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Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Oct4

Scripture for the week of October 4, 2026
By JoBeth Kested

Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name. When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you. Psalm 91:14-15 (GW)

Isn’t it a wonderful feeling when you know you are loved? In loving relationships there is nothing we wouldn’t do for each other, especially when we receive a call for help. We will take food or clean a friends house in sickness, travel long distances to be with a hurting loved one and for some we are even willing to lay down our life in the face of danger. In these verses God declares how He responds to our love for Him. The Lord says that He will…rescue, protect, answer, be there, save and honor us. What an encouragement to know that the Almighty God desires our expressions of love for Him even in our weakness and imperfections. When we call out for God’s help in times of trouble He lovingly responds back to us and makes these promises to meet our specific needs just because He knows we love Him! Thank You, Lord!

Scripture Reflection by Beth Auman

Sep24

Trust in Adonai

What Is Written on the Tablet of Your Heart?

“Trust in Adonai with all your heart,
lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will make your paths straight.”
— Proverbs 3:5–6 (TLV)

These are some of the most familiar words in Proverbs.

We quote them. We memorize them. We place them on walls and Scripture cards.

Trust in Adonai with all your heart.

But when we read these verses within the fullness of Proverbs 3, something beautiful begins to unfold.

The chapter does not begin with the instruction to trust.

It begins with the instruction to remember.

“My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my mitzvot.
For length of days and years of life,
and shalom they will add to you.
Let kindness and truth never leave you—
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.”
— Proverbs 3:1–3 (TLV)

Do not forget My teaching.

There is something deeply personal for me in those words.

Romans 10:17 has long been one of my life Scriptures:

“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Messiah.”
— Romans 10:17 (TLV)

Abba created me with an extraordinary ability to remember things I have heard. There are times when something spoken years earlier seems to rise from the database of my mind in remarkable order precisely when it is needed.

Because of that, I understand Romans 10:17 very personally.

But I also understand the responsibility it carries.

What am I hearing?

What am I allowing to enter?

What am I storing?

What am I allowing to be written upon the tablet of my heart?

Because what we continually receive eventually becomes part of what we carry.

Bind Them Around Your Neck

Proverbs continues:

“Let kindness and truth never leave you—bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.”

Stop right there.

His Word should adorn us.

What a beautiful picture.

There is also a fascinating visual observation concerning the Hebrew Aleph-Bet and the Magen David—the Star of David. The shapes of the Hebrew letters can be represented using line segments found within its geometric structure.

When I first saw this illustrated, it caused me to stop and ponder again the extraordinary beauty and structure of the Hebrew language through which so much of Scripture was originally given.

But Proverbs takes us beyond something we can see with our eyes.

It tells us:

“Write them on the tablet of your heart.”

Ponder that for a moment.

Scripture describes the heart as a place upon which something can be written.

So what is written there?

The Tablet of Your Heart

This brings us directly back to our foundational Scripture:

“Trust in Adonai with all your heart,
lean not on your own understanding.”

What we truly believe is revealed by what has taken root within our hearts.

Yeshua tells us:

“For from the overflow of the heart his mouth speaks.”
— Luke 6:45 (TLV)

These Scriptures illuminate one another.

What has been written upon the heart eventually finds its way to the mouth.

That gives us a very practical way to examine ourselves.

What am I speaking?

When pressure comes, what comes out of my mouth?

When circumstances do not make sense, what do I say?

When fear knocks at the door, what do I declare?

When I cannot see what Adonai is doing, do I immediately lean upon my own understanding?

Or does something already written deeply within my heart rise up and say:

I trust You, Adonai.

Now Proverbs 3:5–6 comes into marvelous light.

Trust is not merely something we say when everything makes sense.

Trust becomes visible when we do not understand—and still choose to acknowledge Him.

When Adonai Seems Silent

Have you ever noticed that while you are walking with Adonai, there can be seasons when He seems so very quiet?

You pray.

You listen.

You ask questions.

