Look-Up Newsletter Issue 1 Vol 7

Look-Up Newsletter

 Issue 1 Vol 7

Editorial 

Dear family and friends, shalom blessings and a very Happy New Year to you in this still-fresh season of the Year 2023,  

Welcome to the 7th issue of our Look Up Newsletter. This Newsletter was initially designed by my children's mum, Ms. Ivy Florence Williamson. more than 10 years ago. At the time we run the Vocation 4 Life Foundation as a Prayer ministry to family and friends. Through the online outreach run by Ivy Florence, it was reaching out to individuals and family units in 15 nations around the world..

Background:: When she originally designed the Look Up Newsletter Ivy Florence meant it as a tool to support the vision we shared: A/ To present a witness of Divine Intervention Today. and of mainly first-hand accounts of answered prayer that reflect the reality that individuals were experiencing Divine Intervention. These were reported in the "Glory to God Report" section of each Look-Up Newsletter. 

From its relaunch last year with issue 5 this mission primarily to our family and friends continues after a pause of about 12 years. In a modified format "Look Up Issue 5" included the section, HOPE STREET: with a focus on missions. 

As promised in "issue 5', a prayer diary was included as an additional section in issue 6. It was to be maintained as a monthly prayer diary. There is a need therefore for prayer requests in order to keep the Prayer diary active. Dear Friend and Family please do your part to remain safe as you and your family/household walk in the blessing of Adonai into 2023. 

Numbers 6:23Aaronic Benediction

22Again Adonai spoke to Moses saying,“Speak to Aaron and to his sons saying: Thus you are to bless Bnei-Yisrael, by saying to them:

24‘Adonai bless you and keep you!

25Adonai make His face to shine on you and be gracious to you!

26Adonai turn His face toward you and grant you shalom!’

27In this way they are to place My Name over Bnei-Yisrael, and so I will bless them.”

Copyright © 2014 - Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society

Shalom and love 

John W x

DIVINE INTERVENTION TODAY

OUR PRAYER AND PASTORAL CARE MINISTRY TEAM

In this issue, I will like to express my appreciation to a very special lady who has maintained a real commitment since 2016 to keep our online prayer ministry going.  Sister Patience, God richly bless you, your Son Gregory, and all of your family. May He continue to reward you and provide for all your needs. Sister Patience leads our weekly Zoom prayer sessions and is very much the most active member of our Whatsapp Prayer platform since 2016. She has a very caring, compassionate heart and is a very faithful and consistent sister in christ. Please click this link to access her ministration:https://youtu.be/Pb7sP3-dnfU

I first met Aunty Joycelyn(Joycelyn Amegadoe then)two weeks before her wedding to my Uncle Victor Addom. I had been unwell with malaria fever and had missed my eldest brother's wedding ceremony a few hours earlier. My Uncle Victor sought me out in my other uncle's (late Uncle Emmanuel Tetteh) vehicle and He prayed! It was more like He IMPLORED HEAVEN, literally went before the throne of God on my behalf!I recovered and was well enough to attend the wedding reception where I met my Uncle's bride-to-be for the first time, dancing at the reception. I probably remember very little else at that reception but how relaxed she was😊! Sister Joycelyn also helps run an international online prayer network 24/7. She has a very active compassionate ministry to widows and mentors young couples. Sister Joycelyn has been a real encouragement to us at the zoom sessions. Click this link to watch her share:https://youtu.be/jG8bkW-ldbA

Pastor Samuel Somuah Asante and I first met in 1982, at St Augustine's College(Augusco), Cape Coast at Sixth Form. He was a continuing student who had been a student there since the first year, whilst I had been a Student at a different school. We were both appointed as members of the Executive of the Scripture Union: I was Assistant Prayer Secretary and he was the President of the Scripture Union. We were very close Executives, all of us like brothers. I spent a lot of time fellowshipping with Pastor Somuah, and we became very close friends. I think we were all very passionate about God, and prayer and were genuinely trusting God for a real Revival in our School! It did happen in our time too. Pastor Somuah became an Agricultural Engineer and subsequently responded to the call into full-time ministry. He is the pioneer and Senior Pastor of Jesus Witness Ministry. I am looking forward to Pastor Somuah's fellowship and exhortation and bible teaching during our Friday evening sessions in the New Year. Please click this link for our first zoom fellowship with him:https://youtu.be/YC1C2pOpwJg

Thank you to all our prayer network both those on our family and friends' Whatsapp prayer platforms, and those who participate by either having attended sessions or through sharing prayer requests or/and Glory to God reports. The family and friends zoom prayer sessions are interactive and are scheduled on a Friday from 21:00 hrs to 21:44 hrs GMT(9 pm-9.44 pm). Time is the same if you are joining from West Africa.

