Yom Re-vi-i, Tammuz 3, 6002 – June 28, 2017
First The Mind
Something occurred to me this morning that was so simple, I am surprised I missed it before. As someone that has spent a greater part of a lifetime studying patterns, it seems obvious as I think about it now. There is a pattern to both victory and defeat for a believer. And assuming we are only talking about believers, both patterns begin at the same point. Both begin with the mind. What we say begins in the mind and heart.
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.
It was well known that the heart was what needed turning to our Father, and if turned the person would turn.
Deuteronomy 30:1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee,
2 And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
3 That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.
4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
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.
When Moses was pronouncing the blessing and the curse of the Law (Deuteronomy 28) he also talked about how to get back to the Father in Deuteronomy 30 (above). Moses said if man would return to Him and do what He had commanded (the Law) our Father would circumcise the heart of a man to love Yahuah (Lord) our Elohim (God) with all our heart and soul that we might live (revive, green, substance). In the previous Luke passage, we see how important this is.
Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
In Deuteronomy 30, we see that Moses tells us how we can make the change of heart and mind possible.
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.
Paul quoted this very passage to address how we are made whole (salvation).
Romans 10:6 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.
The circumcision of the heart comes from hearing, which comes from speaking. And if we love our Messiah, we do what He says, which Moses said takes faith that begins with speaking. The mind starts the speaking, and follows the speaking. If we will fight to take over the thoughts of the mind, which speaking will help us do because speaking interrupts thinking something different, we can empower the machine of our physical being, empowering it to follow God.
We must fight four our mind, and the weapon is in our mouth.
Ephesians 6:17 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;
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. Praise the name Yahuah! Bless the name Yahuah! You are our King! Let Your will be done in this earth as it is in the heavens. Send us today Your abundant provision, for wholeness. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, utterly covering them and blotting them out as if they never happened. Help us to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us, utterly covering them and blotting them out as if they never happened. Heal our hearts and minds and bodies unto wholeness. Deliver us from evil. Rise up, O King, and deliver Your people now. We need You and love You. We cannot make it without You. This is our cry for help for us and for all believers and family. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.