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YAOHÚSHUA Gives You Enriched Life....

YYAOHÚSHUA Life-Enrichment GuidelinesY

YTo What Degree Are You Financially Free?

Please answer the following True or False queries to evaluate yourself.

1. This morning, did you really ask YÁOHU UL in prayer to give the provisions for all that you would need for today?

2. Can you list three of YÁOHU UL's basic purposes for money?

3. Does a man need more than careful planning and hard work to be rich and wealthy?

4. Has your reading and learning the Words of YÁOHU UL increased since your last financial crisis?

5. Have you ever lost money, promotion, a job or a friend because you refused to compromise your beliefs and convictions?

6. Are you regularly giving and helping out the poor and the needy?

7. Have you paid all your debts?

8. Does YÁOHU UL intend for victorious Yaohushuahim (believers) to suffer financial lack?

9. When you read a sales catalog, do you always check the price first before you appreciate the product or item for sale?

10. If someone were to offer you a quick way to legally make a large amount of money, would you turn it down?

11. Have you ever researched about items which you intend to buy in a consumer guide or consumer report?

12. Do you keep fairly accurate records of all your incomes and expenses?

13. Is it your personal principle to refuse to guarantee other people's loans and debts?

14. Do you believe that mothers should work outside the home so they too can contribute to the family's income?

15. Have you ever kept your promise and your word even if it meant undergoing much pain, personal loss and sacrifice on your part?

16. Can you remember which among the things or services which you received were direct answers to your prayers?

17. Do you approve of business partnerships with believers and unbelievers too?

18. Is it wise for middle-aged people to keep on saving for their retirement age?

19. Before making major financial decisions, do you first consult your family members or your espouse?

20. Do you believe that it is YÁOHU UL's will that all His children enjoy His prosperity here on earth?

What It Really Means to be Financially Free

1. Financial freedom is realizing that true prosperity comes only from YÁOHU UL.

If we think we can get rich by our own efforts, we will become the victims of our own schemes.

'For it is YÁOHU UL Who gives you the power and ability to get wealth.' - Deuteronomy 8:18, Holy Scriptures.

2. Financial freedom is committing ourselves to YÁOHU UL's purposes for money.

The purpose of money is not to free us from daily dependence upon YÁOHU UL, but to show YÁOHU UL's love and power in our lives.

'If YÁOHU UL clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O you men of little faith.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 6:30

3. Financial freedom is recognizing and rejecting false financial concepts.

An ad that reads 'Be Your Own Boss' implies that financial freedom comes by working for ourselves. True freedom begins by accepting Scriptural restraints, whether we work for someone else or for ourselves.

'If ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler) calls you, and you are a slave, remember that the Messiah has set you free from the awful power of sin; and if He has called you and you are free, remember that you are now a slave of the Messiah.' - 1 Corinthians 7:22

4. Financial freedom is responding to YÁOHU UL's reproofs for wrong financial decisions.

If we fail to fully apply YÁOHU UL's principles of finances, YÁOHU UL allows riches with sorrow or the devouring of our assets.

'You hope for much but get so little. And when you bring it home, I blow it away - it doesn't last at all. Why? Because My Temple lies in ruins and you don't care. Your only conern is your own fine homes.' - Haggai 1:9

5. Financial freedom is choosing to serve YÁOHU UL rather than money.

The needs of daily provision cause most people to build their lives and affections on temporal things rather than on eternal riches. The only escape from slavery to money is to decide to serve YÁOHU UL, for 'no man can serve two bosses...' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 6:24, Holy Scriptures.

6. Financial freedom means giving to those to whom we are supposed to give.

Poverty is the result of following our natural greedy inclinations. On the other hand, YÁOHU UL's increase comes by developing a spirit of generosity according to YÁOHU UL's direction.

'If you give, you will receive! Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, pressed and shaken together to make space for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use to give - large or small - will be used to measure what is given back to you in return.' - Luke 6:38, Holy Scriptures.

7. Financial freedom is keeping out of debt.

Most debt is the result of disregarding YÁOHU UL's limitations or rejecting YÁOHU UL opportunities to show Himself powerful on our behalf.

The basis of debt is presumption: assuming that we can pay back tomorrow what we borrow today. But YÁOHU UL warns us that all such presumption is evil. We are told: 'Boast not about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day may bring forth.' - Proverbs 27:1

'Owe no man anything except to love him....' - Romans 13:8

8. Financial freedom is knowing how to abound and how to suffer need.

YÁOHU UL did not intend that wealth or poverty should be permanent conditions in life, but rather stages in the development of the true riches of inward character. Toward this end, Shaul (Paul) said, 'I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound....to be full and to be hungry.' - Philippians 4:12

9. Financial freedom is having sales refusal.

Impulse buying is the sure way to financial bondage. The marketplace and the road to it are carefully designed to trap the undisciplined shopper; but YÁOHU UL wants us to have the discernment which Khavyao (Eve) failed to have in the Garden of Eden.

We must reject that which appeals to the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. - 1 YÁOHU-khanam (John) 2:16

10. Financial freedom is getting the best buy.

Getting the best buy requires taking the time and effort to do research; and it means walking away from purchases which do not measure up to predetermined criteria.

It means knowing exactly what we want and what queries to ask in order to get it.

Developing a cordial relationship with the seller helps to secure the best in quality and service.

Best buys are the result of disciplined living and inner contentment.

'But holiness with contentment is great gain!' - 1 YÁOHU-tom (Timothy) 6:6, Holy Scriptures.

11. Financial freedom is keeping fairly accurate and useful records.

If a venture or a household were to prosper, it must be preceded by wise planning, diligent working and accurate record keeping. One's record-keeping system, however, must be functional in form and clear in reinforcing YÁOHU UL's purposes for funds.

'Moreover it is required in trustees, that a man be found faithful.' - 1 Corinthians 4:2

12. Financial freedom is refusing to lend or guarantee another person's debt or loan.

If borrowing money makes us a servant to the lender, lending money to a friend forces that one to become our servant.

If a person is truly needy, YÁOHU UL expects us to give to that one's needs. Co-signing or guaranteeing means bondage to the one for whom we signed and also potential bondage for us when events do not turn out the way we had planned and expected.

'If you be a guarantor for your friend, if you have made a deal with a stranger, deliver and free yourself....' - Proverbs 6:1-3

13. Financial freedom is developing the full potential of the home.

Many costly services which are performed by others were designed by YÁOHU UL to be done by the family in the home. These include early education, first aid, care of the elderly family members and partial production of food and clothing. The key to such a home program is a wise, upright and virtuous woman.

'....Her price is far above rubies.' - Proverbs 31:10

14. Financial freedom is choosing a clean name rather than great riches.

Broken vows, secret sins, pornography, cheating of widows, dishonoring parents and returning evil for kindness are a few of the violations which cause YÁOHU UL to withhold funds.

When Yaoshorul (Israel) experienced famine, King Daud (David) discovered and removed the cause. (2 Samuel 21)

In the same way, YÁOHU UL wants us to search our ways so that He is free to '....open to you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it.' - Malachi 3:10

15. Financial freedom is knowing how to receive funds through prayer.

YÁOHU UL delights in having His children trust Him for their daily needs. When riches increase, however, it is easy to stop depending upon YÁOHU UL; and when we feel that we do not need YÁOHU UL, we lose our love for Him.

To remedy the situation, YÁOHU UL brings unexpected needs which force us to His Word and prayer. (2 Chronicles 7:13-14)

He then delights in giving us our daily bread and also doing '....overflowing abundance much more than all that we ask or think....' - Ephesians 3:20.

Pray and ask from YÁOHU UL, using the Shúam of YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.

16. Financial freedom is having the courage to avoid partnerships.

A man must decide ahead of time to reject any financial gain which comes as a result of violating Scriptural principles. Once he makes this quality decision, he must reject pressures which would cause him to do wrong.

The basis of secular humanism is the thinking that the end justifies the means. In contrast to this, Dayan-Ul (Daniel) purposed in his heart that he would do what was right, regardless of the consequences. - Dayan-Ul (Daniel) 1:8, Holy Scriptures

17. Financial freedom is detecting and conquering slothfulness or laziness.

Trying to live without working is rebellion against YÁOHU UL's order. He has determined that provision must come by the sweat of the brow - Genesis 3:17-19.

His one sure remedy for laziness is hunger.

'If any would not work, neither should he eat....' - 2 Thessalonians 3:10. In other words, 'you don't work, you don't eat!'

Any financial concept that appeals to slothfulness or laziness must be identified as not being from YÁOHU UL and then must be rejected.

One example is the false notion that we should work for a life of ease. Those who do this are usually met with unexpected pressures or disillusionments, such as the rich man who said to his soul, 'You have much wealth laid up for many years; take it easy....' - Luke 12:19, Holy Scriptures.

18. Financial freedom is listening to the cautions of your espouse or family.

Many financial disasters can be avoided by listening to the cautions of your espouse or family members about a financial decision before it is made.

'A wise man will hear, and will increase learning....' - Proverbs 1:5

19. Financial freedom is knowing how to pass on an inheritance which insures a holy and responsible heritage.

An inheritance is YÁOHU UL's way of passing on a heritage to children and grandchildren. YÁOHU UL's primary purpose through the inheritance is to edify the larger family unit.

Vital functions, such as the education of the children, health care, home provision, care of the elderly and resources for income generation are some of the responsibilities which YÁOHU UL intended for the family to meet.

There are also dangers in an inheritance; thus YÁOHU UL gives both a challenge and a warning.

'An upright man leaves an inheritance to his children's children....' - Proverbs 13:22

'An inheritance may be received hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.' - Proverbs 20:21

20. Financial freedom is recognizing and avoiding the hidden traps and allures of the enemy to gain unjustly at another's expense.

No man shall benefit at the expense of another. YÁOHU UL is the Source of all wisdom so His children can readily avoid taking unfair and unjust advantage of his fellowmen, even when opportunities lure him into it.

YÁOHU UL is also the Wonderful Counselor to warn and safeguard His children against those who will unduly, unjustly and unfairly take advantage of them.

'You must not be envious or your neighbor's house, or want to sleep with his wife, or want to own his servants, oxen, donkeys or anything else he has.' - Exodus 20:17, Holy Scriptures

Can You Define Basic Financial Terms?

Please select the best definition for each term:

1. Financial freedom

a. Having the ability to buy whatever you want
b. Not having financial needs
c. Being content with food and clothing

2. Financial bondage

a. Having many expenses
b. Working hard for money
c. Owing money to other people

3. A rich person

a. One who has a large amount of money
b. One who is in the process of gathering wealth
c. One who gets a large salary

4. A poor person

a. One who has little money
b. One who cannot pay his bills
c. One who cannot buy food and clothing

5. A wealthy person

a. One who has more money than what he really needs
b. One who looks for profitable investments
c. One who lends money to others

6. Indebtedness

a. Not being able to pay bills
b. Borrowing money with interest
c. Borrowing money without interest

7. Co-Signing

a. Going into a business partnership
b. Guaranteeing that a check is okay
c. Guaranteeing that another's loan will be repaid

8. Financial success

a. Earning a large amount of money
b. Achieving the financial goals that I have set
c. Fulfilling the right purposes for funds

Know the Evidences of Financial Bondage

1. Insecurity

Insecurity is the by-product of building our lives around persons, positions, or possessions, which we know can be taken from us anytime.

2. Fear

Fear occurs as we become aware of all of the possible ways in which we could lose our most-cherished possessions and wealth.

3. Anxiety

Anxiety is the physical and emotional tension which results when we think about financial problems.

4. Loss of sleep

Worry and pressure from financial cares become intensified at night and remove the possibility of peaceful sleep.

5. Ungratefulness

Financial cares and concerns decrease our ability to appreciate, be thankful for and enjoy the many benefits that YÁOHU UL and others provide for us.

6. Discord with close relations

Those in financial bondage become more concerned and caring about material and physical things and tend to disregard, if not totally reject, people around whom they are supposed to love.

7. Using people and loving money or things

Instead of loving people and using material wealth to express this love, the person in financial bondage uses people to gain material and financial gains.

8. Focus on sensuality, amusements and pleasures of this world

Most of those in financial bondage put much importance and time to activities which cater to the carnal desires and personal pleasures which eventually lead to lack and disappointments.

Know YÁOHU UL's Four Purposes for Money

'For the eyes of YÁOHU UL search back and forth throughout the whole earth, looking for people whose hearts are perfect toward Him, so He can show His great power in helping them....' - 2 Chronicles 16:9

1. Provision - 'I have commanded the ravens to feed you.' - 1 Kings 17:4

2. Direction - 'And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up....' - 1 Kings 17:7

3. Fellowship - 'I have commanded a widowed woman there to support you....' - 1 Kings 17:9

4. Outworking - 'UliYAOHU (Elijah) was a man subject to like passions as we are and he prayed earnestly....' - YAOHUcaf (James) 5:17

'Obey the laws of YÁOHU your UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator). Walk in His ways and reverentially fear Him. For YÁOHU UL is bringing you into a pleasant land of books, pools, gushing springs, valley and hills; it is a land of wheat and barley, of grape vines, fig trees, pomegranates, olives and honey; it is a land where food is plentiful, and nothing is lacking; it is a land where iron is as common as rocks, and copper is abundant in the hills. When you have eaten your fill, bless YÁOHU your UL for the fine land He has given you.

'But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you don't forget YÁOHU your UL and begin to disobey Him. For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in, and when your flocks and herds have become very large, and your silver and gold have multiplied, that is the time to watch out that you don't become proud, and forget YÁOHU your UL who brought you out of your slavery in the land of Egypt.

'Beware that you don't forget YÁOHU UL Who led you through the wide and terrible wilderness with the dangerous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the Rock! He fed you with manna in the wilderness (it was a kind of bread unknown before) so that you would become humble and so that your trust in Him would grow, and He could bless you.

'He did it so that you would never feel that is was your own power and ability that made you wealthy. Always remember that it is YÁOHU your UL Who gives you the power to become rich, and He does it to fulfill His promise to your forefathers.

'But if you forget about YÁOHU your UL and worship other idols instead, and follow evil ways, you shall surely perish, just as YÁOHU UL has caused other nations in the past to perish. That will be your fate, too, if you don't obey YÁOHU your UL.' - Deuteronomy 8:6-20

Do You Know YÁOHU UL's Purposes for Money?

Please answer the following queries with either True or False.

1. The Holy Scriptures teach that money is the root of all evil.

2. YÁOHU UL has promised to provide for our food, clothing and shelter (housing).

3. Money is a means of providing individual security so that we do not need to depend upon others.

4. Because of the importance of money, YÁOHU UL tells us to work hard to get as much as we can.

5. YÁOHU UL does not evaluate a person's spirituality on the basis of how he manages his money.

6. The Holy Scriptures tell us to use money to prove the supernatural power of YÁOHU UL.

7. If we fervently pray for money, we can expect YÁOHU UL to give it to us.

8. When we pray for provisions according to YÁOHU UL's will, we will always receive what we ask for.

9. YÁOHU UL's purpose in giving us financial need is to increase our love for Him and our dependence upon Him.

10. If we ask YÁOHU UL for money or possessions that will harm us, He will not give them to us.

11. One of YÁOHU UL's purposes for money is to unite Yaohushuahim (believers in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA).

12. YÁOHU UL intends for those who depend on government social welfare aid and support to be on a temporary basis.

13. Withholding food from any hungry person is unscriptural and is not the proper way for a Yaohushuahee (believer) to act.

14. The amount of money that YÁOHU UL gives to a person is based on how much faith he has.

15. If we desire to do a work for YÁOHU UL, we should not let lack of funds stop us.

16. YÁOHU UL uses financial loss as one way to discipline a sensual (living in the lusts of the flesh) believer.

17. When it comes to managing our money, YÁOHU UL expects us to use our own common sense.

18. YÁOHU UL causes lack of funds as a signal to stop and get clearer directions from Him.

19. Many are poor because they don't pray for funds and even if they pray, they don't pray to YÁOHU UL but to some other idol.

20. Those without money can never be categorized as 'blessed' by the true Most High YÁOHU UL.

Know YÁOHU UL's Four Purposes for Money

'For the eyes of YÁOHU UL run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself powerful in behalf of those whose hearts are perfect towards Him....' - 2 Chronicles 16:9.

The Secret of Knowing YÁOHU UL's Purposes for Money

In the Holy Scriptures, YÁOHU UL explains the difference between a 'natural mind' and a 'spiritual mind.' A person with a natural mind uses human reasoning before he decides to obey YÁOHU UL's Word. While a person with a spiritual mind begins by obeying a Scriptural command. After he obeys, he then realizes the hidden wisdom and purpose behind the command.

The tragedy of a man with a natural mind is that he is not able to comprehend the wisdom of YÁOHU UL. Instead, he resorts to his own comprehension and so he experiences the destruction and disillusionment that go along with it - 1 Corinthians 2:14-15.

Providing Needs and Displaying the Supernatural Power of YÁOHU UL

UliYAOHU (Elijah) was commanded by YÁOHU UL to flee to a brook in the wilderness. He obeyed YÁOHU UL, and as result he was protected from the wrath of wicked Queen Jezebel. YÁOHU UL then miraculously fed UliYAOHU by ravens every morning and every evening - 1 Kings 17:1-6.

The purpose of YÁOHU UL's command were only comprehended by UliYAOHU after he obeyed. During those months by the brook he overcame severe depression. He found rest for his body and mind. He enjoyed intimate fellowship with YÁOHU UL, and he experienced the daily evidence of YÁOHU UL's miraculous provision during a time of severe famine.

Indicating Direction and Uniting Yaohushuahim (believers)

Soon, however, the brook dried up, although YÁOHU UL could have made it full again with water but did not do so as He used this lack of provision as a signal for UliYAOHU to change direction. YÁOHU UL commanded him to go Zarephath. Again UliYAOHU obeyed YÁOHU UL, and later he realized YÁOHU UL's purposes for the move.

YÁOHU UL has promised to give special care to widows and fatherless children - Tehillim (Psalms) 68:5. The widow of Zarephath had only enough food for one more meal. YÁOHU UL directed UliYAOHU to tell her to make a meal for him first. She obeyed, and because she did, YÁOHU UL miraculously multiplied her food. YÁOHU UL's provision lasted for over a year, until the famine ended.

The widow's obedience allowed her to discover and realize an important principle: When we give of our assets to YÁOHU UL first, He causes the remainder of our assets to meet our needs.

The widow also discovered the rewards of thanksgiving and fellowship that come through meeting the needs of others - 2 Corinthians 9:8

Do You Know YÁOHU UL's Purposes for Money?

YÁOHU UL's Four Purposes for Money

1. To provide basic needs

Only few things, such as food, clothing, and shelter, are really necessary to maintain life.

YÁOHU UL shows His loving care by providing the resources for these items. 'Behold the fowls of the air: for they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly YÁOHU ABí (Father) feeds them. Are you not much valuable than they?

'And why worry about clothing? Think of the lilies of the field, how they grow; they do not work, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, that even Sh'lomo in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. Will He not much more clothe you, you of little faith' - Man-YÁOHU or Matthew 6:26, 28-30.

'Having food and clothing let us therefore be content' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:8.

YÁOHU UL's wisdom in this purpose

- To establish our daily dependence on Him

Since the beginning of time, mankind has attempted to become independent of YÁOHU UL. There is within each one of us a desire to be self-sufficient so that we can be our own boss. We tend to pray: 'Give us riches for our future needs,' or 'Give us this month our monthly paycheck.' However, YÁOHU UL taught us to pray, 'Give us this day our daily bread' (Man-YÁOHU or Matthew 6:11). He knows that daily needs produce daily dependence.

- To deepen our love for YÁOHU UL

When we fail to recognize our need for a person, we tend to lose our love for that person. YÁOHU UL created us to need Him. We are only complete in 'hol-Mehushkhay' (the Messiah), and apart from Him we can do nothing at all - Colossians 2:10; YAOHUkhanam (John) 15:5.

When the Israelites were in the wilderness, YÁOHU UL taught them to look to Him for daily food. Every man, whether rich or poor, must recognize his daily dependence upon YÁOHU UL.

- To develop a spirit of gratefulness

When we realize that it is YÁOHU UL Who provides for our daily needs, this develops a grateful, thankful hearts within us, knowing fully well that for each of our daily needs, YÁOHU UL provides for our benefit. With YÁOHU UL's daily provisions, each one is expected to be contented with whatever He allots for each day.

'Holiness with contentment is great gain' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:6.

- To help us enjoy His gifts

Discontent ruins our ability to enjoy the things that YÁOHU UL has given us, since our focus is on the things we think He should have given us rather than on what we do really have. Therefore, YÁOHU UL warns us not to be greedy but to '...be content with such things as you have...' - Hebrews 13:5.

2. To confirm direction

YÁOHU UL will use the supply of money or the lack of it to confirm His direction for many of the decisions we must make in our lives.

If we think we should buy a car but do not have the money for it, we can safely assume that until YÁOHU UL does provide the funds, it is not His will for us to buy a new car.

If we have half of the funds needed for a new car, and a car is urgently needed, we can assume that YÁOHU UL wants us to buy a lower priced car, unless He directs otherwise.

In order to get a driver's license, we must learn to recognize all of the road signs. In order to be in a leadership position, we must learn to recognize YÁOHU UL's signals through the provision or lack of finances.

'Rest in YÁOHU UL, and wait patiently for Him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his own way...' - Tehillim (Psalms) 37:7.

YÁOHU UL's wisdom for this purpose

- To build our faith and vision

Faith is discerning what YÁOHU UL wants to accomplish in and through our lives. 'By faith Noah, being warned by YÁOHU UL of things not seen as yet, moved with reverential fear, and prepared an ark' - Hebrews 11:7.

Every one of us should visualize how we can advance the work of YÁOHU UL. What can we allow YÁOHU UL to accomplish through our lives that will build up Yaohushuahim (believers in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) and benefit the Kingdom of YÁOHU UL?

We can be sure that if YÁOHU UL gives us clear direction that is confirmed by Scripture, He will provide whatever is necessary to carry out that direction.

- To determine who our real Ruler is

It is easy to claim that YÁOHU UL is the Ruler of our life. However, His rule to us is only confirmed when we are obedient to the promptings and limitations which He places on our daily decisions.

A person who has unlimited funds will find it more difficult to detect YÁOHU UL's leading through finances. Because of this, YÁOHU UL gives special warning to the rich. 'Command them who are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living YÁOHU UL...' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:17.

- To protect us from harmful items

It seems that no matter how much YÁOHU UL gives to us, we still want more. YÁOHU UL gave Adam and Eve everything that they needed to enjoy life, yet ha-satan tempted them to desire something more. How clear and true YÁOHU UL's warnings are on this point.

'...Those who long to be rich fall into temptation and a trap, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:9.

