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I Am He Who Is Ready
(Mt25:1-13)
God foresees and plans.
Before eternity He established His purpose (Eph3:11) and
Lets those who are prepared according to His plan enter His prepared place.
Faith is believing Him and
The life of this faith is about always being ready in order to enter the wedding feast He prepared, as even the head of the state, the queen etc all must be prepared through tests and confirmation.
The Bible illustrates the following.
The purpose of God: making the Son the Heir of all, destroying the devil and saving men;
The dispensation of God: the creation of the spiritual world "” the corruption of angels/ the origin of sin "”
the creation of Hades "” Adam's sin "” the judgment by a deluge "” the exodus "”
the Son of God (His appearance "” death "” resurrection "” return) "” the end of the world; and
The providence of God: the process of God seeking those who are ready through tests "” such as
Noah and his family who built the ark and were saved (Ge6:13-21, 7:6) and
Abraham who left his country and gave his only son as a burnt offering etc (Ge12:1-2, 22:1-14)."¨
While through Moses the Israelites left Egypt after four generations, 430 years (Ge15:13), which was
According to the timetable of God (Ex2:23-25; Ac7:30),
All those who disregarded God wandered in the desert for 40 years and died as
They were not ready to enter the promised land (Nu14:1-33).
The sanctuary where the name Jehovah was reminded them of this and
The prophets were those who prepared the way of the Lord (Mt3:3; Mk1:2-3).
As such, it was prophesied that according to God's appointed time
The end would not delay but surely come (Hab2:3).
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 not in the name Jehovah but in the Father's name Yeshua
Prepare a place in not Canaan but the Father's house (Jn14:1-2)
For not only Israel but all peoples (Lk2:30-31) "” that is,
The wedding feast, the height of happiness (Mt22:8).
While the wedding feast was ready
The Jews who disregarded it were not worthy and
The gentiles of whom many were invited but only a few were chosen for
They did not prepare a wedding garment (Mt22:1-14).
For He knew His time was near Yeshua went to Jerusalem (Lk13:31-32) and He was arrested
But as He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Laid down His life according to the Father's will from before the creation (Jn10:18; He1:2);
2) Judged the devil, for an angel can never be an heir (IS14:12-15; He1:14); and
3) According to the plan before the creation redeemed all mankind (Eph1:4, 7).
Despite the fact that through the resurrection and the ascension of Yeshua Christ
God's dispensation for the Son was completed,
The Holy Spirit came for there still remains the day when
Those who have become children of God on earth must enter the Father's house.
The Christian is he who
Prepares to enter the wedding feast in the air when the Lord returns.
Therefore he always stays awake and keeps his garments on (Mt24:42; Rev16:15),
Living a surpassing life that is set apart from the world (1Co7:29-31),
Putting effort to save souls (1Ti4:1-2),
Laying up his treasure in heaven (Mt6:20; Jas5:3) for
He sees the signs of the end times according to the word of His prophecy (Mt24:1-14, 32) and
Keenly realizes that the time is near (Rev1:3, 22:16).
O Lord,
For what are you still waiting?
What more signs do we need?
Let us all become those who are ready.
Amen, Lord Yeshua come!
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I Am He Who Believes
(Mk16:17-20; He11:1-3)
God is living (Mt16:16).
Though He is invisible He exists and
He lets those who believe Him experience His living existence.
Faith is believing Him and
The life of this faith is seeing Him who is invisible and living before Him (He11:27).
For there is no one without faith
Men have believed in things that are invisible and developed science and civilization.
As such, there is self-confidence, which is the belief that is
Subjective, self-assurance, all based on one's own experience and knowledge,
While there is the faith by revelation which is
Objective, the assurance fo God, the faith that is based on His word.
The Bible reveals the visible world (the material world/ limited) and
The invisible world (the spiritual world / eternity);
The visible beings (animals, humans / limited) and
The invisible beings (God, angels, demons, souls / eternal),
The visible heaven (the atmosphere, the universe / limited) and
The invisible heaven (the spiritual heaven / eternal).
The Bible gives the full account of the events that unfolded according to such,
Beginning with the story surrounding
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden (Ge2:17, 3:4-6).
Deceived by Satan, that is, the devil (Is14:12-15; Rev12:7-9), Adam sinned and
All men became hell-bound with the devil (Mt25:41).
While there are stories of men in the Old Testament who saw God,
In reality no one saw Him directly for no can see God and live (Ex33:20).
Rather, Abraham, Jacob and Moses (Ge18:1-15, 32:30) all saw
The angel in the name Jehovah (Hos12:3-5).
To the people of God, Israel, who believed in the living existence of God
The temple where the name Jehovah was (2Ch2:6) had a great meaning.
So when Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19),
They were shocked but through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
Not an angel but the very nature God (Php2:6) would
Show God not ideologically but in reality (Jn14:9).
Even though those who saw Him as a son of Joseph considered Him absurd (Jn6:42),
The unclean spirits who recognized Him as the Son of God trembled (Mk1:23-27, 34; Lk8:26-33) for
As spiritual beings demons could recognize that
He is the Word the Spirit who became flesh (Jn1:1, 14).
As He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1)Became the Lord of faith who believed in the Father to raise Him back from the dead (Jn10:18; He12:2):
2)Judged the origin of sin the devil (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3)As the last Adam redeemed the sin of the first Adam (1Co15:45-47; Eph1:7).
His resurrected body that has flesh and bones (Lk24:39)
Perfectly showed the existence of God and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent from heaven
Exposes the spiritual world and the schemes of the devil, his great organization (Eph6:10-12).
The Christian is not someone who seeks ethical cultivation, charity or pursue an ideology.
But rather, he is engaged in the spiritual warfare for
There is no safety zone in his household, the church or even his prayer hour.
Therefore, in every hour, every second he only thinks of the name Yeshua and
He is not deceived by the teachings of the deceiving spirits (1Ti4:1-2).
In the name Yeshua, he speaks in tongues and drives out demons,
As though he was seeing those invisible for
He longs to escape the burning universe in the last day
Wearing the crown of glory and return to the kingdom of heaven.
O Lord,
Though we have never seen our Father's face
We believe that our Father is living.
Let us survive the days in Hades swarming with evil spirits and
Until we return gloriously to the Father's house
Let us only think of the name Yeshua every minute, every second.
Let there be no place in our thought for demons to invade! Amen.
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I Am Strong
(Is41:8-16; Rm15:1)
God is the Redeemer (Ps19:41).
He strengthens the weak and redeems them from hands too strong for them (Jer31:11), and
Prolongs the life of the mighty by His power (Job24:22).
Faith is knowing one's weakness and becoming strong through God (Ps39:4) and
The life of this faith is about breaking through whatever the adversity and bearing the failings of the weak (Eze34:4; Rm15:1).
Worms are annelids that have no bones, horns, teeth, eyes, ears, or lungs
But with their mouths dig a hole in the ground and swallow the dirt and excrete.
The Old Testament calls Israel a "worm" for
They are a weak people with a fixed territory and civilization with no weapons.
According to the providence that
Their ancestor Jacob received as the younger in his mother's womb (Ge25:23) and
Wrestled an angel and received the name Israel (Ge32:28; Hos12:3-4),
They received the help of God and 400 years later they were delivered from their slavery
By the power and the mighty hand of God (Ex32:11).
Among the men who went to Canaan to spy the land
All those who saw the giants dwelling there and became afraid and
Those who heard them and complained (Nu13:28-32)
Fell in the desert and died (Nu14:39-40),
While only those who said, "they are bread for us," lived and crossed the Jordan (Nu14:7-9. 30).
