Serve Yahuah (Heavenly Father)

Joshua said to the people that they cannot serve Yahuah (Heavenly Father), for He is set-apart, a jealous Elohim (Almighty) - Joshua 24:19.  

Why would Father not want the people to serve Him? The answer is in verse 19 & 20, He (Father) does not accept people that partake in sin, people that say they follow Him but partake in sin, in secret or in the open. 

If the people decide to turn their back on Yahuah and do sin then Father will reject them and consume them. In Heavenly Father's reign there is no darkness, no uncleanness, no lawlessness and no falseness.

Sin is darkness, sin is lawlessness.

 His Son Yahusha (Jesus) Messiah said in John 5:19, He cannot do anything by Himself, but only do what His Father does, because what the Father does, the Son also likewise does.

Messiah said also that He came in His Father's Name, even said in verse 46, that Moses wrote about Him, and if we believed the writings of Moses then we would believe Him.  

So Messiah did not come to die for ours sins so that we may carry on living in sin. Father Yahuah does not accept darkness (sin), likewise, His Son the Messiah does not accept sin.

 

He does not change; He is the same yesterday, today and will be the same tomorrow. 

Messiah did not come to do His own desire, but He came to do His Father's desire - John 6:38.

In John 6:45, Messiah said that all shall be taught by His Father Yahuah and everyone who has heard from the Father, and learned, comes to Messiah. 

You learn Father's desire in His Torah (His instructions). 

John 6:65, Messiah says that nobody can come to Him (Messiah) unless it has been given to him by His Father Yahuah.

Do you understand now what Joshua meant in Joshua 24:19-20 of Father not accepting their sin? 

If you want to follow Messiah truly then you will have to do Father's desire first.  

Father and Son do not have two different desires (rules).

 Praise Yah for always being the same.

Forbidden Relationships

Yahuah (Heavenly Father) has instructed Israel in Leviticus 18 not to have sexual relationships or "uncover nakedness" with certain members of their family, like brothers and sisters, the sin of incest....Etc. 

These laws are still applicable for us today. I read a newspaper clip the other day, in it was reported that a father was sentenced to life in prisonment for raping his 8 year old daughter over many years. Nothing is new under this sun!  

What was happening in Moses's time still happens today! 

We so often hear that we cannot compare the old times of Israel to modern times of today? This is not true, the law made in those times is still absolutely applicable today.

Here are the laws in Lev. 18;

Verse 7, no sex with your father or your mother. 

Verse 8, no sex with your father's wife (stepmother). 

Verse 9, no sex with your sister or stepsister. 

Verse 10, no sex of your son's daughter, or your daughter's daughter - granddaughter. 

Verse 11, no sex with your father's wife's daughter - half-sister on father's side.  

Verse 12, no sex with paternal aunt (fathers sister). 

Verse 13, no sex with maternal aunt (mothers sister). 

Verse 14, no sex with paternal uncle's wife (fathers brother’s wife). 

Verse 15, no sex with your daughter-in-law ( or son-in-law). 

Verse 16, no sex with your brother's wife (or sister’s husband). 

Verse 17, no sex with step-daughter or step-granddaughter (or step-son or step-grandson). 

Verse 18, no sex with a wife's sister (or husband’s brother). 

Verse 20, no sex with your neighbour's wife (or neighbour’s husband). 

Verse 22, do not lie (sodomy) with a male as with a woman (male with male / female with female), it is an abomination (worst of sins). 

Verse 23, do not have sex with any animals (man or woman). 

Verse 24, Father says we should not defile ourselves with all these above, because all other nations do this but we are separate from them. 

Verse 25, Father punished these nations and vomited them out. 

In verse 29, Father says, whoever does any of these abominations, those beings shall be cut off. 

Verse 30, He says, I am Yahuah your Elohim (Almighty God). Meaning: Listen to Me!

 

Heavenly Father does not change, He is still the same yesterday today and tomorrow, and you still cannot have an affair with someone else's wife or husband!

 

 Thank you Yah!

The book of James - Chapter 5

Verse 1-3, come now, rich ones, weep, crying aloud over the hardships coming upon you! Your riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have become rusty, and their rust shall be a witness against you and shall eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. 

Where are you storing your treasure, in Yahuah’s kingdom or here on earth? Hardship is coming to those who rely on the world and its riches because it will mean nothing in the end! Make sure your treasure is with Yahuah! 

Verse 4-6, see, the wages of the workmen who mowed your fields, which you kept back, cry out. And the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of Yahuah of hosts. You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury, you have fattened your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous – he does not resist you. 

