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The Way of the Lord
(Ps84:1-7; Mt3:1-12)
God has a will.
Before the creation He made His will,
Before the creation He decided His way and
He dwells eternally with those who walk His way, the blameless way (Ps101:6).
As the Bible records the way of the Lord,
All events, history, people in it
Prepared the way and made straight paths for Him (Is40:3-5; Lk3:4-5).
While no bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon's eye has seen it (Job28:7),
Faith can see His way in the whirlwind and the storm (Na1:3).
As such, faith is knowing the way of the Lord and one's own path, and
The life of this faith is even if there are troubles and hardships
Completing my path no matter what (Ac20:22-24).
While roads are critical for planning a city construction, building structure, military strategy,
The process of paving a road involves sacrifice of many lives, thus
Calling it a "blood road" would not be an exaggeration.
Deceived by the devil Adam sinned and was banished from the Garden (Ge3:24).
No man thereafter could find his way to the tree of life.
After the exodus, God led the Israelites by the pillars of fire and clouds
Into the Red Sea and the wilderness (Ex13:21).
The waters saw the Lord for His way through the sea (Ps77:16, 19).
The ark of the covenant went before them seeking for a resting place (Nu10:33), and
The way the ark went dried-up ever-flowing streams (Ps74:15).
However, because of their difficult way they became disheartened (Nu21:4; Dt1:40, 2:1-3) and
The Law taught them the way to live (Ex18:20; Ps119:105) but
Almost all of them died without crossing the Jordan.
According to the prophecy (Is43:19)
The messenger of the Lord who would prepare the way before He came (Mal3:1):
John the Baptist who baptized sinners to repent (Mt3:2-6).
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 way to the Father's house (Jn14:4-6) for
The Word became flesh and came as the Son of Man to do the Father's will (Jn4:34, 6:38).
So He went boldly to Jerusalem where death awaited Him for
His way is the king's highway (Lk13:33, 21:7).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Completed the way of the Son of Man and fulfilled the Father's will decided in the beginning,
before the creation (from the Father's bosom "”> the cross "”> resurrection "”> the Father's house);
2) Judged the devil who challenged His royal authority (Is14:12-15, 26:8); and
3) Tore the veil His flesh and opened a new and living way for all men (He10:20).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent lets the way of the Lord be known (1Co2:10-11).
He whose heart is bound by the Spirit is
He in whose heart are the King's highways to Zion (Ps84:5-7).
Therefore, to go before the Father in the end
Even if there is trouble or chains along the way
He never turns back.
Even if death awaits he puts effort to complete the task of testifying the gospel (Ac20:24) for
The men of the Old Testament became the way to the cross of Yeshua,
While the men of the New Testament put effort to become the way
For the given souls to reach the air on the day the Lord comes back (Jn6:38-40).
O Lord,
How the cows that left behind their calves (1Sa6:8-12)
Pulled the ark of the covenant straight to Beth Shemesh, lowing all the way!
If such animals knew their way and went,
Let me and all You have given me who received the Spirit
Know the King's highway and go the way,
Even as we weep all the way until arriving at Your house (Ps84:5-7)! Amen.
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In the Fear of the Lord
(Is11:2-3; Ac9:31)
God is to be feared (Ps76:7).
For there is no one like Him, He is to be feared (Jer10:7), and
Those who fear Him He blesses abundantly with
Life, forgiveness, answer to prayers, mercy, healing, food, promise fulfilled etc.
To fear means to revere, to honor, and to be overwhelmed by majesty.
While religions create environments and images of the divine to bring out fear from men,
Faith is knowing the Lord who is to be feared (Ps76:7), and
The life of this faith is to delight in the fear of the Lord and make it the duty of man (Ecc12:13; Is11:2-3).
Because of the ancestor of mankind, Adam, sinned (Ge3:4-6, 10),
All men naturally have the fear of the divine.
The Bible illustrates those who testified their fear of the Lord when they were tested:
Noah, once warned of the judgement by a flood,
In holy fear he built an ark to save his family (He11:7);
Abraham who gave his only son as a burnt offering (Ge22:12); and
Isaac who gave his own life as a burnt offering (Ge31:42) etc.
It was only natural for their descendants, the Israelites, to fear the Lord (Jer10:7) for
They saw the deliverance of the Lord and what He did to the Egyptians (Ex14:13).
The Law which they received demanded them to fear the Lord (Ex20:18-20; Dt10:12), and
The sanctuary was the house of the Lord where in reverence they worshipped (Ps5:7) for
Jehovah His glorious and awesome name was (Dt28:58).
While their kings were to always put a scroll of a copy of the Law before them (Dt17:18),
David remembered all his life the death of Uzzah because he mishandled the ark (2Sa6:8) and
Thus ruled in fear of the Lord (2Sa23:3), and
His son Solomon built the Temple of Jerusalem and consecrated it to the Lord.
In spite of it, however, the history of Israel was one of repeated rise and fall for
The people feared the Lord but also worshipped other gods (2Ki17:33), as
Depicted in the life of Job who suffered because of his fear of the Lord (Job1:8-12).
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,
As the Spirit of the fear of the Lord would rest on Him and
He would delight in the fear of the Lord according to the prophecy (Is11:2-3).
He would let those who fear the Son to also fear the Father (Jn5:23).
As such those who saw His great works trembled in fear (Mt9:8; Mk4:41, 5:25; Lk7:16).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Revealed His fear for the Father who alone can save Him from death (He5:7);
2) Condemned the devil the proud one (Is14:14-15; Eze28:12-17); and
3) With His blood redeemed all men (Eph1:7).
Yeshua resurrected and let the disciples touch His body so that
The doubting disciple would confess Him as the Lord, the One to fear (Jn20:27-28).
He sent the Holy Spirit who is the Spirit of the fear of the Lord (Is11:2) and
He lets the believers fear the Lord (Is11:2; 1Co12:3).
The man of the Spirit is he who
Delights in the fear of the Lord Jesus Christ and makes it his duty to fear (Ecc12:13)
The name of the Lord (Dt28:58), His body the church,
The word of the Lord (Ps111:10), one another (Eph5:21).
Therefore, he worships, serves, prays, treats his brothers in reverence as he does the Lord for
Those who fear the Lord while they are on earth will
See in heaven the Lord whom they fear (Mal3:16).
O Lord,
Hear this one thing.
Let me and my family and all those You have given me
Fear the Lord! Amen.
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Know the Lord
(Is11:9; He8:11)
God is the God of revelation.
He reveals Himself according to His ways and
To those whom He wants He reveals (Mt11:25; Lk8:10).
Faith is knowing the Lord and believing Him and
The life of this faith is knowing the Lord to become mature to the whole measure of the fullness
of Christ (Eph4:13), obeying His word and experiencing (Mt28:20).
Knowledge is power.
While humans develop as they learn through school, books and teachers,
We are now inundated with a flood of knowledge by information and technology.
Yet man cannot know the absolute divine through bodies of knowledge, philosophy or religion for
It is only possible by the word of God's revelation, that is, the Bible (Jn5:39; 2Pe1:20-21).
Adam was deceived by the devil and sinned, thus banished from the Garden (Ge2:17, 3:4-6).
Thereafter the Garden became shielded by the flaming sword (Ge3:24) and
No man could know God.
God chose Israel to be
The people who know the Lord God (Dt7:9.9:3):
The exodus, the 40-year journey in the desert (Ps95:10),
Giving them the Law and building the sanctuary.
However, the people and even the priests became scoundrels (1Sa2:12) for
They did not know the Lord (Is1:3).
