For the People

 Serve the People

With a true heart

Cultivate the Minds, Rise up the Spirits

Be strong and do the work

Serve the People

Obey God, feed His Flock

Speak as the Spirit moves you

Love, guide our actions

Serve the People

Feed them with true knowledge

Feed them with wisdom and understanding

Light has come, Rise Up!

Serve the People

Restore the families of Jacob

Let them be One

Gather the twelve tribes scattered among the nations

Rise up! Ya-Shar-Ahla!

Zarach

The Autobiography of W.E.B. Du Bois

 The Autobiography of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois published in 1968, is a prophetic insight into our current future as told though the life story of one of the greatest sons of America. He championed the ideals of nobility, courage, devotion to duty, and a relentless pursuit of justice for his oppressed brethren, Black Americans. He enlarged this quality of true character by adopting a global vision for  enrichment of human life without war, poverty, and ignorance; flourishing in the absence of imperialisms, colonialism, slavery, global monopolies, and oligarchical rule of the rich with their worldwide corporate investments that benefit only a few at the expense of the many.

Free thought, free speech, and freedom from fear and intimidation from government and those in high places Du Bois demand as a human right and obtained it before the world in his opposition towards narrow minded people. No corporation, government, or strong-man, could stop his force for what is right and just. For this he was feared by the oppressors and before him evil had no place to hide.

Du Bois model for us the power of living one's calling and convictions. He set out early in his life of the mind to define the problems facing his people in order to elevate their culture, bring forth their dormant potential, and help them achieve a higher standard of living. He did this using honesty while confronting hatred and ignorance from those who claimed to have the highest level of civilization. He applied the current day's wisdom and knowledge; then he excelled it by asking critical questions about problems and developing effective solutions to the problem, which helped establish the science of sociology, challenged the current dialogue of history, and advanced pollical science. He did this all in real time, putting forth practical methods and providing sound advice for his times and for today.

One of his most practical and critical advice was directed to the coming generations to seek not after riches and status for the purpose of accumulating more and more possessions while the masses of people slip deeper and deeper into poverty. But instead he advised them to seek to learn, grow, and labor to find satisfaction in your work. And that work should be a work that is meaningful and needed by the world. This, he define as what it means to truly live- to find joy in the fact that your work has made a difference towards the betterment of the whole viruses only for the few and the individual.

Dr. Du Bois exemplifies that a heart and mind dedicated to the greater good, to justice to all, and in the defense of truth will always triumph over economic oppression, military aggression, imposes ignorance, religious hypocrisy and intolerance, the lust for gain, and the arrogance of pride. Du Bois life story echo true heroism in the face of giants who dare to challenge the God of Israel. 

"And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:...Hebrews 11:32"

Shalam,

Zarach

 

Maturing with God

 

We sometimes think of adulthood and maturity as concepts that go together once we reach a certain age.  Many cultures have their own demarcation points of when immaturity ends and adulthood begins. In America we have serval key demarcation points. There is the sweet sixteen, eighteen, and 21 when young people move closer to adulthood. In Mexico there is the celebrated 15th year of age that marks the time for young girls entering womanhood. And in the Hebrew culture the ages between 12 to 13 years marks the time when a young man or woman becomes responsible to keeping God’s laws independently. But, physical age does not always indicate a mental shift from immaturity to a mature adult with God.

To be mature is to have a certain level of understanding and ability to differentiate what is appropriate and inappropriate in various situations. It is having the mental capacity to determine what is right from what is wrong using the principles or laws of God (Heb.5:11-14). This ability is continually exercised in every human interaction from marriage, child rearing, the community, organizations, even unto one’s faith.

God, in the scriptures, refers to this type of maturity as wisdom. The first step to wisdom with God is to obey him. To obey God is to know and do his statues, laws, and commandment. Wisdom is a continual practice of learning and application of what you’ve learned in the scripture to every aspect of your life. It is done through a desire to honor God.  It is also called the fear of the Lord throughout the Bible. This mindset leads us unto a true understanding that is evident when we automatically begin avoid or shun evil, which occurs because our thoughts and actions are govern by God’s laws. It is these two aspect of wisdom and understanding in the individual that God requires for true maturity to be credited to the man or the woman as they progress through the life journey (Job 28:28).

 To have the wisdom to obey God and the understanding to depart from evil is maturity regardless of your physical age.  And people reach this stage at different times in their lives as they set their minds on seeking God. Some people unfortunately never reach this point because they refuse to submit to God. They remain in a childish state unaware of the true principles of life and the benefits of avoiding foolish errors driven by ignorance and evil desires. But, there comes a time when we must put away childish things (1 Cor.13:11). To be an adult in God’s eyes then is to desire the honest wisdom of God’s word and move unto maturity by it until one comes to the understanding that allows them to separate themselves for all evil (1 Peter 2:2, 1 John 5:20).