Jeremiah 22:13, “Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his rooms without right-ruling, who uses his neighbour’s service without wages and does not give him his wages, ..... If you owe someone money for service done for you, you need to pay for it! If you have lived a selfless life of pleasure and luxury without giving to those in need, then be assured you have received your reward. 

Verse 7-8, so, brothers, be patient until the coming of the Master. See, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. You too, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Master has drawn near. 

To be patient is one of the hardest things to do! We all struggle with been patient as the world is always in a rush and therefore we do not have time to be patient. The world cannot be patient and therefore the business motto is: time is money! But think about it: If Yahusha Messiah did not have patience with us; He then would have punished us long before we could ever think of turning away from sin.

 

Verse 9, do not grumble against each other, brothers, lest you be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the door! 

Do not struggle or fight with each other, be patient with each other and rather look on that person’s good side and not on what that person does wrong. 

Verse 10, my brothers, as an example of suffering and patience, take the prophets, who spoke in the Name of Yahuah. 

How much suffering and patience must the prophets have gone through when they asked Israel to turn back to Yahuah. Just imagine the struggles the prophets went through and know we are called to do the same. 

Verse 11, see, we call those blessed who endure. You have heard of the endurance of Job and saw the purpose of Yahuah, that He is very sympathetic and compassionate. 

Can you handle and endure what Job had to go through! With patience and trust, Job made it through his trial. Job was blessed many times more than before his trial started. We can only learn from Job’s experience and endure till the end with patience. 

Verse 12, but above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by the heaven or by the earth or with any other oath. But let your Yea be Yea, and your No, No, lest you fall into judgment. 

Walk the walk, do not talk the walk. If you say “Yes” then you need to mean Yes!

 Verse 13-15, is any of you suffering evil? Let him pray. Is anyone in good spirits? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the Name of the Master. And the prayer of the belief shall save the sick, and the Master shall raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he shall be forgiven. 

Pray when you are in need and pray when you are happy! Pray for your family, pray for your friends, pray to Yahuah through His son Yahusha (Jesus). Ask other believers to pray for you or your family! Prayer is the connection to Yahuah! 

Verse 16, confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, so that you are healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous one accomplishes much. 

When you have done someone harm, ask forgiveness! Forgiveness brings healing. Be serious when you pray, do not take it lightly! 

Verse 17-18, Eliyahu (Elijah) was a man with feelings like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain. And it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the land brought forth its fruit. 

What a good example of the power of prayer: Eliyah believed through his prayer to Yahuah! It is our lack of faith during prayer that prevents us to be heard by Yahuah! 

Verse 19-20, brothers, if anyone among you goes astray from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the straying of his way shall save a life from death and cover a great number of sins. 

As believers we need to spread the gospel and we need to guide people back to His word. Yahusha wants everyone to be saved. If someone is doing wrong according to the scripture, then you need to tell him/her of the wrong and guide them back with His word!

 Praise Yah always

Imitators of Elohim (Almighty)

When we call ourselves children of Elohim (God), we then need to imitate Him.

In Ephesians 5:1-2, says we must become imitators of Elohim as beloved children. And walk in love, as Messiah also has loved us, and gave Himself for us, a gift and an offering to Elohim for a sweet smelling fragrance.

I do not think we realize how much our Heavenly Father, the Creator of the heavens and the earth loves us.

Do we realize that if Messiah did not love us and did not give Himself up for us, we would be lost? That was a gift and an offering

But now we have a chance to have everlasting life with Him, the number 1 person in this universe.

This means we have a free will in making a choice to follow Him truly with love and to imitate Him.

To imitate Him will not be difficult because Messiah (Jesus) promised us the Set apart Spirit (Holy Spirit) who would help us to follow Heavenly Father in love.

Fellow believers, lets pray for each other for guidance and for Fathers gift.

To Abba: Yah, I live by Your Word! I do as You say! I think what You want me to think!  I am led by Your Spirit as I walk through my day! My one goal is to dwell in Your Presence – now and forever! The cry of my heart is to know You! I put my ear to your heart so that I do not miss a word that flows from Your mouth!

 Praise YAH

Daniel's love for Father

Daniel chapter 9 expresses the love Daniel had for Heavenly Father, his commitment to know scripture, his commitment to learn truth, his love for Father's Torah, his love for Israel, his determination to ask Father to forgive him and Israel and to take Israel back.

Daniel prayed 3 times a day, and fasted, just to seek Elohim to forgive Israel.

