Between a Rock and a hard place.

Weve all heard the saying. "I feel like I am between a Rock and a Hard Place."
This Shabbat we were talking about attitude.
It is said that it is the only thing in life that you 'can' control.
I put 'can' in parenthesis because it seems that we can't. However we can and should control our attitudes. It is also said that between Mt. Gerazim and Mt. Ebal is the sity of Shechem. That city is the city of refuge. A shelter for those accused of a crime but found not guilty by the high priest. That city is to be a refuge for the sojorner, the traveler who seeks shelter.
That city is to be us.
The Mount of Gerazim is the mountain of 'cursing' and the Mount of Ebal is the mount of blessing. We all sit in between blessings and curses. But the attitude we choose is ours and ours alone.
Let's look at blessings and cursings. To receive the father's blessings is to insure success in our children. To receive the Father's blessing is to insure the success of mankind.
Contrary to receiving the blessing is to NOT receive the blessing. Now, to be without a blessing is to be cursed. The absense of the blessing is a curse. It is not to reconed the same as a voodoo curse. After all, the MaTovu reminds us that no one man or spirit can curse the Israelite. Baalam was a false prophet who sought to curse the Israelites in exchange for monetary gain. Sure at first he refused, but the end result is that he compromised and agreed to go out, travel 400 miles just to see and curse the Israelites. He met his end; an early death most likely because of his alliance with the wicked. Although The LORD our God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Ya'akov caused only good word to come from his mouth, his life was directed erroneously.
We too, can direct our lives erroneously and meet with an early death. That death we meet up with can be a physical death and or it could and most certainly end in a spiritual death. Your relationship with the Almighty One of Israel is all that gives life. Anything other than YHWH/Yeshua yeilds death.
How you see your life is exactly all you will receive.
In the Torah, God is listening to the grumblers and complainers in the wilderness. They began their nagging the minute they were outside the gates of Egypt. Adonai says to them, "You saw the mighty miracles I performed in Egypt. you saw the Red Sea split and you crossed on dry ground. You saw the manna on the ground that fell from Heaven and it sustained you. You saw the quail, knee deep and you ate. You saw water spring forth from a desert and split the rock. You drank and your thirst was quenched. And yet you grumble, saying, "We are all going to die in the desert."
"Very well" the LORD says, "It shall be as you say."

Did you hear that?
It shall be as you say!
In Genesis/Bereshiet, we see that at the building of the Tower of Babyl, God says, "If one people speaking one language can accomplish this (great feat), than nothing is impossible for them. Let us go and confuse their language."
Take that instance and turn it around. Instead of trying to reach the Heavens on our own merit or accomplishment. If we could speak one language; that of the Torah; adhering to the ways of Adonai our LORD, There would be no reason that He/ God would not allow our endeavors to succeed. The folly is that we have not done this for some time now.
The World is caught up into religion. Yeshua/Jesus didn't come to start a new religion or to prove that one was the real one and the others were wrong. He came to overthrow religion (the law) but not to do away with the (LAW)of the Torah.
The Law of the Torah and the laws of man are two totally different things.
If we adhere to God's teaching and instructions we will see the kingdom of Heaven here on earth just as it is in Heaven. That it the goal.
True we may never see the perfection here on earth but rather that we shoudl try to accomplish this/His order here on earth shows the beasts of the field and all the universe that we are the children of God/Elohim. We are not microcosims of the world but rather we are created to have dominion over the earth and to rule it in a way like the creator would.
Speaking the same language; that of Adonai and of the Covenant/ our Torah is the fastest way to build a tower to the Heavens. It doesnt require a physical tower, but rather we are the physical strong tower of refuge.
So how you see your life and how you see this day is entirely up to you. No human can manipulate your emotions unless you allow them into your chambers to defile you.
Who's been defiling your thoughts?
You need to speak out against your own actions and not believe that you are helpless to the attacks.
No one is big enough to take what is God's and snatch it out of His hand.
you are the one who keeps letting the dragon out of the abyss. You keep entertaining spirits that are not of God. You and only you can make that choice.
You are created to be a Priest and King in the kingdom for your God. You have the power to call down the angels to do your warfare. Don't get caught up in trying to battle demons, you're not even supposed to be talking to them. That's called entertaining spirits; divination.
You are the bride of Yeshua your LORD and salvation, No man or spirit has the right or the ability to speak to the Bride of Yeshua unless she is out of order. Man or woman we are all the Bride.
We have all gone astray. However we have all been forgiven; Jeremiah 31:34 and Hebrew 8:12, both state I will remember your sins no more.
You are blessed of God, You are the apple of His eye. No weapon formed or raised against you can prosper. All the diseases we saw in Egypt will not fall upon me or my children's children. They will ask, "Why does this son not bear the weight of the sins of his fathers?" and I shall answer because I live in the righteous deliverances, deeds, statutes and judgements of the KING of kings and the LORD of lords, He is my Salvation, He is my Yeshuit Elohim. Isaiah 12:1-3
If you have questions about our Messiah Yeshua, call us and we would be glad to try to answer questions you may have.
Will you choose the Rock of our salvation or the hard place?
The choice has always been ours.
Have you talked to your Creator, Greatest Lover and Salvation?
This would be a great time to do just that.
Use your own words. He likes it that way.



