The prayer of Jabez (Tribulation)

1 Chronicles 4:9-10Amplified Bible (AMP)

9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I gave birth to him in pain.” 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would indeed bless me and enlarge my border [property], and that Your hand would be with me, and You would keep me from evil so that it does not hurt me!” And God granted his request.

Shalom and Good Morning,

Yesterday I went to buy some bibles at the Christian book store and I was looking around to see what interested me for other people. I came across a book Authored By Ann Graham Lots , who is the famous Billy Graham’s Daughter. I have listened to her speak several times,  she is a powerful woman of God. So on the shelf was a book she had written called the Prayer of Jabez. I am very Familiar with this scripture but never really dove into it before as a study

I didn’t buy the book for the simple reason , when I was being mentored, I was  taught a very special lesson ;  the best book to refer too is the bible itself and the best teacher is the Holy Spirit . This doesn’t mean that other people cannot help with their  experiences and revelations of these things it means allow God to do a work in you first, then allow others to either help confirm these things that your being taught by God, the Holy Spirit through His Son Jesus Christ. 

So this morning I woke up early with hearing the word “the prayer of Jabez.”  I decided to look it up and do a small study on it. What I learned is very deep and powerful and extremely helpful.  I've learned in prayer and fasting but didn’t realize that the lesson of Jabez could of been assistant to  us if only we dig deeper and strive harder  into God and His word. 

Through  reading and studying this , I was reflecting on my own struggles I have went through and what I was led to do and because  of going through a great time of tribulation. This is where The prayer and understanding of the Prayer of Jabez comes to life. 

This prayer of Jabez seems very unlikely to be a prayer that helps people in great distress and needing great miracles in there life that are going through great tribulations and sufferings . It seems like a prayer that would be very selfish in fact, and especially today , it would seem like a part of scripture that people would use to tickle the ears to get God just give them what they want. 

However, let me assure you from what I learned from this very short passage of scripture its quiet the opposite……

If I could do anything to help you understand the importance of Gods great love and understanding in the power of prayer fasting and petition what it does, comes from this man, Jabez and the account of this man, his prayer to seek God with fervent prayers and petitions.  Unlike everyone around him, that brought him up and above everyone else,  God breathed a great and important passage of scripture, to greatly understand in such a way,  the writer had to acknowledge it.

The only other person I could think of who fulfills this, in any example, is Jesus Christ Himself. Jesus Goes away to pray and fast for 40 days and goes through great trials and tribulation as outlined in scripture, defeats satan at every crossroad. Here , its not told what Jabez actually did in this short passage , to catch Gods attention, but the writer deeply extenuates this description as the prayer of Jabez, as very heavy, in the translation in the Hebrew context. To understand this in context you would have to study the traditions of these people and their pray time to get a greater understanding of this . Their fast was prayer and fasting. It was not  watching tv for certain time frame or giving up coke products for a week or smoking. Their prayer time was for the whole day on the short side, if not for several days weeping and petitioning GOD .

So without going into a long dissertation about this man and the prayer I will jump into the points that is  important to God and how  Jesus broke it down  in Mathew Chapter 6.

1st…..the only way I can point to this prayer to summarize it very quickly is I would have to rename the passage of scripture and call it something else , i would call it the "Prayer of Tribulation.”

You see Jabez was struggling with great tribulation.  He understood that he was part of the plans of God, however he was faced with great struggles of his time and that he sought God for help. He understood that he was going to Have to go through somethings that God either allowed and or orchestrated.  He wanted to be on the proper side of God for this and instead of doing it the hard way , He wanted Gods favor. Jabez didn’t know how he was going to do it all , he knew that he was going to face things in such a way,  it could be His own death as well, and possibly his family too if he didn’t seek God on this with great morning, petitions  and prayer.  Gods plan would be fulfilled anyways, Jabez would still part of the plan, but it may not end good for him, he would just be a blimp on the radar screen and that would be it. Yet Jabez knew this, so he went and sought God out heavily . As I study to understand what was the meaning to all this ,  it shows that  Jabez travailed, mourned and cried out to God heavily, greater then many of his time, God himself wanted us to know what caught his attention .

Those days it wasn’t  uncommon for a man like Jabez to pray for the whole day and weep unending from morning to night . He was faced with certain death for everyone in his family if he didn’t seek God out .

