This is the First Fruit Blessing Prayer for the month of Elul.  
4 September 2024, Elul 1, 5784
This is the final month in the Jewish Calendar.  So think of it as the “December” of the Hebraic Calendar.

1) This is the month where people “take stock”, review what has happened in the past year, reevaluate where things are so they can move forward into a successful 5785 which is the New Year and starts on October 2nd.  It’s time for deep introspection.

2) The word Elul is an acronym Ani le‑dodi ve‑dodi li–“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine” This is Song of Solomon 6:3 and it speaks of the closeness of God to His people.

3) Every day during Elul and leading up to the High Holiday (Rosh Hashanah) the shofar is blown to start the day as a call to repentance, with exception of the Shabat.

4)  The Selichot which is a prayer of repentance is done every day in the last week leading up to Rosh Hashanah.

5)  There is also a reflection on the 13 Attributes of God as listed in Exodus 34:6-7
Ha-shem [1], Ha-shem [2], G-d [3], merciful [4], and gracious [5], long-suffering [6], abundant in goodness [7] and truth [8], keeping mercy unto the thousandth generation [9], forgiving iniquity [10] and transgression [11] and sin [12], who cleanses [13].”

6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”

Wow!  Pretty strong words right?  As far as I can see this takes repentance to a whole new level because it is saying repent or your children are about to suffer for what you did. Very interesting!

Why are the names of God listed as an attribute?  His name is actually a revelation of who He is.  If I say Jehovah Jireh, it is His name but it also one of His attributes as provider.  I think The Lord is said twice, because He’s putting an emphasis on the fact that He is Lord!

6) During Elul, Psalm 27 is read in the morning and at night.

7) It is said in the month of Elul “the King is in the field” this means that the King is more accessible to His people.  God is more accessible to you.  If you think about this, it makes sense since there is a lot of repentance happening this month.  We already know that sin separates us from God so the act of repentance everyday will bring you closer to God.  Keeping this in mind, that means that the King can be “in the field” for you every day if you choose to live your life like this.  Take time this month to seek the Lord and draw nearer to Him.  

Tribe for the month of Elul
The tribe for this month is Gad.  This is what Jacob said in his blessing of Gad:
Genesis 49:19
“Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders,
    but he will attack them at their heels.

This was a prophetic message spoken over Gad and this is a warring tribe (1 Chronicles 12:8).
They were attacked because of their proximity to enemy territory.  They inherited on the East of the Jordan where there were the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites. The tribes that were on the west were less prone to the attacks.

David, was a warring king, and some of us are actually made for warfare.  What this prophecy said is that they were attacked but in the end they overcame.  When you attack someone at the heel it’s like you catch the enemy off guard when he’s trying to escape with what was stolen.  You also cripple his ability to attack you again because you go after the movement. We see that God did give them victory in the end (1 Chronicles 5:18-22).

Don’t get discouraged if you lose one battle, you have to think long game.  In the end you will win because if God is for you who can be against you?

This is Moses’ blessing of Gad:
Deuteronomy 33:20-21
20 About Gad he said:
“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain!
    Gad lives there like a lion,
    tearing at arm or head.
21 He chose the best land for himself;
    the leader’s portion was kept for him.
When the heads of the people assembled,
    he carried out the Lord’s righteous will,
    and his judgments concerning Israel.”

Again, we see the warrior spirit in Gad shown as lion. This is a very powerful blessing because it says that they enlarged their territory through warfare they went after the arm (the enemy’s strength) and the head (the enemy’s authority) and as such enlarged their territory because of their victory.  I believe Jehu, who defeated Jezebel, was from the area allotted to Gad (Ramoth Gilead) which means he could’ve been a Gadite.

Joshua divided up the land between the tribes (by casting lots) with exception to the land that was divided to the East of the Jordan.  Moses was the one who gave the land to them because Gad and Rueben asked for that land ahead of time You can read that in Numbers 32.

I find it interesting that the warring tribe, got the best land.  As the scripture said, they got theirs first!  Reminds me of that scripture we meditated on from 2 Timothy 2:1-7 “The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops“. The most lush and green pastures with plenty of water.  You see, they were the most exposed to the enemy being on the East side of the Jordan.  Also, they had to leave their wife and children and go fight with the other tribes to get their land.  They did work hard because they couldn’t rest until all the other tribes were settled into their own land.

Even the location of the inheritance had purpose in it.  If one of the weaker tribes were exposed to the enemy they might not be able to fight them off.

LETS LOOK AT SOME MORE THINGS ON THIS MONTH.  

A Month for New Beginnings

I feel “New Beginnings” is an APPOPRIATE  title for this sixth Hebrew month, Elul. We have come through the three weeks of “dire straits” in Tammuz and Av (Tammuz 17–Av 9/July 23–August 13). Although “dire,” we are to look at them as a time of birth pangs, and therefore birthing. Also, the whole month of Av was about the Lord “roaring from Zion” (see Joel 3:16).

Recently, the idea of new beginnings was further impressed on me while reading Haggai. I hadn’t really noticed before, but Haggai gave that important prophetic word that now was time to build the temple on the first day of Elul (see Hag. 1). The returned exiles were impoverished and in disarray. Things weren’t going well in Jerusalem or in Israel as a whole. Yet it was to these very discouraged people that the prophet thundered out, “Now is time to build.” He prophesied that they were continually saying, “Now isn’t the right time,” but that directly contradicted God’s prophetic word that “Now is the time.” The prophecy explained that the reason for their hardship and poverty was because they weren’t doing what God said.

