5785 THE YEAR OF DOUBLE GRACE & OPEN WINDOWS FOR DIVINE EXPANSION AND PROPHETIC FULFILLMENT!
Greeting, As we have stepped into a new Hebrew Year of 5785 as well as 2025 on the Georgian calendar, we are stepping into a window of time and opportunity. What does an opportunity mean? An opportunity is an appointed or favorable time to advance forward. In 5784, the Lord showed me that we were in a Revelation 3:8 NKJV season for the Year of the Open Door for Revelation, Realignment and Renewal for Prophetic Fulfillment! According to Revelation 3:8 NKJV… “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
In some ways we are still in that season as we continue to progress from the door to the window. The Lord has been issuing this clarion call to His Church to come up higher. In this place of ascension, there is a new vantage point and, new levels of revelation. As we’ve come through the door and now look through the windows (opportunities). GOD desires to enlarge our vision and break every limitation so we can see clearer. The Lord longs to show us the things to come so we can be prepared and ready to receive them. The verse the Lord gave me for 5785 is Psalms 18:19 KJV… He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. The Theme He gave me for KBCMI is…5785 THE YEAR OF OPEN WINDOWS WITH DOUBLE GRACE FOR DIVINE EXPANSION AND PROPHETIC FULFILLMENT!
In this new Hebrew year 5785, the double fives in this year carry a special emphasis on multiplied grace or the empowerment of GOD. When you put the fives next to each other you get twenty-five, you get the Hebrew word Hen which means to behold. When you think of a window, it’s a prophetic representation of vision. I believe the Lord is increasing our vision, especially in His seers and prophets. As we behold the Lord, He will show us the things to come to declare bold. We must not forget that we are in the decade of the mouth. There is a greater grace and empowerment on the words we speak and declare. This is why since 2020, there often has been a “war of words” concerning many different situations on a personal, national, and international level. It’s important to be mindful and intentional of the words we speak. Not only will we see things to declare but, there will also be situations to behold that will shock us and grip us. There are things coming that we never thought possible. The word unprecedented will become normal to hear it so anchor yourself in the Lord for 5785.
Another insight concerning the five or the Hebrew letter Hei (hey), is that there is an appointed time and season for us to put our hands to the things of GOD, what He has spoken over is. This is not a time to sit back in fear, we must move boldly and confidently. The righteous are as bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1). It’s time to partner with the word of the Lord, activate it and, see it manifest. This season is one of Double Grace - It Begins with grace and ends with grace.
Right now we’re in a season where the Lord is watching what we do with what we have been given. In Matthew 25, Jesus talks about the parable of the talents. In this parable, a man was leaving away on a trip for some time. He decided to gather his three servants and distribute his money to them while he was gone to tend to it. To one he gave five talents, another man he gave two, and the last servant he gave one talent. The servants with five and two talents went out and invested their talents and were able to multiply and double what they had. The servant who had one talent went and buried it in the ground out of fear.
When the man came back from his trip he accessed what the servants had done with the talents. He was happy to see the servants with five and two multiplied what they had been given. He blessed them and promoted them saying, His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord. Matthew 25:21 NKJV
When the servant with one talent told the man that he had buried for fear of losing it, the man was so furious that he gave his talent to another and banished him away. We’re in a time of promotion and demotion. The Lord is weighing his leaders and his people, to see what they have done with what they’ve been given. He’s measuring and judging our faithfulness and stewardship. We should always be increasing and multiplying because, it’s the nature of GOD. You can’t stay small when you’re connected to GOD Isaiah 60:22 NKJV…A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.
Lastly, I want to share some insight for Genesis 8. In Matthew 24:37-39 NKJV Jesus makes an interesting reference back to Noah’s time… 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
This is the way it will be when the Son of Man returns.” Jesus is saying here, what took place back in Noah’s day will take place as the day approaches of his coming. More and more we’re going to see a clear line and distinction between the righteous and unrighteousness. It will not be hard to tell the difference between the godly and ungodly.
One of the things that enabled Noah to be successful and caused him to get through the flood was, he was a righteous man and he was obedient to the voice of GOD. Can you imagine being the only one who was living right for GOD, when everyone around you was living like heathens. Noah continued to live right in the face of such unrighteousness and wickedness. Even though he looked crazy building a big boat and prophesied a rain was coming like never before, he never gave up on the assignment GOD had given him. He had unshakeable faith in GOD. We must be the same way in this time. May the voice of GOD be the loudest voice we hear and believe in this time.
