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Topic: 5776/2016: Now is the Time to Secure Kingdom Partnerships and Purpose
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Karen Samford
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Posted: 10/17/2015 at 12:27pm
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5776/2016: Now is the Time to Secure Kingdom Partnerships
and Purpose
By:Jason Armstrong
As we entered the Jewish New Year, I began to study the
prophetic insight on this coming year 5776/2016. For the
past few years I've noticed some patterns that seem to
present themselves with each year.
For instance, last year, 5775/2015, had a meaning "to see
the wind or breath." And from last year until now we have
seen exactly that as it relates to the body of Christ. We
saw God breathe and bring life to things we thought were
dead; we saw the wind of God come in and separate the
wheat from the chaff. We also saw winds of doctrine
infiltrate churches and ministries as it relates to the
legalizing abominations, etc. I was interested to see
what insights could be found for this year.
The Hebrew alphabet is alpha-numeric; it also has word
pictures associated with its letters. The letters
associated with this Hebraic year 5776 are the ayin and
the vav. The ayin has a numerical value of 70 and the vav
has a numerical value of 6 forming the "76." The word
picture associated with ayin is an "eye" and the word
picture associated with the vav is a "peg, nail,or hook."
When one puts the pictures together it could be said that
the year 5776/2016 would be a year "to see the peg," or "
to see the nail or hook."
As I looked at the Scriptures regarding a peg, nail or
hook, I believed there is some insight that can be
gleaned on what to look for in this upcoming year
2016/5776. Practically speaking a peg, nail or hook is
and was used to secure and connect things. One of the
places to see the picture of the peg in Scripture is
found in the tabernacle. The peg was used in several
places to secure the curtains of the inner veil and the
pillars of the outer wall (Ex. 26:32, 27:17).
Just as last year we saw the wind come and separate, I
believe this year will be a year for the things to be
connected and made secure. This year will be a year to
see positions, partnerships, and purpose become secure so
that strategies will be released to advance the kingdom.
In the book of Judges, we see that victory was secured
with a tent peg: "Then Jael the wife of Heber took a tent
peg and a hammer in her hand and went quietly to him, for
he was fast asleep and tired. She drove the tent peg into
his temple, and it went down into the ground, so he died.
Now as Barak had been chasing Sisera, Jael came out to
meet him and said, "Come, and I will show you the man
whom you seek." When he came in, there was Sisera fallen
dead with a tent peg in his temple." (Judg. 4:21-22,
MEV).
The battle was going on in the field but victory was
secured in the house. She secured the victory by going
"softly" or "secretly" towards the enemy. We must wage
war from the secret place of the presence of God. We must
wage war in the secret place of prayer. I believe this is
key in the days ahead. There may be all types of battles
and chaos going on around us in the field, but we must
secure the victory in the house. We must make sure our
houses are secure and in order before we can impact what
is around us and this comes through prayer. Jael drove
the peg into the head of the enemy.
Jael functioned in the place of her authority (her house)
and finished the fight completely by attacking the head.
She used her dominion mandate to destroy the enemy. The
best way to kill a snake is to take off its head (Gen.
1:28, 3:15). She took the hammer of God's Word (Jer.
23:29) and the peg of the prophetic (Judges 4:14) and
drove it completely through to the ground. This is a
picture of a complete victory by using God's word and
waging the warfare with the prophecies that has been
spoken (1 Tim. 1:18).
Another thing to look for in 2016/5776 is for God to
exalt and secure the position He has for you in the
kingdom. In Isaiah 22:15-25 we will find the story of
Shebna and Eliakim. Shebna who's name means "youthful,"
"youthfulness," and "vigor," was trying to promote
himself in the kingdom. He did this by building a tomb so
he could be placed among the rich and royal of the day.
"Thus says the Lord God of Hosts: Come, go to this
treasurer, even to Shebna, who is over the royal
household, and say: 'What right do you have here? And
whom do you have here that you have dug out for yourself
a tomb here, as he who hews out for himself a tomb on
high, and who cuts a habitation for himself in a rock?'"
(Isa. 22-15-16, MEV).
God saw that Shebna's motives were not pure. He wanted to
advance himself in the kingdom more than he wanted to
advance the kingdom. Shebna's labor was in vain. (Psalm
127:1).
Any time man tries to advance himself in the kingdom, the
only thing he really ends up building is a tomb. We must
learn to remain humble with a heart of a servant and let
God advance and position us in HIS timing. In verse 25 we
see that the Lord removed the "tent peg" of Shebna
because of self-promotion.
