Devotionals

I think. I think a lot, I really do. While reading through the bible it has really forced me to question my motives and heart concerning a lot what I desire.

One of the most important aspects of the bible is Israel’s history of the kings. Each King had the exact assignment. However, each King had to decide whom they would seek. Would they seek the Lord or would they seek their own desires and do evil in the site of the Lord?

Let’s take Rehoboam for example. He sought the Lord. However, “when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him forsook the law of the Lord”. 2 Chronicles 12:1

This got me to thinking. At first I was fleshly and self-righteous. “You stupid King!” Was my thought. As though I am not capable of the very same thing.

As humans we praise God and pray most in the tough times. We are very reactive. When things are going great. We let up on our seek however, when things are hard-pressed on each side we want to seek God more fervently. We desire to hear from Him because the pain is unbearable or our hearts hurt and need to be healed.

But what happens after God has answered our prayers? After everything our hearts cry out for is given to us. Do we continue to seek the Lord or do we become like Rehoboam and turn away from the Lord after He has established us?

The answer is seen in 2 Chronicles 12:14 “He did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord”. It is important to continually check y(our) hearts. Is our heart continually set on the Lord. After we get what we have prayed for, that husband/wife, house, job, salvation of our family members or the fulfillment of a prophecy do we still seek the Lord?

In all honesty it is my greatest fear that once I receive the fulfillment of the promises of God that I will I turn away. In order to combat the strength of my flesh I must continually set my heart on the Lord. It’s a daily process. Everything in this world desires to pull us away from “seeking first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness”. The combating principality doesn’t want us to receive “all things being added”. Our confidence as those who seek Jesus Christ is that He will answer those who diligently seek Him with all their heart. Will you seek the Lord? What’s stopping your seek? Leave comments please.

Love you. Be encouraged. This momentarily light affliction can not compare to the future glory!

“So the Levites and the people did everything just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. The commanders took charge of the men reporting for duty that Sabbath, as well as those who were going off duty. Jehoiada the priest did not let anyone go home after their shift ended. 2 Chronicles 23:8 NLT

“Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation. Lamentations 5:19 KJV
This one’s deep. You ready?

Welcome to today. 01/11/10.

Binary code. I know nothing about it. I’m not a computer genius. Yet. But I do know the voice of the Lord. I was on the phone with a phenomenal woman of God who is a prophetic voice in my life and she said, “Tomorrow is 011110.” As soon as she said it, the spirit of the Lord hit me. I got off the phone and knew God had sent a prophetic manna for those whom He has chosen to receive it.
Immediately the Holy Spirit told me to search computer code for the meaning. I knew watching “The Matrix” would one day come in handy. It was either that movie or some combination that and some other things, but I remembered that all computer code is made up of zeros and ones. The order of zeros and ones determines characters and bits and all of the other aspects of computing that we see. But that’s all I knew. Until right now.
All day on Sunday I was in the presence of The Lord in a significant way and I knew that He wanted me to release manna, but I wasn’t sure of the content. I couldn’t sleep that well from Saturday into Sunday, so I knew something was up. Then all day Sunday, I had one prophetic encounter after another. I was literally ripping the wrapping off of my destiny, as it seemed God had ordained every encounter of the entire day. Something had been loosed. Something was different. The air literally seemed new in my lungs. Lights were brighter. I wasn’t hallucinating. It had occurred.

The shift.

In binary code, there are character values and numerical values. The numerical value of 011110 is 30. The number 30 denotes the perfection of Divine order, as marking the right moment. Jesus was 30 when He began His ministry according to Luke 3:23. Joseph was 30 when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt according to Genesis 41:46. And David was 30 when he began to reign according to 2 Samuel 5:4.
What is the significance of all this? How does this apply to you? The binary code numeric value of 011110 is 30. The computer value, or character that corresponds to that number is the less-than sign. This sign Joseph was set up by God to be an influencer of world systems and structures to employ stealth kingdom wisdom and tactics to supply the people of God with food and sustenance in the time of a worldwide famine. Joseph was God’s man for that generation. He was a corporate leader who served God with all he had in an ungodly regime and distributed the wealth of the wicked to the righteous. But as great as he was, he was less than.
David was God’s man. He was the forgotten son, the scorned shepherd, the reviled little brother and scoffed-at warrior. He became a legend. Bear and lion killer. Giant slayer. Songwriter. Wealth accumulator. Wartime tactician. Man after God’s own heart. He was the prophetic forerunner of what a king and priest would one day look like. He was a great leader and example to his generation and many to follow. But even he was less than.
For there is One who embodied all that the Father desired to see manifest in the form of perfect obedience and willful relinquishing of His birthright as Son in Heaven in order to become Son of man in the earth. He is the great connector of all the generations. All things find their fullness in Him. He is the fulfillment of the Divine order. Glory to You Lord! He was 30 when it went public. Before then, in the worlds eyes and even amongst His family, he was less than. But then it shifted. Overnight, it shifted. Today is that day for you! God shifts your mind, your spirit and your unique calling into ‘hyperdrive’ where all can see it! And even if they choose not to follow you or believe you, they won’t be able to deny you!
You can’t get the less-than symbol unless you press the ‘shift’ button on your computer. Technology, as the language of our day, has dictated it as such. God has embedded within the fabric of today’s world a message for you: everyone and everything that has come before you was great, but it will all equal less than by the time God gets finished using you! The contributions of those that have come before us were great and some of us were intimidated to try to do something new because what came before us seemed so great. Microsoft. IBM. Coca-Cola. Proctor & Gamble. Amazing companies. With the ideas and anointing that God has released today, this very day, all those companies together will be less than once God unleashed what’s inside of you for the world!

PRAISE BREAK!

Bless God right now! This is a new decade. Not only that, but there’s also been a generational shift. Statistics say that this generation is the first one in the history of the country that won’t outdo their parents. The world has declared less than. But we are MORE THAN conquerors through Him that loved us! God shifts us beyond less than into the MORE THAN anointing right now. I know you think it’s crazy to try that idea. God knows it’s crazy. I know you think you don’t have enough money or resources or people to help. God knows you don’t. But that’s the beauty of the shift. Jehoiada was God’s man in the story up top. Do you know what his name means? Jehovah Knows! But since it was Jehovah God who gave you the idea, it is He who shall work in your generation to bring it to pass. Each generation outdoes the next. We’re next!
This word is for you. Maybe 20 people will grab this and run. Please email me and let me know who you are. Your idea will change the world. The entire world. You’ll be like Bill Gates, but you’ll be filled Gates, Holy Ghost filled. That’s you! Like Coke, but with glory smoke! Shekinah Cola! Hola! Worldwide is your calling. Ideas are falling. Stop stalling. Destiny is calling. It’s a gift, a spiritual uplift. Called to repair the rift, embrace the shift. Brighter than a star, you shall create worlds like Mars, blessed with spouses, houses and cars, your skies are clear blue like Avatars!
Go. Be great. Create. Don’t wait. It’s time to elevate. Anointed woman. Blessed Man. GO forth. You’re no longer less than. You are that generation. The shift has begun today.
Oh yeah, The Lord told me that you have to declare it as soon as you read this or your lack of faith mixed with the word will cause this unlimited time offer in the spirit to self destruct.

Wow! That’s surprising. I hear the sound of a generation rising!

Keep shifting,
John Gray