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THE CARE OF THE FATHER

TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBER

December 06, 2023 – 12/06/2023
12 – Perfect Government
6 – The Flesh of Man

Luke 12:6 (NKJV) – Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins?
And not one of them is forgotten before God.

Similar to our culture today, two cents had next to no value back in Jesus’ day. If God cares so tenderly for a single sparrow, though it is considered of little significance, won’t He care all the much more for us—the ones made in His image that Jesus paid the price for?

Declaration: I am loved by my Father in heaven. I will not be snatched out of His hand! I am His, and He is mine. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

THE CARE OF THE FATHER

We all need a reminder of the great love that the Father has for us. He created and crafted our innermost being. He shaped us and knitted us together in our mothers’ womb. The value He has for us was declared and proclaimed for all of heaven and earth to witness when Jesus died for us on the cross.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. – Ephesians 2:4-6 NKJV

The exploration of the Father’s heart, to personally know Him, is one of the greatest opportunities and high privileges ever offered to us. His goodness, justice, mercy, grace, and holiness are offered to us freely. His availability to us is endless, and its a lifetime commitment!

He gives life –
Job 33:4
The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

John 6:33
“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
 

He gives us richly all things to enjoy –
1 Timothy 6:17
Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
 

He gives wisdom –
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Proverbs 2:6
For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding

There is no end to the giving heart of God because there is no end to His goodness! As His sons and daughters, we have a front row seat to experience the Father of Lights who gives to us every good and perfect gift. As His sons and daughters, we get to be generous givers because we’re imitating our Father.

From my sermon: God The Giver – Tis’ The Season Part 2

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MEMBERS OF THE BODY

TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBER

December 05, 2023 – 12/05/2023
12 – Perfect Government
5 – The Grace of God

Romans 12:5 (NKJV) –So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

When I think about how intricately God has woven us into Himself, it blows my mind! We have been adopted into the family of God as part of the Body of Christ. Here on earth, we have the great privilege of being the hands and feet of King Jesus. It is our responsibility to walk in the power and authority that He gave us and go about doing the Father’s business, just as He did!

Declaration: I am a member of the Body of King Jesus. I will take up His cause and go about doing good and destroying the works of the enemy. I am given power and authority to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons! In Jesus’ name, Amen!

MEMBERS OF THE BODY

It is an honor to be a part of the Body of Christ here on earth. Being individual members of any ‘body’ or group, you enter into responsibility and accountability with your fellow members. We want to have a ‘Yes’ in our hearts and trust that the Lord will equip us to accomplish what He’s sent us out to do.

We are part of each other, brothers and sisters in Christ. Regardless of how insignificant it may seem, our smallest acts of faith or unbelief affects all of us, same as the grand gestures. (1 Corinthians 12:25-26)
The Body needs you! There are things the Lord has designed you to do that I could never do and vice versa. This is precisely why I encourage people to get up and go after seeing the heart of King Jesus made manifest here on earth!

Each of us has something to offer the world. It will not look the same for all of us because that’s how God designed it to. The way that John the Baptist reached folks for Jesus is not the way that John the Revelator reached people for Jesus. That’s okay! Know that our being a part of the Body does not negate the individuality the Lord has designed us with to display His nature.
(Romans 12:6-8)
However, do something for Jesus. Be an active member of the Body!

There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. – Corinthians 12:4-11 NKJV

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PRAISE THE LORD

Prophetic Numbers

December 04, 2023 – 12/04/2023
12 – Perfect Government
4 – Creation & Things That Are Made

Isaiah 12:4 (NKJV) – And in that day you will say: “Praise the LORD, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted.

“That Day” is now, my friends. We get to praise the Lord all the days of our lives for the incredible sacrifice He made in sending Jesus to be the ransom for our sin. Know this, we become like the thing that we worship.

Declaration: I will lift up praise to the Lord Most High because He has given me everlasting life. In difficult times, I will give Him a sacrifice of praise because this earthly life is the only place I can praise Him in the midst of suffering. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

PRAISE THE LORD

God isn’t a genie in a bottle. And although we tend to seek God out when we want something, He is always with us, even when we take it for granted. We often forget that He is with us in the details of our lives. When we’re confronted with disappointments, heartache, offense, and even our joys & wins, the Lord is with us.

