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Before the Judgment Seat of Christ
(2Ch5:8-10)
God is the God of justice (Is30:18).
He judges with His righteousness (Ps35:24), and
He rewards fairly (Mt25:14-30).
Faith is acknowledging Him, and
The life of this faith is putting effort to do good for the day one stands before His judgment seat.
Ever man shrinks before a judgment seat because:
1) He is overpowered by its authority;
2) He fears that the truth would be unveiled; and
3) His fate would be determined by the result.
Whether men know or not, whether they believe or not,
In the end of the world the dead will be judged according to their deeds (Rev20:11-15) for
Their ancestor Adam disobeyed the word of God that forbid him to eat the fruit (Ge2:17, 3:6), and
Sinned, causing the spirit of all men to die in him (Rm5:12; 1Co15:22).
God showed the history of mankind an example of
Sin surely resulting in judgment: the deluge in Noah’s time (Ge6:11-13).
Noah, however, obeyed God’s word and built an ark. and thus was legitimately saved (He11:7).
The Law was the righteousness of God revealed to Israel from Mount Sinai, and
It led men to confess that there is nothing good in them but
Sin that leads them to do evil (Rm7:13, 17-20).
While the stone tablets inside the testimony of the sanctuary (Ex25:16)
Reminded them to tremble before the Law for generations,
The high priest put on the breastplate of judgment entering the Most Holy Place for
The Lord to remember and atone the sins of all 12 tribes of Israel (Ex28:15-21).
Jesus 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, the high priest, and even the stone tablets (He10:9), and
He Himself would become the eternal High Priest and His word the judge (Jn12:48; He7:21, 9:24), for
He is the righteousness who came from the Father (Jn1:1, 14; 1Jn2:1).
As He died, Jesus said, “It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Obeyed the command of the Father and revealed that He is the God of justice who surely judges sin (Ge2:17; Jn10:18);
2) Judged the devil, the origin of sin, the prince of the world (Jn12:31; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Received punishment in place of all men so that they might become righteousness in Him (2Co5:21).
The Father raised Him and
Sat on Him on the heavenly throne, the judgment seat of Christ.
The Holy Spirit came to those who believe in the name Yeshua and
Lets them know that His word is the law, the judge (Jn12:48) and
At the end of the world all dead will stand before Him for
He Himself received in His body
The judgment according to the writing regarding good and evil (2Co5:8-10).
Therefore, the man of the Spirit is he who
In order to be judged as the living when He returns
Puts every effort to do good while in his body (Ge3:22; Mt19:16-21; Lk18:18-22),
By always preaching, enduring suffering,
Being self-controlled, rebuking and encouraging others with great patience, and
Fulfilling his duty according to the gift he received (2Ti4:1-8; 1Pe4:7-11).
O Lord,
This year has already passed like lightening.
In the very near future I will have to stand before the great white throne¦
Let me all the more become thirsty for righteousness and be filled with righteousness (Mt5:6), so
My name would be embraced and taken to the Most Holy Place by the Lord! Amen.
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Immanuel
(Mt1:18-25)
God is true love (1Jn4:8).
True love comes from Him, and
He is happy with dwelling with those whom He loves.
Faith is knowing His love and receiving it, and
The life of this faith is being happy with His love and doing all things by His love.
While across all times and cultures, people have sung of love and defined it accordingly,
Love is universally longing to be together forever.
Yet the misery of man is that love easily changes and
Ultimately he must part his way with his beloved for his love is not eternal.
Nevertheless, to make man the object of His eternal live,
God made man in His image, breathed into Him the breath of life and
Made him a living being (Ge1:26, 2:7).
Though God banished Adam from the Garden after he sinned and
Put a flaming sword around it (Ge3:24) because
It was separation made by the devil (diabolos, the separator) (Rev12:7),
He clothed Adam in a garment of skin as a sign that He would later cover his shame (Ge3:21).
After receiving a son, the old man Abraham rejoiced (Ge21:6) because of
God’s promise of being with his offspring when the time would come (Ge18:10).
Similarly, holding firmly to the sign of the covenant that God would be with him (Ex3:21, 4:17),
Moses went into Egypt and took the Israelites by the hand and led them out (He8:9).
As the testimony of the first covenant that God made with them
He commanded them to build the sanctuary where
The name Jehovah was and they were to camp around it (Ex25:8; Nu2:2; 2Ch2:4, 6:5).
