Yom Shabbat, Shevat 12, 6003 – January 19, 2019

Clear Sight

We have access to seeing clearly. When I wrote that just now, it seemed odd, at least on the surface. But if we think about it, we can probably all remember times when What we thought or what we knew was something different from what we thought or knew previously. What really changed? In many cases the answer will be, our perspective. If we are willing to change our perspective, our way of seeing things, then we can approach clear sight.

2 Corinthians 5:9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

When we are presented with the option of reconciling with God, what does that mean, and what do we do about it? It means, in part, that we exchange what we have been doing wrong for what our Messiah did with His death and resurrection. We exchanged evil for good, transgressions of the Law (sin) for the righteousness of God. In that moment we make the trade, we are clean, until the next moment we need to make the trade again. As far as what to do about it, it’s simply complex. Make the trade. Lay down the evil for the good that our Messiah wants to give us. Righteous of God in Him – the ability to stand with our Father and not be condemned to death for the transgressions of the Law (sins).

This day, the Sabbath, is a good day for each of us to pray about what is the need for us as individuals to make the trade, and get to the place of right standing with our Father.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here. Let Your kingdom come here, and fill the hearts and minds and bodies of the people, which is Your will, just as heaven is perfectly filled. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed of transgressed against us. Wipe away all thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You and Your love for us. Restore Your people unto You, Father. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back of that which is good, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,483,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people. We need You Father, to rise up O King. We need You Father, to rise up O King! Show us a sign for good, that all men might know that You alone are our King, Father. You alone are King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMoshiach. Amen and Amen. Amen and Amen. Amen.