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,
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We must not let our soul rule us. The soul will always try to be in control and that is why it is of the utmost importance to feed our spirit with the Word of God, worship and prayer.
A spiritual principle is this, “What you feed grows, what you starve dies. You don’t satisfy anything by feeding it; you only increase its capacity to grow.” So, what are you feeding the most, your spiritual man or your flesh by worldly things and entertainment?
Gal.5:16 “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.” God wants us to be free from any and all types of bondages of the enemy. Ungodly soul ties have kept many from the destinies that God has ordained for them. The ungodly ties have suppressed the eternal purposes of God, and frustrated plans for many believers who want to serve God. Many are hiding behind a mask, but behind the mask are hurt, discouragement and broken hearts. The pain is hidden on the outside, but it is very real on the inside. It is time to take off the mask, be honest and get free.
An ungodly soul tie is when the mind, will and emotions of a person becomes entangled to the point where their thoughts are not always their own, when a person is unnaturally affected by the will, the emotions and desires of someone or something else. You can also be soul-tied to things. When things in your life are keeping you from doing what God has called you to do, it is an ungodly tie. He wants you to have good things but He does not want things to have your heart.
A godly soul-tie will strengthen your emotional wholeness and walk with God. It will bear the fruit of love, fidelity, loyalty, honor and righteousness.
An ungodly soul-tie will bear the fruit of the flesh and not the spirit; as hatred, resentment, manipulation, anger, strife, jealousy, controlling others. They will keep you from a good relationship with God and bring bondage instead of freedom into your life.
A godly soul tie is a soul tie that is within the will of God for your life. An ungodly soul tie is when you have a soul tie outside the will of God for your life.
Genesis 26:18-19 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
There are times in our lives that we are going through a spiritual valley and we want to obtain victory -- we want to have answers -- we want God's power to flow through us again but it seems like we have been forsaken by GOD. In times like these we must keep DIGGING until we hit water.
In this passage, Isaac found springing water after digging up the wells of his father Abraham again. In Hebrew, the phrase springing water is "mayim chayeem". It literally means "living waters".
Jesus has made us a promise during the feast of Sukkot (Tabernacles), "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." - John 7:38
The Lord promises us rivers of living water -- not a puddle, not a pond, not a lake -- He said rivers! These waters are not meant to be stagnant and not meant to be dammed up! They need to be flowing -- unrestricted like a river!
As believers of Christ, we have those living waters within us -- but we must clear out the obstacles in our lives that prevent them from flowing! Sins of unforgiveness, resentment, bitterness, and envy are just a few of the barriers which can damn up the "rivers" of living water! We all need to seek the Lord and ask him to search us deeply and thoroughly in order for us to know how to destroy those obstacles that clog the free movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives!
JOHN 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
In this world we will face all kinds of obstacles, trials and tribulations and we should be suspect of any doctrines or teachings that say we shouldn’t have to face them. Why? Because the Lord said we will have tribulations. So the encouragement He is giving is simply this: You’re going to face trials, but GOD is greater than any problem you will face in this world! Glory.
As problems present themselves, we should face them in the power of GOD and overcome them with Him -– because every problem is an opportunity to exhibit the love and power of God in our lives. And it’s often only through these situations that the world gets our true testimony as believers in Him!
So, lift up your head, and expect “obstacles" in this life, but continue looking up, and be filled with His joy, because the Lord has already overcome this world and our problems, and we will experience this when we simply give them over to Him!
Hosea 10:12 - Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
This month is the start of spring and this is the time for sowing seeds. But before we can plant we must prepare the ground by clearings, digging and breaking up the fallow ground.
Whatever you plan to reap, you must sow the same seed. To reap God’s mercy, grace, forgiveness, blessing, strength, kindness, goodness, love, life, we must sow in righteousness. Sowing in righteousness is to sow things right in God’s sight, things that please GOD.
Galatians 6:7 Don’t be deceived, you can’t fool God, whatever you sow you will reap. Gal 6:8 If you sow to the flesh you will reap corruption but if you sow to the Spirit you will reap everlasting life.
Galatians 5:19-21 describes sowing to the flesh: Adultery - sex outside marriage, uncleaness - dirty-mindedness, idolatry - things before God, hatred - of others, fornication - sex before marriage, licentiousness - uncontrolled desires, sorcery - drug taking, contentions - arguments etc.
Galations 5:22-23 describes sowing to the Spirit: love - doing good to others, joy - a thankful heart to God, peace - inward rest in God, long-suffering - having a long fuse, gentleness – kindness, goodness - purity, truthfulness, faithfulness - trustworthy, reliable, meekness – Spirit-controlled, self control - personal discipline.
