February 2017 eShmooze Letter for Tuesday, 31 January 2017 from The Word of Messiah in Charlotte, North Carolina, United Stas

February 2017 eShmooze Letter for Tuesday, 31 January 2017 from The Word of Messiah in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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February 2017
Paul's Love for Israel
During the month of February, we will celebrate Valentine’s Day. As followers of Yeshua (the Messiah of Israel), we take our ‘love cues’ from God, just as Paul did, stating the Good News is "to the Jew first and also to the Gentile." (Romans 1:16)
Paul’s Love for Israel by Sam Nadler

During the month of February, people throughout the US will enjoy St. Valentine’s Day, and express their love for someone special to them. As followers of Yeshua (the Messiah of Israel), we take our ‘love cues’ from God, to love as He loves; for although God loves everyone the same, His redemptive plan for humanity is prioritized, just as Paul wrote, the gospel is “to the Jew first” (Rom. 1:16). As the Apostle to the Gentiles, Paul was authorized to teach them of God’s priority; God’s burden for “the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Matt 10:5)” has never changed, for even though national Israel has returned to the land, it has not returned to the Lord. How then do we as Messianic believers respond to God’s burden for Israel? We see this in Romans 10:1:
Paul’s passion for Israel: “My heart’s desire” is the motivation for his ministry:
“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved.” (Rom. 10:1)
Even though this was Paul’s personal passion (“my heart’s desire), it is also our universal priority as fellow family members in Messiah. Paul’s concern does not belong to Jewish believers only, but for all true believers who understand God’s redemptive program and His longing for lost people. Paul’s heart’s desire, therefore, reflects the heart of God; it motivated Paul in prayer and in service. He used the identical Greek word for “heart’s desire” [eudokia] and “goodwill” found in Philippians 1:15, as the motive of those who proclaim the Messiah.
Have you ever wondered why you don’t pray, witness, and serve the Lord with more urgency? It’s because it’s a matter of the heart. Becoming highly motivated in service doesn’t result because of God’s burden for Israel, but only when His burden becomes our burden; our heart must be yielded to God’s heart, and then the love of Messiah (who weeps over Jerusalem still) will constrain our heart. Good theology isn’t enough. Only a truly intimate relationship with God will result in His love motivating our heart.
Paul’s passion for Israel came from a heart surrendered to the will of God and because the love of Messiah controlled his heart (2 Cor 5:14). In Romans 9:1-2 we see Paul’s grief over Israel, and in Romans 9:27 and 11:26, we see his love and hope. Both are part of what it means to be a believer. The Lord’s own heart grieves over the lost sheep of the house of Israel, and yet He loves them “with an everlasting love” (Jer. 31:3). Therefore any heart yielded to His heart will both grieve and hope, because God’s love is like that. Through Messiah we have the inseparable love of God (Rom. 8:39 – 9:2), so you are not only secured forever, but whatever affects His heart will also affect yours. We’re joined at the heart with the Lord.
Paul’s prayer for Israel: “prayer to God” is the method for ministry:
Paul’s “prayer” is the word for supplication, that is, a beseeching of the Lord out of great need. We often beseech God for our own needs, but we may also beseech Him to intercede on behalf of others (2 Cor 1:11, etc.). When we “pray for the peace of Jerusalem” on behalf of Israel (Ps. 122:6), Paul is likewise interceding on Israel’s behalf, and the motivation in both cases is the same. Have you lost the passion? Does Messiah’s love still “compel your heart”? (2 Cor 5:14) If you are indifferent to the needs of the lost sheep of the house of Israel, then you are not walking closely with the Lord.
Paul’s practice towards Israel: “that they might be saved” is the message for ministry:
What is Israel’s greatest need? As with all people, it is salvation. It’s not peace with the Palestinians, nor peace with Syria – but peace with God that matters! Paul’s passionate prayer was that Israel would hear and believe the Good News of Messiah; that they would honor the Messiah and confess, “Yeshua is Lord” (Rom. 10:9).
No helplessness is displayed either: there was something he could do; he could pray and practice. The right motive and the right message make the right ministry. It’s this very passion that presses Word of Messiah Ministries to get the Good News out and establish new, Yeshua-loving Messianic congregations around the world. God’s promises are our guarantee that His will be done, for His promises fulfill His own heart’s desire. Paul hoped in the sure promises of God’s word, for God had promised that one day Israel too will “look unto” Yeshua and be saved (Zech.. 12:10; Isa. 53). So as your heart is yielded to His heart and His passion is your heart’s desire then His promises will be your prayers and His word will be your confidence and hope.
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WMM's "Other" Ministry
People who are familiar with Word of Messiah Ministries sometimes overlook our “other” vital ministry. Did you know that nearly every Sunday, Sam speaks to churches about God's special love for Israel? Find out how to schedule Sam to speak at your church!
WMM’s “Other” Ministry by Sam Nadler

