Day Twenty-One: I Am the LIGHT Carrier, GOD's Mobile Temple

“Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not knownMe, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, “Show us the Father”? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.’” John 14:9-10

In John 14, KING JESUS was teaching HIS disciples and telling them HIS physical body would be leaving soon. Naturally, they didn’t understand what HE meant – and KING JESUS was ok with that. HE knew they would understand later when they began to experience the events HE was preparing them for. Only then would HIS Words come flooding back to give peace because HE told them the end from the beginning. 

However, Philip asked a question that shocked KING JESUS. He said, “… show us the FATHER…” From here, KING JESUS began to explain to the disciples how HE had operated for the three years of HIS teaching, preaching, and miracles ministry. Everything KING JESUS did was demonstrating the FATHER so that we could experience the FATHER through the SON. 

The Greek word translated as known is “egnōkas,”meaning to know experientially with a personal relationship. This has the same connotation as the Hebrew word, “yā·ḏa‘,” which is also used to describe intimate relationships. 

KING JESUS was saying: YOU should know the FATHER because if HE were standing here, the words that HE would speak and the things HE would do, I am doing. This is the same thing the LORD wants for HIS Body.

“So Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.’ 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” John 20:21-22

While on one of the prayer lines, I had a vision and saw a person wearing a shirt and tie. In traditional superhero fashion, they pulled the shirt open, not to expose a superhero costume, but light. The light was so bright and powerful that it picked the person up and they started flying on the strength of that light. 

What does this mean? You and I are the light of the world. KING JESUS is looking for us to carry HIM into the world just like HE carried the FATHER into the world. We are LIGHT carriers of HIS mobile temple.

On this last day of the 21-day prayer and fasting for our children, youth, and young adults. Let us ask ourselves, when the younger generation interacts with me – here the words I say and see the things I do, do they see the light of the KING, or do they simply see you?  

Prayer:

Thank YOU, KING JESUS CHRIST, for helping me make it through these 21-days of separation and reverence unto YOU. As I leave this spiritual exercise, I thank HOLY SPIRIT for carrying me through it. Now, HOLY SPIRIT help me to take all I have learned, the spiritual milage I have gained, and shine in my home, family, community, Body of CHIRST, and nation. YOU have equipped me to carry YOU into the world, HOLY SPIRIT, please help me to do it, amen. 

“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.”’”  Revelation 3:7-8

Throughout this 21-day prayer and fasting for our youth and young adults, the LORD walked us through praying to access covenants. The covenant of blessing through Abraham and the covenant of mercy through David. All this, KING JESUS CHRIST gave us access to through HIS sacrifice and resurrection. 

Soon, the fast will be over. How do we use this knowledge and experience these covenants in our daily lives? How will it manifest in the natural (physical) realm. The Key of David. 

David became king over Israel after many battles with Ishbosheth, son of Saul, and his house. At first, the only tribe that followed David was his kinsmen, Judah. Eventually, the rest of the 11 tribes were unified under his banner. Again, there were battles in which David had to prove to the people he was bold and courageous, and GOD had to prove that David was HIS choice. How did HE do this? By giving David noticeable victories over all his enemies, and favor in the eyes of other nations and kings.   

“So David went on and became great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.11 Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons. And they built David a house. 12 So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted His kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.” 2 Samuel 5:10-12

When GOD talks about using the key of David on our behalf, HE is talking about authority to rule nations – governmental authority. Scripture does not tell us of any kings of foreign nations willingly coming to build a house for Saul or Ishbosheth. The king of Tyre was not stupid. The nations around Isreal saw the GOD of Israel choose a shepherd musician boy to be king over millions of people at the age of 30. They wanted the favor of this one whom GOD HIMSELF had favored. Sounds like the same GOD who made a servant into a queen in the space of 12 months. It took Esther 12 months to replace Vashti, only because the beauty treatments were a year in length (Esther 2:12). 

The church in Philadelphia was the faithful church, serving with everything they had, loving GOD even when it was difficult, keeping HIS Word even when it was not convenient, and enduring persecution from the hands of the Jews – modern day religious folk. 

GOD promised that HE would make those people come and bow at their feet so that everyone would know of HIS love for the Philadelphian church. Sounds like what the king of Tyre did to David. I see a pattern here, do you? Let’s see if the Scriptures can spell it out for us clearly. 

“In mercy and truth atonement is provided for iniquity; and by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil. 7 When a man’s ways please the Lord, HE makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” Proverbs 16:6-7

Prayer:

As we finish this prayer and fasting segment, be sure to continue praying: LORD, use the Key of David on my behalf. Let me see the tangible manifestations of the blessings of Abraham and the mercies of David in my life. I want all of my enemies, shame, disgrace, wars inside and out, financial, health, national, international, marriage troubles, lost children…if it is troubling me, it’s an enemy. I want to see all my enemies coming to bow at my feet, in KING JESUS’ Name. I want to see the tangible manifestation of the downfall of satan. Let all the situations troubling me come and bow at my feet. Open doors of opportunity and access to YOU, LORD, and to all other things YOU have planned for me, and shut doors to the wrong things, motives, decisions. In KING JESUS’ Name. 