Hos 10:12. Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord until He comes and rains righteousness upon you. Before we sow we must clear the weeds and break up the soil. We do this by repentance, being honest and open with God and others we can trust. If we confess our sins God is faithful and just to forgive us and to set us free, 1Jn 1:9, Jam 5:16. If we cover our sins we will not prosper but if we confess and forsake them we will have mercy, Pro 28:13. 10. Jesus said if we continue in His Word, we are truly His disciples and we shall know the truth and the truth shall set us free from sinful bondage, Jn 8:31-36.
Once the soil is prepared, the farmer sows good seed in the good ground.
10 seeds of righteousness to sow are in Ex 20:1-17.
a. Give God first place in your life, Phil 2:10.
b. Refuse to have any other thing before Him, 1Jn 5:21.
c. Honour His Name at all times, Lk 11:2.
d. Keep the Lord’s Day for the Lord, Ps 31:15.
e. Respect and care for your parents, Mat 15:4-6.
f. Forgive, pray for and bless others who hurt you, Mat 5:44, Mk 11:25,26.
g. Keep your marriage vows to your wife/husband, Eccl 9:9, Mal 2:14-16.
h. Respect the property of others and protect it for them, Mat 7:12, Ex 23:4.
Remember you YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW!
i. Always tell the truth, in love, about others, Eph 4:15, Ps 101:5.
j. Be content with what you have and give to others in need, 1Tim 6:6,7, Lk 6:38.
Hosea 10:12 - Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
This month is the start of spring and this is the time for sowing seeds. But before we can plant we must prepare the ground by clearings, digging and breaking up the fallow ground.
Whatever you plan to reap, you must sow the same seed. To reap God’s mercy, grace, forgiveness, blessing, strength, kindness, goodness, love, life, we must sow in righteousness. Sowing in righteousness is to sow things right in God’s sight, things that please GOD.
Galatians 6:7 Don’t be deceived, you can’t fool God, whatever you sow you will reap. Gal 6:8 If you sow to the flesh you will reap corruption but if you sow to the Spirit you will reap everlasting life.
Galatians 5:19-21 describes sowing to the flesh: Adultery - sex outside marriage, uncleaness - dirty-mindedness, idolatry - things before God, hatred - of others, fornication - sex before marriage, licentiousness - uncontrolled desires, sorcery - drug taking, contentions - arguments etc.
Galations 5:22-23 describes sowing to the Spirit: love - doing good to others, joy - a thankful heart to God, peace - inward rest in God, long-suffering - having a long fuse, gentleness – kindness, goodness - purity, truthfulness, faithfulness - trustworthy, reliable, meekness – Spirit-controlled, self control - personal discipline.
Hos 10:12. Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord until He comes and rains righteousness upon you. Before we sow we must clear the weeds and break up the soil. We do this by repentance, being honest and open with God and others we can trust. If we confess our sins God is faithful and just to forgive us and to set us free, 1Jn 1:9, Jam 5:16. If we cover our sins we will not prosper but if we confess and forsake them we will have mercy, Pro 28:13. 10. Jesus said if we continue in His Word, we are truly His disciples and we shall know the truth and the truth shall set us free from sinful bondage, Jn 8:31-36.
Once the soil is prepared, the farmer sows good seed in the good ground.
10 seeds of righteousness to sow are in Ex 20:1-17.
a. Give God first place in your life, Phil 2:10.
b. Refuse to have any other thing before Him, 1Jn 5:21.
c. Honour His Name at all times, Lk 11:2.
d. Keep the Lord’s Day for the Lord, Ps 31:15.
e. Respect and care for your parents, Mat 15:4-6.
f. Forgive, pray for and bless others who hurt you, Mat 5:44, Mk 11:25,26.
g. Keep your marriage vows to your wife/husband, Eccl 9:9, Mal 2:14-16.
h. Respect the property of others and protect it for them, Mat 7:12, Ex 23:4.
Remember you YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW!
i. Always tell the truth, in love, about others, Eph 4:15, Ps 101:5.
j. Be content with what you have and give to others in need, 1Tim 6:6,7, Lk 6:38.
Fruit bearing is not an option. It is a requirement from GOD.
Isaiah 5:1-7
God’s vineyard is His people, v7, His Church, and He comes to us expecting to find fruit, v2,v4. He has done all that is necessary for us, through Christ, His life, His teaching, His example, His death and His resurrection, His ascension, and His present rule at the right hand of the Father, to be able to bear abundant fruit to the glory of God. In particular, v7, God is looking for the fruits of justice, fairness, honesty, integrity, faithfulness, impartiality, right judgment, and of righteousness, as in doing good to others, Is 58:6-10.
