From the desk of one of His faithful servants Chief Apostle L.R.Gooden Jr., as we embark upon the new year of 2024/5784 the Lord spoke to me that it will be a year of Open Doors for Revelation, Re-Alignment and Renewal for Prophetic Fulfillment according to:
Revelation 3:8 NKJV…“I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
The Jewish Year 5784 began on Rosh Hashanah September 15th 2023 using the Hebrew Alphabet and Gematria system.
5 = Grace: (1000 years - Millennium)
7 = Completion, perfection: (100 years - Century)
8 = New beginnings: (10 years - Decade)
4 = Door, prophetic fulfillment: (1 year - Year)
Of all the prophetic numbers aligned with 5784, I feel led to focus primarily on the number 4. This Hebrew year, represented by 5784, holds tremendous significance for the number 4 and its corresponding letter Dalet. I believe this year will be a season of radical transformation, renewal and realignment, if we obey the Lord’s voice. We must be aware though that there will be a spiritual battle for the effectual door of promise to be opened. While the number 4 is called Dalet in Hebrew and it represents a picture of a tent door, or open door, I believe that the Lord is speaking to us even deeper about these spiritual doors.
The spiritual meaning of door is the entry point to a new space. Doors represent the transition from one place to another. They are also symbolic of change, especially when they are closed or locked. When a door opens, it opens up possibilities to new experiences. Doors can also be considered as exit points as well as entrances. The person who opens the door decides whether it will be an entrance or exit point.
Doors are also used to keep out unwanted visitors, but they can also be used as an invitation for others to come inside and enter into your life, mind and heart. A door often represents the opening of new possibilities and challenges in the future.
2024/5784 is going to be a year of the voice of the Doorkeeper. Doors will begin to appear for many, with heavenly encounters and signs showing the way. Borders will open between new partnering nations/regions/houses. Beware of any vulnerability in defenses that may be exploited, so it is necessary to prepare your defenses before the new year. It’s Time to chart a new path for prophetic fulfillment.
In the Hebrew calendar, the number 8 symbolizes new beginnings, and the open door represents a gateway to God's blessings and breakthroughs. Just as the Israelites crossed the Red Sea on dry land, leaving behind their bondage and entering into freedom, this year will mark a significant transition for God's people.
Additionally, the number 80 in Hebrew is represented by the letter "pey" (), which signifies a time of completion and fulfillment. Again, the number 4 in Hebrew is represented by the letter "dalet" (), which symbolizes a doorway or a path. It signifies stability, foundation, and the four corners of the earth. Therefore, as we step through the door of this new beginning, the number 4 reminds us to establish a solid foundation in our faith and embrace the divine path that lies ahead.
The open door signifies not only physical doors of opportunity but also spiritual portals unveiling fresh encounters with GOD. As we align our hearts with God's purposes, we will witness the fulfillment of His promises and experience a greater outpouring of His Spirit. It is a time to seek His face, listen intently to His voice, and step boldly through the doors that He opens before us.
Therefore we must stay in tune with what GOD is saying to His Church, and we know that Faith comes by Hearing and Hearing by the Word of GOD through His Prophets & Preachers.
So Now Under a strong Anointing of the Holy Spirit I RELEASE TO YOU THE THEME AND SCRIPTURE FOR KBCMI FOR 5784/2024:
5784 The Year of the Open Door for Revelation, Realignment and Renewal for Prophetic Fulfillment!
Revelation 3:8 NKJV…“I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
It’s time for the Remnant of GOD to put their complete trust in the WORD of GOD and receive everything that GOD has in store for us in the year of 5784/2024.
May the Lord continue to Bless you & keep you in Jesus Name.
Blessings,
Chief Apostle, L.R. Gooden Jr.
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MOSES was given a difficult assignment. It was a {BIG} responsibility. It involved a {LONG} period of time. It came {LATE} in his life. It forced him to depend upon God {DAILY}.
The Bible says Moses:
Endured thru {FAITH}! (Hebrews 11:27)
God wants Moses to be an {EXAMPLE} for us (Jeremiah 5:5).
