Hope to share some information on some helpful sites others have been making people aware of, on various fronts (on differing topics, but most are of interest to many people, though they cover a wide range of "interests").
It will take some time to list those.
So, I may split them up into several posts.
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Many are sensing that 'something' is 'about to break.' Many are aware that there are quite a few activities going on, in the heavenlies, and ... potential results which could occur, or begin occurring, soon on earth. I agree.
No one, who is a true follower of Messiah Yahshua (Yeshua) should fear. (I know I've been guilty of that, though.) Having a G-dly fear, which YHVH builds into those who are His children, in Truth, is healthy. But, any other fear, of man, of what any human could do to anyone else on earth, ...will have no positive effect on those who have, already, put their trust in The One Who is above all and rules over all. So, guard your thoughts!
Keep a quiet heart, friends! Waiting upon YHVH is wise. As is shared in Psalm 27:14 (shared as a command of His), we are to "wait on YHVH: ...."
The word, in Hebrew, used (according to James Strong's concordance #6960) for "wait" is chavah or qavah. It means "to bind together (perhaps by "twisting"), i.e., collect; figuratively, to expect."
Those of us who are bound, "by Love's strong cord," to our Master & Redeemer's (agape; unconditional) Love, Mercy, Life, Power, Protection, Provision, Joy and (Shalom) Peace, are to dwell "in expectation" of whatever He has for us.
He has us in mind, even when 'life circumstances' seem to tempt us to "wonder what's up."
When we are "expectantly waiting" upon The (only) One Who *can* deliver us from any problem, or even from this earthly world, if need be (according to His Will), we know we are in the Hands of The One Who stilled the waters of the tempestuous Sea of Galilee.
He can take care of what ails us, or tempts us to worry (though we are commanded not to; when He gives a command, He always gives, with it, the enablement for us to accomplish what He has told us to do -- even if we know we don't have it "in us," we must trust He knows He has it "in Himself" to accomplish this, for His honor & praise, and ... for our blessing).
Am not always trusting (with no doubts) as I should.
Am not always thinking with all my thoughts having been (already) taken captive to the obedience of Messiah.
Am not always doing the right thing, in making sure my attitudes are (all) in full agreement with His (that He has taught me, thus far, in my life).
Am not always walking with Yahshua (Yeshua), my Redeemer, in complete harmony with what He wants me to do.
Am not always sensing the Shalom Peace I know He wants me to sense, deep inside. (... due to my sins that even I do not always seem to be aware of, which have not yet been fully resolved. Those are the ones which I, like you all, have been trying to be aware of, or had thought I had dealt with, as fully as possible. Yet, His Ruach ha Chodesh {Holy Spirit of YHVH} is continuing to work in me, to tell me what those are, and to lead me to 'more fully' deal with those, so my conscience is, once again, made clear / clean by His Might and Power at work in me, His child. -- HalleluYah!)
Am not always showing others the kind of (agape) Love my Master Yahshua (Yeshua) has shown me in His living Example as Emmanuel.
Am trying, more and more, to let Him work His Will in me. And, as I see Him filling me with His Shalom Peace, as I praise His Name, ... it is so bless-ed! HalleluYah!
As I see Him patiently & merci-fully deal with me, it is so bless-ed!
Am so thankful for His immense and gentle loving care of me, His child! HalleluYah!
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I will share more information on helpful sites as soon as I am able. Just wanted to share these notes with you all, first. To me, these are more important.
Life is keeping us quite busy, isn't it?
Yet, our King is in control, and though the world around us may seem to be so out of control, by our standards, He is using what He is allowing to happen, ... to turn many more people's hearts to His Son, and fathers to their children.
He is taking care of the business He needs to take care of.
Someone once told me: He (YHVH G-d) is not as hard on some of us, as some of us are 'hard' on ourselves. Those of us who tend to take life (on earth & our spiritual lives, as well) rather seriously can take heart and be encouraged to know this is true: He surrounds us, and walks before us and behind us, ... ready to bless us and ... smiling upon us who are obedient to His commands.
He does not want us to fear, or worry, or be concerned (anxious = 'full' of cares) about what may happen tomorrow, or next week, next month or next year.
He "does" have all things -- down to the detail -- under His Loving control. He will not let a hair of your head be touched by anything He cannot use to bring honor & praise to His Name through, ... with real blessing for you, in return for your walking faithfully before Him.
Keep filling your mind (and soul) with His Truth!
As you study diligently, He puts His (Pure & Holy) Thoughts into your mind, and you begin to see you "do" have the mind of Messiah. That should be convicting as well as comforting to know. He will use those "thoughts" from His Word ... to lead you & guide you, as you remain sensitive to His Ruach's (Holy Spirit's) leading. Listen! He will guide you.
Proverbs 3:1-35, Psalm 147:5 and Psalm 119:1-18 seem, to me, to be helpful reminders of some of the things I need to keep in mind, as I see more of what He wants me to learn and know. ... and live by.
Grace and Shalom to you!
~ helpnotes blog owner ~
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Showing posts with label Life in Yeshua. Show all posts
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Truth Verses from I John 3
I John 3 shares with us these words ...
Behold, what manner of (agape) Love The Father (YHVH) hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called (by Him) the sons (children) of G-d (Elohim; YHVH): therefore the world (and those who are "of" this world's "system") knoweth us not, because it knew Him not.
Beloved, now are we the sons (children) of G-d (Elohim; YHVH), and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.
(Who is "He" this verse refers to? Yeshua, The only-begotten Son of YHVH, our Father in Heaven, for all who believe in & trust in & obey Him & His Son, Yeshua)
And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure. ("He" is Yeshua)
Whoever committeth sin transgresseth also the Torah (the words "the law" as used in the KJ version of the Scriptures actually refers to "the Torah" which is in the Tanakh and includes the first 5 books written down by Moshe, but authored by YHVH Himself): for sin is the transgression of the Torah.
And ye know that He (Yeshua) was manifested (on earth) to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin. (true!)
Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither known Him.
Little children (followers of Yeshua, YHVH G-d's Son), let no man deceive you: he that doeth Righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous.
He that committeth sin is of the devil (deceiver); for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose The Son of G-d (YHVH; Elohim) was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
Whosoever is born of G-d (YHVH; Elohim) does not commit sin; for His Seed remaineth in him (the believer in Yeshua): and he cannot sin, because he is born of G-d (YHVH; Elohim).
In this the children of G-d (YHVH) are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not Righteousness is not of G-d (YHVH), neither he that loveth not his brother.
For this is the message (or commandment) that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
Not as cain, (who) was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore (why) slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother (Abel)'s righteous.
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not (his) brother abideth in death.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (abiding is the key word, here)
Hereby perceive we the (agape) Love (of G-d), because He laid down His (Yeshua's, His Son's) Life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
But whoso hat this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels (of compassion) from him, how dwelleth the love of G-d (YHVH) in him?
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
And hereby we know that we are of the Truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
For if our heart condemn us, G-d (YHVH) is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, (then) have we confidence toward G-d.
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His Commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His Sight.
And this is His Commandment, That we should believe on The Name of His Son Yeshua haMashiach (The Messiah of YHVH), and (agape) love one another, as He gave us commandment.
And he that keepeth His Commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by The Spirit (Ruach haChodesh) which (Who) He hath given us.
-- Yochanan (John) shared these words of truth with us, so we would know "The "Man" Who is The Truth, The Way, ... and The Life."
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Behold, what manner of (agape) Love The Father (YHVH) hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called (by Him) the sons (children) of G-d (Elohim; YHVH): therefore the world (and those who are "of" this world's "system") knoweth us not, because it knew Him not.
Beloved, now are we the sons (children) of G-d (Elohim; YHVH), and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.
(Who is "He" this verse refers to? Yeshua, The only-begotten Son of YHVH, our Father in Heaven, for all who believe in & trust in & obey Him & His Son, Yeshua)
And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure. ("He" is Yeshua)
Whoever committeth sin transgresseth also the Torah (the words "the law" as used in the KJ version of the Scriptures actually refers to "the Torah" which is in the Tanakh and includes the first 5 books written down by Moshe, but authored by YHVH Himself): for sin is the transgression of the Torah.
And ye know that He (Yeshua) was manifested (on earth) to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin. (true!)
Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither known Him.
Little children (followers of Yeshua, YHVH G-d's Son), let no man deceive you: he that doeth Righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous.
He that committeth sin is of the devil (deceiver); for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose The Son of G-d (YHVH; Elohim) was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
Whosoever is born of G-d (YHVH; Elohim) does not commit sin; for His Seed remaineth in him (the believer in Yeshua): and he cannot sin, because he is born of G-d (YHVH; Elohim).
In this the children of G-d (YHVH) are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not Righteousness is not of G-d (YHVH), neither he that loveth not his brother.
For this is the message (or commandment) that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
Not as cain, (who) was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore (why) slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother (Abel)'s righteous.
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not (his) brother abideth in death.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (abiding is the key word, here)
Hereby perceive we the (agape) Love (of G-d), because He laid down His (Yeshua's, His Son's) Life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
But whoso hat this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels (of compassion) from him, how dwelleth the love of G-d (YHVH) in him?
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
And hereby we know that we are of the Truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
For if our heart condemn us, G-d (YHVH) is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, (then) have we confidence toward G-d.
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His Commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His Sight.
And this is His Commandment, That we should believe on The Name of His Son Yeshua haMashiach (The Messiah of YHVH), and (agape) love one another, as He gave us commandment.
And he that keepeth His Commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by The Spirit (Ruach haChodesh) which (Who) He hath given us.
-- Yochanan (John) shared these words of truth with us, so we would know "The "Man" Who is The Truth, The Way, ... and The Life."
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
some articles you will want to read
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I recommend that you all (if you wish) go to the site links I am sharing below here. There are three articles for you to learn from, regarding creation science versus evolutionary theory. But each article is unique. The first one I am sharing with you is one I think should be shared far and wide!
http://creation.com/inheritance-biological-information-2
The title for the article at the link, above, is: "Inheritance of biological information--part II: redefining the information challenge"
http://creation.com/anti-creationist-slanders-are-back-to-front-the-evolutionary-basis-for-racism-eugenics-and-nazism
The title for the article at the link, above here, is: "Anti-creationist slanders are back-to-front: the evolutionary basis for racism, eugenics and Nazism," with thoughts (in response to one who had commented, a long while ago, on what the commenter misunderstood, mis-perceived, about several facts regarding belief in a Creator and that "all men are crated equal" by Him) shared by Jonathan Sarfati, CMI -- Australia
http://creation.com/genesis-the-missing-piece-of-the-puzzle
"Genesis: The missing piece of the puzzle," by Calvin Smith
I agree with the author of this article that Genesis "is" the information that the young people, of any era, should know quite well, especially studying the original Hebrew wording, and the meanings of the words used especially in Genesis 1 - 11. When this is done well and thoroughly, one gains a good understanding of the Truth shared in Genesis. The result? One knows enough to have a worldview that is sound and ... since evolution does not have a truly scientific (science means "knowledge" -- true science would mean knowledge that is "true") foundation, but is actually based on many assumptions and pre-suppositions, and represents a man's way of thinking, rather than an infallible, Truth-ful, all-Knowing Creator's way of thinking.
Note: While I do appreciate what is shared in this article, because it presents much that I agree with, I would *not* have used some wording in it, such as the word "Christmas." The holiday most may call Christmas originated as a very pagan festival (with the murder of babies as part of the rituals done by the pagans; the truth about this "holiday" is a long story, but if I were the author, I would not have use this wording, since I believe it is true that Yeshua, YHVH God's Son, was born at the time of year when Succoth / Sukkot is celebrated in Israel ... in early October or late September. Besides, in those mountains near Jerusalem, no shepherds would be abiding in the fields by night, at the time of year that is late in what we call December. It's much too cold, there, at that time of year!).
I would also not have mentioned "Easter Sunday" as "the Celebration of Jesus' (Yeshua's) resurrection...." I know what is meant by this wording. However, it is offensive to our Heavenly Father, I believe.
Why? Because His Son was sacrificed (on the Roman execution stake) "as" the Passover / Pesach Lamb, during (the last day of) the feast of Passover / Pesach. The meal Yeshua shared with His disciples / followers in the chamber / room in Jerusalem "was" the Passover / Pesach meal!
He died as The Lamb of God / YHVH, Who takes away the sins of all who will believe in Him as their Redeemer, as God's only-begotten Son, Who shed His Blood to take away the debt / penalty we owed to our Father Who made us, because of our sins & iniquities. "Easter" merely refers to Ishtar, or another Babylonian name, for the one whose worship and rites point to a pagan belief system, which should not remain part of what we call a time when we, as believers, are wanting to commemorate the wonderful time when our Messiah / Redeemer arose from the dead, ... and ... now, He lives forevermore!
