walking Kabbalah.com – it is a Jewish website that has Hebrew letters with spiritual meanings.
LoveIsrael.org – it is an international Ministry of Baruch Korman. He is an instructor of who provides verse-by-verse teachings of the entire Bible from A Jewish perspective. He also has a YouTube channel.
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Is there an age or year of your life you would re-live?
If reliving an age involved having the wisdom I have now then yes. At the age of 19, I would have left my town, headed for the city, and pursued a career in psychology.
At 19 years old I was trying to overcome the life a had as a child. At age 19 I was doing anything I thought would numb the pain I felt.
“Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation” -Psalm 68:19
God carries our burdens. Life is tough, and the burdens it hands us can be so hard to bear. But thankfully we do not have to carry them alone. God promises that if we cast our burdens on Him, He will sustain us and protect us from being overwhelmed.
Perhaps the greatest example of carrying burdens is the Apostle Paul. He was burdened with a thorn in his flesh. He prayed three times for God to take it away. Instead, God turned his burden into a benefit. He told Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you.”
Sometimes God gives answers to prayers by taking things away, other times He answers prayers by adding things to us. That’s what He did for Paul.
I have prayed for God to take my migraine headaches away for years. No amount of medicine can take these things away, relaxation and meditation doesn’t help, and medication, that does work gives me side effects that are worse than the headaches.
One benefit I do have is a have a strong relationship with the Lord. I know when I pray, I hear from Him.
I live one day at a time because life’s burdens can be crushing. I have been through a lot in my life. Some burdens I have caused myself and some God gives us. Everyone I thought I would never get through. But God gives us His promise that He will carry us.
There is a poem written by Mary Stevenson, “Footprints.” It dates back to 1939, to when she was a teenager.
Most people have heard it, as “footprints in the sand.” I think of all the times Jesus carried me. Watched over me, and protected me.
God knows how much we can bear and His grace is surely sufficient for each of us. Every day. God has the power to turn every burden into a benefit, and every mess into a message.
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil. For the Kingdom, the power, and the glory are Yours forever and ever” -Matthew 6:11
Jesus is the greatest being to be born on this earth -our perfect example. He is Lord of Lords, the Creator, our Savior , and He came to earth so that we could live with God again.
Jesus was born in humble circumstances. Born of a virgin in a small village and a remote corner of the world. That humble birth fulfilled the hopes and dreams of all of us. He was the Son of God with infinite knowledge and power, yet He was author, immortal and susceptible to hunger and pain. Jesus fully experience the challenges and sorrows of this life. He knows each of us and understands us perfectly.
Even as a young man, Jesus was teaching the word of God. At 12 years old, He taught in the temple, and all that heard Him were astonished at His understanding. When Jesus began His ministry, He fasted in the wilderness for 40 days. He was tempted by Satan and overcome that temptation. He was also baptized in the Jordan River by his cousin John the Baptist, even though He was without sin, he was still baptized by immersion in order to teach us obedience to God.
Jesus healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, and even brought the dead back to life. Although His works were considered blasphemous behavior by the Jewish Pharisees. Jesus continually reminded people that His works were aligned with God‘s will so “That the Father may be glorified through the Son.” (John 14:13).
Jesus is a perfect example of love. During His life on earth, He cared for the poor. He healed the sick and He never turned away children. His love was endless and available to all of us.
Jesus taught that we must forgive. Even as He hung and died on the cross. Jesus forgive the people who killed Him.
He became the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Yet, so many people hate and deny him still to the day.
“He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world but was manifest in these last times for you, who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory so that your faith and hope are in God” -1 Peter 1:20
Jesus is unique. There are numerous things that set Him apart from other religions with biblical prophecy and proof to back up each of them.
From the very beginning, God had a plan. And through hundreds of prophecies in the Old Testament, God prepared the world for the coming of His Son. Jesus really did live and die for the sins of humanity.
Over the years anthropologist’s have dug up proof of His existence. And there are over 300 prophecies that are fulfilled through Jesus.
Here are a few:
Biblical prophecy,
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be the ruler in Israel, whose goings out are from old, from ancient times” – Micah 5:2
Fun fact: Ephrathah means Bethlehem.
Prophecy fulfilled:
Jesus was born in Bethlehem
After Jesus birth, King Herod gathered the chief priests and scribes to ask them where the Messiah would be born. They responded by citing the Old Testament prophecy revealing that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem..
They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet,”
“And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you shall come a ruler who will shapers my people Israel” – Matthew 2:5-6
“Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?” – John 7:42
Biblical prophecy:
Jesus was born of a virgin
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel” -Isaiah 7:14
Prophecy fulfilled:
“Behold the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, ‘God with us” Matthew 1:23
Just as Isaiah said, the Virgin Mary did indeed conceive and have a Som who is called Immanuel. Jesus being born of a virgin and the prophecy of this event show God’s infinite power and knowledge. He defied nature to bring His Son to earth.
In biblical times, foundations of buildings were built from stone, starting with a single stone placed in the corner as a guide for the entire structure. The cornerstone was essential to the structure of the building and ensured each wall would be balanced, straight and solid.
God’s Word tells us Jesus was sent to be the cornerstone for the world, but He was rejected in the process.
Biblical prophecy:
Jesus was rejected by His people:
“The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes” -Psalm 118:22-23
Prophecy fulfilled:
In the book of Matthew, there’s a conversation where Jesus uses David’s words from Psalm 118 to remind the Pharisees of who He was:
Jesus said to them,
“The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes” -Mathew 21:42-43
There are more than 300 other prophecies Jesus fulfilled with 100% accuracy, something no psychic, medium, or any other religion can guarantee.
