SELAH Jubilee Lady Writes 4 Shalom

The post I began this writing from this morning (posted above or below, depending on the media form)  said this, “I forgive people, but that doesn't mean that I accept their behavior or trust them! I forgive them for me, so I can let go and move on with my life.” I would add this to this post - "I also forgive them because I am commanded to, expected to, and because the mercy I need is dependent upon the mercy which I am willing to extend!" - according to The Word of God that I attempt to live by! 

Forgiveness actually, emotionally releases both parties - but, I have found through much personal experience,  it is especially beneficial to the one extending it!  Forgiveness puts the judgment for the sin back where it belongs - between God and the sinner (the perpetrator, the one whom we perceive to have abused us, betrayed us, or sinned against us in some way hence the need to extend forgiveness). Forgiveness takes ME off the seat of judgment, upon which no human is qualified to sit - and thus frees us from the bitterness which comes from trying to elevate ourselves to that place!

However, as this post explains, The fact that I needed to forgive someone does not now necessitate that I should TRUST them without verification, nor should I further tolerate abusive or obnoxious behavior from them! Nor does it require that I must enable unhealthy behavior of any kind, for any specified length of time! "Enough", eventually, must be enough! Forgiveness does not erase the wrong behavior, it is merely a choice, and a chance, to overlook it, and to walk on in love, and freedom - from bitterness - even if that must now be done at a reasonable distance.

There are standards of righteousness - rules - which best govern all relationships. But those only work if everyone plays by the same rules! Those who want no accountability to the truth, who accept no responsibility for their own behavior, and who have no intentions of abiding by the standards of righteousness or fairness in relationships, can not expect others to repeatedly bend their standards for them, nor should they expect folks to just  "suck it up" when they continuously cross the lines! Nor do they need to expect that others will continuously find "grace", or tolerance for their abuses of friendship, or kindness, which have been shown to them.

Confrontation, when done correctly, also known as "speaking the Truth in Love", from a genuine concern for the soul of that person, does not require sugar-coated, silver-tongued, social niceties. The Truth, told from the unbiased perspective of forgiveness is what is needed. "Mercy and Truth are met together", the Psalmist tells us. How right that is! But if a person resists accountability, then forgiveness is all that can be done. Forgiveness does not magically make relationship doable though!

Forgiveness covers things for which there are no acceptable excuses! The fact that forgiveness has been extended, the fact that forgiveness was necessary at all, unfortunately means that a boundary was crossed, or an impropriety occurred. Forgiveness does not exclude nor demand the need for confrontation or accountability! FORGIVENESS DOES NOT GUARANTEE RECONCILIATION! It is important to note this! Reconciliation is not an automatic result of forgiveness! 

Forgiveness is simply a deliberate decision on the part of the offended to release offense, and extend an opportunity for reconciliation by not slamming the door on the person! But it may necessitate slamming the door on the behavior! That is often necessary, because that puts the choice in the offender's court, as to whether or not relationship is possible. Are they willing to change the behavior that required forgiveness? If so, relationship can be reestablished, if not, then it can not. It is not rocket science. Forgiveness is not denial. It is anything but! It is fully acknowledging the wrong behavior, while giving the perpetrator a chance to repent! God's forgiveness Through HIS SON, and the sacrifice He made for us, is a response to our REPENTANCE. The opportunity to be forgiven is always there. But full redemption involves full repentance. We forgive others from our hearts, whether they repent or not! But we are not required to continue to receive them and tolerate the behavior which required our forgiveness! 

Forgiveness is an act of kindness - and obedience to God - on the part of one who has been wronged - a transfer of the now broken trust from the perpetrator to God. In other words, we can not now trust the perpetrator of the wrongdoing, but we CAN trust God to heal us, comfort us and bless us, in spite of their behavior! It is a necessary part of reconciliation, but it is not always ALL that is necessary for reconciliation to happen! It is, among other things, a release of the expectation of good from the abuser, which is transferred to God, from whom all Good emanates. Forgiveness is acceptance of the other person, as is. A refusal to wholesale reject them or give up on them. But it is NOT a wholesale acceptance of their behavior, nor an agreement to continue being abused by them! No thank you!