GLORY TO GOD REPORTS:

Praise God with us for answers to prayer:

Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom[04/11, 11:37] TJ: Asked for prayer for her dad on the way to the hospital with a possible bleed on the brain in the ambulance 

[04/11, 20:27]TJ: (Then provided this update later the same day)Thank you all so much for your prayer for my father SC today. His headache has gone and they could find nothing wrong.No bleed on the brain as expected or anything else after a day of tests. He was only told to come back in if happens again. God answers prayer Amen.

Prayer Request: Could u continue to pray for my dad C that ulcers that have been on his feet for over a year will go for good and 'MS' will go and his back will straighten up and he will be able to walk.

Also for my fever and cold cough diarrhea to go in Jesus' name also and for my Son 'J' to find Jesus. Bless you, all.

Accra, Ghana[28/10, 11:07] Sis JCY: I have a prayer request. My sister 'A' fell sick suddenly on Monday. She was discharged from the hospital yesterday. Let's pray for a speedy recovery and for God's provision for all the resources needed to speed up her recovery.

[04/11, 11:36] Sis JCY: I want to thank God for my sister, whose health has improved a lot.

FCE, Accra(wife with back pain prayed for weeks ago):

[03/11, 22:05] Me(during a whatsapp text exchange): How is your Mrs?

[03/11, 22:06] FCE: She is better.By God's grace.

LU Newsletter(LUp-N): We have been unable to send a request for permission to use other Glory to God Reports received by our Prayer Team, in this newsletter. I am sure the individuals who received answers to prayer will be happy to share in order to inspire others to keep believing in God. Hopefully, we will arrange to post them in a subsequent newsletter. LUp-N

This brief video clip was recorded when her first grandchild Pierre visited Lome with his beautiful wife Sally , in  June 2022

Please continue to praise God for the life, health, and well-being(Spiritually and physically) of our mum. She is grandma to 19, and Great-grandma to 4. Rejoice with us for her fellowship, intercessory ministry, and the grace and glory of God upon her life. To God be the Glory and may she live healthy and welcome additional great-grandchildren. 

John W(Abbey Wood, London, UK)🙌🙌 

🙌Look Up Newsletter will love to receive your 'GLORY TO GOD REPORTS' to inspire others: Please email them to John at jpndad@googlemail.com with Subject heading: Glory to God Reports. LU-N.

HOPE STREET

💬I was very inspired during a Video interview with Ms Judith Ramsay

Judith is the Co-director of Tears in Action Charity which runs a Weekly, Drop-In Cafe ministry to the needy including the Homeless, and the destitute within the London Boroughs of Redbridge, Barking, and Dagenham. For more details please click the following link to be directed to their websiteTears In Action Charity

💬From John.W: My friend Rev Sammy Lartey has been reaching the Volta Region, Ghana, with the Gospel since I was a teenager in the mid-1980s. In the above clip, one of his daughters leads a praise session during an evening Open air Outreach Campaign.

22nd February 2022: Last year he asked for our prayer support before going on the series of outreaches during the year. He lost his father this year after a period of illness. God has also blessed him and his wife with Evelyn with their first grandchild. Please continue to pray for him and his Team and for financial support from all who believe in what they are doing.....evangelizing the Volta Region of Ghana.

Follow the links below to other YouTube videos involving Rev Sammy Lartey:

February 2020.Open Air Campaign in Volta Region,Ghana

Outreach to Primary School Children in Urban Accra, Ghana

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If you would like to partner with Rev Sammy Lartey and the mission team please contact him directly on +233 24 426 0155. God bless you.

💬International Teams

A Friday Staff worship service at Glory International School, Lome, Togo, 2020.

