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But Lot’s wife, behind him ?looked back?, and she became a pillar of salt.
Genesis 19:26

The Hebrew meaning for "looked back" to regard with pleasure, favor, or care ,to consider, to pay attention to.”

Are we looking back as the days grow more evil? Do we consider what we cant do ? Do we pay more attention to this life than our consideration of eternity?

Yah has no pleasure in them who draw back .....

Hebrews 10 KJV
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him... But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

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Correction this morning ,

Difficult/uncomfortable to the flesh
But to my spirit/ruach refreshing and humbling ??‍♀️

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Lot's wife left at least two married daughters behind. Her heart must have longed back to them. This spoke deeply to me when our adult children, whom we raised in keeping the Sabbath, feasts, and clean eating, decided to abandon the Torah faith and go to the church. I had to go through a grieving process. It was such a big loss! The picture of Lot's wife often delivered me from a constant longing for them. I sure can relate to her ... but God is good and gives us the power to overcome whatever is put on our path.

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Shalom! Have a wonderful night!! ?

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Is this our heart's prayer as well. I feel it is not as much as it should be in my heart as it whould.

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as it should.

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Philemon Angwanga,

In a post by another person who denounced the observance of Chanukkah, which you then shared to the Min Hazaqen Torah Study Group, you asked this question, "What's the truth then?"

I assume that you posted his message, because you have heard varying opinions on social media and have come to us for wisdom in this matter. I'm hoping that the following rebuttals to that person's post will help you better understand the truth about Chanukkah, and that not all of the opinions you have heard are based on an understanding of all the facts.

In the post that you shared, the author said:

**"The holiday of Hanukkah revolves around the LIE of the nine Branch candlestick that was born from the LIE of the miracle of the oil. This is very similar to the way that the holiday of Christmas revolves around a tree that is rooted in paganism once again a fableistic lie. Nowhere in Scripture are we told to lie to our children in fact we're told to train up a child in the way he is to go which of course would not be the way of a liar. Nowhere in the books of Maccabees will you find any evidence of the supposed miracle of oil that brought about the 8th Day celebration of Hanukkah you see this holiday is based off of lies just like Christmas. The dreidel game is an attempt by the evil one to teach our children to gamble which relates to the god of luck. This holiday of gift giving and merry making is none other than a Jewish appeasement to Christmas."**

In the quote, that man began his comment with an assertion, "The holiday of Hanukkah revolves around the LIE of the nine Branch candlestick that was born from the LIE of the miracle of the oil."

This statement is incorrect, since the observance of Chanukkah, which means "dedication", is founded upon the events in the book of Maccabees, and it would be beneficial to you and others to read it for yourselves. We will be posting two chapters each day for the eight days of Chanukkah, and if you read them, you will get a better understanding of Chanukkah, and hopefully, you will see how those men and women who stood up against the Greeks actually did so to preserve the Torah and the observation of the commandments of YHWH. To say that Chanukkah is a LIE is a very bold assertion from ignorance of the truth.

The facts are that the Greeks tried to destroy the Torah and those who observed the Torah, but those who intended evil were defied and defeated; the altar, having been defiled with pigs' blood, had to be rededicated for the proper use as a place of worship of YHWH Most High. It took eight days to cleanse the Temple and the priests. If you know the Torah concerning the red heifer and the cleansing of a man defiled by a corpse, you would know that the Maccabees, who fought against the Greeks, were priests and had to endure a seven-day ritual of cleansing after having touched dead bodies. They had to do this so that they could officiate at the altar. Thus, the eighth day was the time when they could start.

He continued, "This is very similar to the way that the holiday of Christmas revolves around a tree that is rooted in paganism once again a fableistic (sic) lie."

The rest of his words equated Chanukkah to Christmas, but we understand that the Maccabees were fighting against those pagans who would pervert the worship of YHWH, changing the truth into a lie. There are many ways to remember the Maccabees and what YHWH did through them. The practice of observing these events using dreidel and gelt was a diversion tactic in the first millennium AD, when Rome was severely persecuting all the Yehudi (Jews) and those who would gather to remember the Torah and the things that YHWH had done. It was a terrible time, and the “gambling” game helped the children to remember and acted as a cover for the meeting of the adults. Think of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church, with decrees to torture and kill any who would defy the authority of Rome by gathering for Torah readings and fellowship. The soldiers would diligently seek out Torah observant people to kill them, but when they went into a home where the kids were playing a game like popular Roman games, they were less likely to be noticed as gathering for Chanukkah or any other religious meeting.

Do your own research. You asked, "What is the truth?" Read the book for yourself and settle it in your own mind about how you will remember it, or not.

We celebrate Chanukkah, because we remember the men and women who fought and died to preserve the Torah and the way of YHWH. Without that dedication and rededication of the Temple and the altar, where would Yeshua have gone three times a year in observation of the moedym found in Leviticus 23? Where would his mother have gone to bring the lamb required as a substitute for the first-born son? Where would the people have gone to hear the Torah taught? Where?

