“What is it about the beautiful that it can bewitch and captivate a person who is intellectually alive, and just why does it excite wonder?” — Fr. Thomas Dubay, The Evidential Power of Beauty Some years ago, when the loss of our 12-year-old son was still raw and fresh, I had entered into a season…
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Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Today I’m writing the fifth and final part of the sixth Beatitude. Rabbi Trail: The first 7 Beatitudes are all revelations of God’s character or personality, coupled with a promised benefit or result for those who partake. Each of these first 7…
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In Luke’s gospel, we read about Yeshua sending us what our Father promised, the Ruach HaKodesh. He exhorted the emissaries to wait in Yerushalayim until they were clothed with the Spirit’s power. In fact, it was to our advantage that He left, for if He did not go away, the Helper would not be sent…
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A Journey He Desires to Take with Us The prophetic can be somewhat of a mystery to many believers and there has been much misunderstanding, abuse, and wrong teaching about the prophetic over the years. But now many believers in the Body of Messiah are crying out for God to pour out His Spirit and…
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Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Take a moment with me. Let’s contemplate what it means to be “pure in heart.” One of the nuances of the word for “pure” connotes clear and transparent. We pray in agreement with King David … Psalm 51:12(10) Create in me a…
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After we receive salvation, the most critical aspect of our walk as believers is the condition of our heart. Have we recently given ourselves a heart check? As followers of Yeshua, are we actively tending to the garden of our heart. These are vital questions to ask ourselves. For as water reflects the face, so…
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Build up, Build up, Prepare the road! Remove the Obstacles Out of the Way of my People. (Isaiah 57:14) For many years I have lead ministerially in our calling, specifically to both a Reconnection and our Alignment as part of the One New Man (TONM) in Yeshua our Messiah. As I wrote in my previous…
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Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Rabbi Trail: Some rabbis want to “throw us ‘Messianics’ a bone.” (I have to put “Messianics” in quotes because everyone who believes in any promised Messiah is really a “Messianic.”) Many rabbis believe the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, is the promised…
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In the last article, I expressed how blessing is God’s primary mechanism of imparting to a person His image (thoughts, feelings, and purpose) of identity (Who am I?) and destiny (Why am I here?). One’s vision for life, physical and emotional health, financial prosperity, and family relational dynamics are all directly linked to images of…
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What is Messiah’s Mutual Mandate? In Part One I used the term “Messiah’s Mutual Mandate” to describe the biblical mandate God has given Israel to be a blessing to the nations (Genesis 12:3). Likewise, God has provided the Gentile church a biblical calling to bless Israel and the Jewish people (Romans 11:11, Romans 15:27). I…
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