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For the Lord, For My Soul
(Mt6:19-24)
God exists for Himself (Ge22:8).
For Himself He created all things and works.
He rewards with all things those who live for Him and His Word (Mk10:29-30).
Faith is believing in Him and
The life of this faith is for the Lord, for my soul, laying up treasures in heaven.
While some live for their nation, people, society, family, success, happiness, or health,
There are those who donate their valuables for others, for which they are admired by the world.
The Bible, however, praises those who lay up treasures for their souls for
God exists for Himself and works for Himself.
After Adam sinned, all men had to toil to eat, only to return to dust (Ge3:19),
Making all effort therefore meaningless (Ecc2:17-23).
According to God's word, "Make yourself an ark" (Ge6:14),
Noah and his family invested their materials and were were saved from the flood (He11:7).
The Passover, which the descendants of Israel observed for generations (Ex13:8-9), was
For the work that God did for Himself before the exodus:
Lambs died in place of the firstborns and their lives were spared because of the blood (Ex12:13).
In spite of the fact that the sanctuary which God instructed them to build was
"For Me" (God) but also "for the Israelites" (Ex25:8, 25:22), however,
They made for themselves an idol and angered God who put them to death (Ex32:33-35).
When referring to the Temple of Jerusalem, which was built with the best materials (Mt24:1),
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), and
Angered the Jews who eventually passed Him over to death (Mt27:22).
However, through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would build a greater temple not in the name of Jehovah for the flesh and blood but
In the name of the Father, Yeshua (Jn5:43) for the souls of men.
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Willingly gave His life as the Lamb of God to the Father who prepared for Him the material
and the spiritual worlds, the throne and dominions (Jn10:17-18; Col1:16; He1:2);
2) Condemned the devil who attempted to lift himself up (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) As the Passover Lamb died in place of the souls of men (1Co5:7).
He resurrected and ascended to the heavenly throne and
All bow down before Him (Php2:9-11).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent in the name Yeshua (Jn14:26)
Lets those who know that they are souls
Live only for the Lord who died for them and the gospel (Mk10:29; 1Co12:3).
The Christian is he who
Knows that he cannot serve both God and mammon (materials) (Mt6:19-24).
Thus, unlike the the rich man who stored up treasures on earth for his flesh
But nothing for his spirit (Lk12:26-31),
He shares the gospel with the poor (Lk4:18-19),
Lays up in heaven his precious treasures which he gained by toils,
Receiving a hundred fold in this life and eternal life in the age to come (Mk10:29-30), for
He longs to be pulled up to heaven where his treasures are
When the Lord Yeshua appears in the air.
O Lord,
Though the world is steeped in the idolatry of money and gold, mammonism,
Thank you for allowing me the faith to lay up my treasure in heaven for the Lord, for my soul.
Let us all be content with daily bread and
Let us invest without holding back in the "corporation" of Yeshua which
Guarantees a return of a hundred, a thousand or a hundred thousand fold in this life and
Eternal life in the age to come! Amen.
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Called By His Grace
(Mk3:13-15; Gal1:11-17)
God is the God of revelation.
He reveals Himself in His time, according to His ways and
He calls those whom He wants and reveals Himself to them (Mk3:13-15).
Faith is knowing His calling as grace.
The life of this faith is living a life worthy of His calling by preaching according to His
revelation and doing His work until the end.
Ministers of government called by the president or
Soldiers called by the nation for the duty of defending it
Consider it honor even if they die while on duty or in combat
Since they consider the calling itself as grace.
Christianity is the faith by revelation, by grace because
While God endlessly hides Himself from the religious who
Attempt to approach Him by human methods,
He calls on those whom He wants (Mk3:13-15).
Those who consider His calling as grace respond
By saying, "Here I am" (Ge22:1).
By answering God's calling,
Adam, though he had sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6), was
Given the garment of skin which God made (Ge3:21);
Abraham received the promise of great blessing, the growth of his seed and
The possession of his enemies' gates (Ge22:1-18); and
Moses was able to achieve the exodus of Israel (Ex3:4-10).
The sanctuary where the name of Jehovah was and
Also the mercy seat which was above the ark inside the Most Holy Place was where
God called them, met with them and commanded them (Ex25:21-22).
Both Joshua and Samuel heard God's calling from there (Dt31:14; 1Sa3:4-10).
Although the Israelites were called and chosen as God's people (Is43:1; Hos11:1),
However, they became corrupted and did not answer God when He called them, for which
God put them to swords and they lost their sovereignty (Is34:2) and
The rebuilding of the temple was the hope for Israel's restoration.
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 call not just the Jews in the name of Jehovah but
All men in the Father's name Yeshua (Jn5:43) for
He is the God revealed to men in the last days (Jn1:14, 14:9-10; He1:2-3).
He called those whom He wanted (Mk3:13-15) and the sinners (Lk5:32) who
Considered His calling, knowing Him and doing His work as grace for
Many are called but few are chosen (Mt22:14).
As He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Obeyed according to the calling He received from the Father in the beginning (Is49:1;
Jn10:18) and completely revealed His will through His torn flesh (Lk23:45; He10:20);
2) Condemned the devil who left his position on his own (Is14:12-15; Jude1:6); and
3) With His redeeming blood broke the bondage of sins and freed men so that they may
answer God's calling and go before Him (Rm8:2; Col2:14).
He rose and sat on the heavenly throne where
He opened the heavenly banquet.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
In the name Yeshua calls whoever out from the world,
Gathers them into the church chosen as His body to worship Him.
He lets them know the glory of the One who called them (2Pe1:3).
The Christian is he who
Knows Yeshua's calling of the unqualified such as himself as grace and honor (1Co1:26-29).
Thus, he puts effort to live a life worthy of His calling, His kingdom and glory (Eph4:1; 1Th2:12)
By living a sanctified life (1Th4:7), a life as called to (Lk9:23; 1Co7:18-24),
Preaching only the gospel of truth (Gal1:11-12) and fulfilling the duty of His vessels (Ac9:15).
He follows the footsteps of Christ (1Pe2:21) for
He longs to be called up into the air by His grace when He returns (1Th4:16-17).
O Lord,
You have seen me since I was in my mother's womb and
When it was time You called me by Your grace.
How is it that the King of kings called me and that
Your call is irrevocable (Rm11:29)?
Here I am, Lord! Speak to me! Reveal Yourself to me!
Amen.
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The Choice of My Soul
(Dt30:19; Lk10:38-42)
God has His own will.
According to His will, He chooses, abandons, blesses, or curses (Dt30:19; Jer6:19).
He guarantees those who choose what is better (Lk10:42).
Faith is choosing what God is pleased by and
The life of this faith is denying oneself and walking the way of the truth (Mt16:24).
If the success and failure of man depends on what he chooses every moment of his life,
How much more critical is the choice of my soul that decides either eternal life or eternal punishment!
Satan, who was given by God the "seal of perfection," that is, free will (Eze28:12, 15),
Misused it when he attempted to be like God and was thus cast down to Hades
Until the great day of judgment (Is14:12-15).
