PROPHETIC CHAMBER
It says in Acts 12:1-2 that king Herod afflicted the ecclesia and killed James, one of the Boanerges sons of thunder, with the sword (cf. Mark 3:17).

Acts 12:1-2:
1 It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.
2 He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
  
Mark 3:17:
17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means ‘sons of thunder’), …
 
The Enemy’s attack on God’s Communication among His People
 
In a prophetic context, this means that the dynamic of God’s communication within the ecclesia was attacked by the adversary, since thunder, among other things, is connected to the language of the LORD and His hidden eternal plan (cf. Exodus 19:19 i.c.w. Acts 7:38; Revelation 10:4).
 
Exodus 19:19:
19 As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him [Note: with thunder].
 
Acts 7:38:
38 He [Note: Moses] was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; and he received living words to pass on to us.
 
Revelation 10:4:
4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down [Note: keep secret].’
 
In John 12:24, Jesus reveals a spiritual principle of the perfect surrender of the righteous in Christ Jesus, the result of which produces much fruit, even if it initially means an apparent loss for the ecclesia.
 
John 12:24:
24 Very truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
 
God as our Heavenly Father will not allow a spiritual void to occur, He provides a substitute to fill the empty place.
 
It was in the interest of the adversary to destroy the prophetic, symbolized by James, or to remove and block it from the truth of the Word of God, symbolized by Peter, in order to disconnect the prophetic from the Word of God. This is with the aim of creating room for an independent mindset that leads to desolation (cf. Isaiah 14:13-14 i.c.w. Proverbs 29:18; Isaiah 5:13; Hosea 4:6).
 
Isaiah 14:13-14 [Satan’s drive for independence]:
13 You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’
 
Proverbs 29:18:
18 Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.
 
Isaiah 5:13:
13 Therefore my people will go into exile for lack of understanding; those of high rank will die of hunger and the common people will be parched with thirst.
 
Hosea 4:6:
… 6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. ‘Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.
 
This is made clear by the act of king Herod who, after murdering James, one of the sons of thunder, which had a great resonance among the Jewish people, took Peter (Note: means ‘rock’ => substance of the truth of God’s word) captive at the time of unleavened bread (cf. Acts 12:3).
 
Acts 12:3:
3 When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.
 
The principle of linkage between the truth of God’s Word and prophesying should always be interwoven in the will of God (cf. 2 Peter 1:19-21).
 
2 Peter 1:19-21:
19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things.
21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
 
The Phase of Acceleration and the Liberating Intervention of God
 
The period of unleavened bread mentioned in Acts 12:3 can also be described as the time of ‘acceleration’, as the bread is also called ‘bread of haste’ and the people of Israel had to leave Egypt quickly at the time of Passover (cf. Exodus 12:11 i.c.w. Deuteronomy 16:3a).
 
Exodus 12:11:
11 This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover.
 
Deuteronomy 16:3a:
3a Do not eat it with bread made with yeast, but for seven days eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste – …
 
Since the Word of God says in Romans 8:28 that all things must work together for good to them that love God, it is necessary that we judge the circumstances of affliction when they come to us in our lives from the right perspective.
 
Romans 8:28:
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
 
The minimization of the dynamics of God’s voice and the seeming absence of the truth of His Word can manifest itself in our lives in such a way that we are as if inwardly blocked from reading the Word of God and hearing His voice. If this is the case, it is necessary to recognize the distressing circumstance on the basis of Romans 8:28 with a redeemed spiritual view.
 
In Hebrew, the word ‘bajit – house’ is used for the word ‘prison’, which is intended to draw our attention to the fact that God doesn’t see a prison from His perspective, but a place of fellowship with Him, which serves to increase perseverance in faith (cf. James 1:2-4.12 i.c.w. Revelation 2:10).
 
James 1:2-4.12:
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. …
12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
 
Revelation 2:10:
10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.
 