Joshua conquered the land of those strong on their chariots of iron (Jos17:18, 23:9),
While the young David, not having his heart fail because of man (Sa17:32-52)
Brought down the giant Goliath to death, and so becoming
A king of Israel greatly expanding the territory of Judea.
When he was attacked by the Ethiopians
King Asa cried out, "O Lord, let not man prevail against you" and
Destroyed their army of a million men (2Ch14:9-12).
So the Israelites became strong and bold because of Jehovah who was with them.
Thus, even when they had forgotten Him and were scattered among the nations (Neh1:8-10)
The temple where the name Jehovah the Redeemer of Israel remained as their hope.
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),
With His mighty hands and outstretched arms
He would redeem in not the name Jehovah but the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
Not Israel but the souls of all nations from the hand of the devil (Mt12:29) for
The weakness of God is stronger than men (1Co1:25) and
By coming as the Son of Man He sympathizes with the weakness of men (He4:15, 5:2).
For even in His appearance He had no fighting spirit (Is53:2-3)
Thus disappointing the Jews who had longed for a mighty messiah and rejected Him.
As He stretched out His arms and died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Commended His weakest self into the Father's mighty hands (Lk23:46);
2) With His authority to die judged the devil the ruler of death (Mt12:29; He2:14); and
3) Bore the weakness of all men (Rm5:6, 8:1-7).
The Father raised Him back to life and He resurrected.
Yeshua ascended to heaven, and sat on the throne as the strongest.
The Holy Spirit calls out from the world the weak (1Co1:27) and
Gives them the name Yeshua, a threshing sledge with new, sharp teeth (Is41:15).
The Christian is unarmed, nonresistant and
Appears weak like a worm having nothing attractive.
However, he is able to overcome poverty, tribulation, the sword, the unrighteous power,
Chains, prison and even severe punishment, and
Thus the world is not worthy of him (He11:33-38; Ac16:25-34).
Rather, he bears the failings of the weak (Rm15:1).
O Lord,
You called a weakling in the heart, the body and will like me.
Now make me a strong one of whom the world is not worthy.
Whatever the adversity or the affliction
In the name Yeshua the sharp teeth let us thresh and crush them!
Even if we lose everything
Let us have a strong faith. Amen.
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I Am A Surpassing Intellectual
(Php3:7-12)
God is the God of knowledge (1Sa2:3).
His knowledge is wonderful and high (Job11:6; Ps139:6), and
His eyes keep watch over those with His knowledge (Pr22:12).
Faith is having my soul be delighted by the knowledge of God and
The life of this faith is considering as rubbish one's knowledge (Php3:7-8) and living by and
teaching the knowledge of the truth (Tit1:1).
The modern times we live in is inundated with knowledge
Due to the available information and technology, and communication.
Although even without education, literacy and intellectual discipline one can gain much knowledge,
There is no other book in the world but
The Bible where one can gain the great surpassing knowledge for it contains the knowledge of God.
It demonstrates the time before the beginning and the time after the end of the world, that is,
An eternal "time" (Ge1:1; Jn1:1; Rev21:1),
The heaven of the heavens, that is, the spiritual heaven outside the universe (Ge1:1; 2Ch2:6),
The creation of all things and the principle of sustaining them (He1:2-3, 11:3),
The soul of man, not just the flesh, that is, the life-after-death (Ge1:28, 2:7; Jn5:29),
The deluge that disrupted the development of civilization (Ge6:1-7) etc.
During the exodus of Israel
By His knowledge God opened the sea and
Let the clouds drop down the dew for food (Pr3:20), and
They became the people of wisdom and understanding (Dt4:6).
While the sanctuary reminded them that,
"The god of knowledge = Jehovah" and "Israel = the people of knowledge,"
Because they rejected knowledge, they were destroyed before other nations (Hos4:6, 6:6).
Meanwhile, the prophet Isaiah prophesied about
The appearance of a righteous servant full of the Spirit of knowledge (Is53:11)
A shoot coming from the stump of Jesse and it would be then when
The earth would be full of the knowledge of God (Is11:1-2, 9).
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 teach not in the name Jehovah but in the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
Not only to the people of Israel but to all nations (Mt28:9)
The greatest knowledge (Jn8:55, 13:13) for
He was in the Father's bosom in the beginning (Jn1:1, 18),
The incarnate Word (Jn1:14),
In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col2:3).
However, by the teachers of the law who had called themselves the greatest intellectuals,
He was passed over to death (Lk11:52).
Nevertheless, as He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Surrendered before the knowledge and the judgement of the Father (Jn10:18; Rm11:23);
2) Judged the devil who forgot the limit of the created (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood redeemed those who sinned because of their lack of knowledge (Eph1:7).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and sat down on the throne there.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent is the Spirit of knowledge (1Co2:6-16) who
Teaches that "Yeshua = the word of Yeshua = the truth."
The Christian is he who
Considers like rubbish the knowledge he gained from the world (Php3:7-8) and
With the great surpassing knowledge of knowing Yeshua
Goes out to the world and not intimidated by worldly intellectuals (Ac4:13, 16:30),
Boldly testifies even before those who kill and
Makes disciples of all nations and teaches them (Mt28:19) for
He knows that there is no other knowledge greater than that (Job21:22),
For the knowledge of the world increases grief (Ecc1:18)
While the knowledge of the truth brings life and joy to the soul (Ecc2:10; PHp3:11).
O Lord,
While we wanted to be great intellectuals when were were young and
Became embarrassed because of our lack of knowledge at older age.
But You called such uneducated, common men (Ac4:13-14) like us and
Made us the wisest men!
We are so proud and happy.
Let us boldly teach the knowledge of the truth to whomever we meet and
Let any wise man we meet be brought to surrender before the word of Yeshua!
Amen.
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I Am A True Worshipper
(Jn4:19-20)
God is Spirit (Jn4:24).
He seeks true worshippers (Jn4:23) and
Shines His face to those who give worship worthy of the glory of His name (Ps29:2, 67:1).
Worship (proskuneo) means to "see the face of God."
Although God is spirit, through worship one can meet with Him.
As such, faith is longing to see the face of God and
The life of this faith is putting effort to have successful worship, not sparing even one's only son (Ge22:1-12).
The history of the Bible illustrates that the greatest blessing is seeing the face of God and
While the greatest curse is being hidden from the face of God.
Deceived by the devil, Adam sinned and was banished from the Garden,
Not ever being able to return there for it was guarded by a flaming sword (Ge3:4-6, 24).
Furthermore, Cain who failed at his sacrifice killed his brother and was punished for it "” that is,
Hidden from the face of God (Ge4:4-14).
On the mount God instructed with the offering He instructed (Ge22:1-18)
Abraham did not spare his only son and worshipped God and as a result received a great blessing.
Wrestling all night and receiving blessing
Jacob saw the face of God, that is, the face of an angel (Ge32:31; Hos12:4),
As Moses saw the back of God on Mount Horeb for
No can see the face of God and live (Ex33:20-23).
As the people of God who sought the face of God (Ps24:6)
When the Israelites entered the tabernacle on the Sabbath (Ps99:5; Is66:23) and
Worshipped before one altar (2Ch32:12),
They received peace and salvation (Nu6:26; Ps80:1).
However, because they worshipped other gods
Calamities and tribulation came against them (Ps31:17-18).
Yet when they turned from their evil ways and returned to the temple where the name Jehovah was
God forgave their sins and healed their land (2Ch7:14).
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 make a way for all men for
Neither the true worship where the name Jehovah was in Jerusalem of the Southern Kingdom
Not the spiritual worship on Bethel of the Northern Kingdom (1Ki12) but
But the worship in spirit and in truth in the name Yeshua for
The Word became flesh (Jn1:1, 14) and He Himself revealed the face of God (Jn4:20-26).
