Mar 2012
Return
28/03/12 21:49
Our Abba is so amazing and awesome. He left clues everywhere, so that if we are seeking and looking, we CAN find our way to Him. It is truly sad that there are so many who just cannot see. How can you pause and look around you and not see the hand of YHVH? It does not matter where you live, or what your circumstances….Abba has left a trail that you can follow right to Him…He IS everywhere.
We are approaching a very significant time right now, a time that has been and still remains, full of meaning and hope for the future. Pesach starts off the annual cycle of observances, that paint a picture of Abba's Plan for mankind. If only every person could see and recognize the beauty and hope that lies within the Appointed Times that Father gave us to observe FOREVER! How did we ever get so far away from doing what Father asked of us?
How did we throw His precious word aside and trample on it? How did we replace the beautiful and meaningful days that He gave us to observe and learn from, with worthless man-made days that are hollow, empty and meaningless? Oh Yisrael…my heart aches and I feel Abba's sorrow at what you have become. He is calling you back…it is time to make teshuvah (return)…return to Him now. Learn to love Abba's set-apart days and understand what they mean and point to.
We take our place in the cycle, when we obey Abba and do as He asks. We come back into harmony with Father and creation, the way that He meant it to be. It is never too late to start observing the Appointed Times and learning what they mean…a beautiful picture of our future and the gift that Abba offers to each one who turn to Him. Pesach will soon be here…it is the beginning and the perfect place to start.
We have been in captivity and many still are…it is time to break those bonds! We are set free! Flee Egypt and do NOT look back! Come out and be separate, cleanse yourselves and prepare! Abba is waiting for you…
Ezra 6:19-22
19 And the sons of the exile performed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, 20 for the priests and the Lĕwites had cleansed themselves – all of them were clean. And they slaughtered the Passover for all the sons of the exile, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves. 21 And the children of Yisra’ĕl who had returned from the exile ate together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the gentiles of the land in order to seek יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl. 22 And they performed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for יהוה caused them to rejoice, and turned the heart of the sovereign of Ashshur toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the House of Elohim, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl.
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We are approaching a very significant time right now, a time that has been and still remains, full of meaning and hope for the future. Pesach starts off the annual cycle of observances, that paint a picture of Abba's Plan for mankind. If only every person could see and recognize the beauty and hope that lies within the Appointed Times that Father gave us to observe FOREVER! How did we ever get so far away from doing what Father asked of us?
How did we throw His precious word aside and trample on it? How did we replace the beautiful and meaningful days that He gave us to observe and learn from, with worthless man-made days that are hollow, empty and meaningless? Oh Yisrael…my heart aches and I feel Abba's sorrow at what you have become. He is calling you back…it is time to make teshuvah (return)…return to Him now. Learn to love Abba's set-apart days and understand what they mean and point to.
We take our place in the cycle, when we obey Abba and do as He asks. We come back into harmony with Father and creation, the way that He meant it to be. It is never too late to start observing the Appointed Times and learning what they mean…a beautiful picture of our future and the gift that Abba offers to each one who turn to Him. Pesach will soon be here…it is the beginning and the perfect place to start.
We have been in captivity and many still are…it is time to break those bonds! We are set free! Flee Egypt and do NOT look back! Come out and be separate, cleanse yourselves and prepare! Abba is waiting for you…
Ezra 6:19-22
19 And the sons of the exile performed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, 20 for the priests and the Lĕwites had cleansed themselves – all of them were clean. And they slaughtered the Passover for all the sons of the exile, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves. 21 And the children of Yisra’ĕl who had returned from the exile ate together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the gentiles of the land in order to seek יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl. 22 And they performed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for יהוה caused them to rejoice, and turned the heart of the sovereign of Ashshur toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the House of Elohim, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl.
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Separation
27/03/12 06:21
There are things in this life, that are just really hard for us to accept. There are many of us who are "fixers" and we just cannot stand it when things are upset and unsettled. We try very hard to try and get things running smoothly again. I have noticed in the past several months, that there is a real separation taking place among believers. This same thing has happened before in Yisrael's past. Many people see separation as a bad thing and it IS true that we should NOT promote division or take an active part in making it happen…the body is NOT divided.
But, if the body is not divided…then why is there separation taking place among those who claim to be the people of YHVH? There came a time when Yisrael was divided and separated as a nation…
1 Kings 12:20-24
20 And it came to be when all Yisra’ĕl heard that Yaroḇ῾am had come back, they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and set him up to reign over all Yisra’ĕl. There was none who followed the house of Dawiḏ, except the tribe of Yehuḏah only. 21 And Reḥaḇ῾am came to Yerushalayim, and he assembled all the house of Yehuḏah with the tribe of Binyamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen brave men, to fight against the house of Yisra’ĕl, to bring back the reign to Reḥaḇ῾am son of Shelomoh. 22 But the word of Elohim came to Shemayah the man of Elohim, saying, 23 “Speak to Reḥaḇ῾am son of Shelomoh, sovereign of Yehuḏah, and to all the house of Yehuḏah and Binyamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, 24 ‘Thus said יהוה, “Do not go up or fight against your brothers the children of Yisra’ĕl. Let every man return to his house, for this matter is from Me.” ’ ” So they obeyed the word of יהוה, and turned back, according to the word of יהוה.
