We were looking at the actIONs of the apostles and the attributes noted in the scriptures which identified them as: little christs/christians/disciples/apostles.
These are words that should also describe us, and be evident in our lives for the world to see as we follow Messiah Yeshua/Jesus.
Chet/Chen is represented by the fence and describes a protected garden (Eden), private place, an inner room or a sanctuary…
Recall the pictograph depicting grace as a place, the place of our hiding and the womb where we are conceived and develop before birth. We are in His grace now also and in ‘a womb’ waiting to be reborn into a new resurrected glorified body; then we know we shall be like Him.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Romans 8:19
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. 1John 3:2
And we will become aware of a new desire in our hearts placed there by our Fathers’ Spirit.
A new direction maybe?
New instructions?
New Fire for His Word?
and the Lord He gives the increase.
Hearing about Him is insufficient.
Reading about Him is not enough.
Thinking we know is not fullness.
We have to be doers,
this is ACTions of the sent ones.
Not readers, talkers and thinkers, but doers of His word.
Just reading will not benefit, especially speed reading! We have to take it in, like real food, chew it and digest it for it to give any benefit of its’ nutrients into our bodies; both physical and spiritual.
We are told to Consider Our Ways in Haggai 1:5-7
Not Make Excuses.
The people were saying, and giving reasons not to act.
“ The time has not come, even the time for the house of the Lord to be rebuilt ” (Haggai 1:2).
We Must Get Our Priorities in Order.
The people said that it was not time to rebuild the temple
(Haggai 1:2). …
Remember Our Dependence Upon God. …
Obey the Word of God… Not what people are saying!
5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. 7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts;Consider your ways.
Acts 5:36 and 2:39
The CALL is by His spirit and we have the choice to accept or refuse it.
By doing nothing we have refused and usually go on to live a life just like our peers saying to ourselves, ‘this is Gods’ plan for me’…is it because its an easier more comfortable and familiar way?? Four decades ago our Heavenly Fathers’ call came to this life and the message He gave for this servant to share has not changed… Repent… Turn around …come out from the world be saved, delivered, healed, filled with His spirit and make disciples; teaching them to do the same.
Imagine, if we, all of our generation had done this, just think how many would be in the Kingdom today…but we always think it’s someone else’s job… we just want to live a nice, comfortable life….BUT… It’s not too late, we have today to share freely what we freely received.
The mission field of a ready harvest is right where you are…
We are not man appointed (vs. 38, 39) and if it’s not by His Spirit, it will fail.
The anointing of His spirit of holiness
by His grace brings the power
manifest through boldness
to witness and to DO
what God has called us to do in His Word.
Obedience in the name of Yeshua/Jesus and by His power we work the works of Him who sent us Yeshua/Jesus.
And by His power to destroy the works of the devil… this is what the power is for and why He came.
Acts 4:13 Holy BOLDNESS it was obvious they’d been with Yeshua/Jesus…. do people see that in us?
5:29Obey God rather than man OBEDIENCE
29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.
Then Peter . . . answered.
1 that God must be obeyed rather than earthly rulers;
2 God raised up Jesus whom they hanged on the cross;
3 exalted him to his right hand;
4 to be a Prince and Savior, to grant Israel the opportunity to repent, and to obtain forgiveness;
5 that they were witnesses of these facts, and so was the Holy Spirit.
To Hear and Obey
are the essence of the
shema
with which they were all familiar.
6:6,7 Brought INCREASE and BLESSING 6 whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them. 7 Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
6:10 7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen 10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
the POWER of His Spirit of Holiness is IRRESISTIBLE brings anointing /POWER
BOLDNESS attracts GLORY/anointing.
Prov. 28:1+12
The Boldness of the Righteous.
1 The ungodly man flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion
Proverbs 28:1 doesn’t have in mind that kind of boldness when it says the righteous have it and the wicked don’t. The boldness here is the boldness required for a just/righteous cause. What is it about the wicked that makes them so often flee (in the presence of justice) when no one is pursuing?
מְשִׁיחָה. More Hebrew words for anointing. noun מְשִׁיחָה. unction, band, cord, strand, thread
The high priest’s anointment is otherwise designated by the verb kadesh ( qaddesh; “to sanctify”). Indeed, the anointment “sanctifies” the high priest by removing him from the realm of the profane and empowering him to operate in the realm of the sacred, i.e., to handle the holy items.
Thus the Hebrew word mâshach that means to rub with oil also, by implication, means to consecrate. Mâshîyach (a derivative) is translated into the English adjective ‘anointed’ and thus means a consecrated person or thing.
Anointing stands for greatness (Sifre, Num. 117; Yer. Bik. ii. 64 d ): consequently, “Touch not mine anointed” signifies “my great ones.” All the vessels of the tabernacle, also, were consecrated with the sacred oil for all time to come (Num. R. xii.).