Are You there, Adonai?

And there seems to be silence.

Even the still, small voice you have learned to recognize may seem difficult to hear.

I have experienced those times.

I believe some can become testing times—not necessarily because every silence means that Adonai is testing us, but because silence reveals something within us:

Will I continue trusting what He has already spoken when I do not yet have another answer?

He promised never to leave nor forsake us.

So when I cannot hear Him clearly, I return to what He has already written upon my heart.

You are here.

When I cannot understand:

I trust You.

When I cannot see where the path is leading:

I trust You.

When I do not have the answer:

I acknowledge You.

And sometimes obedience becomes very simple.

Keep walking.

Do not turn to the right.

Do not turn to the left.

Continue upon the well-lit path He has already placed before you.

In All Your Ways Acknowledge Him

There are times when I must use my own voice to bring my heart back into alignment with His Word.

I acknowledge You, Adonai, in all of my ways.

I set my will to remain upon Your path.

I choose to trust You with all of my heart.

I choose not to lean upon my own understanding.

This is where a prayer I have prayed continually becomes very practical.

Ask Him to lead you—and trust Him to lead you.

Ask Him to guide you—and trust Him to guide you.

Ask Him to guard you—and trust Him to guard you.

Ask Him to protect you—and trust Him to protect you.

Ask Him to provide for you—and trust Him to provide for you.

Ask Him to align you—and trust Him to align you.

Ask Him to assign you—and trust Him with the assignment.

There comes a point when prayer must become trust.

We cannot ask Adonai to lead us and then spend every moment terrified that He has abandoned the path.

We acknowledge Him.

We listen.

We obey what He has already revealed.

And when we do not understand, we trust the One who does.

What Is Written There?

Perhaps that is the question Proverbs 3 places before us.

What is written on the tablet of your heart?

Fear?

Disappointment?

The opinions of others?

Past wounds?

Your own understanding?

Or has His Word been written there so deeply that when circumstances shake you, His truth is what rises to the surface?

Yeshua said that from the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Listen to what your mouth has been saying.

Not so that you can condemn yourself.

Listen so that you can recognize what may need to be brought before Abba.

If fear is overflowing, bring Him the fear.

If bitterness is overflowing, bring Him the bitterness.

If unbelief is overflowing, bring Him the unbelief.

And then return to His Word.

Hear it.

Speak it.

Remember it.

Allow His truth to be written more deeply upon your heart.

Because faith comes by hearing—and hearing by the Word of Messiah.

And from a heart filled with His truth can come the declaration:

I trust You, Adonai.

Reflection

What has my mouth been speaking lately, and what might those words reveal about what is stored within my heart?

Am I acknowledging Adonai in all my ways, or is there an area where I am still leaning primarily upon my own understanding?

Is there something Abba has already taught me that I need to remember today?

Have I asked Him to lead, guide, guard, protect, provide, align, or assign me while still struggling to trust Him to do exactly that?

What truth from His Word do I need to intentionally write upon the tablet of my heart?

A Prayer at the Gate

Abba,

Thank You for Your Word.

Let me not forget what You have taught me.

Write Your truth deeply upon the tablet of my heart until Your Word becomes the truth by which I think, speak, choose, and walk.

Guard what I hear and what I allow to take root within me.

When I cannot understand, teach me to trust.

When I cannot see the way forward, remind me that You can.

When You seem silent, keep me from abandoning what You have already spoken.

I acknowledge You in all of my ways.

Lead me—and I will trust You to lead.
Guide me—and I will trust You to guide.
Guard me—and I will trust You to guard.
Protect me—and I will trust You to protect.
Provide for me—and I will trust You to provide.
Align me—and I will trust You to align.
Assign me—and I will trust You with the assignment.

Let kindness and truth never leave me.

May Your Word adorn my life and remain written upon my heart.

And when my heart overflows, may my mouth testify to Your faithfulness.

I choose to trust You, Adonai, with all my heart.

