Thought for Today: Wednesday May 21
How many of us will look back over a lifetime of wasted opportunities and ineffective witness, and weep because we did not allow YHVH to use us as He wanted? “Night is coming, when no man can work” (John 9:4). If ever we are to study the Scriptures, if ever we are to spend enough time in prayer, if ever we are to win souls for Moshiach, if ever we are to invest fully into His Kingdom – IT MUST BE NOW! There is no more time to waste.
It's funny what you find when you have so many domains you have to get rid of a lot of them. My wife had email addresses on one of them that she had entirely forgotten about. I knew about them so I brought them to her attention so she could log in and check emails in there. Two of them she had not checked in well over a year and I don't even remember how many emails piled up in there over that time. LoL. I'm pretty close to having all the domains removed from that server. I just had that one with the email on it and since we got my wife's accounts removed there really isn't anything else I need on there. The email address for the bank that holds the mortgage for our house was on there and all the sudden they decided to implement a two-stage login which I wasn't aware of. So I went in there to change the email and I was supposed to get a code in the email which never came. So after repeatedly trying to get in they locked my account. LoL So I just had to go through some extra steps to get back in there and change the password. This has been quite a project but once I get everything done it'll be a lot easier. My passion is so big for web development I dive in headfirst and I get so deep it's hard to climb out. But live and learn.
READINGS FOR OMER COUNT – DAY 32
Behold, I am about to fulfill the affirmative precept of the counting of the Omer, as it is written in the Torah:
“And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Shabbath, from the day that ye brought the Omer of the wave-offering, seven complete weeks they shall be; until the morrow of the seventh Shabbath shall ye number fifty days.”
Blessed art Thou YHWH, our Elohym, King of the universe, who hast set us apart by Thy commandments and hast given us command concerning the counting of the Omer.
This is the thirty-second day, making four weeks and four days of the Omer.
May the All Merciful restore the service of the Temple to its place. May it be Thy will, YHWH our Elohym and Elohym of our fathers, that the Temple be speedily rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in Thy Torah. And there we will serve Thee with awe, as in the days of old and as in ancient years.
May Elohym be favorable unto us and bless us. That Thy way may be known upon the earth, Thy salvation among all nations. Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, Elohym; let all the peoples give thanks unto Thee. Let the nations rejoice and exult: for Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity and lead the nations upon the earth. Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, Elohym; let all the peoples give thanks unto Thee. The earth hath yielded her increase: Elohym, even our Elohym, shall bless us. Elohym shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
READINGS: TEHILLAH 86
Incline Your ear, O YHWH, Answer me, for I am poor and needy.
Guard my being, for I am merciful; You are my Elohim; Save Your servant who is trusting in You!
Show favor to me, O YHWH, For I cry to You all day long.
Bring joy to the being of Your servant, For to You, O YHWH, I lift up my being.
For You, YHWH, are excellent, and ready to forgive, And great in mercy to all those who call upon You.
Give ear, O YHWH, to my prayer; And listen to the voice of my pleadings.
In the day of my distress I call upon You, For You answer me.
There is none like You among the mighty ones, O YHWH; And like Your works there are none.
Let all nations You have made Come and bow themselves before You, O YHWH, And give esteem to Your Name.
For You are great, and are doing wonders; You are Elohim, You alone.
Teach me Your way, O YHWH; Let me walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your Name.
I praise You, O YHWH my Elohim, with all my heart, And I esteem Your Name forever.
For Your mercy is great toward me, And You have delivered my being From the depths of She’ol.
O Elohim, the proud have risen against me, And a band of dreaded men have sought my life, And have not set You before them.
But You, O YHWH, Are a compassionate Ěl and showing favor, Patient and great in mercy and truth.
Turn to me, and show favor to me! Give Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your female servant.
Show me a sign for excellence, And let those hating me see it and be ashamed, For You, YHWH, have helped me and comforted me.
READINGS: TEHILLAH 87
His foundation is In the set-apart mountains.
YHWH loves the gates of Tsiyon More than all the dwellings of Ya‛aqoḇ.
Esteemed matters are spoken of you, O city of Elohim: Selah.