In Genesis 8:1 NKJV it says, Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And GOD made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. “When you live righteously and stay obedient to GOD, He will never forget you. I want to encourage you today that GOD has not forgotten you or the promise spoken of for you but, that he has remembered you like he did Noah. As he remembered Noah GOD sent a wind to begin to shift and dry up the waters after a great time of testing. In Genesis 8:6 NKJV it says, So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made. On day 41 it was the dawning of a new day.
In 5785, not only it is a window of opportunity but it’s also a new time and season for you. As Noah sent out the dove (Holy Spirit) a few times waiting for the go ahead, it eventually brought back a fresh olive leaf. As you enter into 5785, there’s new vision and fresh oil, for the new place GOD has brought you into. Just as he did for Noah, GOD is establishing new covenant and reminding you of His promises that has been established in the heavens. As Noah followed the instructions of the Lord, he stayed in obedience, and trusted where GOD would lead him and his family. This is what caused him to overcome and endure.
As the elections have passed in the United States the people have spoken and GOD has honored it. The election was simple and it came down to either voting for light or darkness. Light has prevailed… Glory to GOD so let us now be about our Father’s Kingdom business and take back everything the devil has previously stolen from us.
Blessings,
From the desk of Chief Apostle\Prophet L.R.Gooden Jr.
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27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
After God created man the first thing he did was bless man. Not just life but the BLESSED LIFE. THE BLESSED LIFE FOLLOWS LIFE.
A blessed life is a life which attracts God's blessing and favor into our environment. How you live determines what you attract into your environment. You shall know them by their FRUIT. God wants to bless his people! NOT JUST LIFE BUT THE BLESSED LIFE!
Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV)
18 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
God gives us power to get wealth, Faith without works is dead, we have to apply what GOD has given us in order to establish his covenant he made with our fathers. NOT JUST LIFE BUT THE BLESSED LIFE!
God blessed man and woman at creation because he wanted them to live a blessed life. The blessing was the first gift and asset which man received from God.
Man and woman were created to be an expression of God's blessing. God created man and woman to live a blessed life and not a cursed life.
THE BLESSINGS WHICH WERE GIVEN TO ADAM AT CREATION WAS A SPOKEN BLESSING!
Blessings are transmitted through the spoken word of God.
Numbers 6:23-26 (NKJV):
23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them:24 “The Lord bless you and keep you;25 The Lord make His face shine upon you,And be gracious to you;
26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,And give you peace.”’
If it is not spoken it will not manifest.
Blessings flow through spiritual authorities which God has established.
It is Priests who carry the authority to bless the flock.
It is parents who carry the authority to bless children.
It is husbands who carry the authority to bless wives.
IT WAS A BLESSING OF INCREASE AND FRUITFULNESS: Increase and fruitfulness is the manifestation of a blessed life. A blessing gives us power for increase and fruitfulness. Whatever carries the blessing will always increase and not decrease. NOT JUST LIFE BUT THE BLESSED LIFE!
IT WAS A BLESSING OF SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY: A blessing gives you authority and power over the forces of nature and the forces of satan.
IT WAS A BLESSING OF LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE: God created man to be above and not below, to be the head and not the tail.
Leadership is a blessing from God. The Tribe of Judah received the blessing of leadership and rulership.
MAN WAS BLESSED WITH SEED AT CREATION: Every blessing from God comes with a seed. God gave seed to perpetuate life and blessing. God has hidden life into a seed. No seed no life. No seed no blessing.
Genesis 8:22 KJV - 22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Seed time and harvest will never cease it is a principal application from creation.
A BLESSEDED LIFE IS A CHOICE:
Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV - 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
WE LIVE A BLESSED LIFE BY PUTTING GOD FIRST: Matthew 6:33 - Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these shall be added unto you.
WE LIVE A BLESSED LIFE THROUGH OBEDIENCE AND FAITH: Deuteronomy 28:1 - if you fully obey the commands I give you today
WE LIVE A BLESSED LIFE BY BLESSING WHAT GOD HAS BLESSED: Genesis 12:3 - Whoever blesses you I will bless.
WE LIVE A BLESSED LIFE THROUGH ACTS OF GENEROSITY: Prov 19:17 KJV ...He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
1. When God leads You, He Anoints You despite Your Enemies.
Psalms 23:5 “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over”.
