Words from the Lord: "A time for reset and new beginning!"

The Lord says: 

"There's a refreshing in the spirit and a fresh outpouring being released upon you right now. Whatever that has been stale and stagnant, I am releasing a freshness from My Spirit right now. Do not look back. Do not linger in all those regrets and disappointments that you've had. For I am saying to you there will be many new beginnings as you walk into this new month." 

The Lord says:

"The enemy has tried to break you, and there have been times you are on the verge of giving up, but I have been there with you all along. You may not see it, but I have been there. I am now releasing a new strength and fresh anointing upon you. The anointing that breaks every yoke and bondage. You will have a new authority in the spirit. You will have the authority to overcome what you've not been able to overcome in the recent months. Receive this authority by faith." 

The Lord says for this month: 

"This month, I am resetting many things that have gone wrong in your life. Look to Me and receive from Me. For I have a rescue plan for you. I will know how to draw you out from the miry clay and set you upon the rock. I will know how to pull you out of the pit and the dungeon that the enemy has tried to throw you into. For I have given you the anointing and authority to overcome. I have given you the victory!" 

The term 'miry clay' here is used in the Bible to describe a thick, sticky, and muddy substance that can trap and ensnare you. Therefore, 'miry clay' speaks of a difficult, unstable, or perilous situation that you are facing, and evokes a sense of getting stuck, bogged down, or unable to move on or progress in your life. 

So beloved of God, if you have been stuck, or bogged down, or cannot progress in your life, this message is for you! 

Psalm 40:2 (NKJV) says, 'He also brought me up out of the horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.' 

Psalm 60:4-5 (NKJV) says, 'You have given a banner to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth. That Your beloved may be delivered. Save with Your right hand, and hear me.' 

The word 'banner' here is 'nes' in Hebrew. It literally means 'flag'. What does this speak of? It speaks of God's victory for His beloved. And that's you and I! That's why, no matter what you have been going through in your life recently, this is your time to claim your victory! 

In cross-reference, Exodus 17:13-16 (NKJV) says, 'So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven." And Moses built an altar and called its name, THE-LORD-IS-MY-BANNER; for he said, "Because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation."' 

THE-LORD-IS-MY-BANNER here is 'YHWH Nissi' in Hebrew. This word 'Nissi' is from the word 'nes' in Hebrew, which we saw just now, and it speaks of God's victory for His beloved. 

What does 'Amalek' signify here? This name 'Amaleq' in Hebrew speaks of 'unprovoked attack or habitual attack against God's beloved'. In other words, constantly finding any chance or opportunity to attack God's beloved. 

In response to this attack, Moses told Joshua's army to fight a military battle against the Amalekites. If you look at the Scripture, Joshua's army relied on the Lord as they fought this battle. With the Lord's help, and with the Lord's guidance, they eventually won! It was an outright victory. It was a resounding victory. Why? Because the Lord was with them! The Lord is their Banner! YHWH Nissi! 

Back to David now in Psalm 60:4-5. Here, David was also going through a time when he faced attack from the enemy. And what did David do? If you look at Psalm 60, he looked to the Lord! He looked to the Lord who would raise a banner against the attack of the enemy. You see again? A banner! YHWH Nissi! The Lord our Banner! The Lord our victory! 

So beloved of God, whatever the attack of the enemy may be; be it in your health, in your family, in your career, in the ministry, or in any area of your life; look to the Lord who is your YHWH Nissi! He will know how to rescue you! He will know how to give you the victory! 

We've read Psalm 60:4-5 in New King James Version (NKJV). Now let's read from New Living Translation (NLT). This is interesting. This is how the translators put it: 'But You have raised a banner for those who fear You - a rallying point in the face of attack. Now rescue Your beloved people. Answer and save us by Your power.' 

You see, not by the power of man, but by the power of God! 

By the way, what is 'a rallying point'? It is defined as 'someone or something that unites the people in the face of an attack'. In our context here, the Lord is uniting and joining together with us in the face of an attack by the enemy. And if God is joined together with you, if God is with you, if God is for you, who can be against you? (Romans 8:31)

The word 'rescue' here in Psalm 60 is 'khawlats' in Hebrew. It can mean 'to draw you out (from trouble)', or 'to pull you out (from danger)'. That's exactly what God is doing in your life right now! 

