A HEBREW SAGE MIGHT SAY. . .
Believing is a fine thing, but executing those beliefs is a test of strength.?
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MESSIAH'S BIRTHPLACE???
"And you,?O?Bethlehem of Ephrathah, least among the clans of Judah, from you ONE?shall come forth to rule Israel for?ME?¡ª?ONE?WHOSE?origin is from of old, from ancient times."?[Micah?(Michah)?5.?2?Tanakh,?Nevi'im]?
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Micah indicates the birthplace of MESSIAH OF?ISRAEL?as Bethlehem Ephrathah?(about?6?miles?southwest?of?Jerusalem)?was also the birthplace of King David.?Bethlehem?means?"House of Bread."?Ephrathah?comes from the root word meaning "fruitful."?Both names convey the fertility of the region?(depicting the?Bread?and?Wine).?The ³Û¡¯SHUA?ha'MASHIACH?(ANOINTED?ONE)?is that?BREAD?WHO?came down out of heaven, WHO?was born in the?HOUSE OF?BREAD?and WHO?is the?FRUITFUL?ONE?as it was prophesied.?
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In this poor, meager and inconspicuous little town, ONE?was to be born WHO?could take the foolish things of this world and confound the wise; WHO, by HIS?coming, could transform the unlovely into a thing of beauty; WHO?could, by HIS?very presence, compel the learned to bow in humility before HIM, and kings to lay their authority at HIS?feet!?
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Though HE?was to be RULER?(KING)?in Israel, the LORD?JESUS, GOD'S?ONLY-BEGOTTEN?SON?was meek and lowly in heart.?The OMNIPOTENT?LORD?GOD?chose a stable in the smallest town in Judah for birth of HIS?UNIQUE?SON, rather than a royal palace.?But when the SAVIOR?was born there, the unlovely,?unimportant small town was transformed, and the?least?became the?greatest.?Lambs are born in stables, not palaces.?GOD'S?PRECIOUS?GIFT?came as the?"LAMB OF?GOD"?to?be sacrificed.
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Today, the LORD?³Û¡¯SHUA?ha'MASHIACH?is still searching for a place in the heart of the insignificant, unlovely?least?of all the people.?HE?desires to take up HIS?abode there withIN?such hearts.?And when the GREAT?&?MIGHTY?TRANSFORMER?does enter, HE?will?(in a sense)?do with our useless, worthless life as HE?did with the little town in which HE?was born!?With GOD, we are no longer?just human?for HE?transforms us into?"new creatures"?for HIS?glory and praise.?
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We?who have opened the door of our hearts and lives to the LORD?YESHUA?and allowed HIM?room to be born there, though poor, needy, lost and unworthy we can?rejoice exceedingly!?The reason:?We realize that GOD?MOST?HIGH, in HIS?infinite, great and boundless love has?spoken?and?fulfilled?HIS?promise to us touching our individual lives.?"But you...though you are little, yet out of you shall HE?come forth to ME?¡ª THE?ONE?¡ª?to be RULER... WHOSE?goings forth are from of old, from everlasting."?
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Just?as our BLESSED?LORD?has promised, we are now HIS?OWN?special people, zealous for good works, who have been?called?out of darkness into?HIS?MARVELOUS?LIGHT!?
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³§³ó²¹¡¯²¹±ô³Ü?(Pray)?for the Shalom?(Peace)?of Jerusalem and all of Israel!
Redeem?Israel,?O?ELOHIYM,?out of all their troubles!
If I forget you,?O?Yerushalayim, let my right hand wither.¡±?Psalms 137:5
Exalted and hallowed be GOD'S?greatness in this world HE?created.?May Your?will be fulfilled and YOUR?sovereignty revealed, MOST?HOLY?ONE, in the days of our lifetime and the life of the whole House of Israel speedily and in our time, Amen.?May YOU?be blessed forever, even throughout all eternity.?May YOU, be blessed, praised & honored, extolled & glorified, adored and exalted above all else. Amen?
?Zey ha-yom asaw ADONAI, nagilah ve-neesmechah voh.?This is the day the LORD?has made, we?will?rejoice and we?will?be glad in it.?May the LIGHT?of the HOLY?ONE, blessed be HE, fill you with a yearning desire to submit to HIS?inscrutable will and give you strength for your daily tasks.?