Even though sinners spat on His face (Mt26:67), He did not curse them but
Rather as He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Offered the greatest sacrifice and worshipped the Father the Most High (Ps50:14);
2) Judged the devil who left his position of serving God (Jude1:6); and
3) Made a way for those who gain the confidence by His blood to enter the true sanctuary (He10:19-20).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and sat on the throne
Becoming the eternal High Priest before the Father (He7:21, 9:24) and
He is worshipped by all angels and those who are redeemed (Rev4:10).
On the Lord's Day (Rev1:10)
The Holy Spirit lets those gathered in the name Yeshua to worship in spirit and in truth (Mt18:20)
By giving the best praise, offerings (material, souls) (Lk21:2; Eph5:19).
He who worships successfully
Receives forgiveness, peace and healing and has
His angel always seeing the face of God (Mt18:10).
Furthermore, he longs to see the face of the Lord in the air
On the day He appears a second time (He9:28) and
Serve Him eternally in heaven (Rev22:3-4) for
Heaven is where one worships eternally.
O Lord,
Let us all long and long to see the face of the Lord and
Worship successfully while on earth.
And on the day You return
Let us all see Your face in the air! Amen.
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I Speak the Truth In Christ
(Rm9:1; 1Ti2:7)
God is the true God (Jer10:10).
He is the same as the first and the last, the beginning and the end (Rev22:13), and
He only speaks the truth (2Sa7:28; He6:18).
Faith is believing Him and
The life of this faith is not being deceived (Jas1:16) and only listening to the truth and only speaking the truth.
Since the human society is communicated and connected through language,
For whole life from the waking hour until going to sleep
Everyone uses it at home, school and work with the phone, TV etc.
But are they truth or lies?
Depending on whose words one listens to, the fate of his life is determined.
As such, discerning the truth in the court is an urgent matter of concern.
The Bible discerns truth and lies and shows their result:
Those who speak the truth will go to the true heaven (He9:24)
While those who lie will go to hell (Rev21:8, 27, 22:15) "” that is,
Those who are deceived, that is, all mankind and the deceiver the devil (Mt25:41; Tit3:3).
This is because the ancestor Adam ignored the word of God (Ge2:17, 3:4-6) and was
Deceived by the liar the devil and sinned (Jn8:44).
The sanctuary where the ark containing the name Jehovah and the stone tablets was
Reminded that it is impossible for God to lie (He6:18) for
According to the word of God that promised Abraham (Ge15:13),
His descendants returned after 430 years of their slavery in Egypt (Ex12:41).
The Law which they received commanded them to not be deceived.
Although it treated bearing false witness
Just as a grave sin as committing murder (Ex20:16; Zec13:3; Jas2:10),
The Israelites listened to the lies of the false prophets (Is30:9; Eze13:19),
Ultimately bringing on curse upon themselves.
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 not in the name Jehovah but in the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
Speak through not angels or the prophets but the Son (He1:1-2) for
The true God came in the flesh to speak the truth (Jn1:1-2, 14, 18) as
He alone knew where He came from and where He was going (Jn8:13-14).
Although the word of Yeshua is the truth, the word of the Father (Jn8:26, 14:24) and
Gives life to the spirit (Jn6:63),
The Jews considered Him to be a liar for what He said (Mt16:21; Jn2:19, 10:30-33),
Thus passed over to death (Mt26:61).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) According to the Father's command laid down His life (Jn10:17-18);
2) Judged the serpent who lied, the father of lies (Ge3:4; Jn8:44); and
3) Redeemed those who sinned because they were deceived (Rm7:11).
His resurrection testified that His word is true and that
He is the true God (Jn20:28).
The Holy Spirit sent from the true heaven (He9:24) is
The Spirit who discerns truth from lies (1Co2:10).
While the world refuses to hear the truth and
By the deceiving spirits and the teachings of demons (1Ti4:2)
The false churches teach another gospel, another Yeshua (2Co11:3-4), that is,
The "prosperity gospel," the secular theology (Rev2:14-15),
The man of the Spirit, however, is he who rejects any other word (Rm3:4),
Desires to only listen to the truth and only speak the truth "”
In other the words, regarding Yeshua and the word of Yeshua.
This is because when the Lord appears a second time for those who long for Him (He9:28)
He wants to be testified that the words he spoke are truth.
O Lord,
Let only the truth be heard in my family, in our church.
Whatever test, suffering or temptation comes
Let us overcome by one word of the truth "”
Lord Yeshua is coming back soon! Amen.
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I Am A Witness of the Word
(Lk1:1-4; He1:1-3)
God is the God of revelation.
He reveals Himself in His own time according to His ways and
He reveals Himself to those whom He wants so that they may understand the Word (Lk24:25; Ac16:14).
While religion originates spontaneously from humans seeking deity,
Christianity is obeying the Word of God, that is, the faith by revelation.
Faith is longing to understand the Word and
The life of this faith is obeying the Word and experiencing it, becoming a witness of the Word.
The Word (ho logos) refers to "God's self-manifestation."
Outside the Word there is no other way for man to know God for
God is greater than all things, greater than the universe (2Ch2:6; Jn10:29).
The Bible demonstrates the greatness of God through
The things that were fulfilled according to the word of God (Lk1:1):
His eternal power and divine nature revealing through all things (Rm1:19-20),
Abraham giving birth to a son at the age of 100 (Ge18:10-15),
Moses leading the Israelites who had been slaves for 400 years etc.
The stone tablets that Moses brought down from the mount (Ex19:20, 20:22) and
The radiant skin of his face were proofs that Jehovah spoke with him (Ex34:29).
The sanctuary where the ark of testimony containing the stone tablets
Reminded them that if they obeyed the commandments (Lev19:37)
They would dwell in the promised land and be the people of God.
But because they did not obey, the curses according to His word came upon them (Dt28:15).
Furthermore, according to the prophet Elijah's word the rain stopped for three years and
According to his prayer it rained again (1Ki17:1-18:41).
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),
In not the name Jehovah but the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
He would let all men hear not the word spoken by the angels (Hos12:4; He2:2)
But the word spoken by the Son (Mt17:1-8; He1:2), which is
Not the Law of Moses or the Prophets but
The word spoken by the Word for
He is the Word in the beginning, that is, God (Jn1:1-2, 14),
The incarnate Word, the only begotten Son (Jn1:18).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Fulfilled the Law and the Prophets, the Father's command (Mt11:13; Jn10:18);
2) Judged the devil who left his proper domain, position on his own (Is14:12-15; Jude1:6); and
3) Redeemed the sins of all men and purified them with His blood (He1:3).
The nail-marks on the hands of the resurrected Yeshua reveal that He is God (Jn20:28)
Letting the disciple who saw Him become a witness of the Word.
The Holy Spirit gives the Spirit of revelation
To enlighten the eyes of the hearts of believers (Eph1:17).
The Christian who believes the Bible which contains the revealed word of God
Obeys the word of Yeshua and experiences the Word and
Becomes a witness of the Word (1Jn1:1-2).
In the name Yeshua (Mk16:17-18)
He is baptized, experiencing the death and the resurrection of Yeshua,
Speaks in tongue and experiences that he is a spiritual being,
Prays and experiences answer,
Lays hand on the sick and experiences healing, and
Drives out demons and experiences spiritual enemies.
Therefore, he is not shaken by any hardship or temptation as
The Spirit makes him a witness of Yeshua.
O Lord,
Let not even one of us come to church out of religiosity.
