The Double Edged Sword

If You "Love" Jesus....

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:36:00 +0000

Many people will talk about how much they "love Jesus" today. With that in mind, may we all pause and reflect upon what Messiah said loving Him looks like, and what the fruit will be.

As I've repeated for so many years now, biblically-speaking, love and obedience are absolutely inseparable. Let's be sure that we love the Father and His Son as They defined it and not according to our own ways and opinions. Selah.

Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:49:00 +0000

** A great one to share! **

Even if you don’t factor biblical texts and biblical history into the equation, it doesn’t require a degree in meteorology to clearly see that the new year starts in the Spring season.

The earth is literally bursting forth into life, no matter where you look. But the vast majority of both Christian and secular culture united to celebrate the arrival of their new year over 3 months ago... in the gray cold of winter.

Why is this? Yeshua told us the direct answer many times, as in Mark chapter 7: "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of Elohim in order to keep your tradition." I get it. That was me for most of my life. I was ignorant.

Sadly, most Believers say things like the calendar of the Creator "just don't really matter anyway." But think of this, won't you?

When you abandon the Fourth Commandment and call every day holy, your foundation is off. When you replace Tabernacles with Christmas, your foundation is off. When you replace Passover with Easter, your foundation is off. When you remove YHWH’s entire Appointed Times calendar and replace it with man’s, your foundation is off. When you create a replacement new year and abandon the Creator’s established new year, your foundation is off.

So, the ongoing question remains, what *does* matter anymore?

For those of you out there celebrating Father's wonderful timing and doing your best to meet Him on His Appointed Times - blessings to you and your household! What a privilege it is to be a holy, set apart People that don't look to the ways of the nations to determine how to live. Let's blow the shofar and declare that a new year of His kindness and mercy is here! YHWH is most assuredly worthy of our absolute best. Selah.

Those Who Love God Keep His Commandments

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Love & obedience are always covenantally inseparable.

Fear & Mercy

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:34:00 +0000

If we truly study the Word and know the attributes and character of the Most High, it should not surprise us to see lines such as these penned in the Psalms. Walking in obedience to His commandments and rightly receiving His great mercy always go hand in hand. Despite the biblical mandate to walk pursuing a holy and set apart life, there’s simply no room to embark into such an endeavor without welcoming and receiving Father’s great mercy.

The Hebrew understanding of mercy (chesed) appears 250 times in the Old Testament. It is most commonly used to describe YHWH’s great desire and zealous love for His People. A love that is often revealed most simply as His kindness. If one properly understands the biblical motivation for walking in His commandments, it is rightly recognizing this - His great “chesed” (mercy.)

This is why fear, reverence and obedience, in response to His mercy is seen all throughout the Scriptures. This is why the wise writer of Ecclesiastes stated, “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear YHWH and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” When a man acknowledges and receives the Father’s wonderful “chesed”, He wants to obey His commands. It is the biblical evidence of a yielded life of one that loves YHWH.

This is a simple, yet profound way, to rightly explain why Father’s great love and mercy, and then our obedience to His Instructions, are always inseparable.

Judging: Biblically, Can A Man Ever Judge Another?

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:32:00 +0000

In John 7:24 the words of the Messiah are recorded as the following: “Do not judge by the outward appearance.” Sadly, many people simply stop here and erect an unstable and incomplete doctrine. “Don’t judge… see, it says it right here. We cannot judge. That’s ‘God’s job’” they say.

But let us keep reading as this short line continues, “but judge with righteous judgment.” In our latest 2-part video series we look at answering the question, “Can a mere man ever rightly judge another man, biblically?” One of the keys to the answer is found in the second line of Messiah’s words. “Judge with righteous judgments.”

Do you know what these are? How is a man to even begin rightly removing the speck out of a brother’s eye? Do we just merely shrug everything off and disregard the biblical mandate to discern and bring humble correction to the Body as She suffers and fails?

There are answers to these questions, for those who truly want to know how to biblically edify, correct and discipline the Body, when necessary. To be clear, it starts with first rightly applying, and submitting to, Father’s righteous judgments ourselves – first. Consider watching the new series, won’t you? The Body could sure use a strong dose of rightly applying Father’s righteous judgements right now. Do you agree?