In the meantime, there was the prophecy regarding
A virgin giving birth to a son who would be named Immanuel, “God with men (Is7:14) ” for
He would betroth men to Him forever (Hos2:19).
According to the Law and the Prophets the Son of God appeared (Mt11:11-12), 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 name Jehovah and
In the name Yeshua be Immanuel, “God with us (Mt1:23).
He is the incarnate Word who was with the Father in the beginning (Jn1:1-2, 18),
Born of a woman (Ge3:15; Lk1:35),
He was made in human likeness (Php2:6-8) for
In man is death (He2:9-11).
Though men urged Him to dwell in a tent or a palace (Mt17:4-5), He willingly chose death.
But as He died, He said, “It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) He laid down His life to show the Father’s true love for men and His longing to dwell with them forever (Mt27:46; Jn10:17-18; 1Jn4:10);
2) Destroyed the separator the devil (1Jn3:8); and
3) Tore His flesh to cloth men in righteousness, in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy (Hos2:19; Mt22:12; He10:20).
The Father raised Him up from the grave and
Ascended Him to heaven, the kingdom of His beloved Son (Col1:13).
The Holy Spirit comes in the name Yeshua to the souls of those who believe and
Dwells with them forever (Jn14:16, 26).
He lets them be happy with Immanuel, the name Yeshua.
The Christian is he who is
Regardless of his circumstance happy with the name Yeshua, and
Therefore worships, gives offerings, prays and preaches with love (Lk7:47)
Until he can go before Yeshua in the heavenly dwelling place to be with Him forever (Rev21:3).
O Lord,
Thank You for clothing such a lowly life like me
In righteousness, in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy so that
I may confidently go before God!
The name Yeshua is my only treasure!
I am completely happy with Immanuel! Amen.
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Prepare and Be Ready
(Mt24:36-44)
God prepares in advance (Ge22:8; Eph2:10).
Because He is omniscient He knows in advance and
Because He is omnipotent He prepares in advance.
Faith is believing Him and waiting for Him, and
The life of this faith is eating the food He prepared and preparing to be ready to enter the place He prepared.
Whether a nation or a company,
If it predicts, calculates and prepares for any situation, it can survive.
Similarly, whether a family or an individual,
If they can plan in advance and prepare, they can be successful.
God revealed His attribute since the beginning (Ps74:16, 147:8) as
He prepared the sun for the earth,
For the vegetation the earth, and for man the vegetation.
For Adam God made the Garden of Eden (Ge2:8).
However, deceived by the serpent,
Adam ate the forbidden fruit and was banished from the Garden.
Yet God clothed him in the garment of skin (Ge3:21),
A sign for how He would prepare for all mankind in the future.
Before the Israelites entered Egypt
God called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food (Ps105:16-17);
Before the famine, God sent ahead one man and
Let him prepare food through the seven years of great crops (Ge41:57); and
Before they left for Egypt God spread a table for them (Ps78:23-25).
To remind them this for generations,
God commanded them to build the sanctuary where the name Jehovah was, and
Later the Temple of Jerusalem was built on Moriah where
God provided for Himself (Ge22:13-14; 2Ch3:1).
Yeshua said, “Destroy the 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, according to the prophecy (Mal3:1)
He is the Lamb of God whom God Himself prepared before the creation (Jn1:29; 1Pe1:19-20), for
He is the incarnate Word who was with the Father in then beginning (Jn1:1, 18).
He promised that He would
Prepare a place for those who believe and follow Him – the Father’s house (Jn14:1-6).
As He died, Yeshua said, “It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Laid down His life according to the Father’s command, fulfilling His plan since the beginning (Jn10:17-18);
2) Condemned the devil the divider (1Jn3:8); and
3) Tore His flesh and shed His blood, making a way for men to follow Him to the Father’s house (He10:19-20).
The Father raised Him from the dead and
Yeshua ascended to the heavenly throne prepared for Him in the beginning (He1:2).
The Holy Spirit comes to believers in the name Yeshua and
Lets them know that He went ahead to prepare a place in the Father’s house (Jn14:2), and
Thus urges them to prepare and be ready to enter there.
The man of the Spirit senses that
The return of the Son of Man who will take him is nearing (Mt24:3-14; 1Th5:1-3; 2Pe3:10-12).
Therefore, he puts every effort to
Lay all his time, treasure and talent in heaven for
He longs to finally see the Lord and enter the Father’s house.
