Awake and Seek The Light

“The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God” (Psalm 14:2)

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In a previous blog post and podcast titled “Do Not Be Deceived,” we talked about how across the globe many people are experiencing an awakening or have been awakened to the sign of the times and the sinister plans of the enemy. They see the deception and realized they’ve been hoodwinked. People are awake, now what?

We outlined the three biblical Pillars of Awakening and the Principles of Arising along with their benefits, for the purpose of providing a clearer picture of what glorifies God (Yahweh) in this season. As followers of Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ), we recognize that it is not always easy to identify certain principles in the Word (Bible) let alone see how they should be applicable in our daily lives. Some of the confusion comes from reading words like statutes, precepts, ordinances, and laws of Yahweh and not realizing that they are actually synonymous with the word ‘principles’. Just as when we read about the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God they, too, are one in the same. If you have not read the blog or listened to the podcast, we encourage you to do so. You will have a better understanding of the revelation of Yahweh as it pertains to this message. 

To briefly recap, the three Pillars of Awakening are:

1) Arise

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. (Acts 22:10)

And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. (Acts 22:16)

Therefore he said, Awake you who sleep. Arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light. (Ephesians 5:14)

2) Seek The Light

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.  Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.…(John 3:18-20)

Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. (Deut. 4:29)

3) Walk Wisely

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. (Ephesians 5:15-17)

Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who is prudent? Let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right; The righteous walk in them, But transgressors stumble in them. (Hosea 14:9)

How They Work

The three Pillars of Awakening work hand in hand and each pillar has a set of principles that are universal, non-optional cause and effect relationships. An example of a cause and effect relationship would be: If you know the speed limit is 50mph and you drive 70mph, you have violated a law (city ordinance/statute/principle) by speeding. As a result, the cause and effect relationship is that you are going get a ticket with a hefty fine for not honoring the law which has been put in place for your protection. On the bright side, if you are careful to obey and honor the law, the cause and effect relationship is that you are free from the harassment and inconvenience of being pulled over and given a ticket and you can go about your day burden free. In other words, when you know you are breaking the law, you tend to look over your shoulder to make sure you don’t get caught; in doing so, you do not have complete peace. It is the same concept with God’s principles (statutes/precepts/law) in His Word, the Holy Bible. When you abide in Him, walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, you have a peace that surpasses all understanding and you reap the blessings. The below Psalm of David is the called ‘The Perfect Revelation of the Lord’ and the psalmist affirms the significance and blessings of walking in Yahweh’s principles.

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Moreover by them Your servant is warned, and in keeping them there is great reward.

Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults. Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:7-14)

Seek The Light

This blog and podcast is about Seeking the Light, the second of the three Pillars of Awakening. We will lay out the principles behind this pillar and provide several scriptures showing their significance and benefits, but first it will be helpful to know what the Light is. Having this knowledge and wisdom imprinted upon your heart and in your mind will enable you to better comprehend the revelation of the scriptures. You probably already know or at least have heard that Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) is the Light of the world, but what does that mean?

In the original Paleo language, Light means – The Creator’s power that connects directly to the mind of mankind. Is this cool or what? Knowing the definition of light gives new insight when reading about creation in the Book of Genesis 1:3 – Let there be Light. On the first day of creation, we read the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. The Spirit of Yahweh was hovering over the face of the waters when Yahweh spoke and said, “Let there be Light.” Yahweh separated the light from darkness. In His spoken word, there was a power that connected, igniting a light so divine that it separated darkness. As creation is birthed, the Light (The Creator’s power that connects directly to the mind of mankind) comes from life. Let that sink in for a moment.

