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30/12/2025

Wisdom that surpasses understanding

The book of 1 John 3 reveals one of the greatest truths of our faith:
God’s love has made us His children, and the world cannot understand this mystery.

“የእግዚአብሔር ልጆች ተብለን ልንጠራ አብ እንዴት ያለውን ፍቅር እንደ ሰጠን እዩ…” (1 ዮሐንስ 3፥1)

1Jo 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Right now, today, we are God’s children.
Our full glory has not yet been revealed, but when Christ appears, we will be like Him.

“እርሱ ቢገለጥ እርሱ እንዳለ እናየዋለን…” (1 ዮሐንስ 3፥2)

1Jo 3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Scripture is clear:
The devil has been sinning from the beginning.

“ዲያብሎስ ከመጀመሪያ ኃጢአትን ያደርጋል…” (1 ዮሐንስ 3፥8)

Sin is his only weapon, his only legal ground, his only strategy.
This is the very thing Jesus came to destroy.

“የዲያብሎስን ሥራ እንዲያፈርስ የእግዚአብሔር ልጅ ተገለጠ።” (1 ዮሐንስ 3፥8)

1Jo 3:8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

Jesus carried our sin on His shoulders and took it to the cross.

2 Corinthians 5:21 explains this exchange perfectly:

“ኃጢአት ያላወቀውን እርሱን ስለ እኛ ኃጢአት አደረገው፥ እኛ በእርሱ ሆነን የእግዚአብሔር ጽድቅ እንሆን ዘንድ።”

2Co 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Think of it like the rules of soccer, a referee cannot call a penalty unless the rule is broken.
In the same way, the devil cannot accuse unless sin is present.

Jesus said, “The ruler of this world is coming, but he has nothing in Me.”
No sin. No penalty. No accusation.

ዮሐንስ 14:30 የዚህ ዓለም ገዥ ይመጣልና፤ በእኔ ላይም አንዳች የለውም፤
No more death for all who believes, no more separation with God forever, no more veil in between man and God, because the wage of sin has been paid fully.

Galatians 2:16 declares:

“ know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.

“ሰው በሕግ ሥራ ሳይሆን በክርስቶስ እምነት ይጸድቃል።”

A righteous person is not someone who never sinned.
A righteous person is someone for whom Jesus paid the full price.

Because of this righteousness, Paul boldly says:

“በክርስቶስ ኢየሱስ ላሉት አሁን ኵነኔ የለባቸውም።” (ሮሜ 8፥1)

Rom 8:1 Life Through the Spirit Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

The enemy may try to attack.
He may try to accuse.
He may try to wage war.
But he cannot win because Christ already won.

When athlete like Haile G/Silassie wins a race, the world says, “Ethiopia won.” His victory becomes the victory of the whole nation, not just individual victory.

In the same way, Christ’s victory has become our victory. Jesus said “I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and graves.” Revelation 1:18

ራእይ 1:18 ሞቼም ነበርሁ እነሆም፥ ከዘላለም እስከ ዘላለም ድረስ ሕያው ነኝ፥ የሞትና የሲኦልም መክፈቻ አለኝ።

This is Jesus speaking to John on the island of Patmos, revealing His resurrection victory and His authority over death and every principality that no human could ever defeat. But now, for us who are in Christ, there is no condemnation, no power in death’s sting, and no accusation that can stand. By His work (favor), we have become victorious, heirs of His life and forever his child.

This is the beauty of the heavenly LOVE, this is the depth of love being unfolded to children from the father above. This is the greatest wisdom that surpasses our understanding and left our enemy confused forever.

We live now surrounded by Christ’s victory, a light of resurrection. The darkness of the grave, the life we once lived, has gone for good, thanks to Him. The halo of His righteousness has completely engulfed us. We stand as children of God, clothed in the garment of His righteousness. When God looks at us, He sees people free from condemnation, new creations who owe no debt. This delights Him. There is no greater joy for the Father than seeing His children redeemed and freed from the bo***ge of sin and the unrighteous union with darkness. A father rejoices when his child finally lives the life he or she was created to live. And that is exactly what Jesus accomplished for us, and He rested from His work, declaring, “It is finished.”

21/12/2025

“My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”: Finding the God of relationship in the Silence of the Cross.