Look-Up, Watch this Space for Family and Education Forums  and Primary Health Panel Discussions to be featured, in subsequent issues

FAMILY AND FRIENDS PRAYER DIARY JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH/APRIL/MAY 2023

 "If one part suffers, all the parts suffer together. If one part is honored, all the parts rejoice together."1 Corinthians 12" Tree of Life Version

                            🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌

01/01/2023-1/02/2023:

Praying for Asia/Pacific in January 2023:Australia(Aus), 

🙏Please pray for DP & DS Brisbane, Australia in Week 1:Friday 06/01/2023
Please give God the glory for sustaining this young couple  Pray for them to overcome obstacles of health, discouragement, and recent setbacks to continue to persevere in their God-given dream. Pray for them to be blessed with healthy children 

🙏Please pray for PT, D, and their children Myanmar, Burma: PT is Burmese and of the Muslim faith; D her husband is from England, and their children were raised in Australia. PT, D, and the children are permanent residents of Goldcoast, Australia

 

🙏Pray for PT's parents and family, that are in Singapore: After relocating due to the political instability in Burma. PT previously came to study in the UK, where she met D.As you pray for PT, D, and their families please click on this link to learn more about the situation in PT's home country. Pray that she will experience the love, presence, ministry of the Holy Spirit, and a loving witness of Christ in those who cross their paths within Gold Coast county, Aus

🙏Texas, USA[the first prayer requested 28/02, 14:32]: for aunt, sister, father, brother, and a friend named D*****orm to be saved.'I know God can do it, even immediately. Continue praying for her and ask for God's blessings as she reaches the end of her academic and professional studies.DAJ🙏

🙏California, USA[the first prayer requested on 27/02, 12:06] Pastor Ben: Pray for the work we are beginning at Ho, Ghana, West Africa: the Bible school and the COVENANT REVIVAL CHAPEL. The School is a covenant ministerial college / University. Thank God our son is recovering steadily.. No updates received yet.Pastor AB🙏

02/02/2023-01/03/2023 

Praying for West Africa in February 2023: Ghana,(Gh) in Week 1: Friday 03/02/2023

🙏East Legon, Accra[the first prayer Requested 28/02, 14:57]: Thanks for the prayer service. Our family will like prayers for the following:

1. A good job for our son E** in Guadalajara Mexico.

2. Blessing of Children for our son and daughter-in-law E** and K***e.

3. That **u will experience the commitment of his life to Christ and pray for his future marriage.

4. That our daughter Korantema will find a godly life partner. TAS🙏

🙏Taifa, Accra[the first prayer Requested 28/02, 14:55] Thanks so much for your kind thoughts. My prayer is for complete healing for PKN.  Also that he will experience the power of the Holy Spirit in His life. I also request prayer for K***i and Y***a that they will experience the Holy Spirit Revival in their lives. Also, that l****e m***y will be preserved physically and Spiritually. Thanks.DMDN🙏

🙏Accra[[the first prayer Requested,28/02, 14:38]My request is the fulfillment of my divine mandate on earth(This brother consistently shares scriptures on a daily basis to encourage us all)

God bless you, FD

Thanks

🙏Accra[the first prayer Requested 28/02, 14:44] Please pray for unity within the Akroasi /Addom family in Ghana. For Godly unity, honor, and respect for one another. Christ should reign supreme in our lives and we must watch our words spoken against one another. AJ🙏

🙏Accra[The first prayer Requested 27/02, 15:26] Careerwise  I have actively been job hunting a few interviews have gone so far, but still no positive response. but I am still doing my best to apply, hopefully, I can finally land one soon Thank you for the intercession. God richly bless you.2)First Prayer answered pray for her career progression and for her dad's health, step mum, and sibling sisters MSQ.

🙏Accra[the first prayer Requested 27/02, 13:51] Nyirah from Ghana. My daughter has been married for about 10 years now without a child. I pray that God intervenes on her behalf and gives her the fruit of the womb.LB Mrs🙏

09/02/2022-01/03/2023 

Continue Praying for West Africa in February 2023: Lome,(Tg) in Week 2:Friday 10/02/2023

🙏Lome, Togo: Please pray for the family, ministry, and business of A.S.A.G and for AE who is elderly. A.S. has a longstanding health condition, pray for healing, health, and provision, safety during a surgical procedure she has been considering

2/03/2022-01/04/2023:

Praying for Europe in March 2023, UK in Week 1:Friday 03/03/2023

🙏Edgware, London Borough of Harrow[Requested 27/02, 08:59] Prayer for TLPC I pastor, that the work of God will go on. Thanks.P A🙏

🙏, Abbey Wood, London Borough of Greenwich[[28/02, 14:53] J

 Good morning John thanks for this. Right now I would like to pray for Ghana our motherland, for peace to continue there, as we celebrate the independence anniversary next month. Thank you.2)Continue praying for Ghana, as well as other nations Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Mauritius, The Gambia, UK, USA,Canada, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Baltic States, Serbia, Kosovo and for all Ukraine, for the Prince of Peace to indwell the heart of men and women. LAA 

