POINT:

Jesus says,

Matthew 5:3- “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

 The poor in spirit are “SO HAPPY” because the kingdom of heaven is their possession.

God part

MATTHEW 5

The Beatitudes

1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 

2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are those who mourn,

For they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek,

For they shall inherit the [a]earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

For they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful,

For they shall obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart,

For they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,

For they shall be called sons of God.

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,…”

 

BLESSED

makarios:, happy, fortunate

Part of Speech: Adjective

Pronunciation: mah-KAH-ree-os

Phonetic Spelling: (mak-ar’-ee-os)

1. supremely blest
2. (by extension) fortunate, well off

 

blessed, happy. 

supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off — blessed, happy.

 

HELPS Word-studies

3107 makários (from mak-, “become long, large”) – properly, when God extends His benefits (the advantages He confers); blessed.

 

makários (“blessed”) describes a believer in enviable (“fortunate”) position from receiving God’s provisions (favor) – which (literally) extend (“make long, large”) His grace (benefits).

 

POOR IN SPIRIT

ptóchos: destitute, beggar

Original Word: πτωχός

Part of Speech: Adjective

Pronunciation: pto-khos’

Phonetic Spelling: (pto-khos’)

Word Origin: [from ptosso “to crouch”

1. a beggar (as cringing), a pauper
2. (figuratively) distressed
3. (literally, as a noun) strictly denoting absolute or public dependency on charity.

 

Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance

POOR: beggar, poor. 

From ptosso (to crouch); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. Pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense;

4434  ptōxós (from ptōssō, “to crouch or cower like a beggar”) – properly, bent over; (figuratively) deeply destitute, completely lacking resources (earthly wealth) – i.e. helpless as a beggar. to “the pauper rather than the mere peasant, the extreme opposite of the rich”.

 

POOR IN SPIRIT EXAMPLES:

King David

Psalm 131

A Song of Ascents. Of David. 

1- Lord, my heart is not [a]haughty,

Nor my eyes [b]lofty.

Neither do I [c]concern myself with great matters,

Nor with things too [d]profound for me.

2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,

Like a weaned child with his mother;

Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

3 O Israel, hope in the Lord

From this time forth and forever.

 

Solomon:

1 KINGS 3

5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask! What shall I give you?”

6 And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 

7 Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. 8 And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted. 9 Therefore give to Your servant an [b]understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

10 The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. 

11 Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice, 

12 behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you. 

 

PROCESS:Poor in Spirit

41 Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.

42 The righteous see it and rejoice,

And all iniquity stops its mouth.

43 Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

 

Psalm 107

1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His [a]mercy endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

3 And gathered out of the lands,

From the east and from the west,

From the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.

5 Hungry and thirsty,

Their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

And He delivered them out of their distresses.

7 And He led them forth by the right way,

That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.

8 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord forHis goodness,

And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For He satisfies the longing soul,

And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

10 Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,

Bound[b] in affliction and irons—

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God,

And [c]despised the counsel of the Most High,

12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;

They fell down, and there was none to help.

13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,

And broke their chains in pieces.

15 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord forHis goodness,

And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

16 For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.

17 Fools, because of their transgression,

And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

18 Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

And He saved them out of their distresses.

20 He sent His word and healed them,

And delivered them from their destructions.

21 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord forHis goodness,

And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

22 Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,

And declare His works with [d]rejoicing.

23 Those who go down to the sea in ships,

Who do business on great waters,

24 They see the works of the Lord,

And His wonders in the deep.

25 For He commands and raises the stormy wind,

Which lifts up the waves of the sea.

26 They mount up to the heavens,

They go down again to the depths;

Their soul melts because of trouble.

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,

And [e]are at their wits’ end.

28 Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses.

29 He calms the storm,

So that its waves are still.

30 Then they are glad because they are quiet;

So He guides them to their desired haven.

31 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord forHis goodness,

And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

32 Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people,

And praise Him in the company of the elders.

33 He turns rivers into a wilderness,

And the watersprings into dry ground;

34 A fruitful land into [f]barrenness,

For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water,

And dry land into watersprings.

36 There He makes the hungry dwell,

That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,

37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,

That they may yield a fruitful harvest.

38 He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly;

And He does not let their cattle decrease.

39 When they are diminished and brought low

Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,

40 He pours contempt on princes,

And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;

41 Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.

42 The righteous see it and rejoice,

And all iniquity stops its mouth.

43 Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

 

APPLICATION:

The Poor in spirit Cry out: Left All on the Table- 6, 13, 19, 28. 

The Poor in spirit know they are Designed for Community (a CITY):4, 7, 36, 41.