We know the rest of the story. Their hearts were stirred. They obeyed and began to rebuild. From then on, the blessing of God was poured upon them. Everything began to change for the better.

So, let this be an exciting month. Move into the new beginnings the Lord has for you. 

The Month of Elul

1. The month of the tribe of Gad. When Gad was being born Leah said, “A troop comes” (Gen. 30:11), which indicates increase. Also note Jacob’s blessing in Genesis 49:19, which states, “Even though a troop will trample over him, he shall triumph.” This indicates that this is a month of triumph and victory.

2. The month to camp—or to find your place in the order of camps—in the company of the Lord. A mistrust of others or a desire to “go at it alone” are because of roots of rejection or an orphan spirit. The more we are connected to—and are part of—God’s family, the more we will find ourselves shifting into our true identity in Him. 

3. The month of rewards. Rewards begin to manifest over what you have done. Think “reward,” and ask the Holy Spirit to help you to be able to see all the good things God is giving you. You will begin to reap what you have sown. If you constantly labor and never see the reward, you’ll get burned out. You need to know how to abound (see Phil. 4:12 [1]). Also in these end times, let us remember the sowing-reaping cycle is rapidly speeding up.

4. The month the King is in the field. He is coming to visit us and to help us in our work and ministry. I like the story of Ruth. Boaz came and visited the field she was gleaning in. Her life completely changed. God has the same waiting for us.

5. The month of the Hebrew letter yod [י]. Yod is connected to the number ten. It’s the only letter that is suspended in midair; it indicates appointed mercy from the hand of God. Ask Him for mercy for any situation in your life that needs solving. And remember that when you ask, help will already be on the way.

6. The month of Virgo (the maiden). “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” (Song of Sol. 6:3). The more we are connected to His family, the more we enter into intimacy with Him. Again, think of Ruth. She drew near to Boaz and claimed her family rights. God wants us to draw near to Him so He can give us all the “rights and blessings” provided for us in Jesus.

7. A month to run into the tower of might—a strength greater than yours that can encompass you. You don’t have to be strong all the time, but you can enter into His strength (see Proverbs 18:10 [2]).

8. A month for inner knowledge of peace to be activated. Always find time to “regroup” in order to be whole.

9. The “point month.” The understanding of the beginning so you can begin to reach your end.

10. The month to fix what has been broken. If He doesn’t tell you it’s fixable, let it go.

11. The month of complex systems beginning to be managed.

12. The “mother month.” The month of nurturing. This month is apostolic, just like Av. Whom are you looking after? Who is looking after you?

13. The month where Rebecca gave birth to Jacob and Esau. Do you “birth” blessing, or something that God is going to hate later on? What are you contending for? What is contending for you?

14. The month of the left hand—controlling the sense of action and good or bad emotions. You need to be sure your emotions are in good order. God gives us great ability to stand in the midst of emotional conflict and still abound. You don’t need to be someone who is unstable or unreliable. You have the ability to be a burden bearer.


Elul First Fruit Blessing Prayer
I can’t add anything to this, it is just Psalm 27 and it is a beautifully written prayer.  Pray it aloud!
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation--
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life--
    of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked advance against me
    to devour me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.
4 One thing I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble
    he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.
6 Then my head will be exalted
    above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
    I will sing and make music to the Lord.
7 Hear my voice when I call, Lord;
    be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
    Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me,
    do not turn your servant away in anger;
    you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
    God my Savior.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
    the Lord will receive me.
11 Teach me your way, Lord;
    lead me in a straight path
    because of my oppressors.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.
13 I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
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Blessings!

This Av first fruit blessing prayer is for the month of Av which starts on
July 19, 2023 – Av 1, 5783
​This month begins on a somber note.  First, starting in Tammuz which we know speaks of the idolatry, 3 weeks of mourning which starts on 17th Tammuz through to Tisha B’Av which is 9th Av.  Jews also fast on the 9th on Av for 25 hours.

The month starts off with fasting and repentance.  This time of fasting and repentance is to keep the minds and hearts of the Jewish people focused on the Lord.  Why?  Because this is a season when really bad things happened in their history.  Just to name a few:
1) During this time, both Temples were destroyed. I believe there was 585 years between the destruction of the 1st temple and the 2nd temple.  What are the chances that both got destroyed during the same time period?
2)  This was also the time when the spies returned with the bad report about the giants in the land and God decided it was their last chance and killed everyone over the age of 20.  They were not allowed to cross over.

Numbers 14:28-30, 36-37
Now tell them this: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord, I will do to you the very things I heard you say. You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who is twenty years old or older and was included in the registration will die. You will not enter and occupy the land I swore to give you. The only exceptions will be Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

The ten men Moses had sent to explore the land—the ones who incited rebellion against the Lord with their bad report--  were struck dead with a plague before the Lord.
3)  This was the time when Aaron, high priest and Moses’ bother died.  At the age of 123. (Numbers 33:39)  If God speaks with you using numbers, then your 123 will start changing to 456 indicating the crossing over.

4)  This period of time (3 weeks of mourning) is known as between the straits
(Lamentations 1:3)  “Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.”

