"Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel answered, "Speak, for Your servant hears." " - Samuel 3 V10

"Then Mary said, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word."...  " - Luke 1 V38

God speaks to our heart through His Holy Spirit and in our busy lives we seldom hear His voice. We cannot expect an angel of God to make an appearance every time God wants to speak to us, but the Holy Spirit of God speaks to us when we pray and meditate in the Word. Just like other great people mentioned in the Scripture, we should acknowledge His voice and hear silently when He speaks. When you pray today, let Him know that it be according to His Word. Let our hearts be receptive and minds alert for we do not want to miss the voice of God Almighty!

Quote: "Rabbi Riskin: “I once spoke before a very large ICEJ convention in Jerusalem, and I told them: 'I think I know your theology pretty well, and I think it is this: Right now, you're not out to proselytize Jews. Right now, you believe we should be good Jews, and come to Israel to live, and then there will be what you call Armageddon – a war of Jews and Christians versus the Moslems. The Jews and Christians will win, then there will be a resurrection of the dead, and then you believe that all the Jews will be converted to Christianity. I told them that of course I clearly can't accept this, but in any event, it will be a few hundred years before this all happens, and so in the meantime, since you're not out to convert us now, we need all the friends we can get.' They all applauded with great enthusiasm. "'However,' I continued, 'I want to emphasize this: Our sources say that Redemption will follow Repentance. Yes, there will be a Resurrection of the Dead, and Jesus may very well be among those who will be resurrected; he was basically a religious Jew. But when he wakes up, he'll look around and ask, 'What's this Sunday business – the Sabbath is on Saturday! And what's this Easter stuff – it should be a regular Passover seder! And why are you eating bacon and eggs, when the Torah forbids pig meat?' And so what will happen is that there will be conversion – but in the other direction.' This time, there was no applause – just silence." In conclusion, Rabbi Riskin said, “I will not cooperate with any Christian group or person that I learn is taking active steps to proselytize Jews. But I can say that in any event, what I'm seeing is the opposite; I don't see that the groups that I'm dealing with are converting Jews, but rather many of them are coming close to keeping more of the Torah. I truly think that when we look at the extent of that phenomenon, it seems that these truly are times of the Messiah."

The Rabbi's views of Christian theology are of course somewhat skewed. I believe it comes from their misconception, that during the tribulation period Christians are to invade the land of Israel and forcibly convert all the Jews to Christianity. This will not happen. Perhaps this belief stems from the verses in Revelation that talk of the 144,000 Jewish believers (Revelation 7, 14), and the idea of Jesus Christ coming back to reign in Jerusalem. Perhaps it stems from Paul's statement in Romans 11 that all Israel will be saved. The Bible declares that it will be the nation itself that will turn to Jesus Christ for salvation, when they look on the One whom they pierced (Zechariah 12:10). To many Orthodox Jews, Christianity is a Gentile 'religion', and you can't be a Jew if you believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Unfortunately they don't understand their own Scriptures, which prophesied of the Messiah's coming (Isaiah 7:14, 9:16, Micah 5:2), of His sacrifice for sin (Isaiah 53, Psalm 22, Zechariah 9), and His Second Coming to this earth (Psalm 2, Zechariah 14). They don't understand that Jesus never came to start a new religion. He said in Matthew 5:17, "Think not that I am not come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil". As I have been reading of late, many Orthodox Jews don't even have their own Bible. They study commentaries such as the Talmud and Mishnah, but the Bible is simply recited every Shabbat at the synagogue. Many Jews don't even understand what they are reading. They talk of keeping the Torah, but ignore the one of whom it speaks (John 5:39). Like in Catholicism, the Rabbi is the only one authorized to give the proper interpretation of the Scriptures, and thus many ordinary Jews have not even studied the Bible for themselves. They are kept in darkness. If Christians are not out to 'proselytise' Jews, if they are not interested in making them aware of their own Messiah and their need for the forgiveness of sins, there is something seriously wrong. Paul said the Gospel is to the Jew first (Romans 1:16). There is no dual covenant. Despite Israel being judicially blinded to the identity of the Messiah so the Gospel could be preached to the Gentiles (Romans 11:25), individual Jews who do not trust in the Messiah for salvation will still perish. We Christians, who have the great privilege of knowing the Messiah, have a great responsibility towards the Jewish people. Many Jews remain in spiritual darkness simply because we Gentile believers have not had the courage to speak up. We think to ourselves, they have their own religion and its not up to us to interfere. That kind of thinking is from the devil. It's not about religion, it's about a living relationship with the Messiah (John 1:12). Do you know a Jewish man or woman who is still in spiritual darkness? They may be just waiting for someone to show them the way. Do you know of a Jewish man or woman who would like a Bible? The Society for the Distribution of the Hebrew Scriptures provides Hebrew Bibles free of charge for Jewish people. Do you have a personal relationship with the Messiah? If not then the Hebrew Scriptures declare that there is salvation for you in Christ Jesus. Trust in Him for salvation today.

Isaiah 49:6
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

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"You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You." - Psalm 118 V28

"...Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!" - Romans15 V11

Let us praise the name of the Lord. Let us exalt the Lord and make Him the focal point of our life. With our mouth let us sing praises to the Lord. Let us be thankful to all that the Lord has done. Praise the Lord!

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep." - John 10 V11

"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me." - John 14 V1

People on earth who are not Christians are still looking out for somebody who will come and save them from all the mess that our world is in to. But we have the words of Jesus. His followers who lived with Him, saw, believed and testified that Christ is the Redeemer who died for the sins of mankind. Christ performed great signs and He died and rose again from the dead and He will soon return in His glory. Follow the Good Shepherd and heed His voice. Believe in the Lord Jesus and let not your heart be troubled. No one else but Jesus is the Redeemer of this world!

"He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy." - Proverbs 28 V13

"Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before..." - Acts 3 V19, 20

It is a feeling of relief and relieving when we repent and God forgives us our sins. Repentance is an important step toward one's salvation. If you have not accepted Christ into your life then don't put off this soul saving decision but do it today. The presence of Lord Jesus Christ in your life will refresh you and give you hope and eternal life. Say this simple prayer to begin a relationship with Jesus Christ

Sinner's Prayer: Lord Jesus, I acknowledge I am a sinner. I have sinned against you and I deserve your judgment. Merciful Father, please forgive me my sins and wash away my sins with the precious blood of Jesus Christ your Son. Renew me with Your Holy Spirit and give me the joy of salvation. I believe with all my heart that Christ died for my sins and on the third day He rose again from the dead. I invite You into my heart, please come in and take control of my life and use it for Your glory. In precious name of Jesus I ask. Amen!