No King BUT Christ no. 5

“See that no one repays evil for evil; on the contrary, always try to do good to each other, indeed, to everyone. Always be joyful. Pray regularly. In everything give thanks, for this is what God wants from you who are united with the Messiah Yeshua” (1 Thessalonians (1 Th) 5:15-18). Do good, be joyful, enter communion, and give thanks. A rather simple solution to life’s problems, situations, obstacles, temptations, and trials. BUT it is an effective solution that is not so easy to achieve despite its simplicity.

Do good. What a great idea and a wonderful principle to live a life, “Always try to do good to each other, indeed, to everyone.” How much better would our home be if we always tried to do good? How much better would our communities be if we always tried to do good? How much better would our nations be if we always tried to do good? Instead folks always talk about choosing the “lesser of two evils” or “the ends justifying the means”. That is the way of the Goyim and gets us exactly where our homes, our communities, and our nations are currently. Places without goodness. Places where goodness is seen as outdated or liberal or effeminate or weak. If doing good is so weak, then why do folks have such difficulty with doing good? Well, that is what following God in an upside-down Kingdom looks like, “For God’s ‘nonsense’ is wiser than humanity’s ‘wisdom.’ And God’s ‘weakness’ is stronger than humanity’s ‘strength’”(1 Corinthians (1 Co) 1:25). Don’t let the Goyim or worldly Christians tell you otherwise. Do good.

Be joyful. Give thanks. There is no better way to start your day than with praise and joy for the days behind us and the days to come. “I give you thanks with all my heart./Not to idols, but to you I sing praise” (Tehillim (Psa) 138:1). Never underestimate the power of starting the day with positivity. Giving thanks and praise reorients your mind to see the joy and wonder that God provides. I am thankful for the salvation that I have received which brings myself and others joy. What reason do I have to not be joyful? “May God, the source of hope, fill you completely with joy and shalom as you continue trusting, so that by the power of the Ruach HaKodesh you may overflow with hope” (Romans (Rom) 15:13). Be joyful. Give thanks.

Enter communion. Christianity is all about a relationship with God. And you can’t have a relationship with someone to whom you do not communicate. So, “Pray regularly”. Giving thanks and being joyful are important components of prayer. I also need to ask God for help. “But God already knows my needs.” He sure does. BUT He needs me to surrender those needs to Him. Prayer is an action that shows how committed I am to God being in control. I need to talk to God about my problems if nothing more than to get things straight in my own head and allow Him to provide the solutions. Prayer allows me to understand that I am not in charge of the day, He is. Prayer aligns my thoughts and actions with His Will. Enter communion.

Do good, be joyful, enter communion, and give thanks. A rather simple solution to life’s problems, situations, obstacles, temptations, and trials. BUT it is an effective solution that is not so easy to achieve despite its simplicity.

Grace and Shalom to your home. The Kingdom of God is now!

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #NoKingButChrist #EmbraceTheWithin #NotMyWayYHWH

No King BUT Christ no. 2

“You are to love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. This is the greatest and most important mitzvah . And a second is similar to it, You are to love your neighbor as yourself. All of the Torah and the Prophets are dependent on these two mitzvot” (Mattityahu (Mat) 22:37-40). I love God by following His Commandments. He tells me to have no other gods. He tells me to honor His name and His worship. He wants me to set aside a day for Him BUT He also wants to be a part of my life daily. If He is my King then I should do what He commands.

I just finished reading a book by Jan David Hettinga entitled The Safe King that really breaks down the problem I have, you have, we have with His Kingdom. And there are a lot of little kingdoms of self that need to get shattered. Strongholds of self that look at what we can get rather than what He wants. It is a truly powerful book that lays it all out with graphic representations and scriptural support for my problems in Kingdom work. And that problem is always me. I get in His Way.

I get in the way by putting myself or something else above Him. And with all the distractions readily available, losing focus can be so easy. I can so easily find something else to occupy my time. Family, politics, entertainment, education, sports, sex, relationship, addiction, food, study, work . . . any of those things can easily be placed in the throne of my kingdom of self. And there are so many choices to take His place in my life. BUT I need to regain my focus on Him.

“But I, I will always hope

and keep adding to your praise.

All day long my mouth will tell

of your righteous deeds and acts of salvation,

though their number is past my knowing.

I will come in the power of Adonai Elohim

and recall your righteousness, yours alone.

God, you have taught me since I was young,

and I still proclaim your wonderful works.

So now that I’m old, and my hair is gray,

don’t abandon me, God, till I have proclaimed

your strength to the next generation,

your power to all who will come,

your righteousness too, God,

which reaches to the heights.

God, you have done great things;

who is there like you” (Tehillim (Psa) 71:14-19)?

Grace and Shalom to your home. The Kingdom of God is now!

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #NoKingButChrist #EmbraceTheWithin #NotMyWayYHWH