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Title: Wholly follow the Lord your God.
“Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt,
but I wholly followed the LORD my God. So Moses swore on that day, saying,
‘Surely the land where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever,
because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’” Joshua 14:8-9 NKJV.
It is the desire of God in Jesus Christ that you wholly follow the Lord your God,
that you put on the whole armour of God and that you have a strong conviction of His faithfulness,
His power and His might. Caleb the son Jephunneh, wholeheartedly followed the Lord His God and reaped the results.
He was of strong conviction concerning what God had spoken.
His word says in Joshua 1:6-7: Be strong and of good courage,
for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do all the law
which Moses my servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left,
that you may prosper wherever you go. ( NKJV).
Wholly following the Lord is driven by a strong sense of conviction which declares:
My Almighty God is faithful, He is mighty, He is powerful, He is righteous, He is good,
He is kind, He is just, He is holy, He is merciful and more.
Faithfulness means our God follows things through, He is true to his promises, He is dependable.
Point of reflection:
The word of God says in Ephesians 6: 10-12 NKJV:
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God,
that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
It is therefore important that you keep the whole armour of God, that you have strength of conviction about the work of the ministry.
The word of God teaches us, that when you hold fast to His word without wavering you will reap the results.
You need a key to all this and this is in your attitude towards Almighty God.
Attitude is what you need to work on- you may ask what does that mean?
You see, the word of God has built in capacity to produce the spiritual substance called faith
in those who hear it with a positive expecting attitude.
Those who have prepared the ground of their heart to be responsive to the word of God.
Those who have known Almighty God to be good, loving, holy, righteous, faithful, just and more.
Caleb's heart was deeply rooted in understanding the positive attributes of God.
So when the word of God was spoken to him- it sunk deep into his good ground, exploded- producing the spiritual substance -faith.
For His word says "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" Romans 10:17 NKJV.
Let your heart be well prepared ground for the word of God. Let it be receptive to the word of God.
The word of God teaches us in Acts 17:11:These (Jews at Berea) were more noble than than those in Thessalonica,
in that they received the word with readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (KJV)
The scriptures here describe two different states of mind- the Jews at Thessalonica-
hard hearted, totally unreceptive to the word of God- stirring trouble and strife
- whereas the Jews at Berea- more honourable, fair minded, receiving the word with gladness of heart,
readiness of mind, searching the scriptures daily. The one group were growing in the knowledge of God
while the other were completely barren in their search for the truth.
Do you desire to reap the results of wholly following the Lord and having a strong conviction about His word?
When you are ready-
Prayer of consecration:
My Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for your abundant grace and mercy.
Thank you for the sacrifice of the cross and the blood that was shed to deliver me from every weapon of the enemy satan.
I acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life from today.
I set myself apart to wholly follow the Lord my God and to wait upon His word without wavering.
I reject, renounce and denounce the enemy satan and every demonic influence upon my life,
I command you to let me go and serve my God,
for you were defeated, disarmed and stripped naked by Jesus Christ- publicly and openly on the cross.
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 Spirit upon my life.
I commit myself to wholly follow the Lord my God.
In Jesus Christ's name I pray. Amen.
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Year in Focus:
2025 The Year of the Overcomer.
His word says in 1 John 2:12-14:I write to you, little children,
Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.
13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you,
And you have overcome the wicked one.
To overcome the wicked one you need the word of God to dwell in you richly, you need to know Him who
was from the beginning (to know God) and you need strong conviction regarding His promises to you. These are the three critical attributes of an overcomer.
He also says: Look among the nations and watch—Be utterly astounded!
For I will work a work in your days, which you would not believe, though it were told you. (Habakkuk 1:5)
Almighty God wants to work a work in our day, in your day, in the work of the Ministry and in your own life,
which you will not believe even if it is told you. For you to be a part of what He is doing, you need to acquire and grow in the three critical attributes of an overcomer.
He says further:
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).
He says write the vision and make it plain upon tables that he may run who reads it.
As you enter another phase in your walk with God and as we enter a new phase in our calling as Planet Ministries, remember the vision is for an appointed time.
That time is nigh. Wait for it, it will not be late by one second. Remember Genesis 18:10-14; Genesis 21: 1-2 and Exodus 12:40-41.
a) What you need to know:
We are moving into a period of accomplishing the vision which Almighty God has set before us.
There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
The vision is for an appointed time and that time is nigh.
You need the knowledge of the Father and His essential attributes, a knowledge of the word of God- you need the word of God to dwell in you richly
(see also Colossians 3:16) and you also need strength of conviction.
As these three attributes increase in you, they will make you to become an overcomer of the wicked one.
b) What you need to understand (or have a revelation of):
1. There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
2. As we enter the fullness of time you need to continue waiting upon God.
3. You need a revelation of the essential attributes of God.
That He is good to you all the time. He is holy, that means He gets it right all the time ( Leviticus 11:44-45; His mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23);
His loving kindness is better than life (Psalms 63:3), He is faithful (1 Thessalonians 5:24; Genesis 28:15; 1 Kings 8:56; Numbers 23:19-20; Isaiah 46:9-11),
He is righteous and He is just (Psalms 89:14). He promises to go before you. He says He will not fail you. (Joshua 1:5; Deuteronomy 31:6, 8;
1 Chronicles 28:20; Psalms 89:33-35).
c) What you need to do: Activities of 2025:
Run with the vision. Remember we are:
1. Witnessing the love of Jesus Christ and making disciples across the nations. (Matthew 28:18-20). Use every avenue available to you to send the message of the gospel.
2.We are praying and interceding to the God of the harvest to send labourers into the harvest. (Matthew 9:37-38; 1Timothy 2:1-5). Take time to pray.
3. We are faithful stewards of time, the mysteries of God and of substance. (Luke 12:42-44; Luke 16:10-12; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2; 1 Peter 4:10). Prayerfully examine your stewardship of time, mysteries
of God and substance.
4. We are light to the world- dispensing darkness- let your light so shine that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16).
5. We are salt, condiment to the earth to give flavour and fight the unsavoury works of the enemy satan ( Matthew 5:13).
6. We release the fragrance of the knowledge of Jesus Christ - God wants to diffuse through you the fragrance, perfume of the knowledge of Jesus Christ as you allow the fruit of the Holy Spirit to
manifest in your life. ( 2 Corinthians 14-15).
d) In all this remember to have your own personal agenda with God as you stand on His promises.
He says in John 16:24: Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
He says in John 15:7: If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
He says in John 14:13-14:
And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
He also says in John 15:16: You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the
Father in My name He may give you.
Remember, we have been given exceedingly great and precious promises that by these we may be partakers of divine nature. ( 2 Peter 1:4, John 16:24).
In this year of the overcomer, as you run with the vision, remember to have a personal prayer agenda with God.
Keep a prayer diary and tick things off, as He answers your prayers.
We love you as we invite you to be counted among the overcomers of the wicked one in 2025 and beyond.
As you run with the vision, we are praying for you and wish you a 2025 filled with the victory that comes from God.
In the service of Jesus Christ.
Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze.
Planetministries.org.uk