God is the source of joy.
Joy is in Him and
To those who rejoice in Him, He gives even greater joy.
The more a man seeks physical pleasure,
The greater its meaningless becomes(Ecc 2:1-11).
However, faith is rejoicing in God(Ps 9:2; Job 22:16), and
The life of this faith is putting effort to become His joy, by being full of joy through the Spirit.
Deceived the devil,
Adam, the father of all men, sinned(Ge 3:4-6).
Consequently, they became destined to fall into hell(Ge 3:16-19; Mt 25:41).
Abraham, on the other hand, rejoiced at the thought of seeing God and
Finally saw Him and rejoiced(Ge 18:1-4) and
Subsequently received a son, Isaac, at the age of 100 and laughed(Ge 18:10, Ge 21:1-6).
His descendants became a people over whom
God rejoiced on a account of their fathers(Dt 10:15), because of which
They were delivered from a slavery of 430 years in Egypt.
They rejoiced when God turned the sea into dry land and
They passed through the waters on foot(Ps 66:6).
Soon after, however, they grumbled against God for
Their joy came from their physical circumstances and conditions.
In order for the source of their joy to be in the name of God(Ps 89:6)
God commanded them to build the sanctuary.
And yet, they rather rejoiced over idols(Is 44:9).
Thus, God no longer rejoiced over them(Hos 9:1) and
No longer found pleasure in their sacrifice(Is 1:11).
Nevertheless, the good news of great joy proclaimed
The coming of the man in whom God delights(Is 42:1) –
The coming of the Son of God in flesh.
According to the prophecy(Zec 9:9),
Jesus was conceived in the virgin and born in Bethlehem(Is 7:14).
He said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would fill with His joy in the souls over whom He rejoices(Jn 15:11), for
Whether He was in the bosom of the Father(Pr 8:29-3) or came as man,
He delighted the Father(Mt 12:18).
Though there was absolutely nothing in His condition
To be joyful about while He was in flesh,
He was full of joy through the Spirit(Lk 10:21; Jn 8:29).
As He died, Jesus said, “It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Died according to the Father’s command and pleased Him(Jn 10:17-18);
2. Judged the devil who attempted to find joy in himself(Is 14:12-15; Eze 28:12-17); and
3. Bore the sorrow and the suffering of men onto His body and gave joy to all men,
i.e., His blood(Is 53:3-4).
He rose and ascended the heavenly throne and
He became the eternal joy of God.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets those on whom His favor rests(Lk 2:14) rejoice
For the sole reason that they have the blood of Jesus in them.
The man of the Spirit
Rejoices for knowing Jesus, for having His blood and His name Y’shua.
Therefore, even if he is not healed,
Even if his problems are not solved,
He rejoices, and
Proclaims this good news of great joy for
He longs to go to heaven where the greatest joy awaits –
Seeing Jesus(Rev 19:7).
O Lord,
I am fine whether there is a vine that comforts me or not(Jnh 4:8-9) for
The source of my joy is not my senses or even my deeds.
Rather, my joy comes from the blood of Jesus in my soul!
The name Y’shua is my joy!
I rejoice and rejoice over Your coming in flesh! Amen.
God is the Leader(Pr 3:6).
He created those whom He would lead: man.
He made the place from which He would lead: the universe.
He sent the Leader: the Only Begotten Son.
He prepared the place to which He would lead:
The true haven, the Father’s house.
Faith is acknowledging that He is your Leader.
The life of this faith is acknowledging Him in all your ways to be led by Him.
A “leader is someone who directs through commands.
While on earth it is your father, teacher and king,
There is only one leader who leads you to heaven:
the Father in heaven, i.e., Christ.
Though he was created to be led by God(Ge 2:17),
Adam was deceived and sinned.
Consequently, he was banished from the Garden(Ge 3:23-24)
To never leave the universe, i.e., Hades,
The first heaven and the first earth, reserved for fire(Is 14:12-15; 2Pe 3:7; Rev 21:1),
Prepared for the devil and his angels(Mt 25:41; 2Pe 2:4; Jude 1:6).
To lead man out, however, God sent Moses to:
1. Bring out the offspring of Israel(Ex 3:10);
2. From their slavery in Egypt(Ex 13:3);
3. Lead them into the land where milk and honey flowed(Nu 16:14);
4. Through the desert(Dt 8:15); and
5. Lead them their path with the pillars of fire and clouds(Ps 136:16).
All but Joshua and Caleb who left Egypt
Fell and died in the desert because
They grumbled against the way that God lead them(Ex 15:22-24, Ex 16:3; Nu 21:4).
