8.18.25 ~ How Do You See Life?
Good morning!
Can you see/Re'eh? Of course we see, but do we really beehold/re'eh with our vision. Do we see beyond the natural, which only makes up about 3% of the visible realm? Do we realize that it is in the physical that God reveals the invisible (Rom. 1:20)? DO YOU SEE/RE'EH?
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (Rom. 1:20)
Within this week's Torah portion we will 'see/re'eh' from God's vantage point 8 specific areas of testing to see whether we will walk in His ways, the blessing, or if we will walk in our own ways, the curse; which cuts off the blessing by our own doing (Deut. 11:26-28)
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;. A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day: and a curse, if you will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. (Deut. 11:26-28)
If we are to successfully navigate the narrow road that leads to our destiny (Matt. 7:14), we must be able to see the obstacles, distractions, irritations, and seductions that appear before us as they really are – not merely as they appear to the perception of our natural eyes. We must behold them/re'eh, finally seeing where they fit in with the bigger picture. We must learn to look at such things through the lens of the role they play in the grand redemptive plan of our Bridegroom-King. Only then can we know whether the appropriate course is for us to navigate through those obstacles, distractions, irritations, and seductions or is to politely decline and just step around them (1 Cor. 10:13; Deut. 8:2,3)
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (1 Cor. 10:13)
Personally, I need eyes that can see from a better perspective than ground level. Obstacles look far too daunting and temptations look far too tempting for a ground view perspective. We, speaking of all of us, not just me, myself and I :-), need eyes that can re’eh/behold what the consequences of each of the alternative actions we could choose would turn out to be.
As we head into the 30th day of counting towards the first fruit of the oil and the rapidly approaching Fall Feasts, we need to see/re'eh the invisible calling to hear and obey/shema; The shema level of living causes us to see/re'eh the Yahsome power of our Bridegroom King. For His glory, we become captivated by His prophetic declarations. We surrender our wills, our minds, our emotions, our opinions, our theologies, our philosophies, our doctrines, and our traditions to the incontrovertible wisdom of his instructions for living.
Within this Torah portion, our 1st obstacle to overcome is that of 'free will' (Deut. 11:26-32). Which choice will I make? Blessing or cursing? His way or my way? True worship or idolatry? The True prophet or the false? He gives us the choice and He will gladly acquiesce to your choice and how you see/re'eh life (Psa. 121:5).
The Lord is your keeper: the Lord is the shadow of your right hand. (Psa. 121:5)
Have an amazing, shalom filled day!
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (Rom. 1:20)
Within this week's Torah portion we will 'see/re'eh' from God's vantage point 8 specific areas of testing to see whether we will walk in His ways, the blessing, or if we will walk in our own ways, the curse; which cuts off the blessing by our own doing (Deut. 11:26-28)
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;. A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day: and a curse, if you will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. (Deut. 11:26-28)
If we are to successfully navigate the narrow road that leads to our destiny (Matt. 7:14), we must be able to see the obstacles, distractions, irritations, and seductions that appear before us as they really are – not merely as they appear to the perception of our natural eyes. We must behold them/re'eh, finally seeing where they fit in with the bigger picture. We must learn to look at such things through the lens of the role they play in the grand redemptive plan of our Bridegroom-King. Only then can we know whether the appropriate course is for us to navigate through those obstacles, distractions, irritations, and seductions or is to politely decline and just step around them (1 Cor. 10:13; Deut. 8:2,3)
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (1 Cor. 10:13)
Personally, I need eyes that can see from a better perspective than ground level. Obstacles look far too daunting and temptations look far too tempting for a ground view perspective. We, speaking of all of us, not just me, myself and I :-), need eyes that can re’eh/behold what the consequences of each of the alternative actions we could choose would turn out to be.
As we head into the 30th day of counting towards the first fruit of the oil and the rapidly approaching Fall Feasts, we need to see/re'eh the invisible calling to hear and obey/shema; The shema level of living causes us to see/re'eh the Yahsome power of our Bridegroom King. For His glory, we become captivated by His prophetic declarations. We surrender our wills, our minds, our emotions, our opinions, our theologies, our philosophies, our doctrines, and our traditions to the incontrovertible wisdom of his instructions for living.
Within this Torah portion, our 1st obstacle to overcome is that of 'free will' (Deut. 11:26-32). Which choice will I make? Blessing or cursing? His way or my way? True worship or idolatry? The True prophet or the false? He gives us the choice and He will gladly acquiesce to your choice and how you see/re'eh life (Psa. 121:5).
The Lord is your keeper: the Lord is the shadow of your right hand. (Psa. 121:5)
Have an amazing, shalom filled day!
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