that we should be called the sons of God:

 therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be:

 but we know that, when he shall appear,

 we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭3:1-2‬ ‭KJV‬‬.


The word "behold" here could be interpreted as

 "wow come and see" or "this is unbelievable", 

"this is incredible" or "can you believe it!"

 God has loved us so much in Jesus Christ

 that He has made us sons/daughters in His own household.

 He has opened a door for us to go in and come out,

 He has given us the special son's/daughter's bedroom,

 he has given us the special son's/daughter's seat at His high dining room table. 

So great, so thorough, so effectual is the work Jesus Christ did for mankind

 on the cross that when one believes in Him and acknowledges Him as Lord of one's life,

you become adopted by God,

 you are given the right, the power and the privilege to be called a son/daughter of God. 

That is why His word says:

 "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God,

 even to them that believe on his name: 

Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,

 nor of the will of man, but of God.”‭‭John‬ ‭1:12-13‬ ‭KJV‬‬.

(see also the Amplified Version)

Three critical things happened in your spirit when you believed in Jesus Christ:

1. Your dead spirit was regenerated, made alive and joined (intermarried) to the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

 Your spirit became brand new, old things have passed away, 

all things have become new (1 Corinthians 5: 21, John 3:3, 5).

2. You were adopted by God in Jesus Christ to become a son/ daughter in His house.

 Therefore His word says:

 "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear;

 but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Romans‬ ‭8:15‬ KJV. 

His word also says: 

“To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Galatians‬ ‭4:5‬ ‭KJV‬‬. 

That is why when the Lord Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6:9, He said

 we should address God as "Our Father who is in heaven".

3. We received an inheritance, we are heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ.

 The biggest of this inheritance is eternal life.

 This inheritance includes everything that Jesus Christ atoned for,

 including peace, joy, health and wellbeing in spirit, mind and body; 

victory including emotional victory, His provision,

 guidance which gives us the  knowledge of the will of God for us.

 That is why His word says:

“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ;

 if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.” Romans‬ ‭8:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬.

His word also says: 

“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son,

 then an heir of God through Christ.” Galatians‬ ‭4:7‬ ‭KJV‬‬.

Remember in your spirit, you have the mind of Christ  (1 Corinthians 2:16). 

In your spirit you know all things. (1 John 2:20).

 In you spirit dwells the fullness of Christ. (John 1:16).

Here is your challenge- to renew your mind with His word,

 so that you are transformed in the thinking of your mind by the word of God. (Romans 12:2).

 That will release the power of God from your spirit where Christ dwells into your body,

 into your circumstances and to the people around you. 

Remember your sonship is in your spirit- this is also where the full word of Almighty God dwells.

Because in your spirit- the human spirit is conjoined to the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

As your mind is renewed with the word of Almighty God- the power of the word will flow into your body

and bring the reality of the word into flesh. Glory be to Almighty God!

Take some time to celebrate sonship.

When you are ready-

Prayer:

Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for the love with which you have loved me in Jesus Christ.

Today I acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life.

I set myself apart and consecrate myself for you.

I reject, renounce and denounce every influence, every working and every deception

 of the enemy satan and his demons.

I ask you Father in the name of Jesus Christ to fill and empower me with 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 the incredible love by which you have loved me in Jesus Christ.

 Thank you that in Christ I am an adopted child of God an heir of you Father

 and a joint heir with Jesus Christ. 

Thank you for the power, the right and the privilege to be called a child of Almighty God.

Thank you for making me a member of your own household.

Thank you that I am no longer a stranger and a foreigner but a member of the household of 

Almighty God.

Thank you for making me a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation

 and Almighty God's own special person.

Thank you for eternal life.

 Thank you for the life of God in me. 

Thank you for total and complete salvation, 

total and complete soundness in spirit, soul and body.

 Thank you for health and well being, 

for your victory and your guidance.

 In the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.

Additional resources:

Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingsonship

Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/righteousness.

Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingredemption

Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/promises/characterstatureandachievement

Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/turningyoursituationaround

 

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.

22 The 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.

We love you as we invite you to be counted as Almighty God's special treasure in 2026  and beyond.

As you run with the vision, we are praying for you and wish you a 2026 filled with the victory that comes from God.

Much grace and peace be multiplied to you.

In the service of Jesus Christ

Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze.

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