- To teach us patience

Patience is an essential quality for maturity in life. It is so important that YÁOHU UL assures us that it is worth going through tribulation in order to obtain it - Romans 5:3

Having to wait for YÁOHU UL to provide funds is one valuable way to perfect patience. 'Knowing this, that the trying of your faith works patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, wanting nothing' - YAOHUcaf or James 1:3-4.

- To focus on true riches

As Emissary Shaul (Paul) matured in his life of being a Yaohushuahee (believer), he came to the important discovery that temporal things tend to compete with eternal riches and to obscure the priceless knowledge of our inheritance with hol-Mehushkhay (the Messiah).

With this in mind, he wrote this testimony: 'But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for hol-Mehushkhay (the Messiah). Yes, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of hol-Mehushkhay YAOHÚSHUA my Molkhiúl (Ruler): for Whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win hol-Mehushkhay (the Messiah)' - Philippians 3:7-8.'

3. To give to fellow Yaohushuahim and others who are needy

Our generosity will determine how much spiritual light we have within our being. If we have a greedy eye, our whole being will be filled with spiritual darkness. But if we have a generous eye, our whole being will be filled with spiritual light.

Greedy (evil) eye - leads to spiritual darkness - See Proverbs 28:22 and Man-YÁOHU or Matthew 6:23

Generous (fine) eye - leads to spiritual light - See Man-YÁOHU or Matthew 6:22 and Proverbs 22:9

Distributing to the necessity of the saints; given to hospitality.' - Romans 12:13.

YÁOHU UL's wisdom in this purpose

- To unite Yaohushuahim

In the early days of the Congregation, the YAOHUdim (Jews) had no social dealings with the Gentiles. When a severe famine caused many Jewish believers to suffer, Emissary Shaul (Paul) urged every Gentile believer to collect an offering for these Jewish believers.

That gift was an important means of tearing down barriers between Yaohushuahim and the Jewish believers by building bonds of genuine love. The basis for this kind of giving is explained in 2 Corinthians 8:14. '...That now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want....'

- To show the mark of Yaohushuahee (believer in YAOHÚSHUA)

The mark of a true Yaohushuahee: Loving generosity

'He died under YÁOHU UL's judgment against our sins, so that He could rescue us from continual falling into sin and make us His very own people, with cleansed hearts and real eagerness in doing kind things for others.' - Titus 2:14, Holy Scriptures

YÁOHU UL gives special desire and power to a generous Yaohushuahee so that he is able to multiply his kind deeds. 'Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which cause through us thanksgiving to YÁOHU UL.' - 2 Corinthians 9:11.

Haolulim (praises) and hodayao (thanksgiving) are the bases of dynamic and growing Yaohushuahim (believers) and Congregation.

- To multiply the potential for giving

YÁOHU UL likens giving to planting and harvest. '...He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully.' - 2 Corinthians 9:6.

The potential multiplication of planting and reaping is seen in the following diagram:

The Law of the Harvest:

Stage 1 - One kernel of corn
Stage 2 - Produces a stalk with 2-3 ears
Stage 3 - Resulting in up to 1,000 kernels of corn

'YÁOHU UL will supply all your needs from His riches in glory, through our being one with YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.' - Philippians 4:19

'You know how full of love and kindness our Odmorul YAOHÚSHUA was: that though He as so very rich, yet to help you, He became poor, so that by His being poor, He could make your life enriched.' - 2 Corinthians 8:9

'YÁOHU UL is able to give you all that you need and more, so that there will not only be enough for your own needs, but plenty left over for you to give joyfully to others....

Yes, YÁOHU UL will give you so much more so that you too can give away much more!' - 2 Corinthians 9:8 & 11

'It is possible to give away and become richer! It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything. Yes, the generous person shall be rich. By helping and giving to others, one enriches himself.' - Proverbs 11:24-25

'If you give, you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, well compacted, shaken together to make room for more and running over! Whatever measure you use to give - large or small - will be used to measure what is given back to you in return!' - Luke 6:38

4. To prove the supernatural power of YÁOHU UL

'...Prove me now herewith, says YÁOHU UL Tzavulyao (the Commander of Heaven's Armies) if I will not open to you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing...' - Malachi 3:10.

YÁOHU UL's wisdom in this purpose

- To cause Yaohushuahim (believers) to trust Him

In the day of UliYAOHU (Elijah) the nation of Yaoshorul (Israel) tried to worship YÁOHU UL and serve Baal at the same time. UliYAOHU knew that this would only bring YÁOHU UL's judgment, so he proposed a test.

- To glorify YÁOHU UL

YÁOHU UL is glorified when His people praise Him for His mighty acts. He does great things for us so that we can report them to each other and to other children and our grandchildren.

'And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me' - Tehillim (Psalms) 50:15.

Can you identify basic needs?

YÁOHU UL says that certain items are basic to a life of contentment. Check which ones would be among your basic needs.

1. television set
2. bread
3. Holy Scriptures
4. refrigerator
5. stove
6. house
7. car
8. tools
9. physical exercise
10. water
11. money
12. lamp
13. food
14. chair
15. computer
16. heater or aircon

All the riches in the world cannot make a person happy if he does not know the secret of being contented and satisfied with whatever YÁOHU UL has presently provided for him.

Contentment - realizing that YÁOHU UL has given me all that I need for my present happiness.

You are complete in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA....

'YÁOHU UL will supply all your needs from His riches in glory, through our being one with YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.' - Philippians 4:19

'You know how full of love and kindness our Odmorul YAOHÚSHUA was: that though He was so very rich, yet to help you, He became poor, so that by His being poor, He could make your life enriched.' - 2 Corinthians 8:9

'YÁOHU UL is able to give you all that you need and more, so that there will not only be enough for your own needs, but plenty left over for you to give joyfully to others....

'Yes, YÁOHU UL will give you so much more so that you too can give away much more!' - 2 Corinthians 9:8 & 11

'It is possible to give away and become richer! It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything. Yes, the generous person shall be rich. By helping and giving to others, one enriches himself.' - Proverbs 11:24-25

'If you give, you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, well compacted, shaken together to make room for more and running over! Whatever measure you use to give - large or small - will be used to measure what is given back to you in return!' - Luke 6:38

Who showed YÁOHU UL's Purposes for Money?

Match the following statements with the right persons.

1. YÁOHU UL directed his life, his family's location, and his children's future by creating a need for basic provisions and then supplying the provisions to meet the need.

2. He fulfilled the proverb that a fine name is rather to be chosen than great riches. He had both. His generosity brought him praise from men and from YÁOHU UL.

3. An improper tax was levied against him and the One whom he served. In order not to offend the tax collectors, he was instructed how to get the money in a miraculous way.

4. When he experienced a time of deep depression, YÁOHU UL took special care of him, miraculously providing two meals each day.

5. He knew that generosity and love went together, so he used his personal influence to promote generosity; and he achieved remarkable unity among those who previously did not keep company with each other.

6. He was involved in a 'welfare program' that allowed people to keep their self-respect. His just treatment and generous spirit won him a place in the genealogy of ha-Mehushkhay (the Messiah).

Please match the above with the following individuals:

A. Peter (Man-YÁOHU or Matthew 17:27)
B. Cornelius (Acts 10)
C. Emissary Shaul (2 Corinthians 9)
D. Boaz (Ruth)
E. Joseph (Genesis 41)
F. UliYAOHU or Elijah (1 Kings 17)
G. Ulshua or Elisha (2 Kings 4)
H. Abruham (Genesis 13)

Can You Apply YÁOHU UL's Purposes for Money?

Please indicate your response - 'YES' or' NO' - to the following cases.

1. If you bought a car on time payments and unexpectedly lost your job, would it be proper to expect YÁOHU UL to supply this need on the basis of Philippians 4:19: But my YÁOHU UL will supply all your need...?

2. Is it true that it is harder to love YÁOHU UL if you are wealthy than if you are poor?

3. If you are accepted at two-equally-rated schools but the tuition for one is $1,000 more than the other, would you go to the less expensive one unless YÁOHU UL provided an extra $1,000?

4. If you found an exceptional bargain but you were not able to fully pay for it, would you buy it and then get a second job to pay for it?

5. If you worked hard and successfully on a job but were not paid enough to meet your financial obligations, would you look for a new job?

6. If you met a family whose members are all Yaohushuahim (believers) that was in financial need, would you lend them the money to buy food and clothing?

7. If a sign for which you had prayed did not arrive until three days after you had to make a business decision, should you accept that sign as an answer to prayer?

8. If you discover that your taxes are being used for immoral purposes, should you stop paying them?

'Look at the ravens - they don't plant nor harvest nor have barns to keep away their food, and yet they get along all right - for YÁOHU UL feeds them. And you are far more valuable to Him than any birds!' - Luke 12:24

All the riches in the world cannot make a person happy if he does not know the secret of being contented and satisfied with whatever YÁOHU UL has presently provided for him.

Contentment - realizing that YÁOHU UL has given me all that I need for my present happiness.

You are complete in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA....

'YÁOHU UL will supply all your needs from His riches in glory, through our being one with YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.' - Philippians 4:19

'You know how full of love and kindness our Odmorul YAOHÚSHUA was: that though He was so very rich, yet to help you, He became poor, so that by His being poor, He could make your life enriched.' - 2 Corinthians 8:9

'YÁOHU UL is able to give you all that you need and more, so that there will not only be enough for your own needs, but plenty left over for you to give joyfully to others....

'Yes, YÁOHU UL will give you so much more so that you too can give away much more!' - 2 Corinthians 9:8 & 11

'It is possible to give away and become richer! It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything. Yes, the generous person shall be rich. By helping and giving to others, one enriches himself.' - Proverbs 11:24-25

'If you give, you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, well compacted, shaken together to make room for more and running over! Whatever measure you use to give - large or small - will be used to measure what is given back to you in return!' - Luke 6:38

Your Own Commitment to YÁOHU UL's Purposes for Money:

My financial decisions will be based on being content with food and clothing, waiting patiently for YÁOHU UL to provide, giving to the necessities of those in need and proving the supernatural power of YÁOHU UL to provide through my habitual generosity.
I agreed to this goal on this date: _________________

Can You Really Identify and Reject False Financial Concepts?

'This plan of Mine is not what you would work out, neither are My thoughts the same as yours' - YaoshuaYAOHU (Isaiah) 55:8.

Abruham - a great obtainer of unseen riches

Rejecting entanglements

'... I will not take so much as a single thread from you, lest you say, 'Abram is rich because of what I gave him! - Genesis 14:23

Yielding affections

'...Now I know that you fear YÁOHU UL, seeing that you had not withheld your son, your only son from Me.' - Genesis 22:12.

Can You Identify False Financial Concepts?

Personal Evaluation:

Please indicate whether you believe that the statement is 'TRUE' or 'FALSE.'

1. If you think, act and look successful, you will become successful.

2. There is really no excuse for poverty.

3. Every man can determine his own financial future.

4. Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, you can achieve.

5. You should make it your goal to become financially independent so that you do not have to look to other people for help.

6. The things that you will be acquiring to provide for your family will compensate for whatever sacrifices your job requires.

7. You can borrow your way to financial success!

8. The ultimate financial goal is to be the president of your company or to own your own business.

9. You have the right to determine how you will use the money that you earn.

10. To be successful you must learn how to overcome every obstacle that is between you and your financial goals.

11. You can build a successful business with an excellent advertising program.

12. You can measure your individual success by the amount of money that you make.

13. Those who reach the top of the 'ladder of success' are usually self-made people.

14. In order to succeed in the business world, you must be willing to compromise some principles and moral norms.

15. To be promoted in a big company, it is whom you know that is more important than what you know.

16. There is no real virtue in being poor.

17. One can win the lottery or in a casino and achieve financial success!

18. One sure way to be promoted to juicy positions is by giving expensive gifts to your employers.

19. Since one has acquired his position by spending on gifts to one's superiors, it is but fair that his subordinates should also 'gift' their way up the promotion ladder.

20. It is easier to be promoted to higher-paying positions when one gives in to sexual advancements of his superiors; after all, it is only being practical.

Can You Really Identify and Reject False Financial Concepts?

'This plan of Mine is not what you would work out, neither are My thoughts the same as yours' - YaoshuaYAOHU (Isaiah) 55:8.

Abruham - a great obtainer of unseen riches

Rejecting entanglements

'... I will not take so much as a single thread from you, lest you say, 'Abram is rich because of what I gave him! - Genesis 14:23

Yielding affections

'...Now I know that you fear YÁOHU UL, seeing that you had not withheld your son, your only son from Me.' - Genesis 22:12.

Can You Identify False Financial Concepts?

Personal Evaluation:

Please indicate whether you believe that the statement is 'TRUE' or 'FALSE.'

1. If you think, act and look successful, you will become successful.

2. There is really no excuse for poverty.

3. Every man can determine his own financial future.

4. Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, you can achieve.

5. You should make it your goal to become financially independent so that you do not have to look to other people for help.

6. The things that you will be acquiring to provide for your family will compensate for whatever sacrifices your job requires.

7. You can borrow your way to financial success!

8. The ultimate financial goal is to be the president of your company or to own your own business.

9. You have the right to determine how you will use the money that you earn.

10. To be successful you must learn how to overcome every obstacle that is between you and your financial goals.

11. You can build a successful business with an excellent advertising program.

12. You can measure your individual success by the amount of money that you make.

13. Those who reach the top of the 'ladder of success' are usually self-made people.

14. In order to succeed in the business world, you must be willing to compromise some principles and moral norms.

15. To be promoted in a big company, it is whom you know that is more important than what you know.

16. There is no real virtue in being poor.

17. One can win the lottery or in a casino and achieve financial success!

18. One sure way to be promoted to juicy positions is by giving expensive gifts to your employers.

19. Since one has acquired his position by spending on gifts to one's superiors, it is but fair that his subordinates should also 'gift' their way up the promotion ladder.

20. It is easier to be promoted to higher-paying positions when one gives in to sexual advancements of his superiors; after all, it is only being practical.

Learn the Dangers of False Financial Concepts

To allow error to remain in your mind is like allowing poison to remain in your body. YÁOHU UL teaches us to be actively involved in 'discarding imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of YÁOHU UL, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA.' - 2 Corinthians 10:5.

1. If you think, act, and look successful, will you become successful?

No. This concept causes a person to believe that he, rather than YÁOHU UL, is the source of power to get wealth. YÁOHU UL warns us not to say in our heart, '...my power and the might of my hand had brought me this wealth. But you should remember that YÁOHU your UL: for it is He Who gives you power to get wealth....' - Deuteronomy 8:17-18.

2. Is it true that there is no excuse for a person's being poor?

No. This statement sounds true, but it is Scripturally false.

'The rich and poor meet together: YÁOHU UL is the Maker of them all.' - Proverbs 22:2.

3. Can every man determine his own financial future?

No. This idea causes a man to be self-centered rather than YÁOHU-UL reliant. It gives him the idea that whatever direction he chooses will be right. However, money gained contrary to YÁOHU UL's principles will bring sorrow with it.' - Proverbs 10:22; Tehillim (Psalms) 16:4.

4. Can you achieve whatever your mind can conceive and believe?

No. This concept is based on the false idea that man can achieve financial independence and true happiness apart from YÁOHU UL. It puts confidence on human ability rather than giving proper recognition to YÁOHU UL's enablement. YÁOHU UL has given special power to man, but it must be used in accordance with Scriptural principles - Romans 8:7.

5. Should you make it your goal to become financially independent so that you will not have to look to other people for help?

No. This goal encourages just the opposite of YÁOHU UL's warning not to trust in uncertain riches - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:7,17. Although it is not wrong to prepare for the future, YÁOHU UL does not want us to develop a rukha (spirit) of independence from Him or from others. The very fellowship among believers involves a sharing during times of need.

'...Now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want...' - 2 Corinthians 8:14.

6. Do the material things that you provide for your family make up for any sacrifices that job requires?

No. If a man's wife or children feel that his job is more important to him than they are, they will despise him and look at the things he provides as attempts to buy their affections.

The real needs of a family are not material things but rukhaol (spiritual) leadership. No amount of money can bring back time and relationships which are lost because of wrong priorities. - Luke 12:15; Malachi 4:6.

7. Can a person borrow his way to financial success?

No. A person may increase his assets by borrowing during a time of rising inflation. However, financial success is not measured by assets, but by freedom from greed, worry, and bondage.

Borrowing is based on the false assumption that things will be better tomorrow than they are today. This assumption disregards the warning of YAOHUcaf (James) 4:13-14. This concept also overlooks the fact that the borrower becomes the servant of the lender - Proverbs 22:7.

8. Is being the president of your own business the ultimate financial goal?

No. This concept runs counter to the very spirit of the teachings of YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY on both serving and being successful in business. The goal is not to become the 'boss' but to become the servant of all - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 23:11-12.

When the focus is on serving, it may well lead to an executive position or ownership of a company. Such leadership is then the by-product of helping others become successful. It is not the goal to be sought after.

9. Do you have the right to decide how you will spend the money that you earn?

No. This concept is totally opposite of YÁOHU UL's teaching. The money that we receive does not belong to us. We are just trustees of that which YÁOHU UL has entrusted to us. We show our trusteeship every week by tithes and offerings - Malachi 3:10-11.

10. In order to be successful, must you overcome every obstacle that is between you and your financial goals?

No. YÁOHU UL wants us to recognize that some obstacles are given by Him as reproofs. He designs these obstacles so that we will turn from our ways and follow His wise directions - Proverbs 1:23; 13:8.

11. Can you build a successful business with an excellent advertising program?

No. A successful business must be built on word-of-mouth promotion by satisfied customers. The better and more vital the product, the less advertising is needed. The Scriptural counsel is that we should not praise ourselves, but that we should let others praise us instead - Proverbs 27:2.

12. Can you measure your success by the amount of money that you earn?

No. This is a false picture of success and of life. It is based on the assumption that one's emotional needs, such as peace, security, happiness, acceptance, and fulfillment, will be met through money.

This assumption is untrue, because these needs are only satisfied through a right relationship with YÁOHU UL. If we expect to gain from money the things that only YÁOHU UL can give, then we make money our idol - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:10.

13. Are those who reach the top of the 'success ladder' usually self-made people?

No. This prideful idea totally overlooks the fact that it is YÁOHU UL Who '... puts down one, and sets up another' (Tehillim (Psalms) 75:7). It also discounts all the investments which parents and others have made in our lives. Those who believe that they are fully responsible for their own success will soon experience the negative reactions of the ones who helped them reach it.

Pride is believing that we achieved what, in reality, YÁOHU UL and others have done for us and through us.

14. Must you be willing to compromise if you want to succeed in the business world?

No. Just the opposite is true. If we compromise basic Scriptural convictions for financial gain, our 'success' will short-lived and there will be trouble with the money we gain.

Dayan-Ul (Daniel) is one of YÁOHU UL's choice examples of how to succeed in a job by not compromising, whatever the cost. Dayan-Ul's (Daniel's) dedication to his job and YÁOHU UL's moral precepts brought him even higher promotions and recognition, in spite of every pressure and plot to get him to compromise - Dayan-Ul (Daniel) 1:8.

15. In order to be promoted in a big company, is whom you know that is more important than what you know?

No. The quality of your work will bring you to the attention of the right people. 'Do you know a hard-working man? He shall be successful and serve before kings!' - Proverbs 22:29

Trying to gain favor or influence with the rich is condemned by YÁOHU UL - Proverbs 23:1-8.

16. Is it true that there is no real virtue in being poor?

No. However, this answer is based on the right definition of virtue and the right comprehension of poverty.

Virtue is the positive, moral influence which we have on the lives of others.

Poverty comes in at least four different forms. There is no real virtue in two of these forms and there can be virtue in the other two, depending on our response to it.

Types of Poverty
Cause
Virtue
1. Chastisement poverty Violating YÁOHU UL's principles (Samson)

Influence others to obey YÁOHU UL

2. Trying poverty Learning YÁOHU UL's character (Job)

Helps others not to trust in riches

3. Redemptive poverty Giving wealth to others (Messiah)

Prompts others to praise YÁOHU UL

4. Attitude poverty Realizing our need for YÁOHU UL (Mehushua or Moses)

Encourages others to be humble

YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, though rich, yet for our sakes, He became poor that we through His poverty might be rich - 2 Corinthians 8:9.

17. Can one achieve real financial success by winning in the lottery or in casinos?

No. Money gained at the expense of others will surely go towards wicked ends and purposes. It violates the basic moral dictum that no one shall be enriched at the expense of another. Only money honestly gained give true happiness and peace.

18. One sure way to be promoted to juicy positions is by giving expensive gifts to your employers.

No. Bribing one's way up the 'success ladder' will bring sorrow with it.

19. Since one has acquired his position by spending on gifts to one's superiors, it is but fair that his subordinates should also 'gift' their way up the promotion ladder.

No. A person holding a seat of authority will be unjust and unfair in his choices when he bases them on gifts and bribes. This will breed negative reactions from among his subordinates and will ultimately lead to his own downfall and expulsion.

20. It is easier to be promoted to higher-paying positions when one gives in to sexual advancements of his superiors; after all, it is only being practical.

No. Seats of authority or high-paying jobs acquired through acts of lasciviousness and giving in to sexual lusts will not only bring sorrow with it but also lead to one's untimely uprooting from that job. If one gained it by sexual means, he will also lose it by sexual means by others. It may be practical but grossly immoral.

Be not deceived, YÁOHU UL is not mocked. Whatever a man sows, the same also shall he reap....

Does YÁOHU UL Really Control Your Wealth?

An example of YÁOHU UL's control of events is seen in 2 Kings 6 and 7. Because of YÁOHU UL's judgment on Samaria, there was a famine in the land. At the same time, the Syrians were besieging Samaria so that food supplies could not get into the City. As a result, a donkey's head had a value of eighty pieces of silver. In one day's time YÁOHU UL delivered the people of Samaria. Food was quickly in abundance, and a donkey's head became worthless.

Why We Must Trace Wealth To Its True Source....

All wealth is ultimately in YÁOHU UL's hands, since He controls the basic factors which affect it. These factors are as follows:

Five Factors Controlling Wealth

1. Natural resources and natural laws
2. Basic human needs
3. Wisdom and inventive ability
4. Human energy and talent
5. Events

If a man believes that wealth comes from natural resources, human ability, or a successful company, he will attach loyalties and devotion to them rather than to YÁOHU UL. His trust will be misplaced, and his priorities will be out of balance. In the end he will be disillusioned.

Correct Definition of Financial Security:

The reward of tracing all wealth to YÁOHU UL, the Creator.

1. YÁOHU UL created Natural Resources and Natural Laws

'In the beginning YÁOHU UL created the heaven and the earth' - Genesis 1:1.

2. YÁOHU UL designed Basic Human Needs

'...But your heavenly YÁOHU ABí (Father) already knows perfectly well that you need them.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 6:32.

3. YÁOHU UL gives Wisdom and Inventive Ability

'Wisdom and sound judgment live together, for wisdom knows where to discover knowledge and comprehension.' - Proverbs 8:12.