"Easter" and "Sunday" are words used as a result of the pagan & 'established Roman church authorities' changing what had been "done" for several centuries among the true believers & followers of Yeshua The Messiah of The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. (Avraham, Yitzhak and Yaakov) ... after His Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven. Before the year 400 A.D., the "church rulers (within the Roman Empire, at that time)" changed what they "said" believers / followers of Yeshua should do. They admitted that they had no Biblical basis for what they, soon, forced believers to do -- about which day to worship The Almighty God (YHVH our Elohim) and His Son, Yeshua our Messiah. In The Word of YHVH God, Yeshua never makes a statement, nor does Paul (Rav Shaul), teaching the followers of Messiah Yeshua to change what YHVH God had, before, commanded & established as a part of His covenant & instructions / teachings (Torah) for all generations, even for those who were "strangers among" the Hebrews / the Israelites. The books of Deuteronomy and Exodus, and in other inspired books in the Tanakh and what many call the Bible, confirm this. The same guidelines and teachings / instructions were to be kept / and lived by, by anyone who joined himself or herself to YHVH, The God of Moses / Moshe. (The God of Israel) The Lord YHVH says He changeth not. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He did not say He changed the day on which He was to be worshipped, but some use the "misunderstanding" of the day His Son arose from the dead ... as some type of confirmation that, now, all who believe in Messiah Yeshua "should" worship / meet / fellowship on the first day of the week. The only day YHVH God (Elohim) gave a special name to was the Sabbath, the seventh day of the 7-day week He established in the book of Genesis. He never changes. Would He change the day by working things out so that His Son was resurrected on a day of the week that would, then, lead Yeshua's followers to disobey His former command to "rest" on the seventh day of the week? Why would He do this? It would be inconsistent with His other teachings in The Word / The Tanakh.
He (Yeshua) was already resurrected (alive from the dead) "before" the sun came up, ... on the first day of the week. The Word does "not" say He arose "on" the first day of the week. (even before the sun arose) One may search the Scriptures in the New Covenant / New Testament / B'rit Hadashah, to check the wording used in the most accurate translations available. It does not say He arose "on" or "during" the first day of the week. Please, be "Berean" in your thinking & searching of The Scriptures, so you can be accurate in what you believe to be true and right.
Please understand: I am not condemning. Only clarifying what I am stating. (for my readers) And, am taking this opportunity to share these beliefs & clarifications with you. This article merely reminds me that I have not shared some of this information, before. (and I should have)
Nevertheless, this article is worth reading for the information shared in it regarding worldviews, and what an atheistic evolutionary worldview "teaches," as opposed to what a Biblical creationist worldview "teaches."
And I do agree with the write of this article that pastors & congregation leaders / teachers "should" address evolutionary theory, sharing about where it stems from, where it leads to, and ... how true believers should respond ... and "stand firm." (my own emphasis; am not quoting any wording used in the article, in my statements here)
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Keep (continue) thinking!
I recommend that you all (if you wish) go to the site links I am sharing below here. There are three articles for you to learn from, regarding creation science versus evolutionary theory. But each article is unique. The first one I am sharing with you is one I think should be shared far and wide!
http://creation.com/
The title for the article at the link, above, is: "Inheritance of biological information--part II: redefining the information challenge"
http://creation.com/anti-creationist-slanders-are-back-to-front-the-evolutionary-basis-for-racism-eugenics-and-nazism
The title for the article at the link, above here, is: "Anti-creationist slanders are back-to-front: the evolutionary basis for racism, eugenics and Nazism," with thoughts (in response to one who had commented, a long while ago, on what the commenter misunderstood, mis-perceived, about several facts regarding belief in a Creator and that "all men are crated equal" by Him) shared by Jonathan Sarfati, CMI -- Australia
http://creation.com/genesis-the-missing-piece-of-the-puzzle
"Genesis: The missing piece of the puzzle," by Calvin Smith
I agree with the author of this article that Genesis "is" the information that the young people, of any era, should know quite well, especially studying the original Hebrew wording, and the meanings of the words used especially in Genesis 1 - 11. When this is done well and thoroughly, one gains a good understanding of the Truth shared in Genesis. The result? One knows enough to have a worldview that is sound and ... since evolution does not have a truly scientific (science means "knowledge" -- true science would mean knowledge that is "true") foundation, but is actually based on many assumptions and pre-suppositions, and represents a man's way of thinking, rather than an infallible, Truth-ful, all-Knowing Creator's way of thinking.
Note: While I do appreciate what is shared in this article, because it presents much that I agree with, I would *not* have used some wording in it, such as the word "Christmas." The holiday most may call Christmas originated as a very pagan festival (with the murder of babies as part of the rituals done by the pagans; the truth about this "holiday" is a long story, but if I were the author, I would not have use this wording, since I believe it is true that Yeshua, YHVH God's Son, was born at the time of year when Succoth / Sukkot is celebrated in Israel ... in early October or late September. Besides, in those mountains near Jerusalem, no shepherds would be abiding in the fields by night, at the time of year that is late in what we call December. It's much too cold, there, at that time of year!).
I would also not have mentioned "Easter Sunday" as "the Celebration of Jesus' (Yeshua's) resurrection...." I know what is meant by this wording. However, it is offensive to our Heavenly Father, I believe.
Why? Because His Son was sacrificed (on the Roman execution stake) "as" the Passover / Pesach Lamb, during (the last day of) the feast of Passover / Pesach. The meal Yeshua shared with His disciples / followers in the chamber / room in Jerusalem "was" the Passover / Pesach meal!
He died as The Lamb of God / YHVH, Who takes away the sins of all who will believe in Him as their Redeemer, as God's only-begotten Son, Who shed His Blood to take away the debt / penalty we owed to our Father Who made us, because of our sins & iniquities. "Easter" merely refers to Ishtar, or another Babylonian name, for the one whose worship and rites point to a pagan belief system, which should not remain part of what we call a time when we, as believers, are wanting to commemorate the wonderful time when our Messiah / Redeemer arose from the dead, ... and ... now, He lives forevermore!
"Easter" and "Sunday" are words used as a result of the pagan & 'established Roman church authorities' changing what had been "done" for several centuries among the true believers & followers of Yeshua The Messiah of The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. (Avraham, Yitzhak and Yaakov) ... after His Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven. Before the year 400 A.D., the "church rulers (within the Roman Empire, at that time)" changed what they "said" believers / followers of Yeshua should do. They admitted that they had no Biblical basis for what they, soon, forced believers to do -- about which day to worship The Almighty God (YHVH our Elohim) and His Son, Yeshua our Messiah. In The Word of YHVH God, Yeshua never makes a statement, nor does Paul (Rav Shaul), teaching the followers of Messiah Yeshua to change what YHVH God had, before, commanded & established as a part of His covenant & instructions / teachings (Torah) for all generations, even for those who were "strangers among" the Hebrews / the Israelites. The books of Deuteronomy and Exodus, and in other inspired books in the Tanakh and what many call the Bible, confirm this. The same guidelines and teachings / instructions were to be kept / and lived by, by anyone who joined himself or herself to YHVH, The God of Moses / Moshe. (The God of Israel) The Lord YHVH says He changeth not. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He did not say He changed the day on which He was to be worshipped, but some use the "misunderstanding" of the day His Son arose from the dead ... as some type of confirmation that, now, all who believe in Messiah Yeshua "should" worship / meet / fellowship on the first day of the week. The only day YHVH God (Elohim) gave a special name to was the Sabbath, the seventh day of the 7-day week He established in the book of Genesis. He never changes. Would He change the day by working things out so that His Son was resurrected on a day of the week that would, then, lead Yeshua's followers to disobey His former command to "rest" on the seventh day of the week? Why would He do this? It would be inconsistent with His other teachings in The Word / The Tanakh.
He (Yeshua) was already resurrected (alive from the dead) "before" the sun came up, ... on the first day of the week. The Word does "not" say He arose "on" the first day of the week. (even before the sun arose) One may search the Scriptures in the New Covenant / New Testament / B'rit Hadashah, to check the wording used in the most accurate translations available. It does not say He arose "on" or "during" the first day of the week. Please, be "Berean" in your thinking & searching of The Scriptures, so you can be accurate in what you believe to be true and right.
Please understand: I am not condemning. Only clarifying what I am stating. (for my readers) And, am taking this opportunity to share these beliefs & clarifications with you. This article merely reminds me that I have not shared some of this information, before. (and I should have)
Nevertheless, this article is worth reading for the information shared in it regarding worldviews, and what an atheistic evolutionary worldview "teaches," as opposed to what a Biblical creationist worldview "teaches."
And I do agree with the write of this article that pastors & congregation leaders / teachers "should" address evolutionary theory, sharing about where it stems from, where it leads to, and ... how true believers should respond ... and "stand firm." (my own emphasis; am not quoting any wording used in the article, in my statements here)
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Keep (continue) thinking!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
thoughts about The Lord YHVH
The Lord is so merciful & patient!
He never lets us go, even when we don't seem to be walking hand in Hand "with" Him. His LovingKindness is ever extended to us, and He always has His Gentle, welcoming Hands of Mercy reaching toward us! (let's praise His Name: ha Shem!)
He rejoices over us with Joy, with singing, & He rests in His Love. He is in the midst of us. He is Mighty to Save! (let's shout Hallelujah for our Savior, Redeemer, Lord & Master, Who is also our King, Protector, & Best Friend!!) What a Friend, an Awesome Friend, we have in Yeshua! (Jesus Christ)
I am so thankful He has chosen me & ordained me, that I should go & bring forth fruit (souls for His Kingdom), yet He knows I am not good at doing that, at all. (ouch!) But He continues to extend His Loving, Merciful, Patient Hands to me, to help me walk more closely with Him and enables me to hear Him more clearly, each day, as I seek His Face.
Oh, how blessed it is to know The One Who made the universe, Who holds it all up, maintaining its continuing existence until the time He has chosen to burn it, and make a new heaven & a new earth. The (only One) Awesome God is the same One Who has chosen you & me to serve Him, live only for Him, and to follow Him, in Righteousness! Hallelujah! (shouting again)
Am without much, financially.
Am out of debt, completely.
Only owe love, ... and I still fail at delivering that. (ouch!) But He continues to share His agape (unconditional, limitless) Love with me (!). He still continues to share His agape Love with all who believe in The Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world (all the people who put their trust in Him, as Lord & Atonement-Maker)!
Yeshua, my Atonement-Maker, shed His Blood to pay the debt I owed my heavenly Father, YHVH El Shaddai, Adonai, Elohim, He is Adonai Echad. And He only asks me to believe in Him, and in return, He has given me (and all who believe in Yeshua as Messiah) eternal life and re-birth, by Grace through my believing trust in Yeshua my Messiah. (Jesus Christ)
All my possessions I've given to Him.
Am still learning to daily yield my rights to my Lord, so He can, then, do His Will in & through my life.
He has given me eternal Life! I cannot turn back. I must follow Him! He "is" my Life! Yeshua is The Way, The Truth and The Life. No man can come to The Father but by Him! (Hallelujah!, shouting again)
In Him is Life eternal & He gives us this new Life "free." He had to pay a high price, the ultimate price! But to us, His gift is free. (if we believe & let Him transform us)
He has transformed my life on earth! He is still renewing my mind, as I read & study His Word, each day. He teaches me as I pray. He is so active in my life, that I cannot pray without His Holy Spirit (Ruach ha Chodesh) actively involved in it. He is ever with me! He is wanting me to think like my Savior & Lord. As The One Whom The Father has chosen to be my Teacher, The Holy Spirit helps me understand The Word, as I read & study it.
Yet, I grieve His Holy Spirit, at times. (aagh!) Oh, how He must cry, as He sees me mess up royally. (my wording; it has nothing to do with any acknowledged royal family on earth; it's just a phrase that means something 'big') I don't mean to, or intend to do what is wrong, in YHVH God's sight. But ... I can be deceived, just like anyone else. If I allow the enemy of God to have an 'open door' into my mind, then I can think wrong (a stronghold) (from Ephesians 4:20-32), and that is able to lead me to do wrong, or speak wrong. I can, at any point in time, humble myself before The Lord & then, resist the devil (the deceiver), and then, he will flee from me. But if I do not, I've allowed the enemy of YHVH God to influence my mind.
Anyway, ... as I (then) acknowledge my sin, the wrong I've done, before Him (The Lord YHVH), in humility & meekness, He is always ready to welcome me with His open Arms of agape Love, having forgiven me, putting my sin as far as the east is from the west. (from Psalm 103:11-13)
These are some thoughts along my personal journey in His Way. This is not long enough to include all I could share, nor have I written enough to explain all that I've said, in a way that will help you in the best way. But, perhaps, over time, I can add to it. (we'll see) Others write more eloquently than I do.
Let's praise His Name! He is Good! His Mercy endures forever!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
some news notes & some personal notes
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/irs-obamacare-has-us-doing-things-were-not-remotely-qualified-burdens-small-biz
IRS: Obamacare Has Us Doing Things We're Not Remotely Qualified For, Burdens Small Biz
Healthy.