O Lord,
This age is like that of Noah (Mt24:37-39),
Eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, giving birth,
Selling and buying, tearing down and building…
Let us all hear Your footsteps through the signs of this age.
Let us prepare diligently (Mt25:10) so that
Not one of us would be left behind but all enter that place You prepared (Mt24:40)!
Amen.
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Yeshua is My Lord
(1Pe3:13-22)
God is the Lord of salvation (Ps27:1; He2:10).
Salvation comes from Him (Ps37:29; Jnh2:9), and
He leads to salvation.
Faith is acknowledging this and receiving Him as one’s Lord of salvation, and
The life of this faith is about following Him to death until the end.
A servant’s destiny is determined by what kind of master he has,
As a train’s destination is determined by which engine it is connected to.
The Bible demonstrates that
Men have a choice today whom they will follow ” Yeshua or the devil ”
Because all men were deceived by the devil and sinned,
Consequently becoming his slave to follow him to hell (Mt25:41),
As a slave has no right to choose.
When God sent Moses to Egypt to
Deliver the Israelites from their slavery of 430 years (Ex12:40),
They left half-forced because of which
They constantly complained and resented as they followed the pillar of fire in the desert (Ex13:21) for
It was not by their choice but by circumstances that
They became the servants of Jehovah (Ex3:14).
To remind them of this for generations,
In the desert God commanded them to build the sanctuary where
The name Jehovah, the the Testimony (Ex25:21) was, inside of which were
The stone tablets of the Law, the spirit of servant (Rm8:15).
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 save men from the law of sin and death,
From the slavery under the devil (Jn12:31, 47; Rm8:2), for
He came with the name Yeshua (Mt1:21).
As He died, He said, “It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1.
Willingly laid down His life because salvation comes from the Father who alone could save Him (Jn10:17; He5:9);
2.
Condemned the devil who enslaved men with lies (Ge3:4; He2:14-15); and
3.
Tore His flesh tearing the written code and gave a choice to men (Col2:14; He10:20).
The Father raised Him and seated Him on the heavenly throne, and
Yeshua became the head, the Lord of salvation.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent comes in the name Yeshua
To those who chose Yeshua as their Lord and were baptized in Him name (Ac16:30-31; Rm6:3-8).
He lets them know that they have now become united with Him.
The Christian is he who
Willingly chose Yeshua as his Lord and
Has become His free slave (Ex21:2-6; 1Co7:22).
Therefore, he is no longer a slave to sin (Rm6:6-8, 14) and
Without complaint or resentment
Follows the Lord wherever He goes (1Pe3:21) for
He longs to be led to salvation, to the Father’s house
When the Lord returns (Jn14:2-4; He9:28).
O Lord,
Yeshua is my Lord!
This is my choice.
Let me never utter a word of complaint.
Instead, let me follow You wherever You go ”
Whether that is a slum, a village for the lepers, a place of persecution or even of death¦
Lord, let me follow You all the way to the Father’s house! Amen.
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Being With the Lord
(Ps84:1-4; Lk22:28-34)
God is the Lord (the Head).
All things come from Him and return to Him (Rm11:36), and
He eternally dwells with those who are with Him always (Lk22:28-34).
Faith is longing to be with the Lord (2Co5:8), and
The life of this faith is being with the Lord wherever He goes, even to persecution and trial.
Depending on “with whom, “where is not much of an issue as
The child who is with his mother is happy and feels secure wherever he is.
All men departed from God and
Became slaves of the devil to go to hell with him (Mt25:41; 2Pe2:19), for
Their ancestor, Adam, was deceived by the devil and sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6).
Once the Israelites were delivered from their slavery,
They believed that that the God of their ancestors was always with them (Ge28:15-20):
They saw countless miracles through the rod of Moses (Ex3:12, 4:12-15),
The pillars of fire and clouds (Ex13:21), and
The ark after crossing the Jordan (Jos3:15-17; 1Sa4:11, 6:19).
For the temple was where the name of their Lord God, Jehovah, was (2Ch6:5)
They loved it and longed for it greatly (Ps42:4, 84:1-10).
However, Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would be with man forever for
He was the Word when He was with God (Jn1:1) and the Son when with man (Jn1:14) as
His name Yeshua means “Immanuel (Mt1:21-22).
During His public life, He called disciples to be with Him (Mk3:13-14), and
Spoke to them about His departure (Jn16:7) for
Only when the Counselor comes He would be with them forever (Jn14:16).