Deceived by him, the devil, Adam committed the same sin (Ge2:17, 3:4-6), and was
Cast out of the Garden of Eden, following the same fate (2Pe2:19).
Despite the fact that God sent Moses and brought the Israelites out of their slavery in Egypt,
Once in the desert, they grumbled and complained for it was not their choice (Ex14:10-12).
Before crossing the Jordan, however, they chose to serve Jehovah as their God (Jos24:15, 22), and
The Law guaranteed life and prosperity according to their choice (Dt30:15-16, 19-20)
While it also guaranteed for the Hebrew servant who could choose on his own (Ex21:5-6; Dt15:16-17).
The sanctuary where the name of Jehovah and
The stone tablets were placed inside the testimony reminded them of this.
Nevertheless, they rejected God as their king and instead chose a man as their king (1Sa8:18-22),
Also because they chose their own ways , their abominations, God chose harsh treatment for them (Is66:3-4).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would free all men from sin and death, and become their Lord, their God, their King.
But the Jews chose Barabbas instead of Yeshua (Mt27:25-26).
However, as He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Willingly chose death according to the Father's will and delighted Him as His chosen servant
(Is42:1; Mt3:17; Jn10:17-18);
2) Judged the devil, the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood paid the price of Adam's sin (Mt20:28), the result of his bad choice, and gave
another chance for all souls to choose.
His resurrection and the heavenly throne are
The fruit of the choice that He made.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Comes to testify Yeshua in those who willingly chose to believe (Jn1:12) for
Receiving the gospel, repentance, baptism etc are all by one's choice (Ac2:36-39).
The Christian is he who
Confesses that Yeshua is his Lord, his God and his King (Jn20:28; Ac17:3), and
Made the choice to willingly serve and worship Him (Lk10:42),
Belongs to the church as a member of the community that shares His fate (Jn15:4-6; Col1:24), and
Denies himself to re-live the life of Christ (Mt16:24).
Therefore, even if he faces poverty, hardship, persecution, isolation or even death
He rejoices for it is the choice of his own soul (Mt5:10-12, 7:13-14; Rm8:17-18).
O Lord,
In my past I have made countless choices for which
I regretted and regretted.
But on the day my life ends on earth
My soul will rejoice and rejoice over the choice it made! Amen.
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The Word that the Soul Hears
(Jn1:1-4, 6:63)
God is Spirit (Jn4:24).
The Son who comes from Him, the Holy Spirit who comes from Him,
The Word who comes from Him are all Spirit (Jn1:14, 6:63), and
What gives life is the Spirit (Jn6:63).
Faith is knowing what my soul lives by and
The life of this faith is hearing His word and carrying it out into action (Jas2:26).
The importance of words depends on whose they are because
The character and the life of a man is
Shaped and determined by the words that he hears from another's mouth.
As such, the result of one's soul, eternal life, is decided by
Hearing the word that comes from the mouth of God (Mt4:4).
Through one man, Adam, all men died in the spirit (Rm5:12; 1Co15:22) for
Rather than listening to God's word he listened to Eve's (Ge2:17, 3:17), and ate the forbidden fruit.
As such, sin is listening to the word of man, the word of a creature.
Though thereafter no man could hear the word of God
God began to speak indirectly to men in the Bible (He1:1), such as
Noah, Abram, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Samuel, Elijah, the prophets.
Moses spoke with God in great length as one speaks to a friend (Ex33:11) and
Elijah rebuked the king and the people by the word of God (1Ki18:18).
The sanctuary where the stone tablets were placed since the ark (Ex25:22).
Reminded the Israelites of the God who spoke to their forefathers.
Thus a memorial that gave them pride as the people of God.
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,
God who spoke through the angels (Ac7:53; He2:2) and the prophets will
Now speak directly through the Son (Mt17:1-5; He1:1),
The incarnate Word from the beginning (Jn1:1, 14)
The words for those who have ears to hear, for any soul (Mt11:13-15; Mk4:9, 23).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Only listened to the Father's word and obeyed it (Jn10:18);
2) Judged the devil the liar (Ge3:4-6; Jn8:43-47; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Through the death of the last Adam tore down the wall of sin of the first Adam (Eph2:14), and
sprinkled His blood, the life-giving spirit to all men (Jn1:14; 1Co15:45), opening the
ears of their souls to hear again.
He was raised and is seated on the heavenly throne
Until He returns to judge the living and the dead by the words He spoke (Jn12:48; 2Ti4:1).
The Counselor the Holy Spirit whom He sent comes
To those who received the name Yeshua, His word, and thus life, and
Speaks to the churches today the words He spoke (Jn14:23-26) which are
For repentance, the promise of reward for those who overcome (Rev2-3),
All absolutely impractical, irrelevant to this life
Yet move the soul's ears that are alive to hear (He4:12).
The man of the Spirit has
The blessed ears that hear the Word spoken since the beginning (Mt13:16-17),
Discern the words for the soul from those that are not (1Co2:11-14).
Therefore, he repents when he is rebuked, obeys and submits when commanded and
Preaches the word for the soul (Mk16:15-20) for
He longs to discern and hear the word to rise when the Lord returns (Jn5:24-25).
O Lord,
We have heard so many words since the day we were born
But only by hearing the Word in the beginning our souls became alive!
Let us only hear the words that our souls desperately yearn to hear and
Move according to them! Amen.
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The Time of My Soul
(2Co6:1-13)
God is eternal (Ps90:2; Neh9:5).
He is eternal in His existence and attribute, and
His word is also eternal (1Pe1:24-25).
Faith is longing for eternity (Ecc3:11) and
The life of this faith is exchanging the time of my soul with eternity.
For all things under the heavens have their time limit
All flesh is like grass and their glory is like the flowers of the field,
The grass withers and the flowers fall.
Thus all those who toil for such will find vanity in the end (Ecc1:1-11, 2:17-23),
While those who toil for the time of their souls will
See the light of life and be satisfied on the day when they leave dust (Ps119:28; Is53:11).
Although Adam was the spiritual being in the flesh that was to live by the word of God (Ge2:17),
He was deceived by the devil and sinned wanting to be like God (Ge3:4-6).
Consequently, his spirit died and his flesh, after toiling all his life, would return to dust (Ge3:19).
Over a night, the Israelites left Egypt where they had been enslaved for 400 years (Ex12:41) for
The time that God had prophesied to their ancestor Abraham had arrived (Ge15:13-14).
The sanctuary where the name of Jehovah,
The God of Abraham, of Issac and Jacob (Ex3:14-15) was
Reminded them of God's eternity and the promise of their longevity (Dt30:20),
As well as letting them seek the wisdom to number their days and
Not let their troubled days become meaningless (Ps90:1-15).
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 go to the Father's house ahead and lead the souls of men to eternity (Jn14:1-3)
So that their toils of men do not become meaningless.
As such, the very nature God became the Son of Man (Mt20:28; Jn1:1, 14).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Fulfilled in His flesh the principle of time limit for all things under the heavens (Ecc3:1)
through His toil and death, and commended His spirit to the eternal Father (Lk23:46);
2) Judged the devil who changed (Ge3:4-6; Is14:13-15); and
3) With the redeeming blood gave a chance for souls to live (Jn6:54-57; Eph1:7).
