Nothing is Minor

When studying God’s Word, we need to recognize that the minor details are, in fact treasure. Today, I want to share one such treasure that I am still personally processing. As Christians, we have the inherent Spirit of God within us. This means that while our flesh is still sinful, our Spirit is alive, and there is a battle for control. The war was won on the cross, but the daily struggle continues until our salvation at the Rapture, or until the Lord calls us home. This daily battle is best fought when we dig into God’s Word and examine all things, including the minor aspects. I would argue that when we study God’s Word and come across the minor aspects, we indeed might stumble upon a treasure. Today I want to share with you a treasure I recently uncovered. I am calling it, The Five Principles of the Mouth.

Let’s dive right in and start. Please go to Psalm chapter 40, where we will see something rather remarkable.

Psalm 40:9-10“I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness In the great assembly; Indeed, I do not restrain my lips, O LORD, You Yourself know. 10 I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth From the great assembly.”

We see five principles that the mouth is designed to do. Let’s break these down. We have “proclaimed,” “do not restrain,” “not hidden,” “declared,” and finally, “not concealed.” These five principles provide a baseline that all believers in the Messiah should know and understand. I would encourage you to dig deeper into each of these words and see the richness here.

The word “proclaimed” in Hebrew means “to bear news, bear tidings, publish, preach, and show forth.”

The word “not restrain” means the opposite of the Hebrew word. “This means to not to restrict, or withold or shut up or keep back, or forbid.”

The word “not hidden” means in Hebrew, “to not cover, coneal or hide.”

The word “declared” means in Hebrew, “to say, speak or utter.”

The word not “concealed” means in Hebrew, “to hide, conceal, cut off, cut down, make desolate, kick.”

Examine these words, examine the definitions and principles, and see how the mouth was designed to bring glory to God and proclaim to the world who He is. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and in His might and actions, we can be found saved.

However, we are not done. There are five principles. The number five in Hebrew has significance that when looked through the lens of the five principles, we can see a remarkable truth.

The Hebrew letter “Hey” has a numerical value that is the number five. The pictographic meaning in Hebrew tradition and understanding is for breath, air, and spirit. Rather remarkable that there are five principles of the mouth, and the number five has such meaning. Nevertheless, we are not done. Jesus used five loaves of bread to feed five thousand. When a believer tells someone about Jesus, they are literally bringing the bread of life to that person, just as Jesus did. When Christians are using their mouths correctly, leaning on the Holy Spirit, there will be cohesion in the body of Christ like nothing else in mankind. In fact, we can see a subtle hint of this in creation. On day five, God made birds and sea life. When they are moving in a group, it is in sync, fish are a school, and birds are a flock.

Psalm’s, which is the most musical book of the Bible, is in fact divided into five groups. There are five books of the Torah.

Now, the next two aspects of the number five, I believe, bring about a unique perspective on the principles of the mouth that we need to understand if we are to truly and holistically capture the design of the Body of Christ. The fifth Spirit of God is the Spirit of Might. Examine, Isaiah 11:2“The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.” We see seven spirits within God. These seven are: 1) The Spirit of the Lord, 2) Spirit of Wisdom, 3) Spirit of Understanding, 4) Spirit of Counsel, 5) Spirit of Might, 6) Spirit of Knowledge, and finally, 7) The Spirit of the Fear for the Lord. Each is unique, and if you want to see more of them, come back next week.

Nevertheless, we see that the number five is the Spirit of Might. Christians are strongest when we are being what we are called to be; we are to be what Jesus commanded us to be.

Matthew 28:15-20“So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. 16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, [even] to the end of the age.” Amen.”

2 Corinthians 5:20“Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore [you] on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.”

These principles are the embodiment of this command, and it is strengthened in the power of God in ways that only He knows. This is why Jesus gave guidance to not worry about what we would say in times of tribulation, but rather that it would be given to us. Matthew 10:19-20“But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; 20 “for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.”

Finally, we come to the last aspect I want to encourage us to examine within the principles of the mouth. It is a common understanding that if a trumpet is to be used, there must be a mouth which has breath to blow. How ironic that the fifth feast given by God is the Feast of Trumpets, see Leviticus 23 for more details on the Feast. It is here that we have a shout and a declaration of God. I stand before you today, wondering if this is yet another analytical discovery that leads us to better understand the Feast and the Rapture, and if there is a connection. For when the Rapture happens, God proclaims to the world His Bride (the Bride of Christ) is His, he will not restrain His lips any further, and Jacob’s trouble will begin, the evidence of Him will no longer be ignored or hidden, for mankind will hide themselves from the wrath of God. The Lamb’s wrath will be declared, and Jesus Christ’s work and Himself will no longer be concealed to the World as in the Age of Grace.

If any of this interests you, I would encourage you to dig into God’s Word and ask Him for answers. When we study God’s Word, we need to understand that nothing is minor and everything should be dug into deeper. Next week, we will do one last little dig and see what exactly the Seven Spirits of God are like and where else we see them in God’s Word.

Hold until relieved, our Blessed Hope is coming,

JL