“I mention Rahaḇ and Baḇel to those who know Me; See, O Philistia and Tsor, with Kush, ‘This and that one was born there.’”
And of Tsiyon it is said, “Each one was born in her; For the Most High Himself does establish her.”
YHWH does write, In the register of the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.
And the singers and the players on instruments – All my fountains, are in you.
READINGS: TEHILLAH 88
O YHWH, Elohim of my deliverance, By day I have cried out, In the night also before You, Let my prayer come before You, Incline Your ear to my cry.
For my being is filled with evils, And my life draws near to She’ol.
I have been reckoned among those Who go down to the pit; I have become like a man Who has no strength, Released among the dead, Like slain ones lying in the burial-site, Whom You have remembered no more, And who have been cut off from Your hand.
You have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths.
Your wrath has rested heavily upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your breakers. Selah.
You have put away my friends far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut in and do not go out; My eye grows dim because of affliction. YHWH, I have called upon You, all day long; I have stretched out my hands to You.
Would You work wonders for the dead? Would the dead rise to praise You? Selah.
Is Your mercy declared in the burial-site? Your trustworthiness in the place of destruction?
Are Your wonders known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of no remembrance?
But I, unto You I have cried, O YHWH, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
YHWH, why do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
I am afflicted and dying from childhood; I have borne frightening matters from You; I am in despair.
Your fierce wrath has gone over me; Your onslaughts have cut me off.
They surrounded me like water all day long; They close in upon me altogether.
You have put loved one and companion far from me, Darkness is my close friend!
READINGS: MISHLE 20:16-30
Take the garment of one who is guarantor for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for foreigners.
Bread gained by deceit might be sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth is filled with gravel.
By counsel plans are established; And by wise guidance wage a battle.
He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with him Who speaks smoothly with his lips.
Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp is put out in deep darkness.
An inheritance obtained with greed at the beginning Is not blessed at the end.
Do not say, “I repay evil.” Wait for YHWH, and He saves you.
Differing weights are an abomination to YHWH, And a false scale is not excellent.
The steps of a man are from YHWH; What does a man know about his own way?
It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “It is set-apart,” And only later to reconsider his vows.
A wise king winnows out the wrong, And turns the wheel over them.
The spirit of a man is the lamp of YHWH, Searching all his inmost parts.
Mercy and truth watch over the king, And he shall support his throne by mercy.
The comeliness of young men is their strength, And the splendor of old men is their grey hair.
The blows that wound cleanse away evil, And strokes the inner parts of the heart.
READINGS: AVOTH 4:13-15
Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya’aqov said, he who does one excellent deed has gotten himself one advocate; and he who commits one transgression has gotten himself one accuser. Repentance and deeds of charity are as a shield against punishment.
Rabbi Yochanan the sandal maker said, every assembly which is in the name of Heaven will in the end be established; but that which is not in the name of Heaven will not in the end be established.
Rabbi Elazar ben Shammua said, let the honor of thy disciple be as dear to thee as thine own, and the honor of thine associate be like the reverence for thy master, and the reverence for thy master like the fear of Heaven.
Everyone will be judged for his own sins regardless of rank, wealth, or accomplishments (Isaiah 24:2), however the consequences of our sins go far beyond ourselves. For example, sin causes the land to be cursed and unproductive (Isaiah 24:5-6).
Consequences aren't always obvious, but are still real. Many things that we often call "victimless crimes" aren't victimless at all. Of course, many things that we often call "crimes" aren't crimes at all either.
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Today is day 31 of 50 days to Shavu'ot Countdown!
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
Proverbs 24:33-34 ESV
Every slide into poverty begins with one small, easy decision and then another and another. Choose to do the hard thing today and your life will be better tomorrow.
