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We are all no doubt very familiar with the scripture in Luke 1:37 which says that “Nothing is impossible with God” which emphasizes our Heavenly Fathers’s power to perform miracles and fulfill His promises. This verse reassures believers that, despite challenges, He can achieve what seems impossible in our minds and thoughts.
Matthew 19:26: makes a very similar statement
“But Jesus beheld them and said unto them: With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Here we find ourselves with a conflicting question because in truth there are many things that are impossible for our Heavenly Father. It is not a contradiction in terms because there are some things He cannot do as they would violate His own standards.
Here are some of them:
It is impossible for our Heavenly Father to lie,
It is impossible for our Him to sin.
It is impossible for Him to break a promise.
It is impossible for Him to create anything too heavy for Him to lift,
it is impossible for Him to perform a contradiction.
it is impossible for Him to leave us or forsake us
it is impossible for Him to violate His commandments
it is impossible for Him to change
it is impossible for Him to redeem the fallen angels
it is impossible for Him to alter His Word
it is impossible for Him to stop loving us
it is impossible for Him to stop saving those who come to Him.
it is impossible for Him to die and not exist.
So what does this mean? What are we really reading? In the Bible, translators are just following the old or middle English or King James version understanding of possible and every modern translation says:
with God all things are possible – nothing is impossible.
We have become so accustomed to certain translations that any change to the words we are so familiar with, would give many people problems. We have become lazy and don’t spend the time to study and research scripture for ourselves, often relying on others to do the study for us. We sometimes forget that in the English of the KJV, the words
possible and impossible
mean something very different than they do today. Today when we say
impossible
we more than likely mean:
nothing whatsoever can accomplish a task.
But if you use the words and meaning of the old or middle English era we would be saying:
that nothing is impossible that is, within the strength, character and skills of that person; therefore, making it impossible for one lacking the strength, character or skills to accomplish a task.
So in old English it is saying: nothing is impossible for God that is within His strength, character, and nature.
We need to remember that Yeshua/Jesus was speaking in His native language of Aramaic and in the Aramaic Hebrew language the word
Possible is
Shakach שׁכח
Strong’s 7912 (Aramaic) shekach: found, find, discover corresponding to shakach through the idea of disclosure of a covered or forgotten thing; to discover (literally or figuratively) — find. see HEBREW shakach
Original Word: שְׁכַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shkach
Pronunciation: sheh-KAHKH
Phonetic Spelling: (shek-akh’)
KJV: find
NASB: found, find, discover, discovered
Word Origin: [(Aramaic) corresponding to H7911 (שָׁכַח שָׁכֵַח – forget) through the idea of disclosure of a covered or forgotten thing]
1. to discover (literally or figuratively)
Furthermore in the Aramaic language there is no word for impossible. Instead the word
Impossible
is rendered
loshekach – lo (not) possible (shekach).
H3808. lo לֹא or לא (adverb) not (Arabic , Aramaic לָא ,)
לֹא is Scripture’s primary marker of direct negation, shaping revelation by clarifying what is untrue, forbidden, impossible, or unnecessary. Its reach spans every genre, ensuring that God’s word is heard not only in affirmations but also in the boundaries that preserve life and faith.
Strongs 3808 lo: no, nor, cannot
Original Word: לֹא
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: lo’
Pronunciation: lo
Phonetic Spelling: (lo)
KJV: X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without
NASB: no, nor, cannot, never, without, nothing, none
Word Origin: [a primitive particle]
1. (the simple or absolute negation) not
2. (by implication) no
{often used with other particles}
The Aramaic word shekach is used in other Jewish/Hebrew literature, (e.g. in the Targums and Talmud), to express the idea of uncovering something that is hidden.
So with this thought re-read the verses in Matthew 29:23-30 the discussion between the disciples and Messiah when they disciples ask how one can be saved.
“Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”…..
Jesus said to His disciples, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Messiah was telling them that we in our human state cannot uncover this mystery, it is hidden from us but with our Heavenly Father it is not hidden.
Our redemption our salvation is really a mystery, the mystery of the gospel of the kingdom of the heavens. We try to understand it in our theological studies called Soteriology, which is the study of Salvation; but really the whole concept of Messiah Yeshua/Jesus being both man and God at the same time – our Heavenly Father coming here in human flesh to die in our place, redeeming us by His blood. It’s beyond our human mental capacity to fully understand, which is why we are to believe by faith not by understanding or mental assent. With our Heavenly Father, as seen from His perspective there is no mystery and even Messiah said in Luke 8:17. For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.