Forgiveness is made possible by the Grace of God, which provides us with the sight to see, and an acceptance of, our own fallen humanity, and it is a statement of goodwill toward the one who wronged us. Forgiveness frees us from the wrong-doer, it does not bind us to him or her. Forgiveness is not an eraser, but an embracer. It gives the wrong-doer a chance to change and be reinstated.

BUT - It does not nullify the wrong done! Only God can do that - and even He requires a complete turn-about from the heart to grant such a thing! Reconciliation requires heart-felt repentance, and a complete change of behavioral patterns! Otherwise the cycle of abuse and forgiveness become a negative downward spiral, until all trust is lost, and no reconciliation is possible.

Grace today, however, is being abused just as the "Welfare" system has been abused - both systems were designed to cover us in times of extreme difficulty - neither were ever intended to become an all encompassing lifestyle! Nor a free ride that rids us of due responsibility! 

That misunderstanding has led to a gross misuse of both. I don't think we walk in an awareness that Mercy can be abused, though these days it often is. We treat Grace like our be all to end all, refusing to accept the responsibility which belongs to us, to behave properly! Forgiveness does not free the one who is forgiven, unless they accept it, and it changes them. It merely gives them the opportunity to change!
 

We need to all grow up now and learn to accept responsibility for what we do! We need to drop the blame game. We need to stop trying to judge ourselves by our "good intentions", while holding others to an unrelenting standard of righteousness! If we expect mercy, then we'd better learn to dish it out. Not only is the road to hell paved with good intentions, but deception is most often fueled by them! It isn't for what we've  "intended"  to do that God will judge us, it is for what we have actually done or not done - and more importantly - who we have been or not been! And that is why we need to be accountable to others, because, too often, do not see ourselves clearly.

We need to examine our hearts. Are we constantly abusing and over-using the Grace of God, and of others, in our lives? Do we require more forgiveness from others than we are willing to extend? The Spirit of God searches the hearts of men - when He shines His light of Love into the shadows of our lives today, what will He find? If you suspect that He will find any Grace-abuse in there, there is an Anointing that will break that bondage and destroy that yoke!

And that, Chavarim, is the Good News in a nut shell! The Truth really does make us free!
 

Shalom Chavarim!

#GotForgiveness? #GotBoundaries? (“Breached Borders Bring No Blessing”! We have a horrifically plain illustration of that in our nation right now... literally... just sayin')

SCD March 2015 (edited March 2024)

Unspoken, because words have failed,
When pain, from many things, prevailed.
Unspoken, since it's unexplained,
the strength that's gone, the Life that's drained.

Please pray The Spirit, intervenes,
Please pray Yeshua on the scene;
Please ask that Light through Darkness shines,
Upon this shadowed heart of mine.

I can not sensibly relate,
this feeling, nor can I debate.
But this I know, I can not fail,
If I but let my faith prevail.

So pray, dear friends, and as you do,
Know, I lift up a prayer for you!
We need each other's faithful best,
lifting up these deep requests.

So, when the morning dawns anew,
we'll grasp the faith that got us through.
The night behind us, we will rise,
to fight again, to win the prize. . .

Of glorious victory, joy and peace,
the struggles and the striving ceased,
And standing to our feet again,
We'll shout Victoriously, AMEN!

SCD
3/12/24

{*This was my response to the following "Canvass", which required a donation of AT LEAST $25 to complete. SMH ... } 

(A Serious Debunking of the FALSE RELIGION, and THE “CHURCH” SYSTEM in America, known as “Christianity”; in ALL of its many forms and versions.)

Okay - before you shout me down, please, carefully read what I am about to write, and pray in The Spirit, Who has promised to lead us into ALL the TRUTH! And then, if you still don't agree, we must simply agree to just disagree and keep on moving.

If my writing offends you, and you feel that you need to unfriend me I understand. Shalom to you. This is going to be a very “strong cup of tea”, and not everyone will be able to drink it. So do what you must.

I simply ask that if anyone feels a need to “correct” me, that you do so in private message, not on my page – and – most importantly, it must involve SCRIPTURAL CORRECTION, not just religious opinion.

