In the education of our daughters we lay the foundations of a strong Hebrew community. She will be the support her husband will need and the mother her children will look to for love and direction. If educated well in the word of God and the use of knowledge and wisdom, both practical and spiritual, she will be able to provide the counsel and leadership skills needed to build a strong and successful family. By her confidence and practical application of the law of God, she will be able to take counsel with her husband, manage the affairs of the home, invest in enterprises that create wealth and social progression for her husband and children, and care for the poor in a spirit of love and meekness. These are traits that were revered in ancient Israel and admired in all nations. Women of this caliber are considered mothers of their nations and models that inspire both men and women to thrive for excellence (Proverbs 31:10-31).
This kind of ability in the use of the mind and strength of spirit is built by the love of a father and the wisdom of a mother along with the support of the elders of their families, who give guidance to help establish a strong family unit. This is what builds legacy and history, both of a family and a people.
And it all start with the tradition of reading and applying God's law found in the Bible throughout the family structure. The father being the head of family is directly responsible for his daughter's spiritual and mental development. He must, in a spirit of love, attention, and vision, execute a curriculum that will enable her to be a godly woman, a fit wife, a loving mother, and a vital member of her community. He must be wise in assuring that she receives the instructions she will need from her elders to be a head of household and to have the courage to lead her family. The father must instill this confidence in her by love, so that she may walk out the path God has set for her without doubt or fear. He is her first protector, teacher, and constant supporter. And she in obedience to the teachings of her father goes forward and builds her house with her husband.
1 Peter 3:1-7
Shalam,
Zarach
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Seeing
You opened my eyes
and the light came in
My understanding sharpened
I looked around and it all started to make sense
This world is both physical and spiritual
Seen and Unseen
Both working by Your power
to do your will
When I knew this I wanted to tell the world
like a new convert eager to speak-
Listen, I said, I found a way for me and you
to see beyond what is real,
beyond the flow of everyday,
beyond what we've been told
This is the true new world- come and see
They listened but did they all hear?
Then You asked me, "Did you hear? Are you truly hearing?"
So I stopped and think a little
And I asked myself are you seeing?
Are you hearing?
Are you living what He's saying?
Are you like them? Or are you fighting to go higher?
Do I just believe He exist? Or do I do as He says?
Have I attained perfection? Am I striving for godliness?
Because in the end He is coming to receive the godly.
Psalm 101: 6,7,8
Shalam,
Zarach
and the light came in
My understanding sharpened
I looked around and it all started to make sense
This world is both physical and spiritual
Seen and Unseen
Both working by Your power
to do your will
When I knew this I wanted to tell the world
like a new convert eager to speak-
Listen, I said, I found a way for me and you
to see beyond what is real,
beyond the flow of everyday,
beyond what we've been told
This is the true new world- come and see
They listened but did they all hear?
Then You asked me, "Did you hear? Are you truly hearing?"
So I stopped and think a little
And I asked myself are you seeing?
Are you hearing?
Are you living what He's saying?
Are you like them? Or are you fighting to go higher?
Do I just believe He exist? Or do I do as He says?
Have I attained perfection? Am I striving for godliness?
Because in the end He is coming to receive the godly.
Psalm 101: 6,7,8
Shalam,
Zarach
Saturday, June 8, 2019
New Leader
In our journey with Christ and through this physical world, we will be called to lead others and to be under leadership. This is because God, who rules in human history, establishes leaders and removes leaders to bring about his purpose. Therefore, if we are called to be leaders, we should seek to know and understand God's will for this office. And if we are called to be under leadership, we should recognize what a godly leader is and how we should follow.
The following points will help define the expectations of new leadership and what's expected of those under leadership according to God's word.
The new leader:
1 Maccabees 2:66-68
2 Tim. 2:1-2
1 Maccabees 3:1-2
Joshua Chapter 1
Titus 3:10,11
Daniel 4:37
Daniel 5:18-21
Shalam,
Zarach
The following points will help define the expectations of new leadership and what's expected of those under leadership according to God's word.
The new leader:
- Is brought into leadership due to God's change of time.
