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What a privilege to have access to the throne of God. It was not our own doing, though, because we were cut off from God by our sins (Isaiah 59:2), but for everyone who’s repented and trusted in Christ, now
“we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God”(Heb. 4:14),
so
“with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:16).
We can
“have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus” (Heb. 10:19)
because
“we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water” (Heb. 10:21-22).
Sometimes God will allow all sorts of troubles to pile up on us if we’ve wandered away from Him. If we are humbled by our circumstances and brought low, we might then seek God and cry out to Him because we know that
“the LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18)
and
“many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all” (Psalm 34:19).
This proves that
“when the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles” (Psalm 34:17).
I don’t know about you, but I need help at times when I pray to God because words sometimes fail me. Thankfully,
“the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words” (Rom. 8:26),
and
“he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God” (Rom. 8:27).
When words fail us, the Holy Spirit never will.
Prayer really is the link that connects us with God. Thankfully, through the access granted through Jesus’ shed blood, we can have direct contact with God. Perhaps He may humble us through trials and tribulations if we’ve wandered away from Him, but He wants us to draw near to Him. In times of need for what to pray about, God the Holy Spirit can give us the words when we don’t know what words to use.
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Wanneer de mens wil zien wie hem heeft gemaakt en zijn eigen fouten erkent in zijn bereidheid om dichter bij zijn Schepper te komen, kan hij zijn problemen loslaten, ze aan de Allerhoogste geven, en als een oprechte er toe komen om gepassioneerd glorieuze liederen te zingen om Hem, omdat door Hem alles op zijn juiste plaats staat.
Slechtheid en egoïsme zorgden ervoor dat mensen zelf voor god probeerden te spelen en dominantie over anderen wilden verkrijgen. Een dergelijke houding van in het vlees zijn maakte dat de meerderheid de majesteit van God verloor.
Wanneer we ons verhaal over ons falen aan God durven komen te vertellen en bereid zijn om ons wangedrag toe te geven, zal God willen luisteren en onze zonden vergeven.
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Een kijk op de ongeveer 250 meter onder zeeniveau liggende oudste stad ter wereld, op de Westelijke Jordaanoever, niet ver van de rivier de Jordaan en ongeveer 15 kilometer ten noordwesten van de Dode Zee. Jericho is beroemd in de Bijbelse geschiedenis als de eerste stad die door de Israëlieten onder Joshua werd aangevallen nadat ze de Jordaan waren overgestoken (Joshua 6). Na de vernietiging door de Israëlieten werd het volgens het Bijbelse verslag verlaten totdat Hiel, de Betheliet, zich daar vestigde in de 9e eeuw VGT (1 Koningen 16:34).
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A look at the progenitor or forefather of the tribes and faith groups believing in and following the Only One True God of Israel.
Tonight the eight days of extra dedication to haElohim started with the commemoration of the victory of the few whose desire for freedom to practice their religion impelled them to battle against great odds and which we should take as an example not to be afraid to show our faith to others..
Elul, the month to reflect and to prepare oneself to perfect oneself plus preparing oneself to enter a new phase in facing the Elohim, coming closer into the Divine presence.
Time to come face to face with the King in the field.
The surest way of ensuring our happiness and success in life is by devoting ourselves wholeheartedly to learning what God expects of us (by studying His Torah), by addressing our prayers directly to Him, and by fulfilling His will.
Betreft de ophef die het ontsteken van de chanoukalamp in Michael Freilichs bureau in het parlement veroorzaakte.
” We celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, fry the latkes, light the candles toast “L’Chaim!” I dance to “Ocho Kandelikas.” * My husband and I watch the candles burn. We talk of this and that– old memories and to-do lists, the little things that make up a life, the everyday ordinary and the magical […]
Na het historisch gebeuren van Hanukkah en menora onder de loep genomen te hebben bekijken wij verderd tradities omtrent het Hanukkah gebeuren en het gebruik van de 9-armige kandelaar of menora.
Eerst kijken wij naar de achtergrond en symbolische waarde van Hanukkah of Chanouka – het lichtfeest, om vervolgens te gaan zien hoe met praktijken of tradities omtrent het menora gebruik moet omgegaan worden.
The living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. In these darker days many may feel depressed or become confronted with the passing away of people or beloved animals. Though we do have 8 days to remember how light is given by God and how the temple, His House, was restored.
De acht dagen ter herdenking van de herinwijding van de Tempel van Jeruzalem in 164 VGT door Juda de Makkabeeër geeft ons heden acht dagen van feesten en lekker gezellig samen zijn.
Joden indien zij hun oude Geschriften diepgaand onderzoeken kunnen tot de ontdekking komen wie de lang beloofde Messiach is en kunnen daarbij ook voldoende redenen vinden om die Messias of Christus te volgen en deelgenoten te worden van ‘zijn lichaam’ en alzo als Jood voor Christus door het leven te gaan.
In het Joodse geloof zijn er de apart geplaatste boeken maar ook legendes welke vertellen over de man Abraham welke wij als onze aartsvader aanschouwen, omdat de elohim hem heeft uitverkoren om de vader van velen te zijn.
De Bijbelse naam Abraham betekent ‘verheven vader’. Dit was de Chaldese naam van Abraham. Toen Abram door God werd gekozen om de stamvader te worden van Gods volk, werd hij Abraham genoemd, wat ‘vader van vele volken’ betekent.
Adam mag dan wel de eerste man zijn die de wereld kent, maar voor ons geloof is de nomade wiens naam van Abram naar Abraham verandert is door God veel belangrijker.
In voorgaand en volgend bericht gaan wij dieper op die Bijbelse figuur in.
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