4. YÁOHU UL Maintains Human Energy and Talent

'For who makes you to differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive?' - 1 Corinthians 4:7

5. YÁOHU UL controls Events

'You look for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I did blow upon it....' - Haggai 1:9.

By tracing all wealth to YÁOHU UL, we free ourselves to find true security and true riches in our relationship with Him, for He can never be ruined or taken away.

'... He who is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 23:11

YÁOHU UL is your only true Source of wealth and prosperity!

Meditation on these will be of much benefit.

Do You Really Know the Differences Between YÁOHU UL's and Man's Ways to Success?

'... He who wants to be the greatest among you shall be your servant. And whoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 23:11.

Reject False Concepts
YÁOHU UL's Way
to Financial Success

Man's Way to
Financial Success

1. Focus on submission

1. Focus on power and position

2. Emphasis on personal responsibility 2. Emphasis on rights and freedom
3. Desire to meet the needs of others 3. Desire to gain for self
4. Concern for enduring achievements 4. Concern for immediate fulfillment
5. Yearning for the approval of YÁOHU UL 5. Yearning for the praise of men
6. Aspiration to serve others 6. Aspiration to be served
7. Need for patience 7. Need for pushing ahead
8. Eagerness to follow YÁOHU UL 8. Eagerness to lead men
9. Working in cooperation 9. Working in competition
10. Motivation for YÁOHU UL's glory 10. Motivation for self-glorification

Your Personal Commitment to YÁOHU UL's Financial Concepts

For me, success in finances means learning how to be successful in YÁOHU UL's character, faith, wisdom, self-control, gentleness and love.

I hereby acknowledge that any funds that I have or will receive are from YÁOHU UL's hand and must be earned and managed according to the principles of His Holy Word.

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Date _______________________

Meditation on all the above will be of much benefit.

To What Degree Are You Experiencing Financial Rebukes?

1. Do you have bills or loans that are unpaid and overdue?

2. Have you overdrawn your bank account or borrowed money from others in the last six months?

3. Do you lose sleep because of financial concerns?

4. Do you have health problems which are directly related to financial pressures?

5. Have your job or business activities deprived you of quality time with YÁOHU UL in prayer and reading the Word?

6. Do you have business activities or investments which are losing money?

7. Are there people who are bitter toward you because of your past financial or business dealings with them?

8. Do you have things which you looked eagerly to owning before but now no longer find enjoyment in?

9. Do you have expensive leisure and recreational gadgets or things which you don't have time to use?

10. Do you find yourself enslaved to material things and personal properties which require continual upkeep, time and care?

11. Do you spend money for any personal habits which you know are wrong, like gluttony or vices?

12. Have you been in deep financial troubles because others were trying to take advantage of you financially?

13. Are your financial goals putting much pressure on your family and subordinates?

14. Have you made purchases which have caused arguments or hurt feelings within your family?

15. Do you have any items in your home which do not really belong to you?

16. Have you told your loved ones that you are too busy that you cannot go out with them on occasions which you know are important to them?

17. Do your subordinates or children resent your attempts to lead them?

18. Do you envy others who appear to be more capable, more successful and more wealthy than you are?

19. Do you find yourself often longing for things you deeply desire but can't afford to buy?

20. Do you think you need to wear expensive items or clothing so people will not look down upon you?

How to Recognize YÁOHU UL's Rebukes to Wrong Ways to Financial Riches....

'How long, you foolish ones, will you love stupidity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof....' - Proverbs 1:22-23.

Greed Rebuked

'...Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto you, and unto your seed for ever....' - 2 Kings 5:26-27.

Recognize Financial Rebukes

1. The need to borrow money

'Only if you carefully hearken unto the voice of YÁOHU your UL, to observe to do all these commandments...you shall lend unto many nations, but shall not borrow....' - Deuteronomy 15:5-6

2. Overdue bills

'Don't say unto your neighbor, 'Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give,' when you already have it.' - Proverbs 3:28

3. Speculative losses

'Trying to get rich quick is evil and leads to poverty.' - Proverbs 28:22

4. Sleepless nights

'The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.' - Ecclesiastes 5:12

5. Unexpected losses

'You looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I did blow upon it....' - Haggai 1:9

6. Inability to enjoy what you have

'There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: A man to whom YÁOHU UL has given riches, wealth, and honor so that he wants nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet YÁOHU UL gives him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eats it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.' - Ecclesiastes 6:1-2

7. Rukhaol (Spiritual) barrenness

'... The care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the Word, and he becomes unfruitful.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 13:22

8. Family pressures

'He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house....' - Proverbs 15:27

9. Health problems

'There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their own hurt.' - Ecclesiastes 5:13

10. Lawsuits

'Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you because you go to law one with another. Why don't you rather take wrong? Why don't you rather allow yourselves to be defrauded?' - 1 Corinthians 6:7

How Financial Rebukes Develop in Marriage

Financial Reproofs from Self-Rejection
Husband's Actions

Wife's Responses

1. Inferiority
When a man fails to compre hend and accept unchangeable features in himself or in his family, he develops deep feelings of inferiority.		 Insecurity
His wife needs to admire her husband and to depend upon him for wise and consistent leadership in the marriage and the family.
2. Extravagance
A husband who does not accept himself often attempts to improve his self-image through expensive clothings, cars, furnishings, and other status symbols. In order to buy these, he may go into debt.		 Fear
His wife does not comprehend his need to go into debt for these expensive items. She outwardly accepts them but inwardly develops fears, worries and insecurity because of the debt.
3. Wrong Priorities
The husband commits himself to financial goals. He is motivated by the need of approval. In order to reach his goals, he encourages or allows his wife to begin working outside of the home.		 Divided Loyalty
His wife goes to work and soon finds herself in two worlds. She discovers that needs which were not met by her husband can be at least partially fulfilled through her job.
4. Rejection
The husband who expects his wife to help support the family surrenders part of his YÁOHU UL-given responsibility as provider. This only deepens his feelings of inferiority. He then projects onto his wife and children the same attitude of rejection which he has toward himself.		 Resentment
His wife reacts to his rejection. She feels a growing resentment to the tight budget that they must follow because of his bad financial decisions. She begins to look for other people for fellowship and encouragement.
5. Reaction
The husband reacts to his wife's independent rukha (spirit). Financial pressures cause him to be quick-tempered and irritable. He expects his wife to have patience while he works through problems. However, the problems become worse.		 Divorce and Separation
His wife loses confidence in his leadership as she sees the pressures mounting. She tries to give him counsel, but she does not comprehend his motivation. Convinced that he is proud and stubborn, his wife then decides that she must look out for her own personal interests.

Financial Reproofs from Moral Impurity
1. Lack of self-control
Before their marriage, the husband was attracted to his wife on a physical level. During their courtship he violated YÁOHU UL's moral norms with her.		 Guilt and doubt
His wife lowered her standards to accept his physical affection before marriage. This damaged her self-respect and planted destructive seeds of guilt and doubt in her.
2. Sensual Focus
The husband began marriage by expecting his wife to fulfill his sexual needs. However, he was insensitive to her real needs because of his sensual expectations.		 Coolness
His wife's seeds of guilt and doubt began to grow. She wondered if he really loved her or if he was only using her to gratify his own desires. This fear caused her to be physically cool toward him.
3. Reaction
The husband now reacts to his wife's coolness toward him. He begins to make demands that she meet his physical needs.		 Coldness
His wife now sees his demands and continued insensitivity as confirmation that he does not love her. She becomes physically cold toward him.
4. Giving bribes
The husband senses that his wife has been offended. However, he does not realize how deep the wounds really are. He believes that buying her some expensive gifts will solve the problem.		 Rejection
The more the husband goes into debt, the more the wife doubts his financial sensibilities. She refuses to accept the bribes realizing that this will only create more hardships and guilt on her part.
5. Overemphasis on work
He realizes that his gifts did not revive his wife's broken spirit. He tightens the budget and expects her to cooperate in order to get out of debt. He spends more time at work or gets additional work. This further hinders him in meeting his wife's real needs.		 Divorce and Separation
His wife turns from him and focuses on her own vocation, the children, or the fantasy world of television; or she looks for sympathy and comprehension from the people with whom she works.

'Come here and listen to me! I'll pour out the Spirit of wisdom upon you, and make you wise. I have called you so often but still you won't come. I have pleaded, but all in vain. For you have spurned my counsel and rebuke. Some day you'll be in trouble, and I'll laugh. Mock me, will you? - I'll mock you!

'When a storm of terror surrounds you, and when you are engulfed by anguish and deep distress, then I will not answer your cry for help. It will be too late though you search for me ever so eagerly.

'For you closed your eyes to the facts and did not choose to reverence and trust YÁOHU UL, and turned your back on me, spurning my advice.

'That is why you must eat the bitter fruit of having your own way, and experience the full terrors of the pathway you have chosen. For you have turned away from me - to death; your own complacency will kill you. Fools! But all who listen to me shall live in peace and safety, unafraid.' - Proverbs 1:23-33

YÁOHU UL says: Turn you at My reproof....

To What Degree Do You Have Lust for Money?

'For neither you nor anyone else can serve two bosses at the same time. You will hate one and show loyalty to the other, or else the other way around - you will be excited about one and despise the other. You cannot serve both YÁOHU UL and money.' - Luke 16:13

'For the lust for money is the root of all kinds of evil....' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:10

Please answer the following queries with either 'True' or 'False' and then evaluate yourself with the correct answers tomorrow....

1. When you need an item, is your first thought to buy it rather than to pray to YÁOHU UL for it?

2. Would you evaluate a person as successful even if he were not rich and wealthy?

3. Are you expecting money to give you peace of mind, influence or happiness?

4. Do you find more excitement in getting money than in gaining insights from the Holy Scriptures?

5. Do you allow the cares of riches and daily chores choke out your time for prayer and the Word?

6. Have you ever compromised a moral principle in order not to lose your job or financial gain?

7. In the last five years, have you ever sacrificed a friendship or a relation because of arguments over money?

8. Are you contented with your present income?

9. Do you look forward to retirement benefits and bonuses more than the return of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA?

10. Do you still carry bitterness about financial losses?

11. When you are with friends or relations, do you talk more about financial matters more than about spiritual matters?

12. Do you pray before every meal even when non-believers among your associates or clients are present?

13. Do you have personal principles and beliefs against selling such things as liquors, cigarettes, pornography or drugs?

14. Do you spend more time every day reading business news and business reports, or breaking news than on reading the Holy Scriptures?

15. Are you more concerned about giving your children a financial heritage than a spiritual heritage?

16. Would your family say that your job is more important to you than your family is?

17. Do you have a secret desire to become rich?

18. Have you ever sacrificially donated a large sum of money to those who are in dire need?

19. Do you tend to limit your friends to those who are rich and influential?

20. Have you dedicated all your money and possessions to YÁOHU UL?

21. Does your daily happiness depend on how much money you have rather than on how close you were in fellowship with Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA that day?

Why Must You Now Choose to Serve YÁOHU UL Rather Than Money?

'For neither you nor anyone else can serve two bosses at the same time. You will hate one and show loyalty to the other, or else the other way around - you will be excited about one and despise the other. You cannot serve both YÁOHU UL and money.' - Luke 16:13

'For the lust for money is the root of all kinds of evil....' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:10

CHOOSE TO SERVE YÁOHU UL RATHER THAN MONEY

Protection Secured:

'And you have seen all that YÁOHU your UL had done unto all these nations because of you; for YÁOHU your UL is He Who had fought for you.' - Yaohushua (Joshua) 23:3.

Yaohushua (Joshua) - a great conqueror with singleness of heart

Decision required:

'...Choose you this day whom you will serve... but as for me and my house, we will serve YÁOHU UL.' - Yaohushua (Joshua) 24:15.

The witness of YÁOHU UL against those who tried to serve YÁOHU UL and money

1. Using religion for gain

Balaam was a prophet during the early days of the nation of Yaoshor-Ul (Israel). He had a special power. Those whom he cursed were cursed, and those whom he blessed were blessed. The king of Moab hired Balaam to curse Yaoshor-Ul (Israel); but YÁOHU UL warned Balaam not to curse His people, so he blessed them instead.

For no one can curse whom YÁOHU UL has blessed.

This angered the king of Moab. Balaam appeased the king and collected his money by teaching the king how to morally corrupt the people whom he could not curse. Later, Balaam lost his money and his life when Yaoshor-Ul (Israel) conquered Moab. - Numbers 22-24; Jude 11; Revelation 2:14.

2. Compromising with evil

Lot was the nephew of Abruham. He went with Abruham to the land of Canaan, where his flocks and herds increased so much that there was not enough land for his flocks and Abruham's flocks together.

Lot separated from Abruham and chose to live near Sodom, an area that was very fertile. Lot's business dealings caused him to compromise in his choice of associates. He tried to be an example to them, but ultimately, he lost all of his possessions and most of his family. - Genesis 12-14,19.

3. Mixing faith and self-effort

YAOHUcaf (Jacob) was assured by YÁOHU UL that he would be blessed, but he felt that he had to help YÁOHU UL work out the blessing. He talked his brother out of the birthright, stole his brother's blessing and cleverly worked to get his father-in-law's flocks.

YÁOHU UL brought YAOHUcaf (Jacob) to a crisis when his brother Esau came with four hundred men to get revenge for being cheated. YAOHUcaf (Jacob) first made restitution and then spent a night wrestling with YÁOHU UL. Through that experience he exhibited a new trust in YÁOHU UL, but the seeds of destruction took a heavy toll with his wife and children. - Genesis 27-34.

4. Yielding to greed, gluttony and covetousness

Achan fought in Yaohushua's (Joshua's) army and helped conquered Jericho. He knew of YÁOHU UL's promise to give victory and some spoils of the land to Yaohushua (Joshua) and his army.

In his service for YÁOHU UL, however, Achan was exposed to the corrupt things of the enemy. Rather than treating them with pure contempt, he determined how they would benefit his life; and then he took the forbidden treasures in violation of YÁOHU UL's clear command, 'keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest you make yourselves accursed...' (Yaohushua or Joshua 6:18). YÁOHU UL judged Achan by having him and his entire family stoned to death. - Yaohushua (Joshua) 7

5. Commercializing religion

Gideon was used by YÁOHU UL to conquer the Midianites and to free Yaoshorul (Israel) from oppression. The men of Yaoshorul asked Gideon to be their king. He refused this honor but requested instead that he be given all of the golden earrings of the enemy. From these earrings he made a golden ephod, a richly- embroidered outer vestment worn by YAOHUdim (Jewish) priests.

This ephod became a national tourist attraction; and although it was used for religious worship, it caused '...all Yaoshorul (Israel)...prostituting themselves after it...' (Judges 8:27).

Gideon had many wives and 70 sons. After he died, YÁOHU UL judged his family through the son of his concubine. This son killed sixty-nine of his half-brothers and seized the kingship which his father had refused - Judges 8:24-9:6.

6. Cashing in on another's work and services

Gehazi was the servant of the prophet Ulshua (Elisha). When Naaman, the captain of the Syrian army, came to Ulshua (Elisha) to be cured of leprosy, Ulshua instructed Naaman through Gehazi. Naaman was miraculously healed of his leprosy, and he wanted to give Ulshua a valuable reward. Gehazi listened as Ulshua clearly refused it.

After Naaman left, Gehazi ran after him and, through deception, got some of the reward for himself. He was sharply rebuked by Ulshua, and the leprosy of Naaman came upon Gehazi - 2 Kings 5.

7. Trying to worship YÁOHU UL and money at the same time

The rich young ruler possessed more than riches. He had character qualities that were exemplary. He showed diligence in coming to Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, he showed honor to Him, he had a teachable rukha (spirit), and he was morally upright from his youth.

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA detected only one major flaw in this young man - he had an intense lust for money. So Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA commanded him to sell all that he had, give it to the poor, and then follow Him. Upon hearing this, the rich young ruler walked away sorrowfully, for he had great riches.

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA used this incident to explain how difficult it is for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven - Luke 18:18-30.

8. Selling inside information

Judas was the most trusted of the disciples. He was the one among the disciples to hold an office. Perhaps he was appointed treasurer because his interest in money was obvious. He evaluated events on the basis of monetary gain for the treasury and for himself. Consequently, he totally missed the message and significance of Maoroam's (Mary's) anointing of the feet of YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.

He determined that the ointment which she used could have been sold for a high price and given to the poor. It is possible that the information he sold to the religious leaders was designed to enrich his pockets while giving YAOHÚSHUA another opportunity to escape death. When he saw he had betrayed innocent blood, Judas returned the money and hanged himself - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 26-27.

9. Purchasing public praise

Ananiah and Sapphira were involved in the social concerns of the early Oholyao (Congregation). When Barnabas sold his property and gave the money to the Oholyao's leaders, Ananiah and Sapphira saw the admiration and encouragement that he received.

They decided to follow Barnabas' example, but they secretly agreed between themselves to keep back part of the money. In this way they planned getting public recognition while still maintaining private resources.

However, their deception failed to elude the rukhaol (spiritual) alertness of Peter. When they lied about the amount of sale, Peter rebuked them. Immediately, after being rebuked by Peter, both Ananiah and Sapphira fell dead at his feet - Acts 5.

10. Trying to buy spirituality

Simon was a converted sorcerer. Before his salvation he had been a very powerful person. He had kept the people spellbound with his magic and experienced their continual admiration. When Simon saw Peter transmitting the power of the 'RÚKHA hol-HODSHÚA' (Holy Spirit) by the laying on of hands, he immediately recognized this as being more effective than any of his magic.

He visualized the personal gain and admiration which he could have with this power, so he offered Peter money to buy it. Peter sharply rebuked Simon for his carnal approach to spiritual services. In his rebuke, Peter exposed Simon's root problems, saying that Simon was in the gall of jealousy and bitterness, bound with his own iniquity - Acts 8:9-24.

How To Serve YÁOHU UL Rather Than Money

Most Yaohushuahim, if asked, would claim that they are serving YÁOHU UL. They would deny that they have greater love of money than of YÁOHU UL. However, YÁOHU UL knows our hearts. He searches out our motives. He is aware of how many of the following steps we have actually taken.

1. Name the things that you love the most

'...Take now your son, your only son YÁOHU-tzqak (Isaac), whom you love the most...' - Genesis 22:2.

YÁOHU UL will always begin with the things that we love most. He will direct (olyanu) us to name the people and possessions which have captured our affections.

Unless the objects of our deepest love are dedicated to Him, they will become objects of our worship and sources of future sorrow. In the end, we will lose the very things that we refused to give to YÁOHU UL.

Who or what, if taken from you, would give you the most inward pain:

Your wife
Your freedom
Your son
Your reputation
Your daughter
Your money
Your home
Your friends
Your job
Your possessions
Your health
Your skills
Your sisters or brothers
Your car or truck

- Present them completely to YÁOHU UL

'...Offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell you of' - Genesis 22:2.

YÁOHU UL's way of dealing with you involves a specific time and place. He wants us to make definite decisions that we will remember throughout our lifetime.

Just as Abruham built his altar, we can also get alone with YÁOHU UL and 'build our altar.'

Abruham was confident that YÁOHU UL Who told him to offer his only son was also able to raise him up again. We can be sure that whatever we give to YÁOHU UL He can protect and bless and give back in return.

'...I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day.' - 2 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 1:12

By giving our most cherished objects of affection to YÁOHU UL, we are saying: 'From this moment on these things belong to You. I give them to You. I have no more rights to them or claim on them.'

- Die to them in your human emotions

'And Abruham lifted up his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.' - Genesis 22:10

The action of dedicating our most cherished possessions to YÁOHU UL is not complete until we die to them in our human emotions.

This means that we thank YÁOHU UL ahead of time for whatever He allows to happen to the things that we gave to Him.

Be prepared to thank YÁOHU UL if He allows the things that you gave to Him to be taken from you; and be prepared to thank YÁOHU UL if they are entrusted back to your care.

Abruham never could not have lifted the knife over his son if he had not first 'died to him' in his human emotions. Without this emotional break, the offering is only a meaningless ritual.

Realize that YÁOHU UL will test your sincerity with whatever you give to Him.

2. Expect YÁOHU UL to show His supernatural power through that which you give to Him

'... Lay not your hand upon the lad...Because you...had not withheld your son...I will bless you...' - Genesis 22:12,16-17

Abruham learned that the real sacrifice takes place in the heart, not in the act of the sacrifice itself.

Abruham also exemplifies that once we emotionally let go of our most treasured possessions, YÁOHU UL will be able to show His miraculous power through them. They will become the basis of our service to YÁOHU UL.

Give your family to YÁOHU UL, and He will raise up the foundations of many upright generations - YaoshuaYAOHU (Isaiah) 61:4.

Give your home and possessions to YÁOHU UL, and you '...shall receive a hundredfold now in this time...and in the world to come eternal life' - Mark 10:30.

Give your friendships to YÁOHU UL, and He will allow you experience true fellowship - 1 YAOHUkhanam (John) 1:7.

Give your reputation to YÁOHU UL, and He will lead you to make right decisions in order to protect His reputation - Tehillim (Psalms) 23:3.

The Precise Steps which a Parent Took in Transferring Ownership to YÁOHU UL

'I pictured myself kneeling before YÁOHU UL's altar.

I know that I had failed in managing the money that YÁOHU UL had entrusted to me. My deep indebtedness was daily evidence of that fact. After hearing about dedicating everything I had to YÁOHU UL, I went into my bedroom and bent down on my knees.

I pictured everything that I loved and owned behind me - my espouse, children, home, car, job, and every other item that I could think of. One by one I pictured myself taking each item from behind me and placing it on YÁOHU UL's altar.

I prayed, YÁOHU UL, I give You my espouse, whom I love. From now on, she belongs to You. If You allow something to happen beyond my control, I will thank You for it. And if You allow me to continue to enjoy her love and fellowship, I will thank You for that. YÁOHU UL, here is my job. I give You the rights to it. If You continue to allow me to have the job, I will accept the responsibility of working as unto You.

I continued praying in this manner until every single item was taken from behind me and placed on the altar. When I finished, I felt an inner freedom that I had never experienced before. The dedication became the turning point in my finances. It released me from the pressure of doing things my way and freed me to learn how to do things in YÁOHU UL's way.'

I Was Able To Teach My Children Truths That Had Become Real To Me

'Once I experienced the freedom and blessing of dedicating everything I had to YÁOHU UL, I was able to include the family in any new dedication of a possession. One day we bought a car. I said to my wife and children, 'Let's go out in the car and dedicate it to YÁOHU UL.' We prayed 'YÁOHU UL, You gave us the funds for this car and the direction to buy it. We now give it back to You. You are free to do with it whatever You want. If You allow us to use it, we purpose to use it to bring glory to You.'

This time of prayer was especially significant to my young son, and the car became a means for YÁOHU UL to teach valuable lessons to our family.'

'...Choose you this day whom you will serve... but as for me and my house, we will serve YÁOHU UL.' - Yaohushua (Joshua) 24:15, Holy Scriptures.