God will quicken in terms of suddenly the truth of His Word out of the affliction at the right time, which is like Peter’s supernatural deliverance from prison by the angel who prompted him:
 
  1. to wake up from slumber => to confront the spirit of resignation [Note: spirit of sleep] and to enter into the prophetic perspective (cf. Isaiah 29:10 i.c.w. Ephesians 5:14-15),
  2. to rise up quickly => to enter the phase of acceleration and thus have the right perspective (cf. Isaiah 601-2),
  3. to gird oneself => to apply the truth of the already established Word of God in oneself in the situation (cf. Ephesians 6:14),
  4. to put on one's shoes => to go forward in the dynamic of the good news (cf. Ephesians 6:15),
  5. to put on his cloak => to act in the awareness of the God-given anointing (cf. Matthew 3:4),
  6. to follow the angel => to react sensitively to the supernatural presence of the Lord and to follow His instruction (cf. Colossians 3:1-4).
The four guards [Note: night watches] of four soldiers each played a role here, which were already intended to serve Peter as an indication of the time of ‘the open door’. In God’s communication, the number ‘4’ is associated with the Hebrew letter ‘Daleth’, which means ‘door’ and pictographically represents an ‘open tent door’ (cf. Acts 12:4-11).
 
Acts 12:4-11:
4 After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.
5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
6 The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance.
7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. ‘Quick, get up!’ he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
8 Then the angel said to him, ‘Put on your clothes and sandals.’ And Peter did so. ‘Wrap your cloak round you and follow me,’ the angel told him.
9 Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.
10 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.
11 Then Peter came to himself and said, ‘Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.’
 
Being Active in the Fullness of the Time of the Blood of the Lamb
 
Peter acted in faith and obedience in the fullness of the power of Passover, the blood of the Lamb, as he entered the ‘glorious freedom of the sons of God’ at the end of the Days of Unleavened Bread by being delivered by an appointed angel of God. In doing so, he acted in a similar way as the people of Israel at the time of the Exodus from Egypt, who followed the angel of the LORD (cf. Exodus 12:11 i.c.w. Exodus 23:20-21).
 
Exodus 12:11:
11 This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover.
 
Exodus 23:20-21:
20 ‘See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
21 Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.
 
Peter was not only freed from prison, but also from the city that was under the control of Herod, who as a political leader allowed himself to be regarded by the people as a ‘liberator’ or God, which had serious consequences for him (cf. Acts 12:21-23).
 
Acts 12:21-23:
21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.
22 They shouted, ‘This is the voice of a god, not of a man.’
23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
 
Sometimes it is the society deceived by the political leadership whose outcry contributes to the revealing of the hearts of the respective people in political responsibility, resulting in a deposition through the intervention of God.
 
The Intercession in the House of Mary
 
It was the intercession of the saints in Mary’s house that, together with Peter’s action in faith, contributed to his release from prison and the city. However, when Peter left the city and went to the house of Mary, who was in spiritual intercession with many saints, he encountered a locked door during the phase of the ‘open door’ initiated by God.
 
At first, the attending saints couldn’t believe that Peter himself was standing outside the door, which is a call to us as saints today that we should not spiritualize the circumstances out of the soul when the Lord has already answered our prayer (cf. Acts 12:12-16).
 
Acts 12:12-16:
12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.
13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door.
14 When she recognised Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, ‘Peter is at the door!’
15 ‘You’re out of your mind,’ they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, ‘It must be his angel.’
16 But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.
 
It is no coincidence that the death of the one son of thunder, James, was accompanied by the mention of his brother named John, and the deliverance of Peter was also accompanied by the mention of the name John as well as James, this James being the half-brother of Jesus (cf. Acts 12:12.17).
 
Acts 12:12.17:
12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. …
17 Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. ‘Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,’ he said, and then he left for another place.
 
This means that Peter filled the spiritual void due to the death of James with the joy of deliverance by instructing the saints in the house of Mary to convey this message to the second James, the half-brother of Jesus, and his brothers.
 
It is in the will of the Heavenly Father that we abide in His grace as the name ‘John’ means ‘YAHWEH is gracious.’ and cling to His power of deliverance as the name ‘James’ means ‘heel-holder’, in order to leave behind the place of testing or trial we have passed through or passed over and enter deeper into our promise in the power of the Holy Spirit.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
Dear Testifying Ones,
 
we are called to harvest and the Spirit of the Lord is aligning us to be sent forth into our field. Do not fear the division that would separate you from the familiar and keep you advancing as part of a Kingdom troop.
 
Here is a portion of the prophetic revelation I heard yesterday to help us prepare for the dividing that will send us forth into harvest.
 
“This will be a time of dividing out. I Am beginning to divide, and I Am beginning to raise up so those divided out and set aside will conquer what I have put in their path.
 
