Some Simple Knots....

When I look at preparedness I find some of my former fire training helpful. With knot & rope etiquette being practical and useful in many survival situations.  Ropes can be viewed as strictly physical but the use of them can be applied with some biblical understanding as well.

The physical side of ropes and knots is evident with the understanding of the use of the knot and type of rope. For example the Prusick Knot is used as a tightening knot when rock climbing.  It helps to maintain the main rope from slipping from the climber.  As the rope is tightening it acts as a braking mechanism in case of a fall or slip. It loosens as the rope is move upward because tension is less.

On the spiritual side a rope can represent your family.  The more members of the family you have the more strands your rope has.  My family has 3 members in it so our rope is quite tense at times.  If all members are not in a place spiritually right our rope frays and comes unraveled like kermantle rope when the outer covering is wore down.  If your covering or Yehsua is not in place your chances of the rope breaking can be greater.  The Scriptures are the rope to Yeshua and the Father.  If we are not bound by them then we have no hold or anchor and this can be a very problematic scenario. 

Yeshua in Matthew 16:19 told Peter {Kepha} that what he binds on the earth shall be bound in the heaven and what he loosens on the earth shall be loosened in the heavens. A picture of tying something or untying, this is a spiritual application of permission and prohibiting. The permitting of something in a physical sense can give permission in the spiritual sense and thus allowing the rope to fray. An example is in music, videos, books and I hate to say it but food. Food can be a door allowed 'open' to fray the ropes of the family. 

We are not to live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of Yah.
(Deuteronomy 8:3 and Luke 4:3). 

In a survival situation will we succumb to the desires of our flesh?
I pray our family will not.

Shalom,
Steve

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Persecuted?

As believers in Yeshua/Jesus we are subject to many things. One of those things is persecution. Yeshua/Jesus stated that in Matthew 5:10-12 as persecuted believers are blessed because we are like the prophets we were before. Persecution comes in many forms.

One form of persecution that many on this same journey has is from your family and friends. This is one of the hardest struggles that we face. Another form of persecution comes when we make a stand against HaSatan, he will use the darkness of the world to break us and kill us. This statement is not to incite any type of physical reaction, but I would like to encourage any person following my blog is to dig deep in the scriptures to find the truth.

I desire spiritual preparedness. I want a depth to my walk that will be usable by Yah for His Kingdom. In Matthew 25, Yeshua tells his taught ones that we should not be troubled when we see wars,scarcities of food, deadly diseases and earthquakes. This is the beginning. They shall deliver you up to affliction and kill you for His Name's sake.

In 2 Timothy 3:12 Shaul/Paul states that all wishing to live as Yeshua lived will be persecuted.

Revelations 12:17 states that HaSatan will make war with the remnant of the seed. We need to resist him ...even to the point of death.

Are you ready for the persecution coming upon us as believer's in Yeshua/Jesus?

Shalom,
Steve

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