On the cross, Jesus spoke seven significant cry out phrases. One of them references Psalm 22:1. However, some Christians do not know exactly what this means.

መዝሙር 22:1 “አምላኬ፡ አምላኬ፡ ለምን ተውኸኝ? እኔን ከማዳንና ከጩኸቴ ቃል ሩቅ ነህ።”
Psalm 22:1 "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?"

To understand this, we must ask: Who is God?
When the world was created, on the sixth day, God said, "Let us create man in our image." The plural expression here implies that God is a God of relationship. God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit do not exist without relationship.

Some Christians believe that when Jesus cried out, "Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani" ("My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?"), the relationship between the Father and the Son was cut off. However, this does not mean the bond was broken. When we look at the cross, we see that the bond remained intact; in fact, the work of the cross was the very plan that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit were accomplishing together.

ኤፌሶን 1:11 “እንደ ፈቃዱ ምክር ሁሉን የሚሠራ እንደ እርሱ አሳብ፥ አስቀድመን የተወሰንን …..በክርስቶስ ደግሞ ርስትን ተቀበልን።”

ኤፌሶን 3:11 ይህም በክርስቶስ ኢየሱስ በጌታችን የፈጸመው የዘላለም አሳብ ነበረ፥

Ephesians 1:11 "In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will."

Eph 3:11 “according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

According to the book of 4 gospel authors report , Jesus called out to God seven times. In Luke (23:34 and 23:46), He addressed God as Father: "Father, forgive them" and "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." Yet, in the midst of suffering, we also hear Him quoting David’s song: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

መዝሙር 22:1 “አምላኬ፡ አምላኬ፡ ለምን ተውኸኝ? እኔን ከማዳንና ከጩኸቴ ቃል ሩቅ ነህ።”
Psalm 22:1 "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?"

Here, Jesus is referring to the author of the Psalm, David. Jesus was experiencing anguish just as David did. When David wrote this, he was in the pain of betrayal and unfair judgment by his enemies, feeling forsaken by God. When we go under oppression, are challenged by enemies, or go through times of deep distress, this is how we all feel.

This was not just David’s cry; it is the sound of all of us. Jesus felt this exact emotion in that moment. But did God actually leave or turn His back on David? No. David simply didn't hear God responding, so he felt abandoned. Was that the reality? No!

In the same way, Jesus was in a moment where He was misunderstood, delivered into the hands of the Romans, and His friends were not around. What do we see here? Jesus is a partaker with people who go through suffering. The penalty for sin had to be paid through suffering; Jesus could not skip this moment. It was a time of crying out and challenge where God seemed quiet and distant. It was real suffering.

Jesus knows the feeling of being without the evident comfort of God. He knows the feeling of betrayal, the silence of God, being misunderstood, and injustice. Just as God didn’t leave David, God the Father didn’t leave Jesus. However, He allowed death to happen to Him. He didn't interfere to save him because He willed that moment to happen.
Why? So that Jesus could become the brother of all those who go through challenging times. He became like those who suffer.
Many have found comfort because of the suffering Jesus endured. There is a story of a woman named Joni Eareckson Tada who was paralyzed in a diving accident. She couldn't walk and was filled with pain and anger. Finally, she wrote in her book that she found comfort through Jesus. She realized: "Jesus knows what I feel." Just like her, the God who can do everything was nailed to a cross, unable to help Himself even to drink water. He is our ultimate comforter through Holy Spirit.

We learn three lessons from this groaning cry of Jesus:

1. Identification with Human Suffering:
When Jesus says "My God," He is identifying with David’s suffering and declaring that He is a partaker in all the pain human beings go through. He is not distant from our pain; He is in it. He is relating to us.

2. Faithfulness in the Silence:
The second lesson is that even when we go through pain and suffering, we must remain faithful in our relationship with the Lord. Even if we are dying, He is still our Lord. He is the One who deserves to be called "My God."
Our relationship is not transactional. Whether we are in good times or bad times, He is still our God. Our bond is unbreakable. We learn to stay in a steadfast relationship with Him regardless of the circumstances.

