May 26, 2020

WAR WORDS FROM THE WOMB OF THE DAWN 5/26/20

Tuesday, May 26, 2020, New Beginnings 

WAR WORDS FROM THE WOMB OF THE DAWN 

“Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn you will receive the dew of your youth.” (Psalm 110:3)

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REBUILDING…RESTORING…RENEWING…

REBUILDING THE WALL OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IN OUR NATION, STATES, AND TERRITORIES

“They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.” (Isaiah 61:4; NIV) 

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Worship/Prayer 6:00AM CST 

First Light 5:25AM CST Laurel, MS 

Next Broadcast: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 

Worship/Prayer 6:00AM CST 

First Light 5:25AM CST Laurel, MS 

Thank you to all of you who joined us live this morning at “First Light” from the Womb of the Dawn!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE LIVE BROADCAST DATED TODAY! COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE POWERFUL DECREES THAT ARE ON THE LIVE FEED POSTED BY OTHER WARRIORS! SHARE THE VIDEO AND THE TRANSCRIPT– LET’S BROADCAST THE WORD! 

NOW WORSHIP: Prophetic declaration over our lives and land. Worship Jesus over America.

Psalm 46: Lord of Host (Misty Edwards) https://youtu.be/bfW8dL0MivE

70 DAY DECREE: Lord God, we present ourselves unto you a living sacrifice (Romans12:1). We acknowledge and declare that we are filled with the righteousness of God through Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:11). Your word tells us righteousness exalts a nation (Proverbs 14:34). We stand before you in the land you have given us, and we decree and release the righteousness of Christ into our territories, spheres of influence, our cities, states, and nation in order to bring healing, revival, awakening, and reformation to America. Father let your Spirit of righteousness be released and established in us, and in every place in which you have given us jurisdiction. Let your righteous Kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10)! Prepare the soil of this nation and realign us with Your righteousness! In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

WAR WORD FOR TODAY: False Positives: I am going to expose the false positives on every level. False positives produce fear. 

False Positive: a result that shows something is present when it really is not. A test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist.

FEAR: F: false E: evidence A: appearing R: real 

I am bringing my people into my exchange. It is time to take stock and make the exchange!

Isaiah 55; Isaiah 53; Isaiah 61

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1; KJV)

“Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen.” (Hebrews 11:1; TPT)

“Let’s look at some aspects of the exchange.

1. Jesus was punished that we might be forgiven

2. Jesus was wounded that we might be healed

3. Jesus was made sin with our sinfulness, that we might be made righteous with His righteousness

4. Jesus tasted death for us that we might share His life

5. Jesus was made a curse that we might receive the blessing

6. Jesus endured our poverty that we might share His abundance

7. Jesus bore our shame that we might share His glory

8. Jesus endured my rejection that I might have His acceptance with the Father

9. He was cut off that we might be joined to the Lord

10. Our Old Man was put to death in Him that the New Man might come to life in us

Isaiah 61: Crown, Oil, Garment of Praise, Robe of Righteousness, Garments of Salvation, Double Portion

Psalm 30: Joy/Mourning 

WAGING WAR WITH THE WORD – HOLDING ON TO FAITH AND A GOOD CONSCIENCE! 

“Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience.” (1 Timothy 1:18-19; NIV) 

WAR WORDS FROM THE 70 DAYS: DAY 20

GAIN GROUND! REDEEM THE TIME! OCCUPY!

GAIN GROUND: 

1. (of soldiers) move forward in a battle, 

2. Gain ground on or upon. Encroach on, advance at the expense of. 

3. Advance, make progress; to win acceptance. To advance toward a desired location. To make progress and become more important or more powerful. 

Example: Our men began to gain ground, forcing the enemy back towards the river.

Synonyms for gain ground: advance, make up for lost time, pick up speed, press forward, proceed forward, progress, push on, gain.

“Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the Lord. 2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. 3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities. (Isaiah 54:1-3; NIV)

“My passion is to be consumed with him and not clinging to my own “righteousness” based in keeping the written Law. My “righteousness” will be his, based on the faithfulness of Jesus Christ—the very righteousness that comes from God. 10 And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus more fully and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with him in his sufferings and I will be one with him in his death. 11 Only then will I be able to experience complete oneness with him in his resurrection from the realm of death. 12 I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose that Jesus Christ has called me to fulfill and wants me to discover. 13 I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this;[f] however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead. 14 I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus. 15 So let all who are fully mature have this same passion, and if anyone is not yet gripped by these desires,[g] God will reveal it to them. 16 And let us all advance together to reach this victory-prize, following one path with one passion.” (Philippians 3:9-16; TPT)

REDEEM THE TIME: 

TIME IS IN THE GLORY. YOU ARE GOING TO STEP INTO THE GLORY AND REDEEM TIME. OUR DAYS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE DRAMATICALLY. YOUR WISDOM IS COMING FROM ABOVE. THE DAYS OF LAMENTING ARE OVER! YOU WILL NOT LAMENT THE PAST NOR WILL YOU LAMENT YOUR FUTURE.

“You turned my mourning into dancing! You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, 13(12) so that my well-being can praise you and not be silent; Adonai my God, I will thank you forever! (Psalm 30:12-13; CJB)

“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16; KJV)

“Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.” (Colossians 4:5; KJV)

“Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy” (Ps 107:2; KJV)

OCCUPY:

“And He called his ten servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.” (Luke 19:13; KJV)

OCCUPY 

1. Take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement.

synonyms: capture · seize · take possession of · conquer · invade · overrun · take over · colonize · garrison · annex · dominate · subjugate · hegemonize · hold · commandeer · requisition

antonyms: leave · abandon · quit

2. enter, take control of, and stay in (a building) illegally and often forcibly, especially as a form of protest. “the workers occupied the factory”

antonyms: free · idle · vacant · empty

3. Reside or have one’s place of business in (a building).

synonyms: inhabited · lived-in · tenanted · settled · live in · inhabit · be the tenant of · tenant · lodge in · be established/ensconced in · establish/ensconce oneself in · take up residence in · make one’s home in · settle in · move into · people · populate · settle · stay in · reside in · dwell in 

4. Fill or take up (a space or time).

synonyms: in use · full · engaged · taken · unavailable · take up · fill · fill up · cover · extend over · use up · utilize

5. Be situated in or at (a place or position in a system or hierarchy). Hold (a position or job).

synonyms: hold · be in · fill · have · hold down; (be occupied with/in)

6. Fill or preoccupy (the mind or thoughts).

synonyms: engage · busy · employ · distract · absorb · engross · preoccupy · hold · hold the attention of · immerse · interest · involve · entertain · divert · amuse · beguile

7. Keep (someone) busy and active.

synonyms: busy · engaged · working · employed · at work · on the job · hard-pressed · active · absorbed · engrossed · interested · involved · focused on · immersed · preoccupied · tied up · hard at it · wrapped up · on the go · on the trot · on the hop

A TIME TO ADVANCE

STUDY/IMPARTATION/ACTIVATION/FUNCTIONALITY

AN OVERVIEW: FROM COVER TO COVER

CONTENTS: Dedication, Editor’s Note, Preface. 

SECTION 1: COMING INTO ALIGNMENT

SECTION 2: LINKING THE HEBREW TRIBES AND MONTHS

ASSIGNMENT: READ CHAPTER 3.

CHAPTER 1: THINK LIKE A HEBREW!

The Mindsets: Barbarian, Greek, and Hebrew How Mindsets Operate in the Church 

Keys to Develop the Hebrew Mindset: 

1. Meditate on the Word, 2. Take every thought captive (Psalm 1, Joshua 1, 2 Corinthians 10:3-6)

CHAPTER 2: THE POWER OF BLESSING

WHAT IS BLESSING?

Blessing is the anointing of God to release increase, prosperity, and the multiplication of all that is good and pleasant in life.

CHAPTER 3: GOD’S CYCLE OF BLESSING

God’s blessings come to us when we are linked into His cycles of life. 

Cycle: a cycle is something that rotates or moves in a sequence, sometime repetitively, and leads us to a destination. 

God’s cycles of life are like a spiral track.

