Shalom uveracha! and Merry Christmas to all of you!
Indeed, may Yeshua bless all of you richly as you continue to walk with Him!
Now.. I am sure you have all read Deuteronomy 28 and Leviticus 26 right? Yes... I believe so...
Anyways, the 2 chapters above does tell us clearly that God will bless us abundantly if we WALK IN HIS WAYS and OBEY HIS COMMANDMENTS. Well... whenever I read that, I am excited. But I am not focusing on how God will bless. I am more concerned on how can I obey??
Let me share with you these things as I learned. If Moshe(Moses) said you shall obey all the commandments does it mean:
1. Obey all the food laws?
2. Undergo Circumcision?
3. Celebrate all the Jewish festivals?
4. Observe Shabbat?
5. Carry out sacrifice and obey miscellaneous laws?
Well... if we are to obey the LORD we must obey all His commandments and well... PRAISE GOD that the end of every law is Messiah
Romans 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
and how you may ask?
Well... firstly after the sacrifice of Yeshua on the cross for our sins, our sins are washed away by the power of His precious blood. We are cleansed therefore not by the blood of bulls and lambs but by the blood of Yeshua ha Messiah our LORD who conquered sin and death. Seeing that, we are no more to make sacrifice and also that the beit mishkan(Temple) is us; our bodies which are the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 9:11-14
But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
Hebrews 4:14-16
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
What about circumcision? Must we all be circumcised in the flesh? Not so, but we who are in Messiah must be circumcised by the Spirit.
Romans 2:28-29
For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
And the circumcision of the Spirit is when the Holy Spirit comes into you and changes your heart and renews it day by day. That is why we need to be born of the Spirit.
Food law? pls read Acts 10 =) Shilach(Apostle) Shaul/Paul also said...
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
And this scripture truly answers the observance of festivals and days (read Romans 14)
But remember that we are to serve God joyfully =)
I hope you are excited as I am and let us go out to obey God and serve Him joyfully knowing that we have everything in Him!
Shalom Uveracha b'shem Yeshua ha Messiah!
Peace and blessing in the name of Jesus the Messiah!
Thursday, 25 December 2008
Saturday, 15 November 2008
Blessing?
Blessing.. what is this word about? It has been thrown around in many churches and some even misuse it... In Hebrew, blessing is b'rakha and it comes from the root word nirvekha which means to kneel. Brakha is normally shouted at camels in Yisrael to make them kneel even until today. That is why it also carries the meaning to kneel. Therefore as the people of God, we are to humble ourselves first before God can bless us!
Now, let me share what I have learnt from God's Word... If you want to add in please, you are very welcomed to do so. Just leave a comment =)
Let us look at Deuteronomy 28 and Leviticus 26. Read through it once and chew it as much as you can. I tell you next time la =)
Now, let me share what I have learnt from God's Word... If you want to add in please, you are very welcomed to do so. Just leave a comment =)
Let us look at Deuteronomy 28 and Leviticus 26. Read through it once and chew it as much as you can. I tell you next time la =)
Sunday, 12 October 2008
Ephesians 4:1-6
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Shalom uveracha!
May you all prosper greatly!
I have been meditating on this verse recently and have heard some things recently from my mother and my aunt. It was on Saturday the 11th of October at night and these two women were sort of gossiping which is totally haram! But... I pray that Eloheem will forgive them... Anyways, they were like talking on some issues on why some believers of my church (Cheras Baptist Church) left. This topic is saddening as a person who wants to please God and as a person who loves peace but... what they said truly sadden me. The fact that there are still disagreements in the body of Messiah as some have said "When iron sharpens iron, there are frictions"? I dunno but from what I heard is all about blaming the pastor and blaming other people and blaming their faults. I mean... when are they going to reconcile?? I just wonder... whether this is a good testimony to Messiah. As I meditated this verse last week, I felt that the Spirit of God revealed to me that as followers of Christ, we must keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace(v3). My thought dwelled on that verse and Iasked the Holy Spirit what it meant and truly, He is faithful and loves His people.
I did not understand the meaning of "... the unity of the Spirit..." and I kept thinking on it. Then, I asked the Spirit of God and I felt that He told me this:
"I am unifying you into a body, the Body of Christ. And it is this unification that I am talking about. I am not many but One. I am unifying all of you, My believers and that all of you must keep this unity through the bond of peace."
Then, I asked how? I thought and thought and in the end, the Holy Spirit showed me verse 3 (I was using King James but the ESV writes that in verse 2)
"2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love"
I was humbled and it is the truth!. We need to be patient and humble with gentleness to bear each other in love. The love of Christ which is unconditional.