Division came because of a rejection of Abba's will and desire. Part of Yisrael chose to set up their own king and follow him. Instead of waiting on YHVH and trusting in Him to fix the problem, they took matters into their own hands. Rehab'am (Rehoboam) intended to wage a war to reunite the kingdom, but YHVH stopped that from happening. It is interesting what Abba says here, "for this matter is from Me."
Abba does separate…it is all part of the refining and winnowing that is taking place. I know none of us like to think of ourselves as being chaff, but we also have to be realistic and scripture does bear out the fact that the people of YHVH are to be set-apart. In order for that to happen there has to be a separating that takes place…not only between Abba's people and the world, but between Abba's people and those who profess to be His people. Sha'ul also spoke about separation…Sha'ul knew what was bringing the separation about.
1 Corinthians 11:17-19
17 And in declaring this I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For in the first place, I hear that when you come together as an assembly, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. 19 For there have to be factions even among you, so that the approved ones might be revealed among you.
There it is…separation MUST happen…make SURE you are on YHVH's side. We should not be shaken or disturbed by the refining and winnowing that is taking place…it MUST come to pass. Pesach (Passover) and Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread) are ALL about separation and separating…
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But, if the body is not divided…then why is there separation taking place among those who claim to be the people of YHVH? There came a time when Yisrael was divided and separated as a nation…
1 Kings 12:20-24
20 And it came to be when all Yisra’ĕl heard that Yaroḇ῾am had come back, they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and set him up to reign over all Yisra’ĕl. There was none who followed the house of Dawiḏ, except the tribe of Yehuḏah only. 21 And Reḥaḇ῾am came to Yerushalayim, and he assembled all the house of Yehuḏah with the tribe of Binyamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen brave men, to fight against the house of Yisra’ĕl, to bring back the reign to Reḥaḇ῾am son of Shelomoh. 22 But the word of Elohim came to Shemayah the man of Elohim, saying, 23 “Speak to Reḥaḇ῾am son of Shelomoh, sovereign of Yehuḏah, and to all the house of Yehuḏah and Binyamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, 24 ‘Thus said יהוה, “Do not go up or fight against your brothers the children of Yisra’ĕl. Let every man return to his house, for this matter is from Me.” ’ ” So they obeyed the word of יהוה, and turned back, according to the word of יהוה.
Division came because of a rejection of Abba's will and desire. Part of Yisrael chose to set up their own king and follow him. Instead of waiting on YHVH and trusting in Him to fix the problem, they took matters into their own hands. Rehab'am (Rehoboam) intended to wage a war to reunite the kingdom, but YHVH stopped that from happening. It is interesting what Abba says here, "for this matter is from Me."
Abba does separate…it is all part of the refining and winnowing that is taking place. I know none of us like to think of ourselves as being chaff, but we also have to be realistic and scripture does bear out the fact that the people of YHVH are to be set-apart. In order for that to happen there has to be a separating that takes place…not only between Abba's people and the world, but between Abba's people and those who profess to be His people. Sha'ul also spoke about separation…Sha'ul knew what was bringing the separation about.
1 Corinthians 11:17-19
17 And in declaring this I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For in the first place, I hear that when you come together as an assembly, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. 19 For there have to be factions even among you, so that the approved ones might be revealed among you.
There it is…separation MUST happen…make SURE you are on YHVH's side. We should not be shaken or disturbed by the refining and winnowing that is taking place…it MUST come to pass. Pesach (Passover) and Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread) are ALL about separation and separating…
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Wait
19/03/12 21:23
One of our faults as physical beings, is that we rush headlong into situations without stopping to weigh the consequences. There are times when we need to be quick to act, but when it comes to our salvation and eternity, we need to move with purpose and direction. We must learn to wait and to listen. We must wait to be taught and to be shown. If you are looking for quick answers you will find them, but do not expect them to be the correct answers, or that they are really the true answers that you seek...
Learn to wait, to listen and to trust. That is what faith is really all about. If we really trust in our Abba, the we should act like we do. Learn to listen, learn to wait and learn to follow where He leads. If you are not hearing or receiving answers...maybe, just maybe, you are not waiting...
Psalms 25:3-5
3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those who are treacherous without cause be ashamed. 4 Show me Your ways, O יהוה; Teach me Your paths. 5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the Elohim of my deliverance; On You I wait all the day.
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Learn to wait, to listen and to trust. That is what faith is really all about. If we really trust in our Abba, the we should act like we do. Learn to listen, learn to wait and learn to follow where He leads. If you are not hearing or receiving answers...maybe, just maybe, you are not waiting...
