and probably the one we are most familiar with, is that of adove
Yonah
יונה in
Luke 3:22 which tells us that Holy Spirit descended like a dove upon Messiah. Continuing from last weeks post where we looked at the symbol of the dove another well known symbol is:
“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit”John 3:8; 20:22.
The life-giving influences of our Heavenly Father’s Holy Spirit are symbolized and expressed aswind or breathin scripture. It is the invisible, yet everywhere-present power. As John reminds us, we hear the sound and we can identify His influence in the lives of His children by His Spiritual Gifts and Fruit; just as in the natural we see the effects of wind blowing in the trees.
The meaning of the words forspiritin both the Greek and Hebrew languages are synonymous with breath or wind. On the day of Shavuot/Pentecost the powerful outpouring of His Holy Spiritwas accompanied bythe sound of a mighty, rushing wind.Acts 2:2.
HolySpirit, coming as wind, depicts His power and His guidance. The work of His Spiritbreathes into a life, and something happens inside that individual. There’s power but also a gentleness, like a breeze. The source is not visible and we can’t see where it came from or where it goes, but all of us can say there have been times when His Spirit has come and dealt with us, and no human being knew or could explain how it happened.
In the account inActs 2:3, it wasn’ta wind that blew in; it was thesound of a rushing mighty windprobably like a fierce storm.That sound is what got the attention of the crowd. His Holy Spirit is dynamic, irresistible, and unstoppable.
The symbol is the picture form of the idea that comes in the Hebrew language –Spirit is breath. Wind is air in motion. Breath is the synonym for life/chaim. Spirit and life are two words for one thing. So in the symbol, the rushing mighty wind at Shavuot could be said to be the highest work of our Fathers’ Spirit bringing the impartation of a new supernatural life.
It is the Spirit that quickeneth.
Scripture reminds us that we are as dead, that is: being separated from our Heavenly Father, unless we are joined to Him by faith in Messiah Jesus Christ/Yeshua HaMashiach.
They which believe on Him receive the Spirit, and by doing so, receive the life which He gives, or, are born of His Spirit. It is the purpose of the Spirit of God to impart this new life, and why He is called, the Spirit of life/chaim; because, if life is given, it must be equal with the source of that life.
FIRE
784 esh: a fire
Original Word: אֵשׂ Part of Speech:Noun Feminine Transliteration:esh Phonetic Spelling: (aysh)
Holy Spirit comes as fire,
which is a symbol of
power and presence
and it emphasizes
purification:
“I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Matthew 3:11; see also Exodus 3:2; Isaiah 4:4; Luke 3:16–17; 1 Thessalonians 5:19).
That day of Shavuot/Pentecost, the disciples saw “what seemed to be tongues of fire” resting on them, and they were filled with the Holy SpiritActs 2:3–4.
The scripture says thattongues as of fire appeared over the heads of each of those who gathered togetherActs 2:3. Holy Spirit comes as fireto work something deep into the substance of our lives and He works in two ways:
to probe the innermost places of our lives, refining us as gold or silver is refined in the fire;
and also to soften or temper our personalities.
The purifying fireburns out the workings of the adversary. When the three Hebrew children were thrown into the furnace, not only were their lives spared, but also their clothes didn’t burn. However, the ropes holding them in bondage did burn.
In Isaiah 4:4 it speaks of Holy Spirit being,a spirit of judgment and burning.Judgment has to do with deliverance, in the way the judges of Israel led people out of bondage into freedom. Holy Spirit, coming like fire, burns away any binding grip that the enemy has imposed on us and brings deliverance or freedom to us.
Refiners fire Mal.3:2
The metaphor offirealso suggestspurifying. ‘The Spirit of burning‘ will burn the uncleanness out of us. It’s the only way by which we can ever be made clean. No washing or rubbing will ever remove the dirt, it cannot cleanse sin. The way to purge a soul is the same process as is done with clay. It’s thrust into the fire which will burn out of it all the blackness/evil/that which is out of harmony with the Fathers Spirit.
When the love of the Father is spread into our hearts, and the fire of His Divine Spirit enters into our spirits to melt us down; then the scum, the dross will come to the top, and can be skimmed off the surface.
Our sins are conquered by two things: first by theBlood of Messiah Jesus Christ,which washes us from all the guilt of the past; the other is thefiery influence of His Spirit of Holinesswhich makes uspure and clean.
‘Cloven tongues as of fire‘ — the fire of His Spirit.
klo’-v’-n:
In the Old Testament, clovenis represented by a participle fromshaca, “to split,” and applied to beasts thatdivide the hoof.Leviticus 11:3; Deuteronomy 14:7.
Beasts with hoofs completely divided into two parts, that were also ruminant and were allowed as food for the Israelites; so this was significant as to them, it meant clean and it was alright to receive it.
Original Word: מַיִם Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: mayim Phonetic Spelling: mah’-yim
Water symbolizes the cleansing nature of Holy Spirit’snew birth: “Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit’”
Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions
Joel 2:28 -32 28 “And it shall come to pass afterward. That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see
Isaiah 44:3 ‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;
He said to Nicodemus:‘Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.’
So this water will cleanse, it will satisfy and refresh, it will be productive and will fertilize, and
‘everything shall live whithersoever that river cometh.’
Original Word: מְשַׁח Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: meshach Phonetic Spelling: mesh-akh
Oilis a sign of Holy Spirit’s approval, anointing, and power:
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free
The scenes in the Bible of Israel’s kings, prophets and priests being anointed with oil are pictures of our Heavenly Father’s choice and His blessing.
The New Testament uses theanointing with oilas a picture of the blessing of Holy Spirit on all believers:
You have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth”1 John 2:20.
The anointing, the oil of Scripture, is directly related to His Holy Spirit’s work in our life.2 Cor. 1:21-22.
This anointing makes us sensitive,1 John 2:20. Many times we may have sensed something was wrong, or that something was right, but we didn’t know why or how we knew.
Holy Spirit,by His anointing and presence, confirms Who and whatHe is…the Spirit of Truth, of Holiness, of Wisdom.Obeying Holy Spirit means that He will give us wisdom when we need it in the practicalities of our everyday lives.