In John, chapter 1, we read that “in the beginning (of creation) was the Word, and the Word was with Yahweh, and the Word was Yahweh. He was in the beginning with Yahweh.” So here we see that Yeshua, Yahweh, and the Holy Spirit, were all present and active in the very beginning (the Three are one godhead, as they abide in one another). The divine plan for earth and the creation of mankind was intentionally designed by the Three and was brought to fruition so that Yeshua would ultimately be the Power that connects directly to the mind of mankind; hence the reason we were made in their image and made to abide in Yeshua just as He abides in the Father. Together they will abide in us (John, chapter 15, 16, & 17). It is the spirit of man (our spiritual mind) that connects with the Spirit of Yahweh (our Creator) through the Light of the world (Yeshua). This divine connectivity comes through the Word of Yahweh, the written (logos) Word and the spoken (rhema) Word which comes through the Holy Spirit directly imparted to our spirit. Imprint it on your heart: Light = the Creator’s power that connects directly to the mind of mankind.

Psalm 119:105 says, “Your Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” David often prophesied of the coming Messiah in the Psalms; but here in Psalm 119 we can see how the cry of his heart was to know more of the principles of Yahweh, His precepts/ordinances/statutes, and righteous judgments. David had a relationship with the godhead of Yahweh, Yeshua, and the Holy Spirit long before Yeshua came to earth as a man to redeem us from our sins. David knew that the seed (Yeshua) was the seed of El Elyon (the God of heaven and earth) and would come from the seed of Abraham via the tribe of Judah by whom all nations would be blessed (hence being the Son of man and the Son of God) and he knew that mankind would one day be redeemed through the Light to become heirs of the Kingdom of Yahweh.  And guess what? It came to pass! Yeshua’s death on the cross, His blood shed and His resurrection from the dead is our redemption and reconciliation back unto Yahweh. The works of the Devil were defeated on that great Passover Day. We just need to repent and believe! Amen!

Light also means Lamp or Candlestick. A lamp or candlestick requires oil to keep the flame lit.  The oil beaten for Light is our worship. Worship produces oil to amplify and shine our light that comes from Him. The parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25) with the five wise virgins having ample oil for their candles/lanterns reflects that their lives continually show the Light ignited within as a result of their acts of worship.

For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness. (Psalm 18:28)

And you shall command your children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light to cause the lamp to burn continually. In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend to it from evening until morning before the Lord. It shall be a statue forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel. (Exodus 27:20-21)

Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you and His glory will be seen upon you. (Isaiah 60:1-2)

When Yahweh had given Moses an exact pattern to build a tabernacle (tent of meeting), it was a type and shadow of what was to come. The true tabernacle was to come through Yeshua with mankind being His holy temple, where He would dwell and meet with us (aka the tent of meeting).

Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. (1 Cor. 3:16)

Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:20-21)

Principles of Seeking the Light 

Spoiler alert! It’s all about your heart.

1)  Search with all your heart and soul

But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.  (Deuteronomy 4:29-31)

 “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13)

“Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!” (1 Chronicles 16:10)

The first commandment Yahweh gave to Moses for the Israelites when they were delivered from slavery in Egypt was “I AM the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other godsbefore Me.” The backdrop for this is that for hundreds of years which included generations, all the Hebrew people had come to know was the Egyptian ways, their idol worship, sorceries, etc. The Hebrew elders who had known Yahweh or at least of the stories passed down for generations about Him had been crying out for Yahweh to deliver them from slavery. Their slavery in Egypt was a result of iniquities of previous generations and Yahweh has prophesied to Abraham that it would happen (Genesis 15:13-16). When Yahweh’s time came to deliver them, they were set free from the bondage they had endured for so long. Yahweh was intentional with His plan of getting those He called by His name back on track with properly worshiping Him. He revealed Himself to them so that there was no denying it was Him who set the captives free. He also knew it would require a new set of commandments and statutes to help guide them along the way, and more importantly, He knew it would require a change of heart. So the tests began.

2)  Remove all idolatry from your heart and life 

For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens, who is God, who formed the earth and made it, who has established it, who did not create it in vain, who formed it to be inhabited, “I am the Lord, and there is no other. I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the Lord, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, you who have escaped from the nations. They have no knowledge, who carry the wood of their carved image, and pray to a god that cannot save. Tell and bring forth your case; yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, a just God and a Savior; there is none besides Me.” (Isaiah 45:18-21)

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55:6-7)

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (James 4:8)

The second commandment Yahweh gave the people was “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous god, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.”

