The trouble with humans.

L’shanah Tovah.

Who wants to be responsible for another?

Who has entered this world and knows his purpose?

Why are you here?

Where are you going?

What will you find?

Will you know when you find it?

Today someone is hungry.

Today a child is without parents.

Today there is someone without company.

Today someone has lost her job.

Today someone is being abused.

Today someone has gotten high on drugs.

Yesterday someone was over looked.

Yesterday someone was persecuted.

Yesterday someone prayed for change.

Yesterday someone’s heart was broken.

Yesterday a child was abducted.

Tomorrow is only one day.

Tomorrow is very important.

Tomorrow someone waits upon you.

What will you do???

Words that hurt.

Shalom my friends.

Today I would like to talk about words that do damage. All to often words are spoken, words that criticize, damage, afflict insult, crush self esteem and doom confidence. It is known in Judaism that when we speak (inscribe) such words in a persons life, it is as though we have spilled their blood. This is more harmful than murder itself. When a child is belittled by his or her parents, this damages the child’s DNA. The reason I say DNA is because, once you break down an individuals spirit, that internal damage stays with a child into adult life. That child becomes a man, starts a family and has children of his own. The possibility that this child now a father himself will repeat with his children what was done to him.

When we say hurtful words to someone, it is as though we are saying hurtful words to entire family, past, present and future. When we use someone, for whatever reason, it is though we use the individuals entire family. 

For example: A man courts a woman, they have sexual relations, after he receives all that he was after, he’s gone only to do it again with someone else. The woman who was used here rather she wanted apart of it or not falls short of her families wishes. What I mean is this. I have a daughter, my desire for her is to not have relations until she is married. We don’t need our daughters being violated and our sons should respect what is not theirs. 

I want to make myself clear. The words we speak and the actions we make can bring life or cause death. If every time we speak; we vision God before us, we would certainly use better character. If we would picture an individuals family, we would act more kindly. 

There are enough gossip magazines as well TV shows that do harm. These programs and magazines flourish because of supply and demand. They are worse than drugs and alcohol. So who is to blame? We the people. Yes, we are the source of damage.

What an abomination. God created the human species like no other. We have the ability to do great things. We were created to build up, not tear down. To continue, we have the ability to open doors, or close them. How are we doing? Not well at all. There are exceptions in our society, however to few in between. 

Like a disease, our blood is poisoned with ugly words, finger pointing and judgmental agendas. Why is it done? Is it because it makes us feel better about ourselves. 

We were granted by HASHEM the ability to harness greatness in our lives. The ability to procreate, to build up, the power of prayer, to help others, to meet needs, to comfort, to teach and to live by example.

Stop analyzing others and take a close look at yourself. Please listen to me when I say this must be stopped. Pass this message on to others. Count your words before speaking. Learn to act and not react. Plant seeds and believe that you can make a difference. 

Best wishes.

Jeremiah (Various)

Dressed for and by God

Shalom everyone.

Being a father of teenage daughters and a niece, I feel the need to pray that much more. Here we are in 5769 [2009 CE] and how times have changed. We have become so complacent. So willing. Why have so many of us placed our dedication in what we can see and hear? Rather than the fear and pureness of God. What has happened to modesty? And the instruction of parent to child? 

Society  now for many decades has dictated what is in and what is not. The low cut blouses and hip huggers, painted on jeans as well as the need to show off ones flesh. Not everyone awakes in the morning with intent to provoke attention, however, are they aware of what is good and what is trouble.

We as a nation are scraping by, we have glossed over everything important. The physical being in each of us just doesn’t get it, our physical being needs to be tamed. If we only learn to get out of the way. 

“But mom, dad everyone wears this and dresses like that” How come I cant do this and go there. So we give in until the next time. 

Everyone is accountable, each of us is responsible for that which is given. When we ignore the spiritual being, when we deny our soul; we are meaningless. What than are we? Why are we? Who are we? 

“Well God knows my heart, as long as I’m a good person.” There are more things to worry about than what we wear.

The rebellious physical mind has disconnected itself from the Creator, the Master of us all. When an earthly being goes before a earthly king, he or she will spend the time and effort to be just right. Is that because he can be seen? When a man courts a woman he will go out of his way to look his best. Shouldn’t this be done for God? 