 

Shalam,

Zarach

The sabbath

To worship God on the Sabbath is first in the mind-in the soul and the deep desire of the heart.  It is the joy of thankfulness that he has guided you through another week, that you can pause and worship his ever present state in your life and in the life of the universe. It is to know that he is the cause of all things and the maker of the prefect ordering of all things.
To truly worship on the Sabbath is to open your mind or soul to him on this scared day. It is not being encumbered by work or physical pleasures or the pursuit of them. But to be completely focus on God by meditating and reading his holy word. This is a genuine Sabbath. One not reliant on a place, ceremony, time, or even people, or sounds, or smells, but wholly dependent on the connection of one's mind to the eternal Spirit, which is God.


Shalam,
Zarach

His Word

The Bible is the living word of God. his words are holy and true. When the prophets and holy men of God in ancient times prophesied it was not from their own minds or emotions, but from the spirit of God that worked through them( 2 Peter 1:20-21). And this word moves through the earth and among all men bring to past the things it had said. It continues to operates even to this very day. Thus, it is a living word producing its outcomes in the lives and history of men(1 Peter 1:24-25, Acts 7:38).
God does all  these things to reveal himself to his people Israel and to all humanity, so that they may put their hope in him( John 6:63). The ideas and hopes that are merely human cannot trump the purpose and will of God spoken in his word. They will all come to nothing and pass away. But those who abide with God and trust in his word will continue for eternity( 1 john 2:17). God has explicitly  stated that his thoughts are not our thoughts, and his ways are not our ways. His thoughts and ways are higher than men's thoughts and ways. This is the position of his holy world among the sons on men. It will supersede all the plans and intents of men and will accomplish all the purposes and will of God who sent it (Is. 55:8-11). Therefore, it alone is truth( John 18:37,38).
Gods' word is so powerful and wonderful that it is the very extension of him. Hence, it is called God( John 1:1-5). It is the true light that shines in the darkness, to guide each of us on the path to him( 2 Peter 1:19).

Shalam,
Zarach

His Word Heals

God is the true healer of Israel. He cares for us. He watches over us. He brings hope to his people by his word, his prophets, and his saints. He does this out of his love for each of us. He is forever consciousness of our needs and never forsakes us in our times of need. When Israel stumbles and fall he sends his ministers to comfort, encourage, and show them the way back to Him again that they may be complete once more. 
God remains constant with Israel through the generations in honor of his everlasting covenant with us. We, the children of Israel, will forever be his people and he will forever be our God.

Shalam,
Zarach

The Appointed Time

At the appointed time God will work on your mind to go and do the work He has destine for you to do.
We see this example in the life of Moses, as recorded in the book of Acts 7:23-25. At the age of 40 Moses was inspired by God or the though came into his mind from God, to go and assess the condition of his people Israel. He was moved by God to be concerned for their welfare and freedom from slavery under the Egyptians.
Heb. 11:24-27, goes even further in demonstrating how God operates in the lives of men, through the example of Moses. Moses had received the gift of faith and believed in the prophecy God had given to his people, starting with Abraham unto Joseph and the time of their captivity. God had foretold that the seed of Abraham through Isaac unto the 12 tribes of Israel would be oppressed in their enemies land and held in slavery, but  that he would send a deliverer to liberate them. And this deliverer would lead them into the promised land of Canaan. Moses was aware of this prophecy that was past down from generation to generation among the people of Israel. Therefore, at the critical moment in his life when he had achieve renowned and power among the Egyptians as a military general, a scholar, and a prince to the throne, by the power of God he rejected it all and chose God and Israel( through whom Christ would come into the world)-as stated by the historian Flavius Josephus and referred to by Stephen in Acts. Moses,by the spirit of God directing him, endured the challenge before him. And he chose to suffer with the people of Israel  in withstanding the mightiest empire on earth at that time. He demand of the king of Egypt to let the people of God go free. By faith, the scriptures states, he preformed miracles and wonders in the land of Ham. He overthrew the Egyptian empire with the power of God through faith. And he marched out of slavery before a free people- the people God had chosen as his own.
The timing of God is perfect in the lives and history of men. He sets the stages and bring to past all his purposes at the appointed times( Is. 46:9,10). He sends his prophets, leaders, and ministers of his people at critical junctions in time to fulfill all that he has spoken; by moving in their minds and equipping them with the faith they will need to meet the challenges of their times. Therefore, whatever God has destine for you to do, wait for him, and know that at the appointed time he will move in your heart to bring it to past. He will cause your life to have the impact it was meant to have.

Shalam,
Zarach