His resurrection and throne in heaven are
The fruit of His toils in the time of His soul (Is53:11).
The Holy Spirit was sent to testify Yeshua and
Lets those who received make their flesh the time of their souls to:
1) Repent, be saved and be born again as God's children (Lk16:22-31, 23:42-43; 2Co6:2);
2) Grow in the knowledge of knowing the truth and the character to become His heirs (Eph4:13-14; 2Pe3:18);
3) Toil, suffer and sow (Ps126:5-6; Rm8:16-17; 2Co6:4-5; Col1:24).
The man of the Spirit is
The wise who lives one day at a time called, "this day" (Ps90:12; Mt6:33-34),
While the foolish plans ahead many years which he does not have (Lk12:19-20).
Since the day called "this day" may never come again
He prioritizes the work of exchanging his time, material and talent with eternity (Mt4:18-22, 13:44)
For he longs to enter eternity in the last day.
O Lord,
Rather than the foolish who does not know how to number his days
Those on death row seem more truthful.
Let us not ignore the truth of having death suddenly knocking on our doors.
Let us live each day worthwhile in Your eyes! Amen.
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Wash Your Robes in the Blood of the Lamb
(Rev7:9-17)
God is holy (Ps22:3; Is5:16).
His essence, name, Word and dwelling places are all holy (Ps111:9, 105:42; Is57:15).
He makes relationship only with those who are holy and
Lets them enter the Holy City.
Faith is making a relationship with Him and
The life of this faith is keeping the state of being made holy by Him (Eph5:26-27; 1Th4:7).
Holiness refers to being set apart, pure, flawless, and clean.
In terms of color, it would be expressed in white and
The Bible indicates that those who go before God must be robed in white.
Humans are different from animals in that they know how to make garments as they can:
1) Regulate temperature;
2) Express one's status; and
3) Be a measurement of culture.
While Adam, the ancestor of mankind, lived in the Garden naked and did not have a care,
After being deceived and sinned, he and Eve realized they were naked and
Made coverings of fig leaves for themselves (Ge3:7).
But God took them off and made garments of skin and clothed them (Ge3:21) for
The robe one must wear to go before Him must be given by Him (Rev19:8).
When the Israelites first received the Law, they had to wash their clothes (Ex19:10), and
Put the commandments on their garments
To remember to obey them (Ex13:9; Dt11:18, 22:12; Nu15:37-41).
Furthermore, even the elaborate priestly garment had to be sprinkled with blood (Ex29:21) for
Without holiness no one will see the Lord (He12:14).
The sanctuary where the ark with the stone tablets was placed inside
Reminded them this for generations, and
It was also there the blood of animals was shed and the bronze basin was to sanctify them.
Yet such washing was only regarding the flesh (He9:9-10).
Even though their outer garments were clean, however,
Their hearts were soiled with sin (Is64:6) and
Thus the prophets cried out to them to
Rend not their garments but their hearts and return to God (Joel2:13).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would make the souls of men holy for
He is the incarnate Word, the holy Son of God (Jn1:14; Mt17:5) as shown
When He was transfigured and His clothes became as white as the light (Mt17:2).
However, when He died, His flesh on the cross was torn and
His clothes on the ground were divided up by casting lots (Ps22:18; Mt27:35).
But He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Tore His holiness, righteousness, glory and authority and died to reveal that the Father alone is holy;
2) Condemned the unclean one, the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled His blood to cleanse souls and tore His flesh to clothe them in garments of skin.
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and
He is the Lamb on the throne.
The Holy Spirit comes in the name Yeshua
To those who received the sprinkling of His blood in their souls (1Pe1:2) and
United with Him by being baptized "” now clothed with Christ, a white robe (Gal3:27).
The Spirit speaks to the churches to
Wash their robes and make them white in the blood of the Lamb (Rev3:5, 18, 7:14, 16:15).
The man of the Spirit is he who knows that
What cleanses his soul is the blood of Yeshua and
What makes his robe clean is also the blood of Yeshua.
He puts every effort to keep all his thoughts deeply buried in the event of His blood,
His heart filled completely with the attributes of His blood, and
His words and deeds giving off the fragrance of His blood for
He longs to go before the Lamb on the throne
Dressed in a clean, white fine linen (Rev4:4, 19:7-8).
O Lord,
My soul is clothed in the torn flesh of Yeshua!
Let us open the ears of our souls and
Hear the painful outcry of Yeshua.
Let us never again soil ourselves with the world. Amen.
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The Result of Your Faith, the Salvation of Your Souls
(He11:6; 1Pe1:9)
God is living (Mt16:16).
He is living in His existence for ever and ever (Rev10:6), and
His word is also always living (He4:12; 1Pe1:23).
Faith is believing Him and
The life of this faith is about living according to His word for the salvation of one's soul.
No one in the world lives without faith as
Business deals, investments, marriage, medical operations, and travels in aircrafts, cable cars, ship
All involve faith.
As such, there are two types of faith:
Self-confidence "” the faith of natural people "” subjective "” based on their knowledge and
experiences "” thus no guarantee from God;
Faith "” the faith of God "” objective "” based on the word of God "” there is promise and
guarantee from God.
The fundamental faith demanded by the Bible is to believe in:
Invisible beings "” God, angels, souls "” and in the invisible world "” heaven and hell; and
All the worlds "” as created by God's word (denying evolution theory).
Deceived by the devil,
The ancestor of mankind, Adam, sinned by eating the forbidden fruit and
As a result became the devil's slave (Ge3:4-6; 2Pe2:9) and
All men became destined to enter the fire of hell prepared for the devil and his angels (Mt25:41).
God's work of salvation began through the men of faith.
By faith, Noah was warned about things yet unseen and built an ark
To save his family of eight from the judgement by deluge that wiped out all mankind (He11:7).
By faith, Moses kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood (He11:28) so that
The Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them and
The people of Israel were delivered from Egypt and arrived in the desert,
About 70,000 males over 20 (Nu1:46-49).
However, during the 40 years in the desert all but two of the two million people fell and died there for
They did not obey the word (He3:16-18).
In spite of the fact that the sanctuary which reminded them that
"Jehovah = the God of the salvation of Israel" (Is43:11)
Saved them from all tribulations and enemies,
For they had forgotten God their Savior and sought other gods
They were destroyed (Is17:10).
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 save not the flesh from the tribulation of the flesh but the soul from the fire of hell
In the name not Jehovah but Yeshua (Mt1:21) for
He is the incarnate Word (Jn1:1, 14),
The Christ (man), the Son of the living God (God) (Mt16:16).
In the mockery of the Jews who did not believe Him (Mt27:40-43),
He died on the cross but said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The One who could save Him from death was the Father (He5:7);
2) Judged the devil the origin of sin (Ge2:17, 3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood redeemed all men by grace (Eph1:7), and made a way for them to arrive in
salvation by their own faith (He10:39).
He rose and ascended to heaven and sat on the heavenly throne.