🙏Christchurch, Dorset:[First Requested 28/02, 14:58] My Son J***ua has covid.2.J***a has back pain.3.C***s has MS and ulcers on foot.4.J***ua .to start going to church and be interested in God. To ask questions.5.M******t to get 'ESA' for bad health.6.A***e to become a Christian. praying for you in your work. God bless you.TJS🙏

🙏Poole, Dorset: [Requested 28/02, 14:52]  It is so good to see how God's word never fails, though it comes to pass not on our way and time but his. I am so glad to see your persistence and trust in the Lord. My prayer request would be to unblock the financial blockage which is preventing me from boosting to the nations as God promised. Thanks for your commitment to intercesión. May God bless and straighten you and your team. Pastor J. R. E.EVERLASTING GOSPEL.

🙏Poole, Dorset: [The First prayer Requested[28/02, 14:35] Thank you so much, my dear brother 

 Please, please pray for both of my children. My son S****r and for my daughter R***a.

I feel that they both are in bondage. They don’t listen to anyone and live in their own world.  Their father can’t do anything and I can’t do anything to change their mind. They both are happy where they are, but they are not in their right mind. Please pray for both of them that Our Father God and our Lord Jesus Christ put them both in the right direction in God's way, not in their own way .

Please pray for me that my Health Retirement is granted from my HR Dept, Occupational Health Doctor's Dept. as well as from HMR Pension. I hope God is there with them when they will be ready to grant this for me I pray and ask you to pray for me as well.  Hope you got all my prayer requests.2)Now on medical retirement, please continue to pray for her children and for her healing. from a psoriasis skin condition CU🙏

Bournemouth,[28/02, 14:46] Please pray for me to know his presence, encounter him, to know his joy and life, thanks.AW🙏 

Guildford, Surrey [Requested 28/02, 14:51]Please pray for M.A age 77, who has had a run of bad health including heart attack and fall requiring hip replacement and who is suffering dizzy spells from Ménière’s disease. Thank you 2) Continue to thank God for some improvement and extend prayers to the older son who started college in 2022. FL x

🙏Luton, Bedfordshire[Requested 28/02, 14:33] thank you for including me in your prayers

1. Yes, I do have some prayer requests.1 For a  job. Praying to God for a job that will be just right for me.2  To sort my flat out,
2. As at the moment I am in temporary accommodation as some water went into my electricity meter 3 God to help my son in his education, to catch up with his peers. Thanks for adding me. God bless you3)Prayers for Job and Flat have been answered. Please extend prayer for Son's education. A stressful development involving ongoing discussions about this. Pray alongside her for a miracle, an improvement in Son's aptitude and performance. AP🙏

🙏W.S.:Oxfordshire: Please thank God for her life, and ministry of intercession, and ask for God's blessings on her as she makes requests on behalf of various people. Pray for a couple B and R, and their new baby G. Pray for a complete manifestation of God's healing virtue, wholeness, and perfect physical, emotional, and mental health. B)No updates received on this prayer: Entrust the couple in God's hands.

Doncaster,[Requested 28/02, 14:39] Thank God for healing my husband. We are in need of debt cancellation and for God to bless our marriage with children. May the Lord bless you as you labor in His Vineyard. Odi & Pius.2)Continue to thank God for the healing and pray for financial provision and sustenance.

9/03/2023-01/04/2023:

• Praying for Europe in March 2023, Germany in week 2:10/03/2023
• 🙏Dusseldorf[28/02, 14:47] My prayer request is for world peace. Thanks for your thoughts, AD🙏
• Praying for Europe in March 2023, Ukraine/Russia in week 3:17/03/2023
• Praying for Europe in March 2023, Serbia/Kosovo in week 4:24/03/2023
• Praying for Europe in March 2023, the Baltic States in week 5:31/03/2023
• Praying for Europe in April 2023, the Nordic States sharing a border with Russia in week 1:07/04/2023
• Praying for Europe in April 2023, Poland in week 2:14/04/2023
• Praying for Europe in April 2023, Scotland in week 3:21/04/2023
• Praying for Europe in April 2023, Turkey and USA, and NATO Alliance member countries in week 4:28/04/2023
• Praying for Jerusalem in May 2023, in weeks 1-2:05/05/2023 and 12/05/2022
• Praying for the Middle East, Persian Gulf Countries in May 2023, and The UAE  and Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain, Countries in the Abraham Accord in week 3:19/05/2023
• Praying for the Middle East and Persian Gulf Countries in May 2023:Iran, Syria, Kurdish Communities in Syria and Turkey in week 4:26/05/2023

PLEASE SEND YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS AND UPDATE REQUESTS SENT BY TEXTING IT TO JOHN on 07454347039.