I am also willing to have a discussion, even face to face, if that is doable. But, at this point, after having prayed into this for the last decade, or so; and having done due diligence in study, intercession, etc...; getting confirmation from other respected sources, AND, especially, sensing the timing and urging of HIS SPIRIT on these issues, I am probably NOT going to move on this subject. Just so everyone has an understanding of how serious this is to me. So. Thanks in advance for reading, praying over this, and handling it that way!

(*Note: If you're already experiencing a sense of offense, irritation or anger, it is probably best if you just put this down and step away. The Holy Spirit will lead YOU into these truths, when you are ready; as He has done for me, if you are a true follower of Yeshua).

Now to the subject at hand.

First of all, in the word studies I've done, in seeking of information on these ideologies, I have discovered that the word “Church” is a faulty translation, which is erroneously translated from the Greek word “Ekklesia”. But according to the Encyclopedia Brittanica, :

In the Septuagint (LXX), the Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures, the Greek ekklēsia translates the Hebrew קְהַ֖ל (qahal), which means ‘assembly’ or ‘gathering.’ Judges 20:2 illustrates this meaning: 'And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand men on foot that drew the sword.”

New Testament usage follows the Septuagint.

The basic meaning of the Greek ekklēsia is assembly or gathering. In ordinary Greek it most often refers to the citizens of a city gathering to decide political issues and less frequently to an assembly of the devotees of a god.

‘Gathering’ works as a gloss in every usage in the New Testament and is much better than the traditional ‘church,’ because the modern meaning of church does not align with the ancient Greek. ‘Church’ is a religious word, while ‘gathering’ is neutral. Ekklēsia is not a religious word.

That was thorough explanation that, in the book of Acts, the word “gathering” was used when Yeshua's followers came together.

The word “Church” was substituted when The Faith established by Yeshua, (which was a thorough belief IN Yeshua as Messiah),  was hijacked by Constantine, and made into a state religion - in which the Word of God was altered in translation, so as to support their divisive, controlling, blasphemous, anti-semitic ideologies. This altered translation was then formed into a false religion, which in actuality perverted Yeshua into “Jesus the Idol”, along with His Mother Mary. This false religion also threw God's ordinances, and Commanded Festivals, out of the window, replacing them with Traditional "Holidays" formed around, and over top of, idolatrous celebrations, with His Name, and life events, pasted over them! And which also traded the Judaic Orthodox legalistic additions to God's actual Law and Commands (Which Yeshua firmly rebuked) for an idolatry based system of rules which had little to do with the actual WORD OF GOD!!! And we think Yeshua would support THAT blasphemous perversion of His Father's Word and will?! OY!

The title “Christian”, was, originally, a term of mocking, at the time in which the Book of Acts was written. It means, “little anointed ones”. It was used in an attempt to deride the followers of Yeshua, THE Anointed One. They mocked Him also, as to His claim of being “The Messiah”, translated, “The Christ”. So they mocked His disciples as well, though the Anointing of God was obviously on them, as it had been on Him!

However, I have rarely observed this miracle working “Anointing” being on the majority of His “Body” during the years of my existence on this planet, even after having been utterly steeped in many versions of this religious diversion. And even though many claim to be “Filled With”, or “Baptized In”, His Spirit!

Let me state the Truth as clearly as possible - first of all - Yeshua did NOT come to make an entirely new religion named after HIMSELF, A.K.A. “Christianity”. He came, as He Himself stated, to “Be about HIS FATHER's Business”! Which was and IS restoring mankind to a full relationship with Himself!! He came to work the religious spirits, born of fallen flesh, out of the Torah Observance that has become known as “Judaism”. He came to make TORAH, the Written Law, not only doable, but natural to people that chose to be returned to the original image of Himself, which God had for humanity! He came to work the religious kinks out of it, and make it a part of our Reborn, Redeemed, Restored Spiritual Natures!

So it only stands to reason that, if we are now followers of Yeshua, The Anointed One, sent by The Father to restore US to sonship, that as sons and daughters of The Most High God, we would joyfully keep His commandments out of a heart of gratitude and trust!