Thus, the prophets pleaded them to know the Lord (Hos4:6, 6:3).
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,
The earth would be filled with the knowledge of the Lord (Is11:9),
For He knew the Father from whom He came (Jn7:29) and
Where He came from and where He was going (Jn8:14).
While the blind who received sight recognized Him (Jn9:25-33),
The Jews only had the knowledge of Moses (Jn9:29) and not the prophecy of the prophets thus
Not recognizing Yeshua (Is6:9).
As they put Him to death, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The water and the blood that came out of His torn flesh the veil filled the earth with the knowledge of the Lord (Is11:9; He10:20);
2) He judged the god of the world who blinded the minds of the people (2Co4:4); and
3) With His blood He washed the eyes of the souls of men so they may recognize Him (Jn9:11).
He rose and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets believers know the Lord (1Co2:10, 12:3).
The man of the Spirit is he who is
Resolved to know nothing except Jesus Christ crucified (1Co2:2) for
Knowing Christ is the great surpassing knowledge (Php3:8).
Therefore he counts as rubbish
All arguments, knowledge, opinion (2Co10:4-5) and
Fills up with the knowledge of knowing the Lord and
Teaches only the word of the Lord to obey for
He fears that in the last day the Lord may say He does not know him (Mt7:23).
O Lord,
He who knows the Lord
Could never not love the Lord,
He who loves the Lord
Could never not serve the Lord.
Let me and all You have given me and my offspring
Know the Lord! Amen.
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He Who Is In the Lord
(Ps18:1-6; Lk18:1-8)
God is the faithful Lord.
He keeps His covenant to a thousand generations (Dt7:9) and
He keeps His covenant with those who keep His commandments, who continue wholeheartedly in His way (1Ki8:23).
Faith is trusting His faithfulness and His covenant.
The life of this faith is crying out in the day of trouble and receiving His help.
While in the case of emergency such as illness, disaster, unemployment, retirement etc
People prepare and invest in insurance, savings, real estate, stocks etc to have security,
No individual or nation can be trusted forever.
Nevertheless, the Bible illustrates the way to prepare and plan for the day of trouble:
Those who come before the temple where the name of the Lord is and cry out
The Lord will hear and save (2Ch20:9).
The suffering of mankind was forewarned for
After Adam was deceived by the devil and sinned (Ge3:4-6)
The ground was cursed to produce thorns and thistles (Ge3:17-19).
Jacob, however, cried out to God before death and was spared from trouble (Ge35:3),
Receiving the name Israel (Ge32:24-28).
God heard the groaning of his descendants, the Israelites (Ex2:24), and
The households that put the blood of the passover lamb (Ex12:13) became
A stronghold, a refuge in the day of trouble (2Sa22:2-3), thus "¨
They were able to leave Egypt (Ge15:13).
The history of Israel is a repeat of trouble-salvation for
God brings prosperity and creates disaster (Is45:7).
When they did evil God struck them with troubles (Dt4:25-31) and
When they returned to Him He heard them (Neh9:27).
King Manasseh experienced this himself when God revealed His faithfulness (2Ch33:1-13).
For the sanctuary was the security and the guarantee for Israel,
When they returned there from their distress and cried out (2Ch20:9)
The Lord in heaven heard them (Ps18:6, 27:5).
As such, when Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19),
He was hated by the Jews (M26:61) but
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would become the eternal security, refuge for the souls of all men in the name Yeshua and
Do whatever, whoever asked in Yeshua name (Jn14:14).
As such, He rescued the disciples who cried out in the storm (Mk4:35-41) and
Healed the blind man who cried out loud to Him (Mk10:46-52).
Before His death He offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears (He5:7).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Laid down His life according to the covenant with the Father who would save Him from death (Jn10:18);
2) Judged the devil who on his own left his position of authority (Jude1:6); and
3) With His blood redeemed all men who were slaves of the devil, headed to hell with him (Mt25:41; Eph1:7).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne as the Lord before whom is
A golden censer of incense, the prayers of saints (Rev8:3-4).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Gives the Spirit of prayer to the souls purchased by the blood of Yeshua (Rm8:26).
He who became a servant of Christ is
Not free of troubles but rather
Even in trouble he does not lose heart but
Cries out persistently until answer comes (Lk18:1-7).
O Lord,
Pour out to me and all those You have given me who "¨
Live in these uncertain times
The power to cry out to the Lord.
Give us the Spirit of prayer! Amen.
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The Covenant Made With the Lord
(Mt26:26-28; 1Co11:23-26)
God is the Lord of covenant.
He does not violate His covenant (Ps89:34, 105:8) and
He keeps His oath even when it hurts (Ps15:4).
Faith is believing His covenant and
The life of this faith is keeping His covenant even when it hurts.
A covenant, a testament or a contract is bilateral.
If a contract between men is important
How much more important would the contract between God and man be?
That is why one must examine cautiously its content and conditions.
The Bible records how God's covenant was surely carried out.
According to the covenant, Noah and his family built an ark (Ge6:13-22, 7:23), by which
They were saved from the deluge while the entire mankind drowned.
God's covenant regarding offspring, many nations, the land of Canaan, and the holy people
Began with Abraham when he was circumcised (Ge17:7-12, 23).
So when his descendants, the Israelites groaned in their slavery in Egypt
God remembered His covenant with Abraham (Ex2:24) and
Sent Moses to deliver them (Ex15:13).
On the night of Passover where there was the blood of the lamb
The destructive plague passed over (Ex12:13).
In the desert Moses declared the word of covenant, that is, the Ten Commandments, and
The people pledged to obey, and
Thus Moses sprinkled the blood of the covenant (Ex24:6-8).
The sanctuary where the ark of the covenant was
Reminded them the covenant that they made by sacrifice (Ps50:5).
In spite of this, however, they worshipped other gods and broke the covenant (Jer11:10).
As such, God turned away from them (He8:9) and so they were taken away as captives.
The prophets spoke of a new covenant that will be
Written in their hearts and on their minds, that
God will forgive their sin, remember their sins no more (Jer31:31-34), and
Because of the blood of the covenant He would set the prisoners free (Zec9:9-16), and that
The Lord will suddenly come to His temple (Mal3:1).
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 Mediator of a new covenant (He8:13) by
His blood of the covenant (Mt26:26-28).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Obeyed the Father's command and kept His promise to the Father (Jn10:17-18), for the Father
keeps His oath even when it hurts (Ps15:4), who through the blood of the eternal covenant will bring the
Son back from the dead (He13:20);
2) Judged the devil who left this proper dwelling (Jude1:6); and
3) Through His cut open body shed His blood, completing the sacrifice of covenant for the
souls of all men (Ge15:10; Ps50:5).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne as the Lord of covenant.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent comes to believers and
Reminds them the covenant made with the Lord Yeshua (Jn14:26):
The Lord remembers no more (He10:17)
The sin of the souls that bear the blood of the Passover Lamb Yeshua (1Co5:7), and
Promises that through the blood of the eternal covenant
He will lead them out of Hades.
Therefore, he who became His servant is now sure to
Not treat as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him (He10:29)
Even when it hurts, resisting sin to the point of shedding blood (He12:4) and
Rejects other gospel, other salvation (2Co11:4; Gal1:8-9; 1Ti2:5-6;) and
Until the Lord comes preaches the gospel (1Co11:26).
O Lord,
This relationship made by blood,
The relationship between the Lord and I, Your servant "”
I never want to break.
Even when it hurts, to death, I will keep the covenant made with the Lord! Amen.
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All Things Are the Lord's
(Rm11:35-36)
God is the One who formed all things (Jer10:16), their Maker (Is44:24).
