A touch of Israel

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I hope you all have a great shabbat

Sue

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You will live and you will multiply, and Hashem your God will bless you in the Land to which you come to posses it. DEUTERONOMY (30:16) וְחָיִיתָ וְרָבִיתָ וּבֵרַכְךָ יְ-הוָה אֱ-לֹהֶיךָ בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה בָא שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ דברים ל:טז ve-kha-yee-TA ve-ra-vee-TA oo-vay-rakh-KHA ah-doe-NIE eh-loe-he-KHA ba-ah-RETZ ah-SHER ah-TA va sha-MA le-reesh-TA

Shabbat Inspiration This week’s Torah portion (Deut. 29:9-31:30) always falls out right before Rosh Hashana and describes the physical return of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel. What is the connection between the Land and the High Holy Days? Rosh Hashana is all about restoring our relationship with God and recognizing His Kingdom over the whole world which can only fully be achieved with the return of the People of Israel to the Land of Israel. Learn more about the significance of Rosh Hashanah in our new eBook, “Hear the Call.” Get Our Inspirational Holiday eBook Here » Small but Outstanding Israel, a small country of outstanding beauty, is filled with so many beautiful landscapes showcased in this video. Watch This Video » Rosh Hashana Chicken Since people are always looking for new chicken recipes and quince is a new fruit, we decided to put them together! The result was really fantastic: a sweet and flavorful chicken with caramelized quince that makes you wonder..." Hmmm... I don’t know exactly what it is, but I like it!" Read More » Rosh Hashana Deals! Shop now for a beautiful selection of gifts and traditional items for the upcoming holidays from the Land of Israel. Get these Amazing Deals » Today's Israel Photo Today's beautiful photo of the Land of Israel was taken by Bar Artzi Photography from the top of Mount Tabor. This mountain, which sits at the eastern end of the Jezreel valley, is mentioned in Scripture as symbol of majesty (see Jeremiah 46:18: "like Tabor among the mountains"). More Israel Photos » Thank You Today's Scenes and Inspiration is sponsored by Alyssa Person of St. Louis, Missouri. Sponsor a Day » "I Have Learned Very Much" It’s great to hear from so many of you - stay in touch and let us know where in the world you are enjoying Israel365! Stay in Touch » I always enjoy reading and exploring Israel365.  I have learned very much. I also love the photographs. I hope to someday visit the Promised Land.  Thank you for your reply and God bless! Chris Enjoy so much. Keeping in touch from Fredericksburg, VA. Thank you. Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Tuly Weisz RabbiTuly@Israel365.com

Learning to Overcome

An article which really is a blessing to read.  I found it inightful and really a great way to promote the blessings of understanding Gods word in every day life.

I use their booklets and their magazines and their Bible Study course - which has been a really valuable tool for my walk with the Messiah.  I would definitely recommend the Bible Study.

Their booklets are free and whatever you need you can ask for help from their editors and I am sure like me you will find their tools a boon to your walking with the Lord and discovering the research and Spiritual guidance a blessing to you life.

Here is the article I have been reading to day. Mental Health 

Love One Another As I have Loved You

Greater love has no man than that which Christ did for us.  Giving His life for us to be saved and reconciled back to the Father.

Sharing one another's burdens, and really learning to live in harmony and peace that is the Message that Christ bought to us from His heavenly father.

When you consider all the teaching and guidelines that God gave to Moses and the Prophets and all the teachings of Yeshua/Jesus you can see very clearly that we are called to live in peace with our neighbour's.

Why is it then that there is so much back biting and spiteful gossip and malice scandal that goes on in the so called Body of Christ, what kind of impression do we give with all this going on.

Recently I have been going to lovely Friday evening Praise and Worship in Marbella and the people I have been meeting there are all looking for the same answers, where and when will people really start to behave like the early disciples and really love their brother and sisters without constant backstabbing and denouncing of each other.

When will people realise that when the Holy Spirit moves in a persons life it does really transform them from within, their old lives are washed away by the Blood of the Lamb and they are then able to live again as a New Creation in Christ the Redeemer. 

Do people think that the Word of God is Soft - Do they consider Gods Word as to no effect - look at what happened in the Scriptures to people when they came up against God in the Past.

Why is it today we see so much criticism in the groups that meet to fellowship - when we look at what the Scripture says about immoral and disharmonious behaviour the people where cast out in order for them to learn what it takes to really be part of the Body of Christ.

Today in the so called social gospel in the churches it practically allows anything in - yet when we read the letters of Paul and Peter and the other disciples we see a completely different picture.

Perhaps, we need to revisit the scriptures for ourselves and really consider what it means when Jesus/Yeshua said that we should love our brother and sisters ad He Has and Is loving us.  Why do we constantly grieve the Holy Spirit by not obeying what Yeshua/Jesus teaches us through the pages of the Word.

Looking at the Fruits of the Spirit - Love, Joy, Peace, Self Control.  Where is that seen in reality.  More often than not there is some backroom bickering going on about this or that.  About who is in charge of this or that, whether this or that can be shown and learned.

Surely, we who come together for the Praise and Worship and fellowship with fellow believers we should be living according to what the Scriptures says.

They had all things in common, they lifted each other up, they shared each others burdens, they prayed for the sick, they rose the dead in His Name - Whose Name are we behaving like when we bitch and argue, and back stab.

Is it not time we should consider how we really treat our fellows.  How do you think it looks when people walk in looking for solace only to walk in on an atmosphere that could be cut through with a knife of bad feelings, jealousy and anger, bitterness and resentment.

Come on fellow heirs to the Kingdom it is time to really show the TRUE FACE OF THE MESSIAH. WE who are called to serve the King in His way have a duty to instruct and admonish those who are not living to the Standards of God - yet we too must also be living the life that God has placed before us.

When we meet a man in the street and we do not listen to his voice - how can you call yourself a follower of the King - He had time for every one, he showed compassion to every one, He cared for every one.  Why dont we.

Are you afraid that someone is going to attack you - you might be attacked but rather than live in Fear why no live in the presence of the Almighty and TRUST God to show you how to speak to that person who has asked you for a moment of your time. Jesus would stop for you - yet you will not stop for him.

FILMS THAT TOUCH THE SOUL

These films have made it possible for me to meet the Father of creation.  For when you do not have any training in the home regarding God and do not have any encouragement, these have been valuable tools to reach people.  I thank God for the producers and actors who made these possible.

We all need something to have our minds touched.  Before I knew Yeshua/Jesus as my own personal saviour I had watched Jesus of Nazareth a few times and found it moved me really deeply.