He is the Lamb who was slain, who has the marks of having shed blood from His body for
Salvation belongs to Him alone (Rev7:10).
The Holy Spirit lets the believer bet his life to believe that:
Yeshua Christ is living today; and
The blood of Yeshua Christ is in me.
By believing such, he has become justified (Rm3:30, 4:13) and
What would ultimately bring his soul to salvation is his faith (He10:39).
"The gospel (redemption) + faith => salvation" (He4:2).
For the Christian must continue to grow up in his salvation (1Pe2:2),
He sheds the sinful, unbelieving heart (He3:12),
Listens to the word of God, the word that the Spirit says to the churches, and
Puts effort to always submit and obey in fear and trembling (Php2:12) so that
By faith his soul will arrive in salvation in the end.
O Lord,
Let none of all those You have given me
Ignore so great a salvation.
Let us always submit and obey with fear and trembling so that
We can finally arrive in salvation. Amen.
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Witnesses of the Blood
(Lev17:11; Ac5:30-32)
God is the Owner of life (Ac3:15).
In Him is life, and from Him flows life for He is the origin of life (Jn1:4) and
He gives life to whom He is pleased to give it (Jn5:21).
Faith is receiving Him and
The life of this faith is laying down one's life to testify Him who died to give him His life.
While people know the importance of life,
They do not know where it comes from and how to possess it.
The Bible, however, indicates that life is in the blood and
Thus life and blood are one (Lev17:14) so it commanded:
1. To not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it (Ge9:4); and
2. To not shed the blood of man (Ge9:6).
The Passover was an unforgettable event for the Israelites (Ex12:27) for
1. By the shedding of the blood of lamb their lives were spared (Ex12:13); and
2. They were delivered from their slavery of 430 years under the pharaoh.
To teach this shocking event down the generations
God gave them the Law (Ex12:26-27, 19:4-5).
The sanctuary was where
The blood of all sacrifice was returned to God (Lev17:5-6) for
It was the covenant of blood that spared life (Ex24:6-8).
Yeshua came and 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 shed His blood and complete the first covenant (Jn1:29; He9:12) for
He is the Lamb of God (Jn1:12), the incarnate Word in whom was life (Jn1:1, 4, 14).
As such, He came to give His blood as drink for men to have life (Jn6:53-56).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1. Offered the blood of the Son to the Father the Lord of life (He9:12);
2. Condemned the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3. Forgave the sin of all men who caused He who knows no sin to shed His blood (Lk23:34;
2Co5:21), and poured out the life that is eternal living in the Son (1Jn5:11).
The Father raised Him up and lifted Him up to heaven and
Yeshua became the Lord of life (Ac3:15).
The Holy Spirit came down from there to the believers to testify Him (Ac5:30-32).
The Jews who saw the blood of the Son of God were shocked at this and
Repented to receive the gospel (Ac2:36-41).
The Christian knows that it is he who caused Yeshua to shed His blood and
Thus knows that he is a witness of that blood.
Therefore, to death he becomes a witness of that innocent blood (1Co2:1-5; Rev2:10).
For in the blood of Yeshua is
The power to dissolve the past, sin, death, chains, fear etc (Lev17:11; Is34:4; Rm3:25; Eph1:7),
Witnesses of the blood are able to break through any wall and overcome.
O Lord,
The most shocking event in our lives is seeing the blood of Yeshua!
Let this shock never wear off.
Instead let it always be new so that
By the blood we can overcome all things and shout out to testify! Amen.
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The Church Bought With His Own Blood
(Ac20:28-31)
God is the Owner (Ps100:3).
By His word He made all things and is their Owner (He11:3), and
With His blood He bought souls and is their eternal Owner (Rev5:9).
In the history of mankind
The One who paid the highest price to purchase was God and
Those who were sold at the highest price are souls.
Faith is acknowledging that one's soul belongs to Him, and
The life of this faith is putting effort to keep watch over the souls and the church (Ac20:28).
Although Adam belonged to God,
Deceived by the devil he sinned and became his slave (2Pe2:19).
This did not, however, cause a loss to God's possession.
Rather, it was according to His will from the beginning to make men His eternal possession.
Though the Israelites had been slaves of the pharaoh for 430 years,
They were paid for with the blood of the passover lamb and became God's people, which was
Established as the Law to shed the blood of one-year-old sacrifice (Ex12:5, 14; He10:1) and
Confirm that they were God's people (Ex19:5).
The sanctuary where the stone tablets were placed inside the ark and
The blood was shed reminded them this for generations.
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 eternal Owner of the souls of men for
He is the Word in the beginning who became flesh and blood (Jn1:1, 14),
The passover lamb (Jn1:29; 1Co5:7).
As He died shedding His blood, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Fulfilled the Father's plan established before the creation (Eph1:4);
2) Condemned the thief who stole Adam from God (Ge3:4; Jn10:8, 10; He2:14-15); and
3) With His precious, eternal blood purchased men and offered them to the Father (1Pe1:18-19;
Rev5:9), for there is no spiritual element in the blood of animals (He10:4).
He resurrected and ascended to the heavenly throne, and
Became the Lord of all.
The Holy Spirit comes to those who
Believe that they have been redeemed through the blood of Yeshua (Eph1:7; 1Pe1:18-19) and
Thus knows that his soul and body were sold at the price of the blood (1Co6:19).
The church is the body of Christ (Col1:24),
Christ is the Head (Eph4:15, 5:23) and
Saints are the members (Eph5:30).
It is the gathering of souls bought at the highest price, His own blood (Ac20:28),
Watched over by the greatest overseer, the Holy Spirit.
The man of the Spirit is he who
Edifies the church which God cherishes like His one and only Son (Eph4:12) and
Puts every effort to protect the sheep so that
They are not pulled out of the sheep pen and devoured by wolves.
O Lord,
Though we have confessed that we love You,
Many times we had been indifferent to Your body, the church.
At times we have caused pain for the church which You bought with Your own blood.
Let my tongue never be used as the wolf's teeth.
But let my body be spent to protect Your church! Amen.
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The Blood That Speaks a Better Word Than the Blood of Abel
(He12:24-25)
God is the God of mercy and of vengeance (Dt32:41; Ps31:23).
For He is merciful He forgives sins (Ps78:38; Rm9:15),
For He is avenging He pays back for sin (Jer51:56; Nah1:2).
Faith is knowing Him and
The life of this faith is leaving vengeance in God's hands and putting effort to forgive those who sinned against one.
After Adam sinned as he was deceived by the devil
God declared His plan of sending the offspring of the woman (Ge3:14-15) so that
Through His death He would revenge the devil (He2:9).
Although after Abel was killed by his brother Cain
His blood cried out vengeance (Ge4:9-11),
When Cain pleaded to God for his life
God showed mercy on him and gave him a mark to protect him (Ge4:15-16).
The Law that was given to the Israelites was the commandment to avenge
A tooth for tooth, an eye for eye, a burn for burn and life for life (Ex21:24-25), and
For the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death (Nu35:19).
However, it also commanded for the cities of refuge where
The accused can be protected (Nu35:6-28).