Hebrews 13:15. “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.

16. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”

 

Hebrews calls it a sacrifice. 

The Bible starts in a garden and ends in the city. 

The hardest things are most necessary

 

The Poor in spirit feast on the goodness of God

Romans 14:17- “For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” 

The Poor in spirit don’t allow the move of the Spirit become familiar

Luke 4:

16 So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,

Because He has anointed Me

To preach the gospel to the poor;

He has sent Me [i]to heal the brokenhearted,

To proclaim liberty to the captives

And recovery of sight to the blind,

To set at liberty those who are [j]oppressed;

19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 

21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. 

And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

23 He said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum,[k] do also here in Your country.’ ”

24 Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. 

25 But I tell you truly,many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;

26 but to none of them was Elijah sent except to[l]Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”

28 So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with [m]wrath, 

29 and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. 30 Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.

 

RESULT:

Psalm 107:

41 Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.

42 The righteous see it and rejoice,

And all iniquity stops its mouth.

 

The reality of God’s dominion and authority is in the spirit realm.

The Kingdom realm will be so powerful because sin will have no voice. 

You’ll be out of the enemies clutches he can see you but not touch you.

POINT:

Happy people live consciously aware of their continual need of God!

2 Timothy 4:7-8 (NLT)
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.
8 And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.

How we end affects the Movement forward to next year.
We’re at end of year
God gives us a great spiritual picture
Gods decrees over your end will move you forward

GOD PART:

NUMBERS 2

Tribes and Leaders by Armies
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:

2 Every man of the children of Israel will camp by his own standard, with the ensign of his father’s house. Facing the tent of meeting they will camp.

Biblical setup:
Each tribe had its own banner (standard/flag) and family sign.

The tribes camped and traveled in four large groups, arranged around the Tabernacle (God’s dwelling place).

The four camps
Each camp was led by a major tribe:
East (front) –
Judah’s camp-Lion
Judah
Issachar
Zebulun

South –
Reuben’s camp- OX
Reuben
Simeon
Gad

West –
Ephraim’s camp- MAN
Ephraim
Manasseh
Benjamin

North –
Dan’s camp- Eagle
Dan
Asher
Naphtali

Levites camped in the center, around the Tabernacle.

2 Every man of the children of Israel will camp by his own standard, with the ensign of his father’s house. Facing the tent of meeting they will camp.

Banner: In each case the banner signifies ordered identity under divine authority.

(Exod. 17:15; Song of Solomon 2:4; Isaiah 59:19)

Ezekiel 1:5–14
Ezekiel sees four living creatures in a vision.
Each has four faces (man, lion, ox, eagle) and four wings.

Ezekiel 10:20–22
Ezekiel identifies these living creatures as cherubim.

Revelation 4:6–8
John sees four living creatures around God’s throne in heaven.

The 4:
lion
calf (ox)
man
flying eagle.

POINT:

God‘s identity declarations are seeds to advance in my spiritual walk of Faith

Dan at the End: Eagle Ending

APPLICATION:

EAGLES

Ending Well: The Eagle Revelation

1. Ending well requires renewed strength, not borrowed energy

Isaiah 40:31- “But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Eagles represent those who trust God and receive renewed strength.
Just as eagles soar effortlessly on wind currents, believers are shown as rising above weariness through God’s power.
God Lifts His People Above Circumstances

I decree God says, We have renewed strength and are lifted above the circumstances

2. Ending well demand we know they were carried by Holy Spirit not self!

Exodus 19:3-4
3 And Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I [a]bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.

I decree God says, He is my source and I am dependent on him!

Pride crashes; dependence soars.

3. Ending well is the revelation God uses disruption to train!

Deuteronomy 32:9-12

“9 For the Lord’s portion is His people;
Jacob is the place of His inheritance.
10 “He found him in a desert land
And in the wasteland, a howling wilderness;
He encircled him, He instructed him,
He kept him as the [d]apple of His eye.
11 As an eagle stirs up its nest,
Hovers over its young,
Spreading out its wings, taking them up, Carrying them on its wings,
12 So the Lord alone led him,
And there was no foreign god with him.

I decree God says, He is Training Through Discomfort, Not Abandonment!

Ending well means embracing God’s training instead of resisting His process.

4. Ending well demands higher vision!

Vision and Spiritual Insight

Job 39:27-29
27 Does the eagle mount up at your command,
And make its nest on high?
28 On the rock it dwells and resides,
On the crag of the rock and the stronghold.
29 From there it spies out the prey;
Its eyes observe from afar.

I decree God says, we are above the distraction and snares.

