WHY ME, GOD??!!

Job1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was sincere and upright, God-fearing and shunning evil.

Job 1:20-22 (AMP)

Then Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head [in mourning for the children], and he fell to the ground and worshiped [God].  He said,

“Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother’s womb,

And naked I will return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;

Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.

Good Morning and Shalom:

As I study, Pray and read, my spiritual growth and journey, I will continue to bring forth those things that I have learned to apply them to my continued life span. My prayer and hope for myself is that I continue to grow close to the Lord and in doing so, I reflect HIM; I might be found blameless before HIM too. With Faith, be in an act of obedience and worship to HIM.

I have heard it once said long ago by a preacher, “putting my feet to my Faith.”

My prayer for you and writing these blogs, is to open up revelation of what the Holy Spirit is showing and teaching, so that it will continue and show you as well for your continued blessings. Also to pull down that veil from over my eyes and yours for our walk in this continued walk in GOD(YHVH) and in Yeshua Hamoshiach (Jesus Christ)!

As I write these things, my study has come to the book of JOB. What is interesting about JOB in this first Chapter is so much it would be hard to keep this blog entry short, however, I will try to condense it.

JOB’s name means “The Hated one.” Interesting enough He was accused by Satan Himself that God had a special “Hedge” of protection around him, thus God himself allowed the testing to begin, To which the insight of the Holy spirit reveals.

The book of Job is said to be the oldest book of the bible, as well as the writer of this book is unknown. However, one of the possible understandings of the writer could be Moses, who had heard the stories of JOB and how Great of Faith this Man was and asked GOD about it and GOD revealed it to Moses to write.

Job was similar to Abraham, of his time, there were no Jews or Israelites. He was from a land of many pagan gods yet GOD Himself, Chose JOB from his continued fear and reference to the ONE TRUE ALMIGHTY GOD.

You have to find this little information revealing. There weren’t any scriptures to refer to. No Law or commandments. Just the Fact that this man JOB who lived among a people who worshipped and feared many pagan gods, the ONE TRUE GOD was revealed and feared by this man JOB and GOD not only recognized it but exceedingly blessed him.

The revelation to this is our testimony and responsibility of oneself to GOD, is met with its portion of Blessings and curses.

However, Job recognized that with his continued blessings come time of trial. I like this part so much because of the fact, I, myself have been faithless in the past when trials have come.  Trials and tribulations often don’t feel good at all. I have cried out, WHY ME! I want to run, hide and blame everyone else! I have often sinned and been so angry to a point of hatred against people close to me and hurt them emotionally.

  

I have had heard it once said recently, that “they were surprised that JOB didn’t hate GOD for this time frame in his life”.

JOB recognized this time frame of his life as a GIFT and a blessing of responsibility through his actions of faith. The same as when you’re being blessed with a newborn child, new career or a major obstacle being removed from your life.

If your going through life and nothing has happened, I would have to examine my Christ like walk truly is. We shouldn’t be looking to get ourselves into trouble. However, Yeshua  (Jesus ) stated that they will hate you because they hated Yeshua first. The closer we come and to Yeshua Hamoshiach (Jesus Christ) and we become more Christ like. If the world hated Christ then the world will hate you too. We become as the JEWS did, a peculiar people unto GOD our Heavenly Father (YHVH).  We then have to be recognized as different, we wont fit in the same way. We wont be able to do the same things. We wont be able to talk like them either.

My background in Law Enforcement, I’m always working around rough men who use profane language and words in every other sentence.  I have chosen to carefully to choose my words to describe what it is I am trying to explain or describe. I have found not to engage in many of the stories and talk that do not edify but destroy.

The reason I say this is because I’m always asking GOD to guard my heart. The scriptures state out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. There is life and death in the tongue. To guard my heart and to purpose myself to be Christ like I choose to be separate from this. The same could go for anything that we surround ourselves with.