A strait is a very narrow area where ships pass through.  There’s open waters after they pass through but during this time there is only one direction – forward.  What lies on the opposite side of the straits are the promises of God.  Therefore, this period of time is critical and I implore you to pay attention.  This is not the place to backup because there are other ships lined up behind you. The enemy doesn’t want us to move forward so he will launch attacks or bring about situations to keep us trapped in this place. Stuck.
The book of Lamentations is read during this time.  Have you ever read it?  It’s not the most uplifting book, and it ends on a somber note too.
Have you noticed that you go through cycles in your life? It’s like you keep going through the same thing over and over again!  Well, imagine that as your ship attempts to go through this strait that pirates come onboard your ship and hijack it and instead of moving forward, they just throttle you and then turn you in the opposite direction.  What felt like movement was just you going back in the same direction you are trying to escape. You never got through the narrow place because you were overtaken.  Hijacked.  I think people miss it because that overtaking is very subtle.  It is so subtle that if you are not paying attention, you can miss it.  They entered your ship so quietly.
What you may not know is that there is actually a time when you can break that cycle, did you know that? Yeah…this time of year. The thing is that we all think that some things are decided at the moment when they happen, which can be true sometimes, but then there are the bigger things that are actually destiny moves that get done at a particular time of year.
THAT’S WHEN YOU BREAK A CYCLE-It’s NOW!  NOW!!!!  This is the cycle breaking month!  NOW!  THIS MONTH!!!
Listen, GOD cut them off at this time of year (those who are not a part of the promise).  THEY were not allowed to cross over.  Jesus!  Change.  Something needs to change.  It is also the time when the enemy tries to establish something because it is literally that type of month.  It’s not in January.  Neither is it as the beginning of the Hebraic calendar.  Nope.  It’s now.
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Pretend like this is January, whatever you need to get done, do it now.  Av is the month when cycles are broken, and things get established.
God is going to give you the opportunity to move out and the enemy is going to look for a way to move in.

Watch those old connections you disconnected from start to reappear in an attempt to throttle your ship, come aboard your ship and abort your destiny.  And, it is so subtle that if you are not paying attention, you will miss it because it comes with no fanfare!  You won’t even notice it until months down the road.
Throttle = Delay

This month is the time when you need to live each day intentionally.  When you get up in the morning be intentional about everything that you do.
I’m going to challenge you to do something different every week this month!  Switch things up!  Your brain is going to say “uh oh what’s going on?”  This is different.  And your brain will actually start to pay attention because you’re introducing something new!  You will be better able to discern the pirate.
It doesn’t even have to be a person! It could be a bad decision you are about to make to hijack your own destiny.  Sometimes it’s you and your self-sabotaging habits!
If you stop right now and look back to last year July/August you are going to realize that you DID some things or DID NOT do some things and that’s where a derailment occurred!  It’s Now!

You’re going to discover something about yourself and others by changing something. Sit in a different chair.
Keep in mind that bad things happened in this month too, so when you are more aware and intentional what you may discover is a plot from the enemy that you will be able to stop because you are now paying attention!!!

The enemy loves to get us when we are doing the same ole, same ole.  When you are aware, it is much harder for him to pull some stunt and catch you off guard.
This is why I tell you Mary needs to switch to Martha and the Martha’s need to switch into Mary mode.  There’s nothing wrong with either person but the shift will allow you to see things that you would never see.

Sometimes it is as simple as switching up the time when you do things.
Now, you need to know that you may not like everything that you see this month but know that you discovered it because God wants you to take care of that pirate…once and for all!  Time to break the cycle, you’ve been throttling long enough!  Do not be surprised if you start to realize that you agreed to some stuff earlier in July that you are now saying “what was I thinking?”  Well, you weren’t!  You were on autopilot which is why God wants you to pay attention, clean it up, cancel that and change how you do things!  You might still have time to change the decision. Click the undo button.  Fix it.

While the month of Av started off on a somber note it actually ends on a very good note!
5) The 15th of Av, is the equivalent of Valentine’s Day.  This is when a lot of weddings occur, and people find their spouses.  Yay!  For the single people!  The women get dressed up in white and go out into the vineyard to dance and the men pick their wives (Proverbs 18:22).  Yes, the men are the ones who do the picking, not the women!  Selah It is the grape harvest season.  Fruitfulness.
6)  It is a time for joy and happiness and restoration!!!
7)  Do you know the story of the daughters of Zelophehad? It happened around 15th of Av!  Numbers 27:1-11. I also wrote a prophetic word about them before as well. You can read it here. The bottom line is opening your mouth and asking for what you want because it is a season of God granting your requests, even the impossible!  ASK BIG.  You have not, because you asked not!  Ask.

8) This was also the time when the tribe of Benjamin was invited back into the community and allowed to intermarry with the other tribes because all the women of that tribe had died and this was necessary to keep the tribe going. They were excommunicated prior to this because of what they did here Judges 21. 
This speaks to how God restores us after we’ve made mistakes.  Don’t you know He forgives us when we ask for it?  And, He is more than willing to restore us and give us even the things we think we don’t deserve!  Stop walking around in guilt and shame because of your past mistakes.  God wants to restore you.  You are forgiven, in Jesus name!

