As we embark upon the last “8” days of this God ordained time of Fasting and Consecration, let us enter them with accelerated praise and worship to our God for what He has done in us and continues to do. In Hebrew the number “8” is (Sh’moneh), the root word (Shah’meyn), means “to make fat, or to cover with fat,” “to super-abound,” one who abounds in strength, to be covered with super-abundance spiritually and naturally. So as a number, eight is the super-abundant number. Just as “7” is called the number of completion, and represents the rest of God when He had finished His work in creating the heavens and the earth, and forming man out of the dust of the ground; so “8,” as the eighth day represented a time of new beginnings, a new era, or a new order. The following are a few other biblical references to the number “eight.” The first born was dedicated to God on the “8th”day of birth, signifying this new life belonging exclusively to God. God commanded Abraham to circumcise all male children on the “8th” day of birth (Gen. 17:11-14). (The meaning of circumcision is the “putting off of the body of the flesh” Col. 2:11). God saved “8” souls from the flood, Noah and his family, to begin a new Godly order in mankind and re-populate the earth after the flood (I Pet. 3:20; II Pet. 2:5). The leper was cleansed on the “8th” day (Lev. 14:10, 23), giving them a new beginning in life. King David was the “8th” son of Jesse, (I Sam. 16:10-11), God used him to establish the new Israel. Even so the Lord is bringing us to a new dimension in our consecration, a new level of faith and righteousness in Him. Let us take very serious the Word of God and the instructions given us through our Pastor during these days of fasting and consecration. As God is taking him to another dimension in Him; let us follow closely.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:46:08 +0000
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