Blessings for the Hebrew Month of Cheshvan
Cheshvan—The Eighth Hebrew Month of 5784 Oct. 16–Nov. 13, 2024
The number 8 always signifies new beginnings, and that is exactly what we are entering into. Tishrei, the 7th month was about completion. We have come full cycle and are renewed in that most basic of truths—God is our source. We rely on Him and Him alone. Also, Tishrei was about harvest, which God always wants us to expect. Furthermore, it was also about the water of the Holy Spirit. The more we are conscious of abiding/dwelling in Him and He in us, the more the river of life of the Holy Spirit will flow forth from us (John 7:37–39) and we will become “harvesters.” So, let this be a beginning of harvest!
A New Beginning—We Are Harvesters
1. The month of Manasseh (to forget, to leap up and away). We should carry forward with what was emphasized at Tabernacles. Let’s remember that the waters of salvation—the outflowing of the Holy Spirit—come the more we allow the Lord to “dwell” with us. Let’s continually remember Revelation 3:20, which states, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” The more we practice this, the more we will discover living water flowing out of our innermost being (John 7:37–39). Don’t forget that the reason for this water to flow out is to bless and minister to others. This is what we are all called to do. Let’s also note how much God has blessed us. Like Joseph, we can forget the old. It’s time to leap forward into all God has for us.
2. This is the month that Noah’s flood began. (It lasted a year and ten days, but began during this month.) Don’t be alarmed if you see a flood moving in your circumstances. Just take it as a sign that we may have some issues that need to be dealt with. Ask the Lord to make those issues clear and then deal with them.
3. A month reserved for receiving anointing because “the anointing will break the yoke” (Isa. 10:27). Here are three ways to receive or increase in anointing: 1. Come to Jesus and drink. Talk to Him often throughout the day. The more we share our lives with Him, the more His anointing will flow in us. 2. Anointing also increases the more we use it. See Luke 17:5–10 where the disciples were told their faith would increase if they would just do their duty (heal the sick, etc.) 3. Anointing grows as we rejoice in the difficulties that arise. So don’t be surprised at testing. Stay in joy, knowing the Lord is using those circumstances to increase the anointing and work it deeper in you (James 1:12) [1].
4. Without a new anointing, Satan can gain an upper hand. I emphasize again that God wants us to grow in the anointing, and we do this most easily and assuredly when we talk to the Lord as our friend throughout the day.
5. A month to deal with hardships, trials, and tribulations. This is why the Lord is emphasizing anointing. We cannot deal with these things by ourselves. We need His help, His power, and His anointing. He definitely will help us. You can let pain transform you into something usable for God’s plan for your life. We are not exempt from bad times, but we can be transformed by the renewing of our minds (Rom. 12:1–2) [3]. But if we are of the world, all we can do is conform (like children of Belial). However, we have the power and blood of Jesus flowing through us so we can be transformed.
6. Therefore, whenever you notice something negative in you (e.g., envy, bitterness, complaining, self-seeking) (James 3:13–16) [4], confess it and reject it, and take it to the Lord. We sometimes think these are small things, but remember, it’s “the little foxes that spoil the vines” (Song of Sol. 2:15). The anointing will rise up and help you. Be diligent to keep giving those negative things to the Lord. You will find yourself being transformed. We don’t want to be like Moses whose stronghold of anger resulted in his not entering the Promised Land. (Moses was born during this month.)
7. The month of smell. During this month, the soul responds in unusual ways. Smell affects the soul, not just the body. The fragrance of God can permeate the soulish nature and change us and those around us (2 Cor. 2:14–16) [5]. Breathe in the fragrance of the Lord and be transformed.
8. The myrrh or myrtle month. The myrtle tree is very fragrant and can symbolize prophetic promise. Isaiah 55:13 states, “Instead of the briar shall come up the myrtle tree.” Thus, it’s a month to smell the awe of God. Ask the Lord that every “briar” circumstance would instead become a “myrtle.”
9. You will begin to really see colors. This month’s color is violet, which often stands for passion for God. Passion helps us to receive revelation that can move us into a supernatural state. Begin to move in a new level of passion.
10. The month of the constellation Scorpio, the snake of Eden. The enemy wants to release strategies to hinder you. But remember that Jesus trampled on the snake (rejoice and shout hallelujah). We must do the same (Rom. 16:20) [6].
11. The month of the Hebrew letter nun (נ). This letter looks like a boundary. I love this concept—the Lord wants to illuminate new and further things for us. His light will reach our furthest boundaries. We will see that our boundaries/destinies are greater than our human thinking may have allowed us, and we can also expect His light to shine and reveal how to solve long-standing problems.
12. The month of the intestines. The month of fine digestion. There is an ability to digest and assimilate even difficult things that the Lord wants us to understand.
13. A month that you have to war with words. This should be the month you continually declare, shout, or yell: “I am satisfied.”. This is a prophetic act, not a psychological ploy. So please, go ahead and do it often this month. (Perhaps you will find stomach problems being healed—they often occur because of receiving and believing wrong words.) Declaring out loud that you are satisfied will result in an overflow of the Holy Spirit in your innermost being. This will result in an increase of anointing to help push out that negative.
(This material comes from my 2006 notes taken from a series of lectures [on CD] given by Chuck Pierce [Glory of Zion]. I highly recommend his website for more materials and more in-depth explanations. —Ron Sawka)
References
[1] “Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him” (James 1:12).
[2] “And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God” (1 Cor. 2:1–5).
[3] “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Rom. 12:1–2).
[4] “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there” (James 3:13–16).
[5] “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?” (2 Cor. 2:14–16).
[6] “And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly” (Rom. 16:20).