The 10 WORDS
The Below I got from a Rabbi’s weekly Torah portion, and it inspired me to write this. People in this world are in such a rush.
Hurry here or there with no account of the people around us. The Bigger the city the more this seems to be the case.
Our Messiah, Yeshua tells us
Matthew 5:43
43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
But most fall down in even loving our neighbors or their own families! So the question arises are you a blessings to others? Torah teaches it and for sure Yeshua Messiah does as does the rest of the testimonies.
A saved person is supposed be a blessing to others ….
And if you look up the word Charity then you will find it means LOVE
1 Corinthians 13:1
1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
KEY IDEAS FOR A KINDER WORLD
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1. Be resolved to become a kind person. How do you do this? Think, speak, and act with kindness.
2. Love kindness. When you do what you love, you are happy. A master of kindness is a master of joy.
3. When encountering someone, let your first thoughts be, “What kind words can I say to this person and what kind things can I do?”
4. Keep asking people, “What can I do for you?”
5. Everyone needs encouragement. Ask yourself, “What can I say that will be encouraging?”
6. Wherever you are, you are there for a reason. Ask yourself, “Since I am here now, what kindness can I do?”
7. Every kind person is unique. You have unique talents, skills, knowledge, and resources. Utilize them to help others in your own unique way. Ask yourself, “In what unique ways can I be kind?”
8. Do a daily act of kindness without letting anyone know who did it.
9. Learn from every kind act you see or read about. Ask yourself, “How can I learn from this to be kinder?”
10. A valuable rule is, “Even if you don’t feel like a kind person, you can still act like one.” Think of a kind act you can do that you don’t feel like doing.
11. Think of a kindness telephone call that you can make today.
12. Think of a kindness note, letter, or email that you can write today.
13. View your own pain, distress, and suffering as tools for empathy and understanding. Ask yourself, “How can this experience help me be a kinder person?”
14. Keep asking yourself, “If I were this person, what would I want others to do for me?”
15. As soon as you recognize a need, volunteer to do something about it. Don’t wait until you are asked.
16. Listen to those who need a listening ear. Listening to someone is a great act of kindness.
17. If you know that someone is looking for a job or needs to earn more money, ask yourself, “What can I do to make it happen?”
18. Be empathetic and compassionate. Be resolved not to cause distress, pain, or loss with your words and action.
19. Learn from everyone. Keep asking people, “What kindnesses from others have you appreciated?”
20. Pray for the welfare of others.
You can argue all you want about days to keep or not keep, laws, etc but one thing that is claimed by all is that Love is number one, or should be as
Matthew 22:34
34But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Yeshua said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38This is the first and great commandment. 39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Remember
Matthew 6:19
19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! 24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Careful of that stranger you meet on the street or even at your door for He might be an angel come to check on you…..
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In His Perfect Peace,
Pastor Dan Catlin
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