How measureless and strong!
A beautiful spring morning in 1989, sitting on a hotel balcony in Ponte Vedra, FL, looking out on an ocean without end and a cloudless sky, was the setting for a quiet time with a scripture from Ephesians 3:14-19:
True prophets were called by God and approved by God as Seers to deliver His message to His people. God does not always call the qualified, but always qualifies the called.
This is how the birth of Yeshua the Messiah came about. His mother Miryam was engaged to Yosef, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Ruach HaKodesh. (Holy Spirit) Mattityahu 1:18
“For a Child is born to us,a Son is given to us;dominion will rest on His shoulders,and He will be given the namePele-Yo’etz, El Gibbor,Avi-‘Ad, Sar-Shalom{Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace},In order to extend the dominionand perpetuate the peaceof the throne and kingdom of David,to secure it and sustain itthrough justice and righteousnesshenceforth and forever.The zeal of Adonai-Tzva’ot will accomplish this.”
When King Herod heard of this he became very agitated, and so did everyone else in Yerushalayim.
The Magi, sometimes called the wise men, traveled some distance from the East to Yerushalayim by following the star. They asked where is the One who is born the King of the Jews? Neither King Herod nor the people of Yerushalayim had the answer. The Magi, after being told by the chief priests and teachers of the law, went on their way and continued to follow the star until they came to the house where the child was with His mother. They brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. They were overjoyed, bowed down and worshiped Him. Seems strange how they knew, since they lived such a far distance away. They simply believed the Word and followed the Light! Yes, this second group, the Magi, was truly wise men. We can also ask, seek and knock, and the door will be opened to the complete truth, just as it was for them.
The chief priests and teachers of the law had everything memorized down to the very dots and tittles. They knew the facts but their eyes were blind and their ears did not hear. On the outside, they appeared to the people as righteous but on the inside they were full of hypocrisy and wickedness. The chief priests and teachers of the law were blind and deaf because they did not open their minds and hearts to the rest of the story! The complete truth!! God’s perfect Lamb, Yeshua Messiah has come, just as predicted 700 years earlier by the prophets, 100% right – 100% of the time. God’s truth revealed!
Truth! Where are you? Where can truth be found? Iran’s leader says the Holocaust did not happen! Palestine wants a peace agreement with you. True or false? “It is better to take refuge in ADONAI than to trust in human beings; better to take refuge in ADONAI than to put one’s trust in princes.” TEHILLIM (Psalms) 118:8 This powerful verse is the very center of the Holy Bible.
“Thus justice is repelled, righteousness stands apart, at a distance; for truth stumbles in the public court, and uprightness cannot enter. Honesty is lacking, he who leaves evil becomes a target. ADONAI saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no justice.” TEHILLIM (Psalms) 59: 14-15
The very foundations of our nations are crumbling, for man is looking for truth according to his ways, which lead to destruction. Nations have turned their back on the only real, complete, truth given by God in His Word, the Holy Bible.
Do you ever wonder how one book, written almost six thousand years ago and having been passed from one generation to the next, is still the #1 best seller of all books for all time? Another amazing fact is this same book is as applicable today as it was when it was written. Truth can be examined and denied, but truth stands alone when all else fails. Truth does not compromise, for if it does, it is no longer truth.
GOD, the author of truth and the great “I AM”, gave us His instruction book to live by and to die by. The great assurance is to know that God is the One true God and cannot lie. O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known TODAY that you are God of Isra’el.
There was an international book fair held in Red Square, Moscow in the 1980’s. Some Bibles were being given away. A man waited anxiously in line to receive his first copy. A woman bent over the box and then came the words “I’m sorry sir, the Bibles are all gone.” The man sadly replied, “Then may I please have the box they came in?” He disappeared into the crowd clutching the box.
The Word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we give account. The person who follows the teachings of this Book receives freedom from the bondage of sin and death. Along with freedom comes peace, a joy within, a true love and a stamped decree upon our hearts which reads “PARDONED-PAID IN FULL.”
Why does this Book have all of the answers to life and death? Who wrote this Book which has a library of 66 books, covers a span of over 1500 years with 35 different authors and all in harmony? Amazing! How has this one Book survived with so many countries wanting to destroy it? The answers are all in one: above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation, for prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. King David said, “The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me and His Word was on my tongue.” God and only God could have made this possible.