The video series link to this series is HERE.

Two Types of Wisdom: Do You Know The Difference?

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:05:00 +0000

James 3:13-18

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic.For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Did you know that, biblically, there are two types of wisdom? One "comes down from above" and the other is "earthly, natural, demonic."

Allow me to ask, how have you trained yourself and your family to discern between the two? What process do you have in place to patiently determine which one is which? Many people flippantly assume that Holy Spirit will; just magically lead them to perfect truth. While I'm sure not discounting Holy Spirit's ability, it's you and I that I'm concerned about.

We must slow down and filter all matters of life through the wisdom criteria of the Word. The words of the Most High are our best counsel. This is why Messiah quoted the Torah and the Prophets when He was tempted by haSatan. This is why the righteous men of old live set apart, holy lives. The Torah of YHWH is perfect, friends. perfect. (Some of you may need to let that really sink in.)

And I'd caution us to not get lost in minute details either. I don't believe that this is about a lifestyle of "Father, should I choose 'Door A' or 'Door B' issue."

How do we govern our lives according to the overreaching counsel of heavenly wisdom? Let us not think too highly of ourselves and presume that we always know the difference. Choose well today!

* For more on this topic, tune into the new video series, "Prayers & Petitions: When YHWH Grants A Request, but Brings Leanness of Soul."

Walking Our Own Way, and Then Blaming The Most High

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:40:00 +0000

Proverbs 19:2&3 Zeal without knowledge is not good, or to act hastily and miss the way. One who hurries his footsteps errs.The foolishness of a man ruins his way, and his heart rages against YHWH.

In our upcoming video series, one thing we'll discuss is how to properly apply wisdom to our prayer lives. One key facet, if we truly want to find Father's will, is that we slow down.

In today's text, we see useful counsel towards this principle. When we move too quickly and act in haste, we risk missing the way that we should go. As I present in the upcoming videos, I found it interesting that when a fool acts in such a way, his response is that "his heart rages against YHWH."

Properly understood, the impatient fool moves on his own accord and then becomes angry with YHWH when the results of *his own actions* cause a bad outcome. We've all, of course, been guilty of this at some point in our lives.

Be sure to tune into the upcoming 2-part video series as we look to biblical records to help us reverse the pattern of foolish behavior and grumbling impatience.

HalleluYah!: The Praise of a Set Apart People

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0000

HalleluYah!
How good it is to sing praises to our Elohim.
How pleasant and fitting is praise. YHWH builds up Jerusalem.
He gathers together the exiles of IsraelHe heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.

Psalm 147:1-3

Verses such as these surely come alive in a new way, when you understand identity and covenant. A covenant people sing praises to the One Name above all names - Yahweh. This is why we proclaim "HalleluYah!" "Praise be to Yahweh!" and to no other.

And what does He do? He builds up a city. He gathers who? The exiles of Israel! The scattered, covenantal People who walk in His wonderful ways. The sojourning ones, in the likeness of Abraham and Master Yeshua.

And there, He heals our hearts and bandages our wounds. Friend, be sure today that you understand the biblical account of joining yourself with Father's covenantal and familial work. I want us all to be able to declare, "HalleluYah!" Do you know of these promises?

The Torah... In the Future Age?

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:11:00 +0000

Micah 4:2 Then many nations will go and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of YHWH,
to the House of the Elohim of Jacob!
Then He will direct us in His ways,
and we will walk in His paths.”
For Torah will go forth from Zion,
and the word of YHWH from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 35:8 A highway will be there - a roadway.
It will be called the Way of Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it.
It is for the one who walks the way.
Fools will not go astray.

Sadly, many people are unaware of the prophesied, future age and, specifically, the role of the Torah of the Creator within it. It would do us all well to shake off the inherited belief ideology that has errantly told us that it's merely a "legalistic law code 'for the Jews,' that no man could ever keep anyway."

It is perfect, friend. It revives the soul. It is a lamp. It is a light. Man could obey it and chose not to. To say otherwise disagrees with the very words of the Most High. (Deut. 30) And It will be the government of the future kingdom, where the Great High Priest Yeshua will rule and reign forever. If you're counting on New Jerusalem being your future abode, please be sure that you're not a part of "choosing grace OR Torah" today, friend. It has never been an "either/or" issue.

