Narrow Way - Kingdom Path

Narrow Way – Kingdom Path

My journey in the book of Luke

On reading Luke this week I have been drawn very much to the way Jesus/Yeshua speaks to his disciples concerning entering the Kingdom.

We have been living so long with the contaminated traditions of the “churches” believing that their way would be acceptable to God.

Yet reading how Jesus/Yeshua makes it clear that it is a narrow way and few will find it.  Brings me to the question – How then can we get into the Kingdom.

Jesus/Yeshua said clearly in the scriptures that even if we were to raise the dead, heal the sick and perform other miracles in his name – if we do not obey His Commandments, His principles, and Keep Gods Holy days then we would not be accepted into the Kingdom.  We would infact be left outside with the unbelievers – nashing our teeth and wailing. 

Remember the story of the rich man who asked Jesus/Yeshua about how to get into the Kingdom of Heaven – in the book of Matthew and Luke he is mentioned.  Jesus/Yeshua made it very clear that we are to keep Gods Commandment.  These are Commandments and teachings and Holy days that were given to Moses and the Prophets at the start – Jesus/Yeshua most certainly not come to change or bring in a new religion but to actually restore us back to the original one that God gave Moses and as it is important enough for Jesus/Yeshua to keep reminding people of this fact throughout his ministry.  We are to keep and learn how to live according to Gods Holy ways in order that we may enter in to the rest and live in harmony with our fellow human being.  We are all created in His image.  We are all given the same rules and regulations to live by – this is bourne out by the fact that in the Exodus there were foreigners amongst the Israelites who were leaving with the Israelites who were given the opportunity to Follow the same God and keep His Holy ways.

For me, it is a blessing that God’s word never changes, His teachings always bring hope and encouragement and not to follow after the traditions of man.

As a young woman I began to question the validity of what was being taught in the “churches” against what was written in the Scriptures, the more I wanted to know what God had to say – How do we keep His Ways, that path that leads to peace and fulfilment.

Studying the Scriptures and learning more and more how they actually work to my advantage and I sought to apply them in my own life. Sitting at the feet of the Messiah on a daily basis and learning from the Word of God how to live the life that is worth living has been an incredible journey.

My studies have let me discover the difference between Trust and Belief – How to Trust God and not just believe in Him.

My choice of Bible also makes It clear the difference and I praise God for the Jews who take the time to share their understanding and time to translate for us to use today.

May I recommend that you try looking for a copy of the Complete Jewish Bible  and make the comparisons yourself   

TRUST AND BELIEF

Trust and Belief

Believe:                1. Regard as true or real.

                              2. to have faith.

Trust:                   1. Confidence

                              2. Firm Belief

                              3. Reliance

                              4. Rely on

                              5. Believe in

                              6. Consign to car

                              7. Expect- expectancy – Hope

When I read the Complete Jewish Bible it speaks of Trust in the Words of Yeshua, it speaks of Trust in God.  When we read the stories of the bible we can see how God can be trusted and relied upon to help us in our times of trouble.  When we call out to him we are hoping that he will hear us, in one thing we can really trust that he does hear us.  However we do not always trust that he is going to be there therefore our prayers go on unheard, because the Word does say you cannot be double minded about things when it comes to asking God for anything.  Whether it is help in your health, wealth or family – it is only when you truly start to TRUST GOD – not just believe.

His Word and Works have all been proved to be Trustworthy – for every prophecy that has been fore seen is in the process of unfolding before our very eyes.

Today’s world is very much like the times of Noah and the people are behaving in very  much the way they did in the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah.  Is it any wonder we are living through some crises times, yet it is going to get worse unless we do something about it, but what can we do – I hear you say – it is simple – confess your unbelief and lack of Trust in the almighty God – he is the only one that can turn things round.  It is only when we start to live His way and keep His Holy days and His commandments that we are really going to be able live in Peace and Happiness. 

Yeshua/Jesus said that unless we focus on him and follow his example and keep Gods Commandments and live accordingly then we shall be lost, destroyed.

The Bible is very clear on this matter – for in the Old Scriptures you can see that there were times when Isreal prospered when it was obedient to God’s teachings and commandments – yet when it choose to follow its own path away from God – spurning God and His teachings and following after the ways of the nations around, incorporating the teachings and traditions of the nations they went into severe decline and where in fact dispersed away from God – God cut them off until they were given a chance to Repent and Turn Back to the Father.

Yeshua/Jesus came to give us the opportunity to Come back to the Father’s ways to be given the hope of eternal life, to live our lives in peace with our neighbours by keeping the Commandments and following his example.

