God setteth up Kings

Un Believers, Sceptics, Atheists, Hedonists, Human Beings . . Read on.

*Ed. Comment: The choice of capital letters in this text is not ours but from the writer Curtis H. Brittle. We reduced already some of this ‘shouting words’, but it takes too much time to change all.
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The following passage is for those who otherwise believe that there is HOPE for this world based on FACTS, not SCIENCE, or EVOLUTION, or CHANCE. This is Historical Evidence, and should not be taken lightly . . that is if you really want to live.

This person is Real, Historical Fact, and This version is true!

Daniel Chapter Two:

Then was THE SECRET revealed unto DANIEL in a night vision.
Then DANIEL blessed the GOD Of HEAVEN.

20 DANIEL answered and said,

Blessed be the name of GOD for ever and ever:
for WISDOM and MIGHT are HIS:
21 And
HE changeth the times and the seasons:
HE removeth kings, and setteth up kings:
HE giveth wisdom unto the wise, and
— knowledge to them that know understanding:
22 HE revealeth the deep and secret things:
HE knoweth what is in the darkness, and the
— light dwelleth with HIM.
23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou GOD of my fathers,

WHO hast given me wisdom and might, and hast
MADE KNOWN unto me now what we desired of THEE:
for thou hast now made known unto us
THE KINGS MATTER.

In the Hebrew, this message is even more specific, but HERE, the PATTERN IS PLAIN, and for those who are not BLIND, may see the miracle here.

SO, is this ALL THERE IS ? OBVIOUSLY NOT for this message is from this GREAT MAN DANIEL . . FOR US, and perhaps for the GENERATIONS TO FOLLOW . .

IF YOU are interested in a future that is REAL, it is HERE and it is free for ALL to see. AND YES There is a warning.

FEW THERE WILL BE WHO FIND IT or

FEW SHALL UNDERSTAND.

BE ONE OF THOSE WHO DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND . .

~ ~ ~ SHALOM and may ELOHIM BLESS YOU ALL . .

JOHN 3:
17 For GOD sent not HIS Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him
MIGHT BE SAVED .
JOHN 5:
34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that YE MIGHT BE SAVED.
ROMANS 10:
1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to GOD for Israel is, that THEY MIGHT BE SAVED.
I THESSALONIANS 2:
16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that
THEY MIGHT BE SAVED,
to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
II THESSALONIANS 2:
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that THEY MIGHT BE SAVED.

 

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Why study the Scriptures

Please read the Scriptures then reply:

A. What did you understood?
B. How can you practice it constantly?
C. With whom can you share about it?

What is the Scripture?

All Scripture is by inspiration of God, profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be perfect, completely prepared into all good works. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

How is the word of God working?

The word of God, quick and powerful, sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, discerning the thoughts and intents of the heart. Every creatures is manifested in His sight, all things are naked and opened to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do. (Hebrews 4:12-13)

What we have because of it?

Jesus said to those who believed in Him, if you continue in My word, you are My disciples indeed; you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:31-32)

What is the Old Testament about?

All which were written about Me in Law, Prophets and Psalms must be fulfilled. Then He opened their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures. (Luke 24:32,44-45)

Why to study the Bible?

Take heed to yourself, and to the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this you shall both save yourself, and them that hear you. (1 Timothy 4:16)

Do you know what is the biggest chapter from the Bible about?

Blessed are they that keep His testimonies, and seek Him with the whole heart. How shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. I meditate in Your precepts, have respect unto Your ways; delight in Your statutes. Your word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Psa 119:2, 9, 15-16, 105)

Example of a practical decision or good application:

I will study and use the word daily no matter what happens!

Learning from ourselves

Often it are the setbacks that bring people back with their feet on the ground and have they rethink about their position in this world and in their life.

The most difficult part in our life is often to liberate ourself from the chain of vanity that may have caught us, and to get to learn that we better have to become an instrument in the Hands of our Creator, following His path He has laid out in front of us.