When we are going through difficult times, there are certain things we need to always remember!
I. REMEMBER GOD’S {PROMISES}
*Exodus 3:1-10
*Exodus 32:7-14
*I Kings 8:55-56
*Isaiah 40:8
*Isaiah 26:3-4
When going through difficult times, we must remember:
THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD TO KEEP HIS WORD.
REMEMBER GOD’S {PRESENCE}
*Exodus 33:13-17
*Isaiah 43:1-3
*Hebrews 13:5b-6
Moses never {SAW} God’s face, but endured by knowing His presence. (Exodus 33:13-17)
REMEMBER GOD’S {POWER}
*Exodus 33:18-23
*Numbers 14:6-10
*Romans 8:31
*Matthew 28:18-19
Roman’s 8:31…What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us.
Isaiah 43:18-19 NKJV ....“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will eveq make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.
I will say it again until it gets in your spirit, God wants to create something new in you! I will say it again God wants to create something new in you! That’s right little ol you, that’s right a ex this and ex that, some of you are saying to yourself preacher if you really knew what I used to be and do? Let me tell you the messier your past is the more powerful your message will be. This word EX is very powerful in the life of a believer, it means “out of, from,”.
SEE YOUR EX IS THE BEGINNING OF YOUR EXPECTATION OF YOUR NEW, YOU GOT TO HAVE A EX BEFORE YOU CAN GET AN EXPECTATION. Anybody out there got an EX? What is EXPECTATION it is believing that something is going to happen.
Labels can cling to us for a lifetime. Even Jesus was given labels (can anything good come from Nazareth John 1:46). Labels can be imprinted in our thinking and in our minds by what others say about us or things others do to us.
The problem is, it’s tough to change our stinking thinking and bad habits. Many of us have the IF ITS NOT BROKEN THAN DON’T FIX IT.....Mentality.
Our past suffocates our creativity and smothers out our fire and passion..
In (Exodus 14:21) God made a dry path through the sea. He turned the water into dry ground to give the Israelites a way to escape from Pharaoh! But now Isaiah says the opposite in (Isa 43:18-19) HE IS TURNING THE DRY PLACES INTO RIVERS. Just because He did it one way doesn’t mean He will do it the same way again.
In (John 7:37-38) Jesus said, 37 “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
God has new things for us. He wants us to anticipate new things—even streams in the desert, roads in the wilderness....BEHOLD I’M DOING A NEW THING....THE WORD BEHOLD means to look for it to spring forth, to LEAP!
GOD IS CREATING SOMETHING NEW IN YOU THATS TAILOR MADE JUST FOR YOU!
When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, 2 Kings 20:2
King Hezekiah was at cross roads, the source from which he was expecting good news brought bad news. He did not despair, he faced the wall. The situation gave in, he had his prayers answered. In any situation in which you are facing a wall, may God come through for you. God came through for the children of Israel when they faced the walls of Jericho. May God hear your prayers and see you through to a better state and place; in Jesus mighty name! Amen!
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Concerning our God, the Bible states: But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall, or like the relentless heat of the desert. But you silence the roar of foreign nations. As the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat, so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled(Isaiah 25:4-5).
By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in: (Psalm 18:29).
According to Ralph Waldo Emerson: 'Every wall is a door.'
In 2 Chronicles 26:6, the Bible states concerning Uzziah He went out and made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.
Uzziah; whose name means 'God is my strength' broke through walls of opposition. Walls could not stop him. The things that stopped others will not stop you from moving forward and advancing in Jesus mighty name! Amen! May God's strength be made available to you to face and overcome every wall, in Jesus mighty name!
Divine visitation refers to when the heavens and the earth collaborates. The superior – the heavens decides to show mercy, and pay the created – the earth, a visit. Divine visitation can bring about reconstruction (Jeremiah 4:23-24), where a wilderness, barren land becomes a fruitful place.
When God visits; past promises and prophecies are turned into reality. Tangible results are seen. When God visited the earth, in Jesus, by his birth, prophecies given hundreds of years before were fulfilled.