All things hidden will be revealed. Luke 8:17; 12:2,3; Matt 10:26; Mark 4:22; Ecc12:14. Reflect the same thoughts.
A mystery in the New Testament is something that had
at one time been hidden
but is now revealed to God’s people. Yeshua/Jesus spoke of “the mystery of the kingdom of God” in Mark 4:11. The mystery of the Gospel revealed by Paul in Ephesians 3 and again in 2 Thessalonians 2:7.
Our Heavenly Father is so much more than we can know or even picture in our imagination. We can rest assured that He has everything under his control and all things will be revealed in their time, Yeshua/Jesus said in Mark 9:23 with God our Father All things are possible to him that believeth.
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
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
Is our Heavenly Father silent when the heavens are as brass?
There may have been times in our lives where we feel that our prayers don’t rise any higher than the ceiling and the heavens seem like brass; and we have experienced the frustration of what appears to be unanswered prayer….
And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. Deut. 28:23.
That Scripture tells us that the heaven over a person’s head can become like brass, and the earth under their feet can become like iron. The meaning of ‘heavens like brass’ is a state of unyielding skies when divine care is withdrawn, causing drought and barrenness. It is a sobering reminder that straying from our heavenly Father’s path can cause our abundance to turn into lack, in the same way as a closed heaven cannot provide rain. Elijah proved that!
It is a strong image of our Heavenly Fathers displeasure and ensuing consequences as brass or bronze, is associated with judgment and salvation/deliverance. In this verse, the heavens are described as being made of brass, and the earth as iron; and this strong language indicates that there may be severe drought and barrenness in the land. We all know that rain is absolutely necessary for farming all over the earth and particularly in ancient Israel, where rain for the agricultural economy was vital for survival.
We all need to remember that although we live under His grace, when we refuse to listen and obey Adonai’s commandments, it often leads to severe consequences, as indicated in this verse.
The picture of the heaven as brass represents a closed sky, and indicates that prayers for both rain and blessings are ineffective. At that moment, nothing is more frustrating than feeling like our requests and desires are not being heard and that the heavens above us are hard like brass; and even reflecting our prayers back without reaching their destination or desired outcome.
Further understanding of this scripture causes us to ask why; and it reminds us to check on the condition of our hearts because every time we turn away from what is pure and true, we may quickly find ourselves in situations that seem harsh and unyielding.
There are 2 key points in this verse:
heaven that is over thy head shall be brass and
the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
Each phrase pictures a warning of uncomfortable and even life threatening conditions caused by disobedience.
As the heaven of brass, pictures unanswered prayers and Fathers disapproval, it should make us think about the fact that when we seek Him for blessings but don’t align our actions with His will, we will not grow and mature spiritually.
Secondly the earth that is under thee shall be iron, represents a solid surface. Iron is hard and unyielding; it does not nourish or give life so there is a lack of growth. This is a picture of our lives, when we are not rooted in our faith we have no ability to flourish and we produce no fruit.
When we neglect our spiritual lives, we often feel overwhelmed and pressured by our circumstances, and this makes it hard to see the Fathers blessings in life. We need to be reminded of these key points and that disobedience can lead to a spiritual drought in our lives, leaving us feeling depleted and disconnected; and that obedience is not simply about following rules but about establishing and maintaining a relationship with Him.
The positive side of this is that when we live in line with our Heavenly Father’s will, heaven is open for Him to pour blessings into our lives.
Yes, it seems that silence speaks volumes.
There is another place in Psalm 28:1 where David begs the Lord not to be silent to Him.
“Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.”
What is David wanting and what does it mean when he says that he calls on Adonai and He is silent? Does it mean that when David offers his request and Adonai remains silent, David will either die or enter a pit.
In Hebrew the word for pit is bowr (bore)
which could mean
a well, a prison, or a crypt.
Strongs 953
bowr: Pit, cistern, well, dungeon
Original Word: בּוֹר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: bowr
Pronunciation: bohr
Phonetic Spelling: (bore)
KJV: cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well
Word Origin: [from H952 (בּוּר – explain)
1. a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well
From buwr (in the sense of bo’r); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) — cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
In those days a prison was often a pit or unused well that someone was thrown into and could not get out without someone sending down a rope. If an individual fell into one they would need help to get out. Old abandoned wells were called pits and often used as a prison, and a crypt was much the same; it’s a place you go into and you do not come out again without assistance. Two scriptural examples of people being thrown into a pit are found both in Genesis 37:23/24
and Jeremiah 38:6 who needed help to get out.
When Joseph came to his brothers, they attacked him and tore off his long and beautiful coat. 24 Then they threw him into an empty well that was dry.