The tribe for the month is Simeon
Here is the words spoken over Simeon by Jacob
Genesis 49:5-7  “Simeon and Levi are two of a kind. They are men of violence and injustice. O my soul, stay away from them. May I never be a party to their wicked plans. For in their anger they murdered a man, and maimed oxen just for fun. Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce and cruel. Therefore, I will scatter their descendants throughout Israel.”
Hmmm, this sounds like Simeon was a bad guy!  I’m wondering if Simeon was the “ringleader” in what happened to Joseph?  Devising wicked plans and angry enough to murder a man.  And you know you are dealing with a different type of person when they hurt animals for fun, right?  That’s generally when you know someone is troubled.
During the famine, and after Joseph was already the Prime Minister of Egypt, when the brothers went to get grain (Genesis 42:24), Joseph chose to keep Simeon in jail while the other brothers went back to get Benjamin.  I find it interesting that he would chose to keep Simeon.  Could it be that he was the ringleader and the one who had the ability to sway the others to come up with wicked schemes?  We all have that person in our family that has the ability to sway the others, whether it is for good or evil.  As a result, Jacob didn’t really pronounce a blessing on Simeon because of his behavior which shows that your actions can affect what you will inherit, your blessings.

As a matter of fact, he was excluded from the blessings that Moses spoke over the tribes in Deuteronomy 33.  It was like Moses didn’t even want to speak the name Simeon.  We know that the tribe did get an inheritance in the land and it was a part of what was given to Judah.  Here is a map so that you can see what it looked like…
We see Simeon’s land was inside Judah’s land.  Also reading Deuteronomy 33, Moses’ blessing to the tribes, we see the first blessing was given to Rueben who is the first-born son and the second born should’ve been Simeon but instead he blesses Judah.

It sends a very powerful message that jealousy doesn’t pay.  And, in the end Joseph’s son Manasseh got double the inheritance.  So the jealousy, caused the object of the jealousy to receive double while the person who was carrying the jealousy got less. Wow!  This is something to keep in mind as we see people start to get blessed and restored this month and into this year.  Guard your heart.  Your turn is coming.  You don’t need anyone else’s blessing because God has something just as special in store for you.  And, you should celebrate when others succeed because obviously jealousy will only cause God to give them double and also reduce what you were supposed to get in the first place.
If you are the object of someone else’s jealousy, that means you will receive DOUBLE!!  Not because of anything you did but because it’s a spiritual law.  They couldn’t stop Joseph, and they can’t stop YOU.

This is a full circle moment, now
Remember you just learnt that this is the month of the daughter’s of Zelophehad?  Well, check out who their great, great, great grandfather was….
(Numbers 27:1)  “One day a petition was presented by the daughters of Zelophehad—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their father, Zelophehad, was a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph.”

Come one now!!!  The daughters were NOT supposed to receive an inheritance, because only the male child should get it, but the laws were changed for them and they got it!!  Because they ASKED. Because of the daughters, laws were rewritten.  This is the favor and grace that was upon them.  The next thing during this time period marriages were arranged, but they were told in Numbers 36 that they can marry whomever they choose as long as it was someone within that same tribe! They were given the freedom to marry whomever they chose and also given an inheritance that they were not legally entitled to!  DOUBLE!!  This is important because it shows you that the blessing that was on Joseph was given to his descendants for years to come.  That double portion didn’t just stop with him. The favor and grace that was upon his life was transferred to the generations that followed him.  Praise God!!

Okay now, lets highlight a few things...
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Let the Lion Rise Up Inside of Us So We Can Surge Ahead
1. It’s the month of the constellation of the lion, and therefore also the month the lion roars. The Lord, the Lion of Judah, is roaring for us (Joel 3:16) [1]. We are still in the “dire straits” (Tammuz 17–Av 9 [July 6–July 27]), but we must shine brighter and brighter. Notice the Lion of Judah is roaring. It is symbolic of declaration of ruling and even attacking and conquering the enemy. Paul said that in all these tribulations, we are “more than conquerors” (Rom. 8:37), and Daniel prophesied that we would shine as the end approaches (see Dan. 12:3). If the Lord is roaring, then so should we. Let the roar—the shout of victory—rise up in you.

2. The month of Simeon, which means “to hear; to be concerned.” We want to be concerned that we will be able to continue moving ahead. Simeon messed up, just like Reuben (the previous month), who was unstable. Simeon was called an “instrument of cruelty” (Gen. 49:5). Also, there seemed to be instability, perhaps from his mother, Leah, who felt that bearing him would earn her husband’s love (see Gen. 29:31–33) [2]. We are grafted into the great inheritance God has for us. However, when there is instability in our bloodline (as was the case with Simeon—and as is the case with most of us), we need to develop spiritual discipline, as demons will try to convince you to align and agree with them. Therefore 1) roar, 2) keep testifying whenever God does something for you, 3) and keep remembering we are in covenant with Him.

3. The month that you decide on what you have heard. You need to make a decision. “Will I just hear what God has told me, or will I actually do it?” He is saying, “Let the Lion rise up in you.” Do that by calling on the warrior/overcomer anointing. One of the best methods of meditating is to declare what God has said. Keep declaring that you are a warrior and a conqueror in all things. And yes, keep declaring and testifying the wonderful things God is doing for you. Verbalize them.

4. Av is called the “low-point month.” Historically, bad things have happened to Israel on the 9th of Av. A few examples follow. First, Av 9 (July 27) is when the Israelites agreed with the negative report of the ten spies and declared they wouldn’t enter the Promised Land. Second, the first temple was destroyed by the Babylonians on Av 9 in 423 B.C. Third, the Romans destroyed the second temple on Av 9 in 69 A.D. Fourth, the Jews were ordered out of England on this date in 1290. Fifth, the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492 on this same day. Sixth, even the Holocaust is connected in that the stage and conditions for WW2 were set in motion by WW1, which started when Germany declared war on Russia in 1914 on the 9th of Av.

