If there is anything more divisive in the body of Christ it is the use of absolutes in speech to emphasize a matter. The enemy has clearly brought confusion and division that is needless in the body of believers with the sole purpose of defeating the one who is easily snared by arguments on the validity of the Torah to those who are not of Jewish lineage or belief. The minute one brings even the slightest question they are attacked viciously as though it is God Himself fiercely condemning the use of the ‘Torah’ as anything other than a ‘historical account’. I quote because I have encountered this rather frequently here on Facebook and it has become a Paul and Apollos thing, to say the least.

The Word of God is valid from Genesis to Revelation, and it is the modern Christians agreed set of books that are meant as a guide to the character of God and as a manual of instruction. I have seen people adamantly say that the ‘Old testament’ is nothing more than a historical book and cannot be used for instruction to the believer. The early believers, including those who were not Jews, clearly had none of the letters and accounts that we call the New Testament today, yet for hundreds of years referred to the ‘Old Testament’ for a reference towards how to interact with God and the promises He had made in the Torah leading to the New Covenant. Notwithstanding that early generation had the greatest impact on history, as shown by the presence of the Holy Spirit in their midst and their love for one another and the Word. Indeed they received power and became witnesses even through great persecution and hardship.

Wisdom dictates that we are very clear when we say the Torah is just a historical book, because history can be a good teacher as well. Just because a covenant does no longer apply to us, or never did, does not negate the learning within and the revelation of the character and nature of Jehovah. It does not change His name, or names, for that matter. It does not change His character, and neither does it change His purpose. The two camps of Old and New are locked into this never ending cycle of misunderstanding and misrepresentation that does not seem to be building the body, but rather tearing it apart.

The Torah can be summarized as God’s love letter to the world given in a promise to Abraham for all mankind and Yeshua fulfills that promise. To place emphasis on either Old without understanding that it had a purpose or only on the New without understanding that it came out of the Old, is to confine the understanding of God to an inferior place where many blessings are missed for simple plain ignorance and I dare say even conceit. You cannot fully learn the character of God just by opening the New Testament, and even though Christ is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being (Hebrews 1:3), we still find that being described in the Torah as a shadow and Christ himself saying he came to fulfill it. So in the Torah we are actually to learn about Christ, and the blueprint for mankind’s redemption through the Jews.

We must be firm with rightly divining the word of truth but let us also be as gentle as doves. Social media unfortunately can easily be a place where we pour out emotional statements that inflame rather than build. I am almost certain that some will immediately attack me on this and they know themselves, but again I would ask what benefit is it to deny a believer who trusts your judgement and doctrine the deep knowledge available in the Torah?

It may be that those who deny the Torah’s ability to instruct are merely emphasizing the misuse of the Torah in that we are clearly in a New Covenant, thanks to the work of the Passover Lamb in this season of Easter. That same Torah talks of promises that we as believers are enjoying today. How can I not be encouraged by the account of Elijah, when even Paul uses him to talk about faith while ‘instructing’ those he writes to? And what about Abraham, the father of faith? Can I learn nothing from the accounts of his life as written by Moses in the Torah? What about the Psalms? Is the book of Daniel merely a historical book? If so, why would Jesus refer to it when talking of end times?

I dread the day when many of us will miss out at the judgement of our works simple because we did not teach the full gospel, and become the least because of that.

(Matthew 5:17-19 NIV

[17] “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. [18] For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. [19] Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.)

Mine is not to extend these arguments for I know whom I have believed and whom I serve, and His Word is my beacon and standard, and it will be the one that judges me on that day, not people’s opinions and doctrines. To either say that the Torah is what one born of the Spirit should follow to the letter implies that Christ did nothing on the cross, apart from fulfill a historical purpose.

Picking and choosing scripture can also be detrimental to one’s walk in Christ, as well as being a tool for bigotry and hatred of those whom we think commits sins as though we ourselves are without fault. The common thread of rejection of the Torah is the use of the work of the cross to establish the New Covenant, but even after that on the day of Pentecost Peter quotes Joel 2:1.

The disciples taught from the Torah and how Jesus had explained it to them as a reference to the promise of salvation through the seed of Abraham. They also clearly saw that the Law of Moses was not directed at those who were not Jewish, but as a lasting ordination to the Jews, and with that insight made a proclamation that as long as people did not eat of food sacrificed to idols and engage in sexual sin, they were free to not observe the law to the letter. But they still taught the faith by using the Torah and how Christ is revealed in it.

This is why it is by grace we are saved, through faith and not by works or our personal effort, and that is the work of the New Covenant. Let us in this season of contemplating the work of the Cross not engage ourselves in mocking one another or pointing out what we think is wrong with each others doctrine’s, but build one another by allowing the Holy Spirit to fill us with love for one another and for our neighbors that surround us so that the truth will prevail and peace will preside over our relationships. God bless us all and may His Shalom prevail!