But the majority of “Church-going Christians” in America barely KNOW what The Father said in His Word! Most barely read it! They honestly think that showing up on Sunday and hearing some sermon from the “pastor” is enough to sustain them through the hard week ahead! And even worse, some have been horn-swaggled into believing the lie that GRACE eradicates the need for Observing His Ordinances or His Law! They've traded the basket of Orthodox Jewish legalistic, man-added, rules and restrictions, for a lot of utterly ridiculous, idolatrous, even MORE blasphemous rules and traditions – which have even LESS to do with what GOD actually said! Most act as though Grace is some camouflage for sin! Grace is NOT a magic wand which eliminates the need for obedience! It is the POWER, ANOINTING, and TRANSFORMATION to LIVE IN OBEDIENCE!!!

I have gotten SO tired of so many folks in the religious realm (the MANY versions of “Christianity”) accusing ME of “legalism”, because I have been serious about getting back to what The WORD OF GOD ACTUALLY SAYS! Please understand that I do NOT claim “Torah Observance” yet. I wish! But I am sincerely Torah Pursuant!!! However, the term, “Torah Observance” is currently limited to the folks who attempt to keep the strict, Orthodox (formerly Pharisaical) religious understanding and translation of “Torah”! Having added SO many things that GOD Himself did NOT add, as “baby-gates” to keep the flesh from missing something!!! That is NOT actual observance, but a human white-knuckling to look good in the religious realms! Seriously, I once cleaned for some well-intentional, but thoroughly deceived Jewish folks, who literally had two kitchens, one to prepare meat dishes, and one to prepare dairy dishes! This extreme observance was exacted in an attempt to fulfill the simple command, "You shall not boil a kid (baby goat) in its mother's milk"! Lest a particle of meat touch a particle of dairy! I am totally not kidding here. When obviously God's heart was toward being sensitive to the animals, not some religious extreme! 

But, in our American versions of "obedience to The Word", so many people get religiously offended because Gene and I have picked up some of the “Appointed Times” which GOD ACTUALLY ordained and commanded as observances, “For (His) People, FOREVER”!!! Which begins with SHABBAT, or “Sabbath”, which is NOT commanded to be observed on Sunday! It begins Friday evening at Sundown, and Ends Saturday evening at Sundown! “Sunday” is First Day, in Scripture. Shabbat is the Seventh Day! But the bottom line is that God instituted Shabbat as a REST from the norm of weekly life, and the command was that we work six days and rest one!!! Inferring, if not commanding, that we work the first six and rest on the seventh, as HE did! 

There are SEVEN commanded festivals for the people of GOD, written in what we call the OLD TESTAMENT. It would be better labeled the Original Covenant! Which, in the “NEW” Covenant, Yeshua exemplified, amended (from the man-made additions) LIVED, and fully supported! These Moedim, or Appointed Times, are not merely, “Jewish Holidays” (They just happen to be the majority of folks who attempt to keep them, however perverted the observances may have become)! But, because of the Redemptive work of Yeshua WE are  also now privileged, and expected (by God), to keep them too! But they were never meant to be kept from a heart of religious observance only! It is to be a joyful, trusting, expectant time of fellowship with HIM. The LAW is supposed to become part of our very nature, being that it is an expression of God's boundaries, which reflect His Holy Nature!

All of His Moedim (Commanded, Appointed Times), days which HE set aside to be observed by HIS people, “as an ordinance, command, FOREVER”, have spiritual, eternal meaning for anyone claiming to be a follower of Yeshua, and who claim to belong to The One True God, YeHoVaH Elohim! They are, essentially, sort of like teaching tools, to help us understand His eternal, spiritual agenda and calendar of events, if we care to pay attention! They are, it is understood by scholars who have bothered to study His WORD, to be an eternal calendar of events surrounding Yeshua, THE Anointed ONE, (Messiah/Christ). So the only qualifier as to “who needs to observe these Holy Days of YeHoVaH” is, are you part of God's family or not? If you are, then they are for you! Duh. I am astounded, and appalled,  at the length of time it took US to come to this revelation, due to the serious misinformation, deception and deliberate selective ignorance of the religious system! 

