"Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand"

Ps 149

Black Israelitism and "Christian Identity" (basically White Israelitism) share many of the same flaws in their thinking.

According to Scripture, if someone cannot trace their entire unbroken father-son genealogy by name, they cannot be considered an Israelite. In Nehemiah's day, there was a group who could trace their genealogy back to the time of David, over a century before their time. But because at one point there were those who took the genealogy of their wives (Jewesses), and could not trace their father-son line back to Jacob himself, they were counted as polluted, because they "could not show their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel" (Neh 7).

Also, biblically, circumcision is an inheritance: you receive circumcision from your father, or you are uncircumcised. Ishmael was of the circumcised, but he did not pass it on: his millions of descendants are as uncircumcised as any other, regardless of being of the blood-line of Abraham himself. The same is true of Esau and his descendants. The uncircumcised descendants of any circumcised person are not less uncircumcised because an ancestor was circumcised - as well when those of another nation became circumcised, they were not less circumcised. Indeed, all of Abraham's servants were circumcised, at the command of God.

Further, the uncircumcised are today commanded not to enter the covenant of circumcision: "Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised" 1Cor 7 (no doubt because of the judgement upon the circumcised after they crucified the very one with whom they had made the covenant of circumcision). The circumcised are obviously to keep the covenant they are in, and obviously the remnant, the circumcised who believe, can be grafted into the new covenant: "I say then, Hath God cast away his people? Not so. For I also am an Israelite" Ro 11.

Apart from such ideas as Black or White Israelitism being categorically unbiblical, their arguments trying to connect themselves with Israel are obviously nothing. For example, if someone did prove that all Israelites were black, this would create no connection with anyone today, as there have always been black people who were not Israelites. To say, "If Israelites were black, then black people are Israelites", is the same as saying, "Jake Jones is black, therefore anyone who is black must be Jake Jones".

#sabbathposts 2023/10/14

Thought For Today: Sunday October 15:

Don't think so much about who is for or against you; rather give all your care, that YHVH be with you in everything you do.

LUST

A healing prayer for someone who struggles with lustful thoughts and feelings

References:
Galatians 5:16-17, 22-23, 25 --- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 --- Ephesians 4:22-24, 27 --- 1 Corinthians 10:13 --- James 4:7 --- 2 Corinthians 10:4 --- Ephesians 5:18 --- John 15:16

Healing Promise:
“Walk in the Spirit and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16)

Healing Prayer:
Heavenly Abba, help me to walk in the Spirit, so that I shall never fulfil the lusts of my flesh because I know the flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh and these are contrary to each other. Thank You for buying my with the price of Moshiach’s Blood and for allowing my body to be the Temple of Ruach HaKodesh. Therefore Abba, I realize that I am not my own and I want to glorify You in my body and my spirit because both of these are Yours. Through Your grace, I will put off the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts and I will be renewed in the spirit of my mind. Help me to put on the new man, which is created in righteousness and true holiness after You O YHVH. In this way, I will give no place to the devil in my life. Thank You for Your promise that You will not permit any temptation to take me but such as is common to humanity. Through Your faithfulness dear Abba, You will not let me be tempted above my ability to bear it, but You will with the temptation, also make a way for me to escape. Thank You my Abba. I claim this promise for myself in my struggle against lust. My Adonai, my Abba and my YHVH, I submit my life totally to you. As I resist the devil now, I know he will flee from me. Help me always to remember that the weapons of my warfare are not carnal, but they are mighty through You Abba, to the pulling down of all strongholds, including lust. Thank You for this truth my dear YHVH. Fill me with Ruach HaKodesh Abba, so I will be able to exhibit His fruit in all the relationships and responsibilities of my life. In place of lust therefore, I will walk in love, joy, peace, patience, meekness, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control at all times. I belong to Moshiach; therefore, I have crucified the flesh with it passions and desires. With Your help Abba, I will live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit, knowing that as I do so, I will not fulfil the lusts of my flesh. In the mighty Name of Yeshua I pray, amen.

"When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase."

Pr 28

Happy 1st of the 8th month!

Seasons change but the creator of the universe does not.

Shabbat Shalom!

Shabbat Shalom Everyone ?️

"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace (Shalom).

In the world you will have tribulation;

but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

(Joh 16:33 NKJV)