The sanctuary where
The stone tablets were placed inside the ark, above which was
The mercy seat where the blood of sacrifice was sprinkled (Ex25:17; Lev16:14-15)
Reminded the Israelites all this for generations.
When the times had reached their fulfillment,
Yeshua, the Son of God, came as the offspring of the woman (Lk1:34-35) and
Said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would both take vengeance on God's enemy and redeem all men (Dt32:43) for
He is the Word in the beginning who became flesh (Jn1:1,14) for
Only in the flesh He could die and
Only in the flesh He could shed blood.
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
Laid down His life to fulfill the Father's will from the beginning (Jn10:17-18; 2Co5:21);
Avenged the devil God's enemy (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
Shed His blood and redeemed Adam's sin (Mt20:28).
His blood is better than the blood of Abel (He12:24-25) because
While Abel was born on the ground (Ge4:10) and
The ground opened its mouth to receive his blood and thus cried out revenge (Ge4:10),
Yeshua, however, came from heaven (Jn1:18; 1Co15:45-47) and thus
Heaven opened to receive His blood and it cries out forgiveness (Lk23:34).
Yeshua resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
He is our advocate who is the atoning sacrifice for our sins (1Jn2:1-2).
The Holy Spirit comes those who opened their mouths and
Received in their souls the sprinkling of the blood of Yeshua (1Pe1:2), and
Lets them know that while they gained the right to forgive others' sins (Jn20:23),
They have lost the right to avenge themselves for others' sins (Mt5:38-39).
The man of the Spirit is he who
Hears from the deepest place in his soul (1Co2:12)
The blood cry of Yeshua (He12:24-25).
Therefore, he goes out to bring the news of forgiveness to others (Jn20:23),
Infinitely forgives his brothers (Mt18:21-22),
Blesses those who persecute him (Mt5:38-48) and
Feeds his enemy and heaps a burning coal on his head for
He overcomes evil with good (Rm12:14-20).
O Lord,
For we have all been hurt and bruised by even the smallest things,
Dissolve our wounds only by the blood of Yeshua and
Let us have the power to bless our enemies. Amen.
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To the Point of Shedding Your Blood
(He12:1-13)
God is the glorious Father (Eph1:17).
He gives birth gloriously to children and
Gives glorious inheritance to them (Eph1:18).
For glory belongs to only the victors,
Those in the world build themselves up with physical strength, military forces and economic power,
Also putting effort to increase in wisdom.
The Bible says that, however, victory rests in God alone (Pr21:31).
Faith is acknowledging this and
The life of this faith is resisting to the point of shedding blood and overcoming.
Since Adam, the ancestor of mankind, lost the battle of words against the serpent (Ge3:4; 2Pe2:19),
All men became defeated destined to live in toil and shame (Ge3:16-19).
Israel has a unique history of wars (Nu21:14) for
When they followed God's strategy and instructions
Even with inferior strength they won a great victory (Ex14:14; 2Ch20:17).
The temple where the name of Jehovah (2Ch6:20) was
Reminded and warranted them this victory,
While the prophecy of the coming king of glory gave them hope (Ps24:7-10).
Thus, when Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19),
The Jews who had longed for the king to defeat other nations and restore their own (Ac1:6) became
Upset and even disappointed so they passed Him over to death (Mt27:33).
What He meant, however, was that through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would fight to death and overcome the prince of the world (Jn16:11, 33), for
This was the strategy of God in the beginning (Jn1:1, 14; 1Co1:18-21).
As He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Willingly chose the path to death to the point of shedding His blood, enduring pain and
shame for the joy set before Him, and giving glory to the Father (Jn10:17-18; He12:2; Php2:6-11);
2) Condemned and disarmed the devil who attempted to steal the glory of God (Is14:12-15; Col2:15; Rev12:7-9); and
3) Delivered all those in toil and shame for losing to the devil and gave birth to them gloriously (He2:14-15).
He resurrected and ascended to the heavenly throne from where
He reigns forever in glory as the Prince as Savior (Ac5:31).
The Holy Spirit who comes in the name of Yeshua
Lets those who believe think deeply of His blood (He12:3-4) for
The way of the cross is the strategy of God to overcome (1Co1:18-21).
The Christian is he who has
The duty to resist to the point of shedding his blood and overcome by enduring.
Therefore, as a good soldier of Christ (2Ti2:3), he puts every effort to resist:
The devil, deceiving spirits and demons (Mk3:15; 1Ti4:1; Jas4:7);
The world, his family (Mt10:34-36; 1Jn2:15-17);
Fleshly desire (Rm8:8), shame (Is53:7), and discipline (He12:7).
For he looks forward to the day of glory set before him,
He does not grow weary or lose heart (He12:11) but
Presses on to endure and finish the race until receiving the crown of glory (2Ti4:7-8; Rev2:3, 3:10).
O Lord,
How we have fallen so easily looking at others and our circumstances!
Give us the power to pray so we can break through our limits and weaknesses.
Give us the strength to endure to the end! Amen.
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All Priesthood
(1Pe2:1-11)
God is to be served (Dt6:13; Rev1:6).
He created all things and is their Owner (Eph3:9), and
He lets His faithful servants serve before His throne (Rev7:15, 22:3).
Faith is longing for Him and
The life of this faith is serving Him gloriously on earth until serving Him in heaven.
Serving refers to what
A son does to his father, a servant to his master,
A people to their king and a priest to God.
For the lowly attends and ministers the one above
Since deceived by the devil
Adam, the ancestor of all men, made in the image of God (Ge1:26), sinned and was
Banished from the Garden, losing the chance to serve God (Ge3:24).
God sent Moses into Egypt where the Israelites were serving the pharaoh
To bring them out of their slavery and become a kingdom of priests serving God (Ex19:6).
In the desert, God gave them the law, the regulations for serving God (He9:1):
1) Building the sanctuary (Ex25-26);
2) Giving offerings (Lev1:1-3)
3) Appointing priests and their duties (Ex28-29).
The steps for consecrating priests (Ex29:1-27) involved:
Selecting them from the Levites and from Aaron's sons;
Washed with water and dressed in sacred garments;
Anointed with oil and sprinkled with blood, being consecrated for 7 days.
While they were anointed with the special privilege to:
1) Meet with God (Ex29:42);
2) Speak with God (Ex29:42); and
3) Eat the sacred food offered to God (Ex29:32),
They had two major weaknesses:
Because of their own sin and death they could not continue their service (He7:23, 27).
When Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19),
He was despised by the high priest Caiaphas and eventually passed over to death (Mt26:57-68).
However, through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would give the perfect service to the Father.
As He died, the temple veil tore in half (Mt27:51), and
He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Tore His flesh the veil, carried His own eternal blood and entered the heavenly sanctuary
once for all, becoming the eternal High Priest (He7:25, 8:1-2, 9:24, 10:20);
2) Condemned the devil who attempted to serve himself rather than serve God (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Through the torn veil and shed blood made a way for all men to come by His blood to serve the living God (He9:11-14, 10:19-20).
