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Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Scripture for the week of March 15, 2015
By JoBeth Kested

He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because he delighted in me. Psalm 18:17-19 (NIV)

Have you ever felt like you are facing enemies or difficult circumstances too powerful to overcome? Sometimes we find ourselves in the midst of overpowering situations that feel like there is nowhere to turn and no one to help. These scriptures remind us that even when we are confronted with hopeless delimas and powerful foes, underneath our shaking knees we have the unshakable strength and support of the all powerful, almighty King of kings and Lord of lords. Because our Heavenly Father delights in you and me, He rescues us from any captivity and bring us out into the freedom of open spaces with new opportunities. Whatever we face today or tomorrow we must not forget to rejoice in the truth that the Lord delights in us and will always be our strength, our deliverer, and Savior. All glory, honor and praise to our God! Yes, amen!

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Scripture for the week of March 8, 2026
By JoBeth Kested

For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV)

Have you ever experienced the abandonment of someone special, the betrayal of a friend, rejection of family, or a deep empty loneliness that won’t go away? Or, do paralyzing fears in your life or fear of death cripple your hopes for the future? This scripture is a comforting promise that no matter what valley of pain or fear we may have to walk through in this life, there is absolutely no power, nor anyplace, any person nor anything that can separate us from the love of Christ. Corrie ten Boom, a survivor of one of the worst Nazi concentration camps during WWII, once said, “There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still.” If you struggle with past hurts, present anxiety, fear of death or fear of any future dilemma, ask Jesus to come fill your heart with His perfect love that casts out all fear. (1 John 4:18) Only Jesus can heal our hearts and fill us with His love that never fails and will never leave us. May you know the joy of God’s endless love for you today.

Love Day Blessings To You Today

Let us all remember what Love actually is.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.


Everyday belongs to YHWH. So declare His Word.

24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 NKJV

I am Thankful for all of you whom Abba gave to me to Love. His Love is in my heart and my goal in life is to Love like Yeshua (Jesus) my Messiah!!

Blessings and Shalom – Love Beyond Measure, Beth Auman

The Danger of Being Unequally Yoked

The Danger of Being Unequally Yoked

Generational Freedom • Spiritual Discernment • Kingdom Alignment

Scripture Focus:

Preserving Sanctity in God’s Living Temple

14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.[a]For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14 TLV

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”  Matthew 13:9


Foundational Truth

Our children were never meant to fight our battles.

Yes, they will face challenges of their own — but our battles are meant to be defeated so that each generation can move forward in freedom, not bondage. We are called to break cycles, not pass them down.

Curse structures such as:

  • alcoholism
  • drug addiction
  • sexual immorality
  • poverty
  • delay
  • premature death
  • generational dysfunction

must end with us.

We are anointed by God to defeat these strongholds over our lives and over our bloodlines, so that our children inherit freedom instead of warfare.

One of the Enemy’s Greatest Tactics 

and most deceptive strategies of the is the lure of unequally yoked relationships.

This happens when:

  • one family line is striving for righteousness and freedom
  • while the other remains rooted in sin, bondage, or rebellion
  • even when sin is hidden under temporary coverings
  • even when there is a counterfeit form of belief

A counterfeit believer may:

  • begin strong
  • speak spiritual language
  • appear committed
  • but at the first sign of testing, reject God

To reject God is not merely denial —

it is refusal to listen to Him.

The Kingdom Key: Hearing

Yeshua (Jesus) said:

“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

This is not poetic language — it is spiritual law.

This is the key to:

  • God’s Kingdom
  • His increase
  • His empowerment
  • generational advancement
  • spiritual maturity
  • lasting fruit
  • true freedom

Those who hear obey.

Those who obey remain rooted.

Those who remain rooted bear fruit.

Those who bear fruit multiply freedom.

The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13, TLV — Summary Insight)

Yeshua teaches that the Word of God falls on different types of soil:

  • The road — the Word is stolen immediately
  • Rocky ground — joy without roots; temporary faith
  • Among thorns — choked by the world and wealth
  • Good soil — rooted, established, fruitful, multiplying

The danger is not hearing the Word —

the danger is shallow roots.

Unequally yoked relationships often connect:

  • rooted soil to rocky soil
  • covenant to compromise
  • obedience to rebellion
  • submission to resistance
  • faithfulness to instability

This produces spiritual conflict, generational stagnation, and fruitlessness.

Kingdom Principle

The Eternal Word tells us plainly:

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.

This is not about superiority —

This is about alignment.

This is about direction.

This is about destiny.

This is about generational inheritance.

This is about spiritual authority.

This is about future fruit.

Declaration

We will not pass down bondage.