Verse 2. Every branch that does not bear fruit is taken away and burnt in the fire, v6. Those branches that bear fruit are trimmed by God so that they will be more fruitful. Reading: Mat 21:33-43. In this parable Jesus teaches on the requirement to produce fruit. The landowner is God, v33, the vineyard is Israel, v33, (of Jesus’ day), the vinedressers are the leaders of Israel, v33, the servants sent to receive the fruit are the prophets, v34-36, the Son is Jesus Himself, v37,38, the Son’s death is at Calvary’s Cross, v39, the stone that the builders rejected, that has become the Chief Cornerstone, is Christ in His death and resurrection, v42. So now, in v43, the Kingdom rule of God is taken from the leaders of the nation of Israel, and given to the holy nation of the Church of Jesus Christ, 1Pet 2:9, Mat 18:17-20, from which God expects to receive the fruit, 1Pet 2:4-10.
God looking for fruit in us, His Church?
1. In oneness, unity, mutual servanthood, Gal 5:13,14.
2. In humility and servanthood, Mat20:28, Jn 13:1-14.
3. In fulness of God’s Spirit, Eph 5:18,19.
4. In prayerfulness and intercession, Eph 6:18.
5. In openness, honesty and integrity, Eph 4:15.
6. In worship, praise and thanks, Jn 4:23, Heb 13:15.
7. In witness, Ac 1:8, Mat 10:32, Ac 22:14,15.
8. In ministry, 1Pet 4:10, gifts and anointing, 1Cor 14:1.
9. In serving the poor and needy, Mat 25:35,36.
10. In fellowship at the Lord’s Table, 1Cor 10:16, 1Cor 11:23-26.
11. In giving, tithing, offerings, Lk 16:11, Lk 6:38, Mal 3:10.
12. In going to wherever He sends us, Jer 1:7, Ac 1:8.
Lamentation 3:21 ―This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
Faithfulness is one of the major attributes of God. Man is naturally unfaithful in most of his deeds; this is why it is very hard for us to comprehend that God in His infinite mercies can be faithful to those who are not faithful. Man is never faithful, man would say I am coming when in fact he is leaving. Man would say I will be there for you but when the time comes, you would not be able to find him. But the Bible says the compassion of God fail not, great is thy faithfulness.
WHAT IS FAITHFULNESS?
I) FAITHFULNESS IS BEING THOROUGH IN PERFORMANCE OF DUTY. In other words, God is a Faithful Worker, though things might not be going the way you would like them to go, God is working out some things that will give you favor. What God says He would do for you He will surely do.
II) TRUE TO ONE: When somebody is true to their words, promise or vow. God is always true to His word & Vows!
III) STEADY IN ALLEGIANCE: God is steadfast in allegiance with you, it might not be visible to you but, but He is at work.
IV) RELIABLE, TRUSTED: when God says He will do a thing, He will do it because His promise never fails. You
can go to sleep with God‘s trust working for you.
HOW DO WE KNOW GOD IS FAITHFUL?
1 Cor. 1:9 says ―God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.‖ You are called to serve a Faithful God. The Faithful God you are serving is not like a man. Our God never fails.
1 Thess 5:24 says ―Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.‖ He will do whatever He has promised you. It may look late in your assessment but realize that God is never late.
In closing, whatever you are doing let this attribute of God‘s Faithfulness comfort you. Put all your trust in God. Lamentation 3:22. They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.
Those whose money work for them (Employers, Investors, Business people).
The difference between an Investor and an employee is that:
An employee uses his skills, time and ability to make others rich while an Investor uses other people's skills, time and ability to make himself rich.
Genesis 30:30 - You had little indeed before I came, but your wealth has increased enormously. The Lord has blessed you through everything I've done. But now, what about me? When can I start providing for my own family?".
THE MESSAGE BEHIND THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS;
It is a call for believers to embrace a kingdom mentality towards money matters and investments
It is a call for believers to maximize their God given giftings and talents
It is a call a for believers to invest their God given resources into profitable ventures
It is a warning that God hates idleness, laziness and passivity
THE THREE SERVANTS RECEIVED DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF MONEY;
It is not an act of unfairness; it is an act of different divine placements
It is a lesson that God has apportioned different measures of Grace upon each person
It is lesson that we should celebrate those who have been given more
It is a lesson that we should appreciate and value the giftings God has given us
THE TWO SERVANTS PUT THEIR MONEY TO WORK:
God wants us to invest our God given resources into profitable ventures
God wants us to be business minded
God wants us to learn how to sacrifice now for future rewards
God wants us to create multiple sources of income
It is not the will of God that we chew and consume every amount of money that comes into our hands
THE SERVANT WHO HAD RECEIVED ONE TALENT BURIED IT INTO THE GROUND:
God does not want us to be idle.
God hates laziness and passivity
THE TWO SERVANTS WERE RECOMMENDED, REWARDED AND ELEVATED:
Hard work brings profit
Hard work brings promotion
Hard work brings respect and recognition
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 NAS –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 7:38-39a 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.