Know this will be a time of sanctification so that how I set you apart will position you to step upon the head of the enemy. The enemies have risen up, but you will rise higher. Get ready, I Am dividing you out for the war ahead. I Am dividing out the states of this nation, and I Am dividing out the nations of the earth.
 
This is a time of Me dividing and setting apart, and I will align the armies of Heaven with My armies that are divided out in earth. Get ready, for the march is beginning.
 
“I know who is following and who is lingering, and I know who has pulled aside rather than come with Me as a tribe corporately to war. I am watching carefully, for this is a dividing time, and because I Am dividing out, many will find themselves on the wrong side of the door. Press in, press in! I know who is pressing, and I know who is pulling back.
 
This is a time to press together, for the fragrance of life will be a corporate fragrance that will cause much death to flee. You are in a conflict with death, but I will have a triumphant people who will rise up and win this war!
 
“I Am the possessor of heaven and earth! I Am a possessive God who longs to call forth My possessions. Watch carefully, for this is a time of new harvest fields. I have designated the harvest fields, and I will have harvesters that I send into those fields.
 
Get ready, for I Am dividing to send! Lean not on your own understanding, for harvest fields are being assigned this hour.”
 
Blessings,
 
Chuck D. Pierce
GZI Ministries

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
In Matthew 7:7-8, Jesus spoke, among other things, about the commission to search and of the result in finding things we are looking for.
 
Matthew 7:7-8:
7 ‘Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
 
The Search for the Female Donkeys in Sonship
 
The biblical passage from 1 Samuel 9-10 illustrates the principle of seeking on behalf of the Heavenly Father. It says that Saul’s father, named Kish – ‘bow’ (Note: governmental presence of the Father; cf. Ezekiel 1:28 i.c.w. Revelation 4:3), who was a man from the tribe of Benjamin – ‘Son of the right hand of God’ (Note: the love and grace of God through Jesus Christ; cf. Luke 22:69) and a son of Abiel – ‘My Father is God.’ (Note: The knowledge of life in the relationship with God the Father; cf. Galatians 4:6-7) to seek his donkeys who were lost in the land.
 
Saul was accompanied by the servant of his father who accompanied him on the mission to go and find the donkeys (cf. 1 Samuel 9:1-3).
 
1 Samuel 9:1-3:
1 There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
2 Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller than anyone else.
3 Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.”
 
This shows us the meaning of fatherhood and sonship in Christ Jesus. It says that the father of Saul is a son of Abiel – ‘My father is God’, of the son of Zeror – ‘packed parcel’, of the son of Bekorath – ‘birthright of the first born, first born’, of the son of Aphiah – ‘to speak, cool, gentle whisper/light wind in the form of blowing upon’, of the son of a Benjamite – ‘son of the right hand of God or of good fortune’, a respected man.
 
This clearly reveals that our God is a God of generations and expresses His authority and dominion in them. Prophecy also works through the generations.
 
Since it is in God’s interest that we also find based on the principle of searching according to Matthew 7:7-8, it happens in our life in Christ that the Holy Spirit accompanies us on the search, just as Saul’s father provided his son with a servant for the search. It is the Holy Spirit who leads us into all truth (cf. John 16:13a).
 
John 16:13a:
13a But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. …
 
Based on Kisch’s generational line, a spiritual approach to the promise of God becomes clear, which extended into the life of Saul, his son, whereby it is about the following steps of knowledge:
 
  1. Abiel => the fatherhood of God (cf. Galatians 4:6)
  2. Zeror => the gifts and offices of God (1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Ephesians 4:11-12)
  3. Bekorath => the possession of God (cf. Exodus 13:11-13 i.c.w. Luke 2:22-24)
  4. Aphiah => the Holy Spirit and the activity of God (cf. John 20:22 i.c.w. 1 Kings 19:12; Acts 2:2-4)
  5. Benjamin => the governmental reign of God in Jesus Christ (cf. Colossians 3:1)
The ‘Bow’ and the ‘Arrows’
 
Since the name ‘Kish’ means ‘bow’, as already mentioned, and arrows are shot from a bow, a spiritual principle in spiritual warfare can be recognized in the commissioning of Saul by his father Kish. According to Psalm 127:3-5, arrows are associated with the sons of the youth, who represent powerful spiritual communication in the spiritual battle against the adversary.
 
Psalm 127:3-5:
3 Children [Note: sons] are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.
 