What was the issues he faced? See during those times God ordained that Israel was to be blessed and that he was apart of those times and plans.  The land that he was occupying and to be occupied by him were full of people who were pagans and under his leadership, was telling them to go into the areas and take what God has given over to them. However, you have to see it for what it is ; this wasn’t something that could be googled and how many people lived their or the maps of the areas . They didn’t have tanks and guns . They had to spy the land for months at a time,  make elaborate plans and go into those areas, and defeat them and get  them to leave. This was a great undertaking. 

So how does this pertain to you, today? How do I tell you that your situation can be defeated if you seek God in this same way? How can I understand you ?  I'd have to be very cold and unsympathetic to  you, to tell you something that I don’t have a first hand experience with, right? 

Well the only thing I can tell you in my experiences is this , when I was at a very low point,  I knew  I had to seek God Fervently like at no other time . He even let me feel what its like when heavens doors are shut to my prayers . It is the worst time ever,  especially for someone like me , who claimed to be a christian . 

The only thing I knew to do was to continue to seek Him fervently through fasting and praying. To continue to purpose everything in my life to be for His purpose ,not mine any longer. That He would hear me, restart me again and let me break thorough those times that were very dark and hurtful. He allowed me to get back up in Him and start over. But my story is not over , he has allowed me much breakthroughs but  I still have much to  breakthrough in Him and continue to seek him in. These things I need help in  are not hills in my life , they are mountains I still have to climb.

Jabez knew that he was not a mistake in God's overall plan. Like a runner who needed that extra push to finish, He dug deep within himself, to dig deep into God, the only way he understood how.

Jesus states in Mathew 6 , don't be like hypocrites in prayer and fasting. Don't do it to be seen by others. For their reward is on earth and not in Heaven. Don't pray with many words and repetitions. For they think that many words and repetitions will be heard.

So Jesus Gives us a template of prayer. He tells us what not to be in prayer and fasting. So the opposite has to be true for it to be a genuine prayer and fast.  The words and actions must be from a deep place in your heart . it must come from a place of much feeling . It must be open and honest to God . Even if the feelings are of a place where your struggling with sinful desires in your heart. This must be exposed with your prayer and fasting to God. The scriptures  state that God already knows your need. If this is true , why prayer and fasting?

The only way I understand this myself , is using a court of law as an example. There you are , in Heavens court, your on trial. God is sitting on the Judgment seat. The angels are in the jury box. Jesus is your attorney and the Satan is the prosecuting attorney.  Satan opens up with Charges against you. God asks Jesus  what sins has your client put under the blood. Jesus goes down his list of sins that you have prayed and petition  the Lord over and the sins that you have committed and repented for. Then Satan then steps up and states that you may have prayed with words about some sinful desire that you have a problem with but still engaged in without remorse and repentance. So Even though in the early stages of your walk with Christ you did repent of that sin(s), However you re-engaged in those things which constitutes repeat offender. Although , you go to church and look like a Christian there is a hidden thing you have been warned about and continue to engage in. God then questions Jesus about these charges. Jesus will either state that these things are covered by His atonement blood  , this man does struggle with that sin and has prayed to me about it and its struggles and I have heard his prayer and I have been working with him on this direct issue so his heart has been changing and so has actions and he has been a great testimony to the Kingdom of heaven; or he will say , No that they haven't been brought to his attention in that way and no there has been no verbal repentance , so there has been no change in his heart and there has been no change in this sinful action and is not worthy of the Kingdom of heaven .

In my experiences, God will do something supernaturally and meet you where your at with a sincere prayer. Within a sinful desire exposed in prayer , will allow God in to do a work in you. It removes any obstacles from God working with you and you being stubborn and stiff necked to allow God in. I believe Jabez knew this. His Prayer was within all His Might and sincerity from within Him and God wanted you to understand that in His prayer. 

So I tell you all this for this reason. Your not a mistake in His overall plan. He loves you as much as He loves me or anyone else. You are here for a great reason . Yes you are going through much and seems like the impossible to Get through. But the scripture and His promise states this very specifically , that what is impossible for man is possible for God. 