His cycles are designed to take us from a lower level in our spiritual walk to a higher level of effectiveness and wisdom.

When entering into God’s cycles, we find ourselves going around and around, repeating the same process over and over again.

The purpose of this is not to create meaningless rituals, but to produce change and bring us to the higher level of blessings. 

God uses many cycles of blessing to bring us into new levels of His blessing and provision. 

THE CYCLE 0F SOWING AND REAPING

1. A set of actions you repeat over and over again

2. You sow, tend your crops, and harvest….Repeat!

3. Sowing in good soil always leads to reaping more than you sowed.

4. The result—Multiplication and Increase 

THE CYCLE OF VICTORY: Jericho

“God wants to lock you into cycles of blessing, growth, and increase. He has a cycle of victory for you today. God’s desire is for you to break out of every cycle of destruction and into His cycle of blessing.

THREE CYCLES OF BLESSING: Weekly Shabbat, Monthly First Fruit: Rosh Chodesh, Yearly Cycles of Life

Three Cycles of Blessing God introduced three very important cycles for His people in the Bible, which were designed to break the power of the enemy and draw them closer to God with an ever-increasing revelation of His blessing.

First He instituted a weekly Shabbat cycle at the creation of the world. His design was that man was to work diligently for six days and then take the seventh day as a Sabbath day of rest. Shabbat, as Sabbath was called in the Hebrew language, was to be a special day, set apart to rest, to enjoy God’s goodness and blessing while meditating on the glories of the heavens and earth. He promised great blessing to those who keep His Shabbat as a holy day just as the Lord rested on that first Sabbath after creation. 

Next, God designated a monthly “firstfruits” cycle marked by a celebration the Jews call Rosh Chodesh. This important celebration is clearly taught in the Bible and yet is rarely celebrated by most Christians. In fact, many Christians have never even heard of a “firstfruits” celebration. 

“Finally, He ordained a yearly cycle of life, marked by a series of “feasts” or “appointed times.” 

These were designed to take us through key steps to deepen our walk with the Lord and release the power of God by experiencing the blessings of the Feasts of Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. 

God’s yearly cycle also includes an understanding of the various seasons and months of the year. Understanding these cycles is the starting point for a life of blessing.

Shabbat: Blessing in the Midst of the Battle!

“Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it… There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest.” (Hebrews 4)

God knew we were going to be engaged in battles against powers and principalities—against dark forces of evil in the world. Warfare can be intense. On the battlefield we must always be alert, be diligent, and press on through to victory. Therefore, whether on a real physical battlefield of war or simply in the day-to-day struggles of life; He wants us to know there is rest. He is calling us to rest. 

God’s primary provision for rest is called Shabbat. 

Some denominations teach that in Christ, we have already entered into God’s rest and, therefore, don’t need to observe Shabbat. I would agree that resting in the finished work of Christ is a wonderful thing. One of life’s greatest blessings is to discover that Jesus has truly won the victory, and I only need to trust Him. Every believer needs to enter that type of “rest” in Him. However, even if I understand all that Jesus did for me and experience His “rest” spiritually, I still can become physically and emotionally exhausted. God is not just concerned with us spiritually. 

He wants to bless us in every area of life. He wants us to enter His rest, not just in a “spiritual” or “theological” sense, but in a way that we can experience His presence and joy every week. 

Therefore, God has designated times for you, individually and as a family, to rest and be restored. These are times set aside for you to savor His goodness and gain the strength to press on through the obstacles to pursue your destiny. God wants you to take time to stop and remember that He is good. Rest is God’s Will Rest is part of God’s will for us. He could have designed our bodies to go 24/ 7 or given us eyes like a cat to see in the dark so we could work without stopping. But that wasn’t God’s will. His plan was that we would take time to rest every day. He designed our bodies to shut down and cease activity several hours a day. This is not wasted time. God prepared a time of daily rest to recharge our bodies in order to maintain the strength and stamina we need to go about our daily lives and fulfill His purposes.

— A Time to Advance: Understanding the Significance of the Hebrew Tribes and Months by Chuck Pierce, Robert Heidler.

Thank you for your faithful partnership and support. We have provided giving opportunities for those of you who have inquired about giving into Love Ministries. 