All things come from Him, through Him and to Him (Rm11:36).
He is God over all things and puts all things in subjection under him (Rm9:5; 1Co15:28).
Faith is acknowledging Him and submitting before Him and
The life of this faith is about being above all things and bringing all things in subjection under.
While all men seek money, fame, happiness, life, breath, thrones, powers etc,
All things, visible or invisible, belong to the Lord (Hag2:8; Ac17:25; Col1:16).
As the Bible demonstrates the principle of possessing all things
The heavens and the earth, which God created by His word, exist to this day
For they are His servants and they listen to His voice (Ps119:91; He1:3).
The tragedy of mankind, however, was that Adam did not obey the word of God (Ge2:17).
Instead he listened to the word of the serpent and sinned (Ge3:4-6) and
Became a slave with all things also going under the devil (Ge3:19; 2Pe2:19).
When the Israelites left Egypt (Ex12:35-36),
God let them take Egypt's gold, silver, jewels and garments for
They were no longer the servants of the pharaoh.
When they became the servants of Jehovah
They were given the commandments and the statutes (Dt10:13).
In the sanctuary where the name Jehovah was
They were to observe the feasts and
Bring offerings in proportion to the way the Lord blessed them (Dt16:15-17).
They were give a tenth of everything from the land (Lev27:30).
In spite of such reminder that all things belonged to the Lord,
The people and the priests forsook the Lord and thus
The prophet warned them of the curse (Mal1:6-10, 2:3).
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 reveal that He is the Maker who came to His own world (Jn1:3, 9-10).
By His word He put all things in subjection under: the winds and the waves (Mt8:26-27),
The man with leprosy (Mt8:3), the demons (Mk1:25-26), the dead (Mt8:41-42; Jn11:43:44) etc for
He is above all for He is the One who comes from above (Jn3:31).
As such, He refused to be made a king (Jn6:15) and
Did not perform any sign for Himself (Mk11:13-14).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Willingly made Himself be subjected to the Father who puts
all things in subjection under Him (Jn10:17-18; 1Co15:27-28);
2) Judged the devil who left his own position of authority, his proper dwelling (Is14:12-15; Jude1:6); and
3) With His blood redeemed all souls and established the order of all things:
"all things < you < Christ < God" (1Co3:23).
He resurrected and lifted up higher than all the heavens (Eph4:10),
Sat on the heavenly throne, putting all things under His feet forever (He2:8).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets the Church and believers know that
Yeshua is the Maker of all things, the One over all things.
The Christian is he who submits himself
Before the One who put all things in subjection under Him,
So that he also has the power to put all things under him.
Thus he does not struggle under all things, does not become shameful before all things.
Rather, he confidently calls by his word and all things fall before his feet.
Likewise, before the power of the world
The Church does not become lowly, beg or compromise for
Her head is He who is above all things and fills everything in every way (Eph1:22-23).
The Christian longs for the work of Him who put all things under Him to
Transform his lowly body to become like the glorious body of the Lord (Php3:20-21).
O Lord,
Whether there is profit or gain in my life,
All to Yeshua I surrender!
Let me surpass all things in the world and
Surrender all to You, Lord! Amen.
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Yeshua Is My Lord
(Jn20:24-31)
God is Lord (Ps16:2).
All things come from Him (Rm11:36) and
By His Word he rules over all things.
Faith is choosing my Lord by my free will and
The life of this faith is submitting to the Word, the link between His Lord and servants.
"Lord," which refers to master, king, or head, is
Extremely important to him who has become a servant, a people, a body for
"Who is my head?" determines his destiny,
As the destination of a train car is determined by to which engine it is attached.
Since their ancestor Adam sinned
All men became slaves of the devil (Ge2:17, 3:4-6),
Destined to follow him to hell (Mt25:41; 2Pe2:19).
Over a night the Israelites left their slavery of 430 years in Egypt and
Became servants of Jehovah (Ps113:1).
Following the pillars of clouds and of fire
They crossed the Red Sea and praised that Jehovah is their Lord (Ex15:11), and
Promised that they would do everything that the Lord commanded,
The moment they received the commandment, however, they trembled (Ex19:6-16).
Since they wanted to choose a leader and go back to Egypt (Nu14:4),
Except for Caleb and Joshua who followed the Lord wholeheartedly (Dt1:36)
All fell in the desert and died (Nu14:29-30).
After crossing the Jordan, Joshua asked the desert generation
To choose for themselves whom they would serve this day (Jos24:15-16), and
The sanctuary in their midst reminded them that
There is no God like the Lord in heaven above or on earth below (1Ki8:23).
In spite of it, however, they continued to disobey the Law and were
Thus put to the hands of their enemies.
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it in three days," because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-22),
He would become the Lord for He is the Christ (Mt16:16) for
He is the One whom David called "my Lord" (Mt22:42-46).
According to the faith of the Roman centurion who asked that Yeshua just say the word
His servant was healed (Mt8:5-13).
While Yeshua was sold for 30 silver coins like a servant and died (Mt26:15),
He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Laid down His life according to the Father's command, and testified that the Father alone is the Lord and Yeshua is His servant (Ps116;16; Jn10:17-18);
2) Judged Satan who denied the Head (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood purchased all men and offered them as the Father's (Rev5:9).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne as
The Lord of lords (Rev19:16).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent comes to the souls purchased by His blood and
Lets them confess, "Yeshua is my Lord" (1Co12:3), for
Not by fate or force (Rm8:15) but by their choice they have become His servants and
Thus are baptized according to Christ's command (Rm6:3-8).
The Christian is he who decided to follow Yeshua as his Lord and follow His word,
He is a servant who has become one fate with his Lord, as
To believe or not believe is the right of one's choice,
Once becoming His servant to obey or not obey is not a right.
Did Yeshua truly resurrect? Did He truly sit on the heavenly throne?
The Christian confirms through the Bible and the Holy Spirit (Jn20:25-28) for
If not he is destroyed (1Co15:17-18).
O Lord,
Yeshua, my Lord!
This is by my choice.
I am kneeling before You so speak to Your servant! Amen.
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For the Lord
(Rm14:6-9)
God is living.
Life comes from Him (Jn1:4) and
He judges the living and the dead (2Ti4:1).
Faith is knowing who one's Lord is and
The life of this faith is, if one lives, living to the Lord, and, if he dies, dying to the Lord (Rm14:7).
In these modern times, people are becoming all the more extremely self-centered,
Deep in "meism" and so expect everything to be "for me."
The Bible, however, absolutely rejects humanism and demands theism for
To servants that men are there is only absolute submission as
God is the Judge who judges the living and the dead.
Deceived by the devil, Adam sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6) and
Became slave to the devil (2Pe2:19), slave to sin (Jn8:34).
As such, all men became destined to slavery by their fear of death (He2:15),
Only to follow the devil to hell in the end (Mt25:41).
The slavery of Israel in Egypt was the materialization of mankind's slavery to the devil.
Jehovah sent His servant Moses and delivered them and
For He went before them, they followed the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire,
Passing through the Red Sea and the desert (Ex13:21-22).
Jehovah commanded Israel His servants (Ps113:1) to build
The sanctuary (Ex25:8) where the stone tablets of covenant (He9:4) were placed.
But when the commandment came, sinners died without mercy (Ex21:14-17), because of which
They lived in fear (Rm7:9).
