Recognize

There's a reason the word for sending people out ahead of the greater army into an enemy territory is called "reconnaissance."

The root word of reconnaissance is "recognize." Recognize comes from words that mean "again" (re) and "to know" (cognoscere.) So to recognize is to know again.

But once you know something, you can walk in it. This is true in the word "righteousness." The word "righteous" comes from "rightwise" which can be traced back to mean "to rule, lead straight, put right, move in a straight line" and "way, manner, wise." So righteousness is the directed way of wisdom. But wisdom is a word that can be traced back to mean "to see, to know."

Recognize also, from the 15th century, meant "to  resume possession of land."

Moses sent out spies on a reconnaissance mission to the Promised Land. Of the twelve spies who were sent out, only two recognized the land. Only two knew again that which Yahweh had always claimed to be theirs. Only two actually walked in and dwelled in the Promised Land.

Promise comes from root words meaning "to send before." Joshua and Caleb, the two spies, recognized the promise. They had seen it before, and they remembered. They knew. They were sure it was Yahweh's provision for them for they had faith. They were aware (the root word of faith.) And so, by faith, they claimed what was theirs, resuming possession of the land that had always belonged to them even as it belongs to the Father who is One with all of His creation.

Ultimate Faith

Yahweh created Himself. Creation was one with Yahweh, and so, when Adam sinned and caused the world to die, so did He.

In fact, Yahweh placed His life in Adam’s hands, literally. This is the ultimate faith. For when Yahweh did so, He knew that Adam could and would kill Him, but He also had the faith that He would be able to perform resurrection.

Yahweh, in some way, never separated Himself from creation. What creation went through, Yahweh went through. When Adam, by sin, killed creation, he might as well have taken a knife and murdered Yahweh as well. So that Yahshua dying for creation was not an event that took place four thousand years after the fall of man, but was a simultaneous occurrence that only physically manifested years later on a cross in Israel.

It was creation that separated itself from Yahweh, not at the point of death, but at the point of resurrection. For all have died, but not all have yet been resurrected. When Yahweh allowed Himself to fully bind with creation, He knew it would be the only way to keep creation whole, to give it any chance of survival. For He knew that when He resurrected, so would all of creation that was bound to Him. And so, it truly was ultimate faith, for Yahweh had enough faith not only to resurrect Himself, but to resurrect us all. 

One Word

The following words all have a linked root word:

Identity
Simplicity
Beyond
Before

Promise

Presence

Universe
Wholeness
Health
Holy
Safe
Safety
Salvation
Complete
Shalom
Fullness
Spread
Entire
All
Welfare
Forgiveness
Give
Soundness
Have
Plural
Elohim
Unity
Zadokim
Righteous
Directed
Reign
Regal
Straight
Lead
Author
Grow
Authority
Increase
Wisdom
See
Know
Speak
Word
Truth
Free
Love
Joy
Grace
Agreement
Pleasing
Favor
Peace
Bondage
Physical
Obligation
Be
Exist
Dwell
...

And I could literally go on forever, linking every word in all of Creation. But only One Word was ever really spoken. One Name.

Yahweh.

Oh Yahweh, our lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth. ~Psalm 8:9

Wisdom

Creation is psychosomatic.

The first sin was not eating an apple. It was not partaking of knowledge. It was believing a lie. This required setting aside the Word of Yahweh, severing ties with He who created them, and binding themselves to that which wasn't True. Believing the lie, Adam obligated creation to follow a way or path which never had been spoken.

Creation changed directions, like a river whose course has been artificially altered. The paths of righteousness were no longer open to Creation, or so the lie went.

But really, there was nothing wrong. Not because sin does not separate us from Yahweh, but because the redemption has always been there. And so, as soon as Creation fell, the opportunity was there for it to get back up again. Abraham did nearly 2,000 years before Christ was physically manifest on the Earth.

There is nothing wrong. There will never be anything wrong, but not all of creation yet knows this. Large portions of it still think, still believe, the lie. And so, psychosomatically, what creation believes is what manifests. Though in reality there is nothing wrong here, what appears on the outside are symptoms that really make no sense. The Great Physician has administered the cure, and yet the healing has not yet fully been realized. Why? Because of the lie.

But Truth is reality, Truth is unhidden. The Truth is that there is nothing wrong, for Yahweh saw creation and said that it was GOOD. And He leads us in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

And the root word of righteousness is"rightwise." Which is from the root reg "rule, lead straight, put right" and wis "wise, way, manner." So the root word of ways is also the root word of wise.

But Creation does not have to follow this path that the lie says it must follow. The paths of righteousness have always been open to Creation. And Creation has always been...and is...on this path. In fact, it is the only path that really exists. It is only the lie that says that Creation is not whole. Only the lie the says that Creation is not Zadokim. Multiply manifesting righteousness.

Righteousness that came through Christ, Holy Spirit in a man, Yahshua, to redeem a lineage: the lineage of man. That man might redeem creation that we might ALL again follow the directed way of wisdom that is righteousness.

For the root word of wise is "to see." Which is "to know." And when we know the Truth, we no longer believe the lie. And we can walk in righteousness where there is nothing wrong. And the Truth has set us free.

I have taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths. ~Proverbs 4:11

Obligation

I have always hated obligation. When I was a child, being told I had to do something automatically made a task less enjoyable. I found this especially true in English class, where being assigned a book made me dislike the book a little, even if I would have loved it had I but chosen to read it on my own.

