WHERE ARE THE FAITHFUL???

"I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"  Luke 18:8

Shabbat shalom dearly beloved:

On the sixth of June, the Shabbat Eve before Shavuot (Pentecost) we were gathered to worship the Lord in our home in Eilat. Then as I was playing the guitar and singing prophetically, He gave me a Prophetic Utterance concerning the coming revival in Israel. He said that it will be unprecedented! It will be a healing revival with astounding signs and wonders!

The Prophetic Utterance about the coming revival in Israel started with the words: “But when the Son of Man comes will He find faithfulness in the earth? Will He find faith?” In Hebrew the word for faith and faithfulness is the same one- EMUNA. In other words there is no way that one can be full of faith and not be FAITHFUL and vice versa. Faithful people are dependable, trustworthy, they are always there. Their YES is YES and their NO is NO! You can trust them as they display YHVH’s Character of faithfulness. True faith will lead each one of us to be totally dependable. If we are entrusted with a job, there will be no need to “check on us” for we will always do it to the best of our ability. That type of character denotes true faith, in fact that type of attitude is all that is needed for YAH to use you and to entrust you with MUCH. Many desire to do great things for God, display tremendous signs and wonders and so does HE, but above all He wants to try us. He wants to see if our love for him and for each other is an “infatuation” or if it is true love that endures the times and the circumstances. Signs, wonders and miracles should be the absolute norm in the life of those who live by faith. Those who believe in Him, trust Him and show forth His unchangeable and dependable character, also know that He is our YHVH Rofeh, our healer, our YHVH Nissi,-our Miracle Worker! The difference as we approach the end of this age is not in that there will be a release of the miraculous, for a release of the miraculous will happen and is already happening on BOTH sides. The saints of God are displaying His power and so are those that worship satan. In fact at times the witches, warlocks and satanic worshippers display much more supernatural power than Yah’s children! The difference between the two is in the Character, in the FRUIT of the Messengers.  How can you distinguish if a person is a Messenger of God? Only if he/she displays His Character and the major trait of this character is FAITHFULNESS!

“This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail.” Lamentations 3:21-22

For many years I have been both watching and participating in the different Moves of the Holy Spirit, indeed for the last 20 years I have been privileged to witness much and also to be used by the Almighty in the displaying of many healings and miracles. I have also seen the desire of many to move in the Supernatural and to display His Power. At the end of all of this I have come to the conclusion, that Abba is a lot more concerned about Character than Performance! He desires Performance and Character to go hand in hand together. He wants people that He can trust to represent Him well, He desires to have TRUE FRIENDS, indeed He is longing for such friends that He can entrust all kinds of peculiar tasks to and they will not abandon Him or the assignment when things get uncomfortable. Nowadays HYPE reigns, people desire the dramatic but many have forgotten that the real POWER is in the dependable and trust worthy. Satan knows who the real ones are, and who are not. He recognizes the true Apostles from the false. For it is not about more POWER but rather more faith and faithfulness that will release the TRUE miraculous!

“But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Y’shua, saying, "I adjure you by Y’shua whom Paul preaches."  Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. And the evil spirit answered and said to them, "I recognize Y’shua, and I know about Paul, but who are you?" And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.”  Acts 19:13-16

I would like to repeat again and again that our normal lifestyle should be signs, wonders, miracles and Angelic Visitations! That was the normal lifestyle of the First Congregation of Messianic Jews in Jerusalem. If we restore the faith, faithfulness, obedience and the same FOUNDATIONS they had, we will have a restoration of the Apostolic Miracles and the everyday miraculous lifestyle! Our focus should not be on the miracles but rather on Him whom we seek to imitate, Y’shua never preached on miracles, He preached on faith, faithfulness, obedience; He taught the Torah and the miracles went side by side with His preaching. He was telling people HOW to live a faithful life unto YAH and as He did that He healed the sick, cast out demons, raised the dead and fed the thousands. Beloved we are called to IMITATE His ministry:

He was the Preacher of Righteousness, He taught the people to be obedient to God’s Commandments. More than that- He walked in complete obedience to the Father as a living example that they could follow. He is looking for more of those who will preach His Word, His laws, Commandments and ways, who will teach the people how to live holy lives and as they do that, He will confirm their word with signs, wonders and miracles. It is His nature to heal, to deliver and to bless. He warns us to rejoice that we are written in the Book of Life, that we have His Commandments written in our hearts through the Blood of the New Covenant.

“The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name." And He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. "Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. "Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”  Luke 10:17-20

His desire is for His children to display His Character both the fruit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. He said that those who believe in Him will heal the sick. We know now that true faith includes faithfulness and a character that is trust worthy. People of true faith keep their word and commitments, you can trust them! It is about those that He wrote the following:

"These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will lay their hands on the sick and they will recover”  Mark 16:17,18

So, in these times between judgment and revival, let us realize that the Power of God is true live ammunition and not a toy to play with! Realize that YHVH will entrust more and more power to those that can handle it, to those that have been faithful with little. For you to be mightily used of God, start doing what is RIGHT today! Start obeying His daily instructions, become sensitive to the Holy Spirit as well as trustworthy before Elohim and man. May you become an example of righteousness and holiness before a world that is desperate for the REAL THING!