There was still no rest for them even after they entered Canaan(He 4:8-9) for
That land was not their final destination and
They were then led by the Law(Ex 19:4-5).
The tablets inside the ark of the sanctuary
Reminded them that God was their Leader and
As long as they followed His commands, He would lead them to rest.
The Law was, however, yet another temporary leader
Since it was just a tutor that lead men to Christ(Gal 3:24).
Jesus said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would lead souls to the Father’s house(Jn 14:6) for
He is the Word that was with the Father in the beginning(Jn 1:1, Jn 1:14, Jn 1:18) who
Came as the Christ, the true leader(Mt 1:16).
Jesus rebuked the rabbis, the Pharisees(Mt 23:2) for
They were blinds blind leading other blinds(Mt 15:14, Mt 23:16) as
They could never go beyond the boundary of the Law.
As He died, the veil in the Temple tore and
Jesus said, “It is finished(Jn 19:20), declaring that He:
1. With His own precious blood entered the Most Holy Place, the Father’s house
(He 9:12; 1Pe 1:19);
2. Condemned the origin of sin(1Jn 3:8); and
3. With His blood redeemed souls, and tore His flesh, bursting open the boundary of the law of sin and making a way for souls to be led to the Father’s house
(Jn 14:6; He 10:19-20).
The Father raised Him and Jesus entered heaven first as the High Priest(He 6:20).
The Holy Spirit comes in the name Y’shua and
Leads His children to the Father’s house by
Commanding and teaching them.
Faith is:
1. Acknowledging that Jesus is Christ, the heavenly Father(1Ki 8:33);
2. Being led out of the slavery under the devil, of sin(Rm 6:17-18); and
3. Being led to the Father’s house in heaven(Jn 14:6).
The men of the Spirit acknowledge that
They are children of God(Rm 8:14-15) and
Know that He leads them into path that they do not know for they are blinds(Is 42:16).
Therefore, even though that path is difficult and narrow(Mt 7:13-14),
For they are watched over by the Father in all their ways
They follow Him wherever He goes(Rev 14:4), and
Finally, they are led by the Lamb to the springs of living water(Rev 7:17).
O Father,
It was You who led me to this point.
Let me and all those You have given me
Not walk off or be eliminated from this path.
Lead us until we arrive at Your house!
Amen.
God has His own will.
He does according to His will and
He chooses as He wills.
Faith is acknowledging and honoring Him and
The life of this faith is choosing God’s path each day.
The “perfection that God instilled in creatures(Eze 28:21) is free will.
Thus, every man chooses and decides each day, and
The success and the failure of his life depends on
The result of his everyday choice.
As such, the most important thing to be done “this day is
The work of “choosing.
Though the archangel Luciel had the free will to want to be like God(Is 14:13),
When he left his proper domain, his proper position,
He was thrown into Hades(Jude 1:6).
Instead of following the word of God,
Adam chose to listen to Eve who was deceived by the serpent(Ge 3:6), and
Consequently chose death(Rm 5:12).
God gave another chance for men
To freely choose God: the exodus of Israel.
However, since it was not a path that they willingly chose
As they followed Moses out of fear of plagues,
They resented and grumbled in the desert(Ex 16:2-3).
The message that continued from
Moses through Joshua was(Ex 30:15-20; Jos 23:14-16)
For them to choose life this day.
The Tablets inside the sanctuary reminded them of
Their choosing of their Lord God and
God’s promise of life and blessing.
Jesus said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19-21), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would fulfill the will of the Father.
Though He is the Word with the Father in the beginning, i.e., God(Jn 1:1, Jn 1:14),
When He came in flesh, He chose to do the Father’s will(Jn 4:34, Jn 6:38; Lk 22:42).
As He chose His path to death,
Jesus said, “It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Willingly chose to die according to the Father’s will(Jn 10:17-18);
2. Condemned the angel who misused his free will(Is 14:12-15; Eze 28:15-17); and
3. With His blood redeemed all men(Mt 20:28).
His death was the best decision of His free will, His masterpiece;
His resurrection was the confirmation of His successful choice(Php 2:9).
The Holy Spirit is the Person of God who
Comes only to those who receive Him(Jn 1:12, Jn 10:1-2; Rev 3:20) and
Lets the mystery of the kingdom of heaven be known.