Shalom Mishpacha
Peace my family,
Rabbi Donald Maher Jr.

The Kingdom of Heaven is ‘Korba at hand

How is your vision?
How are your eyes?
How is your heart?
How is your lungs?
How is your life?
The Word says, Without a vision my people perish.
Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Jesus says, I came to give sight to the blind.
Isaiah 35:5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
To mend the broken hearted;
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
To breathe My Spirit into them;
Ezekiel 36:26-28 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit inside you; I will take the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my Spirit inside you and cause you to live by my laws, respect my rulings and obey them. 28 You will live in the land I gave to your ancestors. You will be my people, and I will be your God.
You see you have been adopted into the seed of Abraham who through faith was counted righteous. It is through your faith and not by your works that you are counted righteous.
It is said that your faith is only as good and strong as the object or person in whom you place it in. When you trust the finished work of Yeshua/ Jesus and place your faith and trust in Him, you are trusting in The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob… you are trusting in the God of the Bible, you are trusting in the Messiah your Savior. He had and has rules to live by that secure the blessings for us and for our children.
Is Healing for today? Yes! Undoubtedly. However, if you look back on the Scriptures it clearly states a prerequisite;
Deuteronomy 7:12-15 (if or because you listen to the words and obey them the Lord our God will bless you and heal your body and your land.
The KING of kings has a constitution to His kingdom. That constitution is our blessing, it is our inheritance that we rejoice at receiving. Most of us have essentially moved to the land but have not received our full citizenship in the Kingdom. The reason is because we are waiting to be taken up to Heaven in order to receive the full manifold destiny of salvation. However the KING has claimed you as His own and its time you received your identity. You are a citizen, end of story.
How many have received a traffic citation and never doubted their citizenship in the community they live in? How many walk around thinking that they still have more work to do before they can claim “full” citizen rights? True you may not be walking in authority of the KING but you still have rights and privileges.
Adonai has restored to us the dominion over the earth and over the fallen one. But, because we do not know the full character of Jesus we do not know His nature. We fear that we aren’t really His ‘am segulah’ His special treasure. Jesus/ Yeshua loves you with an everlasting love and pours out His mercy and His grace all up over you. When you receive your identity as a child of the Living God, saved by the blood/covenant/ marriage to the Lamb then by the Holy Spirit you will desire to walk in a manner that reflects your Savior’s lifestyle and no longer will we adhere to the lifestyle of our past. In essence you will be born again, AGAIN!
To adhere to the thoughts and mindset of your past is like bringing ‘soul ties’ into bed with you and your spouse. It is unacceptable.
The old is gone and the new has come. You are a new creation. Say it! “I am a new creation, the old is gone. I am made new through Christ Jesus, Yeshua Ha Moshiach. I am being made new each and every day, I will possess the land that was promised to my forefathers. That land is the Written Word of God/ The HaTorah. It is the very word that Jesus quoted time and time again. It is the bible that Peter, Paul, Timothy, Titus and Matthew, Mark and all of the Talmudim, Disciples read, studied and were confirmed in.
Within the Torah is the prophecy of our rebellion and our redemption. We are indeed in the Last Days and the Spirit of Yeshua; the Spirit of God is being poured out upon all men (and women). That Spirit will move you to return to the hearts of your fathers; Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (Luke 1:17)
By faith we receive our inheritance, and inheritance of eternal salvation through Jesus/ Yeshua. But we need to have faith tied to instruction. That instruction is not found in gurus and magic potions or new age belief systems. It is found in the precepts, principles and attributes of our LORD and Savior Yeshua.
Real men love Jesus, but not enough of us know Him well enough to look like Him and we most certainly aren’t walking like Jesus. Won’t you join in the most important movement in our community today? It is the movement toward walking and talking and behaving in a manner that would be pleasing to our God.
How’s your relationship with Jesus?
Is it strong enough? For who?
Is it all you want, do you have enough? Are you sure? What would Jesus say?
Men your are the leaders of your homes, the providers for your family and the protector to your wife and children. Through He that lives in you, you can do all things. Can you show up for Shabbat?
I am looking forward to seeing you.