Not just that. The Lord is also resetting many things that have gone wrong in your life! Now, different people different. For some of you, it may be in the area of health. For some of you, it may be in the area of finance. For some of you, it may be in your career. And for some of you, it may be in the ministry. Whatever it may be, the Lord is saying to you today that He is resetting many things that have gone wrong in your life! 

The word 'reset' can be defined as 'to set things (afresh and anew) again'. So, today, allow the Lord to reset you! It is like you resetting your password. Why do people reset their password? There are a few reasons. One reason can be to enhance security against any hacker or any cyber attack. Another reason may be they have forgotten their old password. Yet another reason may be simply because they just want to start afresh. 

Whatever your situation may be, the Lord wants to reset your life and your situation. Why? So that the enemy cannot 'touch' you, 'attack' you, or 'compromise' you anymore! That's why the Lord is resetting you! Yes, resetting your situation! Turning things right side up! Turning things for your good! Reversing whatever the enemy has done against you! Rolling it back against the enemy! So that you will come forth even stronger than before! Amen! Hallelujah!

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Prophetic words for the year 2018: A year of the supernatural and unexpected blessings!

These are the prophetic words that I heard from the Lord for the year 2018:
"This is a year of many supernatural events, manifestations and healings. It is a year of many unexpected happenings and unexpected blessings, even against all odds. Like Saul, whom no one would expect to experience the great light and be turned into Paul, so will there be many unexpected happenings in 2018! This is a year of many 'suddenlies', but fear not, for as long as you fix your eyes on Me, you shall see My purposes in your life come to pass, even in ways you have never thought possible."

People of God, this is also a year of many new beginnings, because the Lord is doing a resetting and giving you a headstart this year! Look not at what happened in your past, and watch Him restore His purposes in your life this year, especially in the areas you have been under attack, delayed, or it seemed impossible to 'launch' in the past. There is a breath of fresh air that He is releasing to His people this year. A new strength is being released. A new hope is being released. It is a time of launching into the deep, like in Luke 5:4 when Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch." Moments before that, Simon Peter and the other fishermen had toiled all night, but caught nothing. It had been a demoralizing experience for them. But this time, as they heeded Jesus' words, the unexpected happened, and they caught a great number of fish, way beyond what they thought possible, and their net was breaking, so much so they had to signal the others to come and help them! (Luke 5:5-6)

The word 'reset' is an interesting word. It can be defined as 'to set things (afresh and anew) again'. It is like you resetting your password. Why do people reset their password? People do so to enhance security, or if they have forgotten their old password, or simply because they wanted a 'fresh start'. In the context of what the Lord is saying here, He is helping you to 're-strategize' for the greater things ahead of you, and so that the enemy cannot 'touch' you or 'compromise' you. This is also a year of many 'headstarts' for God's people. In the context here, it means 'to gain a certain advantage (or favor) that others don't have'. The 'advantage' here comes by heeding the words of the Lord that He is speaking specifically to each of you.

The key book in the Bible to start the year off right is the book of Acts.

Reading from the book of Acts, after the coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-39), the church grew in ways not possible by works of men alone. It was the work of the Holy Spirit. Miracles, signs and wonders accompanied the preaching of the good news of Jesus Christ, and through the hands of the apostles, many were healed and set free from unclean spirits. The church was flourishing, and the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved (Acts 2:40-47).

But then came the persecution. And there also arose a man named Saul, who was consenting to the believers' death, and he made havoc of the church, entering every house and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison (Acts 8:1-3). Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way (Jesus), he might bring them bound to Jerusalem (Acts 9:1-2).

But God! Acts 9:3-5 then says, 'As he (Saul) journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" Then the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."' Saul trembled before the Almighty, and was so overwhelmed by the 'great light' that he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank (Acts 9:6-9). He was then converted (Acts 9:10-19), and began preaching Christ in the synagogues, much to the amazement of those who heard him (Acts 9:20-22).