As He was abandoned by all disciples and died alone,
He said, “It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Did the work that pleases the Father and became one with Him (Jn8:29, 10:17; 1Co15:28);
2) Judged the devil, the separator (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood redeemed the souls of men from the hands of the devil (Eph1:7).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne,
Finally becoming one with the Father (Jn10:30, 14:20; Rev22:3).
The Holy Spirit comes in the name Yeshua
To the souls and the church purchased with His blood (Ac20:28), and
Lets them know that they have become inseparable from the Lord.
The man of the Spirit is he who
Prefers to be with church
Even if he is isolated from the world and even his own family, for
He prefers to be away from him body and be with the Lord (2Co5:8),
Longing to be with the Lord forever
When He returns to the air (1Th4:17).
O Lord,
I so long for the New Jerusalem where I can be with You forever!
I and confident to say that I desire to be away from my body and
Be with You! Amen.
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Yeshua the Name for Thanksgiving
(Ps100:4-5, 142:7; 1Th5:28)
God is the Lord of grace.
Grace comes from Him, and
He gives grace in His name.
Faith is knowing Him and receiving His grace, and
The life of this faith is giving thanks for His name while being alive in the world.
While everyone says, “thanks,
They say it without truly knowing to whom or for what.
Consequently, their thanks ends up changing to resentment and complaint.
While he enjoyed everything abundantly in the Garden of Eden, not knowing thanksgiving,
Once deceived by the devil and taking the forbidden fruit,
Adam sinned and lost everything (Ge2:17, 3:6, 16-19, 24).
When God delivered the people of Israel from their slavery in Egypt and
Led them into the land of Canaan (Ex34:12),
He let them miraculously survive the desert.
But all those who resented and complained against Him died in the desert (1Co10:10).
Nevertheless, all feasts of Israel were to commemorate this and
Give thanks to the name Jehovah:
The Passover was remembering how the blood of the lamb death passed over them (Ex12:13);
The Feast of Unleavened Bread was remembering how God gave them food in the desert (Ex34:18);
The Feast of Tabernacles was remembering how the sun did not harm them by day nor the moon by night (Lev23:34, 42; Ps121);
The Feast of Weeks was giving their firstfruits in the Promised Land (Ex34:12, 22); and
The Feast of Ingathering was giving the stored firstfruits at the turn of the year (Ex34:22).
The sanctuary was the copies for the exodus and the feasts of Israel (Ex13:10; He9:23):
The blood of sacrifice on the altar of burnt offering ” the Passover;
The bronze basin ” passing through the Red Sea;
The showbread ” the Feast of the Unleavened Bread;
The lampstand ” the pillars of fire and clouds ” the Feast of Tabernacles;
The table of showbread ” the Feast of Weeks; and
The Most Holy Place ” the Feats of Ingathering.
They were to give thanks to the Lord with fellowship offering (Lev7:11-14).
When the time had come,
The Son of God came to the world in the name Yeshua ” salvation from sin and death (Mt1:21).
He said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would fulfill the fellowship offering of thanksgiving for all the feasts of the Old Testament (He10:9).
As He died, Yeshua said, “It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Willingly gave His life and thanks for the name of the Father who would
bring His soul out of prison (Ps69:29-30, 142:7; Jnh2:9; Jn17:11; He5:7);
2) Condemned the devil the ungrateful one (Eze28:12-14; Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Died in place of all men, paying the price of their sin and shed His redeeming blood for them (Mt20:28).
The Father raised Him up and
Seated Him on the throne of grace (He4:15).
The Spirit of Grace testifies the name Yeshua (He10:29) and
Lets believers give thanks from their souls for His name.
The Christian is he who
From the moment he receives the name Yeshua to the moment of his death
Begins with thanksgiving and ends with thanksgiving (1Th5:18) for
By His name he was led out of sin, death, the devil and hell, and
Has received daily bread, protection, many gifts and answers to prayer,
As he long to enter in that day
The heavenly gates with thanksgiving and praising the name Yeshua (Ps100:4-5).
O Lord,
As I look back this past year
I can only give thanks for the name Yeshua because
By possessing this one name, I possess everything.
Yeshua, thanksgiving!
I give thanks to You for the name Yeshua! Amen.
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The Work of the Name Yeshua
(Mt1:21-25)
Our God is He who works (Ps104:24).
He works for Himself, for the honor of His name (Ge22:8), and
He gladly works for Himself even if there is suffering or sacrifice to be made.