BY Mary Katharine Ham
July 8, 2010 11:05 AM
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http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37953
Sens. Coburn and Barrasso Release 100-Day Obamacare Check-Up
by Connie Hair
07/08/2010
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http://www.nfib.com/legal-center/healthcare-lawsuit
Press Conference: NFIB Joins Lawsuit
Fla. Attorney General Bill McCollum and NFIB Small Business Legal Center Exec. Dir. Karen Harned discuss NFIB joining 20 states in challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law.
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http://www.brownbailout.com/?fbid=EkHiJzuIOD3
http://www.brownbailout.com/media-center/
( Note: these last two links will lead you to a site that offers you a way to "take action" regarding the UPS "bailout" attempt, which is UPS's way of using legislation regarding the FAA to have a negative effect on FedEx, as a corporation. I believe that is illegal and wrong. It all has to do with unions. Unions and how adamantly opposed I am, personally, to them in any form, ... is one reason why I am thankful my Lord & God, The Almighty, allowed me to be born in Texas, a former Republic, a nation of its own. Texas does not 'have' unions, as some states allow. I am just thankful for that. It does not mean Texas is better than other states. It simply means I do not see the benefit of unions in any state in what we call the U.S. of A. And the laws in Texas also reflect that same viewpoint.)
... and that note and the various events that have gone on, over the past 2 years, and more, also lead me to make the following statements, though I realize some may not understand "why" or may think I am going pretty far "out of reasonable bounds" in saying this.
... but I just feel led to share it here (since this is 'my' blog), even if only for the few who will "try" to understand my "heart" in what is typed, below, here, and who will pray for many, like me, who have the same, basic beliefs I have, and whose hearts are quite broken over the evil being pushed upon us by evil leaders in our country, and evil leaders all over the world. They are men and women who are "of the world," though I am only "in it," by my Lord's decree and Plan.
... please understand, that if you do not agree with what I share, here or anywhere, you can still "love one another (aimed in my direction)" and pray for me.
You can still study God's Word, and see if your allegiance should only be with The Lord Almighty!
You can still pray for God's Might and Power to continue to work actively in your soul and life! (and in mine)
You can still pray for God to bring the kind of deliverance He has brought to the people of Israel, in many positive ways, over many centuries!
You can still abide by the original intent of the men who were willing to die, when they signed the Declaration of Independence, so we (the people) could be a nation that glorified God, and whose leaders would (were meant to) only be true believers in The Sovereign Lord Adonai, The Controller of the universe He made and designed to be His, and His alone, believers in His Son, Yeshua The Messiah of Israel.
You can still trust in God, and be loyal to Him, His Plan for all people, and for this earth we live on, ... and continue fulfilling the responsibilities He has given you to do, without being disloyal to your fellow Americans, by praying fervently and with a zeal for The Lord of hosts, Y-hw-h Sabaoth.
You can love your brothers and sisters in America, and across the world, by seeking God's Face, by believing every Word God teaches you to understand and know, and by living out His Plan for your life, regardless of how others, around you, choose to live, looking only to Yeshua, The Author and Finisher of our Faith (our trusting belief).
You can still "love" me, and others like me, by getting to know The Lord of all better each new day He gives you, until you see Him face to Face! (in Heaven)
... okay, now, for what I wrote, that might shock some, and might be used by others to condemn me, but which I hope most will try to understand I believe I needed to write here.
Wrote it here just so some would understand that, when push comes to shove, some of us "will not back down" from our belief in The Great I AM, El Elyon, nor will we back down from our full support for Israel and the Israeli people whose God is The Lord (for God's chosen people, that is), and for The Word of God, which is our Life and our necessary "daily food."
We will not stop learning how to speak the Truth (of The Lord) in agape Love, though that does not mean we will only speak what others want to hear, but will do all we can to be faithful to speak the Truth in agape Love, as our Lord commands us to do. .... We are not perfect, from a human viewpoint. We are just "forgiven!" Thanks be to God, The God of Israel, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
(Here [below] is my main message; like some "pastors" in the U.S. of A., I had a long introduction before even getting to 'the meat' of what I was intending to share, here. Maybe it's a 'southern' thing. Sorry. Yes, I do tend to use far too many words to suit many people. Am learning. Thank you to those of you who are able to remain patient with me!)
Many Texans, in state or currently living out of our native state, as I now am, ... may be seen as odd to others (and some have not set a very good example of what I, personally, believe the heart of a true Texan is like), but many will be working to urge our fellow Texans to, once again, oppose those (in the current administration in Washington, D.C.) who try to "hold it over us" as did Spain and Mexico, in their time (when Texas was not yet a Republic or a state in the U.S.), or who wish to "use us" to bring in income or commerce (via NAFTA or NAU, both of which I am opposed to) they want to use for their own personal, evil agenda, or their evil plans contrary to The Good and Righteous Plan and the perfect Will of The Lord God Almighty, The I AM, El Elyon.
We are not unAmerican. We are faithful to what the men believed, who founded this country! But the current government administration is not! And the man in The White House is not legally an American citizen. I learned this through the (audio) testimony of his own grandmother, because she was there at the hospital when he was born in Mombasa, Kenya.
He was the son of a man who had dual citizenship in Britain and in Kenya (who already had another wife in England, at that time), and of a woman who, by all available information, was anti-American, herself, and a rebel at heart, but who was an American citizen herself.
In 1961, a mom's U.S. citizenship "does not" guarantee that her children are automatically U.S. citizens, no matter where they are born. She was "under a U.S. law, in 1961," that said that, at her age at the time of her son's birth, her child had to be born within U.S. borders to be a legal U.S. citizen.
BHO was not born within U. S. borders.
(Yes, I realize some will not want me to share this. It has been shared, over and over, on several websites, and through video sites on the internet. What I am sharing is not new. I just believe it is true. I believe we should all have an opportunity to know 'the truth.')
So, from all that I have read, about all of this, from all viewpoints, I can only come to the conclusion that what I am sharing here is the truth, from my personal perspective and from my level of understanding.
If you wish to disagree, or do disagree, kindly do it on your knees, before The Lord Who is The Controller of the universe, and rules over all men and women who have ever lived on this earth. He always hears and answers the cries and the prayers and supplications of His own children. If you are one of His children, He will hear your prayer and He will answer you. He promised that, in the book Jeremiah was told to write, in Jeremiah 33:3)
I belong to The Lord Almighty, through belief in, trust in, and knowledge of His only-begotten Son, The Lord of all lords and King of all kings, Yeshua The (True) Messiah.
I do not plan to support any form of a U.S. government that turns its back on YHVH God, and on Israel, by decisions made by its leaders in government that are against Israel as a people, or against the Jews and the Christians in America, or in any other nation in this world. True believers in The Lord Yeshua The Messiah are always pro-Israel and pro-Jew, because we worship the same Creator and Lord, and we study and live by The Word of YHVH God.
I am glad for anyone who wants to know, to know this, ... that my King and my Lord and only Sovereign is not related to the U.S. of A., but He is The Lord Almighty, The King of the universe He made and He still holds all things together, in it.
I owe all my allegiance, all that is in my life and what my life is, to Him, alone! He is The Only One Who has the right to give me life, or to take it. When I die, I will return to Him, Who gave me life on earth, from before I was seen on earth, while I was in the womb, being formed by His Loving, Merciful Hands!
I am a lady of Peace / Shalom; I do not wish to, nor would I, fight except in The Spirit of God, through Spirit-led, spiritual warfare prayer. I mean, I belong to The Lord of Sabaoth, YHVH Sabaoth, El Elyon, Whose Name is also YHVH Shalom, The Lord Who is (our) Peace.
I wish only to be known to be independent of all ties to the current administration of the U.S. government, because I have no beliefs that agree with what the current U.S. administration is doing to go against the commands and the teachings of Almighty God, The Lord YHVH.
I wish to be known to have my allegiance in and with YHVH (Whom some call Y-hw-h), my Father in Heaven, The God of Israel, and The Messiah of YHVH God, Yeshua (Who is also YHVH God in the flesh, and Who was raised from the dead on the third day after He died, and He lives now and forever, and is active in my life. And my Teacher is The Holy Spirit, Ruach haChodesh, Who is also YHVH God.
... for those who wonder why I feel led to share this, ... just trust that some, who are willing to lay down their lives on our behalf, on the battlefield,
... either standing by a "church" pulpit,
... or on their knees at the side of their children's beds, praying,
... or holding a weapon that can end someone's life (under military jurisdictional authority, operating under "orders"),
... are all willing to give their lives for more than just their own families and themselves, and those they love and know personally.
They are willing to die for others (for you and for me), because there is One Who died in their place, long ago, yet He lives, now and for ever.
-- They are, and I am, willing to die for (and being faithful to) The One Who bought (redeemed) you and me (if only we will accept His free gift of deliverance from eternal condemnation for our sins and transgressions against The Almighty God, YHVH) -- Yeshua The Messiah.
He (Yeshua, God's Son Who came in the flesh, to live on earth, suffer & die, and then, rise again, on the third day after he died, according to God's Word, which is Truth) fought for you and me, in much prayer and entreaty, before The Throne of God Almighty.
He (Yeshua) then suffered much grief over those who would oppose Him and His Father in Heaven, and who would reject Him, for all eternity.
And then, He gave the last measure of His Strength, while saying: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
He (Yeshua) also said (while hanging on a Roman execution stake, outside the walls of the city of Jerusalem): "into Thy Hands, I commend My spirit."
And, I must say, with my Lord, that I am entrusting my entire life, as I have done already, but am sharing it here, to The Hands of The Lord Adonai YHVH, Elohenu, The Lord of all, and Yeshua The Messiah is One with The Father YHVH. I can do nothing without Him.
And He (Yeshua, God's True Son) has chosen me, and ordained me, that I should go and bring forth fruit, and that my fruit (souls for His Kingdom) should remain: that whatsoever I shall ask of The Father in Yeshua's Mighty Name, He may give it (to) me.
-- I only share my version of this verse to show that He chose me, and has ordained me, to do His Will. If I am unfaithful in doing that, then I have failed to fulfill and do what He has commanded me to do. It will not mean He has failed. He is ever True and Faithful. And He will fulfill all His Will.
When I fail Him, He is ever Faithful, and He will bring me, draw me, back to His Heart, in Patient Mercy, and in Mighty agape Love, through Grace, and through His Righteous Will, so I can, then, begin to walk with Him more closely, afterward.
When I fail Him, He is still ready to forgive me, as I repent, confess my sins, and forsake my former wandering ways, ... agreeing, again, with His Truth.
Admitting to The Lord that we were / are wrong does not make us weak. It shows our Strength can only be found in The Joy He gives us. When we let our Strength be "in Him," He makes us meek, one whose strength is under His Control. When we are weak, He shows Himself to be Strong. He is our Strength, our Rock! (for those who believe in The Lord Messiah Yeshua in His Blood Atonement He did in their place, to pay the sin-debt each of us owed to God, our Father, Who made us)
May each step you take be taken in a way that is drawing you and bringing you closer to His Loving Heart, in fellowship with Him, and for His glory and praise!
And may others see Yeshua (Jesus) in you!
This is my heart, folks. (not all of it; just a part of my thoughts)
I just hope others will not take offense at my words.
But if you do, please first take it before The Lord in sincere, heart-felt prayer.
Please do not attack me. My Lord takes attacks of that sort as if they were made against Him, personally. I dwell "in" Him. I abide "in" The Lord Yeshua, The Messiah of God Almighty.
These words only reflect some thoughts that are in my soul.
If they are not in yours, that is fine. You must walk your path. I must walk mine.
I have been misunderstood before (and am not real good with words), many times, ... and I realize I will be misunderstood again.
But before I die, which might be 52 years from now, at age 104 (hee hee!), or before I am taken up into the clouds by my Lord, Who redeemed me by His Blood He shed in my place, ... I would like to leave this "note" as part of a legacy my own children may read, one day.
Of course, I do believe that, when I am "taken up (caught away, in the Greek)," that all my (our) children will also be taken up / caught away, ... to meet The Lord in the air, and then, we shall be "ever" with The Lord YHVH / The Lord Yeshua! Hallelujah! Am so thankful to The Lord, The Lamb of God, has chosen to redeem all six of my (our) children! Praise His Name!
Maranatha! Come quickly, Lord Yeshua!
IRS: Obamacare Has Us Doing Things We're Not Remotely Qualified For, Burdens Small Biz
Healthy.
BY Mary Katharine Ham
July 8, 2010 11:05 AM
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http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37953
Sens. Coburn and Barrasso Release 100-Day Obamacare Check-Up
by Connie Hair
07/08/2010
++++++++++++++++++
http://www.nfib.com/legal-center/healthcare-lawsuit
Press Conference: NFIB Joins Lawsuit
Fla. Attorney General Bill McCollum and NFIB Small Business Legal Center Exec. Dir. Karen Harned discuss NFIB joining 20 states in challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law.