All the primary offices of Scripture:
prophets, priests, and kings involve anointing.
As prophets, we as believers, are called to speak the Word of the Lord. There are times when His Holy Spirit will give us words of comfort, exhortation or counsel for others.
As priests, our Father wants to anoint us for worship to renew us, so that our worship doesn’t become religious, stale, habitual, or formal.
As kings, it is not a one time anointing: it takes fresh anointing from Holy Spirit for the authority of His life to flow through us, so we can move in confidence to oversee our homes, families, relationships, businesses, and colleagues. When we try to manage things our own way we will not be anointed and things will be hard.
For those who have been overcome by the spirit of mourning, our Father wants to anoint them with the oil of rejoicing. This will aid the lifting of our heads, with a refreshing that helps us to see beyond our circumstances with a deep abiding hope.
‘Ye have an unction,‘ says John ‘from the Holy One.’ Prophets, priests, and kings were anointed with consecrating oil, as a symbol of their calling, and of their fitness for these offices; a preparation for a specific and distinct service. All those who make commitment of their lives to Messiah and The Father have, by the anointing of His Holy Spirit, been made prophets, priests, and kings to Him.
This anointing enables the believer to understand, apply, and administer spiritual truth and to discern truth from error.
Our Father’s Spirit will not operate in an environment where there is no truth at work. If people operating in a lie, which is worldly wisdom that does not agree with God’s truth; then His Anointing will not be evident in us. If we want to enjoy the fullness of His Spirit’s anointing it is necessary for us to be living a sanctified life through His love, which has been shed abroad in our Hearts by the same spirit. Romans 5:5. This means we cannot have anything against another and expect to experience the fullness of His spirit of unity and holiness.
We know Him as our Shepherd
and as His sheep we are
anointed for protection.
Anointing the heads of sheep with oil shielded them from deadly insects, so anointing became symbolic of blessing, protection and empowerment.
Original Word: מָטַר Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration:matar Phonetic Spelling: maw-tawr’
Similar to water, rain is a symbol of Holy Spirit’s refreshing:
“Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth”Hosea 6:3.
Rain has a double meaning:
first as refreshing, where there has been dryness and barrenness.Joel 2:23-29.
Secondly, as a way of bringing restoration where there has been loss.
Isa. 28:11-12.
When Peter refers to
thepouring out
at Pentecost/Shavuot inActs 2:17,
he is referring to thelatter rainthat brought about the harvest and fruitful crops. It is a reference to the Lord saying that as a promise of hope, He will sendrainto fields [people] that are totally barren.
The need to be refreshed doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ve sinned, or are in a backslidden state because Holy Spirit, coming as rain, comes to bring refreshing and restoration. Just as dry ground is refreshed when rain falls upon it.
Other passages tell us that His Spirit is likened to a flowing stream, for example, when Messiah said,‘He that believeth on Me, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water,’
Another is recorded in Revelation when John saw a‘river of water of life proceeding from the throne.’By comparing Holy Spirit with a river of water is showing an order, first the cleansing, then the refreshing, and finally the satisfying.
There is only one thing that will quench the thirst in our souls/spirits. The world can never do it; neither wealth nor fame, because we will be just as thirsty after drinking from these streams as we were before. There is one spring ‘of which if a man drink, he shall never thirst’, by drinking from the ‘the river of the Water of Life, which proceeds from the Throne of God and the Lamb.‘ Holy Spirit will satisfy all our needs. ‘Ho! every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters!’
Original Word: נָהָר Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: nahar Phonetic Spelling: naw-hawr’
Rivers in scripture are a picture of the abundance and prosperity that flow forth from His Holy Spirit: “On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them’” (John 7:37–38; see also Psalm 1:3).
Rivers are channels or conduits to places where the refreshing flow of water is needed. John points out that after Messiah’s ascension the work of Holy Spirit was to become available as
rivers of living water.
John 7:37-39.
Holy Spirit is manifest in rivers so that not only is the rainrefreshing on us, but so that the Lord would make us overflowing tributaries/rivers of His Holy Spirit bringing His life, and love to others.
Our Heavenly Father wants relationship for people to know Who He is. For that to happen He takes people who will let the rivers of living water be awakened in them and allow that flow to gush out of their lives.
Original Word: יַיִן Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: yayin Phonetic Spelling: yah’-yin
A symbol of the joy-giving quality of the indwelling presence of Holy Spirit is sometimes given as wine. On the day of Pentecost/Shavuot some cynical observers thought the disciples were drunk on wine; when in fact it was the outpouring of the Spirit and fulfillment of Joels prophecy. In Acts 2:15–17, Peter explained, “These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams’
Ephesians 5:18draws an analogy for the symbolism of Holy Spirit as wine.
Yeshua/Jesus describes the new work of His Father, through the ministry of His Spirit, as new wine coming into old vessels. The issue of wine isn’t simply alcohol; it’s, how much of what the world offers do we get involved in to make us feel happy? How much a person needs the stimulants of the world will define how much they are living for Jesus/Yeshua.
The life of a disciple is not a call to isolation but to be set apart in holiness;
we live in the world, but His Spirit in us keeps the world’s uncleanness and pollution out.
Holy Spirit comes as a Seal or Pledge.
2856 chatham: to seal, affix a seal, seal up
Original Word:חָתַם Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chatham Phonetic Spelling: khaw-tham’
Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲתַם,
pledge עֲבט
עֲבט noun [masculine] pledge,
article pledged as security for debt; —
absolute ׳ ע
Deuteronomy 24:11,13; suffix עֲבֹט
Deuteronomy 24:10
(as accusative of congnate meaning with verb),
6162 erabon: a pledge
Original Word: עֲרָבוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: erabon
Phonetic Spelling: ar-aw-bone’
5667 abot: a pledge, article pledged
Original Word:עֲבוֹט
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: abot
Phonetic Spelling: ab-ote’
Holy Spirit is represented as
a seal or pledge expressing:
God’s ownership of the believer:
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory”
The passive voice of the verb indicates that the individual does not dress himself. The apostles were to remain in Jerusalem until they wereclothedby God with the Holy Spirit’s power.