Your Next Goal: Freedom from Debts

'Pay all your debts except the debt of love for others - never finish paying that. For if you love them, you will obey all of YÁOHU UL's laws, fulfilling all His requirements' - Romans 13:8.

Financial Accountability:

'...No, I will not have it as a gift, I will buy it, for I don't want to offer to YÁOHU my UL burnt offerings that cost me nothing...' - 2 Samuel 24:24.

Pre-Need Financing

'Using every resource at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building it - enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and great quantities of onyx, other valuable gems, costly jewels and marble.' - 1 Chronicles 29:2.

Do You Really Know What It Means to be in Debt?

Your Own Evaluation:

Please answer the following with either TRUE or FALSE:

1. Borrowing is all right when one is in a tight financial bind and under heavy financial pressures.

2. There's no danger in borrowing if you have enough resources to guarantee the return of the thing or money borrowed.

3. You can borrow from a fellow Yaohushuahee (believer) but not from unbelievers.

4. It is not wrong for wealthy people to borrow because they have more than enough assets to cover repayment.

5. When rare opportunities to earn big profits come one's way, he is justified in getting loans in order not to miss out on these golden opportunities.

6. To be granted a loan is a great privilege because it means one is credit worthy.

7. Most financial and lending institutions are really much concerned with how they can best maximize their clients' incomes.

8. It is sinful to lend money especially to those who cannot repay.

9. It is better to sell your personal assets than to borrow.

10. Children's education must be supported by parents even if it means borrowing money to pay for tuition and other school expenses.

11. Only those who are under YÁOHU UL's curse and punishment do borrow money.

12. It would be wise to borrow large sums of money so that in case of one's inability to pay by sickness or early death, the borrower cannot be pressed for repayment.

13. It would be too inconvenient to live these days without a credit card because most of our basic needs are readily available through it.

14. A person with his credit card is safe from thieves and robbers, than one who carries his money in cold cash.

15. Borrowing is wrong because it presumes that future incomes are sure to come.

16. It is still favorable to get much out of one's credit card because it is easy to declare bankruptcy and never repay the debts. One really beats the system this way.

17. The borrower is enslaved to the lender until he has fully repaid whatever he owes.

18. I have faith that my future earnings will come and so to borrow is one sure expression of my faith in the written Word.

19. One can really not avoid borrowing in this age and times.

20. Buying with the use of one's credit card is actually borrowing from others.

21. The Holy Scriptures forbid borrowing of any kind and in any form.

22. The Holy Scriptures forbid the lending of any kind and in any form.

23. When someone who is in deep financial crisis tries to borrow but is refused, no one could blame him later on if he is forced to steal.

24. If only people would readily lend to those who borrow from them, no one would steal or rob or kill.

25. Stealing is actually borrowing but somewhat in a forceful and secretive way.

26. The proliferation of thievery in many societies is the fault of those who refuse to lend to those who try to borrow.

27. It is all right to buy with one's credit card if the financial institution does not charge interest, therefore it cannot be considered as a form of borrowing.

28. The best-kept secret of most wealthy and successful people is to use other's people's money in enriching themselves, usually by borrowing.

29. Investing one's money in the stock market or mutual funds is actually a form of lending out your money with expected interest on it.

30. But as is usually the case, the investor loses both his money and his expected income - poverty with much sorrow.

'However, if you do not obey YÁOHU your UL and do not carefully follow all His commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed. The fruit of your womb will be cursed, and the crops of your land, and the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out....The foreigner who lives among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower. He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, but you will be the tail.' - Deuteronomy 28:15-19, 43-44

1. Borrowing is all right when one is in a tight financial bind and under heavy financial pressures. False.

Romans 13:8 clearly commands - 'To no man nothing owe.'

Borrowing hinders YÁOHU UL's supernatural provision and intervention. It also damages YÁOHU UL's reputation and belies many promises in His Word.

Borrowing also discourages one's ability to be diligent, resourceful and responsible.

Remember, to engage in borrowing signifies one is under the curse of the law from which the believer has been redeemed from by Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.

2. There's no danger in borrowing if you have enough resources to guarantee the return of the thing or money borrowed. False.

Why does one have to borrow when he has enough assets to spare? Borrowing should not be part of a believer's way of managing the funds which YÁOHU UL entrusts to him.

By borrowing, one will be needlessly enslaved to the lender. Plus the fact that he will needlessly subject himself under the curse of interest payments which bite like the snake.

'The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.' - Proverbs 22:7

3. You can borrow from a fellow Yaohushuahee (believer) but not from unbelievers. False.

Just ask rather than borrow from another Yaohushuahee. This way the believer would not violate the clear command in Romans 13:8 - 'To no man nothing owe.'

'You have not because you ask not.' - YAOHUcaf (James) 4:2b

'At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality, as it is written: 'He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little.' - 2 Corinthians 8:14-15

For a believer to borrow from unbelievers would embarrass the Shúam (Name) of YÁOHU UL and it would be a poor testimony to them.

'But my YÁOHU UL will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in ha-Mehushkhay YAOHÚSHUA.' - Philippians 4:19

4. It is not wrong for wealthy people to borrow because they have more than enough assets to cover repayment. False.

Wealthy people are expected by YÁOHU UL to give and lend to the needy and the poor. They are to be generous with whatever YÁOHU UL entrusts to their care and management. They are expected by YÁOHU UL to lend FREELY (without interest).

'Blessings will come to him who is generous and lends freely....' - Tehillim (Psalms) 112:5

'He who is kind to the poor lends unto YÁOHU UL, and He will reward him for the kindness he has done.' - Proverbs 19:17

'Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in YÁOHU UL, Who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to be kind, to be rich in charitable deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is really life.' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:17-19

5. When rare opportunities to earn big profits come one's way, he is justified in getting loans in order not to miss out on these golden opportunities. False.

'Get-rich-quick' schemes are to be totally avoided.

Riches without honest labor do not last; only wealth patiently earned by dutiful serving endures.

'Quick wealth is not a blessing in THE END.' - Proverbs 20:21

'Dishonest money brings grief to all the family, but hating bribes brings happiness.' - Proverbs 15:27

'Wealth from gambling quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows.' - Proverbs 13:11

Man's way to riches surely leads to sorrow. Remember the Albanians who were financially ruined for lack of knowledge....

6. To be granted a loan is a great privilege because it means one is creditworthy. False.

The best title of privilege is not of being a fine borrower but that of being a generous and free giver and lender!

Getting a loan presumes on the future which is uncertain. The borrower becomes servant to the lender. Believers in Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA are to be His bondslaves and not of anyone else.

Besides, paying interest on loans is poor money management, when one can accumulate money first then make the necessary purchases thereby avoiding payment of avoidable interest.

'Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own?' - Luke 16:10-12

Borrowing leads to the borrower's being in bondage to his lenders!

7. Most financial and lending institutions are really much concerned with how they can best maximize their clients' incomes. False.

Their main goal is to maximize their profits because they are profit-making activities. But the way they can best achieve maximum profits is by rendering the best services to their clients.

'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put My money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 25:27

8. It is sinful to lend money especially to those who cannot repay. False.

'Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 5:42

'And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to be repaid in full....Lend to your enemies without expecting to get anything back, then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and the very wicked. Be merciful, just as your YÁOHU ABí (Father) is merciful.' - Luke 6:34b,35-36

But if it will encourage laziness in other people's lives, then believers are warned against feeding the lazy.

'Be hol Shúam (in the Name of) Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching your received from us....For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: 'If a man will not work, he shall not eat.'

'We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy - they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY to settle down and earn the bread they eat! And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right.' - 2 Thessalonians 3:6,11-13

9. It is better to sell your personal assets than to borrow. True.

Financial need prods one's resourcefulness and diligence in raising the funds to meet financial obligations. One who is resourceful is expected to exhaust all possibilities in trying to raise money from one's own resources and personal labor or services.

Another advantage is to find out unnecessary items of luxury and overindulgence (or other worldly things) which could be disposed of to meet current financial obligations.

Living off at another's labor and expense is not the rule in the believer's life. Borrowing is a violation of clear Scriptural command in Romans 13:8 - 'To no man nothing owe.'

10. Children's education must be supported by parents even if it means borrowing money to pay for tuition and other school expenses. False.

Funds for children's educational needs must be earned by the parents even before the needs arise.

If plans are in the perfect will of YÁOHU UL, He will provide the funds beforehand. If funds are not available at the time they are needed, that is one way of YÁOHU UL's admonition to the believer to further seek His will regarding the matter, perhaps for change of direction or some other more important matters which must first be attended to.

'For YÁOHU UL will bless you as He has promised, and you will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. You will rule over many nations but none will rule over you.

If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that YÁOHU UL is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs.' - Deuteronomy 15:6-8

'I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the upright forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.' - Tehillim (Psalms) 37:25-26

11. Only those who are under YÁOHU UL's curse and punishment do borrow money. True.

'However, if you do not obey YÁOHU your UL and do not carefully follow all His commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed. The fruit of your womb will be cursed, and the crops of your land, and the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out....The foreigner who lives among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower. He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, but you will be the tail.' - Deuteronomy 28:15-19, 43-44

There are however exceptions to this, as was in the case of the Israelites before they departed from Egypt when YÁOHU UL commanded that each of them should borrow (ask) articles of silver and gold from their neighbors, even fully knowing that they would never be returned. YÁOHU UL was just in giving to the Israelites their due pay for their years of hard labor and slavery from which the Egyptians benefited.

12. It would be wise to borrow large sums of money so that in case of one's inability to pay by sickness or early death, the borrower cannot be pressed for repayment. False.

This would be borrowing without intention to repay, and a wicked thing to do. This is enriching oneself at the expense of others.

'The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the upright give generously.' - Tehillim (Psalms) 37:21

'YÁOHU UL, who may dwell in Your Tabernacle? Who may live on Your holy hill?....He who keeps his promise [to pay] even when it hurts....' - Tehillim (Psalms) 15:1,4b, Holy Scriptures

Death does not extinguish one's debts. In the adjudication of the estate of the deceased, all of his debts must be paid out first before the heirs can have their portion of the inheritance, if any.

In fact, it is the estate administrator's duty to settle all the debts of the deceased first as it is his duty to preserve the fine name of the departed by promptly paying all the debts, even if he is already dead. Marriage is extinguished through death of either espouse, but not debts.

13. It would be too inconvenient to live these days without a credit card because most of our basic needs are readily available through it. False.

Yes, it would be more convenient for credit card thefts to victimize holders by huge amounts being charged to their accounts unknowingly, then being forced to pay for them to bankruptcy.

Many don't have credit cards yet survive well in this time and age, and they are safe from credit card thefts and from avoidable interest payments and financing charges. They are fine and responsible trustees of YÁOHU UL's funds.

'Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own?' - Luke 16:10-12

14. A person with his credit card is safe from thieves and robbers, than one who carries his money in cold cash. False.

A person whose personal assets and wealth are without walls of protection (as a result of robbing YÁOHU UL - Malachi 3) is already scheduled to be a victim all sorts of thievery, crimes, costly court litigations, forced dismissals and natural calamities, whether or not he has or hasn't his credit card with him.

15. Borrowing is wrong because it presumes that future incomes are sure to come. True.

It is presumption, and really what faith is not.

Don't boast about tomorrow for you don't know what it brings.

'Look here, you people who say, 'Today or tomorrow we are going to such and such a town, remain there a year, and open up a profitable business.' How do you know what is going to happen tomorrow?

For the length of your lives is as unsure as the morning fog - now you see it; soon it is gone. What you ought to say is, 'If YÁOHU UL wants us to, we shall live and do this or that.' Otherwise you will be bragging about your own plans and such self-confidence never pleases YÁOHU UL.

Remember, too, that knowing what is right to do and then not doing it is sin.' - YAOHUcaf (Jacob - James) 4:13-17

16. It is still favorable to get much out of one's credit card because it is easy to declare bankruptcy and never repay the debts. One really beats the system this way. False.

Personal possessions and assets gained by evil means will never benefit the greedy, in the end. They will eat out his own soul.

'What does it profit a man even if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul?' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 16:26

One cannot separate the fruit from the seed. One who steals from others (seed sown), someday, something will also be stolen from him (harvest). When and how? It does not matter, what matters is that it is sure to come. So it is foolish to covet other's property or assets.

'You must not have a burning desire for another man's wife, nor envy him for his home, land, servants, oxen, donkeys nor anything else he owns.' - Deuteronomy 5:21

Money or assets gained by wicked means will always surely go to wicked activities and evil purposes, and will cause much sorrow in the family.

Only honest wealth brings real happiness, peace of mind, clear conscience and a healthy and blessed, long life. Only the upright experience such kind of life that is really life in the Kingdom of YÁOHU UL.

17. The borrower is enslaved to the lender until he has fully repaid whatever he owes. True.

'The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.' - Proverbs 22:7

If there are many who are in bondage to gambling, drug addiction and alcoholic drinks, there are much more who are in bondage to moneylenders and usurers.

YAOHÚSHUA the Messiah came to give you life and life more enriched and has delivered you from all kinds of bondages and slavery!

18. I have faith that my future earnings will come and so to borrow is one sure expression of my faith in the written Word. False.

Again, this is presumption and it is sinful to presume upon tomorrow for no one really knows what tomorrow will bring.

19. One can really not avoid borrowing in this age and times. False.

YÁOHU UL's Word still are effectual even during this age and times. He still provides for all our needs according to His riches in glory by Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.

YÁOHU UL is still true to His Word to fill us daily with benefits!

'If you fully obey all of these commandments of YÁOHU your UL, the laws I am declaring to you today, YÁOHU UL will transform you into the greatest nation in the world. These are the blessings that will come upon you:

Blessings in the city,
Blessings in the field;
Many children,
Ample crops,
Large flocks and herds;
Blessings of fruit and bread;
Blessings when you come in,
Blessings when you go out.

YÁOHU UL will defeat your enemy before you....YÁOHU UL will bless you with bountiful crops and healthy cattle and prosper everything you do....He will bless everything you do; and you shall lend to many nations, but shall NOT borrow from them.' - Deuteronomy 28:1-6 and other portions.

20. Buying with the use of one's credit card is actually borrowing from others. True.

Yes, and it is enjoying items and services which are not yet paid, and the holder pays interest and financing charges to cover these.

Buying with credit cards or on credit encourages impulse buying. It is really a careless way of managing YÁOHU UL's funds which are entrusted to each of His children in His Kingdom. Many have been unwittingly reduced to bankruptcy due to impulse buying and overspending.

'It is not right to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be in a hurry and miss the way.' - Proverbs 19:2

'When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.' - YAOHUcaf (James) 4:3

A Yaohushuahee is expected by YÁOHU UL to be contented with basics. Impulse buying and overspending (or not living within one's income) is living in a way which clearly exhibits discontent with basics.

All the riches and wealth in this world cannot make a person happy if he does not know the secret of being contented (well satisfied) with basics.

'Having food and clothing, let us therefore be contented.' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:6-10

'Do you want to be truly rich? You already are if you are happy and upright! After all, we didn't bring any money with us when we came into the world, and we can't carry away a single penny when we die.

So we should be well satisfied without money if we have enough food and clothing.

But people who long to be rich soon begin to do all kinds of wrong things to get money, things that hurt them and make them evil-minded and finally send them to hell itself.

For the lust for money is the first step toward all kinds of sin. Some people have even turned away from YÁOHU UL because of their lust for money, and as a result have pierced themselves with many sorrows.' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:6-10

Satisfaction - fully realizing that YÁOHU UL has provided and given everything that I need for my own DAILY happiness!

You are free, you are delivered and you are safe from the idolatry, worship of and bondage to money, right now and forever!

21. The Holy Scriptures forbid borrowing of any kind and in any form. True.

YÁOHU UL in Romans 13:8 clearly says: 'To no man nothing owe.'

'The prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the stupid goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. - Proverbs 22:3

'The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.' - Proverbs 21:20

'The lazy man longs for many things but his hands refuse to work. He is gready to get, while the upright love to give!' - Proverbs 21:25,26

'Upright men will be rescued from harm, but cheaters will be ruined.' - Proverbs 28:18

'The upright man's earnings advance the cause of rectitude. The evil man squanders his on sin.' - Proverbs 10:16

'If you repay evil for kindness, a curse is upon your home.' - Proverbs 17:13

'Kindness makes a man attractive. And it is better to be poor than dishonest.' - Proverbs 19:22

'Some men enjoy cheating, but the cake they buy with such ill-gotten gain will turn to gravel in their mouths.' - Proverbs 20:17

'Quick wealth is not a blessing in the end.' - Proverbs 20:21

'Dishonest gain will never last, so why take the risk?'- Prvoverbs 21:6

'We can justify our every deed but YÁOHU UL looks at our motives.' - Proverbs 21:2

'A man who loves pleasure becomes poor; wine and luxury are not the way to riches!' - Proverbs 21:17

'The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.' - Proverbs 21:20

'The lazy man longs for many things but his hands refuse to work. He is gready to get, while the upright love to give!' - Proverbs 21:25,26

'If you must choose, take a wonderful name rather than great riches; for to be held in loving esteem is better than silver and gold.' - Proverbs 22:1

'Trying to get rich quick is evil and leads to poverty.'- Proverbs 28:22

22. The Holy Scriptures forbid the lending of any kind and in any form. False.

'If you lend money to one of My people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him no interest.' - Exodus 22:25

'If one of you countrymen becomes poor and in unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you. Do not take interest of any kind from him, but fear your YÁOHU UL, so that your countryman may continue to live among you. You must not lend money at interest or sell him food at a profit. I am YÁOHU your UL, Who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your UL.' - Leviticus 25:37

'For YÁOHU UL will bless you as He has promised, and you will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. You will rule over many nations but none will rule over you.

If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that YÁOHU UL is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs.' - Deuteronomy 15:6-8

'YÁOHU UL, who may dwell in Your Tabernacle? Who may live on Your holy hill?....He who keeps his promise even when it hurts, who lends his money without usury....' - Tehillim (Psalms) 15:1,4b-5a, Holy Scriptures

'Blessings will come to him who is generous and lends FREELY....' - Tehillim (Psalms) 112:5

'He who is kind to the poor lends unto YÁOHU UL, and He will reward him for the kindness he has done.' - Proverbs 19:17

'He does not lend at usury or take excessive interest....' That man is upright; he will surely live, declares YÁOHU UL.' - Kozoqiul (Ezekiel) 18:8,9b

'Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 5:42

'And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to be repaid in full....Lend to your enemies without expecting to get anything back, then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and the very wicked. Be merciful, just as your YÁOHU ABí (Father) is merciful.' - Luke 6:34b,35-36

23. When someone who is in deep financial crisis tries to borrow but is refused, no one could blame him later on if he is forced to steal. False.

'The soul that sins the same shall die.' - Kozoqiul (Ezekiel) 18:20

'It is for a man's own sins that he will die.' - Kozoqiul (Ezekiel) 18:4b

'If a man is just and does what is lawful and right, and has not gone out to the mountains to feast before the idols of Israel and worship them, and does not commit adultery, nor lie with any woman during the time of her menstruation, and is a merciful lender, not holding on the items given to him in pledge by poor borrowers, and is no robber, but gives food to the hungry and clothes to those in need, and grants loans without interest, and stays away from sin, and is honest and fair when judging others, and obeys My laws - that man is upright, says YÁOHU UL, and he shall surely live.

'But if that man has a son who is a robber or murderer and who fulfills none of his responsibilities, who refuses to obey the laws of YÁOHU UL, but commits adultery, and oppresses the poor and helpless, and robs his debtors by refusing to let them redeem what they have given him in pledge, and loves idols and worships them, and loans out his money at interest - shall that man live? No! He shall surely die, and it is his own fault.

But if this sinful man has, in turn, a son who sees all his father's wickedness, so that he fears YÁOHU UL and decides against that kind of life, and doesn't go up on the mountains to feast before the idols nor worship them, and does not commit adultery, and is fair to those who borrow from him and doesn't rob them, but feeds the hungry and clothes the needy, and helps the poor and does not loan money at interest, and obeys My laws - he shall not die because of his father's sins; he shall surely live. But his father shall die for his own sins because he is cruel and robs and does wrong.

'What?' you ask. 'Doesn't the son pay for his father's sins?' No! For if the son does what is right and keeps My laws, he shall surely live. The one who sins is the one who dies. The son shall not be punished for his father's sins, nor the father for his son's sins. The upright person will be rewarded for his own uprightness and the wicked person for his wickedness.' - Kozoqiul (Ezekiel) 18:5-20

Blaming others for someone's sin or crime is a futile attempt to transfer one's own responsibility or guilt to others.

That's why due process of law is important (court trials) to determine the guilt of a person suspected of committing a crime. This is to prevent punishing anyone paid to admit guilt for a crime he actually didn't commit. Otherwise, a wicked rich person can just pay some poor fellow to admit his crime and take the punishment on his behalf. That would be an injustice and a violation of YÁOHU UL's written Word.

24. If only people would readily lend to those who borrow from them, no one would steal or rob or kill. False.

The only Scriptural safeguard against thefts, losses, bankruptcies, robberies and other kinds of devouring and destruction is not to owe YÁOHU UL and man anything except one's love for them.

A person who robs YÁOHU UL with His tithes and offerings, or who defrauds the government by non- or underpayment of taxes, or who defrauds or steals from his company or fellowmen, is open target to these criminal elements in society as well as natural calamities and catastrophes.

YÁOHU UL always watches over His Words to perform them.

25. Stealing is actually borrowing but somewhat in a forceful and secretive way. False.

Stealing is taking other's money or property against the will of the owner. Borrowing is receiving money or property which belong to others but with the voluntary will of the owner and with promise to return whatever is being borrowed.

'Some men enjoy cheating, but the cake they buy with such ill-gotten gain will turn to gravel in their mouths.' - Proverbs 20:17

'Quick wealth is not a blessing in the end.' - Proverbs 20:21

'Dishonest gain will never last, so why take the risk?' - Proverbs 21:6

'We can justify our every deed but YÁOHU UL looks at our motives.' - Proverbs 21:2

26. The proliferation of thievery in many societies is the fault of those who refuse to lend to those who try to borrow. False.

'The thief (ha-satan) comes to steal, to kill and to ruin.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 10:10a

The proliferation of thefts and robberies is caused by giving the enemy (the devourer) reason and way to cause damages, losses and destruction in people's lives through violation of YÁOHU UL's written Word.

'My people are ruined for lack of knowledge.' - Hosea 4:6

When someone kills, steals (from YÁOHU UL, the government or their fellowmen) or ruins, the fruit (harvest) of these wickedness cannot be separated from the seeds sown.

27. It is all right to buy with one's credit card if the financial institution does not charge interest, therefore it cannot be considered as a form of borrowing. False.

Being in debt is spending or using money which is not yours. Borrowing is using something which does not belong to you and enjoying its use or benefits.

'A man who loves pleasure becomes poor; wine and luxury are not the way to riches! - Proverbs 21:17

28. The best-kept secret of most wealthy and successful people is to use other's people's money in enriching themselves, usually by borrowing. False.