A pit is a place from where David perceives that he will not be able to return from.
Most of us, at one time or another, have felt like we are in a dark place from which we would never come out if we did not get some direction from our Heavenly Father; and so like David we wait for an answer and He is silent.
In Hebrew the word
silent is chashah
Strongs 2814 chashah: To be silent, to be still, to hold peace
Original Word: חָשָׁה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chashah
Pronunciation: khaw-SHAH
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-shaw’)
KJV: hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still
NASB: keep silent, silent, still, calmed, hushed, keeping silent, kept
Word Origin: [a primitive root]
1. to hush or keep quiet hold peace, keep silence, be silent, be still
A primitive root; to hush or keep quiet — hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.
It is closely related to the word qara pronounced kah-rah
which means
to be rough, cut out, rend, surely, tear.
Strongs 7167 qara: To tear, rend, rip
Original Word: קָרַע
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: qara`
Pronunciation: kah-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-rah’)
KJV: cut out, rend, X surely, tear
NASB: tore, torn, tear, rend, cut, split apart, enlarge
Word Origin: [a primitive root]
A primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) — cut out, rend, X surely, tear.
chashah mimeni תחשׁח. ממני
There may have been times when we feel that, and wonder why He is being so rough with us.
chashah is not only used for silence but as a noun in its original form it’s referring to a plow or till which makes an engraving into the ground, it’s describing a cutting instrument. The word karas spelled with a letter sade at the end means to lacerate, or wound.
The picture created is that silence from our Heavenly Father is like the cutting of a deep wound.
Reading back over David’s words they suggest he is experiencing deep emotional distress because of the lies people are saying about him. The following verses seem to indicate his confidence that Adonai has taken care of his deliverance from the problem but it’s the emotional stress of the worry, fear, and the deep hurt that he is feeling from which he is seeking deliverance. There are times when people can be so filled with fear and dread that they can’t enjoy life and just wish the Lord would take them home to be with Him.
Even when we feel a sense of oppression trying to overwhelm us, we must remember that our Heavenly Father is in control and has never failed.
Although David had experienced many losses and sad situations it would seem that the problem he faced in this verse was not focused on these losses but how they affected his relationship with the Lord. He was not so concerned about his health, his relationships and his position, if he lost those he could still keep going but he would not be able to make it without the Lord. If the Lord left him he would just go into a dark pit and die.
Unlike David, we have the privilege of the promise given by Messiah Yeshua/Jesus to each of us in Matthew 28:20, that He will always be with us and also read below Hebrews 13:5 from the Amplified Bible:
for He has said, “I WILL NEVER [under any circumstances] DESERT YOU [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], NOR WILL I FORSAKE or LET YOU DOWN or RELAX MY HOLD ON YOU [assuredly not]!”
When silence speaks volumes it is to cause us to check our spiritual position and the condition of our heart before Him; we can make the changes necessary by cutting away the things that hold us back. Then we are delivered from the pit of despair and the heavens are no longer as brass. Broken fellowship is restored and we are once more in a place of faith, victory and true shalom, planting our roots deep in Him and bearing fruit to His glory.
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
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
In the list of kings that ruled over the children of Israel, both 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles record the reign of Josiah, the sixteenth king of Judah.
He was the son of King Amon who had ruled for 38 years before being assassinated. Amon was a short-lived and idolatrous king according to 2 Kings 21:19–26.
His Grandfather was Manasseh, whose long apostasy had filled Jerusalem with blood. 2 Kings 21:16.
Josiahs sons were called Johanan, Jehoiakim (Eliakim), Shallum (Jehoahaz), and Zedekiah (Mattaniah) 1 Chronicles 3:15).
Prophetic contemporaries of Josiah were Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:2), Zephaniah Zephaniah 1:1, Nahum (implicitly dated), and possibly Habakkuk.
JOSIAH – יאשׁיהו yō·šî·yā·hū
Strongs 2977 Yoshiyyah or Yoshiyyahu:
Josiah had a godly mother who directed him in the ways of the Lord because he was so young when he came to the throne. Parents have a great influence on children and how they will grow up, his mother was instrumental in shaping the future of a whole nation through her son.
2 Kings 22:1
HEB: שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים
NAS: Josiah was eight years
KJV: Josiah [was] eight years
Through her godly influence, and after a spiritual awakening at sixteen:
“He began to seek the God of his father David” 2 Chronicles 34:3.