The believers conscience, touched by the Spirit of God is enlightened by the same Spirit, ‘Ye are all the children of God by faith in Jesus Christ’; and all of us possesses His Spirit Whoteaches, inspires, and enlightens,His Spirit Who is the guide to all truth. So‘the wind bloweth where it listeth,’ and the voice of His Holy Spirit and we hear the quickening voice within ourselves.
Finally inIsaiah 11:2This scripture reveals how the mind of Messiah is formed by the influence of His seven-fold Spirit of Holiness dwelling within us.
Of all the symbols included, probably wind, fire, water, oil, are the most well known symbols for the Fathers Holy Spirit.
One powerful image of Holy Spirit is described in Isaiah 59:19. He writes that the Lord arrives “… like a rushing tide driven by the breath of the Lord”. What an image of our Heavenly Father’s power and beauty! It makes us think of the way the sea crashes over rocks as the tide rolls in, those waves are unstoppable and have tremendous power when they hit the rocks.
Although Romans 8:11 was an encouragement to the believers in Rome, it is also an encouragement to us today:
“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.”
Paul is telling us that the Spirit who arrives,
like the unstoppable power of a rushing tide,
the same
Spirit Who resurrected Messiah from the dead, lives in us, today!
This means that whatever obstacle we are confronted with today, our Heavenly Father is able to sendHis Spiritto us with thepowerof a rushing tide.We often quote the scripture inIsaiah 59:19
King James Bible So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him…
Most translations add a comma after the word flood however there are no punctuation marks in Hebrew, no commas. The translators added the comma where they thought it would read the best. If we remove the comma and read it with the emphasis on the power of the Lord, not on the strength of the enemy, it would read:
when the enemy comes in……LIKE A FLOOD the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.
Our Heavenly Father is encouraging us today through His Ruach. He is our comforter, helper, encourager, the breath of life. He brings us a new life in Messiah, and though our outward bodies are wasting away, our inner man, is being renewed each day. This happens through the power of Ruach – God’s Breath within us.
Our Heavenly Father desires to move in our lives by His Spirit, to equip us, strengthen and empower us; and in these turbulent times we need Him more than ever to discern and direct our steps.
Today, if we haven’t already done so, invite Him by saying,
Holy Spirit, come upon me, You are welcome in my life.
It may help to take one of Holy Spirits symbols each day and invite Him to impart Himself in a fresh way in our lives. Allow Messiah to minister to us the fullness and richness of His Holy Spirit.
Mark 1:8 says it’s Jesus/Yeshua who baptizes with His Holy Spirit and He will, by
Pouring refreshing rain on us,
Opening flowing rivers in us,
Breathing gentle wind into our lives and anointing us with the oil of gladness..
The anointing of God is His Holy Spirit. He flows as a river of love, from the throne of grace, through the hearts of believers, bringing life to all that receive His touch.
As He fills us with Holy new wine and
Refines and tempers us with fire,
He is purifying us and equipping us for service.
Heavenly Father, send Your Holy Spirit to us..
שָׁלוֹםעֲלֵיכֶם, Shalom aleikhem
chaverim and mishpachah!
Peace to friends and family.
Shavua Tov, Have a blessed week.
Make certain Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
It’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.
You are very precious in His sight.
Not sure ..you can be…
SIMPLY SAY THE FOLLOWING MEANING IT FROM YOUR HEART..don’t delay one more minute,
SAY IT RIGHT NOW…
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 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 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.
This is the spiritual side of who we are and the most important part.
There are some in the bible who were more aware of who they were than others.
In 2 Sam 7:18, David asked the Lord
Who am I?
He asked in 1 Chron. 17:16: when King David went in and sat before the LORD; and he said: Who am I, O LORD God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
The scripture says that David was a man after Gods’ own heart but this was not due to his bad decisions and list of sins; but because he repented …Even with his close relationship to the Father he still asked the question
Who am I?
We see that this question was also asked by others in the scriptures: In Esther 7:5; Isaiah 51:12; Ruth 3:9; Ex.3:11; 1Sam.18:18, 25:10; 2Sam. 1:8, 7:18; 1Chron. 17:16, 29:14; 2Chron.2:6; Deut. 18:17-19; Acts 9:5, 19:15.
In Matt. 16:15 Messiah asked, who do you say that I am?
& in Mark 8:27 Jesus and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. As they were walking along, he asked them, Who do people say I am?
Peter answered by the Spirit of Holiness bearing witness..
In Luke 4:34 the demons knew Who Yesua/Jesus was!
Who are you really?
What identity do you identify with the most?
He knew us in the womb Jeremiah 1:5 before we were born and named by our physical parents.
All mammals go through the same process to bring forth after their kind, so what makes us different?
Is it because we have a birth certificate and a social security number?
Is it because we have a Drivers License when we reach a certain age; or because we have all manner of certificates and diplomas with our name on?
John the Baptist knew who he was … or did he?
John declared he was a voice crying in the wilderness to make straight the paths of the Lord.
A preparer of the way.
Jesus/Yeshua knew who His cousin John was and said of him..
… are willing to accept it, heis the Elijah who was … come. And if you are willing to accept what I say …heisElijah, the one the prophets said would come.
If you are willing to accept it he is Elijah!!! John denied it maybe he was not aware he carried the spirit of Elijah! This was in fulfillment of the prophesy that I will send Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord. So that also gives us a marker in Gods’ timeline! It also gives us an insight into the little understood complexities and mysteries of the inner workings of the unseen spiritual realms. His ways are most certainly higher than our ways!
Yeshua/Jesus knew who He was and it’s probably safe to say that Elijah and the old testament prophets knew who they were too.
But Who Are You?
Have we ever asked ourselves or considered
who we really are?
This question is not referring to our physical, earthly identity in this world; for we are not of this world.
John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
John 8:23 . And he said unto them, Yeare from beneath; I … But he continued, “You are from below; I am …ofthisworld; I am notofthisworld. Jesus …
John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Spirit cannot die,
this is the likeness and image of God,
Who is our Father, the God of all spirits.
Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, Num. 27:16
God is the Father of all “the spirits,” whether in the flesh or not; all are of Divine parentage, for God himself is Spirit – Πνεῦμα ὁ Θεός. John 4:24
Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
Every physical body decays, from the moment of birth, the cycle of life is on a downward spiral. This is bad news…
BUT the GOOD news is we are NOT our bodies,
we are spirit, the spirit that inhabits this physical body. Some say soul and define it as mind, will, emotions; this comes from a Greek mind set. Soul and spirit in Hebrew is the same: breath, wind, spirit nefesh/Ruach or consciousness. That which survives death of the body.
We need to get it sealed in our understanding….the physical flesh body will wear out one day or we will simply leave it behind as the real us, our spirit & soul, goes to our Father.
we don’t die…
we are eternal
and will exist eternally as a spirit or in spirit form in one of 2 locations/realms/dimensions, as scripture indicates.
Could it be that the reason Yeshua /Jesus was able to give little to no importance to this life and everything that physical existence means and requires, is that He knew Who He was? He was the Son of God and the Son of man. He came to bring many sons to glory.
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Heb. 2:10.
Note: whenmen sonsorbrethren is used it includes daughters/women/sisters; childrenwould be a better word to include both physical body-type-vessels. There is no male/female in the spirit; why do we still struggle over such basic issues?
If we are truly born from above by His Ruach Ha Kodesh /His Spirit of Holiness, having our spirit that was dead to our Heavenly Father made alive to Him once again! Then our true identity is there to be revealed. We are children of God also, yet we existed before creation according to Genesis.
Spirit cannot not exist,
so where were we before Gen. 1:2,
and who were we?
What did we do?
Were we spiritual seed in the spiritual loins of Our Heavenly Father of lights, waiting within Him to be birthed into a flesh body/human being?
We are an eternal being, a spirit, our bodies are the containers we dwell in, with 5 physical senses to enable us to interact in this earthly realm by utilizing and instructing our flesh brain. If we existed prior to being physically born, why do we not remember? Did we have our memories wiped?
We are here to find out who we are in Him and to
choose the Father…
which father we will serve?..
and also to complete the task we were sent here to do.
To be a good and faithful servant.
Our brains, where our memories are stored, is flesh and will not survive the demise of the body, we will not take our brain with us. Could the transition be more like the awakening from a dream/sleep and it quickly fades into a distant thought that we can’t quite get ahold of again?
Who are you?
What makes you, you?
Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are; this is more based on the carnal, fleshly sense-based personality.
He did not come to save our flesh.. No flesh will be present in heaven. God can’t look upon us without the Blood of Messiah Yeshua/Jesus covering us, because our flesh is corruption and filthy in His sight.
… , beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness … , we should cleanse ourselves from every defilement of fleshand spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear
… him and don’t think of anything except their own filthy desires. They are reckless and proud and … of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority.
We do not know what we will become but we know that we shall be like Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
1 John 3:2
We are spirit.
We came from the One True God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob/Israel; and we will return to Him …
We are created in His image and likeness meaning;
we are spirit as He is spirit, and beings of light as He is.
He said in Matt.22:30 we will be as the angels in heaven.
So what is your real identity?
It’s not the one your parents gave you, we are not our name, nor are we the one we have become of our own making; by copying others and fashioning ourselves after others standards and lifestyles.
We have nothing that is original except sin nature! Everything we have and want and do, is from a source outside ourselves. Our manner of dress, place of residence, the car we drive, the way we communicate, none of it had it’s origins in us.
We are all copy cats! We emulate first our parents, then our siblings, then family, friends, coworkers, etc etc…in speech, actions, traits, etc. and all are dependent on which country we are born into and the influence of the culture we are exposed to. This is why we are to renew our minds with the Word of God. That is reality, not this world and its systems… we have to change our ‘worldview’ to one that views everything out from the eyes of the spirit, from Heavens perspective.
He came to save the soul, NOT our flesh and
He came to make and give The WAY for our spirits to be reborn from above to everlasting life, so we would not remain in death because we were all born in sin and its’ wages are death.
We always assume that is referring to physical death but it’s not… it’s spiritual death, which is the literal separation from God, our Heavenly Father for ever – for eternity!!
Is a physical life here worth more than that?
Is our own way/plan/lifestyle worth more than that?
Are our own plans and what we want to do here and now, worth more to us than this??
Matt. 25:34
prepared for us from the foundation of the world our inheritance….
so He knew us then before we were a physical being.
Think on this… Our physical parents, and this includes those who are parents themselves, our parents bodies were made to be used to create the physical container for our spirits/souls. Is this why Yeshua/Jesus said he Had come to separate within families because this natural family is a flesh relationship? We are not His family unless all are born from above..and because of that, separations will take place.
Flesh is flesh and spirit is spirit, He said to Nicodemus
and they (Parents) become one flesh at marriage
not one spirit.
The spirit does not come from the parents but from God and ultimately returns to Him.
When we leave this body
Dust to dust, flesh goes back to the earth.
Viewed in this way we do not ‘belong’ to our parents, we are not their ‘property’.
Look at it like this, we are simply ‘on loan’ to them from the Lord. He placed us where He did for His purposes. He knit us in the womb of His choosing preparing the vessel to carry us – the spirit/soul, to do His will. Made for His purpose. They are, and we as parents likewise, are to help all individuals grow up in the will plan purpose and admonition of the Lord.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Prov. 22:6
They are to help us grow and fulfill our call in Him, not our personal fantasies, dreams and goals. Nor should they cling to us, or us to them. As Yeshua/Jesus said,
I must be about My Fathers business.
Our cultural heritage stifles and suffocates Gods will for us. We are here for His purposes not our own, we have it back to front when we ask, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ saying, ‘You can be anything you want to be’ …NO, not according to scripture! …
Whose are you and whom do you serve?
If you are not Gods’ child and don’t want to become one, then you can do what you want…So Who are you?
If we say to this mountain be removed…do we believe that?
And if it were not true why did He say it?
Who are you really?
