Showing posts with label Savior. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Savior. Show all posts

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Love. Ahava.


Why do we love?
Because He loves us.

Why do we care?
Because He cares for us.

Why do we reach out and touch the lost, the lonely, those without, and those just needing to hear a word of encouragement?

Because that is what our Savior does.

Ahava, the Hebrew word for love. And love is what it is all about.

Jesus Christ
Yeshua HaMashiach



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Monday, September 4, 2017

Hope - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

Hope

Now Think On This
Steve Martin


“We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints; because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel which has come to you…(Colossians 1:3-6, NASU)


While growing up in the Midwest state of Iowa, and being raised a Roman Catholic, I enjoyed reading biographies of several martyrs. Given the name of Steve, and the surname of Martin, I would read of St. Stephen, the first martyr in Acts, and Saint Martin de Pores of Lima, Peru. There was also Saint Martin of Tours, a bishop in France, who is said to have become “one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints, sometimes venerated as a military saint. He was born in what is now SzombathelyHungary, spent much of his childhood in PaviaItaly, and lived most of his adult life in France. He is considered a spiritual bridge across Europe.” (Wikipedia)

Desiring to then become a missionary doctor (for if I would have chosen to be a missionary priest I couldn’t have gotten married!), I read many books on David Livingstone and his adventures and trials in Africa, “the Scottish Christian Congregationalist, pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of the late-19th-century in the Victorian era.” (Wikipedia)

Inspiration came from men like Eric Liddell, the Scottish Christian whose story is depicted in the movie Chariots of Fire - the famous Olympian who observed the Lord’s Sabbath Day and would not run on that day, but went on and won the gold medal in a later event - who then took his solid rock convictions of trust and hope to the people of China, to share the Good News, the Gospel of Jesus.

Brother Sun, Sister Moon, the 1972 beautiful motion picture of the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, implanted the purpose of leaving the riches of this life behind, in order to pursue the One who has eternal treasures and homes stored up in heaven for us who believe.

These men of God inspired me, along with my teachers at St. Patrick Elementary School in Cedar Falls, Iowa, several of whom were nuns, wonderful women of God.

Given the hope they had in eternal life, and wanting to share that committed belief in the Savior Jesus Christ, they endured, whatever came their way, with the grace and encouragement of the Living God. They held strong when it was hope against hope, darkness against light, attacks of the enemies coming at them in their spirit, soul and body. They held on until the end.

Our hope can be founded on nothing less. The Solid Rock on which we stand, Who alone can and will enable us to stand, when all that surrounds us falls apart, has proven Himself over and over again as the Faithful One, the Guardian of Israel, the Eternal Son whose death, burial and resurrection gives us the historical foundation which cannot be shaken, when all else is being shaken.

“So don't turn a deaf ear to these gracious words. If those who ignored earthly warnings didn't get away with it, what will happen to us if we turn our backs on heavenly warnings? His voice that time shook the earth to its foundations; this time - he's told us this quite plainly - he'll also rock the heavens: "One last shaking, from top to bottom, stem to stern." The phrase "one last shaking" means a thorough housecleaning, getting rid of all the historical and religious junk so that the unshakable essentials stand clear and uncluttered.

Do you see what we've got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God. For God is not an indifferent bystander. He's actively cleaning house, torching all that needs to burn, and he won't quit until it's all cleansed. God himself is Fire!” (Hebrews 12:25-29, THE MESSAGE)
  
Hope in the Lord Jesus, Yeshua HaMashiach, will bring you through the shakings that have come, and those that have been prophesied in the Bible, which are yet to come. Put your trust in Him. Keep it there. And keep looking up when it seems that all else is going down.

Shalom and ahava (peace and love in Hebrew).

Now think on this,



Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc.






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Monday, June 12, 2017

The Unified City of Jerusalem ✡ "Thou Savest Me from Violence" - ISRAEL365

The God who is my rock, in Him I take refuge; my shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; my saviour, Thou savest me from violence.

אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי אֶחֱסֶה בּוֹ מָגִנִּי וְקֶרֶן יִשְׁעִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּמְנוּסִי מֹשִׁעִי מֵחָמָס תֹּשִׁעֵנִי

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Today's Israel Inspiration

At various points, King David refers to God as “my rock.” A rock represents both strength and protection, as rocks can protect travelers from the wind and rain. It is interesting to note that the Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel refers to “placing our trust in the Rock of Israel.” The ability to establish an independent Jewish State in the Land of Israel that would be free, democratic and able to absorb Jews from around the world would indeed require God’s help. Thankfully, the Rock of Israel continues to strengthen and protect the State of Israel. One of the most obvious ways in which God defends the people and the Land of Israel is through the brave men and women serving in the Israeli Defense Forces.

