In the kingdom of God, identity is not achieved — it is received. You cannot earn it, perform for it, or inherit it through bloodline or status. It is a gift born from above. Every effort of man to define himself apart from God ends in frustration, but the new birth offers something that no human striving ever could: the life of God implanted within.
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The cross was never the end — it was the doorway to new life. When Yeshua (Jesus) rose from the grave, He didn’t rise alone. In Him, we too were raised into a new identity — no longer bound by the old nature, but alive in the power of resurrection. The same Spirit that rolled away the stone now lives in every believer who has placed their faith in Him. As Paul wrote, “Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Messiah was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection” (Romans 6:4-5).
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When humanity lost its reflection of the divine, the world grew dim. The image of God — once radiant in mankind — became blurred by sin and separation. Yet God’s purpose never changed. From the beginning, His desire was to dwell among His creation and reveal Himself fully. And in the fullness of time, that eternal plan was fulfilled: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
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Fifty days after the first Passover, Israel stood trembling before Mount Sinai. Thunder rolled, lightning flashed, and the mountain blazed with holy fire. The Lord descended in glory, and His voice shook the earth as He entered covenant with His people—not merely to free them from bondage, but to bind them to Himself in love and holiness. On that day, the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), the Law was given, written by the very finger of God and sealed in fire. It was a wedding at the mountain: the Redeemer taking His redeemed as His own.
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This is the first of a new series that I’ve not fully planned out yet, but one that I feel compelled to spend significant time unpacking — because Shemini Atzeret is the culmination of all the Feasts of the Lord. It’s the grand finale, the moment everything has been leading to — and the irony is, most believers have never even heard of it! Yet it’s one of the most profound and prophetic days in all of Scripture.
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Having declared that he will seek God’s face, David immediately recognizes the weight of that pursuit. To seek God’s face means we are willing to have our own ways exposed. It means inviting Him not only to comfort but to correct.
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When the shofar first sounded on the 1st of Elul in Haggai’s day, the call was clear: “Rebuild My house.” The people obeyed, and the work of restoring the Temple began. But in the New Covenant, the temple of God is no longer built of stone alone — it is within you. Paul declares, “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that His Spirit dwells in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16).
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