“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord He is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him,
and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting;
and His truth endureth to all generations.”Psalms 100:1-5 KJV.
Almighty God desires that His people serve Him with gladness,
that we rejoice in His presence, that we celebrate His grace and goodness.
Point of Reflection:
Entering His presence with thanksgiving happens when you have a continual positive attitude towards your God.
Being thankful always and knowing that He is good, that His mercy is everlasting and His truth endures to all generations.
His nature does not change.
That is why Paul and Silas in their midnight hour, after being falsely accused,
beaten and put into a maximum security prison could open their mouths to sing and celebrate the goodness of God. ( Acts 16:25-31).
What happened after that was an earthquake, prison doors were opened, a jailer came and knelt before Paul and Silas and repented.
God responded to thanksgiving offered even in what to most could have been described as distressing circumstances.
Paul and Silas saw victory through it, remained positive and celebrated the goodness of God,
knowing He has already given the final say in Jesus Christ's death and resurrection,
every negative circumstance has forever been defeated by Jesus Christ.
That is why Job after losing everything, full of boils, when his wife distressed, told him to curse God and die-
but Job responded:
“But as for me, I would seek God, and to God I would commit my cause—
Who does great things, and unsearchable, marvellous things without number.”Job 5:8-9 NKJV.
He goes further:
“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth;
and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God,
whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another.
How my heart yearns within me!” Job 19:25-27 NKJV.
Job in the spirit had a revelation of the victory of Jesus Christ and His final say over all negative circumstances.
The response of God was that finally God restored to job all he had lost and blessed him more than at the beginning (Job 42:12-17).
Magnify the Lord in all circumstances, exalt His Holy name, praise Him for His faithfulness,
for His goodness and for being God.
Why? Because the instigator and author of all negativity, is satan and his demons. But you know what-
satan and his demons were disarmed and defeated publicly and openly, stripped naked and humiliated on the cross by Jesus Christ.
Right now, every believer was given authority over him, his demons and over every negative circumstance
in the name of the Jesus Christ in us.
And we know that one day satan, will be physically chained and thrown into the Lake of Fire for all eternity.(Revelations 20:10).
Do you desire to exalt the Lord with me in whatever circumstances you may be finding yourself in?
When you are ready-
Prayer of exaltation:
Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for your faithfulness,
for your goodness and for your loving kindness which is better than life.
Thank you that you change not.
Thank you for your grace which I receive in Jesus Christ.
I acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life today.
I reject, renounce and denounce every working and influence 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.
I receive the abundant outpouring of your Holy Spirit upon my life.
Today my Father I enter your gates with thanksgiving in my heart, I enter your courts with praise.
I acknowledge and celebrate your faithfulness, your goodness and your mercies upon my life that are new every morning.
For I know that you, my redeemer lives and in my flesh, I shall see the working of Jesus Christ.
How I magnify and glorify your name for your loving kindness is better than life.
My lips shall praise you and I will bless you while I live.
For there is no other God besides you.
To you alone I give all the glory.
In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Additional resources:
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/keystoreceivingyourmiracle
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/promises/exceedinglyfruitful
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingsonship
Http://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/righteousness
Year in Focus
2026 The Year of Almighty God's Special Treasure
2026 is the year of Almighty God’s special treasure.
In this year, Almighty God wants you to engage with Him as a person after His own heart who desires to accomplish His purpose, plan and will.
A person who seeks the burden of Almighty God as you pray and intercede, as you witness the love of Jesus Christ through your various platforms
and as you exercise faithful stewardship of your time, of the mysteries of God entrusted to you and of substance.
His word tells us in Psalms 89:19-23:
'Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, and said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 I have found My servant, David; With My holy oil I have anointed him,
21 With whom My hand shall be established; also, My arm shall strengthen him.
22The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him (NKJV).
23 I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him.'
In 2026 there is help ordained for you from Almighty God. You have been waiting upon God with your heart focused on Him, on establishing His hand on Planet Earth.
Receive the help of God. Let the anointing of the Holy Spirit flow upon your life as you meditate on His word.
What you need to know:
Our Almighty God is a faithful God, that means He is trustworthy, He is dependable and follows things through.
His word tells us:
'He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.' I Thessalonians 5:24.
'Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.' Genesis 28:15 (NKJV).
'Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses. ' 1 Kings 8:56 (NKJV).
Remember:
'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.' Numbers 23:19-20 (NKJV).
(see also Isaiah 46:9-11, Isaiah 14:24-27)
What you need to understand and have a revelation of:
There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
His word tells us:
'Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.'
Habakkuk 2:2-3 (NKJV).
Remember also:
'Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.
41And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. 'Exodus 12:40-41 (NKJV).
In fact, it was precise to the second- at midnight, at the stroke of midnight first-borns were struck and Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said -Go and serve your God.
We read in Galatians 4:4-5:
'But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.' (NKJV).
In your life and in the Ministry, you need to wait upon Him, but while you wait be busy doing what needs to be done today.
What you need to do-
a) Keep your eyes on the word of God.
His word tells us:
'Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.' Colossians 3:16 (NKJV).
'Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.' John 8:31-32 (NKJV).
b) Be conscious of the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life.
We read in John 14:15-17 (AMPC):
' If you [really] love Me, you will keep (obey) My commands.
16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever–
17 The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you.'
c) Be in prayer.
His word teaches us:
'Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, ' Ephesians 6:18-19 (NKJV).
d) Remember your personal prayer agenda with God.
His word teaches us:
'Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”' Luke 18:6-8 (NKJV).
Psalms 91:15 tells us:
'He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.' (NKJV).
Almighty God has promised to answer you as you ask in the name of Jesus Christ.
Much grace and peace be multiplied to you.
In the service of Jesus Christ.
Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze.
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