Tag: Hope

A Moabite Woman Who Would Not Give Up

In those days when the judges ruled the nation of Israel, there was a famine in the land. (Ruth 1:1a). Elimelech, his wife Naomi and family moved to Moab at that time. However, their future became uncertain with the death of Elimelech and his two sons, who were married to Moabite women named Orpha, and Ruth.  Naomi decided to move back to Israel with her two daughters-in-law. However, she insisted on them staying, but as she was leaving, they wept aloud; Orpha, one of the sisters, kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. She said, urge me not to leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people and your God my God (Ruth 1). Ruth’s decision to leave everything behind, including her gods, family to follow the God of Naomi and her people was an attitude of sacrificial love. This action was prophetic in itself of a beautiful future. A future so special, she never dreamed of. Descendent of Lot, Abraham’s nephew, from a nation with an embarrassing beginning, nonetheless, God had a future and a hope for Ruth in a far and distant future, although she would not have a chance experience the excitement of it. Ruth was a chosen one unknown to her. She was both a widow and an alien, touching the heart of God. With courage and determination, she entered an unfamiliar territory, where a Moabite was not looked at with favor. But she performed all that her mother-in-law suggested her to do in that foreign land.  Strong physically and emotionally, Ruth remained faithful to the end. Where she was gleaning was in the field of Naomi’s husband kin, Boaz.

Naomi stayed behind the scene teaching Ruth how to behave in that culture, not knowing how she was being used to bring about God’s plan for Ruth’s life, a plan in which Naomi would be part of.  She would no longer be alone. Her life would be filled with joy in the fulfillment of God’s plan for Ruth, whose life was an ordinary life with an extraordinary future ahead of her. Ruth was in the right place in the space of the right time for all to happen as God planed.  She had to be willing to leave behind all that was important to her, including her religion and her family. YAHSHUA said, Truly, I tell you, there is no one who has given up and left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for My sake and for the Gospel’s  who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this time- houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecution – and in the age to come, eternal life (Mar. 10:29-30). Although, Ruth did not have in mind this concept YAHSHUA presented, she took a path of obedience for God to fulfill His plan through her. In spite of being a foreigner, she was respected for her act of compassion toward her Jewish mother-in-law Naomi. When the time came for her to marry Boaz, the people rejoiced with her and Naomi, saying, May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your house like Rachael and Leah, the two who built the household of Israel. May you do worthily and get wealth in Ephratah and be famous in Bethlehem, (prophetically of YAHSHUA) and let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the Lord will give you by this young woman (Ruth 4:11-12). Ruth’s future as well as Naomi’s took root in these prophetic words uttered by the people which took thousands of years for its fulfillment, while generations multiplied. God, however, in His appointed time brought all to fulfillment.

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Adopted into the Family of God, We Cry out “Daddy”

When men sinned, they were separated from God. And what that meant, eternally. Men were now under the curse of sin and under its condemnation, under God’s judgment, because with the mind of the flesh, men can never please God. For the mind of the flesh is death; those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh. When we sinned, it took control of our mind and body. We became enslaved to its desires. No one could free us from the curse, as Paul described men situation under the power of sin: For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot perform it, for I fail to practice the good deeds I desire to do, but the evil deeds that I do not desire to do are what I am doing… O unhappy and pitiable and wretched man that I am! Who will release and deliver me from this body of death? O thank God! [He will] through YAHSHUA Messiah our Lord! So then indeed I, of myself with the mind and heart, serve the Law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin (Rom. 7:20-25). As a result, condemnation is removed from those who walk not after the desire of the flesh, but after the dictated of the Spirit (Rom. 8:1)