5. Ending well is Not living in the past so I can advance!

Psalm 103:5-
1 “Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

I decree God says, I have new breakthroughs not repeated failures.

The eagle is often linked to the idea of shedding old feathers and gaining new strength.
Those who finish well don’t live off yesterday’s victorie

6. Ending well is walking in humility!

Obadiah 1:4
“Though you ascend as high as the eagle, And though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord.”

I decree God says, I will be Humble like Jesus Christ.

Philippians 2
Elevation without submission leads to downfall.
Ending well requires humility to match altitude.

7. Ending well trusts being set apart is necessary!

Proverbs 30:18- 19

18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me,
Yes, four which I do not understand:

19 The way of an eagle in the air,
The way of a serpent on a rock,
The way of a ship in the [d]midst of the sea,
And the way of a man with a virgin.

I decree God says, He separated you from an old source so He can preserve you.

9th month- Kislev- NOVEMBER 21- December 20, 2025 (5786)

 

God created time! He designed a calendar to help us stay in step with Him as we move through time.  His calendar was established at creation Gen 1:14 “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years”). Israel began every month with a first fruits celebration called Rosh Chodesh (Head of the Month).  They did this because they wanted to honor God at the start of every month and during this celebration they also gathered to seek prophetic direction for each month, because they knew every month was like a prophetic season for them. Gathering for First-fruits allowed them to live in sync with God’s timing.  

 

Kislev Characteristics: In the natural realm Kislev is the “month of darkness” because as you move through Kislev the days get shorter and the nights get longer.  But Kislev is not only a month of darkness but a month of light shining in the darkness. It is the month of Chanukah, which is the festival of lights. 

• It is the 9th month on the Hebrew Biblical calendar (counting from Nisan)
• Nine is the number for fruitfulness, completion, fullness of blessings and Holy Spirit (9 gifts and 9 fruits).
• It is a number of Divine blessings, divine completeness, and divine judgment. 
• 9 is the number of gifts of the Holy Spirit and there are 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit.  
• Twice in the book of Acts the 9th hour is associated with prayer (Acts 3 and Acts 10) 
• And then of course the Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost at 9am in Acts 2:15!  
• Because Kislev is a month of physical darkness, the Jews consider it to be a month of dreams and night visions.
• 9 of the 10 dreams in the Torah are read. Jacob’s dream of the ladder, Joseph’s dreams of his family, Pharaoh’s dreams of famine, the dreams of Pharaoh’s servants that Joseph interprets. IN Kislev be aware of our dreams.
• We receive God’s revelation in the night watches (Job 33:14-18; Dan 2:19-22).  
• Ask God for wisdom and understanding of your dreams, He is after all the Author of those dreams – Daniel 2:17-19 “Daniel prayed to God for the understanding of the mystery and during the night the mystery was revealed”  
• The Hebrews consider Kislev to also be a month of the womb. It’s probable that it’s the month that the Holy Spirit came upon Mary’s womb and Jesus was conceived. 
• This is a month for the river of God to flow in a fresh way from your innermost being.
• The number 9 represents the finality (completeness) and judgment of the Cross so beautifully.
• God’s judgment was poured out on Jesus who was crucified at 9am (Mark 15:25) and at the 9th hour (3pm) He said “it is finished!”  
• We are able to walk in the gifts and the fruit of Holy Spirit because of the finished work of the Cross and in our set prayer times let us continually give thanks to God for the judgment He poured out on Jesus and for the grace of this finished work, the complete work. Grace that enables us to live on Earth as it is in Heaven, to walk in our inheritance.
• Grace to have no sickness, no poverty, no lack, only total victory in all areas of our life.

Letter: Samekh: Hebrew letters were originally pictures and Samekh looks like a circle, a ring or a repeating cycle.  

• Hebrew letters don’t just represent sounds but they represent ideas.  
• Words beginning with Samekh include to turn, to go around, to surround, to encompass or enclosure to come full circle.  When we know this, we can prophesy from that, it’s a month to come full circle, a month to confront and deal with things that hindered you in the last season.  
• In a Samekh month God can give you a second chance at missed opportunities. It’s a month to be on guard also as old enemies can come back around as well.  
• It’s also a month to break out of old destructive cycles that keep you from your destiny.
• The root word of Samekh is to lean upon, uphold or to support as in Isaiah 26:3- “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed (Samekh) on thee: because he trusteth in thee”.   
• The ancient picture is a shield.  His perfect peace (continual, repetitive peace) is a shield for us when chaos is all around us because our minds are upheld and supported by His Word.

