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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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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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