PART TWO January 2, 2015 6:40 am
1. YOUR CHARACTER GROWTH IN CHRIST WILL NAME NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW LOVE.
The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the Lord will name.
2. BLESSINGS ARE RECIPROCAL AND MEANT TO BE SHARED, DO NOT LET THIEVES DESTROY YOUR RECIPROCITY.
The Lord has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: “Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored.
3. IN ALL SORROW CAN BE FOUND THE SEEDS OF JOY, REMOVING SORROW TOO HASTILY MAY PREVENT JOY FROM GROWING.
Thus says the Lord: “As the new wine is found in the cluster, And one says, ‘Do not destroy it, For a blessing is in it,’ So will I do for My servants’ sake, That I may not destroy them all.
4. A BUDDING TREE DOES NOT BEMOAN THE LOSS OF LAST YEAR'S LEAVES.
[ The Glorious New Creation ] “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.
5. LET YOUR EYES SEE THE NEED AND GIVE LEGS TO YOUR LOVE. LET LOVE BE YOUR LEGACY. YOUR NAME IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE LOVE YOU GIVE.
“For as the new heavens and the new earth Which I will make shall remain before Me,” says the Lord, “So shall your descendants and your name remain.
6. SOMEDAY THE END OF THIS WORLD WILL COME, DOES YOUR LIFE HAVE A RECORD OF LOVE THAT WILL STAND AS A TESTIMONIAL FOR THE REST OF ETERNITY?
And it shall come to pass That from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord.
7. GOD WANTS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE A NEW GATE FOR OTHERS TO ENTER INTO HIS HEART. IS YOUR LIFE WORTHY OF THE NAME: "NEW GATE OF THE LORD'S HOUSE?"
When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and sat down in the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house.
8. MAY THE STREAMING GOODNESS OF GOD'S GRACE TURN THE WATER OF SORROW INTO THE NEW WINE OF FORGIVENESS.
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, Streaming to the goodness of the Lord— For wheat and new wine and oil, For the young of the flock and the herd; Their souls shall be like a well-watered garden, And they shall sorrow no more at all.
9. PHYSICAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHO YOU THINK GOD IS WILL NOT GIVE YOU SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING. A NEW THING IS GOD'S WAKE UP CALL THAT SAYS: I LOVE YOU!
How long will you gad about, O you backsliding daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth— A woman shall encompass a man.”
10. A COVENANT SHOULD BE LIKE JESUS - HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU. ENTER IN WITHOUT A WAY OUT.
[ A New Covenant ] “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—
11. ARE YOUR WORDS WORTHY IN THE HEARING OF ALL THE PEOPLE? IF THEY AREN'T RECORDABLE FOR PLAYBACK THEY ARE NOT WORTHY TO BE UTTERED.
Then Baruch read from the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court at the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house, in the hearing of all the people.
12. THERE IS NO MEASUREMENT FOR THE DEPTH, HEIGHT, LENGTH OR WITDTH OF GOD'S GREATNESS. EMBRACE EACH DASY WITH THANKFULNESS FOR HIS FAITHFULNESS.
They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
13. YOUR BONES ARE THE HISTORY OF YOUR LIFE AFTER THE FLESH IS GONE AND YOUR SPIRIT REMAINS. WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE HEART OF FLESH THAT GOD HAS ENTRUSTED YOU WITH?
Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh,
14. RAIN CARRIES DIRT AWAY FROM ROOFTOPS. GOD WASHES THE SIN OFF OUR SOULS. CAST YOUR SINS INTO THE REIGN OF GOD'S MERCY AND GRACE. FEEL THE CLEANNESS OF HIS LOVE IN YOUR SPIRIT.
Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?
15. GOD REPEATS HIS PROMISES OVER AND OVER. MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE OUR FLESH BECOMES THICK WITH SELFISHNESS. HE WANTS US NAKED - NO BARRIERS BETWEEN GOD AND US.
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
16. SOME SEASONS ARE LONGER THAN OTHERS. YOU WILL STAY IN YOUR CURRENT SEASON UNTIL YOU LEARN WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO LEARN TO HELP YOU IN YOUR NEXT SEASON.
[ A New City, a New Temple ] In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the Lord was upon me; and He took me there.
17. ALL PEOPLE ARE GIFTED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. DO NOT COVET ANOTHER PERSON'S GIFTS. ENCOURAGEMENT IS AN ANTIDOTE FOR JEALOUSY WHICH IS ROOTED IN INSECURITY. WE ARE CREATED TO BE IN UNITY WITH EVERYONE WHOM GOD LOVES.
Then it shall be the prince’s part to give burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings, at the feasts, the New Moons, the Sabbaths, and at all the appointed seasons of the house of Israel. He shall prepare the sin offering, the grain offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.”
18. A SHABBAT IS A REST IN GOD. WINTER IS A TIME FOR REFLECTION. EACH DAY SHOULD BE FILLED WITH PRAYER. SPEND DEEP TIME WITH GOD. KNOCK ON HIS HEART AND IT WILL BE OPENED UNTO YOU.
[ The Manner of Worship ] ‘Thus says the Lord God: “The gateway of the inner court that faces toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.
19. BEFORE YOU ENTER ANYTHING; A DOOR, A RELATIONSHIP, A VEHICLE, A BUSINESS - EVERYTHING! - STOP AND PAUSE TO GIVE GOD YOUR ATTENTION. HE MIGHT ASK YOU TO TURN AROUND OR GO DOWN A DEADEND ROAD. ALL GATEWAYS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD FOR THOSE WHO WORSHIP GOD.
Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the entrance to this gateway before the Lord on the Sabbaths and the New Moons.
20. DON'T MAKE GOD AN AFTERTHOUGHT. PUT HIM FIRST IN ALL THINGS. OUT OF A BLEMISHED HEART WILL FLOW BLEMISHED LOVE. OPEN WOUNDS CONTAMINATE. HEALED WOUNDS SPREAD HOPE.
On the day of the New Moon it shall be a young bull without blemish, six lambs, and a ram; they shall be without blemish.
21. THE MISUSE OF GOD'S BLESSINGS WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR SPIRITUAL HEALTH! PRAY BEFORE YOU ACT.
For she did not know That I gave her grain, new wine, and oil, And multiplied her silver and gold—Which they prepared for Baal.
22. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LOSE THEIR MIRACLE OF HEALING FROM GOD BECAUSE THEY NEVER GAVE HIM CREDIT. DON'T LOSE YOUR BLESSINGS BECAUSE YOU ARE UNGRATEFUL.
“Therefore I will return and take away My grain in its time And My new wine in its season, And will take back My wool and My linen, Given to cover her nakedness.
23. IF YOU ARE IN A LONG SEASON OF SADNESS DUE TO YOUR OWN TRANSGRESSIONS, STAND ON THE PROMISE OF GOD'S HOPE AND FORGIVENESS. LEARN YOUR LESON WELL AND TEACH IT TO OTHERS. WE SERVE A MIGHTY FORGIVING GOD.
I will also cause all her mirth to cease, Her feast days, Her New Moons, Her Sabbaths— All her appointed feasts.
24. WE CANNOT REAP THE FRUIT OF THE EARTH WITHOUT GOD ALLOWING THE FRUIT TO GROW, IF WE IGNORE HIM, HE WILL EVENTUALLY IGNORE US.
The earth shall answer With grain, With new wine, And with oil; They shall answer Jezreel.
25. IF YOU FORGET TO PLANT SEEDS YOU WILL NOT GROW A GARDEN. IF YOU PLANT WEEDS YOU WILL NOT HAVE VEGETABLES. FORGETTING GOD IS LIKE CRAWLING INTO THE EARTH - DEEPER AND DEEPER. IT'S YOUR CHOICE, HE WILL LET YOU BECOME MIRED IN YOUR OWN SELFISHNESS OR PULL YOU OUT IF YOU ASK HIM.
[ The Idolatry of Israel ] “Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart.
26. THE REMEMBRANCES OF CHILDREN REFLECT THE FORGETFULNESS OF THEIR PARENTS. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL OR THEY WILL PASS ON THEIR FORGETFULLNESS OF GOD TO ANOTHER GENERATION.
They have dealt treacherously with the Lord, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.
27. CREATING YOUR OWN WAY TO GOD IS LIKE TWISTING THE WORDS OF JESUS. HE DID NOT SAY: "I AM ONE OF MANY WAYS." JESUS SAID: "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. NO MAN COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME." JOHN 14:6
They did not cry out to Me with their heart When they wailed upon their beds. “They assemble together for grain and new wine, They rebel against Me;
28. YOU CAN HAVE AS MANY FRESH STARTS AS YOU WANT BUT YOU WILL NOT ENJOY THE FULLNESS OF GOD'S BLESSINGS WITHOUT ACKNOWLEGING HIM AS YOUR PROVIDER.
The threshing floor and the winepress Shall not feed them, And the new wine shall fail in her.
29. SOME FOLKS BECOME INTOXICATED BY THEIR OWN ACCOMPLISHMENTS - THIS TOO SHALL PASS. DRUNKENNESS CREATES A BARRIER BETWEEN PEOPLE AND GOD. BE VIGILANT AND STAY SOBER.
Awake, you drunkards, and weep; And wail, all you drinkers of wine, Because of the new wine, For it has been cut off from your mouth.
30. FAMINE SEEMS TO BE AS CYCLICAL AS FAITH. WHEN OUR PURSUIT OF THE PROVISIONS OF GOD BEGINS TO WANE, THE FRUITFULNESS OF THE EARTH BEGINS TO ROT. AS WE TURN OUR HEARTS BACK TO GOD, HIS BOUNTY INCREASES.
The field is wasted, The land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine is dried up, The oil fails.
31. GOD WANTS TO REMOVE OUR GARBAGE THAT WE CREATED AND RESTORE PURITY.
The Lord will answer and say to His people, “Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, And you will be satisfied by them; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.
32. PROVISION FOLLOWS THE VISION THROUGH THE OBEDIENCE TO GOD'S MISSION.
The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.
33. GOD ALWAYS THROWS THE BEST NEW YEAR'S PARTIES! BELIEVE IN HIS BEST AND HE WILL REWARD YOUR EXPECTATIONS IN DUE SEASON.
[ God Blesses His People ] And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall flow from the house of the Lord And water the Valley of Acacias.
34. RELIGIOUS RITUALS DO NOT MAKE HOLY PEOPLE. A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS IS THE ONLY TRUE RELIGION. FOCUS ON GOD WHEN YOU FOCUS ON GOD. HOPING THAT CHURCH WILL END SOON SO YOU CAN GO DO SOMETHING ELSE IS FRAUDULENT.
Saying: “When will the New Moon be past, That we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, That we may trade wheat? Making the ephah small and the shekel large, Falsifying the scales by deceit,
