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  • HOW DOES YAHWEH-KIND OF FAITH COME? (2): BY KNOWING THE REALITY OF OUR REDEMPTION

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    Sunday March 12, 2023

    HOW DOES YAHWEH-KIND OF FAITH COME? (2): BY KNOWING THE REALITY OF OUR REDEMPTION

    18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, … 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
    I Peter 1:18-19 (KJV)

    What is it that makes you a believer in HaMashiach? What is it that makes you different from other people that claim to be calling on Yahweh? The difference is that the believer in HaMashiach is redeemed by the precious blood of Yahushua HaMashiach which was shed on the cross. The Greek word rendered redeemed in our text is ‘lutroo’ meaning to ransom. To ransom is to pay for the release of someone; it is to pay money demanded for the return of a captured person; it is the act of freeing from captivity or punishment. In the Garden of Eden, Adam sold humanity to the captivity of Satan and his agents, then humanity was condemn to hell as the devil. Yahweh came down in the person of Yahushua HaMashiach to redeem man. Having paid in full, you are now redeemed. What are the implications of our redemption? This is very critical for you to understand because it will just automatically put you over the dominion of the devil and his agents. The implications of our redemption includes:

    1. Delivered from Satan’s Kingdom and dominion: Colossians 1:13 says, ‘WHO HATH DELIVERED US FROM THE POWER OF DARKNESS, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:” Another translation of verse 12 reads, “. . . which made us ABLE to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light“! Thank Yahweh, we are able to be partakers of our inheritance and we can enter into our inheritance in HaMashiach. Now read verse 13: “Who HATH delivered us from the POWER of darkness. . . .” This verse does not say Yahweh is going to deliver us; it says He has already delivered us when we were born again into Yahweh’s Kingdom. The Greek word translated “power” here means authority. In other words, we could read that scripture, “Who has delivered us from the authority of darkness….” Now that word “darkness” means everything that Satan is – the kingdom of Satan. But in HaMashiach we have been delivered from the power or authority of Satan’s kingdom.
    2. 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19,20 says, ‘19 What? know ye not that your body is the TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.‘ Here the Bible says not only your spirit, but your body is bought with a price, so glorify Yahweh in your body and in your spirit, which are Yahweh’s. Notice it says, “. . . glorify Yahweh in your body…” (1 Cor. 6:20). That means you are to glorify Yahweh in your body. Does Yahweh get any glory out of the devil dominating you physically with sickness and disease? Could Yahweh get any glory out of a body, which is the temple of the Holy Ghost, being deformed or afflicted by the enemy with sickness or diseases? No, certainly not! The Bible tells us that we have dominion and authority over the devil through the blood of Yahushua, which includes sickness and disease (see John 10:10; Matt. 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24).

    REMEMBER: Knowing what redemption offers you is key to operating the highest kind of faith.

    CONFESSION: Dear Father, thank you for the precious blood of Yahushua HaMashiach that redeemed me. I walk in the consciousness of my dominion over sin, Satan and sickness. Hallelujah!!!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree that today’s truth settles deep down in your spirit causing you to function in winning faith all the days of your life in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    Galatians 3:13-14

    ONE YEAR STRAIGHT THROUGH THE BIBLE READING PLAN:
    Joshua 18:1-21:12

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  • HOW DOES YAHWEH-KIND OF FAITH COME? (1): BY KNOWING THE INTEGRITY OF YAHWEH’S WORD

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    Saturday March 11, 2023

    HOW DOES YAHWEH-KIND OF FAITH COME? (1): BY KNOWING THE INTEGRITY OF YAHWEH’S WORD

    I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
    Psalms 138:2 (KJV)

    Faith is a function of the knowledge of Yahweh. You cannot exercise faith beyond the level of revelation of the Lord Yahushua that you have. Psalm 9:2 (KJV) says, ‘And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.’ This follows that if you don’t have faith in Yahweh, it is the proof of your bankruptcy of the knowledge of Yahweh. You cannot Know Yahweh and not trust Him. One aspect of the knowledge of Yahweh that helps you to function in highest kind of faith is the knowledge of the integrity of the Word of Yahweh. When we talk about integrity, we talk about the infallibility, unbreakability and reliability of the Word of Yahweh.

