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The Disciples of Yeshua
(Mt4:18-22, 28:16-20)
God is the Lord.
All things are through Him, by Him, and for Him (Col1:16).
To those who follow Him He gives eternal life (Lk18:28-30).
Faith is knowing Him and following Him and
The life of this faith is laying down all and following the Lord until the end.
In all fields such as academia, literature, arts, religions etc
Those who adhere to the teaching of an individual are called disciples.
The Bible indicates that, aside from “the Twelve” of Yeshua,
There were those who were baptized and followed Him (Jn6:66; Ac2:41), and
There were women who were also called disciples,
Such as Tabitha who always did good and helped the poor (Ac9:36).
Yet without becoming a disciple one cannot make disciples.
In the eyes of the world, the disciples of Yeshua were
Unschooled, ordinary men (Ac4:13) who were runaways, even dying a premature death.
While no one would admire them, however,
They were those whom Yeshua wanted (Mk3:13).
He gave them the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven (Mt13:11), and
The authority to drive out demons (Mt10:1),
He loves them to the end (Jn13:1),
He is with them always, to the very end of the age (Mt28:20) and
He promised them the Father’s house and the thrones in heaven (Mt19:28; Jn14:3).
Since their ancestor Adam sinned and became a slave to the devil (Ge3:4-6; 2Pe2:19),
All men became destined to follow the devil to hell (Mt25:41).
The Israelites whom God chose as His people
Followed Moses and left Egypt,
Followed the pillars of fire and of clouds and
Passed through the Red Sea and the wilderness (Ex14:24; Nu14:14),
Followed the ark and passed through the Jordan,
Finally entering Canaan (Nu10:33; Jos3:14).
The sanctuary where the ark was
Reminded them that Jehovah was their Lord.
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,”
Because through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-20),
He would turn their direction from the temple to Himself (Mt4:17) so that
They would follow Him to the Father’s house (Jn14:2).
As such, He said to them, “Follow Me” (Mt4:18-20).
But those who followed Him seeing His signs turned back and no longer followed Him (Jn6:66),
While even His disciples who followed Him for the words of eternal life (Lk18:18-23; Jn6:68)
All ran once He was arrested.
However, as He died alone, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the Father’s command and entrusted His soul to the Father (Jn10:18);
2) Condemned the devil who misled all men (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood redeemed souls and they became alive (Rm6:11).
He was raised to life and lifted up to heaven, becoming the Lord of the living (Rm14:9).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets them know where He is now (Jn14:5, 16:16-23) and
Lets them hear His command, “Follow Me.”
The disciples made by the Spirit is he who,
To follow the Lord to the air and to the Father’s house
When He comes a second time (Ac1:8-11),
Denies himself and takes up his cross (Mt16:24).
He goes to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth, and
Finally becomes a witness of Jesus Christ (Ac1:8).
O Lord,
To the garden of Gethsemane, to the courtyard of Caiaphas, to the hill of Golgotha,
To the tomb and to Galilee…
I want to follow You to wherever You are!
Let me and all You have given me
Lay down whatever gets in the way of following You and
Follow You until the end! Amen.
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Amen. Come Lord Yeshua!
(Rev22:10-20)
God is faithful (Is7:9).
His word is faithful, keeping His covenant to a thousand generations (Dt7:9), and
What He began by His word (Jn1:13) He ends by His word (2Pe3:7; Rev22:13).
Faith is believing the word of the prophecy written in the book and
The life of this faith is keeping the words of the prophecy (Rev22:7).
While the Bible is written of the words of the prophecy,
About the things that must soon take place, of He who is coming soon (Rev22:6-7, 20),
The foolishness of man is that he does not know his hour and so
He will be trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon him (Ecc9:12).
When God judged the world by a deluge according to His decision (Ge6:7),
Everyone was destroyed while they were going about their days (Mt24:37-39).
Noah and his family, however, built an ark and were saved (He11:7).
Just within a day after the angels arrived in Sodom,
According to God’s determination the entire city was destroyed by sulfur and fire.
But Lot and his family escaped it and were saved (Ge19:13-25).
According to the prophecy, the Israelites left Egypt after 430 years (Ge15:13; Ex12:41) and
They left in haste as the Egyptians urged them to (Ex12:11, 33-34).
Even as they observed the feasts, such as the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread,
In the place that the LORD chose, that is, the sanctuary (Dt16:15),
However, they did evil against even the faithful God (Hos11:12).
As the sentence against their evil deed was not executed speedily,
Their hearts were fully set to do evil (Ecc8:11).
Consequently, the prophets warned them of
God’s retribution against their detestable practices (Eze7:8), and that
It will certainly come and will not delay (Hab2:3; Mal4:5): that is,
The appearance of Yeshua after the last prophet (Mt3:2, 12).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19),
He would reveal that He appeared in the last day (He1:2)
To end the world that He began by His word (Jn1:3; 2Pe3:7).
As such, He urged the disciple who was about to betray Him (Jn13:23).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Fulfilled the word of the prophecy according to the Father’s command (Ge2:17, 3:15; Jn10:18);
2) Judged the devil the liar (Ge3:4-6; Jn8:44); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood on souls (Ex12:13; Eph1:7).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne,
The throne from which He judges the living and the dead (2Ti4:1).
According to His promise,
Within days, He sent the Holy Spirit (Ac1:5, 2:1) who
Reminds of the words of Yeshua (Jn14:24), that is,
That the Lord Yeshua is coming soon (Mt16:27; Rev22:22).
The man of the Spirit is he who, seeing many signs in the world,
Such as natural disasters, ethnic wars, political unrest, economic troubles,
The explosive technological growth, namely that of artificial intelligence etc,
Knows that the Lord is right at the door (Mt24:32) and that
The day to leave his earthly tent is near (1Co5:1).
Therefore, he sets aside worldly matters (1Co7:26),
Repents in haste (Rev2:16, 21),
Puts effort to do the work of an evangelist (2Ti4:1-5) and
Does the work of the church for
When the Lord returns
He hopes to be judged as the living (2Ti4:1).
O Lord,
Let us not be those who have the reputation of being alive but being dead (Rev3:1).
Let our spiritual sensitivity be alive and
Hear the footsteps of the Lord coming.
Amen. Come, Lord Yeshua!
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Rejoicing Over the Coming of the Lord Yeshua in the Flesh
(Is52:7; Lk2:1-20)
God is the source of joy.
From Him flows true joy and
He prepares the greatest joy (Rev19:7) for
Those who rejoice with His joy and proclaim the good news of great joy (Jn15:11).
News such as the victory of a nation at war, clemency granted to one on death row,
The missing child returning home alive, finding an organ donor etc are all
Good news of joy for those in hopeless situations.
Faith is rejoicing over the coming of the Lord Yeshua in the flesh and
The life of this faith is never losing this joy (Php1:17-18) and proclaiming the good news (Is52:7).
The Bible proclaims the news of great joy for all men
Since their ancestor Adam sinned
They were all ensnared in sin, death and curse (Ge2:17, 3:4-6, 17),
Bound to fall into the bottomless pit of hell with the devil (Mt25:41).
In the midst of such, there were those who rejoiced even at hearing the footsteps of good news:
At the age of 100, Abraham bore a son (Ge18:10, 21:10) and
Rejoiced seeing God returning to his flesh and blood;
David who heard the news of how the ark of God blessed the household of Obed-Edom
Brought up the ark to the City of David with rejoicing (2Sa6:12-15).
After David provided over and above everything for the temple of God (1Ch29:3)
His son Solomon built the Temple of Jerusalem, and
The people longed for the appearance of the Savior of Israel at the gates of Zion (Ps9:14, 53:6).