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To remember

“You teach best what you most need to learn.”  = line from Richard Bach’s book ‘Illusions’ running through mind

Marianne Williamson frequently shares very personal stories about her honest trials through life which makes her advice all the more more palatable

• We share in our own ways + we learn in our own ways

 

today’s lesson = Humility.

• ego wants to (and has been) defending self, making excuses, + trying to justify own actions
• making way through personal feelings of remorse, embarrassment, + confusio
• often advice we give to others = exact advice we need ourselves.
• hold ourselves to some ridiculous standard of “perfection” => too self-conscious to admit struggle with things we advise others to do.
• listen to ourselves +  realize things we passionately want to teach other people = things we, ourselves, truly want to learn + embody =>  vigilant level of self awareness + honesty

enhance + deepen relationships with others + ability to impact them in a positive way

1)  Be Honest

2)  Have Compassion

3)  Stop Trying to be Perfect =>  sense of freedom

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Preceding

I is for Incompleteness

Timeless Insights on Humility

Professions for PEACE

“You teach best what you most need to learn.” ~Richard Bach

This line from Richard Bach’s book ‘Illusions’ has been running through my mind for the past couple of days. One of my favorite authors, Marianne Williamson, frequently shares very personal stories about her honest trials through life which makes her advice all the more more palatable to me.

But that’s my preference. We share in our own ways and we learn in our own ways. Just because I prefer authors who share their personal journey doesn’t mean everyone is so sensitive as to how advice is presented. Perhaps what I most need to learn is that we all write in very unique styles. That’s what creates this wonderful world of blogging. I am an ongoing student and today’s lesson is Humility.

I want to share an article from inspirational speaker Mike Robbins who expresses eloquently so much of…

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I is for Incompleteness

How often our thoughts do not bring us to think why we did not do this or that and did not become this or that? How many of us dream not of a magnificent career and when we start working dream of reaching the top one day. But when would that top being reached?

More than once we receive a figural slap in the face, and several time we are put hard on the ground, making us aware that perhaps we want to much of ourselves or that we have a little ‘too big me’ in us.

Humility is often a trait that is difficult to achieve, but we can better place our hope in it, to feel happy, than to keep on struggling in the swamp of our vanity.

Hot Dogs and Marmalade

The victory of humility is the acceptance of our own incompleteness,
in order that He may make us complete in His own way.

Thomas Merton, The Silent Life

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At least half of our Playmobile guys didn’t have hair.

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To have been mistaken

“” Life means making mistakes.
Being perfect means you have often been mistaken. ”
John Henry Newman

Dutch version / Nederlandse versie > Zich vergist hebben

Infinite complexity and true wisdom

 

In every detail of your world you will find infinite complexity.

That is divine. But it is not yet the true divine wisdom.

The true wisdom lies in the power you are given to heal your world.
Tzvi Freeman

 

Dutch version / Nederlandse versie > Oneindige complexiteit en ware wijsheid

The Mystical Tales of the 1001 Arabian Nights, Symbols of the Heart of Secrets

How many people do not chase a dream they allow mastering their mind? Lots of people are blind to what they should see but want to go looking for something which seems unavailable and far away, but often seems better than where they live, instead of searching the richness in their own habitat.

People should know the treasures are not hidden in a secret cave but are hidden in the own heart to which the own spirit and the set-apart or Holy Scriptures are the key to enter.

Kone, Krusos, Kronos

“We lay veils upon their hearts lest they understand it…”

Qur’an (17:46)

Many years ago in my youth when I meet my Spiritual Teacher, I heard someone ask him what were his favorite movies, to my surprise he said:

“I love those movies, about Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, The thief of Bagdad, and that type of movies.”

