The prophet ‘Ezekiel – God strengthens’ reveals the quality of the Heavenly Father in the facet of ‘El Shaddai – The Almighty’ in order to help us understand that we need to position ourselves in accordance to His Son, who is Jesus Christ as the Alpha and the Omega (cf. Ezekiel 1:1-3 i.c.w. Revelation 1:8; Revelation 22:13).
 
Ezekiel 1:1-3:
1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
2 On the fifth of the month – it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin – 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.
 
Revelation 1:8:
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty (Note: El Shaddai).”
 
Revelation 22:13:
13 I am (Note: Jesus Christ) the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
 
Positioning in the Alpha and Omega and the Light of the LORD
 
This Positioning in the time of Alpha and Omega, which encompasses divine Fatherhood/Sonship, is accompanied by the proper discernment of the moment in the midst of temporary time. It is the temporary time that is connected with the beginning and the end and is arranged in a linear form, similar to a river.
 
Here the river ‘Chebar – length’, as it is called in Ezekiel 1:3, has a special meaning. The Hebrew root word of its name means also ‘long ago, a great while, properly extend of time => a time set in the right arrangement of length’. (Part Excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible to the word ‘Chebar’ with the word key number 3602*, 3603*).
 
The Heavenly Father longs that we possess the proper understanding of the beginning and end of time in Him as the Alpha and Omega, in order to emerge from this proper arrangement with the fullness of God into the new dimension of time. As a result, we meet those people who are already predestined by God in the places God has determined and bring them into contact with His strength.
 
This touch involves His glory pouring out in the form of anointing from the structure of His glorious light, so that the enemy’s resistance in the form of weakness is broken (cf. 1 John 1:5 i.c.w. Exodus 34:29; Isaiah 10:27).
 
1 John 1:5:
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
 
Exodus 34:29:
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.

Isaiah 10:27:
27 In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.
 
The Joy of the LORD and the Face of the Bull
 
The anointing of strength is related to the joy of the LORD and the face of the bull (cf. Nehemiah 8:10b i.c.w. Psalm 45:7).
 
Nehemiah 8:10b:
“… 10b Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
 
Psalm 45:7:
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
 
The ‘bull’ is called ‘šôr’ in Hebrew and bears horns that face directly forward, just as it is written in Deuteronomy 33:17 about the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.
 
Deuteronomy 33:17:
“… 17 In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
 
The Hebrew word for ‘horn’ is ‘qärän’ and reveals strength and power. According to the Word of God, it is used as a Shofar and also as a vessel for anointing.
The Hebrew word ‘to shine/being radiant – qāran’ as used in Exodus 34:29 is closely related to the Hebrew word for ‘horn – qärän’. This means that Moses reflected the face of God in the form of the bull while he was surrounded by the fatherhood of God in the form of priesthood and accompanied by the spirit of strength.
This presence of God resulted in the manifestation of the fear of the LORD in the midst of the people of Israel (cf. Ex. 34:30).
 
Exodus 34:30:
30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
 
The Hebrew Letter ‘Aleph’
 
In addition, the ‘bull’ is connected with the Hebrew letter ‘Aleph’, which carries the numerical value ‘1’ and means, among other things, ‘cattle, leader, strength, master/ LORD’. The pictographic representation of the Hebrew letter ‘Aleph’ is a ‘bull’s head’.
The ‘Aleph’ is the so-called ‘Father letter’ because everything begins with the Father, who as the Almighty is beginning and end, as the Hebrew word for ‘Father – āb’ begins with an ‘Aleph’ (cf. Revelation 1:8).
 
Revelation 1:8:
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Jesus also said that He did not come in His own name, nor did He perform His own works, but did only what He saw the Father do (cf. John 5:19.43).
 
John 5:19.43:
19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. …
43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
 
And it was precisely in this way that Moses reflected the Father’s dimension to the people of Israel, which was still unknown to them. As the Body of Christ, we need to move forward with the power of God’s breath in the dynamics of Jesus’ ministry when He was about thirty years old (cf. Luke 3:23a i.c.w. Luke 4:18-19).
 
Luke 3:23a:
23a Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. …
 
Luke 4:18-19:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
 
This is what the thirtieth year and the fifth day of the fourth month in the fifth year in the book of Ezekiel 1:1-3 reveals to us (Note: Jesus also ministered in a time of oppression, as the nation of Israel was occupied and ruled by the Romans.)
 
