Christmas Blessings from Shekinah Path

Blessing God for His Help

Psalms 28:7 in the NKJV says, "The LORD Yahweh is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him."

This verse of David speaks so much! First David rightfully recognizes the Almighty as his strength and his shield. This gives us the idea of Yah's power to both intervene and shield us from evil. Secondly King David confirms his heartfelt trust by saying "I am helped". Spoken in the past tense, he is confirming that as far as he is concerned, it has already been done for him. Do we have faith like that? Do we trust that our Heavenly Father will always help us when we call out to Him? David did!

Notice what David says next. He is glad in his heart and rejoices by magnifying God with a song of praise. How often do we do that? I mean we pray and pray for something and then when God does it for us, do we remember to thank Him with our whole heart as David did? See, our Creator gave us all of these wonderful gifts to show gratitude and praise for His loving care. Many of us can sing and some of us can even play an instrument. Can't we direct some of that talent back to bless the One who gave it to us in the first place? We can sing of His wonders and even proclaim the Lord Messiah's Gospel to a world in dire need.

If we are truly thankful for all that Yah has done for us, such as His help, forgiveness of sins and salvation through His Son, Yahshua, (which means "Yah's Salvation") we will find ways to express our joy. He our AWESOME GOD and so worthy of praise!

A City on a Hill

"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;" Matthew 5:14

Yahshua's own words proclaim that WE are the light of the world. There is a lot of focus on HIM which is only appropriate but not if it takes away from hearing his WORDS. Think of the Menorah, the lamp stand used in the temple and now for Hanukkah.

If you notice, the Menorah has a center light that is higher than the rest. It is used to light all of the other oil lamps or candles on the branches. Yahshua is that middle light, the foremost of the world:

"In him was life, and that life was the light of men." John 1:4

The reason for the Messiah's coming was to spread that light to us. WE are that city on a hill! Our purpose is light up this dark world with HIS Gospel. Not so much the Gospel about Yahshua but the Gospel of Yahshua, namely what he taught. It is quite clear to see that the main focus of his teachings was the Kingdom of God and its righteous rule. We then, should be beacons lighting the way for people to find it. In fact, Jesus said that this was something for us to seek first:

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:33