The "Jewish" doctrinal adjustments, as bizarre and complex as they are, are actually more sensible, when compared to, or observed in contrast to, the idolatry-ridden, traditional, “holidays” or “traditions” of the “Church”, over which portions of God's appointed times (which prophetically surrounded the life and eternal ministry of Yeshua) have been pasted! It is all a lot of confusing, blasphemous, unscriptural, ill-timed, religious deception, spun by the enemy, through deceived religious flesh – and God has NEVER been happy with it! It is, truly, “ONLY because of His Grace” – toward our sincere intentions and desire to serve Him – “that we are not consumed”! And that is where significant legalism has crept in. It is why there are more people serving these faux holy days out of fear of missing the rapture, than there are true followers of Messiah moving in His Spirit, and joyfully fulfilling the Law out of a heart of loving gratitude!

It is time that anyone who is serious about serving The One True Living God, Whose Name is YeHoVaH Elohim, violently, fervently, cast aside the false religion of “Judaeo/Christianity”, picked up THE WORD OF GOD, READ IT for ourselves, with His Spirit helping interpret it to us -  And THEN that we pick up our “cross” (of denying/crucifying) the flesh, and get busy actually following Yeshua, with our entire lives! Not just religiously giving Him the convenient bits and pieces that we feel we can spare, while trying to make up for a lack of anointing with relentless religious “good” works!

I get it! “Faith without “works”, (I prefer the translation "corresponding action"), is dead!” But I have observed that religious works that are based more on fearful legalism than Joyful, Obedient FAITH are even deader! Real FAITH in HIM produces POWER, not just fervent religious noise and empty activity! Too many people are working themselves half to death, trying to earn what Yeshua already paid for, or just trying to look good to the rest of the religious community! It is time we got REAL about serving The Living GOD, HIS WAY, in obedience to HIS WORD! 

The majority of the religious community in America have become the laughing stock of the world, because we have called ourselves by the title “Christians”, which, again, means “Anointed Ones”! This has become a very bad joke, because, as the comparison goes, “If anointing was indeed dynamite (it comes from the word “dunamis”, from which we get the word) most who go by the title 'Christian' couldn't blow our noses!”, much less cause a disruption in the spiritual realms of darkness like His disciples did back then! We are told that when we come to a full knowledge and acceptance of Yeshua that we will be able to "lay hands on the sick and they WILL recover"! And that we will "raise the dead, cast out demons, and break down strongholds"! Most of the “church-going” masses are bound in strongholds, and, as a result, don't exercise enough faith to stay out of the doctor's office for a cold or uti, much less raise the dead! Most of those claiming to be His people either run from demons, deny their existence entirely, or see one in every bush – but never get rid of them! As Shaul, also known as Paul, the disciple of Yeshua who operated in the apostolic gift often said, “My brothers, this ought not to be!!!!”

And the other moniker that people love to use is “believer”, when most can't even intelligently tell you what they believe, or what scripture any of their “beliefs” are based on! Listen up folks! In order to be a true believer one must KNOW the WORD, and the PERSON, in whom we claim to believe!!!!! I have had enough of religious “toot” that bears no FRUIT! And so has GOD!

So this is a prophetic head's up that The Spirit of God is currently working in HIS PEOPLE to turn us from darkness to LIGHT, from Religion to RELATIONSHIP, and from dead works rooted in religiously inspired Fear, rooted in lies, to FAITH which operates in Spirit and Truth! The Law has NOT been abolished folks! It has been upgraded! As Yeshua Himself stated, as quoted in the writings of Matthew (5:17 AMPC)

“Do not think that I have come to do away with or undo the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to do away with or undo but to complete and fulfill them.”

Selah.

Shalom Haverim,

SCD

1/30/24

(edited and first posted 2/8/24, after some intercession & fasting)

Yesterday was the first Shabbat of our newly turned-over Gregorian Calendar.  It was rainy and overcast all day. Which just added to the atmosphere of rest. Somehow, the absence of sunshine makes resting from the normal activity a bit easier. Today however is a bright sunny day. The wonderful glow of the sunshine is adding to the feeling of positive possibilities, and prophecies for the coming year. The mottos for the “New Year” are flying about – “Let the Lion Roar in '24!”; “Going for MORE in '24!”; and, “An Open Door in '24”!