God gave us a plan to follow when he gave them to Moses and he gave Moses the plan of feast days which were to carried out by all mankind to the Glory of God – it was not just given to the Jews as people are so insistently saying because amongst the Jews also came foreigners out of Egypt and they were there with the Isrealites in the desert when Moses came down and they were givne a choice just as the Isrealites to follow them or be destroyed just as God said he would do in Deuteronomy – when we were given the choice to follow Gods ways and live and live abundantly lives or follow the way of man which is to reject God and his teachings and end up as the society is today – well I guess from looking around us today we can see where that has got us.

So, with Yeshua/Jesus we are given a chance to repent and return to Gods ways.  Yet because of the socalled “Christian” teachings we are blinded from the Truth of Gods word.  His ways are made clear with the Holy Spirit because He is the teacher who brings us back to the Fathers Holy Ways.

We all have a choice in this life – but we only have two choices – one leads to life and the other to death.

Following God’s way leads to Life and more abundantly

Not following Gods way leads to death and destruction and false teachings, false lives, sickness and disease, mental health issues on a magnitude that looking at history it has seriously got worse in this last century – the century that has chosen to reject God and His teachings.

We are very fortunate that there have been a people who have been seeking to keep the Commandments and the teachings and there area  few who are looking to bring Gods Truth to the people – not in standing of soap boxes in the middle of parks but in the quietness of living their lives according to God’s teachings.  Setting us examples for us to follow.  We are in need of real teachers of the Way of God – Teachers who can really give us the full picture and not just part.  Men and women who are inspired by the Holy Spirit and who have accepted the Messiah as their King and Lord.  These people we can have confidence in for it is these people who are being led back to teach us how to walk in the True Path of Righteousness – not just by saying it but by living the Way.  The Way that Yeshua taught His disciples and the people around him. 

For me, spending time in the Word of God – discovering the Way that the disciples and Yeshua/Jesus lived inspires me to live the same.  Forsaking all other teachings – just to come back to the basic principles that God gave Moses and the Prophets – the very same prophets that Yeshua/Jesus speaks about. 

These are people who walked with Yeshua/Jesus and ate with Jesus and prayed with Jesus – bearing in mind that Yeshua/Jesus was in the beginning with God and say Satan fall from the sky when he was thrown out of heaven because of his rebellion against the most high.

We need to come back to the Word of God and really ask the question How do we live like God wanted us to live in order for us to have abundant lives.  How can we really achieve the goals that Paul and Peter speaks of. 

Ecclesiastes – says it very clearly at the end of his teaching – Trust God and obey Gods commandments – this is the best we can do in order to achieve an abundant and fulfilled life.

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Recently I have been meeting up with Spanish women at the weekend and have been sharing a great deal of interesting times with them.  One of the most interesting afternoons I have recently spent was in learning how to make your own jewellery using beads and wire and invisible nylon.thread.

I found this to be a really great way to be creative with your hands, mind and clothes.

As a keen sewer and knitter I have decided to look into the possibility of utilizing this skill and incorporating it in with my other skills, this would be a really unique way to express yourself in your own style with clothes, jewellery and hair pieces.

I must admit it has me a bit fascinated and I am looking forward to learning more.

I hope you enjoy what I have found for you as well, for me it is  a great source of resources for me to develop my own designs and art work.  Hope you will join us and become a restful and peaceful soul who will enjoy giving people the pleasure of your skills too.

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I have recently been looking at ways to help people to achieve their goals with a real possibility to buying their own house.

For me this is an excellent way to help yourself and other people.

Remember the story of the 5 talents and what happened to the one who invested and was praised by the person who invested in him. They gained more from their experience, the one who buried his investement because of fear achieved nothing and even the talent he originally received was taken from him and given to the one who had invested wisely.

It is a story for me today is making a lot of sense.

So why not like me look to helping other achieve their dream homes and also help you and your family achieve your goal too.  God blesses those who bless others.  So that is how I see my investment plan, helping others, blessing them with an ability have their dreams come true.

Yom Kppur -

Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, begins Friday night at sundown. For the next 25 hours, Jews will fast and pray, pleading with God to be sealed in the Book of Life. We pray for a year of peace, safety, good health and prosperity.

 NEWS UPDATE: Jerusalem is on high security alert as the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade has declared war by giving the "green light" to terrorist attacks against Israelis, particularly in Jerusalem, on Yom Kippur.

 Memories of the Yom Kippur War, 40 years ago, are still fresh in our minds. We remember the heavy casualties but also the great miracles of survival and ultimate success. And it was just 40 years before that, in 1933, when Hitler rose to power. Memories of the unthinkable, horrific atrocities of the Holocaust will never escape us. And then the great miracle of 1948 - an independent Jewish state re-established in the Land of Israel after 2000 years of exile!

