Keep The Faith

As I’ve been studying God’s Word, I have found that our English translation seems inadequate to me to get what the writers of the original text meant to say; especially the words used where we are to ascertain God’s character and how we are to meet with Him. The words like wrath, vengeance, hate, anger, fear, etc used to give us a picture of God; I believe they are sending us the wrong impression of Him. Why do you think that when Yeshua (Jesus), God’s Son, was here on earth with us that He referred to God as Father; Matthew 23:9 “Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.” In the Gentile “Old Testament” (Jewish or Hebrew Bible “Torah”), God is also referred to as “Father” Malachi 2:10 Yeshayahu- Isaiah 64:7 . There is great confusion also as to who are God’s children and again, there is reason for us to be confused because of the wording used in our English translations. Personally, I believe we all are His children because of scri...

When you pray, who do you pray to? (I am talking to Christians right now.) This seems like a strange question but there is a reason for me asking. I used to have real difficulty as to exactly who it was I was praying to or talking with. Sometimes I thought I was praying to Yeshua (Jesus); sometimes I felt I was praying to Father God. Through that vision or experience I have talked about having, I know now that it is to Father God I pray or talk with. There are many passages in the Bible that teaches that they are one in the same, Yeshua and Father God (YAHWEH) John 14:9-11 , John 10:38 , John 8:58 , John 5:17-18 , John 10:30-33 . But Yeshua even said that Father God (YAHWEH) was greater than He John 14:28 . John 14:6-7 talks about Yeshua and Yahweh being one and yet They are two distinct entities. John 14:6-7 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 6 Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. Onene...

Father God has been teaching me about giving; His giving to us and our giving to others. A few days ago, my wife talked with our young grandson, we’ll just call him Tim. After their conversation, my wife tells me that Tim heard from his mom that PopPop (me) could use some help cleaning out my garden beds and he was willing to help. My wife told Tim that it was very nice of him to offer his help and maybe PopPop would reward you. Tim perked up and asked, “Do you really think he would reward me, grandma?” Well, Tim had told me several days before that there was a new toy he wanted to buy and he was saving up his money, so I though he wanted to earn money to buy it. I asked my wife what she thought I should give him and she told me that it doesn’t matter that he was just wanting to help his PopPop; just give what I thought would be appropriate; he would accept any reward I give him. Now I’m starting to wander, was Tim’s original thought, help his PopPop and not expect anythin...

Our mother passed away recently, Feb. 1st to be exact. She left to my sister, my brother, and I an inheritance of equal portions of all that she had. Because of some things that happened in the past, my sister made a comment about not feeling deserving of her portion. It made me think a lot this morning about this whole inheritance thing. I think I understand more clearly now about the story in the Bible about Jacob and Esau . Esau didn't put much value on his birthright, same thing as inheritance . In a way I have not put much value in my inheritance from mom, so I count myself as not being deserving. You know, it was mom's good pleasure to give the three of us equal portions of all that she had. She could have given it to someone more deserving but she loved us equally to divide what she had equally. I think it matters most how I honor mom and dad (dad passed 44 years ago) by how much I value it or by what I do with it. This has taught me so much a...

Why wait until that day that Father God lifts the veil to expose your true self, the way God and man sees you? Why not eliminate as much baggage as you can now? You and I can work on things now while we still have time. Ask Father God to soften your heart; to reveal to you the wrongs you've done to others and those who have done you wrong; to give you the strength to go to those who are still alive and ask for forgiveness; and to forgive those who have wronged you. The ones you and I have wronged who have passed on, we will have to wait to see if they have forgiven us or not. If not, we will have to bare that grief of shame ourselves. Yeshua (Jesus) was saying this very thing in Luke 12:57-59 : Luke 12:57-59 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 57 “And why do you not even on your own initiative judge what is right? 58 For while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on your way there make an effort to [...