When YAHSHUA came to the world, He came to break the chain of sin that held us prisoners to its power from all those who believe on His name (Jn.1:13). It was the love of God that compelled Him to save His creation from the power of Satan. He did by giving up His own life to give us His own life, restoring us to Himself for ever. With that, He gave us the power to become His children. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God (Jn. 3:18). If we are living according to the flesh, we must die; but if by the Spirit we are putting to death the deeds of the body, we will live, for we have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but we have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” (Rom. 8: 15). There is nothing more touching to the human heart, than YAHSHUA’S love. He has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenly realm! He chose us before the foundation of the world, He adopted us as His own children through YAHSHUA Messiah, He redeemed us through His blood and forgave us in accordance with the riches and the generosity of His gracious favor, in Him we also were made [God’s] heritage; and we obtained an inheritance, so that we who first hoped in Christ live for the praise of His glory! We were stamped with the seal of the long -promised Holy Spirit. He is the guarantee of our inheritance, in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring possession of it- to the praise of His glory (Eph.1).

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Hope, the Anchor of the Soul

“Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle…

A seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to

Unfurl; and the anticipation nurtures our dream.” (Barbara Winkler)

Like a seed waiting to sprout, we Christians wait for the time of the redemption of our body. As a caterpillar goes through the metamorphosis’ process to become a butterfly, we too are going through the process of sanctification to become like YAHSHUA, at the time when He calls us upwardly. Right now, our soul cries with expectancy, desiring to leave the cocoon (the world) to be with the Lord in our uncorrupted and transformed body. This hope sustains and keeps faith alive within us. Peter calls it the Living hope: Praised be the God and Father of our Lord YAHSHUA Messiah! By His boundless mercy we have been born again to an ever living hope through the resurrection of YAHSHUA Messiah from the dead into an inheritance which is beyond the reach of change and decay, unsullied and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, who are being guarded by God’s power through faith [till you fully inherit that final salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time (I Peter 1:3-5). Paul calls it the hope of glory Colossians 1:27: The mystery of which was hidden for ages and generations, but is now revealed to His holy people, to whom God was pleased to make known how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ within and among you, the hope of glory (Col. 1:26-27). And again, Paul calls it the blessed hope when writing to Titus: Awaiting and looking for the blessed hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Christ YAHSHUA (Titus 2:13).

 Webster’s dictionary describes hope in a living and active way that it brings out the emotion of our feeling, when we read it: “A feeling that what is wanted will happen; desire accompanied by anticipation, or expectation.” We all live hoping for one thing or another. Although, it does not always happen the way we wanted and sometimes, we get frustrated and disappointed. However, hope does not die easily. We cannot live with the feeling of hopelessness, without feeling mentally sick with depression, since hope is the anchor of the soul. This means, hope brings joy, peace and health to our inner being of a better day and circumstances in the physical world. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Prov.13:12). But hope that becomes reality brightens and encourages lives in this world of uncertainties, where one cannot know the ifs of circumstances. It is hope that emanates from faith that sustains and keeps us focused on our Savior and Lord, YAHSHUA. The hope in the promise of a beautiful future with Him. Many obstacles we must overcome as we walk through the valleys and deserts of life, remembering that although they are part of our journey, we are not to stay stuck there, but to continue pressing on, for victory is for those who will overcome them, sustained by hope in the promise of deliverance from all our troubles. Paul said, If we who are in Christ have hope only in this life and that is all, then we are of all people most miserable and to be pitied (I Cor. 15:19). Yes, without a doubt, this kind of hope is easily evaporated with troubles that come to test us. It is hope that depends only on the tangible, without faith to endure the test of time. While in our pilgrimage on this earth, the hope we embrace is firm as a rock, standing secured, immovable against the rage of the storms. We must find the hiding place it offers, in order to be saved from fear, doubt, from anxieties and worriers, the destroyers of hope. It is in hope sustained by faith that we have peace; a good place to be. YAHSHUA said, In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world (John 16:33).

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Stuck Emotions, What Are They?

“Emotion is a complex experience of consciousness, bodily sensation, and behavior that reflects the personal significance of a thing, an event, or a state of affairs. It is a strong feeling, often accompanied by a physical reaction. Aristotle defined emotions as “all those feelings that so change men as to affect their judgements, and that are also attended by pain or pleasure.” (Britannica).