It’s time to think and realize
we are not our body,
we are not our earthly identity
this body is the temporary dwelling place
for our spirit,
the real you,
the body is just the wrapper!
You are spirit and light,
the body cannot function without us inside it.
We really need to re-assess our innermost desires; if it’s based on what the world says is abundant life, then we are deceived and working for the wrong goals.
This life will end, this body is dying, we were born into decay, it has no future but the grave. BUT our soul/spirit will live on;
for the true believer it’s unto eternal life;
for the unbeliever it’s eternal separation
from our Heavenly Father.
In a way saying we die is a misnomer,
we don’t die because
we cant die;
spirit is spirit and has no capacity to die,
it’s another state of being.
Romans 14:8 “For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
Often we are so out of touch with our spirit that we focus on the flesh body and its needs instead. The soul has the emotions and the senses to help our spirit operate this vessel/this body. If we cannot get ahold of this reality, our bodies will dictate to us its’ desires and dreams of a reality in this world and that is what will dominate our lives. Then our walk with Him becomes a big struggle.
Through our 5 physical senses we see here what we want because we see what others have and we want it too. It is coveting; it’s desiring the things to make one wise and to make one look good.
It’s the same tricks and temptations which started a very long time ago in a garden… lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and the pride of life; wanting others to see that you have made it, that you are somebody, that you are wealthy, etc etc…. This is of our own efforts not glorifying the Father.
Paul said it
oh lord deliver us from ourselves from this flesh that wants and needs and causes us to stumble yet James says we sin when we are drawn away by our own lusts.
We must choose daily to die to this flesh, it’s not a one time event. Crucify the flesh, kill it, deny it, it will lead us only to the broad way.
The longer we walk with the Lord the more He will require us to tighten up our walk and to cut off the sins that so easily beset us; to lay down the things that take our time away from His presence.
To deliver ourselves from the snare of the fowler.
Any life without God as the focus, the goal and the fulfilling of His will and plan and purpose, is off course.
It’s not a message that many want to hear, but if we read what He told us to do, how many of our lives really conform to the instructions He gave us?
Father help us to wake up and stop living for ourselves and or close family. We are just building our own kingdoms and not His.
This life is a one time opportunity to get it right; we don’t get a replay like a game.
Yeshua/Jesus warned us, few there are that find the gate, few there are that enter in. Matt.7:14.
The Good News is, if you are reading this, there is still time to change..
It is the cares of this life, the deceitfulness of riches, financial gain and possessions that are the snares and temptations that we fall into.
That’s why Yeshua/Jesus told the rich young ruler to give it all away; the riches had him, he loved them more than Yeshua/Jesus and the Father.
If we seek first the kingdom, He promises He will add all that we need.
We try to add them ourselves using the worlds system to do it. This is not Gods 1st choice way…
Who are we?
You are not your flesh body…
This is a truth we must get hold of because it will change the way we think and see ourselves and everything around us. It will help us to function from our spirit and live by the gifts of His Spirit. We will leave this body behind when we are called home. Our spirit goes to its’ maker and the body does not survive without us in residence.
So death is NOT to be feared,
it’s simply a transition
from
this earthly realm to the heavenly realm.
We introduce ourselves by name and occupation. We identify with the name given by parents/guardians, or one we choose for ourselves by changing birth name on our certificates to another. We cannot alter the original but it still is not who we are.
We take on the identity from the family that we are raised among, adopting their ways and habits emulating their lifestyles.
It’s all we know.
All we are exposed to and we copy them.
For now we see through a glass, darkly;
but then face to face:
now I know in part;
but then shallI know even as also I am known.
1Cor. 13:12.
If we do have some memory of an existence before our spirit /soul was inserted into the physical body, by the time we can speak we’ve forgotten. We are told how to behave, how to live by those around us. Then we are educated by a worldly education system; we have no clue if what we are taught is true or not, we just accept it and much of what we are told of our history is only partially true, with many changes and omissions to the whole truth.
We think we are who we see in the mirror and the world molds us by its’ standards which are in Direct Opposite Reverse to the Way of the Father whose DOR, Dalet is Jesus/Yeshua.
This is the only way we will find our true selves and why we must renew our minds with His Word. His Word tells us we are eternal spirit and soul which cannot die so we have been around for much longer than we think.
We are His own, given to Yeshua/Jesus by His and our Father.
We have to get our eyes opened to really see this life is vanity, worthless, pointless, that only what we do for the kingdom of the heavens will have lasting value, however noble and good it may appear.
Treasures in Heaven again,
you are not your body
you are not the identity you project,
you are not your career your status and the old man is dead.
For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Col.3:3.
We are consumed with this life and it quenches His spirit within, choking the lifes/chaim from us; Mark 4, and does not bear fruit to maturity.
The world and all its’ pleasures are not rooted in the Word of God. They belong to the prince of this world which is why he could offer them to Yeshua/Jesus.
He rejected them so should we…they are seducing, deceiving temptations, aimed at the flesh and its carnal desires. We must see them for what they are…We need to stop being a part of it and come out from among them and be separate.
His called apart ones.
What the world offers us is temporary and will pass away without lasting fruit to our credit. Whatever we love, we pay attention to and give our time to. Our time is the one thing we can direct and have control over, how do we spend it? What are we consumed with? What are we devoting our life to accomplish, and for what end?
Matt 10:34-42 whatever/whoever we love more than the Father and Jesus/Yeshua; whatever, whoever we place in the position of 1st place and importance is NOT worthy – deemed entirely deserving- of Him. V 38
Family, this is serious, very serious.
Spiritually speaking, our identity is Not with our physical family. Matt 10:36, members of household, Micah 7:6, our children are not ours, we are merely stewards until they can function without assistance. Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. Prov.22:6
We are all brothers and sisters in the kingdom of God our heavenly Father. You are a spirit and so is everyone else. No family relationship in the spirit is like the world expresses it; we are all equal in the family of God.
48 But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” 49 Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of My Father… Matt.12:49.
We must begin and continue, to stop focusing on the things of the natural. Our bodies are simply containers for us to function through on the earth. Until we get it settled within us, we will be pulled down by its’ physical demands, feelings and 5 senses, and all the physical pain and problems.
