Come Seek With Me

I was recently asked to provide my written testimony for an organization that I will be joining, so I thought it might be a good opportunity to do a little blogging about me.  Ahhhh... where to begin? Well at the beginning, of course! As a child I was surrounded by loving parents and grandparents who showed me the unconditional love of Christ.  Overall, I was a pretty good kid.  (Don't ask my brother to verify that).  I "accepted" Jesus during vacation bible school when I was seven and was baptized shortly thereafter. Looking back with the eyes of a 40+ year old, I would call my "good" childhood behavior more compliant than saintly.  I was a kid who followed the rules, didn't rock the boat, and wanted to please.  That worked great throughout childhood, but as a young adult, I really tested the patience of my parents and loved ones (and especially God) through several rebellious years. I was 22 when God got my attention and showed me that there were two

I am still in the book of Matthew getting to know the earthly ministry of Yeshua.  Again, this is not my first trip through, but The Holy Spirit has been busy pointing out new insights to me.  But first, in order to understand today's new testament scripture, let's go back to the burning bush... When God spoke to Moses at the burning bush, He introduced Himself this way: "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" (Ex 3:6 TLV).  I've read that many times, and each time my mind wanders back to the ancient histories of the three men.  I think about their lives and remember their deaths.  I think of them as great men...who are dead. Now, let's skip forward to Matthew (22:23-33).  In this passage the Sadducees are posing questions to Yeshua in hopes of entrapping Him in some falsehood or blasphemy.  I find it interesting that in this instance, the Sadducees are asking about the resurrection, when scripture tells us that they did not

Jesus, or Yeshua, as He is known in Hebrew, is confirmed throughout the scriptures as The Messiah of Israel.  But do we, His followers, actually know what those confirmations are?  If someone asked you today to give an example in scripture to confirm the Messiahship of Yeshua, could you do it?  If you're not sure, I challenge you to find at least one confirming scripture today.   I stumbled upon this topic this morning as I was reading in Matthew 4.  This is where Yeshua is tempted by satan in the wilderness.  I have read this many times, but today the Holy Spirit led me to notice that satan himself is used to confirm the identity of Yeshua within this chapter.   "'He shall command His angels concerning you,' and 'upon their hands they shall lift you up, so that you may not strike your foot against a stone.'"  Matt 4:6 TLV This is satan quoting Old Testament scripture...accurately...about Israel's Messiah (Psalm 91).  Satan KNEW th