I want us all to be a part of the ones who "walks the way." I choose to agree with, and reiterate, the words of John. "Loved ones, I am not writing a new commandment for you, but an old commandment - one you had from the beginning. This old commandment is the word you have heard." (1 John 2:7) Selah.

Testing Men. Testing Messiah.

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:27:00 +0000

Deuteronomy Chapter 13 
 
If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder,  and the sign or the wonder comes true, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let’s follow other gods (whom you have not known) and let’s serve them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer of dreams; for the Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.  You shall follow the Lord your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him.  But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has spoken falsely against the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, to drive you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall eliminate the evil from among you.
 
Do you have a process in place of testing men who claim to speak on the behalf of the Creator? Do you have a biblical template that establishes the filter of the Scriptures in order to know what is trustworthy counsel?

Even more so, have you ever taken the time to be absolutely sure that the Jesus that you follow is actually the prophesied, covenantal Messiah of the Bible? Time and time again the Bible warns us of false prophets. They are throughout every generation. And they all have one primary attribute: they lead men away from the Father's commandments and into lawlessness. 

It is of utmost importance that we have the taken the proper time to examine who we follow. In regards to men and, most importantly, the one that we look to, to be our Messiah. Don't let this cause offense. Push through the questioning and pursue biblical, foundational criteria to be absolutely sure. 

* For much more on this presentation, check out our latest video series titled, "The Nehushtan Principle: Is Today's New Religion Jesus the Messiah or is He an Idol?" 

Violation & Rebellion

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:11:00 +0000

Hosea 8:1

YHWH: "Put the trumpet to your lips!
Like an eagle the enemy comes against the house of YHWH,
Because they have violated My covenant and rebelled against My Torah."

Transgressed [Hebrew: awvar] Caused to become invalid and obsolete; moved on away from; caused to take away; to emigrate and leave

Violated [Hebrew: pawshah] Revolted and rebelled against; broken away from; apostacized

Time moves on and humanity repeats the exact same offenses from eons past. Humanity as a whole, and even Father’s Family, outgrow the need for His covenant and His Torah, His Law.

We see it in the Garden of Eden. We see it with the offspring of humanity’s first couple. We see it in Noah’s day. We see it with the Israelites. We see it throughout the reign of the kings. We see it with the Talmudic teachers of Messiah’s day. We see it with those who eradicated the ancient way and enstated a “new apostolic church” and labeled Father’s Feasts and Sabbath as merely “Jewish traditions.”

And… we see it today. There is nothing new under the sun, friend. So, what are we to do? We do our part to study biblical covenant. We learn what the Most High desires and requires of His covenant People. We strive to establish a proper, biblical understanding of covenant.

And then, when we humbly begin to find how to live, we surrender our own ways and walk in His – just like Yeshua did. This is what it looks like to walk in the footprints of the Messiah, friend. Empowered by the Spirit, we deliberately strive to avoid transgression of the covenant. We journey out from the ways of the nations and leave behind violation of Father’s Torah. The same Torah that the Word tells us is perfect and revives the soul of a man.

A greater dividing line is now being established. Choose well, today. Don't wait.

We Must Stop Cherry-picking Bible Verses

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:34:00 +0000

We must practice reading the Word fully and fairly... in Its complete and proper context.

Animal Sacrifices? Purification Rituals? …AFTER Messiah? (Examining Acts Chapter 21)

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:35:00 +0000

Can we ask some hard questions?

Commonplace, dispensational Christianity hits some major hurdles when one slowly and contextually reads the accounts of the post-resurrection Assembly. Here we see Paul instructed by the elders of the Assembly to join alongside others in a Nazarite vow, which the Book of Numbers tells us included purification rituals and... animal sacrifices.

And why was he to do this? To expose the *false accusations* that he was teaching people to "forsake Moses." What are we to make of this? Is this merely Paul "being all things to all men" or is it something much deeper that most have missed? Let's find out!

FULL VIDEO IS HERE

How in the World Can We be Holy Like the Creator is Holy?

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:17:00 +0000

Yesterday’s theme continues in today’s text. The biblical pattern is clear, there is a call for Father’s set apart covenant Family to consecrate themselves and be holy as He is holy. It’s never been a “magic wand” event, but rather an ongoing purification process. One who has been cleaned understands the need to be cleansed yet again.

