“Be silent before Me, you coastlands, and let peoples renew their power! Let them come near, then let them speak. Let us come together for right-ruling. “Who raised up the righteous one from the east, called him to His foot, gave the nations before him, and made sovereigns submit to him? He gave them as the dust to his sword, as driven stubble to his bow. “He pursued them, passed over in safety, by a path that he had not gone with his feet. “Who has performed and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? ‘I, יהוה, am the first, and with the last I am He.’ ” Coastlands see it and fear, the ends of the earth are afraid – they draw near and come. Everyone helps his neighbour, and says to his brother, “Be strong!” And the craftsman strengthens the goldsmith. He who smooths with the hammer inspires him who strikes the anvil, saying of the joining, “It is good.” And he strengthens it with nails, so it does not totter. “But you, Yisra’ĕl, are My servant, Ya‛aqoḇ, whom I have chosen, the descendants of Aḇraham who loved Me, whom I have strengthened from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest parts, and said to You, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not rejected you. Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not look around, for I am your Elohim. I shall fortify you, I shall also help you, I shall also uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.’ “See, all those who raged against you are ashamed and blush, they are as non-existent. And the men who strive with you perish. “You seek them but do not find them, those who struggle with you. Those who fight you are as non-existent, as naught. “For I, יהוה your Elohim, am strengthening your right hand, saying to you, ‘Do not fear, I shall help you.’ “Do not fear, you worm Ya‛aqoḇ, you men of Yisra’ĕl! I shall help you,” declares יהוה and your Redeemer, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl. “See, I shall make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth, let you thresh mountains and beat them small, and make hills like chaff. “You winnow them, the wind lifts them up, and the whirlwind scatters them; but you, you rejoice in יהוה, and boast in the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl. “When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongues have failed for thirst, I, יהוה, do answer them; I, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, do not forsake them. “I open rivers on bare hills, and fountains in the midst of valleys; I make a wilderness become a pool of water, and a dry land springs of water. “I set in the wilderness cedar, acacia and myrtle and oil tree; I place in the desert cypress, pine and box tree together. “So that they see and know, and consider and understand together, that the hand of יהוה has done this, and the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl has created it. “Present your case,” says יהוה. “Let your strong ones come near,” says the Sovereign of Ya‛aqoḇ. “Let them draw near and declare to us what is going to take place; let them declare the former events, what they were, and we consider them, and know the latter end of them; or announce to us what is coming. “Declare the events that are going to come hereafter, and we know that you are mighty ones; yes, do good or do evil, and let us be amazed and see it together. “See, you are of naught, and your work a breath; he who chooses you is an abomination. “I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes; from the rising of the sun he calls on My Name. And he comes against princes as though mortar, as the potter treads clay. “Who has declared from the beginning, and we know? and former times, and we say, ‘He is righteous’? No, no one is declaring; no, no one is proclaiming; no, no one is hearing your words. “He who is First said to Tsiyon, ‘See, see them!’ And to Yerushalayim I give one who brings good news. “And I see that there is no man, and of these, there is no counsellor, who, when I ask of them, answers a word. “See, all of them are useless, their works are naught, their moulded images are wind and confusion.
Yeshayah (Isaiah) 41:1‭-‬29 TS2009
https://bible.com/bible/316/isa.41.1-29.TS2009

Shabbat shalom~ I am so grateful to be breathing this day. Praise Yahh!

My family laid my mother to rest at the Southern Nevada Veteran's Memorial this week. She exited the Marine Corps in 1956 after marrying my father, Alan. The reason for her honorable discharge was "convenience of the Government: marriage" with a recommendation for re-enlistment. She then went on to raise children for 48 years: six of her own and two of my brother's. She is survived by my father, her husband of 67 years, and a large family. We had a funeral at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Las Vegas, a memorial at the Chapel at the VA, and finally said the Our Father together at her gravesite during a monsoon-level rainstorm that soaked us all to the core. She lived to the good old age of 86 and was only parted from her husband in death. Faithful in life to God, Christ, and her husband until the end, she is an example for the rest of us. May she rest in peace. #veteran #marinecorps

My family laid my mother to rest at the Southern Nevada Veteran's Memorial this week. She exited the Marine Corps in 1956 after marrying my father, Alan. The reason for her honorable discharge was "convenience of the Government: marriage" with a recommendation for re-enlistment. She then went on to raise children for 48 years: six of her own and two of my brother's. She is survived by my father, her husband of 67 years, and a large family. We had a funeral at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Las Vegas, a memorial at the Chapel at the VA, and finally said the Our Father together at her gravesite during a monsoon-level rainstorm that soaked us all to the core. She lived to the good old age of 86 and was only parted from her husband in death. Faithful in life to God, Christ, and her husband until the end, she is an example for the rest of us. May she rest in peace. #veteran #marinecorps

My family laid my mother to rest at the Southern Nevada Veteran's Memorial this week. She exited the Marine Corps in 1956 after marrying my father, Alan. The reason for her honorable discharge was "convenience of the Government: marriage" with a recommendation for re-enlistment. She then went on to raise children for 48 years: six of her own and two of my brother's. She is survived by my father, her husband of 67 years, and a large family. We had a funeral at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Las Vegas, a memorial at the Chapel at the VA, and finally said the Our Father together at her gravesite during a monsoon-level rainstorm that soaked us all to the core. She lived to the good old age of 86 and was only parted from her husband in death. Faithful in life to God, Christ, and her husband until the end, she is an example for the rest of us. May she rest in peace. #veteran #marinecorps