    The first step necessary to attain the highest kind of faith is to know the integrity of Yahweh’s Word. You must know that Yahweh’s Word is actually what it declares itself to be. The Word of Yahweh is a revelation from Yahweh to us. We should also realize that the Bible is Yahweh speaking to us now – today. The Bible is not only a Book of the past and a Book of the future, but it is a Book of the now. This Book, the Bible, is a Yahweh-breathed, a Yahweh-indwelt, and a Yahweh-inspired message. HEBREWS 4:12 (KJV) says, ‘12 For the word of God is QUICK, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.“ Moffatt’s translation reads, “For the Logos [Word] of God is a living thing. . . .” You see, “quick” means alive or living. And so the Word of Yahweh is a living thing. But it will only come alive to you and work in your life as you accept it and act upon it. Therefore, the first step to attaining the highest kind of faith is to settle on the absolute integrity of Yahweh’s Word. The Word of Yahweh should be of foremost importance in your life. Sometimes folks feel that Yahweh hasn’t spoken to them unless they have received a message in tongues or a prophecy, but Yahweh’s Word – the Bible – is Yahweh speaking to us! And tongues and interpretations or prophecy are not to be put above the holy written Word of Yahweh.

    The Word of Yahweh is of foremost importance because it is Yahweh speaking to us. When you settle on that fact, you have gone a long way to understanding faith. There is no need to try and argue about the Word. It is amazing to me how many folks will endeavor to get around certain truths in the Bible or explain them away. But you should always accept the Bible for what it says, and walk in the light of it. Then again, it seems that some folks want the Word to say certain things, so they just sort of read certain things into the Word, whether they are in the Word or not. But we only have the right to believe what the Word says, not what we think it says. You can lean completely on the Yahweh’s Word and go to sleep concerning any area of your life. Shalom!

    REMEMBER: Your faith is at the mercy of your doing what the Word says.

    PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Word to me today. I receive the capacity to believe the Word in all areas of my life in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree that your eyes be flooded with rays from heaven now in that area of challenge in your life in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    Psalms 12:6; 18:30; John 1:1-17

    ONE YEAR STRAIGHT THROUGH THE BIBLE READING PLAN:
    Joshua 15-17

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  • IS THERE ANY CONTRADICTION BETWEEN FAITH AND WORK?

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    Friday March 10, 2023

    IS THERE ANY CONTRADICTION BETWEEN FAITH AND WORK?

    But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
    James 2:20 (KJV)

    Romans 3:27-28 (BBE) says, ‘What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith. For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.’ Apostle Paul is saying that you don’t need the works of the law to emerge the righteousness of Yahweh in HaMashiach. That the works of the law cannot get you saved, only faith in Yahushua HaMashiach can. James 2:26 (NET) says, ‘For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.’ Apostle James is saying that if your faith in Yahushua HaMashiach does not produce good works, that your faith is dead. Now, the question is: Is there a conflict between the view of Apostle Paul and Apostle James? The answer is emphatically NO. There is no conflict whatsoever between the views of these Apostles. They are saying two different things and it is important you understand it.

    Apostle Paul was addressing a false teaching that faith in Yahushua HaMashiach alone was not enough for salvation, that you must have to observe the law otherwise you couldn’t be saved. The teachers of these falsehood were insisting that new believers be circumcised and observe the law otherwise they are not saved. But the works of the law cannot save anybody. If it could, then there wouldn’t have been need for Yahushua HaMashiach to come and die. No person can be saved by observing the law. Observing the law is good because the law is the commandment of Yahweh but it is grossly impotent in securing salvation for humanity. If you want to be saved, the only way is to believe in the sacrifice of Yahushua HaMashiach and receive Him into your spirit/heart by confessing Him as Lord and Saviour. As simple as this is, it is the only way to be saved.