You are not your body
and you have rule over it.
This is a liberating message if we want to receive it.
He came to set us free
Gal.5:1
don’t go back into bondage.
When God delivers us out of bondage, our eyes must be fixed on Him and Him alone. We must be determined not to look back or go back to the place that God has condemned.
Every person working for another, by way of a company etc., is in reality a slave to that job.
The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.
Prov. 22:7.
Anyone who has debt, is in bondage to that debt.
The system has been set up to keep us in that bondage. Usually its incurred for things we want or think we need… houses, cars, etc., etc., etc. Things will keep us trapped, living a simple life with less is the life with less bondage; because the things we take on trap us into having to keep serving another who is not the Lord.
The world and everything in its systems belong to the prince of this world and we are to come out from among them and be separate.
Beloved family let’s put our trust in Him now, don’t wait until we are desperate but starting now, believe Him to supply our needs. Believe for that meal without a wage, without a handout from the government.
Can we do it?
Let’s begin to believe for our healing in the Name of Yeshua/Jesus of Nazareth instead of first going to the Dr. There is not one scripture where Yeshua/Jesus said go to a Dr. Go see a physician because I can’t heal you.
Or go to a psychiatrist I don’t know what’s wrong with you it’s a psychosis…
no …He cast out unclean sprits and demons that were causing sickness and disease. Those in the medical profession are a huge blessing for us and we are beyond grateful for their ministry and expertise…but what would we do if there is no Dr. or Nurse around??
What and who are we making our first choice?
Our jobs own us, we are slaves to our bosses, we do what they tell us because we want the money in the wages we get, to finance our dream and fulfill our goal…. How have we got so off track as far as what Messiah said to do??
Go into all the world and preach the good news of the gospel of the kingdom heal the sick raise the dead cast out demons the kingdom of god is within us so we carry it wherever we go. Lay hands on the sick they shall recover.
Who was this said to???
Everyone – whosoever will hear and do.
The call has gone out but only a very few answer it.
We choose our own way, our own path, our own life … it does not change the call that came to us; it’s just we didn’t have ears to hear like so many when Yeshua/Jesus first spoke it.
This is a serious message and no doubt many will be offended and raise up, voicing excuses that we say are valid reasons for why we are doing what we are doing.
The truth is… the truth of us… is where we are right now.
Today, this moment….if it were our last… are we ready to meet our Lord?
We are only promised today; yesterday is gone for ever, and tomorrow may never come for us … have we done what we should have? It’s a message designed by our Father to stir us up… and how we respond, will determine the WAY we take from this moment forward.
Many will wish they never read it, because now there’s a choice to make and some don’t want to.. but we have read it and Father knows it so…
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore
choose life, (chaim/hayyim)
that both you and your descendants may live; Deut. 30:19
So choose וּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙(ū·ḇā·ḥar·tā)
life, בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים(ba·ḥay·yîm)
there are only 2 ways
everlasting life in the Fathers presence and
everlasting death without Him……
be one of the few that enter in to His glorious kingdom.
What is there, or who is there, on this earth that is more important???
Whatever it is, it’s an idol before the Lord. It’s another god, the thing we give our worship to, it’s instead of, before and in front of the Lord.
Even when we say we love Jesus/Yeshua, our actions, our fruit and priorities tell a different story. We can fool people but we can’t fool Our Father. We can even fool ourselves, saying, oh God understands.. He’s a God of love He doesn’t want me to do this, or that, He wants me to do what I’m doing and be happy.
Yes it’s a hard saying, so were those messages which Yeshua/Jesus said, both to the crowds and to His disciples.
Well we say, that was then and not everyone is a disciple or is supposed to go …go where you are! Your mission field is as close as your breath…we must stop compromising with the world, with trends, with fashion, technology, and entertainment. We are not here to have fun and enjoy life, we are sent here by our Father to fulfill His will to do what He asks of us ….
Lord Jesus /Messiah Yeshua, help us see
who we really are
open our eyes – hippatach –
reveal to us
who we are in YOU.
Our natural, earthly family here, may not be our forever family if they are not walking with the Lord; and if unsaved, neither are our siblings, parents and children. As for those who are His, we will see them as they truly are one day, our true spiritual siblings, we only see them as in earthly relationships for this earth experience. In Christ/Messiah, our parents, children, grandparents, etc., are all our equal siblings. Our brains and memories will die with the rest of the physical body we don’t take those with us.
This world and everything in it, is NOT reality; it’s a construct within the earths framework, constrained by a thing we call time. Time does not exist outside of this realm and when we transcend/ascend, or however we want to name it; this life will be as a moment, something like a dream we had and can hardly remember. We came from Him and will return to Him for a future we can barely imagine. Yes there is beauty here but it’s temporary, transitory; we are passing through and where we are going is wonderful beyond our words to describe.
Our foundation is in Yeshua/Jesus, not here, so let’s stop building our Eden, our paradise on earth because according to scripture, it’s about to be burned up. Build up your treasures in heaven where they will not be destroyed. The disciples got it, they understood and not loving their lives unto death, they ran their race and completed their course. Can we say with Paul that we have too!????
Who are we??
We are spirit, we are eternal, we will never die, so we can cease being afraid of death… for the believer it doesn’t exist its just a change in the realm of existence.
This age is at its’ close, Yeshua/Jesus is coming back. Revelations prophetic pictures will come to pass; God will judge this world and everything written will happen just as He said it will…are we ready?
Are we prepared for those things in Revelation?
Are we able to stand in that day?
Will we be counted worthy, deemed entirely deserving, to escape those things coming upon the earth and to stand before the Son of man? Or are we loving our lives too much? Are we seeking to save our lives, or are we looking unto Yeshua/Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. And will He find that faith demonstrated in us when He returns?
Know that you are loved enough for truth to be told to you and this writer makes no apologies for declaring the Truth of His Word. Wouldn’t we rather hear the truth and not an ear tickling, feel good message that does not set us free? He loves us and will not lose one that has been given Him by His Father.