Rather, let us have a pure and humble heart so that
You can freely reveal Yourself to us.
Let us obey the word spoken by the Word and
Experience the Word to become witnesses of the Word! Amen.
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I Am A CEO
(Mt6:19-21; Mk10:29-30)
God is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
By HIs word He created all things and
With wisdom and knowledge He manages all things (Col2:3).
Faith is longing to become a CEO and
The life of this faith is in order to become the most successful CEO investing one's treasure in
Yeshua and the kingdom of heaven (Mt6:19; Mk10:29-30).
While the best CEO who runs a nation or a corporation
With a managerial philosophy, ideology and leadership is an object of everyone' envy,
If it does not benefit in the life after death it would all be in vain.
For God never manages anything in vain
Creating Adam who sinned and became the devil's slave (Ge3:4-6; 2Pe2:19) was
All preliminary work to God's victory (Ge3:15).
The Bible contains the success story of those who managed according to God's instructions.
Abram left his father's land and home (Ge12:1-4) and
Gave as a burnt offering his only son whom he had at the age of 100 and
Received countless descendants (Ge22:16-18).
Isaac who gave his life up on the altar of burnt offering sowed in the land and
Reaped a hundred fold in the same year (Ge26:12).
Jacob who crossed the Jordan only with a staff
By the time he crossed it again 20 years later his household and livestock became two camps,
Additionally changing the heart of his brother who had come to avenge (Ge32:6-10).
He even received the name Israel determined to receive God's help (Ge32:28).
Furthermore, Joseph who had been sold as a slave
Started out as a manager in a household (Ge39:4-5) and
Eventually became the second in command in Egypt after growing wealth for Egypt (Ge41:15-57).
After their slavery of 400 years in Egypt
The Israelites left with the treasures of Egypt (Ex12:36),
The original tribal people of 70 increased to a people of two million.
The Temple where the name Jehovah was and the Law (Dt32:46-47)
Reminded them of how God let them pass through the wilderness in 40 years and that
He gave them the ability to produce wealth (Dt8:12-18).
In spite of this, however, after settling in Canaan
They managed in vain, even robbing God (Mal1:6-8, 3:6-9) for which
They continued to face wars and curse (Ps4:2, 127:1).
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 not in the name Jehovah but in the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
Give not a long life in Canaan but eternal life in the kingdom of heaven for
He came to seek not the children of Abraham but all souls and
Pay the highest price to purchase them (Mt13:44-46).
Accordingly He showed the success of His management through
The signs of multiplying five loaves of bread and two fish and feeding thousands (Mt14:15-21) and
Filling up an empty boat (Lk5:1-11).
He guaranteed a hundred fold in this life and eternal life in the life after
To those who lay down their most precious treasure for Him and the gospel (Mk10:29-30).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Invested His life and received the guarantee of resurrection and eternal life (Jn10:17-18);
2) Judged the devil who managed in vain (1Jn3:8); and
3) With His precious blood purchased all men in Adam (1Pe1:19; Rev5:9).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and sat on the throne as the Lamb of God where
He receives power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory and praise forever and ever (Rev5:12).
The Holy Spirit comes to
The precious souls purchased by the blood of Yeshua (Ac20:28) and
Helps them to become successful CEOs.
The Christian is he who
Discovered all the hidden treasures of wisdom and knowledge in Christ (Mt12:44; Col2:3), and
Therefore, he sells all his possessions and trades them with Yeshua (Mk10:29-30).
Having made Yeshua his greatest treasure
He longs for the day when his heart will be where his treasure is (Mt6:21; Lk12:32-24).
O Lord,
You let this foolish man become the most successful CEO!
Even if you do not give me anything in this life
If I could be guaranteed eternal life I would not be in want! Amen.
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I Am the Living
(2Co4:7-12)
God is living.
From everlasting to everlasting He is living and
He is the God of the living who is with those who are living (Mt22:32).
Faith is longing to be found as the living and
The life of this faith is in order to be judged as the living in the last day (2Ti4:1) always being alive before Him.
The difference between the living and the dead is that between heaven and earth.
In the midst of a war, an accident or a struggle with a disease,
The effort to prolong the life of the living would continue,
Though it would not for the dead as there is
A stark difference in the legal consequence and the treatment for them.
The Bible highlights the judgment of the living and the dead (2Ti4:1):
The living would head to the kingdom of heaven
While the dead to the second death, that is, hell (Rev20:12-15).
All the living things that God created in the beginning
Sustain their life by their breath (Ge7:21-22; Job7:7).
As such, man is no better than animals for
Once his same breath is cut off he will die (Ecc3:19).
As such, there is nothing more important for the living to know that they will die (Ecc7:2, 9:4-5).
The God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob who revealed Himself to Moses (Ex3:6) had
The name I AM, that is, always existing (Ex3:14).
According to His covenant to their ancestor (Ge15:13)
God led his descendants Israel out of Egypt (Ex12:41) and
Commanded them to build a sanctuary where
They gave the blood of the sin offering of atonement (Ex30:10)
For the life of the flesh is in the blood (Lev17:11, 14).
When Aaron's staff was placed in front of the sanctuary's ark where the name Jehovah was
It budded and blossomed (Nu17:6-8).
In spite of it, however, the Israelites became corrupted
Inquiring of the mediums and spiritists, which eventually led them to their fall (Is8:19-20).
Yeshua 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 become the God of the living (Lk24:38)
Not in the name Jehovah but in the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43) and
In place of all men be cut off from the land of the living (Is53:5-8) for
He is the living God who came in the flesh (Mt16:16; Jn1:14).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the command and testified that the Father alone is the ever living God (Jn10:18);
2) Condemned the devil the origin of sin, the ruler of death (He2:14; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Redeemed the sins of all men and sprinkled His blood, the Spirit of the always living and enduring Word (Eph1:7; 1Pe1:23).
He was raised among the dead after three days (Lk24:38-46) and
Sat on the throne in heaven as the Lamb of God,
The Living One who was once dead but now alive for ever and ever (Rev1:18).
The Holy Spirit comes to those who came to life by the blood of Yeshua and
Lets them always be living.
Therefore, in the name of Yeshua
The Christian worships and comes to life before the living God and,
Prays and breaths.
He eats the living and enduring Word and moves (He4:11-13),
Proclaims the kingdom of God (2Ti4:2) and
Testifies that he is alive on this day (Jas4:15),
Putting every effort to stay alive before Him for
Faith is in present tense and
In the last day he longs to be judged before Christ as the living and
Enter the kingdom of heaven where only the living dwells.
O Lord,
In my life, how much of my time is spent living before God?
Let me no longer be spent for the matters of the dead (Lk9:60).
Let me live before the Lord who is living every minute and second! Amen.
I Am Born Again
(Jn3:1-8)
God is the Father in heaven (Mt23:9).
In His blood He gives birth to children and
By the Spirit He nurtures them to mature (Eph4:13) and
He will take the mature to His house in heaven (Jn14:2-3).
It would be more than a dream for a man to be born again
Especially for those who are more flawed than others and thus are living a sad life.
Faith is longing to become a born-again man and
The life of this faith is in order to be born of water and the Spirit (Jn3:5), eating His word and growing up (He5:14).
Being "born again" according to the Bible is not
What is called reincarnation or transmigration in Hinduism or Buddhism
Where after man dies he returns to life as another man or an animal.
In His image God created man from the dust of the ground (Ge1:27) and
Breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and the man became a living being (Ge2:7).
As such, man is made up of the flesh which
Eats food from dust until he returns to dust when he dies (Ge3:19), and
The spirit that eats the word and finally returns to God (Ge2:17).
