כִּי הָאָדָם עֵץ הַשָּׂדֶה
דברים כ:יט
"for the man is the tree of the field"
Deuteronomy 20:19
the tree is rooted in the earth
the man is rooted in the heavens
roots
need water
to grow trees
that bear
fruit
Yeshua as Messiah,
Word of God,
offers living water
flowing from our Source of life:
הוֹי כָּל-צָמֵא
לְכוּ לַמַּיִם
ישציה נה:א
"Ho, all who are thirsty,
come for the water."
Isaiah 55:1
אֲבָל כָּל מִי שֶׁיִּשְׁתֶּה
מִן הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי אֶתֵּן לוֹ
לֹא יִצְמָא לְעוֹלָם
אֲבָל הַמַּיִם הָהֵם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נוֹתֵן לוֹ
יִהְיִוּ בּוֹ לְמַעְיַן מַיִם
הַנּוֹבְעִים לְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם
הכרזת יוחנן ד:יד
"But everyone who drinks
from the water that I will give him,
will never thirst;
but the water that I give him,
will become in him a spring of water
flowing to eternal life."
John 4:14
תורה
Torah
(teachings, Word of God)
like water
מים
Mayim
flows down from the heavens
שמים
Shamayim
"Sham-Mayim" means "there-water"
וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם-מַיִם בְּשָׂשׂוֹן
מִמַּעַיְנֵי הַיְשׁוּעָה
ישעיה יב:ג
"And you will draw water with joy
from the springs of salvation."
Isaiah 12:3
כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵרֵד֩ הַגֶּ֨שֶׁם
וְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶג מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם
וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב
כִּ֚י אִם־הִרְוָ֣ה אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ
וְהוֹלִידָ֖הּ וְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּ
וְנָ֤תַן זֶ֙רַע֙ לַזֹּרֵ֔עַ וְלֶ֖חֶם לָאֹכֵֽל׃
כֵּ֣ן יִֽהְיֶ֤ה דְבָרִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵצֵ֣א מִפִּ֔י
לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב אֵלַ֖י רֵיקָ֑ם
כִּ֤י אִם־עָשָׂה֙ אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָפַ֔צְתִּי
וְהִצְלִ֖יחַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר שְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃
ישעיה נה:י-יא
"For as the rain comes down,
and the snow from the heavens
and returns not there,
but waters the earth
and makes it sprout and grow;
and give seed to the sower and bread to the eater:
So shall be My Word that goes out from My mouth,
it will not come back to Me void,
but will accomplish what I desire,
and will succeed in what I sent it to do."
Isaiah 55:10-11
אַשְׁרֵי הָאִישׁ
אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים
וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד
וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב
כִּי אִם בְּתוֹרַת יְהוָה חֶפְצוֹ
וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ יֶהְגֶּה יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה
וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל-פַּלְגֵי-מָיִם
אֲשֶׁר פִּרְיוֹ יִתֵּן בְּעִתּוֹ
וְעָלֵהוּ לֹא-יִבּוֹל
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר-יַעֲשֶׂה יַצְלִיחַ
תהילים א:א-ה
"Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
nor stand in the way of sinners,
nor sit in the seat of scorners.
But his delight is in the Torah of HaShem,
and in His Torah he meditates day and night.
He will be like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in its season
and its leaf will not wither;
and whatever he does will prosper."
Psalms 1:1-3
As we receive the living water of the Word of God,
we are cleansed both by and for contact with the Divine.
הִנֵּה שֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים
הַנּוֹשֵׂא אֶת חַטַּאת הָעוֹלָם!
הכרזת יוחנן א:כט
“Behold, the Lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world!"
John 1:29
How does Yeshua take away the sin of the world?
After all, there clearly is still sin in the world.
Please compare:
"Behold, the shower
that takes away the dirt from your body!"
Believing in the shower is only the beginning;
we must enter into the cleansing water.
כְּדֵי לְקַדְּשָׁהּ וּלְטַהֲרָהּ
בִּרְחִיצַת הַמַּיִם
וּבַדָּבָר
אגרת שאול אל האפסים ה:כו
"to make her (the congregation) holy and pure
in the washing of the water
and in the Word"
Ephesians 5:26
So do we need to be perfect?
both natural children (Jews) and adopted childen (Gentiles) in the family of God, as in any good family, don't need to be perfect in order to belong and to be loved
but it's not okay for them to scorn their family and live like children on the street
like any good parent, God nurtures and teaches and grows His children as they abide in His family through Word and Spirit
We are the Temple;
when we receive the Word,
the Spirit of God enters.
אוֹ הַאֵינְכֶם יוֹדְעִים שֶׁגּוּפְכֶם הֵיכָל הוּא
שֶׁל רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ הַשּׁוֹכֶנֶת בָּכֶם
אֲשֶׁר קִבַּלְתֶּם מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים
וְאֵין אַתֶּם שֶׁל עַצְמְכֶם?
אגרת שאול הראשונה אל הקורינתים ו:יט
"Or don't you know that your body is a temple
of the Holy Spirit who abides in you,
whom you have received from God,
and you are not your own?"
1 Corinthians 6:19
Anxiety
is a natural response
to being on a temporary fragile journey
without purpose
or connection with home.