The point isn’t to be fearful, but to be aware of the disaster that can happen when we abandon covenant with God and refuse to believe His promises. I believe this is the best context for 1 Peter 5:8, which states, “Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” In other words, we’re not to fear, but are to have a sober understanding that our hope must always be in God and the covenant He made with us.

5. Av is also known as the “high-point month” because of Av 15 (August 2), the day the last Israelite of the old generation died in the wilderness. Thus, Israel was once again poised to enter the Promised Land. Be of good cheer. God always restores and gives us another chance.

6. The month of the Hebrew letter tet [ט], which resembles a womb. The struggles during Tammuz and Av are like birth pangs. They are not something to be merely endured, but know that God wants to birth something. Tribulations are preparation for more blessing. Paul writes, “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Cor. 4:17).

7. The month where God destroys so that He can reconstruct. The forty years in the wilderness can also be viewed as a destroying of old, wrong foundations of mistrust and unbelief. So for us, the more we choose to shine, the more we can trust God is destroying old hindrances.

8. The month where the earth begins to contract. Watch for earthquakes. The secret of the pregnancy begins to move into the earth realm. When you hear of earthquakes, know that God is getting ready to birth something.

9. The month that also means “there is an iniquity.” However, we don’t need to let it continue. You must change for the better, or you will gradually get worse. Pray, “Lord, show me my iniquities so they can be uprooted.” Choosing to shine in praise and worship, and choosing to declare you are His warrior will do much to uproot iniquitous patterns.

10. The month where the kingdom advances through partnership and connections. Be very aware of your partnerships. If we’ve been responding with more praise and worship, and if we’ve been faithful in making declarations, then we can expect the Lord will have birthed new connections for advance. Watch for them to come now.

11. The month of the left kidney. Develop a new level of discernment, or you will unwittingly oppose God’s counsel and advice. Note Psalm 32. He takes hold of the reins (of our kidneys). Don’t resist the leading of the Holy Spirit. Again, I recommend meditating on what God has spoken or shown. As we do so, we’ll see an increase of His wisdom in us, as well as an increase in discernment.









Declaration
I decree and declare that the same anointing and blessing that was upon the life of Joseph and his posterity will be granted to me so that laws will be changed on my behalf!  Because I ASKED.  Rules will shift because I ASKED.  Exceptions and exemptions will be made because of me.  I declare that blessings and an inheritance will be granted to me, like a train changing tracks, the tracks of favor will change in my direction!   The road marked with blessings will shift in my direction, streams will flow where once there was dry land in my direction.  Every deserted arid path that leads to me will flood with the blessings of God and my generation will eat the fruit of it, because I ASKED.  I decree and declare that my posterity will enjoy the overflow of my life for generations to come, in Jesus’ name, Amen!
I decree and declare I have nothing to be jealous of in another person!!!  Because my Father who owns a cattle on a thousand hills has so much that He’ll never run dry on blessings for me!

Jealousy comes from a poverty mentality.  Lack. What it is really saying is that you think God’s blessing may run dry and if He gives something to someone else there’s not enough left for you.  And you know that is not true!  He is ENDLESS, what He has is ENDLESS.  His blessings can never run dry.  You don’t even have the capacity to hold what He has for you, much less to want what someone else has!  Expand your own capacity so you can contain all that there is for YOU, be free of jealousy in Jesus name!  There’s more than enough for all of us.  Any other thinking is a lie from the pit of hell and must be rebuked.  His blessings will never run dry.
It will never run dry! Just open yourself to receive what God has for you this month.  And picture Him pouring into you an endless supply.  And as He pours it into you, it will overflow from your life into the lives of others.  Because He is Endless.  You don’t even have time to look at what someone else has because you can’t even contain what He’s pouring into you!!! All you can do is give it away to make room for what He keeps pouring.  Hallelujah!

Av First Fruit Blessing Prayer (pray it aloud!!)
Lord, keep me alert this month.  Take me out of this stuck mindset.  Show me where I’ve allowed the subtle pirate to come in and steal what you are about to do for me this next year. I pray for the courage to do something different.  Remove the fear of failure from me.  Grant me boldness this month to make moves that I wouldn’t normally make.  Grant me boldness in my speech to ask for things that I generally wouldn’t ask for.  Anoint my words so that what I ask will be in line with your will for my life.  Lead me into a place of success and cause me to go through these straits this month successfully only carrying what you want me to carry through it into my Promised land!  I pray for a victorious month in You!  No more throttling or delays in my life but bring movement into my destiny.  I bind the spirit of jealousy and I cast it out from my life in the name of Jesus.  I bind up lack and poverty and I cast it out in Jesus name. I loose ABUNDANCE of God and the OVERFLOW into my life.  Lord forgive me if I’ve ever encouraged a jealous spirit.  Whatever was lessened I pray it be expanded and that I will walk into the fullness of what you intended for me.  Make all things new God.  May my generations experience favor, grace and a double portion in Jesus name, Amen!

​Today, be encouraged by these words of Jesus: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10 NIV).
I hear Him say to you, "Do not be dismayed! This assignment that has tried to come heavily against you will fail. Life is within you. Your breath is being released!" 