Deceived by the devil, however, their ancestor Adam sinned (Ge3:4-6) and
All souls died and would thus go to hell (Rm5:12).
All men are descendants of Noah who survived the great deluge (Lk3:36-38).
While the promise regarding his seed that Abraham received (Ge21:12-13, 22:17-18) or
The sanctuary where the name of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Jehovah was
Demanded of their descendants the distinction of their flesh and blood (Ge28:1),
Their marriage with gentiles due to their repeated captivity (Zec9:10-12)
Eventually brought on God's wrath on them.
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 let the souls of men be born again
Not with the seed (flesh and blood) of Abraham (Jn1:13)
But with the seed of the Word, the blood of the Son (1Pe1:23),
Not as servants made in the name of Jehovah but
As children of God in the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43) for
He would be not an earthly father (Mt23:9) but the Father in heaven (Jn14:7-9).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the command and laid down the life of the Son of Man to receive the life to live eternally (Jn10:17-18);
2) Judged the origin of sin, the devil (He2:14; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled the redeeming blood, the imperishable blood (Eph1:7; 1Pe1:23) and gave a
chance for all souls of men to be born again.
He resurrected and ascended to the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Does not leave the souls who bore the blood of Yeshua (1Jn5:6-7) as orphans (Jn14:18).
But rather, He bears them as a mother hen does her young so
They be born of water and the Spirit.
He lets them eat the word of Yeshua and obey in the church where the Spirit works (Jn6:63) and
Lets them mature in the faith and the knowledge of God (Eph4:13) so that
When the Lord Yeshua returns they would be taken up to the Father's house.
O Lord,
The flesh and blood line of Jews which was distinguished for thousands of years was
Brought down to a perishable seed at one word of Yeshua and
Before such history my soul received the blood of Yeshua!
While the church warmly bears me
Let me diligently eat the Word and
Live like Stephen, Paul and John and only see heaven (Jn3:3; Ac7:53; Rev19:11)!
Amen.
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I Am A Debtor
(Rm1:14-15)
God is the God of grace (1Pe5:10).
He shows grace that cannot be paid back and
Lets those who know grace willingly become a slave of love for Him (Ex21:1-6).
Faith is knowing that one has become a debtor to His grace and
The life of this faith is paying back for the debt of His love.
Whether it is an individual, a corporation or a nation
Anyone in debt prioritizes paying back the debt for
They want to not default on their credit and be freed from the invisible chains.
God gives grace to whom He gives grace (Ex33:19) and
He gives no grace to those are to be destroyed (Jos11:20).
Those who received His grace in the Bible were those who
Considered it God's favor to reveal Himself and speak to them.
Noah received the warning about the great deluge (Ge6:8, 13) and
Built an ark to save his household and himself (He11:7).
Abraham asked the Lord to not pass by and
Hosted a feast having found favor in His sight (Ge18:3-5).
Lot knew that he found favor in His sight in saving his life (Ge19:19-20) and thus
Escaped the destruction of Sodom by brimstone fire.
The Israelites were a people who had received grace because of their ancestors (2Ki13:23).
They were delivered from slavery after 400 years (Ex12:41) and
As they were leaving Egypt they took possession of all the treasures of Egypt (Ex12:31).
Furthermore, the people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness (Jer31:2).
The sanctuary where the name Jehovah, the mercy seat and the golden vase of manna were
Let them render to the Lord for all His goodness to them (Ps116:12) and
Gave them hope for those in captivity to return (Ps145:7).
They were destroyed, however, for they became proud and ungrateful (2Ch32:25).
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 with the blood of not animals but the Son of Man
Deliver from not the slavery in Egypt but the slavery to the devil, to sin (Rm6:12; 2Pe2:19) for
He came as grace upon grace, the only begotten Son (Jn1:1, 14-17).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Tasted death through the suffering of His death and confessed the Father's grace, thus eternally
crowned with glory and honor (He2:7-9);
2) Judged the devil the ungrateful one (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood redeemed all men of their sins, that is, cancelling their debts (Mt18:27; Eph1:7).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and sat on the throne of grace (He4:16),
The grace that the Father prepared for the Son.
The Spirit of grace who came from there (He10:19)
Lets the believers know how great the grace of Christ is (1Co1:12), that is,
The worth of His suffering on the cross and His precious blood (1Pe1:18-19).
He who received grace is he who
Has been forgiven and become a debtor to His love.
The more he tries to pay back the more he knows that there is no way to pay back, and so
Willingly becomes a free slave of Christ's love to death (1Co7:22; Eph6:6).
Therefore, he is compelled to preach the gospel of grace to whomever (Ac20:24; Rm1:14-15).
He infinitely forgives his brother who sinned against him (Mt18:21-25),
Becomes a good steward in His body the church (1Pe4:10) and
Shares all good things with the one who taught him grace (Gal6:6) for
He longs to receive the greater grace brought when Christ returns (1Pe1:13).
O Lord,
Before Your costly grace
I am an eternal debtor!
Now in chains to Your grace
Let me never escape from this marsh of grace until my last breath and
Let me pay back the debt of Your love so that
On the day You return I may receive the grace You will bring! Amen.
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I Am the Lord's
(Rm14:7-9)
God is the Owner.
He made all things and is their Owner, and
He cherishes those who belong to Him and saves them (Ps89:11, 119:94; Mal3:17).
Faith is being happy with the fact one has become His and
The life of this faith is in order to share the Master's joy (Mt25:23), whether he lives or dies he
lives for the Lord.
Everyone cherishes his belongings for
One's happiness and fate is determined by to whom he belongs.
A branded slave cannot leave the watchfulness of his master for all his life
While the government-issued (GI) soldier who belongs to the government, whether he lives or
dies, the government will be responsible for him.
Satan sinned in heaven and was then cast down from there (Is14:12-15).
Deceived by him, Adam sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6) because of which
All mankind became bound to follow the devil to hell (Mt25:41).
Israel who was chosen to be God's own possession (Ps135:4) was
Delivered from their slavery in Egypt of 430 years and
For 40 years they were not put out for He kept him as the apple of His eye (Dt32:10).
The Temple reminded them that, "Israel = the apple of the Lord's eye" = the Lord's (Zec2:8),
Visually reminding that all things belong to the Lord (1Ch29:16).
The commandments regarding the sabbath, the firstborn, tithes etc (Ex13:12, 31:15; Mal3:7-8)
Allowed them to physically experience the fact that they belonged to the Lord.
Nonetheless, Israel ultimately could not escape its collapse (2Ch36:20-21) for
The priests and the entire kingdom stole what belonged to Jehovah and was cursed (Mal1:6, 3:8-9).
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),
Not only Israel but all nations will belong to
Not the Creator Jehovah but
The Redeemer Yeshua "” their souls and flesh and all things they possess.
Following the regulations for the Law
As an infant Yeshua was presented to the Lord (Lk2:22-23) and
Finally as He died He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Gave His life and confessed that the Father alone is the Owner (Ps119:94; Jn10:18; Heb5:7);
2) Judged the devil who by fraud took possession of mankind (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Paid the price with His blood and purchased all men and became their Owner (1Pe1:18-19).
With the wounds between His hands He resurrected (Zec13:6; Php2:7) and
Sat on the heavenly throne and He is the Lamb.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Helps those who have become the Lord's by the blood of Yeshua and
That is until they are sealed with the name Yeshua on their foreheads (Rev7:3).
The man of the Spirit is he who
Does not shake even if the savage devil speaks twisted things (Ac20:29-32),
Even if suffering and persecution awaits
He does not stop his course but finishes it (Job23:10; Ac20:22-24).
