The Mystery of the Shemitah is an important read in today’s age. The author, Jonathan Cahn, is a Messianic Rabbi in New Jersey who also wrote the book The Harbinger. We have spent many hours listening to his sermons and researching the “mysteries” he reveals in The Harbinger, and we feel Pastor Cahn is a very down-to-earth, biblically grounded, cautious preacher who really does have a message from the Lord for America.
Do you believe that God has blessed America? Most American Christians do, but not many stop and think about what we're supposed to do with all those blessings.
As Christians in a land of plenty, we need to take a long hard look at what our Lord expects of us — and at the extraordinary results that obedience will bring. Once we do, the idea of giving our wealth and our lives for the Kingdom starts to look less like a sacrifice and more like an investment...
Sanctification and holiness sound like lofty theological terms, but essentially they mean that we are to be set apart, living to please God. One unknown author said this process is “the Christianizing of the Christian”, and it takes the Holy Spirit changing our heart in order to change our habits.
Favor is a concept that comes up during the Christmas season when reading the biblical story of the birth of Christ. Mary, Jesus’ mother, was one who found favor with God, thus she was chosen to bear God’s one and only Son. There were also many other people in the Bible who, due to their devotion to God, were greatly blessed by Him.
Every six months or so my husband Reed and I intentionally sit down together and assess how we’re doing with habits, routines, and working towards our life‐long goals. Well, we recently discovered a resource to help us do a very thorough assessment.
It’s been said that the first five books of the Bible, also known as the Pentateuch, form the theological foundation of the Bible. In the past few months, I’ve been journeying through these books and have learned so much about God’s character and love for mankind, even when we least deserve it. Hopefully this article will be an inspiration for you to rediscover this sometimes neglected part of God’s Word.
The world is full of distractions. Distractions that keep us from living a healthy life (spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, and socially). Distractions that keep us running at full speed, nonstop, and still not getting where we need to go. If we aren’t careful, we’ll look back one day and realize how quickly our lives have passed us by.
We need to align our focus with the mission we have on this earth. We are in the middle of a spiritual battle, with the lives of non‐Believers on the line for eternity! Too many of us are coasting along, and as John Piper puts it, “treating Jesus like a helpful add‐on, but not as an all‐satisfying, all‐authoritative King…”
God must be mourning America’s departure from its Christian heritage. How are you doing at keeping “garbage” out, staying vigilant for “little” sinful habits, and living in the Spirit daily? Christ came to give us freedom from sin, so don’t live another day in captivity.