Daniel 9:2-19, is the humble determination of him asking Father Yahuah through prayer the forgiveness of Israel's sins and rebellion.

Daniel confesses to Father that Israel has rebelled against His Torah (Instructions), His commands and is not following Father as His set apart people.

Daniel lived in a time when the nations were wicked (Babylon), just as we are! The whole system we are living in is wicked! Even in this situation, Daniel was still committed to following Father's instructions and he was rewarded for his loyalty!

Father gave him visions of the future. Verse 17, "And now, our Elohim, hear the prayer of Your servant....... Again in verse 18, "O my Elohim, incline Your ear and hear.

Listen to Daniel’s determination in verse 19, "O Yahuah, hear! O Yahuah, forgive! O Yahuah, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my Elohim, for Your city and Your people are called by Your Name."

Due to Daniel's faithfulness, he is rewarded, in verse 21 to 27, while he was praying, the angel Gabriel came to him and showed Daniel through visions the future of the coming of Messiah, the Messiah's death, the destruction of the Temple and what would take place at the end of this age.

Daniel is said to be; verse 23, "the greatly appreciated one" (beloved one).

Daniel loved Israel and he loved Heavenly Father so much and wanted Israel's sins to be forgiven so Father could take them back!

Would you not like to be called the "beloved one", I would! 

Let’s be like Daniel and give up this world and entertainment system and pray as Daniel prayed.

Pray that Heavenly Father forgives our sins and Israel's sins so that we may be restored to Him as His set apart people.

Please pray as the time is short, pray as if you don't have another chance!

 O Yah, I pray!

The Book of James - Chapter 4

Verse 1, where do fightings and strivings come from among you? Do they not come from your pleasures that battle in your members? 

And this is where all the problems come from! Because we confess to believe in Messiah but we will not obey what Messiah says about not being part of the world. It is the pleasures of the world from which all fightings and strivings come from. 

Verse 2-3, you desire, and do not have. You murder, and are jealous, and are unable to obtain. You strive and fight and you do not possess, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask evilly, in order to spend it on your pleasures. 

We strive and fight to own the worldly possessions but we should be striving for Yahuah’s possession, His Kingdom! Seek the Kingdom of Yahuah first, then (only then) whatever you ask of Me, I will give! His Kingdom is what we should be striving for, nothing else. We ask Father for help but we are not seeking His kingdom. Some people ask for a car or a house and the above verse says; you ask evilly, in order to spend it on your pleasures.  

Verse 4, adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity (hostile / friction / conflict) with Elohim?  Whoever therefore intends to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of Elohim. 

Very strong words! Serving other gods is committing adultery towards Yahuah. Do not become an enemy of Elohim. 

Verse 5-6, or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the Spirit which dwells in us intensely crave unto envy? But He gives greater favour. Because of this He says, “Elohim resists the proud, but gives favour to the humble.” 

Do you believe the scripture (bible) is true! Then we need to see with our eyes! The Set-apart Spirit (Holy Spirit) will not let you crave after the world. “Proud” the enemy of Elohim!

 

Verse 7, so then subject yourselves to Elohim. Resist the devil and he shall flee from you. 

If we walk with Elohim, in His light then satan will not touch us or deceive us. 

Verse 8-9, draw near to Elohim and He shall draw near to you. Cleanse hands, sinners. And cleanse the hearts, you double-minded! Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to dejection. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Master, and He shall lift you up. 

We must be set apart people! We need to come out of the world because it will destroy! We need to clean our hearts, clean our house, and clean our lifestyle before we can come to Him. This is not an easy task but it must be done and it is going to cost a lot of weeping. 

Verse 10, brothers, do not speak against one another. He that speaks against a brother and judges his brother speaks against Torah and judges Torah. And if you judge Torah, you are not a doer of Torah but a judge. 

Help your fellow believer! Guide him according to the Torah, show him what is wrong in the eyes of Yahuah but be careful not to judge harshly. 

Verse 12, there is one Lawgiver and Judge, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another? 

Only Yahuah is the judge! We need to show people the wrong they are doing. Example; when someone is cheating on his spouse (adultery). We should/must tell him/her it is wrong, referring to the scripture. Believers should not look pass sin, it must be shown out. Father will do the judging at the end of this age!

 

Verse 13-15, come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow, let us go to such and such a city, spend a year there, and trade, and make a profit,” when you do not know of tomorrow. For what is your life? For it is a vapour that appears for a little, and then disappears – instead of your saying, “If the Master desires, we shall live and do this or that.” 

