Saturday, August 1, 2015
Sabbath Message From The Boat: “Lead Yourselves”
This morning looking our into the green of the backyard and forest, I thought about the visions Yahuah (Lord) has given me recently. I began by reading Psalms 141 as a part of my Sabbath readings. In prayer I asked Yahuah if there was something He would show me. That is when He said, “Lead yourself.” I asked Him to teach me what that meant. He referred me to Jeremiah where the promise of the new covenant originates.
Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
The new covenant is the Law written in our hearts and minds. We now have the commandments inside our very being, if we have named the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) as our Savior through repentance and seeking of forgiveness of our sin. Verse 34 does not mean we have no one to turn to for teaching, or that there are no elders among us. Rather, it means we have the power to direct ourselves in the right path, the path of Yahuah. This is what Moses wrote to us about.
Deuteronomy 30:11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
We see that the mouth has the power to give us the strength to follow Yahuah’s paths. The mouth is powered by the heart, according to the teachings of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus).
Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
If we have the new covenant, which is the Law written in our hearts and minds, and what is abundantly in our heart is what we will speak, then when we speak according to the Law from our hearts, we will lead ourselves to follow into the paths that Yahuah (Lord) has made for us. I then asked for Yahuah to show me, and He gave me a vision.
The Vision
I was in some type of a boat. As I looked into the sea, I saw many waves, and we were going up and down. I am not familiar with what is normal on the sea, but it was really rolling and I could feel the seas in my vision (I was awake sitting at my table writing this). I asked Yahuah what I should do – Look up at the sky? Look at the horizon? It was very choppy. Then He reminded me of the time Yeshuah was asleep in the boat and the waves of the sea were choppy, scaring the disciples. They woke Him and Yeshuah rebuked the wind and waves and their was calm. He commented on their little faith. I asked Yahuah how that happened. He showed me that we have power over the evil in this world through the words from our mouth if they come from the new covenant. I said I do not know how to have that, and He said, “It must be in your heart. You must treasure the Law that I wrote in Your heart, and nurture it. Those are My words I put there. You are My people. When You speak these words, You speak for Me, and I make My words come to pass.” As I thought on these things, I saw the waters in the vision grow calm, and the day became sunny. It made me realize that the words must truly be in me, and that my speaking helps to maintain them there.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King. We praise and bless the name Yahuah. We proclaim Your kingdom here. Send us today Your overwhelming abundant provision. Forgive us our sins, for we fail You. Help us to stay the course with You. Heal our hearts, and renew Your Law in our hearts. Deliver us from the evil that would steal from us what You have provided, and turn their evil upon themselves. We ask these things in the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.