2. Overflowing anointing (Power) always accompanies the led (Sent)
Luke 10: 1 - After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
Luke 10:19 - Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
The Anointing sets us Free
(Freedom is never given, it is fought for)
Isaiah 49:24 – 26.....24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
- A mighty force over thee – e.g. Sickness, depression, Confusion etc
- Lawful Captive – Justice has placed you there. The Devil has a reason
25 But thus SAITH the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
26 And I will feed them that OPPRESS thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob
Psalms 124: 6 – 7....6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
The Anointing Establishes us Above our Enemies
Psalms 89: 20 – 25...20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
The Anointing gives us Access to Wealth and Peace
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
Praise
Hebrew and Greek words for praise are translated into today's English languages. In this blog you will find the meaning for each word, plus a bible reference. My prayer is that these words would expand your knowledge of the word “praise”, and your praise and worship to God.
Hebrews
Alaz Barak Chagag Taqa’
Guwl Halal Halijkah
Karar Machowl Meachowlah
Pazaz Raqad Ruwa
Shabach Shachah Tehillah
Towdah Yadah Zamar
Alaz means “to rejoice, to exult, to jump for joy”. Most often translated “exult” or “rejoice”.
The word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 149:5, and Psalms 96:11.
Barak means “to kneel down, to bless God as an act of adoration.”
This word can be found in the following scriptures: Job 1:21, Psalms 96:2, Psalms 103:1-2, Psalms 18:46, Psalms 95:6, Psalms 34:1, and 1 Chronicles 29:20.
Chagag means “to celebrate, to observe festival, to march in sacred procession, to be giddy, to move in a circle, to dance, to reel to and fro”.
The word can be found in the following scriptures: Leviticus 23:41, and Psalms 42:4.
Halal means “to be clear, to shine, to boast, show, to rave, celebrate, to be clamorously foolish”.
The word “Hallelujah” comes from this base word, and is a primary root word for praise in the Hebrew language. This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 113:1-3, Psalms 150:1, and Psalms 149:3.
Halijkah means “a procession or march, a caravan:-company”. This word is found in Psalms 68:24.
Karar means “to dance and whirl about”. This word is found in 2 Samuel 6:14.
Machowl means “ a round dance (Chowl; whirling particles, as sand)”.
This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 149:3, Psalms 150:4, Jeremiah 31:13, Exodus 15:20, 1 Samuel 18:6, and Psalms 30:11.
Mechowlah means “a dance:-company dances”.
This word can be found in the following scriptures: Exodus 15:20, 1Samuel 21:11, 1Samuel 29:5, and 1Samuel 18:6.
Pazaz means “to leap, to spring, as if separating the limbs.
This word is found in 2 Samuel 6:16
Raqad means “to leap, to stamp, to spring about wildly with joy”.
This word is found in 2Chronicles 15:29
Ruwa means “to shout; to split the ears with sound; to blow an alarm (associated with trumpets)”.
This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 47:1, Zephaniah 3:14, and Joshua 6:5.
Taqa’ (tä—kah’) means “to strike, to smite, or clap your hands.”
This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 47:1, Proverbs 17:18, Proverbs 22:26, Proverbs 6:1, and Nahum 3:19
Tehillah means “the singing of halals, to sing or to laud; perceived to involve music, especially singing; hymns of the Spirit.
The word tehillah is derived from the word “halal”. This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 22:3, Psalms 33:1, Psalms 34:1, Psalms 147:1-2, 1Chronicles 16:35, 2Chronicles 20:22, Deuteronomy 10:21, Exodus 15:11, and Isaiah 61:3
Towdah means “ to extended the hand in adoration, avowal, or acceptance.”
The word Towdah is derived from the word “yadah”. The usage of this word can be found in the following scriptures: 2Chronicles 29:31, Jeremiah 33:11, Psalms 42:4, Psalms 50:14, 23 and used for thanking God for things not yet received, as well as things you are ready have.
Shabach means “to shout, to address in a loud tone, to command, to triumph”.
This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 63:1-4, Psalms 117:1, Psalms 35:27, Psalms 145:4, and Isaiah 12:6.
Shachah means “(translated: “worship”) to prostate in homage or worship.
This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 95:6, Psalms 99:5, 1 Chronicles 16:29, and Psalms 22:27.
Yadah means “the extended hand, to throw out the hand, therefore to worship with hands extended”.
This word can be found in the following scriptures: Genesis 49:8, 2 Chronicles 8:14, Ezra 3:10, Psalms 22:22, Psalms 69:30, 2 Chronicles 7:6, Isaiah 12:4, Jeremiah 33:11, and 2 C.hronicles 20:21.