There are two kinds of rich people in this world: those who become wealthy by honest means, applying the principles of YÁOHU UL's written Word, and there are also those who amass riches (with much sorrow) through wicked means.

There are many who live peaceful, blessed and happy lives because YÁOHU UL has blessed them for being faithful to His Word and their wealth is passed on to many generations.

There are also much more who get rich through evil means and the whole world knows about their sorrows and grief, in the END.

If you want to know to which category some rich person belongs, just simply find out what happened to them in the END, how did they die, what happened to their family and so on. If there is much sorrow and they died of some loathsome disease, then you know how they amassed their riches. The upright man does not have to get sick in order to die peacefully.

29. Investing one's money in the stock market or mutual funds is actually a form of lending out your money with expected interest on it. False.

Lending is different from inves-ing. Lending imposes the obligation of the one receiving the money or thing to return to the owner whatever he borrowed.

Inves-ing, on the other hand, involves the trust of the investo- that his money will be prudently and efficiently managed by the trustees or directors with the motive of receiving regular dividends (if any). But if the stock market collapses or the mutual fund goes bankrupt or the company losses, the money invested also loses value or totally disappears. In other words, there is no guarantee that one's money will ever be returned fully again. This risk is usually evaluated in view of the prospective dividends or profits one hopes to receive out of his investment.

Even if one puts his money in a bank, if the bank goes bankrupt, or if the insurance company closes shop, one is unsure whether he will ever receive his money back in full again.

What to do?

'Do not gather up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust ruin, and where thieves break in and steal. But gather up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not ruin, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 6:19-21

'Those who love and follow me are indeed wealthy. I fill their treasuries. - Proverbs 8:21

30. But as is usually the case, the investor loses both his money and his expected income - poverty with much sorrow. True.

'The upright man's earnings advance the cause of rectitude. The evil man squanders his on sin.' - Proverbs 10:16

'Some men enjoy cheating, but the cake they buy with such ill-gotten gain will turn to gravel in their mouths.' - Proverbs 20:17

'Quick wealth is not a blessing in the end.' - Proverbs 20:21

'Dishonest gain will never last, so why take the risk?.' - Prvoverbs 21:6

'We can justify our every deed but YÁOHU UL looks at our motives.' - Proverbs 21:2

'A man who loves pleasure becomes poor; wine and luxury are not the way to riches!' - Proverbs 21:17

'The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.' - Proverbs 21:20

'The lazy man longs for many things but his hands refuse to work. He is greedy to get, while the upright love to give!' - Proverbs 21:25,26

'If you must choose, take a wonderful name rather than great riches; for to be held in loving esteem is better than silver and gold.' - Proverbs 22:1

'The prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the fool goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.' - Proverbs 22:3

'Upright men will be rescued from harm, but cheaters will be ruined.; - Proverbs 28:18

'Trying to get rich quick is evil and leads to poverty.' - Proverbs 28:22

'There is another serious problem I have seen everywhere - savings are put into risky investments that turn sour, and soon there is nothing left to pass on to one's son. The man who speculates is soon back to where he began - with nothing. This, as I said, is a very serious problem, for all his hard work has been for nothing; he has been working for the wind. It is all swept away. All the rest of his life he is under a cloud - gloomy, discouraged, disappointed, and angry. - Ecclesiastes 5:13,14-17

The person who speculates is soon back to where he began - with nothing....

Heaven and earth will pass away but YÁOHU UL's Words will remain forever true and effectual.

You are free, you are delivered and you are safe from the cult of money worship, now till forever!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Genius Quiz:

True or False

1. Inves-ing in the stock market is actually a form of legalized professional gambling.

2. There is nothing wrong with my winning in the government-sponsored lottery (proceeds to charity) or government-approved and legitimate casinos and other gambling dens. It just happens that I am lucky today.

3. It is all right to borrow money especially during occasional special events such as weddings, anniversaries or feasts of the town's patron saint.

4. There is nothing wrong with stealing from those who are wickedly rich if it is to be given to the really poor and needy or to charity.

5. Gathering up treasures in heaven is accomplished by giving to the poor and the needy.

6. When one needs to spend from his treasures in heaven, he simply asks YÁOHU UL for it and it will be given him.

7. Envying the filthy rich will lead you nowhere.

8. You must stop paying your taxes if corrupt government officials are misusing the people's money. It is your money after all.

9. Those who are rich usually display their wealth to whet the poor's envy and make the poor feel bitterly jealous and sorry for themselves.

10. The wise know this and so avoid the torments of envy and jealousy, and placates these lusts by contentment and satisfaction.

11. Interest payments due on money borrowed bite like a snake.

12. Many third-world countries who tried to borrow their way to financial prosperity are now suffering in worse squalor and poverty than before, not only due to loan repayments which must be promptly made but mainly because of the venom of interest charges due.

13. If you want to turn your friend into an enemy, lend him something which he is borrowing. If you want to maintain him as your friend, you will give him what he needs.

How to Prosper by Conquering Laziness....

Please answer the following queries with either 'True' or 'False'

1. 'Slothfulness' is another term used for laziness and this comes from the Hebrew word 'atzluth' referring to the sloth, the laziest animal on earth.

2. Many people are lazy without even realizing or admitting it.

3. The lazy are usually gluttons as well.

4. Being obese, fat and overweight is one sure symptom of laziness.

5. Sluggards (the lazy ones) are most often seen relaxing and alone by themselves.

6. Many today are languishing in jail or rehabilitation homes because of laziness.

7. Laziness is an inherited trait from one's biological parents. It's in one's genes.

8. The sluggard must be prodded regularly to make him continue working.

9. Many are poor mainly because of laziness.

10. Sluggards usually find themselves daydreaming.

11. Many are lazy because they really don't care about the fine things in life. They claim that they don't want nor need them.

12. The best remedy against slothfulness is to be given more and more financial incentives to work.

13. Having a sluggard as a workmate is the same as not having him around at all.

14. Sluggards are the most-likely victims of 'get-rich-quick' schemes.

15. Sluggards are misers and are thrifty to a fault.

16. Lazy people should be pitied and therefore given priority in the hiring process.

17. YÁOHU UL used the example of the busy spider in exemplifying diligence in the Holy Scriptures.

18. When someone asks financial help from you and he is a known sluggard, he must be pitied and given the money he asks for since believers must be merciful to all.

19. Lazy people are really intellectually deficient and lack mental abilities.

20. Yaohushuahim (believers in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) should not give alms to beggars who are healthy enough to work.

21. Many sluggards are poor because they are just waiting to be given a break in life in order to prosper.

22. Many rewarding opportunities pass people by without they realizing them because they are often disguised in garments of hard work and personal sacrifices.

23. Sluggards expect the same benefits and rewards as those received by the diligent. After all, employers should be fair to everyone.

24. Most rebels and complainers are in reality sluggards.

25. To the lazy, doing a job today is the same as doing it tomorrow.

26. The sluggard reads or hears the Word then does not apply them in his life.

27. Those who worship lifeless idols become motionless and lazy because one becomes as what his idol really is.

28. YÁOHU UL, the Guardian of Israel, never slumbers nor sleeps.

29. It is wrong to sleep.

30. Hard work is detrimental (bad or destructive) to one's physical health and inner joy.

Just please keep your answers to yourselves then check them with the answers to be released in the forthcoming releases of your Warm Daily Bread. HaolulYAOHU!

How to Prosper by Conquering Laziness....

'Now here is a command, dear brothers, given in the Shúam (Name) of our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY by His authority: Stay away from any Yaohushuahee (believer) who spends his days in laziness and does not follow the ideal of hard work we set up for you.... Even while we were still there with you we gave you this rule: 'He who does not work shall not eat!'' - 2 Thessalonians 3:6;10

You don't work, you don't eat!

'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest - and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.' - Proverbs 6:6-11

1. 'Slothfulness' is another term used for laziness and it comes from the Hebrew word 'atzluth' referring to the sloth, the laziest animal on earth. True

Yes, the sloth is the laziest animal (and human too!) on planet earth. It is usually found hanging upside down by its four legs on tree branches, barely moving, if at all. It is predominantly found in South American forests.

The only thing that can make the sloth move is when it is to eat the leaves around it, otherwise and most of the time, it is asleep. Fifteen hours a day is its normal length of sleeping time daily. It is more asleep than it is awake in any given day.

The sloth is so lazy that it won't even clean itself, so much algae grow on its hairs turning its color brownish green. And because it hardly moves, its predators can hardly notice it camouflaged among the trees.

The sloth would rather die motionless than to go and forage for food in cases of droughts. A single-celled protozoa can move speedier than a sloth.

To the sloth hanging motionless among the branches of a tree, everything is in its proper order when things are upside down.

First century believers included laziness as one of the seven deadly sins, together with pride, lust, greed, envy, anger and gluttony.

Dictionaries define slothfulness and sloths as: laziness, disinclination to exertion, idler, drone, lazybones, loafer, indolent, sluggish, shiftless, lounger, vagrant, bum, sloucher, sluggard, skiver, clockwatcher, sleepyhead, dawdler, layabout, shirker, slacker, couch potato, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well, lotus-eater, foiler and many others.

If you want to see how a sloth actually looks like, please use your web browser then go or click to this WWW page after you finish reading this whole daily bread release:

http://www.rumark.com/jesse/sloth.html

2. Many people are lazy without even realizing or admitting it. True

'In his own opinion, the sluggard thinks he is smarter than seven wise men.' - Proverbs 26:16

The most serious malady, next to rebellion, which can unnoticeably damage a believer's relationship with YÁOHU UL is laziness.

In their overweening pride, sluggards cannot see their own personal deficiencies. Since they are much focused on others, what they are doing and what's happening in other people's lives, the thought of self-examination rarely comes to their mind, if at all.

The root cause of slothfulness is pride. The sluggard thinks that he is better than others in some respects that he need not labor hard enough as the others. He has the misconception that the world owes him a living.

'Pride' refers to the inordinate lust for self-esteem, self-praise and self-glorification.

'There is one thing worse than being stupid, and that is man who is conceited.' - Proverbs 26:12

The source of pride may be fine looks, better intelligence or some other physical attribute, which he then rationalizes in his mind to be the cause why he should be served rather than serve.

That's the reason why the first step in conquering laziness is to humble oneself and admit the fact that one is a sluggard. Once the sluggard sees his real personality trait, then begins his first step towards humble diligence in serving and working hard towards prosperity.

'Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.' - Proverbs 12:24

'All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.' - Proverbs 14:23

'The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.' - Proverbs 15:19

The lives of sluggards are full of difficulties, delays, fears, disappointments and sorrows.

3. The lazy are usually gluttons as well. True

Generally speaking, yes, because as has been said, the vital thing that could make the sloth move is food.

When a person is hungry, the stomach cringes in pangs of hunger and this triggers that person to move and exert efforts.

But there are also those who are so lazy that even eating is too much labor for them.

This is often seen in the case of a family member who is so hungry then goes to the kitchen or the refrigerator and upon seeing all the food exclaims, 'The food is fine but I don't feel inclined to eat now.'

'The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.' - Proverbs 26:15

'Some men are so lazy they won't even feed themselves!' - Proverbs 19:24

4. Being obese, fat and overweight is one sure symptom of laziness. True

Because the sluggard's main preoccupation is eating, and physical exercise or manual labor is too cumbersome for him, he therefore gains and gains more weight.

Remember that to the sluggard, even a minor job or chore is taken to be a major job. They turn a molehill into a huge mountain, as far as exerting efforts are concerned. Even to wash the dishes is a major task for him, while the diligent can do it seemingly without any effort at all.

The sloth always chooses the easy and most comfortable ways. They abhor physical activities which require personal efforts, hard work and patient endurance. They would rather wait ten minutes for the elevator, rather than take a few flight of stairs physically.

'For drunkards and gluttons become poor, and sleepiness clothes them in rags.' - Proverbs 23:21

'Put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony....you mustn't crave for delicacies.' - Proverbs 23:2-3

5. Sluggards (the lazy ones) are most often seen relaxing and alone by themselves. False

The sloths (when posing as workers in an organization) are not busy but are busybodies. One of their preoccupations (when not sleeping) is meddling in other people's work and lives. They are busy rumor mongering, criticizing other people's work, spreading lies about others or talking about their favorite movies and sto-ytelling a lie.

These are their most common defense mechanisms so that others will hardly notice that they are the ones who are not busy but are meddlers and self-appointed critics of the diligent.

A sloth may be prompt in giving out uncalled for criticisms about the job that you are diligently working at, again, so you won't notice that he is the one who is nosing his way around the workplace. The lazy is busy, yes, busy nosing around in other's activities.

'Yet we hear that some of you are living in laziness, refusing to work and wasting your time in gossiping. In the Shúam (Name) of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY we appeal to such people - we command them - to quiet down, get to work and earn their own living.' - 2 Thessalonians 3:11-13

'This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and doing your own work, just as we told you before. As a result, people who are not Yaohushuahim (believers in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) will trust and respect you, and you will not need to depend on others for enough money to pay your bills.' - 1 Thessalonians 4:11

'Yaohushuahim workers should work hard for their employers and respect them; never let it be said that the people of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA are poor workers. Don't let the Shúam (Name) of YÁOHU UL or His teaching be laughed at because of this.' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:1

True or False Query of the Day:

Sluggards are easily identified at home or in the workplace because on their personal computers are installed the 'snoreware' (shareware) Windoze 95 by Microsloth, and not the original Windows 95 by Microsoft.

Your Faith Assignment for Today:

Tell them about YAOHÚSHUA the Messiah Who has delivered everyone from poverty!

Memory Verse for Today:

'You don't work, you don't eat!' - 2 Thessalonians 3:10

6. Many today are languishing in jail or rehabilitation homes because of laziness. True

Generally speaking, yes, but there are exceptions of course.

(Please remember that when answering true or false queries, the statements are always made in generalities, that is, generally speaking, and your answers therefore should also be in general. It would be wrong to answer general statements based on exceptions. Of course for every generality there is an exception, but true or false queries do not deal with exceptions but with generalities, unless otherwise clearly specified in the statement itself. YÁOHU UL makes you wise. HaolulYAOHU!)

Many would rather steal or rob or kill than to exert manual efforts in earning a decent meal. While others prefer to live by pleasurably indulging in addictive drugs, prostitution, smut and other illicit yet easier ways of earning a buck, to their own hurt and imprisonment. Why? Mainly because of distaste for honest hard work. Again, laziness out of pride is the root cause.

Many choose to commit crimes and frauds because they are ashamed to engage in honest, diligent work in low-paying jobs or those kinds of jobs which are not esteemed much in society. But they are not ashamed to deal in smut, drugs, prostitution, sexual immoralities or big-time frauds. Again, laziness due to pride (overweening self-esteem) is the root cause.

Please remember that Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA was a mere carpenter's Son, and most of His first disciples came from humble occupations.

'Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.' - Proverbs 12:24 (in prison!)

'He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and luxury will never become rich.' - Proverbs 21:17

'Pride goes before destruction and haughtiness before a fall.' - Proverbs 16:18

'The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.' - Proverbs 26:13-16

7. Laziness is an inherited trait from one's biological parents. It's in one's genes. False

Slothfulness is an acquired habit since one's childhood. When the sloth was young, everything was given to him without any effort at all on his part. He was not trained to work for what he desired, even by means of simple household chores or learning assignments.

He was therefore trained to always make the easy and soft choices in life, overprotected from the realities of the hardworking world around him.

Reinforced habitual training in making easy and soft choices in his everyday life developed into a bad habit - the corrupting habit of slothfulness or laziness.

'Teach a child to choose the right path, and when he is older he will remain upon it.' - Proverbs 22:6

'Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.' - Proverbs 28:19

'The character of even a child can be known by the way he acts - whether what he does is pure and right' - Proverbs 20:11

'Discipline your son in his early years while there is hope. If you don't you will ruin his life.' - Proverbs 19:18

'A young lad's heart is filled with rebellion, but punishment will drive it out of him.' - Proverbs 21:15

'If you refuse to discipline your son, it proves you don't love him; for if you love him you will be prompt to punish him.' - Proverbs 13:24

8. The sluggard must be prodded regularly to make him continue working. False

The lazy hates those who exhort or encourage them to work harder and earn the bread that they eat. He doesn't appreciate those who prod him to work harder and longer.

Again because of pride, he thinks of himself as someone who doesn't need continual prodding and follow-up, else he erupts into anger and bitterness - another excuse for him not to work.

'The lazy man is full of excuses....' - Proverbs 21:13a

'If you rebuke a mocker, you will only get a smart retort; yes, he will snarl at you. So just never bother with him; he will only hate you for trying to help him. But a wise man, when rebuked, will love you all the more.' - Proverbs 9:8

'A fool thinks he needs no advice, but a wise man listens to others.' - Proverbs 12:15

'A mocker remains away from wise men because he hates to be scolded.' - Proverbs 15:12

9. Many are poor mainly because of laziness. True

YÁOHU UL has ordained that man should eat from the sweat of his brows. Everyone must earn the bread that he eats. And He has promised prosperity to those who are diligent and are honest workers.

The world is full of sluggards who go against YÁOHU UL's plan for them to keep busy in diligent work and honest labor. Since YÁOHU UL renders to each one according to what he has done, and since He always watches over His Words to perform them, naturally sluggards suffer from want and poverty, while the diligent get rich.

There are also many who take false pride in their poverty that they are actually convinced that the world owes them a living. Yes, the rich must give to the poor, as the Scriptures command, true. But there are also those who refuse to work then take false pride in their poverty to impose a burden on those around them who diligently sweat for their needs.

'Lazy men are soon poor; hard workers get rich.' - Proverbs 10:4

'Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.' - Proverbs 10:4

10. Sluggards usually find themselves daydreaming. True

The minds of the lazy are much preoccupied with 'I wishes' coupled with vain imaginings of easy, indulgent living while their physical bodies refuse to move. They covet much but they get so little because their hands refuse to work.

'He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.' - Proverbs 12:11

These earthly cravings in their minds together with the immobility of their bodies produce deep emotional tensions in them, resulting in imagined fears, worries and anxieties about the future.

These fears, worries and anxieties in turn induce them to sleep as their way of escaping the imagined oncoming difficulties in their lives. The more they feel afraid, the more they sleep; the more they sleep, the more the fear. A vicious cycle of sleep, fear, worry and more sleep.

'The sluggard says, 'There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!''

'The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.' - Proverbs 13:4

'The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work. All day long he craves for more, but the upright gives without sparing.' - Proverbs 21:25-26

The cravings of the sluggard will be the cause of his death because he refuses to work, so he commits slanders out of envy, stealing, felonies, immoralities, seductions, frauds, prostitutions and other illegal and wicked activities to get what he greedily yearns for. Why? Because he refuses to engage in diligent, lowly yet honest work.

'Yet we hear that some of you are living in laziness, refusing to work and idling away your time in gossiping. In the Shúam (Name) of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY we appeal to such people - we command them - to quiet down, get to work and earn their own living.' - 2 Thessalonians 3:11-13

'This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and doing your own work, just as we told you before. As a result, people who are not Yaohushuahim (believers in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) will trust and respect you, and you will not need to depend on others for enough money to pay your bills.' - 1 Thessalonians 4:11

'Yaohushuahim workers should work hard for their employers and respect them; never let it be said that the people of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA are poor workers. Don't let the Shúam (Name) of YÁOHU UL or His teaching be laughed at because of this.' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:1

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of gluttony and laziness! Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Weekend:

You will read and reread the Word, memorize and meditate upon these passages from the Holy Scriptures (engrafting the Word in your heart) and pray to YÁOHU UL for desire and empowerment to obey His Word.

Then proclaim to everyone that YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed you from the curses of laziness, poverty and lack, and He has brought you into His Kingdom where honesty, diligence and prosperity reigns! With the mouth, confession is made unto your salvation....

Memory Verses for Today:

'The upright man eats to live, while the evil man lives to eat.' - Proverbs 13:25

'He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and luxury will never become rich.' - Proverbs 21:17

Tip for Today....

You will be rewarded by YÁOHU UL depending on to what degree you have used your own individual talents, potentials and abilities in serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY each day....

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

True or False Queries for Today....

1. Laziness is the beginning of all vices.

2. When a poor man eats chicken, either he is sick or the chicken was sick.

11. Many are lazy because they really don't care about the fine things in life. They claim that they don't want nor need them. False

YÁOHU UL says in His Word that the sluggard's cravings are many and intense. Their minds crave for the finer things in life and other indulgences, but then again, the problem of the immobile body - stiff as a cadaver.

In fact, when the diligent are in harvest from their honest labors, the sluggard also imagines that he is in the same harvest, minus his previous labors.

'The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work. All day long he craves for more, but the upright give without sparing.' - Proverbs 21:25-26

'He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.' - Proverbs 12:11

'The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.' - Proverbs 13:4

'A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks [and craves] but finds nothing.' - Proverbs 20:4

12. The best remedy against slothfulness is to be given more and more financial incentives to work. False

More and more financial incentives will make the sluggard prouder, hence, the lazier he will become.

YÁOHU UL has spoken in His Word that the only real remedy for the sluggard is to keep him from food. His hunger will trigger his body to move and become active again.

'Lazy people want much but get little, while the diligent are prospering.' - Proverbs 13:4

'The upright man eats to live, while the evil man lives to eat.' - Proverbs 13:25

'Now here is a command, dear brothers, given in the Name of our Ruler YAOHÚSHUA the Messiah by His authority: Stay away from any Yaohushuahee (believer) who spends his days in laziness and does not follow the ideal of hard work we set up for you... Even while we were still there with you we gave you this rule: 'He who does not work shall not eat!'' - 2 Thessalonians 3:6;10

In other words, you don't work, you don't eat....

13. Having a sluggard as a workmate is the same as not having him around at all. False

It is better not to have a single sluggard around in the workplace than for any of his kind to be present at all. The diligent labor of a hundred hardworking employees can easily be ruined by a single sluggard.

Sluggards can cause much damage and harm to the family or company, or Congregation that their absence is much, much better than their presence.

Big and costly projects have often been ruined by the carelessness of a single sluggard. That's why YÁOHU UL warned that we should beware of sluggards for they are brothers of destruction and internal sabotage.

If the authority or management transfers the sluggard into less sensitive positions in the organization or household, he will then spread slanders and disloyalties among those around him. Some even engage in blackmailing their coworkers or authorities just so they can still be served without rendering honest, diligent physical labor.

'One who is slack in his work is brother to one who ruins.' - Proverbs 18:9

'The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.' - Proverbs 26:13-16

'As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.' - Proverbs 10:26

'A lazy man is brother to the destroyer.' - Proverbs 18:9

'A lazy fellow is a pain to his employers - like smoke in their eyes or vinegar that sets the teeth on edge.' - Proverbs 10:26

14. Sluggards are the most-likely victims of 'get-rich-quick' schemes. True

Since the lazy crave for much but their bodies refuse to work hard, a 'get-rich-quick' scheme surely is a welcome offer to the sluggard. When these dubious schemes fail, the more the sluggard is sunk deeper in poverty and lack.