“He wiped out the handwritten record of debts with the decrees against us, which was hostile to us. He took it away by nailing it to the cross. 15 After disarming the principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in the cross.” Colossians 2:14-15 TLV

Wow! What a display of the power of GOD! What a promise! What authority! 

When GOD gave the law to Moses, HE inscribed the law on tablets of stone with HIS finger (Exodus 31:18). The passage of Scripture in Colossians indicates that each of us has a handwritten record. On it is written the law (decrees), along with a lengthy list of how we have broken the law – all of our sins and iniquities. This is our debt – a debt which is impossible for us to pay. And yet…JESUS!!!

“Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Torah [law]. 57 But thanks be to God, who keeps giving us the victory through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah!” 1 Corinthians 15:56-57 TLV

Not only did JESUS wipe away our debt…HE entirely and completely paid our debt for us, nailing it publicly to the Cross! In fact, when HE was on the cross, right before HE died, HE uttered the words, “It is finished” (John 19:30). The Greek word for this phrase means to bring to a close, to finish, to end, especially as refers to a debt. In other words, KING JESUS, through HIS death, fully satisfied the FATHER’s justice by dying in payment for our sins. HIS redemption is complete. In fact, these sins that are under the Blood can never again be punished by death, as that would violate GOD’s justice. They can only be punished and paid once, by a substitute or by yourself. 

In doing so, our substitute, KING JESUS, also took away all of the ammunition and accusations of the principalities and powers that stood against us. It’s as if terrorists came against us with machine guns, and JESUS stepped right in and took away all of their weapons. They are absolutely powerless, hallelujah!

In fact, HE made a public spectacle of them! Just like with Moses and the Red Sea, Joshua and Jericho, Elijah and the showdown at Mt Carmel. And so, we pray: LORD, make a public spectacle of my enemies – YOUR enemies – in my life and in the lives of my children, in JESUS’ Name, such that all may glorify YOUR Name and know that YOU have won the victory!

Now comes our responsibility. Now that KING JESUS has fully paid our debt, disarmed the powers, and made a public spectacle of the enemy…now that HE has broken generational cycles, and restored generational blessings, now that HE has done the hard work…it’s up to us to keep our covenant and walk in obedience with HIM. See:

“For if we keep on sinning willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but only a terrifying expectation of judgment and a fury of fire about to devour the enemies of God.” Hebrews 10:26-27

For those who choose to walk in obedience, may this encourage you to continue in your steadfast pursuit of our LORD and KING:

“Therefore, my dearly loved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord—because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 TLV

Prayer:

KING JESUS, thank YOU for paying my debt, fully and completely, at the Cross. No longer can my sins be held against me, hallelujah! I choose this day to walk in obedience to YOU in honor of our covenant. In JESUS’ Name. Amen.

“For the message of the cross … is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18 TLV

Recently, I have been asking GOD, “Where is the power of old?” The kind of power where people would bring those who were sick and lay them in the streets so that at least Peter’s shadow would fall on some of them (Acts 5:15). The kind of power where aprons and handkerchiefs that touched Paul’s skin would be taken to the sick, and they would be healed and delivered from evil spirits (Acts 19:11-12). Where is the power that will heal the sick in the hospitals as we walk up and down the halls? Where is the power that will deliver the captives as we drive through the city streets? Where is this power?

In response, the LORD was merciful and took me through a three-step process.

First, repentance. John 13 tells the account of JESUS washing the feet of HIS disciples. This was ordinarily the job of a servant. Since most of the travel of that day was done on foot, dirt would naturally cover their feet. When guests entered a house, the servant would wash the guests’ feet to cleanse and refresh them. So, by the time it was Peter’s turn to have his feet washed, “Peter said to him, ‘You shall never wash my feet.’ Jesus answered him, ‘If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.’ 9 Simon Peter said to him, ‘Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!’ 10 Jesus said to him, ‘The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you.’” John 13:8-10

As the disciples consistently needed their feet washed to be completely clean of the dirt, so this repentance is a consistent repentance – asking GOD to cleanse us and separate us from those things we’ve become associated with simply by living our daily lives in this world. 

Next, worship. After repenting of everything that would separate me from GOD (Isaiah 59:2), the HOLY SPIRIT drew me into a place of complete worship. I had a vision in which I was in the heavenlies. The angels joined in a beautiful chorus of worship, and I felt such joyful excitement as we bowed down and lined a pathway. I heard in my spirit that the KING of Glory is coming! The KING of Glory is coming! The KING of Glory is coming! Hallelujah!