3. The Revelation of Love:
The third lesson is that Jesus is God revealed in human form; He demonstrates the true nature of God, which is Love.
When He said, "My God, why have you forsaken me?" it did not mean God had turned His back on His Son. In John 8:29, Jesus said: "The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him."

ዮሐንስ 8:29 “የላከኝም ከእኔ ጋር ነው፤ እኔ ደስ የሚያሰኘውን ዘወትር አደርጋለሁና አብ ብቻዬን አይተወኝም።”

The cry of the Lord, in fact, shows the pinnacle of the revelation of Love on the cross. It is the time and place where the love of God was revealed through Jesus, showing us what love truly means: Love is to live or die for others.

It’s also a revelation of the relationship between the Son and the Father. When Jesus prayed, "If it is your will, let this cup pass from me," it revealed the eternal counsel they shared.

Luke 22:42 "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."

John 6:38 "I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me."

ዮሐንስ 6:38 ፈቃዴን ለማድረግ አይደለም እንጂ የላከኝን ፈቃድ ለማድረግ ከሰማይ ወርጃለሁና።

These reveals Jesus’s perfect submission to a plan they already shared. The work of the cross was the plan established earlier between the Father and the Son.

ኤፌሶን 3:11 ይህም በክርስቶስ ኢየሱስ በጌታችን የፈጸመው የዘላለም አሳብ ነበረ፥
Ephesians 3:11 "According to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord."

In another place, Jesus revealed His and His Father’s eternal plan in the following way:
John 17:5 "Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed."

ዮሐንስ 17:5 አሁንም፥ አባት ሆይ፥ ዓለም ሳይፈጠር በአንተ ዘንድ በነበረኝ ክብር አንተ በራስህ ዘንድ አክብረኝ።

John 3:17 "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world…"

John 17:4 "I have finished the work you gave me to do."

ዮሐንስ 17:4 እኔ ላደርገው የሰጠኸኝን ሥራ ፈጽሜ በምድር አከበርሁህ፤

All these show that Jesus endured this suffering willingly; the mission was agreed upon by the Father and the Son, and sealed by the Holy Spirit.

Human wisdom would dictate that He reveal Himself as a Mighty God, destroy everyone, and save His own life. But He didn't do that. His love, which we had never known before, was being revealed. We were experiencing the love of heaven for the first time.

The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 1:25: "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom." The counsel between God the Father and His Son was in perfect harmony, and it was not similar to human thinking.
1 ቆሮንቶስ 1:25 “ከሰው ይልቅ የእግዚአብሔር ሞኝነት ይጠበባልና፥ የእግዚአብሔርም ድካም ከሰው ይልቅ ይበረታልና።”

Our "wisdom" says to destroy the enemy, but His "wisdom" chose to submit to the weak and willingly die. Giving up His soul became the revealed wisdom of heaven. His way, which seems like foolishness to the world, became the wisdom that saved humanity.

This work of heaven’s plan did not end in defeat or suffering; it ended in victory. It ended with the report: "It is finished!" This is the sound of victory; the mission was fulfilled.

The author of Psalm 22 was crying out to God earnestly because he was in a situation he didn't choose. However, Jesus chose this way, willingly came into this suffering with full knowledge and full obedience.
ፊልጵስዩስ 2:7 ነገር ግን የባሪያን መልክ ይዞ በሰውም ምሳሌ ሆኖ ራሱን ባዶ አደረገ፥ በምስሉም እንደ ሰው ተገኝቶ ራሱን አዋረደ፥ ለሞትም ይኸውም የመስቀል ሞት እንኳ የታዘዘ ሆነ።

Philippians 2:7-8 "...but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!"

The author of the Psalm tells us by the end of the chapter that God didn't leave him forever. We hear God answering his prayer around verse 24.

መዝሙር 22:24 የችግረኛን ችግር አልናቀምና፥ ቸልም አላለምና፤ ፊቱንም ከእኔ አልሰወረምና፥ ነገር ግን ወደ እርሱ በጮኽሁ ጊዜ ሰማኝ።
Psalm 22:24 "For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help."

In fact, the story ended up in praise and worship.

Psalm 22:25 "From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows."