As we saw yesterday, the Assembly in Acts chapter 21 were instructed to purify themselves, as we see with the men carrying out the Nazarite vow (alongside Paul.) There were purification rituals well intact post-Messiah and it would do the Believer today well to sit down and ponder this fact. (There are *many* other details to properly understand this, I know.)

Even today, in Messiah, there is a consecration process that must be in place. As we see Peter allude to, this is behavior based. One’s works matter, friend. Our behavior reveals the level of our transformation.00 Both the Father and the Son said that those who do not love Them, do not obey Their commands.

This is not complicated. Yielded obedience, from a heart of gratitude, is the key. The fruit of our lives is to become conformed into the image of the Son, which is the revealed image of the Father. Let us consecrate ourselves today and move towards being holy as He (YHWH) is holy. Selah.

Do We Need to Purify Ourselves AFTER Messiah Came?

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:43:00 +0000

Nearly every day I hear or read of some statement insinuating how great it is now for us, “in Jesus” to not have to do anything but “bask in the gift of grace.” There’s no need to purify ourselves. No need to become holy as the Most High is holy. No need to be cleansed… like “all those poor old Jews had to ‘work’ to do.” But what does the Bible say?

Be found humble and willing to yield to the Word, friends. Man-made doctrines and mishandled theology continues to ignore the endless instructions we’ve been given on how we’re to become a set apart, holy People unto Yahweh.

For MUCH more on this, stay tuned to the channel and our upcoming video titled, “Animal Sacrifices? Purification Rituals? …AFTER Messiah? Examining Acts Chapter 21”

Are These Prophecies in the Future?

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:22:00 +0000

I have yet to hear even one valid, biblical response to this question and concern from anyone that believes we should not be celebrating the Most High's holy Feast Days and Sabbath in this present age. Anyone care to answer? Yes or no?

Yahweh Most High... Our Savior?

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:48:00 +0000

* A very small excerpt from the upcoming video, titled "Yahweh Most High... Our Saviour?", over at Path To Zion.

One should never elevate the Son above the Father in any way. Even the function and role of the Son was a subservient Savior, carrying out His Father’s work on His behalf. I think that it’s safe to say that the Savior Son did the apprentice work of His Savior Father. He was the primary agent and example of Father’s salvation. Yahweh has always been salvation, He made that very clear throughout history. Messiah’s willingness to obey His Father to the utmost postured Him to become the vehicle of salvation to the world. Redeeming the rebellion of First Adam by becoming the Last.

But surely the texts referencing Yahweh as Savior are surely all found in the OT, preceding Messiah, right? Nope. Jude concluded his small instruction with a great way to word it - Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless with great joy,to the only Elohim our Savior, through Yeshua Messiah our Master, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority before all time and now and forever. (Verses 24&25)

Why Did Messiah "Open Their Minds to the Scriptures?"

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:06:00 +0000

About 3 months ago, I wrote and recorded a 3-part video series titled “Open Eyes & Burning Hearts: Encountering Messiah and the Scriptures.” In that series I examined the fact Yeshua did something very specific at several very pivotal times with His followers, after His resurrection. We read of this in Luke chapter 24 as post-resurrection Messiah is about to leave this earth (as well as with the two on the road to Emmaus.)

As I stated months ago, Yeshua could have highlighted anything at all within this very precious time frame. What did He say, as He took a piece of fish and ate it? He repeated what He said previously to the two that were on the road to Emmaus. He referenced the Torah, the Prophets and the Psalms and then He did something that we must face and meditate upon.

Of all of the things that He could have done in this exact moment, He “opened their minds to the Scriptures.” And we have to always mention this – what were the Scriptures when Messiah said this? It wasn't Galatians, friend. It was the Torah. The Prophets. The Psalms. The Son of the Most High, when He could have said anything at all before ascending to His Father, pointed back to the ancient, good Way.

Friends, we must understand that most of all of Christianity would be utterly baffled to even consider this simple fact! Of all of the things that Messiah could have done – on the road to Emmaus and right here in today’s text specifically – He opened their understanding to the ancient Scriptures. And then…. He left.