Furthermore, the fatherly commissioning of the search for the donkeys shows that the Heavenly Father is sovereign and knows from the ‘dimension of the bow (cf. Revelation 4:3)’ where He shoots His arrow, which means that He already knows the target in the future. This in turn encompasses the higher thoughts and plans of God, which do not always mean the goal we have in mind or expect, but rather the impossible for man (cf. Isaiah 55:8-9 i.c.w. Matthew 19:26).
 
Isaiah 55:8-9:
8 ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord.
9 ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
 
Matthew 19:26:
26 ‘So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.
 
The Kingdom Plan of God and the Kingdom Dimension
 
Saul was on his way with the servant provided by his father to look for the donkeys, but he was brought into contact with the ‘kingdom plan of God’ by the seer or prophet Samuel, which implied that Saul, standing in sonship, was to become king of Israel (cf. 1 Samuel 9:15-17).
 
1 Samuel 9:15-17:
15 Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel: 16 ‘About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over my people Israel; he will deliver them from the hand of the Philistines. I have looked on my people, for their cry has reached me.’
17 When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, ‘This is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.’
 
It is said that Saul did not have to look any further for his father’s donkeys, as they had been found according to the prophet Samuel (cf. 1 Samuel 9:20a).
 
1 Samuel 9:20a:
20a As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. …
 
Thus, it was by order of the Heavenly Father that Saul was to enter the kingdom dimension, even though his earthly father was not a king. Saul finally entered a greater level than his father himself. This principle of realizing the greater is made clear by Jesus’ statement that we will do greater things than He Himself, since He has gone to the Father (cf. John 14:12).
 
John 14:12:
12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
 
In all of this, it is important that we make a spiritual effort to recognize and understand the biblical times of God, just as the tribe of Issachar did, which carries a donkey as a tribal symbol in accordance with the blessing of Jacob (cf. 1 Chronicles 12:32 i.c.w. Genesis 49:14).
 
1 Chronicles 12:32:
32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do – 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command; …
 
Genesis 49:14:
14 ‘Issachar is a scrawny donkey lying down among the sheepfolds. …’
 
In all this it is the Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of the Father, who leads us into all truth necessary for us to enter into God’s eternal plan and His high thoughts for us, even when we are on the verge of wanting to give up.
 
The ‘Honeycomb’ and Adherence to the Father’s Mission
 
During the search for the donkeys, Saul and his servant wandered through various regions and came to the area of Zuph – ‘honeycomb, overflow’, where Saul wanted to abandon the search for the donkeys and return to his father.
 
However, his servant did not abandon his plan to continue searching for the donkeys, which led to them approaching a man of God of whom they knew nothing other than that he was acting in the prophetic anointing.
 
Because of the prophetic anointing under which the prophet Samuel moved, Saul and his servant were willing to invest in his anointing because they knew they would receive direction through Samuel’s revelatory counsel (cf. 1 Samuel 9:4-10a).
 
1 Samuel 9:4-10a:
4 So he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and through the area around Shalisha, but they did not find them. They went on into the district of Shaalim, but the donkeys were not there. Then he passed through the territory of Benjamin, but they did not find them.
5 When they reached the district of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, ‘Come, let’s go back, or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and start worrying about us.’
6 But the servant replied, ‘Look, in this town there is a man of God; he is highly respected, and everything he says comes true. Let’s go there now. Perhaps he will tell us what way to take.’
7 Saul said to his servant, ‘If we go, what can we give the man? The food in our sacks is gone. We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?’
8 The servant answered him again. ‘Look,’ he said, ‘I have a quarter of a shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to take.’
9 (Formerly in Israel, if someone went to enquire of God, they would say, ‘Come, let us go to the seer,’ because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)
10a ‘Good,’ Saul said to his servant. ‘Come, let’s go.’ …
 
It was in the area of Zuph – ‘honeycomb’ where Saul wanted to abandon the search; but thanks to his servant’s counsel and willingness to invest, Saul did not abandon the search for his father’s donkeys.
 
Amid the area of the ‘honeycomb – Zuph’, Saul was in danger of no longer wanting to follow his father’s commission but was ready to turn back to him because he allowed wrong conclusions to be drawn in his soul (Note: seat of will, feeling and understanding).
 
According to the Word of God, honey is the attribute that leads to enlightenment of the eyes to gain strength and achieve a great victory (cf. 1 Samuel 14:29-30).
 