መዝሙር 22:25 በታላቅ ጉባኤ ምስጋናዬ ከአንተ ዘንድ ነው፤ እርሱን በሚፈሩት ፊት ስእለቴን እሰጣለሁ።

God heard David and answered. The same thing happened on the cross. The author of Hebrews tells us:

ዕብራውያን 5:7 እርሱም በስጋው ወራት ከሞት ሊያድነው ወደሚችል ከብርቱ ጩኸትና ከእንባ ጋር ጸሎትንና ምልጃን አቀረበ፥ እግዚአብሔርንም ስለ መፍራቱ ተሰማለት፤
Hebrews 5:7 "During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission."

God answered His prayers not by saving Him from dying, but by saving Him through death. Why?
Hebrews 12:2 "...who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."

ዕብራውያን 12: 2 “እርሱ ነውርን ንቆ በፊቱም ስላለው ደስታ በመስቀል ታግሦ በእግዚአብሔር ዙፋን ቀኝ ተቀምጦአልና።

When God seems silent, it doesn’t mean he is not at work. That is why we see, During the silence, the curtain was torn apart.

The law and sin cannot hold us anymore now because they couldn't hold Jesus. On the third day, He rose again. "O Death, where is your sting?"

Paul understood this well. He did not care about the power of death. In fact, it became too difficult for him to choose between life and death. He said, "If I stay with you, it’s for me to preach the gospel, but if I die, it’s for my benefit." His preference, however, was to die and go to Jesus.

ፊልጵስዩስ 1:20 ይህ ናፍቆቴ ተስፋዬም ነውና፤ በአንድ ነገር እንኳ አላፍርም ነገር ግን በህይወት ብኖር ወይም ብሞት፥ ክርስቶስ በግልጥነት ሁሉ እንደ ወትሮው አሁን ደግሞ በስጋዬ ይከብራል። ለእኔ ሕይወት ክርስቶስ፥ ሞትም ጥቅም ነውና።

Philippians 1:20-21 "I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."

ፊልጵስዩስ 1:23 በእነዚህም በሁለቱ እጨነቃለሁ፤ ልሄድ ከክርስቶስም ጋር ልኖር እናፍቃለሁ፥ ከሁሉ ይልቅ እጅግ የሚሻል ነውና፤

Paul was unable to choose between living on earth or going to Him. Some people cry out in fear because they are too connected to this world. But if we are connected in a strong relationship with the Lord, we may feel the same way Paul felt. We would be in a situation where it is difficult to choose which is better: to stay here and serve Him, or to die and live with Him forever.
Paul, however, preferred to die; he had no fear of death because he had seen Jesus come back from death. The sting of death had been taken away, and he demonstrated no fear of death.

Philippians 1:23 "I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;"

17/12/2025

Remembrance / መታሰቢያ

1 ቆሮንቶስ 11:23 -26 ለእናንተ ደግሞ አሳልፌ የሰጠሁትን እኔ ከጌታ ተቀብያለሁና፤ ጌታ ኢየሱስ አልፎ በተሰጠበት በዚያች ሌሊት እንጀራን አንሥቶ አመሰገነ፥ ቆርሶም፦ “እንካችሁ ብሉ፤ ይህ ስለ እናንተ የሚሆን ሥጋዬ ነው፤ ይህን ለመታሰቢያዬ አድርጉት፡” አለ። እንደዚሁም ከእራት በኋላ ጽዋውን ደግሞ አንሥቶ፦ “ይህ ጽዋ በደሜ የሚሆን አዲስ ኪዳን ነው፤ በጠጣችሁት ጊዜ ሁሉ ይህን ለመታሰቢያዬ አድርጉት፡” አለ። ይህን እንጀራ በበላችሁ ጊዜ ሁሉ፥ ይህንም ጽዋ በጠጣችሁ ጊዜ ሁሉ ጌታ እስኪመጣ ድረስ ሞቱን ትናገራላችሁና።

The Last Supper and its tradition of remembrance is a practice that our Lord Jesus Himself established. He gave the Church two primary ordinances: Baptism, which marks our entrance into the Kingdom of God and is performed only once, and the Lord’s Supper, which is a continuous act. Jesus commanded us to observe this meal in remembrance of His death.
The Church in Corinth was a difficult one. They were divided by the "grace" or status of the servants they followed—some saying, "I follow Apollos," while others said, "I follow Cephas." Furthermore, they were bringing food to the supper but refusing to share with one another. This disorder prompted the Apostle Paul to provide correction.

