I used to wonder why people stay in churches for years, decades even, and never grow. They never stop sucking on the teat, and they never grow to be able to handle the real meat of the Word. They remain stuck as babies.
As a child of Yahweh, obedience is not a choice, it is required. From cover to cover, from Genesis to Revelation, the Holy Bible stresses the importance of obeying the law. In fact, in many places, it doesn’t just say obey it, but GUARD it. If you guard something, you protect it with everything in you. We should do that with the commandments of Yahweh.
A winepress looks much different now than it did in Yahusha’s day, but they operate on the same precept. Pressure is applied in some way to squeeze the grapes in order to get the grapes to release their sweet juice. Pressure cannot be applied indiscriminately, though; care must be exercised. The pressure has to be carefully controlled or the seeds inside will be crushed and will release bitter tannins into the juice, making the juice unpalatable and certainly not good for making wine.
Casting Pearls
Like most people, when I am attacked, I want to strike back to defend myself, but it’s not me that needs defending in this situation. As I was praying this morning, I heard that still small voice whisper to my soul, “hold your peace.”
Casting Pearls
We know that persecution will come. As a follower of Yeshua, you expect to face persecution from strangers, from sinners, from the world. You don’t expect the persecution to come from your brethren, from people of your own church, from your spiritual teacher. There is a major problem when someone is comfortable using Yah’s platform, the pulpit, to throw stones at people. “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.” Matt. 7:6
For Verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Matthew 5:18
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
For months we have had a huge jar of nuts. Did I mention it was huge? We didn’t want to eat it, but “it costs too much” to just throw away.
I love the two words “But God,” because when God intervenes, all hell can come against you and not stop the blessings and the purpose for which God has put you on the earth. I love how God uses real life to illustrate important concepts: like the process he uses to turn victim to victor,…
I ask that you join me in prayer for our communities, nation, and world: Lord Jesus, you said in your Word in Matthew 18:19 “that if any two of you agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in Heaven.” Lord we…
