Yom Re-vi-i, Sivan 25, 6002 – June 21, 2017
Changing My Mind
This morning as I think about all that our Father tries to teach us, I marvel at how easy it is to not assemble all of the pieces into a coherent whole. Said another way, it seems odd that it can take so long for us to “get it.” And we never will get all of it, I don’t believe. Each of us has opportunity to get some part of the revelation that our Father has for all of us. So, here is what I assembled today. We are like these creative machines. We take in raw materials, sort through various inputs, and output “product” into the universe. What remains unseen to most of us is the losing battle that the devil is in trying to regain control of the earth that was given to him by Adam. I say losing battle because our Father has a plan, is executing that plan, and declared the end from the beginning.
Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
There is a victory planned that will come to pass. We, by our choices, can be a part of that or just go along for the ride. One of the ways we can be a part of the victory is to participate for the good in the battle. There is a cycle to the creation process. what ends up in our mind ends up in our heart, and what is in our heart ends up in our mind. Eventually, that will come out of our mouth.
Luke 6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
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.
The things we speak give us the power to do our Father’s work and change the universe. Paul quoted Moses to say that our wholeness comes from this power to speak and declare our future.
Romans 10:5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
What Moses said was that the power to hear and do the Law was in our mouth. Paul has quoted Moses to show that that is a principle that works. Paul goes on in this same letter to say how important the mind is in this creative process.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
And this work of transformation is done by our Messiah, when we let Him. In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul describes how Yeshuah (Jesus) does this work.
Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
The Messiah cleanse us by the “word” which here in the Greek is the word rhema which means utterance.
What we say matters very much. When we start our “machine” up with what we say, eventually that will be in our hearts and minds, coming back out of our mouths in power, and creating the universe.
Today, let us focus on only saying what the Father is saying, just as our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) did. We can change our minds.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be done here in this earth among us as it is in the heavens. Send us now Your overwhelming provision that it overflows to those around us. Forgive us our transgressions and trespasses, and help us all to forgive those that have transgressed or trespassed against us. Cleanse our hearts and minds, wiping away any evil that has lodged itself there. Make it as if those things never existed, and replace them with thoughts and feelings of goodness from You. You alone can do these things Father. We are Yours, and this is Your kingdom. Rise up, O King, and strike at the heart of the enemy. Restore Your blessings upon Your people as Moses declared. Let the blood of Your Son, cover our transgressions, and restore us to the blessings that we might be blessed in all we do, lend and not borrow, be the head and not the tail, be blessed in our fields and the work of our hands. Magnify one hundredfold and return all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, restoring the new covenant, which is the Law written on our hearts and minds. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.