መዝሙር 47:7 እግዚአብሔር ለምድር ሁሉ ንጉሥ ነውና፤ በማስተዋል ዘምሩ።

When we serve God, we must do so with full intention and understanding. The "why" behind our actions is vital. Jesus said, "Do this in remembrance of Me." What are we remembering? We remember His crucifixion and His death. However, this is not a "ተዝካር" (Tezkar), because He is not dead—He is alive!

Why did Jesus command us to remember?

1. Because we naturally forget things easily

God understands that human nature is prone to forgetfulness. In the beginning, God commanded Adam not to eat from the tree to remind him that God is Lord. Even though Adam was given authority over the earth, the command served as a boundary so he would not mistakenly believe he was a divine power answerable to no one.
In the Old Covenant, God told Israel to keep His commandments in their hearts, bind them on their necks, and write them on their doorframes. Today, Jesus gives us this supper. Unlike Adam, who was told not to eat, we are invited to eat—but we do so to remember His sacrifice and acknowledge Him as our Lord.

2. To Recognize Our Value and His Love

The second reason to remember is to recognize that He became a participant in our humanity and became our brother. Partaking in the supper shows us the price He paid and how much He loves us.
ዮሐንስ 3:16 በእርሱ የሚያምን ሁሉ የዘላለም ሕይወት እንዲኖረው እንጂ እንዳይጠፋ እግዚአብሔር አንድያ ልጁን እስኪሰጥ ድረስ ዓለሙን እንዲሁ ወዶአልና።

3. To It remember of the work of reconciliation made between man and God through his blood.

ዕብራውያን 12:24 የአዲስም ኪዳን መካከለኛ ወደሚሆን ወደ ኢየሱስ፥ ከአቤልም ደም ይልቅ የሚሻለውን ወደሚናገር ወደ መርጨት ደም ደርሳችኋል።
The blood of martyrs often cries out for justice, asking, "How long will you wait to judge?" But the blood of Jesus is different. His blood cries out for mercy. Because of His blood, His voice is heard on our behalf. When we partake of His body and blood in remembrance, we see our redemption and his outpoured love in the form of blood for our reconciliation clearly.

21/12/2024

Mount Zion (Jerusalem)
ዳዊትም እየበረታ ሄደ፤ የሠራዊት አምላክ እግዚአብሔርም ከእርሱ ጋር ነበረ። 2 ሳሙኤል 5:10፤

This verse has an interesting story before and after it. Jerusalem (Zion) was controlled by the Jebusites. David was chosen as a teenager. After the prophet Jonathan, the king of Jerusalem, and his military defense minister died, the prophecy given to David that he would have the support of the people to caputre the land of Zion was fulfilled.

ዘካርያስ 8:20፤ የሠራዊት ጌታ እግዚአብሔር እንዲህ ይላል፦ “በብዙ ከተሞች የሚቀመጡ አሕዛብ ገና ይመጣሉ፤ በአንዲትም ከተማ የሚኖሩ ሰዎች፦ እግዚአብሔርን እንለምን ዘንድ፥ የሠራዊትንም ጌታ እግዚአብሔርን እንፈልግ ዘንድ ኑ እንሂድ፤ እኔም እሄዳለሁ፡ እያሉ ወደ ሌላ ከተማ ይሄዳሉ። ብዙ ወገኖችና ኃይለኞች አሕዛብ በኢየሩሳሌም የሠራዊትን ጌታ እግዚአብሔርን ይፈልጉ ዘንድ፥ እግዚአብሔርንም ይለምኑ ዘንድ ይመጣሉ። የሠራዊትም ጌታ እግዚአብሔር እንዲህ ይላል፦ “በዚያ ዘመን ከአሕዛብ ቋንቋ ሁሉ አሥር ሰዎች የአንዱን አይሁዳዊ ሰው ልብስ ዘርፍ ይዘው፦ ‘እግዚአብሔር ከእናንተ ጋር እንዳለ ሰምተናልና ከእናንተ ጋር እንሂድ፡’ ይላሉ።”

The back story to this is really amazing. The Northern Kingdom frequently engaged in idol worship and ignored the warnings of prophets, leading to divine punishment and eventual downfall. The Bible tells us, David's power grew stronger while the northern kingdom weakened. Eventually, the people of Jerusalem asked David if they could join his kingdom. This request was a fulfillment of the prophecy from the book of Zechariah 8:20

Zec 8:20. This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, 21. and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the Lord and seek the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’
22. And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.” 23. This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’ ”

This was a big big opportunity for David to think of controlling Mount Zion together with the northern people. David then went to capture Mount Zion, which was still under Jebusite control, and said, "Let's capture this mountain."

