From The Rabbi's Desk
I wish I could say that I do not have a care in the world but the fact is I do! So many things weigh heavily on our lives and mine is no exception. Yes, even though I repeat the Scripture; "Cast your burden on the Lord" (Psalm 55:22), to myself regularly, the pressures of life at times still weigh me down.
One of the heaviest burdens that a person can carry is SHAME and GUILT. Many of us, even though we are Believers in Messiah Yeshua and have been forgiven, redeemed and cleansed of our past sin, still condemn ourselves. As a result, some of these sins pop-up in our minds every now and then and cause us to feel shame and guilt. Let me tell you this; Messiah Yeshua, (God in Human Form) did not come upon the earth to save us so that we would remain guilt ridden, in fact He is our Passover "Guilt" (in Hebrew "Asham") offering. That is why the Apostle Paul could say:
Romans 8:1 "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Messiah Yeshua, 2) because through Messiah Yeshua the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death."
When Yeshua died on the cross for us He took upon Himself both our shame and our guilt. Now that we have made Him our Lord and Savior, He has taken away all those burdens from us. Therefore, if we insist on carrying our old burdens of shame and guilt, we have to take them back from Yeshua because we both cannot bear the same sins. So, either He carries them or we carry them. If He carries them, we cannot carry them, if we carry them, He cannot carry them. However, if we carry them, it is proof that we have not turned our lives totally over to Him.
1 Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on Him because he cares for us."
Who would you rather have to carry your anxiety, shame and guilt, God our you?
Hi Ellen here…You all know how I like to talk about the fruits and the gifts of the Spirit…well there is more. Each morning after Jack and I read the Bible Reading Plan we listen to a teaching from a reputable source, a short teaching which then allows us to study and meditate on the Lord and His Word into prayer. I heard something so profound and marvelous that I had to share it with you. There is more that the Lord has for us in His Word so do not limit yourself. In 1 Peter 1.5-7 it says this "…But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, to brotherly kindness LOVE." That is what it is all about …bottom line…no thrills, chills or vibrations…just LOVE!
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