At the age of 20 he purged the rampant idolatry in the land. 2 Chronicles 34:3–7. He tore down the altars, Asherah poles, carved images, and molten images grinding them to powder and scattering them on the graves of their worshipers, he destroyed all the idols, abominations and witchcraft in the land.
2 Chronicles 34:33
HEB: וַיָּ֨סַר יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֜הוּ אֶת־ כָּל־
NAS: Josiah removed all
KJV: And Josiah took away
INT: removed Josiah all the abominations
In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s project to repair the Temple in Jerusalem,
“the Book of the Law of the LORD given through Moses” was discovered. 2 Chronicles 34:14-15.
The Torah scrolls that had been hidden for so long brought a great revival to the land by Josiah leading the people back to the Word of God written in the Holy Scriptures.
This led to a national covenant renewal and 2 Kings 23:3 records that,
“The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD… to perform the words of this covenant written in this book”
Following that we read in 2 Chronicles 35:18-19. that they held
‘The greatest Passover since the days of the judges.’
Josiah was the last of the good kings in Judah, the last God-fearing monarch of the Davidic line before the Babylonian exile, whose reign highlights the final marker of covenant faithfulness in Judah.
In 2 Kings 22:15-20 Huldah’s oracle affirmed that judgment on Judah was inevitable but was delayed because Josiah’s heart was tender before the LORD.
His total commitment reads loud and clear in 2 Kings 23:25.
“There was no king like him who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.”
Josiah is a model of wholehearted obedience that encompasses the entire covenant laid out in Deuteronomy 6:5.
Original Word: יאֹשִׁיָּה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yo’shiyah
Pronunciation: yo-shee-YAH-hoo
Phonetic Spelling: (yo-shee-yaw’)
KJV: Josiah
Word Origin: [from the same root as H803 (אֲשׁוּיָה – Work)
JOSIAH – יאשׁיהו yō·šî·yā·hū s
Strongs 2977 Yoshiyyah or Yoshiyyahu:
Josiah’s name means: the one through whom God heals.
It comes from a Semitic root ‘ashah, – one who supports
and is also closely related to the word
‘ashur which is the root word for Assyria;
the whole story of Josiah is told in and through his name.
God healed the nation through Josiah and it was Josiah who supported God’s mission and call upon Israel, however it was Josiah’s fear of Assyria that brought him down.
Sadly in this account we read of a king, Josiah, who loved God with all his heart, who brought his people back to God, helped to introduce a revival in his land and then after 38 years as Judah’s king, God took him home at the age of 46. At the end of his life in one of his greatest tests, after years of faithful service, Josiah failed to trust God.
II Chronicles 35:22: “Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.”
Josiah gave in to fear of the Assyrians, that they would make an alliance with Egypt, and regain their position as a world power and in turn fight against Judah. Josiah still fought the battle the Lord told him not to fight, even when He spoke through the Egyptian general Necho to stand down.
After a lifetime of walking with and trusting Him, he could not trust God in the matter with the Assyrians and he went ahead and took his army to stop the Egyptians. In the ensuing battle, Josiah was killed.
When Josiah died his two sons fought over the throne, which was seized by Jehoahaz the youngest. However only three months later Necho, the Egyptian general, deposed him and set his brother Jehoaiakim up as king. His name means “whom God has set up” and he ruled as a puppet for Egypt for another eleven years. He is described him as a ruthless tyrant by Hebrew historians. Judah was eventually led into captivity by the Babylonians having never returned to God.
When we are faced with a real test of our faith, the enemy will come to tempt us to trust in the arm of the flesh, rather than in our Heavenly Father; especially when in the natural circumstances we don’t see how He will work in our situation. This is a good time to remember Josiah. We must be aware that even after a lifetime of trusting our Heavenly Father and serving Him, he let fear overtake him, looked to the arm of the flesh and he failed. No matter how many years of service to the Lord, trusting Him and seeing his power, the enemy lurks in the shadows; he knows our weaknesses and we are still vulnerable no matter how many years we have trusted in our Fathers provision. We must always be on guard no matter how strong we think we are, and no matter how strong the temptation is to lean on the arm of the flesh; we must always trust in His timing and keep the faith that He will intervene on our behalf.
Josiah stands as Scripture’s great example of a reformer-king, whose heartfelt obedience, reverence for the written Word, and serious actions against idolatry offer a timeless blueprint for covenant faithfulness. For a short period of time his reign reversed the rising tide of judgment, showing that when a ruler and the people align themselves with divine revelation; genuine spiritual renewal can occur even in the darkest cultural hour. We can relate to the meaning of Josiah today as ‘the one through whom God heals.’ Because it is also true of each of us who belong to Messiah Yeshua/Jesus of whom Josiah was a type and shadow. We are His vessels His Josiahs, and He heals through us.