According to the prophecy, a son was born of a virgin (Is7:14),
His name was Immanuel, Yeshua who came as Christ (Is9:6).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would be the good news of great joy for all people (Is61:1) for
He is the Word who became flesh (Jn1:1, 14), the only begotten Son (Jn1:18).
He Himself would bear all men’s sin (1Pe2:24) and die to pay the price of sin, and
By shedding His blood, cleanse, forgive sin and give life (Lev17:11; He9:22).
Furthermore, His punishment would bring peace, and by His wounds give healing (Is53:5).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Completed with rejoicing the death He willingly chose (Ps122:1; Jn10:17);
2) Judged the devil the thief (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Redeemed all men and saved them from sin, death and curse (Eph1:7).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent comes and
Turns sorrow into joy (Jn16:20).
The Christian is he who
Goes from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth (Ac1:8) and
Proclaims the news of great joy.
Even if he suffers disgrace he rejoices (Ac5:40-42) for he is
Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing,
Poor, yet making many rich,
Having nothing and yet possessing everything (2Co6:10) for when the Lord Yeshua comes in glory
He longs to be overjoyed with the unspeakable joy (1Pe4:13).
O Lord!
Economic recession, unemployment, climate change, terrorism, suicide…
We are irrelevant to such bad news we hear in the world.
Rather, over this news of the coming of our Lord Yeshua in the flesh
We rejoice and rejoice!
Let us open up our lips and proclaim this good news to the world! Amen.
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The Master's Wish
(Jer2:21; Mt13:24-30)
God is true (Jer10:10; Rm3:4).
There is no lie in Him (Tit1:2) and
It is impossible for Him to lie (He6:18) for
His word is true.
Faith is believing Him and
The life of this faith is not being deceived by lies and only speaking truth, in order to enter the true heaven (He9:24; Rev21:8. 27).
While the wish of the master, the gardener (Jn15:1) is
To reap according to what He sows, a sincere crop,
He lets corrupted, wild vines like enemies (Jer2:21), grow together with wheat for
A day is coming when they will be separated at harvest and burned in the fire (Mt13:39-40).
Satan is the enemy of God who attempted to be like God in the spiritual heaven (Is14:12-15), and
Was contained in Hades until the great day of judgment (2Pe2:4).
In the Garden of Eden, he deceived Adam to sin as
He is the father of lies, the devil (Ge3:4-6; Jn8:44).
Consequently, all men deceive and are deceived, thus liars (Ps12:1-2; Rm3:4).
All religions and worldly elementary knowledge, such as philosophy, sciences etc (1Ti6:20), are
Only empty deceit (Col2:8).
The Bible discerns between true things and false things, between truth and lies.
In addition, through the corruption of Israel as a whole
It illustrates the present states of all men in deceit.
Despite the fact that the Law treated false testimony as a grave sin (Ex20:6; Lev19:12),
The prophets deceived themselves and prophesied falsely (Jer5:31, 14:14-16),
The priests dealt falsely (Jer6:13),
The lying pen of the scribes made it into a lie (Jer8:8),
The people became lying children for
They were unwilling to hear the law of God (Is30:9).
To those deceived who still boasted that the temple of the Lord was their salvation (Jer7:4, 10),
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would reveal that He alone speaks truth for
He knew where He came from and where He was going (Jn8:14) and
He testified to the world what the word of the Father who sent Him (Jn7:28-30, 8:26),
Especially to His chosen disciples (Jn8:31).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Submitted to the word of the Father who is true (Jn10:17-18);
2) Judged the devil, the liar (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Sowed His redeeming blood as the true seed (1Pe1:23).
Yeshua resurrected and entered the true heaven and sat on the throne.
He is the Amen, the true witness (Rev3:14).
The Holy Spirit of truth whom He sent
Lets believers know Him who is true (Rm9:1; 1Jn5:20), and
Discern between truth and lies (1Co2:10, 12:10) so that
They may do according to the Master’s wish (1Co12:3).
The true Christian does not speak
Elementary principles (Col2:8), myths (Col1:13), careless words (Mt12:36) or
Anything that deceives (Tit1:10).
He only speaks the truth in Christ (Rm9:1; 1Ti2:7) and
Bears true child (1Ti1:2) so that
At the end of the world he would not be thrown into the fire as weed (Mt13:30)
But enter the true heaven.
O Lord,
The pope, famous preachers etc are all deceived, liars, weeds!
Let our ears shut off to lies.
But let us only listen to the words of Yeshua and
Only speak the words of Yeshua! Amen.
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Remember Yeshua the Everlasting Name of the Lord
(Is56:5; 2Ti2:8)
God is living.
He is living in existence and His word is living.
He meets those who remember His ways (Is64:5).
Faith is knowing His memorial name and longing for it (Is26:8), and
The life of this faith is for every moment one is alive remembering His name and testifying it.
The human brain is an organ that stores and recalls
Information delivered by the five sensory organs as well as thoughts and emotions.
The devices that aid such effort are documents, photographs, recordings and computers.
Furthermore, name is essential as a method to remember.
While monuments, memorials and the like commemorate
The names and the deeds of those who once lived but are now dead,
The Bible is a book that records the living God and His renown (Ps102:12).
Jehovah is God’s memorial name delivered to Israel by an angel through Moses (Hos12:3-5).
As such, they were given the commandment to remember,
That He delivered them when they were slaves (Dt5:15) and
The signs He did to the pharaoh and Egypt (Dt7:18-19).
The feasts and the Sabbath they were commanded to keep (Nu10:10; Dt5:15),
How God led them to walk in the desert and gave them the ability to produce wealth (Dt8:2, 18), and
The memorial inside the sanctuary (Lev2:2; Is56:6) were all
Mechanisms to remember the name inside the sanctuary:
“Jehovah = His renown = the memorial of the Lord” (Ps102:12, 135:13; Hos12:5).
However, the corruption of Israel brought their fall for
They did not remember their God Jehovah (Jdg8:34), and
They even set up monuments for themselves (1Sa15:12; 2Sa18:18).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-20),
He would tear down the name delivered by an angel (Hos12:4-5) and
Let the Father’s name Yeshua brought by the Son (Jn5:43)
Be remembered eternally not in brains of the flesh and blood of Israel for generations
But in the souls of believers forever.
While the Jews demanded He be crucified (Mt27:22) for
Crucifixion was for His name to be remembered no more (Jer11:19).
However, as He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Honored the Father’s name and laid down His life (Mal3:16; Jn10:17-18);
2) Judged the devil who forgot his place (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) By His blood remembers no more the sins and the lawless acts of the souls of men (He10:1-18).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent reminds them (Jn14:26)
The memorial of the God who came down to the earth, that is,
“Yeshua = He who died on a cross but rose!”
He who remembers the name Yeshua
Knows that, “because He is alive, my sins are dead and I am alive!”
He gains the strength to break through even a grave and
All the words that Yeshua spoke while He was living on earth come alive.
Thus, longing for the day to be taken to the Father’s house when the Lord returns (Jn14:1-6),
The man of the Spirit runs out to the streets and preaches the name Yeshua for
The name of the righteous must be preached on the streets and
Remembered forever (Ps112:6).
O Yeshua,
Are You living?
Let us all receive an answer to this question.
All other matters in the world are small, petty things!
Let us all run out and preach Your name. Amen.
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Be Zealous With the Zeal of the Lord Yeshua
(Is9:6-7; Rev3:15-19)
God is zealous.
He is zealous for His holy name (Eze39:25), and
He accomplishes what He speaks in His zeal (Eze5:13; Is9:7).
