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I Am A Runner
(1Co9:23-27; He12:1-2)
God is the Rewarder (He11:6).
By His word He set up a race field and
He rewards those who run according to the word (2Ti4:8).
Faith is believing Him and making the decision to become a runner.
The life of this faith is running the race according to the rules (2Ti2:5), with endurance and self-
control in order to share in the blessings of the gospel (1Co9:23).
Through a long period of time and a rigorous training
Those qualified to race must follow the rules and put all their life into winning.
What they hope to receive in the end, however, is only a perishable crown.
The Bible, on the other hand, promises an eternal crown (1Co9:25):
For those wearing “the crown of life,” “the crown of glory,” and
“The crown of righteousness” (Jas1:12; 1Pe5:4; 2Ti4:8),
The throne and the thrones are prepared in the spiritual heaven (Rev4:4).
The archangel Lucifer was cast down from heaven into Hades (Is14:12-15) for
A servant created to minister, irrelevant to a crown (Lk17:9; He1:14), challenged the throne.
The sanctuary where the name of Jehovah was (1Ki8:16)
Reminded that the chosen people Israel were the servants of Jehovah (Ps113:1) for
The command they received was the spirit of servant (Rm8:15).
If they obeyed they were rewarded practically, physically
But if not, they were not tolerated even for one mistake.
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days” (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would in the Father’s name Yeshua (Jn5:43), not Jehovah
To the children of God (Jn1:12), not the servants of Jehovah
Give not the the spiritual reward, not the physical “”
That is, the crown and the throne promised for those who follow Him (Mt19:28-29).
Though on earth He received a crown of thorns (Mt27:28),
As He died, Yeshua said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the Father’s law for the reward in heaven (Jn10:18; He2:9, 12:2);
2) Clothed the enemy the devil with shame (Ps132:18; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Shed His redeeming blood to all men (Eph1:7) so that they may come out to the running field.
He resurrected and received the crown of fine gold (Ps21:3; Rev4:14) and
Sat on the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets those baptized in the name Yeshua to run the race (Gal3:27; He12:1) for
They have become a spectacle to God, to the world, to angels and to men (1Co4:9).
Towards the purpose of a sure victory,
The Christian runs the race
In the race field of Christ, the church, according to the word (law) of Yeshua and
With self-control absolutely limits the desires of the flesh, temper (Gal5:17; Eph4:26),
With endurance runs to finish the race (2Ti4:7-8; He12:1).
To the runner there is no quitting and
Even after falling seven times he must get back up eight times for
He is not a servant who is not tolerated for even one mistake
But rather a child whose Father watches over.
Furthermore, he fears that after preaching to others that he himself might be disqualified (1Co9:27).
It is his hope to stand before Christ’s award podium through the first resurrection.
O Lord,
Even though we fell countless times and struggled in 2018
You still did not abandon us but waited for us. Thank You!
Let us bounce back in 2019.
Let us consider it our chance to come back and run desperately!
Please watch over us. Amen.
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I Am A Messenger of Good News of Great Joy
(Lk2:1-14; Rm10:13-15)
God is the source of joy (Ps16:11).
Good news comes from Him (Ob1:1) and
Lifts up those who proclaim good news of joy to the high place, the height of joy (Is40:9).
Faith is hearing the good news and rejoicing and
The life of this faith is joyfully proclaiming the good news.
As one’s joy or sorrow is determined by the news he hears,
Everyone longs to hear good news since
Adam sinned and was cast out of the Garden which became shielded by a flaming sword (Ge3:24),
All men became bound by the wall of sin (Eph2:14)
Thus waiting for good news from God.
Then the most shocking news in the history of men was delivered:
By a deluge all living things that breathe would be destroyed (Ge6:13-22).
Following the covenant, however, Noah built an ark and saved his household.
Furthermore, once hearing the news of the coming destruction of Sodom,
Lot and his family ran for their lives and were saved from the brimstone fire (Ge19:1-26).
The news that the Israelites heard in Egypt from Moses was about
Their deliverance from slavery and returning to the promised land.
So they left overnight the place where they had lived for 430 years (Ex12:41).
However, after arriving in Canaan they became corrupted and
Consequently were taken as captives.
Yet even in their exile, they looked to the Temple of Jerusalem as it was prophesied that
A herald of good news would be given to Jerusalem (Is41:27) coming with power (Is40:9)
So they longed for the coming of the Messiah (Is52:7).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days” (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
In the Father’s name Yeshua (Jn5:43), not Jehovah
The Son of God, not angels or prophets, had come
To not only to the people of Israel but all nations as the good news of great joy (Lk2:10).