Again the proud issue! We strive after the world riches instead of asking Yahuah what He wants of us. 

Verse 16-17, but now you boast in your proud speeches. All such boasting is wicked. To him, then, who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. 

Proud is an abomination to Yahuah. Stay away from sinning! True believers: Do not be part of the world!

 Praise Yah!

The Green Tree

For the laws of these peoples are worthless, for one cuts a tree from the forest, work for the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool. They beautify it with silver and gold; they strengthen it with nails and hammers so that it does not topple - Jeremiah 10:3-4.

And you said, 'I am not serving you,' when on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down a whore - Jeremiah 2:20.

Only, acknowledge your crookedness, because you have transgressed against Yahuah your Elohim and have scattered your ways to strangers under every green tree..... Jeremiah 3:13. 

The above verses are about people cutting a green tree from the forest, taking the tree to a high place, crafting into a shape, nailing into position, decorating the tree with silver and gold items.

The scripture talks about whoring under the tree which may mean that wickedness was made or placed under the tree to worship! 

The 2nd commandment says that we may not make a carved image, or any likeness of that which is in the heavens above (stars, moon, sun etc.), or which is in the earth (animals, trees, stones, wood, men etc.) beneath, or which is in the waters under the earth (fish etc.) - Exodus 20:4-6.

Do not keep or make a moulded god for yourself - Exodus 34:17 & Leviticus 19:4.

Do not make idols for yourselves and do not set up a carved image or a pillar for yourselves and do not place a stone image in your land - Leviticus 26:1.

Do not make for yourselves a carved image in the form of any figure - the likeness of male or female, of any beast, of any bird, of any creeping creature or of any fish or the sun, moon and stars - Deut 4:16-19.  

Having a carved image of anything is not allowed, it is against Heavenly Father's will, so why do we have these images like the green tree in our houses every year.

Many people will be shocked at what I am about to say but my Father in Heaven’s truth must be known and you have the choice to accept or reject this truth. 

Christmas is thought by most to be a wonderful time, focusing the participants on giving, family togetherness and feasting on special foods. All of this is supposedly centred on the worship of Messiah Yahusha (Jesus).

Do the Scriptures (Bible) instruct us to do all this — no, it does not!

Why do people think that Christmas is wonderful? Most never reflect on why they believe what they believe or do what they do. We live in a world filled with customs, but few ever seek to understand their origin. We generally accept them without question. Most people basically do what everyone else does—because it is easy and natural! The most common justification that one will hear regarding Christmas is that people have replaced old pagan customs and intents by asserting that they are now “focusing on Messiah.” Many say that they are “honouring Messiah” in their Christmas-keeping.

Heavenly Father says that this is NOT acceptable to Him! Actually, He plainly commands against it! Keeping Christmas dishonours Messiah! He considers everything about it to be an abomination! Messiah said, “But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men” (Matthew. 15:9). 

Christmas is not a command of Heavenly Father or Messiah—it is a tradition of men. Messiah continued, “Full well you reject the commandment of Yahuah, that you may keep your own tradition” (Mark 7:9). Every year, throughout the world, on December 25th, hundreds of millions do just that!

Heavenly Father Yahuah plainly commands, “Follow not the way of the heathen.” But most people do not fear Yahuah, and He allows them to make their own decisions.

 

Human beings are free moral agents—free to obey or disobey Father! But woe to those who ignore the plain Word of Yahuah! 

“The Christmas tree is from Egypt, and its origin dates from a period long anterior to the Christmas Era.” 

Did you know this—that the Christmas tree long preceded Christianity? Most aspects of Christmas are not referred to in the Bible.

Of course, the reason is that they are not from Heavenly Father—they are not part of the way He wants people to worship Him.  

The Christmas tree, however, is directly mentioned in the Bible - Jeremiah 10:2-5. This plain description of the modern Christmas tree is clear. Yahuah directly refers to it as “the way of the heathen.” Just as directly, He commands His people to “learn not the way of the heathen,” calling these customs “vain.” Verse 23 adds a remarkable and powerful statement: “O Yahuah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to direct his [own] steps.”

Father must teach people how to live. Man simply cannot figure out Father's ways for himself.

There is no room in Jeremiah 10 to believe, as some have tried to suggest, that because these trees are powerless of themselves, it is not really forbidden to have a Christmas tree.  

Yahuah condemns the putting up of pagan (Christmas) trees with this plain Scripture command!

 

Please pray for Yahuah’s guidance if you are a believer and still celebrating Christmas. 

Praise Yah, He is the Creator!