Television, magazines, display windows and entertainers have an effect on the choices one makes. Rock bands wear jeans that look as though they were made for woman. So, our children want to do the same. Music videos are one step away from soft porn. Would you let your daughter take part in such filth? 

Again, we have become to soft. 

How many of us dress for God? Fear God? Know God? Maybe if we were to see and hear God as they did at Sinai, we too would tremble! 

Never must we back down from our principles. We are a world of followers, not leaders. HASHEM said we are to be a nation of kings and priests. Instead many of our people are secular, non believing men and women of God. If we as parents don’t teach our children and set an example, who is. 

God is Holy, Pure and without wrong. No man can look upon Him and live. We can however dress and act the part that was given us. 

So where do we begin. We begin where it all started. With Abraham and Sarah. 

Where have we gone Children of Abraham?

Shalom,

As the multitude of stars and the endless grains of sand, so shall your descendants be, Abraham.

Are we truly uncountable? Or have we fallen away. 

Through the generations, through the seasons and the passing of many, we have become such as the nations around us. 

Hear O Israel, the Lord thy God, the Lord is One. Blessed be His glorious name, His kingdom is eternal.

You shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul and with all thy might. And these words that I command you today shall be in your heart, you shall teach them to your children as you sit in your home, as you walk along thy way, when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign upon your arm and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write then upon your door frame and upon your house. 

What has happened to us? The glory and the beauty of being a people called out and separated by HASHEM. 

The Chosen People – vs – replacement theology

B’H

Shalom my friends,

Deuteronomy 27: 26 – ‘Accursed is one who will not uphold the words of this Torah, to perform them.’ And the entire people shall say, ‘Amen.’”

The idea of replacement theology is a abomination. Shockingly the church through the centuries have made a great era, they believe they are now Israel. This deadly misunderstanding stems from the difference in belief systems. Actually one is a belief system and the other [Judaism] is based on facts and truth. 

This erroneous file cabinet of fluff has led its people astray over the last eighteen or so centuries. This is due in part to the worlds acceptance of Jesus Christ. Of all the nations and peoples of the world there is one group of people that deny Jesus and that is the Jewish people. 

Getting sleepy, I’ll finish later on

 

Through The Gates

Shalom.

One could spend a life time studying scriptures only to end up right back at the beginning. More often then not, scripture readers lean to one theology or another. More often then not, readers of scripture lean to the understanding of the masses rather then that of God. 

My conclusion is this, get real. We have been given the ability at the time of our conception, the ability, the desire to think for one self.  If you are by chance a Christian or Messianic Jew, do not take the following in a hurtful way.

We as individuals are responsible for our own actions. No amount of blood rather it be that of a bull or a person can redeem you. It is a matter of repenting.    

Isaiah 43: 1-4 – And now, thus says HASHEM, your Creator, O Jacob; the One Who fashioned you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have fashioned you; I have called [you] by name; you are Mine. When you pass through water, I am with you; through rivers, they will not wash you away; when you walk through fire, you will not be singed, and no flame will burn you. For I am HASHEM your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt as your ransom, and Cush and Seba in your place.

Isaiah 43: 11 -13 – I, only I, am HASHEM, and there is no deliverer aside from Me. I have foretold and brought salvation and informed you; there was no strange [god] in your midst. You are my witnesses – the word of HASHEM – and I am God. Even before there was a day , I was He, and there is none who can save from My hand; when I act, who can reverse it?

Isaiah 45: 18 – 25 – for thus said HASHEM, Creator of the heavens; He is the God, the One Who fashioned the earth and its Maker; He established it; He did not create it for emptiness; He fashioned it to be inhabited; I am HASHEM and there is no other. I did not speak in secrecy, some place in the land of darkness; I did not tell the descendants of Jacob to seek Me for nothing; I am HASHEM Who speaks righteousness, Who declares upright things. Gather yourselves, come and approach together, O survivors of the nations, who did not know, who carry about the wood of their graven image, and pray to a god who cannot save. Proclaim and approach; even let [your leaders] take counsel together; Who let this be heard from aforetimes, or related it from of old? Is it not I, HASHEM? There is no other god besides Me; there is no righteous god besides Me and no savior other than Me. Turn to Me and be saved, all ends of the earth, for I am God and there is no other.  I swear by Myself, righteousness has gone forth from My mouth, a word that will not be rescinded: that to Me shall every knee kneel and every tongue swear. Only in HASHEM, who spoke to me. is there righteousness and strength; all those who anger Him will come to Him and be ashamed. All the seed of Israel will be vindicated and will glory in HASHEM

From the mouth of God to your ears. I too was once a Messianic Jew. I am no longer Messianic. The concept of one man dying for the sins of mankind is manmade. The book of Leviticus chapter 18 clearly states that each person is accountable for him or herself.

