購物清單
購物車是空的
多年來，我總會拿著猶太曆，留心察看其上數字的意義，祈求主讓我的年日能反映出祂的年日！當我們服事主和尋求祂的國度計畫，我相信每一年都會帶給我們新的挑戰和喜樂。希伯來的數字系統，一直幫助我每一年對焦於宣告主對我、我的家人、和那些與我連結的人「最好的計畫」。我並不認為你必須明白猶太年才能知道神的旨意，然而，在希伯來文中，數字有它字面的意義，也有其圖畫式和聲音的意義。這比只是說我們已經進入西元二○○八年，更能帶給我們一個全面的洞察力。猶太曆5768年，含括了西元二○○八年，這是“Samekh Chet”的一年，意即：我們正進入「生命完整循環的一年——一個嶄新的開始將是屬於你的！」
時間是個很有趣的概念。我們的父神雖不像我們生活在時間的次序裡，祂卻得以介入我們生命從起初到結束的每一刻，正如我們生活在現在般的容易。靠著聖靈，我們能夠回到讓我們感覺被遺棄、被虐待、被背叛、恐懼、快樂、滿足，或任何其他情緒或狀態的過去。不只信靠神的人能夠從過去中被原諒，他（她）甚至可以與神一起來趟時光旅行，視祂為過去中「隨時的幫助」，並救贖他（她）脫離那些仇敵希望用為惡的時光。
踏進時間的流
花點時間想像一下，所有的永恆都呈現在一張好大好大的紙上。這就是神的所在：完全不受時間與空間的限制。現在在這張紙上劃一條從起初到結束，代表時間的線。這條線開始於神創造天地，而將結束於神說：「時間到了！」的那一刻。人們活在那條線上，但神可以按照祂的旨意和計劃隨時加入或退出。神看千年如一日且無需等候任何事情的發生。所有大小事，對神來說都是此刻，是現在。這是一個簡單又複雜，卻真實運作著的觀念。
然而，我們必須學習在時間中去回應神。我們被呼召成為這世代的神國大使，當我們決定這麼做時，隨之而來的行動將影響三代之久。所以，當我們明白神如何希望我們回應祂的呼召且我們真的回應祂時，祂的榮耀便會如雨水般浸透土地，甚至經歷祂親自改變屬靈空氣與環境。因為神能自由的運用時間，祂能夠——且經常——在我們禱告前就應允我們所求！
神揀選了我們成為將祂的旨意從天上帶到地上的必要連結。祂希望我們與祂親密相交，謹慎地傾聽祂的聲音，得著先知性的啟示，並將那啟示帶到地上，因為那將啟動神所賜的奇蹟與祝福。只要我們聽神，就能向神陳明我們的苦情，我們也能發預言。預言是宣告神的心思與神的心腸。當我們接受到先知性的啟示時，我們需要說出那啟示，接著屬靈空氣便會改變，而且我們所發預言的地方將進入「屬天的時間」而不再停留在「屬地的時間」。
一個爭戰的季節！
以薩迦支派是一個通達時務，知道如何進入新領域的支派。為此，多年來，我嘗試使這支派在今日的地土上顯明出來，使神的兒女都能知道現今所處的時刻，以及應該如何預備自己往前進。猶太曆5762年時，我們進入一個爭戰的新季節。
在分享新的一年之前，我覺得有必要回顧過去幾年，好讓你明白我們是如何走到今天這地步。藉著留心察看希伯來數字，我們能夠領受一種新事物的啟示，並將它宣告出來。當我們宣告它，之後就要守望和觀看神的旨意彰顯。啟示帶來建造！啟示戰勝陰間的門！啟示賜給我們進入神國度的鑰匙。
因著預先看見了前頭的爭戰季節，為了幫助神的百姓在爭戰中做好預備，我寫下《教會未來的爭戰》（The Future War of the Church，中文版由以琳書房出版）一書。這季節對此刻大部分的人來說是非常真實的，以下是從希伯來人的觀點，對過去幾年所作的摘要：
猶太曆5762年／2001～2002年：七年爭戰的開始。這季節以美國世貿中心遭恐怖份子摧毀的九一一事件揭開序幕。這場攸關神盟約的爭戰計畫在地上展開，並將延續到下一個世代開始。
猶太曆5763年／2002～2003年：安息日休息年，一個信心加增的時刻；騎公牛的一年。經濟結構開始改變，且將於接下來五年全然顯明。
猶太曆5764年／2003～2004年：充滿秘密、神秘及驚喜的一年；與馬同跑的一年；獲得新力量，要吼叫的比吼叫的獅子更大聲。
猶太曆5765年／2004～2005年：包圍、環繞，並掠奪仇敵營地的一年；猛烈奮力讚美的一年！颶風的一年！天堂的風在地上帶來改變的時刻。
猶太曆5766年／2005～2006年：The Year of Samekh Vav！在旋風中立樁標出你地界的一年。拋棄長久擄掠你的舊思維的時刻！
猶太曆5767年／2006～2007年：The Year of Samekh Zayin！完成和成就的一年。「七」（Zayin）這數字，是一把劍帶著一個冠冕（ז）。過去季節中你如何得勝，將使你在未來領受恩寵！劍是神的話語，表明我們正活在先知性宣告的時刻。