How sweet are His Words. Sweeter than that of the honeycomb!
May we all learn to keep bond of peace in the body of Christ in Love and forgive all our shortcomings. May we learn to accept one another just as Christ accepted us.
Shalom uveracha bshem Yeshua Ha Messiah!
Peace and blessings in the name of Jesus the Messiah!
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Shalom uveracha!
May you all prosper greatly!
I have been meditating on this verse recently and have heard some things recently from my mother and my aunt. It was on Saturday the 11th of October at night and these two women were sort of gossiping which is totally haram! But... I pray that Eloheem will forgive them... Anyways, they were like talking on some issues on why some believers of my church (Cheras Baptist Church) left. This topic is saddening as a person who wants to please God and as a person who loves peace but... what they said truly sadden me. The fact that there are still disagreements in the body of Messiah as some have said "When iron sharpens iron, there are frictions"? I dunno but from what I heard is all about blaming the pastor and blaming other people and blaming their faults. I mean... when are they going to reconcile?? I just wonder... whether this is a good testimony to Messiah. As I meditated this verse last week, I felt that the Spirit of God revealed to me that as followers of Christ, we must keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace(v3). My thought dwelled on that verse and Iasked the Holy Spirit what it meant and truly, He is faithful and loves His people.
I did not understand the meaning of "... the unity of the Spirit..." and I kept thinking on it. Then, I asked the Spirit of God and I felt that He told me this:
"I am unifying you into a body, the Body of Christ. And it is this unification that I am talking about. I am not many but One. I am unifying all of you, My believers and that all of you must keep this unity through the bond of peace."
Then, I asked how? I thought and thought and in the end, the Holy Spirit showed me verse 3 (I was using King James but the ESV writes that in verse 2)
"2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love"
I was humbled and it is the truth!. We need to be patient and humble with gentleness to bear each other in love. The love of Christ which is unconditional.
How sweet are His Words. Sweeter than that of the honeycomb!
May we all learn to keep bond of peace in the body of Christ in Love and forgive all our shortcomings. May we learn to accept one another just as Christ accepted us.
Shalom uveracha bshem Yeshua Ha Messiah!
Peace and blessings in the name of Jesus the Messiah!
Monday, 18 August 2008
Our Faithful One
Here is a trustworthy saying:
If we died with him,
we will also live with him;
if we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
if we are faithless,
he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown himself. (2 Timothy 2:11-13)
Recently, I have meditated on this verse and I would also invite you to meditate this verse. It is amazing how God is faithful even if we are faithless.
This saying is indeed trustworthy...
When we died with Messiah, He has crucified our sinful nature with Him on the cross so that we can live freely again.
It is only through the death of Christ that we are set free from sin and death. In that, we take hope for when the body dies, our hope is that we will see Yeshua as He is and we will be like Him
Then surely with this hope, we do our best to endure the hardships with Messiah whereby if we keep pressing on and not let go, we will reign with Him.
However, in the process of this life, if we disown Him, obviously as a faithful God, He will forgive you your sins and your rebellion but if you really disown Him very very very seriously, then... I hope you will repent and fast to gain favour in God's eyes again.
And here is the bomb...
if we are faithless,
he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown himself. (v13)
When we lose faith, Yeshua is still the faithful One! Why? Simple, because He cannot disown Himself. If we are faithless and He becomes faithless, then, who are we to hold on to??
If He becomes faithless, the universe will just rot in a snap because, He is the sustainer of the universe! If you meditate more on it, you will understand that faith is part of the essence of God. He is faith and if you are down or depressed, look to Him. satan wants you to let you think that your problems are larger than God but if you ignore your problem and start looking towards God, you will find that He is still keeping you in His hands. And not only you but the whole world!
Shalom uveracha b'shem Yeshua Ha Messiah!
Peace and blessings in (the) name (of) Jesus the Messiah!
If we died with him,
we will also live with him;
if we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
if we are faithless,
he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown himself. (2 Timothy 2:11-13)
Recently, I have meditated on this verse and I would also invite you to meditate this verse. It is amazing how God is faithful even if we are faithless.
This saying is indeed trustworthy...
When we died with Messiah, He has crucified our sinful nature with Him on the cross so that we can live freely again.
"God made Jesus who had no sin to be sin (or 'a sin offering') for us, so that in him we might
become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21)
become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21)
It is only through the death of Christ that we are set free from sin and death. In that, we take hope for when the body dies, our hope is that we will see Yeshua as He is and we will be like Him
"Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we
know that when he appears[1] we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is."
(1 John 3:2)
know that when he appears[1] we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is."