(Moto Kwenye Madhabahu Mfungo wa Siku 21 Mkesha wa Kasarani – Siku Ya Tisa)

As Daniel did when he fasted for 21 days, you are encouraged to abstain from choice foods and to earnestly petition before God for the nation of Kenya and the purposes of God for the nations beyond that Kenya will touch. At the very least remove all refined and processed sugar foods and drinks from your diet and not only will you be blessed spiritually but your body will thank you for it.
The prayer point of the day is:

Isaiah 42:10-13 NIV

¹⁰ Sing to the Lord a new song,
    his praise from the ends of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
    you islands, and all who live in them.
¹¹ Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices;
    let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela sing for joy;
    let them shout from the mountaintops.
¹² Let them give glory to the Lord
    and proclaim his praise in the islands.
¹³ The Lord will march out like a champion,
    like a warrior he will stir up his zeal;
with a shout he will raise the battle cry
    and will triumph over his enemies.

Something amazing happens when we sing and give praise to the Lord. In this excerpt there is a call to sing and rejoice but look carefully at the reason in verse 13. Had those being encouraged to sing been the recipients of some great act of God of redemption or provision, the verse would have read ‘The Lord HAS marched out like a champion,…’. Instead it reads he WILL march out like a champion, like a warrior! They were called to give praise and sing a new song before the Lord would fight for them! This is why we give thanks and praise BEFORE God does great things for us! On the 24th June, 2022 at midnight, there will be a shout and blowing of the shofar and the Lord will triumph over his enemies in Kenya that would like to bring calamity, bloodshed and tear the country apart for their own gains and for the kingdom of darkness! Hallelujah!

Pray that the Lord would quicken the hearts of those whom he has chosen to contribute towards the 20 million Kshs budget needed to carry out the event so that praise will be lifted up as the altar of God is built of united Praise and Worship of millions of Kenyans and others on the 24th and his enemies are brought down. Pray that he provides you with the grace to be a part of this great move of God that will go beyond Kenya’s borders spearheaded by ordinary people who believe in an extraordinary God.

(Moto Kwenye Madhabahu Mfungo wa Siku 21 Mkesha wa Kasarani – Siku Ya Nane)

As Daniel did when he fasted for 21 days, you are encouraged to abstain from choice foods and to earnestly petition before God for the nation of Kenya and the purposes of God for the nations beyond that Kenya will touch. At the very least remove all refined and processed sugar foods and drinks from your diet and not only will you be blessed spiritually but your body will thank you for it.
The prayer point of the day is:

Isaiah 62:6-7 NIV

⁶ I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem;
    they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord,
    give yourselves no rest,
⁷ and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem
    and makes her the praise of the earth.

Isaiah 62 is a promise made to Zion by the Lord in this prophecy that He would eventually delight in her and would not leave her desolate and abandoned. Isaiah starts off by declaring he would not remain silent, but would speak out until he saw the salvation of Zion appear like a blazing torch for all to see. In verse 5 we are given the picture of a bridegroom rejoicing over the bride, an amazing prophetic pointer towards the bridegroom rejoicing over the bride he is about to marry, which is the return of Jesus in this last hour of the world’s history. We can take this same promise for our nations if we stand in the gap as watchmen on the walls, and do not remain silent until we see the light of revival in Kenya and nations beyond!

Pray that the Lord would make us watchmen on the walls of the nation and that all would give themselves no rest until God establishes Kenya and makes her among the nations that are a praise of the earth. Let it be said that the Lord has taken delight over Kenya and has called the nation Sought After and its cities a sanctuary of the Lord.

(Moto Kwenye Madhabahu Mfungo wa Siku 21 Mkesha wa Kasarani – Siku Ya Saba)

As Daniel did when he fasted for 21 days, you are encouraged to abstain from choice foods and to earnestly petition before God for the nation of Kenya and the purposes of God for the nations beyond that Kenya will touch. At the very least remove all refined and processed sugar foods and drinks from your diet and not only will you be blessed spiritually but your body will thank you for it.
The prayer point of the day is:

Matthew 9:35-38 NIV

³⁵ Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. ³⁶ When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. ³⁷ Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. ³⁸ Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

In this chapter of the book of Matthew, that is chapter 9, we see a host of miracles that Jesus performed. These included healing and forgiving the sins of a paralyzed man laying on a mat and raising a dead girl as well as having the woman touch his garment and be healed. From this we can clearly see that His mission, and ultimately ours, is to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God and demonstrate it by attending to the issues of those with needs in the area of physical health.