Another important question ask is “Why does the world not accept this Book and the ways of God? Simply put, a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Holy Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
Within the framework of this one true and holy Book lies man’s past, present and future. The past is to know of man’s beginning in perfect surroundings until the sin of disobedience was introduced, causing separation from the very God who created him. From that time until this very day, every person is born with the sin nature of Adam.
To live only in the past leaves the present empty and our future with no hope. We should see the past and learn from those who have gone before us. In the past, God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets many times and in many ways, but in these last days, He has spoken to us through His Son, Yeshua, whom He appointed heir to all things, and through whom He made the universe.
The Son, Yeshua, “The Word became a human being and lived with us, and we saw His Sh ‘khinah, the Sh ‘khinah of the Father’s only Son, full grace and truth.” YOCHANAN (John) 1:14 This is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful Word. After Yeshua had provided purification for sins, by His death, burial and resurrection, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in Heaven.
Yeshua said, “Think not that I am come to destroy the law but to fulfill it.” The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent and believe the Gospel. This is the Gospel message; redemption from sin by the One who knew no sin is available to whosoever repents and believes in Him.
Those who choose salvation through Messiah will receive God’s Holy Spirit within their heart as a teacher to direct them in God’s wisdom and ways through His Word. “Thy Word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.” The words of the Lord are pure words; as silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times. “Your word is a lamp for my feet and light on my path.” TEHILLIM (Psalms) 119:105
Living only for today and making no plans for our tomorrows leave us without a future. The ant works and prepares while the grasshopper plays and ignores the signs of the times. The Bible is our instruction book for life and our only hope for the future.
The Bible is the most quoted, most published and most translated book in all of history. Only in its totality is it complete truth. We cannot pick and choose what to believe and what to ignore. God would not have written what we did not want us to know! As we need food for the body, we also need spiritual food for the soul.
The search for complete truth is found in the Bible: God’s love letter to man. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only and unique Son, so that everyone who trusts in Him may have eternal life, instead of being utterly destroyed. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but rather so that through Him, the world might be saved. Those who trust in Him are not judged; those who do not trust have been judged already, in that they have not trusted in the One who is God’s only and unique Son.” YOCHANAN (John) 3:16-18
To those who hear and heed, HE offers a personal relationship with Himself, the Almighty God, through His Son, Yeshua the Messiah, through faith by believing and trusting in Him for eternal life.
The HOLY BIBLE
The Bible is well worn
With pages bent and torn.
Many verses are underlined
To recall in a moment of time.
Precious instructions for the day
Are laid out to obey.
It is a joy, not a burden
To heed to the Masters plan,
“Come, follow Me
And you can have it all.”
“All?” I ask. “What is all?”
Could it be the peace within
When I receive forgiveness of sin?
Or could it be the love I found
When I said yes to the Master’s plan?
Or maybe the joy in helping others
To make it through another day?
I know now why the Book is so worn
With the pages bent and torn.
Now I know when I answered the call
“Come, follow Me,” I truly have it all.
07 January 2007
“Give ear to my words, ADONAI, consider my inmost thoughts. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to you.” TEHILLIM (Psalms) 5:1-2
If they have ears that do not hear and eyes that do not see, then how can they understand? Helen Keller became blind and deaf as a very young child, but with continuous repetition, beginning with simple routine understandings, she began to communicate with others. The road was hard and the days were long. There were disappointments and setbacks but through perseverance, the results were miraculous.
There is a world of people on planet earth that are in the same situation as Helen Keller. No, they are not physically blind and deaf, but spiritually blind and deaf by their own choosing. The spiritually blind and deaf are as a ship without a rudder, lost and floundering in seas of darkness. In the darkness we cannot see nor can one reach his destination without directions.
The lost man is blinded by the deception of Satan believing that he has control over his own destiny. He is given sight only when he chooses God’s way over his own. God is for you – Satan is against you – you cast the deciding vote.
There is one way to have real life, love, and purpose. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only and unique Son, so that everyone who trusts in Him may have eternal life, instead of being utterly destroyed.” YOCHANAN (John) 3:16
All you need has been written in one Jewish Holy Bible containing your past, present and future. Be willing to accept complete truth from B’RESHEET (Genesis) to REVELATION. Truth is truth and cannot be denied. Just because you don’t believe something does not change the fact that it is true.