Faith is acknowledging this and making His work one’s own, and
The life of this faith is following God’s schedule and doing His work with Him.
While in some cultures the idea of work may be frowned upon,
Its value depends on whose work it is and in whose name it is.
How glorious, then, would it be to work for the glorious God?
For the creation of the world is the work of God’s hands (Ps19:1), which
Reveals His eternal power and divine nature (Rm1:20),
God saw that it was good for He was satisfied with the result of His work (Ge1).
Though Adam lived in the Garden of Eden without doing any work,
When he was deceived by the devil and sinned, taking the forbidden fruit (Ge2:17, 3:4),
God banished him from there to return to the ground from which he was taken to
Eat only through painful toil, by the sweat of his brow (Ge3:17-19).
Once he learned of the name of the Lord God (Ex3:13-14),
Moses began to do the work in the name Jehovah ”
Delivering the chosen people of God, a kingdom of priests (Ex19:6; Dt7:6)
The temple was built for the name to be there (1Ki8:16), and
It was where the priests worked for the name.
Rather than considering it an honor, however,
Overtime they became corrupted and resented doing the work (Mal1:6-10).
Yet there was a prophecy which said that
God would do a new work to honor His name (Is43:19-21).
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 do a new work by saving His people from their sins (Mt1:21),
For He came with the name Yeshua (Mt1:21), the Father’s name (Jn17:11).
As such, He followed the Father’s schedule to do His work (Jn4:34, 5:17, 6:27-29).
As He died, Yeshua said, “It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Willingly laid down His life and completed the Father’s work from the beginning,
honoring His name (Ge22:8; Jn10:17-18; Php2:6-11);
2) Condemned the devil who attempted to steal the throne without any work (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood redeemed the sins of all men in Adam (Mt20:28; Eph1:7, 12).
The Father raised Him up from the grave, the result of His work, and
He was given the name above all names Yeshua (Php2:9-11).
The Holy Spirit who was sent in His name (Jn14:26)
Comes to those who believe (Jn1:12) and
Lets them do the work of the name of the Father, Yeshua.
The Christian is he who
Considers it the greatest honor do the work of His name through
Worship, praise, prayer, preaching, service and building up His church (Eph4:11-12).
Therefore, he surrenders his schedule to
Make the name Yeshua his own schedule (Lk1:28),
Willingly and gladly following Him wherever He goes.
O Lord,
What an honor it is to know Your glorious name Yeshua and
Do the glorious work of Your name Yeshua!
Let us no longer follow the schedule for dead work but rather
Let us follow the schedule of the name Yeshua for living work! Amen.
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Yeshua the Name of Salvation
(Ps54:1; Mt1:21)
God is the God of salvation (Ps68:20).
Salvation in Him alone (Is43:11), and
He saves for the glory of His name (Ps79:9, 106:8).
Faith is longing to be saved by the name Yeshua, and
The life of this faith is clinging to the name Yeshua until arriving in salvation (He9:28).
The Bible is the story of God saving in His name (Is54:1)
Mankind from Hades that will becoming the eternal fire (Mt25:41; 2Pe3:7).
Jehovah, the name of God in the Old Testament, refers to the Savior (IEx15:2; Is43:3, 11) for
He saved Noah and his family from the great deluge (He11:7),
Lot and his family from the brimstone fire (Ge15:2),
Israel from the death of every firstborn, the Red Sea, the hands of their enemies, suffering,
Calamities and distresses etc (Ex12:27, 14:13; Nu10:9; 1Sa10:19).
As such, they were all physical, material salvation.
In spite of the fact that they saw countless times the salvation of God
Through those whom God appointed as their saviors, such as
Moses, Joshua, the judges and the kings (Dt33:29),
They forgot God when they were in distress (Ps106:21).
Nevertheless, when they returned to the Temple where
The name of the Lord God was and cried out to Him
He saved them (2Ch20:9; Joel2:32).
Thus the Temple was the rock of their salvation.
Jesus 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 name Jehovah, the physical, material salvation and
Let men believe in the name Yeshua that saves eternally souls from hell (Jn3:17-18).
As such, He performed many miracles as signs of salvation (Jn2:23).
Though they wanted to make Him the king of their present world, He refused (Mt12:39; Jn6:15).
As He died, Jesus said, “It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The Father alone can save Him from death (He5:7);
2) Judged the devil, the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) Redeemed the sins of men and made a way to their salvation (Eph1:7; He10:20).