"In that day, says the Lord of Hosts, the nail that is
fastened in the firm place shall be removed, and be cut
down and fall. And the load that was on it shall be cut
off, for the Lord has spoken it.'" (Isa. 22:25, MEV).
The Lord will not leave a position void in HIS kingdom.
He is always looking for one to stand in the gap. (Ezek.
22:30) Eliakim fills the role that once seemed like a
secure position for Shebna. Eliakim's name means, "God
raises," "God sets up," or "God establishes." The servant
Eliakim was called, clothed, strengthened, and positioned
in the kingdom by God. He was promoted and raised up by
God and not man. What Shebna forfeited God fortified with
Eliakim. He was given the "key of David" to open things
that were shut, and to shut things that were open
(Isa.22:22).
The Scripture states that God would fasten Eliakim as a
nail/peg in a sure/secure place and he shall be for a
glorious throne to his father's house.
"I will fasten him as a nail in a firm place, and he
shall become a glorious throne to his father's house"
(Is. 22:23, MEV).
Look for God to remove things you thought were secure,
things that were actually built on self-promotion and not
true servanthood. "Kingdom connections," ministries, and
relationships in your life that are more about themselves
than having a mutual advancement of the kingdom will be
removed. The Shebna's in your life and ministry will be
removed and God will raise up the Eliakim's that will
have the key of David to close doors that need to be
closed and open doors that need to be opened. This is a
time of being established strengthened and secured in
your position in God's house to advance the kingdom
(Isaiah 22:23, 54:2).
Has there been a space of grace in 5776 shown to us that
we may have revival in America? In the book of Ezra we
can see another reference to the use of a tent peg or
nail.
"Yet now for a little while, there has been a favorable
response from the Lord our God—leaving us a remnant to
escape, giving us a tent peg from His holy place, having
our eyes enlightened by our God, and giving us a little
reviving in our bondage. For though we were slaves, our
God has not forsaken us in our bondage but has extended
mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, granting
us a reviving for the rebuilding of the house of our God,
for the repairing of its ruins, and for giving us a wall
in Judah and in Jerusalem" (Ezra 9:8-9).
I believe there has been a space of grace given for the
believers to recognize their position in the holy place,
and to have our eyes enlightened to the Scriptures so
that even though the nation may be going slipping into
bondage with its abominations, we will still have revival
in the midst of it. God always has a remnant that is
secure and will not bow their knee to any false images of
religion and false doctrines of devils out there (Dan. 3;
1 Tim. 4:1).
The vav when added to the beginning of any word creates
the meaning "and." When writing a sentence, the "and" is
the "peg" or "hook" that connects a word or clause to the
next. We first find the vav written in Genesis 1:1 when
it speaks of the heavens and the earth. This is why the
vav is known in some traditions as the divine connector.
It connects the heavens with the earth.
Again, a tent peg was used all throughout the tabernacle
in the wilderness. The tabernacle was a picture of the
blueprints of heaven manifested on the earth (Ex. 25:9,
Heb. 5:8). On a practical perspective look for God to
breathe a fresh wind on tent revivals this year. It's
already started in some places throughout Kentucky, Ohio,
Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The Lord
is strengthening the stakes/pegs so that we can take
territories for the kingdom. The tabernacle in the
wilderness and the tents God is moving in now are places
for divine connection with the presence and power of God.
"Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out
the curtains of your habitations; spare not, lengthen
your cords, and strengthen your stakes" (Isaiah 54:2,
MEV).
With that said there is a greater divine connector that
we have now and his name is Jesus. He is the prophetic
tent peg that has secured our position in HIM by nailing
the ordinances against us to his cross. Let this year be
a time of finding your place in Him and in doing so you
will understand your position in the kingdom making your
calling and election sure (2 Pet. 1:10).
"From him comes the cornerstone, and from him the tent
peg. From him comes the bow for battle, and from him
every ruler goes out, all these together. And they will
be as mighty men, who trample down in the muddy streets
in battle. They will fight because the Lord is with them,
and He will put to shame those riding on horses" (Zech.
10:4-5, MEV).
"He blotted out the handwriting of ordinances that was
against us and contrary to us, and He took it out of the
way, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed
authorities and powers, He made a show of them openly,
triumphing over them by the cross" (Col. 2:14-15).
Watch for God to secure your position in Him and in the
kingdom. Watch for the removal of those with selfish
ambition and those that are about self-promotion. Watch
for a space of grace and for a reviving in the midst of
bondage. Watch for partnerships and purpose to become
secure so that strategies and victories will be released
to advance the kingdom.
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