As saints, we are justified through life in Christ Jesus and thus, according to the truth of God’s Word, fruitful trees planted by streams of water, which is connected to our destiny in Christ (cf. Romans 8:30; Romans 10:4 i.c.w. Psalm 1:1-3).

 

30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

 

4 Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

 

1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.

3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither – whatever they do prospers.

 

It is our roots, in the form of our spiritual longing, that are grounded in the anointing of biblical-messianic Judaism. This enables us to receive the hidden truth of Christ and the Heavenly Father, which they release from the throne room, from the Holy Spirit and to process it spiritually correctly when we long for it (cf. Romans 11:17-18 i.c.w. Jeremiah 17:7-8).

 

17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

 

7 ‘But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.

8 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.’

 

 

So-called pearls of the kingdom are given to those who value its revelatory truth, which goes hand in hand with the hidden wisdom and knowledge found in Christ alone (cf. Matthew 7:6 i.c.w. Luke 23:9; Colossians 2:2b-3).

 

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. …’

 

9 He [Note: Herod] plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer.

 

…, 2b in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

 

As we know, trees are meant to stand rooted in the earth. A broken tree is usually damaged or even threatened with death, because it can only bear branches, its crown, and any fruit when it is standing upright.

 

Jeremiah asks the false prophets who among them has stood in the council of the LORD, which reveals to us that it takes a humble, reverent attitude toward God to be able to stand before Him (cf. Jeremiah 23:18).

 

18 But which of them has stood in the council of the Lord to see or to hear his word? Who has listened and heard his word?

 

Standing in the council of the LORD encompasses the presence of the secret nature of God, who, hidden within Himself, already has the answer to an unresolved situation.

The secret nature of God resembles the emerald-green enwrapping of the covering rainbow around Him and His throne (cf. Revelation 4:3).

 

3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne.

 

This makes it necessary for us as saints in Christ to allow the living Word of God in the form of prophecy based on the written truth of God’s Word to speak to us. We need the dynamic of faith in our current dwelling in the spiritual realm so that we allow the LORD to bring us into the presence of His sovereign government.

 

It is like the principle in Luke 17:6 in conjunction with Revelation 4:6, which deals with the transfer of the mulberry tree into the sea and God’s seat of government as a sea of glass, like crystal.

 

6 He replied, ‘If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea,” and it will obey you.

 

6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the centre, round the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and behind.

 

Are we prepared to stand in the counsel of the LORD as trees of righteousness and the planting of the LORD?

 

 

It requires us to have complete trust in what we do not know, because it concerns the realm of God’s mysteries. We cannot claim control over what corresponds to our understanding or our own ideas.

 

Do we also make ourselves available to the LORD in such a way that people, like Zacchaeus, can benefit from our spiritual faithfulness and maturity toward God as our Heavenly Father? So that they not only see the living Word of God —Jesus Christ— but can also enter into a previously unexperienced quality of intimate relationship with Him (cf. Luke 19:1-6 i.c.w.  John 6:44)?

 

1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.

3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.

4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.’

6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

 

44 ‘No-one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. …’

 

This process goes hand in hand with accelerated maturity in those who allow Christ to come closer to them and surrender their rational thinking in order to follow the wisdom from above (cf. Matthew 19:30 i.c.w. James 3:17).

 

30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

 

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

 

Moses’ willingness to accept counsel from his father-in-law Jethro in order to guarantee justice for the future of the people of Israel clearly demonstrates his humility. Following his father-in-law’s advice, Moses divided the judges into four levels based on Exodus 18:19-23, which were:

 

‘… 19 Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to him.

20 Teach them his decrees and instructions, and show them the way they are to live and how they are to behave.

21 But select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

22 Let them serve as judges for the people at all times, but let them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.

23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.’

 

 

These four levels are in harmony with the fourth position of the Spirit of Counsel according to Isaiah 11:2, which is also assigned the color green in God’s seven-colored rainbow.

 

2 The Spirit of the Lord¹ will rest on him – the Spirit of wisdom² and of understanding³, the Spirit of counsel⁴ and of might⁵, the Spirit of the knowledge⁶ and fear of the Lord⁷ – …

 

Since God is Spirit and a God of covenant, and since His seven spirits dwell before His throne and in the Lamb of God, but also since the rainbow is a sign of God’s covenant consisting of seven colors —red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, violet— according to Genesis 9:8-17, these seven colors can be assigned to the seven spirits of God (cf. John 4:24, Isaiah 11:2 i.c.w. Revelation 4:5; Revelation 5:6).

 

‘… 24 God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.’

 

2 The Spirit of the Lord¹ will rest on him – the Spirit of wisdom² and of understanding³, the Spirit of counsel⁴ and of might⁵, the Spirit of the knowledge⁶ and fear of the Lord⁷ – …

 

5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.

 

6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the centre 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.

 

Based on the above-mentioned explanation, the Seven Spirits of God are assigned to the colors of the rainbow as the following:

 

Only after Jethro recognized God’s intervention on behalf of the people of Israel against the Egyptians and glorified YAHWEH, the God of Israel, was Jethro’s advice to Moses released. This resulted in relief and greater effectiveness in Moses’ ministry to help the many people (cf. Exodus 18:10-12).

 

10 He said, ‘Praise be to the Lord, who rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who rescued the people from the hand of the Egyptians.

11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods, for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly.’

12 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.

 

Based on this, it shows to us as a principle that true praise and standing before God in righteousness contribute to the release of supernatural counsel. By acknowledging gratitude and a sincere, righteous attitude of the heart, we are placed in the realm of counsel or even the mysteries of God, so that we can receive His counsel in humility. People know how difficult it is to accept counsel when we have a closed, ungrateful, and, in the worst case, arrogant heart that shuts us off from it.

 

 

The four levels of justice mentioned by Jethro in the form of capable leaders who were to support the people of Israel in legal matters vis-à-vis Moses carry within them a mystery in Christ Jesus, who is our door to wisdom and knowledge (cf. John 10:9 i.c.w. Colossians 2:2b-3).

 

9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.

 

…, 2b in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

 

The number ‘4’ is associated with the Hebrew letter ‘Daleth’, which means, among other things, ‘door’ and represents an ‘open tent door’. This counsel is like a scroll that the LORD releases through His angels. We must internalize it so that we can act on the knowledge revealed to us.

 

This knowledge is released through the intervention of the Holy Spirit within us, who unlocks the truth that is still hidden from us so that we can apply it in the form of counsel in our future (cf. Ezekiel 3:1-4; Revelation 10:8-11 i.c.w. John 16:13).

 

1 And he said to me, ‘Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.’

2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

3 Then he said to me, ‘Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.’ So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.

4 He then said to me: ‘Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them.

 

8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: ‘Go, take the scroll

that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.’

9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, ‘Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but “in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” ’

10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.

11 Then I was told, ‘You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.’

 

13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.

 

In these accelerated times, we need the revelatory knowledge of God, which manifests itself in us through the mediation of the Holy Spirit, in order to carry out our mission as the ecclesia. The previous or earlier movements are over, but a new one has been released by the Father to bring the new age of the Kingdom of God into effect everywhere where we are destined to do so in Christ.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel and Tina Glimm