Ezekiel 1:1-3:
1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
2 On the fifth of the month – it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin – 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.
 
The Fulfilled Time
 
It is necessary that we as saints use the dynamics of the fullness of time, namely already the power of fulfilled time, and go forward with this power, which includes days, weeks, months and years, in order to bring the breakthrough that the Heavenly Father has already prepared.
According to the Word of God, the fulfillment of time is related to the apostolic power of God, including the meaning of ‘being sent’ (cf. Galatians 4:4a).
 
Galatians 4:4a:
4a But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, …
 
The time ahead of us encompasses a period of time (Note: length of time) in which it is necessary to position yourself in the center of God’s will, as Ezekiel did, in order to be in accordance with as well as interact with the governmental presence of the Heavenly Father in the Sonship of Christ.
 
The purpose of this is for the imminent work of God to be established and fortified in the revelatory truth of the Word of God and this is accompanied by challenge equal to the task Nehemiah faced when he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem (cf. Nehemiah 2 ff.).

Nehemiah entered a new mission and vocation field through God’s calling, going from being the king’s cup bearer to a ‘constructor’ of the restoration of the royal city of Israel – Jerusalem.
This reveals to us that with the divine fulfillment of time, our mission field, even occupational field or job, can also change. Therefore it is important that we watch and pray in order to see with our spiritual eyes of the heart the governmental presence of God and thereupon to speak things into existence as well as to act accordingly in faith.
 
The Visitation of God of the Ekklēsia – Spirit Filled Church
 
Our positioning as spirit filled church in the center of God’s will is equal to the fellowship of Lydia, who stayed by a river, so that the apostles who were looking for a place of prayer (Note: place of a spiritual birth) went through the city gate of the leading city ‘Philippi – horse friend’ (Note: indication of the quality of the ministry of angels). They finally encountered the company of women led by Lydia at the river (Note: symbol of the spirit filled church; cf. Acts 16:12-15).
 
Acts 16:12-15:
12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.
14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
 
The apostles could implement the period of their sojourn into the life of Lydia and that of her community in the city of Philippi, a city of the first district of Macedonia (note: reference to the special status of the city in the form of a first fruit as well as representative of the measure of supernatural instruction through the ministry of angels on behalf of God; cf. Hebrews 1:14), and the revelatory knowledge gained from it.
 
As a result, Lydia stepped into a greater dimension of God’s presence and revelatory knowledge with her community as well as her home in order to properly administer spiritual things in the time ahead. It was the face of the LORD who showed Himself to the women through the apostles in the form of the lion.
 
This community of women, who were at the center of God’s appointed time period, acted as a kind of spiritual womb to receive the spiritual seed that the Lord released into them through the apostles, in order to bring it forth in the power of ‘travailing prayer’ at the right time.
 
Since the apostle is the first-named minister in the spirit filled church and represents God’s royalty, this office can be compared to the face of the lion (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:28a i.c.w. Ephesians 4:11).
 
1 Corinthians 12:28a:
28a And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, …
 
Ephesians 4:11:
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, …
 
It requires our willingness to center our lives in the will of the Father in the Son, so that we can meet the people God has already predestined in the places He has established and bring them to the sphere filled with His new strength.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

Sivan – The Month of Supernatural Wind and Fire
 
The biblical month of Sivan is the third month in the biblical calendar in the cycle of redemption.
It is linked to the time of giving of the first fruit from the wheat harvest (Note: God’s physical provision), the giving of the Torah (Note: God’s provision of revelation) and the giving of the Holy Spirit (Note: God’s provision of divine power and relationship) at Shavuot (cf. Exodus 19:1-3 i.c.w. Acts 2:1-4).
 
Exodus 19:1-3:
1 On the first day of the third month after the Israelites left Egypt – on that very day – they came to the Desert of Sinai.
2 After they set out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai, and Israel camped there in the desert in front of the mountain.
3 Then Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: …
 
Acts 2:1.4:
1 When the day of Pentecost (note: Shavuot) came, they were all together in one place. …
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
 
This time is linked to the attributes of wind and fire (cf. Exodus 19:16-19 i.c.w. Acts 2:2-3).
 
Exodus 19:16-19:
16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
17 Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the Lord descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain (all the people) trembled violently.
19 As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him (with thunder).
 