Faith is knowing Him and being moved by Him.
The life of this faith is being jealous with a godly jealousy (2Co11:2), that is, being zealous with
the zeal of the Lord.
In all areas of life, what determines success or failure for a man's life
Depends not on his appearance, character, education, environment, circumstances etc
But on with how much enthusiasm and zeal he works.
Furthermore, when those with passion can produce masterpieces in spite of their disabilities,
They will be highly acclaimed even after time passes.
The Bible says that God wraps Himself in zeal in a cloak (Is59:17),
Demonstrated by His creation of living things, their countless species, their designs etc,
As well as the content of the Bible which are prophecies and covenants.
It is the story of how God's zeal for His holy name (Eze39:25)
Accomplished what He spoke in His zeal (Eze5:13; Is9:7).
To the Israelites, His chosen people,
God revealed Himself as "Jehovah = the jealous God" (Ex20:5), for
Both "zeal" and "jealousy" have in common the meaning of being engrossed in one thing.
Among all peoples, the Israelites were a people zealous for:
1) The name Jehovah "” the name of the God who is above all gods (1Ki19:10-14; Jas5:17-18);
2) The temple "” the temple where the name Jehovah is (Ps69:9, 84:1-2; Da6:10; Jn2:17);
3) The law "” the law spoken from heaven, the inheritance of Israel (Dt6:8-9; Neh9:13; Ps19:7; Ac21:20);
4) Circumcision "” the sign of the covenant "” as the people of God (Ge17:10-11; 1Sa17:36, 31:4; Php3:5; Gal1:14);
5) The land of Canaan "” the eternal inheritance (Ge17:8; Lev25:38); and
6) The love for their own people "” the children of Abraham (Ex2:11; Ac7:23-24; Rm9:3-4).
The prophets prophesied how the destruction of Israel and the appearance of the Messiah would
All be accomplished by the zeal of Jehovah (Is9:6; La5:2).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19),
Because through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would be zealous in not the name Jehovah but the Father's name Yeshua (Jn2:17).
As such, He showed His zeal in prayer, healing, debating the Jewish leaders etc.
However, by the charges brought by
The Scribes and the Pharisees whose zeal for the law was extraordinary
He was passed over to death (Mt27:22-25; Lk6:7).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Laid down His life and accomplished with zeal what the Father commanded in zeal in the beginning (Jn1:1, 10:17-18);
2) Condemned the devil the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) Made a way for those sprinkled with His redeeming blood to be zealous to do good works (Is26:11; Tit2:14).
According to what the Son spoke in zeal,
The Holy Spirit lets believers be jealous with godly jealousy (Rm12:11; 2Co11:2; Rev3:17-19),
A people for His own possession who are zealous for good works (Tit2:14).
The man of the Spirit, therefore, is zealous for:
The name Yeshua "” the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Mt28:19);
The Church "” the temple (Col1:24-25);
Keeping, defending, and teaching the truth "” no other gospel (2Co11:1-4);
Baptism "” Christ's circumcision (Col2:11-12);
The Father's house "” the eternal inheritance of the Christian; and
Good works "” the work of saving souls, raising them to life (Mk3:4; 2Co11:2; Tit2:14).
Once Paul, who had extraordinary zeal for the law,
Came to know the great surpassing knowledge, the Truth,
Considered all else as rubbish and
Thus pressed on toward one goal, the first resurrection (Gal1:14; Php3:5-12).
O Lord,
The Passion of Christ is
The reason for me to be zealous!
Until our last breath,
Let us all be zealous with the zeal of Yeshua.
Let us raise to life the souls given to us and fire up the church!
Let us keep the truth, defend the truth and teach the truth to the next generation!
Amen.
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Giving Thanks In the Name of Our Lord Jesus
(Ps79:13, 100:1-5; Eph5:20)
God is good.
His love endures forever (Ps136:1), and
He finally leads His people, the sheep of His pasture to a level ground (Ps79:13, 143:10).
Faith is receiving His remedy as the best and giving thanks for Yeshua being the Lord.
The life of this faith is not fearing wherever He leads and never losing thanksgiving (Ps23).
When things go well, everyone naturally gives thanks.
But when there is a disaster, disease, loss or injustice, then resentment erupts.
The power of the Christian is, however, that even if everything is confiscated from him
He never loses thanksgiving (Hab3:17-18).
Banished from the Garden of Eden (Ge3:24),
Adam became servant of the devil and became hellhound with him (Mt25:41) for
The devil succeeded in confiscating thanksgiving,
Even before confiscating health, materials or life (Ge3:1-6; Jn10:10).
Because of their slavery in Egypt for 430 years
The Israelites were drowning in their toil (Ex2:24), and
God sent Moses to bring them out.
Instead of giving thanks, however,
They complained about being pursued, the Red Sea, the wilderness, the lack of water and food,
The difficult path, the vegetation, the battles, the promised land etc.
Consequently, almost all of them fell in the wilderness and
Died without entering the promised land (Ps78:12-52).
God commanded them to give the thank offering in the sanctuary (Lev7:12) where
The golden vase of manna was for
The God of gods and the Lord of lords was their God, their Lord (Ps136:2-3).
Daniel, Jonah, Job etc (Da6:8-10; Job1:9-11, 21-22; Jnh2:9)
Never lost thanksgiving even in their last breath.
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would let all men know the true thanksgiving for
He is God's remedy for all men, the Only Begotten Son (Jn3:16),
The good shepherd who lays down His life (Jn10:11).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
Entrusted His breath in the hand of the good Father (Jn10:17-18);
Judged the thief devil (Jn10:8, 10; 1Jn3:8); and
Gave His redeeming blood to all men (Eph1:7).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
He entered there ahead of His people (He6:20).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets those who believe Him know that
Yeshua is King, Lord, God and the Father (1Co12:3).
The saint is he who does not fear (Ps23:4)
Even if his possessions, job, health or breath is seized and
Gives generously even in extreme poverty (2Co8:2).
So he causes the devil to lose his attack and
After being tested he comes forth as gold (Job23:10; 1Pe1:7).
Finally, he receives back what he lost on earth (Job42:10) and is
Brought before the heavenly throne where
He will see the substance of thanksgiving (Rev11:16-17).
O Lord,
Our life is still full of unresolved situations and challenges, and
We do not know what kind of hardship awaits us in the future"¦
For only You know the way we take,
Even if we must starve,
Let us maintain our integrity and never sin with our lips.
Rather, let us only say these words:
Lord Yeshua, Thank You! Amen.
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Become One Whom the Lord Knows
(Lk13:22-30)
God is the Lord over the house.
He is the Lord over the house which He built (He3:4) and
He both opens and closes the door as He wishes.
Faith is longing to partake in the Lord's banquet and
The life of this faith is in order to become one whom the Lord knows, putting effort to enter
through the narrow gate (Lk13:24-25).
The Bible is the invitation to the wedding banquet of the kingdom of God (Lk13:29).
To him whom the Lord knows the door will be open,
While to him whom the Lord does not know it will be shut and
He will be thrown outside into the darkness (Hades) (Mt22:13, 25:30).
Deceived by the devil, Adam sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6), after which
He was driven out of the Garden (Ge3:24) to
Reveal the reality of all men's current address "” that is, Hades.
God called Moses to
Invite Israel to the land where milk and honey flowed, which was promised to their ancestors (Ex3:8).
Putting the blood of the Passover lamb around the door frames the Israelites left Egypt (Ex12:7).
While the gateway of the Red Sea opened for them (Ex14:22),
It closed on the Egyptians, killing them all (Ex14:27-28).
