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WHEREARETHEBUILDERS?Matt9:37(HarvestisPlenty,butwherearethelaborers?)

ZechariahJehovahRemembers,i.e.putbacktogether;TogetherwithHaggai,theybothoversawtherebuildingofthetempleduringthedaysofZerubbabel.

Zech1:1ThewordoftheLordisthefoundation.Itmustcometoyou,andyoumustreceiveit.

Ezra4:15Cyrushadauthorizedtherebuildingrightfromthestartofhisreignbutthepeopleoftheland

frustratedtheireffortsthroughoutthereignofCyrus

Ezra5:12ThewordofprophesycameandpropelledZerubbabeltokickstartthebuildingduringDariusregime

Ezra5:1316TheLordhadearliercommandedarestorationofresourcesforthebuilding,butitwassuspended

bytheenemy

Ezra5:3Theenemysuspendedtheworkbyquestioningtheirpurpose,andreferringtheircasetohighercivil

powers.(FearGod,butalsohonortheking1Pet2:17,Prov24:21).Butweknowevenheathenkingsarethe

Lordsservants Is45:14

Zech4:19(Goldresourcesandprovision,7lamps7spiritsofGodinIs11:2,olivetreestheyokedestroying

anointinginIs10:27)

Zech4:7,9Grace,gracetoit(Chenmeaningelegance,charm,favor);Theheadstone(finishingcap)willcomeforth.THEHANDSOFZERUBBABELSHALLFINISHIT!!!YouwillStartandFinish!!!

ThePropheticWordThepropheticwordisthespeakingofGod.Itisawordthatproceedsfromclearsightofthe

finishedpurpose.Itcanonlybereceivedbythosewhocansee.(2Kings6:17Elishaprayedfortheopeningofthe

eyesofhisservant,andcommandedblindnessoverhisenemies).

ThePropheticWordgiveslifetothatwhichwasdeadorstagnant.(Eze37:912)

Blindnessistheinheritanceofthewicked:Thereasontheenemyattacksyouisbecausehehasbeenblindedinto

thinkinghewilldefeatyou.Nobodywantstowastehisresources.Ifhecouldseehisdefeat,hewouldntattackin

thefirstplace.

Jesuscalledsatanaliarfromthebeginning(Jn8:44).

Alsowe

see

Lucifer

(meaning

light

bearer,

and

here

referring

to

the

king

of

babylon),

who

descended

into

darknessbecausehebelievedtheliethathecouldtopplethesonsofGod,anddominatethewholeearthlike

God.(Is14:13)v16,20provesthatthiswasahuman,notaspiritbeing.

Sight/Truth Matt4:1420 TRUTHcomesfromSIGHT.Peopledwellindarknessbecausetheyhavenot

seen/heardthetruth.(Rom10:14).Whenlightisbeamed,peoplequicklyturntoGodwithoutstressordifficulty.

JESUSwasthewalkinglight.Today,wearethatlight(Matt5:13)!IfpeoplearenotturningtoGodwhentheysee

us,thenwearedarkness/dimmedlights,notgreatlights.

ThelightofChristbeamedforthimmediatelyheovercamethe3temptations.

Ifyouarestillheldcaptivebybesettingsins,nomatterhowwellyouthinkyouaredoingrightnow,youare

operatingwellbelowcapacity.

Sight/PropheticWord

is

acritical

requirement

for

starting

the

building

and

finishing

the

work

of

God.

Someimportantcomponentsofagenuinepropheticwordinclude:

AccuracyDoesitperformjustasitwasdeclared?Joseph Gen41:54 ClarityinPerceptionIsitunambiguous?Joseph Gen41:37, RangeHowfaraheadcanitsee?Joseph Gen50:25 DetailDoesithaveenoughdetailtostartandguideitsimplementationandactualization?Joseph

Gen41:2537

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RelevanceWhatisitsimportanceintheoverallredemptivepurposeofGod?Gen50:243KEYABILITIESEVERYBUILDERMUSTPOSSES

WISDOM|KNOWLEDGE|UNDERSTANDING Prov24:34

Apostle=> wisemasterbuildersophosarchitekton1Cor3:10 WisdomWisdomistheFirstdimension.Itisstartingupsomething!Knowledgewithoutwisdomisuseless.

Prov8:3Thatiswhywisdomstandsatthegate.Itisthefirst.

Toknowbutrefusetodoistobefoolish.Knowledgeisnotthecureforfoolishness.Theoppositeof

knowledgeisignorance;theoppositeofwisdomisfolly(Thefoolssaystheresalioninthestreets,sohe

doesnothing).

Prov26:116Thecompleterenditionofwhoafool/sluggardis.Thatiswhyhewhowinssoulsiswise,

becausehestartstheprocess.Prov11:30

UnderstandingistheabilitytoestablishwhatwasstartedMatt7:25(Therainsandwindsandfloodscameandbeatuponthehousebutitwasfoundeduponarock..i.e.TRUTH).Founded=>themelioo

meaningtolaythefoundation,makestable,establish.Jesusistherock/stonePs188:22,Acts4:11Thestonethebuildersrejected

Matt16:18uponthisrock(petraprotrudingrock).Somethinguniquei.e.TRUTHsinceTruthis

unique,butliesaremany.JESUSsaidIamtheWay,THETRUTHandthelife Jn14:16

1Cor3:11nootherfoundationcananymanlay,exceptCHRISTi.e.theunderstanding/establishment

dimension.WhateveryouredoingmustbedoneinTRUTH.

ThePlaceofKnowledgeProv23:4Thepropheticprovidesthebreakthroughdimensionandactivatesdivinewisdom,buttheactualbuilding

processrequiresknowledgeandexpertise.

Thisiswhyknowledgeisindispensable.

Thesupernaturalcanbringinstantaneousdivinehealing,butknowledgeactivatesdivinehealth.

Achurch

with

astrong

supernatural

dimension

may

gather

many

people

(temporarily),

but

it

will

not

fullyexpandintoagovernmentalforcewithinitsterritoryifitlacksastrongword(knowledge)base.

Apostle=> wisemasterbuildersophosarchitekton1Cor3:10Masterimpliesmasteryandsupremeskillatsomething.

The3Tests

DivineWisdomHaveyoustartedbuildingsomethinguniqueinlinewiththeword(Breakthroughdimension)?

UnderstandingIsitindestructible?IsittheTRUTH?IsitinChrist?(Foundation,Principles,Corevalues) KnowledgeIsitincreasingandmultiplying?Isitgrowing?Isitbecomingmorevisible?

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