Parsha Chukat (Statutes)

from Rabbi Jack… Bible link
John {18:37-38} “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Yeshua answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me.” 38) “What is truth?” retorted Pilate.” With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.” Truth is not subjective! We cannot rely on our own interpretation of Scripture to determine truth. Many Believers fail in their lives and in their relationship with God because they neglect truth and worse yet, neglect to apply truth to their lives. Satan is the father of lies and he likes nothing more than for a Believer to lie to themselves. Yes, most of the time Satan does not have to lie to us because we do a good job of doing that to ourselves! How do we do it? By not believing the truth so the truth has not set us free and we are still bound up in our selfish selves. Some of the truths we do not believe are: When Yeshua died on the cross, we died with Him and that now the life I live I live in Him. (Galatians 2:20). So many acknowledge that Yeshua died for their sin but they have no understanding that when He died, they died along with Him so they can no longer live their old lives. That is truth! I do not have to defeat Satan; he is already defeated. Yeshua did it for us on the cross. (1 John 3:8). Satan is a defeated foe. That does not mean he has given up on attacking us. It means that he cannot defeat us so long as use the weapons of war Yeshua has given us. That is truth! Yeshua died on the cross so that I will have eternal life and I have it now. It is not something I will get in the future. (John 5:24). Many believe that they get eternal life when they die and go to heaven, The fact is we receive eternal life at salvation. That is truth! Yeshua shed His blood on the cross. I am forgiven, of all past, present and future sin. (1 John 1:19). Some Believers relive past sins over and over again, when the fact is, they are forgiven and God said “I will remember their sin no more.” So, neither should they. That is truth! By Yeshua’s stripes I was healed. (Isaiah 53:5). Most Believers carry their diseases like they are still theirs. They constantly affirm their sickness by their words. But how can they have the disease if Yeshua bore it? I will tell you how, by not releasing it. That is truth! The battle is the Lord's, the victory is mine. (Deuteronomy 20:4). So many Believers have a negative defeatist attitude and countenance because they feel there is no end to the battles they are facing. When in actuality they do not have a battle, because it has already been fought and won by the Lord. They just need to claim their victory. That is truth!
from Ellen… Bible link
We had all had a really busy week, so I will not ask if you remember last week’s blurb. Then I asked only one of the two questions I was presenting before you. Well, all that said here comes the second question… How is your “kesher” with God? I like that word kesher so much, it is a Hebrew word meaning connection. So how is your connection with God? You think; “Well, I read the Word every day and pray and I am kind and compassionate and even generous to those in need.” Ok, so how is your kesher with God? “I do not commit adultery; in fact, I love my spouse and children and would do whatever I had to do to shield and protect them from harm.” Ok, so how is your kesher with God? “I do not steal from others and I have never killed anyone!” Ok, so how is your kesher with God? Sin is a huge umbrella of so many heinous things; like pride, perversion, persecution of others and the list is endless. I believe and have read that God Almighty is NOT going to ask us what heinous act we have done, He knows everything about each one of us…but He will ask; “How is your kesher with Me.” I ask you today wherever you are in this tough and tiresome world to ponder what I have written, because you know my next question…So how is your kesher with God?"
Yours in Messiah Yeshua, "…while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Messiah Yeshua." (Titus 2:13) Rabbi Jack & Ellen
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