All of the scriptures attest that God is examining our heart. Its our heart that shows our-self with sinful intent or with GOD’s Holy pure living. If we allow our-self to be around things, places, and people who do not strive to be Christ Like and we are not separating our-self from these things, then we can be overtaken by worldly desires. Our heart can be no longer guarded properly. It’s our heart that GOD and Satan is after. God wants us to return to HIM. Satan hates GOD therefore he hates you and wants nothing more then your demise.

Please make a special note to this:

 Know that we all are charged to be the light of the world and allow that light to shine into the darkness. This also means you cant live under a rock and not go anywhere because sin abounds. This means that we are to be examples to the world in love and show our discipline in Christ because of His great love.

As you go about your daily activities continue to be a blessing to those around you. Your ministry starts at Home between you and God; it moves on from there, between your spouse and family then onto friends coworkers etc.

Your ministry will then grow from there to the unknown that God will lead you into. However, in contrast, if your going to concerts, fighting events, bars, clubs, that promote what is hard core and full of sinful lustful and detestable acts and volatile emotions and partake in any of it, you cannot be distinguished between the world and Godly, and call yourself Christ like, God looks at this as a hypocrite. He takes this very seriously. Even our appearance to him, as his ambassadors to the GOD’s kingdom, is taken very serious.

If we say we pray, have a relationship with HIM, ask for things for ourselves and others, how could this be edification to HIM? How could this reflect HIS love from HIM through YOU? What this does is grieve HIM because He wants to bless your socks off, but know the accuser of brethren, is standing before HIM and pointing the finger at you and HIM. Which ties his hands to HIS promises of those blessings and curses.

Again with our levels of Faith comes our portion of responsibility. With our level responsibility, our ministry, jobs, obedience and our blessings come. One cannot come without the other.

JOB recognized it and worshipped GOD and did not sin, the scriptures state. How do you worship GOD through times of trouble? You worship and thank HIM the same way you would if you won a million dollars. The reason I say this is because in Hebrews chapter 12 and Pslam 23 , we can recognize that GOD loves us as HIS own children through his discipline! His discipline brings forth HIS righteousness. Our righteousness doesn’t bring forth anything but filthy rags. But HIS brings forth HIS Shalom, which is a FRUIT of THE HOLY SPIRIT. All fruit must take time to grow and mature. Once matured it becomes sweet to our senses, but the Fruit of The Holy Spirit becomes sweet to GOD’s nostril’s and HIS senses.

So the Promises of GOD is fulfilled in the scriptures that we can hold onto because we now are allowing his discipline into our lives to grow and we can openly state that HIS ROD and HIS Staff is our buckler. We now know GODS trials brings forth GODS discipline and it that we can rest assured, if were obedient and do not sin, in this time of trial and tribulation, a greater thing GOD will do in us, through us and with us.  AMEN!

In Service to Yeshua Hamoshiach(Jesus Christ)

Jay(Jacob) Isaac Grebin

Forgiveness is the greatest act of love !

