Being faithful means
to be true to one’s word or promises,
be steady in allegiance,
and be consistent with the truth.
A faithful person is loyal, reliable,
trustworthy, and believable.
From a Spiritual perspective,
faithful means to literally be
full of faith.
אֵמֻן
‘faithfulness,’ ‘che•sed.’
is
the 7th fruit of
His Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh
e•mu•na’
appears 25 times in the Old Testament/TaNaK,
it is written 158 times in the New Testament/Brit Chadashah.
נאמנות
Today is the Hebrew/Jewish holiday of
Purim
פורים
Lots
it lasts 2 days,
starting at sunset last night.
Also called
mikra’ei kodesh
מִקְרָאֵי קדֶשׁ,
‘times in which holiness is proclaimed’.
Lev. 23:2;
the Spring season of
Appointed Times of the Lord/Moedim
are initiated this week with Purim.
Recorded in the Book of Esther is
the victory over Haman’s evil plot
in which he tried to destroy the Jews.
This plan was thwarted by Queen Esther
and continues to be celebrated even today.
26 So they called these days Purim, after the name [a]Pur.
Therefore, because of all the words of this letter, what they had seen concerning this matter, and what had happened to them, 27 the Jews established and imposed it upon themselves and their descendants and all who would join them, that without fail they should celebrate these two days every year, according to the written instructions and according to the prescribed time, 28 that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city, that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, and that the memory of them should not perish among their descendants.
Esther 29:26-28
The remembrance of Purim is a precursor to the 7 that follow on the Hebrew Calendar.
Purim commemorates the selfless action of woman chosen for a specific time and purpose.
Purim is always 30 days before Passover/Pesach.
Giving those that follow this calendar
a heads-up,
a marker,
for those with eyes to see
and ears to hear,
of what is about to begin!
Esther was required to spend 12 months
in careful detailed preparation for one purpose…
and that was to be found
acceptable in the Kings sight.
All this?
Just to be found appealing to the King?
That required great humility and obedience,
a commitment
to a long and intense
process of purification –
in the same
way we are to make ourselves ready for
our King.
Mashiach Yeshua/Jesus.
There is work He does in us
and work we do ourselves.
He is coming for an ecclesia
without spot or wrinkle
that He will present to Himself!
in order to present the
church/ecclesia/called apart ones,
to himself in all its beauty–
pure and faultless,
without spot or wrinkle
or any other imperfection.
Ephesians 5:27
He that findeth his life shall lose it:
and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 10:39
His words to us are:
to love not our lives unto death;
and not to try and save them ourselves;
but to
look unto Him
the author and finisher
of our
faith-fullness.
Hebrews 12:2
Many aspects of this story are included in:
https://www.minimannamoments.com/double-take-and-casting-lots/
https://www.minimannamoments.com/who-was-hadassah/
Mystery of a Pur, a Secret Name and a Miracle.
https://www.minimannamoments.com/if-i-perish-i-perish-remembering-purim.
More at:
https://www.minimannamoments.com/what-has-a-flower-got-to-do-with-a-servant-heart-salvation-and-a-bridegroom/
https://www.minimannamoments.com/the-servant-heart-of-hadassah-and-yeshua/
Happy Purim!
Shalom, shalom, mishpachah!
You are loved and appreciated and prayed for daily.
Fear not,
simply rest in Him
and be comforted,
God is WORKING!
All things are in His hands and
nothing happens that He has not allowed
in His plans and purposes;
both those that did commendable things
like Mordecai and Esther
and those that did evil as did Haman and his family.
Stay alert, prepared and be ready!
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SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.
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