Where has all the yeast gone?

Dear Brothers and Sisters, where has all the yeast Gone?

 We are in this weird place in history. It is rare to live in the age of information and
no one really knows what is going on. Some think they know, but many have no
idea. The only thing I want to know is where has all the yeast gone. I have
tried many stores and been unable to find yeast. My husband reminded me that I didn’t
“need” yeast. I told him I wanted to make some things that needed yeast. He
just said, “Need?” He was right, I didn’t “NEED” to. I was reminded of so many
things in that moment. Yeast is not something that grows from seeds. There is not a
magical yeast tree that drops active dry yeast. That is not a thing. Yeast is a
single celled microorganism, that is actually a fungus. It is something that
grows and multiplies over and over. You can make yeast if you are adventurous
enough. A small amount of dried fruit, sugar and warm water. Let them sit for a
while in a covered container and they will ferment and create yeast. The water can’t
be too hot or too cold. My grandmother taught me that one summer in Kansas.
Just the same as when making bread, the water can’t be too hot or too cold, or
it will kill the yeast. A mentor named Donna taught me about killing yeast one
summer at youth camp. All conditions have to be just right for yeast to grow
and all conditions have to be right for yeast to allow bread to rise. Another
thing I was reminded of was unleavened bread. The importance and significance
of it during the Exodus. The Lord had instructed the Israelites to not eat any
leavened (Yeasted) bread during Passover. This seems like an arbitrary rule if
you don’t understand yeast and bread. One of the biggest things I know about
making bread is that it can consume a lot of time and can also not be left
unattended for a long period of time. Dough left unattended too long often gets
ruined in some way. Anything from little hands to animals to poor atmospheric
temperature can ruin a promising dough. A good dough requires the makers
continued attention and knowledge of what the dough needs. Sometimes you have
to just sit and wait on the dough. However, the maker can do everything right
and the dough may still fail.

Back to the unleavened… I would never set out to make a loaf
of bread the morning of a road trip. The Lord wanted the Israelites to be ready
for the exodus, the mass departure. The Lord didn’t want them to have any
reason to delay their departure. No reason to stop them from fleeing captivity.
No unfinished work. Then the Lord tells them that they will go to a land
flowing with milk and honey. Honey! Raw honey contains LIVE YEAST! Milk! The
thing that nourishes an infant! When the Israelites left captivity they didn’t go straight
to this land. There was still work to do. There was still sin stopping them.
There were many things they needed to walk through. This is what a disciple
would call a come and die time. A time when you would have to come to the Lord
and die to yourself. We know that unleavened bread is only for a season, so there must also be a season of leavened bread. Are you in a season of unleavened bread or leavened? Are you in captivity? If so, are you ready to run? OR… Are you ready to put your hand to the plow? Do you desire a harvest? We can only get to the leavened bread by adding the Lords honey to the harvest of our hard work. There is so much more I want to share with you in regards to the Lords yeast, but I feel this is enough meat for now. Until I see you again, Grace and Peace.