“And He said to him, "Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments."  Matthew 19:17

The best example of faithfulness in the Holy Scriptures is the example of Joshua and Caleb. These two men waited for 40 years for their promises to be fulfilled. As they walked this endless desert and saw all their peers and friends die in the wilderness, they did not complain but kept walking in obedience to Elohim and to Moses. Joshua displayed his faithfulness to God and man by serving Moses until the day of his death. He did not try to “take his mantle” before time, but rather served faithfully under him until his time came to walk in authority. He had his share of experience fighting the Amalekites in the desert, he had wielded the sword and had the thrill of war, but Yah could only entrust him with much AFTER he proved himself faithful all the way. Has God assigned you as a “Joshua” to some “Moses”? Stay faithful in the position and in due season you shall reap IF YOU FAINT NOT! Do you desire “the double portion as Elisha?” remember that Elisha was faithful to serve Elijah UNTIL he was taken up by the Chariots of Fire. It is this walk of faithfulness duplicated by the Saints of the First Church that releases the Power!. The 120 were in the Upper Room of the Temple faithful to obey Y’shua’s instructions, to pray and to celebrate the appointed Feast of Shavuot, THEN a sound like a mighty rushing wind……

When the day of Shavuot-Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.” Acts 2:1-2

Whatever He has called you to do, small or big; WHOEVER He has called you to serve, hard or easy- STAY FAITHFUL to your life assignment and to the ONE that gave it to you and you will experience a supernatural harvest. Indeed He will entrust you with much of His Power and Authority for you would have been proven faithful!

Before true CROWNS are distributed there is a trying period. May we pass every trial and test with flying colors and without fear. For fear is the opposite of loving faith and it causes people to be unfaithful, to break their promises and to make excuses of why they forsook their life assignments! There are NO circumstances that can cause a TRUE FAITHFUL man or woman to quit! Circumstances will come and go, disappointments will happen but none of those things can adversely affect us if we are full of faith and we display Y’shua’s faithful character that took Him to the Cross to fulfill His life assignment! You and I are called to be just like Him by displaying BOTH His righteous character and His Miracle working power!

'Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”  Revelation 2:10

For some of us that have gone through much suffering and trials, our crowning day is near; for some it is time to display faithfulness through the testing. Whatever your position is, stay faithful to the END, make no excuses for the flesh and remember Daniel: He was brought from the pit to the Palace is ONE day- after 14 years of serious trials. Joshua received the position of Chief of Staff of all the armies of Israel also in ONE day after 40 years of serious trials! What separates the Daniels, the Joshua’s and the Calebs from the “spiritually flighty” is FAITHFULNESS!

We desire to give thanks to Yah for every faithful partner of this ministry that has kept steadfast in friendship, in giving, in prayer and in helping. You will be greatly rewarded! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your ongoing support.

And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."  Genesis 12:3

Your faithful friends in Israel
Bishop Dominiquae and Rabbi Baruch Bierman
And Kad-Esh MAP Team

 

THE SIGN ON THE CHEESE CAKE

Later on the first day of the week (Sunday) before Shavuot YHVH gave us a “hair raising sign” of His seriousness concerning the Restoration of Israel, He wrote by His own finger on a Cheese Cake the letter SHIN which is the letter used to write the name of EL SHADDAi (Genesis 17, 28:3,4). In Hebrew the word for SIGN is OT which is also the name for ONE LETTER. The letter SHIN is that ONE LETTER that is an OT a SIGN of Almighty God, the God that is FAITHFUL to keep His Covenant with Israel! We could also see a split on the cheese cake in the form of the Map of Israel. The letter SHIN is used mostly on the MEZUZA that is put on the doorposts of most all Jewish homes with a parchment that has a portion of the Torah! It is done according to the instruction on Deuteronomy 11 to put the Word on the doorposts of our homes and it represents God’s protection on our homes. El Shaddai Himself is protecting Israel and Jerusalem!

"You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,”  Deuteronomy 11:20

When I explain the topography of Jerusalem to my groups.  I show them that Yah has written His Holy name on it in the form of the letter SHIN. There are three valleys that encompass the Holy City: The Valley of Jehoshapaht  (God’s judgment), the Valley of Hinom (Hell) and the Valley of the Cheese Makers (Tiropeon). It is no coincidence that Yah wrote His Holy name by which He was made known to Abraham on a CHEESE CAKE on Shavuot.  During Shavuot we use many milk products to symbolize the blessing of Israel being the Land flowing with Milk and Honey. It is also no coincidence that He used the letter SHIN to denote El Shaddai that promised the Land to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and to all his descendants! Neither is a coincidence that this represents Jerusalem and that the Valley of the Cheese Makers would be in the midst of the Valley of Judgment and the Valley of Hell. Those that choose to stay faithful to Israel –the People and the Land Covenant will not experience the End Time Judgment but rather the End Time Revival (Shavuot-Pentecost-Revival!). However those who do not honor Yah’s Covenant with Israel will experience Yah’s judgment.

"For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,  I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat then I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land.” Joel 3: 1-2

“For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?”  Romans 11:15

And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."  Genesis 12:3