Today is a day of new beginnings, as my spirit bears witness to the fruit that comes from trusting the Lord and His voice over all others. Great anticipation and expectation travels through my spirit as I embark on this new calling in partnership with Holy Spirit to a new location and a new life. While I am seeking the Lord on the specifics of my calling, He takes me to Isaiah 42, where I have been for the better part of a year, and yet again He tells me to go to the blind and deaf and those in prison, and to not be afraid. Isaiah 42: 6-7
“I, the Lord have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who are in darkness.” While we know this is Jesus’ Ministry, we know too we share in His inheritance. We too have the same ministry.
On the threshold of receiving this new house whose address is 111, the Holy Trinity, I continue to trust the Lord for these next steps as I venture into this new life. He is breathing on my calling and my question to Him is “when will I grow in favor with men?” But in His absolute brilliance He gives me John 1:11 “ He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.” This new beginning is a life of trust with the faith to walk in truth no matter who is receiving, Jesus open the hearts of the blind and deaf to see and to hear. I know that I know the Lord has given me every provision for this life He has called me too. I stir up my faith to be strong and preserve, this is not the time nor will it ever be to rest in this life I have longed for, yet I know the picture is not complete until I walk in my destiny and do everything I can to make sure this happens. The threshold of 111 is new and totally exciting, but is also a time of fulfillment that will require rapid growth in my faith. I’m setting my face like a flint on the goal set before me. I’m praising my precious Lord for all that He has done, every provision He has given way before I knew I had a problem, a challenge or a mountain to face.
The address of 111 brings me to look deeply into what is represented by the numbers. There are very few words in the Bible that have only one definition and “truth” is one of them. The Hebrews noun for truth emeth is a remarkable illustration of this. God’s truth is one! Of course many words are used for deceit and lies. Man’s lies are infinite. Truth is only found in the word of God, in Christ, who says of Himself, the living Word, “ I am truth” John 14:6; and of the written Word, of the Scriptures, “Thy Word is truth” John 13:7, 1John v 6. A more simple fact concerning this word emeth is that the first letter, Aleph is the first letter of the alphabet; the middle letter Mem, is the middle of the alphabet; while the last letter, Tau is the last letter of the alphabet. The word of the Lord is altogether truth. From beginning to end and every letter, and every word expresses, and contains, and is the Truth of God. Jesus is Himself the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and ending of the ways and works, and words of God. Rev 1:8, 17.
On the dawn of a new year I reflect on the past year with such an awe of my Lord and Savior. This past year of so much opposition in every relationship, of coming to my own people and not being received builds such a trust and faith in my Savior, in all of it, I see Jesus faced similar opposition. I’m thankful for every challenge that grew my walk with the Lord, what a blessing.
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