Shalom,

There are only two types of people in the world; the legalist and the illegalist. I would much rather be a legalist than an illegalist. See Matthew 7:15-23.

Later,

Shlomoh

The road sign definitely counts as one...ouch...I was feeling that for days . I used to do a lot of H2H combative type training/fighting. My body has taken too much abuse for my age.

That chapter of my life is over, and I believe Messiah had something to do with that....I was doing some very intense training when I severed one of my biceps and tore two major tendons in my shoulder.

Because of the injury I had no other choice than to reprioritize my life. I was able to focus on my faith and to seek my Creator's face. The injury is one of the best things that ever happened to me.



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Bro Mark,

When we read this part of your testimony it reminded us about these Scriptures about Jacob:

Gen 32:24 And Yaʽaqoḇ was left alone. And a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.
Gen 32:25 And when He saw that He did not overcome him, He touched the socket of his hip. And the socket of Yaʽaqoḇ’s hip was dislocated as He wrestled with him.
Gen 32:26 And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I am not letting You go until You have blessed me!”
Gen 32:27 So He asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Yaʽaqoḇ.”
Gen 32:28 And He said, “Your name is no longer called Yaʽaqoḇ, but Yisra’ĕl1, because you have striven with Elohim and with men, and have overcome.” Footnote: 1Yisra’ĕl means “to strive with Ìl, to overcome with Ìl, (then) to rule with Ìl”
Gen 32:29 And Yaʽaqoḇ asked Him, saying, “Please let me know Your Name.” And He said, “Why do you ask about My Name?” And He blessed him there.
Gen 32:30 And Yaʽaqoḇ called the name of the place Peni’ĕl, “For I have seen Elohim face to face, and my life is preserved.”
Gen 32:31 And the sun rose on him as he passed over Penu’ĕl, and he limped on his hip.
Gen 32:32 That is why the children of Yisra’ĕl to this day do not eat the sinew of the hip, which is on the socket of the thigh, because He touched the socket of the thigh of Yaʽaqoḇ, in the sinew of the hip.

Thanks for sharing again!

Shalom & love,
Renae & Adrian

wow...thank you for sharing that.

Gen 32:26 And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I am not letting You go until You have blessed me!”

Bro Mark,

I saw this quote recently and I thought you might like it:



Shalom,
Renae