CREATED TO BE HOLY

Yehovah has created all man kind. He began with one man, who multiplied according to His will.

Then Elohim (God) said, Let us make man in Our Image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. So Elohim Created man in His own image; in the image of Elohim He created them. Then Elohim blessed them, and Elohim said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Bereshit/Genesis 1:26-28

Man has messed up from the beginning of his creation by disobeying his Creator, Yehovah. In the second chapter of Bereshit we read that Yehovah gave a specific command to Adam, besides tending the garden (v.15).

Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

Bereshit/Genesis 2:16-17

As we continue to read in the account of Creation, we learn that it did not take long before Adam disobeyed his Creator. The serpent deceived the first woman and man. And he has not stopped deceiving until now. He is called the father of lies.

Yehoshua had a confrontation with the religious leaders of His day. They that they had a Father, Elohim. but Yehoshua plainly said the following to them,

Yehoshua said to them, “If Elohim were your Father you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from Elohim; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand My speech? Because You are of your father the devil, and the desire of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.”

Yochanan/ John 8:42-44

One important thing I must emphasize that we are all descendants of one man, Adam, who was created by Elohim. The various colors came as people began to interbreed, most likely, and possibly also because the various areas they moved around after the Tower of Babel. I am not Elohim, and do not know exactly how we are now of various colors, but I know one thing, there is only one blood. In fact you can be black and get sick, and you will receive white blood, and get well. And also the other way around. You can be white and need a transfusion and receive blood from a black person and you will not die. All the blood needs is that needs to match the blood type, which through centuries and interbreeding has changed into various types.

The result of his first disobedience is that all have sinned.

See all beings are Mine, the being of the father as well as the being of the son is Mine.

The being that is sinning shall die.

Yechezqel/Ezekiel 18:4

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of Elohim.

Romiyim/Romans 3:23

Each of us has inherited the ability to sin, through the first original sin.

And the curse came upon mankind. Satan taught he won the fight against Yehovah, when he tempted Chava/Eve, but he got also cursed. However Yehovah gave us the first prophecy of the Savior who would come to destroy the works of the devil.

(See Bereshit/Genesis 3: 10-19)

With all this said, now I want to mention that eventually Yehovah gave us more instructions on how to live free from been under the curse of sin. We read about it in the book of Shemot/Exodus 20. Yehovah gave us the then Commandments which are also called the Ten sayings or Ten Words of Yehovah.

But man is rebellious and continues to sin. Generally speaking he has become a big Satan worshiper. He ribells against Yehovah and does what it sees fit to him, ignoring all the warnings of Yehovah. He lives only for today, and thinks that because he does believe in heaven of hell, it does not exist.

Yehovah has commanded us not to mix with those who do not serve Him, in order to protect us from falling into idolatry, however we do exactly that.

The whole chapter of Devarim/Deuteronomy 7 speaks about this.

He commands Israel not to make a covenant with the various nations in that land He has given them, and to destroy idolatry.

However they disobeyed Him Nevertheless, let us read what He actually said.

You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them. Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son. For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; so the anger of Yehovah will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly. But you shall deal with them: you shall destroy their altars, and break down their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images, and burn them with fire. For you are a qodesh (holy) people to Yehovah your Elohim, Yehovah your Elohim has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the people of the earth.”

Devarim/Deuteronomy 7:2-6

If you continue reading you hear His heart toward you. He loves you. He did not choose Israel because you were more in number than other nations, but because the oath He made to your fathers.

He continues to say….

You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to Yehovah your Elohim. Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing.

Devarim/Deuteronomy 7:25-26

We are called to be separate unto Him, which means to be holy.

Satan is the liar and will continue to entice you to sin and therefore loose your salvation. Yehovah forbids images. He even forbids images that would represent Him.

"I am Yehovah your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before my face. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of what is in the heaven above, or on the earth beneath, or which is in the waters under the earth. You shall not bow to them or serve them. For I, Yehovah, your Elohim, am a Jealous Elohim, visiting the wickedness of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me. But showing kindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commands."

Shemot/Exodus 20:2-6

We see a real strong example in Solomon. Although He had been granted such wisdom and riches as no one else, He rebelled and married all foreign women who caused him to sin. You can read about this in Melakhim/Kings 11.

All the blessings he got he wasted and became an idolater! Yehovah has blessed Israel, and the church, but when we refuse to follow His commandments, we end up lost and separated from Him for all eternity. Although the verses are written to Israel, they are for the nations, for Yehovah has chosen Israel to teach the nations, and you are part of one of those nations.

Today is the day you can repent. Remember that sin results in death. Our bodies also began to age, but the most important aspect of that curse is the spiritual death, which is endures for all eternity. But Yehovah made provision for our salvation.

Turn your life over to Him, believe in Yehoshua, and serve Him with all your heart, and you will indeed be blessed in this life and for all eternity.

This life is only a short one. When you will die, you will face your Creator. Then, if you have not believed in the Redeemer, Yehoshua, who was sent from the Father in Heaven to die for you. He did and rose again as He Himself prophesied. He came to redeem you from the curse of your sin. If you refuse Him, you will face the lake of fire with the one whom you served, Satan himself.

There is no other way. Please read my other messages. Remember that your Creator has gifted you with the gift of free will. He did not create robots. He wants you to serve Him willingly with all your heart, so that you will not fall into the hands of the deceiver, the devil.

If you do fall into sin, unless your repent, He cannot intervene in your life. People may be praying for your salvation, but if you do not respond to His call, He cannot save you. It is your personal choice to receive the free gift of salvation through in Yehoshua.

Make up your mind today, whom will you serve. Where do you want to spend eternity?   

Choose your Elohim, and be safe. He is waiting on you now.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Yochanan 1/1 John 1:9

Shalom, until next time.