Principle of Proclamation

I started writing this on april 6. It wasn't until today that I could finish it. There were several days during this month that the computer broke down and the part needed was not available so that is the reason why I haven't been writing on the blog for some time. I apologize if there are any mistakes because of my translation from spanish to english.

This message was a continuing one my pastor started on Friday. I didn't go to church on Friday so I missed it. On Friday from what I heard he spoke about the principle of incubation. On Sunday, he spoke about the principle of proclamation.

Genesis 1:3 - And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

The phrase "God said" appears several times on Genesis 1. Every creative act of God is preceded by a "God said". If God wouldn't have said then nothing would have ever existed. Without proclamation there is no existence.

There are four conclusions of this principle.

1) A proclamation brings into the natural world, what already is on the spiritual world.

Hebrews 11:3 - By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

If you look up King James Version, you'll see that it says by the word of God instead of God's command, it means the same using different wording. What made the universe? the word of God.

Psalms 33:6 - By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 33:9 - For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

God created because it was his will, his desire. God had it in his mind, but for it to exist God spoke.

Mark 1:40-42 - And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and said unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

He was not clean until Jesus sent the word "I will; be thou clean". Do you think Jesus wanted to heal him? Since when? Since always, and it happened as soon as he had spoken.
Where nothing has existed before, but God speaks, something is going to exist. The original creation happened when "God said". Every detail needed a "God said": the light, the starts, the seas, the moon, the animals, the sun, man. God has the desire to bless you and you need to proclaim that.

2) It says on verse 2 that the earth was "formless and empty". Proclamation produces order and fullness.

If you've ever had to fix a son's or daughter's room, you probably had to go in and fix everything one by one with your hands. That was not Gods case, he didn't do anything with his hands, it was with his word. When I proclaim something what it's in disorder has to order itself. People have accepted disorder in their lives. Financial, sentimental, emotional, eating disorders. 15 year-old girls giving birth to other children. Now is the time for proclaiming, for putting everything in order.
The world, television, philosophers don't understand this but the one that receives it he or she will understand.

Deuteronomy 6:6-9 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Speak the word of God. The proclaimed word brings order. When you proclaim it the spiritual world perceives it. Elijah proclaimed it and he knew the rain was coming.

1 Kings 18:1 - After a long time, in the third year, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: "Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land."

1 Kings 18:41-46 - And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain." So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant.
And he went up and looked. "There is nothing there," he said.
Seven times Elijah said, "Go back."
The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea." So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.' " Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain came on and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. The power of the LORD came upon Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

He who belongs to God, listens to the word of God. There are some things that come through prayer, but there are others that come through proclamation.

Ezekiel 37: 1-10 - The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?"
I said, "O Sovereign LORD , you alone know."
Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD ! This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD .' "
So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.' "So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet-a vast army.

Proclamation brings order and fullness. They came together bone to bone. It wasn't that a wrist came together with an ankle, they came together in perfect order.

3) If God proclaims, then everything has been said, God doesn't have to say anything else.

Is there any emptiness or disorder in your life? In your emotions, in your pockets, in your family, in your job, in your health?

Jesus was baptized, the Holy Spirit descended upon him, he was then taken into the wilderness and was tempted by satan and then...

Luke 4:17-21 - The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, and he began by saying to them, Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing".

Jesus was reading from Isaiah 61. He rolled the scroll and sat down. Everyone was expecting him to say something. It is like if you are at a Sunday service, your pastor just reads a passage of scripture and then sits down, of course you are expecting him to say something else. But then Jesus says "today this scripture is fulfilled". What is to proclaim? It is to personalize the word of God. Jesus was saying, what you read in Isaiah 61 it's me. To proclaim is to take what God has said (what it says on his word) and put it in your mouth. If you speak, speak according to the word of God. Proclaim the blessings of God.

God spoke to Moses, from Moses to Aaron, from Aaron and his children to the people.
Numbers 6:22-27 - The LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

"The LORD bless you
and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you
and give you peace." "So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them."