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” – Matthew 1:23 (NKJV)

If we know that He is with us in all things, then we can praise Him in all things. The Lord is not far away from His people. The word says that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us. Set your heart on the Lord! Intentionally “shadow” the One in whom there is no variableness, nor shadow of turning. He is good. He is faithful. And He loves us.

God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. – Acts 17:27 (BSB)

Friends, the Lord God Almighty is worthy of our praise. When we set our hearts and minds on Him, it is for our benefit, not His. When we praise Him, we shift the atmosphere of our hearts and our surroundings, and things start to look more like heaven than they do like hell. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD! – Psalm 150:6 (NKJV)

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SHINE ON

TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBERDecember 03, 2023 – 12/03/2023
12 – Perfect Government
3 – Perfect Completion

Daniel 12:3 (NKJV) – Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.

Wisdom is like the shining sun. She makes the face shine as a person goes about their everyday life. Many people go through life learning—in school, in trades, on the job—but most people do not consider themselves as wise because they’ve learned. However, scripture tells us that wisdom comes from life experiences. According to Daniel 12:3, when a person is wise, they can help turn others to righteousness which causes them to walk the moral high ground, or the ‘highway of holiness’ as the Bible calls it.

Declaration: I declare that I will walk through life using wisdom and discernment that the Holy Spirit gives. Cause my feet to tread on the path of righteousness, Lord. Do not let me stray to the right or to the left off of Your highway of holiness. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

The wisest man ever to walk this earth is Jesus. God’s Word in living flesh sent down to walk through life’s challenges we face every day and overcome them by using wisdom and discernment. Jesus never caved into the devil’s temptations and trickery. He saw through the lies Satan was telling Him “And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’”
(Luke 4:8 NKJV).

To gain the wisdom like Jesus has, we need to do as Jesus does—follow God’s commandments and walk in the fear of the Lord. As humans, we struggle daily with our walk with God, some more than others, but all struggle. However, the more we spend time in God’s Word, the easier our walk becomes! What an amazing visual Daniel gives us in Daniel 12:3, those with wisdom shall shine like the firmament’s brightness!

Our firmament is specific only to us humans on the planet earth. No other firmament is like it because there are no other beings like us that God created. He loves us so much that He made everything intentional for our enjoyment! The stars and heavenly view are no exception. The wisdom we receive is given to us through the Holy Spirit. When we walk as Jesus walks, we are a shining brightness to all the people we encounter.
 

Let’s not forget the rest of Daniel 12:3. Not only are we like the brightness of our firmament, but our shine and our walk can help the lost and rebellious turn to righteousness. Then, not only are we bright like the firmament, we are like the stars forever and ever. Our God is good!

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KINGDOM OF POWER

TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBER

December 02, 2023 – 12/02/2023

12 – Perfect Government
2 – A Faithful Witness & Being Set Apart

2 Corinthians 12:2 (NKJV) – I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven.

Paul lived a supernatural life and he was very familiar with the power of God. He was determined that nothing would deter him from running his race for God. He had experienced the Kingdom in such a way that it was enough for him to spend the rest of his life seeking the thing above.

Declaration: I will seek to know God more and more each day! It is His good pleasure to give me the Kingdom because I am His child. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

KINGDOM OF POWER

Brothers and sisters, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of victory at the right hand of the Father, having overcome the world. I encourage you to seek God for dreams and visions and see what revelation He will give you concerning your life.

The best place for us to be is in the middle of God’s will, pressing on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called us heavenward in Christ Jesus. However, we don’t have to wait for the other side of heaven to experience and know His power. Jesus insured that we would have access to the power and authority of His Kingdom right here on earth.

You and I can live in the tangible presence of God’s glory and see the supernatural in our lives! It’s actually what is expected of us, being the children of God. It just comes with the territory. We should be operating in the power of the Kingdom of God. 

1 Corinthians 4:20 NKJV
For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

Remember friends, our inward faith is proven by outward acts. Love acts. Just like the disciples who spread the gospel and the Kingdom of Jesus Christ with power and love in the book of Acts. We can do this! The same Spirit of God dwells in us and empowers us to do the works of our Father!