Love Ministries, Inc. 

Online Giving: 

loveministrieslive.com 

By Mail: Love Ministries, Inc.

P.O. Box 8097

Laurel, MS 39441

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020, New Beginnings WAR WORDS FROM THE WOMB OF THE DAWN "Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn you will receive the dew of your youth." (Psalm 110:3)______________________________________REBUILDING…RESTORING…RENEWING…REBUILDING THE WALL OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IN OUR NATION, STATES, AND TERRITORIES“They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.” (Isaiah 61:4; NIV) Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Worship/Prayer 6:00AM CST First Light 5:25AM CST Laurel, MS Next Broadcast: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Worship/Prayer 6:00AM CST First Light 5:25AM CST Laurel, MS Thank you to all of you who joined us live this morning at "First Light" from the Womb of the Dawn!IMPORTANT INFORMATION! WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE LIVE BROADCAST DATED TODAY! COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE POWERFUL DECREES THAT ARE ON THE LIVE FEED POSTED BY OTHER WARRIORS! SHARE THE VIDEO AND THE TRANSCRIPT– LET’S BROADCAST THE WORD! NOW WORSHIP: Prophetic declaration over our lives and land. Worship Jesus over America.Psalm 46: Lord of Host (Misty Edwards) https://youtu.be/bfW8dL0MivE70 DAY DECREE: Lord God, we present ourselves unto you a living sacrifice (Romans12:1). We acknowledge and declare that we are filled with the righteousness of God through Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:11). Your word tells us righteousness exalts a nation (Proverbs 14:34). We stand before you in the land you have given us, and we decree and release the righteousness of Christ into our territories, spheres of influence, our cities, states, and nation in order to bring healing, revival, awakening, and reformation to America. Father let your Spirit of righteousness be released and established in us, and in every place in which you have given us jurisdiction. Let your righteous Kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10)! Prepare the soil of this nation and realign us with Your righteousness! In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.WAR WORD FOR TODAY: False Positives: I am going to expose the false positives on every level. False positives produce fear. False Positive: a result that shows something is present when it really is not. A test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist.FEAR: F: false E: evidence A: appearing R: real I am bringing my people into my exchange. It is time to take stock and make the exchange!Isaiah 55; Isaiah 53; Isaiah 61Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1; KJV)“Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen.” (Hebrews 11:1; TPT)“Let’s look at some aspects of the exchange.1. Jesus was punished that we might be forgiven2. Jesus was wounded that we might be healed3. Jesus was made sin with our sinfulness, that we might be made righteous with His righteousness4. Jesus tasted death for us that we might share His life5. Jesus was made a curse that we might receive the blessing6. Jesus endured our poverty that we might share His abundance7. Jesus bore our shame that we might share His glory8. Jesus endured my rejection that I might have His acceptance with the Father9. He was cut off that we might be joined to the Lord10. Our Old Man was put to death in Him that the New Man might come to life in usIsaiah 61: Crown, Oil, Garment of Praise, Robe of Righteousness, Garments of Salvation, Double PortionPsalm 30: Joy/Mourning WAGING WAR WITH THE WORD – HOLDING ON TO FAITH AND A GOOD CONSCIENCE! "Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience.” (1 Timothy 1:18-19; NIV) WAR WORDS FROM THE 70 DAYS: DAY 20GAIN GROUND! REDEEM THE TIME! OCCUPY!GAIN GROUND: 1. (of soldiers) move forward in a battle, 2. Gain ground on or upon. Encroach on, advance at the expense of. 3. Advance, make progress; to win acceptance. To advance toward a desired location. To make progress and become more important or more powerful. Example: Our men began to gain ground, forcing the enemy back towards the river.Synonyms for gain ground: advance, make up for lost time, pick up speed, press forward, proceed forward, progress, push on, gain."Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband," says the Lord. 2 "Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. 3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities. (Isaiah 54:1-3; NIV)“My passion is to be consumed with him and not clinging to my own “righteousness” based in keeping the written Law. My “righteousness” will be his, based on the faithfulness of Jesus Christ—the very righteousness that comes from God. 10 And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus more fully and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with him in his sufferings and I will be one with him in his death. 