We will not partner with compromise.

We will not inherit counterfeit faith.

We will not align with rebellion.

We will not yoke covenant with chaos.

We choose:

  • obedience over emotion
  • discernment over desire
  • alignment over attachment
  • truth over tolerance
  • covenant over convenience

We break curse structures.

We establish godly foundations.

We protect future generations.

We walk in discernment.

We bear lasting fruit.

We choose Kingdom alignment.

Closing Prayer

Breaking Unequal Yokes & Establishing Generational Freedom

Abba Father,

We come before You as Your covenant people, rooted in Your truth, submitted to Your Word, and yielded to Your Spirit.

We thank You that You are the God of generations —

the One who plants us like trees of righteousness,

deeply rooted, firmly established, bearing fruit in its proper season.

Father, we repent for every place where compromise has entered — where emotional ties outweighed obedience, where discernment was ignored, where unequal yokes were tolerated, and where Your voice was muted.

We declare today that the cycles stop here.

We renounce every generational curse structure —

alcoholism, addiction, immorality, poverty, delay, confusion, premature death,

and every inherited pattern not planted by You.

We ask You now to uproot what You did not plant

and to replant us fully in good soil.

Give us ears to hear.

Eyes to see.

Hearts that understand.

May we not be rocky ground.

May we not be thorn-choked ground.

May we be good soil — deep-rooted, obedient, fruitful.

Protect our children.

Shield future generations.

Align us only with what advances Your Kingdom.

We choose covenant over compromise.

Alignment over attachment.

Truth over tolerance.

In the mighty name of Yeshua,

Amen.

Prophetic Decree

A Declaration of Alignment & Fruitfulness

I decree that I am no longer yoked to anything that resists the voice of God.

I decree that counterfeit faith, hidden sin, temporary coverings, and shallow roots have no authority in my life or bloodline.

I decree that I hear the Word of the Kingdom and I understand it.

I decree that I am good soil.

I decree that my roots go deep into truth, obedience, humility, and covenant.

I decree that every unequal yoke is broken  -relationally, spiritually, emotionally, and generationally.

I decree that my family line moves forward, not backward.

I decree that my children will not fight battles I was called to defeat.

I decree that fruit will come — thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.

I decree that I am planted by the Living Waters, and my leaf will not wither.

I decree alignment.

I decree discernment.

I decree freedom.

I decree multiplication.

This is established by the Word of God and sealed in Yeshua’s Name.

Amen.

Reflection Questions

The Danger of Being Unequally Yoked

  1. What am I currently yoked to?
    Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any relationships, agreements, or attachments that may be influencing your walk with God—whether spiritually, emotionally, or generationally.

 

  1. Am I listening when God speaks, or merely hearing?
    Yeshua said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Where might God be calling you to deeper obedience rather than surface agreement?

 

  1. Which soil best represents my heart right now?
    Consider the parable of the sower: the road, rocky ground, thorny ground, or good soil. What evidence in your life supports this?

 

  1. Are my roots deep enough to endure testing?
    When difficulty, delay, or resistance comes, do you remain rooted in truth—or do you begin to withdraw, compromise, or grow weary?

 

  1. Have I tolerated compromise in the name of peace or connection?
    Ask the Lord to show you where emotional attachment may have outweighed spiritual discernment.

 

  1. What generational patterns has God called me to confront and defeat?
    Identify any recurring struggles in your family line that the Lord is asking you to address so they do not continue into the next generation.

 

  1. Am I bearing fruit that blesses those who come after me?
    Consider whether your current decisions are planting seeds of freedom, stability, and faith for your children and future generations.

 

  1. Where is God inviting me to choose alignment over familiarity?
    Alignment often requires courage. What step of obedience might feel costly but necessary for lasting fruit?

 

  1. What voices am I allowing to influence my spiritual direction?
    Are these voices drawing you closer to obedience and truth—or pulling you toward confusion, compromise, or distraction?

 

  1. What does ‘good soil’ look like in my daily life?
    Reflect on practical ways you can cultivate good soil through prayer, repentance, Scripture, boundaries, and faithful obedience.

Blessings and Shalom – Beth Auman

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Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Scripture for the week of May 4, 2025
By JoBeth Kested

I will stand at my guard post. I will station myself on the wall. I will watch to see what He will say to me and what answer I will get to my complaint. Habakkuk 2:1 (GW)

Have you ever had to wait longingly for an important letter or phone call that would free you from the anxiety of something unknown or for hopes fulfilled? How agonizing the waiting process can be; demanding all of our attention and hindering our ability to focus on anything else! What if we turned that same waiting expectation and anticipation toward hearing God’s voice? It is interesting that this scripture instructs us to watch and wait with the assurance that God will answer our complaints or questions. Or with the Lord’s gentle reproving correction from some others translations. We are encouraged to take our place like a disciplined soldier standing guard upon the fortress high place and to watch with confident expectation that our loving God will surely answer all our doubts, fears, questions and complaints. Lord, help us to wait on You. Give us eyes to see your ways and ears to hear your voice. Yes, amen.