I was floored, an avid movie fan at the time I couldn’t figure out a man of his Spiritual realization would care for such cheese B movies made on the fifties, and sixties, with second rate actors like Steve Reeves, and other perhaps more memorable, like Douglas Fairbanks earlier and many others, since Hollywood love for the exotic, an adventures has been a cash cow, and every so many years they bring to the screen the tales of the Arabian Nights in a new form, with little, or any artistic relevance, .

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Sacred Rhythms – Longing for a deep, fundamental change in your life with God

Sacred Rhythms

Do you long for a deep, fundamental change in your life with God?

Spiritual disciplines are activities that open us to God’s transforming love and the changes that only God can bring about in our lives. Picking up on the monastic tradition of creating a “rule of life” that allows for regular space for the practice of the spiritual disciplines, this book takes you more deeply into understanding seven key disciplines along with practical ideas for weaving them into everyday life.

Each chapter includes exercises to help you begin the practices–individually and in a group context. The final chapter puts it all together in a way that will help you arrange your life for spiritual transformation. The choice to establish your own sacred rhythm is the most important choice you can make with your life.

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Not all Bible reading is created equal.

In Sacred Rhythms—free this month—Ruth Haley Barton describes the posture we must bring to Scripture for true transformation:

Reading for Relationship

When we engage the Scriptures for spiritual transformation we engage not only our mind but also our heart, our emotions, our body, our curiosity, our imagination, and our will. We open ourselves to a deeper level of understanding and insight that grows out of and leads us deeper into our personal relationship with the One behind the text.

And it is in the context of relational intimacy that real life change takes place.

This is a fundamentally different kind of engagement than what we are normally accustomed to with the things we read. When we engage the Scriptures for spiritual transformation, we make it our top priority to listen to God relationally rather than seeking only to learn more about God cognitively. Our approach is driven by the longing of a lover. We read slowly so that we can savour each word and let its meaning sink in. Rather than rushing on to the next chapter so that we can complete a reading or study assignment, we stay in the place where God is speaking to us, contemplating its meaning for our life and for our relationship. We receive it as it is given without judgment, wanting only to hear the heart of this One we love. Like the little boy Samuel, we approach the Scripture with utter openness and availability to God:

“Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening” (1 Samuel 3:9).

In this listening stance, Scripture becomes an instrument of God’s control rather than a tool that we control to our own ends. Then, as God speaks to us through Scripture, we respond to what we read with our heart and soul rather that just our intellect.

When we are falling in love with someone, we want to know everything about them. We are fascinated by every detail, every relationship, and every event that shaped them. But the desire for intimacy moves us beyond fact finding to seeking understanding, connecting with that person emotionally and sensing our own response.

Thus when we read Scripture for relationship we pay attention to our own inner dynamics and allow our response to take place in the deeper levels of our beings. We are open to a whole different set of questions—questions that help us to risk greater levels of truth telling with ourselves and with God. In addition to asking,

What does it say? What does it mean? How do I apply it to my life?—all questions that promote primarily cognitive activity and allow us to remain firmly in control of the whole experience—we might ask:

• How do I feel about what is being said? Where do I find myself resonating deeply? Where do I find myself resisting, pulling back, wrestling with what Scripture might be saying? (Note: It is important to notice these inner dynamics without judging them, because they have much to tell us. You may even notice that you feel resonance and resistance at the same time. For instance, you may have a deep sense of the rightness of what the text is saying but on another level have the feeling, “There is no way I can do that!” This is a particularly important dynamic to notice, because it indicates a place where God is at work beyond your own cognition.)

• Why do I feel this way? What aspect of my life or my inner being is being touched or spoken to through this Scripture?

• What do my reactions tell me about myself—my attitudes, my relating patterns, my perspectives, my behaviours? Am I willing to look at that in God’s presence?

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This excerpt is taken from Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton, free this month on Faithlife Ebooks. Copyright © 2006 by Ruth Haley Barton. Published by InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL., www.ivpress.com.

Moment by Moment

Too many people have their eyes closed for the small things of nature and go places without really “seeing” those places and their beauty.

