TO ENCOUNTER THE WORD (5): ENGAGE THE HOLY SPIRIT

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Saturday October 29, 2022

TO ENCOUNTER THE WORD (5): ENGAGE THE HOLY SPIRIT

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself? but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 16:13 (KJV)

The Bible is not a newspaper or magazine. II Peter 1:21 says, ‘For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.’ The Bible is the product of the Holy Ghost. The Bible is the collection of the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. This is why it is expedient to engage the author of the Bible in trying to understand and apply what He inspired. It is the moving of the Holy Spirit on the lives of holy men of Yahweh that resulted in the Bible. That is to say that there is no other person that knows the Bible like the author, the blessed Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is our teacher and guide into the deep things of the Father. He guides us into all truth. The Word of Yahweh is the truth and it takes the Holy Spirit to come into this truth. With the Holy Spirit, the Bible is new everyday because He keeps expounding the truth and bringing out new things from same chapter and verse that you have been reading everyday.

THE WORD DWELT AMONGST US

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Tuesday October 4, 2022

THE WORD DWELT AMONGST US

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 [KJV]

In Genesis chapter one, we saw the manifestation of the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit. The Father spoke the Word and creation happened, while the Holy Ghost was brooding over the surface of the deep. The move of the Holy Spirit alone could not bring about creation. Same today, the move of the Holy Spirit alone in your life, Church, family cannot bring about the creation of your desires. We must learn from the Father, who desired creation and spoke the Word. Creation is a function of the spoken Word and the move of the Spirit. Then, man was created. We had man join the family of The Father, Word and Spirit in the beginning. In the process of time, man sold out to the devil breaking fellowship with the trinity. This resulted in the perfect order being lost and man died (spiritually disconnecting with his source and physically returning to the ground as dust in the process of time) and also inheriting the destiny of Satan which is the lake of fire at the end of the age. To provide man with salvation, the Word had to manifest in the flesh of man. It was the same Word that created all things that was spoken to the virgin Mary that became the Lord Yahushua (see John 1:1-5). The Word was made flesh because He must become like unto his brethren in order to redeem them (see Hebrews 2:17 NET). It must be a man that can redeem the fallen man.

THE WORD IS REAL

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Monday October 3, 2022

THE WORD IS REAL

It is the spirit that quickeneth? the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
John 6:63 (KJV)

The Word of Yahweh is a spiritual reality. When we say that something is a reality, it means that it is in the state of being actual or real. It means that the state of that thing as it really is rather than as you might want it to be. The Word of Yahweh is a spiritual reality means that the Word is real and an actual person even though it is only related with spiritually. That you do not see it does not in any way reduce or negate its reality. This is critical because you cannot try to understand the Word like you do Physics or Chemistry or any other subject. It takes being in the spirit and being spiritually minded to experience the Word. That is exactly what our opening text is saying that until the Holy Spirit quickens the Word for you, it would remain a story to you. The Word is Spirit and Life and until one is in the spirit, you cannot profit from the Word. At new birth, you have the Holy Spirit in you. It is called the Spirit within. John 14:17 says, ‘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 work of the Spirit within is to change you into the image of HaMashiach by conforming your character and lifestyle to the image of the Son of Yahweh. As you study the Word, the Spirit within, brings the understanding that makes your life outstanding.

WHAT IS THE WORD?

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Sunday October 2, 2022

WHAT IS THE WORD?

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Joshua 1:8 [KJV]

The Word of Yahweh is what our text calls “this book of the Law”. The Word of Yahweh is the revelations of Yahweh to holy men and women as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (see II Peter 1:21). The Word of Yahweh is the Bible as it is today. The Bible is the record of Yahweh’s dealing with people which reveal His person, attributes, nature, likes and dislikes. Our Yahweh is not a god that does not speak. He speaks and has shown us how to know Him. He commanded the people of old to write down His dealings with them so that it will serve as examples and instruction for the generation next. I Corinthians 10:11 says, “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.” Because our Yahweh is unchanging like shifting shadows, who He was yesterday, is who He is today and is who He is going to be tomorrow (see Hebrews 13:8). This means that if you know how he responded to someone yesterday, and you are interested in that order of response, you can replicate it in your own life as you respond just like that person you read about (see Mark 13:37).

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (9): SUPERNATURAL LIFTING

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Saturday September 17, 2022

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (9):  SUPERNATURAL LIFTING

1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.   7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Psalms 113:1, 7 (KJV)

There is a lifting up; a raising up when praise goes up to the Lord.  Psalms 134:2 says, ‘Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.’  The lifting up of the hands in praise is very symbolic.  Just like a child when his father arrives from work or journey, is overjoyed to see him and runs to him, lifting up his/her hands gives the father an opportunity to lift the child up; lifting up our hands in praise is giving the Lord the opportunity to raise us up and that is exactly what our opening text is saying.  As you praise the Lord, He lifts and raises you from any place that makes your life uncomfortable.  Not just that, He places you in places that is humanly unimaginable, among the nobles of the earth (see Psalms 113:8).  Psalms 141:2 says something striking, ‘Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.’  The lifting up of our hands in praise is as the evening sacrifice which produces sweet savour to the Lord, who in turn lifts you and places you where the mind of man cannot imagine.  Yadah is praising Yahweh with extended hands in adoration.  When you yadah the Lord, you give Him the opportunity to turn you into a wonder in your world.  Sometimes, the lifting can be instant, other times, it can be in the process of time, you discover you are way beyond whatever efforts, connection and perspiration can achieve.  Praising the Lord engenders a supernatural raise in life.