Shalom aleikhem
chaverim and mishpachah!
Peace to friends and family.
Shavua Tov, Have a blessed week.
Make certain Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
It’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.
You are very precious in His sight.
Not sure ..you can be…
SIMPLY SAY THE FOLLOWING MEANING IT FROM YOUR HEART..don’t delay one more minute,
SAY IT 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.
No doubt most readers will have heard this phrase at one time or another, usually from children and sometimes from adults during their journey; wondering when they will reach their destination.
The answer is often,
‘it won’t be long now’ or
‘we’re getting there’.
Most of our natural journeys have a destination that we are looking forward to so we are eager to do all we can to get there quickly.
Can we say the same for our spiritual journey, which should be more important than any physical one?
Do we really want to get there, to the place where sin and sorrow stop and the believers song of joy begins?
As they grow up, children have many questions and it’s no different for all of us as children of our Heavenly Father, we too have many questions; and yet there are really very few questions that truly matter in life, and they are all answered by Messiahs words in Matthew 11:28. Come to Me. If we will humbly come to Him, our real life will be transformed into harmony with our real desires, those placed in us by our Father and we will actually stop sinning; then we will experience the song of joy welling up from inside us.
This request from Messiah, come to me, is so simple, it’s a childlike action and if we want to experience stopping sinful behavior we must come to Yeshua/Jesus. So ask ourselves the question.
Have we ever come to Jesus/Yeshua?
We need to check to see if there is any stubbornness in our hearts, is it possible we would rather do anything else than Come to Him?
1Samuel 15:23 says stubbornness is as the sin of idolatry.
At the most unexpected moments in our lives, we will hear the gentle whisper of His voice inviting us to ‘Come’ and we are immediately drawn towards Him. He makes Himself the test to determine our genuineness, obedience and faithfulness. Having personal contact with Messiah changes everything; and we are to be childlike enough to come to Him and commit ourselves to what He is saying to us. There is an attitude that is essential for us to have in order to come to Him, and that is the one where we have made the determined choice of our will to let go of everything, and deliberately commit all of it to Him.
Come to Me …..and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28-30.
So what and where is the destination?
It’s in Him.
He is the place of rest, meaning, He will sustain us and cause us to stand firm. His resurrection life is imparted to us and energizes us, quickening our mortal bodies so we are equipped for the work He has called us to do.
In John 1:38-39, again He said to them, Come and see. They remained with Him that day. Sadly that is all some of us ever do, we stay with Him a short time when it is convenient and then we wake up to our own life and its realities. Our self-interest reemerges and our time of staying with Him is over; and yet there is no situation in life where we cannot stay and abide in Messiah. Are we there yet, at the place where our self-interest is dead and the real interest is alive?
When Messiah changed Simons name in John 1:42, it was to let us know that He writes our new name only on those places in our lives where He has removed all traces of self sufficiency, pride and self interest. Pride is the sin of making ‘self ‘a god, an idol. Some people have their new names only applied in certain places like a skin rash, and in those places they look ok. When they are in a spiritual mood they appear of a highest saintly standard but if seen when not in that mood it is a different matter.
In Luke 18:22 He said Come follow Me.
One of the biggest barriers in people coming to Jesus/Yeshua is the excuse we make for our own individual temperament because we make our natural desires a hindrance. Finally when we do come to Him, we will realize that He pays no attention whatsoever to our natural desires and what we want. We seem to be of the opinion that we can dedicate our gifts to Him, but how can we dedicate something that is not ours, they all came from Him originally. Romans 12:1. There is only one thing we can dedicate to our Heavenly Father and that is our right to ourselves.
One true indication of a disciple is the inner creativity that flows from being totally surrendered to Messiah, the well where the Spirit of the Living God dwells is a continual source of resurrection life springing up and always fresh and vital. One who truly knows their Lord and Savior realizes that it is He, Who orchestrates their lives and circumstances and they have no complaints, just complete surrender. If we will abandon everything to Messiah and come when He says Come, then we will go out into the world and share His invitation that all may come to Him.
A true disciple is one who has their new name written all over them where all self-interest, pride and self-sufficiency are nowhere to be seen. It’s a place where we choose to come to Him and make our home with Him as John 14:23 says, then He will make His home with us. We are to put no conditions on our life but rather let Yeshua/Jesus be everything to us, then He will take us home with Him, not just for a day but for eternity.
Are we there yet?
Have we come to Him and totally completely laid down our life for Him once and for all????
Are we there yet?
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
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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