Father's Choice

Bahar in Hebrew means to try or to choose.

It may mean "to choose after testing." As a nation, Israel was, and still is, the chosen people.

Further, their Sovereign, the Messiah, is the Chosen Servant.

Elohim (Almighty) chooses His chosen ones for a certain task, for a High Calling, to comply with His conditions He laid down for them, namely to be "His treasured possession."

Above all the peoples on the face of the earth, He chose them forever.

Read in following texts: Exodus 19:5-6, and now, if you diligently obey My voice, and shall guard My covenant, then you shall be My treasured possession above all the peoples – for all the earth is Mine – ‘and you shall be to Me a reign of priests and a set-apart nation.’ Those are the words which you are to speak to the children of Israel.”

Deuteronomy 7:6-7, “For you are a set-apart people to Yahuah your Elohim. Yahuah your Elohim has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a treasured possession above all the peoples on the face of the earth. “Yahuah did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more numerous than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples.

Deut 10:15, “Yahuah delighted only in your fathers, to love them. And He chose their seed after them, you above all peoples, as it is today.

Deut 14:2, for you are a set-apart people to Yahuah your Elohim, and Yahuah has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a treasured possession above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

Deut 26:18, “And Yahuah has caused you to proclaim today to be His people, a treasured possession, as He has spoken to you, and to guard all His commands.

 Psalm 135:4, For Yah has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His treasured possession.

Isaiah 41:8 “But you, Israel, are My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen, the descendants of Abraham My friend, and Isaiah 44:1-2, “But now hear, O Israel My servant, and Israel whom I have chosen. Thus said Yahuah who made you and formed you from the womb, who helps you, ‘Do not fear, O Jacob My servant, and Yeshurun (straight one or the upright one), whom I have chosen.

In Isaiah 59:21; Yahuah said His covenant with Jacob (Israel) is for his descendants, to his descendants descendants, "from this time and FOREVER."

We find it more clearly in the New Testament, namely Ephesians 1:4, which says that He has chosen us in Messiah "to be set-apart & blameless" and 2 Thessalonians 2:13, but we ought to give thanks to Elohim always for you, brothers, beloved by the Master, because Elohim from the beginning chose you to be saved – in set-apartness of Spirit, and belief in the truth – Because of this High Calling we understand why "many are called, but few are chosen" Matthew 20:16, Matthew 22:14.

That is why there are few who find it - Matthew 7:14 & Luke 13:23-30.

Israel was "chosen in the furnace of affliction" (Isaiah 48:10), and it is no different for the Messianic believer today (Matthew 7:14).

Paul says in Romans 11:1; I say then, has Elohim rejected His people? Let it not be! For I also am of Israel and in verse 26; so all Israel shall be saved as it is been written (written in the Torah).

Thank you Yah for calling us!

Father's Kingdom

Who will not inherit the kingdom of Elohim (Almighty)?

In 1 Corinthians 6:9; Paul says that the unrighteous shall not inherit the reign (kingdom) of Father Yahuah.

 

He says further that we must not be deceived, because neither those who whore (prostitution - male or female, whoring with animals or children, or pagan gods) nor idolaters (worship of pagan gods, of your car, your work, worship of symbols-example fish, the sun, the moon),  nor adulterers (married person cheating on his wife or on her husband, a unmarried person having affair with an married person, also committing adultery with other false gods),  nor effeminate (girl-like or dressing like a girl, womanish, sissy) nor homosexuals (gay man or lesbian woman, man with man or woman with woman), nor thieves (stealing), nor greedy of gain (to become rich and more rich), nor drunkards (drunk by alcohol or by drugs), nor revilers (abusers, mockers, scoffers, call names, swear at), nor swindlers (fraud, bribery, deception, trickery, dishonest) shall inherit the reign (kingdom) of Elohim.

Who are the ones that are deceived; the lesbian that believes grace will save her, the greedy rich that believes if he/she gives to the poor, the drunk because he/she believes he/she has an excuse due to their abuse as a child. These examples are people that know the word of Yahuah but still prefer to ignore. Their eyes and ears are closed to the truth.

Do not listen to man and be deceived, the scripture is very clear as to who will not see the kingdom of Elohim.

Paul says in Galatians 5:19-21; our works of the flesh (being in the world - not having the Spirit of Messiah) are these following things: adultery, whoring, uncleanness, indecency, idolatry, drugs, sorcery(witch craft), hatred, quarrels(arguing), jealousies, fits of rage(fighting), selfish ambitions, dissensions(divided), factions, envy, murders, drunkenness, wild parties, and the like - I warn you, that those who practice such as these shall NOT inherit the kingdom of Elohim.

1 Corinthians 6:11; Paul says that we all did these bad sin at same time in our life, but when we are washed by Messiah's blood, we are cleaned from these sins, we became clean and are called Set-Apart people and we are declared right in the Name of the Messiah and by the Spirit of our Elohim.

Then Paul gives us a very important message as Set-Apart people in 1 Corinthians 5:9-11; Do not keep company with those who whore, also with those that are greedy, or swindlers, or idolaters.

 

Not to keep company with anyone called your brother, if he is one who whores, or greedy, or an idolaters, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler - not even to eat with them.

Do you get the picture: Father wants us to be an example to the rest of the people and be Set-Apart?

All the sins that Paul is mentioning are some way connected to the 10 Commandments of Heavenly Father.

