Joshua 5:8..

"God is the God of tomorrow's fresh plans, despite today's mistakes. It is what is left behind you after everything else is taken away that counts…and that is your relationship with God and His Son Jesus Christ - which brings a peace that surpasses all understanding…"

Although many of us are reborn children of God, we still somehow do not experience the fullness of that which God has purposed for us. How do we equip God's children as warriors in victorious living? If you are a reborn child of God you are automatically a warrior in God's army. However, do you know who your enemy is, what your weapons are, how to use them properly and effectively; do you have a strategy for the battle plan?

In Joshua 5: 8 we read the following: "and after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed." Not only were God's people preparing to go into battle, they were also circumcised. The Israelites had to remain in the camp until they were healed, and totally restored before entering into battle - wounded and bruised soldiers cannot enter into war. We as God's children, also need our hearts to be circumcised… before going into battle. We need to be clean before the Lord so that our enemy satan has no advantage or grip on us. Healing after circumcision does not happen overnight, it is a process, and so it is also with God's children…we as the Church, the Bride of Christ, not only need to be circumcised, but need to be healed, so that we can be warriors of stature, before entering the battle.

I believe that the main focus needs to be on the Restoration of the Bride of Jesus. Restoration will take place on all three levels of man - spirit, soul and body.

1) Restoration of the Spirit.
I believe we must teach the Hebraic principle restoring each individual to the heart of God - as Father. Once a commitment is made to dedicate their lives to God, we must emphasize God's plan of experiencing the fullness of His love as the person is released from the bondages of sexual, occultic and generational iniquities. We need to teach that serving God in loving obedience through the keeping of His commands and the leading of the Holy Spirit will cause us to grow in our role as a Royal priesthood.

2) Restoration of the Soul.
We need to understand and recognize that many believers have been bruised and wounded in their emotions, mind and will due to abuse / wrong parental broken relationships. We must teach the Hebraic principle that God came to bring us rest and peace and therefore a great deal of emphasis should be placed on the process of forgiveness, renewal of the mind from the Greco Roman model to the Hebraic roots where the father stands in the role of servant leader of a spirit-filled, blessed home.

3) Restoration of the Body.
We must teach and believe that Jesus has paid the full price for our physical restoration. We must minister to the body to accept responsibility to honour the physical temple through Godly principles of a healthy lifestyle. We pray for the healing of physical disorders by the laying on of hands and anointing with oil. We believe in a God of MIRACLES!