Shalom, Kathie
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Matthew 28 18 Yeshua came and talked with them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore, go and make people from all nations into talmidim, immersing them into the reality of the Father, the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember! I will be with you always, yes, even until the end of the age.” source
First thing I noticed this time reading these verses.
immersing them into the reality of the Father, the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh,
Other translations say: baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, And I don’t dispute that. Baptism after conversion is a command, unless, of course, you are the thief on the cross or some other reason beyond your control. But baptism is more than being lowered under a body of water and brought up again and I believe JESUS was saying more than we are generally taught here.
Let us remember from the verses that He said “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. And does not ALL mean all? All authority is given to Him. We will come back to this.
Hang with me.
What are we commanded to do in this passage? immersing them into the reality of the Father, the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh,
Just what does this mean? What is immersing?
im·merse
(ĭ-mûrs′)tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es
1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge.
2. To baptize by submerging in water.
3. To engage wholly or deeply; absorb:
For purposes here let’s take number 3.
To engage wholly or deeply; absorb. This I believe describes what we are to do.
All people. All Nations. Anyone who will believe and come along we are to aid in engaging them wholly, deeply; so they can absorb the ways of GOD.
We introduce them to JESUS and then we keep on with them, discipling them, or making sure there is someone else to come alongside them to teach them the Ways of GOD.
And what do we teach them?
To engage wholly or deeply; absorb. This I believe describes what we are to do.
All people. All Nations. Anyone who will believe and come along we are to aid in engaging them wholly, deeply; so they can absorb the ways of GOD.
We introduce them to JESUS and then we keep on with them, discipling them, or making sure there is someone else to come alongside them to teach them the Ways of GOD.
And what do we teach them?
We teach them to OBEY GOD per the Scriptures.
NOTHING IN THIS LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OBEYING GOD.
Let’s go back now.
All Authority in heaven and on earth is given to JESUS.
This is BIG, Y’all!
JESUS has all authority! All authority!
And some may say, so. What does that mean for me?
The best news ever!
It means as we are immersed in GOD, we are taught the ways of GOD and we obey Him we too have authority. We have the authority and the power to forsake and overcome SIN.
We do NOT have to live defeated lives.
We can and must be overcomers.
When we are immersed in GOD all power and authority that we need to command the flesh and the enemy, we have. We CAN live victoriously.
We do not have to be slaves to sin anymore!
We can and must be overcomers.
When we are immersed in GOD all power and authority that we need to command the flesh and the enemy, we have. We CAN live victoriously.
We do not have to be slaves to sin anymore! Now why would we not want to proclaim this to people everywhere?
It’s Good News! The Best News!
Until next time — Shalom, Kathie
The Word Knew – Who Knew?
I am eager to share with you this late morning what I believe.
Are you familiar with this passage of Scripture? Matthew 7: 21-23.
It’s important. It’s strong.
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ source
This Scripture tapped on my thoughts last night and settled in with what I am about to share with you.
Here YESHUA tells that in the times to come people are going to recite to Him reasons they should be allowed into Heaven. However, they will be denied entry.
Why will they be denied?
Hear His Words: 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
I never KNEW you, He said and will say.
How could GOD, who knows ALL not know them?
This KNEW is not the knew you and I use in our everyday English; it’s not the knew we use when we say oh yeah I knew them.
It’s the knew of the Hebrews. Here are two links. I invite you to compare.
yâdaʻ ginṓskō
The knew JESUS used here is from the knew in Genesis 4:1.
This KNEW means intimacy. It means covenant. It means these people even though they had done some good works, their good works produced NO intimacy with JESUS. 
There was no BLOOD COVENANT applied to them.
HE did not KNOW them.
He never KNEW them.
They never came to Him in surrender.
They never came seeking His Righteousness — they figured they had their own righteousness.
They figured WRONG.
And the road to hell they began on? They stayed on.
They remained the Workers of Lawlessness. They never came to Him for rebirth.
Again I say, there was no intimacy. No communion. No Family Gatherings.
But this is not the case for us; for we who are KNOWN by Him.
We are in covenant with Him (we know Him, He knows us) and because of the blood covenant, we will enter in. Heaven is our eternal home. 
Do you know people whose lives give no evidence that they have a blood covenant with JESUS?
I do too. Keep praying. Keep proclaiming. Keep praying they will yet be KNOWN by Him.