Professions for PEACE

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The same world is very different to each one of us. We are able to see and appreciate only to the degree to which we have mastered our mind and emotions. Our work is to tune our thoughts and feelings to become so stable, and yet so flexible, that Life will reveal to us Her deeper mysteries. Wisdom is not wasted on the self-indulgent. Wisdom is the reward of the steadfast moment-by-moment discipline and perseverance of the one who aspires.” ~Ann Mortifee 

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No religion mentioned in the Torah for non-Jews

It is not because there is no religion mentioned in the Torah for goyim or non-Jews that they should not have a religion or should not have to come to the Elohim. It is also not so that when people call themselves Christian and would go regularly to mass or to a church service that they are serving God or being recognised as His children.

In Christendom we can find lots of people who have an other god than the one of Abraham, though the divine Creator is very clear Who He is and what He wants from His people. Also Abraham did very well know Who the Most High God was.

Looking at the many churches in Christendom we can see that several churches altered the Torah and that the main church is breaking one of the laws in the Torah itself. Several people who come to study the Bible become angry when they see how their churches fooled them. It is a pity that they than abandon the faith in God. Some of them are then trying to find their way in Judaism. A few do not lose their faith in Christ and find their way in Christianity, becoming a member of one of the several non-trinitarian groups or churches.

It is wrong to think that those in the main churches

only have what the church has given them, altered scriptures and mistranslations. {I Hope They Get It}

Every human being is able to hear the Word of God. Wherever he lives there is some way to hear God’s Word. Those living in the industrialised countries have no excuse at all. For them there are enough means to get in touch with the Word of God. They have the printed material, like Bible books, other books and brochures, but also electronic devices where they can find several applications presenting the Word of God.

Questioning what we really believe is the only way to ever know what we really believe and why. {I Hope They Get It}

and that is what each individual has to do: searching himself what is the truth of God.

It is totally wrong to think that there would not be churches telling the biblical Truth. Luckily we can find many churches all over the world which proclaim God’s Word. It is not because the main

church says a lot of things that don’t line up with His word. {I Hope They Get It}

that we should say

No, the New Testament is not His word. There is no place in it where it says that He is speaking. {I Hope They Get It}

In the Greek writings or Brit Chadashah we are told about the one who is sent by God and authorised to speak in His name. As such the Messianic writings are a continuation of the Hebrew writings, bringing hope for those who are not of the Judaic faith. Because also for the non-Jews the way to the restored relationship with God is opened. This thanks to the ransom offering of Jeshua, the sent one from God.

The writer William Bouker may have become very frustrated by his old church, which makes it a pity he now concluded that the work delivered by Jesus and his apostles would not be from God. Pity also that he thinks

All through the Torah and the Prophets, it tells us that G-d is speaking and to whom He is speaking. No Christian writing can make this claim. {I Hope They Get It}

He seems to forget that the Torah and Prophets are part of the Christian writings too.

There is no need for a middleman. That is one of the lies of the church. {I Hope They Get It}

writes Mr. Bouker who with ‘Convert Corner’ is

attempting to provide more than just proof that the Christian religion is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. {About Convert Corner}

He is a former Christian

who is currently going through an Orthodox conversion to Judaism.  {About Convert Corner}

and spent years believing what he was told to believe by preachers and teachers instead of going to research the Bible for himself. Clinging to church doctrines no wonder he feels that he

had very little knowledge of the G-d of Israel. {About Convert Corner}

He seems to forget that the God of Israel wants a good relationship with all His creatures and by means of sending His only begotten beloved son made it possible that all can be saved from the curse of sin. But naturally each person has to decide himself or herself what way to go. The sent one from God, Jeshua, (Jesus Christ) shows the way to God. By him non-Jews also can come into the restored relationship with God. For goyim or gentiles there is also a way to have a religion which can be accepted by the God of Abraham.