ዘካርያስ 8:20፤ የሠራዊት ጌታ እግዚአብሔር እንዲህ ይላል፦ “በብዙ ከተሞች የሚቀመጡ አሕዛብ ገና ይመጣሉ፤ በአንዲትም ከተማ የሚኖሩ ሰዎች፦ እግዚአብሔርን እንለምን ዘንድ፥ የሠራዊትንም ጌታ እግዚአብሔርን እንፈልግ ዘንድ ኑ እንሂድ፤ እኔም እሄዳለሁ፡ እያሉ ወደ ሌላ ከተማ ይሄዳሉ። ብዙ ወገኖችና ኃይለኞች አሕዛብ በኢየሩሳሌም የሠራዊትን ጌታ እግዚአብሔርን ይፈልጉ ዘንድ፥ እግዚአብሔርንም ይለምኑ ዘንድ ይመጣሉ። የሠራዊትም ጌታ እግዚአብሔር እንዲህ ይላል፦ “በዚያ ዘመን ከአሕዛብ ቋንቋ ሁሉ አሥር ሰዎች የአንዱን አይሁዳዊ ሰው ልብስ ዘርፍ ይዘው፦ ‘እግዚአብሔር ከእናንተ ጋር እንዳለ ሰምተናልና ከእናንተ ጋር እንሂድ፡’ ይላሉ።”

I'm talking about the spiritual Jerusalem that has been under enemy control. Now, it's your turn to take control. The Jebusites underestimated David, saying that even their crippled people could defeat him.

2 ሳሙኤል 5:6፤ ንጉሡና ሰዎቹም በአገሩ ውስጥ ከተቀመጡት ከኢያቡሳውያን ጋር ለመዋጋት ወደ ኢየሩሳሌም ሄዱ፤ እነርሱም፦ ዳዊት ወደዚህ ሊገባ አይችልም፡ ብለው አስበው ነበርና ዳዊትን፦ ዕውሮችንና አንካሶችን ካላወጣህ በቀር ወደዚህ አትገባም፡ አሉት።

2 Samuel 5:6: "The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, 'You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.' They thought, 'David cannot get in here.'"

They didn't realize that God was with David to fulfill the prophecy. In our spiritual lives, lies often tell us we can't occupy certain places, but the truth is, we can. We're called to fight against the spirit of the Jebusites and inherit Jerusalem. This spirit says we can't inherit because we're sinners, unloved, and unworthy of being God's children. However, the story continues with David conquering the city and renaming it the City of David. The fight belongs to the Lord, and He conquered the city for His glory. Our journey is for God's glory and is His work.

It's interesting to see how David's military controlled the city. David didn't have to use conventional methods. He came up with the idea of controlling the city through the water shaft. When David asked who was willing to obey this order, Joab, the chief fighter, volunteered. Joab was used to fighting face to face, but he accepted this new tactic. He humbled himself by entering the city through the water tunnel, enduring wet and muddy conditions. A generation that obeys and kneels down without complain will rise with glory and inherit the city of Jerusalem.

2 ሳሙኤል 5:8፤ በዚያም ቀን ዳዊት፦ ኢያቡሳውያንን የሚመታ በውኃ መሄጃው ይውጣ፤ የዳዊትም ነፍስ የምትጠላቸውን ዕውሮችንና አንካሶችን ያውጣ፡ አለ። ስለዚህም በምሳሌ፦ ዕውርና አንካሳ ወደ ቤት አይግቡ፡ ተባለ።

2 Samuel 5:8: "On that day, David said, 'Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to reach those ‘lame and blind’ who are David’s enemies.' That is why they say, 'The ‘blind and lame’ will not enter the palace.'"