The more the effort to limit the news the more it spread (Mt9:30-31; Mk7:36),
Namely by the poor, the sick and the sinners (Lk4:14-15).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The good news of the greatest joy comes from the Father alone (Ob1:1; Jn10:17-18);
2) Condemned the devil the liar (Ge3:4-6; Jn8:44); and
3) Tore down the wall of sin and declared liberty to those who receive the sprinkling of His blood (Eph2:14).
His resurrection is the news of greatest joy in the history of men and
The Holy Spirit testifies the name Yeshua.
As such, from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth the news spread (Ac1:8) for
The gospel is the good news about:
1) The resurrection of Yeshua “” the resurrection of the dead “” my resurrection (1Co15:13);
2) Yeshua the Son of God “” repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Lk24:47);
3) Yeshua Christ “” the King of kings reigns (Ac8:5);
4) Yeshua is Lord “” I am the Lord’s (2Co4:5); and
5)Yeshua the Shepherd “” He is always with me (1Co14:25).
The Christian is he who goes over the mountains and the hills
To bring good news (Rm10:13-15), that is,
The gospel regarding God coming as man, as
He longs to see Yeshua in the high heaven
When He appears a second time in the flesh (He9:28).
O Lord,
I passionately welcome Your coming in flesh!
Even for my sake, You had to become poor, be flogged and finally die.
Let me never lose the joy of receiving this shockingly good news for the rest of my life and
Let me run to bring this good news for the rest of my life.
Aside from the news of the Lord Yeshua coming in flesh
No news is meaningful to me! Amen.
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I Am God’s Temple
(1Co3:16-17)
God is holy (Lev11:44).
His essence, His name, His word and His dwelling place are all holy (Ps111:9, 105:42; Is65:5) and
He lets those who have become holy by the word enter the holy city (Eph5:26-27).
Faith is knowing the Holy One (Pr9:10) and
The life of this faith is becoming holy by His word (Eph5:25-26).
Jerusalem has become the center of the world history and
The focus of religious and political conflicts since
It is where the house where the One God dwells is, where the capital for two tribes of people is,
Where the monasteries of three major religions are, and
The only city in the world that exists both on earth and in heaven.
Moreover, it is where the Temple of Jerusalem is.
God alone is holy.
Even heaven is not holy (Job15:15-16) for
The universe was made to contain the angels who sinned (Is14:12-15).
The commandment that God gave the holy nation Israel after the exodus (Ex19:6) was
For them to keep it and be sanctified (Lev20:8) and
The Temple of Jerusalem where the holy name of God was (Eze36:21)
Reminded them of Jehovah who sanctified them (Lev20:8).
However, their fall of even setting up an idol in the temple court brought on
The tragedy of repeated destruction of the Temple.
To the Jews who believed in the connection between
The fate of the Temple of Jerusalem and the fate of their nation (Is4:3; Eze37:28; Joel3:17),
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days” (Jn2:19), for which
He was hated by them. However, in the Father’s name Yeshua (Jn5:43), not in the name Jehovah,
He would raise the New Temple of Jerusalem in heaven greater than the temple on earth (Mt12:6) for
He is the Son of God (He9:23).
Although men did not recognize Him, demons did and shouted that He is the holy one (Mk1:24).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the Father’s command and sanctified Himself (Jn17:17) and the heavenly sanctuary (He9:23);
2) Judged the devil the origin of sin, the unclean (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled the redeeming blood and made the souls of all men holy (Jn17:17; Eph1:7).
His resurrection testified that He is the Holy One (Ac2:27) and
Entered the heavenly sanctuary which He sacrificed with His blood (He9:24; Rev4:8).
The Holy Spirit who came in the name of Yeshua (Jn14:26) came to
The church and the souls cleansed by the blood of Yeshua as God’s temple and
Commands them to be holy (1Co3:16-17; 2Th2:13).
The church eliminates at all costs other spirit, other Yeshua or other gospel for
She puts effort to never break away from the essence of the temple, purity (2Co11:2-4).
The saint strives to take off all unclean things of the world such as
Sexual immorality, any unclean, detestable or false things (He13:4, Rev21:27).
