I have landed on another level. My journey began many years ago when I heard a voice on the radio declare: "Friends to brighten your day, here is the message of hope!" Sometimes, at the age of 9, I heard the entire message other times I did not. At the end of the message was a confession of faith- I believed back then therefore I confessed.
At the age of 9 the gifts in me began to stir, I was in 3rd grade. At the age of 29 I was filled with the Spirit of God and at the age of 30 I was baptized in water. At the age of 35 I was chasing after YHWH, having entered a Ministry Training and Development School. As I look back I see how I have been seeking the Truth for as long as I knew there was Truth to seek.
DEUTERONOMY 4:29
But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
PSALM 14:2
The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
ACTS 17:26-27 TREE OF LIFE VERSION
From one He made every nation of men to live on the face of the earth, having set appointed times and the boundaries of their territory. They were to search for Him, and perhaps grope around for Him and find Him. Yet He is not far from each one of us,
I have heard Scripture interpretations from various people. I have listened to: laymen, drunk men, high men; as well as church leaders with PhD's, Masters degrees and PhDs. I have listened to church leaders from various denominations BUT I threw out everything that was said that was contrary to God's word- and it was quite a bit!
Ruach HaKodesh (Spirit of God) has been guiding (or trying to) since I was 9 years old.Church doctrine, traditional ideology has hindered my knowledge. Bad life decisions has stopped me from advancing in the Kingdom. And, not being able to trust various teachers has prevented me from understanding many biblical truths.
MARK 7:13I am learning, which is why I understand the significance of Jesus being Jewish and how it relates to me. Yeshua was not grafted into my life I was grafted into Him.
making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”
YESHUA WAS NOT GRAFTED INTO MY LIFE!
JOHN 15:4-5Many church leaders use the Old Covenant as a diving board to present a modern world message but ignore the concepts within. Another way of saying this is: Many churches today do not teach the commandments, guidelines, regulations, precepts, laws found in the Old Testament but they know they cannot ignore it so they extract what can be used for their message and move on. I tested their messages.
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:21
Test all things; hold fast what is good.
ACTS 17:11
These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
I am required, commanded, to search Scripture and validate the words that I hear. I am expected to seek YHWH for knowledge and understanding. (So are you!) Since the age of 9 I have been drawn towards Him. Today I am convinced that I cannot, as I have been taught, ignore the Torah- the Pentateuch, the first 5 books of the Old Testament- the Hebraic roots of which the Vine emanates from. If I consider myself a follower of Yeshua Hamashiach then I must follow the commandments, guidelines, rules, precepts, et. al. that He requires that I follow.
AS A FOLLOWER OF YESHUA HAMASHIACH,
I MUST BE AWARE THAT THE VINE HAS HEBRAIC ROOTS.
For those who declare we are not under the law but under grace: I challenge you to discover what grace is for. Grace is made perfect in me because of my falling short of obedience to the law. The law reminds me of YHWH's love in that it teaches me how to live a good life.
In my journey I have begun to learn about and embrace my Hebraic roots which has taken me to a new level in faith. SHALOM! written by Marsha L F Randolph
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