- He is deemed fit to succeed his predecessor, having similar abilities of the past leader.
- He holds to the vision and objectives established for the people by God, which the former leader pursued in his time.
- He is wise in developing his inner circle and gathering to him those from the former administration that are committed to the vision and objectives for the people
- He is aware that his most valuable support comes not from man, but his God, who has appointed him leader for this time.
- The leader with his entire team willing and cheerfully undertake the responsibility and challenges of obtaining the said objective or vision.
- He is a man of faith, knowing that God will never fail him, nor forsake him in his quest to achieve the vision.
- He is devoted to seeking God's teachings and direction by meditating on God's words day and night.
- He provides constant and clear communication to his officers, who are responsible for guiding the people under them. This chain of communication is strong and trustworthy-Leader, to officers, to people.
- He holds his officers accountable of their duties to the people. He expect all to be honorable in keeping their word, so that peace and trust flourishes.
- He teaches those he leads to always seek to do good to their fellowman- " do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Matt. 7:12)," is his mantra.
- He develops and select new leaders and officers who will be able to carry on the vision-he chooses other men of faith.
- They must be willing to support and follow the new leader
- They acknowledge the succession of leadership from the past leader to the new leader. They are resolved to follow him as they did the past leader. Because they know that true authority is given by God.
- They expect the new leader to be godly. He must be under the authority of the Lord God. And they desire this for him, so that his instruction and support may come from God.
- They know that the new leader is not above God and he is subject to God.
- They expect the new leader to be humble in his position of leadership, avoiding pride and abuse of his authority.
- The follower believe, according to God's word, that the success of the people depends on the uprightness of the new leader and his officers.
- The follower who refuses to be under the new leader or rejects his instructions, after the first and second corrections must be remove from among the people. For they will impede the success of the vision for the people. This tenet is supported by all the people.
1 Maccabees 2:66-68
2 Tim. 2:1-2
1 Maccabees 3:1-2
Joshua Chapter 1
Titus 3:10,11
Daniel 4:37
Daniel 5:18-21
Shalam,
Zarach
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Traits of the Modern Warrior
The warrior of this current age possesses a set of traits that assures him his ultimate reward of the Crown of Righteousness at the end of this world. These are:
They shall be counted among the saints of the Most High and be victorious.
Scripture Reference:
Luke 21:34-36
2 Timothy 2:3-4
Ephesians 5:17-20
Philippians 4:4-7
2 Timothy 4:1-8
Shalam,
Zarach
- He knows he is called by God to be a warrior through Christ
- He acknowledges Christ as his commanding officer in the army of God
- Has the ability to endure all difficulties and challenges set before him
- Has no fear or anxiety
- Constantly self-examines himself in order to avoid extremes in behaviors and actions
- Strives for balance in all areas of his life according to the doctrine of God
- Avoids the pursuits of a worldly mindset bent of gain and self-glorification
- Devoted to prayer
- He pursues the highest level of learning, which is the understanding of the will of God
- He lives according to the prophecy written
- He lives a model life for others and before God and Christ- who will judge all men
- Single-minded in the work given him by his commanding officer- Christ
- Creative in his ability to motivate, inspire, and instruct others by use of spiritual music and various media in the spreading of word of God
- He delights in God always and is of a joyful demeanor because of the hope that is in him
- He will remain unchanged in his devotion to God and Christ, even to the day of his death
- He expects to be rewarded for the work and dedication he has demonstrate by his action on the day of Christ
They shall be counted among the saints of the Most High and be victorious.
Scripture Reference:
Luke 21:34-36
2 Timothy 2:3-4
Ephesians 5:17-20
Philippians 4:4-7
2 Timothy 4:1-8
Shalam,
Zarach
Monday, May 27, 2019
The Bible
When we were brought into slavery as a nation on both sides of the Atlantic. Our enemies thought they had ended the history and hope of the Israelites by systematically eliminating our means of self-education and cultural preservation.
They did this by destroying our schools and universities, burning our places of worship, and the break up of our governmental institution and civic norms. They even separated us form our mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, and other close relatives to assure our isolation and inability to transfer any sense of familiarity and cultural continuance. Our enslavement seemed sealed before our oppressor and the nations of the world.