    Apostle James on the other hand was addressing high-handedness of some believers whose faith is only by mouth, without works of mercy and compassion. The truth is that if you are truly born again, the love of the brethren must be in your heart. If your heart is devoid of that love and compassion, your faith is dead, you haven’t met with the Lord at all. James 2:15-17 (NET) says, ‘15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it? 17 So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.’ The works here are the works that show that you believe not the works that will secure salvation for you. You already have salvation. This is called ‘the works of faith’. It is working in obedience to the word because you believe the one who said it. So, there is no conflict between the two concepts. Let me ask you, does the faith you claim to have in Yahushua HaMashiach produce good works (See Ephesians 2:10)? Selah!

    REMEMBER: Genuine faith powers good works.

    PRAYER: Dear Father, thank you for your word to me today. Help me to be mindful to do good to my family, brethren and neighbours in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: Today marks the end of every form of hard-heartedness. Your life shall be characterised with good works in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    James 2:14-26, Ephesians 2:10

    ONE YEAR STRAIGHT THROUGH THE BIBLE READING PLAN:
    Joshua 11:10-14:15

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  • WHAT FASTING OFFERS (4): CONSECRATION TO THE LORD YAHUSHUA

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    Monday January 9, 2023

    WHAT FASTING OFFERS (4): CONSECRATION TO THE LORD YAHUSHUA

    Blow a trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,
    Joel 2:15 (NASB)

    Your life as a believer is a consecration to our Lord and Saviour Yahushua HaMashiach. However, there is a difference between the potential and the reality. Most believers are living daily lives of filth and are being defeated by sin. Their lives is anything but a life of consecration. Why is this the case? The answer may not be far-fetched when you observe their daily lives. Fasting offers us the opportunity to consecrate our lives and to maintain that consecration. A believer’s consecration is probably highest during fasting. Romans 12:1 says, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” How do we present our bodies as living sacrifices to Adonai? It is through fasting. When you fast, you are consecrating your body to Adonai as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable. Until your body is on the altar, you cannot live a consecrated life. It is practically impossible. That is why the Lord Yahushua didn’t say “if you fast” in Matthew 6:16, rather He says “Moreover when ye fast”. He knows that you cannot walk acceptably with the Holy Spirit if your body is not laid at the altar as a living sacrifice.

    Fasting is something you cannot avoid. One of my most cherished mentors, Bishop David Oyedepo said that “Fasting is a spiritual hardware without which the software would never work”. He went ahead to say that there is no software for fasting, it is all hardware. You desire to walk in holiness, then fasting is a non-negotiable hardware you must subscribe to. You desire to see any form of addiction humiliated in your life, then you must subscribe to fasting. Remember, it is not 24 hours or even three days fasting, we are talking about here. We are talking about at least 10 to 40 days fast. When you combine a life of consecrational fasting with Wisdom, you will walk in perfect dominion over sin and unrighteousness. There is no hold of sin that cannot be broken in a fast. If the Lord Yahushua says that “this kind does not go except by prayer and fasting” (Matthew 17:21), then it behoves us to know that to disarm “this kind” of whatever it may be would require fasting and prayer.

    See! There is war that we are in against sin. It is a fight. Hebrews 12:4 (BBE) says, ‘Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:’ No wonder the only potent instrument is fasting. What really keeps us from sin is the word of God (Psalms 119:9,11) but until you see it, you cannot become it. In fasting, light dawns on your spirit, illuminating your spirit-man to know what is the hope of your calling and when light comes, darkness naturally looses its grips on its victims.

    REMEMBER: In fasting light from the Word breaks in your spirit, causing you to walk in sanctification.

    PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Word to me today. I ask for the grace to live a fasted life where my body is constantly at the altar as a living sacrifice in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree that whatever that does not please Adonai drops off your life as you fast in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    John 17:17

    ONE YEAR STRAIGHT THROUGH THE BIBLE READING PLAN:
    Genesis 27-29

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  • KNOW YAHWEH’S LEADING (2): BY THE INWARD VOICE

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    Friday December 9, 2022

    KNOW YAHWEH’S LEADING (2): BY THE INWARD VOICE

    I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
    Romans 9:1 (NASB)

    The second way Yahweh leads us is through the inward voice. The Inward Voice is the voice of your recreated human spirit. It is called the conscience. Your recreated human spirit picks information from the Holy Spirit and repeats that through your conscience. The Holy Spirit dwells in your recreated human spirit and it is in there that He speaks. So your spirit picks up what the Holy Spirit is saying and repeats it. This is why quietness is very critical to picking that inward voice. The Inward Voice is often the school master and it is important that you keep it tender. You can sear your conscience. When you do wrong, it is not the Holy Spirit that condemns you. It is the Inward Voice that tells you “hey that is wrong”. So, to keep your conscience tender, always repent at its rebuke. When you continue to disregard your conscience, then at a time, it will go dead not speaking and correcting you any more. That is a situation of seared conscience. Don’t ever violate your conscience.

    Apostle Paul says, that his conscience was bearing him witness in the Holy Ghost. That is how the Lord leads. On whatever you are seeking Elohim’s direction for, ensure that your conscience is bearing you witness before you go ahead. Stay action and continue to wait on the Lord until you get that witness of your conscience. When your conscience bears you witness concerning anything, then you can go ahead to commence action. Remember that the primary way Yahweh leads us is by the inward witness. In the first place, you already have the inward witness, then you can see the witness of your conscience, you are good to go. These things require training. You are not going to be an expert over night, but as you continue to walk with the Holy Ghost and to pray in the tongues of the Spirit more often, you would begin to notice that witness stronger and stronger. “My conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost” says Apostle Paul. This is very crucial.

    No matter how wicked a person is, his conscience speaks to him. That is how the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, through the voice of our conscience. You maybe doing hard man, but on your inside, you are dying with guilt. Your conscience is flogging you with invisible cane. Talking about those without the law, Apostle Paul says that “their conscience also bearing them witness,” (see Romans 2:15). Now when you are born again and you became a new creation, the presence of the Holy Spirit in your spirit gives your conscience the authority as a guide. As you keep yourself submitted to the Lordship of the Holy Spirit, He bears witness in your conscience and you can know exactly what Yahweh wants you to do in even the very minute detail of your life. Shalom!

    REMEMBER: Your conscience picks up what the Holy Spirit says and repeats it to you.

    CONFESSION: The Holy Spirit is in me in all His fullness. My conscience is alive and tender and bears me witness by the Holy Spirit living in me, therefore, I always know what to do. Glory be Adonai!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: Every calculation of hell to defile your conscience is roasted now by fire in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    I Timothy 1:5; I Corinthians 10:27

    ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the bible in one year from Old and New Testaments, Psalms and Proverbs.
    Joel 1:1-3:21; Revelation 1:1-20; Psalm 128:1-6; Proverbs 29:18

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  • PROPHETIC FOCUS FOR DECEMBER 2022

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    Thursday December 1, 2022

