“Wine To Make Your Face Glad” by Cathy Hargett

              ​“WINE TO MAKE YOUR FACE GLAD”

Cathy Hargett

Times of discipline still come to even “seasoned” believers, as I am a witness. I must say that I resonate with all my heart to the Scripture, “..do not lose heart when He rebukes you...” (Hebrews 12:5)

It’s not easy for me, and probably not easy for you, to receive discipline or rebuke, especially when I know that I have no excuses. It means that I have not obeyed the Lord and need this correction. Because of the feelings of shame, it’s not easy to ask for and receive forgiveness when you know it’s all your fault.

But the same Scripture that talks about His discipline assures us that He only disciplines those that belong to Him. In fact, at the beginning of the verse, it even says that this is for our “encouragement” -

“And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son?..” (Hebrews 12:5a)

To make the reality of redemption even more filled with grace, the Word tells us that

“... God disciplines us for our good in order that we may share in His holiness.”

(Hebrews 12:10)

It’s really true – His mercy endures forever. He redeems and washes us clean and fills us with His holiness, and not only holiness, but His righteousness and His peace. This is just way beyond understanding, but it’s what He promises to us who belong to Him –

“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”

(Hebrews 12:11)

It was in this frame of mind that I sought Him today. It took quite some time to receive His correction, His discipline, and to muster up the strength to receive His forgiveness and restoration. But again, the Scripture is so very proven and true – He has compassion on all He has made.

He invited me to His table. It was there that I once again received the fullness of my King Yeshua, His complete restorative forgiveness and redemption and joy. I ate the Bread of Life. It was when I drank the Wine of the new covenant, His precious Blood, that my heart received the fullness of joy. 

He was revealing that this is the Wine that makes the face glad. It is the precious Blood of Yeshua, the Wine of the Kingdom, that fills us with eternal joy – our faces shining with the Oil of His Presence– His Spirit filling us – the Bread of His life sustaining us! How I praise Him!

“..Wine that gladdens human hearts, Oil to make their faces shine, and Bread that sustains their hearts.”

(Psalm 104:15)

Cathy Hargett

Highway to Zion Ministries
www.highwaytozion.org

“Glory of Israel 2026” conference Messianic worship playlist (20 videos)

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Enjoy watching and listening a full worship playlist of the Christians For Messiah Ministries (CFM) “Glory of Israel” 2026 three day conference.

Hear all of these 20 songs led by Paul Wilbur, Barry & Batya Segal, and the Antioch International Church worship team led by Jesse and Elizabeth Enns.

Zion Dance team led by Theresa Gardner of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Videos by Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry

“Glory of Israel” 2026 worship and speaker video playlist and photos

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“Glory of Israel” 2026 conference at Antioch International Church in Fort Mill, SC. Full worship and speaker playlist.

July 16-18, 2026 

Photos and videos by Steve Martin

Barry & Batya Segal

Bob and Mary Smith, Charleston, SC

Rabbi Kokeb Gedamu, Laurie Martin

Dr. Peter Wyns, host, Christians For Messiah Ministries

Steve Martin, Jay Fuss

David Peterman  Rabbi Kokeb Gedamu

Paul Wilbur

Barry & Batya Segal, Vision For Israel

Rabbi Kokeb 

Zion Dance Team led by Theresa Gardner

Ordination of Bruce and Yosefa Harapcio, Christians For Messiah Ministries

Dr. Peter Wyns

Dr. Elizabeth Enns, “She Leads Israel”

Ethan Enns, Jonathan - techies!

“Gory To Glory” Barry Segal, Vision For Israel

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Barry Segal, co-founder of Vision For Israel, speaks at the final session of the “Glory of Israel” conference in Fort Mill, SC July 17, 2026

Video by Steve Martin

Laurie Martin receives encouraging word from Rabbi Kokeb Gedamu

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We receive, Lord! Thank You, Yeshua!

“Glory of Israel” conference videos and photo highlights

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Videos and photos (Steve Martin). from the Israel support g conference in the Charlotte, NC area.

Love For His People Ministry was founded in 2010 by Steve & Laurie Martin. Charlotte, NC USA

Photo and image for week’s review. Steve Martin

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(Photo: Jody and Craig Crider from Grand Junction, CO)

The week’s photo overview and images created!

Steve Martin,

Charlotte, North Carolina

Eliora, daughter of Tristan and Galya Hall in Jerusalem. Leaders of Christian Friends of Israel.

Yes! Let others know the actions of evil regimes.

Beautiful indeed.

Yeshudas and Pritima, pastor in India on his 46th birthday.

Montana photo from friends.

Yes I will.

Paul Wilbur and Zion Dance team - Glory of Israel 2026

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Listen and watch all 10 videos!