If he lives he lives to the Lord, if he dies he dies to the Lord, for
He knows that His Owner will protect him as the apple of His eye and
Before the mark of the beast, of the antichrist (Rev19:20)
He is found with the seal of the name Yeshua on his forehead (Rev7:1-17) so that
He can be saved from the universe where the brimstone fire will take place (Ps119:94), and
Finally see the face of Yeshua seated on the throne and serve Him there (Rev22:3-4)
Entering the joy of the Master, the banquet in heaven.
O Lord,
Whether it is a year of good harvest or a famine it is Your concern,
Whether His servant stands or falls it is Your matter.
So let us all be content with our daily bread.
If we live let us live to the Lord. If we die let us die to the Lord.
Let us all be sealed with the name Yeshua on our foreheads and
Be eternally Yours! Amen.
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I Am A Soldier of Christ
(2Ti2:1-10)
God is the God of glory.
Glory is in Him alone and
He lets the good soldiers of His kingdom obtain salvation with glory (2Ti2:10).
Faith is considering it the greatest honor to have become a soldier of His kingdom and
The life of this faith is risking one's life to become a good soldier in order to please the One who called him as a soldier.
A soldier has a clear spirit of nationalism more than others.
To protect the life and the property of the people
They fulfill their duty of national defense.
The determination for ultimate victory and rigorous training of the mind and the body are of
Essential virtue.
Since the beginning of history there has never been a day without warfare in the world for
This earth is the battlefield of the war in heaven (Rev12:7-9).
Satan who sinned in the spiritual heaven (Is14:12-15) was
Contained in Hades until the great day of judgment (2Pe2:4).
Deceived by the serpent, the devil, Adam sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-5) and thus
The defeat of the offspring of the serpent was determined "” that is,
By the offspring of the woman (Ge3:15).
Inside of their mother Esau and Jacob struggled together and
Jacob came out holding his brother's heel (Ge25:22-26).
He later wrestled against the angel and received the name Israel (Ge32:24-28; Hos12:3-4) for
He struggled with God and overcame.
The history of Israel is referred to as "the wars of the Lord" (Nu21:14) and
Accordingly the Lord God fought proxy wars for Israel.
The war philosophy of Israel was that
The battle is the Lord's (1Sa17:47).
The nations that the Lord left were to test the Israelites (Jdg3:1-4; 2Sa22:40) and that
They defeated the battles that He put into their hands (1Sa17:47).
The Temple of Jerusalem that reminded them of this became
Their consciousness of the existence of their nation itself.
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 in the Father's name Yeshua, not Jehovah (Jn5:43),
Establish not Israel but a kingdom where Yeshua is the Christ,
Not in Jerusalem but inside the souls of all nations
Not by shedding others' blood but by giving His own life (Mt20:28).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the command and gave glory to the Father (Jn10:18; Php2:6-11);
2) With His death judged the ruler of death (He2:14); and
3) Redeemed the sins of all men and delivered them from the devil.
His resurrection is the greatest victory that overcame death the greatest power.
He was crowned and seated on the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent in the name of Yeshua
Lets believers become soldiers of Christ for
The holy war, in other words, the spiritual warfare, the proxy war for Christ.
The world history records how countless people have died because of
Reckless wars by those ignorant of "the holy war" and "the holy land" "”
Namely, those among Israel and the Muslim nations and the Crusaders.
The good soldier of Christ is an invincible warrior who
Knows his enemies whom he must resist to the point of shedding blood:
They are members of his household who are still under the devil (Mt10:34-36),
The world (1Jn2:15-17, 5:4), and the sinful desires and all sins that
War against his soul (Jas4:1; He12:4; 1Pe2:11).
Therefore, he is strong in the grace of Christ's redemption and
Considers death as his weapon like Christ and
Cuts off any civilian affairs that entangles him (2Ti2:4-6; 1Co9:7).
O Lord,
Let us fight for the kingdom where Yeshua is the Christ.
Let us not lose not even one of the souls given to us (Jn6:39).
Let us recapture the souls bound by the devil and bring them to You.
Let the will that triumphed in heaven be fulfilled here in the Church of Jesus!
Amen.
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He Who is From the Beginning
(Jn1:1-3, 14; 1Jn2:12-17)
God is from everlasting to everlasting (Ne9:5).
He is before all things and after all things (Pr8:23), and before time and after time (Is41:4).
He lets those who have His word in them overcome the world and receive eternal life (1Jn2:22-23).
Faith is knowing Him and longing to live in His eternity.
The life of this faith is knowing that everything in life fades away therefore remaining in His word
that stands forever (1Pe1:24-25; 1Jn2:17).
Although the world considers Yeshua as a historical and even a religious figure,
The Bible illustrates that He is who is from the beginning (1Jn1:1, 2:13), the Word in the beginning (Jn1:1-3, 14).
While religions originate from nature, from humans, seeking the supernatural
The Christian faith is based on this Word from the beginning, as it is the faith by the Word.
There are two "beginnings" in the Bible:
One is the beginning of the creation, all things (Ge1:1); the other is an eternal "time" (Jn1:1).
God created the light in the beginning and began time, suggesting that
He will end all things with time (Ge1:3, 5).
While people expect the world to continue to improve and become a better place to live,
This world, the universe, has a time limit as
In the end it will become the eternal lake of fire (Rev20:14).
It is a place where the created archangel who attempted to be like God was
Cast down from heaven (Is14:14; Eze28:13) and contained until the day of destruction (2Pe3:7-13).
Satan, that is, the devil, deceived Adam, the ancestor of men, to sin (Ge2:17, 3:4-6) and
Death came to all men through him (Rm5:12).
According to God's schedule, He called Moses and revealed Himself as
"The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob," who is
"I AM THAT I AM," the self-existent, the only uncreated One (Ex3:14).
The sanctuary reminded the Israelites that Jehovah (I AM) who
Set the time, who began all things is their God who delivered them from Egypt (Is41:4).
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 is before Abraham was born, before all things (Jn8:58; Col1:17) for
He is the Creator of all things, the One before time, from the beginning (1Jn2:13).
For the Word (ho logos) in the beginning is
God Himself who has person, glory and power (Jn1:1, 3; Is41:4)
He remains the same and His years have no end (Ps102:27),
While the authority of the Word and the authority of God are the same (Jn1:1).
As He breathed His last and died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) By dying according to the Father's command put an end to time and entered the Father's time
(Lk23:46; Jn10:18; He1:1-2);
2) Judged the devil who forgot that he was a creature and challenged God (1Jn3:8); and
3) Absorbed into His body all sins that men committed in the flesh, within time (1Pe2:24) and
sprinkled His eternal redeeming blood on the souls of all men (Eph1:4, 7).
He resurrected and revealed that He is the eternal One (He1:10-12).
He ascended to the heavenly throne in the eternal time of the Father.
The Holy Spirit who comes in the name Yeshua
Testifies that Yeshua is the Word in the beginning who became flesh (Jn1:14),
That He is who is from the beginning revealed as man (1Jn2:13) and
Thus His word is the word spoken by the Word who is in the beginning (Mt17:5).
The Christian is he who knows Him who is from the beginning and
Receives the word of Yeshua as the word decided in the beginning and unchanging.
Therefore, he puts every effort for the word to move him for
This world is passing away along with its desires but
The word of the Lord stands forever (1Pe1:25) and
Finally to receive eternal life according to His promise (1Jn2:17).
O Lord,
How can this human life smaller than a speck of dust know the eternal immortal God?
Let not even one of us who are briefly on this time train go back to the world for its desires.
Rather, let us all get on the train bound for the eternal Father's house when the world ends!
Amen.
