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Out of The Mouth of Babes: Rahab

your lips are as lovely as Rahab’s scarlet ribbon,speaking mercy, speaking grace. The words out of your mouth are as refreshing as an oasis. What pleasure you bring to Me! For your kisses of love are exhilarating, more than any delight I’ve known before … they awaken even the lips of sleeping ones.
SOS 4:3A,7:9 (TPT)

Proverbs 31:30Bsays that a woman who fears (loves) The LORD will be praised – she will be spoken of and for good, to the glory and praise of God. This is true of Rahab. HOWEVER, before she became(1)the mother of Boaz (who married Ruth), and then(2)the grandmother of Obed, and then(3)the great grandmother of Jesse, and then (4)the great great grandmother of David … okay, I think you get the point and see the connecting dots all the way to Jesus (The Christ). Before any of this, before Rahab became a Babe, she was … ehm, on the “these girls ain’t loyal” list. She was a different kind of babe: a head-turner, but not the kind that turned people to God in repentance or for koinonia. Depending on the version of the bible you read, some use words like prostitute or harlot to describe her. In spite of the name-calling, God’s thoughts and plans for her were good … soooo very good, which is exactly how He made her (and all Man kind) – like Him!

The intent of this blog is to highlight the words that should come out of the mouth of Babes. The choice to feature Rahab was entirely the HolySpirit’s pick 🙂. Like Jerusalem, and as is the case with every Babe, God habitually chooses her. In the episode regarding the fall of Jericho (RE: Joshua 2, 6), we see God do for Rahab what He said inZechariah 3:2B(AMPC, MSG) – when Jericho was up in flames, He reached in to pull Rahab (and all that was within her) out.

As far as the bible goes, Rahab’s story begins when Joshua sends two spies (those who are sent to see … to witness) to scout Jericho. Tactically speaking, these spies likely ended up in Rahab’s house because she was not loyal … at least not to Jericho. Otherwise, she would have ratted them out when the king, who after getting wind of their mission, sent men to Rahab’s house in search of them.

All things considered, God loved Rahab. “How?” you might ask. God’s answer to this question is the same for every Babe (including you – beloved, the one God loves).

I have loved you says The LORD, yet you say, How and in what way have You loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? Yet I loved Jacob (Israel) but I hated Esau (Edom).
Malachi 1:2-3

In the same way that God chose Jacob or David, neither of whom were first in line nor qualified as man’s first choice, God chose Rahab – He chose an unlikely candidate to be a covering for His people (the Israelite spies). Of all the houses on the city’s wall that was soon-to-come-crashing-down, God chose Rahab’s house to be a safe passage and way of escape out of danger for His people. Unlike Edom who denied Israel safe passage (Numbers 20:14-21), Rahab was a safe haven for the two Israelite spies. Furthermore, her words to them while they were under her care preserved them even well after they had left the safety of her home.

Here are six (6) note-worthy callouts from her interactions with the Israelite spies – the words out of Rahab’s mouth to them.

1. Rahab spoke words of Mercy and Grace.

I know that The LORD has given you the land. Everyone is absolutely terrified – all the inhabitants of the land faint (are paralyzed with fear) at the thought of you. For we have heard how The LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt. We heard how you utterly destroyed the two Amorite kings (Sihon and Og) … When we heard it, we were very afraid – our heart failed us. Not one of our men is brave enough to fight you. We all have the wind knocked out of us …
Joshua 2:9-11A

Mercy is the doing of The LORD on behalf of His people – it is marvelous! Always and unequivocally so –Psalm 118:23(ESV). In recounting what she had heard about what God did for the Israelites, Rahab testified (spoke) of God’s Mercy. This, in and of itself, is Praise. In essence, Rahab praised The LORD!Exodus 34:6

Additionally, she spoke words of Grace – in so doing, she strengthened the Israelite spies. To better understand what I mean, let’s take a quick look at Gideon’s story in Judges 6-7. Consider giving it a read when you have a moment. In the interim, the summarized version goes thus:

Many moons after the victory that took place at Jericho, Israel sinned against God and was given over to the Midianites who were not merciful or gracious in their dealings with the Israelites. Thereafter, in His Mercy, God decided to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Midianites through the hands of Gideon – another unlikely candidate. Gideon was fearful YET God chose him and spoke good of him – God called him a mighty man of valor! Assuredly, God calls it as He sees it 🙂.

On the night before the battle against the Midianites, God said to Gideon: Arise, go against the Midianite camp, for I have given it unto your hand. BUT if you are afraid to attack, first go down to their camp with your servant. Listen to what is being said in the enemy’s camp, and then you will have the courage to attack their camp –Judges 7:9-11.

Gideon (in spy mode) went to the Midianite camp. Upon his arrival, he overheard a conversation between a man and his comrade (Judges 7:13-14) – the conclusion of which was that ‘God had given Midian and all its host over to the sword of Gideon, an Israelite!’, so said the comrade. Upon hearing what was said in the enemy’s camp – upon hearing the testimony of what God had already done – Gideon’s weak hands and knees were strengthened.

Strengthen the weak hands and make firm the weak, feeble, staggering, rubbery knees. Say to those who are fearful, anxious, or panic-stricken: Be strong, fear NOT! Look, here comes your God!
Isaiah 35:3

In other words, say to those who are fearful: Grace, Grace to it!

This is what Rahab did. The Israelite spies, like Gideon, were afraid and in hiding. Her words of Grace – her testimony of God’s Powerful Might – strengthened and encouraged them. Whether or not she meant for her words to have this effect is up-in-the air. That said, God’s Word is NOT (Isaiah 55:10-11) … when spoken meaningfully, courage and strength ensue. It’s no wonder God told Moses to rehearse and recite His Words in Joshua’s ears –Exodus 17:14. When heard, the Knowledge of God (of Who He is) comes anew. This reminder or knowledge of God is vital.

2. Rahab testified that The LORD is God.

YAHWEH (The LORD), your God, is The One True God Who rules in heaven above and on earth below.
Joshua 2:11B(TPT)

She spoke the Truth to the Glory and Praise of God. She didn’t yet know God personally, she had only heard of Him in the hearing of the ears YET Faith came and she believed. She believed what she heard about God with much conviction, enough to say: I know that YAHWEH has given you this land (Joshua 2:9). Furthermore, she acknowledged YAHWEH as God and a Promise Keeper.In effect, she said: Jesus Christ is Lord(Romans 10:9-10) – The One Who Saves (YAHWEH) is The LORD. Rahab spoke out of Faith’s fullness … actionably so. I bet her expressions of Faith (her expression of the Knowledge of God) noticeably touched God, leaving Him breathless in a sense. His power to save went out of Him (and all out) for her, delivering her from death. God honored the words out of her mouth – God gave her what she confessed with her mouth. He gave her what she asked for: Salvation.