The sacrifice and the feasts that they observed in the wilderness (Nu10:10; Ps20:3) were
For Jehovah to not forget them (Ps74:2; Is44:21).
However, the sacrifices they gave out of formality were
Evil deeds that caused the temple door to shut before them (Mal1:7-10).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days," because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He Himself would become the Son over His own house (He3:6) and
Invite those whom He would know to the wedding banquet of the king (Mt22:1-14).
He called the disciples and He was with them in all trials (Lk22:28).
As His flesh tore and He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) By the sprinkling of His blood completed the heavenly house (He9:21)
and entrusted His soul to the Father (Lk23:46);
2) Judged the devil who left his proper position (Jude1:6); and
3)Sprinkled His blood and invited all men.
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and sat on the throne.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Invites the bride of the Lamb (Mt25:1-12; Rev19:7)
To the heavenly wedding banquet (Mt22:2)
Only while the gates of heaven remain open.
As the Israelites put the blood of the Passover lamb and
Passed through the gateways of the Red Sea and the Jordan, and
Arrived in the land where milk and honey flowed,
The man of the Spirit is he who
Puts the blood of Yeshua and
Passes through the gateway of baptism (1Co10:1-2),
In order that, on the day the Lord returns
The gates of heaven open and he participates in the feast in the air (1Co15:51-54; 1Th4:14-17),
He overcomes poverty, suffering, persecution etc all trials (Lk22:28-30).
He keeps the word and does not deny the name Yeshua (Rev3:8),
Looks after the least of the brothers (Mt25:31-46) "”
For many are called but few are chosen (Mt22:14).
O Lord,
Although I shout that I know the Lord (Lk13:26),
Even demons know You (Jas2:19)!
So I sincerely ask that I become one whom the Lord knows.
When I am persecuted because of the word and the name Yeshua,
Lord, remember me (1Sa20:14-15; 2Ki20:3)! Amen.
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The Lord's Glorious Inheritance
(Ps16:5-6; Eph1:18)
God is the Lord of grace.
Every good and perfect gift comes from Him (Jas1:17).
He gives the greatest inheritance to those who have been called (1Pe3:7).
Even if all corporations in the world fail
The Lord's inheritance never fails.
Faith is knowing the hope to which one has been called and
What the glorious inheritance of His holy people is (Eph1:18), and
The life of this faith is even if one is to lose everything he is to never lose the Lord's inheritance
and clinging on to it to pass it down to the next generation.
While everyone wants to inherit to their descendants
Every good thing like their possessions, rights etc,
At times, however, they end up inheriting undesirable traits like diseases, temper etc,
The curse passed down the family.
All men inherited sin and death (Rm5:12) for
Their ancestor Adam was deceived by the devil and sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6).
Called by God, Abraham left his country and went to the land which
He would later receive as his inheritance (Ge12:5; He11:8).
So he received the promise that his descendants would
Return from a foreign nation in the fourth generation and take possession of it (Ge15:7, 13-16).
The exodus of Israel from their slavery of 400 years was
To lead them into the land promised as an inheritance to their ancestors (Ex3:6-8; Lev20:24).
The LORD delivered the land to them so they would possess and conquer it (Dt2:31); and
He overthrew the seven nations in Canaan,
Giving the land to His people as their inheritance (Ac13:19).
While the land was divided among each tribe of Israel for their inheritance (Jos11:23),
None was given to the Levites (Jos13:33) for
Jehovah alone was to be their inheritance (Ps15:5-6; Eze44:27-28).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would receive the name Yeshua as His inheritance (He1:4), for
It is the name that neither the angels who are servants nor Israel received.
It is the name more beautiful than the inheritance of Levi, the name Jehovah.
Having no place on earth to lay His head (Mt8:20),
He died and said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the commandment and conquered the name above all names (Jn10:18; Php2:6-11)
and the Father's house (Jn14:3);
2) Judged the devil who left his proper domain (Is14:12-15; Jude1:6); and
3) Shed His blood to inherit to all men (1Pe1:3).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne,
The inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade (1Pe1:4).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Enlightens the eyes of the heart of those who have been called
To let them know the glorious inheritance of His holy people (Eph1:18; 1Pe3:7).
The man of the Spirit is he who
Received the inheritance, the beautiful name Yeshua (Jn1:12), which
The angels, the Israelites and the Levites envy.
Even if on earth there is no place for them to set his foot,
Even if he is cut off from his flesh and blood,
Even if he is seized of everything, he joyfully accepts for
He knows that he has a better and lasting possessions (He10:34) "”
That is, the share of the Son of God and the Father's house (Re21:7).
Therefore, he does not shrink back to be destroyed (Eph5:5; 1Ti6:9; He10:39) and
He inherits to the next generation the inheritance of life (1Pe3:7),
The lot drawn with lines, the beautiful inheritance (Ps16:5-6) - the Church.
O Lord,
To the point of shedding Your blood
You gave me the Father's inheritance, the name Yeshua!
Even if I am plundered of everything, let me hold on to this one thing.
Let me inherit this beautiful lot, the Church of Jesus,
To the next generation! Amen.
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Participating in the Cup of the Lord
(1Co10:14-22)
God is holy (Is5:16).
He has no flaw, no spot and
He only meets with those made holy by Him (He12:14).
Holiness refers to purity without flaw or spot, that is, set apart.
Faith is being made holy by Him and
The life of this faith is setting oneself apart in order to be found blameless in holiness when the Lord returns (1Th3:13).
Deceived by the devil who defiled the heavenly sanctuary and was
Cast down to Hades ( Is14:12-15; Eze28:16-18),
Adam sinned (Ge3:4-6) and all men became unclean in the spirit
Destined to follow the devil to the eternal garbage incinerator, hell (Mt5:22, 25:41).
God's work of separating mankind began
When He separated the Israelites who had lived mixed among the Egyptians,
By the plagues and the sprinkling of the blood of the blameless Passover lamb (Ex8:23, 12:5).
God gave them the decrees that
Forbid mating different kinds of animals, planting with two kinds of seed and
Even wearing clothing woven of two kinds of material (Lev19:19) "”
In order for them to be found as holy.
Even the sacrifice given with the blood of a blameless animal in the sanctuary was
For them to be called holy.
However, because they defiled themselves and the sanctuary with gentiles (Eze7:24, 20:31),
They ended up drinking from the cup of God's wrath (Is51:17).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would give His blood as an atoning sacrifice (Mt26:27-28) and
Sanctify all men (He10:29).
As He died on the cross, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), for
He drank the cup that the Father gave Him (Jn18:11), and declared that He:
1) With His blood sanctified the heavenly sanctuary (Lev16:14; He9:23);
2) Judged the devil, the origin of unclean sin (Eze28:16-18; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Poured His blood into the cup of salvation for all men (Ps116:13; Lk22:20).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne.
He is the Lamb who bears the marks of being slain (Rev5:6).
The Holy Spirit who comes out from there (Jn15:26; Rev22:1)
Sanctifies the spirit who has been cleansed by the precious blood of Yeshua (1Th5:23) and
Lets him know the precious blood received as grace (1Co2:12).
The blood of Yeshua is
The seed sown in the body of the virgin as a field (Lk1:38),
The imperishable seed, the seed of the living Word (Jn1:14; 1Pe1:23),
The seed without blemish or defect (1Pe1:19),
The blood of God who is before the creation (Ac20:28), and
The Spirit not mixed with human blood (1Co15:46).
The moment Yeshua died
It was sprinkled on the souls of the thief next to Him, of the saints who had fallen asleep, and
Of the believers (Mt27:52; Lk23:43; Jn13:10).