Zamar means “to pluck the strings of an instrument, to sing, to praise; a musical word which is largely involved with joyful expressions of music with music instruments.
This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 66:2-4, 1 Chronicles 16:9, Isaiah 12:5, Psalms 27:6, Psalms 149:3, Psalms 30:4, Psalms 21:13, and Psalms 57:8-9
MOSES was given a difficult assignment. It was a {BIG} responsibility. It involved a {LONG} period of time. It came {LATE} in his life. It forced him to depend upon God {DAILY}.
The Bible says Moses:
Endured thru {FAITH}! (Hebrews 11:27)
God wants Moses to be an {EXAMPLE} for us (Jeremiah 5:5).
When we are going through difficult times, there are certain things we need to always remember!
The Lord says, Raise the Bar. Set the standard. Don't minimize your standards, influence them to come up to (GOD'S) standard.
I taught you this way says the Lord. I know what you need to get to the higher place I'm calling you to. I know what I'm birthing In you. Trust me, walk with Me. I Am moving you in a new direction, for a Greater purpose. They may not recognize this NEW you, but it's ME working through you. Let it flow! Your Metamorphosis is now, yield to it. Stay surrendered, It's for my Glory, not theirs. Everyone can't walk with you in this place, you can't take all of them, but you will be positioned to bless them later. Forgive them, for they know not what they do. The people who struggle with their own insecurity, can't accept your GOD SECURITY. It's my Confidence they are afraid of.
Did I not walk with great Confidence. Should you not do the same. Greatness will always be misunderstood. Like the 100 of times you almost gave up for my purpose because of persecution. (Mark 10:27...And Jesus looking upon them saith with men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible) So Stand anyway! Forge ahead anyway. You can do nothing without confidence in God because confidence feeds your Faith.
Confidence in God Empowers you to PUSH!
Confidence in God let's the devil and his agents know that you KNOW whose You are. I Am yours and You are Mine says the Lord.
"Cast not away your Confidence which has great Recompense of ***Reward***, you have need of PATIENCE, that after you have done the will of God, you might receive the Promise".
YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH YOUR MARAH TO GET TO YOUR ELIM
Exodus 15:22-25
"Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah. So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" Then he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There He made for them a statute and regulation, and there He tested (proved) them.
Numbers 33:8-9
"They journeyed from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; and they went three days' journey in the wilderness together and camped at Marah. They journeyed from Marah and came to Elim; and in Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there."
Marah
Marah (H4781) means "bitter." Chemicals made the water unfit for drinking. Arabs seldom even permit their camels to drink from it. The experience at Marah was just another in the training of God's people.
ELIM
Elim the name of the second station where the Israelites encamped after crossing the Red Sea. It had "twelve wells of water and threescore and ten palm trees."
SEE WHEN THE FIRST TIME DONT WORK TRY IT AGAIN, THE DEVIL HAS A PATTERN OF SENDING YOU THE FAKE ONE BEFORE GOD SENDS THE REAL ONE.
THE ISRAELITES DIDNT SETTLE FOR MARAH, BECAUSE THEY REMEMBERED THE PROMISE GOD GAVE TO MOSES TO GIVE TO THEM, MARAH WAS A TEST, ELIM WAS THE REWARD FOR GOING THROUGH THE TEST.
TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR ITS ONLY A TEST. ELIM IS JUST UP THE STREET.
ELIM HAD 12 SPRINGS OF CLEAR WATER AND 70 PALM TREES, DONT SETTLE FOR YOUR LITTLE WHEN GOD HAS A WHOLE LOT.
KBCMI WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR MARAH WITHOUT MUMBLING AND COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ROUTE WE ARE HAVING TO GO DOWN, YOU CANT START ON THE AUTOBAHN, TOO FAST, YOU HAVE TO WORK YOUR WAY UP, FROM THE BACK ROADS, THE POT HOLES, AND EVEN THE NO ROADS BEFORE YOU GET ON THE AUTOBAHN. COME ON SOMEBODY.
SEE WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH:
Darkness before light
Sacrifice before blessing
Marah before Elim
Wilderness before Canaan
Humiliation before exaltation
Death before life
Travail before birth
Mortgage before redemption
Tribulation before patience
Suffering before glory
Work before reward
Cross before crown
Fight before victory
Temptation before overcoming
1. Apostolic Ministry is "in Christ" - Jesus is the Chief Apostle - the focus is upon Christ and NOT the Apostle/s.
- Heb. 3:1 - "consider (fix your thoughts) Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession"
- 2 Cor. 4:5 - "for we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus' sake"
2. Apostolic ministry begins in humility & continues in humility - God left heaven and became a man IN HUMILITY
- Phil. 2:3 - "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves"
3. Apostolic ministry honors women Mary "birthed" Jesus' earthly Apostolic ministry, women followed Jesus.
- Gal. 3:28 - "there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus".