3. Rahab prayed(asked for Salvation: God)in and by YAHWEH’s Name.

Please swear an oath to me by the Name of YAHWEH that you will show kindness to me and my family as I have shown you kindness … give me a pledge of Truth and Faithfulness to save my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all they have, and deliver us from death.
Joshua 2:12-13

Her words were beautiful (faithful). God certainly gave Rahab Faith: Words (i.e. the Knowledge of God) to live by –Psalm 147:19-20(MSG). Words that God reveals only to Babes (to Jacobs: the ones God loves). Words that work. It’s why and how Rahab lived. Indeed, those who live, live only by Faith … by the Words that come out of God’s Mouth (He is The BABE of all Babes). God’s revelation of Himself to Rahab (or should I say Jacob –Psalm 146:5(AMPC)) informed her words and made them beautiful.

To better understand what I mean, I’ll share a few of thesubtextsat play here – none of which were in the Torah (the extent of the bible that was written or that existed at that time). Also, keep in mind that even if she could read, it is unlikely that Rahab had a copy of the Torah handy. YET the foundation of the words out of her mouth was rooted in Christ – the Author and Finisher (Beautifier) of her Faith.

Let’s start with the oath – a solemn promise that invokes a divine Witness (One Who is greater). Hebrews 6:16 says that men indeed swear by One greater than themselves, and that, when this happens, the oath taken serves as confirmation of what has been said, ending all disputes. We see this happen between Laban and Jacob at Mizpah – Genesis 31:45-53 (AMPC). PS: I like that Jacob swore only by the One True God; this too is what Rahab asked for when she said: swear an oath to me by the Name of YAHWEH.

By Faith, Rahab knew that YAHWEH saves. In other words, she knew YESHUA, the One Whose Name is a living testimony that YAHWEH saves, the One Who Himself said: I will grant and do for you whatever you ask in My Name (as presenting all that I AM) –John 14:13-14(AMPC). One could say that Rahab “somehow” knew or was told what Jesus said in John 14:13-14 … well, that’s exactly what I’m saying, and I know Who told her: God Himself 💖 – the God of special revelation to Jacob. God put His Name in her mouth. As such, Rahab asking that an oath be made in and by YAHWEH’s Name is no different from praying in the Name of Jesus Christ. Whenever this happens, God’s Name (YAHWEH: a pledge of His PRESENCE) is invoked – Matthew 18:19-20 (Exodus 20:24).

Saying what she said, Rahab’s interaction with the Israelite spies became a case of the gathering of two or three in God’s Name. Resultingly, YAHWEH entered the chat. God became their Witness – not just as El Roi (the One Who sees) but also as Lotte – their Oath, the One they confessed, the Name they called upon (Romans 10:13). The interaction became an unbreakable threefold cord between Rahab, the spies, and God –Ecclesiastes 4:12B. With God involved, the deal was sealed … it was a done deal. What a Gift we’ve been given as Babes to call upon the Name of The LORD … to have His direct line or number (and on speed dial too like I do 🤭 … well, don’t you?).

What great nation is there who has a god so near to them as The LORD our God is to us in all things for which we call upon Him?
Deuteronomy 4:7

We truly are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation – people devoted/pledged to God. A nation of God-worshipers, those out of whose mouth flow praises to and of God, those whose Oath is YAHWEH. In asking to be given a pledge of Truth and Faithfulness, Rahab was asking to be given Jesus Christ: He is called Faithful and True –Revelation 19:11. She was asking to be given God. Right there and then, God honored Rahab’s prayer and gave her the Spirit of His Son (His Word: God) –I John 5:11, 12A, 13… the security deposit –2 Corinthians 1:22… the guarantee that she would be saved. Not only was she guaranteed Life, she was also pledged to God as His Own – God claimed her as His Own, His anointed. Resultingly, from that point on, Psalm 105:15 was in effect regarding Rahab (and, by extension, her family).

Touch NOT My anointed and do My prophets no harm.
Psalm 105:15

4. Rahab gave godly guidance and direction.

When the coast was clear, and it was relatively safe for the spies to head on out, Rahab let them down gently through her window using a rope (a scarlet cord), and she advised them on what to do – specifically, how to navigate the terrain: the route to take in order to get where they were going – where they needed to be.

Go to the hill country … The men chasing you won’t find you there. Stay (Wait) there for three days until they have returned, then you’ll be safe to go your way.
Joshua 2:16

How do I know that this was godly advise? Apart from how the rest of the story goes (Joshua 2:22-24, Joshua 6:1-27), there’s something to be said about the three-day Wait (or Fast aka waiting on God). After hearing the report back from the spies, Joshua moved the people from Shittim to the Jordan and waited there three days. Esther(Esther 4:16), Jonah(Jonah 1:17), and Paul(Acts 9:9)are three other examples of people who had their own rendition of the three-day Wait. Howbeit different, each one had the same God-glorifying outcome: the salvation of God’s people. Only godly counsel results in such an outcome. Psalm 32:8 (AMPC)💖

5. Rahab did NOT tell their business.

Just before they left, after telling her what to put in place and do on The D-Day, the spies emphasized the importance of keeping their mission on the low … to herself.

If you tell this business of ours, we shall be free of (no longer bound to) your oath which you made us swear.
Joshua 2:20

Rahab was not to tell anyone their business – she didn’t. Their secret was safe with her. She kept it confidential and did not betray what they confided in her about at a time when they were vulnerable.

6. Rahab said AMEN.

According to your words, so be it.
Joshua 2:21A

What words? That which was said in the Name of Jesus Christ: the prayer, the oath made in and by the Name of YAHWEH … the pledge of Faithfulness and Truth, the promise made. What Rahab said here is no different from what Mary said to the Angel in Luke 1:38👉 “Let it be done to me according to what you have said“. Like Mary, Rahab was in agreement with God’s Words (words backed up by God’s Name, words made in and by God’s Name). This agreement with the true God Who rules in heaven above (regarding His Word: what He said, which is what He has done) is inevitably evidenced here on earth –Matthew 18:18. This is how God’s Will is done on earth as it is in heaven. This is how Babes bring heaven to earth … this is how heaven is experienced or realized here on earth.

