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I have been crucified with the Messiah, who loved me and gave himself for me.

I have my Yeshua time the first hour and the last hour of every day.  But besides that, during this one week, he had been waking me up during the night to show me things about this one specific topic. So on this night when I woke up and heard his instruction, I figured we would be on the same topic.

While I was lying on the bed, he told me to raise my arms. I did that and praised him and told him I loved him. Then my arms got cold, so I turned over and covered up.

But I kept hearing him instructing me to raise my arms. Again I figured he had something he was going to show me. So I obeyed him. And he did!

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Posted by  |  August 29, 2022 | Categories: Jesus, Obedience, Submission, Yeshua, Yeshua’s death | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Yeshua Loves You With The Fruit of The Spirit

Have you ever tried to describe Yeshua’s love to someone?  It almost leaves us speechless, because there are hardly words to describe how multi-faceted it is.  He alone possesses this kind of love, and therefore mere words cannot do it justice.

Paul tells us in Ephesians 3:17-19:

“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”

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Posted by  |  June 30, 2022 | Categories: God's Character, God’s Love, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Yeshua | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

13 Ways to Shut the Door on the Enemy

One day after I had sold my house, I was cleaning it. I was in the living room and I heard the Lord tell me to hurry. I wondered about that and asked if I should not be doing this right now. He said, “Yes, just hurry.” So I went ahead.

Suddenly a man walked in my front door and started talking to me. I realized I had left the door open.

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Posted by  |  May 18, 2022 | Categories: Power, Prayer, Protection, Spiritual Warfare | Tags: , , , , | 6 Comments

A Snapshot of Five Servants

Although he already had my full attention, I could hear in my spirit Yeshua call to me by name.  My name, Christi, means “like Christ, the anointed one” in Greek. I’ve come to realize that when Yeshua says my name, he’s getting ready to tell me something transformative, to continue transforming me into his image, more like him.

That morning it was servanthood.  He has called me his servant, and this is one more tool he wanted me to have. He showed me five servants and asked me what they had in common.  Then he asked what each one was known for. The whole lesson took 30 minutes to write, but will serve me for a lifetime in my transformation into his image.

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Posted by  |  April 28, 2022 | Categories: Humility, Obedience, Submission, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Fearfully & Wonderfully Made

Purim and the reading of the story of Esther provides us so many amazing insights into how Yehovah works.  Somehow he combines his sovereignty with who he’s made us to be and invites us to participate with him in creating a masterpiece.

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Posted by  |  March 8, 2022 | Categories: God's Will, Purim | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Yehovah is Answering Your Prayers

You’ve prayed and prayed; you’ve put your request on the prayer chain; you’ve prayed without ceasing for as long as possible and agreed with two or more other believers. Yet, you still have no answer. Where’s Yehovah? Why is he silent? Is he listening?

I believe he is listening, and that he never ignores your prayers. He doesn’t always answer you, but I believe he always responds.  Even silence can be an answer. There are many ways he responds to us and many ways we can miss his answers.

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Posted by  |  February 4, 2022 | Categories: Prayer | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Yeshua’s Life-Changing Love

“I belong to my love and his desire is for me.”
Song of Songs 7:10

That’s not just a song from one of Solomon’s many wives.  This is a picture of how Yeshua wants to live with us every day, every hour, every minute. 

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Posted by  |  December 17, 2021 | Categories: God’s Love, Jesus, Yeshua | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Pursue the Mysterious Voice of The Creator

“God works in mysterious ways.” We hear that phrase frequently.  Usually it’s when we can’t understand what Yehovah is doing, or make sense of why things are like they are.  And sometimes it’s when something unexpectedly good happens out of a bad situation.

Although it’s not a quote from the scriptures, it is scriptural: 

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9

But typically, when we throw something in the “mysterious” category, we leave it there.  We chalk it up to never being able to understand God’s ways.  But in doing so, we miss what he would like to reveal to us.

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Posted by  |  November 26, 2021 | Categories: Following God, God’s revelation, Hearing God, Prayer | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Five Keys To Speeding Up God’s Will In Your Life

Do you believe God has something exciting planned for your future? Maybe you’re in a difficult situation that you’d like to move through more quickly? Possibly you feel stuck in a rut and don’t know how to move into what God might have for you.

I’m not sure we can actually speed up God’s will in our lives. He already “created us for good works, which he prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Eph. 2:10) Ultimately everything will be done in his perfect timing. But, I do think we can delay his will. Distractions, ambivalence, or sometimes just being unaware can require that he goes slower than we would like, maybe even slower than he would like. I’m guilty of all of these. 