However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will. And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day. John 6:37-39
Ephesians 3:12 — I may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Philippians 4:13 — I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
May His true Shalom rest upon each one in Yeshuas’ Name.
You are greatly loved
Mishpachah, Family,
משפחה
and prayed for daily..
Time is VERY short…
lets know for certain in our hearts
who we are in Messiah.
Keep looking UP and
make sure you are secure in the knowledge you are saved
NOT SURE? YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
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 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 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.
From previous posts most readers will recognize that
a nun or noon;
different spellings are used.
is the 14th letter of the Hebrew alef-bet
and that it looks like this in the chart below.
The early paleo picture symbol meaning of this letter is that of a seedling/sprouting seed with the root coming from it
later it developed into
this modern shape below;
with an additional shaped letter for the
called noon sofeet;
and the symbol of a fish was also used.
In the 4 gospels
Yeshua/Jesus repeatedly speaks of the seed
as a picture reference in His parables.
Matt 13:23 Mark 4:1-20 Luke 8:1-15
are well known and popular scriptures, and with the reference Yeshua/ Jesus gives,
it is made clear how the seed grows and how
we have nothing to do with the process
once we sow the seed.
However how does this apply to our lives?
It tells us …
Although the man does not know how it grew
and we are just the same…
Many times we understand the concept. The parable or scene described is a great picture and then we are left to wonder how does this apply to me and how do I do it?
How does it become a reality in my life?
Many times the Sermons we hear are all very encouraging and uplifting and we feel great, only to have the feelings fade once we go home and face daily life.
The application of His Word needs to be evident if we are to mature and bring forth a harvest that is not only a good harvest; but an enduring one with eternal value.
That your fruit may remain. John 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain:
John 15:16
Your fruit should remain means:
keep up the fruit you are bearing, or
continue with the fruit you are bearing and never stop,
or keep on bearing the fruit you have started bearing.
The phrase: Your fruit should remain, expresses habit.
A habit is something we do so often and regularly that it is very hard to stop.
We should feel like this regarding the work of the Lord.
The word says we are to sow seed.
God is the supplier of all seed (Nun/Noon)
He cannot supply seed to us unless we are first born again by His RuachHaKodesh/His Spirit of Holiness; and then we need to have faith to turn over our hands, so that the seed might fall to the ground and become a great harvest in our lives.
He gives to all the measure of Faith.
After that it doesn’t need our help
it’s not the seed or the one who sows that produces the crop
but the soil by itself
with no help from humans.
The Father gives the increase.
We believe that since something grows where we scattered, that it grew from our seed.
What proof is there that the seed we scattered and planted is the same seed that sprouts and grows?
First the stalk
after that the head
and after that
the full grain in the head.
The truth is that from the moment it leaves our hand and is covered with soil we do not see the seed again. We just trust that the seed we sowed is the same seed that will grow is and is the one that pushes up through the earth.
This evidence is only based on circumstances because the truth is, once the seed leaves our hands and is put in the soil we never see the seed again!
All we can do is simply trust/faith, that what we planted will actually grow.
We wait,
we sleep at night,
awake in the day
but how does it grow?
We just don’t know!
Our work was finished at the sowing.
This parable is a picture of the kingdom of God.
The Kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed on the earth.
Meaning the kingdom produces through its’ own power.
Scripture says
BY ITSELF
the soil produces a crop
but the soil by itself
with no help from any person.
For by itself the earth brings forth fruit.
The person’s work has already been done by scattering the seed on the ground.
This is all the individual does and as the days pass the seeds springs up and grows.
Another verse of this parable says the seed is the Word of God and the ground/earth are the individuals who are in the world and their reaction to the word/ seed sown once embedded in its birthing place;
and the type of ground/ is the persons life.
The ground is the world.
The sower is our Heavenly Father.
Yeshua/Jesus explained it clearly.
Life springs forth –that life comes from the soil of the earth which our Father created.
In this parable/example He says:
First, the stalk
this is describing and likening his kingdom to the support structure planted deep in the life giving soil.
There is a Godly order to everything our Heavenly Father created; everything in its timeand season.Eccl.3 and Genesis 1
Yeshua/ Jesus was aware of timing and said:
My time has not yet come.
Secondly, after that the head:
which is the housing for the fruit of the crop.
The process continues, with
the third, after that the full grain in the head
Here He is giving the progress of the seed,
both as
how it is received
and then
what is produced.
Meaning, the fruit comes forth in abundance.
Here we see that in perfect time Godly order that
life gives way to fullness
and the seedling grows to maturity.
For the believer maturity is revealed by abundant fruit.
Becoming mature is to become a stable vessel fit for the Masters use.
Why is this important?
It is for Him to flow His power through us to do the works of Jesus/ the Father, the power is to make visible the works of His kingdom in visible demonstration.
This is how to apply it to ourselves we need more of His Spirit of Holiness to cleanse us and prepare us to be suitable vessels.
As it was said of Paul in
Acts 9:22more and more power flowed through him.
(Acts 9:20) Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
How do we produce lasting fruit and what is it?
Lasting fruit is in Matt.10:8
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely you have received, freely give.
And Matt.28:19
AND The making of disciples who endure.
Making disciples is about continuing the cycle of redemption, passing on the faith that was passed to us; it starts with salvation and continues with a lifetime of growth.
The final destiny of the seed is realized from its humble beginning/Genesis, in the sowers hand, it has reached its potential in fullness.
However it has not yet served its ultimate purpose even in its most pristine and grandest state..
Why?
Because it cannot grow anymore… the maturity has been reached….
So what is next?
The crop is ready… the harvest is ripe
The farmer, the man, sends forth the sickle and
life gives birth to death.
The crop is cut down in its prime and
now able to finally fulfill its destiny and purpose.
This is the completion of a disciples life on earth…
as we give
birth to death, our purpose here is completed,
we die physically/ temporarily
in order to live spiritually/ eternally!
It is a transition from natural to supernatural, we are harvested by His hand and translated into His eternal kingdom in the heavens.
At the point we can go no further, when we reach the point of maturity in Him, which is destined by His plan and purpose for us. He calls us to Himself and we are plucked from the earth and gathered unto Him.