You see, Saul's life was being reset through the 'great light experience', and it happened at a time when the purposes of the Lord for the church seemed to be hindered. It was indeed a supernatural event, and an unexpected blessing to the church when Saul became a changed man (he was later named Paul). And that was how the church had a fresh impetus, a 'headstart', and the good news of Jesus Christ eventually spread throughout the whole world! 2 Corinthians 4:6 says, 'For it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ'. If 'Saul' speaks of your 'old self', then 'Paul' speaks of your 'new self'. It was a total turnaround for him, and it has to be God who's at work!

The one supernatural event that stood out as I was reading this passage in the book of Acts is in Acts 9:17-18, when Ananias (a certain disciple of the Lord at Damascus) came into the house where Saul was, and laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared  to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." Immediately there fell from Saul's eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized. Saul (who was later named Paul) never looked back since then, and he went on to become an apostle who was greatly used by the Lord, and one who wrote about half of the entire New Testament! Speaking of 'spiritual insights' and 'revelation' of the Lord!

People of God, the year 2018 is also a year God is releasing 'spiritual insights' to you like you have never seen before in your life. The word 'insight' simply means 'the capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of something'. As you look ahead in this new year 2018, may you also walk in such deep 'spiritual insight', just as 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 says, 'But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God'. Amen.

Christ the Beginning, the Head, the Firstfruit

Genesis 1:1 (KJV): In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

The words 'In the beginning' here are 'Be-Reshiyth' in Hebrew, and these are the words that lead the way for all the other words in the Bible! According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, the word 'Reshiyth' here in Hebrew means 'first, beginning, head, chief, choice part, best, firstfruit'.

Genesis 1:1 (word for word) sounds like this in Hebrew: Be (In the) reshiyth (beginning) bara (created) Elohim (God) et hashamayim (the heaven) ve'et ha'aretz (and the earth).

Let's look now at the words 'Be-Reshiyth' ('In the beginning'), which consist of the Hebrew alphabets 'Beth' and then 'Resh-Aleph-Shin-Yod-Tav':
The alphabet 'Beth' (בְּ) is a picture of a 'house', and in the context of Genesis 1:1, it means 'housed in'.
The alphabets 'Resh-Aleph-Shin-Yod-Tav' (רֵאשִׁ֖ית) picture this: 'The Head (Resh), being sacrificed (Aleph), the God (Shin/Shaddai), whose hands (Yod), are at the cross (Tav)'.

Note: Hebrew is written right to left, and every Hebrew alphabet (i.e. alefbet) has a picture.

Do you see Jesus Christ (Yeshua HaMashiach) now from the very beginning in Genesis 1:1? As a teacher of the Word, I'm here to unveil Christ in the Word of God (for He is in the Old Testament concealed, and He is in the New Testament revealed); and yes, Christ is there even from the very first verse of the whole Bible! Because He is the Word!

Let's now cross-refer to John 1:1. It says, 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God'. See the words 'In the beginning' again? John 1:2-4 then follows, 'He (The Word) was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him (the Word), and without Him (the Word) nothing was made that was made. In Him (the Word) was life, and the life was the light of men'.

Note: 'The Word' here refers to 'Jesus Christ our Lord' (John 1:14). 

John 1:9-10 continues, 'That (The Word) was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him...' Psalm 119:130 confirms this, 'The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple (i.e. those who lack understanding)'. John 1:12 then says, 'As many as received Him (The Word), to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.' Amen.

The book of Colossians explains much about Christ being the Head, the Firstfruit (see Colossians 1:15-18). Here, the apostle Paul wrote clearly to show that Christ is preeminent ('proteuo' in Greek), i.e. first and foremost in everything, and that a believer's life should also reflect this priority: In all that you are and you do, you are in Him (in Christ)...
- alive in Him (Colossians 2:13),
- walking in Him (Colossians 2:6),
- rooted in Him (Colossians 2:7),
- built up in Him (Colossians 2:7),
- hidden in Him (Colossians 2:3),
- established in Him (Colossians 2:7), and
- complete in Him (Colossians 2:10).
Praise the Lord!
Acts 17:28 also says, 'In Him (In Christ), we live, we move, and we have our being'. Amen!

In conclusion, as believers, and together in one body (of Christ), let us continue to 'hold fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments; and grow with the increase that is from God' (Colossians 2:19). In Jesus' name. Amen.