I would recommend you watch some of these movies and really have some idea of what the life and times were like and the people who were touched by Gods Almighty hand and were transformed into the people they became to share the Gospel and Good News that when we follow the Path of Yeshua/Jesus back to God we shall discover we do have a peace and harmony which is lacking in today's society.

I found them really useful tools. 


Jesus Of Nazareth : The Complete Miniseries (DVD)

The Miracle Maker [DVD}

The Bible [DVD] [1966]


The Ten Commandments [DVD] [1956]







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Holy Cow, does God care what we eat

Holy Cow! Does God Care about What We Eat?

I have discovered while reading the scriptures just how much God does care about what eat and how we take care of ourselves and each other. The more I learn the more I realise that we are very much doing harm to ourselves by not taking notice of what He says in His precious Word. His Word never changes nor does it ever go out of fashion. Gods Word is the Rule in the Universe. Without His Word we would not even be here, I have said this before. Yet is seems that although we think we are wise in our own arrogance we are utterly foolish to consider we are better than our creator.

He made everything for a purpose and each and every animal and creature on this planet has a job to do.

We look at the insects and shell fish in the sea – can you imagine what our planet would be like if they were not doing their job of cleaning up after us Humans beings. We consider ourselves higher – yet in their servitude to this planet and their never ending loyalty to their own kind is incredible.

We fill this planet with waste and along comes a worm, ant, and beetles to do their stuff do we give them credit for their service to us – we barely acknowledge that this is their role on the planet – even the snake has his role too – they kill the populations of rats, mice and other vermin when their populations grow – without each being doing its job – it does not bear thinking about what this planet could look like – imagine the dead bodies which are in the graves if the worms and the beetles did not do their destroying and mastigating their way through our human waste.

We need to look more carefully as how we manage our waste products. Some of the items we in our present day using plastics and petroleum based products are causing harm which cannot be so easily remedied – it takes longer to get rid of. We throw our waste into pits, burn it and bury it – yet all the while God in His wisdom has given jobs to each little bug on the planet to do . We have been very well blessed with this amazing planet.

When we look at the birds we can see that there are those who are also chosen by God to be the clean up brigade of the countryside – making sure that the populations of small creatures does not get out of hand. The birds of prey that we are not to eat – is definitely for our benefit.

The idea of eating the contents of your vaccum cleaner I am sure would not appeal to you. Nor would the drinking of the waters we pollute each day – if the water was not cleansed by the fish in the sea – we would not be able drink the water we have today. Yes I know you will say we have water treatment plants, yes, however even they are limited in their ability to kill everything that is harmful to man. There are insects that eat other insects which could cause us trouble. There are things in the water microbes that have jobs to do to. Each creature God has created has been for a purpose.

We human beings need to take more notice of what is happening around us. There are many signs in earth and in the heavens that things are coming to a head. God is definitely not going to be slow to come and sort us out. For His Word never changes. He has a set time and place where He will gather the nations and a set time to test each persons heart and mind as to where they stand in respect of God and His teachings.

WHERE WILL YOU BE

ON THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT

IN THE PIT OF FIRE OR IN GRACE

WILL YOU BE OUTSIDE THE CAMP KNASHING YOUR TEETH AND SCREAMING HIDE US FROM HIM WHO IS COMING ON THE CLOUDS READY TO JUDGE THE WORLD.

It is true that there is a time and place for each man to be given the opportunity to receive the Word of God for Himself, there is a time in every person’s life when God is standing at the door and waiting to be asked in – will you ask him into your life – would you be ready for the King to come and reign in your heart and mind and be transformed ready to live according to His Ways and His Laws, and His Love. Standing at the cross looking up at our saviour and asking "did it hurt" can you imagine your hands hammered with nails, can you imagine what it must have felt like having a sword thrust into your side, can imagine what it was like to be treated like garbage spat upon, kicked and bruised for our sins, our iniquities, our behaviour – our lack of love, His Love is greatest – He gave it willingly for us to be given the opportunity to be restored to Himself.

Will you be one standing at the fire side not knowing whether you will be thrown in or not – because although you may have thought you were a good person – Yeshua Himself said that there is None Good except God – therefore we need to rethink about how we are behaving.

Consider everything we have done to one another and repent and be restored back to God.

REPENTANCE, SALVATION, RECONCILLIATION.

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Understanding God’s incredible creations

The Sixth Extinction: Biodiversity and Its Survival

Even though you may not agree with this book you will find it it astonishing in its research and study of the bio diversity of our incredible planet. God made an incredible place for us to live and we as human beings have systematically been destroying it ever since we set foot on the place, instead of nurturing it and making a really great place to be we have slowly killed off a wide range of creatures which were put here for us to take care of.

It is a real eye opener, I know it may not be totally up to date, yet it has some merit as a book that could be helping you to understand the need for us to take on the role as a Caretakers not murderers of other creatures In Genesis, Human beings were given the commandment to take care and maintain the planet in good order. Yet we have not done that, many parts of the planet are destroyed by so much greed, also there are many plagues on the earth which God said He would bring about because we have failed to obey His Commandments and His Ordinances.

Surely, we as Human beings owe to our selves to start to make sure we put things back in the correct order. God first then ourselves and family and neighbours. People to day are so quick to judge their fellow man, yet the Word of God judges us much more. By God;’s standards we do not deserve to live – yet because He saw fit to send us His precious Son Yeshua to become our mediator between God and Man and our Saviour and reconcile us back to the Father. We should take steps in our own lives to see that we are living in accordance to His Guidelines. These you will find to be really reassuring and you can trust God’s Word to bring about Hope and Peace into this incredible place we call home.

We need to be restored and transformed into His likeness and get to understand life as He ordained it to be. Not fighting over every scrap of land, oil, money, life itself. We need to recognise that we are all equal under God – He created us all. He created the animals too for our benefit, for eating and pleasure. Not all animals are to be eaten – those that God said would be good for us. He gave us good reasons why he said the others where not to be eaten – they are the cleaners of the planet both in the sea and of the air and land.


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TORAH REDISCOVERED

Cleansing the Bottle - Your Inner Man/Woman

When we come to the Lord and call upon His name to be saved and surrender our lives to Him – Then the process of cleansing begins.

Opening our hearts and minds, reading the Word of God and discovering what it means to follow Yeshua/Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of the Living God.

As we progress in learning about the Kingdom of God and learning Gods teaching, Torah we always find that in contrast with the Commandments and Gods Statutes and decrees we are a long way from them.

Yeshua/Jesus calls us to become purified and sanctified, spotless from the things of this world. It is not always easy to let go of the way of life we have lived, or even have our minds seared by the Word of God.

Learning the complete and open meaning of the Commandments and His statutes, decrees then starts the process of deep cleansing – asking God to search out our darkest secrets – which he knows are in our hearts and minds.

