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Hi!

I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving! We had a great Thanksgiving! We always fry our turkey. This way is the best way! Once you taste a fried turkey, you are never going back to baked turkey! One day my husband might v-log about frying turkeys. Again, fried turkey are the BEST!

I want to talk about holidays. We realize that this season covers a lot of holidays, October, November, and December. Hanukkah is coming around the corner this December.

Hanukkah

Chanukah

Khanukah

Feast of Dedication

Festival of Lights

Shalom!

What’s the difference between Hanukkah, Chanukah, Khanukah, Destival of Lights, and Feast of dedication? Absolutely none.  They are only spelled differently because tit is being translated into English from Hebrew. Take your pick.

Maybe you are wondering what is a Christian doing talking about Hanukkah? I’ll share with you. We don’t celebrate Christmas like many Americans or Christians do. We don’t celebrate Santa Claus or anything associated to it (ie: christmas tree, stockings, presents under the tree, etc.) It has nothing to do with Jesus, absolutely nothing so we “threw it out”. I remember when I was a little girl, an old lady told me to unscramble Santa Claus and I couldn’t unscramble it. She did it. An unscrambled Santa Claus spells Satan Lucas.  I thought wow! When she showed it to me and then I wondered if that was why little children are afraid of Santa Claus. Maybe it is something they can see that we cannot? I also know Satan is never obvious in his ways. He is always sleek and cunning.  Satan has used Santa Claus to sweep away the rememberance of Jesus’ coming into this world.  Many kids’ attentions are diverted and are thinking of Santa Claus instead.

Anyways…a couple of years ago I wanted to find out why we should celebrate Hanukkah and I found out that it is a great celebration and I think that every Christian should consider partaking. I will be sharing a couple of things about Hanukkah in the eyeview of Messianic Jews.

We do take the time to remember that a Savior was born into this world while we celebrate Hanukkah at the same time. No, Jesus had nothing to do with Hanukkah. I will explain as we go, but first let me share some parts about the Jesus’s birth. According to the Bible and figuring around, we know that Jesus was NOT born on  the 25th of December or even so in December. He was born in September-October (Jewish Calendar Tishri) There were no wisemen at his birth. The Wise men showed up when Jesus was two years old and there were not just three. Wisemen travel in large groups. There could have been as many as 200-300 of them. The wisemen met with Jesus when he was two years old in Egypt and showered Jesus’ family with gold, myrrh, and frankinsense.  Those kinds of gifts were very valuable items and that was what makde Jesus’ family very very wealthy and this SCARED king herod big time enough that he killed all the males that were under two years old and under. King Herod heard the wisemen were looking for the “King of Jews”. This is a real interesting story. As Jesus grew and 33 years later after His birth, Jesus was crucified and became our Savior, our Messiah. This is the time that we remember that we have a Savior. We also remember that Jesus is the “Light of the World”.

I am the Light of the World; whoever follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the Light of life.” -John 8:12

Keep in mind that Jesus is the LIGHT OF THE WORLD. Now I’ll talk about Hanukkah. Hanukkah is NOT the Jewish version of Christmas. It has nothing to do with Christmas. Hanukkah, which is also called, Feast of Dedication and/or Festival of Lights.

The story behind Hanukkah: In 165 B.C. the Greek-Syran ruler oppressed the Jews of Israel by not allowing them to do their traditions, and that is reading the Torah. The Jews disagreed and decided to fight agsinst that to protect their community. The Jews formed an army called the Macabees, they were seriously outnumbered by the Greek-Syrian army but the Macabees fought anyway and the fight lasted for three years. The Jews won over Solomon’s Temple. The Jews, then, prepared the Temple for rededication. In the temple they had found only enough purified oil to kindle the temple light for a single day. They needed seven more days to rededicate the temple. This is part of the Jewish procedure to rededicate the temple to God. Miraculously, the light continued to burn for eight days.

Every year after that, the Jews celebrate this to remember God and His miracle. The celebration was called “The Festival of Lights” and/or “The Feast of Dedication.”

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS- the flame in the Temple burned miraculously for 8 days.

FEAST OF DEDICATION- the Temple was rededicated after being desecrated.

This stops here with the Jews. Now, I’m a Christian and the Messianic Jews sees that there is more to it.

The torah (Old Testament) does not mention Hanukkah, but the New Testament does!

“Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem and it was winter and Jesus was in the Temple area walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.” -John 10:22-23.

In the Bible, Jesus showed up at Solomon’s Temple on the day of the “Feast of Dedication”. And that was the very day, the very place, the very time He told the Jews that He is the Messiah.

“The Jews gathered around Him saying “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father’s name speak for Me, but you do not believe…”"…I and the Father are one.”- John 10:22-30.

The day of the Feast of Dedication was the day that Jesus declared that He is teh MESSIAH. The LIGHT OF THE WORLD. JESUS IS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.

Jesus shared a parable saying that we are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds and know who you serve. Not only do we remember Jesus as the Light of the world, we also have a Feast of Dedication.

When the Jews dedicated the Temple, we do the same. We dedicate our bodies which is the Holy Temple to God. There is a great comparison. Let us read where it says that our body is the Holy Temple.

“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have recieved from God? -1 Corinthians 6:19

The minute Jesus died on the cross, the veil of the Temple was ripped in half. The veil is very thick and not easily ripped. It is very high and no one can rip it. The rocks of the temple split. From that point and on, no longer was God’s temple a building and that was God’s point of ripping the temple’s veil into two. It is now in our bodies. Our bodies are God’s Holy Temple. We rededicate our body as the Temple to God. THE FEAST OF DEDICATION.

Hanukkah is a time for us to remember God’s miracle with the Jews, a time to rememebr that Jesus is the FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS and a time to remember to dedicate our body, which is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. THE FEAST OF DEDICATION.

Hanukkah begins this year on Tuesday, December 4th at sundown. For thirty minutes or more each night my family and I will sit down and talk with each other about the miracle with the Jews, about how Jesus is the Light of the World, and how we rededicate our body as a Holy Temple. Each night one more candle will be added and lit.

Jesus is the Light of the world- THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. The biggest miracle God has done is sending His Son to the world so that we could reconcilate with Him, and His name is Jesus.

Happy Hanukkah!!

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Happy Thanksgiving *thanksgiving* *thanksgiving*, or however you sign Thanksgiving! I really love this season because it is a time of giving and we think of many things that we are thankful for. This is also a time when people give, it comes from the heart. It is not because of obligation. Unlike Christmas season where many of us stress and figure out what to buy. But when people give gifts during Thanksgiving, it is usually from the heart. It is not common that people give out gifts during this holiday.

I am most thankful to be able to live in America. In America,  we do have the freedom to choose what religion we want to be part of.  I have the freedom to have a relationship with God and no one can hurt me. There are people who live in Asia and other countries who are suffering because they chose to have a relationship with God and the government or people in that country do not want to allow that I live in America and that’s a blessing.

There are many things I am thankful to God….

I am thankful that YOU can have a Savior to have an eternal life…”For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have ETERNAL LIFE.” -John 3:15

I am thankful that through God YOU can have joy…”You fill me with JOY in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.” -Psalms 16:11

I am thankful that  through God YOU can have love…”Let us LOVE one another, for LOVE comes from God.” -1 John 4:7

I am thankful that through God YOU can have peace…”The Lord blesses His people with PEACE.”-Psalms 29:11

I am thankful that through God YOU can have success…”And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and not be beneath.” -Deuteronomy 28:13

I am thankful that through God YOU can have prosperity….”Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasures in the PROSPERITY of His servant.” -Psalms 35:27

I am thankful that through God YOU can have life…”The fear (respect) of the Lord PROLONG DAYS…” -Proverbs 10:27

I am thankful that through God YOU can have complete health…”For I am the Lord who heals you…” -Exodus 15:26

I am thankful that through God YOU can be blessed financially…”I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great that you wont have enough room to take it in! Try it! Let me prove it to you!” Says the Lord God. -Malachi 3:10

I am thankful that through God YOU can have a great future…”For I know the plans I have for you, they are plans for good not disaster, to give you a FUTURE and a hope.” -Jeremiah 29:11-12

I am thankful to God for those gifts that He has given us. He did not give us only Salvation but many more things that follow Salvation.

Tis is the season when I am most thankful for His love towards His children!

Have a blessed Thanksgiving and don’t forget to give thanks for the things you are thankful for!

Happy Thanksgiving! ILY!

“He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honor.” -Proverbs 21:21

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Hi!