When God created man, He created him with body, soul and spirit. The soul dictates man’s doings. It is a word for the intellect, the will and emotion. Without the soul, man would be without action. Emotions are feelings; they can be happy or sad depending on circumstances. So, emotions are affected by positive or negative circumstances. They are expressed through tears, especially in women.  It is the part of the soul and it affects the organs of the body. When we cannot let go of past emotions, we hold them in the organs, weakening them with diseases. One thing that many of us hold onto is bitterness with unforgiveness. The emotion that expresses anger gets stuck in the liver, if not dealt with. The Bible tells us, “Be angry and sin not; do not let the sun go down on your anger- do not give the devil an opportunity” (Eph. 4:27). A child, when traumatized in the atmosphere of abuse against him, will without a doubt, suffer the emotional consequences of stuck emotion through his life. This will constitute an open door to the devil, who prows over us to destroy us. As a matter of fact, the mind is a battlefield most fought for, since it is through it that Satan has access to its control. Peter said, Be well balanced, be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring, seeking someone to seize upon and devour (I Peter 5:8).

Good emotions are essential for the construction of a good and strong character. The Bible encourages us to be kind, compassionate, loving, forgiving. While our Lord YAHSHUA was being crucified, He prayed forgiveness for those who were crucifying Him. The emotion that reflects the Lord in our life is love, for love forgives and overlooks an offense.  In love we develop positive thoughts that guide us to positive emotions. Paul said, For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things (Phil. 4:8). The main reason for stuck emotions is unforgiveness and self-pettiness.  Learning how to let go and let God take vengeance on those who offended us, is a good way to let go of them. Stuck emotions are doors for the devil to control our thoughts. Cain expressed jealousy toward his brother and in anger, he killed him. He held unto the fact that his offering was not accepted by the Lord, but his brother’s was. “Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin.” The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why do look sad and depressed? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it” (Gen. 4:6-7). Stuck emotion in the life of Esau against his brother, Jacob, almost caused him to kill him. To this day, stuck emotions of anger and jealousy have governed his descendants as well as in Ismael’s the half-brother of Isaac and in Esau Jacob’s twin brother. For this reason, the Middle East is a place empty of peace. Only when the Prince of Peace -YASHHUA comes will He bring peace to all.  

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The Body, Our Earthly Tent

When we think of tents, we think of a temporary shelter used for camping, as well as for revival tent meetings. Although, large enough for many people to congregate, it does not provide the necessary features to satisfy our daily needs.  In the second letter to the Corinthians, Paul makes a very interesting comment related to our body as a tent in this earthly home: For we know, he said, that if the tent which is our earthly home is destroyed, we have from God a building, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heaven. Allegorically speaking, he made the point that the body that hosts our soul and spirit is temporary and will be destroyed. Sin, the culprit of our eternal destination, has changed the direction of our eternal life as well as our life here on earth. Until Our Lord YAHSHUA came and freed us from eternal condemnation, we were slaves to sin and to the flesh, following Satan’s destination-hell. While in this mode, there was no hope for us. The Apostle Paul cries the miseries of a non-generated body expressing hopelessness asking the question: O unhappy and pitiable and wretched man that I am! Who will release and deliver me from [the shackles of] this body of death? Then he answers, O thank God! [He will] through YAHSHUA Messiah, our Lord! (Rom.7:25b). This earthly tent is subject to all kind of temptations and torment of the mind. Without the atonement of our Lord YHASHUA, we are desperately lost. Paul said that the mind of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God’s Law; indeed, it cannot (Rom. 8:7).

Our earthly tent in its natural form is under condemnation, for no sacrifice of bull or any other animal to cleanse men from sin is enough; it is powerless to take away sins; Hence when He [Messiah] entered into the world, He said, sacrifices and offerings You have not desired, but instead, You have made ready a body for Me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings You have taken no delight. Then I said, Behold, here I am, coming to do Your will, O God- [to fulfill] what is written of Me in the volume of the Book (Heb. 10). Here stands the verdict that all who have accepted YAHSHUA as Lord and Savior and live accordingly to the Word of God, are indeed born- again and sealed with the Holy Spirit, Who guarantees their salvation; at the same time, they were given the right of sonship. God has become the Father of the redeemed by the blood of His Son, and waiting, we remain for the promise to be fulfilled, when we will be transformed into our glorified body. While in this body -tent, we groan for our freedom from it, for it is a tent of suffering. “Here indeed, in this [present abode, body] we sigh and groan inwardly, because we yearn to be clothed over with our heavenly dwelling. For while we are still in this tent, we groan under the burden and sigh deeply… (II Cor. 5:2,4a).