And in Revelation 22:14-15; Those that are keeping His commands will enter through the gates of the everlasting kingdom of Elohim, but those outside the gates of the kingdom will not see this kingdom.

Let Yah’s Kingdom come!

Husbands & Wives

Wives subject to your own husbands

True believing wives will understand what Heavenly Father's word says about wives submitting to their husbands (non-married woman submitting to their earthly fathers).

Of cause the devil tells woman that this is wrong and is slavery.

Remember these instructions are only for true believers (man and woman) who are in covenant with Father's will and commandments; these do not include people outside the covenant of the Messiah (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob). Ephesians 5:20-21, subjecting yourselves to each other in the fear of Elohim (Almighty).

What fear is this for our Elohim. Exodus 20:20, tells us; Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for Elohim has come to prove you, and in order that His fear be before you, so that you do not sin."

This means that we must only fear Elohim so that we do not sin. We must fear of not obeying Him and not keeping His commands.

Keep in mind, these instructions are only for the true believers, not the low warm believers that believe the commands are no longer applicable today.

If you are one of those people that believe the instructions are not applicable, then you will also not accept that wives must submit to their own husbands.

Again low warm believing husbands may misuse these instructions to make them the boss over the wife, or make his wife a slave, or misuse her to benefit him, but a true believing husband that knows Heavenly Father's word will treat his wife with respect and love her as our Messiah loves us.

Ephesians 5:22-24 & Colossians 3:18, Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Messiah. Because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Messiah is head of the assembly, and He is Saviour of the body. But as the assembly is subject to Messiah, so the wives is to their own husbands in every respect.

Firstly, wives are to submit to their own husbands, not other wives husband or other men but only to their own husbands.

Secondly, the assembly submits to Messiah, this assembly is all believers that are reborn and have the Spirit of Messiah in them (our body is the dwelling place of Messiah).

 1 Peter 3:5-6, in former times (as before), the set apart women who trusted in Elohim also adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him master.

1 Corinthians 11:3, the head of every man is the Messiah, and the head of a woman is the man, and the head of Messiah is Elohim.

Ephesians 1:22, says that Messiah put all under His feet, and He is head over all, which is the assembly, also read Ephesians 4:15.

Genesis 3:16, A woman's desire is for her husband and he does rule over her (Heavenly Father's instruction).

1 Corinthians 3:23 & John 14:28, Messiah said that Father Yahuah is greater than Him and He belongs to Elohim.

The husband is not the boss or the slave driver over his wife but the leader of the house/family, the protector, the spiritual leader, the provider of spiritual covering and guidance. Woman/Wives, if you truly love and obey Elohim, then you would accept this instruction.

Only rebellious wives with the Jezebel spirit will not accept Elohim's will/desire.

Husbands love your wives

Husbands, love your wives, as Messiah also did love the assembly and gave Himself for it, in order to set it apart and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word, in order to present it to Himself a splendid assembly, not having spot or wrinkle, but that it might be set-apart and blameless - Ephesians 5:25-27.

Husbands, listen carefully to the words in above verses; Husbands must give careful attention to their wives, so that they became set apart by His Word (teaching of the Messiah), and they are presented to Messiah with His knowledge and truth, therefore they become set-apart and blameless.

The above is confirmed in verse 28, in this way husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies.

Husband who loves his wife loves himself. 

Verse 31 & Genesis 2:24, "a man shall leave his parents and be joined to his wife, and the two become one flesh."

 Colossians 3:19, husbands must not be bitter towards their wives but to love them.

Husbands, live understandingly together, giving respect to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and being heirs together of the favor of life, so that your prayers are not hindered - 1 Peter 3:7 (a believing husband wants his prayers to be heard). 

1 Timothy 3:2-5, the husband of one wife, sober, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, no lover of money, one who rules his own house well.

If a man does not know how to rule his own house, how can he look after the assembly of Elohim.

Genesis 2:18, Yahuah Elohim said, "It is not good for the man to be alone, I am going to make a helper for him, as his counterpart.

 

That counterpart is his help-meet, his wife.

Only wicked husbands will not abide by Yahuah’s command.

Praise Yah for the marriage.

Darkness and Light

True believers must be Set Apart people and not partake in any sin. 

Many people in scripture example Shaul (Paul) mentions over and over again that we as believers in Messiah should be separate from the worldly things.

 

Ephesians 5 is another chapter that warns us of not to partake in sin.

Verse 3-5, says we shall not whore, have uncleanness, greed, filthiness, foolish talking (talk rubbish), making crude jokes (dirty) or be a idolater as people that partake in these things will not inherit the Kingdom of Yahuah.

Verse 6, states that we must not be deceived by false things because Heavenly Father's wrath will come on those who are disobedience.

Verse 7, do not partake with people that are disobedience to Father's word.

Verse 11, do not have fellowship with fruitless people that walk in darkness.

Verse 12, we should not even speak of these people that walk in darkness and live in secret.  

True believers should speak out against sin, secrets must be revealed no matter who or how hurtful it may be.

 

Heavenly Father is Set Apart, there is no darkness or uncleanness in His presence, therefore we also have to be in light and be clean.

We cannot have darkness in our life; Father will not accept a little leaven.

 

Verse 9, the fruit of the spirit is in all goodness, righteousness and truth, which is pleasing to our Messiah.

Verse 14, Messiah says “Wake up, you who sleep and arise from the dead" in other words open up your eyes and your ears and do not be deceived.  

It is light or it is darkness, nothing in between, it is your choice. 

Yah is light

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