The lazy don't realize that no one in this world can outwit YÁOHU UL and gain in spite of violating His Word.

To him who has, more will be given; to those who don't have, even the little they have will be taken from them.

In other words, what you don't use, you lose. What you fully use and hone, you gain the more.

Many governments have tried to go against YÁOHU UL's Word yet, the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. The gap gets wider.

YÁOHU UL expects each of us to use to the fullest benefit whatever talent He has given each one. The more these talents are used positively, the more additional talents and blessing will be given. But those who refuse to use their talents due to laziness, even the little that they have will be taken away from them. This is one of YÁOHU UL's universal principle as revealed in His Word.

'But his ruler replied, 'Wicked man! Lazy slave! Since you knew I would demand your profit, you should at least have put my money into the bank so I could have some interest.

Take the money from this man and give it to the man with the $10 thousand. For the man who uses well what he is given shall be given more, and he shall have abundance!

But from the man who is unfaithful, even what little responsibility he has shall be taken from him. And throw the useless servant out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 25:26-30

15. Sluggards are misers and are thrifty to a fault. False

Because they did not exert any effort at all in getting what they want, so naturally they spend them also extravagantly. 'One-day millionaires' they are often called. Rich maybe one day, but poor again tomorrow.

They don't realize the value of hard work, earnings and savings for the future. Even if the whole National Bank is given to a sluggard, that wealth will be gone shortly. Why? Because he does not value what he has gained (skillfully or otherwise).

Because of false pride in themselves and their imagined abilities (wiles actually), they spend everything that comes into their hand. They rationalize their extravagance and waste by claiming that they can again easily get what they want even without much toil. Living at other people's expense is the lazy man's credo.

'The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.' - Proverbs 12:27

'In the house of the wise are stocks of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he gets.' - Proverbs 21:20

'Quick wealth is not a blessing in the end.' - Proverbs 20:21

'Dishonest gain will never last, so why take the risk?' - Proverbs 21:6

'The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.' - Proverbs 21:20

How can one be free from poverty? By the power of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA it has been done for your benefit!

'Yet we hear that some of you are living in laziness, refusing to work and idling away your time in gossiping. In the Shúam (Name) of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY we appeal to such people - we command them - to quiet down, get to work and earn their own living.' - 2 Thessalonians 3:11-13

'This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and doing your own work, just as we told you before. As a result, people who are not Yaohushuahim (believers in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) will trust and respect you, and you will not need to depend on others for enough money to pay your bills.' - 1 Thessalonians 4:11

'Yaohushuahim workers should work hard for their employers and respect them; never let it be said that the people of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA are poor workers. Don't let the Shúam (Name) of YÁOHU UL or His teaching be laughed at because of this.' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:1

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of gluttony and laziness! Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Today:

You will evaluate every 15 minutes or so, what productive work you have done, and regularly check to what degree you are using your talents, abilities, time and skills. You are, after all, serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA as represented by your human authorities.

Memory Verses for Today:

'Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and never succeed.' - Proverbs 12:24

'He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and luxury will never become rich.' - Proverbs 21:17

Tip for Today....

You will be rewarded by YÁOHU UL depending on to what degree you have used your own individual talents, potentials, time and abilities in serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY each day....

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

True or False Queries for Today....

1. A greedy and stingy husband doesn't realize that he is actually hoarding wealth for the future husband of his wife.

2. If you can't have what you want, want what you can have.

3. The more anyone clings to YÁOHU UL faithfully, the more one desires nothing for oneself.

16. Lazy people should be pitied and therefore given priority in the hiring process. False

The authority will have to remember the day when he hired the sluggard for that is the beginning of his organization's downfall. Destruction has already begun with the hiring of the sluggard. Can bankruptcy be far behind?

Those holding positions of authority and parents also should see to it that no trace of slothfulness should be allowed uncorrected.

How many children have died due to lazy caretakers? How many fires have ruined much because the sluggard 'forgot' to turn off the gas or have it repaired?

As you pass through other people's houses, you can easily identify which occupants are diligent and which are lazy. Dirt and disrepair are prevalent in the sluggards' dens. Cleanliness, fine upkeep and orderliness mark the homes and surroundings of the diligent. Yaohushuahim live by the precept that no dirt comes from heaven. YÁOHU UL said, 'You must be clean, because I, YÁOHU UL, am clean.'

YÁOHU UL is the UL of orderliness, cleanliness and fine upkeep; while ha-satan is the prince of darkness, disorder, dirt and disrepair.

Any dwelling place, no matter how small or inexpensive, can be best in YÁOHU UL's eyes, if kept clean, orderly and in fine upkeep. But the grandest of palaces are unsightly to anyone's eyes when in state of decay, dirt and disarray.

'I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the rock-solid wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:

A little sleep,
A little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest -
and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.' - Proverbs 24:30-34

'The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his properties.' - Proverbs 12:27

In other words, the sluggard does not value and take fine upkeep of the things which YÁOHU UL entrusted to his care and responsibility.

17. YÁOHU UL used the example of the busy spider in exemplifying diligence in the Holy Scriptures. False

YÁOHU UL used the busy ant, not the spider.

'Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it keeps its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.'

The ants have no leader to command them yet they work hard in keeping their food for winter. They are small yet very diligent and hardworking. Ants never die of hunger, sloths do often.

'If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Remain awake, work hard and there will be plenty to eat!' - Proverbs 20:13

18. When someone asks financial help from you and he is a known sluggard, he must be pitied and given the money he asks for since believers must be merciful to all. False

'He who does not work shall not eat!'' - 2 Thessalonians 3:6;10

'Some men are so lazy they won't even feed themselves.' - Proverbs 19:24

'Give to anyone who asks from you....be merciful just like your YÁOHU ABí (Father) in heaven is merciful.' - Luke 6:30,36

The middle and narrow way here is to apply the principles of wise generosity. The Yaohushuahee (believer in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) is expected to ask for and use the gift of spiritual discernment to differentiate between one who honestly needs his help from one who is trying to live at another's expense, though very capable of earning a living for himself, but wouldn't due to laziness.

Positively identified sluggards should be encouraged and admonished to earn the bread that they eat and to work diligently in serving Odmorul YAOHÚSHUA.

Let the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' tell you to whom and how much to give, and what sloths to avoid.

19. Lazy people are really intellectually deficient and lack mental abilities. False

'The lazy man won't go out and work. 'There might be a lion outside!' he says. He sticks to his bed like a door to its hinges! He is too tired even to lift his food from his dish to his mouth! Yet in his own opinion, he is smarter than seven wise men!' - Proverbs 26:13-16

We have been warned that sluggards are crafty, wily and full of tricks in order to avoid manual, diligent and physical exertion, yet craving much for what the diligent receive. Their minds are always busily craving, daydreaming, coveting and desiring the fruit of the diligent.

They experience continual internal turmoil because their minds are busy dreaming of things they covet and lust for, while their bodies refuse to work towards honest gain.

Actually, the sluggard is not lazy as far as executing his wiles in trying to shirk from hard work is concerned, and in trying to 'harvest' from what the diligent has earned, without having sown prior honest labor.

The lazy man is also busy making up excuses and alibis to submit to his authorities, instead of reporting back with positive results of a work well done, finished promptly.

The sluggard habitually submits tales, excuses and alibis (rumormongering, warmongering, criticizing, blaming others or the weather, feigning sickness included) on why he wasn't able to finish the work given him. His mind is busy spinning excuses and alibis to cover up for his indolence and failures.

'Idle hands are the ha-satan's workshop; idle lips are his mouthpiece.' - Proverbs - 16:27

'Telling the truth gives a man great satisfaction, and hard work returns many blessings to him.' - Proverbs 12:14

'Hard work means prosperity; only the stupid idles away his time.' - Proverbs 12:11

'Upright men will be rescued from harm, but cheaters will be ruined.' - Proverbs 28:18

'The man who wants to DO right will get a rich reward. But the man who wants to get rich quick will also quickly fail.' - Proverbs 28:20

20. Yaohushuahim (believers in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) should not give alms to beggars who are healthy enough to work. False

'Give to anyone who asks you for it....' - Luke 6:30

The generous eye will look at that beggar as someone who is really trying to make a living but couldn't due to some social impediments or some deep emotional traumas.

The evil eye will look at that beggar as someone who is a sidewalk con trying hard to live at other's sweat.

Again, the gift of discernment and the leading of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' in each case would be the best guide. Please remember that the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' was given to you 'to lead you into all truth' - in every matter and situation. Reliance upon His guidance is best.

How can one be free from poverty? By the power of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA it has been done for your benefit!

'Yet we hear that some of you are living in laziness, refusing to work and idling away your time in gossiping. In the Shúam (Name) of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY we appeal to such people - we command them - to quiet down, get to work and earn their own living.' - 2 Thessalonians 3:11-13

'Yaohushuahim workers should work hard for their employers and respect them; never let it be said that the people of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA are poor workers. Don't let the Shúam (Name) of YÁOHU UL or His teaching be laughed at because of this.' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:1

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, gluttony and laziness! Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Today:

You will again evaluate every 15 minutes or so, what productive work you have done, and regularly check to what degree you are using your talents, abilities, time and skills. You are, after all, serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA as represented by your human authorities.

Memory Verse for Today:

'This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and doing your own work, just as we told you before. As a result, people who are not Yaohushuahim (believers in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) will trust and respect you, and you will not need to depend on others for enough money to pay your bills.' - 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Memory Verses for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

True or False Queries for Today....

1. When someone is laughed at and becomes a joke to one's enemies, most probably that one is a lazy worker.

2. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA rendered diligent service to YÁOHU UL during His earthly life.

3. Misers and the greedy are always on guard against giving that they would rather endure sleepless nights for fear of dreaming that they are giving away their money and personal assets to the poor and needy.

4. You are not a sloth.

21. Many sluggards are poor because they are just waiting to be given a break in life in order to prosper. True

Yes, in fact this is their usual excuse for capitulating, procrastinating and postponing the actual performance of the job that they are required to do.

The lazy are usually waiting for the 'right' conditions which almost always never come. And even if they begin doing their jobs or work assignments, they hardly even finish them.

'If you wait for better conditions, you will never get anything done,' the proverb says in the Scriptures.

And again, they are experts in making up excuses and looking for reasons why the job cannot be done now but perhaps later.

The sluggards don't realize that it is much easier to live a diligent life than to wallow in the wiles and delaying tactics of the lazy.

The diligent's life is easier because they simply do what has to be done, and promptly, completely, with excellence and gladness, while the sluggard is much preoccupied in the more cumbersome tasks of making up alibis, excuses, delays and wily techniques on how to shirk from work, how to feign inability or sickness, how to cover up for mistakes, delays and failures, and so on.

'The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.' - Proverbs 15:19

'As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.' - Proverbs 10:26

Again, the admonitions of YÁOHU UL towards quiet, honest and prosperous living in the Scriptures are much easier to live by than to suffer the torments which the lazy experience. But the sluggards don't realize this because they are wiser in their own eyes than seven really wise men.

'It is better to get your hands dirty - and eat, than to be too proud to work - and go hungry.' - Proverbs 12:9

22. Many rewarding opportunities pass people by without realizing them because they are often disguised in garments of hard work and personal sacrifices. True

Sluggards don't realize that highly-rewarding opportunities have often come by their doors but were refused because they are clothed in garments of hard work, personal sacrifices and patient endurance.

The sluggards' aversion and distaste for hard work is their uncanny way of driving away opportunities for advancement and prosperity in life.

'Lazy men are soon poor; hard workers get rich.' - Proverbs 10:4

'Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.' - Proverbs 10:4

23. Sluggards expect the same benefits and rewards as those received by the diligent. After all, employers should be fair to everyone. True

'The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.' - Proverbs 13:4

'The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work. All day long he craves for more, but the upright give without sparing.' - Proverbs 21:25-26

'A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.' - Proverbs 20:4

'The lazy man longs for many things but his hands refuse to work. He is greedy to get, while the upright love to give!' - Proverbs 21:25-26

Yes, employers are to be fair and they usually are in giving everyone in the company equal opportunity towards excellence, advancement and promotions.

But sluggards don't put in much hard work nor contribute significantly to the success and profitability of the entity yet expect that they should be given as much as what the truly diligent get, and this is what they really mean by 'fairness.'

Their greed and intense craving for equal benefits (without equal input of hard work) are the breeding grounds for jealousy, envy, slanders, backbitings, stealings, fraud, rebellion and eventual early death.

'The sluggard's craving will be the death of him....' - Proverbs 21:25

24. Most rebels and complainers are in reality sluggards. True

'A lazy man is brother to the destroyer (internal saboteur).' - Proverbs 18:9

From the sloth's intense craving for the rewards of the diligent and out of personal pride come forth envy, jealousy, disloyalty, murmurings, rebellions and finally, his death.

Think on this excerpt from the parable of the talents of our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA:

'Sir, I knew you were a hard man, and I was afraid you would rob me of what I earned, so I hid your money in the earth and here it is!'

But his boss replied, 'Wicked man! Lazy servant! Throw this inutile (useless) servant out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 25:26,30

Do you see the sluggard's wily way of submitting excuses and alibis, instead of positive, profitable results? What was the sentence meted out to him?

That's why our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said: 'My YÁOHU ABí works, and I work.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 5:17

And since you are also a child of YÁOHU UL, it is expected that you also work! Like Father, like Son, like child....

25. To the lazy, doing a job today is the same as doing it tomorrow. True

'Why try hard finishing it today when you can always do that tomorrow?' is the sluggard's usual advise to the diligent.

The diligent replies: 'Why postpone it for tomorrow when you can finish it today?'

'Finishing is better than beginning' as the proverb says.

The sluggard doesn't realize that tomorrow for him never really comes, because when tomorrow comes, he will again postpone it for the following day and so on and so forth until the time comes when finishing the job would be of no use at all to those who need those results from him! It would already be embarrassing to submit whatever it is he has finished or unfinished (with excuses, buck passing and alibis).

This is what is meant by: 'Tomorrow exists only in the calendar of the sloths.'

Tomorrow the lazy will become diligent, tomorrow the oversleeper will not longer oversleep, tomorrow the wicked will become virtuous, tomorrow the glutton will begin to fast, tomorrow the prayerless will pray, tomorrow the lazy will become diligent.... and so on and so forth, in the antiquated calendar of the sloths.

Why? What's wrong with today and now? Why not do it now?

Delayed obedience is disobedience; incomplete obedience is also disobedience; mediocre performance is also disobedience and finally, obeying with remorse and murmuring is also disobedience, in YÁOHU UL's eyes.

The lazy individual behaves and acts as if he has one million years to live on this planet. He doesn't fully realize the value and importance of time. Tomorrow is just the same as today.

'Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.' - Tehillim (Psalms) 90:12

'Be very careful then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time (making the most of every opportunity to work) because the days are evil.' - Ephesians 5:15

'Be wise in the way you act toward those outside: redeeming the time.' - Colossians 4:5

How can one be free from poverty? By the power of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA it has been done for your benefit!

'Yet we hear that some of you are living in laziness, refusing to work and idling away your time in gossiping. In the Shúam (Name) of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY we appeal to such people - we command them - to quiet down, get to work and earn their own living.' - 2 Thessalonians 3:11-13

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, gluttony and laziness! Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Today:

You will see to it that all of today's workloads and duties are finished today and nothing that should be done today is postponed for tomorrow. Remember, tomorrow exists only in the calendar of the sloths, and you are now diligent the same way as our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY always is diligent!

Memory Verse for Today:

'Yaohushuahim workers should work hard for their employers and respect them; never let it be said that the people of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA are poor workers. Don't let the Shúam (Name) of YÁOHU UL or His teaching be laughed at because of this.' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 6:1

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

True or False Queries for Today....

1. For those willing and ready to diligently work, there are many enough chores and work that can be done today; but those who don't like to work, they always have excuses ready and claim there aren't any work to be done today.

2. Many would rather beg and borrow than to work their way through whatever it is they aspire for.

3. Who wishes to obey will be given the opportunity and ability to obey.

4. Hebrew has only one word for both work and worship - awodah.

5. Hard work is the cure for most diseases.

6. It is more difficult not to work than to work.

7. It is more difficult to beg and borrow than to work.

8. Only the diligent are inwardly happy and peaceful.

9. You are diligent.

26. The sluggard reads or hears the Word then does not apply them in his life. True

'And remember, the Glorious Message is a message to obey, not just to listen to. Don't fool yourselves. For if a person just listens but doesn't obey, he is like a man looking at his face in a mirror; as soon as he walks away, he can't see himself anymore or remember what he looks like.

But if anyone keeps looking continually into YÁOHU UL's law for free men, he will not only remember it but he will do what it says, and YÁOHU UL will greatly bless him in everything he does.' - YAOHUcaf (Jacob - James) 1:22-25

'Son of dust, your people are whispering behind your back. They talk about you in their houses and whisper about you at the doors, saying, 'Come on, let's have some fun! Let's go hear him tell us what YÁOHU UL is saying!'

So they come as though they are sincere and sit before you listening. But they have no intention of doing what I tell them to; they talk very sweetly about loving YÁOHU UL, but with their hearts they are loving their money.

You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings lovely songs with a beautiful voice or plays well on a musical device.

They hear what you say but don't pay any attention to it! But when all these terrible things happen to them - as they will - then they will know a prophet has been among them.' - Kozoqiul (Ezekiel) 33:30-33

You therefore be doers of the Word and not hearers only....

27. Those who worship lifeless idols become motionless and lazy because one becomes as what his idol really is. True

Yes, what or whoever one always gazes at with reverence in his heart, he will eventually imitate that object of adoration not only in behavior but also in physical expressions.

Those who worship lifeless images, statues and icons become like them!

Since these lifeless images, statues and icons have hands that do no work, feet that do not walk, bodies that cannot even move, so those who worship them become like them. Result? Overpopulation of sloths. And prevalence of paralysis among these idolaters, or some other debilitating diseases which make the victims' bodies immobile and inutile.

Those men who worship lifeless statues of beautiful women, like the notorious 'Queen of Heaven,' become like women!

Like idol, like worshiper.

But YÁOHU UL works and YAOHÚSHUA works (YAOHUkhanam or John 5:17), and so you Yaohushuahim (believers in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) also work diligently!

28. YÁOHU UL, the Guardian of Israel, never slumbers nor sleeps. True

'He will not let your foot slip - He Who watches over Yaoshorul (Israel) will neither slumber nor sleep. YÁOHU UL watches over you - YÁOHU UL is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night..

YÁOHU UL will keep you from all harm - He will watch over your life; YÁOHU UL will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.' - Tehillim (Tehillim (Psalms)) 121:3-8

29. It is wrong to sleep. False

Sleeping is not a sin. Oversleeping is.

But sleep should be earned. Only those who have completed and done their daily workload and chores dutifully have the right to sleep and take their well-earned rest.

How satisfying it always is when at the day's end, when the diligent is about to take his rest, to realize that he has well-earned his sleep, after having completed and finished all that has to be done for that day.

It is to them that Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA says, 'Come to me all you who labor and are heavily laden and I will give you rest.'

But Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA has a different sentence ready to be meted out to the sluggards.

30. Hard work is detrimental (bad or destructive) to one's physical health and inner joy. False

It is this unfounded fear which the sloths firmly succumb to. The truth is: sedentary living is one of the major causes of diseases. Vegetable kind of living is the breeding ground for many physical ailments.

Only the diligent are inwardly peaceful and full of joy.

Man was created to work, and not to live like trees and vegetables.

Everything in YÁOHU UL's wonderful creation is geared towards growth, improvement, motion, progress and multiplication. Plants grow, trees bear fruit, fish multiply, the heavenly bodies move speedily through the open space, ants busily work, insects gather their food, animals hunt for their prey and so on and so forth.

Against this panorama of YÁOHU UL's creation, the sloth really is an absurdity and a shame, especially when taking into account that man was created in YÁOHU UL's image and in His likeness created He him.

'YÁOHU UL took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to WORK it and take care of it. And YÁOHU UL commanded the man, 'You are free to eat from any tree in the garden....' - Genesis 2:15-16

Please notice that the phrase 'to work it and take care of it' comes before the phrase 'you are free to eat.'

Even in Genesis 2, the principle 'You don't work, you don't eat' was already revealed by YÁOHU UL.

You were created by YÁOHU UL to work and finish whatever He commands you to do. Now you know and believe....am-now!

How can one be free from poverty? By the power of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA it has been done for your benefit!

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, gluttony and laziness! Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Today:

You will actively, vigorously and with all energy and power from Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, joyfully do whatever He has given you to FINISH today, not tomorrow, but today. You can do ALL through Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA Who always empowers you!

How did Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA glorify YÁOHU UL on earth?

'I have brought You glory on earth by FINISHING the work You gave Me to do.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 17:4

What is the usual food of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA?

'My food is TO DO the will of Him Who sent Me and to FINISH His work.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 4:34

That's is why one of His last words was: 'It is FINISHED!'

Memory Verse for Today:

'Yet we hear that some of you are living in laziness, refusing to work and idling away your time in gossiping. In the Shúam (Name) of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY we appeal to such people - we command them - to quiet down, get to work and earn their own living.' - 2 Thessalonians 3:11-13

Tip for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All this is given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

True or False Queries for Today....

1. YÁOHU UL is the rewarder of those who DILIGENTLY seek Him.

2. The true Glorious Message of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA ascribes dignity to honest, diligent labor.

3. Rumormongers and gossips are idlers, sloths and destroyers.

4. Minding your own work means not meddling in another's life, job or work.

5. Warmongering is a dainty morsel for gossips and talebearers.

6. Rumormongering and warmongering is telling the truth about someone or some event but the talebearer is not a part of the cause and solution.

7. Slander is telling the truth about someone but with the evil intent to harm, damage his reputation and name.

8. Spreading evil reports is wicked because it stimulates and indirectly induces others to imitate the wickedness done by others. It popularizes wickedness.

9. Doing your work in your own leisurely way and in your own sweet time is behaving as if you have one million years to live here on earth.

10. You will be diligent and finish all your daily duties and chores tomorrow.

Hebrew word for today: yaoqehao (yao-qeh-how) - doing your own work promptly, completely, with joy and excellence!

1. Conquer laziness by humbling yourself before YÁOHU UL and and your fellowmen.

'Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of YÁOHU UL, that He may lift you up in due time.' - 1 Peter 5:6

'The greatest among you will be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Since it has been said that the root cause of laziness is pride or eagerness for self-esteem, the best antidote therefore against pride is humility, which means, realizing that everything we are and have are not from ourselves but what YÁOHU UL and others have given or done for us.

What do you have that was not merely given to you? And if they are, then why boast as if it were something of your own?