Let fall in showers, you heavens, from above, and let the skies fall down righteousness (heaven-born possibilities that have their foundation in the holy being of God). Let the earth open. Let them (heaven and earth) sprout forth salvation, and let righteousness germinate and spring up together as plants do. I, The LORD, have created it.
Isaiah 45:8 (AMPC)

**********The Summary of The Matter**********

This timely share is particularly relevant to Babes (sons and daughters of God) upon whom God has poured and will pour out His Spirit in these last days –Acts 2:17(AMPC). Some will be positioned by God to house those on their way to their God-promised land, others will be given seeds planted by God (His people) to nurture and speak life into. In either case, it matters greatly that we give God (this is what it means to love). It matters that what flows out of our mouth is the double River of Light and Water … the River of God: His Spirit-Word.

Whoever speaks (i.e. Babes), let it be done as one who utters the very Words of God. Speak as though God were speaking His Words through you …
1 Peter 4:11

Don’t be like Edom who refused to give God’s people safe passage –Numbers 20:14-21. Show lovingkindness. Be full to overflowing with mercy – let it pour out of you. Speak mercy. Speak grace – that which enables every person get to their God-given land or expected next stop (end). Partner with God via your thoughts, words, and especially actions, to help others realize their reality of the Jeremiah 29:11 promise that God made to them.

Don’t be like Laban who had a thing for selfishly holding people back or not letting them go. He attempted to do this with Rebekah (his sister: Jacob’s mum) –Genesis 24:50-51,55. He also attempted to do this with Jacob – Genesis 30:25-31:55. Similar to Pharaoh, Laban did not want Jacob to go to his God-given promised land. For selfish reasons, he wanted to keep Jacob under his control – a type of prison – a manipulative one, one that prevents others from advancing or moving on and forward. The people God put under your care are there for a season i.e. until Joseph is born. After which, they would have to continue on their God-paved path. Let God’s people go (with God and to God). Bless their going forth – bless them with the grace of The Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God (The Father), and the sweet fellowship of The HolySpirit – the threefold scarlet cord. Like Rahab’s scarlet ribbon, it too will be a blessing to you.

Some of the people God will bring your way might have a colorful past (or a present-day shade of grey) – cover their nakedness. Some will confide in you – don’t expose their business or betray their vulnerability. More often than not, many of them will make mistakes – course correct and let them down gently. Some might even despitefully use you – pray for them (according to God’s Will).

Never retaliate when someone treats you wrongly (i.e. returning insult for insult). Instead, bless – that’s your job, to bless. For it is to this that you have been called: to be a blessing and to thus get a blessing.
1 Peter 3:9

Be like Rahab, let all you say (in thoughts, words, and actions) glorify and praise God. Let your response and every utterance always be in agreement with what God says – let it be a correspondence with God, one wherein you utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Christ Jesus to the Glory of God –2 Corinthians 1:20B(AMPC). Speak out of the fullness of Faith … of Who God is, what He said, what He has done. Speak righteousness, speak grace, speak mercy, speak truth … speak words backed up by God’s Name, speak the Word of God.

This book of God-given Revelation (His Name, commandments, promises, teachings) must NOT departout of your mouth–keep them on your lips-always remember them. Never let it be out of mind. Meditate and ponder on it day and night. Carefully follow every word it contains. Then, you will get where you are going – you will prosper and succeed.
Joshua 1:8

Out of the Mouth of Babes: Us

Out of the mouth of babes and unweaned (nursing) infants You have established strength because of Your foes, that You might silence the enemy and the avenger.
Psalm 8:2(AMPC, NKJV)

A perfect verse of the day for August 2 – when the HolySpirit and I joyfully drafted this blog. I had since desired to share it but waited till today because I wanted it to be a celebratory gift to God for today. 18 years ago today was the first time I experienced Him speak to me – it was a Promise:Psalm 32:8🥰 .

Writing with YHWH is exhilarating – I never really know which path or shape things will eventually take until it’s all said, written, and then at the last turn: I see God’s workmanship in full view! Until then, I simply just go with the Flow (YHWH’s Voice) … until I birth my young. This was what happened last Saturday, God and I had been out in the balcony from before the start of dawn, We were having Our very own Sukkot moment and just chilling (yes, it was chilly too). A couple hours in, God stirred my heart toward His Promises. Acknowledging my need for them, I thanked Him for each one I recalled. This thanksgiving moment became a teaching moment that led to Psalm 8:2 and Matthew 21:16.

Out of the mouths of Babes and unweaned infants, You have made (prepared)perfect praisefor Yourself.
Matthew 21:16(AMPC, CJB, MSG)

I share this blog as an expression of my perfect praise of THE GREAT PROMISE KEEPER, THE BABE of all Babes. Out of His Mouth flow the words by which we all live –Matthew 4:4… the very words He uses to confound the so called “wise” –1 Corinthians 1:27(CEB) – the words out of the mouth of Babes. #Babe-Talk 😉

In the Be a Babe edition of When God Reveals His Name, I defined the term ‘Babe’ as being anyone who always comes anew to God in the Name of The LORD and with FIRST LOVE humility (LOVE for The FIRST). I’d like to take this definition further by saying that a Babe is a Promise Keeper too.

The words that you need to be faithful to The Eternal are very close to you – in your mouth, even in your heart. Therefore, you can do it!
Deuteronomy 30:14 (VOICE, CJB)

In the same way that the heart is kept in the chest and the tongue is kept in the mouth, God’s Promises are to be kept. Furthermore, in the same way that the heart and mouth each serve a function –Romans 10:10(AMPC), God’s Promises serve a function. They pre-serve us … think of them as both the main meal to be served as well as the course served before the MAIN meal (the pre-serve).

Promises areNOTfuture-proof ONLY

When God gives us a Promise, more often than not, we look forward to it and, perhaps, look past its present day application as though God’s Promises are only future-proof. They are not … He made/gave them for a reason … He pre-served them to us for a reason, one that includes the here and now(2 Peter 1:4)– SeLaH .

God’s Promises are NOT only for the future (the there and then) or the past, they are also for the here and now.We need them now… we need them to overcome; to come over to the place of fulfillment: the expected End that is also the Beginning – the point where and when God made and kept each promise. Assuredly, God kept each of His promises where and when He made them 💖 – SeLaH.

