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Title: You cannot do it on your own.
“For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
And He said to them, 'It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;
and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.'”Acts 1:5, 7-8 NKJV.
Even after being with Jesus Christ for three and half years, the disciples of Jesus Christ remained fearful,
powerless, impotent, timid, weak, immature and carnally minded.
Remember Simon Peter denied Jesus Christ, not once, not twice but three times. Not only that- but he had been pre-warned.
Furthermore this was not before a Roman soldier but before a maid. Worse still- the Lord Jesus was only a few meters away and within ear-shot (Luke 22:56-62).
He was fearful, living behind locked doors for fear of Jews. One day it all changed.
Point of reflection:
What changed? Even Jesus Christ had told them not to leave Jerusalem until they were endured
or clothed with power from on high.
In Luke 24:48-49 the Lord Jesus Christ told the disciples: And you are witnesses to these things.
Behold I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem
until you are endured with power from on high." NKJV.
He said the same in Acts 1:4.
On the day of Pentecost, the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit and were transformed, everything changed.
The Holy Spirit is the Game Changer.
The disciples became bold, fearless, witnesses of Jesus Christ who demonstrated the power of God with undeniable miracles.
Even ordinary disciples like Stephen, Philip and others demonstrated the power of God after being filled with the Holy Spirit.
You need this power too.
Even Jesus Christ Himself only started preaching after being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 3:16-17 tells us: When He had been baptised, Jesus Christ came up immediately from the water;
and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him.
And suddenly a voice came from heaven saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."(NKJV).
Now if Jesus Christ the Son of God Himself needed to be filled with the Holy Spirit,
and His disciples also were told not to go preaching until they were filled with the Holy Spirit.
Simon Peter and the apostles had walked with Jesus Christ for three and half years, had seen the miracles,
the dead being raised, five thousand being fed, storms being calmed and you name it-
He denied Jesus Christ before a little girl and not only that but with Jesus Christ being within ear-shot,
Jesus Christ seeing him- a few metres away.
The same Simon Peter stood up and preached to thousands on the Day of Pentecost- fiery, bold,
demonstrating the power of God.
You need to have a passionate desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit. You need to thirst after the Holy Spirit as a deer pants for the water brooks (Psalms 42:1-2, Matthew 5:6).
His word says in Luke 11:11-13 NKJV:
"If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone?
Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?
Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
How much more will God give the Holy Spirit to those who ask? (Answer I believe- more than zillion times more.)
First you need to be born again by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ
and the work He did when He suffered and died for our redemption and rose again.
You also need to reject, renounce and denounce every working of the enemy satan and his demons upon your life.
Then ask for Holy Spirit believing His promise- that He will give you a zillion times outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
Do you desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit?
When you are ready-
Prayer of consecration:
My Father in heaven in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you today for Jesus Christ,
that He died so that my sin may be forgiven.
Thank you that He rose again for my justification.
Today I acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord of my life. I reject, renounce and denounce you satan,
your demons and every manifestation of evil in the name of Jesus Christ and
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 Spirit upon my life right now in the name of Jesus Christ.
Thank you Father for hearing me.
In Jesus Christ 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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