希伯來人視時間的路徑等同於生命的循環，並且視人是處在兩個時間的度量中。一個是「年齡」的時間，它是短暫的；我們被安置在自然界中，並與周遭的科學定律互動。另一個時間的度量，是指將要來的時代。哥林多前書二章6～8節，說：「然而，在完全的人中，我們也講智慧。但不是這世上的智慧，也不是這世上有權有位、將要敗亡之人的智慧。我們講的，乃是從前所隱藏、神奧祕的智慧，就是神在萬世以前預定使我們得榮耀的。這智慧世上有權有位的人沒有一個知道的，他們若知道，就不把榮耀的主釘在十字架上了。」智慧正是神為像現今這樣的時刻所儲備的。我們能夠得到連陰間的仇敵也無法取得的智慧。從希伯來人的思維來看，發生在人生中的種種事件，是塑造出較大生命圖像的小片段。當一個人將這些較小的、暫時性的循環總結起來，有限的年歲也隨之被決定。我們正活在「總結」的一年。我們不只是一年一年的活，當你能以整體性的眼光看待這季節，就會看到主正在我們的世代中做一些事，祂正預備我們能更快速地移動，並邁進祂國度的旨意。
神國正在向前進！
在地上的國家中生活是為了幫助每個人得以窺見神的國。聖經中有兩個名詞是我們絕對必須了解的，亦即「神的國」與「天國」。任何願意將自己降服於這位聖潔神所定規則的人，也必會遵守國度的原則。「天國」代表了神於任何時間點在地上所確立的規則，也就是在時間中的國度眼光。施洗約翰、耶穌及使徒們全部都宣示了神的國就在「前方」！事實上，耶穌說：「神的國在你們中間。」如果這是真的，那麼當這位偉大的君王向前行時，我們一定得跟著向前去。
神在這地上清楚顯明的規則就是成熟。神的國代表了神的規則在地上的彰顯。神正要使我們從只是上教會的神的百姓，挪移到能夠理解神的國如何彰顯在我們產業中的境界。祂正帶領我們進入一個與神一起統治、居住、並管理的領域及居所。祂已經選召了我們。耶穌的教導許多都是關於神的國，神的國就是好消息！而屬神的生命則透過已被記錄的，耶穌在地上服事的那三年表明了。
神的國不是奠基在滿足需要上，即便聖經也說「常有窮人與我們同在」。耶穌給予我們責任去與窮人、孤兒、寡婦一同工作，但從另一方面來說，祂總是讓我們知道，該大方的像約翰福音第十章中的馬利亞般敬拜祂的必要性。神的國不能被世俗的政府所限制。時光荏苒，地上的國總是試圖要統管神的國。儘管如此，神的國並非奠基於世界的模式。另一個重要的事實就是：我們必須接受自己無法以自然人的心思來理解神的國，因為自然人的心思是敵對神且希望被世界肯定的。但是，當我們將心思意念更新，就能不再順從世界，並在這個企圖模塑我們的社會組織中活出神國生命的樣式。神的國是不能藉由野心獲取的。一件關於神國令人興奮的事實就是：神的國永遠不會被延遲！神的國是充滿著能力的。近二十年來，我們看見神國正為實現下一個季節中神的計畫，而大步在這地上向前。一個活在神國度眼光中的人，會能理解神的恩典，因為神的國正是由恩典與愛——而非規條、規則、和律法——來治理。神在每個時代都任命了神國的管理人，而所需的恩賜都列在以弗所書四章11～14節中。
從榮耀進到更榮耀的一年
你正被放置在轉換的位置上，好進入下一個榮耀的領域中。有八個重要的項目，是我們要進入猶太曆5768年時可以期盼的，而我們將在這一年中更加成熟。首先，剛過的這兩年要匯合在一起，成為這新一年的衝力。
這兩個希伯來字母Vav（ו）(意即「六」)和 Zayin（ז）（意即「七」）的符號連在一起就成了Chet（ח）（意即「八」）的符號了。（意即：ז + ו→ח）(編註：希伯來文Samekh“ס”是60的意思) 換句話說，就是將你宣告的立樁與帶著冠冕的劍連接在一起，就生出你新的開始。你將開始一些新的事物！即使你拒絕轉移到一個新的可見的範疇，你目前的情況也會成為你的新環境。若你順服主的帶領，主將與你相會，並促使你有新的開始。即使你曾經抗拒，仍可以快快抓住主的帶領並得著動力。若你不順服，你的新環境會成為你的舊循環，並藉著舊結構而強化七倍。「八」這數目通常與新的開始連在一起！這個希伯來字有「生命」與「熱切」的意思。我們進入這新的一年，要選擇「充滿熱情」，好生出未來。選擇為主大發熱心並燃燒吧！
1.這是顯現的一年！你的肉眼將看見你不斷在守望等候的！
2.你可以超自然的超越自我的限制，並開始你的新歷史。
3.地上與天上要結合在一起，在你的空氣中產生新的神聖的同在。
4.這一年的關鍵是「統管」！在你所在之處按著神的心意好好治理。否則，就會看到「野獸」在你的領域中奪取你的地土。
5.這是屬神子民以異乎尋常的權柄勝過仇敵的一年。要將那些與你為敵的，都趕出你的土地！所有非法居留者必須從你的領域離開，否則，他們會取得非法居留的權利，並會繼續存留到下一個季節。土地相當於我們心思意念的狀態。因此，這是轉化我們心思意念的一年，好使我們在這爭戰的季節，有一個嶄新得勝的心思意念。
6.征服你裡面「肉體的衝動」。尋找你可以得釋放的地方，切勿容讓任何野獸進入你的大道上。要積極主動克服任何貧窮的思想！「道上有猛獅，街上有壯獅，我要躲起來。」這樣的思想絕不可進入你的裡面。要堅定站立並面對任何罪惡過犯，如此你就能走進一條大道！以賽亞書第卅五章是我們這一年的鑰匙。