And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. – I Corinthians 2:1-5 NKJV

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OBEDIENCE TO THE FATHER

TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBER

December 01, 2023 – 12/01/2023
12 – Perfect Government
1 – Unity

Genesis 12:1 (NKJV) – Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.”

For Abram to pack up everything and just start walking is an incredible act of faith. Not many people would heed the voice of a foreign God and leave behind everything familiar and comfortable. Abram did. And because of his obedience, God established him as the father of our faith!

Declaration: I decree and declare that I will be obedient to You LORD God! Even if I don’t understand it! I will walk by faith, and not by sight! I will trust You and acknowledge You in all my ways, and You will direct my steps! In Jesus’ name, Amen!

OBEDIENCE TO THE FATHER 

One of the greatest compliments of Abraham’s life is that he was called the friend of God. He chose to believe God Almighty, and it was counted to him as righteousness. It’s amazing what faith can do! 

Abraham’s faith in God moved him to obey the Lord. Even when it came to sacrificing the son God promised him, Abraham was willing to obey. Fortunately, God treasures our obedience over sacrifice, and Isaac was saved. The Lord instead provided the sacrifice! 

Faith in Jesus Christ gets us into the household of faith. Many of us come as servants, not realizing that because we believe, we are empowered to become the sons of God. Jesus said, “No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.” 

Just as the first patriarch of faith, we are friends of God. Our faith, which moves us into obedience, has made us righteous before God. Now, through what Jesus Christ has done, we are called the sons of God. 

How do we, as the family of God, behave? In obedience.
In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another – 1 John 3:10-11 (NKJV)

Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
– John 14:23 (NIV)

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EASY YOKE

TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBER

November 30, 2023 – 11/30/2023
11 – Heroes Rising
30 – Acts of Redemption & Accomplishing Priestly Service

Matthew 11:30 (NKJV) – “For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

The world would like nothing better than to see us bow down to it and its way of doing things. It wants us to take up its causes and forsake the ways of the Lord. It wants our agenda to line up with its global-woke agenda, but friends, that’s not you, and that’s not me. We are determined to be yoked with King Jesus and the Kingdom of our Father!

Declaration: I will not be overcome by the world. Instead, I will be overcome by the great love of the Creator God. I will experientially know the length, the width, height, and the depth of the love of Christ Jesus. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

EASY YOKE 
Jesus is humble and gentle at heart. He cares for us and has our best interest at heart. So when we enter into relationship with Him, He offers us a different way of walking through life than that which the world has to offer. The word asks, Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? Jesus gives us an upgrade to be yoked with Him.

Back in Jesus’ day, oxen were yoked together in order to transport heavy burdens. In order to teach a young oxen, often times folks would yoke them together with an older and more experienced ox so that they’d learn the ropes and be able to work efficiently. Jesus has walked the earth as the Son of Man. He was 100% man, yet 100% God.

He overcame this world, friends! And as our experienced elder brother, He offers to share our burdens as we share His yoke in relationship! He’ll show us the ropes and teach us how to go about this life in a manner that casts off the things that easily entangle us so that we can run our race worthily!

Jesus is a pro at carrying great burdens and overcoming them instead of being overcome by them. When we yoke ourselves to Him, we are given the power to overcome this world, just as He did.

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? – 1 John 5:4-5 NKJV

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FAITH TO MOVE MOUNTAINS

TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBER

November 29, 2023 – 11/29/2023
11 – Heroes Rising
29 – Mountains

Hebrews 11:29 (NKJV) – By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.

Are you caught up in a difficult situation and see no way out? Friends, I have good news for you. There may be painful circumstances where you see no apparent way of escape, but the Lord Almighty makes a way! It is our great privilege to face hard things because Jesus has conquered this world and given us the victory.

Declaration: Lord, I will not be afraid of the mountains I face because You will bring every mountain low and lift every valley. My path will be straight because of Your mighty hand at work on my behalf. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

FAITH TO MOVE MOUNTAINS 

Faith opened the way for the Hebrews to cross the Red Sea. Day to day, week to week, year to year we are faced with obstacles that only our faith can see us through. It doesn’t take much! I like to say that it only takes a little bit of good to overcome a whooole lot of evil! King Jesus told His disciples that faith the size of a mustard seed is all that is needed to command a mountain to be displaced into the depths of the sea! 