O LORD, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your Name, for You have done wonderful things, evenpurposes planned of old and fulfilled in faithfulness and truth.
Isaiah 25:1(AMPC, CJB) 💖

I’ll use the above depiction of the 360⁰ Way of God to elaborate more on this. Between when a baby is conceived and when he/she is born, there’s a gap – a gestation period: a time of preparation or preparing (essentially, a pre-pairing period) … I promise to come back to this 🙂. In the interim, think of this gap as the time between the Now and the Future (which includes when the baby is born and beyond). The reality of the baby doesn’t begin when they are fully ~~filled~~ formed or ready to come out of the womb where they are being kept. Like God’s Promises, their reality begins and is in effect from the point of conception – this point is one of the many moments where and when God made each one of us a Promise. At this point, the Promise was His very own breath-taking words, saying:live … you will live💖.

A person can NOT live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the Mouth of ADONAI.
Matthew 4:4(GW, CJB, MSG)

God made each one of us a Promise … in this instance, I mean it literally: we each are a Promise made, kept, and still being kept by God. This means then that we are living proofs (witnesses) that God is a Promise Keeper – we legit are a walking Promise … ~~a work in progress~~, I prefer the term: a done deal 😊. A preference based on Isaiah 25:1, which confirms that God’s Promises are NOT only future-proof, they are for the present, and have been fulfilled even in the ‘days of our Future-Past‘. Putting it plainly,God’s Promises apply to the Present Past Future.

We owe our conception, delivery (birth), and beyond to God (John 1:13) – we were born of God Himself: The WORD that was in and is The Beginning. Every expression of Him is ever living and active across any timeline and beyond time itself. In God, what have YOU done?, I explained that God speaks from the perspective of what’s already done. When He says I will, He actually is saying I have, and vice-versa. I called it the Present Past Future tense aka the Faith tense, otherwise now referred to as Babe-Talk.

[Definition] Babe-Talk: a Babe-directed or Caretaker speech that prepares Babes for speaking,a parentese … a special way of speaking when communicating to/with Babes. It plays a crucial role in (and informs) their language development and ultimately how Babes speak.

Of necessity, every Babe needs to be prepared or better put pre-paired with God’s Promise (His special Way of communicating to/with Babes). Otherwise, we become speech-impaired or speaking-impaired. We can NOT risk being impaired or not paired with God’s Promise (theFaithtense), our every moment and final salvation or deliverance (delivery) at the end of time depend on it.

… with the mouth one keeps on making public acknowledgement (speaking out freely theirFaith) and thus continues toward deliverance (salvation).
Romans 10:10B (AMPC, CJB)

A speech disorder and misalignment with God’s Will inevitably results if/when we are not paired with God’s Promises. He wants us to be one with Him – this in part is why God gives us His Promises: to prepare us … to pre-pair us with Him and for Him – it’s always for Him, always for His Glory. His Glory is our greatest good 💖.

The Pre-PAIRING(preparing)of Babes

God’s Will is His I will … His Promises. God’s Will is also His Command. At the time of our conception when God said:you will live… it was both a Promise and a Command. Take a moment to listen closely and you’d distinctively hear both. It was a ‘this is what will happen‘ Promise, and a ‘so be it‘ Aṣẹ or authoritative Command like that of a King or a Commander, both of which God is. He is THE KING (of all Kings) and The COMMANDER of Heaven’s Army (ADONAI-Tzva’ot). Effectively, God sayingyou will liveis no different from Him sayingLet there be Light– both are alike in that there’s no gainsaying or refuting it.

I Myself will give you a mouth and such skillful utterance and wisdom that all your foes combined will be unable to refute, gainsay, or resist.
Luke 21:15(AMPC, KJV)

God gives us His Promises for use now so that we can escape the thorn in our flesh, outgrow growing pains, andsurViveall vengeful interferences coming at us. This includes but is not limited to every tongue against us – Isaiah 54:17 (AMPC)

The word Survive is comprised of the prefix sur which means above, beyond, on top of, and the word vive: to live long. Combined, it means to live long beyond and above danger or hardship. To outlive or outlast: an ever-living, ever-lasting well-being – the John 3:16 Promise 🤍.

The avengers mentioned inPsalm 8:2are vengeful toward us not because we did anything wrong, let alone right. They are simply anti-Christ (Matthew 10:22). They are anti that which is born of God – like Christ, every Babe is. From the moment God made and gave us a Promise, these avengers assembled! What I’ve found to be helpful is keeping my gaze where my heart lies – with God, in His bosom. Positioned here, I’m face-to-face with Him, We see eye-to-eye, and I am nursed and nurtured with what I need per time i.e. milk, cake, meat … oh! that thing called meat is sweet 🥰. I said these very words when I was but a toddler. Now, as a Babe, I say it so: the Word of God is sweet beyond compare 👌💯.

God gives us His promises for use now so that we can overcome the wiles of the enemy. Imagine the likes of Abraham (Genesis 14:14-16), Joshua (Joshua 10), and …

… Eleazer – with each of these men, God brought about a great deliverance and victory. That said, imagine them as human babies – there were no match for any enemy, not even one as tiny as a mosquito. I call this out to say that UNTIL we reach full maturity in Christ at the expected end, we are all but Babes – be it the milk-drinking, cake-eating, or meat-chewing host of us – we all are still Babes and should so be, always coming anew and remaining in God’s bosom … His Chest, His Heart – this is what we should always be after, and where our mouth should always be. This is how we maintain a heart-to-mouth correspondence with God … how God’s Words become ours: the Promises out of our mouths and by which we overcome. Assuredly, that which is born of God overcomes the world –1 John 5:4

God has given you magnificent (absolutely terrific) promises that are beyond all price and of the highest value, SO THATthrough these tremendous promises you may escape the moral decay (rottenness and corruption)that is in this world due to covetousness, and experience partnership with God’s divine nature.
2 Peter 1:4(TPT, AMPC)

This mouth-to-heart position is how we grow from strength to strength, from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3:18). When positioned in God’s compassionate Womb, we are in His Heart, smack in the center of His Will. Likewise, when we are positioned in God’s multi-breasted bosom, we are right before His SEVEN Eyes … the very Mighty Teats of El Shaddai – the Eyes of God’s Heart aka God’s Chest. This is where every Babe is nurtured and nursed: our place of development.

