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The Paralytic's Greater Miracle​

Messiah tells a crippled man his sins are forgiven and the religious leaders are outraged because only God can pardon sins. So Messiah says, "So that you know the Son of Man has the power to forgive sins... Arise and walk', and the man walks. Amazing! Messiah asked which is harder, and the miracle was to prove a point. The point isn't the healing, it's the forgiveness of sin. The miracle is just thrown in as an extra added throw-away bonus. The Hebrew word for 'something too hard' is 'pele' meaning wonderful or miracle. Messiah is called "Pele," in Isaiah 9:5. He does things that are just too amazing. If you want to see miracles, the power of God, remember something: You already have the greater miracle- greater than crossing the Red Sea, or fire coming down on Mt. Carmel. You have the miracle of the forgiveness of your sins, the cleansing of your past, the erasing of your old life, the eradication of judgment in hell. So rejoice and be blessed today! Start your day everyday giving thanks that you're saved. That's a miracle! It's the greatest of all.

Matthew 26:28 | Isaiah 9:5
Throughout your day, dwell in the miracle of His love and mercy. Give thanks that you're forgiven- and saved- starting now

 

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The Seventy Sevens Of Messiah's Sabbath​

God put the Jewish people in exile for 70 years because for 490 years they hadn't celebrated the Sabbath years. They were supposed to rest the land every 7 years- the Sabbath year. So He sent them into captivity, letting the land rest. This tells us that rest is not an option in the Lord. Time in His presence is an incredible privilege, but it's also a necessity. Without it, everything else falls apart. In the Book of Daniel, God says, I'm going to give you 70 times 7, 490 years until Messiah comes. Messiah is linked to the Sabbaths because He's the Prince of Peace and Lord of the Sabbath. It's in the Sabbath of God's presence that we find healing, restoration, fullness, and blessing. As much as you need bread or water, you need that- without it, you'll wither. You can only find it in Messiah, and you don't have to wait 490 years to find Him. You can find Him right now. Enter His presence now, for there you will find the Sabbath and the completion of your life.

2 Thessalonians 3:16
Enter the Sabbath of Messiah. Dwell in His presence and receive of His fullness

 

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Why You've Probably Had A Jewish Doctor​

Did you ever wonder why so many doctors are Jewish? The Jewish people were called to bring redemption to the world. That means healing. There's a concept in Judaism called tikun olam, meaning bringing healing or redemption to the world. That's the Jewish mission. It's no accident that they became a people of healing. In fact, some of the greatest advances in medicine and healing of many diseases has come through them. That's good news for you. Messiah is the greatest Jewish doctor in the universe. It's no accident that one of His central missions is healing. You have a Jewish doctor, the greatest One who ever lived. He will deal with every single thing in your life as a specialist. You'll never get a bill and He makes house calls. Whatever you need for healing, wholeness, your completion, your well-being - spiritual, emotional, and physical - bring it to Him. Whatever your wounds or your pain, bring it to Him, let Him see it, let Him touch it, and let Him bring you your healing, because you have the best Jewish doctor ever.

Proverbs 4:20-22
Bring your wounds to Messiah today and let Him touch them and bring you your healing

 

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Bearing The Bridegroom's Name​

Traditionally, married women take the name of their husband. Even in cultures where they had no last names, the woman was still known by her husband's identity. As believers, we're Messiah's bride and the bride must take the name of her husband. In a sense, we already have it. The word Messianic, or Christian, is basically the bride, or the church, wearing the name of her husband. Deeper than that, it means that as a bride, you bear the identity of your husband. It doesn't matter who you once were, you now have the new identity of Messiah- that's the sign you're married. You don't live as you used to live, defeated. You live as someone who's blessed, victorious, innocent, righteous, pure, and beautiful in God. That's who He is and that's what you received in Him. It's not a prideful thing, it's a simple married thing. Take the name of Messiah. Wear it- it is your privilege, your blessing, your calling as a bride. Be beautiful, holy, and blessed in Him. It's the blessing of the bride to wear the bridegroom's Name.

Galatians 2:20
Immerse yourself in Messiah's identity today so that everyone around you will see you as His beautiful bride.

 

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Love Even If You Don't​

The Bible says "love your wives", and "love one another". Someone might say, "I just don't love my spouse anymore, my feelings have changed". The answer to that is "Who cares"! Think about it - if you're supposed to take out the garbage and your response is, "I don't take it out like I used to", it doesn't matter. Just take out the garbage! God never asked you if you love, He just says love. He isn't interested in your feelings, it's a command. Do you think that husbands always feel like loving their wives, or vice versa, even in the best marriages? No more than people feel like always taking out the garbage, or doing anything else all the time. Just do what He said. That goes for anything in the Word. Don't make it so complicated. You don't have to feel it. That's good news, because it's bigger and deeper than feelings. Love anyway - the feelings will come. Praise Him anyway - the feelings will come. Rejoice anyway - the joy will come. Your faith and walk is too important to be bound up by something as flaky as feelings.

