John 13:17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them! Yeshua is making a huge distinction here between knowing and doing. So many of us chase after head knowledge. How often do I hear people say things like, “I’m only seeking the truth.” And I want to respond by quoting Colonel…
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By the grace of God, I somehow made it out of 2020 without contracting COVID-19, but all that changed in July of 2021. I had just started working at a missions organization called Go To Nations, and it seemed to spread like wildfire throughout the staff. Next thing I knew, I was severely sick 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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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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Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Last time, we dealt with what it means to (and by what means we) have a clean heart. Today, I want to deal with the other part of the verse. Matthew 5:8b … for they shall see God. Also last time, we…
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