Old wine skins cannot hold new wine. Therefore the Old must be made new.

The teachings we have received regarding replacement theology and the doing away with the Laws of God – you will find if you are truly touched by the Holy Spirit it will lead you back to them, because we see that Yeshua/Jesus and the disciples all lived according to them, including all the Holy Shabbats, Feast days, Harvesting celebrations, the Passover, Feast of Weeks, Feast of Tabernacles, Day of Atonement. When you really start to study the scriptures you will indeed discover a way of life planned out by God for all mankind.

Looking at the scriptures and seeing that we are called to put away malice, lying, cheating, adultery, fornication, sorcery, witchcraft, rebellion, abusive language and behaviour, back stabbing, gossiping, false witness, oppressive behaviour, pride. We see all these pointers are throughout the Word of God – we need to check that these sins are all handed over to the Father so that we may be made whole and cleansed – for we have all sinned – whether to lesser or greater degree. The only way to be sure is to confess, repent and be thoroughly aware of these sins in your own mind and heart being honest before God – for we were unable to be anything else before we came to the Lord.

The Spirit of Discipline, the teacher and revealer of all truths starts opening you up and giving you the opportunity to be born again – and entering into a new life. A lifestyle under God – entering into Gods Kingdom with His Rules and Regulations. The problem is that we have been so used to doing "our own thing" living just how we want, eating just whatever we want – totally living in ignorance that God’s lifestyle offers us a life of Peace, Hope and health. Wisdom comes from the fear of the God and His ways.

Being in a place of awe and wonderment at how much God loves us and wants us to be made perfect and whole and transformed into His likeness. This starts to happen when we take seriously the need to be transformed in our lifestyles, it is not a religious experience it is a life changing adventure to come back to the Father to realise that God has so much to give to us and bless us if we
are prepared to be demolished and rebuilt, emptying out the old in order to receive the new wine every morning.

Trusting God to delivery you from your past lives, demons and addictions – to be cleansed of immoral and abusive behaviour – it is a way of life – changing from within to be seen to be changed on the outside – Only God can really make the changes – He wants us to acknowledge and really turn to him. This is not "churchianity or any religion" but a way of life.

To live Gods life as ordained it for all mankind. Recognizing the difference is vital if you want to progress and aim for the Goal that God has set before us – TO BE TRANSFORMED by the RENEWING OF THE MIND.

Having our Hearts of stone replaced with a heart of Flesh – filled with compassion and love, joy and gratefulness and above all obedient to God’s Word – For His word never changes nor does it fade away.

Surely, that is what all men are seeking – peace to live with one another in Peace and Harmony.

It does not matter where you have come from, what you have been taught – because to become a new creation under God – it is in forgetting all former ways – you cannot bring anything of your old teachings into the Kingdom because they do not fit in – Only Gods Torah, Teachings, Rules and Regulations are going to be the acceptable way to live God’s Lifestyle.





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Immoral and Perverse Generation

We do not consider it to be a "SIN" to live with someone as husband and wife – without entering into a marriage contract – yet God calls this immoral behaviour – because when he created man and woman – they were to become one flesh – united together – never to be separated.

By living together , exchanging partners – wife swapping as they did and probably still do today since the late 60’s, and "free love" as with the hippy movement and flower power movement – of the 70’s exchanging one partner after another without considering the consequences. We who are alive today are products of such a time as this. Promiscuity, abortions, unwanted children, single parenthood – diverse sexually transmitted diseases – these have all been brought about by the attitude and morals of the "baby Boomer generation" creating a playground of hell for the next generation. The drug abusive behaviour of today – the lack of morals and ineptitude of people who are unable to maintain relationships, marriages, even jobs – people today do not have the moral fibre necessary to offer good cohesive moral standards of education – because when we look at our own behaviour over the years since we were teenagers we have had lax morals – you copy your adults around you.

I saw much of this when I was growing up in the Sixties and Seventies. I even went onto become a statistic myself as a single mum. How can people learn to get values if their so called models are not giving the right education.

Today in schools – sex education is taught – yet morals set by God are ignored and even jeered at, mockers and scoffers who do little to help young people prepare for life ahead in a really mixed up and perverse world.

The people have forgotten the rules of respect and decency, it is ok for someone to sleep around – yet when there is a disease that is being transmitted due to such activity it is suddenly seen as something horrible and needs to be eradicated – you cannot change people’s behaviour by locking doors. You need to educate people at the core of their being.

People need to learn again the Sanctity of their bodies, their worth to themselves. Learn to respect themselves, and then they will respect others. When we respect God and His teachings and learn to follow His example we can see that by our own behaviour we have a long way to go.

We need to confess our faults as teachers of the young – we need to bring about a new understanding about what is right and wrong – the way of the World is destruction – Yet God has a way of life that is both fulfilling and rewarding.

When we look at what God says it is not how God intended us to behave – He calls us to be sanctified and Holy. Making our commitments to one another to last our lifetimes. Yet – we have bed-hopped, pill popped, smoked our way through life without ever giving a second thought to the consequence of our lives. We have been brought up in a time where it has deemed acceptable behaviour to go live with boyfriends/girlfriends, to be involved in perverse behaviour – homosexual acts, even exchanging with animals. (we can see that this is totally forbidden in the scriptures) It separates us from God – with behaviour like this we will not get into the Kingdom of God for such behaviour is not tolerated in the Kingdom of God – you only have to look at what the Bible says on such matters.

When we look at God’s way of life in His Commandments and Teachings we can see we have much to learn. We see that by coveting/lusting after our neighbours husbands/wives/girlfriends/boyfriends we are actually causing harm and pain to others.

Breaking up marriages with adulterous behaviour – that is what it is when we go to seek another partner outside our marriages – yet today’s society does not consider it to be a "Sin" – however there are more breakdowns in marriage from "non-reconcilable attitudes" within a marriage. It makes me think that before we embark on this amazing journey with someone else we should ask ourselves if we are really ready for such a commitment – if we are not compatible – that is we do not have anything truly in common even though we may consider that it is not going to be a stumbling block at first – we do in time find that there are issues we first considered but dismissed because we were so keen and infatuated with the idea of getting married to the person that we would take the risk – only to discover later that it was not really what we wanted – perhaps we try to change the person to fit into our own idea and conceptions – in which case it is not equal nor is it a oneness that you are looking for. For my own experience it has happened in such a way – believing that the differences would not matter – only to find that they really do matter for both sides and even on the eve of my first marriage my then husband did not want to go through with it, although we were persuaded that it was what we should do – relationships built on unsure ground can only end up in disaster.