All the more, however, they longed for the One who would come
To be punished in their place according to the prophecy (Is53:8) for
Even a dead man came back to life when his body touched the dead prophet (2Ki13:21).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19-22), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would become a servant of God (Mt12:18; Php2:6-8) and the Lord of the living (Rm14:9)
In the Father's name Yeshua make a covenant with all men (Jn5:43).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Submitted to the Father's command and became His servant (Jn10:18; He5:7);
2) Condemned the devil who left his servant position on his own (Is14:12-15; Jude1:6); and
3) Lowered Himself and became the Servant of servants, the slaves to sin,
to redeem them (Mt20:28; Jn8:34; Php2:6-8).
He resurrected and became the Lord of the living (Lk24:5; Ac2:36) and
Sat on the heavenly throne.
He is the Judge who judges the living and the dead (Ac10:42), and
He holds the keys of death and Hades (Rev1:18).
The Holy Spirit lets believers confess that Yeshua is Lord (1Co12:3),
Declaring, "I am a servant of Yeshua," and
Testifying, "Yeshua is my Lord."
He lets them become servants of men (2Co4:5).
The servant of Christ is he who is
Dead to sin and alive to Yeshua (Rm6:11-13).
Therefore, he does not let sin reign again
But rather offers himself to the Lord and
Does the work of an evangelist (2Ti4:1-5) for
He hopes that when the Lord Jesus Christ comes down from heaven with a loud command
He would rise as the living (1Th4:16).
O Lord,
Let me and all You have given me
Not just say "Lord, Lord" and give you a lip service
But rather strike our bodies to submit to the Lord so that
Our faith is found to be living now! Amen.
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I Am A Runner
(1Co9:23-27; He12:1-2)
God is the Rewarder (He11:6).
By His word He set up a race field and
He rewards those who run according to the word (2Ti4:8).
Faith is believing Him and making the decision to become a runner.
The life of this faith is running the race according to the rules (2Ti2:5), with endurance and self-
control in order to share in the blessings of the gospel (1Co9:23).
Through a long period of time and a rigorous training
Those qualified to race must follow the rules and put all their life into winning.
What they hope to receive in the end, however, is only a perishable crown.
The Bible, on the other hand, promises an eternal crown (1Co9:25):
For those wearing "the crown of life," "the crown of glory," and
"The crown of righteousness" (Jas1:12; 1Pe5:4; 2Ti4:8),
The throne and the thrones are prepared in the spiritual heaven (Rev4:4).
The archangel Lucifer was cast down from heaven into Hades (Is14:12-15) for
A servant created to minister, irrelevant to a crown (Lk17:9; He1:14), challenged the throne.
The sanctuary where the name of Jehovah was (1Ki8:16)
Reminded that the chosen people Israel were the servants of Jehovah (Ps113:1) for
The command they received was the spirit of servant (Rm8:15).
If they obeyed they were rewarded practically, physically
But if not, they were not tolerated even for one mistake.
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 in the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43), not Jehovah
To the children of God (Jn1:12), not the servants of Jehovah
Give not the the spiritual reward, not the physical "”
That is, the crown and the throne promised for those who follow Him (Mt19:28-29).
Though on earth He received a crown of thorns (Mt27:28),
As He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the Father's law for the reward in heaven (Jn10:18; He2:9, 12:2);
2) Clothed the enemy the devil with shame (Ps132:18; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Shed His redeeming blood to all men (Eph1:7) so that they may come out to the running field.
He resurrected and received the crown of fine gold (Ps21:3; Rev4:14) and
Sat on the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets those baptized in the name Yeshua to run the race (Gal3:27; He12:1) for
They have become a spectacle to God, to the world, to angels and to men (1Co4:9).
Towards the purpose of a sure victory,
The Christian runs the race
In the race field of Christ, the church, according to the word (law) of Yeshua and
With self-control absolutely limits the desires of the flesh, temper (Gal5:17; Eph4:26),
With endurance runs to finish the race (2Ti4:7-8; He12:1).
To the runner there is no quitting and
Even after falling seven times he must get back up eight times for
He is not a servant who is not tolerated for even one mistake
But rather a child whose Father watches over.
Furthermore, he fears that after preaching to others that he himself might be disqualified (1Co9:27).
It is his hope to stand before Christ's award podium through the first resurrection.
O Lord,
Even though we fell countless times and struggled in 2018
You still did not abandon us but waited for us. Thank You!
Let us bounce back in 2019.
Let us consider it our chance to come back and run desperately!
Please watch over us. Amen.
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I Am A Messenger of Good News of Great Joy
(Lk2:1-14; Rm10:13-15)
God is the source of joy (Ps16:11).
Good news comes from Him (Ob1:1) and
Lifts up those who proclaim good news of joy to the high place, the height of joy (Is40:9).
Faith is hearing the good news and rejoicing and
The life of this faith is joyfully proclaiming the good news.
As one's joy or sorrow is determined by the news he hears,
Everyone longs to hear good news since
Adam sinned and was cast out of the Garden which became shielded by a flaming sword (Ge3:24),
All men became bound by the wall of sin (Eph2:14)
Thus waiting for good news from God.
Then the most shocking news in the history of men was delivered:
By a deluge all living things that breathe would be destroyed (Ge6:13-22).
Following the covenant, however, Noah built an ark and saved his household.
Furthermore, once hearing the news of the coming destruction of Sodom,
Lot and his family ran for their lives and were saved from the brimstone fire (Ge19:1-26).
The news that the Israelites heard in Egypt from Moses was about
Their deliverance from slavery and returning to the promised land.
So they left overnight the place where they had lived for 430 years (Ex12:41).
However, after arriving in Canaan they became corrupted and
Consequently were taken as captives.
Yet even in their exile, they looked to the Temple of Jerusalem as it was prophesied that
A herald of good news would be given to Jerusalem (Is41:27) coming with power (Is40:9)
So they longed for the coming of the Messiah (Is52:7).
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,
In the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43), not Jehovah
The Son of God, not angels or prophets, had come
To not only to the people of Israel but all nations as the good news of great joy (Lk2:10).
The more the effort to limit the news the more it spread (Mt9:30-31; Mk7:36),
Namely by the poor, the sick and the sinners (Lk4:14-15).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The good news of the greatest joy comes from the Father alone (Ob1:1; Jn10:17-18);
2) Condemned the devil the liar (Ge3:4-6; Jn8:44); and
3) Tore down the wall of sin and declared liberty to those who receive the sprinkling of His blood (Eph2:14).
His resurrection is the news of greatest joy in the history of men and
The Holy Spirit testifies the name Yeshua.
As such, from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth the news spread (Ac1:8) for
The gospel is the good news about:
1) The resurrection of Yeshua "” the resurrection of the dead "” my resurrection (1Co15:13);
2) Yeshua the Son of God "” repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Lk24:47);
3) Yeshua Christ "” the King of kings reigns (Ac8:5);
4) Yeshua is Lord "” I am the Lord's (2Co4:5); and
5)Yeshua the Shepherd "” He is always with me (1Co14:25).
The Christian is he who goes over the mountains and the hills
To bring good news (Rm10:13-15), that is,
The gospel regarding God coming as man, as
He longs to see Yeshua in the high heaven
When He appears a second time in the flesh (He9:28).
O Lord,
I passionately welcome Your coming in flesh!
Even for my sake, You had to become poor, be flogged and finally die.
Let me never lose the joy of receiving this shockingly good news for the rest of my life and
Let me run to bring this good news for the rest of my life.
Aside from the news of the Lord Yeshua coming in flesh
No news is meaningful to me! Amen.
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I Am God's Temple
(1Co3:16-17)
God is holy (Lev11:44).
His essence, His name, His word and His dwelling place are all holy (Ps111:9, 105:42; Is65:5) and
He lets those who have become holy by the word enter the holy city (Eph5:26-27).