When Aaron does this, my name is going to be among the people and I will bless them. His name is God himself. Take the word that I have given you and give it to them, and my name will be among them. Many learned this:

• the ones that Noah blessed are blessed until today. (Genesis 9:25-27 - he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers." He also said,
  "Blessed be the LORD , the God of Shem!
  May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
  May God extend the territory of Japheth ;
  may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,
  and may Canaan be his slave.")
• Isaac blessed his youngest (Genesis 27:27-29)
• Jeremiah 1:9-10
• Exodus 14:13-16 - Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still." Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.

God told Moses "Why are you crying out to me? TELL the Israelites". Sometimes you have to stop praying and start proclaiming. Prayer is totally necessary we definitely need to pray. There is a connection between your mouth and the glory of God. Take what God has said and put it in your mouth - proclaim! God has said too much for you not to have anything to proclaim about.

4) Proclamation activate Gods plans. Mobilize what God wants to do.

1 Kings 17:1 - "there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word". The rain wasn't going to fall until Elijah proclaimed it.

Ezekiel 37:3-4,7 - He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "O Sovereign LORD , you alone know." Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.

Ezekiel could dry himself fasting, but the bones were going to remain dry. Fasting is good but sometimes you have to proclaim.

1 Corinthians 1:21 - For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

What is to preach? Is to proclaim what God has said. When you say to someone "God loves you", something stirs. You have prayed (excellent), you have fasted (wonderful), now proclaim. Activate what you have been praying for. They are all connected.

Joel 3:9-10 - Proclaim this among the nations:
Prepare for war!
Rouse the warriors!
Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
Beat your plowshares into swords
and your pruning hooks into spears.
Let the weakling say,
"I am strong!"

Proclaim this among the nations. Let's defeat them! Let the weak say: I am strong; let the poor say: I am rich; let the sick say: I am healed. First you incubate it with the Holy Spirit through prayer and fasting, then you proclaim it.

Mark 4:37-39 - A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?" He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

Jesus just said: "Quiet! Be still!"

John 11:39-43 - "Take away the stone," he said. "But, Lord," said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days."
Then Jesus said, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?"
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me."
When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

Did Jesus do a fasting and prayer service in front of Lazarus tomb? There is a time for everything. He first asked for the stone to be removed, then he incubated it with a quick prayer and then he just proclaimed something. Remove the stone of ignorance, the stone of lack of faith, the stone of doubt and then "Lazarus, come out!". Jesus spoke to the sickness, to the demons, to circumstances, to the storm, to plants

But you can't go around proclaiming anything or whatever you want. You have to proclaim what God has told you, what He has said, what is on His word. You also have to be willing to accept the consequences of what you proclaim. Prepare for what is coming.

Psalms 116:10 - I believed; therefore I said. He was afflicted, in distress, like dying, but something came over him. He believed therefore he spoke. I dare to speak it so I am going to live. The one who believes also speaks.

Paul also mentioned this on 2 Corinthians 4:13, with that same spirit of faith he said - It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken."With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak".

If you do not believe then do not proclaim, because just speaking from your mouth out does not work.

Whatever God says He will also see it afterwards.

In Genesis 1:3 - God said, Genesis 1:4 - God saw

Gn. 1:9 - God said, Gn. 1:10 - God saw

and so forth in Gn. 11 He said in Gn. 12 He saw; in Gn. 14 He said in Gn. 18 He saw, etc. It was good, He liked what He saw and it was useful. What you proclaim is going to end up being something good and useful. Because what would you do with something that is pretty but has no use at all? God is not going to give you something that is going to become a headache. God felt good when He made the light, the plants, man. He felt pleased. What did He see?

1. Order

2. Variety

3. Might - when you see God's creation you can't help but see power.

4. Beauty

5. Accuracy - when you take a look at the solar system, how the earth moves around the sun and how it moves in it's own axis, everything is perfect. What God is going to bring you is going to fit precisely.

6. Admirable - just look at a lake, a river, a newborn. WONDER!!

7. Mystery - how was the blood formed? what surrounds us? There are things that nobody will be able to explain to you, that only God knows. How did you end up meeting that person?

PROCLAIM GOD'S BLESSINGS FOR YOUR LIFE!

Proverbs 18:21 - The tongue has the power of life and death.