Adar 1 and Adar 2: Blessings for the Hebrew Month  Blessings for the Hebrew Month of Adar 1 and Adar 2



Adar 1—The Twelfth Hebrew Month of 5782 Adar 1, February 2–March 3; Adar 2, March 4–April 1



This Hebrew year, 5782, is a leap year, and thus the twelfth month is celebrated twice—Adar 1 and Adar 2.



A Time to Enter Your True Identity



Understanding—and also entering into—our true identity is a main key that unlocks the door to our destiny. Gideon was a fearful nobody until the day he understood who he really was—a warrior who would set Israel free (see Judges 6). One might make the case that when John the Baptist got the revelation that he was “the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord’” (John 1:23), his destiny speeded up. The very next day he met Jesus (see John 1:22–29).



Blessings for Adar



1. Month of the tribe of Naphtali, which means “sweetness to me” Deuteronomy 33:23 states, “Naphtali is abounding with favor of the Lord.” This is our identity—we are abounding and overflowing with the favor of the Lord. To say it and celebrate it are like prophetic acts that cause words to become experiential reality.



2. Month of eloquent communication and expressions of joy and laughter. Genesis 49:21 states, “Naphtali is a deer let loose; he uses beautiful words.” The Holy Spirit will help us find words to fully express God’s goodness. This not only solidifies our faith, but also opens the eyes of others to the goodness of God.



3. Month of Pisces, the fishes. Find your supply in the “hidden” world (e.g., the gold coin in the fish’s mouth). Provision is more than just finances. It also has to do with identity. There is an identity for you in the invisible world and you must find it. The angels recognize it. So do the demonic forces, who want to hide it and keep you from entering into it. Fully embrace and step into that identity.



4. God has cycles to help us come into our identity. What we are in our spirit will be reflected physically. Some of God’s tools to help us enter our identity include celebration, expressing our thankfulness, and family. The more I find my place in His family, the more my true identity emerges. It’s also why God wants to restore our natural families.



5. The month of the letter kaf (כ), which looks like a mask. It’s a time to remove any masquerade and enter into laughter; enter into the true joy of who you are. We need to remove any mask and be ourselves. Rejoicing is one of the most important tools for “mask removal.”



6. A month to overturn anxiety over your supply. If you remove anxiety, then you can see your supply. But if you are ruled by anxiety, then you can miss the provision God has for you (Phil. 4:6–7) [1]. Every time you feel anxiety rising, just remind yourself that God is your source and He is always faithful.



7. The month of laughter, abounding joy, the witnessing of life entering into darkness, the advantage of light over darkness, the power of barrenness being broken. No matter what the darkness is, laugh and watch God permeate it. Light permeates darkness. When we see this, barrenness will break. Begin to laugh at fear (Ps. 34:4–6) [2]. Try it. Is some fearful thing oppressing you? Laugh at it.



8. The month of the spleen. Pull out any roots of depression and despair so that faith can break through into our thought processes.



9. The month Moses was born. Your deliverance is forming. Take a look at whatever is holding you captive and declare God’s truth. Declare He is already forming deliverance and freedom for you, and that it is on the way (Exod. 2:10) [3].



10. The feast of Purim. This feast originates with Esther. The devil inspired Haman to get an edict decreeing all the Jews in the Persian empire were to be slaughtered on Adar 13. God had placed Esther as wife of the emperor “for such a time as this” (4:14–16) [4]. The edict could not be reversed, but because of her the Jews were permitted to defend themselves. Adar 13, which would have been a day of annihilation, turned into a day of great victory over their enemies. The next day, Adar 14, became the Feast of Purim. Daily celebrate that every plan of the enemy against you has already been overturned by Jesus. By celebrating, you enter into that victory. Since 5782 is a leap year, we get to celebrate Purim twice. During Adar 1, it is Feb. 14–15. During Adar 2, it is March 16–17.

11. A month to develop your war strategy against the anti-Christ spirit. Don’t let the giants produce fear in you; guard against idolatry. Amalek will try to come. Don’t end the year in fear. See Exodus 17:8–16. Note that Amalek attacked from the rear. Be sure you are not “holding back.” Also, when Moses’s hands were held up, Israel prevailed. For us, this means we can keep our “hands raised” by staying in faith and joy (remember Purim is about joy). This will keep us in the victory of the Lord.



12. A time for wrong decrees to be broken off of you. If wrong decrees are heeded to, they will encircle you and will cause others to say the same negative things about you. You need to break off the negative things decreed about you. I suggest praying and asking the Holy Spirit to reveal some wrong decrees, both self-made and “others-made.” Forgive those who uttered them, put the blood of Jesus on those wrong decrees, and then break them in His name.



13. A time for leadership to awaken. Next month they go to war.
(This material comes from my 2006 notes taken from a series of lectures given by Chuck Pierce [Glory of Zion]. I highly recommend his website for more materials and more in-depth explanations. —Ron Sawka)



References



[1] “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:6–7).



[2] “I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles” (Ps. 34:4–6).



[3] “And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. So she called his name Moses, saying, ‘Because I drew him out of the water’” (Exod. 2:10).



[4] “‘For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?’ Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: ‘Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!’” (Esther 4:14–16).