(1 John 3:2)
Then surely with this hope, we do our best to endure the hardships with Messiah whereby if we keep pressing on and not let go, we will reign with Him.
However, in the process of this life, if we disown Him, obviously as a faithful God, He will forgive you your sins and your rebellion but if you really disown Him very very very seriously, then... I hope you will repent and fast to gain favour in God's eyes again.
And here is the bomb...
if we are faithless,
he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown himself. (v13)
When we lose faith, Yeshua is still the faithful One! Why? Simple, because He cannot disown Himself. If we are faithless and He becomes faithless, then, who are we to hold on to??
If He becomes faithless, the universe will just rot in a snap because, He is the sustainer of the universe! If you meditate more on it, you will understand that faith is part of the essence of God. He is faith and if you are down or depressed, look to Him. satan wants you to let you think that your problems are larger than God but if you ignore your problem and start looking towards God, you will find that He is still keeping you in His hands. And not only you but the whole world!
Shalom uveracha b'shem Yeshua Ha Messiah!
Peace and blessings in (the) name (of) Jesus the Messiah!
Saturday, 9 August 2008
Shalom uveracha b'shem Yeshua Ha Messiah!
Peace and blessings in (the) name of Jesus the Messiah!
How is everyone? I hope you all sihat walafiat =)
very very sorry I not post for long time cause... I either no time or no semangat... anyways, I decided not to close down this blog. I am just surprised because my mother actually encouraged me to blog! hahaha (that which I think is very very very RARE)
Anyways, Passion KL was tov (good) and a blast! It was awesome how we could, by God's mercy and grace, worship God together and listen to the message that was given that evening. After hearing the prelude of the message by Louie Gigilo, where he speaks part of the 268 Declaration where the verse is found in Isaiah 26:8.
After that night, I just wanted to look up and study that verse and just let its meaning seep into me. After studiying it and after God opened my eyes, Isaiah 26:8 is a beautiful verse and yet it BURNS!
we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts.
I totally agree with Louie when he stated that "Yes, LORD" is in essence "now Adonai(LORD)"
"You are LORD not me", "You are Adonai no matter what!", not "now Shan Berg" or "later Adonai" but "now Adonai", "Yes ADONAI".
Since we say that, we will walk in His way, the ways of His laws/judgements. When we declare that Jesus is LORD we don't wait but we desire to follow His Words. And as we follow Him in His Words, we walk in His ways... we learn to fear (respect and honour) Him and His decrees... we start doing right and doing things justly. As we continue to do so, we wait for Him, we continue to trust and hope in His Word, His promises and in Him, Yeshua(Jesus).
WHY?
All this because... "Your name and Your renown are the desire of our hearts!"
All the following of Your laws and decrees and in hoping and trusting You, we desire and hunger
to lift up Your name and to glorify Jesus name!
All this to make Jesus name known to all men and to make His Name remembered among all
men, to make His fame bigger and more than ever!
These are the passionate consuming desires of the heart and soul of the one who loves and fears God.
May Adonai keep you and bless you
May He cause His face to shine upon you
May Adonai lift up His countanence upon you
and give you peace!
Shavua tov my friends and to all the believers in Messiah Yeshua who are in Malaysia, Shabbat Shalom (I'm trying to observe Shabbat which starts from sundown (1926-1925 next day).
Keep persuing Yeshua!
H.A.R.O
the Humility And Reconstructive Order (Rom 15:1-7)
Peace and blessings in (the) name of Jesus the Messiah!
How is everyone? I hope you all sihat walafiat =)
very very sorry I not post for long time cause... I either no time or no semangat... anyways, I decided not to close down this blog. I am just surprised because my mother actually encouraged me to blog! hahaha (that which I think is very very very RARE)
Anyways, Passion KL was tov (good) and a blast! It was awesome how we could, by God's mercy and grace, worship God together and listen to the message that was given that evening. After hearing the prelude of the message by Louie Gigilo, where he speaks part of the 268 Declaration where the verse is found in Isaiah 26:8.
After that night, I just wanted to look up and study that verse and just let its meaning seep into me. After studiying it and after God opened my eyes, Isaiah 26:8 is a beautiful verse and yet it BURNS!
Isaiah 26:8
Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts.
I totally agree with Louie when he stated that "Yes, LORD" is in essence "now Adonai(LORD)"
"You are LORD not me", "You are Adonai no matter what!", not "now Shan Berg" or "later Adonai" but "now Adonai", "Yes ADONAI".
Since we say that, we will walk in His way, the ways of His laws/judgements. When we declare that Jesus is LORD we don't wait but we desire to follow His Words. And as we follow Him in His Words, we walk in His ways... we learn to fear (respect and honour) Him and His decrees... we start doing right and doing things justly. As we continue to do so, we wait for Him, we continue to trust and hope in His Word, His promises and in Him, Yeshua(Jesus).
