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are with me; Your rod and Your
staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in
the presence of my enemies; You
anoint my head with oil; My cup
runs over.” See Psalm 23:4-5.

What this means is that, the ability
to know and also understand the
good Shepherd as the one whose
light leads us through the valley of
the shadow of death and darkness,
is one of the reasons we are sent
into the valley places. To truly know
Him personally. Like with the dry
bones of Ezekiel 37, the valley
place is where the army of God is
set up and where they are nourished Clean your spirit ancestors that worshiped God on
at the table prepared in the pres- In a world that is so blanketed by Mount Kenya, or the various other
ence of their enemies. It is the place religion and religious activities, it is worship altars, with pure hearts
where their mandates are tested and quite easy to want to define spirit towards Him, without ever seeing
their purposes made sure. Meaning or the spiritual from the space of the Bible or having any contact with
that coming down into the valley churchgoing or any other cultural Christianity.
from whatever mountain one had or traditional religious activity. But
been on before is not for evil, but spirituality or spirit, in its simplest We are stepping into the days of
for one to come to the table of form is actually whatever it is God much distress and global chaos, and
nourishment and a new anointing calls a person, or persons, which a clean spirit is required to dwell in
and oil for the next phase of the creates their day-to-day lifestyle and those days and also thrive in them.
journey. For when he said “You for which they are connected to the Each one must define for them-
anoint my head with oil; My cup mind of God and His purpose for selves what their identity in God is
runs over.” It is in connection to the earth. It is that simple really, and from that identity, live out their
what comes next after one has been even though it gets a bit more com- daily lives in alignment with God.
nourished at the table prepared in plex as one digs deeper into God. Why is this important? The nations
the valley. To give detailed expla- Meaning that whatever it is that of this world are under the control
nation of the phrase “my cup runs God calls you and whatever identity of the enemy of God. And because
over” will make me digress too He gives you from the fullness of it was all intended by God to be so,
much, so I will leave it for another Himself, that is what is your spiritu- that enemy of God will much more
article. But the point of what I am ality, and you are SPIRIT based on put pressure and control on the
saying is that, the valley, like I have that. And you are complete in Him. people of the world, including you
already said, is not the place of evil Meaning you do not ever need to that is reading this article. Meaning
as it were, but where our flesh is step your foot into a church or any that if you had, before now, tied
killed and our spirit energized at the form of worship center to be spirit your spirituality to church or church
table of nourishment for the next or spiritual. How do I know that? activities, you may be “screwed” if
phase of our journey with God. We Ask Elijah. Ask Moses. Ask Enoch. the churches are shut down due to
are in such a valley place right now Ask Abraham. Ask Jesus. These the lie called pandemic or Covid-19.
and there is a call to come into the men walked with God, and as close I do not need to stress this further
presence of God for cleansing that to God as anyone can get, yet not than I have. We all are aware of
will prepare us for the next phase from religious undertones, but from what has been happening for the
of our journey on earth. 2022 is a the unique identities they all have past two years globally, and need no
pointer to the beginning of the end in and with God. I know some one to keep telling us what we can
of this age. Please do pay attention people will find this strange, or even already see for ourselves. And, in
to it. offensive, but to bring it a bit closer case you are still wondering where
home, you can also ask the Afrikan this world is going, and why there

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