God is against the shedding of blood, so to think that He would allow one to suffer at the hands of another is an abomination. The binding of Isaac should tell you just that. Your response should not be, ‘Isaac was not the perfect sacrifice.’ The binding of Isaac was the ultimate test for Abraham. God wanted to see if he would hold anything from Him, Abraham did not.

One must read the scriptures and see what is required for redemption. Sorry I can’t do it for you, or you for me. God desires repentance and righteous living along with obedience to His commands.

Sorry to say that so many are confused when it comes to being truly set free.

Good night.                                       

Never back down.

Shalom,

Never should you think that God has not heard your

Supplications,

Tears,

Crying,

Worries,

Never should you think that God has not seen your 

Battles,

Wounds,

Visions of redemption. 

    

A prayer for the nations.

Shalom,

These words I feel are important and could not wait any longer. The world is in turmoil, the core of every mans soul is boiling. There are persecutions, mass murders, villages are being burned, hatred is in full bloom. Above all this the world’s economy, rather the economy of the nations has crumbled. Where it was once normal to hear reports of hundreds being laid off, it now has reached hundreds of thousands per month. There is no relief in site. The explosives that have been in put in place over the years have gone off, there is no undoing it. There is no, “I’m sorry”. The rebuilding if there will be any, will take just as long as the process of destruction. The great difference is this. When the world’s work force was busy at work, earning, enjoying the fruit of its labor, who really took time to notice what was happening all around them. Now that the world has gone to the dogs, if they should be so fortunate, so many of us are asking, ‘Where does this end’. 

As a Jew, as a husband, as a son, as a father, as a nephew, as a uncle and as a friend, I must pray for the world.

HASHEM remember the days of yore when you once had spoken, “I  Am the Lord Thy God Who has taken you out of the land of Egypt from the land of slavery. Open your mouth and tell Me of your needs and I will fill it”. 

HASHEM, our Father, our King. Rather a man is a Jew or Gentile hear the words and the cries of his heart. Our survival is not based on the world’s economy but on Your endless compassion. May our heart felt prayers find favor before You.

Amen

The Thirteen Principles Of Faith

Shalom.

1) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, creates and guides all creatures, and that He alone made, makes, and will make everything. 

2) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, is unique, and there is no uniqueness like His in any way, and that He alone is our God, Who is, and Who always will be.

3) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, is not physical and is not affected by physical phenomena, and that there is no comparison whatsoever to Him. 

4) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, is the very first and the very last.

5) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name – to Him alone is it proper to pray and it is not proper to pray to any other.

6) I believe with complete faith that all the words of the prophets are true.

7) I believe with complete faith that the prophecy of  Moses our teacher, peace upon him, was true, and that he was the father of the prophets – both those who preceded him and those who followed him.

I believe with complete faith that the entire Torah now in our hands is the same one that was given to Moses, our teacher, peace be upon him.

9) I believe with complete faith that this Torah will not be exchanged nor will there be another Torah from the Creator, Blessed is His Name.

10) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is Name, knows all the deeds of human beings and their thoughts, as it is said, ‘He fashions their hearts all together, He comprehends all their deeds.’

11) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, rewards with good those who observe His commandments, and punishes those who violate His commandments.

12) I believe with complete faith in the coming of the Messiah, and even though he may delay, nevertheless I anticipate every day that he will come.

13) I believe with complete faith that there will be a resuscitation of the dead whenever the wish emanates from the Creator, Blessed is His Name and exalted is His mention, forever and for all eternity. 

For Your salvation I do long, HASHEM.

I do long, HASHEM, for your salvation.

HASHEM, for Your salvation I do long.

And the congregation says, Amen.

SHalom my friends.