The man of the Spirit, therefore
Uses his free will to choose to believe and receives abundant life(Jn 10:10), and
Hears the word and puts efforts to understand it.
Thus, the Holy Spirit helps him when he chooses to obey.
However, He takes away from those who do not want to believe(Mt 24:24), and
He chooses temptations for those who choose abominable path(Is 66:3-4)’
Its result is greater entice, curse and finally destruction.
O Lord,
Since this day’s small choice can determine our eternal path,
Let us immediately rid ourselves of things that are evil in your sight and
Let us walk the path that delights you.
Amen.
God is righteous and merciful(Ps 4:1, Ps 116:5).
He does not forgive the evil and judges him with righteousness,
While He has mercy on the sinner and forgives him who repents.
Faith is acknowledging and welcoming Him and
The life of this faith begins with repentance and continues in repentance.
What the Bible treats with the greatest seriousness is sin, for
Sin cannot avoid judgement and punishment(Rm 2:12).
The devil is the origin of sin(1Jn 3:8) who
Sinned as an archangel
When he wanted to be like God and left his proper domain, and
Thus was thrown into the darkness(Is 14:12-15; 2Pe 2:4).
Deceived by the devil,
Adam sinned and death entered all(Rm 5:12) and
They were bound to perish in hell with the devil(Mt 25:41).
However, God placed a solution for those who do not want to perish: repentance(Lk 13:1-5).
The Law was given because
Sin was not taken into account and men were destined to perish(Rm 5:12-13).
It was for them to understand sin as a grave natter(Rm 7:9-24).
The tablets inside the sanctuary
Reminded the Israelites to repent to avoid destruction.
It was where they gave sacrifices for the atonement of their sins.
Furthermore, the prophet was sent:
1. Ahead of Jesus(Mk 1:1-3); and
2. Ahead of the coming wrath(Mt 3:1-10) so that
He would urge Israel to repent – this was the beginning of the gospel.
Jesus said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would become a ransom for all men(Mt 20:28).
As He died, He said, “It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Laid down His life and fulfilled the Father’s will(Jn 10:17-18);
2. Condemned the origin of sin(1Jn 3:8); and
3. Bore sins of all men on to His body and shed His blood to redeem them(Mt 20:28; 1Pe 2:24).
Jesus rose and ascended the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom sent
Preaches the gospel of repentance.
The gospel declares that all who repent can be forgiven(Ac 2:38);
This is a principle that God never granted the angels – thus, it is grace(He 2:16).
There are two stages of repentance:
1. One-time repentance – confessing that one is sinner
– born-again(e.g., sin offering)(Ac 2:38; Rm 10:10);
2. Continuous repentance – confessing evil deeds
– sanctification(e.g., guilt offering)(1Jn 1:8-10).
Repentance is the act of honoring the attribute and the character of God.
Because it pleases Him:
1. Curse ends and there is healing(Job 42:1-6, Job 42:10);
2. Blessings follow; and
3. He helps us to cut off evil deeds.
He who does not repent, however,
Makes God a liar(1Jn 1:8) and he is irrelevant to the Truth.
Furthermore, he is a hypocritical liar whose
Conscience is seared with a hot iron(1Ti 4:2).
The man of the Spirit is he who
Received grace and has an experience of repentance in the past and
Hears the voice of the Holy Spirit today(Rev2-3).
Therefore:
1. He fears sin and is ashamed of it(Ps 22:6, Ps 73:2);
2. Without resenting anyone else, he first repents(Mt 5:6); and
3. He repents before the day passes,
For he truly regrets with a broken and contrite heart(Ps 51:17).
O Lord,
You did not command us who are like worms the Law, but repentance.
This is grace! Thank You!
Let the tears of repentance burst out from the deepest place of our souls.
Amen.
God is merciful.
His mercy endures forever and
To those who remember His mercy, He shows even greater mercy.
Faith is receiving Him and
The life of this faith is remembering Him in every season and giving thanks.
Satan, Lucifer, forgot to give thanks for his domain in heaven(Eze 28:13-15) and
Left his position that was for giving thanks(Is 14:12-15).
Consequently, he was brought down to the eternal darkness(Jude 1:6).
Deceived by Satan, i.e., the devil,
Adam forgot to whom he should thank and sinned;
As a result, he lost all things for which he would have given thanks(Ge 3:23).