Kislev is the month of the Hebrew tribe of Benjamin:

NAME CHANGE:

• Benjamin was one of those individuals who had a name change which altered the course of his destiny.  Although the tribe of Benjamin lost their way for a bit and were almost destroyed (see the story in Judges 20 – they lost 25,000 men!  Only 600 survived) they ended up strong with members of their tribe saving the Jewish population (Esther and Mordecai) and writing almost the entire New Testament and fulfilling Israel’s destiny of being a light to the Gentiles (Apostle Paul)
• Benjamin was the youngest child of Jacob and Rachel and one of the smallest of the tribes of Israel. 
• Rachael’s first son was Joseph and her second was Benjamin. She died giving birth to him. Before she died, she named him Benoni (son of my pain).
• Jacob knew this was not the identity God wanted him to have and so he renamed him Benjamin (son of my right hand or son of honor). 

PROPHECY: WARRIORS, SKILLED IN IN WARFARE: HIT THE MARK MONTH

• God’s destiny for Benjamin is in Gen 49:27 “When Jacob blessed him he said, “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.”  
• The tribe of Benjamin were fierce warriors, skilled in warfare, trained to hit the mark.  
• The tribe of Benjamin had many distinguished slingers and archers such as in Judges 20:16, where we read of 700 “left-handed” slingers who could sling stones at a hair and not miss! 

BENJAMITES:

1. Ulam had 150 sons and grandsons who were expert archers. (1 Chron 8:40)
2. King Asa had an army comprised of 280,000 valiant warriors from the tribe of Benjamin. (2 Chron. 14:8, 17:7)
3. King Saul was a Benjamite and also a skilled warrior (a quality God would use to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines – see 1 Sam 9:16) However, nothing of spiritual significance is ever mentioned when we are introduced to Saul in 1 Sam 9:2.  

• What is mentioned is how impressive his lineage and family status is and his physical appearance. 
• Saul is king because the people asked to be given “a king to lead them like the other nations” (1 Sam 8:5). 
• Even after Samuel warns them that he (Saul – whose name means “asked of”) will be a king that will take everything from them (sons, daughters, land, vineyards, etc) and make them like slaves, they still choose to have a king.  
• God, however, in His grace, put a new heart in Saul and made him a changed man (1 Sam 10:6,9) in order to help him succeed as a righteous king.  God literally changed Saul in order to make him the kind of man who could rule and be King. When God removed this from Saul, He truly removed the qualities that made him king. He left behind the man Saul originally had been and worse.  He became the man who hunted and tried to kill David.
• In contrast, David needed no such change in order to rule, he was already a man after God’s heart, having spent his whole life cultivating a relationship with God.  
• However, his son Jonathan cut covenant with David which forever united the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. 
• Although the potential was there, Saul was given a new identity when he became a changed man with a new heart, his fear of men (1 Sam 15:24) caused his downfall.  Rather than walk in the “new man” that he had become, he chose to fear the people instead of God.

1. Saul of Tarsus is another Benjamite who had an identity change. He was given a new heart, a new nature, a new name (Paul).  He was changed from Saul to Paul in Acts 9.  

Unlike the king who he was originally named for, Paul chose to walk in this new identity and fulfill the destiny God had for him, a destiny which included writing most of the New Testament, planting churches, and being an apostle to the Gentiles.  He counted the natural qualities of his old self (which were quite impressive) as nothing, in fact he called them “rubbish or dung” compared to gaining Christ.  

He received from God the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness and therefore “reigned” in life IN CHRIST.

THOUGHT: 

• Sometimes circumstances or people in life brand you with an identity that God never chose for you.  
• The way you view yourself is not how God views you.  Guard the word of your mouth.
• This month choose to change your identity and be all that God has called you to be.  
• If you are like king Saul, held captive by fear, this is a month to be set free.  
• Ask God to show you the habit patterns and ways of thinking that hold you in an old cycle.  
• Ask God to breathe fresh revelation on you this month revealing your true identity in Christ, your sonship identity.  

FESTIVAL: Hanukkah, Festival of lights; Only feast that connects 2 months: Kislev and Tevet. The light will not go out. God will find a way to impart Mercy. His grace is sufficient and His love is everlasting.

DECLARATIONS:

1. I DECREE, that my God is the God of miracles and My Miracle is on the way!
2. I DECREE, Jesus is the light of the World and Revelation light is being released for me!
3. I DECREE, I will walk in the fullness of the fruit of the Spirit because of the finished work of the cross!
4. I DECREE, I’m coming full circle this month and things that hindered me in the past are broken because of the blood of Jesus!
5. I DECREE, I’m staying focused on God’s call for my life!
6. I DECREE I’m armed with spiritual weapons and taking my stand against the enemy!