I will not lean upon my own understanding.

Make my path straight according to Your will.

May every step, every word, and every testimony bring all Glory, Praise, and Honor to Your Name Alone.

In Yeshua’s Name,
Amen.

Blessings and Shalom in Yeshua,
Beth Auman

Stone upon Stone.

Scripture upon Scripture.

To His Name Alone Be the Glory.

Trust In Adonai© 2026 Beth Auman • FaithTestimony.org

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Sep6

Scripture for the week of September 6, 2026
By JoBeth Kested

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. Philippians 4:19-20 (NKJV)

Do you have difficulty believing that God really cares about any of the pressing needs you are currently facing? First of all, this verse profoundly declares that our God supplies ALL our need! But, if we are to understand that the doorway of His provision is in the glory of Jesus we may need to ask what is the glory? Biblically this often refers to the manifestation or the reality of God’s presence with us. Remember, one of the names of Jesus is Emanuel which means God with us. Therefore, there is a wealth of God’s provision for us as we grasp that Jesus is with us; our Prince of Peace, Wonderful Counselor, Friend of Sinners and our Savior. He is real, present and available to us in every circumstance today and everyday to meet ALL our needs. With renewed faith in His love for us, let us give worship, praise and glory back to our Father God. Yes, Amen!

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Jun7

Scriptures for the week of June 7, 2026
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 in awe of the power and majesty of God? It is very easy to then feel so insignificant and to doubt that God would really care about us and our circumstances. Mighty God (El-Gibbor) 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 from circumstances beyond your control; or blind sighted by attacks you least expected? No matter what you are facing, be encouraged and trust that the great and powerful arm of Mighty God, your Champion and Hero, is outstretched to you and nothing is too hard for Him! There is nothing too hard for our God to protect and provide, to lead and guide us in all our circumstances. Yes, Amen!

Welcome Adar 5785

Mar2

Adar is the Month of Adonai’s Holy calendar for Miracles, Signs and Wonders. Read through Mark 5. A tormented man was delivered and given permission to publish. A woman who had been suffering for 12 years was healed by touching Yeshua’s prayer tallit (prayer shawl). A young girl of 12 years old was risen from the dead.

The significance of these 3 Miracles, Signs and Wonders is what we need today. Yeshua is here today to cast out demons! He gave us power and authority to use His name and we say to them now Go!

To all those who are suffering today, reaching out to Yeshua’s, we say be Healed in His Name.

To every young one that has suffered, even to the point of utter death, we say get up! Be healed in Yeshua’s Name.

We recognize and receive the significance of the number 12 in Mark 5. 12 represents perfect government order. We call that forth in the earth today in Yeshua’s Name! It is no coincidence that the older woman had suffered for 12 years and the devil had inflicted the young 12 year old girl into death! We say Devil get your hands off Adonai’s people right Now! We are the generation who will call forth Your 12.

Governmental order! Organization! No more chaos! We speak to chaos in our Government and say Let there be Light! Yeshua the Light of the World who holds the keys to death, he’ll snd the grave! Light Be! Light dispels all darkness! Amen 12 represents unity! Adonai, we embrace Your unity in Love. Love for You. Love one for each other. Perfect Love casts out all fear! We unify our hearts and see that 12 in Mark signifies Ine New Man coming forth in Yeshua’s Name. Your spotless Bride. Behold You are making all things new! Healed, purified, cleansed and complete Shalom! Amen