Acts 2:2-3:
2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
 
Sivan – The Glancing Month
 
“Sivan” means “the glancing month”. It is the month that is aligned with Zebulun who was the 10'th son of Jacob and the sixth son who was born by Leah (“weary”).
Zebulun and the Habitation of the Holy Spirit
Zebulun means “habitation, flat.” and is connected with the recognition as a good divine gift (cf. Genesis 30:19-20).
 
Genesis 30:19-20:
19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
20 And Leah said, God has endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
 
Because our body is a habitation of the Holy Spirit, who is the given gift of Jesus Christ to us, we can see a link to the blessing of Zebulun (cf. John i.c.w. 1 Corinthians 3:16.17b).
 
John 16:7:
7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
 
1 Corinthians 3:16.17b:
16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?
… 17b for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
 
The “Harbor” and the “Set Sail” of Zebulun
 
It is as well no coincidence that Zebulun is blessed as a son by Jacob to be a harbor for “sailing ships” and as a tribe by Moses to be “a sailing ship that sets its sail” (cf. Genesis 49:13 i.c.w. Deuteronomy 33:18).
 
Genesis 49:13:
13 Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend toward Zidon.
 
Deuteronomy 33:18:
18 About Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out (note: to set sail), and you, Issachar, in your tents.
 
These blessings direct to the statement of Jesus to Nicodemus as He said: “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” (John 3:8)
 
The “harbor” and the “set sail” of Zebulun is a call for us today to live, move and receive by faith.
Without faith it is not possible to please God (cf. Hebrews 11:6).
 
Hebrews 11:6:
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
 
The “blowing of the wind” is linked to hear the spirit filled message of truth (Note: The word that proceeds from the mouth of God; cf. Matthew 4:4) that enables in order to grow in faith. The growing in faith is connected with getting active by faith which is similar to “setting the sail” of a sailing boat (cf. Romans 10:17 i.c.w. James 2:26).
 
Romans 10:17:
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
 
James 2:26:
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
 
The Characteristic/Value of Zebulun
 
The characteristic/value of Zebulun is to recognize where the treasures in the sea are. This is connected to understand how the economy of heaven works and where to get the profit for the kingdom of God (see Deuteronomy 33:18-19).
 
Deuteronomy 33:18-19:
18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and, Issachar, in your tents.
19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
 
Here it is important to first be aware of the presence of the crystal sea in the throne room, where the “economy” of eternity has its seat in adoration and worship. This is revealed for example, through the 24 elders who get “economically” active through the prophetic worship of the four living creatures. The bodies of the creatures are full of eyes and the elders leave their thrones in worship in order to lay down their crowns on the crystal sea before God, the king (see Revelation 4:8-11).
 
Revelation 4:8-11:
8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: “ ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
 
The individual anointing of Zebulun is to comprehend the throne room presence of YAHWEH – God in order to help saints to come into this place and to understand the principle of heavens economy that is rooted and anchored in celestial worship (cf. Genesis 49:13).
 
Genesis 49:13:
13 “Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend toward Zidon.
 
The border of Zebulun is Zidon. The name “Zidon” means “catching fish” and it was the famous and oldest trading town of Phoenicia.
With this meaning of the name, the assigned geographical region and the calling of Zebulun, the words of Jesus Christ become apparent, who called His disciples to be fisher of men and who as well spoke about to do heavenly economy by making friends with the unrighteous Mammon (cf. Matthew 4:19 i.c.w. Luke 16:9).
 
Matthew 4:19:
19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
 
Luke 16:9:
9 I tell you, use worldly wealth (note: unrighteous Mammon) to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
 
The ship of Zebulun and the haven is the message of the cross in order to bring rest and strength for the new day (cf. Matthew 24:14 i.c.w.1 Corinthians 1:18).
 
Matthew 24:14:
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
 
1 Corinthians 1:18:
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
 
For example, when some disciples who were fishermen by profession were called by Jesus Christ to follow Him, it is written that they left their ships in order to preach the good news (cf. Matthew 4:18-20 i.c.w. Matthew 10:7).
 
Matthew 4:18-20:
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
 
Matthew 10:7:
7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’
 
The Importance of Assignment
 
According to the Word of God assignments are important.
 
