ARE YOU ASHAMED OF HIM?

“For whoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My words, of him  the Son of man  will be ashamed, when He comes in His glory,  and His  Father’s, and of the holy angels.”- Luke 9:26

            This verse causes many people to think about their relationship with Yehoshua and their future in Heaven.   There are various kinds of people. There are those who love Yehoshua with all their hearts because He has indeed changed their lives. Therefore,   out of thanksgiving,  they do anything He asks them to do. Others are fearful to share even a single verse of scripture with friends because they  fear their  rejection. Yehoshua gives them  many opportunities to share their testimony, however they fall short all the  time and flunk the test. Are you one of those believers?  Are you intimidated by unbelievers and clam up every time  you have the opportunity to share what Yehoshua has done for you?    If you belong to this group of people, then you are ashamed of Him.   According to the verse we are reading today, you are in big trouble!  Are you walking in disobedience because of fear of speaking His truth?  How will you be able to look at Yehoshua in the eyes the Day you will see Him face to face?   I believe that you cannot be saved if you somehow dishonor Him by not taking a stand for truth. Many will go to hell because of your fear of men.  Does it sound harsh? Yehoshua says that He will be ashamed of you in Heaven. He will not be proud of you in Heaven if you disobey Him now. This is something to think about it!  The Word of Yehovah states that fear of men brings a snare.

 “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in Yehovah shall be safe.”- Proverbs 29:25  

            A snare  is a trap of the devil to cause the believer to stumble. It is the spirit of the antichrist that stops you and millions of others from sharing the gospel. Do not obey Satan, rather obey Yehoshua and overcome fear. Read the book of Daniel and learn how to be a witness.  No matter what the cost you may pay, you must obey Yehovah for He  will be there to help you in time of need.

            Fear cannot be part of your life. Reject and rebuke fear as part of the kingdom of Satan.  You renounce anything that is not from Yehovah and of His only Son Yehoshua.

            Fear  only Yehovah,  and  obey Him by faith.   What is faith? Faith  is simple trust in Him, and you will live a victorious life. Focus your eyes on your Savior and Creator, Yehovah,  and spend time in His Presence. If you do this simple and wonderful thing every day, fear will vanish from your life. You also apply the Blood of Yehoshua upon your whole life and family, and your will be protected from all evil.

            Be a witness and speak to all men about the wonders of the love and compassion of Yehovah, and of Yehoshua who has saved you from hell, and be at peace.  If you do these things  fear will no longer have power over your life.

CATCH THE FOXES

“Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines,  For our vines have tender grapes.”- Songs of Solomon 2:15

            Foxes are animals that destroy the vine and, therefore, the fruit is lost. They are carnivorous and they act at night. They are certainly  not life givers, instead they will destroy what they desire and all that is palatable to them. The little foxes are those sins that destroy our love for Yehoshua, and lead us to destruction.  

            Lack of faith might be the root problem in your life. You  choose to believe a lie instead of the Word of Yehovah.  Perhaps it was  the result of hardness in your  heart that caused unbelief to set in. When you  to resist the convicting power of the Holy Spirit, your heart becomes hard.

            Of course resisting the Holy Spirit is sin. He is the One  who will reveal to your heart unforgiveness, bitterness and all hidden sin. But if you reject His conviction, soon you will become critical and  impatient with people. Love, one of the fruits of the Spirit of Yehovah, will no longer be operating in your life. You will become resentful and offended at the slightest negative word spoken towards  you.  Instead of being longsuffering, you will  become impatient. Instead of being kind, you will become unkind and angry.  Your relationship with Yehovah will be  marred. You will become a broken cistern that cannot hold any water. You will  no longer act as  a vessel of honor, instead you will be  on the way of becoming a vessel of dishonor. If you will continue to go that way, you will no longer be faithful to Elohim, nor to your family and friends.

            If  this message describes you,  allow the  Holy Spirit of Yehovah to refresh you now. Catch all the foxes hiding in your soul, and be renewed in your  spirit. Do not wait another day, for you do not know if you will be able to do so tomorrow.   Repent to the Father, welcome His correction, and be blessed today.

ARE YOU JOINED TO THE MASTER?

“ But he who is joined to the Master is one spirit with Him. Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality 1 sins against his own body.”- 1 Corinthians 6:17-18

            This chapter, beginning at verse twelve, is teaching us about sexual immorality.  We must fully and completely  know in our spirit, that as believers, we are the tabernacle of Elohim. He no longer lives in the Tent in the  wilderness  where He talked with Moses.  He is now inside our bodies, if we have invited Him in and surrendered our lives to Him.

            When we have repented of our sins and asked Yehoshua to save us, we became one with the Spirit of Yehovah.  We are now the tent or house of Yehovah.  He lives His life in us. He speaks to us.  We can have communion with Him on a regular basis, which means daily, if we talk to Him, and wait for Him to answer us. 