Miraculously leaving Egypt after 430 years of slavery(Ex 12:29-32),
The Israelites walked through the sea and
Their beginning as a people was with thanksgiving(Ex 14:16-21, Ex 15:1-18).
Once they entered the desert, however,
They began to grumble(Ex 16:3).
Their history thereafter was
A repeat of complaints and thanksgiving according to their conditions and environments.
Thus, God made as law for them to give thanks
To Him for such unforgettable historical events, and
That was through the Lord’s feasts(Lev 23:1-44):
The Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, the Sabbath,
The Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacle etc.
The ordinances regarding them were:
1. Do no regular work;
2. Come to sacred assembly; and
3. Present thanksgiving offering(burnt offerings).
The sanctuary reminded them
To remember for generations that God brought them out of their slavery.
Jesus said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body
He would fulfill the Law and give new reasons for thanksgiving.
As He died, He said, “It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Gave Himself as a thanksgiving offering to the Father who appointed Him as
the Heir of all, and completed the Law, i.e., all feasts(He 1:2, He 8:3, He 10:9);
2. Condemned the ungrateful one(Eze 28:13-15; 1Jn 3:18); and
3. With His blood redeemed all men and showed mercy, and restored the
conditions for their thanksgiving(Mt 20:28; Rm 8:3).
The Father raised Him and
Jesus ascended to the heavenly throne and forever receives thanks there(Rev 11:17).
The Holy Spirit came in the name Yeshua and
Lets those who received His mercy know the reason for thanksgiving(1Co 2:10-12).
The Old Testament men gave thanks to Jehovah(Ex 3:14; Ps 136:1-26)
Because He was their: 1) God; 2) Lord; 3) King; and 4) Shepherd.
The New Testament men give thanks to Yeshua because He is their:
1. God(Jn 20:28);
2. Lord(Ac 2:36);
3. King(Mt 16:16);
4. Shepherd(Jn 10:11);
5. Father(Rm 8:16); and
6. Groom(Mt 22:2; Rev 21:9).
The man of the Spirit is
Completely satisfied by
Knowing Yeshua and receiving His name alone.
Therefore, he can surpass any tribulation or hardship(Rm 8:31-39), and
He always gives thanks.
O Lord,
My God, my Lord, my King, my Shepherd, my Father and my Groom!
I am greatly and completely satisfied with the name, Yeshua.
Thank You, thank You!
Amen.
God is the only God and the God of love(1Ti 1:7; 1Jn 4:8).
He alone is self-existing and completely satisfied, and
He delights in dwelling with those whom He loves(Jn 14:6).
The idea of being “alone and that of being “with
Appear opposite, yet they are related.
Whether God exists alone or with anyone,
There is absolutely nothing that He lacks.
Faith is making the decision to living with Him and
The life of this faith is abiding with the Lord,
Doing the work that pleases Him and never being lonely until the end.
God made woman from one of Adam’s ribs and
She became a helper suitable for him(Ge 2:18) for
God alone lives alone.
However, Adam sinned by the woman who was with him(Ge 3:12) and
One of his sons killed the other and became a restless wanderer(Ge 4:8, Ge 4:12-13), for
Sinner’s outcome is jealousy, mistrust and isolation.
Moses was called while he was living alone in the desert(Ex 3:4).
Thereafter, he held on to his rod alone and led the Israelites to exodus(Ex 4:15-7).
In spite of the mistrust and the opposition of his own people,
Moses was not lonely because God was with him.
In the sanctuary, God promised to dwell in His name, Jehovah(1Ki 8:16).
It reminded the Israelites that God was always with their fathers(Dt 2:7; 1Ki 8:57).
Though the history of Israel was the continuation of lostness and captivity,
They were thus comforted by the visible Temple(Mt 24:1).
However, Jesus said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19-21),
Because through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would tear down the name Jehovah that was outside the body and
Give the name Yeshua that is in the minds and the hearts of men(He 8:9-10).
In the beginning was the Word in the bosom of the Father and
He is the only God(Jn 1:1, Jn 1:18).
In the last days, the Word became flesh and dwelled among men and
He is Immanuel(Jn 1:14; Mt 1:23).
Though the multitudes neglected Him and the disciples betrayed Him,
Jesus was never lonely for the Father is always with Him(Jn 8:29, Jn 16:32).
