A DAY OF PRAYER’s Morning Bible Study

Zephaniah | Chapter 1:1-9 Pt. II ~ Episode 951: The Lord looks for intercession, as a means of faith being exercised on the Earth, so He can legally restrain and hold back what people have released into their lives because of their own words and actions. It's a part of the spiritual laws the Lord established and taught the generation about in Scripture.

Zephaniah | Chapter 1:1-9 Pt. I ~ Episode 950: If you truly love God, you're willing to uproot all unrighteousness; and, you will no longer want sin as master over your life. You'll want to be subject to the Lord only; staying loyal and faithful to Him.

Episode 949: In the Book of Zephaniah, we're continuing with the Season of Rebuilding and Restoration that the Lord has brought us into. And, He's directing us to examine the things that were occurring before the period of captivity, so we do not get so caught up or complacent in this momentary peace and prosperity that we allow that to derail us from all the Lord is going to do - The fullness that He desires to bring about towards His people.

Episode 948: Join us as we conclude this study of the Book of Zechariah; sharing some of the things that stood out as the Lord ministered, and the practical application today. We will begin a study of the Book of Zephaniah on 11/12/2024.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:16-21 Pt. V ~ Episode 947: When Scripture states the Lord provided, it means to be able to fill everything that you required. He [The Lord] produced, He calls their flocks to reproduce without miscarrying, He calls their grain to produced. He provided the rain for it at the harvest time. He provided for the herds. He did everything, absolutely everything; because they trust Him. So, lets also the character and the nature of God is such that He's not asking you for something that you have to strive after or concoct yourself. He's asking you to give back to Him what He's already given you; and, to use it in the way that He has ordained and decided it should be used, just to honor Him.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:16-21 Pt. IV ~ Episode 946: Let's continue to receive the additional insight and understanding concerning the importance of the Feast of Tabernacles; and, how it demonstrates what the Lord's been carrying out in each generation throughout time. Just like the Lord, through Zechariah, is giving the people through these Scriptures so their life and walk before the Lord can be impacted for the Lord's Kingdom.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:16-21 Pt. III ~ Episode 945: The Lord, through Zechariah, is giving the people additional insight and understanding concerning the importance of the Feast of Tabernacles; and, how it demonstrates what the Lord's been carrying out in each generation throughout time.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:16-21 Pt. II ~ Episode 944: Every vessel in the Lord's house is holiness, or as Scripture says, it shall be holiness to the Lord of hosts. No longer will there be vessels of honor and dishonor; all the vessels are refined and carrying out their Covenant relationship with the Lord - Only doing His will; nothing of our own initiative.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:16-21 Pt. I ~ Episode 943: The Lord is capable of doing all things He's capable of. Showing grace to those who need it in the moment.You cannot play semantics with God. You cannot manipulate Him. Nobody can outward or outthink Him. There's no counsel against the Lord. He's going to examine each and every heart before the throne of Christ. That will happen sooner or later; and, it's coming.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:11-15 Pt. III ~ Episode 942: It is important to understand, when the city of Jerusalem is surrounded, the only reason why the people in Jerusalem survived was because of their connection in communion with the Lord. The Bride of Christ, whom the Lord is defending by being a tall tower for, shall become one - this only happens by and through Communion - which is entering and remaining in a Covenant relationship with the Lord.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:11-15 Pt. II ~ Episode 941: Each individual must choose to acknowledge God for who He is individually for our lives. He's my little savior. I can't make Him your Lord and Savior; but, I have made Him mine. And, He will remain that way. He's my Lord and savior. The curse will be broken in Jerusalem, will live in safety. I think that's significant that they instead of saying other destruction. They made the distinction of the curse was broken. Now the Lord through Zechariah talks about the nations that their flesh is wasting away because of the curse was occurring upon them. This is the curse that he mentions in chapter in verse 11 saying. In in chapter 5 saying this is what you guys opened yourselves up to. the Lord has nothing to do with bringing this upon you - The penalty of sin is death. Will you let the Lord free / deliver you; or will you choose to remain a slave to the curse?