 Our sages teach us that even one act of kindness can tip the scales. Charity, we are taught, 'saves us from death'. And it can save the entire world! Our fate as individuals and humanity as a whole, is on the line. Let's pray that we will all be sealed in the Book of Life!

 It is for this reason, on the very last day before our fate is sealed, that we appeal to you for perhaps one more act of kindness.

 United with Israel has been there to help the People of Israel in so many ways. Many of you have helped us to:
 - Send pro-Israel messages and action items to millions of people every day
 - Build 10 Portable Bomb Shelters for Israeli communities under fire
 - Plant over 3000 Fruit Trees throughout the Land of Israel
 - Provide thousands of IDF soldiers with warm winter gear
 - Send toys, gifts and personal notes to victims of terror and their families

 Your donation can help us to do much more. And perhaps this extra act of kindness, right before Yom Kippur, will make all the difference in the world. It can tip the scales and seal our fate for a year full of blessing! Amen.

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 The People of Israel thank you for your generous support and pray for the day when peace will reign in Jerusalem, the Land of Israel and the entire world.

 Please forward this email to your family and friends. Give them the opportunity to perform another act of kindness by standing united with the People of Israel.

 We wish you a wonderful New Year full of blessing, hope, happiness and peace. May we all be sealed in the Book of Life.


 With Blessings from Israel,

 The 'United with Israel' Family

Every Day is 'Yom Kippur' in Yeshua

Out of Zion Ministries under the spiritual covering of  Carmel Assembly, Pastor  Mike Fryer &   Motte Sircus                 Email: kiwi@netvision.net.il                             Website: www.out-of-zion.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/Out.of.Zion.Ministries               Twitter:   www.twitter.com outofzionmnstry    The CARMEL ALERT   September 13th 2013A compilation of news reports from the past week for the information of those committed to praying
for the Restoration of Israel & the Jewish People.

David's Comment:  Every Day is 'Yom Kippur' in YeshuaLeviticus 23:27-28  "Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.  And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God."  (NKJ).Just a brief comment this week, as we are in the midst of the Fall Biblical Feast season.  Last week the Jewish world celebrated what the Bible calls the Feast of Trumpets, which we believe is a prophetic picture of the day that Yeshua returns at the last blast of the Shofar.  This Friday is the Holiest day of the year for the Jewish people - Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement. Here in Israel the entire country, apart from emergency services, hospital staff, and necessary military personel, will come to a standstill from Friday afternoon to sunset on Saturday.  Synagogues in Israel and around the world will be packed with Jewish people seeking to have their sins atoned for and their transgressions blotted out of the book. 

There are 7 Biblical Feasts, beginning at Passover in Spring and ending with Succot or the Feast of Tabernacles at the end of the summer. The first 3 Feasts have been fulfilled by Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Shavuot or Pentecost 2000 years ago.  The final 3 Feasts are yet to be fulfilled in the natural.  I say that as Yeshua has already fulfilled them, spiritually speaking.   The people who have truly been in the New Covenant over the last 2000 years have been raised up to live in the Kingdom,  and have received full atonement through the Blood of Yeshua, and He has been 'tabernacling' with His people.

The point I really want to focus on in this comment is that as the Jewish people seek to have their sins forgiven and cleansed, they have no Temple or Altar and no blood.  Leviticus 17:11 tells us  'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.'  and Hebrews 9:22 declares that without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin. It is clear from these two verses that only in the New Covenant is there forgiveness, atonement and salvation, and that all other religions are simply that - futile, bloodless religions.