Faith is knowing the Holy One (Pr9:10) and
The life of this faith is becoming holy by His word (Eph5:25-26).
Jerusalem has become the center of the world history and
The focus of religious and political conflicts since
It is where the house where the One God dwells is, where the capital for two tribes of people is,
Where the monasteries of three major religions are, and
The only city in the world that exists both on earth and in heaven.
Moreover, it is where the Temple of Jerusalem is.
God alone is holy.
Even heaven is not holy (Job15:15-16) for
The universe was made to contain the angels who sinned (Is14:12-15).
The commandment that God gave the holy nation Israel after the exodus (Ex19:6) was
For them to keep it and be sanctified (Lev20:8) and
The Temple of Jerusalem where the holy name of God was (Eze36:21)
Reminded them of Jehovah who sanctified them (Lev20:8).
However, their fall of even setting up an idol in the temple court brought on
The tragedy of repeated destruction of the Temple.
To the Jews who believed in the connection between
The fate of the Temple of Jerusalem and the fate of their nation (Is4:3; Eze37:28; Joel3:17),
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), for which
He was hated by them. However, in the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43), not in the name Jehovah,
He would raise the New Temple of Jerusalem in heaven greater than the temple on earth (Mt12:6) for
He is the Son of God (He9:23).
Although men did not recognize Him, demons did and shouted that He is the holy one (Mk1:24).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the Father's command and sanctified Himself (Jn17:17) and the heavenly sanctuary (He9:23);
2) Judged the devil the origin of sin, the unclean (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled the redeeming blood and made the souls of all men holy (Jn17:17; Eph1:7).
His resurrection testified that He is the Holy One (Ac2:27) and
Entered the heavenly sanctuary which He sacrificed with His blood (He9:24; Rev4:8).
The Holy Spirit who came in the name of Yeshua (Jn14:26) came to
The church and the souls cleansed by the blood of Yeshua as God's temple and
Commands them to be holy (1Co3:16-17; 2Th2:13).
The church eliminates at all costs other spirit, other Yeshua or other gospel for
She puts effort to never break away from the essence of the temple, purity (2Co11:2-4).
The saint strives to take off all unclean things of the world such as
Sexual immorality, any unclean, detestable or false things (He13:4, Rev21:27).
He does not leave the church on his own but puts effort to stay closely intact so that
When the Lamb Jesus Christ returns he longs to be found as a precious stone adorning
The Holy City, the New Jerusalem descending from heaven (Rev21:1-2, 19-20) and
Become a pillar that never leaves (Rev3:12) for
Each building structure must be joined together making up the temple (Eph2:20-22).
O Lord,
If we knew the history of Jerusalem and the Temple of Jerusalem
How shocking it is to say, "I am God's temple!"
For I am a soul cleansed by the blood of Yeshua
Sanctify me by Your word so that
I may become a pillar in the church that is the temple
Never to leave so that I may become a pillar in God's temple so
On the day You return I may enter the Holy City! Amen.
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I Am He Who Has the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven
(Mt16:15-19)
God has His own will.
According to the will He established before the creation He created all things (1Co15:38) and
He opens the gates of heaven to those who do His will (Mt7:21).
Faith is acknowledging this and
The life of this faith is living according to His will so that all gates are open while alive and the
gates of heaven be open after death (Ps78:28).
A key, a gate and a wall have a correlation:
If a wall tumbles down there is no use for the gate and
If there is a key then the gate opens.
The Bible talks about the keys of the kingdom of heaven for
There are the gates of Sheol that will open someday (Job17:16).
Deceived by the devil Adam sinned and
The Garden of Eden became shielded by a flaming sword (Ge3:24).
For Satan who sinned in the spiritual heaven is
Bound by everlasting chains in Hades (Job38:8-11; Is14:12-15),
Cain's sin was also a manifestation of sin blocking the door (Ge4:7).
The blessing received by Abraham who gave his only son was
His offspring's possession of the gates of his enemies (Ge22:17).
The blessing that his descendant Jacob received was
Seeing the house of God, the gates of heaven (Ge28:12-19).
From the blood of the passover lamb on their door frames to the Red Sea
To the desert and to Canaan was the route for the Israelites who left Egypt.
Likewise, from the gate of the court / the blood at the altar, the basin of water
To the curtain of the tabernacle / the table of showbread, the lampstand, the altar of incense,
To the curtain of the Most Holy Place / the testimony, the mercyseat (Ex38:16-18, 26:36, 36:33)
The process of giving sacrifice according to the Law was all
Shadow or copies of the good things to come (He8:5. 9, 10:1).
To the Israelites who longed for the Messiah who would come through the gates of Zion (Ps87:2),
It was shocking to hear when Yeshua said,
"Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19).
But through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would in not the name Jehovah but the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43),
Not as the Messiah coming through the bloodline of Abraham
But the Son of God coming as Christ
Open not the gates of Zion but the gates of heaven.
But the gates are narrow (Mt7:13-27) so
Those who will enter by it and be saved will be a few (Mt23:13; Lk13:23-27).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), for
The veil in the Temple of Jerusalem tore (Lk23:45) and
The gates above the heavens opened (Ps24:18-19; Mt27:51; Rev4:11):
1) To receive back His life according to the Father's will He laid down His life (Jn10:18);
2) He judged the devil who on his own left his position (Is14:12-15; Jude1:6); and
3) He tore down the wall of sin between God and men (Eph2:14).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent gave to the church
The name Yeshua (Jn14:26), the keys of the kingdom of heaven (Mt16:18).
He made the church to be the gates of heaven, on earth (Rev3:7-8).
The soul who has been washed of his sins by the blood of Yeshua and
Baptized in the name of Yeshua must now
Pass through the church life, the desert life.
Whatever is loosed on earth will be loosed in heaven
Whatever is bound on earth will be bound in heaven, for this is the authority of the church.
While he is alive on earth whatever wall stands in his way must come down (Ac5:19, 12:5-10, 16:25)
And after death the gates of heaven must open for him.
O Lord,
Let us all know of the authority of the church and
Let there be none leaving the church on his own,
Let there be none failing his duty because of his laziness.
A few of faith who will be saved in the end!
After we die let the gates of heaven be open for us! Amen.
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I Am A Sharer of Good Things
(Lk12:40-48)
God is good (Ps136:1).
He shares good things with the upright (Ps84:11) and
To those who share good things He entrusts all His possessions (Lk12:44).
While people love to share good news about
Victory in battles, deliverance, rescue, useful information for daily life etc,
They also love sharing material things such as food, gifts etc.
In spite of the fact that communism was once thought of as a perfect ideology
The system that followed collapsed because to the human nature
Perfect redistribution of wealth is not possible.
Faith is knowing what is good and
The life of this faith is not withholding but sharing good things (Pr21:26).
While God created all things and said it was good and gave them to man,
When Adam the ancestor of all mankind was deceived by the devil and ate the forbidden fruit,
God banished him out of the garden and he lost the right to all things (Ge2:17, 3:4-6, 24).
God commanded the Israelites who became the holy people
To build the sanctuary and celebrate the feasts to the Lord (Ex13:4-6)
Reminded them of the goodness of God (2Ch7:3) for
He sent Moses and delivered their fathers from their slavery in Egypt and
Let them possess the promised land where milk and honey flowed (Ex3:8) and
Divide it up for their inheritance (Nu26:53).
He also gave them the name of God (Ps54:6) and His laws (Ps119:39).