The Holy Spirit to this day sends it down like a river
Through the souls of the saints (Jn7:38-39; Rev22:1).
The Christian is he who participated in the blood of Christ, in the cup of the feast (1Co10:16).
He knows that Christ's blood alone is his holiness (1Co1:30).
In order for his body, soul and spirit be kept blameless in holiness (1Th5:23)
He does not mix with religions or unbelievers (1Co10:20-21),
Preaches the gospel of His blood until the end (1Co11:26),
For him to be separated from the world that will become hell
On the day the Lord returns.
O Lord,
The blood of the Lord!
How is it that in this beast-like body is the blood of Yeshua?
Even if I have to die let me keep this holiness. Amen.
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Serving the Lord Yeshua
(Ex21:2:6; Rev22:1-5)
God is to be served.
He is in the high place and
He is the Redeemer.
While a king is to be served, a priest serves.
Faith is knowing the one to serve and longing to serve Him.
The life of this faith is until becoming a king, willingly serving to death.
As a servant serves his king, the lowly the noble etc,
The service in the world tends to be done by force or fate according to the social ranks.
Because of such, endless attempts have been made throughout history
Through social movements and revolutions to eliminate the hierarchy.
Even so, however, new class of power continues to emerge and so remain the ranks.
Before the creation, God determined the ranks within the created world:
Men above angels, God above men (He1:14, 2:6-7).
However, Adam the ancestor of men listened to the devil "”
An archangel who was made to serve God but wanted to be like God (Is14:12-15; Eze28:12-18), and
Defiled the heavenly sanctuary, thus cast down to Hades "”
Becoming his slave (2Pe2:19).
To begin His work to overturn this hierarchy, God sent Moses to Egypt
When the descendants of Jacob, whom God chose when he was still in his mother's womb, were
Deeply steeped in the servile spirit (Ex25:23; Ex2:25).
After putting on the blood of the Passover before them and crossing the Red Sea,
Their status changed (Ex12:22-23, 14:30):
From slaves of a foreign country to a kingdom of priests who serve God (Ex19:6).
In the sanctuary that reminded them of this for generations was where
A privileged class God established:
The priests and the high priest who put on special garments and
Blood on their ear lobes and served God (Ex28:1-3, 29:20),
Selected from the Levites of the 12 tribes of Israel, and from Aaron's sons of the Levites.
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), and
Shocked the high priest who passed Him over to death later (Mt26:61).
However, through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would let not the privileged class raised by flesh and blood (Jn1:13) but
Whoever believes and ascends in his rank by faith serve Him.
Although He is the very nature God (Php2:6), He came as the Son of Man (Mt20:20-28) for
He did not come to be served by men but to serve men with His life, His body.
As His flesh tore and He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) With His own life willingly served the Father, confirming the position of all creation (Jn10:17-18; Php2:6-11);
2) Judged the devil, the illegal one who attempted to rebel against the hierarchy (1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood served men and with His body tore the hierarchy, delivering all men who had been slaves of the angel.
He resurrected and sat on the heavily throne as
The King of kings, the High Priest who eternally serves God (He7:23-28),
Eternally establishing the hierarchy of God"”Jesus Christ"”man"”angels.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent testifies this in
Those who believe in His name and have gotten
Their status ascended from servants of angels to children of God.
The Christian is he who willingly becomes a free slave of Christ (Ex21:2-6) and
A priest of the gospel giving soul as offerings (Rm15:16).
He serves God, the Church and the saints (Jn13:15-16; 2Co8:4; Col3:24),
Not by force, not cowardly, not complaining, but rather honorably for
When the King of king returns he longs to wear a crown and as a royal priest
Enter the heavenly sanctuary and serve God forever (Rev22:1-5).
O Lord,
How perfect and beautiful is Your truth!
While in history, no ideology, logic, philosophy or politics could solve this problem,
You solved it at once with Your own body "” I love this gospel! I love You, Lord!
How could this lowly life simply by believing Yeshua become a child of God, and
Ascend to the privileged class of serving God!
Let me serve the Church body of the Lord and all the souls given to me to death!
Amen.
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Lord, Let Us Mature in Faith!
(Jn1:12-13; Eph4:13-16)
God is the Lord of faith.
Faith comes from Him and
He inherits His kingdom to those who mature in their faith (Eph4:13).
Faith is believing that one has become a child of God (Jn1:12) and
The life of this faith is becoming mature in faith, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of
Christ, that is, by being acquainted with the teachings of righteousness (Eph4:13-15; He5:13-14),
That is to become heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, sharing in His suffering in order to
share His glory (Rm8:17).
Christianity is the kingdom of faith:
By faith one is justified (Rm3:28), saved (2Ti3:15), becomes the people of God (1Pe2:10),
The child of God (Jn1:12) and His heir (Rm4:6) etc.
Even an only son must mature to become an heir,
As an heir to the throne must also grow in his knowledge and the rules of etiquette
Being educated and disciplined across the board so that he could inherit great authority.
The Bible is the book that leads believers to mature in the knowledge of God:
God/ the Transcendent (Ge1); Jehovah God/ the Personal (Ge3);
Jehovah/ the Self-existent (Ge4; Ex3:13); Yeshua/ the Savior (Mt1:21).
The father of faith Abram received God's promise of
An heir from his own flesh and blood (Ge15:3-4), the land of Canaan as an inheritance (Ge17:8).
His descendants the Israelites were delivered overnight from their slavery of 430 years and
Left Egypt for the land promised to their ancestors, for which
They received the statutes regarding the distribution and the inheritance of that land, which was
To their flesh and blood (Nu26:56, 27:8-11).
In spite of the fact that, if they obeyed the command of the LORD
They were promised of blessing, longevity and wealth in the land given as inheritance (Dt15:4),
Because they were unfaithful to the LORD (Hos5:7)
Following the prophecy their descendants would be cut off and lose their inheritance (Ps109:13).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
Not in Jehovah's name but in Yeshua the Father's name (Jn5:43)
He would give the inheritance of not Canaan but the heavenly Father's house,
To those knowing not the Law/ the elementary teaching
But the truth/ the great surpassing knowledge (Php3:8) "”
In other words, not those of flesh and blood but those who believe (Jn1:12-13), for
Those who believe Him believe the Father who sent Him (Jn12:44).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Did according to the Father's command and became the Lord of Faith (Jn10:17-18; He12:2);
2) Judged the archangel who attempted to become heir on his own (Is14:12-15; He1:5); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood on all men so they may become His heirs (Eph1:7).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven, and
Following God's plan before the creation
Sat down at the right hand of God becoming the Heir of all things (He1:2).
The Holy Spirit who came in the name Yeshua
Testifies in believers that they are children of God (Rm8:16) and
Lets them become mature in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God,
Attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
The Christian is he who knows that, "I am an heir-to-be" (Gal4:7), so he:
No longer is under the spirit of servant, the elementary teaching, the Law (Rm8:15; Gal4:2-7; He6:1);
Does not think beyond the measure of his faith, as each member has a different function in the body (Rm12:3-8; He5:12-14);
With mature faith looks after young souls (Rm14:1) and
Does the work of building up the body of Christ, the Church (Eph4:14-16).
O Lord,
Am I a spiritually premature baby who only thinks of herself?
Or am I a spiritual teenager who wants to be rebellious?
Lord, increase our faith (Lk17:5)!
Let our faith grow!
Let not even one of us shrink back to be destroyed (He10:39).
Rather, let us now consider others, understand the pastor's heart, and
Always be thinking of the church as our priority. Amen.
