From the Rabbi's Desk
With all that is going on around us these days, sometimes it is hard to stay focused on God. I do not know about you but the devil sure tries his hardest to keep us preoccupied with 'to do lists,' chores, and the mundane things of life which steal our time. It is such that if we allowed our flesh to influence our spirits, we could easily find ourselves neglecting focusing on what is most important - God. The apostle Paul tells us:
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things."
Most often when we read or hear the word 'meditate' we instantly think of eastern type meditation, which is idolatry. However, that is not what Paul is saying here. If we, as Believers in Messiah Yeshua, want to meditate on what is noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, of virtuous or praiseworthy, the only place for us to go to find such things is in the Bible. I am sorry to say that many Believers have fallen into the habit of meditating on the television, internet, social media or the daily news, more than the Word of God, things which only steals our God focusing time.
Focusing and meditating on God requires us to disconnect from the clutter of our lives and read the Bible with purpose and total concentration. We need to think about what we have read, apply it to our lives, then pray the positive things upon ourselves, learning and meditating on it throughout the day. If we follow this pattern of meditation, our minds will be filled with what is noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous and praiseworthy and God will be our focus not the world. Amen.
Hi Ellen here…We all wait a lot, right? We wait for the clothes to dry, for our dinner to cook, we wait for our kids to come home from school and we wait on life altering answers…I figure life is a lot of waiting and most times it is really hard to wait. Now I would like to share with you what the Word says about waiting and maybe many of us will receive peace as we wait. Isaiah is one of my most favorite books so read on…
Isaiah 40:29-31 "He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, 31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint."
Isaiah 64:4 "For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him."
Hosea 12:6 "So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually. I like these Scriptures so much and there are many more like"
Psalm 27.14, 37.7, 38.15! We have tried to analyze things, answer things with our own finite minds and we have gone before the lord without success, without peace.
So I say to you today to wait on the Lord for the right answer and for the shalom, shalom – the perfect peace…"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer," (Romans 12.12).
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Yours in Messiah Yeshua; our Lord, our God, our soon coming King;
Rabbi Jack & Ellen
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