While King Hezekiah did what was good before God by
Making contribution from his own possessions and the dedicated things from the people
To the priests and the Levites (2Ch31:1-21) and thus all things went well for him,
He who fasted but did not share bread with the hungry was accused of being a hypocrite (Is58:7).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would share in the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
The good news and good things (Is52:7) with the souls of all men for
He is the God who came as the Son of Man (Mt20:28) to
Give His flesh and blood to all men (Mt26:26).
As such, He blessed the food and distributed it to the 12 disciples and
They gave it to the crowds of about 20,000 people (Mt14:19; Jn6:11).
While the soldiers tore His garment (Jn19:23-24)
Yeshua died but He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Gave glory to the Father who gave Him the inheritance of heaven (He1:2);
2) Judged the devil who stole treasures and souls (Is14:12-15; Jn10:8); and
3) Gave His blood to souls (Mt26:28).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Comes to the souls who received the blood of Yeshua and
Lets them know that the good things they receive are
The name Yeshua, the kingdom of heaven and the truth.
The Christian is he who
Puts every effort to share such good things he received for
He knows that everyone to whom much has been given, of him much will be required (Lk12:48).
He longs for the day the Lord Yeshua returns when
He will give all possessions to him.
O Lord,
How is it that I have received such good things!
Let us all reach to the ends of the earth and
Give and give them away! Amen.
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I Am A Steward of the Mysteries of God
(1Co4:1-2; Col1:25-27)
God is the God of revelation.
He holds mystery hidden for ages (Col1:25) and
Following the dispensation of that mystery
Makes known the revelation of the mystery (Rm16:26; Eph3:9).
Faith is by revelation knowing the mystery of God (Eph1:9, 3:3) and
The life of this faith is for the One who judged me faithful and appointed me to His service
revealing the mystery of the gospel (1Ti1:12, 6:19).
The more important a plan is for an individual, a society or a nation
The more important it is to reveal it only to a trustworthy person.
In reality, however, eternal secret does not exist in the world.
The Bible illustrates the revelation of God's mystery which was
Determined in the beginning to be disclosed (Rm16:25) for
Nothing is hidden except to be made manifest,
Nor is anything secret except to come to light (Mk4:22).
Following the dispensation of the mystery
The revelation of the mystery was made known (Rm12:26; Eph3:9):
The creation, the Garden of Eden, Adam, Abraham, Israel, the Prophets and the Temple
All made a pathway for the mystery (Ps27:5; Am3:7; Eph3:9).
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 in the name of not Jehovah but the Father's name Yeshua (Jn17:11-12)
Proclaim not following Abraham's flesh and blood but to the souls of all nations (Mt10:27) for
His word is the word of the Father who sent Him (Jn14:24) and
The Word who spoke in the bosom of the Father from the beginning (Is48:16; Jn1:1-2, 18).
To the disciples the secrets of the kingdom of heaven were given to be known (Mt13:10-11)
While to the others they were not thus He spoke in parables (Ps78:2; Mt13:33-34).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Tore the temple veil and the mystery hidden inside the temple was now revealed to the world (Col1:26);
2) Judged the devil the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) Completed the secret strategy of saving mankind (Eph1:7).
He rose and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit comes to the souls of believers and
Lets it be known that, "the mystery of God = Yeshua" (Col1:27).
The Christian is he who
Knows the mystery of His plan for the fullness of time and
The Lord's immanent return (Mt24:3; Eph1:9) and
The mystery of the church, the hiding place for souls in the last days (Eph5:30; He10:25) and so
Becomes a faithful servant put in charge of the mystery of God (1Ti3:9).
Therefore, with the pride and the duty of him who knows the mystery of the gospel
He risks his life in becoming a witness of Christ (Col4:3) for
He knows that, as in the Old Testament there were distinctions of knowing God's mystery
From the Hebrews to the descendants of Jacob to the Levites (to the courtyard of the tabernacle),
The priests (to the Holy Place), and the high priest (to the Most Holy Place),
The distinctions of revealing the mystery of godliness are different to this day (1Ti3:15-16).
O Lord,
Who am I that
You trusted me and
Made known the secrets of God?
As someone who now knows the mystery of revelation
I cannot stay silent.
Wherever I go let me shout out loud the mystery of the gospel! Amen.
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I Am A Thanks Giver
(1Co1:4; Col3:15)
God is the God of grace.
He gives every good and perfect gift (Jas1:17) and
Lets those who give thanks for His grace enter His gates to eternally give thanks and live (Ps100:4).
Faith is knowing the grace of God given through Yeshua and receiving it.
The life of this faith is always in word or deed giving thanks in the name of Yeshua (Col3:17; 1Th5:18).
The world increases by the day in dissatisfaction, resentment, rebellion and terrorism for
Hades does not give praise to the Lord (Ps6:5) and all this due to the fact that
The ancestor of all men Adam never knew how to be satisfied and was
Deceived by the devil and sinned (Ge3:1-6).
All men thereafter became destined to follow the devil to hell (Mt25:41).
While Cain and Abel gave offerings to God for the first time in history,
Cain's was not received (Ge4:3-7) for
His gift lacked thanksgiving (He11:4).
The Israelites were delivered from their slavery of 400 years and
God instructed them to give a sacrifice of thanksgiving
In the sanctuary where the name Jehovah was (Lev22:29), which
Reminded them the One who brought them out of their enemies (2Sa22:49).
In spite of this, however, the people complained and so they all fell in the desert and died
Not entering the promised land (Nu14:27-30).
Yet after building the Temple of Jerusalem
Solomon gave thanksgiving offerings there three times a year (1Ch16:4) and
Appointed two great choirs that gave thanks (Neh12:31).
Israel gave thanks toward the Temple of Jerusalem (Ps138:2) for:
1) The name of God, the name of the Lord was near (Ps44:8, 54:6, 75:1);
2) Hearing the righteousness of the Lord, His righteous judgment, His righteous statutes,
the word of the Lord (Ps138:4);
3) All the great wonders He had done (Ps136:1-26); and
4) Being the sheep of His pasture, giving food to all flesh (Ps79:13, 136:25).
But 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 not in the name Jehovah but the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
Let them hear not the righteousness or law of Jehovah but the truth,
Deliver from the slavery not of Pharaoh but of sin (Rm6:17),
Rescue not the flesh but the souls.
As He died Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Gave a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Father from the roots of the mountains in Sheol (Jnh2:1-9; He1:2);
2) Judged the devil the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) By grace gave the redeeming blood as gift to all men (Eph1:7).
The heaven that He entered after He resurrected is where
There is only the praise of thanksgiving forevermore (Rev4:9, 7:12, 11:17).
The Holy Spirit who came from there
Lets those who received the grace of God
Be anguished to return to the Lord for all He has done (Ps116:12).
Even if he is seized of everything and loses everything (Hab3:17-18)
The Christian always gives thanks in words or deeds (Col3:17) for
Jesus Christ has now become:
My living God;
My Owner who bought me with His precious blood;
My King who reigns in power and leads in triumphal procession (2Co2:14); and
My Father who receives me once I return to Him regardless of the sins I committed (1Jn1:9), who hears me whenever I cry out to Him.
O Lord,
From the moment I open my eyes to the moment I close them
Whether I eat or starve, whether I live or die
Let my lips only utter, "Thank You, Yeshua."
Thank You for considering me faithful and giving me this duty.
With my life, I thank You and thank You for Yeshua alone. Amen.
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I Am He Who Lives This Day
(Mt6:25-34)
God is everlasting (Neh9:5).
His existence is everlasting and
His Word is also everlasting (Is40:5; 1Pe1:25).