As we celebrate the season of God’s divine visitation to earth to save all men, women and the world from sin; let us boldly declare the Lordship of Jesus, our King, Saviour and Lord. Jesus is coming back again; remain ready, help others to be ready. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men, most miserable. Help others come out of current and eternal misery by sharing the good news of God’s divine visitation in this season!
1). Increase happens when we continue with the word that God has spoken to us:
The word will lead us to our destination. A good example is the prophecy that we received this morning. We have the plane ticket with a particular date we will fly. We must be available to go on the journey. If the time has come and we are too busy, we will miss the flight. The ticket is not the place. If we are not on the plane, we will not reach the destination. The ticket is the entrance point.
God wants us to enter into the boat and the boat is God’s word. We must do what God wants us to do and practice what God wants us to practice. If we don’t go to the other side, there will be no increase. There is no increase without God’s word.
If we listen and don’t do the word, we will only be deceiving ourselves. If God is talking to us it is because God’s mercy is still upon us. Imagine going to a church when God is no longer talking but only the church people and the pastor talking. God is merciful and He is kind and that’s why He keeps talking to us. When God manifest, everything will be blessed.
Act 11:20 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene; who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus.
Act 11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
It is the some of them that makes the difference. They are not average people but people who can make a difference. Ordinary people are many but extraordinary people are few. There are ordinary church members and there are extraordinary church members. That goes the same for churches, restaurants, etc. Choose to become extraordinary.
2) Increase happens when we break people limitations:
Sometimes we can be afraid when we see people and people’s opinions. People can be our worse enemy. When certain person is there, we cannot do or operate. Our biggest problem is people. Sometimes the closet people to us can be our greatest enemy. Increase will not happen when we don’t break people limitation. We must not hide what we have. What we carry is important and we can change everything. Everywhere the river went can bring life. We may be surrounded by people who don’t like us but when we rise up, the God of increase will be upon us.
Stop complaining about other people. Let God love us when others don’t love us. Don’t use other people to stop ourselves. If we want the God of increase, then we must break people limitation. Speak what God has placed in our heart and not to be intimidated by people.
Act 11:22 And the Word was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem. And they sent out Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch;
Act 11:23 who was glad when he had come and had seen the grace of God. And he exhorted all with purpose of heart to remain near to the Lord.
Act 11:24 For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And many people were added to the Lord.
GOD GOT THIS! 4 When King Jeroboam heard the man of God speaking against the altar at Bethel, he pointed at him and shouted, “Seize that man!” But instantly the king’s hand became paralyzed in that position, and he couldn’t pull it back. 5 At the same time a wide crack appeared in the altar, and the ashes poured out, just as the man of God had predicted in his message from the Lord. 1 Kings 13:4-5
We need to be careful when pointing fingers at others or saying things against people. In the story above, an established, wealthy, powerful ruler pointed his finger and hand towards a man of God and said ‘seize him’, arrest him etc. The man of God was quiet, did not say anything, but God spoke on his behalf. The hand of King Jeroboam withered, became paralyzed.
As a child of God, you should strengthen your relationship with God, walk with Him in such a manner that He will always arise in your defense. He declared in Exodus 14:14, you will hold your peace and I will fight for you.
People who point at you unjustly may be pointing to the Most High God and will come under God’s judgment. That is why as a child of God; leave your battles to God and He will fight for you. You do not need to fight in this battle. Stand still (hold your peace) and see the salvation/deliverance of the Lord.
King Sennacherib pointed his hand against Hezekiah, a child of God, unknown to Sennacherib; he was pointing his finger and hand at God. God decisively dealt with King Sennacherib.
In this season, I see God fighting for you and dealing with hands pointed against you! In Jesus mighty name! Amen!
You need to abide in God as God abides in you. The anointing you have received is an abiding anointing.
But the anointing that you received from him abides in you (1 John 2:27).