    PROPHETIC FOCUS FOR DECEMBER 2022

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

    Finally, we are in that month of merriment. Welcome to the month of December 2022! It shall be your crowning month of His goodness. Psalms 65:11 confirms that, “Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.” This last month shall be your month of fatness in all areas. This month of December shall end this year in mighty celebration for you in the precious name of the Lord Yahushua HaMashiach Amen! It is obvious that you have received an encounter with Divine Wisdom. Proverbs 4:7 says “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Ecclesiastes 8:1 says, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” That shows that you cannot emerge a principality in life without Wisdom and shining in life is only by Divine Wisdom. We looked intently at Wisdom, what it is, how to access it, what it gives and how to recognize it when it is in operation. We saw that it is this Wisdom from above that gives meaning to any other thing on earth. It is Wisdom that makes you want to discover your purpose and vision. It is Wisdom that helps you to develop goals and plans. It is this Wisdom from above that empowers you for vigorous committed pursuit that ultimately makes you a wonder to your world. So, every other thing is a product of Divine Wisdom. That is how principal this Wisdom is. Our prayer is that every trace of foolishness will be over forever in your life. You shall continue to function in this Wisdom as you maintain the fear of Yahweh in your life; as you continue to walk in meekness. You are blessed!

    Between your vision and your shining (your destination), are paths that you have not trodden before. There is another thing Divine Wisdom does for you. It motivates you to go seek Yahweh on His plan on the best way to go about your vision. Psalms 23:2 says “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.” That is existence in the still waters is only possible by his leading. This is very crucial. There is a place of peace, rest, refreshing and freshness of life but it is only Yahweh that knows the place. He is committed to showing and leading only those that are committed to His leading. It is only in His leading that you can access your still waters because He always leads beside the still waters.

    Our prophetic focus for the Month of December 2022 therefore, is “HIS LEADING ALWAYS BRINGS ME INTO THE STILL WATERS” (Psalms 23:2). In the still waters, you function in supernatural refreshing making you an ever green plant ”planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” (see Psalms 1:2). This month, we shall be looking at the subject of divine direction. All through the ages the Father has desired to lead man into the green pastures of life. None of us has done life before. There is something for you in destiny. But you don’t know the way to it. You need a compass. There is a prophetic promised land that your destiny belongs to. But how can you get there if you don’t knew the place nor the way to get there. But the Father knows the place and is committed to leading you there. You desire to live beside the still waters of life? Then you must take heed to His direction. This month we are taking stock of how far we have come this year 2022 and then position for direction for the coming year. Lord, what do you have in stock for me next year? Lord which way must I go next year? It is our month of divine direction to seek from our Father Yahweh the right way for us in 2023 (see Ezra 8:21). Shalom!

    Happy New Month!

    REMEMBER: His Leading Always Brings Me Into The Still Waters.

    THANKSGIVING: Dear Father, thank You for the privilege of life, sound mind and body, of seeing a brand new month. Thank You for sending Yahushua HaMashiach to pay the price for my sins and for the privilege of your presence in my life by the Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit). Thank You for all You have done for me and min all through 2022 and for bringing us into this month of December to crown my year with Your goodness and show me the way to go in 2023. Thank You for all you did for me in the month of November. Thank You for encounters with Your Wisdom. Thank You for what You are set to do in me and for me this new month. To You alone be all the glory in the precious name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree that this month of December shall not see your end but you shall see its end. The Lord shall crown this year with goodness beyond your widest imagination. I decree no evil news shall be heard in your life, family and job/business. This month, the heavens opens over you and your family for a turnaround your world cannot deny. This month, every agenda of evil against you is shattered now. You shall only walk in success, increase, favour, supernatural possibilities and triumphs on every side you turn. No man shall be able to stand against you and your progress all the days of this month. Testimonies shall be your daily bread this month and celebration unending shall be in your house. This month and year is ending in great celebrations in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen.

    FURTHER READING:
    Psalms 23

    ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the bible in one year from Old and New Testaments, Psalms and Proverbs.
    Daniel 8:1-27; 1 John 2:1-17; Psalm 120:1-7; Proverbs 28:25-26

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  • IF IT IS THIS WISDOM THEN (7): IT IS WITHOUT HYPOCRISY

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    Friday November 25, 2022

    IF IT IS THIS WISDOM THEN (7): IT IS WITHOUT HYPOCRISY

    But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
    James 3:17 (KJV)