He does not leave the church on his own but puts effort to stay closely intact so that
When the Lamb Jesus Christ returns he longs to be found as a precious stone adorning
The Holy City, the New Jerusalem descending from heaven (Rev21:1-2, 19-20) and
Become a pillar that never leaves (Rev3:12) for
Each building structure must be joined together making up the temple (Eph2:20-22).
O Lord,
If we knew the history of Jerusalem and the Temple of Jerusalem
How shocking it is to say, “I am God’s temple!”
For I am a soul cleansed by the blood of Yeshua
Sanctify me by Your word so that
I may become a pillar in the church that is the temple
Never to leave so that I may become a pillar in God’s temple so
On the day You return I may enter the Holy City! Amen.
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I Am He Who Has the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven
(Mt16:15-19)
God has His own will.
According to the will He established before the creation He created all things (1Co15:38) and
He opens the gates of heaven to those who do His will (Mt7:21).
Faith is acknowledging this and
The life of this faith is living according to His will so that all gates are open while alive and the
gates of heaven be open after death (Ps78:28).
A key, a gate and a wall have a correlation:
If a wall tumbles down there is no use for the gate and
If there is a key then the gate opens.
The Bible talks about the keys of the kingdom of heaven for
There are the gates of Sheol that will open someday (Job17:16).
Deceived by the devil Adam sinned and
The Garden of Eden became shielded by a flaming sword (Ge3:24).
For Satan who sinned in the spiritual heaven is
Bound by everlasting chains in Hades (Job38:8-11; Is14:12-15),
Cain’s sin was also a manifestation of sin blocking the door (Ge4:7).
The blessing received by Abraham who gave his only son was
His offspring’s possession of the gates of his enemies (Ge22:17).
The blessing that his descendant Jacob received was
Seeing the house of God, the gates of heaven (Ge28:12-19).
From the blood of the passover lamb on their door frames to the Red Sea
To the desert and to Canaan was the route for the Israelites who left Egypt.
Likewise, from the gate of the court / the blood at the altar, the basin of water
To the curtain of the tabernacle / the table of showbread, the lampstand, the altar of incense,
To the curtain of the Most Holy Place / the testimony, the mercyseat (Ex38:16-18, 26:36, 36:33)
The process of giving sacrifice according to the Law was all
Shadow or copies of the good things to come (He8:5. 9, 10:1).
To the Israelites who longed for the Messiah who would come through the gates of Zion (Ps87:2),
It was shocking to hear when Yeshua said,
“Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days” (Jn2:19).
But through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would in not the name Jehovah but the Father’s name Yeshua (Jn5:43),
Not as the Messiah coming through the bloodline of Abraham
But the Son of God coming as Christ
Open not the gates of Zion but the gates of heaven.
But the gates are narrow (Mt7:13-27) so
Those who will enter by it and be saved will be a few (Mt23:13; Lk13:23-27).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), for
The veil in the Temple of Jerusalem tore (Lk23:45) and
The gates above the heavens opened (Ps24:18-19; Mt27:51; Rev4:11):
1) To receive back His life according to the Father’s will He laid down His life (Jn10:18);
2) He judged the devil who on his own left his position (Is14:12-15; Jude1:6); and
3) He tore down the wall of sin between God and men (Eph2:14).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent gave to the church
The name Yeshua (Jn14:26), the keys of the kingdom of heaven (Mt16:18).
He made the church to be the gates of heaven, on earth (Rev3:7-8).
The soul who has been washed of his sins by the blood of Yeshua and
Baptized in the name of Yeshua must now
Pass through the church life, the desert life.
Whatever is loosed on earth will be loosed in heaven
Whatever is bound on earth will be bound in heaven, for this is the authority of the church.
While he is alive on earth whatever wall stands in his way must come down (Ac5:19, 12:5-10, 16:25)
And after death the gates of heaven must open for him.
O Lord,
Let us all know of the authority of the church and
Let there be none leaving the church on his own,
Let there be none failing his duty because of his laziness.
A few of faith who will be saved in the end!
After we die let the gates of heaven be open for us! Amen.
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I Am A Sharer of Good Things
(Lk12:40-48)
God is good (Ps136:1).
He shares good things with the upright (Ps84:11) and
To those who share good things He entrusts all His possessions (Lk12:44).
While people love to share good news about
Victory in battles, deliverance, rescue, useful information for daily life etc,
They also love sharing material things such as food, gifts etc.