4. Apostolic Ministry is "team-oriented" Jesus built a team, Paul built teams - even the Trinity is a "team".
5. Apostolic Ministry is "released-oriented" / It's about Fathering & releasing sons and daughters to carry on the ministry in an even greater way.
- John 14:12b - "Greater works you shall do".
6. Apostolic Ministry is Kingdom-focused (not just Church-focused) is part of something GREATER. The Church is PART of the Kingdom. Jesus is PART of the Trinity.
- Jesus spoke hardly anything about the Church and almost exclusively about the Kingdom.
- For example, the "Church" is mentioned 2X in Matthew and the "Kingdom" 50X!
7. Apostolic Ministry is relationally, NOT structurally-based begins with the Trinity.
8. Apostolic Ministry is "marked by signs wonders and miracles"
- 2 Cor. 12:12 - the signs/marks of a true apostle were performed among you with all perserverance, by signs wonders and miracles.
- 1 Cor. 2:4 - "my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power"
9. Apostolic Ministry doesn¹t build on another man¹s (churches) foundation - it is evangelistic.
- NOT SHEEP STEALING, Not Church "Transfer" growth.
10. True Apostles "have seen the Lord" and are chosen by Jesus Himself - they are NOT self-appointed, or Apostles because people "recognize" them as such.
- 1 Cor. 9:1 - Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?
11. Apostolic ministry will attract problems / Persecution
- 2 Cor. 4:8-11 - "we are afflicted in EVERY WAY, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus for we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus¹ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh"
12. True Apostolic ministry doesn¹t focus on money.
- Jesus said, "Freely you have received, freely give"
OPEN INTIMACY (Lk 10 : 21-24) – We will have a revelation of the God of increase, a foretaste of future happenings NOW, people will come from far and wide to the church, Visions, Dreams, Divine Knowledge, Wisdom and Revelation knowledge and Spiritual Acceleration will become a reality in the church. To achieve this your life must be HOLY and SANCTIFIED.
OPEN HEAVENS (Lk 10: 17-20) – Heaven will be OPEN for you and Satan cannot block what God is going to deliver. God will move Satan away as he is going down and we are going up. He is getting weaker and we are getting stronger. There will be “Spiritual Blessings ” for us as adopted Sons & Daughters and the WORD that comes forth from God through us will dispel the works of the darkness. We who are in this “Upper Room” must be ready to receive from the Throne Room. – To achieve this you must have FAITH.
OPEN FAVOUR (Lk 10:1-2) – God will give us unequal advantage over all our enemies. We will have his POWER of Attorney, fresh commissioning and the rod of iron as our Kingdom mandate. Jesus has given us His NAME, his HEART, his VOICE, his WORD, his WAY, his TRUTH and his LIFE-To achieve this you must ACT in TRUST.
OPEN OPPORTUNITY (Lk 10:3-9) – All the RESOURCES that we need to finish the race will be given us. Businesses will be established, finances will flow in, people will come looking for you, for when we seek the Kingdom assignment, money will flow in. Do not work for money, do the work of the Lord and money will come. Remember God pays well. To achieve this you must WORK for God and not man.
OPEN HOUSE (Lk 10:5-12) – The time to Prophesy, speak the WORD has come and the hearts of people will be open and attentive. All it takes is for one person to be touched and all will follow. Strategic people will ARISE to work with you and for you. To achieve this you must GO OUT and touch people.
OPEN HEARTS (Lk 10:13-16) – SPEAK the PROCEEDING WORD and people’s hearts will align themselves. Preach the strong word. Walk in total obedience and accuracy in the Word and people will be set free. To achieve this you must PREACH, TEACH and SPEAK.
OPEN DOORS (Lk 10:25-37) – God will OPEN DOORS for effective Ministry in your cities, counties, states and the nations. The City will be transformed, your home Apostolic bases will see an influx of people who will be impacted and the City transformed back to GOD. To achieve this you must USE THE CHURCH AS YOUR APOSTOLIC BASE.
Ephesians 5:1 AMP –Therefore be imitators of God –copy Him and follow His example – as well-beloved children
imitate their father. God’s will is for us to speak HIS WILL (not our will) into existence.
