Obey

Genesis 22:18

and by your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed — because you obeyed my order.”

Exodus 20:6

but displaying grace to the thousandth generation of those who love me and obey my mitzvot.

Exodus 24:7

Moshe came and told the people everything Adonai had said, including all the rulings. The people answered with one voice: “We will obey every word Adonai has spoken.”
Leviticus 18:4
You are to obey my rulings and laws and live accordingly; I am Adonai your God

Exodus 20:12
12 “Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land which Adonai your God is giving you.

Obeying is sometimes a hard thing to do. Now, that I am a teenager I am finding that there are a lot of things in this world that try to get me to disobey my parents. And, in turn disobey Yahweh. 

Thanks for reading today ya'll. Come back tomorrow for the letter p. 

Grace

Ephesians 2:8-9
For you have been delivered by grace through trusting, and even this is not your accomplishment but God’s gift. You were not delivered by your own actions; therefore no one should boast.

Isaiah 54:8

I was angry for a moment and hid my face from you; but with everlasting grace I will have compassion on you,” says Adonai your Redeemer.

Isaiah 54:10

For the mountains may leave and the hills be removed, but my grace will never leave you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says Adonai, who has compassion on you.

This post is inspired by the song Grace Wins by Matthew West. One of my all time favorite Matthew West songs. I had the pleasure of hearing this live at Winter Jam in March. I was amazing to sit front row and have him sing this song directly to me and my family and friends. Words can't describe the way this song makes me feel. It really hits home for me. 

Below are some of the lyrics and the lyric video for Grace Wins. 

Thanks for reading today ya'll. See you tomorrow with H.

There's a war between guilt and grace
And they're fighting for a sacred space
But I'm living proof
Grace wins every time
No more lying down in death's defeat
Now I'm rising up in victory
Singing, hallelujah
Grace wins every time

Faith

James 1:6

6 But let him ask in trust, doubting nothing; for the doubter is like a wave in the sea being tossed and driven by the wind.

1 Corinthians 13:2
2 I may have the gift of prophecy, I may fathom all mysteries, know all things, have all faith — enough to move mountains; but if I lack love, I am nothing.

Matthew 17:20
20 He said to them, “Because you have such little trust! Yes! I tell you that if you have trust as tiny as a mustard seed, you will be able to say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there!’ and it will move; indeed, nothing will be impossible for you!”

1 Corinthians 13:13
13 But for now, three things last — trust, hope, love; and the greatest of these is love.

Faith is a "NERB". Faith isn't a noun or a verb it's both. Faith without works is dead and works without faith is nothing. Yahweh want us to have faith with works and works with faith. Have faith in a NERB sense, not a noun or a verb sense.

Thanks for reading today ya'll! See ya tomorrow. Until then, watch the video. 

Cain And Able

Genesis 4:3-16
3 In the course of time Kayin brought an offering to Adonai from the produce of the soil; 4 and Hevel too brought from the firstborn of his sheep, including their fat. Adonai accepted Hevel and his offering 5 but did not accept Kayin and his offering. Kayin was very angry, and his face fell. 6 Adonai said to Kayin, “Why are you angry? Why so downcast? 7 If you are doing what is good, shouldn’t you hold your head high? And if you don’t do what is good, sin is crouching at the door — it wants you, but you can rule over it.” 8 Kayin had words with Hevel his brother; then one time, when they were in the field, Kayin turned on Hevel his brother and killed him.

9 Adonai said to Kayin, “Where is Hevel your brother?” And he replied, “I don’t know; am I my brother’s guardian?” 10 He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground! 11 Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood at your hands. 12 When you farm the ground it will no longer yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive, wandering the earth.” 13 Kayin said to Adonai, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14 You are banning me today from the land and from your presence. I will be a fugitive wandering the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” 15 Adonai answered him, “Therefore, whoever kills Kayin will receive vengeance sevenfold,” and Adonai put a sign on Kayin, so that no one who found him would kill him. 16 So Kayin left the presence of Adonai and lived in the land of Nod [wandering], east of ‘Eden.

Everyone knows the story of Cain and Able. The story of the first murder. But, not everyone knows the reason behind the first murder. If you just read the verses above you think that he just gave the wrong sacrifice to Yahweh. But, is that the only reason Yahweh didn't accept Cain's offering. NO!

The reason he didn't accept Cain's offering is because, Cain only did it to make himself look good. He did it to glorify himself instead of Yahweh. That is why he didn't accept the offering. 

Thanks for reading with me today. Come back tomorrow for letter D.

Ark of the Covenant

Hey ya'll for this year's a-z challenge I will be doing Bible verses for each letter. So here we go with the first letter A.

Ark of the Covenant
Exodus 25:10-22
10 “They are to make an ark of acacia-wood three-and-three-quarters feet long, two-and-a-quarter feet wide and two-and-a-quarter feet high.11 You are to overlay it with pure gold — overlay it both inside and outside — and put a molding of gold around the top of it. 12 Cast four gold rings for it, and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side. 13 Make poles of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 Put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark; you will use them to carry the ark. 15 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they are not to be removed from it. 16 Into the ark you are to put the testimony which I am about to give you.
17 “You are to make a cover for the ark out of pure gold; it is to be three-and-three-quarters feet long and two-and-a-quarter feet high.18 You are to make two k’ruvim of gold. Make them of hammered work for the two ends of the ark-cover. 19 Make one keruv for one end and one keruv for the other end; make the k’ruvim of one piece with the ark-cover at its two ends. 20 The k’ruvim will have their wings spread out above, so that their wings cover the ark, and their faces are toward each other and toward the ark-cover. 21 You are to put the ark-cover on top of the ark.
“Inside the ark you will put the testimony that I am about to give you. 22 There I will meet with you. I will speak with you from above the ark-cover, from between the two k’ruvim which are on the ark for the testimony, about all the orders I am giving you for the people of Isra’el.

Ok, now that you have read the verses about the making of the Ark, lets talk some more about it.

Placed inside the Ark were: a jar of manna, the tablets of the covenant (10 commandments), and Aharon's staff. Now, the Ark was very important to Yahweh and the children of Israel. But, why?

Well, think about it. The Ark was where Yahweh sat to be in the presence of his people, his children. I would think that would be very important to him. Ok, so no one was aloud to touch the Ark directly or else they would die. Not, even the High Priest could touch it or carry it. The only ones allowed to carry it were the Levites themselves. And, they had to use the poles that were attached to it. They could NOT touch the Ark itself.  

Alright enough on what I have to say about it, I want to see what you have to say.

Please comment with your opinions below.