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...
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!!