=> An assignment is a work project, task, or commitment that is first assigned to a person. The assignment may also be delegated for expediency and/or quality development reasons. (cf. 1 Chronicles 9:23; 1 Chronicles 16:4; 1 Chronicles 23:11)
An assignment serves as a boundary to protect the assigned person in his/her assignment and scope of duties.
Just as the ministry of angels comes only one after the other and has one task after the other, so it is with the assignment of saints.
If someone ignores God’s given assignment, the person gets into trouble that could have been avoided. <= (note: part excerpt from the “Prophet’s Dictionary” by Paula A. Price, Ph. D.; page 68)
 
The First Tribe Alignment as a Model
 
The first unit of the tribes of Israel is made up by the alignment of Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.
This connection is a model for the church because it is the first tribe alignment of the first unit from the army of Israel that is positioned at the east side of the tabernacle where the entrance of the tabernacle is (cf. Numbers 2:2-3.5.7.9).
 
Numbers 2:2-3.5.7.9:
2 “The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.”
3 On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab. …
5 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. …
7 The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
9 All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.
 
This tribe alignment reveals to us that it is about:
 
  1. war/worship (Judah),
  2. timing (Issachar) and
  3. supply (Zebulun).
Because of their position they can be called “the front line tribes” and they are located in the east and could as well be called “sons of the womb of the morning.” (cf. Numbers 2:3-9 i.c.w. Psalm 110:3).
 
Numbers 2:3-9:
3 On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
4 His division numbers 74,600.
5 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
6 His division numbers 54,400.
7 The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
8 His division numbers 57,400.
9 All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.
 
Psalm 110:3:
3 Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power (on the day you lead your forces), in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.
 
The “First Three Stairs” and the Riches of Zebulun and Issachar
 
These three tribes establish the head of the tribes of Israel and could also be viewed as the “first three stairs” in the time cycle of God within the year cycle of redemption.
 
  1. Judah => the ability to bring new sound in order to break through “the old sound barrier” (Note: an expired form of worship) and to move ahead,
  2. Issachar => the ability to bring understanding about the secrets and times of God,
  3. Zebulun => the ability to bring supply
It were the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar who were called to bring in the riches in order to help to offer righteous sacrifices to the Lord from a place of vision (cf. Deuteronomy 33:18-19).
 
Deuteronomy 33:18-19:
18 About Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out (international), and you, Issachar, in your tents (regional).
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand.”
 
The Polished Days within the Month of Sivan
 
As a month includes the alignment of days and weeks, so God wants to create the so called “polished days” where His presence or light can be reflected through our everyday life.
These polished days are similar to the golden shields of Solomon that are the shields of divine wisdom through faith (cf. 1 Kings 10:16-17).
 
1 Kings 10:16-17:
16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
 
It is needed that we lift our golden shields up into the “sun of righteousness” in order to bring divine righteousness and healing by applying of our faith (cf. Malachi 4:2).
 
Malachi 4:2:
2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.
 
It is the reflection of God’s light that creates a new day of eternity in the earth realm.
God must have “a substance” that reflects His light.
 
Dullness is Taken Away
 
Dullness (note: unpolished) is taken away by God’s rubbing and His rubbing brings forth the personal harvest of provision (cf. Luke 6:1).
 
Luke 6:1:
1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels.
 
It means that God longs to reflect His light through spirit filled faith which the Holy Spirit created before in us through God’s word so that His knowledge of His glory can be seen (cf. Habakkuk 2:14).
 
Habakkuk 2:14:
14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
 
The important elements to reflect God’s light is the presence of His Spirit, His water and His spoken word (cf. Ephesians 5:26).
 
Ephesians 5:26:
… 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, …
 
The process of polishing includes the movement of God’s living word in our inner man (re-look, swinging out of a deadlocked circumstance), so that our conscience/mind is renewed and in agreement with God’s will for this time (cf. Romans 12:2 i.c.w. Ephesians 4:23-24).
 
Romans 12:2:
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.
 
Ephesians 4:23-24:
… 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
 
The Created Window of Revelation by God
 
God longs for us that we see clearly through His created window of revelation. It is the revelation that He has for us at this time in order to begin to comprehend it with a new understanding.
For this we have to be ready to leave one status of understanding and allowing the Spirit of truth to expand our realm of understanding. God’s best comes at last (cf. John 2:7-10).
 
John 2:7-10:
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”
 
Serving Releases a New Call
 
Our willingness to serve brings a new call into our environment so that the Bridegroom moves in a new way. Our capacity of richness of faith creates the condition to reflect God’s revelatory plans by His spoken word (cf. Ephesians 6:16 i.c.w. 1 Kings 10:16-17a; 1 Maccabees 6:39).
 
Ephesians 6:16:
16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
 
1 Kings 10:16-17a:
16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
17a He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas of gold in each shield.
 
