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May- Pentecost Fulfilled; There Is No Going Back
The Feast of Weeks, or Shavuot in Hebrew, comes after counting seven weeks from Passover to the fiftieth day on which the Feast of Pentecost is celebrated (Deuteronomy 16:9–10). The Jewish people believe that it was during Shavuot that Moses went up on Mount Sinai and brought...
April- Passover -The Power of His Resurrection
We know that Yeshua (Jesus) was the Lamb of God who was crucified on the Passover. But our faith in Christ is not based solely on the fact that He died on a cross. In His day there was nothing new about being hung on a cross. This form of Roman execution was witnessed...
March- Purim: God or Circumstances?
The book of Esther tells a unique story about the beautiful Queen Esther and how God used her and her cousin Mordecai to save the Jewish people (Esther 2:7). Although God is moving behind the scenes, the story never mentions Him—not even once. The words God, Lord, and prayer...
February- God Is Salvation
The Messianic Hope When we talk about our salvation, we are talking about the messianic hope. And we can never exhaust the subject of Yeshua (Jesus) our Messiah: who He is, what He is, and what He has done for us. But I will try to simplify it. Yeshua is the Anointed One who...
January – The Power to Be One
We Are a New Generation I have spoken to many pastors, priests, and ministers about this idea of the oneness of the Body of Christ. Yet when we talk about oneness and coming together in love with one another, many people tell me, “That is impossible. There are too many...
December – We Are Citizens of the Kingdom
Yeshua Preached the Kingdom of God When Yeshua (Jesus) came, He preached the Kingdom of God (Luke 4:43). And what Christ did through His ministry, His cross, His resurrection, and through His disciples literally ushered in and established the Kingdom of God. The fact...
November – Devote Yourself to Prayer and to God’s Word
Revelation That Comes From the Father In Matthew the sixteenth chapter, Yeshua (Jesus) asked the disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because...
October – ATONEMENT God Demonstrates His Love Anew
God Did Everything—We Did Nothing When you read the description of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Leviticus 16, you realize that the people did not do much. They simply stood and watched the high priest perform the sacrifices, take the blood into the Holy of...
September – The Father Physically Manifested
Tabernacles Is a Time of Remembrance The Feast of Tabernacles is a time of remembrance. God tells us to come out of our homes for seven days to remember how He delivered His people from Egypt, and how He led them through the wilderness in His great compassion (Nehemiah...
August – Relationship Not Religion
Religion Builds Protective Walls The Scriptures tell us that Christ will come like a thief in the night (1 Thessalonians 5:2–6). The reason for that is people’s unawareness. If we develop an awareness of Him and an understanding of His voice, then to us He is not like a thief...
July – Because It Is the Time
There Is a Certain Time Frame in the Things of God Matthew 8 tells the story of how Yeshua (Jesus) got into a boat and crossed the Sea of Galilee to the area of the Gadarenes. When He arrived, two men who were demon-possessed came out of the tombs crying, “What business do we...
June – Pentecost and Our Life in the Spirit
The Feast of Pentecost Following the Passover, there were to be seven complete sabbaths, or forty-nine days, leading to the fiftieth day when a new grain offering was to be presented to the Lord (Leviticus 23:15–16; Deuteronomy 16:9–10). This fiftieth day is known as the Day...
May – Born by the Will of God
The Father Sent You to Earth To be more effective in our intercession and in our walk with the Lord, we must see what God is really doing in our own hearts. We can achieve a greater level of effectiveness in our walk in the Spirit by seeking the Lord, repenting, and crying out...
April – Becoming a Spiritual People
Created to Live in Two Realms We as humans are probably the most unique beings that God created. Why are we unique? Some theologians will tell you that humans are unique because we have a will. However, God created many beings that have wills. Cats, for example, must have a...
March – God’s Past and Future Is Your Present
My spiritual father and mentor once said, “God always holds the past, the present, and the future before Him in His mind. Therefore, a man of faith who comes to God may claim the promises of the past or prophecies of the future as the provision for the present moment.”[1] God...
February – The Blind Men, the Elephant, and the Church
A Traditional Indian Folktale There is a familiar folktale about six blind men examining an elephant. This parable goes as follows: There were once six blind men who stood by the road-side every day, and begged from the people who passed. They had often heard of...
January- It Is Written of You
The Word of the Kingdom Is All About You Yeshua (Jesus) gave a parable about the Kingdom of God and said, “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. … And the one on whom seed was...
