Parsha Ekev (Because)

from Rabbi Jack… Bible link
Matthew {21:21} "Yeshua replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done." So many of us face huge mountains of difficulty in our lives; illness, stress, conflict, financial pressure and so much more. We have prayed about them, prayed against them and begged God to remove them but for most of us they still remain. So, we conclude that we do not have enough faith. However, Yeshua said that if we had the faith of a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds, we can move mountains! Matthew {17:20} "He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” I believe that Yeshua was speaking figuratively here. I do not think He was being literal when speaking about moving rock formation mountains like Mt. Kenya, for instance. I also do not think He is talking about OUR faith, because in and of ourselves we have no faith. However, when we are Born Again, we receive the Holy Spirit which takes up residence in us. The faith I believe Yeshua is talking about, is faith in the awesome power of the Holy Spirit in us. After all, He is the same power that raised Yeshua from the dead. Notice that Yeshua also said “…and do not doubt.” Doubt is unbelief! Therefore, in order for us as a Believer to overcome all the mountains in our life, we need only to believe that the Holy Spirit lives in us. This for a Believer requires only mustard seed faith. We are also not to doubt that the awesome power of God that raised Yeshua from the dead can operate through us to uproot and cast every mountain of difficulty, illness, stress, conflict, financial pressure etc., into the sea."
from Ellen… Bible link
"So much going on! Last evening one of our Elders of Etz Chaim Kenya in Nairobi, sent Jack a newsclip. It said that many Kenyans lined up to receive a monetary reward for having their eyeballs scanned in order to become part of the Worldcoin venture. Hellooo, anyone home…this is crazy but I am sure that many saw the reward and not the consequence. Sadly, many people are so caught up in a survival mode, for valid reasons like feeding their families, paying school fees, medical expenses and so much more but not at the expense of selling their souls. We do not know if this could be the sign of the beast but who would have their eyeballs scanned for anything. Jack and I will not do it for our passports for easier entry and exit while traveling…we just wait online! My husband spoke about this Worldcoin scheme last year because we experienced it at an upscale mall in Nairobi. We talked to the young people manning the kiosk that this is not from God but most answered that their pastors had already signed up! Hellooo, anyone home? Once again sheer desire and survival surpassed any logic or reasoning a so-called Christian would have knowledge of. Yeshua said there will be many messiahs after Him but not to follow them. Yeshua being the only way, truth and life!!! We are living in a world of blatant evil being received as good, also spoken of in the Word. Men are becoming women and women are becoming men, evil being taken as good. We cannot sit idly by and allow so many to be deceived on a moment- to-moment basis. We need to tell the world Who the true Messiah is and by following Him they will have the way, the truth and the life! “But as for you, O Man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of eternal life to which you were called and about which you made good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” 1 Timothy 6.11-12."
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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