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Then Came the Morning to the Life of Job

This is an interesting and to us a controversy story about a just and blameless man under a test proposed by Satan to God. He was from the land of Uz. He possessed a host of sheep, camels, oxen, donkeys and a very great body of servants (Job 1).  He feared God and shunned evil. He was a wealthy man, but not one prideful and selfish. His life was always a light to his world. God took notice of it and said to Satan: “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and abstains from and shuns all evil; and still he holds fast his integrity although you moved Me against him to destroy him without cause” (Job 2: 3). At Satan’s request, God allowed him to touch Job with the death of his family, destruction of his proprieties and disease on his entire body. As a matter of fact, he was disfigured beyond imagination. To that his friends lifted up their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and they cast dust over their heads toward the heavens (Job 2). Job used a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself, and he sat down among the ashes. His ordeal continued for a long time. His wife suggested him to renounce God and die. In time, his friends from pity to the pointing of the finger, blamed him for his situation.

The time of his illness became a debate time among Job and his friends. He defended himself by saying, “Surely, I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue and reason my case with God” (Job 13:3); “though He will slay me, yet will I wait for and trust Him”. (Job 13:15). “Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and He who vouches for me is on high” (Job 16:19); “Oh, that there were one who might plead for a man with God and that he might maintain his right with Him as a son of man pleads with or for his neighbor” (Job 16:21); “I was living at ease, but [Satan] crushed me and broke me apart; yes,  he seized me by the neck and dashed me in pieces; then he set me up for his target; his arrows whiz around me. He slashes open my vitals and does not spare; he pours out my gall on the ground; he stabs me making breach after breach and attacking again and again; he runs at me like a giant and irresistible warrior; I have sewed sackcloth over my skin and have defiled my horn in the dust” (Job 16:12-15).

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Rejoice in Hope; Be Patient in Suffering; Be in Constant Prayer

(Romans 12)

In the days of the early church, Christians suffered tremendous persecution. They worshipped God in caverns, and lived there, too. Their lives were always in danger of death. Those were the days when confusion of beliefs penetrated the churches, as we see today in the Catholic Churches. Constantine is partly responsible for that, when he made Christianity legal, interacting his pagan practices into the Christianity faith. Seemly, people followed the idea, leaving the Christian faith tainted with paganism to this day. When Paul wrote this, he had much to say concerning persecution and suffering for the faith, for he himself was one of those who suffered severe persecutions. A very difficult thing to do in suffering, is to be patient. I know that Paul took suffering well so that he could write what he wrote to the Romans. However, suffering due to persecution for the sake of the Gospel, it should be an honor to all Christians, as we see in Stephen’s death. The Bible says that while they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, Lord YAHSHUA, receive and accept and welcome my spirit. And falling on his knees, he cried out loudly, Lord, fix not this sin upon them! (one of them was Paul). And when he had said this, he fell sleep (in death). (Acts 7:59-60).  Paul said, Rejoice in hope. Hope that things will get better; rejoice in the hope that God will deliver us by answering our prayers, or rejoice in the outcome of our faith – eternal life with YAHSHUA.  Peter said, For one is regarded favorably if, as in the sight of God, he endures the pain of unjust sufferings What kind of glory [is there] if, when you do wrong and are punished for it, you take it patiently? But if you be patiently with suffering when you do right and that is undeserved, it is acceptable and pleasing to God. For even to this were you called. For Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in His footsteps; He was guilty of no sin, neither was deceit ever found on His lips. When He was reviled and insulted, He did not revile or offer insult in return; [when] When He was abused and suffered, He made no threats; but He trusted to Him (God) Who judges fairly (I Peter w:19-23).

