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DECEMBER is the twelfth month of the year and brings closure to this year of 2015.  Twelve is a very important number to God.  The number twelve in Biblical terms is a perfect number, signifying perfection of government, or of governmental perfection.  Twelve is also the number used many times in Old Testament to represent for example the twelve sons of Jacob-Israel and the new - twelve spiritual sons/fathers of the faith - the twelve Apostles of Christ.  

I pray that the faith God has will also become yours and that God’s government and His perfected Word will reign in your life this month and for every subsequent month of your life. 

In order for you to understand more fully the signifigance of 12 as used in The Bible see as clearly illustrated below:

·      Twelve tribes of Israel [Genesis 49:28].

·      Twelve pillars were erected at Mt. Sinai [Exodus 24:4].

·      Twelve pillars were erected in the Promised Land [Joshua 4:1-9].

·      Twelve statues of oxen held up the water basin in Solomon’s Temple [1 Kings 7:25].

·      Twelve men were selected by God to conduct the census of the tribes [Numbers 1:2-16].

·      Twelve princes of Israel brought gifts to the Sanctuary on twelve days [Numbers 7:10-83].

·      Twelve spies sent to Canaan [Numbers 13:1-15].

·      Jesus is twelve years old when He questions the scholars in the Temple [Luke 2:41].

·      Twelve legions of angles [Matthew 26:53].

·      Twelve Apostles [Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:13].

·      144,000 servants of God (12 times 12) [Revelation 7:4].

·      Twelve gates of the New Jerusalem [Revelation 21:12].

·      Twelve foundations of the New Jerusalem [Revelation 21:16, 17].

·      The Trees of Life in the new creation will bear twelve kinds of fruits [Revelation 22:2].

In this month of December let me take the opportunity to wish you every good blessing of Christ and take the opportunity to also share a thought with you for this special season.

December is the month that the world celebrates globally as Christmas – the time of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  It was God’s love for man that brought Christ to earth to die for our sins.  Love sometimes does strange things.  The Bible tells us it is a strange love. Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God (1 John 3:1). Note that word manner. The Greek word ispotapos, an adjective that describes something strange or foreign - as from another country. It does not merely convey the idea of greatness as some modern translations have it. When our Lord rebuked the winds and calmed the stormy sea, The men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! (Matthew 8:27, italics added). They saw something they had never witnessed before. When they saw the miracle, they thought, This man is out of this world. What we saw is strange and foreign.

The love that God has for us is strange, it takes great risks and goes to extreme lengths that many would call foolish.  On that first Christmas day thousands of years ago, God’s foolishness was wiser than men, and his weakness was stronger than men.  Christ’s birth took the world by surprise. 

This surprise was of course, part of God’s strategic plan.  The element of surprise is critical in any type of warfare.  Christmas, you may not have realized this, was an act of warfare.  In fact it was heaven’s D-Day,  a day of spiritual and supernatural deliverance for mankind. 

The preparation of Christ coming to earth had taken centuries, but now it was time for the Conquering Saviour to put in His appearance and literally land on enemy occupied territory. 

Christ came in humility, and would finish His earthly conquest thirty years later by the greatest act of humility the world had ever seen.

“Peace on Earth, Good will towards men.”  True peace can never be forged by steel, but only by love.  It is the humble babe in the manger, not Caesar in his chariot, who is the real Prince of Peace.

May your faith  in God grow and become evidenced through your prayers and actions for all to hear and see.   I pray that as 2016 advances and gets ready to appear that your love for God will become entwined with your faith in Him and that in this coming year you will  be stronger than ever before. 

I wish you every blessing of heaven at this very special time of the year.  May The Lord Himself bless you as you allow Christ to be birthed in your life.

PRAYER POINTS –  (say each one three times)

1.   Ps 33:12 Father we ask you to govern/order the steps of our Leaders,  those in authority in The Name of Jesus Christ.

2.   1 Thes. 5:17 I pray/stand against stubborn issues in my life, Today I speak change/turn-around in my familiy, home and personal life. there must be a change, in the Name of Jesus Christ.

3.   Tim 2:1-2 Dear Father and  God I pray for  restoration, recovery and revival in (1)OUR  CHURCHES (2)BUSINESSES (3)GOVERNMENTS (4)FAMILIES –YOUTH  (5)MEDIA  (6)EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS (7)ARTS/ ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY and CURRENT SITUATION/AFFAIRS OF OUR WORLD (name these)  in The Name of Jesus Christ

4.   Romans 2:13 Dear God visit your people across the earth today. Help us to turn away from disobedience.  Let YOUR government return to Your earth and our hearts In  The Name of Jesus Christ..

5.   Joshua 4:1-9 Father God raise us up to become strong pillars again.  Put your structures back into our lives.  In the Name of Jesus Christ.

6.   Acts 10:1-5 In faith we pray, Lord send help/people/finances for your work globally in The Name of Jesus….

          

Say 12 Times  Is 9:6  God's Government  is on my shoulders. My love for God and my faith in God is  growing stronger. Through my words I release God's power into my life. Before this year ends I will see God move in my life like never before. 2016 is my year of breakthrough in every area of life.  I decree and declare that it is so. Amen and forever Amen