Be Bold

Joshua 1:2-3. Moshe my servant is dead. So now, get up and cross over this Yarden, you and all the people, to the land I am giving to them, the people of Isra'el. 3 I am giving you every place you will step on with the sole of your foot, as I said to Moshe.
 
The beginning of Joshua marks a transition for Israel, both in leadership and in the fulfillment of Adonai’s promises to them regarding the promise land. Change always brings anxiety, trepidation, and sometimes fear. Joshua was well known among the nation, he was #2 under Moshe for 40 years!  There were many divine promises for them as a nation but for 430 years they had largely remained unfulfilled!  They were preparing to cross the Jordon into the Promise Land, a new territory they had not seen or experienced except Joshua and Kalev 40 years previously. Joshua and Kalev were the only two out to the twelve spies selected who held true to God's covenant promise that He had already given Israel the land while the other 10 gave an extremely negative report. Those 10 were unaware of the time and season they were in!
 
Both Caleb and Joshua found favor with the Lord for their trust and LOYALTY, THEY BELIEVED!  They loyally represented the Lord in this situation!  Because they were aware of Adonai’s promises, they moved in bold authority. Because of their trust and loyalty, because of their awareness of the times they lived in these two men of God were allowed to enter the Promise Land and receive their inheritance!
 
We are living in a time of transition, one of crossing the Spiritual Jordan to the fullness of Adonai’s Messianic covenant promise to us! This will require a clear, concise, and continual awareness of our times like Joshua and Kalev. To be attuned to the divine strategies employed to get us where God is taking us.  We must operate in unity and love, with each individual understanding Gods purpose, goals, strategies, and challenges we’ll face to cross over.  The world is getting extremely dark, very dark!  Wickedness and sin abound while it appears there are very few standing in the gap as the greater body of Messiah continues to conform to the world vice the Kingdom of Heaven.  Here are more sobering, even depressing figures about the greater body, disregard semantics as what I’m about to share pertains to the general, overall body of Messiah:
 
Of the over 384,000 Churches in America, when polled 72% answered with transparency that they are unbiblical, they didn’t retain a biblical world view, they don’t speak the word of God into immorality, sexual sin, homosexuality, unrighteous, unjust government. Of the 28% that do have a biblical world view 90% of the leaders won’t speak the word of God into the cultural, governmental, and social issues we endure. That means the real number of congregations that speak and walk in truth is down to somewhere between 6,000 to 15,000 congregations that are actually biblical, approximately 38% of those churches actual serve Adonai according to His word, transforming their world around them.  For the pastors who listen, I thank you for tuning in on Oasis and watching online! You must be aware of the time we live in.  90% of believers are seeking absolute truth and want congregations and congregational leaders to be bold, to speak with authority the truth of God’s word boldly to their congregates, into their congregation, and into greater society and government. German Pastor Martin Niemoller from WWII who is often quoted from his “when they came for me there was no one left[EC1] ” statement. Pastor Niemoller isn’t known for having the largest congregation, for a famous TV show, or for a large following on Social Media. He is memorialized for standing against and speaking out against the Nazi regime and their annihilation of our Jewish people.  For boldly speaking biblical truth he was stripped naked and hung with piano wire by the Nazis in the spring of 1945.
 
Psalm 11:3. If our foundations are destroyed, what should the righteous do?
 
The evidence is overwhelming that the foundations of America as a nation were founded upon the principles of God and His holy word.  Not so today, as children of God we are marginalized in our nation today, even persecuted for our Kingdom stand. We are Adonais agents of divine, heavenly influence and change in this world!  We will not be silenced.
 
America's Founding Fathers cited Scripture over 1,500 times to show the proper moral and ethical operation of civil government in the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and other founding documents.  Today these principles and foundations are being destroyed so that wickedness and sin may abound.  Darkness hates the light, it doesn’t want us sidelined, it wants us destroyed.  Our State Department has been overrun by lifelong appointed bureaucrats who are from the Muslim Brotherhood and LGBQT community.  The good news there are remnants of Gods people on the inside of all Governments who are praying and interceding, but the numbers are few!  Some people will cringe in what I’m about to say (I’m not defending bad character traits in some or making a stamen of support, nor am I standing for a political party):  Most mainstream news is in fact fake news!  They are no longer reporting facts or making us aware, they are attempting to manipulate us for the same wicked purpose: Remove the light!
 
