Every year I ask the Lord what is my word for the year and this year it was “prosper”. Our first connotation of that word is financially but I know God is talking about spiritually which will roll over into the natural. The church is going to get a greater understanding of the principle that we are not of this kingdom… we are of God’s kingdom and it is higher. Not only that, but we are suppose to subdue the earth and rule. Instead of being intimidated by ignorant politicians and leaders who have no clue, we are to rise up with answers and raise our hands. It’s like we have been sitting in class with our hands folded in our laps and afraid to raise them. We have the answer and when we get that…God is going to give us solutions to problems that we thought were impossible and insurmountable and unfixable. This is our time to take the kingdom of darkness by force - not physical force- that’s the devil’s way. Ours is by spiritual force which is mighty to the pulling down of strongholds. All ages are going to line up in their place in the army and join arms and march. It is God who will fight this enemy. We just show up with faith in our hearts. Fear is not an option for us. Faith is our strength and our support. We will win! To everyone who followed me through the Bible last year I want to thank you. I enjoyed it so much I want to do it again only chronologically. I found a website that would send the reading to my e-mail so here is the address if you want to do the same. It will be what I use. (www.biblestudytools) I’m excited about what the Holy Spirit has to teach us this year!
Read: Gen. 1:1-3
If we look up the Hebrew meaning of the word “heaven” in the Strong’s Concordance it reads: to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve). So heaven has a dual meaning. It is the visible sky that we see and the higher spiritual dimension that we don’t see. The same time God was creating a place for us to dwell he created a place for his spiritual creatures to dwell. The first thing he did was to bring light to the darkness which is the first thing we do when we enter any situation. We carry the light of Jesus into the dark world. God calls the light Day which is from sunrise to sunset. Our spiritual “day” or journey starts when the Son of God rises in our hearts. It sets when when our journey on earth is over. Interestingly “darkness” means “misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and obscurity”. First Thessalonians 5:5 says, “Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.” So the first thing God does is make a distinction between what is His and what is not. This was the first day.
We could spend days going through the first chapter of Genesis because in it God sets up the laws for His kingdom in heaven and on the earth.
On day two God makes a visible line in the sky and separates waters from waters, spirits from spirits, good from evil. On day three God shows us that what ever we sow, we will reap. Day four is the heavenly heirachy.
God is the sun, the church is the moon, the stars are saints on day four.
Day five God taught us about spirits that fly in the heavens and those that dwell in the depths of hell.
Day six God creates things that dwell on the earth and gives us authority over everything on the earth and the spirits - good and bad.
On day seven, God teaches us to rest in Him. Since this is getting lengthy, we’ll talk about Adam and Eve tomorrow.
Lord, teach us the mysteries of who You are this year and may we walk in Your truth.
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