He rose and ascended to heaven, becoming the source of eternal salvation (He5:9).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent testifies that
There is no other name by which men can be saved but the name Yeshua (Ac4:12), and
Lets those who have been redeemed by His blood (Eph1:7)
Grow in their salvation (Php2:12; 2Th2:13; 1Pe2:2), for
While the Son of Man redeemed (Tit2:14)
Those who believe Him must work to arrive in the salvation of their souls (1Pe1:9).
The material salvation of Judaism, liberal theology, the “prosperity gospel etc
Puts to shame the death of Yeshua and
Brings insult to the name Yeshua.
The man of the Spirit is he who
Knows that the salvation of his soul is the greatest thing (He2:3),
The most pressing work (He10:39).
Therefore, he puts every effort to ultimately save his own soul and all souls given to him,
Giving glory to the name Yeshua.
By repenting, being baptized, gathering, praying, speaking in new tongues, laying hands, healing,
Preaching all in His name (Mt18:20, 28:29; Mk16:17; Lk24:48; Ac9:15),
He clings onto the name Yeshua as the rope of salvation.
O Lord,
Until we escape this burning universe,
Let not even one of us ignore such a great salvation (He2:3),
Let us cling onto this rope of salvation, the name Yeshua!
Let us save our own souls and all the souls given to us in that day. Amen.
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Yeshua the Name of Life
(Jn20:30-31)
God is the God of everlasting life.
In Him is life (Jn1:4) and
The Word, the Son, and the Name that comes from Him are all life (Jn1:1, 14, 20:31).
Faith is receiving life through His name, and
The life of this faith is calling His name and sharing His life.
Life is the most important thing, the most precious thing.
When one has it it does not seem so important
Though when one loses it he loses everything.
While name is a method to distinguish oneself from others,
It also carries one’s distinctive characteristics and desires.
The characters that appear in the Bible lived according to the meaning of their names:
Adam (“living being), Abram (“exalted father), Abraham (“father of many nations),
Isaac (“laughter), Esau (“hairy), Jacob (“grasps the heel),
Israel (“struggles with God), Moses (“draw out) etc.
Adam was deceived by the devil, the “separator (Ge3:4-5), and
Committed the sin of forgetting his name which is to live (Ge2:7, 17), becoming filled with death:
His flesh would return to dust and his spirit sent to eternal death (Ge3:19; Eph2:1).
In that midst, God revealed His name to man as Jehovah, which means
“I AM, the self-existent One, the Creator (Ex3:14).
By that name, Moses used the creation to lead Israel to their exodus (Ex8-11).
Once receiving the commandments, however, the Israelites learned of sin and death, and
Began to fear for their lives even hearing the name (Jdg13:22; 1Sa6:19).
The sanctuary where the Testimony with the name of Jehovah (1Ki8:16) was
Forbid anyone from approaching it, as even the high priest was allowed
Only after confirming the death of the sacrifice on the altar (He7:27).
When the time had fully come, under the law of sin and death (Gal4:4)
The Son of God came with the name Yeshua (Mt1:21).
His name is the name of the everlasting Father, the name of life (Is9:6; Jn17:11, 20:31).
With His name He healed the sick and raised the dead (Lk10:17).
Yet He came in the flesh as the Son of Man to taste death (He2:9).
Thus, as He died, He said, “It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The Father alone is the everlasting God;
2) Through His death condemned the devil, the ruler of death (He2:14); and
3) Paid the price of all men’s sin and the price of sin, death, and shed His blood to give life to them (Lev17:11; Mt20:28; He10:17-20).
The Father raised Him and
YeshuaascendedtotheheavenlythroneastheAuthoroflife(Ac3:15).
The Holy Spirit came from the Father in the name Yeshua (Jn14:26, 15:26)
To whosoever calls on His name (Mk10:27; Lk23:42; Rm10:13) and
Lets him come to life ” his soul, his flesh, his life, his family for
Yeshua is the name of life.
Therefore, the man of the Spirit
Daily calls out the name Yeshua in prayer,
Drives out demons and lays his hand on the sick to heal in the name, and
Goes out to seek those dying by the hour and speaks the name to give them life.
O Lord,
When we had lost the hope, the strength, and even the desire to live,
Ours souls heard the name Yeshua and
That one name gave us the hope, the strength, and the desire to live!
Yeshua, the name of life!
Let us go out to seek those souls who are dying and
Speak this name to give them life! Amen.