Not only do the people who are in a covenant relationship with the God of Israel, sealed by the blood of His Son Yeshua, have access to that precious, cleansing blood of the Lamb,  we can avail ourselves of it every day, as many times in a day as necessary.  Hebrews 9:13-15  For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?  (NJK).  For the people of the New Covenant, not just one day a year is Yom Kippur, but every day is Yom Kippur.   This Yom Kippur let us fast and pray for the Jewish people to have a supernatural revelation of who the true Messiah is, and let us rejoice that we have 365 Yom Kippurs every year.The Lord bless you as you bless Israel by standing in defense of her right to exist in the land given to the Jewish people by the God of Israel.  Lets pray that Israel will turn back to their God.  Do not be silent at this most strategic time, but share this with your fellow Christians, share it with your pastors, and with anyone you have a chance to speak to.  Lets also pray a for break-through to the Muslims,  and please remember to pray for all of the soldiers in the IDF - they are defending and fighting for the soon coming Kingdom of God.Shabbat Shalom  & Hatimah Tovach (have a Easy Fast) ....  David& Josie .... .. THIS WEEKS NEWS REPORTS    1.  PM Netanyahu Hails Israel as a Sea of Tranquility    Jerusalem Post  Sept 9th     Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu used the occasion of the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday to praise Israel as “an island of tranquility [amid] the storm raging around us.”   In the first cabinet meeting of the Jewish new year, the premier saluted the men and women of Israel’s security forces “for the quiet and peaceful holiday that we just had throughout the country.”   “This is not self-evident given the storm raging around us,” the premier said. “We are watching over Israel, an island of tranquility, quiet and security, which also stems from our responsible and balanced policy and the very professional and vigorous action – only some of which is known to the public – by all of the security arms.”   With political instability tying up Egypt and the imminent prospect of American military action in Syria, Israel has seen relative peace throughout the period that began with the Arab Spring.  “The combination of these two things – a sober, balanced and responsible policy and professional security action – is what brought us this quiet,” the prime minister said. “Insofar as it depends on us, we are working so that it will continue.”  Netanyahu also praised the police for the drop in the national crime rate. Please pray that the PM's words remain true2.  Israel Warns Assad      Jerusalem Post  Sept 10th     Israel will ensure that Syrian leader Bashar Assad will not remain in power if he attacks Israel, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee Chairman Avigdor Liberman (Likud Beytenu) said Monday.  The statement was the clearest warning to Assad delivered by a top Israeli figure since the escalation of tension between Syria and the United States.   Speaking following Assad’s warnings of “repercussions” if America struck his country, Liberman said such threats could not go without response.  “The supreme Israeli interest is to remain outside the conflict,” Liberman wrote on his Facebook page.  “There are many figures trying to drag us in. We have successfully avoided that and we should continue in the future. That is why Bashar Assad’s threats in various media outlets to expand the conflict to neighbouring countries bother me. Israel has no interest, will or intention to take part in the Syrian civil war, but Assad must understand in the clearest way possible that if he and his regime do not leave us a choice and he attacks Israel or transfers chemical weapons to Hezbollah, Israel will respond in the harshest way possible, including toppling his regime.  Please pray that Assad heeds the warning3.  Israeli Doctors Secretly Treating Syrian Refugees     Canada National Post     Israeli doctors have been smuggled into refugee camps in Jordan and elsewhere, where they perform life-saving operations on wounded Syrians. When Israeli doctors and aid workers go into the refugee camps, they change clothes so that they can fade into the background. They must be smuggled in and out. They don't tell others where they're going and when they go home they usually don't say where they have been. Ordinary Israelis have also taken matters into their own hands, smuggling shampoo, soap, toothpaste, laundry detergent, sugar, rice, toys for children and other basic items - all donated by the Israeli public and Israeli supermarket chains - into Syrian refugee camps in