The RETURN
Movement International
Petah
Tikvah & Scriptural-Truths
Presents
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Please Note: On this site we prefer to use the actual Name of our loving Heavenly
Father as it was written in the Hebrew and thus you will note that we will use
the four letter “Memorial Name” of
- YHVH, which is pronounced as YaHVaH or YaHWaH, also we will use our Heavenly
Father’s title - “Elohim”
rather than “God” and we need to remember that “Elohim”
(God) is NOT a name but an attribute, a title! In addition we also love to use
the actual Name of our beloved “Messiah”
(written in Hebrew as “Mashiach” and in Greek as “
- Yahushua
(Yeshua in short) for this is the Messiah’s original Hebrew Name as given
to Him in
Sink or
Float!
Introduction:
Beloved, this might
be called an “In-House” study and it is very much aimed at
believers in our Lord and Saviour, be it if you are part of a Church,
Congregation or even a Home Fellowship, for these are becoming more and more
popular these days! But I am sure that the contents of this study is just
right, for I am sure that you are well aware that we are living in the most
urgent of days, for this world has become frightfully evil, with wars being
fought in the Middle East, Africa and yes even much closer at home! Then there
are the disastrous weather patterns, earthquakes, floods, fires, as well as
terrible famines, just as our blessed Lord and Saviour told us would be in
those “latter days.” He also told us about those men, ministers who
would be healing and prophesising in His Name, yet our Lord said;
“I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” Mattityahu (
Thus we need to be
very aware that there are many pastors around these days, especially many of
the hyper Pentecostal TV-evangelists that are to be absolutely frank not from
YHVH Elohim (the LORD God) and Yahushua, Yahshua the Messiah, but rather of the
self, and I would even dare to say are being let by another force, for some of
these enter into the realm of the demonic. Beloved we need to beware of these
so-called “Christians” for they preach a whole other Gospel! It is
for this reason the Almighty is calling out His people to spread the Word of
truth and have many “Return again unto Me, says
YHVH” and He return unto them! Yirmyahu (Jeremiah) 3:1.
Sink or Float:
I believe a ship
would make a good analogy of the life we live in the Lord. I am sure that we realise
that parts of a ship if taken piece by piece would most certainly sink, for an
engine on its own would drop to the bottom of the ocean, as would the
propeller. However when parts of a ship are correctly built and put together
the ship would float and sail the seven seas!
So it is with the
events of our lives. Certainly some events may have been sad, whilst others
have been happy. However together they form a craft that floats and Elohim
(God) willing it is heading somewhere!
Like a ship that floats
as a whole, so the various members of our bodies make up a whole person that is
capable of achieving great heights, but also of sinking into the depths of
despair. Shaul of Tarsus (Paul) shows us that bodies member’s such as the
eyes, hands and feet make up “One Body.” He teaches how ridiculous
it would be if the whole body was an eye. Thus it is with a ship, if it was
just an engine it would be useless.
We need to remember
that in our bodies there are many members, all part of one body and they all work
and cooperate together. So it is with the events with our lives, each being
different, yet making up a whole. We need a balance in our lives. If we only
eat all-day long, well we could easily all weigh well over 140 kilos or more.
Now let’s think
of it, the past twelve months were made up of many events that add up to one
year’s experience. Putting it all together, did we Sink or Float? Was
there a Balance in your life? How much of the past twelve months was devoted to
the Lord, how much time did you give in the service of Yahushua, YHVH’s
only begotten Son? Did you move closer to Him or further away?
During the last
twelve months we all slept, worked, hopefully shared the Word and enjoyed some
leisure time. In spite the fact that we may have done all those things, when we
add up the totals, we all will get a different answers because we did each of
these things in varying degrees.
However, the score
has been tallied and entered in the Lord’s Record Book. We cannot change
it now. Nevertheless we can improve ourselves by doing better in the next
twelve months. This means we must go about the year ahead in a different way
than the last one. Perhaps what we need to do is to re-distribute the load and
get a better balance! A large ship can carry a huge cargo load that is if it is
properly placed and stored on board. However, if it is all stored on one side
it will cause the ship to list, capsize and sink. It is the same with our
lives, we need to distribute the load making sure we are loading our lives with
the right things and putting them all in the right places.
Does YHVH Elohim (the
LORD God), blessed be His Holy Name, get the very best that we have to offer?