1 Maccabees 6:39:
39 Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains glistered therewith, and shined like lamps of fire.
 
United Faith and the Release of God’s Powerful Sound and Fire
 
At the place where God recognizes united faith of His saints, He responds with the sound of a powerful wind (Note: Spirit) and with fire (Note: His innermost presence; cf. Acts 2:1-4).

Acts 2:1-4:
1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues1 as the Spirit enabled them.
 
The Faith of God
 
Divine faith is something higher than the sensible thinking and anticipation because it is a firm assurance of things hoped for and the absence of doubt of things not seen (cf. Hebrews 11:1).
 
Hebrews 11:1:
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

Note:
The following message is the first part of a teaching that consists of two parts and we recommend to read the message chronologically.
 
The Vision of Isaiah
 
In the book of the prophet Isaiah, chapter 6 states that in the year of King Uzziah’s death, Isaiah saw the LORD sitting on a high and exalted throne while God’s hem filled the temple. At this Isaiah beheld seraphim who were above the throne of God and who had six wings, two of which covered their faces, two their feet, while they flew with the third pair of wings.
 
Meanwhile, they were shouting three times the word ‘Holy!’ and proclaimed that the lands were full of the glory of the LORD of hosts. As a result, the doorposts in the threshold of the throne room shook and the temple in the spirit realm was filled with smoke (cf. Isaiah 6:1-4).
 
Isaiah 6:1-4:
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.
2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
3 And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
 
Using this scripture, the Lord has revealed that we, like Isaiah, as the Body of Christ, have completed a season of strength and kingship in Christ and are in a kind of spiritual birthing phase. The birthing phase is associated with a higher level of God’s kingship that includes the presence of the Heavenly Father in the form of ‘YAHWEH – I AM!’
 
Whenever God brings about His plan of transformation, it is not left out that we have to say goodbye to a worn-out structure in order to be able to bring forth a greater fruit. In connection with the name ‘Uzziah => My strength is YAHWEH’ this means that the LORD wants us to increase in spiritual strength and kingship in Christ Jesus.
 
This is also revealed in Jesus’ statement when He spoke of His death in connection with the grain of wheat that fell into the earth, which had to die in order to bring forth manifold fruit (cf. John 12:24).
 
John 12:24:
24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
 
We can clearly see the connection to the year of King Uzziah’s death, as it was a time period set by God, which included the increase of the LORD’s strength. The LORD is also the God of generations, so whenever He finds righteous people in the generational line, He causes them to increase in blessings (cf. Exodus 20:6).
 
Exodus 20:6:
… 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
 
The high and exalted presence of God as described in Isaiah 6 is accompanied by the presence of the seraphim (Note: means ‘the fiery, the burning ones’), who reflect the character of God in the form of a consuming fire (cf. Deuteronomy 4:24; Hebrews 12:29).
 
Deuteronomy 4:24:
24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
 
Hebrews 12:29:
29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”
 
Since angels are winds and winds fill atmospheres, it is clear that angels fill an atmosphere with the presence assigned to them by God (cf. Hebrews 1:7).
 
Hebrews 1:7:
7 In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.”
 
It is no coincidence that Isaiah (note: means ‘salvation of YAHWEH, YAHWEH has saved’) was lifted with his spirit being into the throne room of God in the year of the king’s death, where he not only saw the LORD sitting on a throne, but saw Him sitting high and exalted.
 
God is spirit, which means that He moves or resides in the spirit realm, which we need to understand (cf. John 4:24a).
 
John 4:24a:
24a God is spirit, …
 
This high and exalted position of God was accompanied by the fiery presence of the seraphim and their high praise, which thrice proclaimed the holiness of God. As a result, there was a spiritual contraction at the entrance to the throne room, which Isaiah perceived as an earthquake (cf. Isaiah 6:4).
 
The Earthquake and the Motherhood of God
 
The earthquake, activates the motherhood of God, wherein God extends His arms to send forth His servants. The reason is because the Hebrew word for a door‘post’ is the word ‘’ammāh’ which means ‘a cubit, door base, lower forearm’ and is derived from the root word ‘’ēm’ which means ‘mother’. (Note: word explanation for the word ‘’ammāh – post’ and the word ‘’ēm – mother’ from the Elberfelder Study Bible with the word key number: 536, 533).
 
It is divine servant hood, which is the entrance into the high realm of God. This is the reason why Jesus said that whoever wants to be the greatest should practice servant hood (cf. Matthew 23:11).
 