YAHSHUA said, Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me; (John 14:1a); In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but of good cheer! For I have overcome the world. (John 16:33b). The secret of being patient in suffering in found in faith and hope – hope in the written promises of God.  Patient is a word that many of us have not grasped its true meaning. To be patient, is to be mistreated without retaliating, or complaining; it is waiting for God to show up and take vengeance on our enemies. The word patient means to bear or endure pain, trouble without complaining, losing self-control, refusing to be angry (Webster dictionary).  The Patriarch Job in his sufferings, often showed to trust God. We do not know how long was his ordeal, but we understand that was long and terrible. In spite of been counselled to “curse God and die,” he took a stand of faith and rebuked his wife for suggesting that, saying, You speak as one of the impious and foolish women would speak. What? Shall we accept good at the hand of God and shall we not accept also misfortune and what is of a bad nature? In [spite of] all this, Job did not sin with his lips (Job 2:9-10). That speaks to me of “patient in suffering.” Job was not suffering for any evil doing of his own. God put him to the test to show Satan how righteous he was. I do not know if he ever understood that, or even knew it, but patient in his suffering, he overcame and was blessed more that the first time. Suffering for the sake of our Lord and Savior, must be an honor. Although, very painful and difficult to keep the faith, our hope in Him will cause joy to flow, considering the outcome of our suffering for YAHSHUA will be heaven. As Paul said, I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in un and for us and conferred on us! (Rom. 8:18). Paul, a faithful minister of YAHSHUA suffered much persecution for the love and hope and faith in God. He was amazing in his stability of faith, and died as a martyr for the cause of the Gospel of YAHSHUA Messiah. In the letter to the Romans, he wrote:  For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Messiah, or it is God’s power working unto salvation to everyone who believes with a personal trust and a confident surrender and firm reliance, to the Jew first and also to the Greek (Rom. 1:16).

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The Hymns That Broke Chains

Paul and Silas were victims of a severe persecution for having healed a girl who was possessed by a spirit of divination, who brought much gain to her own by foretelling (Acts16:16b). So it happened that this girl for many days caused great discomfort to Paul, until annoyed and worn out, he turned and said to the spirit within her, I change you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her! And it came out that very moment (Acts 16:18). That caused her owners to take Paul and Silas to the authorities to be beaten with rods. They struck them with many blows and threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely. He, having received charge, put them into the inner prison (the dungeon) and fastened their feet in the stocks (Acts16:20-24). They were secured by the stocks, but their spirit was free to sing praises to God.  Not burdened by their situation, at mid-night, they let praises to God, loud enough for the other prisoners to hear. That must have been a divine sound as if it had come from heaven, in the moment when all was calm and perhaps asleep. Heaven came down to Paul and Silas and they spread the sound for all the prisoners to hear. That, my friend, was powerful!  We haven’t experienced such power in our time. Paul and Silas prayed, sang hymns of praise to God while in shackles. Imagine the state in which they were, to find the courage in faith which sustained them through their ordeal. Paul taught through the letter to the Philippians these principles: Rejoice in the Lord always, do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God (Phil. 4:4,6). This was a principal Paul observed and taught his churches. While shackled in jail, he lived what he taught through his experience. He didn’t complain but used the opportunity to spread the Gospel even when in chains. The hymns they sung were a way to show the prisoners that there was a God of love; nothing muzzled his mouth; the joy of the Lord planted in his heart spoke to all the other prisoners that the joy that comes from God provides strength even in the midst of bad circumstances.

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Do Not I Fill Heaven and Earth?

