Hear My Words and Feel My Heart

While I was sitting outside this morning, I felt led to go back in to get my Bible. When I came back out, I heard, look at my words. I started looking at the red letters of Jesus. 

I got to Matthew chapter 4 verse 17,  the KJV reads, From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

I looked up the words preach, repent, and kingdom in the Strong's concordance using the Blue Letter Bible. 

Definition(s) of preach: to be herald, to officiate as a herald. 

- Always with the suggestion of formality, gravity, and an authority which must be listened to and obeyed. 

- To publish, proclaim openly something which has been done. 

Repent: To change one's mind. 

- To change one's mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one's past sins. 

(An original Latin meaning of abhorrence is: to shrink back from.

A synonym: hate something. 

An antonym: Agreeable. )

Kingdom: Royal power, kingship, dominion, rule 

- Not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom. 

- Of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah 

- Of the power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah's Kingdom. 

Conferred defined: Grant or bestow (a title, degree, benefit, or right).

I read the definition given about repenting again and this is what came to me as I wrote...

Repent -

Hey, YOU! Turn around quickly! Come back this way to me. Break up with the lies you thought were true. I'll teach you what divine truth is and who you are, in me. I'll show you the authority in life you have. For the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matt. 4:17

It is right there in you. This whole time. Even when life was doing what life does. The times it felt like the cares of life tumbled you around. You didn't understand the cycles of life. What can happen and yet you still have joy and peace within. A hope to rise from the dark places that you felt like sinking in. 

Ecc. 3:1-8 

Even when traumatic events happened abruptly in your life. By mankind's doing or by yours. Times you may have drifted off the divine path. Ignoring the warnings and still going past the red flags. Some things were preventable, yet, all things work together for your good. Traumas tried to steal you from meeting the real you and me. It tried to disconnect you from the life I desired for you. Yet, you lived and you rose. It's never too late to be reintroduced to YOU and ME. 

I know you have been searching. The answers you need are here. In me. I know there are many resources out there but that/they/them can never replace the divine Source. Repent, return to me. 

Romans 8:28 2 Timothy 1:9 

Matthew 4:4 Message Version

...It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God's mouth. 

Myesha Marie 10/8/23