Some of you need to let that sink in. As I’m always repeating, although the Torah has been cast aside by majority Christianity in this age, It’s precedence will most assuredly return. The dragon in Revelation will come against those who “cling to the testimony of Yeshua” and “keep the commandments.” Both. The Torah is prophesied to “go forth from Zion” as Yahweh will “teach us His ways.”

Perhaps this is why those who heard Messiah’s words at the end of His earthly assignment “returned to Jerusalem with great joy.” And where did they go, *after* Messiah left? And what were they doing? “They were continually in the temple, praising Elohim.” Selah.

Handling the Bible Well

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:29:00 +0000

While it's normal for bad doctrines to be established by extracting "verse 6" and ignoring "verse 5", here's just one Bible verse that I've seen people recently remove one line out of and leave the rest behind as they establish a so-called "biblical fact."

"Yahweh is near to all?" Well, He is... to those who call on Him. And not just those who call on Him alone. He's near to those who call upon Him in truth. In Hebrew, this is "emet" and insinuates that one must call upon the Most High according to His "divine instruction, testimony and established faithfulness."

I personally believe that this is why the foundation of the early Believers (post-Messiah) had so many things right. They were being brought into the faith via the Torah and the Prophets (sound doctrine.) Their truth was rooted in Who Yahweh Himself told His covenant People that He was (and is.) That's why we read of this so often, as in 1 John 2 "Loved ones, I am not writing a new commandment for you, but an old commandment - one you had from the beginning. This old commandment is the word you have heard." And 2 John, "Now this is love: that we walk according to His commands. This is the commandment - just as you heard from the beginning - that you walk in love."

This language, of course, permeates the entire New Testament. Why? Because, unlike modern Christianity, the stream of new converts were taught how to love Yahweh and love their neighbors via the Torah and the Prophets! This was *THE ONLY WORD (BIBLE)* of their day. And, it was entirely sufficient to show a man how to walk like the Messiah.

The Bible needs no "new" way to discover new revelation based upon poor handling of each individual line within It. We must give ourselves to approach the Word in Its fullness. Let's practice how to rightly divide and handle the Bible today!

Is Proverbs 29:18 REALLY True?

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Oh, how many sermons have we all heard that have only mentioned half of this verse! Building programs. Youth ministry outreaches. Sunday School teaching planning committees. Mission fundraisers. VBS themes. Pastoral search teams. Women’s Prayer retreats. The list is endless. 

The issue of blatant misuse of Scripture is probably never more evident than in our verse today. I’m 52 years old and was in church (attending and serving) for over thirty years and I have absolutely no memory of anyone ever reading and teaching this verse in its entirety. Why not? Well, in modern dispensational belief, only half of the verse is applicable to the modern church. As ludicrous as it is, this bad doctrine teaches that the first half of the verse is for the “New Testament church” and the second half somehow “only applies to the Jews.”

An incredible amount of people are waking up to these fallacies that have gone unnoticed for far too long. Modern doctrines of men mishandle the Word immensely and we need to continue to point this out. 

But let us not stop there. What *does* the text say? It’s not complicated. When there is no vision/divine revelation, the people are lawless and unrestrained. Not coincidentally, we then see a contrast – a distinction. But, the one keeps (shamar: retains, preserves, treasures) the Torah is blessed. There are always two camps and which one we dwell in is up to us. 

Let’s do better, friends. Do you believe the Word or not? Do you read this entire verse and say “amen!” or do you rationalize and dispensationalize yourself out of the latter half of it? 

For my church-going acquaintances, the next time you’re sitting in a pew and hear someone stand behind a pulpit and mishandle this specific text yet again, stand for truth. Rightly handle the Word. It’s time that we stand for truth and put an end to the mishandling of Father’s Word. Blessed is the one who keeps Torah. True or false?

Humble Study of the Word

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:18:06 +0000

We read of many times that Messiah spoke things that just didn’t make a hint of sense to His hearers, as we read today. Many today however will boldly say, “well, that was just the hard-hearted Jews that couldn’t receive the Messiah and the Gospel! That’s not us!”

I call arrogance. Only a few verses later (v. 60) his own students stated, “This is a hard teaching. Who can listen to it?” Everyone struggled to grasp the things that Yeshua was saying, friend.

