Yom Shi-shi, Kislev 19, 6002 – December 8, 2017

Hearts, Eyes, And Ears

Yesterday as I was reading scripture I had a thought about blessings and curses that are stated there. Today I continued to investigate these scriptures. When Moses was leading the people to the physical promised land, he pronounced the blessings and the curses of the second covenant with the children of Israel.

Deuteronomy 29:1 These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
2 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;
3 The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:
4 Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

Until this morning, I did not realize that this was a second covenant. It is so much fun to read the scriptures! Our Father will reveal himself to us when we take time to pursue Him. The interesting thing I saw which I am beginning to try to understand is that our Messiah did this same thing as He was ushering in the kingdom based upon His coming sacrifice.

Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

Matthew 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven…

This teaching continues through two chapters.

Matthew 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

We see here that perhaps He was expanding on the understanding of what Moses had said, and was also pronouncing blessings and curses. So what does this mean? The entire answer to that question is something that is still unclear to me. What is clear is that Jesus (Yeshuah) preached the gospel of the kingdom when He was with us. The result was the miraculous. Moses told us that there was a way to follow our Father. It was through saying what He said, hearing it, and living inside it. Jesus (Yeshuah) said the same thing, that if we will turn and follow Him, we will be like our Father and change the world with our speaking, hearing, thinking, and actions.

May Yahuah (Lord) give us all hearts to perceive, eyes to see, and ears to hear, that we might be saved by the blood of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus), and transform this world.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom be here with us. Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven. Send us now while it is called today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed against us. Thank You for cleansing our hearts and minds, that we might only have thoughts and memories of You and Your love toward us. Heal us. Deliver us. We cry out to You, O King, let Your kingdom dispel the darkness in great power. Bring in the $424,523,962.53, and direct it to Your kingdom. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way of that which is good, and the more besides. Move our hearts together. Redeem our lands, homes, finances, and more. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your name YAH! We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.