Sadly, this is happening to a great deal to people. Better to step back and really consider the consequences of what would happen if the marriage was not a joining together made by God. We cannot and should not marry outside God as the marriages are not going to hold together well – some people are successful – sometimes because they become resigned to the situation – others stay together for the sake of the children – yet are really unhappy in their lives.

My experience has taught me that from now on IF AND WHEN GOD SHOULD CHOOSE A PARTNER FOR ME AND WHEN AND IF THAT TIME COMES THEN IT WILL BE CLEAR TO BOTH PARTIES. God does know exactly what He wants from a relationship between two people – bringing them together into one being (unit) for the benefit of all around not just for the two in question. His aim is to increase the understanding of being at one with each other and with God. For when we are being led by God to do something then God has the last word. I remember well before I got married the first time that I was being warned off clearly by the Word of God not to be unevenly yoked with an unbeliever – there is always trouble. There was. So when you consider getting married please be sure that your are absolutely convinced that this person is whom you are going to fit jointly together and have a feeling of oneness together – for without that then there is going to be a disaster waiting round the corner. Being unevenly yoked happens a lot and no wonder the divorce courts are flowing with divorces. Better to be sure and obedient to God and secure in the knowledge that When God does the Joining together then there is a complete assurance that no matter what you go through with God’s help and guidance you will come through the storms of life.

Knowing that God hates divorce – even though it was given as a "get" by Moses – God makes it very clear that it is the hardness of our hearts and our unwillingness to embrace the truth of how we treat each other – each believing that they are misunderstood, unloved, unfulfilled – yet instead of running out the door perhaps people should really take a good look at themselves and see what they are doing to each other – listen to how you speak to one another, think about one another, how your attitude is towards your overall marriage and most of all consider the consequences for your children’s sake.

Very often people just want to escape a boring lifestyle which they themselves have created – yet with patience and love and kindness and prayfulness bringing the issues before the Lord could in fact make their relationship blossom and grow. Hard times are for polishing us to helps us to grow strong and learn to share our burdens with each other and pray together and really bring our worries to God our burdens to His table and ask for forgiveness and help from the source of all life, love and light.

Learning to forgive is really not easy sometimes, but we are called to forgive and pray for our enemies – for if we are at enmity with our partners how can we say we love others.

Firstly we must look to ourselves and see what we can do – if we are sincere in our hearts we need to remember that we are two made one, learning to live together in love and harmony – bringing everything to God in prayer is the only true way of a successful marriage. Yes, there are times when things can be difficult but when you face them together then the house will not fall. A house divided will always fall. So before you make the step towards marrying anyone have a good look at what you are both coming into. Marriage under God is Sanctified and Holy and not to be entered into lightly. To defile our marriages is a sin against each other and God. The only people who are truly going to get hurt is ourselves. When we consider that no matter how many times we seek to find the "perfect partner" we are to look at ourselves and ask ourselves are we "perfect". There must be a oneness in mind, and understanding that the path ahead is a path to walked by one unit joined together under God. A relationship built on Trust, Hope and Love, and Obedience to God first.

To value our relationships with God and each other is paramount. Learning to live together in Harmony of the Spirit to follow Gods teaching on how to live the life more abundantly is our goal. To receive blessings from God is to Walk in His statutes and His decrees for we can see in Deuteronomy that there is much to be gained by Obeying Gods voice and Hearing His teachings and His way of doing things.

We have tried it our own way and failed dismally – we can see that clearly in society today.

We have been given a wonderful gift with the Messiah to lead us to redemption and reconciliation and Life more abundantly in Him. So why not have a good look at the lives you are living and match it up with the Way of Life that God is offering and really consider your own faults and bring them before the King of Kings and really ask for forgiveness for your own mistakes in your life. We are all striving for the same thing to be transformed into his likeness and to live and love the Way the Yeshua lives and loves. His sacrifice is not in vain, His resurrection brings us hope and joy and great harmony with the Creator God.

Take a good look at the commandments and see if you too can discover a way to live a more harmonious lifestyle for you and your family. I have studied and discovered that by following God’s teaching it does indeed bring its own rewards.

The word Judges us – we do not judge each other but when you read the scripture and learn to follow you see for yourself the Word is there clearly to show you a new light on your own behaviour.

We see from socieites history especially from the 60's where there is open rebellion to moral standards - rebellion is as witchcraft and is an abomination to God.
Hence the Call to Repentence - having our hearts and mind seared by the Word of the Lord.  Gods Word is powerful and does change peoples lives.
 


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Prosperity With God

 Deuteronomy 28 verses 1 – 14
 1. “If you will listen closely to what Adonai your God says, observing and obeying all his mitzvot (teachings) which I am giving you today – Adonai your God will raise you high above all the nations on earth

2. And all the following Blessings will be yours in abundance – if you will do what Adonai your God says.

3 A blessing on you in the city, and a blessing on you in the countryside.

4 A blessing on the fruit of your body, the fruit of your land and fruit of your livestock – the young of your cattle and flocks.

5 A blessing on your grain-basket and kneading-bowl

6 A blessing on you when you go out, and a blessing on you when you come in

7 Adonai will cause your enemies attacking you to be defeated before you, they will advance on you one way and flee before you seven ways.

8 Adonai will order a blessing to be with you in your barns and in everything you undertake; he will bless you in the land Adonai your God is giving you.

9 Adonai will establish you as a people separated out for himself, as he has sworn to you – if you will observe the mitzvot (teachings) of Adonai you God and follow his ways.

10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that Adonai’s name, his presence, is with you; so that they will be afraid of you.

11 Adonai will give you great abundance of good things – of the fruit of your body, the fruit of your livestock and the fruit of your land in the land Adonai swore to your ancestors to give you.

12 Adonai will open for you his good treasure, the sky, to give your land its rain in the right seasons and to bless everything you undertake. You will lend to many nations and not borrow;

13 Adonai will make you the head and not the tail; and you will be only above, never below – if you will listen to , observe and obey the mitzvot (teachings) of Adonai you God

14 And not turn away from any of the words I am ordering you today, neither to the right nor to the left, to follow after other gods and serve them.

On opening up Deut 28 and learning to apply the principles of faith regarding Gods teaching we can see that we shall prosper – remember Yeshua/Jesus said that we would have lives more abundantly if we choose to follow in His Footsteps – He kept His father’s teachings – for He is the Word made flesh dwelling amongst us to show us the way to abundantly life. The teachings of keeping Gods Commandments is the essential ingredient to receive abundant life. When we look at the 10 Commandments carefully we can see that they are of benefit to all mankind.