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Scripture for the week of January 25, 2025
By JoBeth Kested

“I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” Psalms 16:8,11 (NASB)

Have you ever wondered how to have joy through any circumstance? Biblically joy goes beyond emotional happiness which is dependent on whatever makes us feel good and it is temporary. Joy is primarily a choice and is dependent upon trusting in the sovereign goodness of God, even when we don’t feel it, and knowing that He is Who He says He is as revealed to us in His Word. When this scripture mentions God’s place at the Psalmists right hand that implies giving Him the highest place of honor and absolute power in our lives. We learn in this scripture that when we choose to abide in His presence we can know the security of safety, overflowing joy and everlasting pleasure. HIs right hand holds all power and all authority in heaven and on earth to defend and provide for us. Lord, please go before us revealing the path of abundant life in Your presence and the fullness of joy we all long for. Amen.

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Scripture for the week of July 21, 2024
By JoBeth Kested

Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. —the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts. Jeremiah 31:17,18b (NKJV)

Have you ever gazed upon the innumerable stars in the night sky, admired the beauty of a sunset or captivated by the ocean depths and wondered in awe of the power and majesty of God? It is really easy to then feel so small and insignificant with doubts that God would care about us and our circumstances. Mighty God in this verse means Warrior, a Champion and Hero. The God who made all of creation, Warrior Lord of all the Angel Armies of Heaven, is also our Champion and Hero! Are you battle weary of circumstances beyond your control or blind sighted by troubles you least expected? No matter what you are facing, be encouraged and trust that the great and powerful arm of Mighty God (El-Gibbor), your Champion, your Hero, is outstretched to you! There is nothing too hard for our God to protect and provide, to lead and guide us in all our circumstances. Yes, Amen!

Scripture of the Week by JoBeth Kested

Scripture for the week of June 30, 2024
By JoBeth Kested

God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4 (NKJV)

Have you ever cried heartbreaking tears and there was no one there to wipe them away or to wrap you in a loving embrace? We all long for a world without the grief of injustice, suffering, broken hearts and tears. This scripture in Revelation is God’s promise that the dream in every heart to see the end of all death, sorrow, crying and pain will surely come. Until that day we find this comfort that our loving Heavenly Father is our safe refuge; He is always there to hold us in His everlasting arms, He holds all our tears in a bottle and writes all our sorrows in His book. (Deuteronomy 33:22, Psalm 56:8) We can now hold this hope that as we face all the trials and tribulations of this world we have peace, comfort and joy because of the resurrection life that is ours in Jesus. (John 16:33) Yes, AMEN!

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Scripture for the week of June 2, 2024
By JoBeth Kested

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 2 Peter 1:2 (NKJV)

Are you in need of abundant grace and peace? Grace is undeserved favor and divine assistance. Peace is tranquility, harmony and freedom from disturbance or affliction. The Biblical definition of knowledge is based on understanding from experience. This verse exhorts us that the more we increase in knowing our Father God, and our Savior Jesus, the more His grace and peace will increase in our lives. Like the Hebrews in the wilderness that had to gather fresh manna each day, Jesus is the Bread of Life that God has provided for us to that we need to seek new each day. Whatever we may have experienced of God’s love, mercy, forgiveness and provision in the past, be encouraged to KNOW that as we seek to know Him more each day we’ll never exhaust the supply His sufficient favor, divine assistance, and peace that passes understanding. May His grace and peace be multiplied to you today.

Scripture Of The Week by JoBeth Kested

Scripture of the week for May 12, 2024

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:11-12 (NIV)

Have you ever heard someone say, “I love you to the moon and back” in effort to express the greatness of their love? God declares the magnitude of His love for as there is no end to the height of the heavens above the earth. You may need to ask, “What does it mean to fear the Lord?” It simply means great reverence and awe for the Almighty-Omnipotent-Creator-Ruler God of the universe and to acknowledge that He is the Lord over us individually, as well. When we choose to fear the Lord and receive His gift of salvation, His lovingkindness removes the consequences of our failure to meet His standards of holiness and perfection as far from us as the east is from the west! How wonderful it is to understand that east and west never ever meet! May we choose the fear of the Lord and experience God’s extravagant love for us that is over the rainbow, beyond the moon and to the height of the heavens!