    This is the last characteristic of divine Wisdom that Brother James talked about. This Wisdom is without hypocrisy. In Greek, the words for hypocrisy and hypocrite have to do with someone playing a part, as if they were an actor on stage. They’re dissemblers, pretenders who simulate, feign, and pretend to be something they are not (Thayer’s dictionary, entries on G5273 and G5271). The opposite is what we find in wisdom — anupokritos (G505), something that is unfeigned, undisguised, sincere. Somehow, we’re all familiar with the problem of hypocrisy in the Church. For most of us, it’s something we’ve had close experience with. We’ve found ourselves disgusted with others who we identify as hypocrites and we may even have caught ourselves doing hypocritical things. The Bible tells us “wisdom is the principle thing, therefore get wisdom” (Prov. 4:7, KJV). Wisdom is something Yahweh has in abundance and which He is eager to share with those who ask for it (James 1:5). As we grow in wisdom we will become people who are sincere, authentic, and live without hypocrisy.

    Avoiding hypocrisy is not as simple a matter as it may seem, even for mature Christians. For example, Paul speaks of a time when the Apostle Peter and “even Barnabas” were carried away by hypocrisy, along with other Jewish Christians (Gal. 2:11-14). We all need to be vigilant. James 5:12 (WEB) says, “But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear— not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.” You’ve probably read translations of this verse where the last line reads “lest you fall under judgement,” but the Greek word here is hupokrisis (G5272). I think knowing James is talking about hypocrisy makes his “above all things” statement make more sense. There is a great need for us to live genuine, godly lives without dissembling, lying, double-standards, and pay-acting.

    The word used in James for “without hypocrisy” is used only five other times. In addition to wisdom being without hypocrisy, we’re also to love without hypocrisy (Rom. 12:9; 2 Cor. 6:6; 1 Pet. 1:22) and have faith without hypocrisy (1 Tim. 1:5; 2 Tim. 1:5). Sincere, unfeigned faith and love are core parts of a Christian life. As one of Yahweh’s most important character traits, love is foundational to having Godly wisdom. Faith and wisdom are also linked (Matt. 24:45; 2 Tim. 3:15). I Peter 2:1-3 says, “1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.” We have all tasted the Lord’s grace and love if we’re in a relationship with Him. As such, we owe Him our whole hearts — not some outward, play-acted version of insincere faith.

    REMEMBER: The Wisdom from above is without hypocrisy.

    CONFESSION: I am a sincere, truthful, and dedicated friend. When I say that I love, I genuinely love. I don’t talk behind people’s backs. I don’t gossip. I don’t betray the friends Adonai has brought into my life. I function by Divine Wisdom. Halleluyah!!!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: I release grace upon you now to be true to Yahweh, brethren and yourself and whatever is confronting you today as a challenge turns to testimony for you now in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    Romans 12:9; 2 Corinthians 6:6; 1 Peter 1:22

    ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the bible in one year from Old and New Testaments, Psalms and Proverbs.
    Daniel 1:1-2:23; 1 Peter 3:8-4:6; Psalm 119:65-80; Proverbs 28:14

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  • IF IT IS THIS WISDOM THEN (6): IT IS WITHOUT PARTIALITY

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    Thursday November 24, 2022

    IF IT IS THIS WISDOM THEN (6): IT IS WITHOUT PARTIALITY

    But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, …
    James 3:17 (KJV)

    Acting without partiality is a hard thing to do, but it is a godly thing and therefore worth doing. Part of growing to have the “wisdom that is from above” involves setting aside our automatic human reactions to situations and replacing them with how Yahweh would react. Before we start looking at how we’re to be impartial, it’s important to note that Yahweh doesn’t show partiality regarding whom He blesses with wisdom. James writes, “if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” If you meet the basic requirements — seek Elohim and ask in faith (see James 1:5-6) — then Elohim will give wisdom regardless of your age, background, ethnicity, status, ability, etc. He is not a “respecter of persons” who shows favouritism or twists His rules based on who someone is (see Deut. 10:17; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Acts 10:34). This is very grave when we consider what I Peter 1:15-17 says, “15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation? 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy? for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:” You only endear yourself to the Lord when you work according His Word.