Putting God first in your life, recognising his majesty and power as God creator and Father of all – even the fishes of the sea are his creation – every living breathing animal, insect, bug, flower, tree, bird, in fact everything that breathes is His creation – He ordained it – spoke the word and it was brought into being – He saw the glory of His creation and sat back and rested on the first Shabbat day and marvelled at His Own Handiwork – surely as His creation we too should take the Shabbat (Friday night 7.30 to Saturday night 7.30) and enjoy the joys of His creation and praise Him for His incredible gift of life. In taking the time to rest on the Shabbat and recognising Gods great handiwork even in each other and setting time aside to spend with you family to enjoy a day of celebration of Gods great gift is worth more than gold or silver – time is a precious commodity – we tend to spend it running around “doing stuff” to fill in the “time” yet God saw fit to “take the Time” to create and develop this great planet we call home. In the same way He is taking His time that none should be lost that all men will bend the knee to Him and all shall follow after His teachings and learn from Him to live the lives that God ordained us to life in the first place – in harmony and peace with each other and in union with God himself. For that is the purpose that God sent his precious son Yeshua/Jesus that we may be reconciled back to the Father.

For when people are seeking their own way all the time, demanding to be rich with money rather than rich in love and peace there can only be strife. Seeking first the Kingdom of God is more important than seeking how to make more money than the next guy – after all Everything is in God’s hands – whether you prosper or not is in His hands too.

By our willingness to submit our lives to God and have His direction in our lives is more important than struggling to find our own way. I have discovered this to my cost many times, running against Gods timing in things and ending up worst off than if I would take the time to come before Him and ask His advice and His will for my lfie. Chasing after dreams to become rich and famous is not for me. My aim in life is to obey Gods calling on my life – to Obey His commands and live a life of complete surrender to His will. For His grace and mercy are amazingly abundant and His ways are full or peace and grace. He is able to provide all the things necessary for life as we surrender to him. No weapon that is formed can prosper because God himself will cut it down – He has done that many times in my life. He has rescued me from my pit of despair and pain and suffering and has led me back to Himself – where there is comfort and peace and love and grace. I enjoy the life I have for I know that My Father in Heaven is able to take care of all my needs.

For in Obedience Christ the Messiah came, in obedience He died, In obedience and majesty He has been placed at the right hand of the Father a place of highest honour – in His place as the King of all, High Priest – He has entered the veil for us, through His precious blood – we have the way back to the Father . He has the power to heal and the power to save lives. Also he has the power to take life – He and He alone knows the time of each man/woman and child – their time is in His Hands.

So although you may not agree with what I say. This does not mean that the God of Creation is not there. For in my own life I have proved on many occasions that He has the power to change people’s lives.

Should you wish to contact me to pray or even discuss what I write feel free to leave you name and email and I shall get back to you.


Better Understanding.

There are many ways we could help our homes and families to prosper by achieving a Godly Marriage and keeping our relationships sacred as God had intended not seeking to find other partners when it was appearing that things were not going so well – Divorce was not meant to be but man and woman their hearts are hard and never seem to learn that there is a way that is better for when you enter into union with a fellow human being when it is a God Given ordained relationship and everything is in His hands then the marriage would flow with grace and peace to each other recognising that each has an important role to play in Gods plan and in their own lives. We are so quick to jump from one relationship to another – but we are not so willing to stand by and learn from our mistakes and completely come before the Father to bring the difficulties to Him. Here is a booklet that could help you reach a better understanding of your marriage and its intentions.


For a better understanding of how to achieve a more fruitful life living Gods way I would highly recommend this book to help you and your family to reach the goals of fulfilment in your own lives. I personally use the Word of God as my guide to life however sometimes people like to read other peoples works to achieve more understanding so here with some really great teaching. I have heard this man preach and am happy to share his work Breaking the Jewish Code: Twelve Secrets That Will Transform Your Life, Family, Health, and Finances

Words of Comfort

Jesus Christ offers these comforting words to those who are troubled: “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30).  Those who accept Christ’s invitation, and who make the necessary changes in their lives to take on Christ’s “easy yoke,” will discover for themselves that the true Christian life equips them to handle the frustration and stress that plague our world today. As the Apostle Paul told the Christians in Philippi, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7).

Rise and Fall of Humanity

From the beginning in the Garden of Eden all mankind was treated equally - God creator took care of all their needs, providing food and shelter - yet when mankind was led astray to question Gods provision in the from of betrayal  we see that they are no longer cared for and are in fact thrown out of Gods presence and provision.

We see a clear change from within the history of mankind - from the hunter-gathers - to the despotic of a self serving behaviour of the very early settlements of man.

While mankind worked together searching together to gather food and shelter equally there was no war amongst the tribes of man.

However when mankind were cast out as we see in the story of Adam and Eve - representative of Humankind.  The destruction that shortly follows with the death of Abel at the hands of Cain and then the consequential expulsion of Cain from the family to go and find his own way - having been told that he would suffer greatly for what he had done to his brother Able.  We see that in the history of Cain how he went to the land of Nod and established himself a city and began to rule his people.- as he had joined another tribe of man and married and had a family with them - we can now see the beginnings of despotic demanding leadership - a self serving power hunger regime developing.  Here we find the beginnings of Nimrod and his worshipping of his mother - as the queen of heaven - we see the beginnings of the mother and child - as Nimrod had a child with his own mother and it was venerated as holy - we see the beginnings of a false religion developing which eventually would encompass the world.

We see also the beginnings of a state run government where its officials are paid from the produce that people had been forced to bring to the chief - We know that we are to bring our tithes and offerings to God the father - however God does not bully us into doing it - we have a freewill to make the giving to him - however he does ask us to give to Him so that all may be cared for.  However the despotic regimes that developed were not that gracious - if the people did not bring their offerings to the chiefs their lives were forfeit - sometimes by mass murders - we can see this is happening even in our times - with the disappearances of the people from the various nations, people who challenge their governments with their ideas of unity and peace, or even offer a different opinion on matters regarding human rights.  Even the UK is not innocent in these matters - we recently in our history heard of a government officials who allegedly committed suicide - this is sometimes a cover for their murder.  We need ask ourselves are we also guilty of misrepresenting our King to the peoples.  God is our King and as our King Creator we should bring honour to his name not discord, nor disgrace by using his name in vain - for we will reap the rewards of our disobedience of Gods ways.

When we look to God for answers he is always there - whether you believe in or not it does not change the fact that He is in overall control of each and everyone's destiny - we may think we have the control but we do not.

We can look back in history - where are the nations that were powerful in ancient times - with their worshipping of the bull and other lesser deities - offering human sacrifices to their gods - God of heaven never demanded this - in fact it is abhorrent to him.   They are at the bottom of the sea or hidden under masses of jungle and rocks.