The Father has set the precedent by His word! Isaiah 40:3-5 (ESV) declares, A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
I Imagine the disciples thought of these verses as Jesus spoke to them about mountain removal.

Friends, we glorify God Almighty when we, as His children, choose to live by faith and confront the wrong things in this world. Just like King Jesus, who went around doing good and destroying the works of the enemy, we, too, have a ministry of reconciliation. (Acts 10:38; 2 Corinthians 5:18-20)

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HIDDEN IN OUR HEARTS

TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBER

November 28, 2023 – 11/28/2023
11 – Heroes Rising
28 – Times & Seasons

Luke 11:28 (NKJV) – But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

There are several people in the scriptures that heard the word of the Lord and kept it in their hearts. Jacob kept the matter of Joseph’s dreams in the back of his mind. Concerning Jesus, there are several times where the Bible records that Mary, kept all these things in her heart. The Lord expects us to be good stewards of His word. We’ll take a look at the parable of the Sower and see what the Lord is saying to us!

Declaration: I will turn to see the Voice! I will heed the word of the Lord and obey. I will hide Your word in my heart, where it will grow, and produce good fruit that will remain. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

HIDDEN IN OUR HEARTS 

I believe that hearing the voice of the Lord, and valuing His word requires us putting some action behind it. James, the half brother of Jesus Christ, writes, For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. – James 1:23-25 (NKJV) 

However, I understand that there are times when we have heard the word of God, but we don’t quite know what to do with it, or, if we know what to do with it, we don’t really know how or where to begin. In those times, the Lord entrusts us to be good stewards of His word: Not burying it because we’re afraid of failing or making mistakes, but, like any wise gardener, planting it in the soil of our hearts.
 
Jesus talks to His disciples in Matthew 13 about a planter. This sower was faithful sow, regardless of the different types of soils he came into contact with. Jesus goes on to explain later in the chapter that the different soils and their ailments are different heart conditions of people that receive the word of God. 

Sowing of the seed is a beautiful picture of our stewarding God’s word in our hearts. It’s our job to make sure the soil is good ground for planting–free of thorns, plowed up instead of hardened and packed, stones removed, frequently weeded. Just like Jacob and Mary, who didn’t know how to respond to the words they received, we can be wise and faithful to hide His word in our hearts and trust the Lord of the Harvest.
 
Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. – Psalms 119:11 NKJV

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EVERY JOT

TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBER

November 27, 2023 – 11/27/2023
11 – Heroes Rising
27 – Things Unveiled & Revealed in God’s Presence. Light of Truth.

Matthew 11:27 (NKJV) – All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.

The Old Testament is filled with the prophetic hope for a Messiah coming to redeem and restore. In the New Testament, Jesus fulfills those promises and assures us that He will return, and we will see the ultimate fulfillment of God dwelling with men here on earth in the New Jerusalem! Hallelujah! There is proof in the prophecy. When you can’t depend on anything else, friends, we can depend on the Word of God.

Declaration: I will stand on the word of God. I will believe His promises. I will not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth out of the Father’s mouth. In Jesus’ name, I will align my words with the Father’s and live according to His declarations.
In Jesus’ name, Amen!

EVERY JOT 

God’s word is infallible. If you want to see just how void of error, mistakes, or flaws that His word is, just take a look at Jesus. Jesus is the Word of the Father made manifest. John 1:14 (NKJV), And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 

Jesus is the One that was hoped for, the One the prophets wrote and preached about. How is it that the people of God knew to expect a Messiah? Because of the Word of God. The first time we see the Father speak about Jesus is in the early chapters of Genesis. Talking to the serpent, God says, “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.”  – Genesis 3:15
The enemy did his very best to corrupt the gene pool down here (Genesis 6), but God was faithful to His word and brought forth the birth of King Jesus, the Lamb without blemish. 

When we can’t bank on anything else, we can depend on the word of God. Too many throughout history have demonstrated to us the faithfulness of God Almighty to His word. When that ultimate promise comes and God dwells with man forever, even then, His word will stand true and undiminished. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.” – Matthew 24:35 (NKJV) 

So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. – Isaiah 55:11 NKJV

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