“Ancient Words” performed by Michael W. Smith
In the beginning, the God of creation and life, began a fellowship with man, which God Himself made from the dust of the earth, to love and direct his ways. God made man in His image, in His likeness, and gave man dominion over every living creature. God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam and taking a rib from Adam’s side, God made woman. Adam called his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all living. God gave man the freedom of choice, the freedom to choose what to believe and whom to follow.
After a time of everything being perfect, Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. They chose to listen to the crafty serpent rather than obey God. This act of disobedience is called sin. God had a perfect plan, but man destroyed it by choosing his own way instead of God’s way. Does it seem rational to assume, since God made man in His own image, that He knows what is best for him? Then, if so, would it not be logical to choose God to serve instead of self? Self is choosing one’s own way. There are only two choices: right or wrong.
When we choose God’s way we are right and when we choose self-direction, in the flesh, we are wrong. God wants us to follow His ways, for they are perfect in every way. God has not changed, we have! God is the same yesterday, today and forever. The person who chooses self for direction is blinded by Satan’s deception that man has control over his own destiny! Man is given understanding and truth only when he chooses God’s way over his own. One cannot find God with his head; one can only find God with his heart.
Who is God? Let us read from the Bible about the author, God Himself. “To whom, then will you compare God? What image will you compare Him to?” Isaiah 40:18 “Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth.” Isaiah 40:21-22 “To whom will you compare Me? Or who is My equal?” says the Holy One. Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all this? He who brings out the starry hosts one by one and calls them each by name is the Creator. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.” Isaiah 40:25-26 “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” Isaiah 40:28-29.
God introduced Himself to Moses by calling him from within the burning bush. First by name and then with instructions not to come any closer, for where Moses was standing was holy ground. Moses agreed to go to Pharaoh to bring God’s people, the Israelites, out of Egypt. Moses wanted an answer from God to the people when they ask, by whose authority do I speak? God said to Moses, “I AM who I AM.” This is what you say to the Israelites: “I AM has sent me to you.” Exodus 3:14.
“But you, O Isra’el, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham My friend, I took you from the ends of the earth, from the farthest corners I called you, I said, You are My servant; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I AM with you; do not be dismayed, for I AM your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41: 8-10 “This is what the Lord says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it; ‘I the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.’” Isaiah 42:5-7 “I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These things I will do; I will not forsake them. But those who trust in idols, who say to images, ‘You are my god’s’, will be turned back in utter shame.” Isaiah 42: 16b-17
“Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see! Who is blind but My servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the servant of the Lord? You have seen many things, but have paid no attention; your ears are open, but you hear nothing.” Isaiah 42:18-20
“Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters wicked things.” Isaiah 59:1-3 “Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.” Isaiah 55:6-7
“From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you. They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, ‘yes, I knew of them.’ You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ear has not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth; for the sake of My praise I hold it back from you, so as not to cut you off. See I have refined you in the furnace of affliction. For My own sake, for My own sake, I do this. How can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.” Isaiah 48: 6b-11
“Listen to Me, O Jacob, Isra’el, whom I have called: I AM He; I AM the first and the last. My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they all stand up together.” Isaiah 48:12b-13 “I AM the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. If only you had paid attention to My commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea.” Isaiah 48: 17-18
“Hear, Isra’el! ADONAI our God, ADONAI is one. Love ADONAI your God with all your heart, all your being and all your resources. These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home and when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them on your hand as a sign, put them at the front of a headband around your forehead, and write them on the door frames of your house and on your gates.” D’VARIM 6:4-8
These writings are dedicated to all of Jehovah’s chosen – Isra’el, wherever they may be. Those who have returned to their God-given land and those who in their hearts wish to be there. The next most awesome event to take place is Jehovah showing His chosen people how much He loves and cares for them. With this event, the eyes of His chosen will see and their ears will hear and their hearts will turn to Him. It is going to take place! God said so. Always remember who is in charge. Get ready and start looking up for your victory lies in the awesome Jehovah God. Call on Him and He will answer.
There are tough times ahead for the entire world. Jehovah has, through the revelation of His word, given us an outline of the “Time of Jacob’s Trouble” which will last for seven years. Hear O Isra’el, Jehovah is on your side if you will turn to Him and let Him reveal His direction for you.
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