YEHOVAH IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD

 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. “

 15 “As the father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.”

- John 10:11,15

            These verses of scriptures are very challenging to me. Yehoshua is the Supreme Elohim, and the only Good Shepherd.  We may say that He rebuked the Pharisees and called them “brood of vipers,” but, He did not rebuke the sheep, instead He taught them.  He rebuked the Pharisees leaders because of their hypocrisy. Please also read Matthew 23 today to have better insight on this subject.  The Pharisees they might have  taught the Torah, but added and took away many rules from it. They created so many extra Commandments, that a person never really knew what the true Commandments were. They could not read the Sefer (the Book) because they did not sell them in the store as they do today.    

Yeshua was eventually was arrested and  executed because He would not obey their takanot and ma’asim, or their extra rules.   They became jealous of Him because the multitudes were following Him. They falsely accused Him to get rid of Him. He did give His life for us, His sheep!

            I have not heard of any pastor murdering another pastors lately, but I sense that some of them are jealous of one another person success.  In addition, some pastors, many times, prevent the growth of new believers.  How do they do that you may ask?  By keeping believers from obeying Yehovah  in their calling. They do not want to  release them to fulfill their individual calling. If they leave their ministry they tag them  as backsliders and rebellious.  They want to use the congregation for their own benefit.

            But each of us has to submit only to Yehovah concerning our own life. We have to obey Him alone by doing what He has called us to do. Individually we will give an account for our lives. Each of us has been given us a mission to fulfill. As pastors we cannot forbid a person to fulfill their destiny.

            Some pastors also prevent the exercise of the  gifts of the Ruach ha’Qodesh in their services. They will not allow the sheep to flow in their gifts  (1Corinthians12-14). They are forbidden to give a prophetic word to the congregation.

            Not every pastor has the ability to minister and to teach to all people.  Maybe you  are one of those pastors!  But you have learned that Yehoshua loved the sheep so much that He  gave His life for them,  as He did it for you.

            You must not to restrain the sheep that comes to worship at your building by preventing them to prophecy and speaking in tongues. You must  love them  as Yehoshua loves them unselfishly,  and release them to serve Yehovah according to their calling.  If you will learn this simple but powerful rule, you will prosper, and Yehovah will send many more lambs for you to teach and train in the ministry.

But remember that you cannot hoard them. They have a Shepherd, and He will lead them as He leads you. You cannot expect them to ask you permission for anything. Yehoshua is their headship, not you. You are not the Head, Messiah is. “But I want you to know that the head of every man is Messiah, the head of woman is man (the Husband), And the head of Messiah is Elohim.”- 1Corinthians 11:3 

            They must obey Him first of all. Do not demand they obedience to your commands.  Encourage in their own calling, and do not forbid them. If you are indeed a pastor, and you are doing all the things I mentioned, please repent today, and seek Yehovah with all your heart. Get rid of fear of losing the sheep He has entrusted with. Release them into His care, and you will be blessed. Do not wait another day. You do not know when the Good Shepherd will appear, and when He does, it will be too late for you to repent.

MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENT

Today in sense the need to speak on the issue of fear. Yes fear. It was fear that caused King Herod to react violently.

The date of this fact occurred two years after the birth of our Mashiach, Yehoshua. I suggest you see the video of Jonathan Cahn  when he speaks  in great detail of the year and date of the birth of Yehoshua. According to his findings Yeshua was born the First of Nissan, 6 BC. Nissan that year was on March 20- 21. He was not born on December 25th. This is a lie, but those who gave this date knew the correct date, which makes it even worse sin.  Nissan is the first biblical month. Yehovah gave us the calendar, and even though some celebrate Rosh hashana, or the first day of the biblical year on the seventh biblical month, it is not correct. Yehovah gave us the New Year, and that is the month Israel came out of Egypt'
 "This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you." Shemot/Exodus 12:2 
In the Hebrew it says: haqodesh hazeh  lachem rosh chadoshim...

Men from the east came to Israel looking for the King of the Jews in the days of Herod the king. When Herod heard this and all Jerusalem with him, he inquired from the chief priests and scribes where this king was to be born, and they told him that Bethlehem of Judea would be the place because of what the prophet had written about Him (Mattithyahu/Matthew 1-5).

“But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the rulers of Judah; Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.”- Mattithyahu/Matthew 2:6 NKJV

The birth of this King was actually announced by the prophet Micah.

“And you, O Beit Lechem of Efrat, Least among the clans of Yehuda, From you one shall come forth To rule Yisrael for Me-One whose origin is from of old, From ancient times.”- Micah 5:1 (The Israel Bible).

Once Herod found out this information he called secretly the wise men, to find out from them what time the star appeared.

“And he sent them to Bethlehem (Beit Lechem) and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me that I may come and worship Him also.”- Mattithyahu 2:8

Meanwhile the visitors left and found the Child Yeshua who was at this time about 2 years old. He was not a baby in the manger. The star led them there.

“”When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exactingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother; and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him; gold, frankincense, and Myrrh.  Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed  for their own country another way.” Mattithyahu2:10-12

The angels of Yehovah also appeared  to Joseph in a dream saying to him that they must leave and go to Egypt with the Child and His mother for Herod would seed to destroy Him (Mattithyahu 2:13-13)

Of course they left. And now we read how Herod reacted to the fact that the visitors from the east, did not return to him.

“Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:”

“Thus said Yehovah: A cry is heard in Rama-wailing, bitter weeping-Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted For her children, who are gone.”-  Yirmeyahu /Jeremiah 31:14  (TIB) (Please note that I use the correct Name of Yehovah and not Hashem)

King Herod had a big problem with fear of losing his kingdom. It is amazing how much hate and violence is hidden in humans when they feel threatened of losing their position of authority. Can you imagine murdering all those innocent children? Can you imagine the cruelty in the heart of this man?

Yet, we see this cruelty manifested in our days. How many millions of babies have been murdered in their mothers’ womb? How can we rate this issue that we are facing? Should we be silent and say nothing? Has the woman the right to kill her unborn innocent child? Her own flesh and blood in the womb and also outside of the womb as it is happening in these last days? What happened to motherly love? What happened to the Fear of Yehovah? Does anyone care anymore? Or what about what is called “mercy killing”? Who has the right to take life away? A life they have not  created? Life belongs to our Creator alone. How long before all of us will experience His Judgment? Yehovah is longsuffering, and slow to anger, but although He waits on us to repent, if we do not repent, we all are doomed for destruction. When are we open our eyes and begin to cry out for mercy to our Creator Yehovah? I pray for the organizations and doctors and all the people we have voted into power that Yehovah would help them to repent. He is able to do this. But if they choose to not respond to him positively to Him in repentance, which means to stop killing the innocent, and selling them for profit, we, collectively will be suffering the consequence to our actions.  

Beloved readers, please think about this, and decide what you want to do. As for me, I chose to serve Yehovah and Him only.

BEWARE OF DECEPTION

 “And Yehoshua answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. “For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Mashiach,’ and will deceive many.- Matthew 24:4-5

          These two verses are in response to the apostle’s questions concerning the destruction of the Temple and what the sign of His coming would be (Matthew 24: 1-3). Yehoshua did not give them an exact date of His return; nonetheless, He said that it would be a time when many people would be deceived. 

          His prophecies have been repeatedly fulfilled. There is a group of people that believe that their earthly church leader is Jesus (Yehoshua) in the flesh when performing certain religious duties.  They are deceived. The head of that organization was reproved once, but he did not change. Instead, thousands and thousands of believers gave their lives for the Truth. The reformation was a time of many souls finding Truth, but they still adhered to some false teaching, however, it was the beginning of a new day.  

          Presently it seems that the false Messiah will triumph over the true gospel, by killing many followers of our Mashiach, who is the Son of Yehovah (Daniel 25, Revelation 13:7),   but he will be suddenly destroyed.

“Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while” - Revelation 20:1-3

           Although Elohim is longsuffering He is not sleeping. He is taking note of all those people that say they are the Messiah, but are not. He will humble them and they will be ruined forever.  Elohim is indeed longsuffering; but He is a just Elohim. He will repay those who torment His children.   How can you and I avoid been deceived?  We must read all the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the Truth about our beliefs. We must pray to give us revelation of the Word. Many prophecies of the Tanakh, which are called “Old Covenant,” are fulfilled in the Messianic Scriptures (Renewed Covenant).  I suggest to you to do as I do. Go back to find out the roots of your faith.  Obey the Commands as He gave all of us, and as you read the Oracles of Elohim you will be protected.  

          Do not follow those who are blind and fall into the ditch with them. You are responsible for your own salvation. You have the responsibility to find Truth. Yehovah’s Word is Truth, and Truth is also a person in Yehoshua (John 1:1, John 14:6).  No man on this earth can claim to be Yehoshua in the flesh. This is heresy. If, or when, any man will make this statement, you must run the other way, for he is the false prophet. Trust Yehovah to protect you, and read the Word daily in prayer, and you will not be deceived.

WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE?

“Then He said to  him, ‘A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready. But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused’”- Luke 14:16-18 

            The Son of the living Elohim (God)  is saying, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited  many.”  However, all  made excuses. I have been inviting people to come to learn the Word,  and invariably many make excuses. Others say that they will come, but they do not. We need to invite homeless people that  may be in need of a shower, and  their dirty clothe may smell from perspiration. They may  need natural and spiritual cleansing as we all do. In the past, (and sometimes now also),   I have gone to the beach to help another ministry to feed the poor physically and spiritually. Some of them they  understand that they need to serve their Creator, but others come only to be fed.

            I am not talking today about inviting people to a church building, but to invite the lost to serve Yehovah and believe in His only Son, Yehoshua ha’Mashiach.

            We cannot be selective on who to invite,  and we do need wisdom how to present the Word, which is Truth. We also cannot pressure them to   force a commitment. This is not effective, and it will not bear fruit that will endure to eternal life. 

            I personally take time to teach someone who is interested.  Because  I  keep the Shabbat day holy,  I invite friends to my home to celebrate Shabbat on the beginning of the Shabbat, which is at sundown Friday evening, or  the sixth day of the week. We eat some food, share the Word, take communion, and pray for one another. It is a special time to connect with one another and mostly with Yehovah and Yehoshua.

            I do not teach man made  religion or traditions of man.  I teach the Word and I believe that if I do this little thing, those who come will eventually understand Truth and some day be fully committed to serve Yehovah as I do.

            If someone make excuses, that person is not ready to repent of his sin. I simply keep on praying for them. Yehovah is the only one who can save, but we must do what He has commanded us: “Preach the gospel.” I  obey Yehovah  to share the Word, and He will  do the convicting and saving.  To Him be all the glory! What is your excuse? Will you come to Him while you still have the gift of life? Once you die, it is too late.