Link to the Show / Show Notes When we first become believers in Yeshua, it is easy to be think that the whole world wants to hear the message that saved us. Most of us are a little taken back when we are not received with joyful words of encouragement, and completely startled when our audience rejects our message. Today, we see the church as a whole taking steps to "remedy" this issue. The "remedy" for the negative response to the message of the Gospel, unfortunately, has been to water down the message; make it more palatable to the listener. This is the reason that the "Emergent Church" is growing so rapidly today - those who adhere to it's message are not challenged by the Word of Truth, which brings us to the book of James. James tells us,"Of His own will He brought us forth by the Word of Truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of His creatures (Jas 1:17-19)." We should be growing into the character of Messiah. As a sort of "First Fruits" of His creation, we should not expect the world to accept us with open arms - to the contrary, Jesus tells us in John 15:19 that "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If
you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you
do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
That is why the world hates you." Did you read what our Master just said? We are going to be hated by the world. Not a pleasant thought is it? The hard truth of the statement is the very reason that the church of today, with it's exceptions, is making the message "easier to hear." Let's all reevaluate our walk with Messiah today. May the LORD give us strength and boldness to present the Word of Truth to those around us. May we all have the wisdom to not just look at ourselves in the mirror of Torah; but to actively take steps toward becoming more like our Savior, Yeshua. This will require repentance on our part, and a call to those around us to do the same... and the world will hate you for it; but be of good cheer, because we have a risen Savior who has overcome the world!May the Lord bless you and keep you,Shabbat shalom!
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