Our “Other” Ministry
People who are familiar with Word of Messiah Ministries (WMM) sometimes overlook the “other” vital ministry of WMM. Since our ministry is known world-wide as a Jewish evangelism and Messianic Congregation planting mission, many are surprised to learn that we also do speaking engagements with 50 to 100 churches throughout the year, in addition to our main and better- known ministry activities. Though I spend 6 days a week working for the salvation of Israel, I’m asking my spiritual family to pray for these church-speaking engagements on Sundays.
Our “Sunday Mission Statement”
WMM has a “Sunday Mission Statement,” that is, to bring the great burden of God’s heart for the lost sheep of the House of Israel to all believers in the greater body of Messiah. In proclaiming this burden of God’s heart, I am also proclaiming His word with all my heart. There is a vital reason for this, just as it is laid out in the Bible. Paul profoundly understood God’s redemptive plan of Salvation and carefully laid it out in Romans, most specifically in chapter 11. Paul’s great desire was to hasten the Second Coming of Messiah, in order to bring about the exaltation of Yeshua among Israel and all the nations. But he also understood the Second Coming can only take place when national Israel repents of its unbelief in Yeshua, and confesses Him as Lord. That is why Romans 11:26 tells us, “… and so all Israel will be saved.” That same verse also states, “as it is written, The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will banish ungodliness from Jacob.” Thus when national Israel trusts in Yeshua, He will return to earth “from [heavenly] Zion” to sit on His glorious throne in Jerusalem (Matt. 25:31). For in that day the Bible declares, “The stone that the builders rejected shall become the chief of the corner” (Ps.. 118:22). In that day we will also declare, “This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps.. 118:23-24). Messiah’s return is tied to Israel’s repentance, for Yeshua Himself said to Israel, “You will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’” (Matt. 23:39).
Goal is to Encourage Gentile Outreach to the Jewish Community
But what will encourage Israel to trust in Yeshua as Messiah and Lord? The faithful Gentile believers in Yeshua are God’s ‘secret weapon’ for the redemption of Israel! Romans 11:11 instructs us, “Salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.” This is also the fulfillment of the Gentile’s calling (i.e., “the fullness of the Gentiles,” in Romans 11:25). However, the enemy’s hindrances through false teaching, anti-Jewish attitudes and actions have not only hidden the message of Messiah from the Jewish people, but from the Gentile believers as well. As many of you may already know, most Gentiles do not know of their divine calling to bring the Good News “to the Jew first,” as Paul instructs in Romans 1:16. God has no plan B! It is the Lord’s will and calling for Gentile believers to love, pray and effectively reach out with the Good News to the Jewish communities around the world. This is why WMM is planting Messianic congregations worldwide whose members include both Messianic Jews and Messianic Gentiles, together being a witness to the greater Jewish communities around them.
Recently, I was privileged to teach at a wonderful church regarding “Messiah’s Hanukkah Message” from John 10:22-30. There were about a half dozen people that responded to the invitation to trust in Yeshua as Savior and Lord. However, many more of the people there became burdened to bring the Good News to their Jewish neighbors, coworkers and friends. I see this happening every Sunday! Yes, Gentile believers are ‘discovering’ their divine calling to love, pray and effectively reach out even “to the Jew first” as well as to the Gentiles. In fact, it is from our “other” ministry that many of you became recipients of our monthly newsletter. So please pray for WMM’s Sunday ministry, even as you are faithfully praying for our main efforts in Jewish evangelism and Messianic congregation planting, both here and around the world.
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