Shalom Chaverim,
It has been a long since my last post, as things have been busy during the current series that i am teaching titled מלכות שמיים "The kingdom of Heaven-->Bringing Hashem kingdom down to earth".
Few weeks ago i started to touch on the idea that we are to take the D'mot דמות of Hashem. The word D'mot is dealing with the word to "Resemble", and in modern Hebrew is comes from the word "D'emayon" דמיון which means to imagine.
When people think about G-D and his attributes, do they think about you? Yeshua claimed that we are the "Elohim", and therefore we should have the D'mayon to Hashem. We should resemble him not only in our thoughts, but in our actions towards each other.
In the D'rasha Al Ha-ar "The sermon on the mount", Yeshua is dealing with the framework of the V'ahavtha. I found it interesting that the Asheri prayer and its 8 principles truly deals with showing G-D to others. Our happiness is not about ourselves according to Yeshua but is a direct function of showing others G-D.
Yeshua stated in Summary: "...Let your Light shine before Men, that they may see the good deeds and praise your father in Heaven".
In this one verse Yeshua recap the goal of the V'ahavtha, and a principle for a life of "Ashrei" or happiness.
It is interesting that the first principle that Yeshua is highlighting is "Poorness in spirit" as he stating: "Bless it are those who are poor in spirit, for their is the kingdom of heaven".
The English language does not have a single word that translate to "Poorness in spirit", but in the Hebrew language the word is "Anavha". Yeshua is quoting from the words of the sages as they wrote "who will inherit the kingdom of heaven? only the Anav".
So who is an Anav? The closest word in the English language is the word "Humble". Upon looking, and searching my own heart i realized that most of the relational challenges that i had in my life had to do with a lack of "Anavah" in me, or in the other person.
Yeshua was the ultimate Anav as Zechariah 9:9 called the "King" Anav. Yeshua stating that we cannot become T'zaddikim before becoming Anavim first, and if we are not Anavim we will not show our light before men.
The law of physics stating that the more you give of something the less you have of the same thing. The law of Messiah states that the more we give of our own self the more he will be dwelling in us as we are transform to become like "The Elohim". the laws of the worlds are not like the laws of G-D baruch Hashem.
We must start with humility today. What about you, how humble have you been lately?
Kol Toov,
Rabbi Tzahi Shapira
Dec 28, 2009
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For so many years I *thought* I understood the scriptures....but I really didn't 'do'...the teaching 'we will do and understand' has made a real impact in my life. I'm learning to 'do' and in the doing recieve understanding...and it is often progressive....with more 'doing' brings more understanding.
ReplyDeleteThis teaching about D'mot of HaShem and Anav are two principles I wish I had practiced in my life....many relationships would probably be much different today if I had been the one to walk in humility. It's something I'm trying 'to do' now and show forth the true image of Yeshua. G-d is GOOD...ALL the time....I'm grateful for His patience!!