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SEEC Magazine Latest Issue   Volume 28  Issue 1 __  January2024–March2024
*** Our 28th Year of Publication ***        
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Live in the New

Jim Hodges — We embark on a new year. Most of you would remember back in the 1980s when the Ephesians 4:11 ministry gift of prophets began to emerge as a global movement. I recall these phrases from the prophets’ utterances: (1) “It’s a new day” and (2) “It’s a new season.” Today, we hear these words from prophets and apostles: “It’s a new era.” 

I love these words about the NEW. The Lord God is always working to make all things new (Revelation 21:5). We hopefully understand that this promise is not just applied to the end of history and to eternity. It applies now in the unfolding of history! After all, the Lord Jesus came in history to introduce the new covenant and to inaugurate the new creation. His Ekklesia Church is a part of both and is the agent for the ongoing work of renewal among the peoples of the earth and the cosmic order itself (Colossians 1:15-20). Let’s continue to prophesy the new and to live in the new!

Invitation to be Part

MELISSA — Here is a key for being awake, “If you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.” (Prov. 2:3-6)  When we wake up we have to have insight and understanding to be able to navigate what God is doing in this earth. How thrilling is it that we get to be alive for this?  We just need to accept the invitation to be a part of what Father is doing.  Gotta say, I accept even though I don’t even know what all is next.  I’m just waking up to a whole new world, waiting for my eyes to clear up so I can see it!

Coming Into the New Year

KATHY—Coming into the new year we would be wise to make decisions based in the Word of God, the wisdom of God. If we go to God for a deposit of His peace and wisdom, we can make a choice that contradicts our feelings.  That doesn’t mean you are giving up strategy and resolve, it means you’re just choosing not to stay upset while it comes.  To stay upset is to choose death because your body will suffer, relationships will suffer and “emotional reactions” will become king in the house and set an atmosphere that draws more upset.

KINGDOM CONGRESS 2024

KINGDOM CONGRESS 2024
Theme: “The Kingdom of God is Within Your Grasp.“
We pray you are equipped more dynamically and effectively for your Kingdom purpose in 2024 through the impartation and strengthening you receive in the KC2024 meetings.
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New Season, New Adjustments

Martin P. Gabler–Going into the new year or new season or new opportunities requires adjustments, decisions and determination on our part. When Israel left old Egypt for the new promised land, they increased the difficulty of the transition by taking old issues, and resultant attitudes, with them. It is OK to take a wilderness experience into promise. We all have some kind of wilderness experience at some point in life, if not several of them. Having gone through the not-so-fun wilderness events, we tend to come out on the other end with negative residue on us. Not “washing off” (Eph.5:26) the residue of the past will taint the tomorrow of promise. It is OK to go into promise with a wilderness experience. But it is destructive to go into promise with a wilderness heart. What we don’t leave in the wilderness, trips us up in the promised land. Achan’s family, as well as himself, suffered the consequences of a wilderness heart in the promised land (Josh. 7). What we don’t get over today, overcomes us tomorrow.

On the Precipice

MELISSA—We are on the precipice of major overturning on a local, national and spiritual level. We could have been born at any time, but we are here now and get to be a part of this! The chaos we are currently experiencing is being fueled by this: “Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this,”  Isaiah 9:7. His government is unseating powers and principalities and WE GET TO BE A PART OF THIS! 

Welcomed Changes

KATHY—After what you’ve been through in the last year, you just might be battle-weary, but I believe the New Year will bring welcomed changes. I’m not trying to imply that battles will stop suddenly and everyone will go on vacation.  I’m saying many long-term battles will end because you finally win. “Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick, but a sudden good break can turn life around” (MSG, Prov.13:12).  I expect some sudden good breaks in the year to come.

Gifts Received, Gifts Given

As the people of God assemble today, may they be thankful for the gifts they were able to give to celebrate Christmas and thankful for the gifts they received. But may we also acknowledge the gifts our Lord has given us and use them to edify others in the purpose for which He gave them.  ”Each one has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So let us use our gift well and often. 1Pe.4:10,CEV—“Just as each one of you has received a special gift [a spiritual talent, an ability graciously given by God], employ it in serving one another as [is appropriate for] good stewards of God’s multi-faceted grace [faithfully using the diverse, varied gifts and abilities granted to Christians by God’s unmerited favor].”

For Thou Will be With Us in 2024

Father God, here we are in the year 2023 and approaching the end of the year. Yea though we walked through 2022, yea though we walked through 2023, yea though we enter into 2024, we will not fear any evil because thou art with us. You were with us back in 1960 and 1970 and 1990. You were with us in 2020 and you are with us again because you never leave us nor for sake us (Heb.13:5)!