ULTIMATE CARE DEVOTIONAL⛪FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2022🪐💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦Today’s Theme: ⛪️ UNDERSTANDING THE TIME”Of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do”Text: I Chronicles 12:32.MESSAGE🍎Understanding the time means knowing the time. It means discerning the time. Jesus rebuked His generation for not discerning the times, “O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but cannot discern the signs of the times” (Matthew 16: 3b). Paul admonishes us to know the time in Romans 13: 11-14. Believers must know the times we are inn. Times in which spiritual revolution has taken place. Times in which moral revolution has taken place. Times in which economic revolution has taken place and times in which political revolution has taken place. We must know that this time, the Father is preparing His Son, Jesus Christ to come for the rapture of the saints, and you should be ready. In JOSHUA 19:17-23, this scripture has to do with allocation of land to the tribe of Issachar in Canaan. The question may come;Do you have understanding of life and the time you find yourself as it was to the children of Issachar?If your answer is in the affirmative, then you must know and note the following:*Know your tribal rights and talents, transgressions and territorial spirits and demons. The sons of Issachar knew all these.Each tribe had her own peculiarities, background, blessings, perhaps curses, talents, endowments and gifts from God.These peculiarities, both divinely gifted or traditionally acquired, affected individuals from that tribe, consciously or unconsciously.A case study is the tribe of Issachar.This is what God gave that tribe among the 12 tribes in particular as recorded in Joshua19:17-23. And the Bible records;”Of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do”, I Chronicles 12:32.Anybody born into that tribe had the innate or inborn unusual gift of discernment of times and seasons.Furthermore, they had the wisdom to know the right thing Israel and the people should do at the right time.Recall that Jesus accused the religious Pharisees of lacking this spiritual gift from God.“Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so, it is. And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is. Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time? Luke 12:54-56.*Tribes are also controlled by territorial evil powers which affect the mindset and lifestyle of members. For example, the Bible speaks of the Prince of Persia controlling that area (Daniel 10:13). A serious-minded Christian should reflect on his/her divinely given tribal gifts and build on it for their good and that of their neighbours, just as Daniel, based on the timing they find themselves.Similarly, a Christian should reflect on satanically induced culture and worldly traditions of their tribes that are contrary to God and His word, and seek deliverance from them because the time of rapture draws near.”Come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you”, (2 Corinthians 6:17) to myselffor “The customs (culture) of the people are vain” (Jeremiah 10: 3).So don’t just submit to your tribal cultures and traditions, separate from them once they are worldly and not according to the principle of righteousness. Submitting to them will automatically put you under the dominion and reign of such evil territorial spirits with attendant consequences, knowing the time you are inn.The image of Christ and heaven should, above all else, be reflecting in the lives of all Christians so that we don’t see their tribes on them but Christ.Dearly beloved, you cannot serve God and tradition of your fathers at the same time. You must come out from the traditions of your fathers to serve the Living and True God.Understand the time that we are inn, just as the children of Issachar. This is injury time. God has instructed us to cleanse ourselves from vain custom and culture which leads to the filthiness of the flesh and spirit. If you fail to come out, you cannot perfect holiness in yourself (2 Corinthians 7:1).If you come out from the ancestral customs and traditions, and let go of combining worshipping of idols in the body of Christ, God has promised that, He will be a Father onto you and you will be His son/daughter (2 Corinthians 6:18) What a great promise? (2 Corinthians 7: 1a)If you are willing and obedient to come out, you will eat the good of land (Isaiah 1:18-19). Are you a Pastor or an Evangelist or a Prophet, and you are still combining idol worship in the name of custom or culture in the church? The Lord has asked you to come out, to let go of marine witchcraft manipulations on the altar of righteousness. Are you a church worker or member but you are still involving in idol worship in the church or at home once you return from church, the Almighty God has asked me to tell you to come out right now. He has promised to take you back and empower you for a greater exploit in His kingdom, the Kingdom of light and righteousness. For they that know the true and the living God that they serve, not a dead god, must be strong and do exploits (Daniel 11: 32).IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE TIMES AND SEASONS.You will know what to do at certain points of life.You will know how to do it.You will know when to do it.You will know the place to do it.Simply put, doing the right thing at the right time, in the right way and at the right place. May the Good Lord give you understanding of the time and the season you find yourself in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.Confession💚Heavenly Father, I know today that customs and traditions are vain. Lord, today, I come to you and I ask for your mercy. In the name of Jesus Christ, I come out from any vain tradition and custom/culture that I was engaged inn. And I decree by the blood of Jesus Christ, I separate my body, soul and spirit from any ancestral or evil covenant and custom in the mighty name of Jesus.Father, the god that did not create the heaven and the earth, that troubles my life and destiny which brought about this vain tradition and custom, I destroy them by the power of the Holy Ghost and by fire on this earth and under the heavens, in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.Thank you, father for freeing me in Jesus mighty name, Amen.PRAYERS♨️Heavenly Father, I praise you Lord for my tribe and her divinely imparted blessings.Lord, let those gifts and blessings of my callings be made manifesting in my life.Lord, I separate my life from every influence and dominion of evil territorial spirits of my tribe by your grace and power, in Jesus mighty name, Amen.Lord, let the lifestyle, the culture and the glory of Christ be manifesting in my life and the lives of my children, in Jesus mighty name, Amen.I decree and declare that my life and the lives of my people shall be testimonies to you Father, in Jesus mighty name, Amen.FURTHER BIBLE READING: LUKE 12: 54-56BIBLE READING PLAN FOR THE YEAR, 2022.MORNING: Leviticus, 10-11. EVENING: Acts, 12-13💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦Author: Pastor NseAbasi Harry💦👆👆💦👆👆💦💦👆💦HAMMER WORD BIBLE CHURCH, ABAK, Nigeria Cares⛪