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Posted by  |  August 13, 2021 | Categories: Calling, Following God, God's Will, Guidance, Prayer | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

This Tisha b’Av, Kick the Enemy Out of Your Promised Land

On the Hebrew calendar, the 9th day of Av (Tisha b’Av in Hebrew) is a notorious date of tragedy for the Jewish people. Many major tragedies are recorded in the Bible and continue up to modern history.

The Bible tells us that Aaron died on the first day of Av.  Although he was a faithful servant for 40 years, he was part of that first generation that did not get to go into the Promised Land because of unbelief.  Later, both temples were destroyed on the 9th of Av, as well as many, many other calamities down through the centuries.

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Posted by  |  July 17, 2021 | Categories: Blessing, God's Will, Hebrew calendar, Holy Days, Mo'edim, Obedience | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Spiritual Obedience Brings Physical Victory

Obedience in our spiritual life is a form of spiritual warfare, because obedience creates an atmosphere that brings righteousness to dark places.

Intuitively we know this. But I want to break it down into practical actions that will make it a continual reality in our lives. The bottom line is, it’s supernatural, it doesn’t make logical sense here on earth. We have to move beyond the natural to even discuss the topic of spiritual warfare.

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Posted by  |  June 18, 2021 | Categories: Obedience, Spiritual Warfare | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Passover to Pentecost – The Spring Feasts: When are they and how are they relevant today?

The Lord’s Holy Days, Feast Days, Jewish Feasts, Appointed Times, Mo’edim — whatever term you use, don’t miss these days!  If you are seeking more intimacy in your walk with Yeshua, learning about, experiencing and keeping these feasts (including the Sabbath) will bring you not only into deeper intimacy with him, but Yehovah will shower you with new understanding, unexpected blessings, strengthened faith and fresh excitement daily.  I highly recommend it!
Included here is a list of my blog posts about the Spring Feasts and a Biblical haggadah for Passover.

First of all, this quick reference guide shows the 2026 Hebrew and Gregorian dates, the Hebrew names, the purpose of the Feasts and Biblical instructions for observing them from a Messianic understanding.

Although for me the first time through the Feasts was more learning than experiencing, with each passing year, they grow in richness and revelation of Yeshua.  In the following posts I’ve attempted to share some of those insights in the hopes that you will be encouraged to start or continue your pursuit of your own journey into intimacy with Him.

Posted by  |  March 15, 2021 | Categories: Counting the Omer, Feast of First Fruits, Passover, Pentecost, Spring Feasts | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments

You + Yah Can Take the Land

Parsha Sh’lach L’cha, Numbers 13-15, is centered on our first glimpse of the Promised Land after leaving Egypt. We read the exciting report that the scouts brought back, the good and the bad.

But I want to focus on just one verse – not even a whole verse, just one sentence.  It’s a statement that is easily overlooked in the highs and lows of the story.  It’s easy to miss the significance of it, because in most of our cultures today, it doesn’t carry the same meaning.  However, in this case, it was life-changing and destiny defining.  If we can capture the significance of this concept in our own lives, it can be the same for us.

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Posted by  |  June 12, 2020 | Categories: Ministry, Power, Promised Land, Purpose, Salvation, Supernatural | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Observing the Sabbath in Your Home

Home SabbathIf your Sabbath gathering has been cancelled due to COVID-19, take heart – you can still keep the Sabbath!  Once you’ve kept the Sabbath for any length of time, it is truly painful when you can’t.  Somehow your physical and spiritual clock knows when the Sabbath is and longs for it when you cannot observe it in your normal custom.  Don’t let the disruption of a cancelled gathering take away your Sabbath peace and joy.  Continue to guard that time and begin your own traditions and routines in your home that bring that same spirit and refreshment to your island of sacred time with the Lord. Read the rest of this page »

Posted by  |  March 14, 2020 | Categories: Sabbath | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Purim – A Reflection of our Own Faith

EstherWhile not one of Yehovah’s commanded feasts, I believe Purim, the remembrance of the story of Esther in the Bible, is worthy of its annual celebration.

Purim is a microcosm of our own lifelong quests:  to walk in Yehovah’s ways despite the pressures around us, to trust that his purposes are being manifest in the events of our nation and world, and to have the courage to submit to his sovereignty and will at every turn.  In short, it’s about living a life of faith.

As you read the story and the following posts, you will see yourself and your circumstances, as well as Yehovah’s sovereignty and guidance in your own life.

Posted by  |  January 23, 2020 | Categories: Esther, Faith, Following God, God's Will, Purim, Supernatural | Tags: , , | Leave a comment