As He died alone, Jesus said, “It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Fulfilled the Father’s will and committed His soul to Him(Lk 23:46);
2. Condemned the divider(Ge 3:4-6); and
3. Through His blood of redemption set souls free(Eph 1:7).
Jesus rose and ascended to the heavenly throne(Ac 5:30) and:
1. He is eternally with the Father and became one with Him(1Co 15:28; Rev 21:22); and
2. He eternally dwells through the Holy Spirit with those who long to be with Him(Jn 16:7; Rev 3:20).
The man of the Spirit is
He whose heart is totally filled with Yeshua and His name(Jn 16:17-22).
Though alone, he is never lonely; though isolated, he is never alone.
He is content whether he is married or not for
He is totally satisfied with the Lord alone(1Co 7:29-30, 1Co 7:40).
Therefore, He goes into his room for an intimate fellowship with the Lord, and
Lives attached to the body of Christ, the church(Rev 21:2-4; 1Co 3:16).
Furthermore, going to the ends of the earth, he makes disciples and
Finally gains a helper(1Ki 18:22, 1Ki 19:4).
O Lord,
We are isolated from the world and segregated even from the church community,
But we are not lonely or afraid because You are with us.
Let us walk alone with You, with the name Yeshua!
Until You take us in that day, let us love one another all the more.
Amen.
God is worthy.
He promises precious things,
He vows with precious things, and
He rewards with precious things to those with precious faith.
Faith is loving Him and
The life of this faith is eliminating unclean things in order to enter the place where only the worthy dwell.
Deceived by the devil who
Attempted to challenge the Most High and was cast down(Is 14:14; Ge 3:5),
Adam was banished from the Garden of Eden which was surrounded by pure gold(Ge 3:23) and
He could never return there for it became shielded with the flaming sword(Ge 3:24).
God chose the Israelites and let them live in Egypt as slaves(Ge 15:13-16) and
Only after 430 years brought them into the land He promised to Abraham(Ge 17:8) for
It was foreshadow for the offspring of faith entering the heavenly Garden of Eden.
All but Joshua and Caleb fell in the desert and died
Without entering the Promised Land(Nu 14:30) for God abandons those without without faith.
The first covenant, i.e., the Law(Ex 24:6; He 9:18):
1. It was established with the blood of animals; and
2. It promised them that if they obeyed it, they would enter and dwell in the Promised Land(Nu 30:20).
Jesus said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise in three days, and angered the Jews(Mt 26:59-61)
As it posed a great threat to their right to dwell in the land.
Nevertheless, through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body(Jn 2:19),
He would tear down the first covenant and raise a new.
Through His suffering, He fulfilled
The Law and the writing of the Prophets, i.e., the first covenant(Lk 24:25-27), and
Through His resurrection, He entered His glory and
Brought many sons into glory(He 2:10).
With His own blood, He entered the true sanctuary(He 9:12, He 9:24) and
His blood became the guarantee of the new covenant(Mt 26:28).
Precious faith(2Pe 1:1-4, 2Pe 1:11) is
Having the precious promise, i.e., the new covenant, that is
Of entering a new heaven and a new earth, which was
Vowed with the blood of Christ.
In heaven is the New Jerusalem,
A beautiful city, whose walls are made of every kind of precious stone(Rev 21:10, Rev18-27).
There is no temple in the city and
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it for
The glory of God and the Lamb is surrounded by precious stones and shines forever(Rev 21:22-23).
For precious stones must be carved out to give light(1Pe 2:4, 1Pe 2:9),
Those with the precious promise, i.e., those, who by the Spirit, see heaven(Rev 21:10)
Struggle to carve out the impure, the shameful and the deceitful things from themselves(Rev 21:27).
Therefore, they make every effort to add to their faith goodness, to goodness knowledge,
To knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
To godliness brotherly kindness, and to kindness love(2Pe 1:5-6).
Finally, in crowns adorned with precious stones, they will enter the Holy City(Rev 21:24)
O Lord,
To this life that dwells in dust homes and finally returns to dust
You gave a splendid home in heaven!
Whatever the price we may pay,
Let us all enter there.
Holy Spirit, open our eyes to see heaven! Amen.
God is worthy(Ps 92:8).
His being is worthy and
He is surrounded by those who are worthy.
Faith is discovering this fact and loving His worthiness and
The life of this faith is selling one’s treasure and trading it with His worthiness to be his own.
“Worthy refers to something that is high of value.
In the world it is:
1. Something that does not change;
2. Something that is strong; and
3. Precious stone that is iridescent, that has luminous colors.
It is also used as the symbol or the measurement of one’s wealth.