Your mistakes in sin has many consequences that you are dealing with today. I can’t tell you what to do or how to do it. All I can tell you is what you already know . Is that God has a plan for you . I can’t take away your pain but what I do know from reading the bible and praying , that in  pain, sorrows and  fear is to praise God for this time. What ever the reason you are dealing with these things, God is reaching out to you greater the you have ever known before . It is  in these times  God has defeated all of them . He is wanting you to seek at a greater level of crying out and mourning and weeping and heaviness . So that He can bring you forth and show His strength in you and through you.  Your blessing is greater then you can see and He has you in His hand , even if you don’t feel like He is there . This is his promise for you in this life and the next . 

 Psalm 88 seems to be a  horrible horrible scripture to give someone for encouragement and promise. It was at this time in Psalm 88 , that seems  most depressing prayer and loss of Hope , However, it was the closest time that King David was to God. In this Psalm unlike all the other prayers this is where the writer understood that not only was King David the closest to God but this is where King David understood God was very specifically hearing from God.

Maybe we cant see all that Jabez prayed and how long he prayed , we can understand that through King David's prayer in this Psalm 88 , we can understand , the drive of the prayer and the understanding of the result. That is the application God wants you to understand. It is what is needed today in such and terrible time of trouble, that seems to be getting expounding worse by the day. Our prayers and petitions must be like How Jabez, King David and Jesus all Prayed. Amen!

In the Ministry for Yeshua Hamoshiach

Jay

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

Shabbat Shalom

                     Exodus 20:8-11

"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.


"For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.

Good Morning And Shalom:

Today, most people have off of work and school for the weekend. During the week we get a lot of the things done that is needed to provide for Families and to fulfill our obligations and goals. However , the weekend comes , most of these types of regular duties stop. many of us don't take a break . We try to catch up on everything else that is needed to be done: groceries, lawn maintenance, Homework and even work over the weekend Etc.

Its great that we take are able to have so much to do, However, what's even more important  is to rest. To really take a mental and physical break.

I do remember when being very young and for as I can recall, visiting my grandparents on Saturdays . They were conservative Jews. They didn't turn the lights on or do any work. We would go swimming in there pool and would have a nice kosher lunch. It was something I used to love. They always had the food prepared from the local deli and was ready to go.

Isn't it interesting that these simple things had a life long lasting impression? That's the same with God , our heavenly Father. He wants us to rest , however not just rest but rest in Him. To take time out from all our thoughts and concerns and just enjoy what He has made for us to enjoy. To give Him thanks for it as well. To enjoy the company that we keep and take a break , one day each week.

All of our concerns , worries, frustrations will still be present , after we take a break, however, If we know God has made our day to  be glad and rejoice in it, to not to worry about tomorrow because each day has enough in it by itself , and we are to rest and to Know He is God, then all that will matter , is the Joy you will receive and the peace of God that will supersede all our understanding.

You see its simple math, sort off speaking; all of our concerns, worries , fears cannot go with you when you pass on from this life. They will not be remembered and or taken into account that you do now. So simply let go and let God. God ordains it and He also rested , so if its important for Him and its important for Him to us , then it should be also important within us.

Have a great weekend and be blessed . Amen!

In Service and Ministry to Yeshua Hamoshiach

Jay Isaac Grebin


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The comfort of a Mothers Womb

Lamentations 3:22-23 (AMP)

It is because of the Lord’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed,
Because His [tender] compassions never fail. They are new every morning;
Great and beyond measure is Your faithfulness.

חַֽסְדֵי יְהוָה כִּי לֹא־תָמְנוּ כִּי לֹא־כָלוּ רַחֲמָֽיו׃

חֲדָשִׁים לַבְּקָרִים רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃

 

Shalom and Good Morning:

 

I wanted to share with you an understanding and a description of who God is and how He Loves us more then we know and understand. I found it in the Hebrew language.

Have you been broken, hurt, ashamed, depressed, feeling of guilt, worried, nervous, weak, et al. ?

I’m here to let you know that none of these things will separate you from Gods love. In fact, God wants you to know He’s pulling for you and wanting you to see His plan for you. Through these tough times, He wants you to know that all He wants you to do is repent of the sin, meaning turn away from it. Ask for Help from the Lord in dealing with it, and get back up and keep it moving forward in Him.

Proverbs 24:16 (AMP)
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the wicked stumble in time of disaster and collapse.

So to understand how great God’s love for you and me, can be found here in Lamentations 3:22 with the word used in the English from the Hebrew “Compassion.”

