”Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.” NKJV
This promise was made to Abraham after God saw that he was willing to sacrifice his promised son at His command. At first glance, this Scripture may imply a reference to a multitude of people that Abraham would inherit throughout the generations. But in reality, it refers to a people of quality that will have such influence they can be compared to skyscrapers that can be seen from miles away.
They will be seen as stars because many people will see them as models to follow in order to know God and the ways of His Kingdom. Their identity as His warrior bride that walks in dominion in the earth in the spheres they were given to occupy for the Kingdom will also be noted and sought after by many of diverse walks of our society.
They are broken vessels that shine the light of God’s glory for others to see. And in the areas where they were broken, God will demonstrate through them His power to destroy the works of the devil. They are also compared to the sand of the seashore because they are meek—knowing that their power and authority to do great and supernatural exploits in the earth comes by their relationship with the Living God, their Creator, and Lord, and sole object of their worship.
Like Mordecai in the Book of Esther, they do not bow to the system of this world which is full of idolatry and can stand confident in their God to see the enemy of their callings removed from their path and hung on the gallows he built for them so they can continue to advance and defend the Kingdom of God with His love as their banner.
Truth and peace are their emblems, and their humble, but fierce recognition that without God they can do nothing, will also drive them to tell the enemy that he has no part, portion or memorial in the restoring of the sphere they have been given to influence, conquer and rise back to God’s original intent. Since they will help spread the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea, they will see generations bowing their knees and proclaiming the Lord as their God to worship and serve Him only.
“…A people come, great and strong,
The like of whom has never been;
Nor will there ever be any such after them,
Even for many successive generations.
3 A fire devours before them,
And behind them a flame burns;
The land is like the Garden of Eden before them,
And behind them a desolate wilderness;
Surely nothing shall escape them.
7 They run like mighty men,
They climb the wall like men of war;
Every one marches in formation,
And they do not break ranks.
8 They do not push one another;
Every one marches in his own column.
Though they lunge between the weapons,
They are not cut down.” NKJV
One important reason why they are not destroyed by the enemy is that they know who they are—holy people, set apart to be claimed by God alone. They are disciplined and know their authority and ranks, and how to operate the weapons given to them with precision. They are His sheep who only respond to the voice of their Shepherd. They understand that the grace given to them to do the works that were predestined for them is a gift, and it is nothing they can earn because with many others they were called, but are found among the few that were chosen.
That is why they have such unwavering devotion to worship and serve the Most High God, who through their intimacy with Him, gives them revelations that order their steps to see new levels of favor with Him and man that helps them fulfill their destiny. Revelation 22:21 says in the Amplified Classic Edition,
21 “The grace (blessing and favor) of the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) be with all the saints (God’s holy people, those set apart for God, to be, as it were, exclusively His). Amen (so let it be)!”
But the time has now come for the remnant who did not succumb to the temptation of God’s enemy to seek riches and a good life at the expense of forfeiting their destiny. They did not follow the lust of their flesh, the lust of their eyes, or the pride of life. To these, God has said, “Well done, good and faithful servants.” They can now enter into the joy of the Lord which is to receive the reward of their labor— the evidence that they are children and servants of the Great I AM.
The evidence is the wealth transfer that they shall receive from the system of the enemy who oppressed them and stole from them. The power of their God will now bring a great demonstration of His power to fulfill His promises to them and they will be recognized as sons and daughters of the Living God. Their declarations of who they are and whose they are and His Word will frame their world together with every obedience to His commands.
These are also like Joseph, who endured the pit, slavery, and prison, but was restored after the time of testing of the word God spoke over his life was over, and was sent to the palace to occupy a position of preeminence, as second in command to Pharaoh. Like Joseph, they understand governmental administration and the purpose of every title and position they are given. They know it is to save the lives of many people and expose the enemy and his schemes so that captives can be set free.
Every generation will benefit from the influence of these influential servants and as Exodus 34:10 states, they will be seen as signs and wonders that God performs on their behalf and through them and will leave many astonished along their path. That is because the One who called them from the burning bush will defy the laws of nature on their behalf in a way that eyes have not seen and ears have not heard and that God does for those who love Him. The Scripture says,
“And He said, ‘Behold, I make a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels such as have not been done in all the earth’, nor in any nation, and all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord. For it is an awesome thing that I will do for you.” NKJV
Moreover, the rod they used along their journey in the wilderness which reminded them of God’s faithfulness and showed them every level of authority they had reached in the spirit to make their names be recognized by heaven and hell, will now be turned into a snake that will devour the snakes of the magicians because the creative power of God cannot be imitated or surpassed by them who worship other gods.
This will frustrate the signs of the sorcerers and diviners will be driven mad, the wise by the wisdom of this world will be turned backward and their knowledge will seem like foolishness because the words of this remnant servants will be confirmed and the counsel of these messengers, God will perform so that society can be rebuilt and inhabited by those who will be raised to follow the counsel and guidance of the Holy Spirit wholeheartedly (Isaiah 44:25-26).
Lastly, Ecclesiastes 2:21 says, “For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his heritage to a man who has not labored for it…” NKJV
This passage explains what God has been doing behind the scenes on behalf of His remnant since they preoccupy themselves with fulfilling God’s command to be fruitful and multiply, replenish the earth and subdue it, and take dominion over the spheres they have been given to rule with authority and power from on high and the counsel of the Holy Spirit. For them, God causes many who have used the wisdom and knowledge of this world to raise riches and wealth to give it to them.
Haggai 2:6-8 states,
6 This is what the Lord All-Powerful said, ‘In just a little while, I will once again shake things up. I will shake heaven and earth, and I will shake the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake up the nations, and they will come to you with wealth from every nation. And then I will fill this Temple with glory.’ That is what the Lord All-Powerful said! 8 ‘All their silver really belongs to me! And all the gold is mine!’ This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.” ERV
There are cycles of time in which God sends a great shaking to judge the spirit of this world, and everything that was done under its influence will crumble (Amos 9:9) because God owns the silver and the gold, and He will cause the wealth raised by the wicked to come to us, His servants. He does this in order to reveal His glory in and through our lives.
Because we are stewards of the true riches of God’s Kingdom and even though He gives us the power to make wealth, He still owns it all and can decide what to do with it at any given time. Our job is to obey every command to give and in the specific way, He instructs us. Those, who influenced by the spirit of this world, think it belongs to them and hoard it or steal it from others for their own selfish ambitions, will receive an awakening to the reality that the earth belongs to the Lord and the fullness thereof, the world and everyone who lives in it (Psalm 24:1-2).
The shaking will do that. That is why Nebuchadnezzar said in Daniel 4:37, “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol the king of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways are justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.” NKJV
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