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Speaking Covenant Life

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When Scripture speaks of blessing, it is never casual. It is never filler language. A blessing in the Bible is covenantal action, rooted in God’s nature, flowing through human lips to release divine favor into the life of another. It carries authority because it aligns with God’s promises, not with human whim or emotion. From the very first chapter of Scripture, we see that blessing is purposeful. “God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it.’”, Genesis 1:28 Notice the sequence. God blesses first, then speaks destiny. He establishes purpose through words that release capacity. Blessing in Scripture is empowerment, not flattery. It is designed to authorize fruitfulness, to shape the environment, to align creation with heaven’s will. The Hebrew word used here is בָּרַךְ , barakh . At its root, barakh carries the sense of kneeling, of imparting favor, of something flowing from a superior to one who receives. God Himself bends toward humanit...
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The Church in Truth

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  Brothers and sisters, I need to say something that may feel heavy, but I say it because I love the body of Messiah. When we talk about the messiness of ministry, we cannot treat it like an abstract idea. Scripture does not treat it abstractly. It addresses it directly, and so must we. The Torah establishes Shabbat clearly in Exodus 20:8–11 . The seventh day. Not the first. Not a flexible substitute. The seventh. It is called holy because God sanctified it. Leviticus 23:3 calls it a holy convocation. A gathering. On the seventh day. Shabbat . Not the first day of the week called “Sunday” So when we move that rhythm aside for convenience or tradition, we have to be honest about what we are doing. We are adjusting what God established. Whether we inherited that adjustment or defended it later, it is still an adjustment. That should sober us. Because once we teach that one command may be reinterpreted, we subtly teach that others may be as well. That is not an accusation. It is an...
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The Hidden Adversary

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From the very beginning, HaSatan moves quietly. Not with shouts. Not with overt violence. But with whispers, bending, twisting, suggesting, questioning. This is not accidental. Noise alerts. Force awakens resistance. But whispers slip past the guard. HaSatan, literally “the adversary” or “accuser” in Hebrew, is the fallen angel who opposes God’s purposes and seeks to derail His people. He is not equal to God, nor is he outside God’s authority, but he prowls the earth within the limits God allows ( Job 1:6–12 ). In Genesis 3:1–5 , the serpent approaches the woman and softly asks, “Did God really say…?” The question is subtle. Almost innocent. Yet within it lies a blade. It does not deny God outright. It reframes Him. It places God’s Word under suspicion. The words are not loud, but they invite doubt, nudging the heart to question the goodness and truth of what God has spoken. The first act of deception is never in the body. Nor in the earth. Nor in the elements. It begins in the l e...
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Receive Yeshua, Don't Just Accept Him

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  Receive Yeshua, Don't Just Accept Him There is a profound difference between merely accepting Yeshua and truly receiving Him into your nephesh. Acceptance may be spoken, a nod, or a moment of assent, yet reception changes the very core of who you are. God’s desire has always been relational. In Deuteronomy 6:5 , He commanded, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.” The Hebrew words deepen the meaning. Levav (לֵבָב) is heart, the seat of thought and emotion. Nephesh (נֶפֶשׁ) is soul, the living self that desires, feels, and experiences. Me’od (מְאֹד) is strength, abundance, the entirety of your being. Loving God in this way is not intellectual assent; it is full surrender, total reception. Acceptance touches the lips, reception transforms the soul. Receiving Yeshua is not a single sentence spoken once in emotion. It is an opening of the nephesh that continues, deepens, and reshapes your whole life. To receive H...
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When Darkness Covered The Earth

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There are moments in history when the world seems to hold its breath. The year 536 was one of those moments. Across Europe, Asia, and the Near East, people looked up and saw a sun that no longer burned with strength. It hung in the sky, pale and weakened, giving light without warmth. Imagine waking up day after day and noticing that the sun never seemed right, never bright, never strong. Crops failed. Seasons forgot their order. Summer felt cold. Winter felt endless. Hunger crept into villages and cities alike, killing thousands. Parents watched as the food they had carefully stored ran out. Children went to bed hungry. People tried to keep their animals alive, but even livestock grew weak and died. For many, it felt as if creation itself had turned its face away. What matters is not only that it happened, but that it was seen, remembered, and recorded by people who did not know one another, yet told the same story. People in different lands, speaking different languages, described the...
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More Of The Wonderful Women In The Bible

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From the very beginning, God has worked through women in ways both quiet and bold, ordinary and extraordinary. Some were mothers who shaped the faith of their children, like Sarah, Rebekah, and Hannah, praying and guiding with wisdom and love. Others were leaders and prophets, like Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah, whose courage and discernment influenced nations and kings. Some risked everything to save lives, like Jael, Esther, and the Widow of Zarephath, trusting God to protect them and accomplish His purposes. Many served faithfully behind the scenes, like Mary, Tryphena, Tryphosa, Persis, and the unnamed women who ministered to Jesus, offering support, resources, and devotion that strengthened God’s work and His people. Across the pages of Scripture, these women acted with courage, hospitality, faith, and joy. They spoke boldly when wisdom demanded it, ministered faithfully when patience was required, and loved sacrificially when hearts were broken. They remind us that God does not mea...
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