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I Am An Heir of God
(Rm8:16-25; He1:2)
God is the Father.
For the Son He made all things (Col1:16) and
To the Son He inherits all things (He1:2).
Faith is knowing that one has become an heir of God and
The life of this faith is suffering with Christ in order to become a co-heir with Christ (Rm8:17).
A billionaire wants to inherit his possession, a business owner his business, and a king his throne
To their children even if it is impossible or unlawful.
God wants the Son to proudly become an Heir of all things "”
Thrones, authorities, things visible and invisible, all of which He made for the Son (Col1:16).
When the archangel Lucifer attempted to ascend the throne in the spiritual heaven (Is14:12-15),
He was cast down to Hades, the universe, and contained until the great day of judgment (2Pe2:4).
He further deceived Adam to sin (Ge2:17, 3:4-6) for which
All men became bound for hell with the devil (Mt25:41).
God called childless Abram, "Abraham" (Ge17:4-6) for
He would become a father of many nations and many kings would come from him.
His heir would be not a servant or come from a servant (Ge15:2-4)
But rather from Sarah and himself, that is, Isaac (Ge17:17-19).
Subsequently began the endless tension between
The descendants of Israel and of Ishmael (Ge28:9), as well as
The feud over the birthright between the twins Esau and Jacob (Ge25:21-24, 27:35-46) "”
Both of which had great influence on the history of Israel.
As such, continuing the line of the firstborn was a matter serious enough for them to
At times break their ethics (Mt22:24) for
Anyone neglecting such was even put to death (Ge38:1-26).
For God had commanded, "Let my firstborn son Israel go" (Ex4:22-23)
The pharaoh and all those who disobeyed the Lord's command
Lost their firstborns overnight (Ex12:29).
For the sanctuary reminded them that, "Jehovah = the God of Israel," "Canaan = their inheritance,"
"Israel = the firstborn = the most exalted of the kings of the earth" (Ps89:27),
The Jews became furious when Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple."
However, when He said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19-20),
He meant that, through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would make not the flesh and blood of Israel or that of Ishmael
But the souls of all men heirs of God (Eph3:6) for
A heavenly city, not Jerusalem (He12:22, 13:14), in the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43).
He prophesied His own death, resurrection and
Return in His kingdom (Mt16:21, 28).
As He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Gave His life according to the Father's command and became His Heir (Jn10:18; Php2:6-11);
2) Judged the devil the prince of the world (Is14:12-15; Jn12:31); and
3) In His redeeming blood gave birth to children (Eph1:7; 1Pe1:23).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven as
The firstborn from the dead (He1:6; Rev1:5).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent comes in the name Yeshua
To those who have become His children in His blood (Rm8:16-17) and
Lets them mature to become co-heirs with Christ and share in His sufferings (Rm8:17-25).
The Christian looks to the Lamb on the throne Yeshua (Rev4:1-2, 8, 5:6) who
For the joy set before Him endured the cross (He12:2) so that
When Yeshua returns with all authorities as the King
He would become the first of all men to be in the resurrected body (1Co15:22-23)
To go before Christ and faintly share in His glory (Lk22:28-30).
O Lord,
For thousands of years the descendants of Israel and Ishmael
Continue their bloody fight over the birthright.
The bloodied Jerusalem!
As all creation have awaited we have finally become children of God so
Let us joyfully receive whatever the suffering, persecution, trials and
When Christ returns let us come out to the resurrection to life, the first resurrected bodies and
Go before You as Your firstborns. Amen.
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I Am A Member of the Pure Bride of Christ
(Eph5:25, 27; Rev19:7-8, 21:1-2)
God is holy (Lev11:45).
His essence is holy and
He separates from the nations those who are holy and makes them His possession (Lev20:25).
Faith is knowing Him and
The life of this faith is in living sincerely and purely in order to be welcomed by Christ one
husband as His clean bride (2Co11:2-4).
The Bible indicates the distinction between
What is clean and unclean, what is holy and unholy for
There remains the last day when Hades will be burned up (Ge7:2; Rev20:14).
The Law instructed what was unclean and how to handle them:
Animals (Lev11:4-7), diseases (Lev13), human corpse (Nu19:12), returning soldiers (Nu31:19),
Women after giving birth (Lev12:6), prostitutes (Lev21:7).
The tent, the vessels etc of the holy tabernacle had to be
Cleansed with the blood of animals (He9:21-22),
Even the Levites and the priests who had already been sanctified had to be
Cleansed by having their whole bodies shaved and
Washing their clothes and bodies with water (Nu8:6-7; Neh12:30).
In spite of this, however, the holy people of Israel defiled the temple by
Having mediums and spirits in the courts of the temple (2Ch33:5-7).
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),
In the Father's name Yeshua, not Jehovah,
With His own blood, not the blood of animals,
He would purify the heavenly sanctuary, not an earthly one (He1:3, 9:1, 24)
To make not a people by possession but the Bride of Christ.
For what defiles man is inside of him, that is, sin (Mk7:1-21),
The sinless God came as man and died on the cross to
Purify their sins with His blood (He1:3).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The only One having nothing to do with unclean sin and death is the holy Father alone;
2) Judged the devil, the origin of unclean sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood cleansed all men's sin (He9:22-23).
He resurrected and entered the holy heaven and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent calls and gathers into the Church
The souls cleansed by the blood of Yeshua
To sanctify through and through their spirit, soul and flesh (1Th5:23; 2Th2:13):
The temple = the groom Christ = the Church = the pure bride = the members
All have the essence of holiness.
The Christian is he who denounces
A different savior, a different spirit, a different gospel "”
In other words, liberal theology, prosperity faith, secular faith (2Co11:4),
Turns away from those who think that godliness is a financial gain (1Ti6:5), and
Puts every effort to escape the corruption of the world, such as
Sexual immorality, envy, idolatry etc (Jas1:27; 2Pe2:20)
To be saved from hell, the garbage incinerator (Mt5:22; 2Th2:13) for
He longs to belong as members of the pure bride on the day the groom Christ returns,
To participate in the wedding banquet in the air (Rev19:7-8, 21:1-2).
O Lord,
Like the Amish people we would rather be
Willingly isolating ourselves and living a lonely life
Than returning to the world after having escaped the corruption of the world (2Pe2:20).
Let the Church of Jesus keep herself sanctified from the world and
When the Lord Yeshua Christ returns
Let us all be taken up to the wedding banquet in the air with the church.
Let us not miss the opportunity to repent (Rev2:21)! Amen.
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I Am A Pillar of the Truth
(1Ti3:14-16; Rev3:10-12)
God is the God of truth.
In perfect faithfulness He does the things planned long ago (Is25:1) and
He keeps in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in Him (Is26:3).
A pillar is the most important part of a building because of which
It must be erected first and stay in its place and endure until the end.
Faith is longing to be a pillar of the truth and
The life of this faith is, in order to peacefully return to the heavenly Father's house, keeping His
command to endure patiently and becoming a pillar of the house of God.
The archangel Lucifer was cast down from heaven and contained in Hades (Is14:12-15) for
He wanted to be like God and left his proper domain (Jude1:6),
While Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden (Ge3:24) because
They were tempted by the devil to be like God and sinned (Ge3:4-6).
Jacob saw the God of his ancestors in his dream and received a covenant of blessing and thus
Set up the stone where he laid his head as a pillar calling it Bethel for
It was the house of God, the gate of heaven.
He made a vow saying that once he returned safely to his father's household,
The Lord would be his God and that he would set up God's house (Ge28:10-22).
His descendants, the Israelites, who had been slaves for 430 years left Egypt overnight (Ex12:40-41)
For God in perfect faithfulness did what He planned long ago (Ge15:13).
