{"id":2718,"date":"2020-12-18T05:16:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T11:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2020-12-19T05:21:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T11:21:41","slug":"an-everlasting-radiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/an-everlasting-radiance\/","title":{"rendered":"An Everlasting Radiance&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2721 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/essanafshi2.jpg?resize=157%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/essanafshi2.jpg?w=157&amp;ssl=1 157w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/essanafshi2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/>Though the whole earth is filled with the miracles and glory of the LORD, we must choose to see, to open our hearts, and to become God&#8217;s partners in calling forth goodness and truth. God is the Source of all Light and truth, and therefore we first turn to <em>receive<\/em> his radiance within our heart. As Yeshua said, &#8220;Let your light so shine before others, that they may see your good works and glorify your heavenly Father&#8221; (Matt. 5:16).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hebrew Lesson<\/strong><br \/>\nPsalm 100:5 Hebrew reading lesson:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2719\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/psalm100-5-analysis.gif?resize=543%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2718-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/psalm100-5-jjp.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/psalm100-5-jjp.mp3\">https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/psalm100-5-jjp.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/Blessings\/Blessing_Cards\/psalm100-5-lesson.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psalm 100:5 Hebrew Lesson Card<\/a> (pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no small thing to affirm that &#8220;the LORD is good,&#8221; since that affirmation implies our trust that that Reality is ultimately friendly, welcoming, and loving, despite the present hour of darkness&#8230; As Albert Einstein once said, &#8220;I think the most important question facing humanity is, \u2018Is the universe a friendly place?\u2019 This is the first and most basic question all people must answer for themselves.&#8221; Indeed. Is there hope for a sense of home in the midst of our long exile? Do we affirm that we are accepted by God, despite our present unacceptability? The skeptic enjoys savoring the theological &#8220;problem of evil,&#8221; though to be fair, he also ought reckon with the &#8220;problem of the good,&#8221; since it is a mystery why the universe should produce beauty, love, and hearts that seek timeless universals&#8230; The truth that the LORD is good is radical in its implications&#8230; Our faith expresses the victory that all things work for our good!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been said that God sends each soul into the world with a special message to deliver, a revelation that only he or she can disclose&#8230; No one else can deliver your message of praise to this world &#8211; only you can do this, though ultimately your message is always done for the glory of God and the benefit of others. \u201cFor you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession (\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dd \u05e1\u05b0\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4), that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light\u201d (1 Pet. 2:9).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though the whole earth is filled with the miracles and glory of the LORD, we must choose to see, to open our hearts, and to become God&#8217;s partners in calling forth goodness and truth. God is the Source of all Light and truth, and therefore we first turn to receive his radiance within our heart. 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