Indeed He also tasked His disciples to do the same, promising them that signs and wonders would follow believers. Healing is not an optional part of the life of the believer, especially if we pray that God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. I would take a very wild guess and declare that there is no one with any kind of sickness in heaven, and that is what God would like here on earth as well. The enemy has lied to us that continual sickness and disease are from God to keep us in our place and so we remain humble. That is far from the truth and contradicts the Lord’s prayer. It is not that we will be denied entry to heaven if we cannot grasp this and choose to remain with our spirits of infirmity tormenting us. Not at all! What will be made clear to us is that it is not God’s perfect will that mankind would walk around and carry out His will in a diseased or infirm state. Our bodies are the temple of the Lord, and should be an example of the same to encourage others. Healing is for everyone!

Pray that on the 24th of June, as the nation of Kenya lifts up a sacrifice of praise to The Lord, He will release healing to ALL who hear the Praise and Worship whether at the stadium or in their homes and where they are. Pray that Jesus will release the gifts of healing to all believers in these last days and that the Lord will raise up hundreds of thousands of servants from the nation of Kenya for the end time harvest worldwide.

(Moto Kwenye Madhabahu Mfungo wa Siku 21 Mkesha wa Kasarani – Siku Ya Sita)

As Daniel did when he fasted for 21 days, you are encouraged to abstain from choice foods and to earnestly petition before God for the nation of Kenya and the purposes of God for the nations beyond that Kenya will touch. At the very least remove all refined and processed sugar foods and drinks from your diet and not only will you be blessed spiritually but your body will thank you for it.
The prayer point of the day is:

Matthew 21:14-16 NIV

14The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them. 15But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.

16“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.

“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,

“ ‘From the lips of children and infants

you, Lord, have called forth your praise’ ^g ?”

When Jesus entered the temple courts he was greeted by a chorus of children shouting praises to Him. This upset the religious order quite a bit and they indignantly pointed out that fact to Jesus. He responds by quoting to them Psalm 8 as you can read above, yet it is easy to miss the powerful significance of this action by the children if you do not refer to the whole Psalm as opposed to just the quoted verse:

1Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory

in the heavens.

2Through the praise of children and infants

you have established a stronghold against your enemies,

to silence the foe and the avenger.

3When I consider your heavens,

the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars,

which you have set in place,

4what is mankind that you are mindful of them,

human beings that you care for them? ^c

5You have made them ^d a little lower than the angels ^e

and crowned them ^f with glory and honor.

6You made them rulers over the works of your hands;

you put everything under their ^g feet:

7all flocks and herds,

and the animals of the wild,

8the birds in the sky,

and the fish in the sea,

all that swim the paths of the seas.

9Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8: 1-9, NIV

A closer examination of verse 2 explains it all. The purpose of praise in our mouths as His children is to have God establish a stronghold against His enemies (who are our enemies) and to silence the foe and avenger! Praise thus is a means of spiritual warfare against the enemy, and especially when done with childlike abandon and joy.

Pray that on the 24th of June, as the nation of Kenya lifts up a sacrifice of praise to The Lord, He will establish a stronghold against the enemies of Kenya both within and without. Pray that He clothes Kenya with a garment of praise instead of a spirit of heaviness that the foe will be silenced as well as the avenger.

(Moto Kwenye Madhabahu Mfungo wa Siku 21 Mkesha wa Kasarani – Siku Ya Tano)

As Daniel did when he fasted for 21 days, you are encouraged to abstain from choice foods and to earnestly petition before God for the nation of Kenya and the purposes of God for the nations beyond that Kenya will touch. At the very least remove all refined and processed sugar foods and drinks from your diet and not only will you be blessed spiritually but your body will thank you for it.
The prayer point of the day is:

Acts 1:1-7 NIV

1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with ^a water, but in a few days you will be baptized with ^b the Holy Spirit.”

6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”

7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

In the beginning of the account narrated by presumably Luke and commonly known as the book of Acts, the writer starts off by talking of how Jesus was with his disciples for a period of forty days after his death and resurrection. During this time Jesus reminds them of the promise of the baptism of fire by the Holy Spirit. The Greek word Baptizo means to immerse, submerge or make fully wet. The Holy Spirit is not just a power or mysterious force, but it is one of the triune natures of God in person. By pouring out His spirit, God is giving us an opportunity to become completely immersed in Him and by doing so become empowered to become His witnesses by demonstrating that very power.

Notice here the disciples ask when the kingdom will be restored to Israel and Jesus tells them that this information is exclusively known to God alone. This clearly reinforces the premise that the kingdom of God that Christ said had come upon men was not a political one, but a spiritual one that exerted its authority in the physical realm by demonstrations of power through miracles, signs and wonders.

Pray that you too would be immersed by the presence of God and receive power to become a witness of His goodness in Kenya and beyond. Pray that the Lord would once more pour out His Spirit on all flesh in this last great move of God before Jesus returns for His bride.