And there is the key, choice. Obligation has a connotation of being against one's will. Or at least something one would not choose to do if the world were operating "perfectly." For example, most people would not choose, in a perfect world, to pay the electric bill, yet most people do so now because not to do so leaves them in the dark. Obligation often operates out of the fear of a negative consequence. The darkness of not paying an electric bill, the guilt of not repaying a kindness, the bad grade at not doing a book report. 

Yet paying bills, giving a meaningless gift, or doing a book report is not something most people would do on their own. This is where the problem of obligation comes in. Obligation is separating. Nobody throws themselves 100% into any task they do not desire to do. Thus, there is always a part of them that they hold back. The part that screams, "I worked hard for this money and now I have to give a substantial amount to the electric company." This part of them is the 10%, and the 90% that writes the check is separate from this 10%. 

(I say 10% arbitrarily, because I don't know exactly what percent of a person it would be, but I do know that it is less than the percent that writes the check because otherwise, the person wouldn't write it! The desire to have electricity outweighs the desire to keep the money you have paid for it.) 

But back on topic: the separation. Separation is always problematic. It is not identity. Identity is oneness. Identity is being One with Yahweh as all of His creation comes together as One in Him.

The worst way to be obligated is in relationships, and yet this is the most common way to be obligated. Obligation manifests itself frequently during this time of the year when people feel obligated to spend time with people they'd rather not spend time with or give people gifts they'd rather not give. But this type of obligation actually separates you from this person because it wakes up that little part of you that screams "why?" That part of you that doesn't want to do this thing. Then you are not only separating yourself from the person you felt obligated to do something for, but also from yourself as part of you wants to but part of you doesn't. 

And here is the most ironic thing ever. The root word of obligation is "to bind to." 

So let's redeem the word to its original meaning and purpose. If it is of Yahweh, we can throw ourselves 100% into the thing, creating unity. If it is of Yahweh, we will, through whatever we do or wherever we go, bind ourselves more to the people we relate with and more to ourselves. If it is not, it will actually be better not to do it. 

And here's the awesome thing, if it is of Yahweh, He will give you the desire to do it so that you CAN throw yourself 100% into the thing. Because Yahweh gives you the desires of His heart. And it is His desire to bring the world back together as One. 

Safe

The world does things backwards. This should, by now, come as no surprise, and yet every day Yahweh whispers mysteries into my being that show me just how backwards the world is.

It's funny, when I hear a revelation like this, I'm surprised. It takes a while for my mind to realize that THIS, and not what the world says, is how it is supposed to be--is normal. But each new revelation is a joy to receive, a dazzling splendor that opens me up just a little more to the Spirit and reality.

This revelation is about safe.

People have these boxes that are supposed to protect their valuables. They are usually made out of metal and have very strong locks that cannot be easily tampered with. The big versions are called vaults and are housed in banks. The smaller versions can be in someone's house or hotel room and are generally built into a wall or floor. These things are called "safes" and they are supposed to keep that which is valued safe.

But safe means whole.

Imagine if Yahweh, who values us beyond comparison, placed us in an airtight box that would preserve us in our current condition and keep us from being taken or tampered with. If this box were a really good one, it would also survive storms, floods, and fires. Nothing would ever reach us.

But we would never reach anyone, either.

Worse, we would be preserved in the condition in which we entered the box.

Ironically, that version of protection actually harms us. It keeps us from changing into what Yahweh has always wanted us to be. It keeps us from fulfilling our purpose. It keeps us from ever reaching the world, bringing all of creation together as One.

And so, the box isn't the safe. For in the box, we are damaged. In the box, people are in debt and incomplete. It is only when the valuable thing is out of the box that it can truly become whole.

One particular element is the most excellent at making wholeness: fire.

It is fire that is refining. It is through fire that Yahweh spoke to Moses. It is fire that comes with Holy Spirit and in which we are to be baptized. It is fire that, ultimately, burns away the debt, leaving us able to be joined to He who is One. Thus, we are identified. Thus we are complete. Thus, we are whole.

Therefore, in reality, the fire is the safe.

Salvation

Creation was perfectly united at one point. Yahweh, in six days, made all of Creation, and on the seventh day He rested, placing creation in the hands of man. This man, Yahweh's image, walked with Him in the Spirit, learning His Father's heart and establishing His Word. He was One with Yahweh and Creation. Thus all things were One and all things were glorious, perfectly the same thing.

And that thing was Yahweh's desire, Yahweh's heart. 

But then, man broke the link between himself and Yahweh and Yahweh and Creation, and all of creation was shattered. Like a mirror, dashed to a million pieces, the sundered creation became separate, and the Word of Yahweh, His desire, was no longer fulfilled. Indeed, the Word became words, and man created ugly things.

Because man, the steward of creation, lost something that day. He lost identity. He lost oneness. He lost being One with all things. Instead, he became self. Separate. Apart. A part. A portion of the whole, not having the whole anymore. This awful thing shattered man, too, into these many separate parts. His spirit was sleeping, his soul in torment, and his body always in labor. Man tried to put himself back together again, but he did not have the power. Instead, he cut himself into further parts by taking on debt in all of his futile attempts to fulfill himself. 

But Yahweh had a plan. For Yahweh so loved and valued His Righteous Creation that He sent the Word again, that whosoever binds Himself in unity (oneness) and perpetuity to the Word will not be separate but inherit Creation and be united as One with our Creator Yahweh. 

And so, restoration came, and He put the pieces back together again. He took what was shattered and made it anew, together as One. In unity and perpetuity. Forever. And He did it Himself, and He made us One with Himself. HalleluYah!

And this is salvation, making all things One, making things whole again. 

For the root word of "safe" is "whole." (sol)