Our task complete,
once we have finished our race
He takes us home.
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 2Thess. 2:1
He gathers the wheat into His barn/storehouse.
Matthew 3:12
We, like the farmers seed, have been scattered on the ground; but He is calling us today to sprout and grow.
How… we don’t know!
But by itself… His spirit…
His Ruach HaKodesh
His Spirit of holiness produces a crop!
The Lord is calling us to lay down our lives
for the time is at hand
when the head will be full of grain.
The time of the harvest has come and as soon as it is in full ripeness and ready… He will come with His sickle.
We must yield ourselves and be ready to die in order to live because the time of the harvest has come and the Lord of the harvest is coming.
For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant), And like a root out of dry ground; Is 53:2
Surely he has borne our sicknesses and suffered our pain: and we considered him stricken, smitten of God, and cast down.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. – American Standard Version Job 14:2
Just as He grew up to be cut down
so must we grow up to be cut down.
First, we are to mature to the fullest and be taken and used for his purposes.
We are to surrender to Him because
we cannot know how seeds sprout and grow..
Only He can do that in us;
and only as we surrender and yield to His Way of raising and growing us up to maturity; allowing His Ruach/Spirit to do the hidden work in us and then through us.
We must realize we are not here for ourselves, to live a nice life, we are here to be matured into fruit worthy of the kingdom of the Heavens. We’re not to focus on things and people and places of this earth because it will all pass away very soon. We must focus on Him, on fulfilling our place and purpose, to bring Him glory and to bring many sons with us from the seeds sown.
For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Heb.2:10
Every farmer/ gardener knows, we plant and watch and wait for the fruits and crops to be declared ready and ripe before reaping the harvest.
Wrong timing means a poor harvest;
which is why He waits for the precious fruit of the earth.
In Luke 6:37
But as soon as the crop is ready to yield itself, immediately the man sends forth the sickle because the harvest has come.
The only seed that flourished and produced any fruit
was the seed that fell into
good ground.
If we are not planted in the good ground of His Word – found in His kingdom, then we will neither grow to maturity nor produce any lasting fruit that will endure or bring glory to the Lord.
Our life will be fruitless and as Solomon said, all is Vanity – in vain, without purpose and useless.
Time to ready ourselves and let His Ruach Ha Kodesh
do the work in and through us,
making sure our lives are good ground.
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..
It’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.
You are precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
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 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 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.
At certain times of the year it is easier to feel more isolated and alone especially at seasons when tradition has family members come together.
Many are restricted for various reasons; health, economic, location, all factor in, and changes in personal circumstances make staying where you are the only option.
MMM invites all visitors, subscribers, family and friends to join together in prayer for those who are hurting, sad, grieving, without a home, without a job. There is without doubt not a single one of us that has not experienced at least one, if not all, of the above.
Always remember that you are NOT EVER alone
for Jesus/Yeshua Himself said
I will never leave you nor forsake you even to the end of the age.
It may not always feel that way but it is His Truth.
He said I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you.
He comes in the presence of His Holy Spirit, His Ruach,
to breathe His
Light
Love
Life
Hope and Comfort
into your life and situation.
Know that your brethren around the world are experiencing similar events.
Trust Him, put all your faith and hope in Him –
it will not be misplaced.
You are all prayed for daily and
love and encouragement
are sent on the wings of His lovingkindness
and tender mercies
to surround, guard and keep you.
Roll your burden onto the Lord and believe Him to lead you every step of the WAY – because He has already been in your tomorrow and knows you and He can handle it.
You are strong in the Lord and in the power of His might,
do not fear nor be dismayed
He loves you with an everlasting love
and this physical life with its tests, trials and hardships
is soon to pass;
and we will rejoice with exceeding great joy
at the vision before us… of joy unspeakable and full of glory,
when we shall behold Him
face to face.
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen
Jude 24 & 25
This scripture reads that we are presented before the presence of His glory and the exceeding joy is His !!!! He is so delighted that we are there…that we made it home .. Wow !
December 25th on the Gregorian Calendar is just a date.
Messiah abides with us and in us every day.
The kingdom of the heavens is within us.
We can rejoice at His 1st coming every day
because of that:
we are His,
forgiven,
redeemed by His precious blood;
and patiently waiting
with oil lamps filled
and wicks trimmed
for our bridegroom to return for us….
Soon and very soon there is going to be a wedding and we are going to see the King!
As you read the following list of countries which span the globe and cover every time line;
know that in every one listed are our spiritual family members reading the same list and by His Holy Spirit we are connected even though we cannot see one another we are united in Him….
Be comforted and encouraged as we pray for one another –
soon, time will be no more….
and behold He will make all things new.
Then, the tears and fears of all the years will be dissolved in His presence forever…..
You are greatly loved more than you can imagine….
Shalom shalom family….
Father in the Name above all names …Yeshua HaMashiach Jesus the Messiah we thank you for all you have done, are doing, and will do.We thank you for our salvation and for filling us with Your Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh. We love You with all of our hearts and praise your Name for you alone are worthy to receive all power and honor and glory.
Be with the broken hearted and comfort those mourning and grieving. Surround each one with your true Shalom that passes understanding and fill each heart and mind with your unconditional love. Let all isolation, rejection and loneliness flee from before your presence as your joy becomes our strength and fills every cell of our being.
As we hide under the shadow of Your wings in the cleft of the Rock of our Salvation, bring healing to each one in whatever area is needed. Feed the hungry Father, house the homeless and clothe those in need.. You are the great Provider and need-meeter. Above all bring sweet sleep to all who are tired and weary and give them the Rest that you promise in Your Word.
Thank you that where any 2 of us agree You are there, watching over Your Word to perform it and it will not return to You void but will accomplish what You send it forth to do.
We give you praise and thank you in Jesus/Yeshuas name..
amein – el melek ne’eman. God is a faithful King.
Please don’t leave this page without assurance in your heart that He loves YOU…
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE if you know the One
who the shepherds were told had come?
YOU CAN BE CERTAIN..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
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 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 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.
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