God’s Chest, aka The Chest (Ark) of The Covenant –Hebrew 9:4(AMPC, CJB) or The Chest of Amana (Amen) –SOS 4:8(TPT), is where His Covenant-Promises are kept … God’s very Own Treasure Chest. These Promises don’t lie dormant or idly – they are living and active in the same way that a baby in the womb is. When made/given, they provide the prenatal and postnatal care that every Babe needs –SOS 7:2-3,8(TPT). They preserve us on all fronts because we, like the rose of Sharon, are often times surrounded by thorns –SOS 2:1(AMPC).

The emphasis on God’s Heart and Chest is key because this nurturing and nursing place is where the pre-pairing (preparing) happens #KeepingmyPromise 🤭. Going by the definition of a Babe (one who comes anew), it is accurate to say that there are several delivery points in between when we were birthed in Christ (became born again) and when our final delivery happens at the end of time. We come anew at each delivery point – it’s the only way. God Himself does not put new wine in old wineskin(Mark 2:22)– SeLaH.

Preceding each delivery point (and thereafter), a preparing (pre-pairing) for the next delivery point happens. Think of it as the SEVEN-point refinement process that every Word i.e. Babe of God goes through(Psalm 12:6). This pre-pairing is the interlocking of our mouth with God’s Heart – it happens every time we believe what God says.

When locked in, our core (all that is within us) responds by blessing God’s Holy Name … we literally correspond with God: we co-respond with the Joy on God face: the Joy in His Eyes –Zechariah 4:10(AMPC), we core-respond to God’s Heart with delightful satisfaction, which is what’s on the menu and what we en-joy. No matter whatever else might be happening around us, we remain at Rest (undisturbed). This Sabbath Delight and Rest is the effect and purpose of God’s Promise in the here and now as we make our way, walking humbly and in sync with God, to the there and then. Putting it simply, God’s promises are such that we can eat it and still have it – both of which are a must.

God wants us to EAT our cake AND HAVE it too. Keeping the focus on the eating part, I dare say that God commands it so –Ezekiel 2:8(AMPC). With God, to EAT is to consume for the purpose of being fully-filled and sowing or speaking –Ezekiel 2:7(AMPC), Jeremiah 23:28(AMPC), Hosea 10:12(AMPC). When God speaks to our heart, He feeds us with what we must live by: His Promises … all that we should speak and thus live out loud: word-for-word(Isaiah 50:4).

We use our God-given words when we speak. This is what happens when we pray – when we echo God’s Word, intervene with Truth, and/or call upon His Name. This is what happens when we praise – when we bless (speak good of) The LORD; we exalt His Word (Covenant, Command, Promise), this too is what God Himself does –Psalm 138:2(AMPC)

This perfect prayerful praise is how we bring God’s Will down to earth as it is in Heaven. It’s how we arise (are raised or carried in) to heavenly realities even while still being here on earth. Be it heaven on earth, or earth (mankind or man made of earth) to heaven, or both. One thing is certain: heaven and earth meet (dare I say: kiss) when Babes speak out of their mouth the words that God speak out of His Mouth. The result of this continuously flowing stream of God’s word to and through us to Him is a harvest of righteousness, peace, and joy in (and of) the HolySpirit … the Kingdom of God.Oh, you will enjoy this harvest!

These Promises – Jeremiah 31:5 (MSG), Isaiah 54:17 (AMPC) – and all others come to pass and to be for us as long as we stay/abide with and in God. As long as we remain within God, seed time and harvest will never cease –Genesis 8:22. This harvest (the Kingdom of God) comes anew and again as long as we keep our hearts and mind stayed on God (Isaiah 26:3 AMPC) … on His Name, recalling them at night time when things are scary and/or unclear (Psalm 119:55 MSG), depending on them (Psalm 33:20-22 MSG) … on His Promises, meditating on them day and night, trustingly reciting (re-seeing) and rehearsing (re-hearing) them by saying and living them out loud (Exodus 17:14) SO THAT we do NOT snooze.

When we temporarily take our face or gaze off God, we snooze – this is an inactive, non-responsive, or sleepy state. When this happens, we get lost: we get where we are NOT meant to be. Don’t be a Snoozer-Loser 🙂. By God’s Grace, be a Finder-Keeper 🙂.

When You speak to me,I find Your Word and EAT (devour) them. Your Word brings me such boundless Joy – What a feast! The endless delight of my heart is knowing that Your beautiful Name is attached to me – You have me bear Your Name, O YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies.
Jeremiah 15:16(TPT, CJB)

Babes, let us be found belonging to God and in His keeping, continually tasting the Joy of every breakthrough God brings us –Psalm 51:12(TPT, MSG, NKJV). This Joy of God’s Salvation is maintained and restored when we remain unweaned from God’s nursing bosom. This Joy is our strength – it stems from God’s Promises, the powerful and perfecting prayerful praise by which we overcome or come over and into all that God has in store for us –1 Corinthians 2:9(AMPC), Ephesians 2:10… Ephesians 1:5-6(CJB, MSG)💖. Actionably saying this prayerful praise out loud is how we keep our God-given Promises: to keep them is to use them, NOT lose them.

Use your Words:Keep your Promises

Keep safe and with the greatest care the precious and excellently adapted Truth (Promises) which has (have) been entrusted to you by the HELP of the HolySpirit Who makes His home in you.
2 Timothy 1:14(CJB, AMPC)

In the same way that the heart kept in our chest and the tongue kept in our mouth are used, we too are to actively and actionably honor and use God’s Promises, Commands, or Words. We honor God (His Word: His Name) when we make space for Him and mind that which partakes of His nature. We keep God’s Promises (His Words: Commands) when we use them appropriately by the Help that His Holy Spirit is. This is how we surVive, outlive, and outshine each unharmonious or perplexing situation.

Every Babe is a Light spoken into being by The WORD that God IS- He is the Father of Light. He is Light itself, one that darkness can not put out or overcome … NEVER –John 1:5(AMPC, TPT). The same is true of every Babe as long as we do not forsake His Word –Proverbs 3:3(AMPC, TPT, CJB),Joshua 1:8 (TPT, CJB, MSG) – as long as we do not forget to speak and live them out loud.

As we honor (make space for) God, we find His Words – 💯 guaranteed –Jeremiah 29:13. God’s Words are a Light to those who find them – Proverbs 4:22 (AMPC). It’s ~~what~~ Who causes us to shine and to keep shining. Unlike the term LOST which is used to describe something that is NOT where it should be, FIND refers to something that is exactly where it should be, typically for safe-keeping …Mathew 13:44.