As to the Lion's Roar, I'm sensing that this "Roar" is going to be expressed through courageous intercessors and Worship Warriors - in The Name of The Lion of Judah! As to the, “Going for MORE in '24!” - this refers to His Anointing, Revelation and Deliverance – all of which are expected to increase this year, so that the end-time harvest can be reaped with less interference. And as to “An Open Door in '24!” - this is indicating that there IS a new portal to HIS BLESSING, INCREASE, and ANOINTING  getting ready to open up, again, in order to accomplish His Divine purposes in the Earth for this season. 

However, the door that I am seeing is a NARROW DOOR, with a bright light beckoning all real followers of Yeshua to lay aside the many religious bundles they carry,  and step through if they dare! What must be laid aside are the many, complicated, Scripturally irrelevant, Spiritually Blasphemous, traditions of men with unscriptural, idolatrous roots, be it “Orthodox Jewish”, “Catholic”, “Protestant”, “Evangelical”, “Charismatic” or even “Non-Denominational” (an ironic choice of words, since those systems tend toward as much or more divisiveness as all the others). 

What we must now realize, as The Spirit of God is revealing it to us, is that all religious systems of men, most of which have been positioned above the commandments of Father God, will not fit through this door! And, even more importantly, will not be welcomed into the heavenly portals at the end of time either! It is therefore advisable for us to rid ourselves of them now, so that we can access His Power, Blessing and Abundance, to do the job we've signed on to do! 

I sense that The Spirit is indicating that this is the time to lay aside religious works,  many of which are done in pride, or to gain the accolades of humans, especially those in positions of spiritual leadership. He is requiring that we lay aside the many lists and conditions, which keep us from a total surrender to God's Will and Purpose for our lives - and die to the ubiquitous flesh, which is born in leagues with the devil.

This Door is Narrow, and will not be open long. God is requiring us to lighten our loads if we expect to go through it, and come out on the other side in His Blessing, expanded territories, and abundance - all of which we will need to accomplish the mission we've been called to.

Mankind keeps trying to come up with alternative versions of God's Kingdom, which allows them to sidestep His boundaries and do their own thing, while pretending to serve Him. That is why we keep falling into these false systems of religiosity that operate more by manipulation than actual Spiritual Authority. These systems are anathema to His Anointing, and instead inevitably produce “a form of godliness, while denying the power ….”.

So, though this was the first “church service” of the year, according to the Gregorian Calendar, Gene and I opted to stay home. Partly because we are experiencing some light cold symptoms which we didn't want to "share", but also we just felt inclined to get a bit more rest before charging into our week, and maybe just, in a low key way, begin the work on some household order and a bit of planning for next week.

Our tendency to skip “church”, without some huge emergency or necessity, often does not sit well with most of the “church-bound” masses. Their stance, or judgment, seems to be that we can't possibly be “good Christians” if we are not exhibiting the same level of “commitment” to the weekly gathering that they are!

However, I sense, after decades of observation of these issues, that it is most likely a religious jealousy of the freedom which we've found, and shamelessly operate in – which they can not seem to get their religious brains around!

We have finally come to a place of boundaries in our lives! Scripturally correct, GODLY boundaries, which excludes the suffocating, oppression and religious ideologies which plague most of the church-going masses in our nation. Ideologies which are based loosely on Scripture, most of which have been taken out of context and twisted, from a mere heartfelt obedience, based on a real relationship with a Loving, Trustworthy God, to a restrictive religious obligation based on fear of judgment (of God or others), instead of a sincere longing to please Him.

The Scripture which is loosely thrown around, concerning the subject of “faithful attendance”, is Hebrews 10:25 which admonishes us, “Do not forsake the assembling of yourselves together [as believers for worship and instruction], as the habit of some is, but encouraging one another; and all the more [faithfully] as you see the day [of Christ’s return] approaching.”

What is missed, in my opinion, is that “assembling together with other believers” does not mean ONE group of believers! Nor does it restrict us to the same building, at the same time, each week – or every time the doors are open! I encourage, and get encouragement from, many believers on a daily basis! The early church, in the book of Acts, did go to synagogue to hear Torah read, but they mainly got their “fellowship” visiting house to house, sharing food, revelation, and anointed teaching and encouragement!