Although the Temple of Jerusalem reminded them that
"Jehovah = the God of Bethel" (Ge31:13),
It became the object of gentiles' destruction and plunder for
Its doors and doorposts were covered with gold (2Ki18:16).
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 build in the name of Yeshua, not Jehovah
On a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation, not on earth (Is28:16)
The gates of heaven, the house of God, leading to not Canaan but the heavenly Father's house.
This was to build on unmovable rock an unbreakable rock (Mt16:16-18),
The pillar and the foundation of the truth (1Ti3:15), the church,
For the immutable truth is that Yeshua is the God who came as man.
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Trusted the Father who would give His life back to him (Ps112:6; Jn10:18);
2) Judged the devil who left his proper domain on his own (Jude1:6); and
3) Sprinkled His precious blood on souls to raise them to life (1Pe1:18).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and sat on the heavenly throne where
Those whose minds are steadfast have perfect peace.
The Holy Spirit came in the name Yeshua to the church and
Keeps the saints firm until Christ returns (1Co1:8).
He who became a pillar of the truth (1Ti3:15)
Correctly handles the word of truth and builds his faith (2Ti2:15).
He supplements the limits of the pastor and does the various works of service (Eph4:12), and
Stands firm letting no test move him (1Co15:58)
Keeping the word to endure patiently for
He longs to be kept from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world and
Finally enter the Father's house (Rev3:10-12).
O Lord,
The Church of Jesus celebrates Her 33rd Anniversary today!
Let this place be the house of God, the gate of heaven and
Become a beacon that keeps, defends and teaches the truth
To all nations until the next generation.
Let all our members who have overcome many difficult tests become pillars to endure until the end.
Amen.
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I Am A Member of the Body of Christ 2
(Eph4:11-16)
God is love (1Jn4:8).
Through the greatest sacrifice He reveals His love (1Jn4:9-10) and
He takes those who dwell in His love (Jn15:9-10) to the kingdom of His love (Col1:13).
Faith is knowing that one has become a member of the body of Christ and
The life of this faith is loving brothers, fellow members, by the measure of the maturity of Christ (Eph4:13-15).
Brothers born of the same parents, same blood share
The same appearance, characteristics, social class and environment which makes them
The closest tie next after parents, to love, depend on and be honest with (Pr17:17).
In the last days, however, the surge of nuclear families and selfishness of people has
Degraded such relationships to that of jealousy, envy, and rivalry for
This is due to the continuing work of the devil who separated by
Deceiving Adam, the ancestor of mankind, to become God's enemy (Ge2:17, 3:4-6).
The Bible illustrates the events where the tension between brothers is the basis of human tragedy:
The first murder occurred when Cain killed his brother Abel out of jealousy (Ge4:4-8);
The eternal enmity between Jews and Muslims originates from
The tension between the twins Esau and Jacob (Ge25:29-34, 28:9); and
The slavery of Israel in Egypt for 400 years (Ge37:3-36) derived from
The conspiracy of brothers against their brother for whom the father had special affection.
After the Lord's beloved Israelites were rescued resting between His shoulders (Dt33:12),
They received the commandment to love the Lord God (Dt6:5) and
Love their brothers, their fellow Israelties, as themselves (Lev18:16; Dt15:1-3, 7-8, 22:1, 4).
The sanctuary where the stone tablets and the name Jehovah was
Reminded this to them for generations and
Instilled in them this sense of brotherhood.
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 (Jn2:19-20),
He would in the name Yeshua, not Jehovah
Eternally love not flesh and blood but souls
In a relationship between not master and servant but father and children (Ps135:1; Jn1:12), and
Let those who received such love to love one another (Jn15:7, 9-10).
As He suffered greatly He died and said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The Father who gave His Only Son as an atoning sacrifice is truly love (Mt27:46; 1Jn4:9-10);
2) He judged the devil the separator (Ge2:17, 3:4-6; 1Jn3:8, 12); and
3) He died for sinners and demonstrated the love of God for all men (Rm5:8).
He resurrected and entered the kingdom of the Son whom He loves (Col1:13).
The Holy Spirit who came in the name of Yeshua lets
The Father's name and His love of the Son be known (Jn17:26).
He gives the brotherhood consciousness to those who
Through one blood from one Father received one hope (Eph4:4), and
Lets them experience His love and carry it out
In the body of Christ, the Church, whom He loved like Himself (Eph5:25, 29-30).
The mature Christian is he who
Shares suffering or honor with his brothers (1Co12:26) and
Does not neglect the poverty or suffering of his brothers (Rm14:15).
He also does not slander or speak against them (Jas4:11)
But bears with them and infinitely forgives them (Col3:12-14) as
He loves the Father's beloved children whom He left behind
Like a big brother does his younger brothers for
By loving one another he longs to pass from death to life (1Jn3:14).
O Lord,
Let us brothers and sisters have the heart of the Father who
Unconditionally forgives, protects and sacrifices Himself for His children.
Let such site of love that You desire be fulfilled while on earth
Here at the Church of Jesus! Amen.
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I Am A Member of the Body of Christ
(Eph5:29-32)
God is the Lord of life.
Life comes from Him and
To those who strive to live He gives life abundantly (Dt30:19; Jn10:10).
While the body, its members and the head have different shapes and functions
They share the same DNA and are connected by the same arteries and nerves, which makes them
One community of life.
The member that leaves the body is dead and
When a member becomes ill the entire body is ill.
The fate of a member depends on to whose body it is attached.
Faith is knowing that I am a member of the body of Christ and
The life of this faith is being closely attached to the body of Christ and fulfilling one's function and
Putting effort to live like Christ.
Though Adam and Eve were one in body and spirit before they sinned (Ge2:23-24),
Once they were deceived by the devil they were separated (Ge3:12-17).
However, even a sinner, when he pled for mercy, God gave a mark to save him (Ge4:9-15), and
If anyone of the Israelites killed unintentionally he could escape death by
Running into one of the cities of refuge (Nu35:6-32).
The same commandment that the Israelites had to keep in order to live (Dt30:19-20)
Commanded that if they find anyone sinning they were to purge them (Dt22:22, 24:7).
This was reminded to them by the sanctuary where
The stone tablets and the name Jehovah were placed.
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 the name Jehovah,
Obey not the command that kills others in order for one to live
But the command to lay down His own life in order to live (Jn10:17-18) and
Through His death raise others to live (Mt20:28) and fulfill the Law (Mt5:17) for
He is the God who came as man (Jn1:14; Php2:6-8).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the command in order to live again (Jn10:17-18);
2) Destroyed the ruler of death by His death (He2:14); and
3) With His body died to the Law and sin (Rm7:4; 1Pe2:24) so that men may also live through Him (1Jn4:8-9).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne as the Lord of life.
The Holy Spirit who came in the name Yeshua
Comes to the gathering of believers and
Instills in them that they have become one body as its many members (1Co12:12):
"Gathering = church = the body of Christ = members."
Those who know that their souls have become members of the body of Christ, the church,
Do not leave the church on their own (Ac13:4)
But rather cling on to it to live (Jn15:5-6).
In order for the body to grow to become like the mature head
They help one another, have fellowship and unite.
According to the grace given to each, they do their part (Rm12:4-6; Eph4:15-16) for
They consider it the greatest honor to have become
Members of the body of Christ, the King of kings and
Want to raise to life themselves, the church and the members.
O Lord,
Let our church, the Church of Jesus,
Not become a heathen gathering of the religious or the cultured.
Instead, let her become the church where the Spirit of life works,
The church filled with the power of life, and
The church full of souls filled with the desire to live! Amen.