7.出埃及記第廿三章也是這一年的鑰匙。神與我們所立的約，是要促使我們能夠進入未來的命定。這不僅適用於家庭，也適用於地區及國家。若我們在某些方面忘記或拒絕神的約，我們必須回轉，並重新審視我們立約的根基，並要重新聯結！
8.要將自己與主緊緊繫在一起。不容許仇敵的勾子將你拖拉離開你未來的舞台！要打破你裡面孤兒的靈！要回轉、並潔淨自己。神呼召你進入祂的隱密處，要留在神的隱密處，使你在關鍵的工作上能被差派出去。約翰福音與約翰寫的所有書信，是我們這一年轉換的鑰匙。
我比往年更早開始撰寫這類文章，然而，當我在今年的逾越節時期思考將來臨的這一年時，某一天早晨我早早就出門，來到我的辦公室朝見神。當我正默想時，發現從2001年9月直到將來到的2008年已滿了七年。於是我開始在聖經中查詢所有關於「八」的經文。我的妻子，潘，也被呼召要分享一個夢。
你應該先知道，潘最喜歡的聖經經節就在以弗所書五章8～16節：「從前你們是暗昧的，但如今在主裏面是光明的，行事為人就當像光明的子女。光明所結的果子就是一切良善、公義、誠實。總要察驗何為主所喜悅的事。那暗昧無益的事，不要與人同行，倒要責備行這事的人；因為他們暗中所行的，就是提起來也是可恥的。凡事受了責備，就被光顯明出來，因為一切能顯明的就是光。所以主說：你這睡著的人當醒過來，從死裏復活！基督就要光照你了。你們要謹慎行事，不要像愚昧人，當像智慧人。要愛惜光陰（原文直譯：救贖那時間），因為現今的世代邪惡。」救贖意味著必須買回或釋放，我們已經處在那贖回的時節，在這一年中我們必定要留意那爭戰得勝的獎賞！
接下來，潘分享了她的夢：「早晨我醒來時是漸漸醒來的，歌唱的鳥兒叫醒了我，而那就好像我走過一道隔絕夢中與現實世界的簾幕一般。當我躺在那裡時，我開始記起我剛做的夢：我在一群旅行者當中，其中沒有一個人是我認識的，但我知道這些人對我都很重要。我們被告知必須啟程旅行，但我們沒有行李、機票、或是旅程計劃表。我們站在就像機場中常見的那種走廊中，等候著離境。突然間，一陣強風開始往下吹並把我們吹向走廊的另一端。正當我們越來越靠近走廊的終端時，好像有一個門突然打開了，但那不像在科幻影集星際奇兵裡看到的那樣。門後的光非常溫暖，且當我們進入那門後的空間時，我們變為無實體的，並被送到另一個地方。奇怪的是，新到達的地方跟之前我們所在的地方大致看起來並無不同，只是不是完全一樣。我們仍然在一棟多用玻璃建造的建築物中（跟德州休士頓的Pennzoil Place很像）。
我們都知道，我們必須飛到該去的那地方，但沒有人知道該如何做，我們只是出發並開始在大廳中飛翔。大廳中其他的人非常驚訝，希望摸到我們，說他們也希望飛。我們知道我們需要更多的動力好到達目的地，於是我們輕柔地降落，轉向，開始一段起飛前的助跑，然後在一塊咖啡廳前的彈簧墊上起飛。很快我們就脫離那棟建築物，那是棟坐落於鄉間的建築物，且我們清楚我們的使命：拯救附近村鎮中被擄的人，並帶他們跟我們一起離開。
使命本身或許仍是模糊的，但我記得夢中當我們回去建築物時發生什麼事。其中一位村裡的居民想跟我們一起走，然而他明白那是不可能的，於是他給我們每個人一個小小的珠寶盒。我自己的是一個小小的、金色外殼上鑲滿珍珠的珠寶盒。每個珠寶盒上都有一個字，我的寫著：單純。我們感謝那位送我們禮物的人，接著回到天空中。就在這時鳥兒叫了。」
充滿動力的一年！
前面這一年，不僅是展開你人生更新季節的一年，也是基督的身體獲得動能的一年。一個具有動力的物體是很難停下來的。若要把它停下來，需要花一段時間運用另一種反作用力才能達成。今年將是力量相爭的一年。神會推動我們前進！我們願意回應祂嗎？那些未加以抵擋的仇敵權勢，將會減慢神的國度在地上前進的速度，我們必須綑綁壯士，獲取擄物。如同神的百姓離開埃及時所做的，我們必須開始行動，並且持續前進直到抵達神賜給這世代的應許之地。絕不要容許恐懼、不信、和懷疑的聲音攔阻我們前進。我們需要花三個四十天來戰勝佔領我們財物的主要堅固營壘。
推進的一年！
推進力是一個物體、個人，或是國度彼此之間的相互抗衡。推進力是動力被傳導時帶出的影響，結果就產生行動。一旦事物開始行動，就很難停下來。這一年，基督的身體將帶著極大的動能前進！推進力可以是非常負面的，我們必須知道是什麼正在驅使我們。聖靈必須位居我們生命中的明顯地位。猶太曆5768年（西元二○○八年）將是我們被驅使去完成心中渴望的一年。這將是超自然大能進入人類的一年。我們必須保持在聖靈的影響力之下，否則其他的靈將會驅使我們與地上黑暗的計畫妥協。
兇暴的權勢正藉其勢力奪取屬天的國度。過去七年中，地上所發生的某些改變，已經帶出無法停止的行動。黑暗的國度必須讓路給正帶著新力量往前進的神的國度。神超自然的大能要釋放在祂的百姓身上，並在地上帶出更多的行動和改變。