​Blessings for the Hebrew Month of Nissan
Nissan—The First Hebrew Month of 5781 March 14–April 12, 2021

Judah Goes First--Let This Be a Month of Extra Praise
I am so glad the Lord invites us to walk with Him through the months of the year. Nissan is the first month and is when Israel’s deliverance started. The Lord told them from then on to number the months (Exod. 12:1–2 [1]). Later Passover occurred, and they would find themselves set completely free. They walked out of slavery and Egypt, and into a life of freedom and walking with the Lord. I am so glad that we can experience more of the works of His great salvation, including more deliverance and increasing freedom.

Nissan also marks the beginning of God’s redemption cycle and holds the first of the three major feasts: Passover (March 27–28)/Feast of Unleavened Bread (March 28–April 4)/Feast of Firstfruits (April 3–4). The other two main feasts are Pentecost in the third month, and Tabernacles in the seventh month.

Blessings for Nissan (sometimes referred to as Aviv)

1. This is the first of the months and the beginning of the redemption cycle (Exod. 12:2). It’s also the first month when we can—and should—announce and keep declaring there is a new beginning in Japan and that the time of harvest is here!

2. It is also the month of the tribe of Judah. Judah goes first—first into warfare (see Judges 1:2 [2]; 20:18 [3]) and also first when moving to a new place. Judah was the first tribe in the order of procession when Israel moved in the wilderness (Num. 10:14 [4]). Judah also means “praise,” and praise is the way we can keep our hand on the neck of the enemy (Gen. 49:8 [5]). Determine to sing and praise a lot this month.

3. The month in which spring often starts; the beginning of the month of direct light. Declare your light is getting brighter. (See Isaiah 60; Luke 2:32 [6]; Isaiah 49:6 [7]; and Acts 26:18 [8].) Declare His light is shining even in the places that have been dark until now.

4. Month of Passover (starts on the 14th of Nissan, March 27–28). Passover is designed to help us enter into a richer experience of our great salvation in Jesus. We do this by examining the first Passover. Note the following things:

• Deliverance. Israel was set free from Egypt. We need to remember and thank the Lord for where we came from. Peter was delivered from prison during Passover week (Acts 12). Expect a new level of deliverance.
  
• A time of crossing over (first the Red Sea in Exodus 14, and then the Jordan River in Joshua 4–5). This year in particular, 5781, is a year of crossing into the new doors God has for us. It is critical to both realize that He will indeed make clear the new doors for us, and then to decide to cross into that new territory, new challenge, or new expansion.
  
• Reproach is being rolled away (Josh. 5:9 [9]). Any old sense of failure that is still a part of our identities that is allowed to remain will hinder us. Jesus wants to roll that off of us.
  
• New provision (Exod. 12:35–36 [10]; Josh. 5:10–12 [11]). Each Passover is a time when the Lord wants to bless us with new provision. Look for it. Expect it!
  

5. The month of redemption. (A price has been paid for you to be set free from each one of your “prisons.”) Read Ruth, and see how Boaz bought back the property that had been lost for Ruth and Naomi, and how this brought Ruth into her destiny. Declare all is being unlocked and that you are moving into your destiny. Jesus has bought back your destiny.

6. The month of the beginning of miracles. See Nehemiah 2:1 [12] and Esther 3:7 [13]. In both cases, the miraculous chain of events was set into motion during Nissan.

7. The month that sets the course for your future. Again, this is why it is so important to keep moving in praise.

8. The annual renewal of God’s hei plan. Every year, the spirit of God needs to blow on you during this month. Ask the Holy Spirit to blow upon you for refreshing, for new revelation, and for a quickened understanding of what God is doing in this new season.

9. Linked to the constellation Aries (the ram or the lamb). Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29 [14]). God provided a ram for Abraham to sacrifice instead of Isaac. He is Jehovah Jireh and God will provide (Gen. 22:14 [15]). Expect unusual sources of provision.

10. The month kings go to war; the new year for kings. God wants to “expand” you. Declare that plans and new beginnings shall begin to take place. Go to war with the Lord! (2 Sam. 11:1 [16]).

11. The month of speech. If you speak negatively during this month, it will adversely affect you three to four months later. The seeds of negativity take root and will pull you backward. Conversely, your positive confessions should “grab the wind” and change the atmosphere. (See 1 Peter 3:9 [17]; 1 Samuel 1:17 [18]; 2:20–21 [19].)

12. The “controller month.” Put your best foot forward. You need to assess both where you are at and where you are going.

13. The month where you need to “learn to fish.” If you can’t pay your taxes, pull a coin out of a fish’s mouth. Let the Lord give you new and unusual means of supply. (See Matt. 17:27 [20].)

14. You must step forward. Don’t wait and hold back. Move ahead confidently in God. Numbers 33:3 (AMP) says, “The Israelites went out [of Egypt] with a high hand and triumphantly.”



References

[1] “Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, ‘This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you’” (Exod. 12:1–2).

[2] “And the Lord said, ‘Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand’” (Judg. 1:2).

[3] “Then the children of Israel arose and went up to the house of God to inquire of God. They said, ‘Which of us shall go up first to battle against the children of Benjamin?’ The Lord said, ‘Judah first!’” (Judg. 20:18).

[4] “The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set out first according to their armies” (Num. 10:14).

[5] “Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies” (Gen. 49:8).

[6] “A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel” (Luke 2:32).

[7] “I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, that You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth” (Isa. 49:6).

[8] “To open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light” (Acts 26:18).

[9] “Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you’” (Josh. 5:9).

[10] Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians” (Exod. 12:35–36).

[11] “Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and parched grain, on the very same day. Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year” (Josh. 5:10–12).