We are not immune to Gods wrath - just because we say we believe - there is so much more to it than we first realise - having a faith in God and trusting him to take care of you really does take a leap of faith.  I myself over the years have experienced this and have faced many difficult situations and decision - if we make the wrong choice - which we all do from time to time - we suffer the consequences of our actions - repent at leisure - however when we seek Gods counsel we find that the way is much clearer and the path is straight.

Mankind has chosen to walk a crooked path of unbelief and even down to anti- God.  We need to see whom do we serve.

Following the path of the world will lead to destruction - to come out of the worlds way of thinking is challenging - seeking to find the Kingdom of God is a path worth treading for in it you will find Peace and Unity in God himself.  He is able to hide you in his wings and cover you with his love and forever no matter what weapons are forged against you He will protect you - we cannot protect ourselves from God as His Will shall be done, even if we run and hide in the mountains away from him He will find you.

For Christ came into the World to reconcile us back to God in the hope of having a Godly nation who would be filled with the Holy Spirit to speak truth to their neighbours - not speaking evil or discussing their problems like gossips.  Helping one another to share one anothers burdens and loving one another - no matter what race, creed you follow - Jesus is the way to Salvation only - He is the Way back to the Father - only He can reconcile us back to God in order for us to have the Life God ordained for mankind in the first place.

Looking back through history - how many times there has been prophets and speakers for God who have challenged the way people think about how to serve the Living God.  How do we really make sure we can be certain of a continuing of our race - it is only by opening our hearts and minds to the Living God and accepting the sacrifice of his son Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ).  For without Him there is no redemption there is no future for mankind as God has made it very clear that the days will be made shorter and the times will be filled with horrors and their will be breakdown in societies - is that not what is happening today.  The Modern way of life is contrary to Gods way - the selfish desires, money grabbing, sacrificing our families on the alter of Mammon in order to get rich - struggling to keep a roof over our heads, struggling even to pay our way - surely there is a better way.

Christ came to save us from ourselves - God wants us to be reconciled back to himself so that he once again can be the father to all.


When the Messiah comes - there is going to a massive change in the governments and people hearts and minds.  There are going to be Gods laws and His precepts and His teachings that will brought to bear on all nations.  So now is a good time to discover how best we can change our own lives and start to live according to His statutes and His precepts.

Learning to live Gods way is the only way we are going survive. 

Hannahs Miracle

 

Today, I have been studying the book of Samuel and reading about Hannah s miracle.
When I started to read it I really did not have any full understanding of the story, we hear it but we do not always hear the words properly.

From the very beginning you see this woman who is in deep drepression crying out to God to help her in her misery - she is a barren woman who longs to have a baby by her husband as she is being taunted by the husbands second wife whom has had several children by her husband.  In her loneliness and misery the is so depressed that she asks God for His help in giving her a son so that when the child is weaned she is able to give him to God for Service to God.  This amazing woman was asking for something in her life that she longed for yet she was ready to hand it over to God as a loan so that Samuel would grow up to be the Man of God he was to become. Book of Samuel Chapter 1 verses 4-28  While I was reading I get the feeling that this woman is very much like you and me, we are Gods children and he want us to have good things, however we do not always show him the respect He deserves neither do we ask him from the bottom of our hearts in all sincerity when we call upon his name.

However, from my own experience I know that when I call on Adonai to speak to him from the bottom of my heart I know He hears me.  I know that He answers me, the result is the life changing events that surround the asking.

When reading Hannah s story and becoming aware of her dedication to God and to her husband and family it is incredible to see that even after she had dedicated Samuel to God - God went on to bless Hannah with more sons and daughters therefore lifting the stigma of being barren.  We can see that God has his purpose in this matter and we can see that as God reveals His plans to us we can see clearly the path ahead.

In being blessed with the Gift from God in Samuel the whole of Israel was blessed as he became one of the greatest Judges before God that Israel had.

For me reading the Scriptures on a Shabbath day and asking God to teach me from them and open my eyes that I may learn the truth behind the words I start to get a better picture of this awesome God we have as our creator.

For me this is a great story of hope and joy and that there is light at the end of the dark tunnel.  We all go through them at sometime in our lives.  Yet knowing we can really call on the God creator and Yeshua his precious Son for healing and restoration, salvation.  God certainly knows how to comfort His children.

We are all children of the Living God, yet some choose not to acknowledge it and choose to live according to their own ideas and fancies.  For me knowing that there is a God Creator who is in control of the Universe gives me a great sense of peace and tranquillity in the mind and soul and body.

Why not see for your self how Great God can be in your life.

Keys to the Kingdom - Deuteronomy 5

 On reading the chapter and considering the contents, I decided to share it with you.  I consider these to be the keys to the kingdom because they give us a good sound base to build our lives.  Keeping them would bring peace and harmony.

This is from the Complete Jewish Bible-OE  

1 Then Moshe called to all Isra'el and said to them, "Listen, Isra'el, to the laws and rulings which I am announcing in your hearing today, so that you will learn them and take care to obey them. 2 ADONAI our God made a covenant with us at Horev. 3 ADONAI did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us -with us, who are all of us here alive today. 4 ADONAI spoke with you face to face from the fire on the mountain. 5 At that time I stood between ADONAI and you in order to tell you what ADONAI was saying; because, on account of the fire, you were afraid and wouldn't go up onto the mountain. 

He said, 
 
 1. (6) "'I am ADONAI your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you lived as slaves. * 1.


1. * Slaves to drink, abusive behaviour patterns, smoking, drugs, fashion, one up man-ship.  Even emotional and mental torment you are a slave to depression - I could go on but when you consider them in the light of God saying that He has brought the captive out of Egypt we too have had our own form of Egypt in our own lives in one way or another.  

So to give thanks to God and recognise that only He can truly bring us out of our slavery - what ever it may be - He is the only power in the universe that can do it.  Going to Psychiatrists can only give you partial relief, coming to God for His releasing balm is far more effective - I know from experience that this is the case.


 
2. (7)"'You are to have no other gods before me. 8 You are not to make for yourselves a carved image or any kind of representation of anything in heaven above, on the earth beneath or in the water below the shoreline - 9 you are not to bow down to them or serve them; for I, ADONAI your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sins of the parents, also the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but displaying grace to the thousandth generation of those who love me and obey my mitzvot.  *2

2. * Consider what you give your valuable time to, whether it be shopping, eating, popstar worship, idolising a fellow human being - hero worship - 

You can see evidence of this kind of carved imagery in and around "churches", statues in parks, totem poles, even the mascots of games  are a form of idolatry, even the humble "christmas tree" which is a pagan symbol and is spoken about in Jeremiah 10 very clearly describes a "christmas tree" decked out in gold and silver - has its roots in buckets and not in the ground - needs to be carried about.  Each time you put a present under the tree you are bowing down to it.  Each time you get excited about dressing the tree you are showing it reverence as is it were something special - a few years ago I finally came to realise after reading Jeremiah and really considering what it said and what Gods commandments said it was very clear that I did not wish to be partaker of its ritual any more.  I used to love doing up my tree and enjoyed all the celebrations with it, however when I really started to study the scriptures and realised that it has no - and I mean no bearing on what happened to Gods Word - except God making it clear that it is a pagan worship - how can we seriously believe that we are being obedient to God if we insist on continuing this "tradition" believing that it is ok,  Including the so called celebration of christs Birth - there is nothing in the scriptures to say he was born in December - in fact the "church" fathers decided to start the tradition in the hope of winning the souls of pagans who celebrate solstice and the rebirth of year by celebrating the green man - who is supposed to be the god of the earth - to bring forth fertility, and prosperity, and good harvests.

