HAD I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
W.B. Yeats (1865–1939)
“He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven”
(Public Domain)
The LORD has given His Dream for us. He held nothing back.
66 Books of Testimony, all for Your Benefit and Blessing.
Every inch packed with wisdom, knowledge, instruction, and the Good Counsel of GOD. Just for You.
With the Letters of GOD, the Holy Language of GOD, and the Giving of the Torah, no good things has been withheld from us.
May we each tread softly, because GOD has laid all the riches of His Kingdom, His Holy Word, His Letters, His Torah, All His dreams for us, at our feet.
The next move is ours!
Another Layer of Understanding- Another Level!
In the Undiscovered Adam…Part 2, I directed your attention to the letters of the word ‘adam‘. This time, I want to direct your attention to the base of the word adam. Notice the squaring of the letters aleph (A) and mem (M).
The dalet (D) in the center, in this font type has a slight cut at the bottom edge, However, in most block style fonts in Hebrew, the dalet (D), is more of a flat, squared off bottom. Why does that matter?
Because today, I want you to see similarity in the words adam and aman. A similarity that only appears in the shape of the letters themselves. With a story that can only be told through the letters themselves.
Standing between GOD (aleph) and the Masses (mem), is the dalet (symbolizing the door, and meaning ‘poor’) represents having nothing of its own, but a door. The door can be accessed to open up to new possibilities or remain closed. The choice is ours.
- A “Webster’s Dictionary” Kind of Faith…
Adam (A-D-M) has a Gematria of 45. On a basic level, 45 can represent maintaining, preserving, protecting things that matter to you most.
The Gematria of Aman, (A-M-N), is 95. The difference between them is 50, which is the exact value of the letter nun (N).
50 is symbolic of Jubilee and Firstfruits in Hebrew, i.e., the 50 days between Passover and Shavuot, which we just celebrated.
In the letter nun, we see jubilee, a celebration of A New Level of Awareness. The fiftieth level, is one of transcendence, that can only be given by GOD.
No wonder then, to say AMEN, is to bear witness to a new level of awareness, an acknowledgement of understanding.
God’s definition of belief and man’s definition of belief are diametrically opposed to each other.
God identifies spiritual belief with trust and confidence in Him. Trust in GOD, (aman) is our lost city of Gold.
Man defines and aligns “religious belief” with doctrine, ideas, principles…
Man speaks of belief as ‘knowing that something is true’, but aman (trust, to be firm in, secure) is more than that. More than just ‘knowing’. In the survey’s that I attached for your review, most people said they ‘knew‘ GOD exists, they just don’t find GOD relevant.
They know of Him, they just don’t trust Him.
A Closer Look is Required: A list of additional uses of ‘aman’ in scripture.
In Isaiah 22:23, aman is translated ‘firm‘. What allows the tent to become secure is the tent peg being driven firmly into the ground, i.e. “unmoveable, unshakeable...”
Judges 11:20, “but Sihon did not trust Israel to pass”
1 Sam 2:35 , “and I will raise me up a faithful [trustworthy] priest, that will do according to that which is in mine heart, and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he will walk before my anointed forever.
2 Chron 20:20, “…Believe [trust] in the LORD thy GOD, so shall you be established. Believe his prophets, so shall you prosper.”
As long as our ideas of ‘belief’ are connected with ‘doctrines‘ we are going to completely miss the Spirit of GOD. God is above doctrine, ideals and the principles of man, etc…
Defining the terms that express our faith…
Who is the most qualified to define the terms of faith? The unbeliever or the believer?
While others are speaking of ‘belief‘ in GOD, we must speak of ‘trust‘ in GOD. It has become necessary to reshape the definition based on our terms. Afterall, it is the believer that is (or should be) the expert in GOD, right?
Until we can say, “belief” while hearing ourselves confess “trust“, it would be best to retrain our thoughts, by speaking only of our trust in GOD, and giving ‘belief‘ a time out.
Trust in GOD is the SOURCE behind our “Many Infallible Proofs”
Every time another victory is achieved through prayer, I file them in my thoughts or write them in my Bible under Acts 1:3, By His Many Infallible Proofs!
The list of GOD’s proofs to us has not stopped. His proofs grow for believer’s daily and His Wisdom is poured out unto the humble…the Simple. Amen.
GOD is constantly providing Proof, even though He doesn’t have to.
I would like to see every Christian, keep their own personal record of GOD’s Many Infallible Proofs in their lives. We should write the names, dates and places of every victory, all over our Bible in the Book of Acts. Asa Constant Reminder…
From this Pentecost forward, when you read the Book of Acts, it will be more personal than ever before!
We are only 3 – 4 Days outside of Pentecost… and we have work to do.
These were the days the disciples set out to prove their ministry…They set out out build the cities of GOD.
Praying from a position of trust, undergirds the totality of my confessions, thoughts and conversations. In my experience, trust surpasses belief and I see the results in my prayer life.
Praying from a position of trust…rebuilds the lost city of Aman on every mountain top!
Years ago, I heard a prophet make an analogy between praying “sea level prayers” or and praying from the mountain top. That has always stayed with me.
From the mountain top, you can survey all the surrounding terrain, formulate a strategy, marshal your forces. From the mountain top, you can see your enemies coming from a far off. Praying “sea level” prayers, you lack the basic advantages of spiritual warfare.