“Be Not Unaware, Nor Discouraged” by Steve Martin

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Be Not Unaware, Nor Discouraged

Have you ever gotten an email, phone call, text and asked, “Where did that come from?” Out of the blue you receive something that throws you, and you wonder, “What did I do to deserve that?”

It is not uncommon these days to get reactions, opinions, even hatred thrust your way, as if it is the “assigned duty” of the one sending it to do so. 

Well, with some of those messages sent it is their job, when you consider the ultimate source.

“Be  of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”1 Peter 5:8, NASB

However these attacks come, they are meant to wear down the believers, stop them in their tracks, keep them from pursuing and fulfilling their calling. 

But they cannot. They must not.

It used to be that it would take me days to get over a hurtful word, spoken or written. It would simmer in my head, my heart, and I would battle to rid myself of it.

Over the years that time period has dropped down to about an hour or so. 

After repenting of any action on my part, seriously considering if I was at fault, I move on in the grace and love of the Holy Spirit, recognizing the attack for what it was.

We certainly are not perfect. Sometimes these actions against us were from our own initial instigation. See it as another teaching moment to watch our mouth and our words that we give out. 

We must not be unaware that attacks will come. 

Even as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, wrestled, battled, fought them off through prayer and daily walking with the Father, we too, as His children, are not left alone.

Even as in the natural Israel is lambasted every day it seems, as the Scriptures tell us, so be it is in  the spiritual.

“46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. 47 The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second Man is from heaven. 

48 As is the earthy one, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly One, so also are those who are heavenly. 

49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.” 1 Corinthians 15:46-49 NASB

The devil hates us. His legions war against us.

But we will stand and accomplish that which we are given to do. Our Lord’s promise to to us.

As an extra note, I have found listening to worship music gets my heart and head, and spirit, back to good order!

Ahava and Shalom,

Steve Martin

New documentary 'Operation Arnon' brings Israel’s daring hostage rescue story to the screen. All Israel News

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| Published: July 15, 2026 

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Israeli soldiers involved in Operation Arnon (Photo: IDF)

A new documentary, written and directed by Hannah Puder, highlights the dramatic Israeli rescue of hostages Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir Jan, and Andrey Kozlov from Gaza, packing many lesser-known details about the operation into 16 short minutes to share with the world. 

There have been a number of film-worthy hostage rescues that made it to the big screen, including “Raid on Entebbe” about the 1976 Israeli operation in Uganda rescuing a planeload of people from Palestinian terrorists, and the Tom Hanks film “Captain Philips” which portrayed the Somali pirate hijacking of a cargo ship in 2009. 

Now Puder questions why the extraordinary recovery of four Israeli hostages from the hands of Hamas has received such public criticism rather than adulation as one of the greatest military rescues in history.

Named after Chief Inspector Arnon Zmora, who was killed during the high-stakes operation, “Operation Arnon” was planned and executed with extreme precision. On June 8, 2024, the IDF raided two houses in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the heart of Gaza after it became known that the four hostages were being held above ground – Noa Argamani in one house and the three male hostages in the other.

"Israel, throughout the war, knew the location of many of the hostages,” retired IDF Brigadier Gen. Amir Avivi states in the film, a fact that may come as a surprise to many. “Knowing the location doesn’t mean you have the operational capability to release them militarily."

The documentary presents the challenges the IDF faced in planning not only how to approach the houses undetected, but also how to overcome the captors before they executed the hostages, and crucially, how to exit safely.

As Avivi says, “You need to be 99% sure you can go in and get the hostage out alive." 

More than that, meticulous planning was required to make sure the soldiers could also return safely together with the hostages. The documentary provides insight into the levels of intelligence collected for the complex operation, which required simultaneous assaults on multiple locations and a high-risk infiltration into a densely populated, unfamiliar urban battlefield. It also portrays the intense live fire that the operation triggered, and the circumstances in which Arnon lost his life.

“They stirred up a hornet's nest," said former IDF spokesman Jonathan Conricus. "Every Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighter with a weapon, and every civilian lookalike, was out on the streets. And more Hamas reinforcements quickly responded."

The documentary presents firsthand accounts from the Israeli commanders and intelligence officials involved, and also from the family of Chief Inspector Arnon as they relay what happened in the last moments of their son’s life. 

In the wake of international criticism of the raid, which focused on the high casualty reports from Gaza and sidelined the extreme challenges the IDF had to deal with, the film also looks at the broader issues surrounding the war and its portrayal in the media.

Read more: DOCUMENTARY | HOSTAGE RESCUE | IDF

Love For His People Ministry was founded in 2010 by Steve & Laurie Martin. Charlotte, NC USA