"To summon, serve and solidify
the people of El' Shaddai"
And Yahweh answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
Hab 2:2
Following is a brief explanation of the calling Yahweh God has placed upon Living Water Homestead of Faith as expressed in our mission statement.
The following definitions
are from Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary:
SUM'MON
4. To call up; to excite into action or exertion; with up. Summon up all your strength or courage.
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.
In Matthew 28:18-20 Yeshua was speaking to His disciples and said;
18 ... All power is given unto me
in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
He gave a similar parting instruction
in Acts 1:8 where Yeshua said;
"But ye
shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnessesunto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
And so when we “summon” Yahweh God's people our purpose is to call them to repentance; to encourage them to return to the
wonderful love, healing and freedom in Righteousness that only He can provide.
Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto
you.
Matt 6:33
Serve:
1. To work for; to bestow
the labor of body and mind in the employment of another.
Jacob loved Rachel and said, I will serve thee seven years for
Rachel thy youngest daughters. Genesis 29. No man can serve two masters. Matthew 6.
2. To act as the minister of; to
perform official duties to; as, a minister serves his prince.
In John 21:15-17 Yeshua told Peter to “Feed my sheep”. And in;
Eph 4:11-13 we read that
11 ..He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;12 For the perfecting of the saints, for
the work of the ministry (service), for the edifying (building up) of the body of Christ:13 Till we all come in the unity
of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of
Christ:
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Yeshua came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Through these scriptures and many more we see that the believers role as
a servant of Yahweh, The Most High God, is a life of a service to the body of The Messiah (The Christ).
SOLIDIFY
1. To make solid or compact.
Luke
6:47-48
47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is
like: 48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose,
the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
1 Cor 3:10-11
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder,
I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Yeshua the Messiah.
At Living Water Homestead
of Faith we help each other dig deep foundations in the lives of Yahweh's people so that all might have a “strong house” built upon the Rock; Yeshua the Messiah. A house that others can go to and feel safe in during stormy weather.
El' Shaddai
In the Hebrew language El' means “God” and Shaddai means “most powerful”
ie; there are none above Him. In the King James Version of the Bible El' Shaddai is translated as God Almighty. We see this
first used in Gen. 17:1 where Yahweh Himself speaks to Abraham and says; “I am the Almighty God; walk before me”.
The mission of Living Water Homestead of Faith is to call in, serve, strengthen and build
up Yahweh's people into what He wants us to be; a united people, a spotless
bride awaiting her grooms return.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
1
Peter 2:9
Be ye holy; for I am holy.
1 Peter 1:16