Those who would argue against believers being involved in society and governmental, even world affairs, those who refuse to vote or get involved are living contrary to the word of God.  Scripture reveals far too many examples to mention them all, but we will look at a few more notable examples.  
 
Joseph is a primary example.  He correctly interpreted Pharaoh's dream and gave Pharaoh unsolicited advice on how to deal with the coming famine in Genesis 41:39-40.  Pharoah was so impressed with Yosef’s Chutzpah that He placed Yosef in charge of the entire Egyptian nation!  Joseph accepted the position, the fine clothing, the signet ring, the gold jewelry, and even the wife offered him.  Joseph did not refuse and decry "Separation of God's Kingdom and State".  Joseph became the ruler and Chief Operating Officer of the world's only superpower as ordained by God!  Remember God's word regarding authority on this earth in Daniel, it only comes from heaven!
 
Another dream Interpreter, Daniel, is elevated to a high position of rank and leadership within the Kingdom of Babylon because he not only interpreted the Kings dream, he too told the king what his dream meant in Daniel 2:48-49.  Daniel not only accepted the appointment, he had his friends appointed to positions of leadership as well!  
 
In the Kingdom of Persia (Iran today), a young Jewish girl named Hadassah had become queen of the entire kingdom under the Persian name of Esther.  When her uncle Mordechai discovered a plot by the evil Haman to destroy and murder all of the Jewish people Mordechai went to Esther to stand in the gap, to become politically involved in the Governmental affairs of State.  Esther approached the Persian King at the risk of her life.  Persian law dictated that if the queen enters the King's court unsolicited and the King doesn't extend his scepter she would be killed.  Her boldness and willingness to become involved saved the entire nation of Israel from annihilation.  Her Uncle Mordechai, because he had unveiled a murder plot against the King became the #2 ruler throughout the Persian Empire!
 
Adonai intervenes in the affairs of humanity and Governments.  Jerusalem would not have been restored had it not been for the political involvement and influence of a Persian Government worker named Nehemiah!
 
We, you and I, as children of God have a responsibility to become involved, to get active, and make a difference in this nation and the world.  People don't become involved because they've been taught that it's not our responsibility, but scripture disproves that theory and notion. God expects us to be agents of influence and change.  The body of Messiah must stop being indecisive, stop being afraid, and start speaking truth with great boldness and authority.  Eilat Mazar (a non-messianic Jew) is the Archeologist credited with discovering the City of David! She left archeology and founded an Israel awareness foundation. She was recently asked: Is time running short? To which she replied: “Time is up”!! Absolute truth! Here’s why:
 
Psalms 2:1-11. Why are the nations in an uproar, the peoples grumbling in vain? 2 The earth's kings are taking positions, leaders conspiring together, against ADONAI and his anointed. 3 They cry, "Let's break their fetters! Let's throw off their chains!" 4 He who sits in heaven laughs; Adonai looks at them in derision. 5 Then in his anger he rebukes them, terrifies them in his fury. 6 "I myself have installed my king on Tziyon, my holy mountain." 7 "I will proclaim the decree: ADONAI said to me, 'You are my son; today I became your father. 8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance; the whole wide world will be your possession. 9 You will break them with an iron rod, shatter them like a clay pot.'" 10 Therefore, kings, be wise; be warned, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve ADONAI with fear; rejoice, but with trembling.

Times up!  There must be an urgency for salvations, a compelling urgency for the Gospel to go forth!  For all Israel to be saved!!! AS Messianic Believers in these end times it is our heavenly, divine, biblical destiny to rise up and lead not just our community, but restore the word, anointed leadership, the Holy Spirit, and the Dunamis power back into the Gentile church! To release the Messianic Anointing and return to the power and truth.  Why us?
 
Romans 3:1-2. Then what advantage has the Jew? What is the value of being circumcised? 2 Much in every way! In the first place, the Jews were entrusted with the very words of God.
 