In spite of the fact that communism was once thought of as a perfect ideology
The system that followed collapsed because to the human nature
Perfect redistribution of wealth is not possible.
Faith is knowing what is good and
The life of this faith is not withholding but sharing good things (Pr21:26).
While God created all things and said it was good and gave them to man,
When Adam the ancestor of all mankind was deceived by the devil and ate the forbidden fruit,
God banished him out of the garden and he lost the right to all things (Ge2:17, 3:4-6, 24).
God commanded the Israelites who became the holy people
To build the sanctuary and celebrate the feasts to the Lord (Ex13:4-6)
Reminded them of the goodness of God (2Ch7:3) for
He sent Moses and delivered their fathers from their slavery in Egypt and
Let them possess the promised land where milk and honey flowed (Ex3:8) and
Divide it up for their inheritance (Nu26:53).
He also gave them the name of God (Ps54:6) and His laws (Ps119:39).
While King Hezekiah did what was good before God by
Making contribution from his own possessions and the dedicated things from the people
To the priests and the Levites (2Ch31:1-21) and thus all things went well for him,
He who fasted but did not share bread with the hungry was accused of being a hypocrite (Is58:7).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it in three days” (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would share in the Father’s name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
The good news and good things (Is52:7) with the souls of all men for
He is the God who came as the Son of Man (Mt20:28) to
Give His flesh and blood to all men (Mt26:26).
As such, He blessed the food and distributed it to the 12 disciples and
They gave it to the crowds of about 20,000 people (Mt14:19; Jn6:11).
While the soldiers tore His garment (Jn19:23-24)
Yeshua died but He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Gave glory to the Father who gave Him the inheritance of heaven (He1:2);
2) Judged the devil who stole treasures and souls (Is14:12-15; Jn10:8); and
3) Gave His blood to souls (Mt26:28).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Comes to the souls who received the blood of Yeshua and
Lets them know that the good things they receive are
The name Yeshua, the kingdom of heaven and the truth.
The Christian is he who
Puts every effort to share such good things he received for
He knows that everyone to whom much has been given, of him much will be required (Lk12:48).
He longs for the day the Lord Yeshua returns when
He will give all possessions to him.
O Lord,
How is it that I have received such good things!
Let us all reach to the ends of the earth and
Give and give them away! Amen.
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I Am A Steward of the Mysteries of God
(1Co4:1-2; Col1:25-27)
God is the God of revelation.
He holds mystery hidden for ages (Col1:25) and
Following the dispensation of that mystery
Makes known the revelation of the mystery (Rm16:26; Eph3:9).
Faith is by revelation knowing the mystery of God (Eph1:9, 3:3) and
The life of this faith is for the One who judged me faithful and appointed me to His service
revealing the mystery of the gospel (1Ti1:12, 6:19).
The more important a plan is for an individual, a society or a nation
The more important it is to reveal it only to a trustworthy person.
In reality, however, eternal secret does not exist in the world.
The Bible illustrates the revelation of God’s mystery which was
Determined in the beginning to be disclosed (Rm16:25) for
Nothing is hidden except to be made manifest,
Nor is anything secret except to come to light (Mk4:22).
Following the dispensation of the mystery
The revelation of the mystery was made known (Rm12:26; Eph3:9):
The creation, the Garden of Eden, Adam, Abraham, Israel, the Prophets and the Temple
All made a pathway for the mystery (Ps27:5; Am3:7; Eph3:9).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days” (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would in the name of not Jehovah but the Father’s name Yeshua (Jn17:11-12)
Proclaim not following Abraham’s flesh and blood but to the souls of all nations (Mt10:27) for
His word is the word of the Father who sent Him (Jn14:24) and
The Word who spoke in the bosom of the Father from the beginning (Is48:16; Jn1:1-2, 18).
To the disciples the secrets of the kingdom of heaven were given to be known (Mt13:10-11)
While to the others they were not thus He spoke in parables (Ps78:2; Mt13:33-34).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Tore the temple veil and the mystery hidden inside the temple was now revealed to the world (Col1:26);
2) Judged the devil the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) Completed the secret strategy of saving mankind (Eph1:7).
He rose and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit comes to the souls of believers and
Lets it be known that, “the mystery of God = Yeshua” (Col1:27).
The Christian is he who
Knows the mystery of His plan for the fullness of time and
The Lord’s immanent return (Mt24:3; Eph1:9) and
The mystery of the church, the hiding place for souls in the last days (Eph5:30; He10:25) and so
Becomes a faithful servant put in charge of the mystery of God (1Ti3:9).
