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Friday, December 30, 2016

To My Jewish Brothers and Sisters



Good Morning And Shalom:


I wanted to share a couple of things to my Jewish Brothers and Sisters and a couple videos of testimony.


As I was growing up in Miami, Florida, My parents always attended Temple, Our family participated with all the Jewish Festivals and feasts, attended Hebrew School and everything that was cultural as to be a Jew growing up in South Florida.


However, all these things that I was doing and being required to do as well as learning about who GOD was , I had no relationship with GOD. The only time I would pray it was in Temple reciting prayers laid out for me in Hebrew and in the English. It was always like a bad song over and over.


What I learned is this from this time frame: I learned that people around me in and out of Temple never reflected anything that seemed to be how a Godly person was suppose to be. I always related Jewish people to a sort of a complaining people. Everything seemed to be always wrong. That most Jews I knew were either sick and always going to the Doctor or there was always something wrong.


Then there were my peers who were Jewish. Most of them came from wealthy families, had everything anyone could want. They did everything that was Jewish culturally however they didn't live  what a Godly life looked like.

The interesting thing is one of my best friends' and his family were Christian. In fact, his life and his family had a great impact on me. They were constantly praying at home and reading their bibles. They even seemed a little weird always inviting me to places. They lived to a higher standard not doing things that were wrong and seeming to live a Godly life. They never tried convert me to  Jesus  not once, however they would always tell me the reasons that they would live a certain way.

Fast Forward , when I did come to the belief in Yeshua HaMoshiach (Jesus Christ)  many years later far removed from my childhood friends and his family, it was a strange adjustment in many ways. Changing my life and the way I lived was easy but dealing with friends and family was hard. Even dealing with my wife made things hard.

I think the hardest adjustment was now finding a place to go to  so that I can worship and pray and grow in Yeshua HaMoshiach.  Going to different churches and different congregations. It was all new in many ways.

The one thing I knew and learned at a greater levels is this , that my spiritual walk and growth depends on my independent need and yearning to want to learn and grow. It was how bad I wanted it . So I say to you , God is not dead or silent. He does want and require many things from us. However, he never forces our choices.

The main point to this blog today is this, many of us go astray and away from God because we don't know HIM. We don't know Him for ourselves. We don't pray with open hearts and minds. We don't examine our daily walk. 

Many religious organizations will tell you what they believe is the best way, but the best way is to learn for yourself. Open you bible and read about who He is and what He requires. In doing that He will guide you. However only if you ask, seek , knock . 

See the two links below of testimony of Jews in Israel and even a son Of a well known Rabbi coming into a relationship with Yeshua Hamoshiach. They are powerful testimonies and stories . I ask you to watch them to the end.


Please understand , I now embrace my Jewish faith and culture at greater levels especially my relationship with GOD at the highest in my life.


 https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=tXEewZMCD5w




https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=I1hLmEXVRAo






Amen!


In Service to Yeshua Hamoshiach ( Jesus Christ )


Jay

Sunday, December 11, 2016

My Prayer for Today

1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

Love Endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious: love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant. It is not rude: it is not selfseeking, it is not provoked or overly sensitive and not easily angered: it does not take into account a wrong endure. It does not rejoice at injustice, but rejoices with the truth, when the right and truth prevail. Love bears all things regardless of what comes, believes all things, looking for the best in each one, hopes all things, remaining steadfast during difficult time, endures all things without weakening. Love never fails , it never fades nor ends.




Shalom and Good Morning:

What is this thing we call life? What is the breath in our lungs? Who has control over it? What is the difference between good and evil, wickedness and purity? Who  defines it? Who has measure over it?

If man continues to make mistakes and bad choices, where is the center of perfection? Who controls it? What is the meaning to life itself ?

If Im a man, can control only my choices, then I have to understand the meaning of life is to measure it against what is perfect and solid and never changes. Where can I find this measure? Who has it?Where is it written?

Lord God you are perfect in all your ways and never change. Your love is more perfect and everlasting. You give us perfect understanding in your scriptures and tell us to make it it simple and become a child. To love unconditionally and not have to worry in your love. Your love is everlasting. Your religion is perfect: to take care of the widows and the orphans. Our reward is handed down to us through the generations when love wins out.