In the spiritual heaven is the throne adorned with precious stones.
Its street is of pure gold and
Only those wearing crowns adorned with precious stones enter it(Ez 28:13; Rev 21:11-24).
In spite of the fact that he was made for the throne to be worthy,
Luciel(the luminous archangel) attempted to become worthy himself.
Consequently, he became Satan and was
Cast down into Sheol, the darkness(Is 14:12-15).
Deceived by Satan, i.e., the devil,
Adam wanted to be like God(Ge 3:4-6), and
As a result, he was banished from the Garden of Eden, which was
Surrounded by all types of precious stones(Ge 2:11).
When God brought the Israelites out of Egypt after 430 years of slavery,
He let them take possession of all jewels of Egypt and put them on their children(Ex 3:22) for
This was the beginning of His work to
Deliver all men from their slavery under the devil and
Make them sons of the Most High(Is 43:4).
With those jewels, God had them build the sanctuary in the desert(Ex 25:3-8) and
Also adorn the tunic, the ephod and the breastplate of the priests(Ex 28:4) because
God dwells among the worthy.
Jesus said, “Destroy the temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19-12), and
Angered the Jews who eventually led Him to death(Mt 26:61-66) for
The temple was their national treasure, if not their idol(Jdg 8:27; 1Sa23, 30).
What He meant, however, was that
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would reveal that He is the worthy One(Jn 2:21).
He is the Word that became flesh,
The glory of the Only Begotten Son(Jn 1:14).
To those who believe Him, He is a precious stone,
While to those who do not, He is the stone the builders rejected(1Pe 2:7).
As He died, Jesus said, “It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. With His blood, the precious stone, purchased the throne that the Father prepare for Him before the creation of the world(Mt 13:44);
2. Condemned the angel who attempted to steal the throne of God(Is 14:12-15); and
3. With His precious blood that is without blemish or defect, that was before the creation of the world, purchased men who were slaves of the devil(1Pe 1:18-20).
The Father raised Him up and
Jesus sat on the heavenly throne as the worthy One(Rev 5:12).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Comes in the name Yeshua and
Preaches the gospel of the kingdom of heaven.
The kingdom of heaven is like
A man who bought the hidden treasure in a field(Mt 13:44).
As such, with His precious blood, Jesus bought faith that is precious.
Precious faith is recognizing the worth of the blood of Christ.
It is knowing that:
1. By His innocent blood, one’s sins have been washed and he has become also without blemish or defect(1Pe 1:18-19);
2. By His precious blood, he was born again and has become a child of the worthy God(Jn 1:12); and
3. He has the faith purchased at the highest price – thus, such faith can never be sold for things inferior.
The man of the Spirit has such precious faith.
Therefore, he surrenders his all
In order to be found by Jesus as His precious stones when He returns(Lk 18:8) and
Be taken up to His throne(Rev 21:26-27).
O Lord,
My precious faith!
I rather give up my life than give up this faith! Amen.
God is the God of revelation(Jn 1:1).
He reveals Himself in His time and according to His ways(Jn 1:14; Gal 4:4-5), and
To those who love Him, He reveals Himself all the more(Jn 14:21).
Though religion and philosophy seek deity,
Because they do it according to the ways of man,
God hides Himself infinitely from them.
The Word(logos, the self-manifestation of God) is God.
It was determined before the creation of the world that
He would reveal Himself(1Pe 1:20).
Hence, when the time fully comes, He surely reveals Himself.
Faith is receiving this as-is(Jn 1:20), and
The life of this faith is carrying out the word as-is and bearing fruit(Mt 13:23).
In the Old Testament times,
God gave the word through angels, i.e., the Law(Ex 3:2, Ex 3:4; Ac 7:53) and
The Tablets inside the Testimony of the sanctuary
Reminded the Israelites that God spoke to Moses, to them.
The prophets were those to whom the word of the Lord came(1Sa 3:1, 1Sa 3:9; Jer 1:4) and
They prophesied what they heard with their ears “
Yet it was not the truth(Mt 13:17).
In the last times, the Word who was with the Father in the beginning(Jn 1:1, 1Jn 1:8)
Became flesh and He is the Only Begotten Son(Jn 1:14), and
He said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would reveal God and His will.
As such, He spoke the words of the Father, which are the truth(Jn 12:50).