Therefore, with the pride and the duty of him who knows the mystery of the gospel
He risks his life in becoming a witness of Christ (Col4:3) for
He knows that, as in the Old Testament there were distinctions of knowing God’s mystery
From the Hebrews to the descendants of Jacob to the Levites (to the courtyard of the tabernacle),
The priests (to the Holy Place), and the high priest (to the Most Holy Place),
The distinctions of revealing the mystery of godliness are different to this day (1Ti3:15-16).
O Lord,
Who am I that
You trusted me and
Made known the secrets of God?
As someone who now knows the mystery of revelation
I cannot stay silent.
Wherever I go let me shout out loud the mystery of the gospel! Amen.
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I Am A Thanks Giver
(1Co1:4; Col3:15)
God is the God of grace.
He gives every good and perfect gift (Jas1:17) and
Lets those who give thanks for His grace enter His gates to eternally give thanks and live (Ps100:4).
Faith is knowing the grace of God given through Yeshua and receiving it.
The life of this faith is always in word or deed giving thanks in the name of Yeshua (Col3:17; 1Th5:18).
The world increases by the day in dissatisfaction, resentment, rebellion and terrorism for
Hades does not give praise to the Lord (Ps6:5) and all this due to the fact that
The ancestor of all men Adam never knew how to be satisfied and was
Deceived by the devil and sinned (Ge3:1-6).
All men thereafter became destined to follow the devil to hell (Mt25:41).
While Cain and Abel gave offerings to God for the first time in history,
Cain’s was not received (Ge4:3-7) for
His gift lacked thanksgiving (He11:4).
The Israelites were delivered from their slavery of 400 years and
God instructed them to give a sacrifice of thanksgiving
In the sanctuary where the name Jehovah was (Lev22:29), which
Reminded them the One who brought them out of their enemies (2Sa22:49).
In spite of this, however, the people complained and so they all fell in the desert and died
Not entering the promised land (Nu14:27-30).
Yet after building the Temple of Jerusalem
Solomon gave thanksgiving offerings there three times a year (1Ch16:4) and
Appointed two great choirs that gave thanks (Neh12:31).
Israel gave thanks toward the Temple of Jerusalem (Ps138:2) for:
1) The name of God, the name of the Lord was near (Ps44:8, 54:6, 75:1);
2) Hearing the righteousness of the Lord, His righteous judgment, His righteous statutes,
the word of the Lord (Ps138:4);
3) All the great wonders He had done (Ps136:1-26); and
4) Being the sheep of His pasture, giving food to all flesh (Ps79:13, 136:25).
But Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days” (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would not in the name Jehovah but the Father’s name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
Let them hear not the righteousness or law of Jehovah but the truth,
Deliver from the slavery not of Pharaoh but of sin (Rm6:17),
Rescue not the flesh but the souls.
As He died Yeshua said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Gave a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Father from the roots of the mountains in Sheol (Jnh2:1-9; He1:2);
2) Judged the devil the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) By grace gave the redeeming blood as gift to all men (Eph1:7).
The heaven that He entered after He resurrected is where
There is only the praise of thanksgiving forevermore (Rev4:9, 7:12, 11:17).
The Holy Spirit who came from there
Lets those who received the grace of God
Be anguished to return to the Lord for all He has done (Ps116:12).
Even if he is seized of everything and loses everything (Hab3:17-18)
The Christian always gives thanks in words or deeds (Col3:17) for
Jesus Christ has now become:
My living God;
My Owner who bought me with His precious blood;
My King who reigns in power and leads in triumphal procession (2Co2:14); and
My Father who receives me once I return to Him regardless of the sins I committed (1Jn1:9), who hears me whenever I cry out to Him.
O Lord,
From the moment I open my eyes to the moment I close them
Whether I eat or starve, whether I live or die
Let my lips only utter, “Thank You, Yeshua.”
Thank You for considering me faithful and giving me this duty.
With my life, I thank You and thank You for Yeshua alone. Amen.
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I Am He Who Lives This Day
(Mt6:25-34)
God is everlasting (Neh9:5).
His existence is everlasting and
His Word is also everlasting (Is40:5; 1Pe1:25).
Faith is longing for Him and
The life of this faith is about living this day before the eternity of God.
Eternity is an attribute of the only true God, which
Refers to the fact that He alone is the same yesterday and today and forever (He13:8).