Our best solution for anxiety is
Shalom
the peace that passes understanding
when
Spirit/Word/Voice/Messiah
connect us with our Creator.
Each soul has unique lessons to learn and light to shine.
Spirit vitalizes flesh
as a spark lights a candle.
We are created to live connected to our Source,
the One Eternal Almighty God.
נֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם
חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן
תהילים כ:כז
"The candle of HaShem is the soul of man
searching all the inner parts."
Proverbs 20:27
Believers enter into a covenant relationship with God.
וִהְיִיתֶם לִי לְעָם
וְאָנֹכִי אֶהְיֶה לָכֶם לֵאלֹהִים
ירמיה ל:כב
"And you will be my people,
and I will be your God."
Jeremiah 30:22
A covenant is a contract with promises on both sides.
Our contract with God is signed with blood
which carries the flow of life.
We keep this eternal covenant through:
מצוות
Mitzvot
commandments/connections
established by God through His Word
This Hebrew noun comes from same root as the verb:
לצוות
Letzavot
to command, order, direct
to team up, bind, unite
related words include:
צוות
Tzevet
team
בצוותא
Betzavta
together
So mitzvot
are both commandments from and connections with God.
Mitzvot join the spiritual and physical in our lives and world.
פִּקּוּדֵי יְהוָה יְשָׁרִים
מְשַׂמְּחֵי-לֵב
מִצְוַת יְהוָה בָּרָה
מְאִירַת עֵינָיִם
תהילים יט:ט
"The precepts of HaShem are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the mitzvah of HaShem is pure,
enlightening the eyes."
Psalms 19:9
וְיֵשׁוּעַ אָמַר לוֹ
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֶת יְהוָֹה אֱלֹהֶיךָ
בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ
וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ
וּבְכָל מְאֹדְךָ
וּבְכָל שִׂכְלְךָ
זוֹהִי הַמִּצְוָה הַגְּדוֹלָה וְהָרִאשׁוֹנָה
וְהַשְּׁנִיָּה הַדּוֹמָה לָהּ
וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ
בְּאֵלֶּה שְׁתֵּי הַמִּצְווֹת
תְּלוּיָה הַתּוֹרָה וְהַנְּבִיאִים
הכרזת מתי כב:לז-מ
"And Yeshua said to him:
'You should love HaShem your God
with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your might
and with all your mind.
This the first and the greatest mitzvah. And the second is like it:
You should love your neighbor as yourself.
On these two mitzvot
hang the Torah and the prophets.'"
Matthew 22:37-40
As water transforms parched land,
Word/Spirit nourishes souls.
All else is like pouring chemicals on a desert
which needs water to bloom.
There is no substitute to satisfy our eternal selves.
יַעֲרֹ֤ף כַּמָּטָר֙ לִקְחִ֔י תִּזַּ֥ל
כַּטַּ֖ל אִמְרָתִ֑י
כִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם עֲלֵי־דֶ֔שֶׁא
וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים עֲלֵי־עֵֽשֶׂב
דברים לב:ב
"May my discourse come down like rain,
my speech like the dew;
like showers on grass,
like raindrops on herbs."
Deuteronomy 32:2
הַעִידֹ֨תִי בָכֶ֣ם הַיּוֹם֮ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ֒
הַחַיִּ֤ים וְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לְפָנֶ֔יךָ
הַבְּרָכָ֖ה וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה
וּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙ בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים
לְמַ֥עַן תִּחְיֶ֖ה אַתָּ֥ה וְזַרְעֶֽךָ
לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ בְּקֹל֖וֹ
וּלְדָבְקָה־ב֑וֹ
כִּ֣י ה֤וּא חַיֶּ֙יךָ֙ וְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמֶ֔יךָ
לָשֶׁ֣בֶת עַל־הָאֲדָמָ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨ע יְהוָ֧ה לַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ
לְאַבְרָהָ֛ם לְיִצְחָ֥ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖ב
לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶֽם
דברים ל:יט-כ
"This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses before you
that I have set before you life and death
the blessing and the curse;
now choose life
so that you and your children will live
to love HaShem your God,
to heed His voice,
and to cleave to Him;
for He is your life and the length of your days
to dwell upon the land that HaShem swore to your ancestors,
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob,
to give to them."
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
אִם אֶת מִצְווֹתַי תִּשְׁמְרוּ
תַּעַמְדוּ בְּאַהֲבָתִי
כְּפִי שֶׁאֲנִי שָׁמַרְתִּי אֶת מִצְווֹת אָבִי
וְעוֹמֵד אֲנִי בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ
הכרזת יוחנן ד:יד
“If you keep my mitzvot,
you will abide in my love;
just as I have kept the mitzvot of my Father
and I abide in His love."
John 15:10
אַשְׁרֵי הָעוֹשִׂים אֶת מִצְווֹתָיו
לְמַעַן יִהְיֶה שִׁלְטוֹנָם עַל עֵץ הַחַיִּים
וְיִכָּנְסוּ בַּשְּׁעָרִים הָעִירָה
התגלות כב:יד
"Blessed are they who do His mitzvot,
that they may have access to the tree of life
and may enter through the gates into the city."
Revelation 22:14
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