Worship call 0741

friends, may your sins be removed as far as the east and the west! Leviticus 16:13-16, 21-22 And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he die. 14 He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. 15 "Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. 16 So he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, for all their sins; and so he shall do for the tabernacle of meeting which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. 22 The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness. One of the main lessons of Yom Kippur is understanding the significance of "rachamim," the mercies of God. The scripture expressed that our sins are removed as far as "the east is from the west," -- meaning they are completely forgiven when confessed. On the feast of Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, two goats are involved in the sacrifice. The blood of the first goat was placed on the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies. The other, or "scapegoat," was released into the wilderness, signifying that our sins were not only covered but also removed. In the days of the Temple, this "scapegoat" was led through the Eastern Gate toward the Mount of Olives, where it would disappear from view as it fulfilled the removal of sins from the people. Now the Mount of Olives was also the location of the ascension of Yeshua (Jesus) when he left this earth after his death and resurrection. His shed blood took away our sins when He brought it to the Heavenly Mercy Seat, typified by the goat who was slain on Yom Kippur. But He also ascended and disappeared from just east of the Temple on the Mount of Olives in the same way as the "scapegoat,"..... showing that our sins are completely removed, as far as the east is from the west! Robert, Yeshua's sacrifice completely covered and removed our sins. We can walk in full assurance of His forgiveness, with a cleansed conscience in newness of life today and every day. We are perfect in Him. Receive His mercy, confess your sins, and walk in freedom, fully realizing they have been removed -- as far as the east is from the west...by His amazing grace! Your family in the Lord with much agape love, George, Baht Rivka, & Obadiah Baltimore, Maryland

And this is another fine day in the Lord

Matthew 6:19–21 (NASB95) — 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

What in the world do those who seek to gain an audience by the Prosperity Gospel do with this?

The Gospel that preaches that God wants you to be healthy and wealthy. That you can live your best life now. And boy, does that fill the seats. And does that not bring the peoples wallets out, for they have believed that the first thing in gaining all your worldly wealth is to give it all away and the Lord will give you more.

Even to believe that, where are people’s hearts. What are they accepting, and even worst what are they rejecting.

How do the false teachers handle this verse.

θησαυρίζωa thesaurizo /thay·sow·rid·zo/] v[1] (derivative of θησαυρόςc ‘treasure,’ 65.10); ἀποθησαυρίζω: to keep safe that which is of great value—‘to treasure up, to keep safe.’

θησαυρόςc, οῦ m: θησαυρός [thesauros /thay·sow·ros/][2] that which is of exceptional value and kept safe—‘treasure, wealth, riches.’

Not the worldly treasures themselves is the root of the problem, but it is the value system of the heart that will idolize material wealth and place that upon the heart pushing out the love and the things of God. This mandate from the Lord can apply to both rich and poor, for when even though one does not possess the treasures, their hearts can covet such.

Understand this. That while we consider the Lord as Good when we prosper materially and when we lose it all we generally blame Satan, understand that Satan has an incredibly big wallet and he does not mind pouring our worldly wealth for the taken, and while we are taking advantage of Satan’s generosity, there is a price tag and hidden fees that will get you.

It is wealth that was offered to our Lord by Satan.

Matthew 4:8–9 (NASB95) — 8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9 and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”

And what was Jesus’ response?

Matthew 4:10 (NASB95) — 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’ ”

But how many of those who Christians gladly pick up the offer for a lot less?

And how often are the riches just out of reach?

Oh, if I just labor a little harder. If I just work on the Lord’s Day and just for this one day go and take care of business. For right now I can set aside, just temporarily mind you, my spiritual priorities so that I can make this dollar, then I certainly get back to the things of God.

The trouble is, the carrot is just beyond your reach as your life is being pulled away from the things of God. You leave behind your marriage, your family, your church, your spiritual life all of which is connected to your God whom you have been lured away from. And maybe you have caught the carrot, great, and then you happen to look and there is another bigger and juicier one. After you have gotten all that you have ever wanted, then you look around and where are those things that are the true wealth that are heaven sent. Your wife, your kids your relationship with the Lord. Yes, there is a price tag. Whether you get the carrot or not.

Jesus’ treasure was not the kingdoms of this world, and yet the kingdoms of this world will be his inheritance. Of course, what Satan did in offering the kingdoms, was to distract Jesus from the coarse to serve God and completing his purpose for coming to this earth.

Jesus’ prime directive was to glorify God. Satan says, “worship and glorify me, and I will reward you greatly.”

Jesus did not go for it. But how many Christians do?

This is not call for a vow of poverty. It is not to tell you to get rid of all your earthly possessions. The storing up is pertaining to your value system. what is it that you value in your heart. one can value so much even the riches that he does not have. Even what does not have becomes an idol.

And one can be quite earthly prosperous and yet one’s value system can be right on target treasuring not that which is earthly possessions which dictates over one’s life, but focus’ on those things in heaven as being his treasure. That’s where you meet someone that knows how to be happy though earthly rich.

Proverbs 23:4–5 (NASB95) — 4 Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, Cease from your consideration of it. 5 When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

Matthew 19:21 (NASB95) — 21 Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

Luke 12:21 (NASB95) — 21 “So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

This was the pitfall for an entire church in Laodicea that lived in very prosperous surroundings as those who were a part of that church was quite wealthy.

Revelation 3:14–17 (NASB95) — 14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this: 15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 ‘So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. 17 ‘Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

It is the riches of Laodicea that became the tower that block their view of heaven. It was easier to worship the things that they could see and touch and spend then to worship a god that they could not see.

Luke 12:33–34 (NASB95) — 33 “Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys. 34 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Selling and giving to the poor does two things. it benefits those in need. Those who are hungry and homeless. But it also removes the temptation. It removes those things that chains down one from advancing forward in one’s spiritual life to the ultimate place of maturity in the faith. It comes down to the plucking one’s eye out or removing the arm that offends thee, for the trade off is much greater than losing the rewards in heaven.

And then it was the rich young ruler who wanted so desperately to have eternal life and to follow the Lord. and thinking that he had all his religious boxes checked Jesus added

Luke 18:22 (NASB95) — 22 When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

The ruler just walked away because he could not let go.

1 Timothy 6:9–11 (NASB95) — 9 But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 11 But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

Hebrews 13:5 (NASB95) — 5 Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”

James 5:2 (NASB95) — 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten.

Your value system will have to be firmly fixed within your heart knowing where your treasure lies before you are bodily hungry. For you will offered treasure when you are destitute which can solve your temporal problems and set you free from the worry at the expense of greater rewards in heaven.

There is an add for a credit card with a slogan of what is in your wallet.

For the Christian the question is

What is in your heart. what do you value over all else? For it is that which you value in your heart the most that will drive your thoughts motives and actions and will either bring you close to God as you are seeking asking and knocking or take sweep you away as you seek to obtain and hold onto the temporal riches of this earth.

Last note:

In the wilderness the people of Israel was promised and headed for the promised land flowing with Milk and honey. The people however became discontented with the journey and longed to be back in Egypt.

As a result of their grumbling and their idolatrous hearts they lost both the promised land and that which they longed for. That first generation died in the wilderness.

Our treasure is not in this world but in the promised land which we are on spiritual journey to possess. Is it worth all the riches of this world to lose out what no eye has seen no ear has heard of what the Lord has for those who love him?

What’s in your heart?

[1]Strong, J. (1995). In Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. Woodside Bible Fellowship. [2]Strong, J. (1995). In Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. Woodside Bible Fellowship.

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