While man has yesterday and today, tomorrow is not guaranteed for him.Ӭ
Thus, before the presence of God he can only live “this day,” which is
The day “I” the being am certainly existing,
The day “I” the being can do things.
As such, the choice I made yesterday determines who I am today and
The choice I make today determines who I am tomorrow.
Nevertheless, the foolish or the mad is he who
Foolishly dwells in the past and
Presumptuously speaks of the future (Jas4:13-16).
The Bible is the wisdom to live for this day as
It illustrates how from the six days of creation yesterday differs from today.
One day Adam sinned and was driven out of the Garden (Ge3:4-6, 24), after which
He had to toil to find food, only to return to dust in the end (Ge3:17-19) and
By the sin that entered the spirit he had to bear the burden of eternal death (Rm5:12).
Not missing the opportunity of this day (Ge25:31-34),
Jacob bought with a single meal the birthright from his brother Esau,
While Esau could not bring about any change even after he repented (He12:16).
At the end of 430 years, on that very day,
The people of Israel were delivered from their slavery in Egypt (Ex12:41).
Furthermore, after seeing God’s salvation which He worked for them
They never saw the Egyptians again (Ex14:13).
Despite the fact that they ate their daily bread manna which God sent from heaven
Everyday for 40 years in the desert (Ex16:3-6, 13-36), however,
Because they longed their past they were struck down by a very great plague (Nu11:33).
In the Book of Deuteronomy
Moses repeatedly commanded the people who were in the desert this day
To choose to obey the commandments and choose life (Dt30:19-20) for
Entering the promised land tomorrow and their days were still long ahead (Dt5:33).
Referring to the temple where the ark with the golden vase of manna was (He9:1-5),
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days” (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would in not the name Jehovah but the Father’s name Yeshua (Jn5:43),
Give not the perishable food for the flesh but the imperishable food of eternal life (Jn6:31-35),
To not just the Jews but all souls of men.
As such, He finished His course in the three years of His ministry like a day (Lk13:31-33).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Finished the day of the Son of Man and commended His soul to the Father (Lk26:46);
2) Destroyed the works of the devil (1Jn3:8); and
3) Gave life to all men through His redeeming blood (Eph1:7).
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne.
He is the Lamb who is the same yesterday, today and forever (He13:8).
The Holy Spirit who came from there
In the name Yeshua to those who have eaten the bread from heaven, His flesh (Jn6:51) and
Lets them live this one day.
The Christian is he who
Does not worry about what to eat (Mt6:31)
But rather thinks about what to do this day.
He does not dwell on yesterday (Mt6:34) and
He does not put off until tomorrow the work that must be done today.
He lives for the kingdom of Christ and His body the church (Mt6:33), and
The souls given to him (He13:13) for
The best choice I make this day will decide my eternity.
O Lord,
Let us not talk nonsense about tomorrow like a mad man.
Rather, let us live this day passionately doing the Lord’s work and
On that day called this day let us go before You! Amen.
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I Long for the Lord’s Gifts
(1Co12:1-11)
God is the Lord of grace.
Every good and perfect gift comes down from Him (Jas1:17) and
He gives even more to those who long for His gifts (Ps107:9).
Faith is knowing the best gift and the One who gives it (Jn4:10) and
The life of this faith is longing for the Lord’s gifts and using them.
Everyone loves gifts for they are freely given and
They carry the heart of the giver.
As such, when the receiver receives it gladly the giver is satisfied,
But when the receiver does not then the giver feels insulted.
The Bible is a bundle of God’s gifts.
Upon the general grace of all things given to all men (Ge1:28; Ecc3:13),
God gave the only begotten Son as the special grace (Jn1:16).
To those who have received such gifts of God
God would continually give the Holy Spirit and various gifts.
After he sinned, the ancestor of mankind Adam was driven out of the Garden (Ge3:4-6) and
All men lost everything to the prince of the world, the devil.
For Abraham believed in God’s promise of seed
He was called righteous (Ge15:1-6) and
Additionally given the promise of a land and even kingdoms (Ge17:6).
Accordingly, his descendants, the Israelites, were delivered from their slavery in Egypt and
Received the gift of becoming a kingdom of priesthood (Ex19:6; Nu8:19).
The sanctuary reminded them of the inheritance they received as gift, for which
They longed for the restoration of Israel even in the midst of disasters.
However, Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days” (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would become the Father’s gift to all men (Mt7:9-11),
The living water, the blood of the only begotten Son (Jn4:10).
To those who receive this gift with great joy (Jn1:12)
He would send the Holy Spirit as another gift, thus leaving the world in haste (Jn16:7).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Received the world and the throne as the gift that the Father prepared for the Son (He1:2);
2) Condemned the devil who coveted the throne (Is14:12-15; Jn10:8); and
3) Gave His blood as gift to all mankind (Rm5:15-17).
He rose and ascended to heaven, and sat on the throne from where
He gives grace (He4:16):
The Father gave the Son,
The Son the blood and the Holy Spirit, and
The Holy Spirit spiritual gifts (1Co12:1).
The Spirit of grace comes to those who receive the gift of the blood of Yeshua (Ac2:38) and
Lets them know the things they have been freely given (1Co2:12).
The man of the Spirit is he who is
Deeply moved by the Lord’s gift that cannot be bought with money (Ac8:20).
Thus, he speaks in tongues until his jaw drops,
Drives out demons even if he is called being out of mind, and
Longs for various gifts and uses them as
The Lord makes more abundant for those who have
While He takes away from the one who has little (Mt25:29).
The gift that he needs until the end is the gift of faith for
By faith one is justified, saved, becomes a child of God, and receives eternal life.
Furthermore, the prayer of faith has the power to move mountains (Mk11:23).
O Lord,
Let us all receive the gift of faith that
Allows us to simply believe! Amen.
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I Am the Light of the World
(Mt5:14-16)
God is the light (1Jn1:5).
In Him there is no darkness or shifting shadows (Jas1:17),
He lives in unapproachable light (1Ti6:16) and
Lets the children of light enter the holy city (Rev21:24).
Faith is becoming the children of light (Eph5:8) and
The life of this faith is shining on to the world the light that is within oneself for
Light cannot be hidden (Mt5:14-16) and it must shine to reveal all things.
The Bible shows the showdown between light and darkness.
God created the light and separated it from darkness (Ge1:3-4; Is45:7) and
The universe was made to contain until the judgment the angels (2Pe2:4),
The depths of the pit, Hades (Ge1:2; Is14:12-15).
As such, even Mount Horeb where Moses received the law was
Covered in the thick darkness (Dt5:22).
The light God created in the beginning was the material, finite light (Ge1:3-4).
While with the longevity of the sun
The fate of all living things on earth was determined,
The soul that receives the light in the Word will have eternal life (Is60:19; Jn1:4, 8:12).
Even in “the dark ages” the sole comfort for Israel was (Is50:10)
The Temple of Jerusalem (Da9:17) for the name Jehovah in it was the light of Israel (Ps27:1).
According to the prophecy, to all peoples the light, Yeshua, came (Is60:1-3) and said,
“Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days” (Jn2:19-20), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would not in the name Jehovah but the Father’s name Yeshua (Jn5:43)
Shine the light to not only Israel but all the Gentiles (Lk2:32),
Not in the temple but in the souls of men (Lk11:33).
As such, His face shone like the sun (Mt17:2) for
He is the true light who made the light (Jn1:1, 4, 9-10).
While the sun’s light failed and there was darkness over the whole land (Lk23:44),
Yeshua died and said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The Father is the immortal light (1Ti6:16);
2) Condemned the devil who disguises himself as an angel of light (2Co11:14; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood on all men who are in darkness and gave the light of life (Mt4:16; Jn8:12; Eph1:7).
He resurrected and entered the New Jerusalem (Rev21:23) where
There is no need for the sun or the moon for it is filled with His marvelous light (1Pe2:9).
The Holy Spirit who came from there
Lets those who became the children of light
Put on the armor of light so they may become the light of the world (Rm13:12).
The Christian is he who does not hide his faith
From his family or whoever in the world (Mt5:15) but rather reveals it through
Deeds that are good, right and true (Eph5:9)
He is clothed in fine linen, bright and pure (Rev19:8) so
When the end of the world comes and the sun becomes black as sackcloth (Rev6:12)
He longs to escape Hades faster than the speed of light and
Enter the New Jerusalem that is bright (Rev21:24).
O Lord,
For I had loved darkness in the past
I did many evil, shameful things in hiding.
But now, for I love the light
Without hiding I want to reveal that I am a crazy Christian!
I want to climb up the mountains and shout it out,
I want to stand out on the street and cry out.
Let us proclaim the excellence of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light!
Amen.