Dear Paths of Righteousness Followers:

Our Celebration Service on Sunday was just incredible with the diversity in worship, ministry and revelation.

I heard the Lord say, "Some of you have not had the strength to shut the door in areas that I have said, 'Shut the Door.' Therefore, doors remain open, and because of this you can't find the doors you need to open to access your future. Let Me put new strength in you that will cause you to shut one door from your past season. For grief still comes through, confusion still comes through, and holding onto something that should have been sent to another place, still comes through that door. Therefore, shut that door today. Receive the strength to shut the door that represents the last season, so I can cause your strength to multiply and you will be able to open the one new, fresh door to your new season. If you will come up to where I call you, in the midst of the test you are in, I will release a sound that you can see. For this is a day that sounds will open up your eyes, and what you couldn't see in the midst of your testing, I will cause you to see. And from that point I will release where and what you need to do."

The Lord went on to say, "I am going on a 'sheep hunt' this season!" What this says to me is that He is going to make sure He finds us where we are and lead us to our future.

I believe this is a week to review and mediate upon Psalm 23.

Most interpret this as a Psalm of comfort, in distress and affliction. However, in the Hebrew it goes beyond this to address a path of prosperity!

The Hebraic word for path is 'agol' which means to be round, or a cycle. So this Psalm states that the Lord guides us in the cycles of righteousness. This is linked with the yearly return of the Feast of Yahweh. Chag, or festival, means to make a cycle. So if we understand the feast, then we understand cycles and can be led properly in prosperity, and not have lack.

Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion International Ministries