我們正在這個推進力或大君王耶穌的驅動力之下，祂渴望在今日的世界中看見改變。現在我們必須得著動力！當我們學習在屬地的範圍進入權柄的適當領域，就能使用神的能力，釋放祂的大能。新的一年，對神的百姓來說將是轉化的一年。一旦我們被轉化，就能看見城市、地區、和國家被改變。成熟的莊稼將以極大的熱情被收進穀倉裡，不要讓肉體的衝動來引導你！
神將會及時地來造訪你，要存期待的心留意祂造訪你的生命。我們是一群前進中的百姓，神的國度就在我們中間；神的國度正不斷向前進。我們正從團契進入爭戰，當我們看到祂的應許在我們生命的循環中彰顯時，我們正從讚美邁入歡慶。這是超越和奪回擄物的一年，然而，切記「要單純」，存著平靜安穩的心直到看見新事物被設立。總結來說，這將是「穿過針眼」的一年！要放下你一切所有，通過你的狹窄之地，進入嶄新的境界！
（本文承蒙《錫安的榮耀國際事工》和作者惠允翻譯使用）
Chuck D. Pierce: Embracing the Year 5768--Be Simple and Let this be the Year of the New Beginning!
For years, I have always taken the Hebrew calendar and looked at the meaning of the numbers and prayed for my year to reflect His year! When we are serving the Lord and seeking His Kingdom plan, I believe each year brings new challenges and new joys for each of us. The Hebrew number system has always helped me as I focus each year on decreeing the "best" the Lord has for me and my family and those connected with me. I do not think you have to understand the Hebrew year to know the will of God. However, in Hebrew, numbers have word meanings, which have picture meanings, which have sounds. This brings a fuller perspective than just saying we have entered the year 2008. The Hebraic year 5768, which will encompass the Gregorian calendar's, Year of the Lord 2008 A.D., is the "The Year of Samekh Chet!" That means we are coming into "The Year of the Full Circle of Life--A New Beginning Is Yours!"
Time is an interesting concept. God is not in time as we are in time. Our Father has access to every moment in our lives from beginning to end as though they were the present. By the Holy Spirit, we can actually access those times in our pasts when we felt abandoned, abused, betrayed, fearful, happy, fulfilled, or any other emotion or condition. Not only can the believer be forgiven for the past, he/she can also travel back in time with God, see Him as "a very present help" in the past, and redeem those past times that the enemy wanted to use for evil.