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See Heaven Open and the Lord on the Throne
(Ac7:55-56; Rev4:1-11)
God is the God of revelation.
He reveals Himself in His time and in His way, and
He opens eyes to see and also closes them to keep them in darkness (2Ki6:17-18).
Faith is seeing the Lord in heaven (Ps123:1, 146:8) and
The life of this faith is seeing spiritual beings and the spiritual world and the things to come, and
testifying about them.
Because the eye is a sensory organ that prompts action,
Vision is extremely important.
Even with a perfect vision, however,
It can be difficult to see what is right in front of one's nose at times,
While at other times, one can be glad for not having seen certain things.
The Bible discusses visible things and invisible things (Col1:16):
The visible being "” man;
The invisible beings "” God, angels, souls, demons;
The visible heaven "” the first heaven, the heaven of the expanse (Ge1:1, 6-8); and
The invisible heaven "” the third heaven, the new heaven etc (2Co12:2; Rev21:1).
The ancestor of mankind, Adam, ate the forbidden fruit and sinned (Ge3:4-6) for
He fell to the devil's temptation that he would open his eyes and be like God (Ge3:5).
Thereafter, although all men opened their eyes to culture (Ge3:7),
The eyes of their spirit closed (Dt12:34; Is6:10; Rm11:8).
As such, Lot who chose Sodom, the land which he saw as good (Ge13:10-11),
Ended up barely escaping from it in the burning sulfur (Ge19:23-25).
Among the spies who went into the promised land
Those who gave an unfavorable report on what they saw there could not enter it (Nu14),
While Joshua who gave a favorable report was inspired by the Spirit and entered it (Nu27:18).
The many wonders and works that the Israelites witnessed,
The commands to give light to their eyes (Ps19:8) and
Even their eyes, the seers, could not keep them from their corruption for
Since Adam's, the eyes of all men were closed.
Meanwhile, there was a prophecy of a day to come when the blind will see (Is35:5), and that
They will see their Maker, the King of glory (Is17:7, 33:17), and
The Temple of Jerusalem would stand firm (Is33:20).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would open the spiritual eyes of all men (Lk4:18).
As such, He gave sight to the man blind from birth to whom
He commanded to wash at the Pool of Siloam (Jn9:1-7).
In spite of seeing many signs, however, the people and even the disciples (Mt17:8; Jn12:37-40)
Did not recognized Him (Lk24:16) for their eyes were still closed.
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) Heaven opened and His spirit was received (Lk23:46);
2) He judged the devil who was blinded by vanity (Is14:12-15; Eze28:12-17); and
3) With His redeeming blood (=Siloam) He cleansed all men's sin and opened their eyes (He9:22).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and He is the Lamb of God.
He has seven eyes (Rev4:5, 5:4) for He knows all things.
The Holy Spirit is He who
Lets those who have restored their spiritual vision by the blood of Yeshua
See heaven, Him who sits on the throne there, and
The gates of heaven open (Ac7:55-56; Rev4:1-2, 3:8; Mt16:18-19).
The man of the Spirit sets his mind on things above, not on earthly things (Col3:1-2, 5).
He longs for the resurrection of his own body, eternal life, and heaven (Rm8:23-25).
Therefore, he testifies the resurrection of the Lord and His kingship like he saw,
Through the open heavenly gates, that is, the church,
He stores up all his precious possessions in heaven (Mt6:19-22), and
Drives out demons in the name of Yeshua (Mk16:16-17).
For he sees the eternal glory, he overcomes the troubles of today (2Co4:16-18, 5:1-7).
O Lord,
Though I am a being visible just a moment and then disappears like morning mist,
Thankfully, I have come to know about the spiritual world and spiritual beings.
Open my eyes so I can see!
Let us not be deceived by what we see with our physical eyes
But instead, let us have the eyes of faith, of the spirit to see heaven open before us!
Amen.
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Follow the Lord's Example
(Php3:10-21)
God is the Master.
He Himself is the example and
Gives eternal life to those who follow His example (1Ti1:16).
Faith is longing to imitate the Lord and
The life of this faith is becoming an example for believers (1Ti4:12).
An excellent teacher or father is a role model for all aspects of life,
Producing also excellent disciples and excellent children.
The Bible clearly states who the perfect One is:
The Lord and Christ (Mt23:10).
Deceived by the devil, the false teacher (Ge3:4-6),
Adam, the ancestor of all mankind sinned,
Because of which all men became destined to follow him to hell (Mt25:41; 2Pe2:19).
The ancients of faith written in the Bible (He11:2) were those who
Upon receiving providence superhumanly carried it out by faith:
Abraham who gave his only son whom he received at the age of 100 as a sacrifice (He11:17),
and Moses who gave up wealth and prosperity and chose to be mistreated (He11:24-26) etc.
The sanctuary that God instructed the Israelites to build
Reminded them to follow the examples of their ancestors of faith.
Once entering Canaan, however,
They followed the ways of the gentiles in spite of God's warning (Ex23:24; Lev20:5).
Following the evil ways of their ancestors (Zec1:4)
They rejected God's decrees, covenant and statutes (2Ki17:15),
Resulting in the fall of both the Kingdoms of Israel (2Ki23:37, 24:9, 19).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-22),
He would set a model for all men so
Everyone who believes Him would be given eternal l life (1Ti1:16).
Unlike the hypocrites like the Scribes and the Pharisees who
Did not practice what they preached (Mt23:2-10),
The public life of Yeshua in the eyes of the disciples was
That of fasting, prayers, diligence, humility, endurance and surpassing family and honor "”
A surpassing life.
Enduring the suffering and shame of the cross (He12:2),
He died and said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The Father who sent Him was His role model (Jn13:16);
2) He condemned the false teacher the devil (Jn8:29; 1Jn3:8); and
3) As the Son of Man He became a model for all mankind (Mt20:28).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
As the firstborn (Rm8:29), that is, the first fruit (1Co15:20),
He became the model of resurrection (Php3:10-11).
The Holy Spirit comes to those who believe Yeshua as Lord (1Co12:3) and
Lets them live following the model of the Lord by
Becoming a model for believers.
The Christian lives the surpassing life:
He does not follow evil desires (1Pe1:14),
Not living beyond his means (1Co7:31; 2Th3:7-10),
Being diligent (He6:11-12),
Setting example in speech, in conduct, in love, in fait and in purity (1Ti4:12), and
Endurance (He12:2) for
He longs to participate in the first resurrection when the Lord returns (Rev20:4-5).
O Lord,
My eternal teacher Yeshua,
I love and love Your life!
Give me faith "” the power to surpass!
Let me follow Your way whatever the cost and
Become a model for believers. Amen.
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Lord, Send Me!
(Is6:6-8; Rm10:9-15)
God is the God of glory.
Glory comes from Him and
To bring into His glory
He also calls and sends out (1Pe5:10).
Whether it is a deployed army or a national athlete they fight to death for
They know the calling and the sending by their nation itself as honor and
Know also the glory to receive after their return.
Faith is considering the Lord's calling as honor (Gal1:5) and
The life of this faith is in order to return with glory living for the One who sent.
Satan is the archangel who is contained in Hades until the great day of judgment since
In the spiritual heaven he left his proper position (Is14:12-15; Jude1:6).
Deceived by this Satan, that is, the devil,
Adam sinned and was then cast out of the Garden, not able to return (Ge3:4-6).
Moses, who received God's calling but hesitated (Ex3:4-10, 4:10-17), was
Sent and spoke the words of the One who sent him, because of which
He was able to bring out Israel who had been enslaved for 400 years from Egypt.