'YÁOHU UL opposes the proud but gives grace (favors, gifts, enablements, abilities, diligence, zeal and energy) to the humble.' - YAOHUcaf (James) 4:6

If you want to be the greatest, serve the most!

The best application of developing a servant heart is when one is confronted with a an honest chore or task needing to be done. One who has a servant heart will say to himself: 'I am the person assigned by YÁOHU UL to do this task, and now is the proper time to do it.'

The proud in heart will say to himself: 'Let someone else do it, not me; I am too overqualified to do this kind of menial task. I'll just wait till so and so comes to do this.' Result: dishes are unwashed, dirty clothes are piled up high, the house is in disrepair and a virtual garbage dump. Why? Because no one wants to be a servant; everyone is overfilled with self-esteem! Lazybones, they are called.

'I am the person and now is the right time to do this task,' is the normal attitude of one who has a servant heart full of initiative and diligence.

'Don't be selfish; don't live just so you can make a fine impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.' - Philippians 2:3

2. Conquer laziness making it a habit to be an early riser.

Molkhiúl (King) YAOHÚSHUA showed us the ideal example of how to rise from the manger to the throne, by following YÁOHU UL's way.

He was often in prayer till the late hours of the night and was up early serving the needs of those YÁOHU UL brought to Him for help and support. A life full of reverential fear for YÁOHU UL marked by discipline, humility, diligence and servitude.

'How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?'

'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest - and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.' - Proverbs 6:9-11

True, sufficient sleep is necessary to maintain a healthy, energetic life but the problem of laziness is due to oversleeping and not the lack of sleep.

When you wake up, get up!

3. Conquer laziness by learning how to respect time.

One will never succeed in life unless he learns the value and importance of time.

Every one has twenty-four hours, no more, no less. Everyone is given equal opportunity to spend those hours productively, fruitfully or idle them away, forever lost, never to be recovered.

Many would be willing to give all of their hoarded wealth and riches if only they could breathe some few more breaths in a few minutes more, even for another minute more, but it will then be too late and futile because YÁOHU UL has a limited allotted time for each one whom He created to serve and glorify Him on earth. Everyone must die, and after this, the judgment.

Respect for time, punctuality, productive use of time and the avoidance of idleness all make up for the correct ingredients for a happy, successful, upright living.

When one respects the value of time, he will avoid idle talk, gossip, rumormongering, warmongering, too much rest, watching soap operas, reading or listening to evil reports and so on.

'Seventy years are given us! And some may even live to eighty. But even the best of these years are often emptiness and pain; soon they disappear, and we are gone' - Tehillim (Psalms) 90:10.

'Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should' - Tehillim (Psalms) 90:12.

'All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned to us by the One who sent Me, for there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 9:4.

'But suppose the servant says to himself, 'My boss is taking a long time in coming,' and he then begins to beat the menservants and maidservants and to eat and drink and get drunk. The boss of that servant will come on a day when he does expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

'That servant who knows the will of his boss and does not get ready or does not do what his boss wants will be beaten with many blows....' - Luke 12:45-47

In other words, sloths go to hell.

'Prepare to meet your Creator, O Yaoshorul!' - Amos 4:12

'Maor-na-ota' (corrupted to 'maranatha') - Sir, please, now! - 1 Corinthians 16:22

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Faith Assignment for Today:

You will pay particular attention to any honest common task that confronts you today (without infringing on other's work domain and no matter how seemingly menial and lowly the task may seem to be) and say to yourself: 'I am the right person to do this job, and now is the proper time to do this.'

Let the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' guide you as you learn to develop the servant rukha or servant spirit. Be followers of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA Who came to serve and not to be served.....

Remember when Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA washed the feet of His disciples as His example for us to emulate and imitate....

Memory Verses for Today:

'Your attitude should be the kind that was shown us by YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, Who, though He was UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator) did not demand and cling to His rights as UL, but laid aside His might power and glory, taking the disguise of a slave and becoming like men. And He humbled Himself even further, going so far as actually to die a criminal's death on the stake.

'Yet it was because of this that YÁOHU UL raised Him up to the heights of heaven and gave Him a Shúam (Name) which is above every other name, that at the mention of the Shúam YAOHÚSHUA every knee shall bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue shall confess that YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY is the Ruler above all, to the glory of YÁOHU ABí (the Father). - Philippians 2:5-11

True or False Queries for Today:

1. To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven.

2. Laziness is the mother of famine.

3. Laziness leads to lewdness, sexual lusts and immoralities.

4. Laziness leads first to boredom then to sin and wickedness.

5. The summit of intelligence is humility.

6. Humility is the seed of contentment.

7. People become smaller when they want to be bigger.

8. Who does not exalt himself will be exalted by others.

9. Even if you are the best in perfection, you also fail if you don't have humility.

10. Only the humble will rise at the first resurrection.

11. YÁOHU UL dwells with him that is of a contrite and humble rukha or spirit.

12. The enemy, ha-satan, dwells with him that is of an arrogant and proud spirit.

13. Humility placates envy.

14. To find the truth, bend down humbly.

15. You will never conquer that which you refuse to hate.

16. Truth is so valuable that it must be surrounded by bodyguards of lies.

17. YÁOHU UL revealed Himself in a bush, to teach us that the loftiest may be found in the lowliest.

4. Conquer laziness by learning how to avoid gluttony.

This is the most effective cure for laziness: going hungry on an intended fast (no food, no eating) for about two to three days, initially. Fasts for longer periods of time may afterwards be done at the unction of the 'RÚKHA hol-HODSHÚA.'

This is the remedy prescribed by our Great Healer YAOHÚSHUA.

'He who does not work should not eat.' - 2 Thessalonians 3:10

'YÁOHU UL put to death the fattest of them all!' - Tehillim (Psalms) 78:31, could well be placed on the door of the glutton's refrigerator, or anywhere in the kitchen or dining table.

Not only is gluttony (overeating) a deadly sin but it is also a major cause of poverty. For Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA and His disciples, and even when He fed the multitudes, simple bread and fish were deemed sufficient. No sumptuous meals, no decadent delicacies and no rich foods.

Also, please recall when the Yaoshorulites (Israelites) were fed by the simple 'manna' from heaven. But there was not one feeble folk among them! Proving that man does not live by physical bread alone but by every Word which comes from the mouth of YÁOHU UL.

'The Words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life!' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 6:63

If you want to live healthy, wealthy and wise, read much of the Word daily. The Words of YÁOHU UL are your life, power, vitality, deliverance and healing!

In regard to buying food, the spending habits of many who are reduced to poverty go against the clear examples shown by YÁOHU UL in His Holy Writ. Buying delectable yet unnecessary food items drain the household budget. Not only is too much money spent on unnecessary food items but the preparations required for sumptuous foods take so much time - valuable time which could have otherwise been devoted to spiritual and other productive purposes.

More elaborate preparations involve more energy consumption, more garbage, more cleanup to be done and increased monthly bills. All for the glory of the stomach way down through its bottomless pit! The stomach with its insatiable appetite (cannot be satisfied, else it would stop demanding for more) is a brutal boss which will drain anyone's financial resources, if enslaved by it.

Also noteworthy is the fact that sumptuous food and meals give leanness to the soul, and lead to much physical ailments.

'In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put YÁOHU UL to the test. So He gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them.' - Tehillim (Psalms) 106:14-15

'The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.' - Proverbs 21:20

'A man who loves pleasure becomes poor; wine and luxury are not the way to riches!' - Proverbs 21:17

In fact, the Cretans (migrants from the island of Crete, forefathers of the modern-day Palestinians) were early spoken of as liars, evil brutes and lazy gluttons.

'Cretans are always liars, evil brutes and lazy gluttons.' - Titus 1:12b

It is also an observed fact in life that gluttons are the most susceptible to many kinds of illnesses and physical ailments. Because the more luxurious and rich the food are, the more fat and blood are in them.

'This is an eternal ordinance for the generations to come wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.' - Leviticus 3:17

'Any Yaoshorulite (Israelite) or any alien living among them who eats any blood - I will sent My face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people. For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life. Therefore I say to the Yaoshorulites, 'None of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood.

'Any Yaoshorulite or any alien living among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with soil, because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Yaoshorulites, 'You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.'' - Leviticus 17:10-14

'You are to avoid food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well if you refrain from these things.' - Acts 15:29

The appetites of many among those ignorant of YÁOHU UL's directions concerning food are unaware of the amount of fat and blood found in popular, delectable food, especially steaks, barbecues and roast beef which are cooked rare. Much capillary blood are still found in them, to the eaters' harm and eventual perdition and surely enough, financial problems cannot be far behind. When? It is not a matter of when, because it is sure. Poverty, bankruptcy, losses and lack waiting to happen....

YÁOHU UL always watches over His Words to perform them.

Food sacrificed to idols are food prepared in honor of a town's patron saint, during feasts of pagan idols and statues, food offered to the dead, or those offered in the temples of boodha and other same idols of gluttony. How about food prepared in honor of the ancient idol Tammuz during his feast of 'kristmuz' every December 25 in the world? You know the answer.

''Everything is permissible for me' - but not everything is beneficial. 'Everything is permissible for me' - but I will not be controlled by anything. 'Food for the stomach and the stomach for food' - but YÁOHU UL will ruin them both.' - 1 Corinthians 6:12-13a

Those who worship food and the stomach are enemies of the stake of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.

'For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the stake of ha-MEHUSHKHÁY (the Messiah). Their final end is ruin, their 'lo-ulhim' (idol) is their stomach and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.' - Philippians 3:18-19

In other words, gluttons go to hell.

'Put a knife to your throat if you are inclined to gluttony.' - Proverbs 23:2

Remedy? Self-control, contentment with basics and simplicity in taste and choices.

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Faith Assignment for Today:

1. Decide upon what day of the week you will fast. Early true worshipers fasted twice every week, the third day of the week (Tuesday) and during Shabbos. Then make it a regular weekly spiritual sacrifice unto YÁOHU UL. This will help you develop self-control and self-discipline, thereby controlling inordinate appetites and lusts in your body.

Further details in regard to fasts are available at these WWW sites:

http://Ohol-Yaohushua.org/healer1.html

http://Yaohushua.wr.com.au/healer1.html

2. Examine the food that you eat and be sure to always avoid fat and blood, especially capillary blood still found in many dainty food nowadays.

3. You will begin to carefully take a close control on how much money you spend in buying food and how much time you consume in preparing them, keeping in mind that simple and inexpensive, yet healthy foods are the best for your body, budget and time. Highly pleasing in YÁOHU UL's eyes indeed.

You will be surprised to see that you really have more than enough funds and more time if you apply YÁOHU UL's wisdom in the way you manage and handle His funds and time entrusted into your care, and for which you are always accountable to Him.

Wise and prudent money management as well as time management are your goals.

Memory Verse for Today:

'This is an eternal ordinance for the generations to come wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.' - Leviticus 3:17

True or False Queries for Today:

1. More people die because of overeating and the wrong food at that.

2. The wise will eat for the benefit of his body and not for the caprices of his palate and tongue.

3. The tongue can be trained to desire simple yet healthy foods.

4. Many of those who shirk from and avoid other productive yet laborious work use 'busy preparing food' as their ready excuse.

5. One can eat fat and blood, yet still be a true worshiper, follower of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.

6. One must control his appetite and not the other way around.

7. The wise man eats to live, the glutton and sluggard lives to eat.

8. Yes, you may eat pork, ham and bacon, but it would not be beneficial for your body.

9. The best way to clean out the Iraqis is to drop bacons, hams and sausages in the middle of Baghdad.

10. You must eat nothing that will eventually prevent you from eating.

11. Domestic strife and quarrels are mainly due to food and money.

12. Dainty dishes create inordinate lusts in one's body.

13. You are what you eat.

14. When hunger knocks on the door, love flies out of the window.

15. A physician only controls the diet of those whom he expects to recover. YÁOHU UL prescribes the right food for those who have hope of eternal life. Others may eat anything they want.

16. Let us drink, eat and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

17. The glutton's appetite consumes his finances and drains down his wealth.

18. It is rude to talk while there is still food in your mouth.

19. Giving is the best living proof that one has successfully conquered greed and gluttony.

20. Believers begin a meal with prayer and blessing, the heathen with frivolous and idle talk.

21. Who eats while walking down the road behaves like a dog.

22. Sometimes one meal deprives you of many other meals.

23. The less you eat, the less you ail.

24. The heart of the glutton is in his stomach.

25. Two ears, two eyes, but only one mouth is enough lesson for the wise against gluttony.

26. You can tell what a person really is by how and what he eats.

27. Humankind was created not merely to eat but to achieve nearness to His Creator, YÁOHU UL.

28. When a person's food is reduced to crumbs, he repents.

29. Poverty at birth does not preclude future financial success.

30. Poverty is the hospital for the unrepentant.

31. One must not go with gluttons to avoid poverty and lack.

32. Food is really not that important.

5. Conquer laziness by avoiding oversleeping.

Sleeping is akin to death. Several times in the Holy Scriptures, actual physical death was referred to as 'sleeping.' Little wonder then that false doctrines such as 'soul sleep' and 'ast-al travel or projection' proliferated among the ignorant for lack of comprehension as to the real differences between actual, literal, normal sleep and actual physical death which at times was figuratively spoken of as 'sleep' also.

No one is discounting the fact that normal sleep is necessary for a healthy reinvigoration of the human body. What is harmful is oversleeping. Sleep of about 6-8 hours daily is normal but to sleep more than these number of hours is oversleeping. Too much sleep leads to poverty, want and lack which the Scriptures likened to attacks of armed men like bandits in the oversleeper's life.

One of the telltale body language of a failure in life is his inordinate desire to sleep, whenever, wherever and with whoever. You can easily identify them even in public or workplaces. They would rather sleep ('catnaps' they call it) than read the Word or do their tasks at hand.

'As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard in his bed.' - Proverbs 26:14

Laziness and oversleeping may insidiously creep into anyone's daily life and so YÁOHU UL admonishes and warns His children to always beware of their unnoticeable onslaughts.

There are those in the world who are inherently oversleepers and lazy, while many others who are normally diligent may unnoticeably be attacked by these armed thieves and robbers of indolence and oversleeping, and if they are not always alert to them, they may find themselves enslaved and trapped in laziness and comatose way living. They are not vegetarians but vegetative in their daily lives. You are not like them, though.

Initial symptoms are making soft, easy choices in the way one does his daily tasks, duties or chores. If this inclination to make soft, easy choices is not readily corrected, it may lead to habitual laziness, slothfulness and comatose oversleeping.

Another symptom is that their thoughts and attitudes throughout the day is focused on sleep and rest. Upon waking up they count how many hours they have been asleep, and in case they have to get up without having slept the full hours they have intended to sleep, then they plan to add that deficit hour on the oncoming night's sleeping hours or perhaps during lunch break. After pretending to work, they go and eat plan again on what time they are going to sleep. In other words, their whole day is focused on sleep, rest, bed, catnaps, yawning and snoozing.

They worship sleep (and death) so much that sleep is the continual focus of meditation on their minds and the mutterings on their lips.

I lack sleep, I need more sleep, I haven't slept enough, I plan to sleep, I'll go to bed, I'll fix my bed and so on, are the unobserved habitual mutterings on their lips.

'May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O YÁOHU UL, my Rock and my Redeemer' - Tehillim (Psalms) 19:14

'Blessed is the man....who delights in the law of YÁOHU UL and on His law he meditates day and night.' - Tehillim (Psalms) 1:1-2

Other symptoms are habitual yawning even while at work, body and arms stretching, and habitual leaning on anything that comes handy. When a sluggard and oversleeper approaches your office or work table, he immediately leans against your desk or table, sits even when uninvited or lolls around in your workplace looking for a place to rest or take a catnap, if not to gossip or something to chew.

'The sluggard is brother to the destroyer (or terrible waster).' - Proverbs 18:9

Wherever the sluggard and the oversleeper pretend to work, much damage occur. Common examples are: office equipment get stuck up, the oven won't work, household appliances go bust, electrical wires trip, lines get jammed, files are corrupted, harddisks crash, and so on and so forth. Then they complain and seek other people's help, in waste of other people's time, with the result that nobody finishes anything because each is involved 'removing the thorns' of the sluggards in the workplace. The Word cannot lie which says that sluggards are the worst wasters!

Unavoidable delays in receiving of expected collectibles, incomes and payments are also delayed when laziness and sleepiness is tolerated in the workplace or any household.

Warning signals given here that the person involved is a sluggard and an oversleeper. Again, facts shocking but true!

'Idle hands are ha-satan's workshop; idle lips are his mouthpiece.' - Proverbs 16:27

YÁOHU UL makes authorities wise! Do not tolerate any kind of laziness and oversleeping in your workplace or household and you will avoid much waste of time and money in repairs, replacements and maintenance bills....

'The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.' - Proverbs 15:19

Give them the Word that will set them free from bondages to laziness, oversleeping and gluttony. YAOHÚSHUA is the Word became flesh.

'Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.' - Proverbs 28:19

The diligent, on the other hand, prefers not to sit even when invited to because he does not want to waste time for he knows he has much work to finish. You hardly, if ever, see him yawning during working hours, nor stretching forth his body and arms, nor does he lean on desks, chairs, consoles and other pieces of furniture within his reach. In other words, he sits properly while at work, busily focused in finishing his daily tasks and goals, avoiding any waste of time.

The sluggard and oversleeper must realize that there is only a very slight difference between doing a task or job poorly and doing it excellently. Just a little more effort, more patience, a little bit more push and more work, plus a final finishing touch can mean a whole lot of a difference in the final outcome.

'Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might....' - Ecclesiastes 9:10

'He (YAOHÚSHUA) does everything excellently!' - Mark 7:37

The diligent does not look for soft, easy choices because he knows that narrow and difficult is the way which leads to abundant living, and only a few are inclined towards it. Wide and easy is the way which leads to poverty and lack, and many choose that soft, easy way. (Man-YÁOHU 7:13-14)

'If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.' - Ecclesiastes 11:4

'Do not love sleep lest you become poor.' - Proverbs 20:13

The first apostles of our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA were trained not to love sleep. Beginning early in the day, the apostles were already busy helping Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA serve the needs of the vast crowd which came to them, followed by feeding more than 5,000, and gathering of the scraps. After these, they were supposed to proceed to the other side of the lake and again begin serving the people at early daybreak. This is just a glimpse into what a normal day among the early trainees of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA was like (Mark chapter 6).

Why did YÁOHU UL allow the YAOHUdim (Jewish) people to be enslaved in Egypt for 430 years? So they would be trained, not merely taught, to become diligent, persevering, patient and humble in spirit. These character traits they acquired then would be taught their children and generations to come, thus preparing them to live diligently and prosperously in the Promised Land.

The law of unintended result worked! The Egyptians were slavedrivers, cruel and brutal at times to the YAOHUdim, subjecting them to forced labor. They benefited much at the expense of the YAOHUdim. Their eagerness to prosper at the expense of the tears and sweat of the Yaoshorulites incited them to more and more subject them into slave labor.

What the Egyptians didn't realize was that they were being used as tools by YÁOHU UL in molding the fine character qualities of diligence, patience, perseverance, humility and so on, among His people, preparing them as a nation to occupy the Promised Land. YÁOHU UL's Promised Land was not meant for the sluggards but for the honest workers, and so His people had to be trained into diligent living and submission to authorities, while in Egypt.

'All things work together for the benefit of those who love YÁOHU UL and are the called according to His purposes.' - Romans 8:28

'Urge servants (employees) to obey their bosses and to try their best to satisfy them. They must not talk back, nor steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy. In this way they will make people want to believe in our Savior and UL.' - Titus 1:9-10

'A person who is pure of heart sees virtue and purity in everything; but a person whose own heart is evil and untrusting finds evil in everything, for his dirty mind and rebellious heart color all he sees and hears. Such persons claim they know YÁOHU UL, but from seeing the way they act, one knows they really don't. They are rotten and disobedient, worthless so far as doing anything beneficial is concerned.' - Titus 1:15-16

Another identifying mark of a comatose, oversleeper (who is actually a failure and bankruptcy waiting to happen) is that he snarls and gets mad when he is awakened from his sound sleep due to some urgent task or job at hand. On the other hand, the diligent (who is actually a champion and prosperity waiting to happen) will get up quickly, jump up on his feet and at once joyfully face the immediate task at hand, with gratitude to the one who woke him up, as if he was not asleep at all!

'So remain awake and be prepared, for you do not know the date or moment of My return' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 25:13

'Blessings on you if I return and find you faithfully doing your work. I will put such faithful ones in charge of everything I own!' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 24:46

Many of those who flock to bankruptcy courts should not have been there in the first place had they been diligent in their daily tasks and responsibilities. If they had dutifully checked whatever it is that should have been checked, patiently trained and supervised those who should have been, controlled what should have been controlled, busily spent their leisure hours in productive and profitable pursuits and so on and so forth. Diligence is the opposite of negligence. Diligence means prosperity, negligence means bankruptcy.

You cannot get what you expect from your subordinates unless you check. Big companies could have avoided huge losses if only they have continually checked whatever it is that should have been checked.

Even Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA checked if His disciples were indeed praying, as were told to, and He checked them twice! (Mark 14:33-42).

As it is written in Ecclesiastes 7:16, 'Do not be too upright,' which means you must not attempt (in pride) to be more upright than YÁOHU UL Himself. One may appear religious but not Scriptural. The 'Holy Scriptures' is not a religion but a way of life with the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA Who is its main focus. Men have made religions out of it though.

As it is written, man does things that are detrimental to himself, then blames YÁOHU UL and his authorities for his foolishness. But you are not like that. You want to face up squarely to the truth of YÁOHU UL's Word, eliminate the root causes and take hold of the eternal, abundant life which YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has willed out for you, being His co-heir.

YAOHÚSHUA is the Way, the Truth and the Life!

'I walked by the field of a lazy fellow and saw that it was overgrown with thorns, and covered with weeds; and its walls were broken down. Then, as I looked, I learned this lesson:

'A little more sleep,
A little more slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest'
means that poverty will break in upon you unexpectedly like a robber, and violently like a bandit.' - Proverbs 24:30-34

The penalty for oversleepers is that they will suffer under self-induced fears. Fear of thieves, fear of the future, fear of being in lack and want, and they become afraid of anything that moves and makes a sound.

Why? Because they don't have any reverential fear of YÁOHU UL. YÁOHU UL said, 'If you have reverential fear of Me, you need not fear anything else.' Conversely, since oversleepers don't have any reverential fear of YÁOHU UL nor care for His Words, their penalty is to suffer under inordinate fears and fright. Even the rustling of the wind on fallen leaves frightens them!

'Wake up, you sleeper!' -

YÁOHU UL assigns each man's task.

Follow YÁOHU UL's plan for your lives.

Avoid snoozing. When you wake up, get up!

The way out is to get one's body moving, and to busily do the work which YÁOHU UL has given each one daily, doing all the tasks promptly, completely, with excellence and joy. But most sluggards and oversleepers don't realize this and so to avoid the fears that they suffer under, they resort to more sleep. The more they sleep, the more the fears, and more sleep and more fears and more sleep, fears, sleep, fears, sleep, fears and so on till total sleep in the grave. An endless, useless cycle indeed.

