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Thought for Today: Monday July 22

You can wait for YHVH because He is faithful, merciful and powerful. He always welcomes you into His presence. Even though you may admit to some reluctance, He nevertheless awaits those few precious moments when you lift your face and heart to Him.

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Here is a Messianic Bible translation I hope to someday get when a large print becomes available. It is called the New Jeruslem Version (not to be confused with the New Jersulem Bible). It is a literal word for word translation based on the ASV.

Although they are not promoters of Sacred Name, it can be used as a Sacred Name bible because God's name is written in Hebrew, giving the reader the choice of pronunciation. The Messiah's name is written as Yeshua.

Here is the link to a book review:
https://messianiclight.com/new....-jerusalem-version-b

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Question: Is it possible to work as a server without sinning (because most restaurants sell meals that have unclean/unkosher meat)?

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This is something that you would need to pray over for guidance. Scripturally, I haven't come across an example of this. We know that stuff isn't food. However, you are keeping the command by not eating it. It is one of those grey areas, I feel. Is it a good idea? No, but I also know folk that have to work Sabbath because it was their job before coming to the knowledge of keeping commands, and they can't get it changed. They already committed to working it when they signed on. The whole "let your yes be yes" that Yeshua taught us. -- I know this probably isn't what you are looking for. I see this as something you are going to have people say definitively "yes" or "no" and both sides will have compelling arguments.

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As a former discount grocery store owner, I can say that I tried not to profit from the sale of unclean foods. I would give it away or mark it very low. If I'd had the choice of what came in the pallets, I wouldn't have carried unclean food at all. That being said, people are going to get unclean food if that's what they want, no matter what you do as a career. Hopefully, you don't have to announce pork tenderloin specials to every customer you serve, but that falls on the restaurant owner more than on you. I'd be more concerned about being required to work on the sabbath. Get it in writing that you don't have to work on the sabbath, and define it in writing. Employers are allowed to change your hours without notice, and it is very common in food service. But, as for the serving of unclean food, don't touch it (you shouldn't be touching people's food anyway) and try to not steer people toward unclean food. Who knows? Perhaps it will give you an oppportunity to witness or help another believer avoid unclean food. Hope you get the job, if you haven't already!

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I think it is possible to work as a server without sinning because it is the customer's choice to eat the unclean meats. You are not forcing them to eat it.

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As it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Romans 9:33 ESV

This quote is an amalgam of Isaiah 8:14 and 28:16. The Apostles frequently paraphrased Scripture or mixed and matched passages to make a point. We often condemn today’s preachers for being so apparently cavalier with the Scriptures, but whether they are right or wrong depends heavily on context and intent.

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#itisaverygoodland
Jerusalem...

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Making Torah (aka the Law) the object of our lives leads inevitably to failure. We ought never to keep God's Law for the sake of the Law itself nor for the sake of the veneer of righteousness that it provides, but for the sake of the Lawgiver who gave us His Torah out of love for us and a desire to see us succeed as children of God and citizens of His Kingdom.

Torah is a blessing and a guide to those who keep it out of love for our Creator and Redeemer. It is a curse and an obstacle to those who attempt to keep it pridefully.

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The pagan gentiles were blind men stumbling about in their pagan temples, not even realizing that there was a way to be reconciled with God until the Apostles came with the Gospel. Gentiles, when presented with the fact of their sins and inevitable condemnation, immediately took hold of the Savior that was offered alongside the Law.

The Jews had the Torah for many centuries by the time Yeshua came to inaugurate the New Covenant that had been promised through Jeremiah at the midpoint between himself and Moses. Their familiarity with the Law and their pride at having been chosen above other nations led them to believe the Law was sufficient for all their spiritual needs. The gentiles had no such barrier to overcome, being presented with their guilt and salvation at the same time.
Romans 9:30-31

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