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http://www.brownbailout.com/?fbid=EkHiJzuIOD3
http://www.brownbailout.com/media-center/
( Note: these last two links will lead you to a site that offers you a way to "take action" regarding the UPS "bailout" attempt, which is UPS's way of using legislation regarding the FAA to have a negative effect on FedEx, as a corporation. I believe that is illegal and wrong. It all has to do with unions. Unions and how adamantly opposed I am, personally, to them in any form, ... is one reason why I am thankful my Lord & God, The Almighty, allowed me to be born in Texas, a former Republic, a nation of its own. Texas does not 'have' unions, as some states allow. I am just thankful for that. It does not mean Texas is better than other states. It simply means I do not see the benefit of unions in any state in what we call the U.S. of A. And the laws in Texas also reflect that same viewpoint.)
... and that note and the various events that have gone on, over the past 2 years, and more, also lead me to make the following statements, though I realize some may not understand "why" or may think I am going pretty far "out of reasonable bounds" in saying this.
... but I just feel led to share it here (since this is 'my' blog), even if only for the few who will "try" to understand my "heart" in what is typed, below, here, and who will pray for many, like me, who have the same, basic beliefs I have, and whose hearts are quite broken over the evil being pushed upon us by evil leaders in our country, and evil leaders all over the world. They are men and women who are "of the world," though I am only "in it," by my Lord's decree and Plan.
... please understand, that if you do not agree with what I share, here or anywhere, you can still "love one another (aimed in my direction)" and pray for me.
You can still study God's Word, and see if your allegiance should only be with The Lord Almighty!
You can still pray for God's Might and Power to continue to work actively in your soul and life! (and in mine)
You can still pray for God to bring the kind of deliverance He has brought to the people of Israel, in many positive ways, over many centuries!
You can still abide by the original intent of the men who were willing to die, when they signed the Declaration of Independence, so we (the people) could be a nation that glorified God, and whose leaders would (were meant to) only be true believers in The Sovereign Lord Adonai, The Controller of the universe He made and designed to be His, and His alone, believers in His Son, Yeshua The Messiah of Israel.
You can still trust in God, and be loyal to Him, His Plan for all people, and for this earth we live on, ... and continue fulfilling the responsibilities He has given you to do, without being disloyal to your fellow Americans, by praying fervently and with a zeal for The Lord of hosts, Y-hw-h Sabaoth.
You can love your brothers and sisters in America, and across the world, by seeking God's Face, by believing every Word God teaches you to understand and know, and by living out His Plan for your life, regardless of how others, around you, choose to live, looking only to Yeshua, The Author and Finisher of our Faith (our trusting belief).
You can still "love" me, and others like me, by getting to know The Lord of all better each new day He gives you, until you see Him face to Face! (in Heaven)
... okay, now, for what I wrote, that might shock some, and might be used by others to condemn me, but which I hope most will try to understand I believe I needed to write here.
Wrote it here just so some would understand that, when push comes to shove, some of us "will not back down" from our belief in The Great I AM, El Elyon, nor will we back down from our full support for Israel and the Israeli people whose God is The Lord (for God's chosen people, that is), and for The Word of God, which is our Life and our necessary "daily food."
We will not stop learning how to speak the Truth (of The Lord) in agape Love, though that does not mean we will only speak what others want to hear, but will do all we can to be faithful to speak the Truth in agape Love, as our Lord commands us to do. .... We are not perfect, from a human viewpoint. We are just "forgiven!" Thanks be to God, The God of Israel, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
(Here [below] is my main message; like some "pastors" in the U.S. of A., I had a long introduction before even getting to 'the meat' of what I was intending to share, here. Maybe it's a 'southern' thing. Sorry. Yes, I do tend to use far too many words to suit many people. Am learning. Thank you to those of you who are able to remain patient with me!)
Many Texans, in state or currently living out of our native state, as I now am, ... may be seen as odd to others (and some have not set a very good example of what I, personally, believe the heart of a true Texan is like), but many will be working to urge our fellow Texans to, once again, oppose those (in the current administration in Washington, D.C.) who try to "hold it over us" as did Spain and Mexico, in their time (when Texas was not yet a Republic or a state in the U.S.), or who wish to "use us" to bring in income or commerce (via NAFTA or NAU, both of which I am opposed to) they want to use for their own personal, evil agenda, or their evil plans contrary to The Good and Righteous Plan and the perfect Will of The Lord God Almighty, The I AM, El Elyon.
We are not unAmerican. We are faithful to what the men believed, who founded this country! But the current government administration is not! And the man in The White House is not legally an American citizen. I learned this through the (audio) testimony of his own grandmother, because she was there at the hospital when he was born in Mombasa, Kenya.
He was the son of a man who had dual citizenship in Britain and in Kenya (who already had another wife in England, at that time), and of a woman who, by all available information, was anti-American, herself, and a rebel at heart, but who was an American citizen herself.
In 1961, a mom's U.S. citizenship "does not" guarantee that her children are automatically U.S. citizens, no matter where they are born. She was "under a U.S. law, in 1961," that said that, at her age at the time of her son's birth, her child had to be born within U.S. borders to be a legal U.S. citizen.
BHO was not born within U. S. borders.
(Yes, I realize some will not want me to share this. It has been shared, over and over, on several websites, and through video sites on the internet. What I am sharing is not new. I just believe it is true. I believe we should all have an opportunity to know 'the truth.')
So, from all that I have read, about all of this, from all viewpoints, I can only come to the conclusion that what I am sharing here is the truth, from my personal perspective and from my level of understanding.
If you wish to disagree, or do disagree, kindly do it on your knees, before The Lord Who is The Controller of the universe, and rules over all men and women who have ever lived on this earth. He always hears and answers the cries and the prayers and supplications of His own children. If you are one of His children, He will hear your prayer and He will answer you. He promised that, in the book Jeremiah was told to write, in Jeremiah 33:3)
I belong to The Lord Almighty, through belief in, trust in, and knowledge of His only-begotten Son, The Lord of all lords and King of all kings, Yeshua The (True) Messiah.
I do not plan to support any form of a U.S. government that turns its back on YHVH God, and on Israel, by decisions made by its leaders in government that are against Israel as a people, or against the Jews and the Christians in America, or in any other nation in this world. True believers in The Lord Yeshua The Messiah are always pro-Israel and pro-Jew, because we worship the same Creator and Lord, and we study and live by The Word of YHVH God.
I am glad for anyone who wants to know, to know this, ... that my King and my Lord and only Sovereign is not related to the U.S. of A., but He is The Lord Almighty, The King of the universe He made and He still holds all things together, in it.
I owe all my allegiance, all that is in my life and what my life is, to Him, alone! He is The Only One Who has the right to give me life, or to take it. When I die, I will return to Him, Who gave me life on earth, from before I was seen on earth, while I was in the womb, being formed by His Loving, Merciful Hands!
I am a lady of Peace / Shalom; I do not wish to, nor would I, fight except in The Spirit of God, through Spirit-led, spiritual warfare prayer. I mean, I belong to The Lord of Sabaoth, YHVH Sabaoth, El Elyon, Whose Name is also YHVH Shalom, The Lord Who is (our) Peace.
I wish only to be known to be independent of all ties to the current administration of the U.S. government, because I have no beliefs that agree with what the current U.S. administration is doing to go against the commands and the teachings of Almighty God, The Lord YHVH.
I wish to be known to have my allegiance in and with YHVH (Whom some call Y-hw-h), my Father in Heaven, The God of Israel, and The Messiah of YHVH God, Yeshua (Who is also YHVH God in the flesh, and Who was raised from the dead on the third day after He died, and He lives now and forever, and is active in my life. And my Teacher is The Holy Spirit, Ruach haChodesh, Who is also YHVH God.
... for those who wonder why I feel led to share this, ... just trust that some, who are willing to lay down their lives on our behalf, on the battlefield,
... either standing by a "church" pulpit,
... or on their knees at the side of their children's beds, praying,
... or holding a weapon that can end someone's life (under military jurisdictional authority, operating under "orders"),
... are all willing to give their lives for more than just their own families and themselves, and those they love and know personally.
They are willing to die for others (for you and for me), because there is One Who died in their place, long ago, yet He lives, now and for ever.
-- They are, and I am, willing to die for (and being faithful to) The One Who bought (redeemed) you and me (if only we will accept His free gift of deliverance from eternal condemnation for our sins and transgressions against The Almighty God, YHVH) -- Yeshua The Messiah.
He (Yeshua, God's Son Who came in the flesh, to live on earth, suffer & die, and then, rise again, on the third day after he died, according to God's Word, which is Truth) fought for you and me, in much prayer and entreaty, before The Throne of God Almighty.
He (Yeshua) then suffered much grief over those who would oppose Him and His Father in Heaven, and who would reject Him, for all eternity.
And then, He gave the last measure of His Strength, while saying: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
He (Yeshua) also said (while hanging on a Roman execution stake, outside the walls of the city of Jerusalem): "into Thy Hands, I commend My spirit."
And, I must say, with my Lord, that I am entrusting my entire life, as I have done already, but am sharing it here, to The Hands of The Lord Adonai YHVH, Elohenu, The Lord of all, and Yeshua The Messiah is One with The Father YHVH. I can do nothing without Him.
And He (Yeshua, God's True Son) has chosen me, and ordained me, that I should go and bring forth fruit, and that my fruit (souls for His Kingdom) should remain: that whatsoever I shall ask of The Father in Yeshua's Mighty Name, He may give it (to) me.
-- I only share my version of this verse to show that He chose me, and has ordained me, to do His Will. If I am unfaithful in doing that, then I have failed to fulfill and do what He has commanded me to do. It will not mean He has failed. He is ever True and Faithful. And He will fulfill all His Will.
When I fail Him, He is ever Faithful, and He will bring me, draw me, back to His Heart, in Patient Mercy, and in Mighty agape Love, through Grace, and through His Righteous Will, so I can, then, begin to walk with Him more closely, afterward.
When I fail Him, He is still ready to forgive me, as I repent, confess my sins, and forsake my former wandering ways, ... agreeing, again, with His Truth.
Admitting to The Lord that we were / are wrong does not make us weak. It shows our Strength can only be found in The Joy He gives us. When we let our Strength be "in Him," He makes us meek, one whose strength is under His Control. When we are weak, He shows Himself to be Strong. He is our Strength, our Rock! (for those who believe in The Lord Messiah Yeshua in His Blood Atonement He did in their place, to pay the sin-debt each of us owed to God, our Father, Who made us)
May each step you take be taken in a way that is drawing you and bringing you closer to His Loving Heart, in fellowship with Him, and for His glory and praise!
And may others see Yeshua (Jesus) in you!
This is my heart, folks. (not all of it; just a part of my thoughts)
I just hope others will not take offense at my words.
But if you do, please first take it before The Lord in sincere, heart-felt prayer.
Please do not attack me. My Lord takes attacks of that sort as if they were made against Him, personally. I dwell "in" Him. I abide "in" The Lord Yeshua, The Messiah of God Almighty.
These words only reflect some thoughts that are in my soul.
If they are not in yours, that is fine. You must walk your path. I must walk mine.
I have been misunderstood before (and am not real good with words), many times, ... and I realize I will be misunderstood again.
But before I die, which might be 52 years from now, at age 104 (hee hee!), or before I am taken up into the clouds by my Lord, Who redeemed me by His Blood He shed in my place, ... I would like to leave this "note" as part of a legacy my own children may read, one day.
Of course, I do believe that, when I am "taken up (caught away, in the Greek)," that all my (our) children will also be taken up / caught away, ... to meet The Lord in the air, and then, we shall be "ever" with The Lord YHVH / The Lord Yeshua! Hallelujah! Am so thankful to The Lord, The Lamb of God, has chosen to redeem all six of my (our) children! Praise His Name!
Maranatha! Come quickly, Lord Yeshua!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Read David Wilkerson's devotional for Oct. 28, 2009
The devotional I want to share with you can be read, online, at the link below.
I wish I could copy it here, in its entirety. I would need to obtain permission to do that. (sorry!)
I can't wait.
So, am sharing the link to his "blog" below, so you can "go there" and look for the Oct. 28, 2009, devotional he wrote.
David Wilkerson is the pastor at Times Square Church, in downtown New York City, USA.
Please, when you get to David's blog site, read the devotional about "having failed" ( will check the correct title ) and consider what he shares there.
Take heart! You are not alone!
The Lord Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah did go through much, emotionally, that we are not aware of. He truly "is" able to empathize with any negative feelings we experience while trying to follow Him, doing His Will from our hearts, for His Glory and Praise!
http://davidwilkersontoday.blogspot.com/
Remember He looks at your heart, your motive-ator! He knows "why" you were endeavouring to accomplish something for Him, for His Kingdom, for His glory! He does not see what you've done as a failure. He knows what the potential is, and whose life was positively affected by your efforts. And He knows how you prayed, before, during and after what you did "for Him."