The same is true of God’s Promises (and Commands), they are to be kept in the safe haven of our heart and the hearth that we are. Case in point:🔵ur body is the temple of the HolySpirit Who Himself is God’s Promise to us –2 Corinthians 5:5💜. This same Holy Spirit is how we keep God’s Commands and navigate the gestation period or the gap between when God ~~made~~ kept His Promise and … well, when God kept His Promise😊. Even when you’re unsure of if/what God said, give it to Him in prayer and let His Wind … 💜His Ruach (Breath)💜 either blow them away or make them new and beautiful. Whatever the case may be, let no one take your God-given Word from you or say you are but a child – shout it out if you must. Don’t look them in the face, keep your eyes on God, keep His Promise to you exactly where it should be: in your heart and out of your mouth – always speak out of Faith’s fullness … overcome again, and again, and again … until the very end of time.

Because you have kept My Word of patient endurance, My Command to persevere (My Message of perseverance), that I give you, I will also keep you safe … hold fast to what you’ve been given so that no one may rob (deprive) you and take your crown of victory …
Revelation 3:10-13 (AMPC, TPT)

Like the Sword in ELEAZER’s Hand, the Promise God made us to be and the one He gave us to have (a two-edged Promise) is the Sword of the Spirit: the Mighty razor-sharp Spirit-Sword of the spoken Word of God –Ephesians 6:17(TPT, AMPC) – USE IT!Pair up with the HolySpirit Who is the Wielder of this Sword and The GREAT PROMISE KEEPER.Be a Promise Keeper too.

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ADONAI, 18 years ago today You spoke to my heart: You promised to guide me along the best pathway for my Life. Your Love for You – the very love with which you love me has been my surpassing victory at every turn (Romans 8:37). Your Promises to me have become a perfect symphony of song and color – the very ones I echo, reflect, and make public as I remain and I’m found Mouth-to-mouth in this Kiss with You. I am forever Your purple … Your Spirit is the Promise Ring I’ll put on forever.

I share this blog in celebration and honor of Your VOICE and every Promise out of Your Mouth to me, Chief of them is Your Name: YAHWEH, Your HolySpirit. RABBANI-RABBONI, You are a BABE like none other. AJIDEMOLAWA, the abundance out of every part of You satisfies me. It is the highest honor of my existence to be paired with You: my HELP-MEET, Spirit of Yeshua: The Son of God and The Message We carry and that carries me: Yes, The Amen. Equally yoked with You, I’ll continue Our dance: the dance of Mahanaim, right here on this threshing floor. Face-to-face, Eye-to-eye, Heart-to-heart, Shoulder-to-shoulder, Hand-in-Hand, as I walk in step with You along THE ABSOLUTE BEST Pathway for my Life: You are it! Out of the mouth of this Babe I say: here’s to forever and a day with You here, now, then, and there – a promise I can keep solely because You are THE GREAT PROMISE KEEPER.

When God Reveals His Name (1, 2, 3, GO)

This is part 2 of a two-part blog series, both intended for those to whom God is revealing His Name – you are in good company: a host of us! Yahweh, The LORD of the Host of us, wants us to know and trust His Name –Isaiah 43:10(VCE, AMPC).

you are My witnesses; you are My proof. you whom I chose for a special purpose, My servant, in order that you would know Me, believe Me (trust Me), and be faithful to Me …
Isaiah 43:10A (VOICE, AMPC)

In part 1 (Be a Babe), we saw that:

(A) God is the One Who reveals His Name.

(B)God’s Name is Yahweh (The LORD), andHis Son’s Name(Jesus) is Yeshua which means Yahweh saves. God’s Son is called by God’s Name – as it is with Jesus so it is with anyone to whom God reveals His Name or Self.

(C)WHEN God reveals His Name/Self to you, He is doing two things simultaneously: revealing His PRESENCE to you AND calling you. Who God presents His PRESENCE as to you is the Name by which He calls you.

(D)The humility of the HolySpirit (the FIRST LOVE humility) is the (our) expected response to the revelation of God’s Name and His calling. Hence, be a Babe – be a newcomer, one who humbly comes anew to God.

Here, in part 2, we’ll take a further look at (1)WHYGod reveals His Name to us, (2)WHAT HAPPENSwhen we respond as expected, and (3) whatTHE EXPECTED RESPONSEof being a Babe means in practice.

Therefore My people will know what My Name is and what it means; they shall know in that day that I AM He Who speaks; Behold, I AM!
Here I AM! I AM ready.
Isaiah 52:6 (AMPC, VOICE)

WHY?

Why does God reveal His Name to us? Why does He want us to know what His Name means? Here’s WHY:so that we can say His Name by calling upon Him again and again…

“Say My Name … Say My Name“, says The LORD

Backed up by Exodus 3:14 and Exodus 34:6, this 👆 was going to be the title of this series 😊. Both times, God said His Name twice! I increasingly believe that this is God’s name-calling style …

Furthermore, I believe that God wants us to call Him in like manner: again and again … this is the manner in/by which God comes.

In part 1, I likened God’s name-call repetition to the ‘Knock Knock’ on a door … an expression of the gentleManly nature of God’s PRESENCE. This is but one facet of God’s name-calling style. The emphasis (name-call repetition) can also be seen as an echo of God’s Voice (Psalm 62:11 NKJV), an assurance, a confirmation … it is the hearing and hearing effect by which Faith comes (Romans 10:17). It is a surety, a certainty (a HOPE).

Contrary to popular ~~belief~~ unbelief, HOPE is not a maybe. In Truth, howbeit unseen for a time, HOPE is a certainty, the evidence (substance) of which comes with God’s Voice … it comes when God calls you by His revealed Name.

Faith is the assurance, confirmation, substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen … Without Faith, it is impossible to walk with God and please Him. Those who come to God (Babes) must necessarily believe that HE ISand thatHE ISa rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Hebrews 11:1, 6 (AMP/C)

Every Babe needs Faith … every Babe needs evidence of HOPE. This in part is why God reveals (and calls us by) His Name. His revealed Name is the evidence we need, our strong hold and foundation –Proverbs 18:10– our Strong Tower of defense against doubt, the sin that readily besets, attacks, or hampers us IF we respond in fear instead of Faith (the knowledge of God).

Isaiah 43:10tells us that God wants us to know and trust Him, and to be faithful to Him. To be faithful to God is to be FULL of Faith in our response to Him and all else. We can not be God’s Babe (we can not be humble, or come anew, or call on God again and again) without FIRST knowing and trusting Him.