For many years, Benjamin and other strong tribes tried but failed to capture the city. Only David's wisdom worked. Sometimes, the spiritual fight requires us to kneel down and take a different approach.

2 ሳሙኤል 5:9፤ ዳዊትም በአምባይቱ ውስጥ ተቀመጠ፥ የዳዊትም ከተማ ብሎ ጠራት። ዳዊትም ዙሪያዋን ከሚሎ ጀምሮ ወደ ውስጥ ቀጠራት።

2Sa 5:9. David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces inward.

In the New Testament we see Jesus teaching this approach for the disciples. The fight is not with flesh and blood.

ሉቃስ 9:51፤ የሚወጣበትም ወራት በቀረበ ጊዜ ወደ ኢየሩሳሌም ለመሄድ ፊቱን አቀና፥ :52፤ በፊቱም መልክተኞችን ሰደደ። ሄደውም ሊያሰናዱለት ወደ አንድ ወደ ሳምራውያን መንደር ገቡ፤ 53፤ ፊቱም ወደ ኢየሩሳሌም እንደሚሄድ ስለ ነበረ አልተቀበሉትም። 54፤ ደቀ መዛሙርቱም ያዕቆብና ዮሐንስ አይተው፦ “ጌታ ሆይ፥ ኤልያስ ደግሞ እንዳደረገ እሳት ከሰማይ ወርዶ ያጥፋቸው እንል ዘንድ ትወዳለህን?” አሉት። 55፤ እርሱ ግን ዘወር ብሎ ገሠጻቸውና፦ “ምን ዓይነት መንፈስ እንደ ሆነላችሁ አታውቁም፤ 56፤ የሰው ልጅ የሰውን ነፍስ ሊያድን እንጂ ሊያጠፋ አልመጣም፡” አለ። ወደ ሌላ መንደርም ሄዱ።

Luke 9:51-56 “As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, 'Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?' But Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they went to another village."

James and John were used to fighting, which is why they wanted to take up swords and fight physically. However, Jesus showed them another way.

Jesus showed us how to win the fight by doing something different. Unity, spirituality, and goodness are the ways to win the fight not wrath not hatred. This is the way to inherit the land of Jerusalem, which I am talking about the heavenly Jerusalem. Those who are willing to fight the good fight will reach to this land. Paul describe this place as follows.

ዕብራውያን 12:22፤ ነገር ግን ወደ ጽዮን ተራራና ወደ ሕያው እግዚአብሔር ከተማ ደርሳችኋል፥ ወደ ሰማያዊቱም ኢየሩሳሌም፥ በደስታም ወደ ተሰበሰቡት ወደ አእላፋት መላእክት፥፤ በሰማያትም ወደ ተጻፉ ወደ በኵራት ማኅበር፥ የሁሉም ዳኛ ወደሚሆን ወደ እግዚአብሔር፥ ፍጹማንም ወደ ሆኑት ወደ ጻድቃን መንፈሶች፤ የአዲስም ኪዳን መካከለኛ ወደሚሆን ወደ ኢየሱስ፥ ከአቤልም ደም ይልቅ የሚሻለውን ወደሚናገር ወደ መርጨት ደም ደርሳችኋል፤
Heb 12:22. But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23. to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, 24. to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel:

John on the other hand reveal this place as something that have full of great fighters in history worshiping the one and onl Jesus who endured the fight and won at the mount Calvary.

ራእይ 5:9-10፤ “መጽሐፉን ትወስድ ዘንድ ማኅተሞቹንም ትፈታ ዘንድ ይገባሃል፥ ታርደሃልና፥ª በደምህም ለእግዚአብሔር ከነገድ ሁሉ ከቋንቋም ሁሉ ከወገንም ሁሉ ከሕዝብም ሁሉ ሰዎችን ዋጅተህ ለአምላካችን መንግሥትና ካህናት ይሆኑ ዘንድ አደረግሃቸው፥ በምድርም ላይ ይነግሣሉ፡” እያሉ አዲስን ቅኔ ይዘምራሉ።

15/12/2024

Tetelestai: The Fulfillment of Prophecy and the Promise of the New Heavenly Banquet

Tetelestai is a Greek word with a significant meaning, implying the completion of Jesus' mission and the fulfillment of prophecies. In merchandise terms, it means the debt is fully paid. The Lord our God, who knew us and our weaknesses, came as a perfect man and became a mediator between weak humanity and the holy, unique God. He gave himself as a perfect sacrifice for the penalty of sin and declared, "It is finished." In terms of court proceedings, the word Tetelestai means the justice is fully served, the almighty God is satisfied with the justice made.