Copywright©2022, by John Agbenyega Williamson

Prelude to Part 6 TOPIC:

 Prelude to Part 6 

TOPIC: 

 When God appears to be in waiting for mode, whilst we are running out of Patience😓😨😰😣!!

In previous parts of Recipies for Success, I have identified  8 phases within the season of waiting individually for the fulfillment of God-given promises in our lives.

Perhaps some await a Godly spouse turning up, others may be praying for a first baby within their married union, some perhaps praying for a better job, whereas the heart cry of others for a rare moment of peace, tranquility within their marriage!

8 Phases? Yes!

 That was a discovery I had made whilst studying the Israelites'  journey  within Joshua 6 of the Old Testament! 

Today I will like to highlight that each one of these 8 phases  is associated with a test or the trial of our faith! We need to undergo individual preceding tests before experiencing a subsequent phase. 

 (Phase 1) This is our starting point when like  Joshua we are overwhelmed by a sad event like a loss or bereavement are we wonder who to turn to? How do we swim instead of drowning in the ocean of depressing emotions?

 The Test Joshua had to overcome is similar to what anyone experiencing crippling emotions  is faced with. Joshua had faced dilemmas including:

Would he continue to indulge in grief and sorrow, even though he had clearly heard from God that he was to move forward?

 We know that Joshua chooses to act on God's word and in the process recovers from his grief and loss.

(Phase 2): Once Joshua responds to God  there is a calling to change old thought patterns, separating completely from the old! including the memory of past glories! One of the things He must have been grieving was the glorious manifestations of God during the life of Moses.

Now  he was being led into an absolute Surrender to God in order to die to the Old way. How was he to do this? This is a similar question anyone who is being called to move on from the loss of the past faces?

The way to do this  is by relinquishing  the next thought to the Lord! 

We need to do this 'one thought at a time in order to complete the process of surrender and death! '

(Phase 3): We know that we are done with the Past, even our Past glory when we no longer derive our motivation from relieving  past events! They no longer affect us either positively or negatively!

Joshua reached the phase of no turning back laying and surrendering his will and utter dependency on God's instruction! This is the place of death to his own dreams of self-preservation, the cross! This is the place where the individual acknowledges and has no doubt that there is nothing humanly possible to be done about one's situation. This is not only the place of death but of burial and entombing from the hope of living again. 

(Phase 4): The test is to embrace a new pattern of thinking and doing life! If relinquishing the Past leaves us empty, then embracing the new present will fill us! Because we cannot run into our future on empty!

So who am I if I am not who I used to be? This question opens a new door to the perception of life! 

For the first time, we can handle the revelation of our uniqueness to  Adonai. In the time when we are most aware of our helplessness and humanity, suddenly the Scales fall from our eyes and we behold our true selves in His light.

Some call this 'our Identity in Christ. Have you watched a documentary in which someone is looking heartily for their roots? Their biological parents? This is what a discovery about our true selves does!

We realize that we are Sons and daughters with a divinely imparted potential, to soar above our circumstances! Although we may be willing to believe God's revelation about us, others including our significant family and friends may take some persuading!

How do you persuade 'a chicken coop mindset' that you are not just one of the chirpy cheeks in a mother hen's brood but an eagle in the making! 

That we are anything other than how we have been perceived until now.  

We need to pass the test of not letting the opinion of our loved ones define us! It is never too late to embrace our identity in God,in Yeshua no matter how long we have wandered in the desert of someone else's approval! 

 (Phase 5): The test is to take a corresponding action of obedience to God-given instructions we receive! Unless we do, we will remain stuck in the same place. 

Have you ever heard the wise words that 'where God guides, He provides'?👶.Unless we 'follow His guidance, we wouldn't make fresh discoveries of provision' of the treasures He has placed within us 'Jars of clay'Please click to read2 Corinthians 4:7-9 TLV

 Phase 6:  In contrast to phase 5  when we were to leave our comfort zone, now the Lord presents us with an opposite challenge! 

When we are most aware of having come of age in skill and expertise we face a temptation to act independently of God or outside Godgiven boundaries.  We ate tempted to take God-given instructions for granted and feel they do not apply to us. 

This is the phase when the temptation of presumption is highest

The above challenges were faced by other Bible characters who worked in collaboration with Adonai to usher in His purposes on earth. 