To know and trust God is to know and trust His Name. This is what God wants and here’s WHY 👇

… SO THAT we may truthfully say His Name.

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While God wants us to call on Him again and again, it is important to note that not everyone who says LORD, LORD truthfully says God’s Name – Matthew 7:22-23. There’s a distinction … and it goes beyond merely repeating God’s Name. Those who truthfully say God’s Name are known by God because they bear and thus GO only by the Name God calls them: His Name. Case in point: Moses – God knew his God-given name. I think it was Beautiful (Exodus 2:2) and very likely why Moses had beautiful feet (Isaiah 52:7). In any case, God knew him by name(Exodus 33:12B)… Another example is Gideon – he was called by His God-given name: Mighty man of fearless courage(Judges 6:12)and so he was.

Everyone to whom God reveals His Name is given a God-given name … a name that expresses God’s Name. This God-given name is your calling (your purpose), a calling that happens when God presents His PRESENCE to you. Another reason to NOT take God’s Name-Reveal lightly – SeLaH.

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To truthfully say God’s Name is(1)to call upon His Name (Zephaniah 3:9) AND(2)to proclaim His Name (Psalm 68:11, 1 Peter 2:9, Matthew 5:14-16) in HUMILITY (Side Note:Humility is extravagantly Truthful– SeLaH).

How are people to call upon Him Whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in Him (to trust in and rely upon Him) of Whom they’ve never heard? How are they to hear without a PREACHER?
Romans 10:14

The PREACHER is coming … FAITH (the knowledge of God) is coming … Yahweh, the Ever-Present One, is coming. For those wondering about how HE IS here and yet also coming, kindly note that coming in this context does NOT mean “not yet here”, instead, it means to unveil or reveal. Indeed, God is revealing His Self/Name to Babes across the four corners of the earth. WHEN this happens, LISTEN for and TRUST His Holy Name. Like Samuel, you will hear Him when He comes (Romans 10:17, Psalm 40:6 AMPC) … you will hear Him because what He says (Who He presents Himself as to you) is Who enables you to hear Him. WHEN this happens, LISTEN for God’s Name-Reveal to you … it is intimate, thus be intimate with Him. Welcome and honor (make space for) His Name. What a privilege it is to be God’s chosen dwelling place for His Name! Indeed, we are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a peculiar nation –1 Peter 2:9💖.

To TRUST God’s Name is to actionably GO by the Name that He calls you (to bear His revealed Name to you).Totruthfullysay God’s Name is to say His Name in THE Way that matters to Him: obediently… trustingly– this is what happens when we respond to God’s Name-Reveal (and calling) with the humility of our first love for God. Every time we respond in this manner, we actionably say: God can NOT lie … we actionably say: God is TRUTH … we (by our actions) meaningfully say His Name. Something happens when we truthfully (humbly) say God’s Name – I Peter 5:6-7, 2 Chronicles 7:14-16.

WHAT HAPPENS?

GOD HAPPENS!

This is what the The Blind Man in John 9 was saying to the people who would not listen – He essentially was telling them that God happened! That God came to pass … that God passed by –John 9:1(CJB).

When we trustingly know God’s Name and thus truthfully say His Name …

… GOD MOVES!

… a translation happens i.e. The Blind see – this is what transpired in John 9:38… a God-inspired translation from darkness to Light (to all things bright and beautiful) happens! When God moves, things shift … things move: heaven (God’s throne) and earth (God’s footstool) move. It is accurate to say then that when we truthfully say God’s Name, God effectively moves heaven and earth! No one else can do this … none besides Yahweh 🥰.

Still on what happens when we truthfully say God’s Name …

… SHILOH COMES!

The PRESENCE of God comes to pass … to make a move. In so moving, God makes the place of the feet of His Heart GLORIOUS(Isaiah 60:13, Isaiah 52:7)… oh! how BEAUTIFUL are the feet of His Heart! The feet of His PRESENCE! God makes them so because He moves … because God moves, His host move as well (on earth as it is in heaven, none missing a mate) …

… an EXODUS HAPPENS!

Like the Pillar of Fire by night and the Pillar of Cloud by day, the ANGEL of God’s PRESENCE goes to work! He is Mighty to save! As a result …

… SALVATION HAPPENS!

God reveals His Salvation (His redemptive Name), He reveals the Kinsman-Redeemer. God reveals His Name in His Son’s Name:Yeshua: Yahweh saves!He does it through the open DOOR-Way (HEY) of Salvation that His Son is –John 10:9. In other words, God reveals Himself!

As He did with Moses, God comes to show you His Way, His Glory – He lets His Goodness pass in front of you, right before your eyes. God Himself passes by and shows you Himself: Salvation(Psalm 50:23) Peace and Prosperity(Haggai 2:9) … Good Success (Psalm 118:25)… Oh the GLORY! Both that of the early and latter RAIN (Joel 2:23)

Deuteronomy 11:14,Isaiah 45:8(AMPC) – This RAIN of SALVATION and the bounty thereof (Haggai 2:19, Joel 2:19, Hosea 2:22) … this Righteous Gift of Salvation (Hosea 10:12) is what happens and what you can expect: The GLORY of God! His POWER and MIGHT … His PRESENCE! God in FULL view!

Look! Here is your God! Look at Him! Yahweh comes in power, ready to go into action. Behold (HEY), Yahweh comes with might, and His arm will rule for Him. Behold (HEY), His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.
Isaiah 40:9B -10 (MSG, CJB, AMPC)

THE EXPECTED RESPONSE

Rightfully put, the expected response is to be a Babe … always. Another way to put it is: One … Two … Three … Go! Always Go to God anew, with God and in God. Let’s take a look at what this means in practice.

(1)Respond with Thankful Praise

It is the praising life that honors Me. As soon as you set your foot on the Way, I will show you My SALVATION.
Psalm 50:23 (MSG)

Honor God with a response of Thankful Praise – this is exactly what Jesus did when God revealed His Name … when God revealed Himself (Salvation) … when God called Him by His Name. Indeed, Salvation is Jesus’ calling – Who and What He is called to be. A calling and revelation to which Jesus responded with overflowing JOY … the Joy of Salvation aka The Joy of The LORD.

