This grace is powered by the seven fold anointings of the dominion of the Christ; The Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Wisdom, The Spirit of Knowledge,
The Spirit of Understanding (Revelation), the Spirit of Might, the Spirit of Counsel and the Spirit of the Obedient and Reverential Fear of the Lord.
In this year the Lord is declaring: "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: 'Not by power or by might but by my Spirit says the Lord of Hosts.
Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And He shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of grace, grace to it.'" Zechariah 4:6-7.
You have been laying a foundation, but now is the time to complete the building. You need to tackle obstacles, whatever form or nature they come.
Your weapons are: a) Constantly releasing the grace of God, the favour of Almighty God, releasing the help of God. See also Acts 26:22-23.
b) Releasing the word of God, standing on His promises- not by power or by might but by My Spirit says the Lord of Hosts. Speak God's faithfulness;
God's victory over the enemy, God's blessing upon your life- as you work for God you are a blessed person. (Numbers 23:8, 19-21; Isaiah 46:9-11; Isaiah 14:24-26, Psalms 89:1-35).
c) Allow the continual working of the Holy Spirit upon your life. Make the Holy Spirit your companion, your Helper, Comforter, Standby, Guide, Intercessor, Advocate, Counselor, Strengthner
What you need to know:
1. Almighty God desires you to finish the work He has started through you.
In this year Almighty God is releasing for you the grace to complete what he has started through you. He says "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation stone of this temple,
His hands shall also finish it." Zechariah 4:9.
The foundation has been laid and now is time to finish the building.
Jesus said: “It is finished.”John 19:20. He was a finisher, He finished.
Apostle Paul of Tarsus, said “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”. 2 Timothy 4:7. He ran and finished. So did the other apostles and the other believers.
2. You need continuous cry for grace from the fullness of Jesus Christ (John 1:16), you need grace and peace to be multiplied to you (1 Peter 1:1-2). See also 1Timothy 6:12.
3. Remember the race is completed at the finishing line.
What you need to understand:
1. Almighty God accomplishes His mission by the operation of the seven fold anointings of dominion which declares: Not by power nor by might but by My Spirit says the Lord,
who are you O great mountain, before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! Zechariah 4:6-7.
2. While you need all seven candles burning, in this year the spearhead cry is the Spirit of Revelation. That God in Jesus Christ may reveal Himself to you,
and that He may reveal the plans He has for you, to you, that He may reveal to you the path you need to take to reach your intended destination.
Activities of 2024: where the rubber hits the road:
a) Cry for Almighty God to reveal Himself to you. In Jeremiah 33:3 He says: Call into Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things,
(hidden and fenced in things) you do not know. (AMP) Let Him reveal to you the excellence of the knowledge of Jesus Christ. (Phillipians 3:8-10, Ephesians 1:15-22)
b) Cry for God to reveal to you the things He has prepared for you, the future He has prepared for you, the plan He has for you:
But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who fear Him.”
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10.
c) Cry grace for holiness- you need to be in His presence. Seek holiness without which no man shall see God. (Hebrews 12:14). Seeing God here is experiencing Him. See also Matthew 5:8; Leviticus 11:44-45
d) Cry grace for building the house of God- grace for witnessing Jesus Christ, ministering and building up people, grace for intercessory prayer,
grace to be a faithful steward of substance, the mysteries of God and the time God has given to you.
e) Be word conscious- this is the word of God to Zerubbabel asking who are you O great mountain, before Zerubbabel you shall be a plain.
Whatever obstacle may be standing in your way, be it financial. human instruments or circumstantial- declare the word and command it to become a plain.
f) Be Holy Spirit conscious- the seven candles are powered by the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ said I will not leave you helpless, comfortless or orphaned,
but I will give you another Helper, Comforter, Standby, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Counselor, Guide and Teacher that He may remain with you forever. (John 14:15- 18 AMP).
g) Be in prayer- pray for the servants of God, pray all manner of prayers.
In this year you need to move to a higher intensity of prayer, a higher gear in your prayer life. See also Ephesians 6:18.
We love you as we invite you to be counted among the builders of the house of God in 2024 and beyond. As you move to your finishing line,
as you put on your own capstone with shoutings of grace, grace to it. We are praying for you and wish you a 2024 filled with the victory that comes from God.
Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze.
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