(Jer. 23:24b)

Where could I go from Your Spirit? Or where could I flee from Your presence? If I ascend up into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there; if I take the wings of the morning or dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me and the night shall be light about me, even the darkness hides nothing from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You (Ps. 139:7-12). In the beginning, God. In the beginning of creation, God was there creating all that was created. When He spoke, things were created. “Let it be” and existence took place. The world was created in order of things as God planned. Before Adam and Eve sinned, they enjoyed the presence of the Lord in the cool of the day, as He walked in the garden. However, when they sinned, they tried to hide from His presence, ashamed of what they had just done; The relationship was then broken, but God’s presence was ever in the world He created. No place to run from Him as the psalmist so expressed and asked the question, Where could I go from Your Spirit?

As humans, we can never comprehend the omnipresence of God. He is everywhere at the same time. When reading the verse in Jeremiah 23:24b, I came to understand better how it is that God is everywhere: “He fills heaven and earth.” His presence is everywhere we go, or cannot go. It is God Who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; it is He Who stretches out the heavens like curtains and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in (Isaiah 40:22).

The world, in midst of chaos because of sin, still enjoys peace and physical order, because the heavens and earth are filled with God’s presence.  It is the presence of the Lord that maintains order in the universe. Sitting above the circle of the earth, nothing escapes Him. The Patriarch Job said, He is Who spreads out the northern skies over emptiness and hangs the earth upon or over nothing; He holds the waters bound in His clouds and the cloud is not rent under them; He covers the face of His throne and spreads over it His cloud; He has placed an enclosing limit [the horizon] upon the waters at the boundary between light and darkness; the pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at His rebuke; He stills or stirs up the sea by His power, and by His understanding, He smites proud Rahab; by His breath the heavens are garnished; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent; yet, these are but the outskirts of His ways or the mere fringes of His force, the faintest whisper of His voice! Who dares contemplate or who can understand the thunders of His full magnificent power? (Job 26:7-14). These inspired words from the Holy Spirit to the Patriarch Job make us to realize how much do we lack in respect and the honor we due Him.  The Bible says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” What fear means here is reverence; it is to regard Him as holy and honor His holy name. To fear men instead of God, it constitutes an offense to Him; God spoke to Isaiah and said, The Lord of hosts-regard Him as holy and honor His holy name; and let Him be your fear and let Him be your dread (Isaiah 8:13).

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Good News Nourishes the Bones

(Proverbs 15:30)

Who would think that good news would have an effect on the bones? Emotions, the carrier of whatever happens, have a way to internalize news- good or bad on the bones. The mind receives everything that looms around it and translates into happiness, joy, contentment, and more, or worries, fears, anxiety, bitterness and more, depending of the kind of news that are flying around, personal or not. The body receives the happy news as nourishment to the bones, but the bad news stirs the negative emotions and establishes them in different parts of the body, destroying it with diseases. If not dealt with, it will continue from generation to generation, as in the sin of iniquity, leading to inherited physical diseases. There is a connection between a stuck emotion and certain diseases that we must rid of, not to suffer the consequences. Since the body is intrinsically connected, it will feel the emotional and the mental pains through diseases. We have learned that the emotion translated as worry lodges in the stomach, weakening it to be vulnerable to serious problems. So, it is that when the stomach suffers, the digestive system also suffers. The emotion of fear is lodged in the kidneys. But fear, can be very destructive to other organs besides the kidneys. Fear, they say is physical. It affects the heart by quickening its beat, by increasing the pulse and the blood pressure; by changing the breathing patterns – shortness of breath or rapid breathing. (Well ahead blog). Many of us are unaware of the correlation between anger and the liver. As a matter of fact, the way we feel and express our emotion shows the state in which the liver is in.  The emotion of grief is the emotion affecting the lungs. When we hold onto grief too long a time, like any other emotion, grief will become stuck, causing the constriction of breathing and of the chest, bringing discomfort to the lungs. Long time contraction of the lungs will affect the dispersion of nutrient to the body. Stress, the culprit of many diseases, is lodged in the heart. When stress lasts for a while, the heart will respond with high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke. Happy emotions will affect the bones, as Solomon said, Good news nourishes the bones; a happy life- happy bones; depressed life, unhealthy bones as in arthritis, brittle bones as in osteoporosis and several other bone diseases, including cancer.  We see in this short summary that our body is not immune from what happens in the world, or around us.

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