The Father raised Him and seated Him on the heavenly throne from where
He eternally serves the Father (Php2:9-11).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets whosoever received the blood of Yeshua in their hearts (He9:14)
Serve God as a holy priesthood (1Pe2:5).
Since it is with the blood sacrifice begins and ends,
As only the blood enters the Most Holy Place (Lev16:14),
The qualification and the result of serving is only the blood.
The Christian, therefore, succeeds in worship and service for
He only thinks of the blood of Yeshua and testifies (Rev12:11), as
He longs for the day when he could see the face of the Lamb and
Serve Him forever (Rev22:1, 3-4).
O Lord,
We almost forgot this most important thing "” the blood of Yeshua!
Wipe out from all Your memory
Our past, sin, death, and even our own service and
Let only the blood of Yeshua remain!
Amen.
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Relationship Made By the Blood 2
(Ex4:21-26; Eph2:13-18)
God is the God of peace (1Co14:33)
He lives in peace and
He calls to make peace (1Co7:15).
Though everyone wants to live in peace and thus dreams of having peace in the family,
One has no power to have peace within himself so cannot achieve such wish.
Faith is making a relationship with God, and
The life of this faith is putting effort to make peace in order to have peace (Ps37:37).
Deceived by the devil, Adam sinned (Ge3:12) and
Consequently man's relationship with God and with men became broken (Ge4:8; 1Jn3:12).
God called Israel and gave them the Law, which commanded them to
Love their neighbors as themselves (Ex20:12-17; Lev19:18) and
Also give peace offerings since they were still in discord with God (Ex20:24; Lev3).
The Temple where the stone tablets were and the peace offering was given reminded them this
As well as the prophecy regarding the coming prince of peace who would
Proclaim peace to all nations (Is9:6; Mi5:2-5; Zec9:9-10) as
It was built in Jerusalem, "the prepared peace."
When it was time, the Son of God, Yeshua, came and 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 tear down man's broken relationship because of sin and
Make a new relationship with the souls of all men.
While He came as peace for all (Lk2:14; Eph2:14), however,
He said that He did not come to bring peace to the earth but a sword (Mt10:34-37).
As He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) By becoming an atoning sacrifice, cut down men's broken relationship with God and
reconciled them to Him, fulfilling the Father's will (Rm5:10; 1Jn2:2, 4:10);
2) Condemned the divider the devil (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His flesh tore down the wall of hostility between God and man, between Jews and
gentiles, and among men, while with His blood made a new relationship of peace
(Eph2:12-17; Col1:19-20; Rev5:9).
He resurrected and ascended to the heavenly throne for
He is the Prince and Savior (Ac5:31).
The Holy Spirit came to those who received the blood of Yeshua in their souls and
Lets them know that His blood is their peace, and that
They have brothers and sisters in the blood (He3:1).
The Christian is he who has
The ministry of reconciliation (2Co5:18) and thus
Even if his relationships of flesh and blood may break (Ex4:24),
The relationship made by the blood of God is eternal (He9:12, 10:12).
For the fruit of the Spirit is peace (Gal5:22) and
The peacemakers will be called children of God (Mt5:9),
He surpasses relationships based on flesh and blood and shared understandings, and
Puts effort to make peace with the brothers and sisters of the blood, his family and church.
With the blood he goes out to seek and bring reconciliation.
O Lord,
Put over our eyes the lens of the blood of Yeshua and
Let us be content with that condition alone! Amen.
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Relationship Made By the Blood
(Rm8:14-17; Gal4:1-7)
God is the Father of spirits (He12:9).
With blood He gives birth to His children and
He gives them the spiritual haven as inheritance (He1:2).
Faith is knowing this relationship and
The life of this faith is overcoming whatever the circumstance by this relationship (Rm8:37-39).
Though the cultures and the hearts of men in the world may change
The one relationship that never changes is the one between a father and his child, and
This is because while servants are made
Children are born through the painful labor in blood.
After Adam, the ancestor of mankind sinned and was banished from the Garden (Ge3:24),
The relationship between God and man became broken, for
He was just a creature whom God made (Ge2:7).
On the night of the Passover, the Israelites sprinkled the blood of lamb and
Thus began their relationship with God, as His holy people (Ex12:7, 11, 19:6).
Yet they lived in fear since the Law which they received was
The spirit of slavery to fear (Ex24:6-9; Rm8:15) and
Subsequently they had to sprinkle the blood of one year-old lamb every year (He10:1)
Renewing the relationship by obeying the commandment.
The sanctuary where the stone tablets were placed inside the testimony (Ex24:21-22) and
Where the blood was sprinkled on the atonement cover (Lev16:14) reminded them this.
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would tear down the spirit of slavery and give the spirit of the Son (Rm8:15; Gal4:3-5),
By the sprinkling of the blood of not animals but His eternal blood (He9:12) for
He came as the Lamb of God (Jn1:29), the incarnate Word (Jn1:1, 14).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
Laid down His life and fulfilled the Father's will (Jn10:17);
Condemned the devil, the separator (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
Sprinkled His blood, the imperishable seed, the Spirit of the Son, the blood of the covenant
(Mt26:28; Gal4:6; 1Pe1:18-19, 24-25).
He resurrected and ascended to the throne in heaven and
He is the Lamb who was slain (Rev5:6), "our Father in heaven" (Mt6:9).
The Holy Spirit came to those who
Received the sprinkling of His blood in their souls (Jn1:12; 1Pe1:2) and
Lets them cry out to God, "Abba Father" (Rm8:15),
The blood cry that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel (He12:24).
By the blood of Yeshua in his soul
The man of the Spirit prays and repents, and
He is able to overcome trouble, hardship, persecution, poverty, danger or even death (Rm8:31-35).
Thus, no one can be against him,
No one can condemn him and
No one can separate him from the love of God (Rm8:36-39).
O Lord,
Though tomorrow, the future and everything seems uncertain
The one thing that is certain is that
I have the blood of Yeshua in me.
Father!
Hear this blood cry of Your blood! Father! Amen.
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The Desire of My Soul
(Ps42:1-5; Jn4:23-26)
God is the living God (Ps42:2).
He reveals Himself in His time and
He meets with those who long for Him (Ps107:9).
Faith is having one and only one desire for my soul to see His face.
The life of this faith is waiting and preparing to see Him when He appears a second time in the air (He9:28).
Death is the greatest sadness for man because
One can no longer see the face of the loved one.
However, as long as they are alive, even if apart now,
They can live with the desire to see the face of the loved ones one day.
The Bible records the blessing of peace, salvation, help and answer
Resulting from God's face shining on men (Ps80:7),
While it also records the curse that follows God's hidden face (Ps69:17, 88:14).
Deceived by the devil, Adam sinned and was
Banished from the Garden of Eden, which became hidden by the flaming sword (Ge3:24).
The fear of Cain, who sinned and was driven out of the land, was
Death resulting from being hidden from the face of God (Ge4:14).
Israel's particular longing for the temple (Ps84:2) was because
The name of the Lord God Jehovah was there (1Ki5:5) as well as
The stone tablets, the evidence for Moses meeting with God (Ex25:16, 32:15, 33:11).
