Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. There is so much contained in the few words of this verse, we could stay on it for a long time. I’m especially intrigued by two words. In the TLV translation above, they are translated as “pure” and “see.” The Greek word…
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In John 13, we find Yeshua celebrating His last supper with His disciples. Yeshua knew the urgency of preparing His disciples for the enormous changes that were about to come upon them. None of them had any idea of what was to follow. His words and the events of that night are recorded in the…
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Up until recently, in my almost 70 years, I always thought nothing could top the tumultuous year 1968– my freshman year of high school. Vietnam, assassinations, cities burning, “Prague Spring,” presidencies toppled, revolutions everywhere, and so much more! The comparisons have been made many times between the last 2 1/2 years and that fateful year:…
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Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. The Greek word for mercy is elehmwn (phonetic spelling el-eh-ay’-mone). We have to be specific here, because there are several scriptural concepts that are similar, yet quite different. The “Delitzsch Hebrew Gospels” gives us our best clue. The word he uses is based…
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Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. Bam! God is speaking through His only begotten Son. John 3:17 God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. As He speaks (the words of the Sermon…
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Imagine if you will, the Body of Messiah living in the fullness of the knowledge of God. Imagine the Body of Messiah having the Spirit of wisdom and revelation and understanding of her identity in Messiah. Imagine the Body of Messiah knowing well the will of the Father and empowered by the Ruach HaKodesh to…
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Touring the hallways of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, I came upon a replica of the oldest archaeological discovery containing a verse from the Tanakh (Old Testament compilation of the Torah, Writings and the Prophets). On this replica of a diminutive amulet were engraved the words of the priestly blessing from Numbers 6:23-24, dating back…
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We’ve been examining Yeshua’s “big sermon,” the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5, verses 3-9, we have 7 verses of Scripture, each with one character trait. I’m calling these character traits, leading indicators. We take on the personality of our Lord. As we yield ourselves to these character traits of His, we become more…
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Good news has to be good. We’ve all heard of some of these: “I got accepted to college!” “I just got engaged!” “I’m pregnant!” “I got the job!” These are “good news” because they are things we wanted—really, really wanted—and receiving them brought us great joy to receive them. It also brings us joy to…
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You will not grow by reading this magazine. What? Stay with me. A year or so ago, God put it on my heart to launch a magazine that would represent the unique combination of values and Kingdom principles we aim to reproduce within our Tikkun America family of congregations and ministries. When I shared the…
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