I returned
to Scotland several times and always ministered to the Messianic fellowship represented by the women with whom I met in the restaurant.
Shaare Yeshuv
consists of some Jewish believers in Yeshua and many non-Jewish people who love
and appreciate their Jewish roots. Shaare Yeshuv means “The Remnant Shall Return” and is based on the
promise that God always has a remnant. No matter how far they stray they WILL
return to Him.
One
particular year I was making plans to go again to minister to Shaare Yeshuv. Despite
the number of times I went, each time was a faith-walk in the area of finances. My husband has always forbidden me to use any
household money for my ministry. Household money included my own paychecks. I was
simply not to use any money that we had earned for these trips. So—there I was
every year, knowing I had the call, and having no idea where the money was
going to come from. Now, in case you think that was awful, it was NOT. I
learned HARD how to lie before the Lord, how to stand, how to believe, how to hope, how to respect the CALL, how to
expect.
But this
particular year I was tired and almost gave up, collapsed, say ‘I
missed it’ and tell the group who had already printed up fliers that I wouldn’t
be coming. I did write to Dorothe and said, “Please pray. Not sure what is
going on but the finances are not available to me to come.
I sat down for my prayer and Bible reading time and jotted a note to the Lord. “Maybe I’m
just not to go.” I opened my Bible to the place where the bookmark was, the
spot scheduled for me to read.
Since 1980 I
had been systematic about my reading. Old Testament, New Testament, A Psalm and
a Proverb. So I opened to Isaiah 10. I
started to read then sat up straight, flung
my head back and gave a whoop!
Isaiah 10:21 “The remnant shall return, even
the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God”.
I gave my
Bible a squeeze and a hug—maybe a kiss, put it aside and grabbed my computer
mouse.
“Dorothe I
am COMING. THE REMNANT SHALL RETURN! Isaiah 10:21!”
Has God ever
spoken to you through His Word when you least expected it.
Shouldn't the Jew seek the Church? If not, then would not that be Messianic Judaism -- Judaizing Protestantism?
ReplyDeleteThe Jew should seek Jesus, not the church (in my opinion). Jews within the church are sometimes interested in teaching the church their Jewish roots. Many Christians are interested in the Jewish roots of their faith.
ReplyDeleteI understand you, though, I think.