Jesus paid it with a genuine and sincere heart. He paid the penalty without reservation, loving us unconditionally.

Repentance and confession are two different things. Repentance is a one-time act of faith that occurs when we accept Jesus' greatest gift, which is forgiveness that we inherit through his blood. Confession, on the other hand, is an act of admitting our weaknesses, acknowledging our wrongdoings, and asking for forgiveness for hurting our relationship with him.

Mathew 26:20-21, 29 “When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. And while they were eating, he said, 'I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.' ... 'I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom.'"

ማቴዎስ 26:20-21, 29. “በመሸም ጊዜ ከአሥራ ሁለቱ ደቀ መዛሙርቱ ጋር በማዕድ ተቀመጠ፤ ሲበሉም እንዲህ አለ፦ 'እውነት እላችኋለሁ፥ ከእናንተ አንዱ እኔን አሳልፎ ይሰጣል።' ... 'በአባቴ መንግሥት ከእናንተ ጋር ከዚህ ከወይን ፍሬ አዲሱን እስከምጠጣበት እስከዚያ ቀን ድረስ ከዛሬ ጀምሬ አልጠጣውም።'"

Why does Jesus say he will not partake until that day? Because he is referring to the banquet he has prepared on a large scale in his new kingdom, as revealed in Revelation 21:1. This banquet is an amazing event, illustrated as a majestic wedding ceremony, and there will be a great feast.

ራእይ 19:6-9: "'ሃሌ ሉያ፤ ሁሉን የሚገዛ ጌታ አምላካችን ነግሦአልና። የበጉ ሰርግ ስለ ደረሰ ሚስቱም ራስዋን ስላዘጋጀች ደስ ይበለን ሐሤትም እናድርግ ክብርንም ለእርሱ እናቅርብ። ያጌጠና የተጣራ ቀጭን የተልባ እግር ልብስ እንድትጐናጸፍ ተሰጥቶአታል። ቀጭኑ የተልባ እግር የቅዱሳን ጽድቅ ሥራ ነውና። ... 'ወደ በጉ ሰርግ እራት የተጠሩ ብፁዓን ናቸው፡' ብለህ ጻፍ፡' አለኝ። ይህ የእግዚአብሔር እውነተኛ ቃል ነው፡' አለኝ።"

Revelation 19:6-9: "'Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.' (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) Then the angel said to me, 'Write: "Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!"' And he added, 'These are the true words of God.'"

Jesus says he will not eat from the last supper with the disciples until that day because he is referring to this amazing day where everyone will participate. He is honoring this banquet as it is the ultimate goal for him to bring all who believe in his name to participate in the ceremony. There will be a great gathering of all disciples, where they will experience the healing power of Jesus and the redemption of all injustice, suffering, and all tears will be wiped away.

ራእይ 21:1-6: "'እንባዎችንም ሁሉ ከዓይኖቻቸው ያብሳል፥ ሞትም ከእንግዲህ ወዲህ አይሆንም፥ ኀዘንም ቢሆን ወይም ጩኸት ወይም ሥቃይ ከእንግዲህ ወዲህ አይሆንም፥ የቀደመው ሥርዓት አልፎአልና፡' ብሎ ሲናገር ሰማሁ። ... እነዚህ ቃሎች የታመኑና እውነተኛዎች ናቸውና ጻፍ፡' አለኝ። አለኝም፦ 'ተፈጽሞአል። አልፋና ዖሜጋ፥ መጀመሪያውና መጨረሻው እኔ ነኝ። ለተጠማ ከሕይወት ውኃ ምንጭ እንዲያው እኔ እሰጣለሁ።'"

Rev 21:3-6. “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.' He who was seated on the throne said, 'I am making everything new!' Then he said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.' He said to me: 'It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life.'"

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