Each of them was tested in their faith! during a season of waiting for Adonai to come through for them;they faced the temptation to carry out God's purpose in their own strength or expertise. Whenever they did it often led to disastrous consequences for them and their family until God's redemptive plan comes into effect. 

Thanks for reading, Part 6 will be out soon. Meanwhile, why not refresh your memory with Parts 1 to 5 of Recipies for Success.

Wishing you A blessed Passover feast and Season of the Celebration of the Resurrection of Yeshua.☺️🙌🏾

RECIPES FOR SUCCESS WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL Week's issue:10/02/22(Backdated)

 RECIPES FOR SUCCESS WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL 

Week's issue:10/02/22(Backdated)

TOPIC: Part 6.

 When God appears to be in waiting for mode whilst we are running out of Patience😓😨😰😣!!

SCRIPTURE VERSE

Joshua 6 Tree of Life Version First read Joshua 6:6-11 or Click to read online

 REFLECTION BASED ON SCRIPTURE:

🏹Three weeks ago  I shared a few more insights from scripture about the attributes of Adonai, in part 5 of my current series. 

 The recurring theme in my blog series has been the 8 distinct phases I have identified within a season of waiting for an individual trusting God to answer a prayer request. 

As a result of experiencing an extended period of waiting for God to come through for us, we sometimes switch into 'hopeful mode only'🤔 by default! At least currently!

Perhaps you identify with something I am sharing. I certainly have on occasions switched to safe mode, by being minimally hopeful that Adonai will manifest himself in answer to my prayer! In case my reader friends/family can also identify with a similar lowering of expectations from an extended wait for answers to prayer, this blog post is especially for you.🥰May God use a statement I make to help reset you back in hope and expectancy!

To refresh your memory please Click here for Part V(5) 

In case you missed the prelude to today's blog

in which I pointed out that divinely orchestrated tests will come our way which we can't simply ignore! They require navigating🤔 from one phase to the next Please click here. Hopefully, I managed to communicate the essential truth principle about how essential to the process our daily circumstances are! They are not just coincidences to be dismissed because we are frustrated!

So we encounter regular phases of waiting for prayers to be answered! Yes, the wait can seem endless and the effort of addressing Adonai with the one constant need could appear a monotonous drag! So we get tempted as a result to seek more 'practical alternatives' and hurl ourselves into the 'seemingly greener pastures of pragmatism!'But scripture does admonish us against playing God and even though  Adonai our God does not tempt anyone and there are destructive elements to being tempted(human lust plays a big part); He can use that phase in our life to orchestrate us into our destiny if we let Him. So we continue with the theme of waiting and essentially how to occupy ourselves whilst we are within that season!

Because we have already examined the first 6 phases out of 8 within our season of waiting, I will start with an introduction to phase 7 today.

 

Phase 7 in our season of waiting is when God concludes a cycle of what He has begun. The number 7  was mentioned earlier on in the creation story within scripture. In Genesis 2:2,3': And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made and he rested on the seventh day, from all his work which he had made' v 3. And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

KJV

In Part 7 of this series, I hope to highlight 'factor 7' through some more scriptural cross-reference. 

 

God always finishes and completes what He has begun. But not many Christian Pilgrims or sojourners stick around long enough to experience God's victory firsthand.

In order to experience this, we need to be prepared to last for the long haul of our faith journey. How do we get sustained in our wait? The key to endurance is in acting on that minuscule God-inspired prompt received within the innermost parts of our being. What do I mean by that?

OUR LONG AWAITED MIRACLE IS ALWAYS ENCASED WITHIN THE HARDSHELLS THAT GOD SENDS OUR WAY

The process which results in a manifestation of Adonai's POWER in our circumstances has scriptural patterns! Adonai our God always responds to us, when we present our needs to Him! But  His responses are invincible to our sensory perception most of the time. This is why we have a human tendency to feel we are being denied.! But Adonai our God always responds to us when we petition Him. 

The question is how do we access His provision which He sends to us in response to our petition?

IT IS VITAL NOT TO ATTEMPT ACCESSING THE PROVISION OF GOD USING OUR NATURAL SENSORY PERCEPTION! 

We need to walk by faith and not by sight in trusting the integrity of  Adonai's assurance that He responds even though His response may not yet be obvious within our sensory perception of reality. Yes, even though we may encounter contradictory circumstances in our environment!

God manifests Himself and transmits reality to the universe by His word.  'In the beginning was the Word and the Word was God.v2 The same was at the beginning with God. v3 All things were made by him, and without him was not anything made that was made' John 1:1-3 KJV.