Stepping Into Time
Imagine for a moment that all of eternity is represented by a large piece of paper. This is where God is: unlimited by time and space. Now draw a line on that piece of paper that represents time with a beginning and an end. This line begins when God instituted time at creation, and it will end when God says, "Time's up!" Man lives on the line, while God can step in and out of time according to His purposes and plans. God sees all of time at once and doesn't have to wait for anything to happen; all is present for Him. This is a simplified explanation of a complex idea, but it works.
We, however, must learn to respond to Him within time. We are called to represent Him as ambassadors in our generation. The decisions and actions we take now affect three generations ahead. Therefore, when we know how the Lord wants us to respond and we do so, His glory infiltrates the earth and we see Him change our atmosphere and environment. Because of God's position relative to time, He can--and often does--seem to answer our prayers before they have been uttered!
God has chosen us as the necessary link to bring His will from Heaven to earth. He wants us to commune with Him, listen carefully to His voice, gain prophetic revelation, and decree that revelation into the earth. This will unlock miracles and release His blessings. Once we hear God, we can intercede. We can also prophesy. Prophecy is declaring His mind and His heart. When we receive prophetic revelation, we need to decree the prophetic revelation and then the atmosphere into which we decree goes on "Heaven's time" instead of "earth time."
A Season Of War !
Issachar was the tribe that knew how to move into the new. They were a tribe that understood times and seasons. Consequently, I have tried to present that tribe in the earth today so God's children would know the times we are living in and what we should do to ready ourselves to advance in the earth. We entered a new season of war in the Hebraic year 5762.