Jesus, filled with joy by the Holy Spirit (the Ruach HaKodesh), said: I thank You Father, Lord of heaven and earth,BECAUSEYou concealed these things relating to SALVATION from the sophisticated, educated … know-it-alls yet You revealed these things relating to SALVATION to Babes, to new comers, to those who humble themselves. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this Way.
Luke 10:21 (CJB, AMPC, MSG)

Jesus responded with Yahweh’s Joy –Psalm 16:11(AMPC), the Joyfulness of God’s PRESENCE (the FULLness of Joy found in God’s PRESENCE).

(2)Give God PRESENCE

Here I am
Genesis 22:1,11, Genesis 31:11, Exodus 3:4,
1 Samuel 3:4-10, Isaiah 6:9

This is the ULTIMATE RESPONSE … it is inclusive of both (1) and (3). I’ll elaborate more on this when I share on The Desire for PRESENCE. In the interim, it is worth noting that Abraham (Genesis 22:1,11), Jacob (Genesis 31:11), Moses (Exodus 3:4), Samuel (1 Samuel 3:4-10), and Isaiah (Isaiah 6:9) each said ‘Here I am’ to God when He presented His PRESENCE to them – in other words, each of them were present (in attendance, they attended to God’s PRESENCE).

(3) Bless The LORD … Bless Yahweh

What does it mean? What does it mean to bless The LORD? What does it mean to bless The One Who is Blessed … the One from Whom ALL blessings flow? How does one bless Yahweh? All VERY valid questions 🙂.

How about we start with what it means to bless …

(1) To bless is to give something of value to someone. The something given is of value to the recipient AND comes at a cost to the giver. The perfect example: God gave us redemption (His Righteous Gift of Salvation) at the cost of His Son –John 3:16💖.

(2) To bless is to speak good of someone or something. I found and thoroughly enjoyed seeing this definition in the AMPC version of Genesis 2:3 🥰👌.

God blessed (spoke good of) the seventh day. He set it apart as His Own and hallowed it because on it God rested from all His work which He had created and done.
Genesis 2:3 (AMPC)

We bless God when we speak good of Him in our thoughts, with our words, and by our actions … we bless God when we praise His Name – when we exalt His Holy Name above all else. We exalt God’s Holy Name when we actionably believe Him i.e. trusting and obeying Him. When we believe (accept, embrace, welcome, honor, trust, obey) His WORD: When we believe that HE IS Who He says HE IS … when we believe Who He reveals His Name as or Who He presents Yahweh as.

Keep in mind that this presentation may not always come in the manner that you expect. When God presented His WORD (PRESENCE) as Yeshua in the person of Jesus, a lowly man from Nazareth, many did not believe Him … they would not (they willed not to) believe Him.

In returning to Me and resting in Me shall you be saved; in quietness and in trusting confidence shall be your strength. But you would (willed) not. Oh, that you had hearkened to My commandments. Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a flowing river, and your righteousness like the abundant waves of the sea. Oh, that My people (Israel) would listen to Me and walk in My ways (not their wicked ways).
Isaiah 30:15 (AMPC), Isaiah 40:18, Psalm 81:13

Who are those who willed not? Those whose unbelief (whose unwillingness to trust that God has done what He said He would do) shut them out from stepping foot into all that God has in store and has prepared for them. They were given the Good News and the opportunity but they willed not to humble themselves … they willed not to receive it, welcome it, or honor it. This inevitably led to disobedience,Hebrews 3:7 – 4:7(AMPC). They did not say blessed is He Who comes in the Name of The LORD because they did not believe that Jesus (Yeshua) came from God … they did not believe that He was The Anointed (Blessed) One: they did not speak good of Him.

We bless (speak good of, praise, exalt) God when we obediently trust His WORD – this happens as a result of believing that God is Who He reveals Himself to be and that He has done what He said He will do. God values obedience … it belongs to Him – Genesis 49:10(AMPC). It is an integral part of believing and thus trusting God … it is an integral part of actionably, trustingly, truthfully, or meaningfully saying God’s Name – THIS is what it means to bless The LORD. We bless God by our welcoming (receptive) and humble (responsive) action of whole-hearted obedience.

As mentioned earlier, it is costly to bless … as such, blessing God will cost each one of the host of us something. Believing, trusting, and obeying God will cost us ~~something~~ … actually, it will cost us everything – everything we are and have within us. Blessing God will cost us everything just as it cost Him everything (Himself) to bless us with Salvation (Himself). Like Jesus too was broken or broke (and no, I don’t mean money-wise), we too must be broke in order to truly bless God. We must be all-broken-hearted or whole-heartedly broke, having poured out all of our heart before God … loving Him (giving God to God) with all that is within us.

It is from this place of costly broke-ness (or brokenness) that we trustingly and truthfully say: Yahweh! Yahweh! It is from this place of nothing-else-ness that we bless The LORD with all that is within us and thus meaningfully say God’s Holy Name: The LORD! The LORD! It is from this place of humility that we cry: Abba! Father! … here is where we call upon the Name of The LORD and are saved by Him. He does not despise nor forsake a broken heart. Like the fragrance of a broken jar of pure spikenard or spice, whose every costly content is poured out, God values and glories in our broken (humble) heart. He is blessed by the humility of our obedient trust. It is from this place of obedience that we GO with God and that we walk humbly with Him. This humble, obedient walk with God is key to what happens next … MORE! God! He is The MORE 💖. Oh sooo much MORE!

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The PREACHER (the One Who speaks) is coming – His Name (Yahweh) is near. The One from Whence He comes (and to Whom all obedience belong) says:

Now get yourselves ready. Look! I AM sending a Heavenly Messenger – My Angel (The Angel of My Presence – My PRESENCE) to pass before you – to protect you during your journey with Me and to lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you. Pay attention to all that He shows you and obey whatever He tells you … He carries My Name in Him.
Exodus 23:20-21(MSG, VOICE)

HEY faithful … humble … Babe, The LORD your God is coming to reveal His Name to you … to present Himself to (and then through) you … God’s PRESENCE is coming. He is The Divine LORD (Rabbani) … The TEACHER (Rabboni) … The PREACHER … The Heavenly MESSENGER … He is The One Who speaks. Listen for Him (seek Him). Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving and His Courts with Praise. Bless Him with ALL that He is (deepest) within you –Psalm 103:1(AMPC).

His Name is in you (in your deepest, most intimate and private part – the secret place of The MOST HIGH). He truly is as near as the tongue in your mouth and the heart in your chest – a treasure chest. His Name is the weight of His Glory in you – His glorious inheritance. GO here-to-forward proclaiming the praise of His glorious Name (Grace). GO humbly forward with God and give Him what He values most: PRESENCE … a weighty splendor!