Praying From A Position of Trust is Prayer from The Mountain Top.
There is prime spiritual territory available, that we can regain by lining our conversation up with the Word. Since GOD spoke of our trusting Him, we should speak in the same terms.
GOD declared that He would raise up a trustworthy priest that would do according to His Heart and His Mind…Christ fulfilled the call.
Paul said…Let this Mind be in You, that was also in Christ Jesus…
Christ is calling for a trustworthy priesthood….
HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE WE TRUST GOD?
Let’s take a fresh look at some of the messages of GOD that we saw in the previous message. But this time, let’s exchange the word believe for trust.
Genesis 15:6, “and he [Abraham] trusted in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.”
Exodus 19:9, “that the people may hear when I speak with thee and [trust] thee forever”.
Numbers 14:11, “How long will this people provoke me? How long will it be before they [trust]me?”
Numbers 20:12, “Because you [trusted] me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel…”
GOD is Asking for Our Trust.
If our understanding of belief had remained firm, this conversation would not be taking place today. The problem is that the idea of being ‘firm, or secure‘ in GOD no longer connects with the word ‘belief‘.
Take another look at the surveys I attached in the previous post, I think you will agree with me when I say that, modern day ‘belief‘ has become, “flimsy“.
When you trust someone, you will go the entire distance with them. You will travel through the most treacherous territories, under the most difficult of circumstances.
If you just believe someone, there is a chance that you might grow faint and jump ship, before going the entire distance.
The Apostles, didn’t frame their words on ‘belief‘, they spoke of their trust.
Every scripture example I provided you in, ‘A Webster’s Dictionary Kind of Faith’, was based on the word aman, meaning trust.
Gen 15:6, Ex 14:31, Ex 19:9, Num 14:11, Num 20:12, Jonah 3:5 – You can replace the word believe, with trust and gain a much better understanding of what GOD needed us to understand.
Do We Trust Him… (The absence of the question mark is intentional)
In antiquity, believe or belief was a legitimate word choice in translating, aman. Once upon a time, “I believe” (I know) the church didn’t use that word so friviously.
Today, “I believe” that we must go back to the beginning, applying words that possess greater strength in expressing our position about the things of GOD.
Belief should get us to where we need to be in GOD. But, if it doesn’t, we need to stretch a bit further, adapt our words, and confess our trust.
“For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” Mark 11:23.
You see, the formula for us (Christians), is that we don’t just get to “think it”,
(1) We have to “SAY IT” with our mouths, (2) not doubt it in our hearts, (3) and ‘trust’ what we said.
I call this our confession of faith in action.
By the way, ‘believe‘ in the Greek is pisteuo (4100) and it means to trust in, or be entrusted with.
Have You ever thought about it like this... We are being entrusted with our own confession. Do we even trust the words coming out of our own mouths?
This is quite another matter. Our trust is connected to trusting the WORD of GOD. Mark puts the ball in our court. Trusting GOD is equivalent to trusting ourselves.
The Apostle Mark is birthing out the baby believer. Mark was placing a demand on their spirit to graduate.
A completely different level of character is required for this level.
When you see a mountain, move it!
Our failures to move the mountain, can not be blamed on GOD, as per our customs and traditions.
We have to move the mountains with our words and we have to trust that we have the power to do it, with our words.
[This requires kavanah. It’s what I call, heartfelt devotion, when we pray. Prayer, with the highest level of power, focus, and intention imparted upon our words].
What if the mountain is made of rock?
In brief…This is why Moses was supposed to graduate the children of Israel to a new level by “SPEAKING TO THE ROCK“. Instead of taking them to the next level, he allowed the people to get him in the flesh and he “struck” the rock instead.
That was 4k years ago or more. It’s not a question of Moses trusting the words GOD gave him to speak. Moses, had he not allowed the people to provoke him so badly, he would have spoken to the rock and water would have flowed forth. That’s a given.
But the people missed their own blessing because they were so busy being in the flesh, they provoked the Man of GOD to come out of the anointing–
As a result, THEY unnecessarily delayed the blessing!
And they missed their own purpose. It’s been perhaps 4k years…When do we learn to speak to the rock, instead of trying to use brute force?
Do we trust our own words to cause the waters to flow?
Look at that equation again. Our words have to get past doubt, before we can ‘believe’ in the heart.
If our words are contaminated with doubt, then there is no trust. We can not operate at the level of trust. Our words can’t be empowered by trust.
Do we trust that we have enough word in us, to even decree and declare a thing?
Do we trust, that everything GOD taught us, poured into us, has credibility?
Everything we need is in this WORD. GOD has laid out His treasures before us. 66 Books May we each tread softly, least we tread on the Word GOD has given to Us!
God Bless You,
It’s a lot to think about…. but doing so, will prepare you for your tomorrows.
This teaching is dedicated to Rebuilding the Lost Cities of Gold, Amen.
The torah teaches that one person is equivalent to a nation.
A nation contains many cities. Rebuilding a city, is rebuilding a person, ourselves, and each other.
May You Rebuild the Cities of GOD…
This teaching began with the Hebrew Letters. Additional teachings on the Hebrew Letters can be found in these Posts:
- The 611 of Torah 14 minutes
- A “Webster’s Dictionary” Kind of Faith 10 minutes
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