Regarding the transition into the coming new biblical year 5785, the Lord spoke to my wife and I while we were at the checkout of a grocery store to pay for our purchase in cash. There was a friendly assistant there who gave us back the sum of €1.11 as change, which is 111 cents.
Meanwhile, a colleague of the assistant was standing behind him with her cash box to take over after our transaction. This purchase was our last weekly grocery purchase in the biblical year 5784.
In the context of this experience and time frame, the LORD began to speak to us about the significance of His encounter and leading regarding stewardship within the ecclesia in the coming year.
Elohim, the Triune God
Through the amount of 1.11 Euro, we were led to the Bible passage from Genesis 18:1-3 where it says that God met Abraham as the Triune One who encompasses the dimension of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Genesis 18:1-3:
1 The Lord (Note: YAHWEH] appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
3 He said, ‘If I have found favour in your eyes, my lord [Note: Adonai], do not pass your servant by.
1 The Lord (Note: YAHWEH] appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
3 He said, ‘If I have found favour in your eyes, my lord [Note: Adonai], do not pass your servant by.
Two realms become apparent here, the spiritual realm and the natural realm of God’s appearance. This is in the designation of God as ‘YAHWEH - I AM’ and in Abraham’s address to the three men as one ‘Lord – Adonai’. This means it establishes the ‘plurality’ in the ‘singular’ of God, who is Spirit (cf. John 4:24a).
John 4:24a:
24a God is spirit, …
24a God is spirit, …
Through the actions of Abraham, we as God’s people are encouraged to dwell in an environment of strong Spirit-filled saints who live and move in the anointing of the Holy Spirit as the grove of Mamre means ‘fatness, strength’. As a result, we maintain our spiritual expectation of encountering God despite challenging circumstances like Abraham, who sat at the entrance of the tent at the time when the day was hottest.
We as people of God are called to lift up our spiritual eyes to recognize the visitation of God. This results in acceleration in the administration of the kingdom, which is illustrated by Abraham’s response and instruction to God’s visitation (cf. Genesis 18:6-8).
Genesis 18:6-8:
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. ‘Quick,’ he said, ‘get three seahs of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.’
7 Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
8 He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. ‘Quick,’ he said, ‘get three seahs of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.’
7 Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
8 He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
The LORD is in the process of forming a new wineskin that encompasses divine administration associated with His strength and with joy (cf. Genesis 18:10 i.c.w. Genesis 21:3; Nehemiah 8:10c).
Genesis 18:10:
10 Then one of them said, ‘I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.’ Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.
10 Then one of them said, ‘I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.’ Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.
Genesis 21:3:
3 Abraham gave the name Isaac [Note: laughter] to the son Sarah bore him.
3 Abraham gave the name Isaac [Note: laughter] to the son Sarah bore him.
Nehemiah 8:10c:
‘... 10c , for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’
‘... 10c , for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’
The Three Doves on the Branch and Joseph’s Stewardship
The next day, after shopping, my wife and I were sitting at the table in our living room talking. Meanwhile, we looked out of the window and noticed something that was happening for the first time or that we hadn’t seen in years on this large maple tree:
There were three doves sitting on the same branch at an equal distance from each other looking in our direction.
As I looked at the branch, the name ‘Joseph’ resonated in my spirit, who was a steward led by God. The name ‘Joseph’ means ‘He takes away. He adds.’ This taking away and adding involves a shifting of certain ‘elements’ where one ‘thing’ leaves the place for the other ‘thing’ and is placed in the place from where the first ‘thing’ was taken.
In connection with this, the Lord led us to the Bible passage from Genesis 49:22, which deals with Jacob’s blessing to his son Joseph.
Genesis 49:22:
22 ‘Joseph is a fruitful vine [Note: Hebrew ‘Ben – son’], a fruitful vine near a spring [Note: Hebrew ‘Ayin - spring, eye’], whose branches [Note: Hebrew ‘Bath – daughters’] climb over a wall.
22 ‘Joseph is a fruitful vine [Note: Hebrew ‘Ben – son’], a fruitful vine near a spring [Note: Hebrew ‘Ayin - spring, eye’], whose branches [Note: Hebrew ‘Bath – daughters’] climb over a wall.
On the basis of this verse, the LORD revealed to us a part of the administration of the kingdom. Just as it took place at the checkout counter in the grocery store with the two assistants, there is a shift in the stewardship that will be given to the ecclesia in this time and the time to come. The mission does not change, but the way it is administered does.
This is about a symbiosis that takes place between sonship and daughtership in Christ, which goes hand in hand with the dynamic of fruitfulness. This fruitfulness results from a respect for the prophetic spirit, which is the testimony of Jesus, so that there is a shadowing by the women, as daughters in the sonship of God, on the wall where the prophetic watchmen are also present (cf. Isaiah 62:6-7).
Isaiah 62:6-7:
6 I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, 7 and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
6 I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, 7 and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
This shadow contains the prophetic perspective of God, which complements the realm of the watchmen in a beneficial way and thus leads to an intensification of prophetic worship that follows Jesus’ commission to watch and pray (cf. Matthew 26:41).
Matthew 26:41:
41 ‘Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.’
41 ‘Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.’
This is because the Hebrew word for ‘wall’ is associated with ‘properly turning’ and ‘singing’.
The ‘Female’ Shadow above the Wall and the Prophesying Daughters of Philip
What is similar or corresponds to the area of the female shadow above the wall are the four prophesying daughters of the evangelist Philip, whom Paul and his companions encountered on foot after they had completed the time of ‘sailing’ (cf. Acts 21:7-9).
Acts 21:7-9:
7 We continued our voyage from Tyre and landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters and stayed with them for a day.
8 Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven.
9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
7 We continued our voyage from Tyre and landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters and stayed with them for a day.
8 Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven.
9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
The change from seagoing (Note: sailing) to walking is an indication of the walk by faith. In addition, feet or legs represent movement in faith with the right focus but also support as they act like pillars.
It is no coincidence in this context that Philip was one of the seven appointed deacons as stewards in the ecclesia and even had daughters who prophesied (cf. Acts 6:3.5-7).
Acts 6:3.5-7:
3 Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. …
5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
7 So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
3 Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. …
5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
7 So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
We encourage all watchful saints who are prophetically aligning themselves in the face of this time to listen to God’s prophetic instruction regarding stewardship in order to align themselves according to God’s will for this time and the time to come (cf. Proverbs 24:13-14 i.c.w. Psalm 111:5-6; Psalm 101:6).
Proverbs 24:13-14:
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
Psalm 111:5-6:
5 He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant for ever.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.
5 He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant for ever.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.
Psalm 101:6:
6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; the one whose way of life is blameless will minister to me.
6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; the one whose way of life is blameless will minister to me.
Here we must maintain faithfulness and, like Joseph, honor the wisdom of the Holy One of Israel by acknowledging that we may give an account for everything.
Amen and Amen.
In His Wisdom,
Daniel and Tina Glimm
