B.E.S.T. Shabbat

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. (1Co 13:4-8) Click here to listen to " Love and Arrogance, or Pride " We have been sharing about love as the essential life key for a successful life, fulfilling our destiny.  Prophecies as great as they are, yet by their nature, time-limited.  If I prophesy something about your future and you come into agreement with that prophecy, it can twist your perspective towards that outcome.  By the nature of prophecy, even true God-inspired prophetic utterances, they invoke a reality shifting perspecti...

Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need . (Heb 4:14-16) Click here to listen to " Yom Kippur and Love - Boldness " Love never fails.  This has been our declaration.  We cannot fail when we operate in love because love never fails. This is more than a platitude of success. No! Love never fails is a key of reality.  Failure is rooted in the fallen and false reality of a world based in fear.  Fear implies scarcity.  I am afraid, fear tells me because “it” may not be there for me.  Whatever I need, I reason from my fear-based perspective, is then conditional on my performance and my self-righteousness. Inside myse...