Before I share on the year ahead, I felt the necessity of reviewing the last several years. This will give you a good record of how we have gotten to where we are today. By looking at the Hebraic numbers, we can perceive the revelation we need to decree a new thing. Once we decree a thing, we then watch to see God's will manifest. Revelation builds! Revelation overcomes the gates of hell! Revelation gives us the keys to the Kingdom.
Because I could foresee the war season ahead of its onset, I wrote The Future War of the Church to help God's people get prepared with the mindset of the season. This season is very real to most of us now. Here is a summary from a Hebraic perspective of the season we have been living in:
5762/2001-2002: The Beginning of Wars for 7 Years. This was ushered in with the tragedy of September 11, when the World Trade Center was destroyed by terrorist activities. This war over God's covenant plan in the earth began. The war over passing the mantle to the next generation began.
5763/2002-2003: A Sabbath Day Rest Year--A time of increasing faith; a year to ride the bull. Changing economic structures began and will fully manifest over the next five years.
5764/2003-2004: The Year of Samekh Hei! A year filled with secrets, mysteries and surprises; a year to run with the horses, gain new strength and roar louder than the roaring lion.
5765/2004-2005: A Year to Circle, Surround and Plunder the Enemy's Camp. A year of violent praise! A year of hurricanes! A time the wind of Heaven brought change in the earth.
5766/2005-2006: The Year of Samekh Vav! A year of staking your claim in the midst of the whirlwind. A time to overthrow old mindsets that have held you captive!
5767/2006-2007: The Year of Samekh Zayin! The year of seven is always a year of completion and fulfillment. This was a time to finish strong. The number seven, Zayin, is a sword with a crown. How you have overcome in the past season causes you to receive favor for your future! The sword is the Word so we are living in a time of the prophetic decrees!
Hebrews equate the passage of time as the life cycle. The Hebrews saw man as participating in two time dimensions. One "age" of time was temporal. We were placed in nature and we interact with the laws of science around us. The other dimension of time was an age to come. 1 Corinthians 2:6-8 says, "However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory."
Wisdom is available that God has stored for a time such as this. We can get to a place to gain wisdom that no enemy of hell has access to. From a Hebraic mindset, events that occurred through life created smaller styles of review of a bigger picture of life. When one summed up all of these smaller temporal cycles, the finite age was determined. We are living in a year of "summing up." We are not just living from year to year, but when you look at the season as a whole, you see the Lord doing something in our generation. He is preparing us to move more quickly and advance in Kingdom purpose in days ahead.
The Kingdom Of God Is Moving Forward!
"The Kingdom is ruled by grace and love--not by rules, regulations and laws."
Kingdom life in the earth realm was used to help individuals understand the Kingdom of God. There are two terms throughout the Bible that we must embrace and understand: the "Kingdom of God" and the "Kingdom of Heaven." Anyone who willingly subjects themselves to the sovereign rule of a Holy God is aligned with Kingdom Principles. The "Kingdom of Heaven" represents the rule that God asserts on the earth at any given period in time. This is what links Kingdom understanding to time. John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Apostles all announced that the Kingdom of God was "at hand." As a matter of fact, the Lord said, "the Kingdom of God is within you." If this is so, then when the King moves, we must move with Him.
The manifested rule of God on the earth is ever-maturing. The Kingdom of God represents God's rule in the earth realm. The King is moving us from "just going to church" to understanding His Kingdom in our territory. He is bringing us into a place of dominion, occupation, and ruling with Him in the spheres and places He has assigned us. Jesus taught so much on the Kingdom. The Kingdom is GOOD NEWS! Kingdom life was proclaimed throughout the three years that we have record of Jesus ministering in the earth realm, with His authority.
The Kingdom is NOT based on needs, since "the poor will always be with us." Jesus gave us a responsibility to work with the poor, orphans, and widows, but on the other hand, He also showed us the necessity to lavishly worship Him as Mary did in John 10.