As just mentioned, Yahweh was intentional about the commandments He gave. He knew the hearts of every single man, woman, and child that would be tested in the wilderness and He also knew every person who would not pass the test. Today, we have multitudes of people professing to be Christians but as His word says, they honor him with their lips but their hearts are far away (Matthew 15:8-9, Isaiah 29:13). They live in bondage and many have no idea to what extent because it’s all they’ve known or been taught. Christians have mingled with the world and doctrines of man for so many generations that only a remnant in each generation has been able to run with endurance the race (sound doctrine of Jesus Christ) set before them (Hebrews 12:1). A large part of this mindset and behavior is due to a lack of divine knowledge and wisdom as it pertains to the principles of Yahweh. They trust more in the doctrines of man than in the sound doctrine. We can read the ten commandments in Exodus 20 all day long, even agree that they make sense, but until we learn the principles and make a decision to arise and seek the Light, we continue to be prey to idol worship, as sheep led to slaughter. 

Think about some examples of how we have either made carved images, or how we knowingly or unknowingly bow down to them as symbols of gods versus worshiping and serving the One True God, Yahweh, with all our heart. How about idols of the heart? We have become a generation of serving the god of compromise and calling ourselves Christians.

Whatever the image may be (and there are many), if it is something that a person has set up as a symbol of importance in their heart over their relationship with Yeshua, then the commandment with Yahweh is broken and idolatry has taken its place. What about the idolatry of media, your children, your pastor, church building, money, sports, travel, food, sex, drugs, temporal pleasures? So many say they just don’t have the time to seek the Lord but somehow there is plenty of time for all the other things in the world. Make a decision and seek while Yeshua still holds the door open.

3) Be Humble – Have a Heart Readiness to Change Your Ways

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 

Jesus invited a little child to stand among them. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me. (Matthew 18:3-5)

Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:16-17)

Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. (1Peter 2:1-3)

There are many scriptures about being humble and walking in humility and they all boil down to this one thing: It is impossible to be humble in the eyes of Yahweh if our heart is not ready to change from the person we have been all our life to the person Yahweh has designed us to be. False humility will not suffice, as there are no hidden secrets from our God. When Yeshua gave His sermon on the mount (Matthew 5), he spoke the eight beatitudes, which are blessings. These eight blessings are keys to being humble: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven; blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted; blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth; blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled; blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy; blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God; blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God; blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. And blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake, for your reward is in heaven. 

Until we can become like little children (metaphorically speaking) and desiring our Father in heaven to teach us everything we need to know and us wanting to be like our Father designed us, pride will always have a foothold of our heart. Read or listen to the teachings on the Beatitudes here.

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger. (Zephaniah 2:3 – 3)

4) Worship in Spirit and Truth – Have a Worshiping Heart 

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)

Jesus said, “The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:23-24)

We know the Light is the Creator’s power that connects directly to the mind of mankind and that it requires the oil to keep our lamps lit. To have a worshiping heart is our demonstration to Yahweh that He is first and foremost in our spirit, soul, and body. We have the revelation knowledge that it is He who breathed life into our nostrils and knew us before we were in our mother’s womb. There is nothing more important than giving Him the praise and glory He deserves through our desire to seek His ways, His truth, His life. Not only is worship an act of singing psalms, it is our very will (our hearts desire) to do His will, it is our conduct in and outside the home that should be pleasing to Him. We joyfully choose to seek His Light, walk in the truth of His word and who He is, commune with Him, and let our heart reflect that our lives continually show the Light ignited within as a result of our acts of worship.  We are to be a bride awaiting her bridegroom, for we know not what hour He will come.

Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying; “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honer and power; for You crated all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.” (Revelation 4:9-11)

5) Be Persistent – Seek First the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness

“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Luke 11:9-10)

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33)

“O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1)

Be persistent and bold in your prayers for the kingdom of Yahweh to rule and reign on the earth through Yeshua HaMashiach. You will find the more you seek the Light, you will discover that reading scriptures in their correct context reveals the whole message of Christ. For example: 

In Luke, Chapter 11, Yeshua’s disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray and Yeshua says, “when you pray, say; Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us day by day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” (Luke 11:9-NKJV)

But Yeshua’s message does not stop there. He continues to talk to the disciples about the importance of persistence in their prayer life. As we seek the Light, so we must be persistent in our prayer life and in how we pray. Yeshua tells those who are seeking Him to make sure we give honor first and foremost to our Father in heaven, glorify His holy name, and pray that His kingdom will come and His will be done on earth. In other words, the cry of our heart is for the kingdom of God to dwell within us. Why, because we are called to be the salt of the earth and to let His light be our light and disperse the darkness. When we pray for Him to give us day by day our daily bread, we are crying out for Yeshua to abide in us, as He is the Bread of Life. We are not to worry about what we are going to eat or wear, our ego, or the worries of this world. No! We are persistent in our becoming one with the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit, and they becoming one with us. The prayer immediately convicts us to repent where needed and ask forgiveness for any sins AND… forgive everyone who has sinned against us (no holding grudges!). We acknowledge that we a fleshy being living in a world full of temptation, therefore we fervently ask our God to help us not be tempted but deliver us from the evil one.

Read Matthew 4:1-11 and mediate on how Jesus took His authority over being tempted by the evil one. He knew the word of Yahweh! He knew what was written, what Yahweh’s principles are and the Word was His power and authority that caused Satan to flee. You see, He came and demonstrated to us the wisdom of how to become over comers.

6) Be Holy – Build a holy sanctuary unto Him 

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.” (1 Chronicles 22:19) 

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, for you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are Yahweh’s. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” (2 Corinthians 6:16)

“One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple.” (Psalm 27:4)

The more we seek the Light, the more we desire to present our self as a living sacrifice unto Him. We no longer want to conform to the things of this world, although we know we live in it. Rather, we choose to set our self apart for His glory so we can be His vessel and cause the kingdom of heaven to come and Yahweh’s will to be done in us and through us. We also know we are not perfect human beings, but just as King David was known to have a heart after the Father, so shall we because we hunger and thirst for His righteousness. We are called to pursue peace and holiness because Yeshua is peace and holy.

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 

Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners. For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake. 

Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God. (1 Peter 1:13-21)

7) Be Obedient – Hear the Voice of the Lord 

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.” (John 10:27-29)

And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. (Ezekiel 35:27)

“Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! (Psalm 119:2)

As it has been said, “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.” For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? (Hebrews 3:15)

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. (1 Samuel 15:22) BSB

Beloved, there is nothing more fulfilling or more life-giving than to seek the Light and know His voice. Depending on one’s spiritual gifts will depend on how one hears His voice. Know this for certain: He desires to speak to all! Starting with reading the Word in the Bible, seeking and searching out the matter and gaining divine knowledge and understanding will set you on the path of righteousness Yeshua desires for His beautiful bride. He will speak to you in many ways. Obedience to the Word of Yahweh and obedience to the call on your life is the ultimate form of worship to the Light, the Creator’s power that connects directly to the mind of mankind. 

When Yeshua taught His disciples, two things were given to them that are applicable to this principles:

And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” (Mark 12:33)

And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. (1John 3:23)

Yeshua also spoke a blessing over the followers of His way who were still to come– those of us who had not had the honor of seeing the living, breathing, walking, Yeshua during His time on earth, yet would believe in Him through the Disciples/Apostles words and the words of His testimony:

Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:2)

In Conclusion

We can’t express enough the freedom, joy, and wonder of Arising and Seeking the Light! You and I are called to be disciples of Yeshua HaMashiach! We are called to be born again and to be a bride who is making herself ready. We pray you have been encouraged by this teaching on the Pillars of Awakening and that you will join us in the next blog and podcast as we talk about the third of the three Pillars, “Walk Wisely.” 

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever.” 

And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

Until then, be blessed, be encouraged, and know you are loved. 

Garry and Norma

All scriptures are taken from NKJ or BSB versions