The Kingdom of Heaven is ‘Korba at hand. Make straight your path!
And all these blessings shall overtake you… because you listened and do the Mitzvot.

Shalom!

Pastor Donald and Annette Maher

Pentecost/Shavuot... Tomatoe/ tomahto

Don't call the whole thing off!
Chag Shavuot Sameach! Happy Shavuot/Pentecost Holy-day!
Check this out. Shavuot is celebrated as the day that the Israelites recieved the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The significance is that if you love God, Wish to walk with Him and sometimes wrestle or contend with Him, then you're one of His! Yeah.
Because you are stiff necked and stubborn you must be an Israelite, and that's cause for celebration.
To borrow from the great Joe Peschi the actor, "ok, ok, ok, now check this out"
So we read that we are to set up the lampstand constructed of 7 branches.
the same seven branches, ribs, sticks or bones that make up the body of Christ/Yeshua. Seven is a complete number also alluding to the introspective nature of an Israelite who "chews his cud". Remember an animal that doesn't chew its cud is not Kosher/fit. We as Humans created by Elohim are called to inspect ourselves and look at our own behavior, compare it to the ways of God; the Torah and make adjustments in our lifestyle to reflect our belonging to the God of order.
Others have no compass and therefore they end up in the same hole of despair over and over again. That was never Hashem's plan for His chosen children.
But I digress.
Shavuot; the giving of our marriage covenant by God's Spirit; the Ruach Elohim to Moses the Deliverer to give to the people of Israel.
So lets break it down.
In the "upper room" of Mt. Sinai the Ruach Ha Chodesh meets with Moishe and gives Him the Torah; the Covenant of Promises to give to the Israelites all who had recently been set free from bondage and captivity in Egypt. Hey, wait that's us. Right??
In the book of Acts chapter 2 we read that the Talmudim/disciples were in the "upper room" when a mighty rushing wind was heard and the Holy Spirit descended upon them. There were tongues of fire over their heads. The mighty rushing wind could be like the thunder and lightning seen and heard on the mountain while Moishe was up there with God. Moishe's face was radient when he came down, like tongues of fire which also represent the dove over Yeshua after the Mikveh by Yohannan.
Now check this out! While in the "upper room" a place that wasn't necessarily a room so much as it was on the roof where the waters of rain were collected in a bathing pool would be located. This was the place for doing a mikveh which is a ceremonial washing. Like the baptism in modern Christianity it sybolizes the cleansing of the Holy Spirit and the changing of status from common to holy.
Back to the story. We recieved the Spirit of God on Pentecost which is a feastday or an appointed time. Obviously if we celebrated the appointed times; the Moedim HaElohim we would know that Pentecost was prophecied on Mt. Sinai and the talmudim/disciples were fulfilling their commitment to God by taking part in the Shavuot, in the Upper Room and Praying washing feet perhaps to signify that they had indeed been set apart. As You and I are also set apart, so shall we cleanse our brethren's feet.