Keep trusting. After a farmer has sown his seeds, he must wait on The Father in Heaven, Who sends the good rains, ... until the little plants begin to grow. Sometimes we do not see "the fruit" of our labors, until much later, ... or maybe, not ever (on earth). But wait until the true Harvest Time, in Heaven! That is when we will see the truth about what came about, as a result of our prayers, the vision He gave us, and what we did with the vision.
He understands! He "is" Understanding!
He "is" Compassion!
He loves you with an everlasting Love!
I wish I could copy it here, in its entirety. I would need to obtain permission to do that. (sorry!)
I can't wait.
So, am sharing the link to his "blog" below, so you can "go there" and look for the Oct. 28, 2009, devotional he wrote.
David Wilkerson is the pastor at Times Square Church, in downtown New York City, USA.
Please, when you get to David's blog site, read the devotional about "having failed" ( will check the correct title ) and consider what he shares there.
Take heart! You are not alone!
The Lord Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah did go through much, emotionally, that we are not aware of. He truly "is" able to empathize with any negative feelings we experience while trying to follow Him, doing His Will from our hearts, for His Glory and Praise!
http://davidwilkersontoday.blogspot.com/
Remember He looks at your heart, your motive-ator! He knows "why" you were endeavouring to accomplish something for Him, for His Kingdom, for His glory! He does not see what you've done as a failure. He knows what the potential is, and whose life was positively affected by your efforts. And He knows how you prayed, before, during and after what you did "for Him."
Keep trusting. After a farmer has sown his seeds, he must wait on The Father in Heaven, Who sends the good rains, ... until the little plants begin to grow. Sometimes we do not see "the fruit" of our labors, until much later, ... or maybe, not ever (on earth). But wait until the true Harvest Time, in Heaven! That is when we will see the truth about what came about, as a result of our prayers, the vision He gave us, and what we did with the vision.
He understands! He "is" Understanding!
He "is" Compassion!
He loves you with an everlasting Love!
Monday, October 5, 2009
another update on our son's car
By God's Mercy, our son has a new car -- new to him, and working well, though not perfect.
Life continues to be used of The Lord to remind me of my own imperfections. Cars, and people, don't have to be perfect, from what we humans "think" the word "perfect" means (by definition), to be used to do much good. God wants us to see that if we don't look, think, act, speak or live "perfectly," we can still do much good, if only we will (as fully as we are wiling to) live, for our Dear Lord, in submission to Him and His Word and His Will.
The word "submission" means we are lining up our life, as we live it daily, and and our plans, thoughts, words and actions, "behind" The One Whom we are following.
If I call myself a disciple, or follower, of The Lord Yeshua (Jesus) The Messiah, I must also realize that includes an attitude of full submission to Him, in every way. If not, then I did not make a full commitment to follow my Lord, but maybe I only committed (in my heart and soul) to follow Him "when it's convenient" or "when I *feel like it.*"
So, if I chose to admit I do believe that Yeshua (Jesus) came to earth to die in my place, why did I not also choose, as I grew in Knowledge of Him, to re-commit my life to living fully submitted to Him, to His Word (His commands), and to His Will?
In my case, I have, but (at times) slip back into wrong thinking.
This indicates a "stronghold" has been built in my soul, with my permission (though unwittingly; I was not alert to what was going on, ... and it occurred without my conscious permission; nevertheless, it did occur, and does affect my thinking and my actions), giving the enemy of God "ground" to affect my thoughts, attitude, and actions.
This can easily be "stopped." I just need to pray to my True Lord (Who is ever Patient, Merciful, Loving & Kind), telling Him (agreeing with His Truth) I realize I was wrong, mentioning specifically what I did, and then asking Him to forgive me, ... then, asking Him to build in my soul His Truth. (from His Word) I can mention a particular verse He has brought to my attention, that day, as a thought (of His Truth) from His Word, to focus on. It might be a Truth statement about His character, which I desire He build in my soul, to replace the wrong thoughts and attitudes which had been affecting me, ... because of that former stronghold that was there.
Anyway, as our son drives this car, he is (again) using it to do good, working for a ministry that teaches many, affects thousands across this world, ... as well as helping those who are in prison and in the military, as well as their families. He also uses it to come and visit us, and this time of year we celebrate his moving from one age to the next year's age. ;o) We thank God for this son, because God is using him to bless our family in a mighty way.
And we thank God for allowing him to receive a car to use, for serving those he serves, in ministry. (and others, who are in business) God is good! He knows our needs better than we know them. He may have us wait, as our son had to wait, for this car, ... but He is not ignoring us, or making us suffer. Most of our suffering is of our own making. (from my understanding, anyway) Some of it is meant as an attack to discourage or hurt, or even destroy our faith, by the enemy of God, of course.
The Lord only allows as much "trouble" or "suffering" as He knows we can, through His Strength, Help and Grace, glorify His Name through, with the deliverance He will bring to us, ... once we've gone through a (temporary) time of suffering.
Our son has been very patient, during this "trial" of suffering, which was not entirely of his own doing. God did allow it, because He knew He could us it to both encourage and edify those who know our son, as well as others who read (before) about how his other car was "destroyed" by spring rains that came so fast, and with so much volume, that that car's intake valve became water-logged. (which led to his former car's "death") Then, The Lord allowed another person, who dearly wanted to provide a good car for him to own, ... to never be able to finish fixing a car he hoped would work well for our son. Our son invested a sizable amount of money (from our limited resources) in this other possible car. (when one has very little money, any amount of money, over one's bill-paying resources, can seem quite sizable) That never worked out.
We all saw that was something God was allowing to happen, not for evil, but only for Good. It was something God now has used as another lesson in both humility and trusting belief. Forgiveness was another exercise we needed to "give," because there were some involved who, though they tried to help our son, simply were not allowed, for reasons we do not understand, but God knows about. As God continued to allow things "not" to work out, over quite a few months' time, we did realize that (and never lost hope that) God would work something out for our son to, again, have a car he could own and use.
So, now, it is a blessing to me to be able to report to you that God has not only done miracles in providing (as YHVH Yireh / Jehovah Jireh, The Lord Who continually provides for us) a "new" car for our son to own and use, for ministry work he does for Him, but God has also chosen to allow him to register and license it, and get other coverage he needs, to keep it "under authority." Hallelujah!! God be praised!! May His Name be glorified by all these things He continues to do, to uphold us, carry us through, and show others His mighty Power He uses on behalf of His children, ... to show the world that God is, indeed, alive, working in and through submitted men (and women), and ... though we don't always do our part, or honor Him with all our being at all times, He is ever Faithful, and does His part completely!
Yeshua (Jesus) is Lord! He is Faithful and True! Let's praise His Name together, for He is Good, and His Mercy endures forever!
Life continues to be used of The Lord to remind me of my own imperfections. Cars, and people, don't have to be perfect, from what we humans "think" the word "perfect" means (by definition), to be used to do much good. God wants us to see that if we don't look, think, act, speak or live "perfectly," we can still do much good, if only we will (as fully as we are wiling to) live, for our Dear Lord, in submission to Him and His Word and His Will.
The word "submission" means we are lining up our life, as we live it daily, and and our plans, thoughts, words and actions, "behind" The One Whom we are following.
If I call myself a disciple, or follower, of The Lord Yeshua (Jesus) The Messiah, I must also realize that includes an attitude of full submission to Him, in every way. If not, then I did not make a full commitment to follow my Lord, but maybe I only committed (in my heart and soul) to follow Him "when it's convenient" or "when I *feel like it.*"
So, if I chose to admit I do believe that Yeshua (Jesus) came to earth to die in my place, why did I not also choose, as I grew in Knowledge of Him, to re-commit my life to living fully submitted to Him, to His Word (His commands), and to His Will?
In my case, I have, but (at times) slip back into wrong thinking.
This indicates a "stronghold" has been built in my soul, with my permission (though unwittingly; I was not alert to what was going on, ... and it occurred without my conscious permission; nevertheless, it did occur, and does affect my thinking and my actions), giving the enemy of God "ground" to affect my thoughts, attitude, and actions.
This can easily be "stopped." I just need to pray to my True Lord (Who is ever Patient, Merciful, Loving & Kind), telling Him (agreeing with His Truth) I realize I was wrong, mentioning specifically what I did, and then asking Him to forgive me, ... then, asking Him to build in my soul His Truth. (from His Word) I can mention a particular verse He has brought to my attention, that day, as a thought (of His Truth) from His Word, to focus on. It might be a Truth statement about His character, which I desire He build in my soul, to replace the wrong thoughts and attitudes which had been affecting me, ... because of that former stronghold that was there.
Anyway, as our son drives this car, he is (again) using it to do good, working for a ministry that teaches many, affects thousands across this world, ... as well as helping those who are in prison and in the military, as well as their families. He also uses it to come and visit us, and this time of year we celebrate his moving from one age to the next year's age. ;o) We thank God for this son, because God is using him to bless our family in a mighty way.
And we thank God for allowing him to receive a car to use, for serving those he serves, in ministry. (and others, who are in business) God is good! He knows our needs better than we know them. He may have us wait, as our son had to wait, for this car, ... but He is not ignoring us, or making us suffer. Most of our suffering is of our own making. (from my understanding, anyway) Some of it is meant as an attack to discourage or hurt, or even destroy our faith, by the enemy of God, of course.
The Lord only allows as much "trouble" or "suffering" as He knows we can, through His Strength, Help and Grace, glorify His Name through, with the deliverance He will bring to us, ... once we've gone through a (temporary) time of suffering.
Our son has been very patient, during this "trial" of suffering, which was not entirely of his own doing. God did allow it, because He knew He could us it to both encourage and edify those who know our son, as well as others who read (before) about how his other car was "destroyed" by spring rains that came so fast, and with so much volume, that that car's intake valve became water-logged. (which led to his former car's "death") Then, The Lord allowed another person, who dearly wanted to provide a good car for him to own, ... to never be able to finish fixing a car he hoped would work well for our son. Our son invested a sizable amount of money (from our limited resources) in this other possible car. (when one has very little money, any amount of money, over one's bill-paying resources, can seem quite sizable) That never worked out.
We all saw that was something God was allowing to happen, not for evil, but only for Good. It was something God now has used as another lesson in both humility and trusting belief. Forgiveness was another exercise we needed to "give," because there were some involved who, though they tried to help our son, simply were not allowed, for reasons we do not understand, but God knows about. As God continued to allow things "not" to work out, over quite a few months' time, we did realize that (and never lost hope that) God would work something out for our son to, again, have a car he could own and use.
So, now, it is a blessing to me to be able to report to you that God has not only done miracles in providing (as YHVH Yireh / Jehovah Jireh, The Lord Who continually provides for us) a "new" car for our son to own and use, for ministry work he does for Him, but God has also chosen to allow him to register and license it, and get other coverage he needs, to keep it "under authority." Hallelujah!! God be praised!! May His Name be glorified by all these things He continues to do, to uphold us, carry us through, and show others His mighty Power He uses on behalf of His children, ... to show the world that God is, indeed, alive, working in and through submitted men (and women), and ... though we don't always do our part, or honor Him with all our being at all times, He is ever Faithful, and does His part completely!
Yeshua (Jesus) is Lord! He is Faithful and True! Let's praise His Name together, for He is Good, and His Mercy endures forever!
Monday, July 20, 2009
an article by Joseph Farah, on World Net Daily
The title of this article is: "Counting the czars"
" Exclusive: Joseph Farah declares, U.S. must be governed by people, not by 'god-like kings' "
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.printable&pageId=104443
If I were you, I would want to read it.
Again, folks, please understand me: I am not "out to get these guys." God is! He wants their souls to turn, in full repentance, to acknowledge His Son as The Lamb of God, and as the only, True Messiah, ... ( to explain a bit ) to choose (wholeheartedly) to believe in Yeshua (Jesus) as their own, personal Lord (Master) and Savior (Redeemer, The Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of all the people in the world who will believe in Him, as God's only Son, and as Messiah / Christ).
So, if you will, you could use the names listed in the article to begin (if you have not yet done so) to pray for each person, by name.
God likes us to pray specifically, ... as specifically as we are able to.
Though God's Word does not command us to pray for the salvation of souls, particular souls, what I actually mean here is to:
Ask God if He will (please) show each one of these people their need for "a Savior," to deliver them from the just punishment for their sins.
We can ask God, in prayer, also, to make each one of these people miserable (within their souls) until they accept the free gift of salvation from God, that He is offering to them, through His Son, Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ).
When we read such "articles," we can rejoice that God is "at work," in us, making us more like His Son, while seriously remembering our former "fallen condition" ... under His wrath, before we accepted the free gift of salvation "in" His Son, Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus Christ).
I used to be one who rejected God.
I did not realize I was doing that, but I was.
But then, God, Whom I have acknowledged as my Father in Heaven (for quite a bunch of years now), had mercy on my wretched soul, and opened my eyes, and my understanding, to realize Who He is, and Who His Son is! Hallelujah!
