B.E.S.T. Shabbat

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. (Jas 1:23-24) Click here to listen to " Who am I?- Healing the image in our soul " We have been, over the past few weeks, looking at the inner conversation that frames our world, what the Bible calls faith. Every person lives by the inner conversation of their heart. The conversation of our heart will come from one of 2 sources, summarized by the names of 2 trees in the garden of Eden. One is known by the name: The Knowledge of Good and Evil. The other tree is known by the name: Life! We know from the account recorded in Genesis 3 that Adam and Eve, our ancestors were forbidden from partaking of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. We also know that they were deceived by the serpent in violating that instruction of their loving Father wi...

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...

Note: No Audio recording is available for this blog post For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.  Isaiah 61:7 It is always in God’s plan to bless his creation. To have what He has created and made to be responsive to Him. We are told that man was the pinnacle of God’s creation. Gen 1:26-28. 26 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creepers creeping on the earth. 27 And God created man in His image; in the image of God He created him. He created them male and female. 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it. And have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the heavens, and all ...