Wednesday, September 16, 2015
We Have A Sword
In the book of Revelation there is a scripture that says that Yeshuah rides on a horse and is coming to rule the nations.
Revelation 16:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND Lord OF LORDS.
We also see that there is a sword that comes out of His mouth. But what is that sword? And why would it be coming out of His mouth? There are a couple other scriptures that reveal at least a portion of the answer.
Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
This is the well known scripture about the whole armor of God. In this scripture we see several interesting points about what is being communicated. The word “sword” in the sword of the spirit is the Greek word “rhema” which means utterance. It is followed by saying to pray. We have the power to do battle by the words that come out of our mouth. This power comes in part from the resonance of the sounds of these words with the truth that Yahuah (Lord) has already built into His creation. When we speak these words, these right words, it cause creation to reverberate and to move in the direction that Yahuah (Lord) already ordained from the beginning.
Something interesting is implied here. Perhaps the words coming out of our mouths do battle for evil or good, depending on the words. Looking to the positive side, what words should be coming out of our mouths? Most likely we would want to say the same things that are coming our of the mouth of Yeshuah (Jesus) in our Revelation scripture. Do we have any indication of what those words might be, based on scripture? We do. Blessings and curses are real in scripture, and in our lives as well I would suggest. There is a scripture that tells us what should come out of our mouths for blessings to occur.
Deuteronomy 30:5 And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
6 And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
7 And the Lord thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
9 And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
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.
15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
16 In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
The words coming out of our mouths guide our hearts and minds. It is these words that do the work and fight the battle. If we choose to speak Yahuah’s (Lord’) commands, we move our hearts and minds closer to Him. If we speak something else, we move away from Him. We get to choose.
Today, let us speak His commands. Let us choose life!
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are worthy to be King, and You are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your kingdom come to us here. Send us today Your overwhelming blessing that is so great we cannot contain it. Forgive us our sins. Help us to speak Your commands that we might do them. You have given us the new covenant of Your Law written in our hearts and minds. Let us speak the Law that it might guide us. Help us remember to watch what comes out of our mouth. Heal up our hearts and minds. Deliver us from those that would steal from us what You alone have provided. Come with a strong hand and outstretched arm, with the sword of the mouth, and crush the works of those that would steal from Your people. Cause their substance to flow to Your people, and let it begin today like a flood. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.