This Word from Adonai comes to us as a blessing in disguise! But don't be fooled by the disguise! If you are, you will despise the treasure because of the packaging!

Inside that packaging, are treasures hidden within the darkness of our season of waiting. This has always been the pattern of Adonai: To send the answers to our requests as a blessing in disguise! So disguised that unless He reveals it to us, or declassifies the information by prompting us, we would miss His blessing! Yes, it is possible to miss Adonai's answer because of the packaging! So watch out!

So what is inside Adonai God's disguise! It is the incorruptible seed! It is the word of Adonai God, which has the full potential to bring into manifestation anything(or anyone)that Adonai, our God has promised us! Watch out therefore when Adonai makes a promise in His word! Because every promise of Adonai has the same potential of being fulfilled in our lives! No matter how seemingly impossible or how long the apparent wait for fulfillment!

This is the process of the fulfillment of the promises of Adonai in our lives.

Note that this is what Joshua received, 'A PROMISE'! But please may we observe more importantly what he did not do with the promise of Adonai His God!

Joshua did not despise the promise of God, He did not neglect the promises of God.He did not procrastinate in acting on the promises of God. 

But what did he do? He collaborated with Adonai by responding to the promises of God. He handled the promises of God and meditated on them until the individualized revelation for him, God's blueprint was declassified and He the generic promises of God became a NOW word for Joshua 1:(Kindly click on this to read the initial revelation Joshua received. 

There was hidden within those 'ordinary sounding utterances' from God in Joshua 1, the very potential to part the river Jordan in flood stage! But Joshua and the Israelites would certainly not have experienced that miracle or any of the ones we have read about if Joshua HAD NOT responded to the words of instruction from Adonai!   

And we would certainly not have read about the parting of the Jordan in Joshua 3:14-17 TLV

In order for the creative potential within the eternal words from the lips of Adonai to be released a very natural process has to occur! The shells encasing the individualized revelation of God must crack so that His individual blueprint for us can be declassified. 

This process involves dying, burial and resurrection! It involves the soil of our human heart and the environment of our circumstances.

NOW FOR A BIT OF LIFE APPLICATION

It is now time for some cross-reference between all of the phases of waiting.. Meanwhile, why not refresh your memory with Parts 1 to 5:

When an individual awaits through prayer for Adonai to bring a life partner into their life, such a need presents both an opportunity and a temptation. Like Yeshua, who was hungry after 40 days and 40 nights there comes a way of meeting the need that is outside God's word and His personal will for our individual lives. Imagine if Yeshua had resorted to calling for bread out of stone simply to meet his own need. Would He then have had the integrity to multiply the five loaves and two fishes to feed the multitudes in the wilderness?

What about the married couple praying for a first baby within their married union. If that married union had been for a number of years and they are still waiting, giving in to the temptation to focus on not having had a biological child can obscure the opportunity to celebrate other opportunities.In 2013 when our children were 7 and 5 years of age, I attended a family service with them at a Baptist Church in Gillingham, Kent, UK. During the after church informal refreshment(serving Tea,Coffee Biscuits) a couple that I had become friends with introduced me to their Son in law, their daughter( who was expecting her first baby), and their foster grandchildren. I observed that although they were caucasian(Europeans) their two foster daughters were Black Africans like me.Then this couple shared with me their daughters story. For years they had tried for a baby and after resigning themselves to not having a biological child, they went ahead and adopted their foster daughters from Eaten Africa.It was after that their daughter conceived and became pregnant with her first baby. What a testimony of biblical proportions.

Are you praying for or in need of a better job, or is your heart is crying for others for a rare moment of peace, and tranquility within your marriage! One of the ways of closing the door to a need-triggered temptation is to respond to opportunities to serve others and be a blessing in spite of your need

There are occasions in the lives of people who were impatient and choose not to wait for Adonai to come through for them! They yielded to the temptation to carry out God's purpose in their own strength or expertise. Whenever they did so it often led to disastrous consequences for them and their family. Let us opt instead to allow God's redemptive plan to come into effect through  Surrender to his will

Provided we have undergone the above principles of divine breakthrough' we can expect the Holy Spirit to lead us to the will of God. When God's will is known His unique destiny for our lives is also revealed to us. This is a revelation that highlights our primary calling in our earthly life until eternity. So what can we ask God?

A marathon runner's mindset and not a sprinter's mindset is required. Corresponding actions require a necessary balance as well. We have to ensure a journey in which we take constant self-inventory by asking: Are we reliant on our sensory experience and expertise of how to accomplish our purpose or destiny in God or are we dependent on the Lord to the letter of His guidance?

