Tending the Temple Daily

  You know that kid, the one who always has "Why?" on the tip of their tongue? I think I might be that kid.  I realize I have a "Teresa" perspective, I'm trying to make sense of the information,  and therefore, I question much.  I question what the teacher presents, not to be contentious,  but to gain more understanding. As a Bible student in church, I moved from sitting in front with my hand raised to sitting in the back just observing.  I was not getting answers that actually answered. With enough of that, the teacher and student become frustrated, for far different reasons.  I learned to repeat the Church doctrine, being reassured I would understand with time... Yeah, not so much.  I could easily read my Bible, seemed pretty straightforward to me. But why didn't we as Christians do what it says? It says to do this, but we do that. But why? Sometimes the response was a Bible verse...ok. I guess I don't see what I'm supposed to.  For instanc...

  I often wonder about my place in The Kingdom of Yahuah.  Sometimes, it's a season of time that I dwell on the subject. I can be very hard on myself.  What have I accomplished? Have I made a difference? Even for one person. Have my flaws out shined my positives? I wish I could run into so-n-so that I could apologize for my really bad behavior way back in the day. My mind can run on and on.  There are so many people who have come in and out of my life. Some for a short time, some for a while. And I wish I could say I  have no regrets, but I can't.  Really at the end of it all, being a positive for whomever crosses my path, a light, a sign pointing to Yahusha, is my goal. But it wasn't always so.  And it's during those moments where "it wasn't always so" that I have sorrow and remorse.  How I long to see Michaela again, so I can ask her forgiveness.  I want to speak with Lisa, and apologize for not doing more to help her. But I can't find them...

  My last blog post was about all the grievous sin running rampant across the earth. I wrote about revealing the sin, acknowledging it is happening, looking that horrific darkness in the face.  And now let's discuss why it matters.  We know from Genesis and the story of Cain and Able, that the blood of the innocent who have been slain cries out to the Most High. And He hears them. These cries are for justice. We are reminded of this in the Book of Revelation when the blood of the saints who are killed for their testimony cry out for justice. "How Long Adoni?" Ezekiel 9:4 gives the example of men being marked by The Most High because they were grieved by the abominations that were occurring around them. The marked men were a righteous remnant.  I want to be marked by Yah as His own, and to be counted in the remnant of the righteous.   Let our voices join with the cries of the slain innocent. Let our hearts be grieved over the abominations happening around us...

  A few years ago I began praying that all the evil and corruption across the earth be revealed. Many others were praying this same thing, and lo and behold the ugliness is being laid bare, exposed. The depths of depravity of which humans are capable is hard to understand, it's hard to face.  Over the years I've heard folks say, "oh things have to get much worse before Jesus comes back."  Upon hearing that statement, I would shake my head. It's doubtful that we, as mere humans, can get an accounting of how much evil, wickedness,  and sin is in this world, as we know, sin starts with a thought. But our Heavenly Father knows.  He is slow to send Yahusha back because he is merciful.  Just like the question presented by Abraham when Sodom was targeted for destruction by Yahuah, "What if there are 10 righteous people there? Will you spare it for 10 people?".  Me, and others like me are still fervently praying for our loved ones to come to the knowledge and ...