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I Am the Lord's
(Rm14:7-9)
God is the Owner.
He made all things and is their Owner, and
He cherishes those who belong to Him and saves them (Ps89:11, 119:94; Mal3:17).
Faith is being happy with the fact one has become His and
The life of this faith is in order to share the Master's joy (Mt25:23), whether he lives or dies he
lives for the Lord.
Everyone cherishes his belongings for
One's happiness and fate is determined by to whom he belongs.
A branded slave cannot leave the watchfulness of his master for all his life
While the government-issued (GI) soldier who belongs to the government, whether he lives or
dies, the government will be responsible for him.
Satan sinned in heaven and was then cast down from there (Is14:12-15).
Deceived by him, Adam sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6) because of which
All mankind became bound to follow the devil to hell (Mt25:41).
Israel who was chosen to be God's own possession (Ps135:4) was
Delivered from their slavery in Egypt of 430 years and
For 40 years they were not put out for He kept him as the apple of His eye (Dt32:10).
The Temple reminded them that, "Israel = the apple of the Lord's eye" = the Lord's (Zec2:8),
Visually reminding that all things belong to the Lord (1Ch29:16).
The commandments regarding the sabbath, the firstborn, tithes etc (Ex13:12, 31:15; Mal3:7-8)
Allowed them to physically experience the fact that they belonged to the Lord.
Nonetheless, Israel ultimately could not escape its collapse (2Ch36:20-21) for
The priests and the entire kingdom stole what belonged to Jehovah and was cursed (Mal1:6, 3:8-9).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days," because"¨
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-20),
Not only Israel but all nations will belong to
Not the Creator Jehovah but
The Redeemer Yeshua "” their souls and flesh and all things they possess.
Following the regulations for the Law
As an infant Yeshua was presented to the Lord (Lk2:22-23) and
Finally as He died He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Gave His life and confessed that the Father alone is the Owner (Ps119:94; Jn10:18; Heb5:7);
2) Judged the devil who by fraud took possession of mankind (Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Paid the price with His blood and purchased all men and became their Owner (1Pe1:18-19).
With the wounds between His hands He resurrected (Zec13:6; Php2:7) and
Sat on the heavenly throne and He is the Lamb.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Helps those who have become the Lord's by the blood of Yeshua and
That is until they are sealed with the name Yeshua on their foreheads (Rev7:3).
The man of the Spirit is he who
Does not shake even if the savage devil speaks twisted things (Ac20:29-32),
Even if suffering and persecution awaits
He does not stop his course but finishes it (Job23:10; Ac20:22-24).
If he lives he lives to the Lord, if he dies he dies to the Lord, for
He knows that His Owner will protect him as the apple of His eye and
Before the mark of the beast, of the antichrist (Rev19:20)
He is found with the seal of the name Yeshua on his forehead (Rev7:1-17) so that
He can be saved from the universe where the brimstone fire will take place (Ps119:94), and
Finally see the face of Yeshua seated on the throne and serve Him there (Rev22:3-4)
Entering the joy of the Master, the banquet in heaven.
O Lord,
Whether it is a year of good harvest or a famine it is Your concern,
Whether His servant stands or falls it is Your matter.
So let us all be content with our daily bread.
If we live let us live to the Lord. If we die let us die to the Lord.
Let us all be sealed with the name Yeshua on our foreheads and
Be eternally Yours! Amen.