    Part of becoming holy is learning to be like Yahweh, and one of the ways He operates is without showing favouritism. If we respect Him as Father, then we should know Him as impartial judge and respect Him by living in reverent fear. Interestingly, this sort of fear is called “the beginning of wisdom” (Ps. 111:10; Prov. 9:10, see also Prov. 15:33; Is. 33:6). Shortly before telling us the wisdom from above is “without partiality,” James gives us one example of what ungodly partiality looks like. James 2:1-4 says, “1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment? 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place? and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?” When we show partiality we separate, make distinction, discriminate, and prefer one thing or person over another. That’s what diakrino means (G1252, Thayer’s dictionary definition). In contrast, wisdom is adiakritos — without diakrino (G87). Wisdom does not practice favouritism, discriminate, or see distinctions. When we respect Yahweh, who is impartial, we begin to learn wisdom and become more and more like Him. To show partiality is to not “be holy as the Father is holy.” In contrast, to act impartially is to become more like Yahweh. Selah!

    REMEMBER: This Divine Wisdom is without partiality.

    PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for your word to me today. I desire to function like you without partiality, so help me Father in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: Receive the grace to live like Elohim in holiness in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    Acts 10:34-35; Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17

    ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the bible in one year from Old and New Testaments, Psalms and Proverbs.
    Ezekiel 47:1-48:35; 1 Peter 2:11-3:7; Psalm 119:49-64; Proverbs 28:12-13

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  • IF IT IS THIS WISDOM THEN (5): IT IS FULL OF GOOD WORKS

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    Wednesday November 23, 2022

    IF IT IS THIS WISDOM THEN (5): IT IS FULL OF GOOD WORKS

    But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, …
    James 3:17 (KJV)

    Good works are simply actions that are good. Yahweh is the creator and definer of good. It is good to do everything He says is good. For example, the Bible tells us that Yahweh’s law is good and is given for our good: “Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good” (Romans 7:12). “Keep the commandments of the LORD and His statutes which I command you today for your good” (Deuteronomy 10:13). Yahweh is the creator and definer of good. It is good to do everything He says is good. For example, the Bible tells us that Yahweh’s law is good and is given for our good. Some examples the Bible gives of good works include keeping the commandments and giving to the poor (see Matthew 19:16-21); giving alms secretly (see Matthew 6:3-4); and even just giving someone a cup of cold water (see Matthew 10:42).

    Let us see more biblical examples of good works. In Matthew 25:34-36 Yahushua gives several specific examples in His parable of the sheep and goats: “Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’”

    The book of Acts celebrates the good works of a woman who died in the early years of the Church. “At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. … And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them” (Acts 9:36, 39). Paul explained that Christians should not only stop doing bad things, but should do the opposite. In Ephesians 4:28 he wrote, “Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labour, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.” Before we are converted, our “old man” does the works of the flesh, but our “new man” should do good works, reflecting the fruit of the Spirit. Everything that we do that is good can be called a good work, so studying and applying passages like Galatians 5:22-23 and Colossians 3:12-14 can help us grow in good works.

    James even defined right religion in terms of good works. “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world” (James 1:27). James 2:16 demonstrates the importance of filling people’s physical needs, such as for clothing and food. Good works are the evidence of living faith, as James pointed out (James 2:14-26). When this Wisdom from above is at work in your life, you will surely overflow in good works.

    REMEMBER: Good works is the manifestation of the Wisdom from above.