The sanctuary where the ark of the testimony was reminded them of this.
In spite of this, however, the Israelites listened to the false prophets who were never sent and
So became a curse for all the nations of the earth (Jer26:5-6).
Nevertheless, God continued to send prophets and rebuked them (Jer1:5-9, 2:4).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
The Father will speak not in the name Jehovah by sending prophets
But in the Father's name Yeshua by sending His Son (Mt11:13; He1:1-2) who has
Greater testimony than that of the prophet (Jn5:36).
For He is the Son who was the Word in the beginning (Jn1:1, 14),
He spoke only the words of the One who sent Him, the Father (Jn3:34, 7:28-29, 12:45, 14:24).
Eternal life, signs, the works of God are
All given when believing in the One who sent Him (Jn6:26, 11:42, 17:3).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Completed the work of Him who sent Him and committed His soul to the Father (Lk26:46);
2) Judged the devil who left his proper domain on his own (1Jn3:8; Jude1:6); and
3) With His blood redeemed all men and gave them a second chance (Eph1:7).
He resurrected and with the crown of glory returned to heaven.
The Holy Spirit who was sent by the Father (Jn14:26)
Calls men by the gospel and
Sends them out to the world (2Th2:14).
He who is sent by the Spirit has
Become His servant (Ac13:1-4).
Therefore, with the heart of the Lord (Is6:5-6)
Speaks only the words of God (Gal1:10) and
God gives the Spirit to him without limit (Jn3:34).
O Lord,
To the world where
The gospel has become fossilized and
The truth has become hidden
Send me out!
Touch my mouth with a burning coal so that
I may only speak the words of the Lord! Amen.
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According to the Lord's Will
(Jas4:13-17)
God has a will.
By His will He created all things (Rev4:11) and
He surely does according to His will (1Ch17:19).
Faith is being delighted to do according to His will (Is25:1) and
The life of this faith is doing according to His will whether one lives or dies.
Although a man with a will puts every effort daily
To do according to his plan,
In the end it is just for his one body to live.
The Bible describes those who make a long-term plan that is not according to the Lord's will as
Those who boast in their arrogant schemes, those who are evil for
Man is a mist who has no promise of tomorrow (Jas4:13-16).
Since the essence of man is flesh that is made of dust,
From dust he comes and to dust he is to return, thus, a vain existence (Ge3:19).
God breathed into man the breath of life and the man became a living being (Ge2:7), and
Gave him the command to not eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Ge2:17),
Because the living being is a spiritual being that must eat the word to live (Mt4:4).
However, because the ancestor of all men, Adam, was deceived by the devil and sinned (Ge3:4-6),
All men became hell-bound with the devil (Mt25:41).
The will of God of giving the Law to the Israelites (Dt6:20-24) was
For them to live a long life in the land He swore to their ancestors (Dt30:19-20).
For that, they were to obey His word.
The temple where the stone tablets were
Reminded them of the unchanging will of God (Job23:13).
However, their fall came for they worshipped idols (Zec10:11).
Meanwhile, the prophet spoke of the One sent by God (Is53:10),
To be crushed and suffer as an offering for sin and
The will of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
According to what is written in the the scroll (He10:5-7),
With His body He would do the Father's will.
It was to give all those given to Him
Not a long life on earth but eternal life in heaven (Jn6:38-40).
As such, His life, every moment of it was only for the Father's will (Mt26:41; Jn4:34).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) For He knows the Father's deliberate plan and foreknowledge fulfilled the Father's will (Ac2:23; He10:10);
2) He Judged the devil who did as he wished (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) He gave Himself for all men's sins according to the will of the Lord (Gal1:4).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne (Col1:16; He1:2),
Completing the Father's will from before the creation.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Comes to the souls redeemed by His blood and
Lets them carry out the providence following His plan for the fullness of time (Eph1:9).
The man of the Spirit is he who
Longs to carry out the Father's will that was achieved in the only begotten Son (Mt6:10)
To also be achieved in his dust like body.
Therefore, he daily denies himself (2Co10:4-6),
Daily carries the cross that puts himself to death (Mt16:24), and
Follows the Lord for eternal life.
O Lord,
Let me daily deny my argument, my knowledge, and my thoughts.
Let me daily put to death my temper, my own desires, and my fleshly desires
So that the Lord's will of giving eternal life
Be done in me and in all You have given me. Amen.
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See the Glory of the Lord
(Jn16:13-14; Ac7:52-60)
God is the God of glory (Ac7:2).
All glory comes from Him and return to Him,
Those who give glory to Him
He brings into glory (1Pe5:10).
Faith is knowing His glory and
The life of this faith is doing all for the glory of Jesus Christ (1Co10:31), for even in the world people
without hesitation lay their life down for the glory of their nation or even their family.
The Bible speaks of the glory of God.
He reveals His glory and
Lets them glorify Him for
He does not yield His glory to another (Is42:8).
Though he was created for the glory of God (Is43:7),
Adam was deceived by the devil and sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6) because of which
All men became demoted to servants of the angel (2Pe2:19).
The devil is Satan, the fallen angel from heaven to Hades (Is14:12-15; 2Pe2:4), who
Challenged the throne prepared for the Son of God (Col1:16).
To the Israelites, the people in whom God would be glorified (Is49:3),
He displayed His glory in various ways:
Destroying the Egyptian army in the Red Sea (Ex14:4, 15:6-11);
Manna rained down in the desert (Ex16:7); the fire and the clouds on Mount Sinai (Ex16:10);
The radiance of the face of Moses (Ex34:29-33);
The clouds above the tabernacle and the atonement cover (Ex40:34);
The fire that burned up sacrifice (Lev9:23-24) etc.
Those who tested God 10 times in spite of it fell in the wilderness and died (Nu14:22).
The sanctuary where the ark of the Lord was reminded them of this as
It was the glory of God (1Sa4:22) and thus the glory of Israel.
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection and the temple of His body,
With His own glory reveal the Father's glory (Jn17:5) for
He is the glory of the only begotten Son, the incarnate Word (Jn1:1, 14).
While even the devil and the demons recognized Him (Mt4:3; Mk1:24),
The people did not (Jn1:10) because of which
He displayed His glory through signs (Mt9:8, 15:31).
However, since He did not seek to be glorified by men but rather only by the Father (Jn12:21-24),
He was put to death by the Jews who considered Him to be blasphemous.
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the Father's command and glorified Him with the glory of the Son (Jn10:18; Php2:6-11);
2) Judged the devil who tempted to fraud glory (1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood redeemed all men who were slaves to be brought into the glory of the children of God (Rm8:21).
He resurrected and received the crown of glory and
Entered eternal glory (Rev21:24).
The Holy Spirit who was sent from there
Lets the glory of Jesus Christ be known (Jn16:14): that is, Jesus is God, the Messiah.
The man of the Spirit is he who,
For his lowly body to be transformed into the glorious body like that of the Lord
On the day Jesus Christ returns (Php3:20-21),
Whatever he does, he does it for the glory of the Lord (1Co10:31).
Through prayer (Jn14:13), his transformed life (1Pe2:12),
Rejoicing in hardship (1Pe1:7-9) and
When insulted because of the name Yeshua (Ac5:41; 1Pe4:14), for
He longs to sow in dishonor to raise in glory (1Co15:43).
O Lord,
In every moment of our lives
Let us live for the glory of Jesus Christ and
Whenever and wherever we die
Let us die with a dignity of the Christian like Stephen. Amen.
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Commit Your Life to the Lord
(Pr16:3; Jn6:5-15)
God is the Lord who manages (Is14:27).
He supervises over all things and
What He manages He makes successful (Is14:24).