But to make certain of this, they introduce a process of reeducation. The slave holder, which included the highest levels of government, the clergy, the educator, the slave master and his family and staff, with the power of the police and military forces, began to teach the Hebrew slaves their new identity as property of the state and people. The government supported the slave masters methods of enslavement by enacting laws that insured the slave would be a slave for life such as, the fugitive salve act of 1850 and the supreme curt decision of Plessey vs. Ferguson in 1896. The school system began to teach and continues to teach that the Americas were populated by a nomadic people who cross the Bering Strait in the ice age and possessing no true culture or history until Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic discovering them and naming them Indians. As for the Jews of Africa, the educators confessed that the were and are still ignorant of African history, calling it a "dark continent." Yet, they teach it was inhabited by savages who had, as above, no history or civilization worthy of recognition. The clergies of the many Christian denominations taught that the religion of the Indians was a religion of demon worship, cannibalism, and human sacrifice. As for the African, they stressed that their belief's were not much better than the Indians. To the church, they were witches, heathens, and devotees to superstitions. They even went further by changing the image of God, Christ, and the angles to make themselves appear as the people of the Holy Scriptures. The church twisted the scriptures to fit their system of oppression and taught it to the slaves. These, however, were all lies to justify their involvement in genocide and racketeering and to appease their guilty consciences. This body of institutions of oppression were confirmed and affirmed by the use of brute force, as exercised by the overseer on the plantations, the military in suppression of slave rebellions, and the use of a police state in the cities and communities of the descendants of the Hebrews today.
To some extent, the mindset desired by the oppressor has taken hold among the Hebrew slaves as they face the same challenges generation after generation. Nevertheless, what the oppressor fail to realize is that they were being used by God to fulfill His word written in the very Bible he was using in his churches. God had predicted ages ago, when He brought the children of Israel out of Egyptian slavery that because they would eventually sin against Him that He would scatter them into all nations. And among these nations they would find no peace but cruel oppression, with the last oppressor being the greatest of all. And this is because God would use him the bring evil to it's perfection. This last oppressor would be a master of intrigue, skilled in understanding times and seasons, a master of sciences and the arts of evil to the point of deceiving all nations. He would use his power to test and destroy the people of God and any who follow them regardless if they were Jews or not until the end comes. But, God blinded him to the truth of the scriptures and the fate awaiting him. He made him believe in his own power.
The oppressors clergy and religious institution also were deceived. They too believe that the Israelites were a people forgotten and cast off of God. What they failed to notice with all their study of the Bible, and in their schools of religious education, is that the word of God is not of this world. It is a spirit: it is a spiritual document. It is truth emanating from the Creator of the atom of the universe. It can not be measured, or categorized, or numbered, for it is a living breathing spirit. And His word was imprinted unto the hearts and minds of His people before the foundations of the world. It is a part of their DNA. It is the substance that cannot be seen, nor erased form any of them that belong to Him. The slave ship, the overseer's whip, the bullet of the police, nor the miseducation of the schools and churches, or the covert and overt government polices, not even death itself can remove it. The Word of God is love itself living in the people called by His name-His princes and princess: the Israel of God. This spiritual imprinting is triggered as soon as His people open the Book, and seek Him with all their heart, mind, and soul for themselves. It is a mnemonic device God has placed in them, that when they hear the word they turn to God again and follow Him.
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me (John 10:27)"
Shalam,
Zarach
They did this by destroying our schools and universities, burning our places of worship, and the break up of our governmental institution and civic norms. They even separated us form our mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, and other close relatives to assure our isolation and inability to transfer any sense of familiarity and cultural continuance. Our enslavement seemed sealed before our oppressor and the nations of the world.