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (8): YAHWEH TAKES OVER YOUR BATTLES

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Friday September 16, 2022

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (8):  YAHWEH TAKES OVER YOUR BATTLES

Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, …
2 Chronicles 20:17 (KJV)

‘You shall not need to fight in this battle.’  That is Yahweh taking over the battle from your hands.  Praise is like tapping Yahweh to take over the battle while you step out of the ring and watch.  That is how we emerge more than conquerors.  We don’t fight, but we always win.  Yahweh fights for us because in praise we hand over the battle to Him.  In Second Chronicles 20, three kings came up against Judah.  Three great armies with great multitude came against Jehoshaphat.  King Jehoshaphat turned to the Lord and sought the Lord with prayer and fasting, then Yahweh told them that the battle is not theirs but His.   How did they hand that battle over to the Lord?  They set themselves to sing and praise the Lord.  That is how to hand your battle over to the Lord, thank Him, sing and celebrate Him.  It doesn’t matter who is against you, the battle is the Lord’s and you know if Yahweh is fighting for you, you have already won.  You are more than a conqueror in HaMashiach (see Romans 8:37).  All you need is to allow Yahweh to take over your battles and that is only possible in praise.  Whatever cannot stand Yahweh cannot stand praise.  That is the reason the greatest battles in your life will always bow to praise.  When you become ‘a lion of praise’ roaring loud and clear from your heart to the Lord, you cannot be stopped.  When you become valiant in praise, you become more than a conqueror in life.

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (7): SECURED/PRESERVED BLESSING

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Thursday September 15, 2022

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (7):  SECURED/PRESERVED BLESSING

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Ecclesiastes 3:14 (KJV)

The blessings some people enjoy are not sustained forever because they do not know how to preserve them. Praise is the secret for preserving our blessings.  Yahweh said in Malachi 2:2: ‘If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.’  Psalm 50:23 also says, “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me…”  Giving glory to Yahweh is the covenant device for the preservation of blessings.  Yahweh expects you to give Him glory for His hand on your life; when you don’t, He is compelled to curse that blessing or withdraw it.  When you hit a jackpot in business or you are singled out among a thousand people for honour, don’t kiss your hand and congratulate yourself as an intelligent, energetic and unbeatable person.  Give Yahweh the glory, because without Him you can do nothing.

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (6): MIRACLE-FILLED EXISTENCE

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Wednesday September 14, 2022

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (6):  MIRACLE-FILLED EXISTENCE

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
Psalms 103:1,7  (KJV)

Firstly, let us understand that to ‘bless the Lord’ means to thank Him.  In 1 Corinthians 14:16, the word says, ‘Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?’  Here to ‘bless with the spirit’ was equated with at your ‘giving of thanks’.  So, how do we bless the Lord?  By giving Him thanks and with our opening verse by kneeling before Him (Barak).  When we give Yahweh thanks, it unleashes His acts.  It secures existence in the realm of the miraculous as a lifestyle.  When you let praise happen, Yahweh makes known His ways to you, giving you direction.  Most of the time, He speaks to you in the heat of praise; then His acts (diverse miracles) take place.  Your surest access to miracles is knowing what to do to have them.  There is a gift o

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (5): RELEASE OF UNCTION

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Tuesday September 13, 2022

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (5):  RELEASE OF UNCTION

1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:   10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Psalms 92:1, 10  (KJV)

Unction talks about the power of Yahweh to perform His will on earth.  Purpose is the will of Yahweh concerning your life, your career, family and church.  Anything that concerns Yahweh requires His unction for execution.  To walk in prosperity as a child of Yahweh, you require unction.  To function in the gifts of the Holy Spirit as seen in 1 Corinthians 12, you need the unction of the Holy Spirit.  That power upon you helps you to enforce the will of Yahweh even in the face of satanic opposition.  Until you are in praise, you cannot access fresh oil. There is a flow of fresh anointing in praise which ultimately engenders the fulfillment of divine agenda for your life and world.  When you give thanks and sing praises from the heart to the Lord, there is a release of fresh anointing from His presence that comes upon you.  When you are not in praise, you are not in Yahweh.  The moment Yahweh is not for you, He can’t help you.  When you are in praise, you are in Yahweh, and consequently in power.  You are not just in power, but in unlimited power!

WHAT IS IN DIVINE DIRECTION FOR YOU (4): DIVINE BACKING

#WordForTodayDevotional Saturday December 11, 2021 WHAT IS IN DIVINE DIRECTION FOR YOU (4): DIVINE BACKING And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.Mark 16:20 (KJV) When Yahweh leads you, He backs you up so much that your words becomes law. Yahweh worked …

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