The face of Moses that shone, albeit he only saw the back of God (Ex33:20-23), was
Veiled to the Israelites because of their sin and so
God's face was hidden from them (Ex34:29-33; Is59:2).
Yeshua said, "Destroy the 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 reveal the face of God directly (Jn14:9) for
He was the Word with God in the beginning (Jn1:1, 14, 18),
The exact representation of His being (He1:3).
As such, He showed His face that shone like the sun to the disciples (Mt17:2), and
Revealed Himself to the woman who longed for worship (Jn4:23-26).
Though they spit in His face and struck Him with their fists (Mt26:67),
As He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Committed His longing soul to the Father (Ps84:9, 107:9; Lk23:46);
2) Condemned the devil, the separator (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood cleansed souls so that they may see the face of God (Mt5:8).
He rose and the disciples worshiped Him (Mt28:9), and He was lifted up to heaven (Ac1:11).
He is the Lamb on the throne worshipped forever (Rev5:11-13).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Came to the souls who longed for Him (Ac2:1-4) and
This was the birth of the church, the beginning of worship.
Even at the risk of martyrdom
The early Christians put effort to gather (He10:25) for
They found even greater joy in seeing Him from within their souls
Thankful for seeing His resurrection with their naked eyes.
Worship means to see the face of God, kissing His hand, and
One is to worship in spirit and in truth (Jn4:23-24).
Accordingly, the Christian worships
On the Lord's Day (Ac20:7; Rev1:10), in gathering in the name of Yeshua in the church (Mt18:20),
With holiness (Is58:13-14), offering (Dt16:16; Ps96:8; Lk21:1-4), faith (He11:6), martyrdom.
There is longing, joy and tears in worship for
In the past his soul was dead and did not know but
Now the desire of his soul is finally fulfilled.
Therefore, he puts every effort to prepare the best in his attire, attitude and offering for
The One worshipped is the King of kings, Jesus Christ, and
Whether evangelism or occupation he does it diligently so that
He can offer up to the Lord in the worship.
Furthermore, even in the duty that goes unnoticed
He does it joyfully to serve the Lord for
He longs for the day when he would finally see Him face to face (Rev22:3-4).
O Lord,
Whether asleep or awake, in suffering or in joy, in comfort or in trouble,
I can neither forget nor change even for a moment
The one desire I have which is
For my soul to see Your face!
Let me and all those You have given me see Your face in the air on that day!
Amen.
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The Word of His Grace
(Ac20:28-35)
God is the true Father.
He gives birth to children through the word of truth (Jas1:18) and
He nurtures them through the word of truth.
Faith is believing that He is the Father and
The life of this faith is like newborn babies receiving the word, whatever it is, as grace (1Pe2:2).
If even in the world true fathers do not hold back
Bitter words and even sticks to discipline their children,
The word of His grace is not a word that is sweet to the ear but
The word that is beneficial to the soul, that is not polluted by the world (Jas1:27) and
Leads them to share in His holiness (He12:10).
While there may be ten thousand guides in Christ, however,
Not many of them are true fathers who
Give birth to children and discipline them through the gospel (1Co4:14-15).
Since the ancestor of all men, Adam,
Listened not the word of God (Ge2:17) but the lie of the devil (Ge3:4-6),
All men thereafter became children of the devil (Jn8:44).
Even though they heard the word that was true
The sons-in-law of Lot considered it as joke and so
They were destroyed in the brimstone fire (Ge19:14).
The exodus of Israel after their slavery in Egypt for 430 years
Proved that it is impossible for God to lie (He6:18).
Yet all but a few died in the desert without seeing the land that flowed with milk and honey for
They did not listen to the voice of the Lord but rather complained (Nu14:22-34).
The stone tablets inside the sanctuary reminded them for generations that
There is no other true god than the Lord God (Ex20:3; 1Ch17:20) who
Spoke the true words from the mercy seat (Ex25:22).
The stiff-necked people, however, were seduced (Pr7:21) by
The false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds
Spoken by the false prophets (Jer14:14) who
Said to those who would die that they would not
While to those who would not die that they would (Jer23:16-28).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), and
Upset the brood of vipers (Mt12:34) but
The poor and the sick were amazed by the gracious words out of His lips (Lk4:18-22) for
According to the prophecy His lips were anointed with grace (Ps45:2),
Speaking what He would accomplish (Is55:11).
As such, through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would reveal that He is the true image, the true food and drink (Jn6:55; He10:1) and
That He speaks only the truth (Jn8:14).
As He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Revealed the only true Father who let the Son drink the bitter cup as grace for Him (Mt26:39-42; Jn10:18);
2) Judged the devil the father of lies (Jn8:44; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood, the word of truth, gave birth to children (1Pe1:23).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
He is the true Father.
The Holy Spirit comes as
The Father who nurtures His children born again in His blood (Jn14:11, 17-18)
Through the word of grace, the gospel, the word He spoke (Ac20:32).
For the devil to this day attempts to
Turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths (2Ti4:3-4).
Those made overseers by the Spirit of truth (Ac20:28)
Cherish souls not holding back reproach or discipline with the Father's heart (He12:4-8),
While the true sons, even if they hear words that are burdensome or rebuking
They do not leave church but rather considers it all His grace.
O Lord,
Father!
Am I a true child of Jesus Christ?
Even if I hear the word that is uncomfortable and burdensome, even if it embarrasses me,
If it is the word of His grace, I want to put every effort to follow.
Hold me close so I remain attached to the church of the truth until the end! Amen.
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Whatever You Did for One of the Least
(Mt25:31-46)
God is the God who rewards (Ge15:1).
He sees what is done in secret (Mt6:6), and
For what He speaks He certainly acts (Nu23:19)
He rewards the righteous with eternal life and the wicked with eternal punishment (Mt25:46).
Faith is completely acknowledging Him and
This life of faith is looking after others for the Lord, for one's own soul.
Deceived by the devil, Adam and Eve put their eyes on the forbidden fruit (Ge3:4-6) and
Forgetting the eyes of God, sinned.
However, after confessing that they could not hide from God's eyes
They were clothed with garments of skin (Ge3:21).
Though Cain killed his brother out in a field where there was not anyone (Ge4:8-14),
Once he replied that he could not hide from God he confessed to Him and
Thus received a mark of salvation.
The exodus of Israel was possible
Not only because of Moses' love for his own people by flesh and blood,
But also because of God's persuasion (Ex3:6-12, 4:17).
The commandment God gave the people in the desert (Ex20:3-17) was
To love God with all their strength (Dt6:5) and
To love their neighbors by not harming them (Ex21:1-36, 22:1-31, 23:11; Lev19:18).
Their reward was to be prosperous on earth and live a long life (Dt5:33).
The sanctuary where the stone tablets were placed inside the testimony
Reminded them of this promise.
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 tear down the promise of a long prosperous life on earth and
Make a new promise of the reward of eternal life in heaven for
He came as the good news to the poor, the sick and the prisoners (Lk4:17-19).