Genesis 20 (AMP) Abraham’s Deception Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the Negev (the South country), and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived temporarily in Gerar.  Abraham [a]said [again] of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So [b]Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took [c]Sarah [into his harem].  But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night, and said, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken [as your wife], for she is another man’s wife.”  Now Abimelech had not yet come near her; so he said, “Lord, will you kill a people who are righteous and innocent and blameless [regarding Sarah]? Did Abraham not tell me, ‘She is my sister?’ And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.” Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this in the integrity of your heart, for it was I who kept you back and spared you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not give you an opportunity to touch her.  So now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her [to him], know that you shall die, you and all who are yours (your household).” So Abimelech got up early in the morning and called all his servants and told them all these things; and the men were terrified. Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I offended you that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me what ought not to be done [to anyone].”  And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you encountered or seen [in us or our customs], that you have done this [unjust] thing?”  Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely there is no fear or reverence of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’  Besides, she actually is my [half] sister; she is the daughter of my father [Terah], but not of my mother; and she became my wife.  When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This kindness and loyalty you can show me: at every place we stop, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”  Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen and male and female slaves, and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him [as God commanded].  So Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; settle wherever you please.”  Then to Sarah he said, “Look, I have given this brother of yours a [d]thousand pieces of silver; it is to compensate you [for all that has happened] and to vindicate your honor before all who are with you; before all men you are cleared and compensated.”  So Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, and they again gave birth to children, for the Lord had securely closed the wombs of all [the women] in Abimelech’s household because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife. Shalom Family and Friends: Today I write to you and I pray that my Father in Heaven ,YHVH (יְהוָה), Yeshua Ha-Moshiach יְהוֹשׁוּעַ ( Jesus Christ) and the  Holy Spirit ( Ruach Ha-Kodesh) רוח הקודש,Guides me and enlightens you in this understanding. In the story of Genesis Chapter 20 , we see a great deception and revelation in the midst of the story. Abraham feared his own death if he made it known Sarah was his wife because of her beauty. So he used some truths to mix in with lies . This is sinful in the eyes of the Lord.  Sarah was taken from Abraham for a time being. Its not stated in the passage how long however  sometime  passed due to the passage as stated,  where God Tells Abimelech, It was GOD Himself which prevented Sarah from being defiled. What we don't see through this chapter, How did God deal with Abraham throughout this time frame when Sarah was taken from him.  From my perspective Abraham would have went into a lot of prayer of this event. Asking God for Forgiveness for His sins. Praying fervently for his lack of Faith in this time.  Asking God to Intercede. We do see that God does intercede on both Abraham's and Sarah's standing, as well as Keeping Abimelech from harm. Furthermore God tells Abimelech to return Sarah to Abraham so Abraham will pray for Abimelech, for Abraham is a Prophet, a person God, uses for His purposes. Could you imagine the tensions in all of this? Here deceptions, fear,  a wife being taken, revelations of lies being uncovered.  Jerry Springer would have a field day with this if he could.  In the End of this story the one thing remained was forgiveness and reconciliation. God was not pushed aside and was allowed to Flow in the midst of these individuals. On top of all that happened in this forgiveness and reconciliation, Abimelech gave more then what the scriptures state God told him to do. He gave  Abraham back his wife , plus money , land and animals. Abraham then Prayed and asked God to restore Abimelech the greatest value, childbearing amongst his wife and all the women in his midst. The point of the story is this. This was a great time of testing for everyone involved. We see lies, deception of the time that could have ended very badly for everyone. However , these two men honored and feared God so much that they put there person differences aside to correct the wrongs and move forward.  It doesn't say they ended up as friends , drank coffee and sang songs together . It does show a great reverance of How much they Honored and feared God of the Universe. The One Creator. This was a time before The Law of Moses . So there wasn't a written scroll to refer to. However there was the understanding of What and How God worked and what He demanded from us and for each other. The same hasn't  changed for  us today. However, the differences are only in how people want to use and understand right and wrong truths. There is so much information out there anything can be used to justify anything today. There is the a difference in all those things and the  Bible.  The bible clearly shows and states that forgiveness if the greatest of how Love is shown.  Jesus stated :For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ( Mathew 6:14) The bible clearly states that Jesus Christ died on the the cross for the forgiveness of our sins. The payment , atonement of our deserved sins. This is the greatest act of love.  So in respect to the story, we as humans are only here on earth for a short time. All of our cares , worries, and fears will come to an end one day. they will be remembered no more.  However, in all that we do in life , problems and disputes will arise with our fellow man or women. These things are only there to be a test . To pass the test is to let these things go into the eternity of the past of forgetfulness and forgiveness. When we don't do that , we continue to carry them with us . These things will continue to drag us down.  There is nothing in life that will reveal any greater Love and the move of God in your life then the Humility of forgiveness. This doesn't mean to repeat the action that caused the problem or to allow people in your life to continue to cause problems. It just means to love them in forgiveness even if they don't reciprocate it. As we see se in the story of Genesis Chapter 20 when we become obedient to God in Forgiveness , God will bless beyond what we could see in our natural eyes.  I pray that blesses you and you continue to push through those areas in your life that weigh you down. Amen! In Service to Yeshua Hamoshiach Jay Isaac Grebin