Faith is trusting Him and
The life of this faith is committing to Him all of one's things, his soul, his body, his family, his livelihood.
Depending on to whom one commits one could succeed or fail.
Whether it is managing the finance of a nation or a private household,
The person to be trusted with would be under a lot of scrutiny and examination.
The Bible is God's credit score: it directs believers to trust in His hand.
At the age of 100, with his body as good as dead
Abraham gave birth to a son (Rm4:17-20).
Jacob who crossed the Jordan with just a staff
Returned to his father's house as a wealthy man after 20 years (Ge32:10).
Joseph was sold as a slave at the age of 17 but later
Became a second-in-command and led Egypt to become the most powerful nation (Ge39:1-41:57).
The Israelites who had been slaves for 400 years in Egypt
Left with all the treasures of Egypt (Ex12:35-36) and
For 40 years they had their table spread out for them in the wilderness with
The abundant supply of manna from heaven and even quails (Ps78:19-28).
Furthermore, even the prophets who were called the men of God,
When entrusted with others' last meals
Provided them abundantly until the end of the famine (1KI17:14-16; 2Ki4:1-7).
Referring to the sanctuary where the vase with manna which reminded them this,
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would become the managing Lord to those who commit to Him.
He showed signs: He turned water into wine at the wedding banquet in Cana (Jn2:1-10); and
Fed 5000 in the wilderness with two fish and five loaves of bread and
Still having a leftover of 12 baskets (Mt14:18-20).
Because He refused their wish to entrust Him with their kingdom (Jn6:15),
Those disappointed Jews put Him to death.
However, as He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Committed His life in the Father's hands (Lk23:46);
2) Judged the devil who challenged the throne (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Through one man's death made a way for many to be made righteous (Rm5:19), dying as a kernel of wheat (Jn12:24).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Father entrusted Him with all things (Eph1:20-21).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Comes in the souls of those purchased by His blood and
Lets them know that Yeshua is the best manager and therefore
Lets them commit all things to Him.
The man of the Spirit is he who,
Without hesitance
Commits in the Lord's hands all his possession, even all that he has to live on (Lk21:4; Ac4:36) and
Lets the Lord manage his soul, his health, his family and his livelihood.
The foolish man is he who
Attempts to manage on his own until the end (Lk12:16-21) and
Ultimately his soul becomes troubled and his flesh is destroyed (Ac5:1-11).
O Lord,
Who is my managing Lord?
Me or Yeshua?
I do not care if others call me foolish, unplanned, unprepared.
I commit my all, my soul, my health, my family, my ministry
To the greatest CEO, Jesus Christ! Amen.
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The Lord Has Need of You
(Lk19:28-40)
God is the Owner.
He made all things and is their Owner (He3:1) and
For His purpose He uses all things (Pa119:91).
A landowner builds a building, a farmer cultivates, a factory owner manufactures etc
All to use them according to their purpose.
As such, faith is knowing who one's Owner is and
The life of this faith is being used according to the purpose of the Owner.
The Bible illustrates that all things visible, invisible, angels, men etc were
All made for God who has need of them (Col1:16).
If one knows that every activity under the heavens is to fulfill His purpose (Ecc3:1), which is
Neither like man's purpose for man (Is55:8-9).
Then, questions regarding the Garden of Eden,
The commandment regarding the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
The serpent, the devil etc all would be answered and
One would know that all things were made as mechanisms for the Son of God to appear (1Jn3:8).
Abraham carried out the providence of giving his one and only son as a burnt offering (Ge22:8)
By believing that God will work for Himself.
For the Israelites were a people God chose for Himself, for His praise (Ex15:2; Is343:21),
They were delivered from their slavery in Egypt and passed through the sea as on dry land.
Whether it was the sanctuary which God commanded them to build (Ex25:8),
The Law which held the whole world accountable (Rm3:20), or
Even blotting out the sins of all men (Is43:25),
It was all for God Himself ("for Myself").
As such, even if they bore children, even if they fasted (Eze16:20; Zec7:5)
He lamented for they did not do it for Him (Is1:3).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would fulfill the Father's purpose (Jn4:36).
He is the Owner who came to the world which He Himself made (Jn1:3, 10-11).
He cursed the fig tree that did not produce fruit (Mk11:13-14), and
Instructed the disciples to bring a colt that belonged to someone else (Lk19:30-31) for
The Lord has need of it.
While the world rejected Him and killed Him (Jn1:11),
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Gave His life for the Father to use it for His purpose (Jn10:17-18);
2) Judged the devil who coveted the throne (Is14:12-15, 48:11; 1Jn3:8); and
3) For Himself with His blood blotted out all men's sin (Is43:25).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and
Became the Owner of all things (Mt28:18).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets the souls purchased by His blood (Rev5:9)
Know that Jesus Christ is their Owner.
Therefore, the Christian willingly offers all his things,
His soul, flesh, character, knowledge, talent, experience, materials, dwelling place and
Even his poverty, sickness and suffering
For the Lord to use.
He puts effort to carry the Lord in his language (phone)
To the ends of the earth (Ac1:8).
O Lord,
As I look back
I know that You have used
All my character, experience, talent, disease, hardship, family and environment.
Lord,
Please continue to use our church, the English Ministry, Manhattan Mission Center, Logos Bible
Institute, and Zoe International! Amen.
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Lord, Command Me
(Mt14:13-33)
God is the God of truth (Ps31:5).
The word and the law that come from Him are truth and
He sets free those who know the truth (Jn8:32).
Faith is knowing Him and
The life of this faith is obeying the word of the Lord, even risking danger.
Truth is a law or a principle.
While religions and sciences all have pursued it
The Bible talks about the truth:
God Himself, the word of God, the law of God (Jn17:11; Ps119:142),
Yeshua, the word of Yeshua are the truth (Jn14:6, 24).
From the time of creation, that truth was revealed as
God commanded by His word and created all things (Ge1:3; He11:3).
For Abraham believed this,
He obeyed the test of sacrificing his one and only son (He11:17-19), whom
He had when his body was as good as dead (Rm4:17-19).
Because of the ten plagues that came by God's command to Moses
The Israelites left Egypt and passed through the Red Sea as on dry land (He11:29) and
They lived in the wilderness for 40 years.
For He spoke to the rock and brought out water (Nu20:8) and
Daily sent down manna from heaven (Ex16:3-5, 13-35),
They put forth the ark containing a vase with manna and dried up the Jordan (Jos4:17-18),
Brought down the city of Jericho and entered the Canaan (Jos6:10-20).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days," because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-22),
He would raise the Faithful City (Zec8:3) for
He came as not manna which they ate but still died but
The bread of life from heaven which one would eat and never die (Jn6:30-54).
For He is the truth and His word is the truth (Jn14:6, 24),
He commanded and showed signs:
The two fish and the five loaves of bread that multiplied, demons fleeing (Lk8:29),
Winds calming down (Mk4:39) and a man walking on water (Mt14:28-29).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the commandment and resurrected, testifying the God of truth (Jn10:17-18);
2) Condemned the devil the father of lies (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood redeemed all men.
He resurrected and sat on the throne of the kingdom of truth.
The Spirit of truth leads believers to the truth (Jn16:13) and
The man of the Spirit is he who is ready to,
If the Lord commands,
Run into the water or to the wilderness.
He puts effort daily to live a day called this day
By the miracle of daily bread (Mt6:11) for
He longs for the truth, the bodily resurrection, on the last day.
O Lord,
Am I natural man? Or a man of the truth?
Even if the world calls me crazy I do not care, so
Lord, command me to come to You! Amen.