God walks with the finisher and not the start-up. The finisher isn't simply the guy who works the clock by hanging around doing and attaining nothing in God's Kingdom. He isn't simply squandering his time, talents, and testimony. He isn't just awaiting being rescued away from all the madness on the planet earth. The finisher endures the inner work of grace! He or she willfully surrenders and yields to the molding and the shaping and the restorative work inner work of Grace which Adonai is accomplishing within his or her soul.

This work is taking place 'night and day' via meditating on God's word. This is what results in full maturity in our humanity. This is what the human Yeshua yielded His will too in order for Adonai to accomplish in Him. As a result, Yeshua attained growth in favor of God and man. Yes, He paid the price for full maturity in His humanity so that His Divinity could find expression through His humanity.Luke 2:51-52 TLV . . .

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How does this apply to us individually? God is the Creator of our entire universe. He is the creator of mankind and He certainly does not waste His time creating nobodies. Everyone is created with a purpose.  God uses our crises episodes within the wilderness to generate a response in our human will to help create the conditions for His will. So we would reflect on him as Yeshua did. 

You need to endure till the end. Anyone who either declines to respond to the corresponding action of God's revelation to them or procrastinates rather than act in response would not see the effectiveness of God at work in their lives until they take action: See Hebrews 4:1-7 for an illustration about those who missed out, for that reason.

Cultivate a strategy that outlasts all your temporary setbacks. As we act on divine instruction our obedience and the results which accompany that obedience becomes infectious and then contagious! This can set the trajectory for further growth and maturity in our lives. It sets in motion a cataclysmic set of events which creates an atmosphere for faith in Adonai and one where miracles are manifested!

Find resilience over self-doubt, depression, discouragement, and despair. What impact does waiting have on the lives of people of God and why does Adonai require waiting as the gold standard test of our faith? Waiting provides clarity! It resolves the issue of what our motivation is? 

Don't give in to despondency. ATTAIN THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH IS THE PHASE OF MATURITY REQUIRED TO GIVE US AN EDGE CLOSER TO OUR BREAKTHROUGH!

In part 7  we will continue with other dimensions of phase 7. But in subsequent reflections I am looking forward to a discussion about the Biblical Significance of the numbers 9.10,11and then subsequently Numbers 12:  and we will explore the Symbolism of the number 13. Yes, there is something special about encircling Jericho 13 times in silence)!: This number is regarded by some superstitiously as unlucky. That number is actually blessed and reflects a prophetic event. The children of Israel ended up encircling the walls of Jericho 13 times in silence. It symbolizes for them the countdown to the collapsing of the wall of Jericho. 

CONCLUSION:

Remember as individuals we have untapped potential and a God-designed destiny that is mostly undiscovered,

One of the revelations from Scripture which in my opinion is a MUST for every Jewish or non-Jewish believer to discover is the hidden identity of the human soul indwelt by Yeshua.  we  were created in the image of Adonai. Designed to reflect Elohim, as unique individual. To host the Ruach of  including His attributes and His creativity, and His imprint in a way that is unique from others. 

I hope after reading what I have shared you feel A)exhorted B)inspired to want to discover about your unique identity  in Yeshua.

As I have highlighted previously in Part 4 this means there is no need for competition(which is unhealthy or carnal) within the kingdom of God.

Scripture is full of illustrations about how individuals who have pursued God's wisdom experienced Divine revelation. They choose to find out more about God's promises and as a result, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Adonai imparts fresh revelation about their unique individual destiny. 

There are examples of this occurring after some of the lowliest phases within the lives of certain individuals! It is also significant that the discovery made by those individuals in scripture nearly always occurs during an extended season of waiting in our lives! 

So don't discount your season of waiting! It is your journey into significance! Pick yourself up, as He beams the significant signal of your unique Shine. Prepare to arise and shine as you are empowered with the joy of discovering your destiny print! But it isn't all done through DIVINE Intervention: We won't mature in our season of waiting unless we validate the personal revelation we receive and go bear some fruit. Bearing Fruit indicates human effort. It means we validate the revelation we receive from Adonai God by investing time and effort in carrying out  Divine instructions which accompany divine revelation. Which enables Adonai our Lord's words to take root in us!  

We can stake our very integrity on the promises of Adonai . He will honour  His words  provided we do not breach our part in the contract with Him. Amen.

Blessings and favor 🤲🤲🫒🍇

John Williamson 

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