Shalom, Kathie
For HIS Name’s Sake
No Worries
Hello and Good Evening,
It’s been a while. There have been some twists and turns since last I sat to write on this screen — good ones, no worries, so I am here tonight to check in with a few words.
2 Thessalonians 1.
What a great chapter.
I hope you will read it. Either in your favorite paper and ink Bible or click the link above and choose from one of the versions there to read.
For the comments I am prepared to make below, I read the English Standard Version but, of course, my favorite remains the Complete Jewish Bible.
Do you have a favorite translation? I hope so.
3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. 4 Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring. source
What an amazing, wonderful chapter to read!
And look at this!
Their faith was growing abundantly!
Their love for one another was increasing!
And when was this happening?
When they were persecuted and enduring afflictions!
What does that say to you? I hope you will pray and ponder these verses.
Until Next Time ~~~ Shalom, Kathie
Come Along
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
Free to Choose
I saw this on Facebook this morning 
and I would not be silent; albeit, I am choosing where to speak.
Oh, how foolish we are if we think taking a child to church once a week will negate the daily onslaught of the world they get every waking minute, everywhere they go. Especially when today’s Western churches (with few exceptions, if any) are as worldly as the world.
No Ma’am, no Sir, it will take far more input than that to inspire a child to choose GOD.
Something to think about I hope on this fine Sunday afternoon.
