As we enter 2025 God looks down at his people gathered around Sinai and calls out, ‘Get moving for I am about to drive out the inhabitants of the land that I am giving you.’. ‘Move out, for this will be a time when I will show you my glory.’. I will walk with you as my redeemed for I long to know you by name, and for you to know my Name.’

This will also be a time of sacrifice, says the Lord, for I require that you divest yourselves of your best, throw away your precious possessions, for I cannot travel before you to rout your enemies, if your heart is on your earthly treasures. 2025 will require much sacrifice and fasting from your earthly treasures for you to enter and take possession of your promised land. Learn from your forefathers of the faith in Exodus 33.

2025 will be a time of victory and occupation of the territory that I have allotted to you, but you must leave behind your precious jewels and finery, for me to go before you says the Lord. How will you know me with intimacy and I to know you by name, if you are troubled by the fine things of this world? My plans for you in 2025 says the Lord are good, to prosper you and your families. Nevertheless I long to go with you, to show you my glory in a personal manner, so that you will know my name in a deep and intimate way.

2025 will be a time of
Sacrifice
Knowing God's name
Seeing God's glory
Intimacy with God
Victory and routing of the enemy
Taking possession of our land

This I declare and decree before the Lord and Father of Jesus Christ

Received 27 December 2024. NZT

I heard the Lord say, Tell my people that I love them. How often are we apt to forget this foundational spiritual truth? How can we recall this fact when we are at the bottom of a slimy pit? It is certainly almost impossible to believe this truth when we are in the ‘lion's den.’. Yet to remember that God loves us is essential if we are to maintain a healthy relationship with Our Father.

Unfortunately, unless we have established a robust communication with Father through Christ, with assistance from Holy Spirit, recalling His love in these low seasons is difficult. By communication I do not mean an intellectual assessment, for even the devil can claim that. No, I mean a relationship that is felt, touched, and in some cases tasted. In fact if we have all five senses involved we would be close to “having Christ formed in us.”. Is this possible? Yes, otherwise it would not be a scriptural quotation. Is this too hard to achieve? No, read Galatians 4:19-20!

But of equal concern is that some believers who are ‘out there in their community’ have hidden this truth under their bushel. Their attitude and ‘persona’ do not present - God is love. Zealous for the ‘letter of the law' they are the ‘epitome’ of a Pharisee. Riding on the back of their mistaken truth, they remind all that they are ‘guardians of truth, but love is not to the forefront of their correcting. ‘Iron sharpens iron’ is their mantra. Sadly, living in the Old Testament thought patterns, these misguided believers have not allowed Christ to be fully formed in them.

I beg of you, says the Lord; Allow Christ to be formed in you. How? Read Galatians 4. Simply and plainly those in Galatia were returning to living ‘ under the law.’. Therefore when our faith becomes a religion, more motivated by our churches rules, regulations, teaching, traditions and customs we are living under the equivalent ‘of the law.’. Many of us have to wake up, have an epiphany, humble ourselves and return to our ‘first love.’

Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. Revelation 3:20

I reckon many believers, who when they stand before Christ on ‘The Day,’ will be disqualified. There is enough scriptures to indicate that when we arrive before the throne, we will have to give an account of our ‘works.’. I certainly do not wish to be shamed when the books are opened.

Yet many believers, who have been comfortably seated on the train to heaven, will have their works destroyed by the Fire of God's word. There will be much consternation and sorrow. The scriptures are plain in this matter. 1 Corinthians 3 questions the type of building we are laying on the foundation of Christ. Are our works for the Kingdom like: gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. When the fire of Holy Spirit is applied to our building of works, will it burn?

Many church goers are like the servant in the Parable of the Talents, who have buried their assignment calling. Christ called this servant the ‘Useless servant’ who was thrown into darkness. Will we hear the; Well done good and faithful servant? Or will we hang our heads in shame hearing the words: Depart from me I never knew you?

These are real possibilities for many disciples. For many their entry into heaven will be a disturbed one. For some it could be terrifying; as for a time their entry was ‘touch and go.’ Shame will hang over many who were expecting to walk through the ‘pearly gates’ with trumpets and angelic rejoicing.

This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true. 7 Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8 He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. 1 Corinthians 1:6-7. NLT

Note these points:
It is expected that we have every spiritual gift
We will be kept strong as we use these gifts
In doing so we will be free from all blame when we meet Christ
Conversely without using these gifts we will be ashamed as we stand at heavens door

Once saved we have been given every spiritual gift to heal the sick, cast out demons and raise the dead, to use the parting words of Christ. We need to be wise as we build ‘our works,’ that are fire resistant, so as to be found blameless as we stand before the throne. This warning does not affect our salvation, that is safe, but of more concern is how we have used our salvation, how we have worked it out as in Philippines 2. Too many believers have buried their calling to do good works.

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10. NIV

God is Love. His Love trumps His justice everytime.