From chrio; an unguent or smearing, i.e. (figuratively) the special endowment (“chrism”) of the Holy Spirit — anointing, unction.
The sick were healed, miracles were wrought, demons cast out…
Boldness with great power and grace and obedience
they were told to leave serving tables and give themselves to prayer.
We too must put the Word first place!
Josh 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Acts 6:4 4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
Our Heavenly Father has a due time and season.
Be ready to do, or to stop doing, that which He is telling you.
Be open to change, to move on and serve in a deeper way.
Be a doer of His Word – not a hearer only…
ACTS of the apostles and disciples they ACTED.
מעשי השליחים
The Apostles were Hebrews.
Born and raised Jewish/Hebrew
so they were taught the language of their families. When Messiah appeared to Paul on the Damascus road, he said that Yeshua/Jesus spoke to him in Hebrew.
Acts 21, it is written about Paul, “He spoke to them in the Hebrew language.” And on his way to Damascus, Paul says, Jesus spoke to him in Hebrew: “I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’”
We need this same anointing now and its as available to us today as it was 2000+ years ago.
WHY?
It’s to work the works of Yeshua/Jesus and by so doing, destroy the works of the devil; which is why He came.
All we have to do is ask and receive
because we are to work while it is still day
for the night is coming
and very soon
when no man can work.
John 9:4
Grace
Boldness
Obedience
Power
Glory
Yeshua/Jesus told them in His own words when the promise of the power was given in v8;
to receive the power
to be witnesses
unto Him
not
for Him
but of Him about Him.
Gk. dunamis – authority
We can read in the following verses:
The call is by His spirit v. 39 43
signs and wonders done 3:7
vs 42 43 means 100% commitment
47 praising God
3:12 not by our own power or holiness
4:7 by what power
4:12 bold declaration by Peter vs. 13 & 29 & 19
Acts 4:13: “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and” Acts 4:29: “unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,” Acts 4:31: “the word of God with boldness.“
v. 5:29 obey God not man
boldness with actions
v.v31 spoke the word of God with boldness
v.v33 great power they gave witness of the resurrection
and great grace was upon them
v. 5:12 power also manifests in unity of one accord
v. 15 Peters’ ‘shadow’/anointing.
The door of grace is closing, the end of the opportunity for salvation is coming close and then it’s over.
Choose today… will we be counted in that number?
6:8 Stephen was one of His Disciples,
he was full of faith and power;
he did great wonders and miracles
and loved not his life unto physical death.
Most significantly…Jesus/Yeshua stood up for him as he transitioned.
Deliverance brings Joy.
8:8 6-8
In the cities where they ministered. 9:27 and 29
Boldness in v.34 Aeneas had palsy and was raised up.
40 Tabitha was raised from dead.
10:38 anointed with His Holy Spirit POWER there were
healings,
deliverances
and salvations.
Their obedience and His grace brought power from their boldness, giving glory to the Father in Jesus/Yeshuas Name.
Boldness, Power, Grace, Glory, Obedience,
they are essential
ingredients for a walk/halak bearing much fruit.
The GRACE of His Spirit of Holiness infused them with the BOLDNESS to preach in POWER and demonstration bringing GLORY to the father by their OBEDIENCE.
The BOLDNESS came through the GLORY
and the POWER of His spirit of GRACE,
anointing them
to be OBEDIENT to their CALLing.
10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth.
Let’s shake ourselves out of complacency;
let’s deliver ourselves from the spirit of entitlement which gives us ‘self time’ we think we deserve.
Procrastination will kill the anointing of the spirit of God in us.
They were all
changed
unto
obedient, bold, witnesses,
full of grace, power and truth
bringing glory to the Father...
we can be too…simply accept His call and
receive ALL that He has for you…
These words may assist you..
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua. I truly desire to be obedient to your call on my life, so I lay down my life right now and dedicate the remaining time you grant me on this earth to work in and for your Kingdom. I desire to work the works of Jesus/Yeshua and be a witness unto Him and humbly ask for You to equip me, in order to fulfill that which You have for me to do. Forgive me for procrastinating and putting off what I know has been in my heart. Strengthen me to make the step of faith that I need to take to be right in the center of Your will for me. Thank you for doing abundantly above all I can ask or even think and showing me the direction to take so I too can be changed. Thank you for the grace to be obedient so that the boldness and power of Your Spirit can bring glory to your Name through my life.
May His true Shalom/Peace
rest upon each one in Jesus/Yeshuas’ Name.
‘Mishpachah’ ‘Family’
משפחה
Mish-pa-KHa Mish-pa-KHa
you are greatly loved and prayed for daily..
NOT SURE if you are part of His Family?
YOU CAN BE..
Say the following and mean it from your heart…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He came in the flesh and He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life.
Because your word is truth, I say that I am now forgiven and born again in my spirit and by faith I am washed clean with the Blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.
Boldness
8:8 6-8
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