So, using this bit of Scripture to beat people up emotionally, or diminish them spiritually, or to pressure them into showing up more, or “doing their part”, or whatever, is not guided by The Holy Spirit, and therefore is manipulation and control, which, by the way, is strictly forbidden by God, and condemned as witchcraft! So I think we should stop doing this now.

God's Word is to be preached boldly, but never twisted to put pressure on people! We, who desire to honor God, are called to submission to GODLY AUTHORITY! We are not called, however, to  compliance to spiritual bullies who have assumed positions of leadership. Nor were the five-fold ministry gifts ever intended to be titles by which people restrict or exalt themselves! They are gifts of service to The Body of The Anointed One, in which we should ALL be operating on some level, all the time! We don't have to pick a box to be stuffed in!  Nor will I allow the religious system to bonsai me, so that I fit into their conveniently selected boxes of spiritual gifting! 

Submission is an act of the freewill, in which we voluntarily, gladly, submit to GOD's boundaries, laid out by Spirit-led leadership in a loving, authoritative, but never controlling, way. Compliance is cowardly acquiescence to avoid being maligned and/or side lined. Cowardice and religious codependency is not scripturally recommended. They are, in fact, on that list of folks going to hell at the end of this journey, along with liars, fornicators and other flesh-motivated addictions. 

It is time for the people of GOD to become students of His Word, as led by His chosen Redeemer, Yeshua The Anointed One, and His Spirit, whom He sent to guide us until He returns! We can not obey Scriptural Instruction or boundaries which we do not know, and we can not trust One with whom we have little to no relationship! We must become Bible-Reading, God-Obeying genuine followers of Yeshua. Not Bible-thumping bigots who use Him to push people around who dare to question the loosely held authority!

Listen, I have made a FIRM decision. I will NEVER “join” another fellowship as long as I live. I am a Blood-bought, Word-washed, Water and Spirit Baptized, Grafted into the Vine of The House of Israel, sold-out follower of Yeshua The Anointed One. If those aren't enough qualifications to accept me into your little club, or allow me a say in the decisions made there, then you can keep the buttons and stars all to yourself!

IF YOU are a true follower of Jesus, Yeshua, then we are brothers and sisters in HIM. If, however,  you are just some religious prig with a power complex we have nothing to fellowship over. Dedication without discernment is dangerous. Discernment without dedication is useless. At some point we need to find the balance of obedient, anointed discerning dedication to the WORK of The KINGDOM! But, it is time for "the church" to accept the TRUTH that the anointing, gifts and callings of God might look different for different people!

Yeshua commanded us to “GO into all the world, making disciples to HIM”... and doing what HE DID! Are we there yet? Closer perhaps!?  BUT - we need to really get this - He did NOT say, “Go into the parts of the world that you are comfortable with and make converts to your religious or political preference, and drag them into your turkey sheds and beat them into religious clones! We are called to be living stones, not white-washed bricks! 

I have been at war with this warped, well-meaning but seriously deceived,  religious system most of my life! The people in this system are usually genuine, and serious about pleasing God,  and many of them are anointed in some way or another! Yet most have been extremely spiritually misinformed! A.k.a. - deceived!  And are, therefore, deceiving others!

It is time we awakened to righteousness. It is time God's people stop complaining about “woke being broke”, when the church at large has mostly been a pig in a religious poke!!!! We've been largely asleep in the light, trying to judge those who are still bound in the night! Sin has been judged y'all! That's why HE CAME! Sinners SIN! Until they are shown a more excellent way!

We should be awake and bringing the light to their darkness! As my Jewish friends are known to say, “Stop cursing the darkness and light a candle already!” Or better yet, let's get our lamps full of OIL, and get LIT for Jesus! Self-control is a necessary fruit of The Spirit. Religious control of others is scripturally forbidden. It is time we learned the difference, and begin teaching The Truth that will set people free! We won't get through that open door of '24 carrying a lot of religious baggage, so it's time to start unpacking and making some decisions! Out with the OLD, in with the NEW. We can be the many called, or the chosen few! 

Selah …..

Shalom &  Shavuah Tov! To a great week!