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Shoshanah aka Phoenix Chavenge
The purpose of these podcasts is to share devotional lessons that I have written in response to my study of the Bible. Cover art photo provided by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@pawel_czerwinski
Yeshua said to abide in Him. Torah is what he is asking us to study. If one avoids reading the first 5 books of the Bible, they are not abiding in Yeshua. He is the goal to which the Torah points. A gospel that denies the Torah also denies the true Messiah, Yeshua, son of David, King of Israel. May His Kingdom Come and his Torah be done.
Does your life truly reveal that you follow God's Kingdom standard? Would you stand out at the mall as being modest or would you blend in? God calls us to be separate from the world. Would a religious Jew recognize you are one of the family or just another one of the pagan idolators? Very hard questions but Yeshua did die to redeem us from the pagan world and its lifestyle. Would we want God to treat us as casually as we treat His Kingdom Standard?
A brief study on Ya'akov's letter to the community of Yeshua centered, Torah obedient believers.
Are you only living as a visitor in God's Kingdom or have you truly immigrated and embraced the laws and culture of the Kingdom?
Are living as a resident of the world or have you changed your residence to Heaven and are living as aliens in the world? Your choice is preparing you for where you will reside in God's Kingdom.
Yeshua tells us that God's forgiveness to us is contingent upon our forgiving others. We are told that we are measured according to how we treat others. The Day of Atonement is that day of measuring. Are you ready to be measured? Will you like the result?
Are you experiencing the true rest the Bible promises? If not, could it be because you are still living according to the culture of this world? God promised rest to his loyal Kingdom citizens.
If Yeshua is the Word made flesh, but most people believe that they are free from obeying the Jewish Torah/Word of God, then Yeshua didn't die for the whole world. But if He did die so that the people of the world can be liberated from sin then following God's Torah makes Yeshua's words true.
A covenant is a legal document not to be taken lightly. It is binding in a court of law. As children of God we don't live in a democracy. We live in a Kingdom with a King presiding. The laws of this kingdom are Torah. Are you abiding by the laws of Yeshua's kingdom or are you trying to be an immigrant who ignores the laws?
The cost of living for God is full surrender to His Torah, day by day, step by step, week by week. The reward? Eternal life and serving God as Priests and Ambassadors of His Kingdom when Yeshua comes to reign as King of Kings over Israel. Are you making every effort to bring Him honor?
The laws of nature cannot be broken without deleterious effects. So it is with the Laws of the Kingdom of Heaven.
There are several meanings for perfect; complete, whole, intact. Understanding which meaning clears up the confusion.
As ambassadors, our job is to make the government of Heaven appealing and attainable by living a life that reveals the beauty of the nation and its culture. Are people drawn to God's culture because of how you live and talk?
King David was called 'the apple of my eye' by God. We can see from Psalm 119 why this was so. Is God's instruction, His WORD, treasured in your heart like it was in David's heart? Or are you looking for ways to excuse yourself from obeying the WORD David loved?
God's Word does not change nor will He change it to accommodate His children's choices to ignore it
What does a true disciple of Yeshua look like? What does God expect of a true disciple?
Have you been denying Yeshua simply because you have been taught that the "old testament" is not for today?
Are you living in a sub-culture of the world or have you embraced the culture of the Kingdom of Heaven?
Do you have what it takes to stand when everything goes wrong and you feel God has failed you?
God is Holy. His ways are Holy, pure and righteous. To touch His holiness requires purity in our inward parts.
What does it take to be a successful peace maker? One who has nothing to gain and nothing to lose.
As children of God, we are held to a higher standard. When we fall short of God's standard we want God's mercy when consequences are meted out. So we should give mercy when people have behaved badly toward us, generally speaking.
The Torah of God is the marriage covenant document. Are you living up to it or have you rejected it so you can continue following the culture of the world and its traditions?