Neither a faith nor a religion about Jesus will be able to cope with the present day of lawlessness; how much more catastrophic will such faith be confronted by "the man of lawlessness." That day and that person will reveal all the false images about Jesus, created by fanciful and vain imaginations. The whole world, including all the major religions, has an endless catalogue of notions about Jesus: Jesus is black, Jesus is Hindu, Jesus is buddha, Jesus is gay, Jesus is married... Truly, the worldly imagination has been captured by these notions. The fate of those images will be the same as the golden calf at the base of the mountain: like the gold of the people, they will be gathered, melted, cast forth in a marvelous new form... But, that final image will be ground into fine dust (when the righteousness of Moses is restored...)---then dissolved---and the speculators will drink what they have brewed.
Will the real Jesus stand up...please!
The faith and religion of Jesus, the Word of his Father which he lived out, will overcome the man of lawlessness. Yeshua, The Living Torah, asked, "When I return, will I find faith?" Seems right to ponder during the Counting of the Omer what sort of faith that might be...
Shabbat Shalom!
Friday, April 27, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
The Love of God
This is a poem I wrote awhile back for Sukkot.
THE LOVE OF GOD
He's perfect in every way,
Bringing peace to all that say;
"Cleanse us Lord for we are shamed!"
He loves us like we are gold,
Forever more we get to hold;
In our hearts,The love of God;
Whose faithfulness carries us on,
We praise you, oh, Lord our God!
For you are the perfect lamb,
We will follow you-follow you,
Into our own promised land!
-S.M.W.
THE LOVE OF GOD
He's perfect in every way,
Bringing peace to all that say;
"Cleanse us Lord for we are shamed!"
He loves us like we are gold,
Forever more we get to hold;
In our hearts,The love of God;
Whose faithfulness carries us on,
We praise you, oh, Lord our God!
For you are the perfect lamb,
We will follow you-follow you,
Into our own promised land!
-S.M.W.
Sunday, April 8, 2007
It's not about me, it's gotta be about You.
Good Day,
I have something to share.
I used to have this problem on Saturday's or another time that was directed towards the Lord. I was, for some odd reason, embarrassed to dance and worship in front of other people. I don't know why, I kept saying in my head, "Well maybe if I dance and mess up people will think I'm weird, or maybe they'll laugh at me!" I always felt guilty too, 'cause I knew it wasn't about what other people though, I knew the reason I was there, was to bring glory to the only God worth serving, but still felt embarrassed or something.
Then on March 15th, I went with my mom, Michael, Amanda, Matthew, and Faith to a concert. The band that was there is one of my all-time favorite bands, Leeland. I had heard about them, maybe last December and heard one of their debut songs, I fell in love with their sound! I had debated weather or not to buy their cd, I wasn't sure if I'd like the whole thing, but finally I bought it, and I loved the cd! So in January I heard on the radio station I listen too, that Leeland was coming to Maine! You can imagine the excitement I held. My mom and I ordered tickets, hoping this concert wouldn't turn out like one of the other ones we went to last fall, we had gone and the worldliness of the whole thing was sickening, I was disappointed in that concert, because that's one of my favorite bands! So we ordered tickets to go see Leeland with special guest Justin McRoberts, I couldn't wait, still I felt very nervous it would turn out just like the other concert.
Well on March 15th we headed towards Waterville, Maine with the whole crew. I was thrilled! We got there, and took our seats, Justin McRoberts came on first, he was very talented and funny, and he had a heart after God I feel, which is the best thing anyone could ever have! Leeland would be on in 5 minutes!!! I was so excited. They came on, and played about two or three songs right off without saying anything really, and as all concerts are, it was loud! I was thinking, "This is not a good start...(sigh)." Then Leeland Mooring(lead singer), started to talk about how God is the only way, and how it's all for Him. One thing he said really hit me, he said,
(this isn't exactly quoted), "Who cares what your friends think when you worship God. Who are you going to be standing next to in Heaven, not your friends, but God." Pretty much he was saying, don't be ashamed of what your friends think. That hit me. He read a Psalm and you could just see his heart for God, at one point he started to cry! To have such a love for God at such a young age(he's 18), I think is so cool! You could see what they wanted the night to be about, God! This concert was not going to be like the other one, they really had hearts that wanted to glorify God!! THANK YOU LORD!