For some strange reason the so called church fathers thought that they were winning souls, in fact they have made the whole experience of Christ's birth a mockery - to cap it all not only does it make a mockery of the coming of the messiah it also has lost all the so called meaning at all because the whole season is dedicated to making money - Mammon is in control at this time of the year along with Bacchus the gods of the earth who bring about revelry and violence.  Each year the police are called out on numerous occasions to violent eruptions in homes during the so called festive season - .   Usually ending up with families destroyed through the so called festivities - Debt is mounted upon the people because they are pursuing the best gift and trying to out do one another on their festive scenes and lights.  To me it is madness and a complete lack of understanding - this is total brainwashing - and to encourage children to believe in a Santa Claus - well lets see - Santa = Satan
Claus - Hands - Claws - grabbing - can you see what I am getting at, the world is completey brainwashed and each time you consider the "season to be jolly" you only need to see some of the hospital wards filled with people who are "enjoying the season to be jolly" with their abusive use of alchol.

I am not a kill joy, I praise God for the Birth of His precious son, I praise God for the victory that we have won when Christ came and took the keys of the Kingdom and gave them to Peter and told them to go out into the world and  preach the Gospel of Good News - the new is that we can be free from slavery and bondage, we are free to worship the God of the Universe our creator - why would you want anything less.

For me, the time for Christ's birth makes more sense in terms of Gods calender - around the day of atonement when the High Priest goes before God for the deliverance of the People from sin and to have their sins forgiven.  This to me makes much more sense - as He came for exactly that purpose.


3.  (11) "'You are not to misuse the name of ADONAI your God, because ADONAI will not leave unpunished someone who misuses his name.  3*

3* Each time you use the Lords name in a swear - exclamation  of frustration you are taking Gods name in vain. Are you truly aware that there is POWER in the Name of Yeshua - remember it is by His name the dead are raised, the sick are healed and the broken hearted are healed.  It is at His name that every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that He is Lord.  So it makes sense to be careful when you use the Name of the Lord because He does have the Power to destroy and heal.



4. (12) "'Observe the day of Shabbat, to set it apart as holy, as ADONAI your God ordered you to do. 13 You have six days to labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a Shabbat for ADONAI your God. On it you are not to do any kind of work - not you, your son or your daughter, not your male or female slave, not your ox, your donkey or any of your other livestock, and not the foreigner staying with you inside the gates to your property - so that your male and female servants can rest just as you do. 15 You are to remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and ADONAI your God brought you out from there with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore ADONAI your God has ordered you to keep the day of Shabbat. 4*

4* Let us for one moment consider this, when we look at our daily lives there are many times I have heard "there are just not enough hours in the day for me to do all that I have to do" God gave us the hours in the day, when we plan our days with God then there is enough time to do all things, by putting Him first, Giving God time at the beginning of each day you will be amazed at just how much you can accomplish because He leads you to what is important.  Each day when you sit down and eat and give thanks for the food that God has provided - even though you may have made it, bought the food - He has given it to you - because in fhe first place He put the seeds in the ground initially, and with the farmers working the land and keeping the animals each has its part to play in Gods plan.  He planned the seasons, the time for rains and dryness - during the long summer days when there is little rain the plants are busy doing their thing -  yet if there is no rain then the food does not grow and there is shortage, so God gives everything a season and time for planting, a time for reaping and a time to enjoy the fruits of your labour - God gave us all the time that is required to live the life in Gods way.  Mankind has become so abusive to themselves - families suffer because people "do not have time" to be with them - families are suffering all around the world because people are not giving God time - He took time out on the 7th day for a rest and he has given it to us as a day of rest and enjoyment of our families and to enjoy the works of God as we take time to go for a walk with our families - play a game of ball in the garden with your children, listen to your families chatting about their days, and weeks.  Yet more and more families are breaking up because people just do not take the "time to listen, to rest, to enjoy what they have" they are so busy trying to build empires for themselves and neglect what is most important - family.  God is the Head of the Family - firstly because man is the head of the wife - yet with both together they lift God up and Give him the Glory and Honour which is His and He gives them all their needs.  (Yet we are so blinded by this worlds ways - no wonder no body want to give God time)

For me it is a great pleasure to read the scriptures, to speak with the Father, to go for a walk on the mountain to look east to the great city of Jerusalem and thank God for the privilege of being alive to enjoy the fruits of His handiwork.  For me the shabbat is a time of celebrating for relaxing in His presence, even to sit and write this is a blessing as I am able to share my thoughts with you.


5. (16)  "'Honor your father and mother, as ADONAI your God ordered you to do, so that you will live long and have things go well with you in the land ADONAI your God is giving you.  5*

5* Well, let us look at this, how many of us can honestly say we have obeyed this to the letter.  Look at the amount of sick and lonely elderly parents suffer because of the children's lack of understanding - how many are shoved into residential care homes, - ok there are some who are sick and do need medical attention - but how many of these poor people have not had a visit from their dear families due to distance or their lives are so busy that they have not time to give to their parents.   These same parents who nurtured them and gave them homes and help during their growing up - are then just discarded as if they were a nuisance and not even in some cases given a welcome into their homes.  

There is an advert on the UK tv at present for furniture - set at the festive time where the mother/grandmother is relegated to sitting on a stool too low for the table or even in another room separated from the family - this to me is a sign of what is happening in most homes - people relegate their parents away from the rest of the family - children move away from their parents - distances that in some cases can be too great for their parents - yet once these same children get to be the age of their parents - will they too feel the same loneliness and separation that their own parents feel because of lack of communication or distance.  

Each of us as parents understand that children grow up and must leave the nests that we have provided for them to grow up in - but we in our hearts hope that we will also be part of their lives in some small way, even a phone call or letter - email, skype -  is better than total disregard.  