11 Only then will I be able to experience complete oneness with him in his resurrection from the realm of death. 12 I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose that Jesus Christ has called me to fulfill and wants me to discover. 13 I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this;[f] however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead. 14 I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus. 15 So let all who are fully mature have this same passion, and if anyone is not yet gripped by these desires,[g] God will reveal it to them. 16 And let us all advance together to reach this victory-prize, following one path with one passion.” (Philippians 3:9-16; TPT)REDEEM THE TIME: TIME IS IN THE GLORY. YOU ARE GOING TO STEP INTO THE GLORY AND REDEEM TIME. OUR DAYS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE DRAMATICALLY. YOUR WISDOM IS COMING FROM ABOVE. THE DAYS OF LAMENTING ARE OVER! YOU WILL NOT LAMENT THE PAST NOR WILL YOU LAMENT YOUR FUTURE."You turned my mourning into dancing! You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, 13(12) so that my well-being can praise you and not be silent; Adonai my God, I will thank you forever! (Psalm 30:12-13; CJB)“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16; KJV)“Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.” (Colossians 4:5; KJV)“Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy” (Ps 107:2; KJV)OCCUPY:“And He called his ten servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.” (Luke 19:13; KJV)OCCUPY 1. Take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement.synonyms: capture · seize · take possession of · conquer · invade · overrun · take over · colonize · garrison · annex · dominate · subjugate · hegemonize · hold · commandeer · requisitionantonyms: leave · abandon · quit2. enter, take control of, and stay in (a building) illegally and often forcibly, especially as a form of protest. "the workers occupied the factory"antonyms: free · idle · vacant · empty3. Reside or have one's place of business in (a building).synonyms: inhabited · lived-in · tenanted · settled · live in · inhabit · be the tenant of · tenant · lodge in · be established/ensconced in · establish/ensconce oneself in · take up residence in · make one's home in · settle in · move into · people · populate · settle · stay in · reside in · dwell in 4. Fill or take up (a space or time).synonyms: in use · full · engaged · taken · unavailable · take up · fill · fill up · cover · extend over · use up · utilize5. Be situated in or at (a place or position in a system or hierarchy). Hold (a position or job).synonyms: hold · be in · fill · have · hold down; (be occupied with/in)6. Fill or preoccupy (the mind or thoughts).synonyms: engage · busy · employ · distract · absorb · engross · preoccupy · hold · hold the attention of · immerse · interest · involve · entertain · divert · amuse · beguile7. Keep (someone) busy and active.synonyms: busy · engaged · working · employed · at work · on the job · hard-pressed · active · absorbed · engrossed · interested · involved · focused on · immersed · preoccupied · tied up · hard at it · wrapped up · on the go · on the trot · on the hopA TIME TO ADVANCESTUDY/IMPARTATION/ACTIVATION/FUNCTIONALITYAN OVERVIEW: FROM COVER TO COVERCONTENTS: Dedication, Editor’s Note, Preface. SECTION 1: COMING INTO ALIGNMENTSECTION 2: LINKING THE HEBREW TRIBES AND MONTHSASSIGNMENT: READ CHAPTER 3.CHAPTER 1: THINK LIKE A HEBREW!The Mindsets: Barbarian, Greek, and Hebrew How Mindsets Operate in the Church Keys to Develop the Hebrew Mindset: 1. Meditate on the Word, 2. Take every thought captive (Psalm 1, Joshua 1, 2 Corinthians 10:3-6)CHAPTER 2: THE POWER OF BLESSINGWHAT IS BLESSING?Blessing is the anointing of God to release increase, prosperity, and the multiplication of all that is good and pleasant in life.CHAPTER 3: GOD’S CYCLE OF BLESSINGGod’s blessings come to us when we are linked into His cycles of life. Cycle: a cycle is something that rotates or moves in a sequence, sometime repetitively, and leads us to a destination. God’s cycles of life are like a spiral track.His cycles are designed to take us from a lower level in our spiritual walk to a higher level of effectiveness and wisdom.When entering into God’s cycles, we find ourselves going around and around, repeating the same process over and over again.The purpose of this is not to create meaningless rituals, but to produce change and bring us to the higher level of blessings. God uses many cycles of blessing to bring us into new levels of His blessing and provision. THE CYCLE 0F SOWING AND