One of their songs I always love is, 'Tears of the Saints'. During that song, I closed my eyes, and lifted my hands, not caring one bit what anyone(including my friends) around me thought.
That concert really helped me to realize, especially coming from people so young, that it doesn't matter what other people think of you, at anytime! We here for 2 reasons, to honor God in every way possible, and to lead the lost to Him.
I believe I had a revelation. Last Sabbath, I danced and didn't care one bit what anyone though of me. Isn't it amazing how God can lead us through the foolish ways we think? YES IT IS!
So my point to everyone, young especially but old too, it doesn't matter what those around you think, worship God with all your heart, and in all your ways acknowledge Him!
My Best Regards,
Marie<3
I have something to share.
I used to have this problem on Saturday's or another time that was directed towards the Lord. I was, for some odd reason, embarrassed to dance and worship in front of other people. I don't know why, I kept saying in my head, "Well maybe if I dance and mess up people will think I'm weird, or maybe they'll laugh at me!" I always felt guilty too, 'cause I knew it wasn't about what other people though, I knew the reason I was there, was to bring glory to the only God worth serving, but still felt embarrassed or something.
Then on March 15th, I went with my mom, Michael, Amanda, Matthew, and Faith to a concert. The band that was there is one of my all-time favorite bands, Leeland. I had heard about them, maybe last December and heard one of their debut songs, I fell in love with their sound! I had debated weather or not to buy their cd, I wasn't sure if I'd like the whole thing, but finally I bought it, and I loved the cd! So in January I heard on the radio station I listen too, that Leeland was coming to Maine! You can imagine the excitement I held. My mom and I ordered tickets, hoping this concert wouldn't turn out like one of the other ones we went to last fall, we had gone and the worldliness of the whole thing was sickening, I was disappointed in that concert, because that's one of my favorite bands! So we ordered tickets to go see Leeland with special guest Justin McRoberts, I couldn't wait, still I felt very nervous it would turn out just like the other concert.
Well on March 15th we headed towards Waterville, Maine with the whole crew. I was thrilled! We got there, and took our seats, Justin McRoberts came on first, he was very talented and funny, and he had a heart after God I feel, which is the best thing anyone could ever have! Leeland would be on in 5 minutes!!! I was so excited. They came on, and played about two or three songs right off without saying anything really, and as all concerts are, it was loud! I was thinking, "This is not a good start...(sigh)." Then Leeland Mooring(lead singer), started to talk about how God is the only way, and how it's all for Him. One thing he said really hit me, he said,
(this isn't exactly quoted), "Who cares what your friends think when you worship God. Who are you going to be standing next to in Heaven, not your friends, but God." Pretty much he was saying, don't be ashamed of what your friends think. That hit me. He read a Psalm and you could just see his heart for God, at one point he started to cry! To have such a love for God at such a young age(he's 18), I think is so cool! You could see what they wanted the night to be about, God! This concert was not going to be like the other one, they really had hearts that wanted to glorify God!! THANK YOU LORD!
One of their songs I always love is, 'Tears of the Saints'. During that song, I closed my eyes, and lifted my hands, not caring one bit what anyone(including my friends) around me thought.
That concert really helped me to realize, especially coming from people so young, that it doesn't matter what other people think of you, at anytime! We here for 2 reasons, to honor God in every way possible, and to lead the lost to Him.
I believe I had a revelation. Last Sabbath, I danced and didn't care one bit what anyone though of me. Isn't it amazing how God can lead us through the foolish ways we think? YES IT IS!
So my point to everyone, young especially but old too, it doesn't matter what those around you think, worship God with all your heart, and in all your ways acknowledge Him!
My Best Regards,
Marie<3
Saturday, April 7, 2007
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