Jordan and elsewhere. An Israeli Arabic paper reports: "The Arab countries offer condolences but the best role is provided by the Israelis because they are crossing the border to provide assistance to the refugees, risking their lives without a word of thank you." Please pray protection for these doctors as they treat the injured and the sick4. Israeli Officials Say Syrian Plan Should be Applied to Iran   ICEJ News   Sept 11th   Israeli officials told Israel Radio on Tuesday that the plan for the Assad regime in Syria to relinquish its arsenal of chemical weapons was a good idea and should also be applied to the threat posed by Iran's renegade nuclear program. "When the Americans deploy their warships in the Mediterranean, the Syrians get scared and say they are ready to consider placing their arsenal of unconventional weapons under international inspection, and perhaps even giving up those weapons altogether," an official said. "Iran, too, will change its approach on the issue of its nuclear program if there will be a real, credible threat against it." Please pray that Iran never achieves nuclear weapons5.  Palestinians Declare War Over the Temple Mount      Israel Today News   Sept 11th    The armed wing of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' own Fatah faction has declared war on Israel over what it said are attempts to lay the groundwork for the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.   Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade issued a statement on Tuesday decrying renewed visits by Jewish groups to the Temple Mount, calling such visits an "invasion...by settlers" that had no other purpose but to harm Muslim interests.  In response, the group threatened to green light a new wave of terrorism against Israel if the Jewish visits to the Temple Mount did not cease by Friday.  Hours later, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, the Mufti of Jerusalem, got in on the game and declared that Israel was trying to destroy the Al Aqsa Mosque that occupies the southern portion of the Temple Mount.
Hussein labeled Israeli policy that says Jews have a right to visit the Temple Mount as "dangerous" and an "insult" to Islam.  Please pray that Israel will not be intimitated by these threats6. Sinai Violence is Escalating   ICEJ News  Sept 12th   Renewed violence in the town of Rafah, near the Israeli border in the Egyptian Sinai killed eleven people and wounded seventeen more on Wednesday. The Al-Qaida affiliated group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claimed responsibility for the attack which mostly killed Egyptian soldiers. In related news, the Islamist terror militia Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, moved to ease tensions with the military-backed interim government in Cairo on Wednesday by ordering clerics to refrain from preaching sermons in mosques denouncing the Egyptian authorities by saying they are fighting a war on Islam.  Please pray for calm to be maintained  on Israel's southern borders7. Huge Gold Find on Temple Mount     A rare and ancient trove of coins and jewellery has been found buried near Temple Mount in Jerusalem dating back to the 7th Century.   The haul includes a total of 36 gold coins etched with images of Byzantine emperors and a 10cm medallion etched with a Menorah, Shofar made from a ram's horn, and a Torah scroll.   Among the unprecedented find, made by Dr Eilat Mazar of Jerusalem's Hebrew University, was also a 3,000-year-old earthenware jug inscribed with what is believed to be the earliest example of written text ever discovered in the region.  The discovery was made in the ruins of a Byzantine public structure located in the Ophel region - between the city of David and around 50 metres from the southern wall of the First Temple.  Temple Mount is considered one of the most religious sites in Jerusalem and is where two biblical Jewish temples once stood.  It is also a site of Muslim interest site known as the Haram as-Sharif, or Noble Sanctuary.  This area is thought to be part of an ancient city wall in Jerusalem dating back to the 10th century BC, possibly built by King Solomon.  Many
of the coins found featured emperors ranging across a 250-year including Constantine II to Mauricius.  As well as the Byzantine gold, pottery discovered at the site is believed to date back to the 10th Century, around the time of King David.  There were six ceramic jugs found in total and one had an ancient inscription engraved onto the side believed to be the earliest written text ever found in Jerusalem - predating the existing earliest engraving by around 250 years.  Please pray that even more treasure will be discovered on the Temple Mount