Faith is longing for Him and
The life of this faith is about living this day before the eternity of God.
Eternity is an attribute of the only true God, which
Refers to the fact that He alone is the same yesterday and today and forever (He13:8).
While man has yesterday and today, tomorrow is not guaranteed for him."¨
Thus, before the presence of God he can only live "this day," which is
The day "I" the being am certainly existing,
The day "I" the being can do things.
As such, the choice I made yesterday determines who I am today and
The choice I make today determines who I am tomorrow.
Nevertheless, the foolish or the mad is he who
Foolishly dwells in the past and
Presumptuously speaks of the future (Jas4:13-16).
The Bible is the wisdom to live for this day as
It illustrates how from the six days of creation yesterday differs from today.
One day Adam sinned and was driven out of the Garden (Ge3:4-6, 24), after which
He had to toil to find food, only to return to dust in the end (Ge3:17-19) and
By the sin that entered the spirit he had to bear the burden of eternal death (Rm5:12).
Not missing the opportunity of this day (Ge25:31-34),
Jacob bought with a single meal the birthright from his brother Esau,
While Esau could not bring about any change even after he repented (He12:16).
At the end of 430 years, on that very day,
The people of Israel were delivered from their slavery in Egypt (Ex12:41).
Furthermore, after seeing God's salvation which He worked for them
They never saw the Egyptians again (Ex14:13).
Despite the fact that they ate their daily bread manna which God sent from heaven
Everyday for 40 years in the desert (Ex16:3-6, 13-36), however,
Because they longed their past they were struck down by a very great plague (Nu11:33).
In the Book of Deuteronomy
Moses repeatedly commanded the people who were in the desert this day
To choose to obey the commandments and choose life (Dt30:19-20) for
Entering the promised land tomorrow and their days were still long ahead (Dt5:33).
Referring to the temple where the ark with the golden vase of manna was (He9:1-5),
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 in not the name Jehovah but the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43),
Give not the perishable food for the flesh but the imperishable food of eternal life (Jn6:31-35),
To not just the Jews but all souls of men.
As such, He finished His course in the three years of His ministry like a day (Lk13:31-33).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Finished the day of the Son of Man and commended His soul to the Father (Lk26:46);
2) Destroyed the works of the devil (1Jn3:8); and
3) Gave life to all men through His redeeming blood (Eph1:7).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne.
He is the Lamb who is the same yesterday, today and forever (He13:8).
The Holy Spirit who came from there
In the name Yeshua to those who have eaten the bread from heaven, His flesh (Jn6:51) and
Lets them live this one day.
The Christian is he who
Does not worry about what to eat (Mt6:31)
But rather thinks about what to do this day.
He does not dwell on yesterday (Mt6:34) and
He does not put off until tomorrow the work that must be done today.
He lives for the kingdom of Christ and His body the church (Mt6:33), and
The souls given to him (He13:13) for
The best choice I make this day will decide my eternity.
O Lord,
Let us not talk nonsense about tomorrow like a mad man.
Rather, let us live this day passionately doing the Lord's work and
On that day called this day let us go before You! Amen.
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I Long for the Lord's Gifts
(1Co12:1-11)
God is the Lord of grace.
Every good and perfect gift comes down from Him (Jas1:17) and
He gives even more to those who long for His gifts (Ps107:9).
Faith is knowing the best gift and the One who gives it (Jn4:10) and
The life of this faith is longing for the Lord's gifts and using them.
Everyone loves gifts for they are freely given and
They carry the heart of the giver.
As such, when the receiver receives it gladly the giver is satisfied,
But when the receiver does not then the giver feels insulted.
The Bible is a bundle of God's gifts.
Upon the general grace of all things given to all men (Ge1:28; Ecc3:13),
God gave the only begotten Son as the special grace (Jn1:16).
To those who have received such gifts of God
God would continually give the Holy Spirit and various gifts.
After he sinned, the ancestor of mankind Adam was driven out of the Garden (Ge3:4-6) and
All men lost everything to the prince of the world, the devil.
For Abraham believed in God's promise of seed
He was called righteous (Ge15:1-6) and
Additionally given the promise of a land and even kingdoms (Ge17:6).
Accordingly, his descendants, the Israelites, were delivered from their slavery in Egypt and
Received the gift of becoming a kingdom of priesthood (Ex19:6; Nu8:19).
The sanctuary reminded them of the inheritance they received as gift, for which
They longed for the restoration of Israel even in the midst of disasters.
However, 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 Father's gift to all men (Mt7:9-11),
The living water, the blood of the only begotten Son (Jn4:10).
To those who receive this gift with great joy (Jn1:12)
He would send the Holy Spirit as another gift, thus leaving the world in haste (Jn16:7).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Received the world and the throne as the gift that the Father prepared for the Son (He1:2);
2) Condemned the devil who coveted the throne (Is14:12-15; Jn10:8); and
3) Gave His blood as gift to all mankind (Rm5:15-17).
He rose and ascended to heaven, and sat on the throne from where
He gives grace (He4:16):
The Father gave the Son,
The Son the blood and the Holy Spirit, and
The Holy Spirit spiritual gifts (1Co12:1).
The Spirit of grace comes to those who receive the gift of the blood of Yeshua (Ac2:38) and
Lets them know the things they have been freely given (1Co2:12).
The man of the Spirit is he who is
Deeply moved by the Lord's gift that cannot be bought with money (Ac8:20).
Thus, he speaks in tongues until his jaw drops,
Drives out demons even if he is called being out of mind, and
Longs for various gifts and uses them as
The Lord makes more abundant for those who have
While He takes away from the one who has little (Mt25:29).
The gift that he needs until the end is the gift of faith for
By faith one is justified, saved, becomes a child of God, and receives eternal life.
Furthermore, the prayer of faith has the power to move mountains (Mk11:23).
O Lord,
Let us all receive the gift of faith that
Allows us to simply believe! Amen.
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I Am the Light of the World
(Mt5:14-16)
God is the light (1Jn1:5).
In Him there is no darkness or shifting shadows (Jas1:17),
He lives in unapproachable light (1Ti6:16) and
Lets the children of light enter the holy city (Rev21:24).
Faith is becoming the children of light (Eph5:8) and
The life of this faith is shining on to the world the light that is within oneself for
Light cannot be hidden (Mt5:14-16) and it must shine to reveal all things.
The Bible shows the showdown between light and darkness.
God created the light and separated it from darkness (Ge1:3-4; Is45:7) and
The universe was made to contain until the judgment the angels (2Pe2:4),
The depths of the pit, Hades (Ge1:2; Is14:12-15).
As such, even Mount Horeb where Moses received the law was
Covered in the thick darkness (Dt5:22).
The light God created in the beginning was the material, finite light (Ge1:3-4).
While with the longevity of the sun
The fate of all living things on earth was determined,
The soul that receives the light in the Word will have eternal life (Is60:19; Jn1:4, 8:12).
Even in "the dark ages" the sole comfort for Israel was (Is50:10)
The Temple of Jerusalem (Da9:17) for the name Jehovah in it was the light of Israel (Ps27:1).
According to the prophecy, to all peoples the light, Yeshua, came (Is60:1-3) and said,
"Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19-20), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would not in the name Jehovah but the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
Shine the light to not only Israel but all the Gentiles (Lk2:32),
Not in the temple but in the souls of men (Lk11:33).
As such, His face shone like the sun (Mt17:2) for
He is the true light who made the light (Jn1:1, 4, 9-10).