    CONFESSION: I am from above. I came with divine Wisdom making me overflow in good works everywhere I go. Halleluyah!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree that good works makes way for you this day for favour untold in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    Hebrews 13:21

    ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the bible in one year from Old and New Testaments, Psalms and Proverbs.
    Ezekiel 45:13-46:24; 1 Peter 1:13-2:10; Psalm 119:33-48; Proverbs 28:11

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  • EDEN: THE ENVIRONMENT OF YAHWEH’S PRESENCE

    EDEN: THE ENVIRONMENT OF YAHWEH’S PRESENCE

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    Thursday September 8, 2022

    EDEN: THE ENVIRONMENT OF YAHWEH’S PRESENCE

    And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
    Genesis 2:8 [KJV]

    Eden in Hebrew means pleasure; delicate, delight. Yahweh planted a garden in Eden and there He put the man whom He had formed. When Yahweh wanted to make man, He spoke to Himself, ‘let us make man in our image, after our likeness’ (Genesis 1:26). Us here is the trinity, Yahweh, the Father, Son and Spirit. When Yahweh wanted to make the plants, he spoke to the ground (see Genesis 1:24-25). So for the plants to survive, it has to stay on the ground and connected to the ground. Whenever you remove the plant or disconnect it from the ground, death results. This is the principle of creation. Everything that is created must be connected to the environment that produced it to survive and live. Death occurs when creation is disconnected from its environment of creation. Yahweh spoke to the water to bring forth the fish. So the environment of the creation of the fish is the water. If the fish must live, it must be connected to the environment of its creation. This is a principle of creation that cannot be violated. Yahweh spoke to Himself to create the man, so Yahweh is the environment of man’s creation. Yahweh is a spirit. So for man to be in Yahweh’s image and likeness, he must of necessity be a spirit. Man is a spirit that has a soul and lives in a body. The physical body of man was made out of the ground. The soul of man came by the breathe of Yahweh. The breathe of Yahweh is the Spirit of Yahweh. The Spirit of Yahweh when it was imparted to the man activated the soul of man which comprise of the will, the mind and the emotions. So Yahweh made man and placed Him in Eden, the place of His presence. Eden is a place of delight where Yahweh’s presence created a climate of pleasantness for the man.

    Yahweh would come and relate with the man. Eden is a place of relationship and fellowship between Yahweh and man and that connection was the environment that kept man alive. The presence of Yahweh is the environment of man. Eden is the place man could fulfil his potential because of the presence of Yahweh that he enjoys. Man sleep and woke up in the presence of the Lord in Eden. He was a genius in Eden where he could name all the animals, plants and cosmic bodies. He had dominion in the presence of Yahweh in Eden. So man was made to function in the presence of the Lord. That was his environment. But then something happened, Satan deceived the human race and sin came in and the man died. He became cut off from his source Yahweh and can no longer accommodate the presence of the Lord. He became contaminated with sin and unfit to function before the holiness of the presence of Yahweh. Consequently, he was driven out of Eden, out of the environment of His creation. Remember the principle of creation that environment sustains creation.

    Yahweh in His love provided the blood of a lamb to cover man’s nakedness. Then He sent Yahushua HaMashiach to provide the way back to His presence by paying the ultimate penalty for sin. Through HaMashiach, the way to the presence of Yahweh was provided. In HaMashiach, man can now accommodate Yahweh’s presence. So what praise does is provide the environment for Yahweh to come to fellowship with man which was what Eden provided. Praise creates Eden for the born again person. Now if you desire fellowship with Yahweh, you must provide Eden for Yahweh to inhabit. Without praise no environment for the presence of Yahweh. For the born again person, praise creates Eden in your moments. Praise is Yahweh’s habitat. Shalom!

    REMEMBER: If you desire fellowship with Yahweh now, you must provide a habitat for Yahweh by praise.

    CONFESSION: My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. That is why I must provide praise 24/7 to make His home conducive for the manifestation of His presence. Halleluyah!!!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree the grace to praise Him upon you today in Yahushua’s name Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    Genesis 1:1-31

    ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the bible in one year from Old and New Testaments, Psalms and Proverbs.
    Isaiah 1:1-2:22; 2 Corinthians 10:1-18; Psalm 52:1-9; Proverbs 22:26-27

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