The Kingdom cannot be controlled by civil government. Through the ages, civil government has made the attempt to govern and rule God's government in the earth. However, the Kingdom is not based on worldly patterns. Another important fact that we must all recognize is that we cannot comprehend the Kingdom by our natural mind. The mind is at enmity with God and longs to be conformed to the world around it. However, as we renew our minds, we break out of worldly conformity and move into seeing Kingdom life in the midst of the societal structures that are molding us.
The Kingdom cannot be obtained by ambition. The exciting thing about the Kingdom is that it cannot be POSTPONED! The Kingdom is filled with power. Over these last two decades, we have seen Kingdom government for the next season of God in the earth realm.
A Kingdom people understand Kingdom grace. The Kingdom is ruled by grace and love--not by rules, regulations and laws. God has appointed Kingdom administrators for every age. We find those gifts listed in Ephesians 4:11-14.
We Are Moving From Glory To Glory--The Year 5768
You are being positioned to make a transition into the next realm of glory. Here are eight key issues that we can look forward to as we enter the Hebraic year 5768 and mature through the year ahead! First of all, the last two years actually come together to form this year's momentum. The two symbols of Vav and Zayin come together to form the symbol for Chet. In other words, the staking your claim and the sword with a crown actually join together to produce your new beginning.
You will begin something new! Even if you refused to shift into a visible new dimension, your present state is your new state. With God, He will meet you where you are and cause you to start new if you yield! You can catch up quickly and gain momentum even if you have resisted change. If you do not yield, your new place will be your old cycle with the old structures reinforced seven times.
The number eight is always linked with "new beginnings!" This Hebrew word is linked with life and being hot! We are entering into a year where we must choose to be hot, filled with passion, so we conceive our future! Choose the fire and the zeal of God!
1. This is a year of manifestation! There will be a physical manifestation of what you have been watching and waiting to see!
2. You can supernaturally transcend your limitations and begin your new era.
3. The land and the Heavens align to create a new Divine Presence in your atmosphere.
4. "Dominion" will be the key word for this year! Rule where you have been positioned. Rule or watch the "wild beasts" gain ground in your land.
5. This is a year that God's people will have great authority over their enemies. The nations against you can be driven out of your land! All squatters must go from your inheritance or they gain "squatters rights" and their encroachment will remain another season. Land is equated to the state of our mind. Therefore, this is the year to transform the mind so we have a new victory mentality in the war season we are living in.
6. Subdue your "animal impulses." Find your place of deliverance and do not let any wild beast enter your highway. Be aggressive to overthrow all poverty mentality! "A lion is on the road, I will hide myself," should not be your theme. Stand firm and face any transgression so you can move down your path! Isaiah 35 is a key for us this year.
7. Exodus 23 is also key this year. God forms His covenant with us to advance into our future destiny. This applies to families, regions and nations. If we have forgotten and rejected His covenant in areas, that will not be a part of our future. We must return and review our covenant roots and realign now!
8. Fasten yourself to the Lord. Don't let the enemy's hook drag you off the stage of your future! Break your orphan spirit! Return to a place of innocence! The secret place calls you forth. Stay in the secret place so you can be sent forth on key missions. The book of John and all of his Epistles are key for our transition this year.
I am writing this article earlier than usual. However, I started thinking of the year ahead at Passover time this past year. I left early one morning and came to the office to seek the Lord. While I was meditating on where we had come from since September 2001 and the year of seven, and looking at various Biblical words linked with the number eight, my wife, Pam, called to share a dream.
You should first know that Pam's favorite Scripture passage is Ephesians 5:8-16, "For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: 'Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.' See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
To redeem means to "buy back" or "to be released from prison." We have been in a buying--back season. This year we must receive the prize of our battles!
This is the dream she shared: "I woke up slowly this morning, to the sound of singing birds, and it was as though I was walking through a curtain that divided the dream world from the waking world. As I lay there, I began remembering my dream: 'I was with a group of travelers, none of whom I recognized, but I knew they were important to me. We were told we had to take a trip, but we had no luggage, tickets or itinerary. We were standing in a hallway similar to one you might see in an airport, waiting for our departure. Suddenly, this strong wind began to blow down the hallway (wind tunnel) and push us toward the open end of the corridor. As we got closer to the end of the corridor, some kind of portal opened up, but it wasn't like what you see in the science fiction show, Stargate! The light was warm, and as we entered the portal area, we were disembodied and transported to another place. Strangely, the other place didn't look any different than the place we had just been. However, it was not the same place. We were inside a building, made mostly of glass.