Or does He receive what is left over at the end of the day? Out of twenty-four
hours, how much time did we give unto the Lord? Did we fill that odd moment
during the day with praise and prayer unto Him? Beloved, what are you seeking
first, the
So far this little
“Body Study” has been a preparation to the following question
… “Are you willing to go when the Lord calls you?” Will you
be ready and reply … “Hinei – Here AM I – SEND
ME.” Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 6:8.
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) said
when he was called by the Almighty, “Here am I, send
“Go and tell this people. ‘Be ever hearing, but never
understanding, be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’” Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 6:9. NIV.
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) then
went and preached the Words that YHVH had given him to the nation. As the
Almighty predicted they sadly heard without understanding and looked without
seeing.
Sadly it is just like
in the days of the prophets, so many today, and I mean even in the Church, like
in Yeshayahu (Isaiah) days, we live in times where so few
have ears to hear the Word of our most high Elohim and His Only Begotten Son
Yahushua, and thus do not have the eyes to see His wonderful Glory. They fail
to hear and to see the signs of the times just as our Lord and Saviour has
predicted. Even as recently as June 2011 a leading Politian in
It is time for us to
say “Here am I Lord, send me.” Beloved, our loving
“Abba – Father” is still calling out a people for His Name,
one here, one there. “The harvest is plenty
but the labourers are few.”
In these the
“Latter Days” it no good being unemployed in the service of
“the King of kings and the Lord of lords” for the work is out
there. What possible excuse can we give for standing idly by, and being so busy
with spiritual chatter, when there is so much real work to be done?
I have heard far too
many excuses given for far too long, just as Yahushua, Jesus showed us in a
parable (Luke 14:18-10). These are just some: “I have just bought a piece
of land” … another said … “I have just bought five yoke
of oxen” … one more excuse was … “I have just got
married, therefore I cannot come.”
All these excuses
have their counterpart in these modern days. That “Piece of land”
could be our homes and gardens, “well, we cannot go witnessing on our
days off because these are the only days we have to do things.” The
“Oxen” can easily be our cars, which instead of transporting us to
do a good work for the Lord’s sake; it carries us over hill and dale in
the pursuit of this world’s goods. “Marriage” has not changed
since the time of the Lord and often husband and wife makes an excellent excuse
for not doing what we did not want to do anyway!
When it comes to
sharing the Gospel, telling others of our Hope in Yahushua, the Lord Jesus, we
often feel like Moshe (Moses) who said to Elohim “O YHVH, I am not
eloquent.” However, YHVH Elohim, blessed be His Holy Name, replied,
“Who made man’s mouth? Have not I, YHVH? Now therefore GO.”
Another excuse I so
often hear is, “I can’t share with my own family or (ethnic)
community, for they know me and will laugh at me.” Is that not the point,
let them see the change in your life. Go and be a “Witness of Life”
unto them. Then you will be able to share the Word with them by being a
“Witness of Lips.” Even Moshe had to return to
In these urgent days
beloved, we must be challenged to do something, but we have to do much more
than we have ever done before. For the fact is, Yahushua our Lord and Saviour
is coming soon for His Bride and we must go forth and Proclaim this Truth, that
lost souls have the opportunity to accept and believe in the Messiah, to have
them repent of their sins and be washed clean from all their sins that they also may have eternal life!
The difference
between those who go and share the Gospel, and those that find excuses for
staying at home is not that the one going feel’s adequate and the other
inadequate, rather the doers go and the doers do! They go feeling that of their
own self they can do nothing, but if the Almighty is with them, filled with the
Ruach HaKodesh (
Beloved, how is your
ship shaping up this year, is well balanced. Or is it sinking?
In Conclusion:
I pray that you have
been challenged and that your life has been touched by this little study! I
pray that you together with other faithful believers will GO FORTH and share
the WORD like never before. I know that many have been called and somehow have
put it off for various reasons and I believe that this small study -
“Sink or Float” will have reached you for a very special reason!
May
“Labour not for food that perishes, but for that food which
endures unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you”
John 6:27.
Shalom in
Messiah - Yahushua.
May YHVH
Elohim bless and keep you in the palm of His hand always, in Messiah
Yahushua’s loving Name!
Ministry
Elder/teacher:
UNITE MY HEART TO FEAR YOUR NAME!”
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said; “No
one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws
him, and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the Prophets:
They will all be taught by Elohim. Everyone who listens to the Father and
learns from Him comes to Me. No one has seen the
Father except the One who is from Elohim; only He has seen the Father. I tell
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