WHY?
All this because... "Your name and Your renown are the desire of our hearts!"
All the following of Your laws and decrees and in hoping and trusting You, we desire and hunger
to lift up Your name and to glorify Jesus name!
All this to make Jesus name known to all men and to make His Name remembered among all
men, to make His fame bigger and more than ever!
These are the passionate consuming desires of the heart and soul of the one who loves and fears God.
May Adonai keep you and bless you
May He cause His face to shine upon you
May Adonai lift up His countanence upon you
and give you peace!
Shavua tov my friends and to all the believers in Messiah Yeshua who are in Malaysia, Shabbat Shalom (I'm trying to observe Shabbat which starts from sundown (1926-1925 next day).
Keep persuing Yeshua!
H.A.R.O
the Humility And Reconstructive Order (Rom 15:1-7)
Friday, 1 February 2008
שלןם אליחם! Shalom Aleichem!
You know what they say... A new year... A new look! =)
Shalom Peace to you my fellow readers.
Just to inform you, that any of you who read this blog is called a Harodim(just for fun) =)
Anyways, I would like to start this blog with the words of an invited speaker in the Chinese congregation. I can't remember her name but she spoke very very very well...
Her title was "Do we really know Jesus the Messiah(ישוע ה מאשיאח) " and you know what... it is very interesting.
If I remember, her passage was from 2 Peter 1. Now... if you would read it...
did we really do it??
She used a very funny way of saying it like... LORD I Love you but I have no time for you... LORD I love you but I really have no time to pray to you =)... LORD I really have no time to read Your Word, but I still love you! =)
Funny right? The only way to know Jesus, is to go to His Word and continually try to meditate on it. Sometimes, even me, I forget and I lazy and I "have not time" to touch His word. ...
Harodim, let us start today that we may know more of Him!
Shalom Aleichem b'Shem Yeshua Ha Mashiach!
Peace be with you in Name of Jesus the Messiah!
Smile!!
Shalom Peace to you my fellow readers.
Just to inform you, that any of you who read this blog is called a Harodim(just for fun) =)
Anyways, I would like to start this blog with the words of an invited speaker in the Chinese congregation. I can't remember her name but she spoke very very very well...
Her title was "Do we really know Jesus the Messiah(ישוע ה מאשיאח) " and you know what... it is very interesting.
If I remember, her passage was from 2 Peter 1. Now... if you would read it...
1Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
2Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!
3As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,
4through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.
5And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,
6and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,
7and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;
8for these things being to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,
9for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;
10wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,
11for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
12Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth,
13and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding [you],
14having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,
15and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.
16For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty --
17for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: `This is My Son -- the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;'
18and this voice we -- we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.
19And we have more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise -- in your hearts;
20this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,
21for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.
2Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!
3As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,
4through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.
5And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,
6and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,
7and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;
8for these things being to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,
9for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;
10wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,
11for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
12Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth,
13and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding [you],
14having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,
15and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.
16For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty --
17for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: `This is My Son -- the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;'
18and this voice we -- we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.
19And we have more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise -- in your hearts;
20this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,
21for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.
If you did notice something... In... I think verses 1-8, Peter used a repetition of the word knowledge or in here acknowledgement. She told the congregation that the Greek word for knowledge or acknowledge in this passage, has the same meaning as the know in Luke 1 where Mary says in verse 34 " How can this be, since a husband I do not know? KNOW... this word in hebrew, in Genesis is also used where Adam slept with Eve and they bore a child. That my fellow Harodim is the meaning of know.
Now... I know that some of you may be thinking What!? Know is having sex!? No and I say again No my friend. This know is to know the other person so intimately that you know him very very very much that even if his/her face is disfigured you can still recognize that it is your friend. That is the same with us and Jesus the Messiah(ישוע ה מאשיאח)
My friends, do you really know Jesus the Messiah(ישוע ה מאשיאח) ? When אדוניAdonai (The Lord) says to "Love Me with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength,
did we really do it??
She used a very funny way of saying it like... LORD I Love you but I have no time for you... LORD I love you but I really have no time to pray to you =)... LORD I really have no time to read Your Word, but I still love you! =)
Funny right? The only way to know Jesus, is to go to His Word and continually try to meditate on it. Sometimes, even me, I forget and I lazy and I "have not time" to touch His word. ...
Harodim, let us start today that we may know more of Him!
Shalom Aleichem b'Shem Yeshua Ha Mashiach!
Peace be with you in Name of Jesus the Messiah!
Smile!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