God promises He would see a Savior to the world. And He did
Many people believe that Jesus will return a second time as the Lord of grace and mercy. But make no mistake He will return as the Lion of wrath.
The first time Jesus came to earth, He comes as a sacrificial lamb. When He comes again, He’ll come as a Lion of conquest. The sacrificial servant becomes the conquering King.
The Lamb of God
God sent John the Baptizer to prepare the way for Jesus, John had been baptizing people in the Jordon River. When he saw Jesus coming, he said “Behold the lamb of God,” he was referring to Him as the perfect and ultimate sacrifice for sin. (John 1:29, 1:36).
In Jesus’s role as Savior of the world, the Bible portrays Him as the sacrificial Lamb. But when He comes again, He will not only come as the King of Kings. H will come as the conquering lion. He will come as the Judge. And He will come to administer God’s wrath upon all those who have rejected His love and His grace. He will no longer be the sacrificial Lamb of peace. After all He is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, a Lion of wrath, ripping apart all those who cross His path. The fury of His wrath and His anger and the fury of His rage will be against the wicked. He will let loose on the a band if destroying angels (Psalm 78:49 NLT).
God’s entire sacrificial system from the 2-year-old lamb’s blood put on the doorposts for the Jewish people to escape the curse of death during Egypt King Pharaoh did not release them as slaves to the point of Abraham being commanded to sacrifice Isaac in a thicket and provided the Lamb for us through Jesus, His “one and only Son” Only a sacrifice coming from God, can be sufficient enough to atone for the sins of the whole world. This leads us prophetically to the coming of the Messiah. This Messianic prophecy is woven throughout the Old Testament in preparation for Jesus’s coming as the Lamb of God. This Old Testament sacrificial offering of a lamb symbolically atoned for the sins of the people.
The first time Jesus came, He came as a Shepherd in search of His sheep, and He came as the sacrificial Lamb of God. He will come again, just as He said He would. But this time, He will come as King and Judge, wielding His power and authority. He will come as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. The symbol of the Lion represents majesty’s strength, courage, justice, and might. The lion after all is the King of the beasts.
The tribe of Judah refers to one of Jacob’s twelve sons named Judah. The descendants of all twelve of these sons formed the twelve tribes of Israel. Jesus was a descendant of Judah. The lineage includes David and Solomon and makes its way all the way down to Joseph, Jesus’s earthly fathe
Lion of the Tribe of Judah
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah, from the lineage (David), has conquered. Only He is worthy to open the scroll and it’s seven seals. Only Jesus, the certified Lamb of God, who died and paid a ransom with His life for the sin of the whole world. He conquered death and rose again, only He is worthy to judge the world with might and justice. As God justly judges the wicked and pours out His wrath.
His desire remains the same, to bring all of humanity to salvation. After the sixth week is opened, 144,000 people representing the twelve tribes of Israel will be sealed and protected during this judgment. They will go out and preach the good news to everyone everywhere and many will come to Jesus during the tribulation. This is confirmed by an angel as many believers from every nation and tribe and people and language come out of the tribulation and worship God.
What’s something you believe everyone should know.
Jesus didn’t just do something. He didn’t just do a lot. He did it all. We must understand fully what He has done for us, or we will never fully understand who He is. If we miss out on the enormity of His work on the cross, then we will never realize how much we need Him. Jesus is not just a nice addition to our lives. He is not just a nice self-help program.
Jesus was punished for our sins. The Innocent Son of God took our punishment to bring us peace.
Our biological age does not reflect how we feel. People’s subjective age rather than their objective age accurately predict how young our brain really looks. There is now research that actually backs this up. How young or old you feel reflects how our body ages.
I have a friend that is 78 years young. She drives a motorcycle and has a very active in life.
Being a kid at heart is acting and thinking like a young person. Balancing knowing when to take life seriously and when to have fun. enjoying every stage is about finding something to love in life.
I will shield you from the fallout. Know that I God am protecting you. What will fall on others will not fall on you. Stay under the umbrella of My protection, and I will guard you and keep you.
God promises His protection when we follow and obey Him. When we are not living under God’s authority it’s like we walk out of the covering of His protection. I feel like we have walked out of the covering as a nation.
I see myself being hidden under the umbrella while the ashes fall around me.
God has been taken out of every mountain of influence. Schools, Family, Government, Media, Art and Entertainment, Business.
Political influences are changing the climate of the nation. We see it everywhere. But there are things we can do to be immune to its effects.
Proverbs 2:7 in the Message Bible says,
“God is a rich mine of common sense for those who live well, a personal bodyguard the candid and sincere.”
Everything thing is under God’s control. God knows that everything that befalls the world and He has plans that we do not need to be concerned about. He tells us to trust in Him and we will find rest. He will keep you in perfect peace if we obey Him and repent of our sins.
With everything that is happening in the world today, we need to fix our minds on Him. Be promised if we focus on Him He will keep us in perfect peace.
History is Him, the past, the present, and the future. Things will turn out just as He has planned. The courses of the nations are set and determined by His foreknowledge.
Though the nation’s rage, He is on the throne. He will work His plan to the glory of His Kingdom.
As long as we follow Him, We will be under His umbrella of protection.
The nations are in turmoil. But regardless of what happens, God can protect us and keep us at peace as we look to Jesus, the King of Kings.
“For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed, but My lovingkindness will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be removed, says the Lord who has mercy on you” – Isaiah 54:10
Follow the King of Kings, serve and trust Him, and He will keep you safe and lead you along the way everlasting to everlasting.
God expects us, as His people, to discern that it is ungodliness that brings God’s Judgment.
Walking in righteousness through God’s Word keeps us in God’s blessing, protection, and provision. When we praise Him for these promises to receive His grace and mercy, and experience a new level of relationship with God.
From Pity to Praise 