REAPING1. A set of actions you repeat over and over again2. You sow, tend your crops, and harvest….Repeat!3. Sowing in good soil always leads to reaping more than you sowed.4. The result—Multiplication and Increase THE CYCLE OF VICTORY: Jericho“God wants to lock you into cycles of blessing, growth, and increase. He has a cycle of victory for you today. God’s desire is for you to break out of every cycle of destruction and into His cycle of blessing.THREE CYCLES OF BLESSING: Weekly Shabbat, Monthly First Fruit: Rosh Chodesh, Yearly Cycles of LifeThree Cycles of Blessing God introduced three very important cycles for His people in the Bible, which were designed to break the power of the enemy and draw them closer to God with an ever-increasing revelation of His blessing.First He instituted a weekly Shabbat cycle at the creation of the world. His design was that man was to work diligently for six days and then take the seventh day as a Sabbath day of rest. Shabbat, as Sabbath was called in the Hebrew language, was to be a special day, set apart to rest, to enjoy God’s goodness and blessing while meditating on the glories of the heavens and earth. He promised great blessing to those who keep His Shabbat as a holy day just as the Lord rested on that first Sabbath after creation. Next, God designated a monthly “firstfruits” cycle marked by a celebration the Jews call Rosh Chodesh. This important celebration is clearly taught in the Bible and yet is rarely celebrated by most Christians. In fact, many Christians have never even heard of a “firstfruits” celebration. “Finally, He ordained a yearly cycle of life, marked by a series of “feasts” or “appointed times.” These were designed to take us through key steps to deepen our walk with the Lord and release the power of God by experiencing the blessings of the Feasts of Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. God’s yearly cycle also includes an understanding of the various seasons and months of the year. Understanding these cycles is the starting point for a life of blessing.Shabbat: Blessing in the Midst of the Battle!“Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it… There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest.” (Hebrews 4)God knew we were going to be engaged in battles against powers and principalities—against dark forces of evil in the world. Warfare can be intense. On the battlefield we must always be alert, be diligent, and press on through to victory. Therefore, whether on a real physical battlefield of war or simply in the day-to-day struggles of life; He wants us to know there is rest. He is calling us to rest. God’s primary provision for rest is called Shabbat. Some denominations teach that in Christ, we have already entered into God’s rest and, therefore, don’t need to observe Shabbat. I would agree that resting in the finished work of Christ is a wonderful thing. One of life’s greatest blessings is to discover that Jesus has truly won the victory, and I only need to trust Him. Every believer needs to enter that type of “rest” in Him. However, even if I understand all that Jesus did for me and experience His “rest” spiritually, I still can become physically and emotionally exhausted. God is not just concerned with us spiritually. He wants to bless us in every area of life. He wants us to enter His rest, not just in a “spiritual” or “theological” sense, but in a way that we can experience His presence and joy every week. Therefore, God has designated times for you, individually and as a family, to rest and be restored. These are times set aside for you to savor His goodness and gain the strength to press on through the obstacles to pursue your destiny. God wants you to take time to stop and remember that He is good. Rest is God’s Will Rest is part of God’s will for us. He could have designed our bodies to go 24/ 7 or given us eyes like a cat to see in the dark so we could work without stopping. But that wasn’t God’s will. His plan was that we would take time to rest every day. He designed our bodies to shut down and cease activity several hours a day. This is not wasted time. God prepared a time of daily rest to recharge our bodies in order to maintain the strength and stamina we need to go about our daily lives and fulfill His purposes.— A Time to Advance: Understanding the Significance of the Hebrew Tribes and Months by Chuck Pierce, Robert Heidler.Thank you for your faithful partnership and support. We have provided giving opportunities for those of you who have inquired about giving into Love Ministries. Love Ministries, Inc. Online Giving: loveministrieslive.com By Mail: Love Ministries, Inc.P.O. Box 8097Laurel, MS 39441

Posted by Betty Love on Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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