We all knew we had to fly to get where we needed to go. Well, none of us knew how to fly, but we just took off and started flying around the lobby. The people in the lobby were amazed and started reaching for us, saying they wanted to fly, too. We knew we needed more momentum to get to where we needed to be, so we landed softly, turned around, and got a running start before launching ourselves from a mini trampoline in the cafe area of the lobby. Instantly, we were outside the building, in a country setting, and we knew our mission: rescue a captive in the nearby village and bring him/her back with us.
The mission itself is still vague, but I remember what happened when we were ready to return. One of the villagers wanted to go with us but knew it wasn't possible, so he gave each of us a tiny jewel case. Mine was a small, gold case encrusted with pearls. Inside the case were bits and pieces of broken jewelry: pearls, gold beads, crystals. Each case had a word on it. The word on the outside of mine was "Simplify." We thanked the one who gave us the gifts, then turned to launch back into the sky for the return trip. That's when the birds woke me up."
5768 Will Be A Year Of Momentum!
The year ahead will not only be a year to begin a fresh season in your life, but 5768 will be a year when the Body of Christ gains momentum. An object with momentum is difficult to stop. To stop such an object, it is necessary to apply a force against its motion for a given period of time. The more momentum which an object has, the less likely to stop its forward motion. Thus, it would require a greater amount of force or a longer amount of time (or both) to bring an object with more momentum to a halt.
As the force acts upon the object for a given amount of time, the object's "velocity" is changed. When a force acts for a given amount of time, an object's "momentum" changes. If the force acts opposite of the object's motion, it slows the object down. If a force acts in the same direction as the object's motion, then the force speeds the object up. Either way, a force will change the velocity of an object.
This will be a year when forces vie for momentum. God will be moving on us! Will we respond to Him? The enemy forces that we have not resisted will be moving with force to slow down a Kingdom that is advancing in the earth realm. We must bind the strongman's operation and gain access to the spoils. We must start moving as the people of God did when they left Egypt and keep moving until we reach the manifested Promise for this generation. We must not allow the voices of fear, unbelief and doubt to stop us from advancing. There will be three 40-day periods when we overthrow major strongholds that are holding treasures captive.
5768 Will Be A Year Of Impulse!
In physics, force when multiplied by time equals the mass multiplied by the change in velocity. This is known as impulse. Impulse is one body, individual or kingdom working against another. Impulse is the effect of force being communicated. This results in motion. Once things get in motion, they are hard to stop. The Body of Christ will advance with great momentum in the year ahead! Impulse can be very negative. We must know what is driving us. The Holy Spirit must be preeminent in our lives. The year of 5768/2008 will be the year that we are driven to accomplish our desires. This will be a year that supernatural power has access to mankind. We must stay under the influence of the Holy Spirit or else other spirits will drive us to agree with the plans of darkness in the earth.
The violent are taking the Kingdom of Heaven by force. There are certain changes in the earth that have occurred in the last seven years and have created motion that cannot be stopped. The kingdom of darkness must give way to the Kingdom of God that is advancing with new strength. The supernatural power of God being released on His people is creating much motion and change in the earth.
We are under the impulsion or driving force of a King who wants to see change in the world today. We must gain momentum now! As we learn to move in our proper spheres of authority in the earth realm, we will harness God's power and then release that power. The year ahead will be a transforming year for God's people. Once we are transformed, we will see cities, regions and nations changed. Harvest fields that are ripe will be entered with great enthusiasm. Do not let carnal impulses guide you!
God will visit you in time. Be expectant to watch for His coming visitation in your life. We are a people on the move. God has a Kingdom that is within us. The Kingdom of God is advancing. We are moving from fellowship into war. We are moving from praise to jubilation as we see a manifestation of His promises in our life cycle. This is a year of transcending and taking back what has been held in captivity. However, remember Pam's word, "Simplify," to go back and forth with ease until the new is established.
To summarize, this will be the year to "Go through the eye of needle!" Remove all and get through your narrow place and into the new!
Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion Ministries