            I hope that not a single born again believer will commit sexual immorality. When the believer reads the Scriptures, she should also obey it.  Daily prayer is of the utmost importance to keep clean in this perverted world.  We are not allowed to bring unclean spirits in the  tabernacle Yehovah has  given us. Certainly  it is not acceptable for a clean person to bring pigs in their home, and sleep with them.  Please do not stop reading, this message may save your life. I have been hurt by believers who did not keep their testimony.

            My family and I  have been deeply hurt by an adulterous  believer.  We must remember that our body is not our own. We have been bought with the price of the life of Yehoshua.  He was spat upon; mocked; beaten; and pierced for our salvation.  As  believers we must flee from temptation.  We must not allow any man or woman to defile us. 

            Would you be pleased if your husband would bring another woman into your bed?   Likewise, you  must not sleep with  any man  who is not your husband.   Be holy, for He who bought you  is holy (Leviticus 11:44).

             Honor Yehovah with a pure heart and serve Him with holy fear.

SIN IS SIN!

“Therefore,  just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned- (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law”- Romans 5:12-13

            I chose this verse because it is very simple and easy to understand.  If you as a mother tell your son or daughter to do something, and they do not do it, you will punish them, right?  Right!  You had made a house rule, a “law” for them to keep, and   you had taught them that if they disobeyed your orders, they would be punished.  Their disobedience  would have earned disciplining: spanking if they were very young, or some other form of punishment  if older.  

            However, if you did not tell them your  rule, and  if they disobeyed, would they be guilty?  No.  If you would punish them for something you did not set as a rule, you would be unrighteous, even though according to your standard,  they did wrong.  

            I have lived with several families who had children,  because of the nature of my ministry, and at  times I have been rebuked for doing things that were absolutely not allowed in their home, for instance, to eat my dinner in my bedroom.  I had to obey the rule after I was told.  But, before I was corrected,  I did not disobey them because I was not informed of their wishes,  therefore, I had not sinned. However, I was  still breaking their law.  “Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who is to come.” - Romans 5:14

People sinned as result of Adam first transgression (Gen. 2:16-17; 3:1-6)  Cain, the very first son of Adam, killed his brother Abel! 

“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of Elohim.” -Rom. 3:23

  And also “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of Elohim is eternal life in Mashiach Yehoshua  our Master.”- Romans 6:23       

            Death came to us  from Adam, but Yehoshua has made us righteous. Yehovah  taught Adam and he taught all his children how to obey Yehovah. Then his children taught their children, and so forth.  This was called  the oral Torah. Eventually it was written on Mount Sinai on tablets of stone by the very hand of Yehovah. Now in the Renewed Covenant, Yehovah writes it on our heart (Jeremiah 31:31-33).   Each human being knows what is right and what is not. However, man chooses to disobey therefore he is guilty before Yehovah. I hope that you will choose to read the Scriptures and obey them.    

THE BLOOD OF YEHOSHUA HAS JUSTIFIED US

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with Elohim  through our Master Yehoshua ha’Mashiach.”- Romans 5:1

            To understand justification, we must first  really know in our hearts that we are guilty. The Torah declarers us all guilty.

“ For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of Elohim.”- Romans 3:23

Yehovah’s standards are very high requiring  perfection and holiness. No one can come to the Father without being cleansed first. What can we bring to Yehovah to make us acceptable to Him? In the First Covenant, innocent animals were killed and their blood was applied on the altar. The High Priest went into the Holy of Holies with blood.  He had bells on the bottom of the garment so that he could be heard when he was inside. The belles spoke of proclamation, and the pomegranate spoke of the Torah. There are 613 seeds in that fruit, and there are, according to the rabbis, 613 commandments in the Torah.

            The point is that Yehovah wants obedience not only worship.  No one was allowed to go inside the Most Holy Place, except the High Priest once a year to atone for  his own sins first, and then for those of the congregation.  He had to be cleansed from his sin first, by offering and applying the blood of an animal,  or his life was in danger. Why is this? Because the penalty of our sin brings forth death.  Yehovah is so Holy that His holiness would kill anyone who is in sin.  Blood had to be shed daily to teach them of the gravity of their sin and to cover their iniquity.  However,  

“ For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.” -Romans 10:4

All those sacrifices were a shadow of the real acceptable Perfect Sacrifice of the Perfect Lamb of Elohim, Who would take away the sin of the world by dying only once.   

“But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of Elohim.” - Hebrews 10:12

Yehoshua sacrifice has made us righteous and declares  us believers not guilty (2 Cor. 5:21).  Are you righteous? His Blood will cleanse you if you repent of your sin. You need to believe in Yehoshua as the Only Sacrifice capable of removing all your sins. To repent is to acknowledge your sin, and to forsake it. Repentance does not give you the license to continue in your sin after you confess it. It means a complete change of heart and  life style.  So now, repent, be forgiven and Yehovah will accept you.