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Immersion for the renewing of the mind body and spirit

Be though immersed in the blessings of Abraham.
May the Lord bless you and keep.

This immersion is solely a SYMBOLIC, SPIRITUAL, PROPHETIC ACT of letting go of all that is holding us back. A purification act and immersing to propel us forward into all that  God has planned for us in this new season. A chance to commit to go deeper in the Lord through a prophetic act of immersion to symbolise that we are grafted into the Olive Tree of Israel and One New Man end time purpose of God to join his Gentile and Jewish believers into one unified body.

Gagging Laws

READ THIS - IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY.

Tomorrow, MPs vote on the gagging law for a second time. They’ll walk into the vote knowing that they’re under pressure. Together, 38 Degrees members have done a magnificent job of making the issue huge. We’ve sent over 46,000 personal, original emails to Chloe Smith, the minister responsible for the gagging law, and nearly 150,000 emails to our own MPs before and after the first vote. Nearly 2,000 of us called our MPs last Monday, and 77 MPs have been visited by 38 Degrees members in person. Thank you for everything you’ve done so far - but there's still lots more to do. On Friday, it seemed that the government had given ground. And there were media reports saying that “ministers have been forced into a U-turn”. [1] That’s not true. There’s a really long way to go before we’re safe to claim victory. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations said that parts of the gagging law are still “neither clear nor workable”, and that “... civil society may still be subject to ambiguous and damaging legislation”. [2] If we’re going to defeat the gagging law, we need to get the word out further. If everyone who’s ever joined a local campaign group or taken action with their favourite charity knew that they could be stopped from doing that again, the public outcry would explode. The good news is that there’s something we can do about this. Together, we number over 1.8 million people. That’s five times more than the circulation of the Guardian, the same as the circulation of the Daily Mail - and four times the population of Liverpool. [3] Simply put, we have quite a reach. So let’s use it. Can you help to get the word out by sharing this five minute video explaining the gagging law in simple terms? The more people who know what’s going on and what’s at risk, the more chance we have of making the outcry too big for the government to ignore. Here’s the link to the video. If everyone who gets this email sends it to just one person who hasn’t heard of the gagging law, we could make sure that millions of people across the UK know what the government’s planning. Could you share it with your friends and family now? https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/gagging-law-video Here’s a paragraph which you can include with the video, or you could just press forward on this email: You might have heard about the “gagging law” currently being voted on by MPs. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s really bad news. If it goes through, it will have a chilling effect on British democracy and on our right to speak up on the issues that matter to us. Basically, the law slashes the spending limits on campaigning for the year before any election. Campaigns that have impact don’t cost the earth, but they aren’t free. Community groups, charities and campaigning organisations would all be hit. Election time is when ordinary people have the most influence on our politicians. On the big issues of the day – whether or not to go to war, the future of our NHS, the environment, welfare, immigration, etc. – we'd all be gagged. The problem is that this law has come out of nowhere and not many people have heard what’s going on. If we’re going to defeat it, we need to get the word out further. If every single person who’s ever joined a local campaign group or taken action with their favourite charity knew that they could be stopped from doing that again, the outcry could explode. Here’s a simple five minute video you can watch for more information. Can you take a look, and then help get the word out by passing it on to your friends and family? https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/gagging-law-video Thanks for everything you do, Susannah, Becky, Blanche and the 38 Degrees team PS: The sooner we see the back of this damaging law, the sooner we can return to campaigning on the issues that matter to all of us. We’re committed to working together on the NHS, on MP pay, on fracking - and this week, there were developments in our legal aid and zero hours campaigns. There’s hundreds of other issues that we’ll act on together too. But first, we need to defeat the gagging law. Share the video with your friends and family now: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/gagging-law-video NOTES [1] The Guardian: Ministers make U-turn over ‘gagging’ anti-lobbying laws after public outcry: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/sep/06/ministers-retreat-anti-lobbying-laws-charities [2] Here’s the full statement from National Council for Voluntary Organisations (http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/): ‘The government’s commitment to abandon the change to the test of what constitutes non-party campaigning is a significant step in the right direction. When the new wording is published we will take legal advice and also urgently seek the view of the Electoral Commission, to ensure the revised test meets the spirit and the letter of policy intent set out by government. The revised test should ensure that for charities operating within charity law, their activities should not be subject to registration with the Electoral Commission and therefore the regulation outlined in part two of the Bill. We remain concerned that other voluntary organisations in civil society may still be subject to ambiguous and damaging legislation. NCVO believes in a society where freedom of speech, the freedom to associate and the right to free and fair elections are all similarly inviolable. The proposed definition of controlled expenditure remains neither clear nor workable for non-charitable voluntary organisations. We remain similarly concerned that the expenditure thresholds proposed in the new bill will be damaging, particularly for small community groups that are not charities. These must be restored at current levels. The question of how to sensibly regulate groups working in coalition remains to be addressed. If a revised test of what constitutes non-party campaigning by charities, together with a clear definition of controlled expenditure and unchanged expenditure thresholds, cannot be achieved, we will continue to argue for the withdrawal of part two of the Bill. We will continue to work with the broad range of organisations expressing concerns, as well as with government and with the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, to ensure we get legislation that recognises and does not undermine the valuable role undertaken by charities' and community groups.’ [3] The Guardian: ABCs: National daily newspaper circulation March 2013: http://www.theguardian.com/media/table/2013/apr/12/abcs-national-newspapers Liverpool Council website: Population: http://liverpool.gov.uk/council/key-statistics-and-data/data/population/

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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

Higher Power – Unknown God

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Ephesians 2

Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

2 You used to be dead because of your sins and acts of disobedience. ² You walked in the ways of the ‘olam hazeh and obeyed the Ruler of the Powers of the Air, who is still at work among the disobedient. ³ Indeed, we all once lived this way — we followed the passions of our old nature and obeyed the wishes of our old nature and our own thoughts. In our natural condition we were headed for God’s wrath, just like everyone else.

⁴ But God is so rich in mercy and loves us with such intense love ⁵ that, even when we were dead because of our acts of disobedience, he brought us to life along with the Messiah — it is by grace that you have been delivered. ⁶ That is, God raised us up with the Messiah Yeshua and seated us with him in heaven, ⁷ in order to exhibit in the ages to come how infinitely rich is his grace, how great is his kindness toward us who are united with the Messiah Yeshua. ⁸ For you have been delivered by grace through trusting, and even this is not your accomplishment but God’s gift. ⁹ You were not delivered by your own actions; therefore no one should boast. ¹⁰ For we are of God’s making, created in union with the Messiah Yeshua for a life of good actions already prepared by God for us to do.

¹¹ Therefore, remember your former state: you Gentiles by birth — called the Uncircumcised by those who, merely because of an operation on their flesh, are called the Circumcised — ¹² at that time had no Messiah. You were estranged from the national life of Isra’el. You were foreigners to the covenants embodying God’s promise. You were in this world without hope and without God.

¹³ But now, you who were once far off have been brought near through the shedding of the Messiah’s blood. ¹⁴ For he himself is our shalom — he has made us both one and has broken down the m’chitzahwhich divided us ¹⁵ by destroying in his own body the enmity occasioned by the Torah, with its commands set forth in the form of ordinances. He did this in order to create in union with himself from the two groups a single new humanity and thus make shalom, ¹⁶ and in order to reconcile to God both in a single body by being executed on a stake as a criminal and thus in himself killing that enmity.