Psalms 25:3-5
3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those who are treacherous without cause be ashamed. 4 Show me Your ways, O יהוה; Teach me Your paths. 5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the Elohim of my deliverance; On You I wait all the day.
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Do NOT Listen...
17/03/12 22:16
Yes they do Yirmeyahu, that is exactly what they say. The same old lies over and over again. Woe to the man who listens and believes in those who flatter and deceive with false words! Men make promises that they cannot keep. They lie, cheat, steal and murder to gain positions of power. Man does not want peace…man wants to dominate and control! Man is driven by greed and power. What Yeshua turned down, men lust for and seek…the Kingdoms of this world.
There is only one Kingdom that we should seek! It is ONLY in Abba that there is safety and protection. It is ONLY Abba that has the strength and the power to fulfill His promises! A day of reckoning is coming…a day of sudden destruction…
Jeremiah 23:16-18
16 Thus said יהוה of hosts, “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, they lead you astray. They speak a vision of their own heart, not from the mouth of יהוה.
17 “They keep on saying to those who despise Me, ‘יהוה has said you shall have peace.’ And to all who walk according to the stubbornness of their own heart they say, ‘No evil comes upon you.’ ” 18 For who has stood in the counsel of יהוה, and has seen and heard His word? Who has listened to His word and obeyed it?
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There is only one Kingdom that we should seek! It is ONLY in Abba that there is safety and protection. It is ONLY Abba that has the strength and the power to fulfill His promises! A day of reckoning is coming…a day of sudden destruction…
Jeremiah 23:16-18
16 Thus said יהוה of hosts, “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, they lead you astray. They speak a vision of their own heart, not from the mouth of יהוה.
17 “They keep on saying to those who despise Me, ‘יהוה has said you shall have peace.’ And to all who walk according to the stubbornness of their own heart they say, ‘No evil comes upon you.’ ” 18 For who has stood in the counsel of יהוה, and has seen and heard His word? Who has listened to His word and obeyed it?
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Time Spent
14/03/12 21:29
Where is your focus? Where is your effort? What are you spending your precious time on? This is serious people and we are in VERY serious times here! Are you going to be able to go where Yeshua is? Are YOU sure? There is a CLEAR separation and Yeshua make that VERY plain here! Are you from below and of this world, or are you from above and not of this world? Yeshua is talking about beings separate here…He is talking about being set-apart. Are you HEARING His words? It IS life and death. Failure to discern, means to die in your sins...
John 8:21-24
21 Therefore יהושע said to them again, “I am going away, and you shall seek Me, and you shall die in your sin. Where I go you are unable to come.” 22 Then the Yehuḏim said, “Shall He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you are unable to come’?” 23 And He said to them, “You are from below, I am from above. You are of this world, I am not of this world. 24 “Therefore I said to you that you shall die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins.”
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John 8:21-24
21 Therefore יהושע said to them again, “I am going away, and you shall seek Me, and you shall die in your sin. Where I go you are unable to come.” 22 Then the Yehuḏim said, “Shall He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you are unable to come’?” 23 And He said to them, “You are from below, I am from above. You are of this world, I am not of this world. 24 “Therefore I said to you that you shall die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins.”
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Growing Up
07/03/12 01:39
We are all children…it is time we were honest with ourselves and others, and admit it. Oh, we like to think we are so smart and know everything, but really? Who are we compared to the Creator of all things? Men continue to be ensnared and trip over the same weakness that has plagued man from the beginning…pride and vanity. How must that look to Abba, when we get all puffed up and full of ourselves? Where is the meekness and fear? Where is the humility? We will always seem wise in our own estimation.
2 Corinthians 10:12
12 For we do not presume to count ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
Sha’ul’s analogy here, is speaking about the spiritual man. When we begin to mature spiritually we put away childish things. How can Abba reveal the deep things to you, when you are still acting as a child? Here is a big clue…He cannot and will not! If we do not want Abba to treat us as children, then we should stop acting like we are children. It is time to grow up and start acting like the set-apart people of YHVH that we are supposed to be.
1 Corinthians 13:11-12
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child. But when I became a man, I did away with childish matters. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know, as I also have been known.
Even the spiritually mature, at best, see the picture dimly.
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2 Corinthians 10:12
12 For we do not presume to count ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
Sha’ul’s analogy here, is speaking about the spiritual man. When we begin to mature spiritually we put away childish things. How can Abba reveal the deep things to you, when you are still acting as a child? Here is a big clue…He cannot and will not! If we do not want Abba to treat us as children, then we should stop acting like we are children. It is time to grow up and start acting like the set-apart people of YHVH that we are supposed to be.
1 Corinthians 13:11-12
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child. But when I became a man, I did away with childish matters. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know, as I also have been known.
Even the spiritually mature, at best, see the picture dimly.
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