How often has the same children who  have cut their parents off then on the death of the same parents then end up arguing on how much each has done for the parents and therefore should be entitled to more of the inheritance (if the parents were able to leave anything)  - this happens a lot.  Who is going to get the house, the car, the jewellery etc.  Yet when the parents were alive they were not so generous with their time.

Better to give your parents time and honour now and enjoy their company as much as possible and their wisdom as when they are gone they are gone.  ( My own mother died in 2004) and I do miss her and even though we did not have a brilliant relationship - we still enjoyed our time together in the end.  We got closer because we were able to give time to each other and we reaped the benefits from that.  So it is worth considering just how much time are you giving to your family.


6. (17)  "'Do not murder.  6*

6* You may not think you are doing this, well each time you are callous, each harsh word, each yell at another person - you are able to murder that persons spirit, confidence.  You may not physically kill someone but your words can do as much damage to another person.  Constant bitching, nagging, undermining of a person is "killing" someone.  

Why do you think that Jesus/Yeshua said - Do unto others as you would have them do to you" - do you not think that this is something to consider before you open your mouth in anger, cross words hurt like knives in a heart.  Belittling someone hurts - drives a person inside themselves and makes it all the more difficult to relate to others.

7. (18)  "'Do not commit adultery.  7*

7* What is adultery really - it is faithless behaviour, breaking vows, covenants,  It leads to the destruction of homes, lives.  Not only in our relationships with man and woman but also with God.  When we go chasing after other gods of this earth we are being unfaithful to God, when we seek our own ends - we are being unfaithful.  

In today's society is is not seen as so much, yet each marriage that is broken by faithless partners who break their vows, whom seek after others is in actual fact being adulterous - we all know this yet we do not seem to appreciate it from Gods way of thinking - When we join together with another human being for better or worse, richer or poorer,  through sickness and health - today people consider it ok to break apart because they are bored with their lives with the partner they had chosen to spend the rest of their days with.

Today, people do not take it seriously when they enter into a marriage agreement - because the laws of the land have made is so easy just to part company - no body suffers so much today with the stigma of being divorced - yet in God's sight He does see it as tragic - here are two of his children who are joined together as one - bearing in mind that is what is meant by being married is that you are to become one - that is a unit - when you look at a leaf on a tree when it falls the ground and try to disect it into two parts - it is impossible as there is nothing left - when two people join together and become one - how can they separate without causing pain to each other - even if it is mutual it is devastating - the emotional ties we have with the other person is raw and painful - no matter how much time goes by there is still the pain and shock of separation from your partner whom you had dedicated your life to - whether rightly or wrongly - (I still think of my first husband and with sadness at how it did not work out because of the abusive behaviour to himself - even though we both knew even before we married that we should not have go through with it, we did and we reaped the heartache of it - even on the eve of the wedding he called to say that he could not go through with it - but was persuaded by his mother that he should do so - yet I knew too that it was not the way forward for us - yet we did) That is even sadder because the two of use knew we were not in the right place for each other or ourselves - we stayed together for nine years - but most of the time we were separated - he was living his life the way he wanted away from me - so in the end it was sad - yet we both cared for each other but it was very clear to both of us we should never have done it - he still is living the life he had choosen for himself - he is still alone and living with his drink and his drugs.  He did not want to change - nor could I help him change because he did not want to .

I believe that when you come together with another person and you feel that oneness - the unity, harmony, joined together feeling you can never really be parted from that.  That is when I truly believe that God has joined you together.  I have yet to really experience that in my life.  I feel that with my relationship with God.


8. (19) "'Do not steal. 8*
 8* Stealing is very wrong and it can cover a multitude of things, including partners, children, minds, hopes, dreams.

9. (20) "'Do not give false evidence against your neighbour.  *9

9* Telling lies to another person about another person is horrific, to be treated to such abusive actions is horrible.  This is really a nasty thing to do.  It breaks homes, relationships, businesses.

10. (21 )"'Do not covet your neighbour's wife; do not covet your neighbor's house, his field, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbour.' 10*

10*  I think when you consider this commandment, you can see clearly what God is saying here, when we go after something that belongs to another only misery ensues.  Break down of relationships, anger, frustration, jealousy, greed.  Each person has been given the same opportunities in life, we all were born and we shall all die.  How we live our lives is how we shall be judged.  

How often in your life have you desired something that was not yours to have?
Maybe your friend has a boyfriend you fancy - so you do you upmost to spoil that relationship - that is what happens when someone breaks a home.  Someone wants the other persons spouse, yet the sad part about it really is if it has happened once it can happen again and again - and you know what I am saying is right - because you only need to look at the statistics of multiple divorces and marriages of people today.

Because we do not take seriously the vows we make whether it be before God or before a judge - it is so simple - I have even heard it said "there is always plenty more fish in the sea" so you do not have to worry if it does not work out.  It does not work because you have not considered the consequences of separation really.




 22 "These words ADONAI spoke to your entire gathering at the mountain from fire, cloud and thick mist, in a loud voice; then it ceased. But he wrote them on two stone tablets, which he gave to me. 23 When you heard the voice coming out of the darkness, as the mountain blazed with fire, you came to me, all the heads of your tribes and your leaders, 24 and said, 'Here, ADONAI our God has shown us his glory and his greatness! We have heard his voice coming from the fire, and we have seen today that God does speak with human beings, and they stay alive. 25 But why should we keep risking death? This great fire will consume us! If we hear the voice of ADONAI our God any more, we will die! 26 For who is there of all humanity that has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the fire, as we have, and stayed alive? 27 You, go near; and hear everything ADONAI our God says. Then you will tell us everything ADONAI our God says to you; and we will listen to it and do it.' 28 "ADONAI heard what you were saying when you spoke to me, and ADONAI said to me, 'I have heard what this people has said when speaking to you, and everything they have said is good. 29 Oh, how I wish their hearts would stay like this always, that they would fear me and obey all my mitzvot; so that it would go well with them and their children forever. 30 Go, tell them to return to their tents. 31 But you, stand here by me; and I will tell you all the mitzvot, laws and rulings which you are to teach them, so that they can obey them in the land I am giving them as their possession.'  


32 "Therefore you are to be careful to do as ADONAI your God has ordered you; you are not to deviate either to the right or the left. 33 You are to follow the entire way which ADONAI your God has ordered you; so that you will live, things will go well with you, and you will live long in the land you are about to possess. 

When you break down each of the commandments for yourself and actually consider the impact on your life and those around you, you will soon discover like I have that it makes sense to follow them.

Remember when Jesus came - his mission was to reunite us back to God and to establish an understanding of what Gods word meant.  

We read that Jesus came to set the captives free, set men and women free from slavery, to heal the sick and open the blind eyes. WE can be spiritually blind.

Each time I feel compelled to write, I ask God to give me the words so that I may be able to encourage others.