Finally, the answer. As I was in a place of complete worship, my eyes fell to a communion cup with grape juice. And the LORD spoke and simply said, “It’s in the Blood.” The power that I was seeking is in the Blood of JESUS. It is not simply throughthe Blood, but in the Blood! I began interceding for people and taking them into the Blood! For this is where the Power of GOD is accessed. This is how the Power of GOD is released. This is why the Power of GOD is available to you and to me. Because of the Blood of JESUS. 

And isn’t this the message of the Cross – the Blood of JESUS – which is the power of GOD (1 Corinthians 1:18).

“In the same way, He also took the cup, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant IN MY BLOOD. Do this, as often as you drink it, in memory of Me.’” 1 Corinthians 11:25 TLV [emphasis added].

Prayer:

LORD JESUS, thank YOU for YOUR Blood. Thank YOU for YOUR great sacrifice for me. Thank YOU for taking us through this journey for the past three weeks in which YOU have broken generational cycles and restored generational blessings. This was only possible because of the power that is IN YOUR BLOOD. May I continue to access this power, as I remain in YOUR Blood of the new covenant. In JESUS’ Name. Amen.

Yesterday, we recognized that we need to be on alert and also need to be able to identify patterns of the enemy around us. Today, we continue with the story of Nehemiah and the restoration of the wall of the Temple with Nehemiah 6:10-16.

Verses 10-11

“Then I went to the house of Shemaiah, son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel. He was confined to his home. He said, ‘Let us meet in the House of God, within the Temple. Let us shut the doors of the Temple, for they are coming to kill you. Indeed, they will come to kill you at night.’ 11 But I said, ‘Should a man like me flee? Who in my position could go into the Temple and live? I will not go in.’”

Response: In the place of restoration, let us be careful and be discerning. Watch for patterns. Nehemiah was able to see through the ‘prophecy’ that was given to him. He did the right thing; he went to the home of a prophet for counsel but thank GOD that he was able to spot the lie. Nehemiah was not a priest – why would he go into the Temple? Let us watch out for false counsel, as one of my very best friends puts it; she is careful talking to people during seasons because she does not want mixture. She wants to make sure she is only hearing from GOD.

“Your ears will hear a word behind you saying: ‘This is the way, walk in it. When you turn to the right, or when you turn to the left.’” Isaiah 30:21

Verse 12

“I recognized that God had not really sent him, for he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.”

Response: Can you identify the strange voice or strange counsel? What strange thoughts fill your mind, and you take it as the Word of GOD? We are to sift and weigh every word that we hear. Do you know the counsel of the LORD? Can you spot the false counsel? If Nehemiah had trusted the office of this prophet and followed him to the Temple that night, he would have been killed. This is going to be one of our prayer points.

Verse 13

“He had been hired so that I might become so frightened that I would do this and thereby sin. Then they would give me a bad name in order to discredit me.”

Response: Nehemiah understood what the goal of the enemy was; he saw the progression. The first was that he was to be fearful, then sin (go into the Temple), which he was not to do. The enemy wanted to give him a bad name so he could be discredited. The enemy’s goal is to bring accusations against the saints in the Courts of Heaven. That defeated foe tries constantly to discredit us. Once we are fearful, it is very easy to speak words of doubt and make decisions that are not what the LORD wants and expects from us.

Verse 14

“Remember, my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these works of theirs, and also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who have been trying to intimidate me.”

Response: He (satan) works overtime to intimidate us; remember, he walks around like a roaring lion. Can you differentiate between the roar of the LION of Judah and the roar of the fake lion? He has mastered the art of being a fake lion. Remember, he has been around before man was created. He has had ample time to study us, so he knows if he can intimidate us, and we are fearful, that he has won.

Verses 15-16

“So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in just 52 days. 16 When all our enemies heard, all the surrounding nations were afraid and fell greatly in their own eyes, because they realized that this work had been accomplished by our God.”

Response: The speed at which Nehemiah and the people completed the wall was amazing. Even their enemies realized that GOD did this work. Do not be discouraged, saints, keep your eyes fixed on JESUS. Our testimony of restoration causes fear in the circles of the enemy. Hallelujah! Restoration!

Prayer:

JESUS, as we draw near the end of this fast, let us remain guarded in the spirit. Help us, LORD, to be able to sift through the noise, the words we hear. We want to identify YOUR Voice. Let us be able to see the plot of the enemy and beat him with faith in YOU, in JESUS’ Name. Our testimony will be shared in the Courts of Heaven, just as GOD bragged about Job, JESUS, we want to make YOU proud. Amen.