The anointing you have already received is an abiding anointing. It stays in you and with you as you walk with Him continually. This anointing also requires you to abide in Him – The Holy Spirit. The anointing is for an end. For by one offering he has perfected for ever them that are sanctified. (Hebrews 10:14).The purpose of the anointing, first and foremost is to guide you, teach you, strengthen you and help you in everything, so the sacrifice of Jesus, dying for you; - its purpose will be fully realized.
I pray that God will perfect you forever, and your spirit, soul and body will be found blameless at the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. No matter the challenges you are facing today; may He deliver you, teach you, lift you and be glorified in you; in Jesus mighty name! Amen and Amen!!
In 2 Kings 9:6, the Bible says concerning Jehu And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, Thus said the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
God anointed Jehu for a purpose. He carried out God’s commands, through a abiding anointing.
The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD,….1 Kings 19:11
A certain man was instructed to ‘go out’ of a cave. A cave can be described as a hollow place in the ground or mountain. You are going to come out of every cave of depression, pain, hurt, distress and disappointment in Jesus name.
May you:
• Move into the limelight in Jesus name.
• Move into glory, into honor and success. What has held you back is cut off now in Jesus name, come out of your cave.
• Recover every blessing of yours that has been caged in a cave. It is set free now in Jesus mighty name. You are coming out of darkness, confusion and stumbling into the limelight of confidence, direction and progress.
If Elijah had continued staying in the cave, he would not have seen the glorious things that God did and heard the still small voice.
When Elijah stepped out of the cave, he saw: the mountains divided, broken into pieces; an earthquake, a powerful wind in action, the fire and heard the still small voice of guidance and direction.
• May every mountainous problem you face be brought low in Jesus name, so that the glory of God can be revealed in your life family and destiny.
• Every mountain will be made low, every crooked path will be made straight – difficult things will become easy and then the glory of God will rise upon you.
• May the earthquake you need to consume your problems and opposition, happen now in Jesus name!
• You are going to say (see Numbers 16:28-35): earth open and swallow every opposition against my life, family and destiny in Jesus mighty name!
• Pray: May the wind of God, sweep away every adversary of my soul, in Jesus name.
• Let the four winds scatter every evil plan, voice and words spoken into my life and destiny in Jesus name!
• Let the four winds bring my blessings from wherever they have been caged in Jesus name.
• Pray: Let every strongman behind my problems be swallowed in Jesus name!
• As the fire of God consumed those opposing Elijah, may the fire of God arrest my arresters, destroy their works and plans and set me free in Jesus name!
• The fire that destroys others will not destroy me in Jesus name! (Daniel 3).
• The fire that blesses and lifts up let it come upon me in Jesus mighty name! (Acts 2)
• Father, let me hear you, speak to me in your still small voice.
• Like the day of Pentecost, let your fire fall upon me, loose your Spirit upon my life, let there be a fresh outpouring of your Spirit and power like the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4, John 7:37-39; Romans 8:14).
• I come out of every cave of limitation in Jesus name
• I destroy every band of limitation against my life, family and destiny in Jesus mighty name.
• I go forward, I go upward in Jesus name!
• I go forth into the fulfillment of my glorious destiny, in Jesus name!
Spirit of the Lord (Isa. 11:2..2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;)
1. THE FEAR OF THE LORD: (Awe or reverence for God)
Prov 8:13...13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil:
Prov 16:6...and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
2. WISDOM: (Good judgment, quick and sure decisions, prudence)
Prov. 9:10….The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:
Job 28:28….Behold,the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;...
3. KNOWLEDGE: (Clear perception of a truth, fact or subject)
Prov 1:7….The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:
4. UNDERSTANDING: (The faculty of reasoning, discernment, intelligence, mental power to perceive, sympathetic)
Job 28:28 ...and to depart from evil is understanding.
Prov 9:10 ...and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
5. COUNSEL: (To give advice, to recommend as a course of action)
Prov 8:14...Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding;
Isa 9:6 ...and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
6. MIGHT: (Great strength, power, or force)
Jer 32:18-19…18 the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name 19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work:...
7. TRUTH: (Agreement with reality; the eternal principle of right or the natural law of order, fidelity, constancy)
John 16:13...Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
