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WHAT FASTING OFFERS (11): TURNAROUND ENCOUNTERS

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Monday January 16, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (11): TURNAROUND ENCOUNTERS

And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
Luke 9:29 (KJV)

The altar of fasting and prayer is the place of turnaround encounters. Turnaround encounters are encounters that make you count in your generation. They are landmark encounters that becomes beacons of reference in your life and destiny. The scriptures did not disclose whether the Lord Yahushua was taking a fast in addition to prayer in our text. However, it is obvious that such manifestation is typical of a fasting praying. It is fasting that brings intensity to prayer. It is fasting that brings depth of concentration to prayer. As the Lord prayed the fashion of His countenance was altered. That is what we call turnaround encounters. Fasting is not a religious activity, it is an altar for turnarounds that leaves a landmark in your life and destiny. You must expect to experience a turnaround encounter at this altar of fasting and prayer. Remember that in Luke 4:14 “And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.” At the altar of fasting, the Lord Yahushua encountered power that changed the course of His ministry forever. Fasting is for empowerment. You must desire that “Lord, out of this depletion of my body and strength at the altar of fasting, there must arise an empowerment that will change everything in my life.” This must be your desire as you fast.

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (10): SPEEDY ANSWERS TO PRAYERS

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Sunday January 15, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (10): SPEEDY ANSWERS TO PRAYERS

Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am.Isaiah 58:9 (KJV)

Fasting brings earnestness to your prayers. We saw at the beginning of this month that what produces dynamic power is not just prayer because everybody is praying but not everybody is experiencing tremendous power that is dynamic in its workings. It is earnest prayer that makes tremendous power available. Webster’s Dictionary defines earnest as ‘characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind’. Artha Open Thesaurus defines earnest as ‘not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal’. Amplified Bible define earnest as’ heart-felt and continued’. And this earnestness is not a function of physical exertion and plenty of words as our Lord Yahushua has already said that you shall not be heard because of your much speech (see Matthew 6:7). Hollering and demonstrations is nothing when seeking to make your prayer earnest. This earnestness is a spiritual force that must be added to your prayer to make it produce dynamism and results. Vain repetitions cannot help in this school of prayer at all. Finesse of speech is utterly useless.

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (9): YAHWEH’S GLORY BECOMES YOUR PROTECTION

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Saturday January 14, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (9): YAHWEH’S GLORY BECOMES YOUR PROTECTION

… the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.Isaiah 58:8 (KJV)

Everybody that has been with Adonai on the mountain always returns with His glory on their lives. Glory is the aura of divinity manifest in our humanity. Glory is the presence of Yahweh radiating in our lives. Glory is the glow of the Spirit of Yahweh on the soul of a person that impacts on both his countenance and disposition. The Hebrew word for glory is ‘Kabowd’ which means weight, splendour or glorious. That means that you develop weight when you stay in Yahweh’s presence that no satanic activity can dare to move you. Your countenance is resplendent as a result of dwelling in Yahweh’s presence in fasting. This was Moses’ experience whose physical face was shining from the glory of Yahweh’s presence. People couldn’t look at his face. Just as the natural eyes cannot look into the face of the sun, the glory of Yahweh was on Moses that much that people couldn’t behold his face. This can be your experience too. Whether your physical face shine as was the case with Moses or not, there is a spiritual glory presence that comes upon you as you fast. There is a weight you gain spiritually speaking in a fast that separates you far from oppression.

WHAT IS IN DIVINE DIRECTION FOR YOU (3): SUPERNATURAL PRESERVATION

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Thursday December 29, 2022

WHAT IS IN DIVINE DIRECTION FOR YOU (3): SUPERNATURAL PRESERVATION

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
Deuteronomy 32:9 (KJV)

There are immense profits in following divine direction. There is nobody that obeys the Lord God at a loss. When Yahweh leads you in a particular direction, He takes the extra step of dispatching angels to protect you along that path. No force in hell can stop a man who has discovered the plan of Yahweh for his life and is pursuing it, as angelic forces are on hand to fight on his behalf, to cut off any adversary that dares to come near. Exodus 23:20, 22-23 says, ‘20 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. 23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.’ The job of the angel assigned to you is to keep you in the way and to bring you into your destiny. He monitors the divine plan handed over to you and ensures that it is realized. He clears off any opposition that may want to obstruct you.

WHAT IS IN DIVINE DIRECTION FOR YOU (2): OPPOSITIONS ARE TAKEN OUT

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Wednesday December 28, 2022

WHAT IS IN DIVINE DIRECTION FOR YOU (2): OPPOSITIONS ARE TAKEN OUT

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
II Thessalonians 1:6 (KJV)

When you follow divine direction, oppositions to your Yahweh-ordained inheritance are taken care of by Yahweh. Yahweh takes your enemies down for your sake. It is a righteous thing with Yahweh to smite all that rise up against you (see II Thessalonians 1:6). Even Yahushua had to surrender himself otherwise no hands could be laid on Him. Those that came to arrest the Lord Yahushua had to fall before him. They couldn’t stand his presence. No man could harm Yahushua until He surrendered himself for the cross. John 18:4-6 showed us that, ‘4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? 5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. 6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.’ You are indomitable walking in the will of Yahweh; following divine direction for your life. I Peter 3:13 says, ‘And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?’ You are unconquerable following divine direction because all the powers of heaven are at your disposal to handle any satanic uprisings. You don’t struggle to reign and rule following divine direction.