SOCIAL MEDIA
PART 4
A SOCIAL MEDIA THAT INVOLVES YOU
Sometimes I wonder how many believers are acting as spectators of the Gospel, when YHVH has called them to be participants. Have you ever wondered what would happen if every member, of every faith-based social media platform, was fully involved in the work of spreading the truth? The results would be phenomenal. A true faith-based social media platform should want to involve every member in the work of ministry. Because when you discover what your purpose is and begin doing what you should do in your local social media platform context, you will find more fulfillment than you have ever known before. Let me give you four basic reasons why each of us needs to be involved:
1. I AM CREATED FOR SPREADING THE GOSPEL:
Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Why did YHVH put me here on earth?” If so, you are not alone; most people that I meet seem to have a real lack of direction, a need for purpose but no real sense of what it should be. The good news is that YHVH is very clear that each of us have been created or perhaps I should say recreated in Yeshua Moshiach specifically to do works of ministry. “For we are his workmanship, created in Moshiach Yeshua unto good works, which YHVH hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10) There are two fundamental truths in this passage that are important for us today: 1.) You are YHVH’s Masterpiece (YHVH has fashioned you) 2.) You are a Moshiach follower (YHVH has empowered you). Once you understand that these two truths apply to your personal situation you begin looking at yourself and your calling a little bit differently. If you run from these two truths, you will find yourself becoming increasingly uncomfortable with your faith, with your Gospel spreading social media platform and with your faith-based relationships. Why? Because you are trying to be a person that YHVH has not created you to be; you are putting a square block in a round hole. This is not something to run away from, but to run to, because it is in the discovery and implementation of these truths that I finally find fulfilment.
2. I AM GIFTED FOR SPREADING THE GOSPEL:
Not only does YHVH create us to spread His Word, He also gives us at least one spiritual gift so that we can function in that context at the highest and best level. “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of YHVH. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of YHVH; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which YHVH giveth: that YHVH in all things may be glorified through Yeshua Moshiach, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” (1 Peter 4:10-11) Now this is not an exhaustive list of the spiritual gifts that YHVH gives, it is given to us as an example of the variety of ways that YHVH gifts His children. The emphasis here is that each of us needs to be fully involved in the area of the Word that YHVH has gifted us for. When we are not each using our spiritual gifts in the work of the faith-based social media platform you are part of, that platform suffers and those that are not using their gifts suffer too. Think about it this way: What happens in your life when one part of your body stops functioning? You get sick and you may die if one part of your body does not function. If you are a true believer, that means you are part of the body of Moshiach. If you are not functioning it makes the rest of us sick. It makes an unhealthy body. What if one day you receive a phone call from your liver? And your liver said, "I do not feel like functioning this year. I just want to be fed." You would say, "What kind of liver are you? Get back to work!" What if your heart called up or your gall bladder or spleen and said, "I don't feel like functioning in the body this year. I just want to be fed." You would say, "You get back to work!" A non-functioning body part is not doing its job, not pulling its weight, not serving its function. The strength of any faith-based social media platform is not the leaders or owners of that platform. It is in the members of that platform that understand the necessity of using their spiritual gifts in ministry.
3. I AM NEEDED FOR SPREADING THE GOSPEL:
In a part of New York City that has been rated the "most likely place to get killed," pastor Bill Wilson has been stabbed twice, shot at and had a member of his team killed: He tells this story of a remarkable person that grew to understand that she was needed in spreading the Gospel on her social media platform. "One Puerto Rican lady, after getting saved on that platform, came to pastor Wilson with an urgent request. She did not speak a word of English, so she told him through an interpreter, 'she want to do something for YHVH.' " He answered that he does not know what she could do,' The lady then asked him. “Please, let me do something”. Pastor Wilson answered: “Okay I will put you on a bus. Ride a different bus every week and just love the kids.” "So, every week she rode a different bus and loved the children. She would find the worst-looking kid on the bus, put him on her lap and whisper over and over the only words she had learned in English: 'I love you. Yeshua loves you.' "After several months, she became attached to one little boy in particular.’I do not want to change buses anymore. I want to stay on this one bus,' she said. "The boy did not speak. He went to Sunday school every week with his sister and sat on the woman's lap, but he never made a sound. Each week she would tell him all the way to Sunday school and all the way home, 'I love you and Yeshua loves you.' "One day, to her amazement, the little boy turned around and stammered, 'I-I love you too.' Then he put his arms around her and gave her a big hug. "That was 2:30 on a Saturday afternoon. At 6:30 that night, the boy was found dead in a garbage bag under a fire escape. His mother had beaten him to death and thrown his body in the trash. "I love you and Yeshua loves you.' Those were some of the last words he heard in his short life, from the lips of a Puerto Rican woman who could barely speak English. "Who among us is qualified to preach the Gospel? Who among us even knows what to do? Not you; not me. But this woman who could not speak English received some holy fire. And so can you. “Now ye are the body of Moshiach, and members in particular.” (1 Corinthians 12:27) The issue surrounding involvement is not how much Bible training you have or whether you were raised in any faith-based upbringing or what your social standing is in the community. The issue here is a realization that no matter who you are you are needed in the work of the Gospel. There is going to be some little boy or little girl or some confused soul coming across the platform you are part of, that is going to have his/her life changed because you came to the realization that YHVH needs you to have an active role in His work. Do not let anybody ever tell you that you are not needed in following Yeshua Moshiach to spread His Word. You are an integral part of what a truthful fait-based platform do and you are needed.
4. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SPREADING THE GOSPEL:
The fact is that nobody is responsible for every work of ministry, but every faith-based platform should be responsible for the area of ministry that YHVH has given to them. “I therefore, the prisoner of Adonai, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called” (Ephesians 4:1) Imagine that you were the first one to get this letter from Paul and you had slacked off in your responsibility of involvement. He is writing you from a prison cell where he is doing time because of his involvement in ministry and he bids you to be willing to give your life to the cause. -- I have tried, but it is really hard for me to work up a bunch of sympathy for people that tell me they are too busy to get involved in the work of spreading the Gospel. I am not saying that just because I am a believer, I felt the same way when I gave lectures on university and attended social media platform. Here I have Paul going to prison and eventually being executed for His involvement; I see the example of the early churches in Acts laying it all on the line in the same way; I see that men, women and children for thousands of years have given up everything they had to serve Yeshua Moshiach and it is very hard for me, looking at them to say, “Sorry, I just cannot get involved,” or “I worked hard for years, now it’s my turn to sit back and let others spread the Gospel.” “And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.” (Mark 8:34-35) True faith-based social media platforms are not supposed to apologize for asking people to give their all to the cause of Yeshua Moshiach; if we were to do that, we would cease being true followers of Yeshua. Yeshua says that true life is only experienced when we fulfil our calling to serve. It is only when we give our life as an offering of service that we begin to understand what the Kingdom of YHVH is really all about. You are responsible before YHVH and I am responsible before YHVH, for what we do with the responsibility of spreading the Gospel that He has given to us.
When Rosina Hernandez was in college, she once attended a rock concert at which one young man was brutally beaten by another. No one made an attempt to stop the beating. The next day she was shocked to learn that the young man had died as a result of the pounding. Yet neither she nor anyone else had raised a hand to help him. She could never forget the incident or her responsibility as an inactive bystander. Some years later, Rosina saw another catastrophe. A car driving in the rain ahead of her suddenly skidded and plunged into Biscayne Bay. The car landed head down in the water with only the tail end showing. In a moment a woman appeared on the surface, shouting for help and saying her husband was stuck inside. This time Rosina waited for no one. She plunged into the water, tried unsuccessfully to open the car door, then pounded on the back window as other bystanders stood on the causeway and watched. First, she screamed at them, begging for help and then cursed them, telling them there was a man dying in the car. Then one man, then another, finally came to help. Together they broke the safety glass and dragged the man out. They were just in time; a few minutes later it would have been all over. The woman thanked Rosina for saving her husband and Rosina was elated, riding an emotional high that lasted for weeks. She had promised herself that she would never again fail to do anything she could to save a human live. She had made good on her promise.
Like Rosina, we see people perishing around us with very few people who are able to help willing to get involved enough to save them. They are dying without a relationship with Yeshua Moshiach and they are dropping like flies. It is not that they cannot be saved or that we do not have the means to save them; what determines whether they make it or not is many times dependent on whether we are willing to get involved. If you are involved in the work of a faith-based social media platform today, I want to encourage you and praise YHVH for you because you have answered His call. There is nothing else that you will ever experience that will give you greater satisfaction. If you are a member of truth-based platform today and you are not involved in debates or giving your views or even asking questions, why not? What is holding you back?
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