It is now flu-season and people are getting shots to immune themselves from getting the flu by taking immunization shots. This made me think and I would like to make a comparison. I will compare immunization in the medical field and God’s plans for humankind.

Now, for the medical field, there are vaccinations and immunizations for people to take. Many people take those shots because they do NOT want to be sick. Do we realize what the vaccinations are made of? It is interesting to know what the vaccine is made of. There are different kinds but I will just basically explain what a vaccine is made of.  In each immunization shot, there is the very same virus or disease in the vaccine.  Like, for example, I want a polio vaccine. In that very same polio vaccine that will be injected in me, there is some kind of polio disease in it. The disease is not alive or active. It is inactive. It has been killed by medical scientists. I am not sure how exactly this works but the point is that when the inactive virus is being injected in our bodies, our bodies begin to recognize it and develop antibotics to fight against it. This is how we become immune to it. It is ironic how we want to be immune from a certain disease or virus but that very same disease and virus is being put into our bodies.  The same goes for flu shots and other vaccinations.

Now, to compare this with God…it is similiar. We all have sinned against God and have made mistakes in the eyes of God. What is God’s plan to immunize us from this? The plan is awesome. God sent His son to Earth from Heaven. Heaven’s a cool place to be in. It’s a comfortable place to be in. Can you imagine being in heaven and all of a sudden God tells you that you have to leave this comfortable place to live on Earth? Well, That’s what Jesus did. He was sent to Earth to be born as a human male. He grew up and His time had come, He was crucified at the cross. Remember, Jesus had never ever sinned before so He was innoncent. When Jesus hung on the cross, His blood was pure. Jesus was a holy man and He knew no sin. At that point, God put all of our sins, mines and yours, my mother and father, your parents, your brothers and sisters, and ALL of us, our sins were on Jesus. So from this point, Jesus’ blood which was pure had became “dirty”.  When Jesus died and defeated death and rose again, His blood which used to be “dirty” became clean again. This same blood of Jesus becomes our vaccine against sin.

So now, when we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, inviting Him into our hearts, Jesus’ blood washes over us and this is similiar to vaccinations. We get flu-shots to prevent from getting flu.  This is the same thing. Our accepting Jesus’ blood *shots* makes us immune to sins of the world in God’s eyes. Wow, this is wonderful!

There are verses that you will see appear now. These verses explain that Jesus did not have sin in Him, yet He became sin for our sake. Wow.

“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become righteousness of God in Him” -2 Corinthians 5:21

“And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” -Isaiah 53:6

If you, now, after seeing this, decide that you want to be immune with Jesus’ blood and you wonder what you can do? It’s really simple. You have to believe and confess that Jesus died for you. Your sins were on Him and that He died and rose again with power to forgive you. You just have to believe and confess that. After this, you make Jesus the Lord and Ruler of your life.  Recieve the Holy Spirit and let it be in you. Seek to do God’s will for you in your life. This will make you immune in God’s eyes. You will be free of sin. Wow.

If you want help or even just to share your good news with us, feel free to contact us through email, comment, or whatever.

But now, if you have already accepted Jesus Christ, already been immunized, let me encourage you to fight the good fight of faith. Live your life through that God has planned for you.

Now, this immunization of Christ is the same as the flu shot, you still have to use your common sense. When you get the flu-shot, you don’t throw away your common sense and wear tank-top, shorts, and flipflop and start walking out in the snow. No! Use your common sense, dress appropriately. Maintian a good hygenie– take good care of yourself. Now, as a born-again Christian, we do not throw away our common sense. We cannot just continue to sin. Use the Holy Spirit to guide you through in making wise decisions.

Thank you and I hope you take in some thoughts how wonderful the parellel is between medical field and God’s plans for humankind through Jesus’ blood being in us.

Have a good day!

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When I was a young girl, I remember when an old lady Believer told me that God hated relgion and that He is heartbroken and saddened that people have twisted the Bible and divided churches. This struck me. As I grew and developed a relationship with God, what the old lady told me is true. Religion is dangerous. I have a relationship with God. God is my Father, my healer, my financial provider, my protector, my Savior, my guidance, my counselor….That’s relationship. Religion is man made and this brings me to want to talk about “respect”. At what point should we step up to say that the religion isn’t good? People tend to say, “Respect my religion preference.” or “Respect her religion preference.” At what point should we step up to say something about it, to say that it isn’t good?