It would do us well to recognize that many times what we “hear” in the Word is a struggle for us to rightly understand and receive as Father intended. Many Believers today arrogantly assume that they are somehow superior and have been given some immeasurable wisdom towards the Bible because they “have Holy Spirit.”

Let’s be careful that we humbly approach the Word today and take the necessary time to rightly understand and apply what we read. Don’t rush to conclusions that lead to deception. Don’t just blindly trust teachers either. Study for yourself. Ask questions. Sit perplexed if necessary and work it out, over time.

We too may be found completely incapable of having immediate understanding, that Father would call truth. That’s okay… if! If we’re humble enough to sit and rightly divide the Word, giving the proper time for clarity to unfold.

When You..... It Will Be Done for You

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:39:00 +0000

Here we simply see an example of a father speaking to a son. Within words such as these we see wonderful counsel that reveals to us great wisdom. It is surely sound doctrine that also instructs us how to live. Wisdom lives here.

It would do us well to (yet again) be careful that we do not cherry pick verses in Proverbs and just apply their promises to ourselves. There is always criteria. There are always “when you,” I will. “If you,” things will go well with you.

In other words, you can’t have the promises of verse 23 and abandon verse 1. To be specific to these two verses, we cannot expect to walk securely, in safety, if we are a lawless people that have wandered out from under Father’s protection. In between these verses is instruction to “despite not the chastening of Yahweh” and “don’t grow weary of His correction.” Also, we read of the principle of “first fruits.” Again, “if you, when you, I will.”

We have to approach the Word well, friends. Please be careful not to extract an isolated verse and arrogantly assume that it applies to you. Let us be mature sons and daughters today. Listening and learning from father’s wonderful Instruction (Torah) that was demonstrated to us perfectly in His Son, Yeshua. Selah.

Yahweh - Maker of Heaven & Earth

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:05:00 +0000

In a recent family study, we spent some time looking into idolatry and why, biblically, it's such an abomination to the Most High.

In our studies we saw yet another biblical theme come to the forefront. Many times, when the Bible speaks of distinguishing Yahweh from all other gods, He is referenced specifically as Creator. The works of His hands in Creation are often highlighted and His handiwork sets Him apart. Two examples:

Psalm 96:5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.

Psalm 97:5-7 The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Master of the whole earth. The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the peoples have seen His glory. May all those be ashamed who serve carved images, who boast in idols; worship Him, all you gods.

The heavens declare His glory! No man, no idol and surely no other god can do what Yahweh has done. Let us join with all of Creation and be clear that we are speaking of, remembering, worshipping and calling upon the name of Yahweh. There is none like Him for He made the heavens and the earth. Selah.

Obedience Leads to Deliverance

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:29:00 +0000

It would do us well to remember that the Most High has always made a way for men to come into His blessing and safety. As we see here, the key is quite simple – obedience. Foreigners, strangers, aliens and goyim (people of the nations) have always had the opportunity to forsake their own ways and join themselves with Father’s covenantal Family.

Obedience is absolutely the place to begin. We know that many escaped Egypt alongside the Hebrews (Exodus 12.) It is without question that these would have most assuredly been some of these who “feared the word of Yahweh” and responded with action before the hailstorm arrived. Despite what most of us have been told, we’re no different today. Will we hear the word of Yahweh and respond with obedience? If so, and we continue doing so, our deliverance awaits. Selah.

Learning to Discern

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Spencer) — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Many times, people want to swing to extremes and choose a side. Some may say, "we need to go out into isolation and flee the world entirely." Others may say, "we need to go to where the people are and shout the Gospel from the rooftops!"

This is not about "which one is right" but, using todays texts, perhaps we can learn from our Messiah. There are many times that He drew away into solitude. Yes. There were many times that He sat and patiently welcomed and taught the crowds. There were times that He reprimanded the groups of religious leaders that Had abandoned His Father's Torah in order to enact their own law. And there were times when He slipped away from their presence.

The key? Knowing what to do in the moment. Let the covenant ones be a People that listen and respond to what Father is desiring, just like the Son. Now would be a great time to practice discerning what the Spirit is saying in this hour. Is it time to stay? Is it time to move? Let's let the Most High decide, listen to the Set Apart Spirit and then move accordingly. Selah.