Author: bidcstark

“He must hold firmly to the trustworthy Message that agrees with doctrine; so that by his sound teaching he will be able to exhort and encourage, and also to refute those who speak against it.”
Titus 1:9 CJB

There are a great many people out there who can share head knowledge of scripture that makes people feel good. They can play on your emotions, but they lack teaching sound doctrine!

“They claim to know God, but with their actions they deny Him. They are detestable and disobedient; they have proved themselves unfit to do anything good.”
Titus 1:16 CJB

Today, the world is filled with preachers who tell good stories, some scientific facts and things that just wow you, but there is nothing sound about their teaching! Honestly, many are just in it for fame and fortune, not to share the truth of salvation!

“Proclaim with me the greatness of Adonai; let us exalt His name together.”
Psalm 34:3 CJB

Today, let’s turn off the the nonsense and turn on the greatness of the LORD and share His Good News!
Have a blessed day in HIM!

“For the time coming when people will not have patience for sound teaching, but will cater to their passions and gather around themselves teachers who say whatever their ears itch to hear.”
2 Timothy 4:3 CJB

That time is now, we have teachers who have great influence and share nothing but foolishness! Unfortunately, people today don’t want to hear anything that makes them unhappy or challenges them! Few people want to hear sound teaching and many teachers are more than willing to accommodate that!

“Yes, they will stop listening to the truth, but will turn aside to follow myths.”
2 Timothy 4:4 CJB

What is sad is many so – called Bible teachers actually don’t teach systematic Bible studies. They may sound cool, but are foolish and are out of context! Many teachers don’t teach Bible prophecy, even though Paul prophesied here that in the time to come many will simply stop teaching!

“The time is coming, says Adonai Elohim, when I will send famine over the land, not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Adonai.”
Amos 8:11 CJB

Today is that day that there is a famine for the word of God. People don’t want to hear it and preachers don’t want to share it! For us who believe, let us share the Good News of the coming of the LORD!
Have a blessed day in Him!

“Moreover, understand this: in the Acharit-Hayamim (Last Days) will come trying times. People will be self – loving, money – loving, proud, arrogant, insulting, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, uncontrolled, brutal, hateful of good, traitors, headstrong, swollen with conceit, loving pleasure rather than God, as they retain the outer form of religion but deny its power. Stay away from these people!”
2 Timothy 3:1-5 CJB

As we look around us today, we can see we are living in the last days for sure! All we have to do is look at many teachers who may look and act religious, but are nothing more than what Paul explains here!

“Many false prophets will appear and fool many people.”
Matthew 24:11 CJB

We all need to realize there are a lot of phony and deceitful people out there! We need to focus less on them and focus more upon the LORD!

“And indeed, all who want to live a godly life united with Messiah Yeshua will be persecuted, while evil people and imposters will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.”
2 Timothy 3:12-13 CJB

Today, understand we are living in times where seemingly godly people are really doing evil things! Should we get all caught up and distracted? No! We should be concerned and prayerful, but let’s focus on just following the LORD!
Have a blessed day!

“Accept your share in suffering disgrace as a good soldier of the Messiah Yeshua.”
2 Timothy 2:3 CJB

Life is hard, the enemy is real and we will be attacked daily! It’s all part of being in this fierce spiritual battle which we are in!

“No soldier on duty gets involved with civilian affairs, since he has to please his commanding officer.”
2 Timothy 2:4 CJB

We need to be more concerned about being pleasing to God and less appealing to the world!

“Do all you can to present yourself to God as someone worthy of His approval, as a worker with no need to be ashamed, because he deals straightforwardly with the Word of the Truth.”
2 Timothy 2:15 CJB

Today, realize we are in spiritual warfare, being attacked on every front. Our best defense is being in the Word (our sword) rightly studying it and applying it helps us to fend off the enemy!
Have a blessed day following the LORD!

“You are to follow Adonai your God, fear Him, obey His mitzvot, listen to what He says, serve Him and cling to Him.”
Deuteronomy 13:5 CJB Note Deuteronomy 13:4 NKJV

The best thing we can do in life is cling to the LORD, knowing He has a firm grip on us!

“I cling to Your instruction; Adonai, don’t let me be put to shame!”
Psalm 119:31 CJB

We need to be walking as close as we can with the LORD! Anytime we drift away is when we fall! The good news is He always has His hand upon us!

“May Adonai our God be with us, as He was with our ancestors. May He never leave us or abandon us.”
1 Kings 8:57 CJB

Today, we need to cling to the LORD knowing His hand is upon us always! This is something we should see throughout Scripture!
Have a blessed day!
Shabbat Shalom!