YHWH could have preserved His Torah and altar some other way, but He did it with the Maccabees, and we are thankful that He preserved His house, otherwise Yeshua would not be able to say, "My house is a house of prayer for all people," because there would have been no house. Instead of a house of prayer, the Temple grounds would have been a place of sexual orgies and a shrine for every deity known to man – except YHWH.

Others will try to distract you from the truth, because there will be many false teachers and those who claim opinion as fact. They will steer you away from remembering the wonders of YHWH and the Torah. Just as Antiochus Epiphanes, the Greek ruler of the time, they want you to forget YHWH.

As long as we live and breathe on this planet, may we NEVER forget that the world hates YHWH and those who love Him. Yeshua said, “They hate you because they hated me first.” The usurper prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour, and he will not stop until he is destroyed. We remember the Maccabees’ events, because the world’s oppression of the people of YHWH is not over. It will grow worse until Yeshua returns, so the question is: “Will we hold fast to the Torah and the ways of YHWH, or will we submit to the world’s corruption of the truth?”

Philemon Angwanga, 
 
In a post by another person who denounced the observance of Chanukkah, which you then shared to the Min Hazaqen Torah Study Group, you asked this question, "What's the truth then?" 
 
I assume that you posted his message, because you have heard varying opinions on social media and have come to us for wisdom in this matter. I'm hoping that the following rebuttals to that person's post will help you better understand the truth about Chanukkah, and that not all of the opinions you have heard are based on an understanding of all the facts. 
 
In the post that you shared, the author said: 
 
**"The holiday of Hanukkah revolves around the LIE of the nine Branch candlestick that was born from the LIE of the miracle of the oil. This is very similar to the way that the holiday of Christmas revolves around a tree that is rooted in paganism once again a fableistic lie. Nowhere in Scripture are we told to lie to our children in fact we're told to train up a child in the way he is to go which of course would not be the way of a liar. Nowhere in the books of Maccabees will you find any evidence of the supposed miracle of oil that brought about the 8th Day celebration of Hanukkah you see this holiday is based off of lies just like Christmas. The dreidel game is an attempt by the evil one to teach our children to gamble which relates to the god of luck. This holiday of gift giving and merry making is none other than a Jewish appeasement to Christmas."** 
 
In the quote, that man began his comment with an assertion, "The holiday of Hanukkah revolves around the LIE of the nine Branch candlestick that was born from the LIE of the miracle of the oil." 
 
This statement is incorrect, since the observance of Chanukkah, which means "dedication", is founded upon the events in the book of Maccabees, and it would be beneficial to you and others to read it for yourselves. We will be posting two chapters each day for the eight days of Chanukkah, and if you read them, you will get a better understanding of Chanukkah, and hopefully, you will see how those men and women who stood up against the Greeks actually did so to preserve the Torah and the observation of the commandments of YHWH. To say that Chanukkah is a LIE is a very bold assertion from ignorance of the truth. 
 
The facts are that the Greeks tried to destroy the Torah and those who observed the Torah, but those who intended evil were defied and defeated; the altar, having been defiled with pigs' blood, had to be rededicated for the proper use as a place of worship of YHWH Most High. It took eight days to cleanse the Temple and the priests. If you know the Torah concerning the red heifer and the cleansing of a man defiled by a corpse, you would know that the Maccabees, who fought against the Greeks, were priests and had to endure a seven-day ritual of cleansing after having touched dead bodies. They had to do this so that they could officiate at the altar. Thus, the eighth day was the time when they could start. 
 
He continued, "This is very similar to the way that the holiday of Christmas revolves around a tree that is rooted in paganism once again a fableistic (sic) lie." 
 
The rest of his words equated Chanukkah to Christmas, but we understand that the Maccabees were fighting against those pagans who would pervert the worship of YHWH, changing the truth into a lie. There are many ways to remember the Maccabees and what YHWH did through them. The practice of observing these events using dreidel and gelt was a diversion tactic in the first millennium AD, when Rome was severely persecuting all the Yehudi (Jews) and those who would gather to remember the Torah and the things that YHWH had done. It was a terrible time, and the “gambling” game helped the children to remember and acted as a cover for the meeting of the adults. Think of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church, with decrees to torture and kill any who would defy the authority of Rome by gathering for Torah readings and fellowship. The soldiers would diligently seek out Torah observant people to kill them, but when they went into a home where the kids were playing a game like popular Roman games, they were less likely to be noticed as gathering for Chanukkah or any other religious meeting. 
 
Do your own research. You asked, "What is the truth?" Read the book for yourself and settle it in your own mind about how you will remember it, or not. 
 