רַחַם

Strong’s definition for this word is the following:

racham, rakh'-am; from H7355; compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden:—bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.

I’m not sure if you caught this, His compassion for us is the same as extension of a mother’ womb for her unborn child.

I would say that is pretty deep compassion. As mother with child in the womb. The child is given everything possible that it could need inside the womb. Protection, nutrients, warmth, and love.

Every day that we wake up in the morning, Gods loves for us is an extension of a mother’s womb for us. Everything that we need He wants to provide for us. Although trying times will come and they will go, as mother nurturers her child in the womb, so he does for us. That is what it means, and that’s how you apply it for yourself in your life and to be shared with others.

A mother that is expecting is always caring for herself, so she can care for her child. That is how much He loves you.

The enemy of God and Christ, doesn’t want you to get this or understand this. He wants you to be kept in fear, depression worry guilt and shame.

God required in the Torah the atonement for sin. The Temple had been destroyed. The sacrifice of animals was only a shadow of How’s God atonement for sin is fulfilled in Yeshua Hamoshiach (Jesus Christ).

Our daily repentance of sin is that payment. It doesn’t mean you have a ticket to sin it means that its paid for and that your seeking the Lord for help from it. It allows you to bring it to the Lord instead of the accuser bringing the charge. Being that’s so, your discipline is from the Lord will build his righteousness in you. Then you can know his comfort because your surrender to him and his discipline will be your strength in Him. Psalm 23 is that promise. Amen!

 

Be encouraged, take hold of His promises. Be Blessed !!!!

 

In Ministry of Yeshua Hamoshiach

Jay Isaac Grebin

 

The Link below is a great audio commentary on this

https://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/popPlayer.cfm?id=10786&rel=davis_bob/Lam

 

 

What's Greater then Breathing?

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath or spirit of life, and man became a living being.

Good morning and shalom 

This morning I was thinking about my father's ailments and what he's going through and how's does that relate to us spiritually,  physically and scripturally.

What crosses all divides ? From race, sex,religion , and every walk of life ? What would you give up to just be able to breath oxygen in and out of your lungs? I would think that everyone would give up anything and everything just to be able to breath . 

So my question then becomes what is greater then breathing if that no longer becomes possible?  What if your body just can't do it any longer? What if your lungs can't take in air and exchange it any longer?

Well the answer is easy right ? That's where many people will either agree or disagree . Is death the answer? Is life the answer? When someone passes away, many people say, "now they are at rest."

The only place I know of, where  that is only written,is in the bible . But yet it's used and misused over and over . 

If we're to believe in the bible , God , the devil , Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit,  then we know there are promises of God . We can't take pieces of the bible out and leave certain ones in .

The promise God gives us is this , the greatest thing, greater then oxygen and breathing , is life itself . GOD DIDN'T BREATH oxygen into Adam he breathed life . חַי

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His ultimate promise is life . When our bodies ceases, the life of God still remains in us for eternity.

Deuteronomy 31:8

 It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

  We make our choice to either trust God and his promises by our obedience or not . If we trust God and obey him out of love for him, then we live here , now and for eternity with HIM. He then gives us the peace  beyond our understanding. Even into eternity and not breathing air . We trust, rely and cling to through the redemption of Jesus Christ ! I cannot think of anything else ,written , and or oral with these same  promises !

To conclude this thought of scripture , if we cannot control our breath of air in our bodies or even the life that we have in us. We come to the realization  there is something greater then we understand. Life is frail, there is nothing that we can do to change that fact . We can only rely on  promises we know . God wants us to rest in Him for everything. For breathing too.

The hardest thing to do is trust GOD and his promises when it comes to our faith , even to breath. However, the other side of this , if you trust GOD sooner then later, you will see and experience HIM, His promises and KNOW HE IS GOD and know His promises .They never return void. The sooner we do this, repent of our sins, surrender to him and allow him into our lives , allow HIM to change us , from the inside out, we get to experience HIM  and  his LOVE , which builds our faith , even to the end of our bodily life span.

His promise and repentance through Yeshua Hamoshiach (Jesus Christ) of forgiveness of our sin , is our first step of our trusting in our faith towards Him. It allows us to turn over those burdens,cares ,worries and fear  to him. He will catch you . He will hold you and comfort you into eternity . That Is His promise of Life. AMEN!

Have a blessed day !

Jay Isaac Grebin