A. Word-Led
Psalm 119:105 AMP –Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
John 15:7 – If you abide in Me, and My words (rhema) abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done
for you.
B. Spirit-Led
Romans 8:14 AMP –For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
I Corinthians 2:9-10 AMP –(9) But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not
heard and has not entered into the heart of man, all that God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who
love Him, who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has
bestowed. (10) Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the Holy Spirit searches
diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God (the
divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man’s scrutiny).
John 7:38-39 AMP – (38) He who believes in Me, who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me, as the Scripture
has said, From his innermost being shall flow continuously springs and rivers of living water. (39a) But He was
speaking here of the Spirit.
C. Kingdom-Led
Matthew 16:19 AMP –I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind –that is, declare to be
improper and unlawful –on earth must be already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth –declare lawful –
must be what is already loosed in heaven.
Matthew 6:9-10 AMP –(9) Pray therefore, like this: Our
Father Who is in heaven, hallowed be Your Name. (10) Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Romans 5:17 AMP –For if because of one man’s trespass death reigned through that one, much more surely will
those who receive God’s overflowing grace and the free gift of righteousness reign as kings in life through the one Man
Jesus Christ.
Matthew 11:12 AMP –And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured
violent assault, and violent men seize it by force as a precious prize –a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought
with most ardent zeal and intense exertion.
Lamentations 3:37 NIV –Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?
Jeremiah 1:12 AMP –I am alert and active, watching over My word to perform it.
Ephesians 5:1 AMP –Therefore be imitators of God –copy Him and follow His example – as well-beloved children imitate their father. God’s will is for us to speak HIS WILL (not our will) into existence.
‘This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.’ (1 John 5:14-15)
Daniel was a godly man who read the scriptures—including the prophecies of Jeremiah. He recognised that Jeremiah prophesied about the times that Daniel was now living in and began to seek God for the answers. He knew it was time to birth that prophecy in prayer.
We need to know that we are praying God’s purpose for our lives. This means firstly praying according to God’s revealed will in the Scripture. Upon that foundation, we can also seek an intimate relationship with Father God in which we can hear His purpose for our lives and situation—and pray out of that. [2]
2. Don’t Settle for Second Best
Hannah was childless, and it grieved her. Wanting to reassure her, Hannah’s husband offered his love and personal gifts, thinking these could please her. But Hannah would only be satisfied with one thing—a baby. As a result of Hannah’s prayer, a future prophet and priest was born. Samuel would bring the nation back to God. (1 Sam 1)
When God has placed something on our hearts, then like Hannah we will be tempted to settle for the ‘status quo’ or second best. But that is the very time to passionately press in to God for the answer.
3. Pray from the Heart
Hannah cried a wordless prayer of deep groaning—and God answered it. (1 Sam 1:12-16, Rom 8:26-27)) Nehemiah shot up a prayer whilst he was going about his daily occupation. (Neh 2:1-5) These seemingly simple prayers, carried from the heart, changed nations.
There are no right and wrong ways to pray. Just real prayers.
It’s time to put aside formulas, and not to be intimidated by someone else’s style and eloquence. The prayers that God answers are real prayers from the heart, regardless of time, place or technique.
4. Pray with Praise and Thanksgiving
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (Phil 4:6)
Paul and Silas were in a difficult situation. God called them to evangelise a city, but they were stuck in a dungeon, held in stocks. As they prayed in the night and offered up hymns of praise, God sent an earthquake to open the prison doors. (Acts 16:22-29)
When used in addition to prayer, praise is a powerful cutting-edge weapon for breakthrough. (Ps 149:6-9)
5. Don’t Give Up
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. (Luke 18:1)
Daniel prayed and fasted for 21 days before an answer came. An angel appeared who had been battling in the heavenlies for the entire time Daniel had been in prayer. Daniel’s persistent prayers provided fuel for what God was doing on his behalf. (Dan 10)
Prayer is not a single event, but a process. Whilst continuing in prayer, we are partnering with God as Heaven’s resources, including angels, are being released that are working towards God’s answer.
Don’t give up too soon!
6. Find Others who will Agree with You
Jesus said, “…if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matt 18:19-20)
Esther is known as a woman whose courage saved a nation. However, prior to approaching the King, Esther called on Mordecai, all the Jews of the city, and her own attendants, to fast before God for 3 days. Esther knew that the real power lay in God answering the prayer of those who had joined her in the fast. (Esther 4:16)
When in need of a breakthrough, find others who will join you in prayer, because there is multiplied power in agreement.