1 Samuel 14:29-30:
29 Jonathan said, ‘My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.
30 How much better it would have been if the men had eaten today some of the plunder they took from their enemies. Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?’
 
And it is, as already mentioned, the leading of the Holy Spirit represented by Saul’s father’s servant, who leads with revelation into all truth to bring us as God’s people to our destination (cf. John 16:13-15).
 
John 16:13-15:
13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you.
15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.’
 
The Charisma of Saul
 
In our lives it also happens that we occasionally find ourselves in situations like Saul, who was a beautiful man. In this case, Saul’s beauty represents walking in the glory of God, as he reflected the image of his Father, just as Jesus said that whoever sees him sees the Father (cf. John 14:9b).
 
John 14:9b:
… 9b Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. …
 
As believers in Jesus Christ, we have the privilege of knowing God as Father to reflect Him as His love like Jesus Christ to those around us (cf. John 3:16 i.c.w. John 14:6.9b).
 
John 3:16:
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
 
John 14:6.9b:
6 Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No-one comes to the Father except through me. …
… 9b Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. …
 
The Phase of ‘Loss’
 
Occasionally, God allows us to experience similar situations or circumstances of seeming ‘loss’ so that we may seek to go deeper into the prophetic promise He has prepared for us.
 
Briefly explained, the prophetic promise involves looking into the supernatural realm by faith through the moving of the Holy Spirit to see what God has currently revealed or planned.
 
When God, the Heavenly Father, gives us an assignment, it is connected to His desire to lead us deeper into His nature. The divine - paternal - commission has the consequence that we feel a desire within us to seek what we are missing. This is a normal spiritual process that can be equated with a thirst and hunger for more of God and His presence (cf. John 7:37 i.c.w. Matthew 7:9-11).
 
John 7:37:
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. …’
 
Matthew 7:9-11:
9 ‘Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
 
The result of this kind of search is that we receive from God what we are looking for (cf. Matthew 7:7).
 
Matthew 7:7:
7 ‘Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
 
While Saul and his servant did not let go of their father’s commission to continue searching for the female donkeys, little by little they drew closer to the prophetic presence of God represented by the prophet Samuel.
 
The Significance of the Spirit-Filled Women
 
The young women who were on their way to draw water played an important role in their search for prophetic guidance (cf. 1 Samuel 9:11-14).
 
1 Samuel 9:11-14:
11 As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water, and they asked them, ‘Is the seer here?’
12 ‘He is,’ they answered. ‘He’s ahead of you. Hurry now; he has just come to our town today, for the people have a sacrifice at the high place.
13 As soon as you enter the town, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not begin eating until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterwards, those who are invited will eat. Go up now; you should find him about this time.’
14 They went up to the town, and as they were entering it, there was Samuel, coming towards them on his way up to the high place.
 
It is very important that we as men in the body of Christ do not underestimate the importance of Spirit-filled (Note: born from above) women because they are instrumental in leading into fullness! It was not for nothing that Adam needed a female helper for his task (cf. Genesis 2:18)!
 
Genesis 2:18:
18 The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’
 
True spiritual life can only be produced and maintained by men and women in cooperation!
 
The direction of the young women in Saul’s time, who honoured the movement of the Holy Spirit and the revelatory truth of God (Note: they were on their way to draw water), led to Saul meeting Samuel with his servant and being anointed by him into a higher authority, namely that of king.
 
Saul entered deeper into the prophetic anointing through the commission to seek the donkeys of his father Kish, which brought him into a higher realm of authority. It was the prophetic anointing that transformed Saul into a new man (cf. 1 Samuel 10:5-6).
 
1 Samuel 10:5-6:
5 ‘After that you will go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, tambourines, pipes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying.
6 The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.
 
Saul’s search reveals to us that God, the Heavenly Father, has a greater plan for us than we think in the first instance.
 
His commission to us to go on a quest involves not only finding what we are looking for but entering an even higher realm of His presence and authority to administer His plans and high thoughts on earth (cf. Isaiah 55:8-9).
 
Isaiah 55:8-9:
8 ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord.
9 ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
 
In the right understanding of time and our responsible use of God’s times, we increasingly recognize what the Father wants for us, and to what extent we may set aside our own ideas in order to recognize the bigger picture of God’s plans in our assignment to search.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm



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