I thank you for blessing of a new day and new way that was here from the begining.

The meaning of life is simple. To know everyday is a gift and to love unconditionally!

Love never changes and is everlasting. It always forgives and hope for all of the best things for you in the most pure form. Love never wishes wrong and will be there when we fall to lift us up. Love is something that is given to each of us from our Creater and the Creater of Love Himself. YHVH.

Your ways are higher and greater than our ways. Your sight is clear to us . We can only thank you for each new moment you give to us dialy. Moment by moment.

Your the Great " I am!" Im letting go and give me one more chance . Your strength is my strength. Thank you for your ways. Thank you for the antonment of the Blood and sacrifice of your son in your true love for us all Yeshua Hamoshiach ( Jesus Christ ), Amen!

https://youtu.be/tF6WUvgtIWQ


https://youtu.be/lydBPm2KRaU


Friday, December 9, 2016

Humility Is Strength

James 1:19-21

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word (God's word of Life through Jesus Christ) planted in you, which can save you.


Good Morning and  Shalom:

I wanted to share some thought to this scripture from a conversation I recently had. First, I want to share , I have been at fault, too many times to count, in opposite of the above scripture. In the past I've been quick to talk, anger and not listen.  What I have learned from my actions in not listening and becoming angry builds a wall of pride. Pride, doesn't allow you to see the truth in the issue you are involved in.

Pride is, what the bible describes, as sin and what happens before destruction. Pride says that your your in control of everything or believe that you are.

I've learned the hard way, that the only real thing I am able to control is my choices. These are the choices that make a difference in your life.  I also realized it is being humble and humility is strength. It is in this, pride, is now de-armed and weakened. You then can become a sponge and really understand what is happening to you and around you. In humility , you will allow God to build HIS righteousness in you and shape you to be like HIM in HIS image. Scriptures state that our righteousness is nothing but filthy rags. But it is his righteousness that brings about His pureness and Holiness.

Jesus said the first shall be last and last shall be first. This was a great picture of this scripture, humility and strength.  

Jesus Christ humbled himself by HIS own free will and gave his life for us. This Gave us victory over sin. Adam gave away his freewill to sin and pride was set into place. The Choice is yours!



Amen

In Service to Yeshua HaMoshiach ( Jesus Christ)
Jay

Monday, December 5, 2016

A Message about Giving / Bible Basics

Malachi 3:10 (AMP)



 Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the [a]storehouse, so that there may be [b]food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you [so great] a blessing until there is no more room to receive it.

Good Morning and Shalom:

I like to regulary listen to Pastor JD of Calvary Chapel in Hawaii on you tube. He regulary goes through the bible, verse by verse and breaks downs God's promise and biblical basics that everyone in Christ should know and understand. I will leave the link to his teaching on this subject matter becuase he does a very good job on this understanding. 
Everything that i could say on this matter Pastor JD does greatly in his way and i wouldn't want to duplicate this teaching or "reinvent the the wheel" sort of speaking.

I do want to say this to add to this teaching to further give testimony to God of all Creation YHVH, how he stands on his word.

For me , as for my testimony on this subject, after understanding the bible and how much God loves each one of us. I was convicted in my spirit about 10 years ago, how much money and credit I charged up on so much  of nothing that I was paying on: as I would pay my credit cards and loans , I realized how much money went to selfishness and helped no one but to fulfill my own ego at the time wanting to have this or that or be able to do this or that.  In this I realized , all the money wasted could have done so much good for so many people. Since then I changed my heart and wanted to make sure in my own life to rather to give to help then try to satisfy some selfish desire. In so doing that, God's love , returns so much more then I could have imagine.

For me , that is the meaning of Jesus Christ is. God wants us to give cheerfully and not about what we get in return, but I have to say, the return is promised by GOD and is greater  then anything monetary. It cannot be paid for and bought. When you give to a family or person or organization that feeds people or houses them or clothes them; its so much more.

Please listen to link below its about 40 minutes and excellent teaching at this time and season.




Shalom and Amen!
Jay