While the sun's light failed and there was darkness over the whole land (Lk23:44),
Yeshua died and said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The Father is the immortal light (1Ti6:16);
2) Condemned the devil who disguises himself as an angel of light (2Co11:14; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood on all men who are in darkness and gave the light of life (Mt4:16; Jn8:12; Eph1:7).
He resurrected and entered the New Jerusalem (Rev21:23) where
There is no need for the sun or the moon for it is filled with His marvelous light (1Pe2:9).
The Holy Spirit who came from there
Lets those who became the children of light
Put on the armor of light so they may become the light of the world (Rm13:12).
The Christian is he who does not hide his faith
From his family or whoever in the world (Mt5:15) but rather reveals it through
Deeds that are good, right and true (Eph5:9)
He is clothed in fine linen, bright and pure (Rev19:8) so
When the end of the world comes and the sun becomes black as sackcloth (Rev6:12)
He longs to escape Hades faster than the speed of light and
Enter the New Jerusalem that is bright (Rev21:24).
O Lord,
For I had loved darkness in the past
I did many evil, shameful things in hiding.
But now, for I love the light
Without hiding I want to reveal that I am a crazy Christian!
I want to climb up the mountains and shout it out,
I want to stand out on the street and cry out.
Let us proclaim the excellence of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light!
Amen.
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I Have Met Yeshua
(Pr8:17; Lk19:1-10)
God is living.
He is living in His existence and person and
He meets with those who earnestly seek Him (Jer29:13).
The success or the failure of one's life depends on whom he meets for
Meeting an evil man is the beginning of bad luck while
Meeting a good man is possessing the key to good luck.
Faith is longing to meet with God and
The life of this faith is seeking Him when it is the time to and meeting Him (Ps32:6; Is55:6) for
The personal encounter with the living God must foster a personal relationship (Jn20:28), as
An encounter or meeting is not being a spectator among many
But rather it is having a relationship with Him so I know Him and He knows me (Mt25:12).
The Bible provides the chance for men to encounter God.
Although after Adam, the ancestor of all men, sinned and was driven out of the Garden (Ge2:17, 3:4-6),
All men became lost (Ge3:24),
It indicates that those who seek God wholeheartedly can find Him for He is a God nearby (Jer23:23).
The Old Testament contains stories of those who encountered God:
Abraham, Lot, Jacob, Moses etc (Ge18:1-2, 16-17, 19:1-3).
They did not, however, meet Him directly for
They met the God who revealed Himself through the angel (Ge32:24-30; Hos12:3-4) for
No one can see God and live (Ex33:20-23).
Inside the Tabernacle of Meeting which God instructed the Israelites to build was
The ark of testimony, on top of which was the atonement cover,
The meeting place with God (Ex29:42-43, 30:6, 36).
It was there the high priest who represented the Lord God and the Israelites
Brought the blood of animal before the cherubim and met with God (Ex25:22; He9:7).
The temple was important to them because
Even if their kingdom fell due to their evil deeds (Dt4:26-29)
When they turned from their ways and sought the Lord He promised to meet with them.
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 in not the name Jehovah but the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43),
Not an appearance of the angel but the God revealed in the flesh (Jn1:1, 14) would
Meet with each one of those who believe Him, not like a high priest who represented all
Not in the tabernacle but in the deep place of the soul."¨
As such, He even met with the blind man who with all his heart sought Him (Mk10:46-52).
As He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Laid down His life and committed His soul in the Father's hands (Lk23:46; Jn10:18);
2) Condemned the devil the separator (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With the redeeming blood prepared a chance to meet with all men (Eph1:7).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and
Sat on the throne and
Sent the Holy Spirit in the name Yeshua.
While the Son of Man is the God who came in the flesh to the world to meet with men,
The Holy Spirit is the God who came as the Spirit to meet the souls of His children before His blood.
Like Jacob, the Christian empties himself of everything (Ge32:22-24), and
To find a chance to meet Yeshua (Ps32:6)
Alone in his room he confesses his sins (Ps32:3-5; Mt6:6) and
Passes through the process of repentance (Ac3:26, 9:9).
Through his transformed life (Lk19:5-8)
He testifies that he is someone who has met the living Yeshua.
O Lord,
This human rubbish, the worst of all sinners"¦
You truly met with me!
Let us all, even if we have to break our backs,
Wholeheartedly seek You and meet You.
Through our truly transformed life let us become witnesses of Yeshua.
Let us all testify that our Lord Yeshua Christ lives! Amen.
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I Am Blessed 2
(Mt5:1-2; He7:1-7)
God is the blessed God (1Ti1:11).
From Him comes blessing and
He surely blesses those who consider His blessing as the greatest (He6:14)
With every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places (Eph1:3).
People consider material abundance as blessing and seek it
But when they encounter a problem that cannot be resolved by money
They realize that the true blessing is not the abundance of materials.
Faith is knowing that one has no good apart from Him (Ps16:2) and
The life of this faith is to have God as one's help (Ps146:5) and blessing others (1Pe3:9).
The Bible records the blessings of God:
God blessed the fish, birds and humans, and they multiplied "” the material blessing (Ge1:22, 28);
He blessed the seventh day and there was holiness "” the spiritual blessing (Ge2:3).
To become a blessing, Abram followed God's instruction and
Left his country and his father's house (Ge12:1-2).
He even gave his only son whom he received at 100, for which his seed was blessed.
Accordingly, Isaac became wealthy (Ge26:12-13) and
His family believed that he was blessed (Ge27:4-45).
His son Jacob believed in his father's blessing for him (Ge27:29-30) and
Though he left his home with nothing blessing followed where he went (Ge30:27).
Furthermore, when he surrendered all the possessions he gained over 20 years and
Met an angel (Hos12:3-4), he sought blessing and received the name Israel (Ge32:26-28).
For his son Joseph's sake God blessed (Ge39:5) and Egypt became a powerful country.
As the Israelites left Egypt after 400 years of slavery
They took the treasures from Egypt (Ex12:35-39) with which
They built the sanctuary where the name Jehovah was (Ex20:24).
It promised them that those who keep the law are blessed (Pr29:18):
The growth of their seed (Dt6:3), the inheritance of the land (Ps37:22), a long life (Dt5:16),
Wealth (Dt15:4), not be ruled by others (Dt15:6), guaranteed toil (Dt12:7) etc.
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 bless in not the name Jehovah but the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
Not the descendants of Abraham but all peoples (Ac3:25)
Not with earthly blessing but with every spiritual blessing the heavenly places (Eph1:3) for
He is the One who met Abraham, the blessing among men, and blessed him (He7:1-7),
He is the Son of God (Mt16:16-17; Lk10:23-24).
As such, He showed such through
The signs of multiplying fish and bread, filling up the empty boat etc.
For He ignored those who saw His signs and wanted to make Him their king (Jn6:15),
Out of their disappointment they led Him to death.
But as He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Received blessing from the Father by kneeling before Him in seeking (Jn10:18; He7:7);
2) Judged the thief the devil (Jn10:10; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Purchased all men with His redeeming blood (Eph1:7).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and
Sat on the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent "¨
Comes in the name Yeshua to those who are poor in spirit (Mt5:3) and
Blesses them with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.
The blessed is he who
Knelt before Yeshua Christ.
He prays in the name of Yeshua and lives only by His word,
Does not repay evil with evil, reviling with reviling, but on the contrary, blesses (Rm12:14; 1Pe3:9) for
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord (Rev14:13) as
He longs to enter the greatest blessing of the wedding feast of the Lamb,
The first resurrection (Rev19:9, 20:6).
O Lord,
We have no good apart from You.
Let us live only with the name Yeshua, our greatest blessing and
Until our last breath let us bless! Amen.