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Title: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.” Psalms 111:10 NKJV.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
It is the desire of God that His people are protected from the enemy by the Spirit of the fear of the Lord.
The Spirit of the fear of the Lord says no to sin and disobedience knowing that while our Heavenly Father is loving and gracious,
He is also a consuming fire and we must serve Him with reverence and godly fear (Hebrews 12:28-29).
Our God is the great judge of all.
We also have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous (1 John 2:1 NKJV)
who paid for all our sin, past, present and future.
Through Him we live in the presence of Almighty God.
Point of reflection:
Jesus Christ said:“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28 NKJV.
His word also said through Paul the apostle in 1 Corinthians 9:27 (NKJV):
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means,
when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
The apostle himself kept his body under subjection
lest after preaching to many and getting them salvation, he would be cast away.
When we love God in Jesus Christ, and desire to do His will, when we offer ourselves to God to be on His side,
we are saying no to the enemy of God and mankind, satan.
This opens the door for God to give to us the knowledge of Himself.
The love of God and the fear of God are therefore two sides of the same coin.
Obey God because you love Him and know that everything He commands us to do is for our good
because He desires for us blessing, bliss and glory
and disobeying God is by default obeying the enemy satan,
who desires for us the opposite leading to shame.
Almighty God desires that we have the spirit of the reverential and obedient fear of the Lord.
By this spirit we reverence and obey Almighty God.
The spirit of the reverential and obedient fear of God enable us to co-operate with the Holy Spirit in doing the will of Almighty God.
In obedience to Almighty God we become an instrument in His hands and this is a most privileged position.
It has many benefits and rewards.
Many of Almighty God's promises to us are conditional on obedience to His commands and instructions.
(see Deutronomy 8:1-18,Deutronomy 28:1-14.)
Who then should have the spirit of the obedient and reverential fear of Almighty God?
All the earth.
For His word declares in Psalms 33:8:
“Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.”KJV.
Psalms 96:9 says “O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.”
1 Chronicles 16:25(KJV) says
“For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.”
The fear of the Lord makes you to shun sin.
There are many benefits in loving God and therefore in fearing God.
The angel of the Lord encamps around them who fear Him and delivers them (Psalms 34:7).
Psalms 34:9 declares : “O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.” (KJV).
Isaiah 59:19 tells us that they who fear the Lord shall know His glory from the rising of the sun
and when the enemy comes against them like a flood the Lord will raise a standard for them against the enemy.
Malachi 3:16-17 (KJV) declares
“Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened,
and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord,
and that thought upon his name.
And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels;
and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.”KJV.
Here God declares that those who fear Him shall be mine, when they talk one to another,
He not only listens but sends an angel to take minutes and keeps a record.
He also declares they shall be mine and I will spare them and they shall be special jewels to me.
Glory to God.
Do you desire to be considered special by Almighty God?
When you are ready-
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, I thank you for Jesus Christ who teaches me to fear you and shun sin.
Thank you Father for the spirit of the obedience and reverential fear of God,
through which I co-operate with the Holy Spirit to do the will of Almighty God.
Thank you Lord for your grace for every day and for the power and strengthening of your Holy Spirit.
I desire to do your will Lord everyday of my life and I thank you for your help everyday.
I reject you satan in the name of Jesus Christ and declare you have nothing in me and I have nothing in you.
I belong to Jesus Christ.
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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