But to make certain of this, they introduce a process of reeducation. The slave holder, which included the highest levels of government, the clergy, the educator, the slave master and his family and staff, with the power of the police and military forces, began to teach the Hebrew slaves their new identity as property of the state and people. The government supported the slave masters methods of enslavement by enacting laws that insured the slave would be a slave for life such as, the fugitive salve act of 1850 and the supreme curt decision of Plessey vs. Ferguson in 1896. The school system began to teach and continues to teach that the Americas were populated by a nomadic people who cross the Bering Strait in the ice age and possessing no true culture or history until Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic discovering them and naming them Indians. As for the Jews of Africa, the educators confessed that the were and are still ignorant of African history, calling it a "dark continent." Yet, they teach it was inhabited by savages who had, as above, no history or civilization worthy of recognition. The clergies of the many Christian denominations taught that the religion of the Indians was a religion of demon worship, cannibalism, and human sacrifice. As for the African, they stressed that their belief's were not much better than the Indians. To the church, they were witches, heathens, and devotees to superstitions. They even went further by changing the image of God, Christ, and the angles to make themselves appear as the people of the Holy Scriptures. The church twisted the scriptures to fit their system of oppression and taught it to the slaves. These, however, were all lies to justify their involvement in genocide and racketeering and to appease their guilty consciences. This body of institutions of oppression were confirmed and affirmed by the use of brute force, as exercised by the overseer on the plantations, the military in suppression of slave rebellions, and the use of a police state in the cities and communities of the descendants of the Hebrews today.
To some extent, the mindset desired by the oppressor has taken hold among the Hebrew slaves as they face the same challenges generation after generation. Nevertheless, what the oppressor fail to realize is that they were being used by God to fulfill His word written in the very Bible he was using in his churches. God had predicted ages ago, when He brought the children of Israel out of Egyptian slavery that because they would eventually sin against Him that He would scatter them into all nations. And among these nations they would find no peace but cruel oppression, with the last oppressor being the greatest of all. And this is because God would use him the bring evil to it's perfection. This last oppressor would be a master of intrigue, skilled in understanding times and seasons, a master of sciences and the arts of evil to the point of deceiving all nations. He would use his power to test and destroy the people of God and any who follow them regardless if they were Jews or not until the end comes. But, God blinded him to the truth of the scriptures and the fate awaiting him. He made him believe in his own power.
The oppressors clergy and religious institution also were deceived. They too believe that the Israelites were a people forgotten and cast off of God. What they failed to notice with all their study of the Bible, and in their schools of religious education, is that the word of God is not of this world. It is a spirit: it is a spiritual document. It is truth emanating from the Creator of the atom of the universe. It can not be measured, or categorized, or numbered, for it is a living breathing spirit. And His word was imprinted unto the hearts and minds of His people before the foundations of the world. It is a part of their DNA. It is the substance that cannot be seen, nor erased form any of them that belong to Him. The slave ship, the overseer's whip, the bullet of the police, nor the miseducation of the schools and churches, or the covert and overt government polices, not even death itself can remove it. The Word of God is love itself living in the people called by His name-His princes and princess: the Israel of God. This spiritual imprinting is triggered as soon as His people open the Book, and seek Him with all their heart, mind, and soul for themselves. It is a mnemonic device God has placed in them, that when they hear the word they turn to God again and follow Him.
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me (John 10:27)"
Shalam,
Zarach
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Immortal
I know that someday we will be among the free;
The liberated ones.
Those whom death cannot take hold of.
The power of death is shattered before them.
One day my change will come,
my transformation
from man to supernatural to immortal.
Israelite Redemption,
Zarach
The liberated ones.
Those whom death cannot take hold of.
The power of death is shattered before them.
One day my change will come,
my transformation
from man to supernatural to immortal.
Israelite Redemption,
Zarach
Star
A billion stars
distant planets
way up in the sky
places where angels live
traveling to and fro
marching up and down the universe
wherever God sends them.
I can see all the stars
and the planets above
from where I stand.
One day, I too
will rise above the clouds
me and all my holy brothers
standing before the Lord of Eternity.
Shalam,
Zarach
distant planets
way up in the sky
places where angels live
traveling to and fro
marching up and down the universe
wherever God sends them.
I can see all the stars
and the planets above
from where I stand.
One day, I too
will rise above the clouds
me and all my holy brothers
standing before the Lord of Eternity.
Shalam,
Zarach
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