(Moto Kwenye Madhabahu Mfungo wa Siku 21 Mkesha wa Kasarani – Siku Ya Nne)

As Daniel did when he fasted for 21 days, you are encouraged to abstain from choice foods and to earnestly petition before God for the nation of Kenya and the purposes of God for the nations beyond that Kenya will touch. At the very least remove all refined and processed sugar foods and drinks from your diet and not only will you be blessed spiritually but your body will thank you for it.
The prayer point of the day is:

1 Corinthians 2:3 NIV

³ I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. ⁴ My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, ⁵ so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

Paul here is emphasizing the point that as believers we cannot rely on empty and powerless words to shake the world and enforce the Kingdom of God. Jesus clearly commanded His disciples to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom healing the sick and casting out demons in His name. The Kingdom of God is not just quoting scripture but demonstrating it. It is the only language the enemy understands and surrenders to. Does the body of believers in Kenya demonstrate this truth, or has the church become a powerless place of eloquent words that come from pulpits? We must examine ourselves honestly, as signs and wonders were promised to ALL believers, not just a few.

Kenya will be a springboard of revival to the nations. The only way that will happen is if there is less talk and more demonstration of power which is driven by love.

Pray that the Lord would empower the body of believers in Kenya to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom with demonstrations of power, so that instead of men being given attention and glory, people will see these good works and give God the praise and depend on Him for their own deliverance and salvation.

(Moto Kwenye Madhabahu Mfungo wa Siku 21 Mkesha wa Kasarani – Siku Ya Tatu)

As Daniel did when he fasted for 21 days, you are encouraged to abstain from choice foods and to earnestly petition before God for the nation of Kenya and the purposes of God for the nations beyond that Kenya will touch. At the very least remove all refined and processed sugar foods and drinks from your diet and not only will you be blessed spiritually but your body will thank you for it.
The prayer point of the day is:

Acts 2:1-4 NIV

1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues ^[1] as the Spirit enabled them.

On this day of Pentecost the Lord poured out His Spirit as Jesus had promised them. When the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jesus, he began a ministry of three short years that impacted the world as we know it today. He also promised that signs and wonders would follow the believers as they proclaimed the Good news of the Kingdom of God, and said they would do greater things than He did. Today very few can claim to have done greater things. More than ever we need the Holy Spirit. We need to receive power from on high so that we can boldly proclaim the kingdom of God.

Pray that the Lord would honor His promise in Joel 2:1 that Peter quoted and that this would happen in the nation of Kenya as we enter into the last days of history awaiting the return of Jesus.

(Moto Kwenye Madhabahu Mfungo wa Siku 21 Mkesha wa Kasarani – Siku Ya Pili)

As Daniel did when he fasted for 21 days, you are encouraged to abstain from choice foods and to earnestly petition before God for the nation of Kenya and the purposes of God for the nations beyond that Kenya will touch. At the very least remove all refined and processed sugar foods and drinks from your diet and not only will you be blessed spiritually but your body will thank you for it.
The prayer point of the day is:

Ephesians 6:12 NIV

¹² For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

According to the chapter we read from Daniel yesterday, the angel Gabriel was detained for 21 days by the ‘prince of Persia’. This clearly was a territorial spirit assigned by the enemy to rule over the land. Kenya also has a territorial spirit and the task to bind a regional strongman is not as simple as many think. This is why even after many prayers and prayer efforts we still see the manifestation of evil in an area as the strongman still rules. In history God has brought revival by turning up in a region with His Shekinah Glory and manifest presence. The outcome is very dramatic and distinct. As we head into remembering the Day of Pentecost tomorrow, when the Holy Spirit alighted as fire on those gathered and gave them power and boldness, let us remind God that we cannot defeat the enemy by our own strength or might, but by His Spirit.

Pray that the Lord would pour out a Spirit of grace and supplication in Kenya that leads to a distinct and powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit accompanied by the tangible presence of God that will cause the strongman to be subdued at least till the church is snatched up to heaven on the day the bridegroom comes for His bride.

(Moto Kwenye Madhabahu Mfungo wa Siku 21 Mkesha wa Kasarani – Siku Ya Kwanza)

As Daniel did when he fasted for 21 days, you are encouraged to abstain from choice foods and to earnestly petition before God for the nation of Kenya and the purposes of God for the nations beyond that Kenya will touch. At the very least remove all refined and processed sugar foods and drinks from your diet and not only will you be blessed spiritually but your body will thank you for it.
The prayer point of the day is from Daniel 9: 1-9:

1In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes ^a (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian ^b kingdom— 2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. 3So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.

4I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:

“Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. 6We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land.

7“Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. 8We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you. 9The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him;

Pray that the Lord would have mercy on Kenya and its leaders for sinning against Him and travail on behalf of the land.