(Mattityahu/Matthew 14:22-24) “Immediately he had the talmidim get in the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while he sent the crowds away. After he sent the crowds away, He went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night came on, and He was there alone. But by this time, the boat was several miles away from the shore, battling a rough sea and a head wind.” Here we see the beginning of one of the most popular events within the Bible believing world, which is when our Messiah and Rabbi Yeshua walks on the water and meets His talmidim in the middle of the lake. The thought of this alone is mind-blowing because we, who don’t even compare to Yeshua in terms of Emuna, just sink as soon as our feet touch the water. The passage above “a rough sea and a head wind” is often translated as a massive storm. We, as messianic believers all face storms in our every-day lives, sometimes they are small and sometimes they are larger. All storms are in one way or another a test of Emuna and God only sends storms or tests of Emuna that we can handle at one time. (1 Corinthians 10:13) “No temptation has seized you beyond what normal people experience, and God can be trusted not to allow you to be tempted...
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When we are called by the father to receive the gift of faith, in the redemptive work of our Rabbi Yeshua the Messiah (His death and resurrection), upon acceptance we are instantly a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) “Therefore, if anyone is united with the Messiah, he is a new creation- the old has passed; look, what has come is fresh and n ...
(Shaar HaYichud, the Holy Rabbi Dov Ber of Lubavitch) “Nonetheless, to bring these emotions out into revelation in a separate matter, such as to shed light upon a certain case according to this concept and reasoning, and to [actually] cause the judgment on this matter to lean either to kindness or sternness, specifically requires a man of Tv ...
The Torah: Never Changing but Always Refreshing. (RAMBAM 13 Principals of Faith - Principal Nine, Lesson Eight Excerpt; Page 269) The Spiritual identity of the Torah appears, at first glance, to present us with two contradictory themes. On the one hand, we are taught that the Torah is static: “This Torah of Moshe will never be revoked and no ...
(Pirkei Avot 3 Mishnah 17) “Rabbi Akiva said: Mockery and levity accustom a man to immorality. The transmitted Oral Torah is a protective fence around the Torah; tithes are a protective fence around wealth; vows are a protective fence around abstinence; and a protective fence for wisdom is silence.” All fences, whether physical or spir ...
Shabbat, the taste of he world to come The seventh day of the week, commonly known as Saturday, is the Sabbath day of HaShem, the God of Israel. It was ordained of Him as a day of rest for all mankind, and the obligation to observe it arises from HaShem's own example - His act of blessing the seventh day And His explicit command to keep it holy. T ...
(Bereshit/Genesis 37:19-24) “And they said to one another, “Look! That dreamer is coming! So now let’s come and go kill him, and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, ‘a wild beast devoured him.’ Then we shall see what will become of his dreams.” Reuben heard, and rescued him from their hand; he said, ...
In Matthew 6:1-18, Yeshua emphasizes the importance of kavana, of proper intention, in observance of Torah commands. According to Yeshua, the intention of observing the mitzvot should not be so that others see you doing them, but rather out of obedience to HaShem. When giving tzedaka, Yeshua states that one is to do so without drawing attention to ...
Abraham did not need the scrolls of the Torah to tell him how to fulfill Hashem’s will. Generations before Mount Sinai, he was already living a Divinely directed life: “You hear My voice and keep My observances, My commandments, My laws and My Torah” (Bereishis 26:5). (Sefer Ahavas Chesed: Part III Chapter II Abrahams Way) &ldquo ...
Sha'arei Bina Torah | Gates of Torah Understanding For every true believer, the understanding of Torah is essential for everyday life because it is through the Torah that the Messiah is revealed to us, and once revealed and salvation is obtained, God reveals His divine instructions to live a holy life of love. The term Binah (בינ ...
Tehellim 2:7 I will tell of the Chok (decree)… 2:12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon-be-kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. We need to understand that with regard to the question of logic versus faith, we have to realize that in the Hebrew Bible, logic and faith always wor ...
Imagine having a child, with demonic possession so strong he is mentally incapable of taking care of himself, or imagine what it is for parents to see their child constantly trying to commit suicide. Would you have hope? One man in Mark chapter 9 had such a child, one who from his adolescence could not control himself and often was saved from the ...
(Pirkei Avot 1:11) “Avtalyon says: Scholars, be cautious with your words, for you may incur the penalty of exile and be banished to a place of evil waters [heresy]. The disciples who follow you there may drink and die, and consequently the Name of Heaven will be desecrated.” (Pirkei Avot 1:11 commentary, Complete Artscroll Siddur) &ldq ...
After going through Shavuot, it would seem as though I had some sort of block keeping me from finishing this article but blessed the the Holy One I now have the clear mind to do so. Though I am not a particular fan of the movie rent a question was asked in it “525600 minutes how do you measure a year?” , well I measure my year by exper ...
(Bamidbar/Numbers 21:6-9) “In response, HaShem sent poisonous snakes among the people; they bit the people, and many of Israel’s people died. The people came to Moshe and said; “We sinned by speaking against HaShem and against you. Pray to HaShem that that He rid us of these snakes.” Moshe prayed for the people, and HaShem ...
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