Mark 5 Yeshua and his talmidim arrived at the other side of the lake, in the Gerasenes’ territory. As soon as he disembarked, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the burial caves to meet him. He lived in the burial caves; and no one could keep him tied up, not even with a chain. He had often been chained hand and foot, but he would snap the chains and break the irons off his feet, and no one was strong enough to control him. Night and day he wandered among the graves and through the hills, howling and gashing himself with stones. Seeing Yeshua from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him and screamed at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Yeshua, Son of God Ha‘Elyon? I implore you in God’s name! Don’t torture me!” For Yeshua had already begun saying to him, “Unclean spirit, come out of this man!” Yeshua asked him, “What’s your name?” “My name is Legion,” he answered, “there are so many of us”; and he kept begging Yeshua not to send them out of that region. Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding near the hill, and the unclean spirits begged him, “Send us to the pigs, so we can go into them.” Yeshua gave them permission. They came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering around two thousand, rushed down the hillside into the lake and were drowned. The swineherds fled and told it in the town and in the surrounding country, and the people went to see what had happened. They came to Yeshua and saw the man who had had the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were frightened. Those who had seen it told what had happened to the man controlled by demons and to the pigs; and the people began begging Yeshua to leave their district. As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demonized begged him to be allowed to go with him. But Yeshua would not permit it. Instead, he said to him, “Go home to your people, and tell them how much Adonai in his mercy has done for you.” He went off and began proclaiming in the Ten Towns how much Yeshua had done for him, and everyone was amazed. Yeshua crossed in the boat to the other side of the lake, and a great crowd gathered around him. There came to him a synagogue official, Ya’ir by name, who fell at his feet and pleaded desperately with him, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Please! Come and lay your hands on her, so that she will get well and live!” He went with him; and a large crowd followed, pressing all around him. Among them was a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years and had suffered a great deal under many physicians. She had spent her life savings; yet instead of improving, she had grown worse. She had heard about Yeshua, so she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his robe; for she said, “If I touch even his clothes, I will be healed.” Instantly the hemorrhaging stopped, and she felt in her body that she had been healed from the disease. At the same time, Yeshua, aware that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” His talmidim responded, “You see the people pressing in on you; and still you ask, ‘Who touched me?’” But he kept looking around to see who had done it. The woman, frightened and trembling, because she knew what had happened to her, came and fell down in front of him and told him the whole truth. “Daughter,” he said to her, “your trust has healed you. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” While he was still speaking, people from the synagogue official’s house came, saying, “Your daughter has died. Why bother the rabbi any longer?” Ignoring what they had said, Yeshua told the synagogue official, “Don’t be afraid, just keep trusting.” He let no one follow him except Kefa, Ya‘akov and Yochanan, Ya‘akov’s brother. When they came to the synagogue official’s house, he found a great commotion, with people weeping and wailing loudly. On entering, he said to them, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child isn’t dead, she’s just asleep!” And they jeered at him. But he put them all outside, took the child’s father and mother and those with him, and went in where the child was. Taking her by the hand, he said to her, “ Talita, kumi!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). At once the girl got up and began walking around; she was twelve years old. Everybody was utterly amazed. He gave them strict orders to say nothing about this to anyone, and told them to give her something to eat.
Mark 5:1-43

Blessings and Shalom – Love Beyond Measure, Beth Auman

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Feb23

Scripture for the week of February 23, 2025
By JoBeth Kested

I pray … that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe… Ephesians 1:17-19 (NASB)

Are you in need of wisdom to solve a baffling situation or revelation to grasp something beyond your understanding? Do you need renewed hope to see beyond impossible mountains too difficult to overcome? Wisdom requires discernment sometimes beyond our awareness, revelation can breakthrough as a dawning truth, and hope is the anticipation of a fulfilled need or desire. We are reminded in this scripture that in knowing Him, our Lord Jesus Christ, gives to us the gift of His spirit of wisdom and revelation. We can also expect to “see” a lightening in our hearts to KNOW the hope of His calling. As His chosen ones, there is an awesome greatness of His power toward us who believe in the Lord. And, there is a wealth of glory that is His inheritance in us! May you know the greatness of His wisdom, power, and love for you! Amen!

I Will See The Goodness Of ADONAI

Jul29
13 Surely I trust that I will see the goodness
of Adonai in the land of the living.
14 Wait for Adonai.
Be strong, let Your heart take courage,
    and wait for Adonai.

