Prophetic word for Zimbabwe by Julian Adams

Prophetically – Zimbabwe is in a place where things are shifting and being redefined. God is positioning the Church to be at Centre Stage with what He is doing in the Nation.

Julian Adams

Joseph's intimate relationship with others

Scott Marques

Intimate relationship with others

Joseph loved his father, brothers, his “boss”, his enemies. Every person he came in touch with, he loved them with integrity. He forgave those who intended harm for him e.g. Potiphars wife. Choose to love women, honour them as sisters except your wife who you have a unique relationship with in marriage. Joseph ran from Potiphars house. When he was eventually restored in Potiphars house, he didn’t have bitterness. He had restored relationships with his brothers. He forgave them. What the enemy intended for harm, God turned it around. We need to have violent, radical love for one another. Freely forgive. God’s grace will come if there is hurt.

Scott used the illustration of washing each others feet. Something happens in our hearts. We are called to wash each others feet. We all have imperfections. When our feet are clean, it feels good. When we are kind to each other, we feel good. We are not made to fight with each other or to enjoy war or sin. We are made to enjoy peace and love. Satan tries to pervert us. We need to be like Joseph and be radical in forgiveness. There is joy in the Kingdom of God. We look at each others differences and it’s all wiped away because of God. Be alive in faith and in Jesus ALONE!

Summarised by Molly Manhanga

Joseph's intimate relationship with God

Scott Marques

Some characteristics gleaned from Joseph:

Intimate relationship with God: There was no compromise in Joseph’s heart. He dreamed dreams and asked God for the interpretation much like Daniel. He doesn’t trust himself but God who is his sufficiency. If we are going to be people who feed ourselves we need to live lives of faith which leads to faithfulness. It’s a life in God who is our “bread of Life” which will lead us to getting “bread on the table”. We need a wholehearted faith in God otherwise we are wasting our time. We need to be violent in our faith. We live in a world where we are fear. In our culture the ancestors are “living” amongst us and we have direct communication between the living and the dead. It’s the world we are living in – the same as with Daniel and Joseph. It’s time for radical change. The witchdoctors don’t produce good but the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. Satan is out to kill, steal and destroy. Our areas of non-productivity are not of God and not based on our skin colour or where we were born. God has given us everything we need as seen in 2 Peter 1:3 “as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,….”

We need to demonstrate Gods glory if we are in love with him. God is a jealous God and He doesn’t want us to have “small houses” (adulterous relationships, idols) We need to believe in God even if it costs us our lives. Don’t bow to men, politicians, spirits of dead people, ancestors and so on. We need to stand in faith in God alone e.g. Daniel & his friends. Let the people in Matabeleland say God will deliver us and give us hope. Even if He doesn’t, we’ll not worship any other god.

Summarised by Molly Manhanga