It’s our calling, our burden to carry forth the Word of Adonai with a compelling urgency to share the Gospels, to share Yeshua!  We’re aware of the times were in, it’s time to move in to our prophetic destiny to lead the body of Messiah into the Messianic Age as Isaiah prophesied almost 3,000 years ago!  Today is the day! Now is the time to move into the fourth and final phase before Yeshua’s return that will bring widescale restoration and revival!  When Yeshua shows up everything changes! Exactly what happened 2,000 years ago when He came the first time!  
 
Kingdom transitions require force.  We weren’t released from Slavery until the violent plaques against Egypt. We didn’t return from exile easily, it required force, as Nehemiah reveals they rebuilt with a brick in one hand and a sword in the other. So, we must do the same today as Yeshua commanded us in:  
 
Matthew 9:35-38. Yeshua went about all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and weakness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were harried and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his talmidim, "The harvest is rich, but the workers are few. 38 Pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out (ekballo {ek-bal'-lo}: drive, force, impulse, hurl forth, eject, a force overcoming opposite forces, a forceful, violent movement) workers to gather in his harvest."

It’s time right now for the Messianic Community, just like those 120 Messianic Jews in the upper room, too forcefully, passionately, impulse and interject ourselves into our prophetic destiny, to shift history, to pray and fast for the largest apostolic move of God ever recorded.  It’s the John 17 moment, that the “World will know”.  Yeshua’s words in Matthew 9 isn’t a suggestion, its fiery command.  
 
Yeshua is commanding us to hurl ourselves with force into our world, to overcome opposing forces, to see the salvation of all Israel and the nations!  To pray, to ekballo, to drive, to force, to shift history so that Adonai will Shema, hear, acknowledge us in heaven.  This is a long term, systematic pressing process!  And what are we praying for?  The salvation of Israel, For the establishment of the Messianic Reign, for the return of Yeshua!  Yeshua said He came for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, Paul stated in Romans 1:16 to the Jew first, we’re praying for the release of the One New Man of Ephesians 2:15, to end the separation between Jew and Gentile which will release the greatest apostolic, history changing, world changing, transformational outpouring of Gods spirit and presence ever recorded in human History.  Yeshua commanded us to beg Adonai for this, to passionately, fiercely, forcefully fast and pray with compelling urgency to share the Gospel through the Messianic Anointing of I John 2:7.
 
To move forward into the fulfillment of Adonai’s promises for us we must adhere to the fundamentals of revival! We must have an open mind to receive heavenly revelations, we must have a fervent intense desire for Adonai. We must “want it”.  We must collectively have an intense, driven, passionate desire for the presence of God! We must be bold! Boldness is the key to the times we are in, to walk in the fulfillment of Adonis’s destiny, plan, and will for us as modern day messianic movement! Just as it was for Joshua to lead us into the promise land!
 
Joshua 1:6. "Be strong, be bold ('amats {aw-mats'}: be strong, alert, courageous, brave, stout, bold, solid, hard, brave, assure, to be determined, to make oneself alert, persist in, to exhibit strength, be strong, feel strong); for you will cause this people to inherit the land I swore to their fathers I would give them.
 
To receive our inheritance, we must be bold and preach the Gospel with power and authority!

Luke 9:1-2.  Calling together the Twelve, Yeshua gave them power (Dunamis: strength power, ability, power for performing miracles) and authority (exousia {ex-oo-see'-ah}: the power of authority (influence), physical and mental power, permission) to expel all the demons and to cure diseases; 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal.
 
I’m not going to sugar coating things, we live[EC4]  in daunting, difficult times and even worse is coming!  But WE have the Messianic Anointings, We have the power and the authority! Here’s what we don’t understand or comprehend yet and that changes now! We walk in our destiny when we realize who and what we are, when we begin to carry the word of Adonai and do so in the Messianic anointing with both the Dunamis power and the authority. We must be a bold, supernatural, heavenly force that makes demons and HaSatan’s minions’ quake and tremble with fear!  A force that causes evil to flee, and the wicked to repent and turn back to God!  A force that can pull fire down from heaven, a force that can turn nations back to Adonai! A force that makes that gates of hell shake! A force that will shift history! Be bold, be very bold!
 
Blessings and Shalom,
 
Rabbi Eric S Carlson
   

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