So could it be that like the disciples and like the Israelites we too should be prepared for the Shavuot and rejoice in its remembrances. After all though we were once enslaved in our own vices and reasonings, the Lord Yeshua saw us as His bride. Even from afar He sought us before we sought Him.
Has the Spirit of Elohim come to this earth or not?
After Moishe's visitation and the gift of the Ha Torah we fell into murmuring and back biting. But yet the Ruach Ha Elohim had come down and surrounded the Mountain of the Lord. Later in Acts we see that on the holy-day of Shavuot we recieved again the Holy Spirit of God, the same Spirit of God that gave the Torah to Moishe. The same! Not different. God doesn't change. Yeshua said, "I will send the comforter; the Holy Spirit"...
Do we believe that He is holding out? we have to wait for some special time other than the Moedim of Elohim to receive the gifts of the Ruach?
Never! We are in the midst of His Presence and we lack vision.
We are the Lampstand, we are to shed light forward. Forward not back at your past or back at your brother's past. but Forward!
Shed light not darkness. The lampstand doesn't shed darkness such as the end of the world theories and the rapture and the tribulation. Are we not in various tribulations now? Have we not brought these things upon ourselves in many ways?
The word rapture isn't in the Hebrew mindset but rather the word ingathering is. Such as in Deuteronomy 30:1-6 we see the re-gathering of the children of Israel back to the Torah, teaching and instructions of God so that we can and will possess the land given to our forefathers, the land flowing with milk and honey. The same land that was given to our ancestors before us when Hashem/Yeshua brought them out of Egypt with a mighty right hand and an outstretched arm. Hence the Cross at Calvary.
Get it?
in Chapter 8 of the bookNumbers we read that after the Levites had been purified, they were to be presented as a wave offering, they are to come to do the work at the Tent of Meeting. It's talking about you and me to come forward, since you have indeed been made clean and purified by the High Priest and the cleansing waters of the Ruach HaChodesh. We are the Israelites (Romans 11) who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn. You now receive levitical priveledges and you receive the firstborn blessings as one who receives Yeshua/Jesus as Moshiach/Messiah. See no one can take away your blessing. However likened to Essav you can sell you birthright for the satifaction of the flesh which is corrupt and sure to die.
We have repeatedly sold out our birthright for foolishness. It is time to return to "the hearts of our fathers" and receive the blessing of the land. but wait! I am not proposing that you can somehow take what belongs to someone else. It has always been Israel's and will always be Israel's. However we must be adopted into the inheritance through the Moshiach who is Yeshua. Yeshua is the Jewish Messiah. He is not gentile/unfit but rather has come outside the camp to meet with us and offer us the priveledge of coming into the camp and He makes us clean. We cannot presume to replace Israel but rather likened to Ruth... Your people shall be my people and your God shall be my God. If anything less than death should separate us, let God deal harshly with me.
I love My Jewish brothers and sisters and want nothing more than for the Christian Church to realize that you can't recieve the blessing of Hashem while rejecting the lifestyle of the Messiah. Being Jewish is so much more than genetic bloodlilne. It is more a lifestyle than genes. All genes were created by the same Creator. YHWH.
I want to learn the Feasts and the Appointed Times out of my love and adoration for The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who is the God of our Fathers.
Ezekiel 37 alludes to the two sticks becoming one in His hand and having one Prince or King over them both. That is the fulfillment of prophecy that in these last days of the great apostacy we will return to the Truth of Elohim; the Torah of God and the Whole House of Jacob will be reunited as it was in Egypt under Yosef.
You are a priest, you are the lampstand. with out the Shamash/Yeshua we cannot be annointed as priests let alone be light to shed any light. we are a lamp without flame/aish.

Chapter 9 verse 13
But if a man who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, that person must be cut off from his people because he did not present the Lord's offering at the appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.
What do we do with that? Could it be that because of the ignorance fo the Body of Christ we fail to keep the feasts and the appointed times? And as a result we suffer consequences such as lack of involvement in the church by men, there are no priests or Rabbis, there are things like rape, incest, molestation, divorce, murder, abuse of all kinds in the people who call themselves Christians and in the nation that was founded on Judeo-Christian values. Either God fell asleep or we are outside the camp...
What do you think?
Are we so righteous that God is allowing Satan to torment us? Or could it be that we lack knowledge? I'll take the latter one. Thank you.
So where can we find this knowledge? It is in the Torah. Yes, that Ol' Torah that we call the Law. The same thing that we think Jesus came all this way to free us from is the key to the Kingdom that sets us free from the pain of sin.
When you feel that you can't go on, stay put. Stay faithful and be steady.
Allow yourself to be one of the two silver trumpets that blows and calls the assembly of the people of God. When the two are together (house of Judah/House of Ephrayim) then we can conquer the enemies of God's people.
Its not a physical war as much as it is a spiritual war on the hearts of man.
You Count!
You have a new position of elevation so that you can elevate your King!
Light the lamp via the only way through the Shamash Melechienu/Servant King who is the Light of the World. his name is Yeshua Ha Moshiach.
If you have a desire to know your God and Savior more, join us at Beit Tikveh U'Nesim; the House of Hope and Miracles Center for Torah Studies. We are in Lockhart, Texas,
Come just like that!