¹⁷ Also, when he came, he announced as Good News shalom to you far off and shalom to those nearby,^[a] 18 news that through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

¹⁹ So then, you are no longer foreigners and strangers. On the contrary, you are fellow-citizens with God’s people and members of God’s family. ²⁰ You have been built on the foundation of the emissaries and the prophets, with the cornerstone being Yeshua the Messiah himself. ²¹ In union with him the whole building is held together, and it is growing into a holy temple in union with the Lord.²² Yes, in union with him, you yourselves are being built together into a spiritual dwelling-place for God!

Isaiah 57

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57 The righteous person perishes,
and nobody gives it a thought.
Godly men are taken away,
and no one understands
that the righteous person is taken away
from the evil yet to come.
² Yes, those who live uprightly
will have peace as they rest on their couches.

³ “But you, you witches’ children, come here,
you spawn of adulterers and whores!
⁴ Whom are you making fun of?
At whom are you laughing and sticking out your tongue?
Aren’t you rebellious children,
just a brood of liars?
⁵ You go into heat among the oak trees,
under every spreading tree.
You kill the children in the valleys
under the cracks in the rocks.
⁶ Your place is among the smooth stones in the vadi;
these, these are what you deserve;
you pour out drink offerings to them,
you offer grain offerings to them.
Should I calmly ignore these things?
⁷ You set up your bed on a high, lofty mountain;
you also went up there to offer sacrifices.
⁸ Behind door and doorpost
you set up your [lewd] memorial;
then, far from me, you uncovered your bed,
climbed up on it and opened it wide,
made an agreement with some of them,
whose bed you loved when you saw their hand beckoning.
⁹ You went to the king with scented oil;
you added to your perfumes;
you sent your envoys far away,
even down to Sh’ol.
¹⁰ Though worn out by so much travel,
you did not say, ‘All hope is gone’;
rather, finding your strength renewed,
you did not grow weak.
¹¹ Of whom have you been so afraid,
so fearful that you lied?
But me you don’t remember,
you don’t give me a thought!
I have held my peace so long
that you no longer fear me.
¹² I will expose your [so-called] ‘righteousness’;
and what you have done won’t help you.
¹³ When you cry, will those [idols] you gathered rescue you?
The wind will carry them all away,
a puff of air will take them off.
But whoever takes refuge in me will possess
the land and inherit my holy mountain.”

¹⁴ Then he will say,

“Keep building! Keep building! Clear the way!
Remove everything blocking my people’s path!”
¹⁵ For thus says the High, Exalted One
who lives forever, whose name is Holy:
“I live in the high and holy place
but also with the broken and humble,
in order to revive the spirit of the humble
and revive the hearts of the broken ones.
¹⁶ For I will not fight them forever
or always nurse my anger;
otherwise their spirits would faint before me,
the creatures I myself have made.
¹⁷ It was because of their flagrant greed
that I was angry and struck them;
I hid myself and was angry,
but they continued on their own rebellious way.
¹⁸ I have seen their ways, and I will heal them;
I will lead them and give comfort
to them and to those who mourn for them —
¹⁹ I will create the right words:
‘Shalom shalom to those far off
and to those nearby!’ says Adonai;
‘I will heal them!’”

²⁰ But the wicked are like the restless sea —
unable to be still,
its waters toss up mud and dirt.
²¹ There is no shalom, says my God,
for the wicked.

Higher Power – Unknown God

People often say that they are meditating – taking time to get in touch with a “higher power”.  There is no higher power than the Creator of the Universe – in a word God.

There is no other way we can be saved and transformed lest it by the way – Yeshua/Jesus. The Messiah – Saviour of all mankind.  The purpose of his coming to dwell with us as a human being and dying for us was to show us a way back to the Creator God – our Heavenly Father.

I hear people say – there are many religions – I am not speaking of religion – I am speaking of a spiritual awakening to God Creator – through His Word all things came into being.

There is no greater joy than to look around at the amazing planet we call home and see such wonderful sights, mountains, rivers, trees, birds, flowers in fact all creation would not be here if it had not been first spoken out by God Creator – King of the Universe

Yet people seem to be afraid to acknowledge God creator – they will talk to spirit guides, and go to so called spirit mediums, necromancers, fortune tellers, seers, crystals readings, rather than go to the Source of all creation – God Himself.  Yet the mere mention of God the Father and Jesus his precious Son who is able to heal the sick, raise the dead, transform your lives is scorned and ridiculed yet – for me the clarity I have from following the way of Jesus and coming back to the Father is very clear.

I do not smoke, I do not drink, or take drugs of any kind, not do I need to go to a psychiatrist because I came to the father and laid all my life, desires, pain and suffering at his feet and asked him to transform me from within.