Matthew 23:11:
11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
 
In this, it is important that we allow the LORD to surround us and our testimony in Christ Jesus with His fiery and consuming presence, so that we come forth as the Body of Christ in a new spiritual quality for this age and the age to come in order to reveal the strength of His kingship.

Entering into the Threefold ‘Holy!’
 
It is necessary that we enter into the fiery threefold ‘Holy!’ of the seraphim with our spirit man, which means that this results in our spirit, soul and body entering into greater purity. This happens because the fire of God consumes everything that rises up against the knowledge of God in this holy presence. All of our wrong decisions, feelings, thought processes as well as relationships that keep us from entering more deeply into the presence of God, we need to let go.
 
Through this sanctification process, which goes hand in hand with God’s appointed timing and majesty in the eternal kingship, there comes a supernatural spiritual contact with the essence of God, allowing His fiery angels, the seraphim, to place a piece of His inner consuming essence in the form of a fiery coal on the lips of our spirit man.
 
This results in a new and pure communication to sovereignly meet those who consciously live in opposition to God in the royal priesthood of Christ and to seal the realm of knowledge where it is in agreement with the will of God (cf. Isaiah 6:6-10).
 
Isaiah 6:6-10:
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
9 He said, “Go and tell this people: “ ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
10 Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
 
This withholding of knowledge is accompanied by the power of God’s parables or puzzling language (cf. Matthew 13:10-15 i.c.w. Matthew 7:6).
 
Matthew 13:10-15:
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
13 This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “ ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’
 
Matthew 7:6:
6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. …”
 
Standing in the Center of God’s Garment and the Original Source of the King’s Rule
 
In order to properly understand the judgments or verdicts of God, it is necessary to be in and not merely in front of the throne room. These things can be understood only by standing in the center of God’s robe. Standing in the center of God’s robe encompasses the relationship with God as the Heavenly Father in His kingship.

It is in the throne room behind the door where Jesus Christ appears in a new spiritual facet, namely as the Lamb of God and King of kings (cf. Revelation 5:6 i.c.w. Revelation 17:14).
 
Revelation 5:6:
6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
 
Revelation 17:14:
14 They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings – and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
 
The Heavenly Father desires to supernaturally provide for us in our spirit being through His Son Jesus Christ, so that we are able to properly understand His revelations and what He is speaking (cf. John 10:9).
 
John 10:9:
9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
 
The LORD was recognized by Isaiah in His complete governmental rule because he saw the LORD high and lifted up in the vision. This was no coincidence, that God associated His royal presence with the death of a king because He was pointing to the original source of His divine kingship (cf. Daniel 2:21).
 
Daniel 2:21:
21 He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
 
The fundamental source of kingship is connected to the hem of God’s garment that fills the temple. The hem of God’s royal garment is associated with His established order and instruction because the hem is the end of the garment where the tassels (Note: Hebrew ‘ẓîẓit’) are also attached. The tassels are attached to the four corners of the hem of the Israelites’ garment in order to remind them of God’s commandments and His order (cf. Numbers 15:38-39).
 
Numbers 15:38-39:
38 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
39 You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the Lord, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes.
 
The Hem of God’s Garment and Walking in Kingdom Authority
 
The hem of God’s robe in the context of the biblical passage from Isaiah 6 represents the full measure of His kingly-priestly presence because, as mentioned earlier in Isaiah’s vision, the LORD sat high and exalted in the spirit realm. While the LORD was on His throne, He sat on a part of His robe or mantle so that the rest of His robe extended into the room of the temple.
This is an indication that God’s kingship or kingdom authority manifests itself in the realm of true spiritual relationship between man and God in the temple, so that the seraphim begin to proclaim the holiness and glory of God.

The LORD reveals through Isaiah in this manifestation that the true walk in kingdom authority can only happen when each saint as an individual goes into God’s fatherly-kingly presence and is aware of the boundaries of authority represented by the hem which is established by God for our personal life. As a result, God’s living furnace of fire is revealed, composed of His seraphim (Note: ‘the fiery ones, the burning ones’).
 
This living furnace of fire has a square shape because it is connected with the order and authority of God. When circles appear in the spirit realm, they usually indicate the cycles of time and the movement of the LORD. The square shape, on the other hand, is associated with the authority and order of God and His governmental residence, which is based on true relationship (cf. Revelation 21:9-10.16a.22-23).
 
Revelation 21:9-10.16a.22-23:
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. …
16a The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. …
22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm
 
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