My family laid my mother to rest at the Southern Nevada Veteran's Memorial this week. She exited the Marine Corps in 1956 after marrying my father, Alan. The reason for her honorable discharge was "convenience of the Government: marriage" with a recommendation for re-enlistment. She then went on to raise children for 48 years: six of her own and two of my brother's. She is survived by my father, her husband of 67 years, and a large family. We had a funeral at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Las Vegas, a memorial at the Chapel at the VA, and finally said the Our Father together at her gravesite during a monsoon-level rainstorm that soaked us all to the core. She lived to the good old age of 86 and was only parted from her husband in death. Faithful in life to God, Christ, and her husband until the end, she is an example for the rest of us. May she rest in peace. #veteran #marinecorps

Psalm 55:22

MIND

In the narrowest sense of the word, this means one’s thinking processes. In the broadest sense, one’s mind is one’s heart and soul; one’s entire being. In our culture, we often speak of the mind as the place where thinking takes place, as opposed to the heart, where feelings are created. The Old Testament does not take this view. In Hebrew, there was no separate word for the human mind. In fact, Hebrew writers seem to have thought of the mind and heart as the same thing -- 1 Samuel 2:35; Ezekiel 11:5; Ezekiel 20:32. A person’s mind is that person’s entire inner self, especially the will and memory -- Isaiah 46:8; Isaiah 65:17; Jeremiah 3:16. The idea of mind appears quite rarely in the Gospels and when it does, it is mostly in connection with the heart; for example, the imaginations of the heart -- Luke 1:51. The only other use of the word mind in the Gospels comes in Yeshua’ great Commandment: You shall love Adonai your YHVH with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind -- compare Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27. In saying this, Yeshua was quoting from -- Deuteronomy 6:5, but that verse does not have the phrase with all your mind. In Mark however, the questioner repeats Yeshua’ Command, but with a word for understanding in place of the word for mind -- Mark 12:33. In Paul’s writings though, the Greek idea of mind; as something different from the body, the heart and the spirit; begins to appear. Paul, like many ancient Greek philosophers, thought of the mind as something different from the spirit; it has the ability to understand and to reason, to think -- 1 Corinthians 14:14-19. It is the seat of intelligence. In other places, mind is used in a broader sense including all of a person’s mental and moral processes -- Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:23.

A human’s actions come from the inclinations of his or her mind. Whether a person is good or evil depends on the state of the mind. The state of a person depends upon what or who controls the mind. Romans 8:6-7 -- speaks of a person’s mind being controlled either by the flesh or by the Spirit. The person whose mind is controlled by the flesh is evil. The mind controlled by the Spirit leads to good. Other passages describe the inclination of a person’s mind being controlled by the god of this world -- 2 Corinthians 4:4. People whose minds are controlled by the god of this world will have their minds darkened and will not be able to understand the world as it really is -- 2 Corinthians 3:14. It is like a veil over one’s understanding. But Adonai can open people’s minds. For example, Yeshua opened the minds of the disciples who walked the Emmaus Road with Him so that they could understand the Scriptures -- Luke 24:45. For Paul, conversion is considered to be a renewing of the mind -- Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:23. In both cases, the process is one in which YHVH takes control of the mind of a person through Ruach HaKodesh and leads the thoughts of that person in the right direction. Thus, the renewed person is given the ability to know YHVH’s will. Such people have new minds and can make spiritual discernments -- 1 Corinthians 2:15-16.

According to the Bible, How Should we Develop Our Minds?

Our Relationship With YHVH Needs to Influence The Way we Think:

Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let YHVH transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what YHVH wants you to do and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect His will really is. -- Romans 12:2. Believers are told: Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, which are usually selfish and often corrupting. Many believers wisely decide that much worldly behaviour is off limits for them. Our refusal to conform to this world’s values however, must go even deeper than the level of behaviour and customs; it must be firmly planted in our mind. It is possible to avoid most worldly customs and still be proud, covetous, selfish, stubborn and arrogant. Only when Ruach HaKodesh renews, re-educates and redirects our mind are we truly transformed -- see Romans 8:5.

As Believers We Should Have The Mind of Moshiach:

We who have the Spirit understand these things, but others can’t understand us at all. How could they? For, ‘Who can know what Adonai is thinking? Who can give Him counsel?’ But we can understand these things, for we have the mind of Moshiach. -- 1 Corinthians 2:15-16. No one can comprehend YHVH -- Romans 11:34, but through the guidance of Ruach HaKodesh, believers have insight into some of YHVH’s plans thoughts and actions; they in fact, have the mind of Christ. Through Ruach HaKodesh we can begin to know YHVH’s thoughts, talk with Him and expect His answers to our prayers. Are you spending enough time with Moshiach to have His very mind in you? An intimate relationship with Moshiach comes only from spending time consistently in His presence and in His Word.

The Believer’s Mind is Characterized by Humility:

Your attitude should be the same that Moshiach Yeshua had. -- Philippians 2:5. Yeshua Moshiach was humble, willing to give up His rights in order to obey YHVH and serve people. Like Moshiach, we should have a servant’s attitude, serving out of love for YHVH and for others, not out of guilt or fear. Remember, you can choose your attitude. You can approach life expecting to be served or you can look for opportunities to serve others. -- See Mark 10:45 for more on Moshiach’s attitude of servant-hood.

The Believer’s Mind is Characterized by Purity and Truth:

Dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true and honourable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. -- Philippians 4:8. What you put into your mind determines what comes out in your words and actions. Paul tells us to program our mind with thoughts that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy. Do you have problems with impure thoughts and daydreams? Examine what you are putting into your mind through television, books, conversations, movies and magazines. Replace harmful input with wholesome material. Above all, read YHVH’s Word and pray. Ask YHVH to help you focus your mind on what is good and pure. It takes practice, but it can be done.

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