At the beginning of my walk before my close encounter with God the Father, I too believed in a Supreme being – a higher power – yet when God healed me and showed me how I may go on in life without fear and anxiety – just by confessing to Him all my heartaches and worries.  I began a journey of incredible blessing. God showed me through His word, history, geography and geology just how powerful God is.  How He formed the universe, created this planet for us and how he designed us and gave us life.

How involved He is with every detail of your life as you let him in to teach you personally.  How you can trust Him – There is no ill side effects when you Trust in God to take care of you as you walk in obedience to his teachings.

It is as you open up your heart and mind and accept Yeshua/Jesus the Saviour of Mankind as the True Son of the Living God and healer of all that you really can start to know what it is to be truly alive.  Everything you see and touch takes on a new aspect.  You look around you and marvel at the diversity of life.  The amazing formations of the mountains,  rivers, seas in fact all of creation.  No man,  nor fallen angel could do such things.

The King of the Universe, creator of live is the Only one who can give you the gift of Peace, joy and happiness, contentment.  Because He designed mankind to be at one with Himself, and that He had provided all for our pleasure and in doing so as he watches His sons and daughters enjoying the gifts he has bestowed  and thanking Him for every breath that they take – it gives Him pleasure.

However, when we look to seek a lesser place, worship -  man,  fallen angels, and seek a different path then there is a clearly a distinction in the lives of people – fear, wars, battles in the mind, mental illness, flesh rotting diseases, in fact all that God had said would come on Mankind because the choose to live without Him in their lives.  Yet each person has within them the need to search – everyone is looking, but not able to find what they are looking for until they Return to the Father of Creation.  Then all things are revealed and once again you feel connected to all that surrounds you – your reverence to all life becomes heightened.  The joy of watching birds in the sky, fish in the sea – rivers, even you can enjoy a moment of observing insects and through acknowledging their total dependency on God Creator to provide for them, you come to realise you too can depend on God to provide for you it is a matter of Trust.

When Christ was in the garden on the eve of his betrayal and crucifixion – as a man do you not think he was afraid of the following day’s events. As the Son of God he knows how we all feel – he could have chosen not to obey God’s desire to hang him the cross for the salvation of mankind.  Therefore through His obedience Yeshua/Jesus gave us a way back to the Father through laying down his life for us.  Raising from the dead so that we may have eternal life with Him.  He being the life giver the restorer of life to all mankind to those who would choose to obey and follow in the footsteps of Yeshua/Jesus the Messiah.  At the end of the day all mankind will bow down and tongues will confess that Yeshua/Jesus is Lord. 

The way forward is to acknowledge your unbelief, repenting of your sins, lifestyle choices and learning to live under the mantle of the Creator is the only way to true peace, contentment, happiness and joy.

As we share with each other we grow together in love and unity.

God called us to love one another, to help one another.

He gave His life for us to be able restore us back to the Father.  Without Yeshua/Jesus there is no Power for in His Name all Power and Authority is Given to set the captives free and heal the sick and restore the sight of the blind, raise the dead in His name.  In His name there is power to transform your life.

Forgiving one another as he has forgiven us. 

Learning to Trust in His Words, His promises, His way of life and Peace.

Laying down your learnt traditions of man, just come sit at the feet of the Throne of God and learn to live again.

Feeling a mantle of peace being placed on your shoulders as you open up to Yeshua/Jesus .  Peace that no matter what goes on around you – cannot be taken from you - unless you choose not to Trust.

To have the Words of comfort to know that each burden, worry, anxiety, stress, fear can be lifted from you as you reach out and ask Yeshua/Jesus into your life – only in this way can you really begin to feel a great sense of peace and freedom.

Fear is a mind killer – to carry such is dangerous to your health – yet giving each fear to Yeshua/Jesus/God it can be lifted and you will begin to receive an understanding that no matter what is happening around you.  You can trust that God knows your every need, and in well able to supply al your needs as they are in accordance to God’s will for your life.

No matter whether your life has been filled with drink, drugs, fear.  Gods is able to restore you as you surrender to God – the Highest Power in the Universe,  there is no other Higher Power than God, creator of all life, planets, stars, water, land us.  Even so to follow lesser than the highest is utter foolishness because they cannot deliver you. As you turn to him.  As you ask God to reveal himself to you – as you start to reach out and ask for help – He is there for you, just waiting to heal, bless and restore you.

For me, there is no greater power than God. He healed me, I follow in His teachings, He keeps me safe and teaches me the way of peace, joy and salvation.

There is o other way except though Yeshua/Jesus for True Salvation, Transformation.  At the Name of Yeshua/Jesus every knee shall bow, every tongue will confess that He Is LORD – through Him there is LIFE