However, because of what He said about the temple and
Because He exposed the hypocrisy of those who did good work to be praised by others (Mt6:2-4),
He was hated and handed over to death.
As He died along with the thieves, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Glorified the Father who would reward His death with resurrection (Jn10:18; Php2:11);
2) Judged the devil who attempted to steal glory (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Bore the burden of sin in His body and was rewarded with them (1Pe2:24; Rev5:9).
The Father raised Him and
Yeshua ascended to the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent came and
The gospel spread quickly in spite of the persecution for
Before the many wonders and signs in the name Yeshua (Ac2:43-47)
The believers surrendered their possessions and shared with one another (Ac4:32-35), and
They were praised for their deeds by the people.
The true Christian is he who
Not only testifies to whomever the gospel to save souls (Ac16:30; 1Pe1:9),
But also feeds the hungry, invites the stranger in, clothes those in need,
Looks after the sick and the imprisoned (Mt25:30-46) for
He knows that whatever he does to one of the least of them is
For the Lord Yeshua, that is, for his own soul as
He believes that when the Lord returns with the royal authority
He will judge according to his deeds and reward him with eternal life.
O Lord,
Now that we know what "for my soul" is
Let us love not only in words but also with actions and in truth (1Jn3:18).
Let us look after one another with love and good deeds (He10:24) and
Bear the fruit of souls. Amen.
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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
(Mt28:1-10)
God is the God of eternal life.
He is from everlasting to everlasting (Neh9:5) and
He enjoys the joy, the happiness and the glory of His life forever.
Eternal life has joy, that is, the joy of victory.
God sent His Son to the world so that
Through His victory He would enjoy eternal life.
Faith is believing Him and longing for Him.
The life of this faith is putting effort to resurrect with Christ and arrive in eternal life.
As the instinct of all living things is to continue to live,
Every man wants to live a long youthful life,
Even to be preserved cryonically or mummified in the hopes for the next life.
For Adam, a living being, whose flesh dies but the spirit could live eternally (Ge2:7),
Did not consider God's warning of death and thus sinned (Ge2:17, 3:5), so
Death came to all men (Rm5:12-14; 1Co15:22) and
The serpent, the devil, became the ruler of death.
God gave Israel the law of sin and death (Rm8:2)
For men to know that because of sin he dies and that
Because of sin no man could enter eternal life (Rm3:23) and
Escape the punishment in hell, the second death (Mk9:47-49; Heb9:27; Rev20:14-15).
While the sanctuary where the stone tablets were inside the testimony
Reminded them this,
It was all regarding the external, for both the blessing and curse (Dt30:20).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would reveal that He is the life of resurrection (Jn11:25) for
He is the Word in the beginning who became flesh to die (Jn1:1, 14).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Willingly died to reveal that in the Father alone is the right of life (Jn5:21, 10:17);
2) Condemned the ruler of death, the devil (Jn12:31; He2:14); and
3) Shed His blood and sowed the imperishable seed of life (Jn12:24; He12:24; 1Pe1:25).
The Father raised Him up from the dead and
Yeshua became the first fruits of resurrection, the resurrection to life (Jn5:29; 1Co15:20).
This was a principle that was not revealed during the six days of creation "”
Thus, the beginning of a new era.
The Holy Spirit came to those who received His blood and
Testifies the risen Lord (Ac2:32, 3:15).
The Christian who has united with Christ
In His death and resurrection through baptism (Rm6:3-5)
Now has his interest and hope in the resurrection of Christ alone for
If He rose to life, then those who believe Him will also rise to live forever (1Co15:12-19).
Therefore, he is no longer slave to sin but instead lives to God, for eternal life (Rm6:6-14),
Willingly surrenders his only one life and
Testifies the resurrected Lord,
In order to receive a better resurrection (1Co15:20-24; Heb11:35).
O Lord,
The resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ "”
There is no other shocking news
In the history of mankind, of the universe!
Send us out to testify Your resurrection.
As we were buried with Christ, let us willingly become losers in the world and
Unite with Him in His resurrection and become victors in that day! Amen.
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The Most Noble Death
(Mt20:28; Rev5:9-10)
God is very great (Ps104:1).
His existence itself is very great and
He is highly lifted up for His noble works.
Faith is knowing Him and revering Him and
The life of this faith is following Him and doing the most noble work until death.
To man there is nothing more shocking of an event than death, because of which
Everyone wants to know the cause of someone' death "”
Whether it is natural cause, disease, accident, suicide, homicide or execution etc.
Among them the most noble one is death in combat.
In other words, it is the death of a soldier for it is
Irrelevant to one's own advancement but for the nation.
As long as the nation lives, it pays respect to the fallen.
Adam, the ancestor of all men, was deceived by the devil and sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6).
As a result, the devil became the prince of the world, the ruler of death (Jn12:31; He2:14), and
All men became demoted to his slaves, his people (2Pe2:19).
Through one man's sin death came to all men (Rm5:12-13) and
For them to know this God gave to the people of Israel
The Law, the law of sin and death (Rm8:2), which had many commandments including
The one to not have any other god before the Lord God (Ex20:3-17; Lev20:2-27; Dt13:1-18).
The written code inside the ark of the testimony
Reminded them that sinner must die (Rm7:9; Eph2:15),
While it also reminded them that
By the blood of the atoning sacrifice the sinner can live (Lev4:32-35).
As such, the sanctuary was their object of fear.
Yeshua appeared and 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 tear down the law of sin and death and raise a new law of life by
Becoming a ransom Himself for He came as the Lamb of God (Mt20:28; Jn1:29; He10:3-4).
He also came as the kingdom of heaven (Mt3:1; Jn18:36)
To judge the prince of the world and save the people (Jn10:8-10, 12:31).
He was treated like a sinner with the thieves and
As He died the most wretched death in the most cursed form, the crucifixion,
He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the Father's command and with His blood purchased men and offered
them as a kingdom to the Father (Jn10:18; Rev5:9-10);
2) Judged the devil, the prince of the world who challenged the throne (Is14:12-15); and
3) Gave His life to all men as a ransom (Mt20:28), rounding up all at once sin, death, the law
and the devil (Rm8:3-4; 2Co5:21; Col2:14-15; He2:14).
The Father raised Him up and
He ascended to heaven and sat on the throne.
The Holy Spirit came to believers as the kingdom of God (Mk9:1) and
Lets them testify Yeshua as Christ (Ac2:36, 5:30-31).
The Christian knows that he
Received the most worthy, noble blood of Christ and thus has a new worth (1Pe1:18-19).
He carries around in his body the death of Christ and follows His path (Mt10:37-38; 2Co4:10)
Going to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth (Mk9:1)
Doing the most worthy, noble work, that is expanding His kingdom.
O Lord,
When a father dies he is buried in the mountain.
When a son dies he is buried in his father's heart.
The death of Jesus Christ is buried in my soul"¦.
So as long as my soul exists I will never forget Your death!
He who knows no sin became sin and saved this undeserving sinner (2Co5:21) and
Died for the kingdom of the Father "” the most noble death!
Let me also work and fight to death doing this most noble work. Amen.