Back in late November of 2018, I began to hear and understand a prophetic phrase…”The House will be in order!” At that time the US had recently held its national mid-term elections. The Democratic Party had taken back control of the US House of Representatives….So it might appear to some that the phrase… “The House will be in order!” ...would apply to the US House of Representatives and setting it in order.

However, since those days in late November of 2018, I have come to see that God is speaking to so much more than simply the House of Representatives.

From the beginning…it was the voice of a “convener” speaking…One who is fully authorized to convene a meeting…or to call the meeting into session…to initiate the process of its purpose.

You might say it was like it was in the beginning in Genesis, Chapter One, when God called creation to order and initiated the agenda of planet earth and all that is in it.

Over the many months since November 2018, I have come to see that the phrase…”The House will be in order”… is not simply about politics or party affiliation. I have come to see that in this phrase God is speaking to every aspect of our lives.

There are four Hebrew “family” words that I believe are especially important in understanding God’s concept of family and His Family Plan.  As we consider each of these words you will find:

• They are relational. They are not religious or legalistic. 
• They are covenantal. They reflect bloodline relationship.. 
• They flow in a God-ordained sequence of development that progresses or advances from generation to generation, from glory to glory.
• They reveal the foundational plan and structure God intended for every human being relationally from before the foundation of the earth.

The First of these words is Bayith or Bet. We talked about Bet in a previous podcast . “Bayith  or bet” is the foundational family word in Scripture. It is Hebrew for house or household. Bet also has the numerical value of two.

Bet was designed and destined to form the foundation for advancement to a next level covenant alignment. We have also previously discussed this second Hebrew word and a second level of relational alignment... “mishpaha.” Mishpaha may be translated as family, clan or kindred.

Today, we want to introduce two additional Hebrew family words that are important to understanding God’s Family Plan for Establishing Generational Blessing. 

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With so many descriptions and ideas of family these days, a basic question must be asked, “What is family?” A Bible believing Christian, this question should be asked from a Biblical perspective. “What does God and His Word intend when it uses the word or words we translate as family?”

It’s not enough to define or think of family as it relates to our own personal experience and relationships. 

Traumatic events and the dysfunction has entered our relationships tend to distort and alter our understanding of family as God intended in the beginning’… during creation.

As I have studied the Biblical concept of Family, I believe the Hebrew words that are used to describe family in the Old Testament reveal God’s intent from the beginning. 

There four Hebrew “family” words that I believe are especially important in understanding God’s concept of family and His Family Plan.  As we consider each of these words you will find that they:

• ·      They are relational. They are not religious or legalistic. 
• ·      They are covenantal. They reflect bloodline. 
• ·      They reflect a developmental structure, a sequence of development.
• ·      They flow in a God-ordained sequence that progresses or advances from          generation to generation, from glory to glory.
• ·      They reveal the foundational plan and structure God intended for every human form before the foundation of the earth.
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Check out this series of Podcasts…What is family. 

Part TWO will be posted in a few days.

Pentecost or Holy Spirit…Don’t Leave Home Without Him

Millions of Christians around the world are commemorating Pentecost this weekend. They join millions over a period of thousands of years that have observed Pentecost. But first…what is Pentecost? Today I would like to at least partially answer that question as I talk about five expressions of Pentecost… Past, Present and Future. 

As a disclaimer, over the centuries Pentecost has been celebrated by many different people groups and in different ways around the globe… But, I believe understanding the Five Expressions of Pentecost that follow are imperative to moving forward in the revelation of Holy Spirit and His plan for His children in the season ahead.

In Hebrew, the Number “2” is the word “Bayith.” It is also the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Bayith is transliterated into English as “Bet” (like fish bait) but spelled B-E-T. According to Hebrew4Christians.com, Bet is the first letter of the Torah…Hebrew Scriptures. 

Bet is also the Hebrew word for “house” or “household.”  In Psalms 68:6, we read that “God sets the solitary in families.” The word translated families there is the word “Bet.” A more proper translation would be, “God sets the solitary in “Households.”

The idea of household or the power of two is very important to God. In Genesis 1:31, all of creation was ultimately pronounced as “very good.”  But, did you realize that there was a “not good” found in creation that God corrected before this pronouncement?

Genesis 2:18 Amplified Bible (AMP) - Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is]suitable and complementary for him.”

So, God made Eve…He created them male and female… Creation was not good or complete without Bet. 

In Genesis 1:28, God commissioned, authorized an blessed the first human bet with the ability to…Increase, Multiply and Exercise stewardship dominion over God’s creation.

There is power and authority in “Two,” Bet, or a household.

In previous Podcasts, we have discovered that God has a plan….a good plan, a plan to prosper us…give us hope…to give us a future. We have also discovered that there is an enemy to God’s good plan. He is much more than some fictional “boogey man.” He is a formidable spirit being, a fallen angel, satan, the devil, the deceiver, the thief, the one who steals, kills and destroys.

For many, it would appear that satan is winning and God’s plan is not working. In this season many are crying out in desperation…crying out for help!  

Do not fear…Do not be afraid…Someone has said, “What appears is not what is.” God is fully aware of satan’s deceptive and evil schemes and has sealed his doom. Your tormentor’s end is certain and sure. 

God does not expect you to fight this battle alone. He has placed many mighty weapons at your disposal. HELP IS HERE!

In the previous Podcast, we discovered that God has a plan….a good plan, a plan to prosper you…give you hope…to give you a future.

But, the reality is that many find it difficult to balance the idea of a Good God… Who has a good plan for our lives…with what we see and hear in the media… the daily news. 

How do we understand God’s good plan when there appears to be nothing good about our present personal situation?

WE HAVE AN ADVERSARY

God is good! His plan for our life is good! But…God’s plan for my life and your life has an enemy, an opponent, an adversary…satan…the devil. In Scripture this adversary manifests his opposition to God’s good plan in numerous ways. 

This episode seeks to unmask the adversary and provide encouragement to those who are facing opposition and adversity.