[12] “And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king” (Neh. 2:1).

[13] “In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot)” (Esther 3:7).

[14] “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’” (John 1:29).

[15] “And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, ‘In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided’” (Gen. 22:14).

[16] “It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle” (2 Sam. 11:1).

[17] “Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing” (1 Pet. 3:9).

[18] “Then Eli answered and said, ‘Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him’” (1 Sam. 1:17).

[19] “And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, ‘The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the Lord.’ Then they would go to their own home. And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the Lord” (1 Sam. 2:20–21).

[20] “Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you” (Matt. 17:27).

  Ps 2:8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. KJV
 
Ps 2:8  8 Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations as Your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth as Your possession. AMP
 
Isa 61:1-4   THE SPIRIT of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed and qualified me to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up and heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the [physical and spiritual] captives and the opening of the prison and of the eyes to those who are bound,
 
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord [the year of His favor] and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn
 
3 To grant [consolation and joy] to those who mourn in Zion — to give them an ornament (a garland or diadem) of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment [expressive] of praise instead of a heavy, burdened, and failing spirit — that they may be called oaks of righteousness [lofty, strong, and magnificent, distinguished for uprightness, justice, and right standing with God], the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
 
4 And they shall rebuild the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former desolations and renew the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. AMP
 
Mal 4:6  And he shall turn and reconcile the hearts of the [estranged] fathers to the [ungodly] children, and the hearts of the [rebellious] children to [the piety of] their fathers [a reconciliation produced by repentance of the ungodly], lest I come and smite the land with a curse and a ban of utter destruction. AMP
 

​Practicing the Gift of Prophecy. 

Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery.  Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. (1 Tim 4:14-16)

Many people misunderstand the definition of practicing the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  When Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to the Church in Acts Chapter 2, He released to us the same potential of anointing, power and gifting’s the He walked in.  We do not practice so that the Holy Spirit can improve His gifts, but rather we practice to improve our ability to flow with what the Holy Spirit is doing.
Paul is telling Timothy to minster in the spiritual gifts beyond his comfort zone.  If we only minister where we feel comfortable at, we will never grow in those gifts.  Classrooms and prophetic schools are great training grounds and great places to go out on a limb with a detailed prophetic word.  But actually so is the world.  The more we practice, the more we will recognize how God speaks to us.  Faith is spelled R-I-S-K!

Second we must “absorb” ourselves in the prophetic ministry.  When I recognized the desire to hear God’s voice I focused and went after it!  I read everything I could, associated myself with prophetic people and went to prophetic conferences.  
 
 
REACH BEYOND YOUR COMFORT ZONE-Simple Ways to Grow in the Prophetic 

1. Want it
2. Place a value upon it
3. Become a friend of God, a Son and the Bride
4. Begin each day in listening and talking with God
5. Soaking, learn to quiet your mind
6. Renew your mind with the Word
7. Be filled with the Holy Spirit
8. Sanctify you imagination
9. Become heavenly minded
10. Position yourself for prophetic encounters
11. Make sure your motives are pure
12. Walk in the fruit of the Holy Spirit
13. Love above all
14. Believe in the works that Jesus did, you can
15. Exercise and test your faith
16. Intentionally build relationships with prophetic people
17. Be teachable
18. Be accountable to spiritual mentors
19. Be sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit
20. Trust the voice of the Holy Spirit
21. Be obedient in the small things 

 

Psalms 91 Chapter
91:1 HE WHO dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand].
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust!
3 For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
4[Then] He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor of the destruction and sudden death that surprise and lay waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you.
8 Only a spectator shall you be [yourself inaccessible in the secret place of the Most High] as you witness the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place, [Ps 91:1,14.] 
10 There shall no evil befall you, nor any plague or calamity come near your tent.
11 For He will give His angels [especial] charge over you to accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways [of obedience and service].
12 They shall bear you up on their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone. [Luke 4:10,11; Heb 1:14.] 
13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the serpent shall you trample underfoot. [Luke 10:19.] 
14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he knows and understands My name [has a personal knowledge of My mercy, love, and kindness — trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no, never].
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation. AMP
 
Ps 121:7-8 The Lord will keep you from all evil; He will keep your life. 8 The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore. AMP 


Protection from Any and All Danger
Scripture:
He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. Psalm 91:4
GOD guards you from every evil,  He guards your very life. He guards you when you leave and when you return, he guards you now, he guards you always. Psalm 121:8
Prayer for Protection:
Lord, we praise You for Your great goodness. We ask that You cover our every person reading this with Your feathers and hide them in the shelter of Your wings so that no harm would come to them. Lord, guard and guide their coming in and their going out. We are certain You will protect them from all forms of harm, whether it be physical danger or spiritual temptation. Lord be their shield. In Jesus Name, Amen.


Protection from the devil & his schemes
Scripture:
But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. -- 2 Thessalonians 3:3
Prayer for Protection from the devil:
Jesus, you are mighty and strong. You are ever faithful. No one and nothing can stand against you. Strengthen every person reading this  to stand firm against the devil’s schemes. Guard and protect them. Spoil any difficulties or schemes the devil would try to concoct. Go before them Holy Spirit and prepare the way for the work you would have them to do. Father go before them casting away in the midst of every stronghold of religion in the region, Make away where there is none, create away for their path and not just for the path but for the new river of oil and water in which your sending them to develop for you for your spirit lord.