Proverbs 3:5-6
Obey God today and don't allow your feelings to control you. Regardless of your feelings - Just do it!

 

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You Can't Study During The Test​

Growing up, we had tests in school and spent lots of time preparing, studying, and staying up late cramming for them. The bigger the test, the more time spent studying for it. The key with the tests was to prepare beforehand. In God, we know that we go through tests. Why is it that most believers spend no time preparing for the tests? We did it for school, but not for life, not for God, who alone really counts. Maybe that's why sometimes we have to take the same test over and over in life. Instead of just waiting for tests to come in your life and quickly trying to handle the challenge in the middle of the trial, try something new. Start preparing for them beforehand. When things are okay and peaceful, use that time to grow. Prepare to get stronger in God in all areas of your life when you're not in the middle of the conflict or being tempted. Those who passed the tests are those who prepared for them. Prepare for your tests and you'll pass them and move on to graduation.

2 Chronicles 12:14
Take time today to prepare for future victory. Spend time today with the Lord - meditating on His word.

 

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The Rabbis' Savior Of The World​

Judaism says that Jewish people can't believe in Yeshua/Jesus, because one man can't die for the sins of others. But in ancient rabbinical writings is this amazing statement: "When God wants to bring healing to the world, He strikes a righteous man among them with disease and sufferings. Through Him, He gives healing to all. As it is written, He was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, and by His stripes we are healed." Even though most rabbis deny it, it says in Isaiah 53 that atonement comes through striking a righteous man. There's only one, Yeshua/Jesus of Nazareth, who died for our sins that we would be healed. He was wounded and bruised for your sins. He gave His life for you, so give yourself to Him. He went through a lot for you and He counted it joy because it was for you. So count it joy when you're going through trials for Him. He bled on an execution stake for the love of you. Live completely and entirely for Him, because even the rabbis agree - someone died for you.

James 1:2
Today, do everything, live every moment for the One who gave everything for you

 

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God's Love Is Not A Bucket​

Zechariah 13:1 says, "In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity." It doesn't say, "In that day a bucket, a pool, or a lake," because a bucket has a bottom, a pool has sides, and a lake has an enclosure of land around it. But a fountain, as long as it's a fountain, which is as long as it keeps flowing, is infinite-there's no end to it. That's why God's love is not a bucket, or even a lake, because those things have ends and they run out. God's love for you, His mercy and forgiveness have no end, no limit, and no running out. His mercies are new every morning, because it's a fountain. That's why you don't receive it just once, but every day of your life. Rejoice because God loves you, and still loves you, and yet loves you more. Come to Him today and be refreshed. Receive the new living waters waiting now to fill your heart again, because His love for you is like a fountain.

Acts 26:18
Come to Him today and be refreshed. Receive the new living waters waiting now to fill your heart again to overflowing.

 

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Performing Your Enemy's Funeral?​

Messiah said, "Love your enemies," a seemingly impossible command. How do you love someone who's against you, or the one you're against? But if your enemy dies, if your enemy doesn't exist anymore, then it's no problem. When somebody dies, it's customary to give them a funeral. At the funeral, you honor them with an official goodbye-a eulogy. A eulogy means to speak well of someone. That's why no matter how rotten somebody is, or was, most eulogy speakers speak well of them. Messiah commands us to bless our enemies. The command behind the English word "bless" is the Greek word *eulogeo*, from which we get the word *eulogy*. The key is to deliver your enemy's eulogy. When you bless your enemy, you're delivering their eulogy, because when you bless them, they die. You no longer have an enemy to hate or be afraid of. The enemy is gone, and a human being in God's image remains, whom you must now love, forgive, and minister to. Bless your enemy, because it's as simple as delivering their eulogy.

1 Peter 3:9
Deliver your enemies' eulogy by speaking a blessing over their life today.

 

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You're Heaven's Baby​

When you were a newborn baby, most likely you were surrounded by warmth, tenderness, comfort, and love. So why doesn't the world treat you anything like this when you're born again? A newborn baby is welcomed by the world into which it's born. At your first birth, you were born into this world; but at your second birth you were born into the Kingdom of Heaven. So don't expect this world to pamper you, cherish you, be gentle, bless you, or even accept you. It doesn't have to. If you were of this world, the world would love its own, but you were born into heaven. Therefore, seek not your love, blessing, and acceptance from earth. Seek your pampering, comfort, warmth, tenderness, and acceptance from heaven. In fact, whenever this world rejects you, disappoints you, and hurts you, rejoice and be glad. It's a confirmation that you're not its child and you belong to another kingdom. So seek your love and blessing not from this world, but from your everlasting kingdom, the Kingdom of Heaven to which you were born into because you are heaven's baby.

1 John 5:1
Seek your acceptance, identity, and love not from this world, but from your Heavenly Father who will freely give it to you today.