What a day that was, in 1970!!
And, after that, He has been ever so faithful to grow me in Him, whenever I submit my will to His, and let His sanctifying power work within my soul!
His Holy Spirit dwells within my spirit!
He has saved my soul!
I am His!
He sought me, and bought me, with the Redeeming / Atoning Blood of His precious Son, Yeshua haMashiach!!! Hallelujah!
Anyway, please read what Mr. Farah shares, at the World Net Daily site, through the link above.
Those guys at World Net Daily are doing a great job sharing the truth, and trying to keep Americans informed of the truth. Thank God for them!
Some day, maybe very soon, we will meet in Heaven, and ... we'll get to thank them in person. I don't know if that's how it will go, in Heaven. But God will be there, and Yeshua / Jesus will be there, and The Holy Spirit will be there! And those 3 are "the most" I care about, there! What a day (an eternal day) "that" will be, too! Amen!
Hallelujah!
" Exclusive: Joseph Farah declares, U.S. must be governed by people, not by 'god-like kings' "
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.printable&pageId=104443
If I were you, I would want to read it.
Again, folks, please understand me: I am not "out to get these guys." God is! He wants their souls to turn, in full repentance, to acknowledge His Son as The Lamb of God, and as the only, True Messiah, ... ( to explain a bit ) to choose (wholeheartedly) to believe in Yeshua (Jesus) as their own, personal Lord (Master) and Savior (Redeemer, The Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of all the people in the world who will believe in Him, as God's only Son, and as Messiah / Christ).
So, if you will, you could use the names listed in the article to begin (if you have not yet done so) to pray for each person, by name.
God likes us to pray specifically, ... as specifically as we are able to.
Though God's Word does not command us to pray for the salvation of souls, particular souls, what I actually mean here is to:
Ask God if He will (please) show each one of these people their need for "a Savior," to deliver them from the just punishment for their sins.
We can ask God, in prayer, also, to make each one of these people miserable (within their souls) until they accept the free gift of salvation from God, that He is offering to them, through His Son, Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ).
When we read such "articles," we can rejoice that God is "at work," in us, making us more like His Son, while seriously remembering our former "fallen condition" ... under His wrath, before we accepted the free gift of salvation "in" His Son, Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus Christ).
I used to be one who rejected God.
I did not realize I was doing that, but I was.
But then, God, Whom I have acknowledged as my Father in Heaven (for quite a bunch of years now), had mercy on my wretched soul, and opened my eyes, and my understanding, to realize Who He is, and Who His Son is! Hallelujah!
What a day that was, in 1970!!
And, after that, He has been ever so faithful to grow me in Him, whenever I submit my will to His, and let His sanctifying power work within my soul!
His Holy Spirit dwells within my spirit!
He has saved my soul!
I am His!
He sought me, and bought me, with the Redeeming / Atoning Blood of His precious Son, Yeshua haMashiach!!! Hallelujah!
Anyway, please read what Mr. Farah shares, at the World Net Daily site, through the link above.
Those guys at World Net Daily are doing a great job sharing the truth, and trying to keep Americans informed of the truth. Thank God for them!
Some day, maybe very soon, we will meet in Heaven, and ... we'll get to thank them in person. I don't know if that's how it will go, in Heaven. But God will be there, and Yeshua / Jesus will be there, and The Holy Spirit will be there! And those 3 are "the most" I care about, there! What a day (an eternal day) "that" will be, too! Amen!
Hallelujah!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
... as we walk along this pathWay ...
Life continues to surprise me!
Does it surprise you, thrilling your heart, when YHVH God does something you can only describe as amazing, or awesome, or wonderful, on your behalf?
Well, I must share with those of you who read this blog that The Lord Adonai YHVH God has chosen, in His mercy, and in working through those who are true believers, to do some amazing things on behalf of our family, as we continue to support other ministries, … day by day, from week to week.
He has chosen to use an anonymous donor to donate a good-quality automobile to our family ministry (!). We praise God for His merciful, loving, kind-hearted, and patient Spirit! We thank The Good Lord for showing Himself strong on our behalf as we have kept trusting He would remedy a situation that has been one version of spiritual warfare, involving more than one believer in the community. But God is faithful! He is able to overcome any obstacle! Hallelujah! Let’s praise His Name together, and rejoice that He will provide, as He has promised, … when we continue to show Him we are willing to serve, as He opens the doors.
Our ministry includes the teaching / apologetics ministry done by our Life in the Bible Institute … to enable us to “get around” to places where we already go –
a nursing home,
soul winning,
choir,
youth projects,
Bible class (Sundays),
puppet ministry (done mostly by our children who are under age 18),
one, in our family, having a willing heart to bless the lives of others by playing piano in church and, when possible, at nursing homes we visit,
and one, or more, of us singing, in church, or … “on the mission field” (as part of a missions trip to the Philippines, as happened earlier this year), … or as part of a group of 5 to 6 young people, harmonizing together for God’s glory, to encourage believers in The Lord,
singing as a family of 8 … wherever someone asks us to come sing,
opportunities to help others by writing quotes or names in calligraphy, for specific individuals,
and more — one of our adult family members ministers to a lady in a nursing home.
… I hope to begin, soon, Lord willing (as He opens the doors for this) to help lead some monthly meetings / fellowship / learning times for the benefit of some young ladies in this community, as well as beginning some monthly fellowship opportunities with moms who teach their own children at home, and older ladies (some who are widows; some are not). Ladies’ teas are a delightful way to encourage women, especially widows, and those who would like their daughters to learn some of the Christian social graces, that build Godly character, and … uplift the soul. They serve as blessed times of fellowship, for ladies, also.
We stay quite busy, being asked to help with a ministry here or there, or else we’re teaching … or helping with someone else who is, ….
But, without a real car for over 2 months, now (a car that works / runs), it has been quite tricky to find ways to get to places we’ve been asked to get to, around the community where we’ve been living for just over a year, now.
There will be many opportunities to use this car. We do pray it will be used to bring God glory to His Name, because it’s His car! All that we ‘own’ actually belongs to God! We give all our ‘things’ to God, so He is The One Who watches over them, and takes Good care of His things!! Amen!
He is The One from Whom all Good things come, … He made all the metals (from where they were mined, from the ground, and then refined) and plastic (from petroleum), and leather (thank you, dear cows!, designed by God in Heaven), plus the rest of the materials that go into the making of a car, as well as the man hours, the labor, and … the effort and energy they must do, to produce a car that runs well, and is made well, ….
The next time you drive your car, please praise The Lord our Maker, Creator, Who designs all things perfectly, praise Him for Who He is (YHVH; El Shaddai; El Elyon; YHVH Yireh / Jehovah Jireh), and praise Him for His mighty Power to turn things that seem to go wrong, into things that produce Good!
He is perfect! He is Almighty! He is El Elyon — The Most High God! He is our Provider, our Protector, our Hope, our Strength, and our Joy! He does all things excellently, and uses all circumstances to produce / bring about Good, for those who are “the called” according to His purpose. — for the glory that is “due” to His Name!
While we awaited His Help, with regard to providing a car for our family, He was building in us a more humble, more meek, attitude. I pray He will continue to develop that attitude in my own heart, as He teaches me more about “abiding in Messiah Yeshua.” (abiding in Christ)
One day, all people of all nations will bow their knees, and admit / acknowledge the Truth that He is Lord of all! — YHVH God, and His Son, Yeshua the Messiah, The Anointed One of God, the Holy One of Israel. (see Romans 14: 11 and Philippians 2: 10)
And … please praise The Lord Adonai YHVH God, Who has seen fit to give us a car to be used in service that will bring praise and thanks to His precious Son’s Name — Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus Christ)!
And … please thank Him for what He has done in providing food and water for you, as well as clothing you need, each day! He promises no more, but He does provide much more … than just food and clothing!
We have waited, and … have hoped in Him alone Who is able to do all things well! And He has kept His promise to hear the prayers of His true children — you all, and us.
We are not special (compared to other believers) or better than anyone else on this earth. We are merely “forgiven” by The Lord God Almighty, because of our belief in, and trust in, His only-begotten Son, Yeshua (Jesus), Who gave His Life in our place, to pay the penalty for sins we committed, thereby redeeming us. As The innocent Lamb of God, Yeshua took upon Himself the sins of all the people who have ever lived on this earth! He paid it all! — by willingly sacrificing His precious Body and Blood on the Roman execution stake, outside the gates of the city of Jerusalem. Why? Because He loved us … long before we knew or loved Him! That is how much He loves you and me! Hallelujah!
But in God’s eyes, we are His children, because He has engrafted us into His Vine, and has delivered us out of the power of darkness and into The Kingdom of His Dear Son (Yeshua)! (the Kingdom of Light, eternal Life and Love) (see Colossians 1: 13) Yeshua says He calls us His friends, if we do whatsoever He has commanded us (to do). (see John 15: 14)
(below is my version of Matthew 7: 7-8):
Ask, and keep asking, and it shall be given to you.
Seek, and keep seeking, and you shall find.
Knock, and keep knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.
For each one that asks receives, and the one that seeks finds; and to the one knocking, it will be opened.
We are not special people, you all!
We are just people who have been workin’ for The Lord, as you all are, who are true believers in The Lord, and in Messiah Yeshua (Jesus Christ), who sometimes work also for companies, or individuals, … to earn income, and then, we get to serve pastors or missionaries, … or encourage other believers, by singing, or teaching, or sharing, or helping with some project they’re working on. ;o)
Life can get challenging!
I believe God is opening the door for more ministry, by providing a car with which we can “do it.”
If you are reading this, and if you believe in The Lord Adonai YHVH God, as we do, and (especially) if you believe in and trust in His Son, Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ), for deliverance from eternal damnation, and into His Kingdom of Light, Life and Love (of YHVH God; agape Love — His unconditional Love He showed us when His Son voluntarily chose to come to earth, be born here, live, suffer and die, to pay the penalty for sins we committed, though He was entirely innocent of those sins, … and God raised Him up on the third day, according to The Scriptures, as prophesied by the Old Covenant / Old Testament prophets, and now, He is alive, and sits at the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty, in His Throne!), please pray for us — M, K, A, A, E, B, M, and M. Yes, without exact names, that’s all 8 of us. ;o)
We do appreciate your prayers!
God is at work! In us, in you, for us, for you, through us, through you! That, by itself, is amazing! He accomplishes it by His Holy Spirit! Bless His Name!
God is so generous! And He is teaching us to show generosity to others! When He uses another believer to show us His generous Spirit and Love, we are so thrilled! (in our emotions) … and we are joyful! (in our spirits) … and we are built up in our Christian walk, in Him, Who is our All in all, to tell others and to share more about The Love of His Son, Yeshua, so others can ”gain” eternal Life!
Let’s praise The Name of The Lord together, for ever and ever! … beginning now ….
Does it surprise you, thrilling your heart, when YHVH God does something you can only describe as amazing, or awesome, or wonderful, on your behalf?
Well, I must share with those of you who read this blog that The Lord Adonai YHVH God has chosen, in His mercy, and in working through those who are true believers, to do some amazing things on behalf of our family, as we continue to support other ministries, … day by day, from week to week.
He has chosen to use an anonymous donor to donate a good-quality automobile to our family ministry (!). We praise God for His merciful, loving, kind-hearted, and patient Spirit! We thank The Good Lord for showing Himself strong on our behalf as we have kept trusting He would remedy a situation that has been one version of spiritual warfare, involving more than one believer in the community. But God is faithful! He is able to overcome any obstacle! Hallelujah! Let’s praise His Name together, and rejoice that He will provide, as He has promised, … when we continue to show Him we are willing to serve, as He opens the doors.
Our ministry includes the teaching / apologetics ministry done by our Life in the Bible Institute … to enable us to “get around” to places where we already go –
a nursing home,
soul winning,
choir,
youth projects,
Bible class (Sundays),
puppet ministry (done mostly by our children who are under age 18),
one, in our family, having a willing heart to bless the lives of others by playing piano in church and, when possible, at nursing homes we visit,
and one, or more, of us singing, in church, or … “on the mission field” (as part of a missions trip to the Philippines, as happened earlier this year), … or as part of a group of 5 to 6 young people, harmonizing together for God’s glory, to encourage believers in The Lord,
singing as a family of 8 … wherever someone asks us to come sing,
opportunities to help others by writing quotes or names in calligraphy, for specific individuals,
and more — one of our adult family members ministers to a lady in a nursing home.
… I hope to begin, soon, Lord willing (as He opens the doors for this) to help lead some monthly meetings / fellowship / learning times for the benefit of some young ladies in this community, as well as beginning some monthly fellowship opportunities with moms who teach their own children at home, and older ladies (some who are widows; some are not). Ladies’ teas are a delightful way to encourage women, especially widows, and those who would like their daughters to learn some of the Christian social graces, that build Godly character, and … uplift the soul. They serve as blessed times of fellowship, for ladies, also.
