John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. Sounds simple, doesn’t it! Then why do we try to complicate it? What are Yeshua’s commandments? Anything we read in His Testament is His commandment. Do they include the “Big 10?” You better believe it. “Oh,” some might say, “I thought only the 2…
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Why are we here? God’s ultimate purpose for us living in these physical bodies on planet earth is to become love. In becoming love, we represent the fullness of the Messiah as we relate to others and show His glory to a fallen world. The governing purpose of God is about His Son and securing…
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In our culture today, humility is a word which is often not spoken, or a characteristic rarely seen. Where Ya’akov (James) 4:10 exhorts, “Humble [ourselves] in the sight of Adonai, and He shall lift you up,” (TLV), the world generally responds with silence. Within the still world and even many churches, humility is a posture…
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John 14:12-14 Amen, amen I tell you, he who puts his trust in Me, the works that I do he will do; and greater than these he will do, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in…
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As we consider our lives as followers of Yeshua, we know the foundational truth that we are here on this earth to make a difference, as those bearing fruit for Yeshua. Our lives are to demonstrate the glory of knowing and walking with God, our Creator to an unbelieving world. However, considering this calling can…
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John 14:10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own; but the Father dwelling in Me+does His works. Yes, let’s break this down (my way of saying, let’s dig deeper). The first part of the…
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Full disclosure up front, ready for it? In recent months, I have been increasingly aware of how challenging it has become to quiet all my thoughts and just get into a still space with the Lord where nothing else matters. It’s the place where He does what only He is designed to do, in the…
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It is an all too common experience. You prepare a fragrant, steaming cup of coffee or tea, sit down with your Bible and journal laid out beside you, and turn on some soft worship music in the background. You woke up early just so that you could make sure you didn’t get distracted today and…
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John 14:7 If you have come to know Me, you will know My Father also. From now on, you do know Him and have seen Him. Yeshua is building on where we left off last time. Then Yeshua said, John 14:6b No one comes to the Father except through Me. In the new verse, we…
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Conversation, Communication and Gaining the Father’s Heart What exactly is prayer, and how does it fit into the work which the Lord calls us to do? At its heart, prayer (tefillah) is not just a form of communication, but instead is its highest expression. It is a conversation with our Heavenly Father in the Name…
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