Touring a Terror Tunnel

US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley toured Israel’s southern border with Gaza, accompanied by Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon.
 

IDF Calls for New Terminology as Israel Celebrates 50 Years Since Six-Day War

The IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, has instructed the IDF to only refer to Jerusalem as the “unified” city rather than “liberated” or “occupied” city.
 

 
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And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth,and said: ‘My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant. Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.” Genesis 18:2-4

 
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Does CNN's 'Finding Jesus' Tell the Truth About our Savior? - RUSTY WRIGH/ASSIST NEWS SERVICE CHARISMA NEWS

The poster for CNN's 'Finding Jesus' (Contributed)

Does CNN's 'Finding Jesus' Tell the Truth About our Savior?

RUSTY WRIGH/ASSIST NEWS SERVICE   CHARISMA NEWS
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Have you ever lied about a relationship to protect yourself?  Or told close friends you didn't believe them ... about something really important?  Maybe you can identify with Peter or Thomas, subjects of the two remaining episodes in CNN's second season of Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery.
"The Bones of St. Peter" airs on April 2; "Doubting Thomas" on April 9.  Each of these two followers of Jesus had their signature flaw.  Each deserted the one they called "Lord."  Once restored, each followed Him with fervor. 
Curious about these two?  Here's a short primer that may facilitate your understanding of the CNN programs.
Fishermen Become "Fishers of Men"
Andrew, a fisherman, introduced his brother Peter to Jesus.  As they spent time together, Jesus eventually challenged the brothers plus James and John (also brothers and fishermen) to leave their trade and become "fishers of men."  Peter, James and John became Jesus' closest friends.  Traveling with him, they saw him teach, feed hungry people, heal the sick, deal with opposition.
Impressed with Jesus, Peter later reflected, "He committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth. When He was reviled, He did not revile back; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but He entrusted Himself to Him who judges righteously (1 Pet. 2: 21-23).
If your roommate says that about you, you must be something special. In fact, Peter (originally called Simon) was convinced Jesus was divine: "You are the Messiah," he affirmed, "the Son of the living God." Jesus commended this affirmation and named him Peter, meaning "Rock." 
Denial to Dedication
Peter promised Jesus on the night before his crucifixion that even if all others left, he would remain faithful.  Yet within hours, Peter had denied several times— twice to two servant girls—that he even knew Jesus.  Guilt-ridden, he wept bitterly.
Sunday morning, hearing Jesus' tomb was empty, Peter ran there and entered it to confirm.  He later saw Jesus alive, realized he was forgiven, and accepted Jesus' mandate to spread his message.  Emboldened by believing he had seen the resurrected Messiah, he pursued this vigorously, at great risk.  Tradition says he WAS eventually crucified in Rome.
Doubt to Dedication
We don't know if Thomas was born skeptical or cultivated the skill.  Jesus' biographers give us some glimpses of his attitudes.  When the disciples questioned the wisdom of returning to Judea amid threats to Jesus' life, Thomas cynically counseled, "Let us go also, that we may die with Him" (John 11:16b).  After Jesus' arrest, the disciples fled.  Only John and several women were brave enough to show up at the cross. 
When the disciples later told Thomas they had seen Jesus alive again after he died, Thomas doubted: "Unless I see the nail prints in His hands, and put my finger in the nail prints, and put my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, Jesus appeared to Thomas, inviting him to touch his wounds.  "My Lord and my God!" Thomas exclaimed.  Tradition says he took Jesus' message to India, where he was martyred.
Resurrection Liars?
Flawed, failed, forgiven, faithful. Peter and Thomas gave their lives—literally—in Jesus' service.  Cowards became heroes because they believed they had seen the resurrected Christ. Their martyrdom—and that of other disciples—argues loudly against the theory that Jesus' disciples invented the resurrection story.  Someone might willingly die for a lie they believed to be true. If these men were lying about the resurrection, they were dying for what they knew was false.  That's highly unlikely.
CNN's series highlights Peter's and Thomas' lives, also examining whether Peter visited Rome and Thomas, India. Though such questions are interesting for church history, neither outcome affects New Testament reliability. These final two CNN episodes can stimulate thinking about these two influential historical figures. 
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