We stay quite busy, being asked to help with a ministry here or there, or else we’re teaching … or helping with someone else who is, ….
But, without a real car for over 2 months, now (a car that works / runs), it has been quite tricky to find ways to get to places we’ve been asked to get to, around the community where we’ve been living for just over a year, now.
There will be many opportunities to use this car. We do pray it will be used to bring God glory to His Name, because it’s His car! All that we ‘own’ actually belongs to God! We give all our ‘things’ to God, so He is The One Who watches over them, and takes Good care of His things!! Amen!
He is The One from Whom all Good things come, … He made all the metals (from where they were mined, from the ground, and then refined) and plastic (from petroleum), and leather (thank you, dear cows!, designed by God in Heaven), plus the rest of the materials that go into the making of a car, as well as the man hours, the labor, and … the effort and energy they must do, to produce a car that runs well, and is made well, ….
The next time you drive your car, please praise The Lord our Maker, Creator, Who designs all things perfectly, praise Him for Who He is (YHVH; El Shaddai; El Elyon; YHVH Yireh / Jehovah Jireh), and praise Him for His mighty Power to turn things that seem to go wrong, into things that produce Good!
He is perfect! He is Almighty! He is El Elyon — The Most High God! He is our Provider, our Protector, our Hope, our Strength, and our Joy! He does all things excellently, and uses all circumstances to produce / bring about Good, for those who are “the called” according to His purpose. — for the glory that is “due” to His Name!
While we awaited His Help, with regard to providing a car for our family, He was building in us a more humble, more meek, attitude. I pray He will continue to develop that attitude in my own heart, as He teaches me more about “abiding in Messiah Yeshua.” (abiding in Christ)
One day, all people of all nations will bow their knees, and admit / acknowledge the Truth that He is Lord of all! — YHVH God, and His Son, Yeshua the Messiah, The Anointed One of God, the Holy One of Israel. (see Romans 14: 11 and Philippians 2: 10)
And … please praise The Lord Adonai YHVH God, Who has seen fit to give us a car to be used in service that will bring praise and thanks to His precious Son’s Name — Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus Christ)!
And … please thank Him for what He has done in providing food and water for you, as well as clothing you need, each day! He promises no more, but He does provide much more … than just food and clothing!
We have waited, and … have hoped in Him alone Who is able to do all things well! And He has kept His promise to hear the prayers of His true children — you all, and us.
We are not special (compared to other believers) or better than anyone else on this earth. We are merely “forgiven” by The Lord God Almighty, because of our belief in, and trust in, His only-begotten Son, Yeshua (Jesus), Who gave His Life in our place, to pay the penalty for sins we committed, thereby redeeming us. As The innocent Lamb of God, Yeshua took upon Himself the sins of all the people who have ever lived on this earth! He paid it all! — by willingly sacrificing His precious Body and Blood on the Roman execution stake, outside the gates of the city of Jerusalem. Why? Because He loved us … long before we knew or loved Him! That is how much He loves you and me! Hallelujah!
But in God’s eyes, we are His children, because He has engrafted us into His Vine, and has delivered us out of the power of darkness and into The Kingdom of His Dear Son (Yeshua)! (the Kingdom of Light, eternal Life and Love) (see Colossians 1: 13) Yeshua says He calls us His friends, if we do whatsoever He has commanded us (to do). (see John 15: 14)
(below is my version of Matthew 7: 7-8):
Ask, and keep asking, and it shall be given to you.
Seek, and keep seeking, and you shall find.
Knock, and keep knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.
For each one that asks receives, and the one that seeks finds; and to the one knocking, it will be opened.
We are not special people, you all!
We are just people who have been workin’ for The Lord, as you all are, who are true believers in The Lord, and in Messiah Yeshua (Jesus Christ), who sometimes work also for companies, or individuals, … to earn income, and then, we get to serve pastors or missionaries, … or encourage other believers, by singing, or teaching, or sharing, or helping with some project they’re working on. ;o)
Life can get challenging!
I believe God is opening the door for more ministry, by providing a car with which we can “do it.”
If you are reading this, and if you believe in The Lord Adonai YHVH God, as we do, and (especially) if you believe in and trust in His Son, Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ), for deliverance from eternal damnation, and into His Kingdom of Light, Life and Love (of YHVH God; agape Love — His unconditional Love He showed us when His Son voluntarily chose to come to earth, be born here, live, suffer and die, to pay the penalty for sins we committed, though He was entirely innocent of those sins, … and God raised Him up on the third day, according to The Scriptures, as prophesied by the Old Covenant / Old Testament prophets, and now, He is alive, and sits at the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty, in His Throne!), please pray for us — M, K, A, A, E, B, M, and M. Yes, without exact names, that’s all 8 of us. ;o)
We do appreciate your prayers!
God is at work! In us, in you, for us, for you, through us, through you! That, by itself, is amazing! He accomplishes it by His Holy Spirit! Bless His Name!
God is so generous! And He is teaching us to show generosity to others! When He uses another believer to show us His generous Spirit and Love, we are so thrilled! (in our emotions) … and we are joyful! (in our spirits) … and we are built up in our Christian walk, in Him, Who is our All in all, to tell others and to share more about The Love of His Son, Yeshua, so others can ”gain” eternal Life!
Let’s praise The Name of The Lord together, for ever and ever! … beginning now ….
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Encouraging Words from The One Who Loves you most
( These are my notes on what The Holy Spirit inspired the Apostle Rav Shaul to write about, in Ephesians 4: 17 - 24)
verse 17-18:
We are to have our (spiritual) understanding enlightened by The Truth of YHWH God, Who shares with us (gives to us) all things that pertain to life and godliness. This phrase, within the statement just made, is taken from II Peter 1: 3 -- "According as His divine Power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto {eternal} Life and Godliness {God-like-ness}, through the Knowledge of Him that hath called us to Glory and Virtue (having an excellent spirit; doing what is righteous and good, with a right motive and loving heart attitude)."
We are not to be ignorant. If there is any lack of knowledge or of wisdom in us (and there always is), we are to ask God to give us wisdom and knowledge we need to make wise decisions that give His Name (haShem) glory, and that turn men's (and women's) hearts to Him! If we think we "know" something, He will surely show us that we do not know as much as we think we do (in our conceit).
We are to find those who are wiser than we are in The Lord, living a more Godly life than we know we do, and ask them to pray for us, and counsel us, when we need some practical advice, and are not sure "what to do next." He may use them to point us back to His Word, to read a passage in another place we've not explored recently, or they might pray with us, asking The Lord Who knows all things, and Who Loves us with His everlasting (and powerful!), genuine Love, to break down the walls (in us) that are preventing His Mighty, abundant, ever-available Grace to work in us His Will. He will be faithful to "do it."
verses 21-24:
We are to "put off" concerning our behavior and thinking (our thinking, if it is wrongly rooted or influenced, leads to wrong speaking, and a tongue that says wrong things, which hurt God and others) "the (our) old man" (this refers to both men and women, folks!), which refers to our flesh, our human self, our frail nature which is corrupted and is rotting, slowly, from birth on. We are, in other words, not to listen to what our human mind thinks, but to continually, as Yeshua (Jesus) did while on earth, ask The Father in Heaven what He wants us to think, say and do. !! Is this a revelation?
It is written in The Word, that we should follow what our Lord did, and ask The Father "what do You want me to do, for Your glory, today?" Just our marching orders, as some call them. We need to understand this, as well: We are to ask, and then, listen to His response to our question. We are to ask Him and 'wait' (and that may be done while we do our regular daily duties, until we have "a real peace" we can perceive, in our soul, in our spirit, more so, that He has either reassured us that what we're doing is what He wants us to continue doing, or else He will, if we have a clear conscience and clean hands, make it clear to us what He wants us to accomplish that day, ... if we remain vigilant and hearing / listening to His Gentle Voice.
He speaks in quietness. Get somewhere "alone" with God! (to hear Him) Spend time with Him, as if He were your Love, and you desire to be with Him at all moments during your day.
I realize that physically doing this can seem nearly impossible for so many of us, but I've done it while in a restroom, even in a public place, or walking outside for about 60 seconds, or a bit more, in an office environment, ... into the hallway, and walking slower than I might otherwise, ... though still achieving my job (I tend to do things fast, so for me to slow down means I am going more at the pace of most others in my workplace, at the time I did this, years ago), or if you're a mom at home with little ones, then just sit and let them "be" for 30 seconds, and praise His Name aloud, or sing to The Lord a hymn of praise to His Name, or ... just thank Him for whatever He brings to your mind, and begin with the simple things He provides which we Americans take so much for granted. He gives us so much more than we realize!
In verses 22 - 24, remember to notice: The Lord, Who rejoices over us with Joy, wishes we would "put off" what we don't need anyway, ... the way we used to think, before we "believed." (in The Lord Yeshua the Messiah) He wants us to also "put off" our rights, our expectations, our hopes and dreams, just laying them down at His altar, offering them as sacrifices we're "giving up" for His sake, and for Him to work His purposes in us and through us, for His glory due to His Name. We owe it to Him! Not as those "under some burdensome obligation," but as thankful children, or as brothers / sisters of The One Who made the entire universe, who recognize that He has put so much at our disposal, and we should just open our eyes, letting Him do the opening (if you understand what I mean here), to enable us to "really see" (with more spiritual Understanding that He wants to give us, as we mature, day by day, in His Truth and in knowing Him better) what He is working in us, and wanting us to accomplish for Him.
We are to allow (and can easily find Joy in allowing) Him to "renew" us in our "spirit of (our) mind;" we are to lay down our plans, and drink in, eat, if you will, The Word of God, until it permeates every part of our being! We are to digest it, by memorizing parts of it, as much as He enables each of us to do, and (our aim is to) meditate on it, by speaking back to God what we have stored in our mind / our soul. This He uses to give us good success in all we endeavour to do. Now, that does not refer to selfish pursuits. He only blesses what is in agreement with His Word and His Spirit and His Will (as I understand it; am hoping my wording is understood as not being the exact words God uses, in His Word, but the basic idea He wants us to get out of it).
We belong to Him! He owns us! If we have plans, or hopes, or dreams, contrary to Him or His Word, or His Spirit, or His Will (for us), then we must yield them, lay them down (and not pick them back up, later), at the altar, as things we no longer need, because His Ways, and His Thoughts, and His Will are higher than ours, and we'll only get something better back to use for His Glory, if we do this. In other words, we aren't truly giving up anything that's truly good. We are only trading in the inferior for the superior. He is able to use us, as we do this, to bless someone else! He is also able to use it to conform our spirit/ our soul to Him and to His Will! This will return to us so much Joy that we soon will find we won't be able to contain it! Hallelujah!!!
We are to be renewed, daily, or, some days, moment by moment, as we read, even a short passage at a time, in His Word. Yes, we are first to stop and pray, asking The Lord YHWH's Holy Spirit to give us Understanding from it, and to teach us what our Father God wants us to learn from it. We are to ask Him to give us the Grace to enable us to "walk" in it. As we choose to "apply" what we've read and have been learning, He blesses us, and shares that goodness and the Wisdom He's teaching us, with others. Then, our Light is shining!
verse 24 reminds us:
We are to "put on the new man (our re-born self)" as if it were clothing, but that goes all the way through us, and not only around us, "which after God is created in Righteousness and True Holiness." wow! Did you see that?! Will I choose, today, to 'let Him clothe me' with the 'new Life' He has already given me, in such a way that I think differently, I speak more like He would, and I act in an attitude of humility and meekness, as He would? Will I respond to others who are not at the level of understanding I am at, with His spirit of Peace? of Grace? of LovingKindness? of Tolerance (in the right sense of that word, from YHWH God's perspective)? of Patience? of Mercy?
Will I remember to speak a verbal, Scriptural blessing upon anyone who "comes at me" with a wrong attitude, either to hurt me, or in ignorance? Will I remember to ask The Lord to make them the God-honoring, God-Loving people He wishes them to be? Will I remember to accept them at the point they are at, as Yeshua (Jesus) accepted me at the point I was at?,
... when I first surrendered my life to Him, in believing trust that He truly was (and is) The Only-begotten Son of YHWH God, my Father in heaven, and
... that He came to earth to live, suffer and die in my place to redeem me from the curse of the law and from the destruction and condemnation of my self, to eternal destruction, which was the path I was on, before.
He then arose from the dead, by the Power of God, on the third day, according to The Scriptures (God's Word), and He is now alive and dwelling at the Right Hand of the Father Almighty. God has put all things under His Feet, and He is my Redeemer, my Deliverer, my Lord, Master, and Saviour! I belong to Him and am a child of God!