Decree: I Trust You ADONAI! I Trust that I will see Your Goodness in the land of the living! I have set myself to wait for You because You are always on time. I have set my heart to be strong because Your Joy is my strength. I have set my will to let my heart take courage and wait for You ADONAI because I will see Your goodness in the land of the living! I will find You in the waiting. On this side of eternity!! In Yeshua’s Name Amen!!


Psalm 27 TLV
Let Your Heart Take Courage
Psalm 27
1 Of David.
Adonai is my light and my salvation: whom should I fear?
Adonai is the stronghold of my life: whom should I dread?
2 When evildoers approached me to devour my flesh—my adversaries and my foes—they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an army camp besieges me, my heart will not fear.  Though war breaks out against me, even then will I be confident.
4 One thing have I asked of Adonai, that will I seek: to dwell in the House of Adonai
    all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Adonai;  and to meditate in His Temple.
5 For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His sukkah, conceal me in the shelter of His tent, and set me high upon a rock.
6 Then will my head be high above my enemies around me. In His Tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy. I will sing, yes, sing praises to Adonai.
7 Hear, Adonai, when I call with my voice, be gracious to me and answer me.
8 To You my heart says: “Seek My face.” Your face, Adonai, I seek.
9 Do not hide Your face from me. Do not turn Your servant away in anger.
You have been my help. Do not abandon me or forsake me, O God my salvation.
10 Though my father and my mother forsake me, Adonai will take me in.
11 Teach me Your way, Adonai, and lead me on a level path—because of my enemies.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes. For false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
13 Surely I trust that I will see the goodness of Adonai in the land of the living.
14 Wait for Adonai. Be strong, let Your heart take courage, and wait for Adonai.

He’s In The waiting

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Jul21
Photo Credit – JoBeth Kested

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!

Love Day Blessings To Everyone Today

Feb14

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

Overflow in Thanksgiving by Beth Auman

Jul30

Welcome the Month of Av 5783. Receive these keys for the Month of Av.

Colossians 2:6-8 contains keys to unlock our ability to overflow, it also contains a warning. Abba always intended for each of us to minister to others out of the overflow. Yeshua (Jesus) is our portion. As we live our lives rooted in Him, continuing to be built up in Him and confirmed in our trust in Him as we have been taught. Then we overflow in thanksgiving. Then we can minister to others out of the overflow. Not out of our portion, thereby depleting ourselves.

Have you ever been so thankful to Abba that you literally could not contain it? You had to go testify of His Goodness? Testifying is ministering out of your overflow.

Colossians 2:8 gives us a warning though.. watch out, so that no one will take you captive by means of philosophy and empty deceit, following human tradition which accords with the elemental spirits of the world but does not accord with the Messiah.

We have been given keys to overflowing today. Remaining deeply rooted in Yeshua (Jesus). Being warned not to be taken captive by the spirits or philosophy of this world (doctrines of devils).

Abba, we come before You today and repent for ever being taken captive by anything worldly. Forgive us in Yeshua’s Name. Our desire is to be so deeply rooted in Yeshua (Jesus), continually living our lives United with Him. We submit ourselves today, resisting the devil, knowing that as we submit, the devil will flee from us according to Your Word in James 4:7.

Abba, fill each of us to overflowing with Your Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), He IS The Key to all that we need. Help each of us minister to the lost out of the overflow. Lead, guard, protect and provide for us along Your well lit path for our lives. Lay Your plumbline as a boundary for each of us. We will not step out of the boundary You lay for us. In Yeshua’s Name. Amen

Colossians 2:6-8 CJB

6 Therefore, just as you received the Messiah Yeshua as Lord, keep living your life united with him. 7 Remain deeply rooted in him; continue being built up in him and confirmed in your trust, the way you were taught, so that you overflow in thanksgiving.

8 Watch out, so that no one will take you captive by means of philosophy and empty deceit, following human tradition which accords with the elemental spirits of the world but does not accord with the Messiah.

Blessings & Shalom – Love Beyond Measure, Beth Auman