One of the great highlights of this month is Pentecost or the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost is seven weeks after Passover). In Exodus 23:16, Pentecost is also referred to as “the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field.” The concept of firstfruits is exceedingly powerful because if the first fruits are dedicated to and blessed by God, then the entire remaining (main) amount will also be blessed. As are the first fruits, so will be the remainder. Paul said, “For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches” (Rom. 11:16). You could say firstfruits is a principle of multiplication. Jesus is the firstfruit of resurrection (see 1 Cor. 15:20 [1]). Just as He is holy, dedicated to God, and resurrected, so too is each subsequent believer in Him. Because of Him, we too are holy, dedicated to God, and have resurrection life. In other words, Jesus’s life is multiplied. He is the firstfruit or root. We millions of believers are the lump or branches.
Therefore, since Pentecost is a celebration of firstfruits and this firstfruits principle of multiplication, then we must expect multiplication. Multiplication means massive increase. Expect increase in the following areas:
1. All harvest until now, consider it just first fruits. God wants to multiply it, so expect great increase in our personal lives, in our cities, and in our nations
2. Laborers for harvest—In Luke 10:2, Jesus said to pray and ask the Lord for laborers (which we already are). Let’s expect a massive increase in the numbers of harvest laborers in our cities and nations, just like us and even better.
3. Holy Spirit—We already are baptized in and filled by Him, so expect much more of His filling, manifestation, and demonstration in and through your life.
4. Firstfruit of finances—Honor Him this Pentecost with the “firstfruits of all your increase” (Prov. 3:9) of your finances. He wants our finances to multiply so you will lack nothing as you move ahead in this time of great harvest.
Sivan
1. The month of Zebulun. The “businessperson’s month” and the month of Pentecost (June 11–13). God wants us to learn about prosperity. Genesis 49:13 states, “Zebulun shall dwell by the haven of the sea; He shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall adjoin Sidon.” Deuteronomy 33:19 states, “For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas and of treasures hidden in the sand.” We must conquer any mindset that God does not want us to have prosperity. We must also defeat the mindset that it is we who earn our money, or that we earn our living by our own efforts. Yes, work is part of our ministry and “the sweat of [one’s] brow” came about because of the fall of Adam (see Gen. 3:19) [2], but God wants us to know it is He who gives us the power to obtain wealth (see Deut. 8:18) [3]. Thinking that our success is because of our own efforts actually puts us under a curse—not blessing (see Jer. 17:5–6) [4].
2. A month of giving, and a month to review your giving processes. Leviticus 23:16 states, “Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord.” Offerings can be money, time, or service. Very intentionally, ask the Holy Spirit to direct your special offering during Pentecost season.
3. A month of receiving new boundaries or new fields. Not only is God pouring out new anointing, but along with that come new assignments and fields.
4. A month to be merciful. In John 8, the Pharisees wanted to stone the woman caught in adultery, but Jesus forgave her. There will be times when you have to deliberately choose to be merciful.
5. A month of alignment (Moses, Miriam, Aaron). Along with new anointing and new fields come new alignments and connections.
6. This is a key month of Sabbath. Pentecost (June 11–13) is called the Feast of Weeks because it is seven weeks (fifty days) after the Feast of Firstfruits and Jesus’s resurrection. Note that “7” is the number of completion/perfection. At Pentecost, God gives the following: 1) new provision, 2) new revelation, and 3) new anointing and power. We need a new level of all of these to do and complete the new assignments He is giving us.
7. The month of the Hebrew letter zayin [ז]—receiving mercy to complete certain things. One assignment the Lord has given me/us is to activate people, not just to prophesy, but also to heal the sick and release miracles. Expect more grace and help from Him than ever.
8. Zayin means both “the sword” and “sustenance or nourishment.” Note how the word of God is both the sword of the spirit and the bread of life. Soon we will have finished counting the omer—focusing for fifty days on how “man lives by every word that comes out of the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). Thus, we will now find that the word is a sword breaking us into victory.
9. The month of the “transparent pane” so that you see clearly. Declare that heaven’s window is over you. The Lord wants us to see. Ask Him to enable you to see. Activate seeing pictures and visions.
10. The month of the constellation Gemini (or the two tablets). The law had to come twice because of Moses’s failure. Isn’t it good to know that we can fail and God still comes through for us because of His mercy.
11. The “wedding month.” Read Song of Solomon 6:3 [5]. The whole point of the Lord giving the law at Sinai was to enter into covenant with His people. It’s like marriage—becoming one with Him. All that He has is ours. All that we have is His.
12. Jacob or Esau month—good inclination or evil inclination. We have to remember that there is an evil as well as a godly inheritance. You choose the one you want. Let’s be sure to choose the godly inheritance.
13. A month of “cause” rather than “effect.” Become a catalyst that develops into a “cause.” “Effects” will come later. This means it’s time to sow seeds. Talk about the goodness of God as much as you can and soon you will see great harvest.
14. A month to continue on in God’s way, instead of taking a wrong path. If necessary, choose against your emotions. Stay out of negativity and conflict. We don’t want to cause the angels to leave. “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar in your tents! They shall call the peoples to the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; for they shall partake of the abundance of the seas and of treasures hidden in the sand” (Deut. 33:18–19).
15. The month to go from one level of strength to the next.
16. The “left foot” month, connecting your speech to your “walk.” Declare your speech and “walk” are connected. The more you talk about the goodness of God, the more victory you will see in your life.
God is moving through—not disconnecting—the months. He is tying each month into the next. Gather wisdom and move forward. This is the way not to waste the blessings of the previous months. God’s power can restore things quickly. Once you get moving in God’s timing, you begin to see restoration and acceleration. Restoration will double, quadruple, or septuple as quickly as what you wasted. Don’t give up on people who have made a mess. God can rebuild. They rebuilt the wall in fifty-two days.
(This material comes from my 2006 notes taken from a series of lectures [on CD] given by Chuck Pierce [Glory of Zion]. I highly recommend his website for more materials and more in-depth explanations. —Ron Sawka)
References
[1] “But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Cor. 15:20).
[2] “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return” (Gen. 3:19).
[3] “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day” (Deut. 8:18).
[4] “Thus says the Lord: ‘Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the Lord. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited’” (Jer. 17:5–6).
[5] “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He feeds his flock among the lilies” (Song of Sol. 6:3).
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