Will I see, more and more, through spiritual eyes that see the Truth as God sees it? Will I accept everyone and not choose favorites, showing "respect of persons" ... treating some better than others? James 2 shares with us that we must treat all others as the same, before God. We are not to treat, for example, a rich man better than we'd treat a man whose clothes are ragged, dirty, or as if his lack of washing makes him a worse person than someone who keeps their body clean but their inner self is corrupt, and in darkness and they dwell in sinfulness. I am to treat all as children of God, because He may be bringing any one of the people I meet to a saving knowledge of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. I don't know who. He may show me who. But if He does not, I am to do as Yeshua taught: to treat them as I would like to be treated.
And when I mess up, as we all do, even as believers in The Lord make mistakes, daily, ... He has made a way for me to make it right again, with my Lord, and King, by admitting I realize I was wrong to ................... (I can mention what it was I did, speaking specifically, naming the sin as what God calls it in His Word; studying His Word often makes me more aware of what He calls sin and what I should call it, as I repent of sins committed after I received His free gift of salvation) And then, I can mention what it did to the one I hurt, by doing what's wrong, and mention what it did to Him, as all my sins do hurt Him (Yeshua /Jesus). Then, I can ask Him to forgive me, or as some say, thank Him for forgiving me, showing me His Mercy.
Then, I can rejoice and ... there may be one more step that some, like Neil T. Anderson, and others, like Jim Logan, teach is good to take: I can, next, ask Him to take back the ground I gave to satan by my bitterness or anger in my sin (if my sin involved either or those two), in The Name and through The Blood of Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ). Amen.
This is not a formula. It's simply a pattern of what I've been taught, and have found is powerful. As mentioned in Ephesians 4: 26 - 27, Paul mentions a powerful truth that many overlook, or just 'miss.' I did, for years! And I still mess up, and let myself get tricked into becoming bitter, or angry, at times, showing that anger or bitterness in speaking or in an attitude I, then, show to others. I do it in ignorance, at the moment "I lost it." (my temper, let's say) But ... I must realize, recognize that it is actually a spirit (of the enemy of God) trying to act on me to get me to do something I would not otherwise do. The Lord wishes me to remain under His (Spirit of) self-control.
He wishes me to honor Him by remaining vigilant regarding the devil's many attempts to trap me, or cause me to fall. But if we each are in communion with our Lord, are keeping our sins confessed, remaining reconciled to God our Father, and are letting Him work in us, to do His Will, and not ours, then He will enable us to "catch ourselves" before letting ourselves 'slip off the path.' (on which we are to walk; how we are to live) And when we don't do all things as He would wish us to, He is so good to us, that He is ever ready to welcome us back, if we will just recognize, acknowledge what we've done wrong, and confess it as sin, and ask Him, again, to forgive us.
He does enable us to live without willfully sinning. (from I John 5: 18 - 20) So, do all you can to study to show yourself "approved unto God" so that you are seen as one who is approved of God, by those who dwell in the darkness of this present world system. (from II Timothy 3: 15) We are meant by The Lord to shine as Lights in this world.
verse 17-18:
We are to have our (spiritual) understanding enlightened by The Truth of YHWH God, Who shares with us (gives to us) all things that pertain to life and godliness. This phrase, within the statement just made, is taken from II Peter 1: 3 -- "According as His divine Power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto {eternal} Life and Godliness {God-like-ness}, through the Knowledge of Him that hath called us to Glory and Virtue (having an excellent spirit; doing what is righteous and good, with a right motive and loving heart attitude)."
We are not to be ignorant. If there is any lack of knowledge or of wisdom in us (and there always is), we are to ask God to give us wisdom and knowledge we need to make wise decisions that give His Name (haShem) glory, and that turn men's (and women's) hearts to Him! If we think we "know" something, He will surely show us that we do not know as much as we think we do (in our conceit).
We are to find those who are wiser than we are in The Lord, living a more Godly life than we know we do, and ask them to pray for us, and counsel us, when we need some practical advice, and are not sure "what to do next." He may use them to point us back to His Word, to read a passage in another place we've not explored recently, or they might pray with us, asking The Lord Who knows all things, and Who Loves us with His everlasting (and powerful!), genuine Love, to break down the walls (in us) that are preventing His Mighty, abundant, ever-available Grace to work in us His Will. He will be faithful to "do it."
verses 21-24:
We are to "put off" concerning our behavior and thinking (our thinking, if it is wrongly rooted or influenced, leads to wrong speaking, and a tongue that says wrong things, which hurt God and others) "the (our) old man" (this refers to both men and women, folks!), which refers to our flesh, our human self, our frail nature which is corrupted and is rotting, slowly, from birth on. We are, in other words, not to listen to what our human mind thinks, but to continually, as Yeshua (Jesus) did while on earth, ask The Father in Heaven what He wants us to think, say and do. !! Is this a revelation?
It is written in The Word, that we should follow what our Lord did, and ask The Father "what do You want me to do, for Your glory, today?" Just our marching orders, as some call them. We need to understand this, as well: We are to ask, and then, listen to His response to our question. We are to ask Him and 'wait' (and that may be done while we do our regular daily duties, until we have "a real peace" we can perceive, in our soul, in our spirit, more so, that He has either reassured us that what we're doing is what He wants us to continue doing, or else He will, if we have a clear conscience and clean hands, make it clear to us what He wants us to accomplish that day, ... if we remain vigilant and hearing / listening to His Gentle Voice.
He speaks in quietness. Get somewhere "alone" with God! (to hear Him) Spend time with Him, as if He were your Love, and you desire to be with Him at all moments during your day.
I realize that physically doing this can seem nearly impossible for so many of us, but I've done it while in a restroom, even in a public place, or walking outside for about 60 seconds, or a bit more, in an office environment, ... into the hallway, and walking slower than I might otherwise, ... though still achieving my job (I tend to do things fast, so for me to slow down means I am going more at the pace of most others in my workplace, at the time I did this, years ago), or if you're a mom at home with little ones, then just sit and let them "be" for 30 seconds, and praise His Name aloud, or sing to The Lord a hymn of praise to His Name, or ... just thank Him for whatever He brings to your mind, and begin with the simple things He provides which we Americans take so much for granted. He gives us so much more than we realize!
In verses 22 - 24, remember to notice: The Lord, Who rejoices over us with Joy, wishes we would "put off" what we don't need anyway, ... the way we used to think, before we "believed." (in The Lord Yeshua the Messiah) He wants us to also "put off" our rights, our expectations, our hopes and dreams, just laying them down at His altar, offering them as sacrifices we're "giving up" for His sake, and for Him to work His purposes in us and through us, for His glory due to His Name. We owe it to Him! Not as those "under some burdensome obligation," but as thankful children, or as brothers / sisters of The One Who made the entire universe, who recognize that He has put so much at our disposal, and we should just open our eyes, letting Him do the opening (if you understand what I mean here), to enable us to "really see" (with more spiritual Understanding that He wants to give us, as we mature, day by day, in His Truth and in knowing Him better) what He is working in us, and wanting us to accomplish for Him.
We are to allow (and can easily find Joy in allowing) Him to "renew" us in our "spirit of (our) mind;" we are to lay down our plans, and drink in, eat, if you will, The Word of God, until it permeates every part of our being! We are to digest it, by memorizing parts of it, as much as He enables each of us to do, and (our aim is to) meditate on it, by speaking back to God what we have stored in our mind / our soul. This He uses to give us good success in all we endeavour to do. Now, that does not refer to selfish pursuits. He only blesses what is in agreement with His Word and His Spirit and His Will (as I understand it; am hoping my wording is understood as not being the exact words God uses, in His Word, but the basic idea He wants us to get out of it).
We belong to Him! He owns us! If we have plans, or hopes, or dreams, contrary to Him or His Word, or His Spirit, or His Will (for us), then we must yield them, lay them down (and not pick them back up, later), at the altar, as things we no longer need, because His Ways, and His Thoughts, and His Will are higher than ours, and we'll only get something better back to use for His Glory, if we do this. In other words, we aren't truly giving up anything that's truly good. We are only trading in the inferior for the superior. He is able to use us, as we do this, to bless someone else! He is also able to use it to conform our spirit/ our soul to Him and to His Will! This will return to us so much Joy that we soon will find we won't be able to contain it! Hallelujah!!!
We are to be renewed, daily, or, some days, moment by moment, as we read, even a short passage at a time, in His Word. Yes, we are first to stop and pray, asking The Lord YHWH's Holy Spirit to give us Understanding from it, and to teach us what our Father God wants us to learn from it. We are to ask Him to give us the Grace to enable us to "walk" in it. As we choose to "apply" what we've read and have been learning, He blesses us, and shares that goodness and the Wisdom He's teaching us, with others. Then, our Light is shining!
verse 24 reminds us:
We are to "put on the new man (our re-born self)" as if it were clothing, but that goes all the way through us, and not only around us, "which after God is created in Righteousness and True Holiness." wow! Did you see that?! Will I choose, today, to 'let Him clothe me' with the 'new Life' He has already given me, in such a way that I think differently, I speak more like He would, and I act in an attitude of humility and meekness, as He would? Will I respond to others who are not at the level of understanding I am at, with His spirit of Peace? of Grace? of LovingKindness? of Tolerance (in the right sense of that word, from YHWH God's perspective)? of Patience? of Mercy?
Will I remember to speak a verbal, Scriptural blessing upon anyone who "comes at me" with a wrong attitude, either to hurt me, or in ignorance? Will I remember to ask The Lord to make them the God-honoring, God-Loving people He wishes them to be? Will I remember to accept them at the point they are at, as Yeshua (Jesus) accepted me at the point I was at?,
... when I first surrendered my life to Him, in believing trust that He truly was (and is) The Only-begotten Son of YHWH God, my Father in heaven, and
... that He came to earth to live, suffer and die in my place to redeem me from the curse of the law and from the destruction and condemnation of my self, to eternal destruction, which was the path I was on, before.
He then arose from the dead, by the Power of God, on the third day, according to The Scriptures (God's Word), and He is now alive and dwelling at the Right Hand of the Father Almighty. God has put all things under His Feet, and He is my Redeemer, my Deliverer, my Lord, Master, and Saviour! I belong to Him and am a child of God!
Will I see, more and more, through spiritual eyes that see the Truth as God sees it? Will I accept everyone and not choose favorites, showing "respect of persons" ... treating some better than others? James 2 shares with us that we must treat all others as the same, before God. We are not to treat, for example, a rich man better than we'd treat a man whose clothes are ragged, dirty, or as if his lack of washing makes him a worse person than someone who keeps their body clean but their inner self is corrupt, and in darkness and they dwell in sinfulness. I am to treat all as children of God, because He may be bringing any one of the people I meet to a saving knowledge of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. I don't know who. He may show me who. But if He does not, I am to do as Yeshua taught: to treat them as I would like to be treated.
And when I mess up, as we all do, even as believers in The Lord make mistakes, daily, ... He has made a way for me to make it right again, with my Lord, and King, by admitting I realize I was wrong to ................... (I can mention what it was I did, speaking specifically, naming the sin as what God calls it in His Word; studying His Word often makes me more aware of what He calls sin and what I should call it, as I repent of sins committed after I received His free gift of salvation) And then, I can mention what it did to the one I hurt, by doing what's wrong, and mention what it did to Him, as all my sins do hurt Him (Yeshua /Jesus). Then, I can ask Him to forgive me, or as some say, thank Him for forgiving me, showing me His Mercy.
Then, I can rejoice and ... there may be one more step that some, like Neil T. Anderson, and others, like Jim Logan, teach is good to take: I can, next, ask Him to take back the ground I gave to satan by my bitterness or anger in my sin (if my sin involved either or those two), in The Name and through The Blood of Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ). Amen.
This is not a formula. It's simply a pattern of what I've been taught, and have found is powerful. As mentioned in Ephesians 4: 26 - 27, Paul mentions a powerful truth that many overlook, or just 'miss.' I did, for years! And I still mess up, and let myself get tricked into becoming bitter, or angry, at times, showing that anger or bitterness in speaking or in an attitude I, then, show to others. I do it in ignorance, at the moment "I lost it." (my temper, let's say) But ... I must realize, recognize that it is actually a spirit (of the enemy of God) trying to act on me to get me to do something I would not otherwise do. The Lord wishes me to remain under His (Spirit of) self-control.
He wishes me to honor Him by remaining vigilant regarding the devil's many attempts to trap me, or cause me to fall. But if we each are in communion with our Lord, are keeping our sins confessed, remaining reconciled to God our Father, and are letting Him work in us, to do His Will, and not ours, then He will enable us to "catch ourselves" before letting ourselves 'slip off the path.' (on which we are to walk; how we are to live) And when we don't do all things as He would wish us to, He is so good to us, that He is ever ready to welcome us back, if we will just recognize, acknowledge what we've done wrong, and confess it as sin, and ask Him, again, to forgive us.
He does enable us to live without willfully sinning. (from I John 5: 18 - 20) So, do all you can to study to show yourself "approved unto God" so that you are seen as one who is approved of God, by those who dwell in the darkness of this present world system. (from II Timothy 3: 15) We are meant by The Lord to shine as Lights in this world.
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