Zechariah | Chapter 14:11-15 Pt. I ~ Episode 940: If you see these terrible things happening or these strange things happening, of course you're going to cry out for God. But, the Lord has a way of using His refining fire to reveal what's already in that person's heart. Everybody does not love the Lord. When hard times come, not everyone is going to turn to Him; but instead they will choose to curse him. For the people who were fighting against the Lord at Jerusalem, they aren't blind or unaware. Just like Pharaoh and Egypt, he knew who God was; and when the fire or the the heat the the heat to purify him came, instead of humbling himself, purifying his heart, cleansing his hands, and confessing that Jesus is Lord, he hardened his heart. He resisted the Lord because that was what was in his heart.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:1-10 Pt. V ~ Episode 939: We're meant to remain here in the earth and occupy until He comes; keeping the faith and doing the work that has been assigned to by the Lord, which is our reasonable service of worship. There's coming a separating of the wheat and the chaff ; separating us [those that are the Lord's] from the natural world or the earth; that's groaning and travailing, waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God. The Lord is looking, and the earth is waiting, for those who are consistent in exercising the Faith of God; regardless of the season. That's what distinguishes the wheat from the tares.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:1-10 Pt. IV ~ Episode 938: Jesus the Christ, in His High Priestly prayer, that we would be one even as they, Jesus and the Father, are One. Showing the unity as a result of love that is expected from His people. And it's not love as the world defines love; the Lord is love. Requiring us loving the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength; and our neighbor as ourself. The Lord is the One that provides all your needs; and, what is needed for you to be a blessing to others.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:1-10 Pt. III ~ Episode 937: Our refuge must be in the Lord. He is our tall tower. So to connect everything together; our refuge is in the Lord, our role is to move at His instruction. We are sent people. He [the Lord] sends us where He desires to send us, to say and or do what He wants us to say and do, how he wants us to say and do it, when he wants us to say and do what He wants, how He wants it said and done. His Word is what everything in Heaven and on the Earth waits for; and, does not move until it is uttered. And, when it is uttered is they are quick to get into alignment with it. That is how we are supposed to be; those who are Believers, who are Christians, those who name the Name of the Lord. That is a demonstration of your faith, hope, and trust in the Lord.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:1-10 Pt. II ~ Episode 936: The Lord, in His Love and Grace, has given each person time to either make a choice for Him; or, to be against Him. If you have been against the Lord, you can make a change in your decisions, while there is time. But once that eternal phase has been entered into; that final judgment is set and ready, there then becomes no longer an opportunity to make a choice. The choice has been made; and, the time before that choice was already given and it reached its fullness. Wanting people to believe that you're pursuing God, and actually pursuing Him, are two totally different things.

Zechariah | Chapter 14:1-10 Pt. I ~ Episode 935: When we examine the Word of God, there is a tendency to only take note of the times a nation was brought into captivity by another nation; for a period of time before the Lord delivered them, and restored them. What the people didn't fully understand was that those practicing sin and wickedness; they're already captives of their own lusts / desires. They're already been placed in captivity by themselves and what they want to do; or, what they feel they should be doing. Many people don't understand or don't recognize, that just because you do not physically see the shackles and the bonds does not mean that you're free either. There were multiple times. In history where people thought they were free, but they eventually found out that they were enslaved because of their own lusts and desires. Jesus, came and set us free; and made a way for all that would believe Him, seek Him and His righteousness, would be free now - and for eternity.

Zechariah | Chapter 13:7-9 Pt. V ~ Episode 934: The Lord loves us Immensely; and, He's welcoming anybody who will come to Him. In all of Scripture, for anyone who is willing to draw close to the Lord, He stayed there to engage with them; so they could receive from Him. There are some that would not take His offer. They kept thinking they had another way. It wasn't because the Lord didn't want them; He [the Lord] opened His arms to everyone.

Zechariah | Chapter 13:7-9 Pt. IV ~ Episode 933: First things must come first. You cannot do the last things first; or the middle parts first. Yes, that's part of the Lord's process. Going through the Lord's process in His Divine Order ensures everything will be in Divine Alignment. The Lord, and all that He does is perfect.

Zechariah | Chapter 13:7-9 Pt. III ~ Episode 932: God is a volunteer military. He's a volunteer family. He doesn't force that upon us. So when you see these people who have gone through the refining fire with the Lord; and now they're shining and they look like their Lord and Savior. And God is saying, I'm pleased. With you, I'm pleased with you, And then they respond to Him, their Lord, their God, when he calls out to them, and they cheer for Him in one accord; but, also uniquely. Declaring to the Lord that I'm here for you, God; because, I love you. And they're standing next to somebody who feels the exact same way about their God.