You might have seen a banner on my website, “Gospel For Asia.” It is an organization that my husband and I support. It completely supports Native missionaries. My heart is in Asia but I cannot effectively spread the Gospel. I speak English and come from a different background. I know the natives who are born and raised and who are familiar with the culture and religion of that country will do a far better job than me. I know they need money to make it though.  The man who founded this organization has over 40,000 native Christian missionaries working all over Asia. This is for another vlog. But the man who founded this organization wrote a book and shared something that was very powerful to me.

Respect…Where’s the line?

I value a human being’s life and it has as much value as my own. I suppose you agree with me. When we see that someone is hungry, we give them food. The same goes with when someone needs clothings. We give them clothes. But do we realize that religion has an effect on the standing of a nation?

Respect…Where’s the line?

For your knowledge: Mature Christians realize that the Bible teaches that there are only two “teachings” in this world.

1. The worship of one true God, the very God that made this world.

2. A false system of demonic alternative invented by man.

So from this understanding, man, though satan, invents religions.  This explains why the old lady said, “God hates religion.”

Asia’s biggest problem is HUNGER. When we see reports of the poverty, suffering, and violence in Asia, we take the time to think and ask WHY the East is bound into an endless cycle of suffering while the Western nations are blessed.

K.P. Yohannan, the founder of the organization,  used all other religions in Asia as a very true example (Buddhism, Hinduism, Animism, Islamic, etc) I am not here to offend anyone but just to share an understanding. Many of us have never taken the time to study and discern the REAL situation in Asia. Respect…Where’s the line?

Many religion in Asia do not believe in God, so in the Christian perspective, it is, therefore, a false system of demonic alternative invented by man years and years ago. The people there live to serve spirits and idols (not God) and their life is spent worshipping the spirits and idols. Their name, birth, education, marriage, business deals, contracts, deaths and etc are WOVEN into the spirits and idols.

Oriental culture and religion is a mystery and many people in the West are fascinated by it without knowing the power of these demons that blind and enslave those who follow it. What follows this religion are degradation, humiliation, poverty, and suffering.

Respect… Where’s the line?

India’s hunger problem is the Hindu belief system. It has a great effect on food production. Most people know of the “sacred cows” that roam free, eating tons of grain while nearby people starve to death. BUT what many of us do not know is the true culprit….THE RAT.

Anyone who believes in reincarnation knows that the rat must be protected as a likely recipent for a reincarnated soul on its way up the ladder of spiritual evolution to Nirvana.

Maybe you will say, “Rats? Ok fine, so what.”

Oh no no, The RAT is important because of recarniation. It must be protected.

1) RATS eat or spoil 20% of India’s food grain EVERY YEAR.

2) There is an average of 10 rats per house.

3) India harvest a total of 134 million metric tons of cereal (maize, rice, wheat, millet, etc.) BUT 20% of those are spoiled for the sake of saving the RATS.

To give you a better picture of how much grains are spoiled by rats, a train filled with cereal would be as long as it is from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York.

Respect….Where is the line?

The horrible effects of the rats in India should make the rat unworthy. Instead, because of the spiritual blindness of the people, the rat is protected and in some places, it is worshipped in temples. Many do ignore this and seek to kill and poison rats but it is often stopped by religionists outcry. One India stateman said, “India’s problem WILL NEVER cease until her religion changes!”

When there is a disaster in Asia, the death tolls are always very high, in the thousands (think, where’s the line?)  And secular (unbelievers) humanists are quick to suggest other historic and false-scientific reasons for the problem because they are UNWILLING to face the truth.

The real reason is simple. The false system belief that was suggested to man by demons. And we say, “Leave it be, just respect them.” But where’s the line? People are starving and dying due to this belief.

Jesus said, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” -John 10:10

Respect….Where’s the line?

The line seems clear when we compare the Eastern countries to the Western countries. I an not talking about stripping one’s wish, coercing them, threatening, forcing, etc..I am talking about being able to discuss and spread the word. Someone found a way to abuse respect so that people end up not knowing the truth and be stuck suffering.

FALSE BELIEF = PRESERVE RATS = DESTROYED FOODS = HUNGER = SICKNESS = DEATH

I shut-up….They die.

Respect.