While heaven and earth will pass away, His words will never pass away(Mt 5:18, Mt 24:35).
Furthermore, His words will judge in the last day(Jn 12:48).
As a kernel of wheat, Jesus fell to the ground and died(Jn 12:24).
And as He died, He said, “It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Laid down His life to gain it and fulfilled the Father’s will(Jn 10:17-18);
2. Condemned the origin of sin(1Jn 3:8); and
3. Sowed His blood on the fields of souls so that they would receive redemption, life, resurrection and eternal life(Mt 20:28; Jn 12:24).
Jesus sowed in tears but reaped with songs of joy:
The Father raised Him and He ascended to the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit comes to those born again of
Not perishable seed but of the imperishable seed, His blood(Mt 13:38; 1Pe 1:23) and
He speaks to the churches today and warns to him who has an ear to hear(Rev2-3).
The kingdom of heaven is like a farmer sowing his seed(Mt 13:1-23).
The seed is the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, the message about heaven, i.e., the gospel.
Whether he bears fruit or not is determined by
The ears that hear, the nature of his heart.
The fields that cannot bear fruit are:
1. The path “ trampled by arguments, distractions etc;
2. Rocky places “ cannot overcome tribulation, persecution or burden; and
3. Thorns “ cannot lay down the temptations or the worries of reality.
However, the field that bears fruit is good soil:
The heart that hears the secrets of the kingdom of heaven and
Immediately takes action.
Those who bear fruit will be blessed and given eternal life,
While those who do not bear fruit will be cursed and thrown into the fire in the end(He 6:7).
O Lord,
My flesh is an opportunity, a brief season to sow.
Let me not waste this time.
Rather, let me spend it to sow and bear fruits.
Lord, give me, my family and church
The ear that hears the word! Amen.
God is the eternal Father(Is 9:6).
He bears children through His eternal blood(He 9:11-15),
He nurtures them through the eternal Holy Spirit and
He inherits the eternal inheritance to them.
Faith is welcoming and receiving this promise and
The life of this faith is fighting to gain the eternal inheritance.
Inheritance or legacy cannot be sold or terminated;
It is inherited down for generations.
While God gave the land of Canaan as inheritance to
Abram who had been living there and to his descendents(Ge 17:8),
It would be fulfilled only after 430 years of their slavery(Ge 15:13-14).
Before his descendents, i.e., the Israelites, crossed the Jordan(Dt 12:10),
The land was distributed by lot for each tribe(Nu 26:55) “
After they considered it a holy land, a sacred district and fought to win it(Eze 45:1).
The Levites, on the other hand, received a separate inheritance(Nu 18:20-21):
While they had no inheritance or share in the land,
They received priesthood, the sanctuary and the tithes of Israel(Nu 18:24; Jos 18:7; Eze 45:1-5).
Hence, when Jesus said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise in three days(Jn 2:19-21),
He angered the priests, especially the high priest Caiaphas(Mt 26:59-68) because
They feared losing their inheritance.
However, through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
Jesus was going to tear down the earthly sanctuary and enter the eternal sanctuary, heaven
For He came as the eternal High Priest(He 9:11, He 9:24).
As He died, Jesus said, “It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Laying down His life, gained the sacred district, i.e., heaven, and offered it to the Father who, in turn, gave it back to Him(Eze 45:1, 46:16-18; Jn 10:17-18);
2. Condemned the angel who challenged God(Is 14:12-15); and
3. Tore His flesh like veil(He 10:20) and with His eternal blood obtained eternal redemption for all men(He 9:12).
Thus, the Father gave the beautiful inheritance, the name Yeshua(He 1:4-5; Php 2:6-11)
To not angels, not servants(Is 54:17) but only the Son(Eze 46:16).
The Holy Spirit gives the name Yeshua
As inheritance to His children(Jn 1:12), and
Lets them fight and win for the eternal inheritance.
The men of the Spirit are:
1. The children of God †’ they do not yield the right to pray;
2. All priests †’ they do not yield the right to worship; and
3. The kingdom of heaven †’ they rather surrender their life or the world but never surrender it.
Since an inheritance is received and passed down, they pass it on to:
1. Their children “ the most beautiful name, Yeshua, as inheritance; and
2. Their neighbors “ they risk their life to gain souls,
For they long to finally enter their eternal land.
O Lord,
My eternal inheritance to pass down to generations “ the name Yeshua!
I rather surrender my life than surrender this inheritance.
This is my land!
Amen.