WHAT IS IN DIVINE DIRECTION FOR YOU (1): EXISTENCE IN THE STILL WATERS

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Tuesday December 27, 2022

WHAT IS IN DIVINE DIRECTION FOR YOU (1): EXISTENCE IN THE STILL WATERS

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalms 23:2 [KJV]

There is a place of existence besides the still waters. It is a place of peace, calm and unfathomable tranquillity. It is a place of supernatural comfort and rest. The still waters of destiny is a real place but it is only reserved for those that are led by Yahweh’s Spirit. The still waters is that place where the Lord takes over your battles. Yahweh through the prophetic told Jehoshaphat and Judah to set themselves. II Chronicles 20:17 says, “Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.” Do you want to see the salvation of the Lord, then it behoves on you to be diligent to access divine direction. That leading into the still waters for Jehoshaphat and Judah came out of a three days fast. These things don’t fall into one’s lap, you have to reach out and lay hold on them. The challenge is not if there is a place where one can enjoy the still waters of Yahweh. The challenge we have today is taking responsibility like King Jehoshaphat and Judah did to ask direction from the Lord. But Beloved, there is no way around it. If you desire to exist around the still waters, divine direction is the way there.

ROYAL GIFTS – BOXING DAY

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Monday December 26, 2022

ROYAL GIFTS – BOXING DAY

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Matthew 2:11 (KJV)

The king is born. His star appeared to the Wise men of the East. There must be something about this particular star that informed the kind of gifts that these wise men came with to worship the new born King. Number One, these wise men knew that this star is that of a king because they asked “Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.” (Matthew 2:2). In their study of the Jewish scriptures, these wise men knew that there is a prophecy of the birth of an eternal King of the Jews. They didn’t say king (with small letter), no, they asked of the King of the Jews (with capital letter). Number Two, these wise men knew something of the deity of this new born King. From their country, they set out to go and worship this new born King. That means that they understood that this King is Yahweh. Number three, these wise men knew that this new born eternal King is going to offer his life for humanity. What an insight! So these wise men came to worship this new born King with Kingly Gifts. Let’s see what they are and represent.

QUALIFICATION TO BE LED (7): NO PRECONCEIVED OPTIONS

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Friday December 23, 2022

QUALIFICATION TO BE LED (7): NO PRECONCEIVED OPTIONS

Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
Ezekiel 14:3 (KJV)

Ezekiel 14:4 says, ‘Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;’ Yahweh is saying that don’t come to seek for my direction if you already have option in your heart. You have decided what to do then you come to the Lord and say “Lord, what do you want me to do about so so and so?” Meanwhile, you have already made up your mind on what you are doing. That attitude blocks you from ever accessing divine direction. You must come to the Lord with open mind like a baby who truly does not know what to do concerning the area you are seeking direction from Yahweh. Yahweh says, if you have your preconceived ways and you come to make a fool of Yahweh, then He will make a fool of you. He will answer you according to your heart. You know what that means? He will okay whatever you have made up your mind to do even if it will take your life, He would not disturb you. He is answering you according to your heart.

QUALIFICATION TO BE LED (6): PRAISE LIFESTYLE

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Thursday December 22, 2022

QUALIFICATION TO BE LED (6): PRAISE LIFESTYLE

Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.
Isaiah 30:29 (KJV)

It is a spiritual reality that having a song facilitates hearing from Yahweh. At a point, the prophet Elisha needed to know what Yahweh was saying to the kings that came to inquire of the Lord about the journey they were undertaking. In II Kings 3:15 Prophet Elisha requested that a minstrel be brought to him and as the minstrel played the hand of the Lord came upon the Prophet and he prophesied. Praise is Yahweh’s habitat. When praise is available the presence of Yahweh is invoked and when Adonai is available, then His voice can be heard. Anyone that desires to get divine direction must strive to provide the atmosphere for the presence of Yahweh. You must run away from any form of gloom, anger, boredom, depression and weariness. These are enemies of Yahweh’s presence. Do you know that in the ancient times, you dare not appear before a king with a sad face. That is automatic death sentence. It is considered as treason. How are kings welcomed? By singing and dancing and rejoicing. Earthly kings learnt those protocols from Yahweh. You cannot have access to the presence of Yahweh with a gloomy heart and face. You want direction from Yahweh? Then you need to enter His presence first.

QUALIFICATION TO BE LED (3): BE IN AND WALK IN LOVE

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Monday December 19, 2022

QUALIFICATION TO BE LED (3): BE IN AND WALK IN LOVE

If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:15 (KJV)

John 14:16-17 says, ‘16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.’ The context of this scripture shows us that your ability to walk with the Holy Spirit is conditioned upon you loving the Lord Yahushua HaMashiach. You can see that loving the Lord Yahushua is not a thing of saying “I love You Lord” that may definitely be included but loving the Lord is keeping his commandments. Keeping the commandments of Yahweh is in two folds. Firstly, is to believe in the Son of Yahweh Yahushua HaMashiach. I John 3:23 says, ‘And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.’ This is the first step towards keeping the new covenant commandment. The rationale is that a dead person does not keep any commandment. Without coming to the life quickening Spirit Yahushua HaMashiach to be quickened, you are permanently dead in trespasses and condemned to eternal damnation (see Colossians 2:13). The dead has no business with the living. You cannot communicate with the Holy Spirit, if your spirit is dead, therefore divine direction does not pertain to such a person.