A Unique Believers Manual. For those who want to learn the TRUTH of what God is saying in His Word.

Mary is a young woman, betrothed to Joseph. That betrothal is binding in the Jewish tradition: legally, socially, spiritually. Everyone expects her future to follow a set path. She is promised to Joseph, her reputation and life are tied to this commitment. She hasn’t lived with him yet; she hasn’t shared her body or her household. In the eyes of society, her life is secure, her honor intact. Then God interrupts everything. The angel Gabriel appears, telling her she will conceive a child by the Holy Spirit ( Ruach HaKodesh , רֻחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ , meaning Holy Spirit ). Not by Joseph. Not by human means. The news is staggering. It defies nature; it defies God’s given law for mankind, and societal expectation. It is an action she cannot initiate or control. It is something that only God can do. This is the tension of the story. Mary is placed in a situation where life moves beyond her hands, beyond human law, beyond what anyone could predict. She is aware that this could expose her to suspic...

Every year, as December 31st fades into January 1st, the world erupts in celebration. Streets fill with people, music, laughter, and fireworks streak across the sky. Parties carry on into the night, and resolutions are written with hope, determination, and a desire to start fresh. On the surface, it looks like a new beginning, but from God’s perspective, what is being celebrated is only a human invention , a calendar created for convenience, politics, and social order, not for obedience to Him. Man’s New Year celebrates novelty, personal goals, or social tradition, but it has no covenant, no redemption, and no spiritual authority. YHWH, however, commands a different reckoning of time. He does not leave His people to follow human invention. In Shemot ( שְׁמוֹת , “Names,” Exodus) 12:2 , God spoke to Moses regarding the timing of the first month of the year: זֶה לָכֶם חֹדֶשׁ רֹאשׁ חֳדָשִׁים הוּא רִאשׁוֹן לַחֹדֶשׁ לָכֶם (zeh lachem chodesh rosh chadashim hu rishon la-chodesh lache...

There is a reason Scripture never gives us a postcard-perfect nativity scene, and it is not because God enjoys confusion. It is because truth matures when it is allowed to breathe across more than one witness. The visit of the magoi is one of those moments where the Word quietly refuses to be rushed, flattened, or wrapped in tinsel. Matthew and Luke are not competing narrators. They are standing in different places, watching the same story unfold from different angles. Luke is concerned with covenant obedience, timing according to Torah, and the quiet faithfulness of ordinary people. Matthew is concerned with kingship, threat, prophecy, and the collision between heaven’s rule and earthly power. When they are read together, without forcing them to say the same things at the same time, the story becomes remarkably precise. Luke begins at the beginning. Yeshua is born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger because there was no space in the kataluma , the guest room Luke 2:7 . Shepherds arrive...

  (with Contemporary Reality) © AMKCH 2025 From the very first moments of covenant history, Jerusalem has been the center of God’s unfolding plan. Think with me for a moment about Abraham on that hill. Genesis 22:14 tells us he named the place Adonai Yireh ( יְהוָה יִרְאֶה , the Lord who sees and provides ). That name is not a casual title; it is a reminder that even when the ground seems dry, God sees and provides. Jerusalem’s original name, tsiyyon ( צִיּוֹן , parched place ), evokes desolation. Yet Scripture consistently redeems that image, showing her instead as a place of divine provision and spiritual instruction. Her more familiar name, Yerushalayim ( יְרוּשָׁלַיִם , foundation of peace ), from yara ( יָרָה , to found ) and shalayim ( שָׁלֵם , completeness ), signals that wholeness and covenant‑fulfillment are anchored not only in her walls but in the hearts of her people. Pause and consider that: the foundation of peace is both a city and a spiritual anchor for God...

There is a world of difference between accepting something and receiving someone. Most folks treat those two words as twins, but they are not even cousins.  Acts 21 makes that difference shine. It shows what it looks like when people truly receive a servant of God, and what happens when others only accept information about him without ever touching truth. Acts 21:17 , “And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.” That word received is δέχομαι , dechomai , “to welcome, to embrace, to take in with readiness.” It is the language of relationship. It is the heart leaning forward. They did not accept the idea of Paul. They received the man, the whole man, mission and all. The New Testament also uses λαμβάνω , lambanō , “to take hold, to grasp, to take into oneself intentionally.” This is active, volitional, movement toward Yeshua Himself. In the Old Testament, the Hebrew equivalent is קָבַל , qabal , “to receive, to accept, to take in personally.” Someti...

  God calls us to intercede for our families, to lift them before His throne, and to align their lives with His purposes. Fasting and prayer are not magical formulas; they are ways to draw closer to God, to focus our hearts, and to invite His power, mercy, and guidance into the lives of those we love. The first step is to understand the heart behind it. God sees beyond our actions to the condition of our hearts. Joel calls us to “Return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning” ( Joel 2:12–13 ). Fasting is not about impressing others or earning God’s favor. It is a spiritual act of returning our attention, our will, and our prayers fully to Him, asking Him to guide, protect, and bless our families. The Hebrew word shub ( שׁוּב ), meaning “return,” reminds us that fasting is a way to realign ourselves and those we pray for with God’s purposes. Fasting is always paired with prayer. The Greek word proseuchē (προσευχή) means prayer, carrying the sense of conn...