We celebrate Chanukkah, because we remember the men and women who fought and died to preserve the Torah and the way of YHWH. Without that dedication and rededication of the Temple and the altar, where would Yeshua have gone three times a year in observation of the moedym found in Leviticus 23? Where would his mother have gone to bring the lamb required as a substitute for the first-born son? Where would the people have gone to hear the Torah taught? Where? 
 
YHWH could have preserved His Torah and altar some other way, but He did it with the Maccabees, and we are thankful that He preserved His house, otherwise Yeshua would not be able to say, "My house is a house of prayer for all people," because there would have been no house. Instead of a house of prayer, the Temple grounds would have been a place of sexual orgies and a shrine for every deity known to man – except YHWH. 
 
Others will try to distract you from the truth, because there will be many false teachers and those who claim opinion as fact. They will steer you away from remembering the wonders of YHWH and the Torah. Just as Antiochus Epiphanes, the Greek ruler of the time, they want you to forget YHWH. 
 
As long as we live and breathe on this planet, may we NEVER forget that the world hates YHWH and those who love Him. Yeshua said, “They hate you because they hated me first.” The usurper prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour, and he will not stop until he is destroyed. We remember the Maccabees’ events, because the world’s oppression of the people of YHWH is not over. It will grow worse until Yeshua returns, so the question is: “Will we hold fast to the Torah and the ways of YHWH, or will we submit to the world’s corruption of the truth?”

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Shalom Shalom family ?

Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for *I am* with you; be not dismayed, for *I am* your God; I will strengthen you, *I will* help you, *I will* uphold you with *My righteous right hand*.

When we reach out to others to uplift their broken Spirit, our words of affirmation are all positive. Words, even if just words, can be powerful, encouraging and can be an effective way of motivation. By our words of comfort we become the light bearers for others in dark times. But YHVH is our support and strength that uplift our spirit and give us hope.

It is by YHVH that helps us to face all challenges with bravery to withstand the attacks that numbs us.

Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, YHVH, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for You are the one I praise.

We are all facing the storms, experiencing the hardships and through this we build up courage of endurance by placing all trust in YHVH.

We shall all overcome this, through the increasing faith with our focus on the Almighty.

When we see a ship in danger on stormy waters, the lighthouse becomes the point of hope. But you need to help steering, using all that you can and have to go in that direction. YHVH will help you and He will safe you.

Let us keep our focus on our lighthouse filled with renewed Spirit of mind and work towards one goal. To overcome.

What makes us steer in a direction?

Momentum

Momentum is the workforce of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a quantity, possessing a magnitude and a direction.

Momentum in a way of motion. If an object does not move then it has no momentum. However, in everyday it is of life importance and many people don't realize or recognize their lungs are filled with breath and to give blood to the veins, it requires the heart to give momentum. Momentum is just about every activity that involves a way forward.

WE DECLARE
That we shall be in Momentum according to the will and plans YHVH has for us. YHVH is our Creator and all our focus and hope is in Him. We declare that we are His children, the very reason for us to be overjoyed. We are special and extraordinary made. We are not average, we are the purpose of a Almighty, created to take joy and live a life filled with His blessing! We are one of a kind and out of all the things YHVH created, we are wonderfully made. We are YHVH's masterpiece, His most precious possession. We will keep our heads held high, knowing we are filled with His breath of life. We declare life in abundance and nothing can separate us from the Will of YHVH for us.This is our declaration. HalleluYah

Our Heavenly Father and great I Am. We come in humbleness to Glorify and give You all praise. Thank You for being the rock and strong light that helps us finding our way. Thank You for every saving life and giving us hope. The very needed equipment in times of our trouble. Help us and give us the courage to endure, facing whatever may come knowing that You are there to help us and Redeem us. Thank You for being with us throughout the night, the day and even in times when we walk through valleys or the shadows of death. Thank You for the everlasting life. Help us to remain calm and stay focused on the purpose and plan You have for us. Guide us in our walk and teach us to proclaim words of life over our families, friends and ourselves. Thank You for our daily mannah, the blessings and provisions. Please fill us today with strength and courage to walk every day of our lives in bravery. Forgive us our doubts, trespasses and sins against Thee and others. Let Thy Kingdom come and will be done on earth as in heaven. Amein

Be blessed and stay blessed ?

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When we pray give us this day our daily bread, we demonstrate our dependence upon YHVH. In the preceding revelations, we found matters that dealt with heaven and Elohim’s Dominion and Power. Now we begin to focus more on specifics that deal with our daily needs. Prayer must have dependence upon Adonai or it’s not prayer at all. Without dependence on YHVH nothing happens. We acknowledge our dependence upon Adonai here in prayer. The Bible never teaches independence. We are always dependent upon our Adonai. That’s what poor in spirit means. Somebody who is dependent upon Elohim for everything. Psalm 104:28 says, “You give to them, they gather in; You open Your Hand, they are satisfy with good”. YHVH supplies everything. You and I can do nothing without Him

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