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Did you know that the vast majority of people who attempt a task or pursue some goal fail if they try to do it alone? The church’s mission to live and proclaim the Kingdom cannot fail. We are called the Body of Christ and that is because we are to function as a body collectively with its different body parts. We’re all brothers and sisters in Christ, or partners in Christ.

Yeshua sent His disciples out 2 by 2 to release a message of light and love and faith (Luke 10:1). They could have covered more ground if He sent them out by themselves. He knew that sending them 2 by 2 would avoid many unnecessary risks. They had partners to help hold themselves “accountable”, which is a dirty word nowadays.

While we must all start our journey of salvation with Christ in a private way, we must align ourselves with a trusted partner to help us stay on the path He has called us to and to be effective ministers. Yeshua sent them in pairs because He knew that would be the most effective way in dealing with obstacles and fulfilling their mission.

Who is your partner as you purpose to walk a life pleasing to Yahweh? While we are here to support and encourage you, you must seek out a trusted partner who will stay committed to you and stay faithful and true to your destiny in the Lord.

This may take some time but do not give up on this search for your partner in Christ.  We need earthly help as well if we are to move from faith to faith, glory to glory.

Michael and Charleen Ecuyer

Does it make sense that the Creator of heaven and earth also created time? We see this when He set the sun and moon in motion on day 4 of creation. From this we measure the passage of time. Most of us don’t give much further thought to God’s hand on time which most likely occurs since we take it for granted like breathing.

We were all given a day of birth based on the Roman calendar when we entered the world but Yahweh provided a different calendar long before the Roman calendar. Do you think it would be important to follow that calendar since He created it?

He revealed this calendar to the Jewish people which we see explained for the first time in Exodus 12. There are numerous general references to months and years beginning in Genesis but Exodus is where we see the details for the first time. Yah provides these first details so that the Jewish people will be able to celebrate a special time every year in remembrance of what He did to deliver them from slavery in Egypt.

God’s calendar is referred to as the Hebrew or Jewish calendar because they follow this calendar according to their heritage which is so closely tied to the Old Testament. There are other well-known cultural calendars like the Chinese calendar. Just because it called the Jewish calendar, doesn’t mean it is only for Jewish people.

It is for anyone who wants to align their passing of time with God’s time. We invite everyone to take a serious look at God’s calendar, which includes His own holidays or times of feasting. These are times that He has set aside for us ti honor Him and celebrate His great love and plan for our lives.

We invite everyone to take a serious look at God’s calendar, which includes His own holidays or times of feasting. These are times that He has set aside for us to honor Him and celebrate His great love and plan for our lives. Please visit 

https://familylifewinners.com/gods-calendar-cookbook for a beginner’s guide to His calendar. For further study, visit https://store.gloryofzion.org/ with books from Robert Heidler and Chuck Pierce on God’s appointed times and seasons.

Cheerful Giving

Have you ever given a gift or donated money but felt like you were forced to do it? It is one of the ugliest places to find yourself in when you give without joy in your heart. How about being in a situation that you were taken advantage of ? You got robbed and what are you going to do about it?

We’ve been in all these situations before and it is possible to turn that resentment or anger into joy by bringing God’s heart of love into the transaction. 2 Cor 9:8 says that Yahweh loves a cheerful giver. What an incredibly powerful statement that is!

How do we bring the Lord’s heart into our giving if the cheerfulness is not there?

1. We can remind ourselves that we are the children of a giving Father,
2. We can stand on the truth of sowing and that the reaping is coming,
3. Trust in Yah’s promise that He is able to make all grace abound toward us.

One of the tings that we have learned to do is to make sure that the cheerfulness is in our hearts before we give by thanking Him for the opportunity to be like Him and be a giver. When we give only from a sense of duty or habit, we are missing out on a lot. Heavenly things are set in motion when we give with a cheerful heart.

His great grace begins to flow freely and a divine confidence that all our needs are sufficiently met builds up and surrounds us and preserves our sense of peace and being cared for. The temptation to start worrying about how our needs will be met is squashed.

Then, an expectation for abundance to come to us takes over so that we can rise to the occasion and see that every good work that we are called to do is finished. We have now set the wheels of multiplication in motion and harvest time has come upon us.

Where does all this bring us? Cheerful giving brings grace, which produces faith in our loving Father, which results in our needs being met and then moving beyond to multiplication and good works being accomplished, all coming to a glorious conclusion of thankfulness to El Shaddai (All Sufficient), Yahweh Yireh (Provider).

What an indescribable gift!

Michael and Charleen Ecuyer

Hanukkah 4th Candle 

Light is something we tend to take for granted. For us, it’s just the flip of a switch. Only when we have a power outage, do we find ourselves dependent on candles or lamps and experience the simple wonder and beauty of a flame.

And when the power comes back on, we celebrate. Light is something to celebrate, especially the light that the Word of God brings. With the Roman  calendar, we are celebrating Christmas, Yeshua, the light of the world. While we have no issues whatsoever with the value and meaning of Christmas, we do take issue with the accuracy of its timing. This is not, however, the topic of our discussion. We do wish you a very blessed Christmas.

When you light the 4th Hanukkah candle or lamp, go to Ps. 119: 105, 130.  Verse 105 says: ” Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Now how many times are we faced with decisions and not sure how to proceed? Every day we make decisions that affect our lives in some way, sometimes in small ways and sometimes in big ways.

We can find the direction to take through the wisdom of scripture as we search it out. We should also be making daily journeys in God’s Word so that its life, its light can get established in our hearts. So as we celebrate Hanukkah this 4th night, let’s remember the value and light that His word brings to our lives and helps us from stumbling.

Verse 130 says:” The entrance of Your words gives light, it gives understanding to the simple.” Don’t you just love children at the age when their favorite question is why. Understanding why things happen or don’t happen is an important need that we all have.

We live in a very complex world and many times we can get overwhelmed. Going to God’s Word can help us keep things simple. His Word brings understanding to us as we face the challenges of each day, if we take the time to quiet ourselves and let His Word settle in our spirits and minds.

We wish you a glorious Hanukkah!

Michael and Charleen Ecuyer