Realize too that the right to sleep belongs only to those who have satisfactorily finished and completed all the tasks which YÁOHU UL has assigned to each one for the day. It would be wrong to sleep just because you feel sleepy. With the fruit of self-control in you by the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA,' you are to decide when you are going to sleep, after completing all work that should be done for the day. You must control sleep and not sleep to control you.

Wake up, O sleeper and rise up from the dead and YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY shall give you light! - Ephesians 5:14

'The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the upright are bold as a lion.' - Proverbs 28:1. The diligent has safe confidence in YÁOHU UL that He takes care of the future too.

Some have even suggested that an ambulance be called to bring these comatose, oversleepers under intravenous feeding for the rest of their lives. Places of quietude and rest are indeed readily available under open spaces and well-manicured lawns and gardens for these comatose, oversleepers and these places are aptly called memorial parks, cemeteries. They love death, they don't love life. But YAOHÚSHUA is your Life!

'I am the Way, the Truth and the LIFE!' YAOHÚSHUA said.

An authority can easily detect whether his subordinate is diligent or not. A parent can easily check whether the children have been diligent in their household chores. Check the surface temperature of the bed, the sofa, the TV and other places of rest and sleep. If they are warm, you know the idleness which occurred. If they are cool to the touch, and everything is kept clean and all household chores were done excellently, then you know that those you left in the house wisely spent their time in diligent, honest work.

'He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.' - Proverbs 10:5

'Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.' - Proverbs 10:4

And since you have a reverential fear of YÁOHU UL, knowing fully well that YÁOHU UL always watches over His Words to perform them, and His Words are effectual in all of His creation, then His promises to you are....

'I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes from YÁOHU UL, the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip - he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, He who watches over Yaoshorul (Israel) will neither slumber nor sleep.

YÁOHU UL watches over you - YÁOHU UL is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

YÁOHU UL will keep you from all harm - He will watch over your life; YÁOHU UL will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.' - Tehillim (Psalms) 121

Please always remember: your time is limited, physical death is sure, and the coming of our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY is closer now than when we first believed!

Someone is always watching you Who is capable of greatly blessing you....

YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has freed you all from laziness, oversleeping, indolence and gluttony.

You are always awake, diligent, dutiful, prosperous, full of vigor, life and busily, joyfully, excellently serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY!

You are free, you are delivered, you are safe and you are whole!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Faith Assignments for Today:

1. You will promptly detect in yourself, correct and suppress all of the aforementioned symptoms of 'redemet' (oversleepiness) by the power of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling, for it is not proper to attempt to remove a speck of sawdust in another's eye unless you first remove the plank in your own eye - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 7:3-6

When you now begin to change, everything and everyone around you (including the income statements), which are your individual mirrors, now begin to change for the better also.

2. Every dawn when you wake up, get up! You must, from now on, hate a little more sleep, a little more folding of the hands or a little more snoozing. You have been delivered from 'redemet' by the power of the Shúam YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

3. You will only sleep when you have earned your right to it by satisfactorily finishing all the work which YÁOHU UL, usually through your human authorities, has assigned for you to do and complete for the day. Finishing is better than beginning. Finishing includes cleanup.

4. Ask YÁOHU UL in prayer to help you become more like our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA Who does everything excellently, and went from the manger to the throne following YÁOHU UL's Word and will. Please always end your prayers to YÁOHU UL with: 'BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!'

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said, 'For nothing is impossible with YÁOHU UL.' - Luke 1:37

What YÁOHU UL's justice demands, His mercy provides....

Memory Verse for Today:

Wake up, O sleeper and rise up from the dead and YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY shall give you light! - Ephesians 5:14

True or False Queries for Today:

1. The diligent man's sleep is sweet.

2. There are homes and workplaces where sleep is worshiped and given much respect and adoration.

3. There was a prophet who was full of power and vitality that even his skeletal remains were doing miracles.

4. That prophet was UliYAOHU (Elijah) in the Holy Scriptures.

5. Most lazybones seek the cloak of religion as their vocation in order to cover up for their laziness and oversleeping.

6. Most sluggards who have failed in the world system will find out that they can easily succeed in religious activities!

7. Sluggards and oversleepers are destructive wherever you put them.

8. If you want to avoid much waste, correct or get rid of the sluggards and the oversleepers.

9. Never complain about what you allow.

10. The problem that infuriates you the most is the problem that YÁOHU UL has assigned you to solve.

11. What you are willing to walk away from determines what YÁOHU UL will bring to you.

12. The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.

13. When YÁOHU UL wants to bless you, he puts a person in your life or company. When the ha-satan wants to ruin you, he puts a person in your life or company.

14. When you respect and put much worth in sleep, you will attract sleep.

15. A little more snoozing can do no harm.

16. Those who don't give any regard at all to YÁOHU UL's written Word will be threatened by their subordinates.

17. Fears and anxieties are the penalties for the oversleepers.

18. Drowsiness is a telltale sign of an oversleeper and a waster.

19. YÁOHU UL put Adam to sleep to show the angels that he was a mere mortal and not immortal.

20. The beginning of person's downfall is sleep.

21. Only those who have a reverential fear of YÁOHU UL by day have the right to experience a sound sleep at night.

22. There is no cure for oversleeping.

23. YÁOHU UL gives His beloved sleep.

24. Sleep is the incomplete experience of death.

25. Those who love sleeping really unconsciously love death.

26. You can tell when a person who died was diligent because his arms and legs do sprout out of the burial ground looking for work to do.

27. Being a workaholic is bad for your health.

28. Becoming rich and successful the world's way is the cause of ill health, not the overworking.

29. Only those who serve YÁOHU UL rather than money can really experience sound sleep.

30. If you want to acquire spiritual discernment as regards identifying the wise, the fool, the upright, the sluggard and so on, read the book of Proverbs continually.

31. YÁOHU UL demands that you finish and complete your spiritual duties to Him first, primarily daily.

32. When you put YÁOHU UL first place in your life, rather than sleep, then all the supply of your wants, desires and needs shall be added unto you.

33. Your promotions and advancements in life do not depend on man but on YÁOHU UL alone.

6. Conquer laziness by learning obedience

Obedience is doing the will of YÁOHU UL

1. Promptly,
2. Completely,
3. Excellently and
4. Gladly

The opposite of obedience is stubbornness and being self-willed.

Delayed obedience is disobedience.
Incomplete obedience is disobedience.
Remorseful obedience is disobedience.
Mediocre obedience is disobedience.

'Has YÁOHU UL as much pleasure in your burnt offerings and sacrifices as in your obedience?

'Obedience is far better than sacrifice. He is much more interested in your listening to Him than in your offering the fat of rams to Him.'

'For rebellion is as wicked as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as bad as worshiping idols.' - 1 Samuel 15:22-23a

Obedience requires the wise submission to YÁOHU UL, our Creator, through those whom He has placed to be responsible for us, to protect us and guide us into doing what is the perfect will of YÁOHU UL in our lives.

We obey YÁOHU UL because we love Him and try our best to please Him, fully knowing that His plan for our lives is the best and proper way for us, in order that we will always be in His will.

YÁOHU UL works though our human authorities, in molding the right character traits in us for He is not finished making us yet. YÁOHU UL promised that He will continue to the finish the fine work that He has begun in us.

His goal? That we be conformed to the likeness of His dear Son YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, until we come to the fullness of Him Who is in all and above all.

'Being confident of this, that He Who began a fine work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.' - Philippians 1:6

'And we know that in all things YÁOHU UL works for the benefit of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. For those YÁOHU UL foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.' - Romans 8:28-29

Obedience involves the breaking of one's self-will, individual inclinations and personal choices.

YÁOHU UL expects us to obey Him and our human authorities to the limits set out in His written Word.

YÁOHU UL does not expect us to obey those commands which are in violation of His written Word.

Obedience to YÁOHU UL does not mean blind obedience to our human authorities, but it means wise submission, wise following of orders and commands of our human authorities, with YÁOHU UL's written Word as our basis and His 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling as our individual Guide.

Though we obey our human authorities, out of reverential fear of and love for YÁOHU UL, still and all, our individual actions are our own personal responsibilities to YÁOHU UL to Whom we are always ultimately accountable.

Even our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY learned obedience for He too was Human, tempted in all things as we are, yet He never sinned.

'Though He were a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.' - Hebrews 5:8

'Then He went down to Nazareth with them (His parents) and was obedient to them.' - Luke 2:51a

'For we do not have a High Priest (YAOHÚSHUA) Who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have One Who has been tempted in every way, just as we are - yet was without sin.' - Hebrews 4:15

'Anyone who obeys My YÁOHU ABí (Father) in heaven is My brother, sister and mother!' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 12:50

'We ask that Your Kingdom will come now. May Your will be done here on earth, just as it is in heaven.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 6:10

'My YÁOHU ABí (Father), if it is possible, may this cup be taken from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 26:39

Because of His obedience, Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY 'increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with YÁOHU UL and man.' - Luke 2:52

Please always remember: your time is limited, physical death is sure, and the coming of our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY is closer now than when we first believed!

Someone is always watching you Who is capable of greatly blessing you....

YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has freed you all from laziness, oversleeping, disobedience, stubbornness, being self-willed, indolence and gluttony.

You are always awake, diligent, obedient, submissive, dutiful, prosperous, full of vigor, life and busily, joyfully and excellently serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY!

You are free, you are delivered, you are safe and you are whole!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Faith Assignment for Today:

Today, you will begin practicing and training yourself in obedience to YÁOHU UL, first and foremost, by knowing and quickly following His commands to you found in His written Word, spoken and confirmed by His 'RÚKHA-YÁOHU' (Spirit) indwelling in you.

Memory Verse for Today:

'Do not let any part of your bodies become tools of wickedness, to be used for sinning; but give yourselves completely to YÁOHU UL - every part of you - for you are back from death and you want to be tools in the hands of YÁOHU UL, to be used for His noble purposes.' - Romans 6:13

Hebrew Word for Today: 'yaoqehao' - obedience

True or False Queries for Today:

1. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA obeyed government authorities when He was doing His earthly service to YÁOHU UL.

2. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA sometimes disobeyed His earthly parents.

3. When our parents disagree with each other in regard to what we should do, YÁOHU UL expects His child to obey the mother.

4. Obedience is the antidote to laziness.

5. We must also be obedient to the commands of our flesh and bodies.

6. We must also be obedient to the dictates of our consciences.

7. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA paid taxes to the very government which had Him killed.

8. Rebellion against our government authorities is no sin if the government officials are proven corrupt and inept.

9. It is treason against YÁOHU UL to help rebels or sympathize with them.

10. When rebellious children and citizens are disciplined and punished, ha-satan and his evil spirits weep.

11. If our boss commands you to do something which is in clear violation of YÁOHU UL's written Word, you should resign soonest.

12. When your boss is angry at you and accuses you of something which you are not guilty (punishable) of, you must soonest resign from your job and leave immediately.

13. If you have not been obedient to your parents when you were younger, your children too would not be obedient to you as their parent.

14. Obedient individuals are also diligent ones.

15. Sluggards and sloths are, in reality, disobedient and stubborn to their authorities.

16. Sluggards and sloths are, in reality, very obedient to the hidden desires of their physical bodies.

17. You must obey YÁOHU UL no matter who or what.

18. The more commands or orders are given you, the more worthy and greater you become.

19. When no one commands or orders you anymore, that means you are hopeless beyond repair.

20. If you obey an order or a command with impatience, irritation and weariness, you disqualify yourself from its rewards.

21. You must not obey one command by disobeying another command. (Example: robbing the rich to give to the poor)

22. Think what you like but be sure to follow orders.

23. All who know well how to obey will also know well how to rule.

24. To ensure obedience, a child must not only be taught but habitually trained to obey.

25. Who wishes to obey will be given the opportunity to obey.

26. Obedience is the foundation of all morality and exemplary character.

27. YÁOHU UL will never advance you instructions beyond your last act of disobedience.

28. The waves of yesterday's disobedience will splash on the shores of today and for a time.

29. Each act of obedience shortens the route to any goal you are pursuing or miracle you are expecting.

30. Someone else is also always watching you who is capable of adversely tempting you.

Note: The tips given here as regards identifying sloths and sluggards are never meant to induce anyone to condemn someone nor even yourself.

These are given so you will know the identifying marks of slothfulness and laziness, thus you are always able to conquer and avoid them, in case they try to creep into your life or in the lives of others, in the wisdom and power of our Odmorul YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA commanded: 'Do not condemn and you will also not be condemned.'

'When you condemn others, you are actually condemning yourselves....' - Romans 2:1-4

Bonus Tips on How to Avoid the Virus of Laziness....

1. Sluggards often live in the glory of past memories.

This is another common virus that, if not dealt with outright, will trap anyone in indolence, laziness and financial lack and dire poverty. So be sure that you are always vigilant against the insidious, creeping attack of this ruinous virus of laziness.

Please take note that our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the King Whom we are serving, gives us our daily work to do. And YÁOHU UL will reward us on how well we serve our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA daily. We are told to 'live one day at a time' and to never worry about our tomorrows.

Whatever goals we have reached, jobs or tasks finished or successes achieved for today must be only that - for TODAY. And at the end of the day, we should say to ourselves 'we are worthless servants because we only did what is expected of us in the first place.'

One can only say that he is not a worthless servant of our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA if he has done double of what is required of him for that day. If he has 'gone the additional mile' in his serving our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY that day.

By always avoiding inflating your self-esteem, self-glory and self-praise, there will be no room for vainglory and pride. As we have learned, pride is the root cause of laziness and to avoid it is same as avoiding laziness itself. The virus of pride is fatal, for it comes from the darkest areas in the world of darkness. What then is your anti-virus protection?

Our Molkhiúl (mohl-khee-ool, accented on last syllable - which means, 'King') YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY told you:

'When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, he doesn't just sit down and eat, but first prepares his boss's meal and serves him his supper before he eats his own. And he is not even thanked, for he is merely doing what he is supposed to do. Just so, if you merely obey Me, you should not think of yourselves as worthy of praise. For you have simply done your duty!' - Luke 17:7-10

Therefore, it is wise of you and best to forget the achievements and successes of yeste-day so you can face today with the same humility as always. Failure to do so is a dangerous trap towards being ensnared in pride over past successes which eventually lead to laziness in the present.

You have met people like that, those who are in sede-tary living today and all they talk about, contemplate upon and are continually proud of are their successes, achievements and glories in the PAST. But they are victims of laziness TODAY.

They are fond of repeating the same tales over and over again to the same or different people whom they meet, over and over again. Like a broken record being replayed in people's ears over and over again.

'When I was younger (or before) I did such and such and achieved such and such,' is their common byline.

Many organizations too are going bankrupt or in the red today because the people behind them have gone complacent, glorying in the successes of the past, and were left behind TODAY. Stagnation is the definition of this virus. They failed to realize that rivers which stop flowing soon become malodorous and filled with skeletal remains of dead animals. Even so, people who become complacent and stagnant are eventually delivered into the graveyard of failures.

Many live in their historical worlds of fantasy in their minds even until today. They are like walking history books, taking much glory and pride in the past and yet, inutile in the present.

Why? Because they have taken one single timeline or portion in their lives as their apex, their ultimate and after that, the downhill ride. It is wise never to take any segment or portion of your life as your best, ultimate and summit, and you'll always avoid the downhill ride. YÁOHU UL Kaokam (the Wise UL) always makes you wise, am-nám!

You must always be ready to answer these queries daily:

'But what about today? What are my achievements today?'

You are not stagnant and complacent! For you have learned to forget whatever past achievements you had, and focus on the goals and duties for TODAY which our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA expects that you do and obey with 'yaoqehao' (promptly, completely, excellently and with gladness), today, not tomorrow, but today!

'The more lowly your service to others, the greater you are. To be the greatest, be a servant. But those who think themselves great shall be disappointed and humbled; and those who humble themselves shall be exalted.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 23:11-12

Age is no excuse because there are many who begin in their new quest for success and achievements in YÁOHU UL's Kingdom who are octogenarians - in their eighties. How old were Mehushua (Moses) and Aharon at the time of their confrontation with Pharaoh, when they doing the assignments given by YÁOHU UL?

Mehushua was 80 years old and Aharon was 83!

'But that was long ago,' one might say. But why did they actively survive that long? Precisely because people of the Book did not consider age as a hindrance in obeying the commands of YÁOHU UL. Age is no excuse. In fact, the more one ages, the more one should be actively diligent everyday in order to maintain the flexibility, vigor and vibrant health of one's physical body.

'Keep on asking and you will keep on receiving; keep on looking and you will keep on finding; knock and the door will be opened. Everyone who asks, receives; all who seek, find; and the door is opened to everyone who knocks.' - Luke 11:9-10

Retirement? There is no retirement for the active children of YÁOHU UL. Faith without works is dead. Active faith WORKS through love for YÁOHU UL and our neighbor. Genuine faith, living faith, active faith is what YÁOHU UL is well pleased with.

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said, 'If you love Me, you will obey Me.'

Living in the glories of yeste-day's or past achievements will lead anyone to complacency, laziness and vainglory - and eventual paralysis.

Many are loafing around in their jobs or tasks today because their mind is preoccupied with what they achieved or finished yeste-day! Victims of complacency and pride, a clear symptom of budding laziness, slothfulness. You are wise enough now to avoid such traps, though. Each day for you must be full of finished tasks and chores, especially your spiritual duties to YÁOHU UL, Who richly rewards those Who diligently seek Him. HaolulYAOHU!

'Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility.' - Philippians 2:3a

'Your attitude should be same as that of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA, Who, though He was Ever-Living UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator) did not demand and cling to His rights as the Eternal, but laid aside His mighty power and glory, taking the disguise of a slave and becoming like men. And He humbled Himself even further, going so far as actually to die a criminal's death on the stake.

Yet it was because of this that YÁOHU UL raised Him up to the heights of heaven and gave Him a Shúam (Name) which is above every name, that at the Shúam (Name) YAOHÚSHUA every knee shall bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue shall confess that YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY is the Ruler above all, to the glory of YÁOHU ABí (the Father).' - Philippians 2:5-11

All glory belongs to YÁOHU UL alone and whatever we have achieved or done, is by Him and from Him and for Him - in the past, today and in the eternal future! There is never a room for pride and self-glory among YÁOHU UL's humble children, am-nám!

So never live your TODAY in the glories of YESTE-DAY!

Wake up! And the Light of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY will shine upon you!

'Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, gluttony and laziness! Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs! HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)!

You have been inoculated against the virus of laziness, and so you are therefore safe!

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Today:

From now on, you will practice living one day at a time, discarding proud thoughts about past achievements and histo-ical glories, by focusing on your major tasks and spiritual duties to YÁOHU UL for TODAY.

Habitual fine practice makes perfect.

What YÁOHU UL's justice demands, His mercies provide.

Keep on asking and you will keep on receiving; keep on seeking and you will keep on finding; keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you, to you.....

Live one day at a time. You are not a walking histo-y book. You are alive and vigorous TODAY with the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA!

This is the day that YÁOHU UL has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it!

Your Contemplation Verses for Today:

'The more lowly your service to others, the greater you are. To be the greatest, serve the most! But those who think themselves great shall be disappointed and humbled; and those who humble themselves shall be exalted.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 23:11-12

'Pride goes before ruin and conceit before a fall.' -Proverbs 16:18

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

True or False Queries for Today....

1. YÁOHU UL is the rewarder of those who DILIGENTLY seek Him.

2. Many begin their downhill slide after receiving some major award or recognition or praise from others.

3. And they live on their past achievements all the rest of their lives and end up as failures!

4. You have to account to YÁOHU UL for how you spend each day which He gives you.

5. Some people who were alive yeste-day are now dead.

6. Some who are alive today may be gone tomorrow.

7. YÁOHU UL still gave you this day to glorify Him by doing and finishing the tasks that were given you today.

8. It is best to live each day to the fullest satisfaction of YÁOHU UL, our Maker,

9. Someone is always watching you Who is capable of greatly blessing you.

10. You will be diligent and finish all your daily duties and chores TODAY.

Note: The tips given here as regards identifying sloths and sluggards are never meant to induce anyone to condemn someone nor even yourself.

These are given so you will know the identifying marks of slothfulness and laziness, thus you are always able to conquer and avoid them, in case they try to creep into your life or in the lives of others, in the wisdom and power of our Odmorul YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA commanded: 'Do not condemn and you will also not be condemned.'

'When you condemn others, you are actually condemning yourselves....' - Romans 2:1-4

Bonus Tips on the Symptoms of the Virus of Laziness

2. Sluggards habitually take pride in their imagined future.

This common symptom of the virus of laziness can be easily detected in those who regularly postpone and defer the actual doing of any job or task to some later date or imagined future.

They always wait for better conditions before beginning or continuing with whatever they are supposed to do.

Habitual procrasti-ators and postponers they truly are. They would rather do later or tomorrow or some other time whatever they can still do today. And they deceive themselves into thinking that they are wiser (actually wily) than seven really wise men.

You have met people with symptoms like this. The first time you met or visited them, they told you of their grandiose plans to remodel the kitchen or repair the fence, mow the lawn, repaint the walls, put up a website, sew their unmended clothes, fix the faucets and so on and so forth. In those grandiose plans they took so much pride and self-glory in. And you believed them.

You again went back a week after to see them and, again, they told you of their grandiose plans to do such and such at such and such imagined future date. Or the next day perhaps?

Going back to see them again after a month or two, and to your amazement, they were still talking about their big plans about the same projects or tasks that they were PLANNING to do or begin with, which they already told you several times in the past!

Go back to see them again a year, two years or even a decade later, and they will still be filled with much self-glory and pride in their future plans! 'They will be done tomorrow,' they will claim, 'perhaps, or maybe.'

This is the visible symptom of a tragic attack of this virus of procrasti-ation or 'futurist' syndrome, which is a subset of the virus class of laziness.

Lazy people are grand dreamers and are often engaged in daydreaming and live in their futuristic fantasy worlds of imaginations and plans, dreams and hopes, but they don't really do what is required in achieving those plans and dreams. They dream much but do so little, if any.

'The lazy man longs for many things but his hands refuse to work. He is greedy to get, while the upright love to give!' - Proverb 21:25-26

They are full of pride, self-glory and self-esteem on what may be, what will be and how it will be, but again, these are only in their futuristic calendars of the sluggard and sloths. Rich in dreams and imaginations, but lacking in actual physical efforts in implementation and going through the hard knocks of them all.

Many parents too are filled with pride and self-glory in the future of their children yet they are lazy to train and discipline their children to acquire the necessary traits they would need for becoming successful in their future vocations. And their most-common excuse is, 'I just don't have enough time.' But to go shopping, to eat and to sleep, sure, they have all the time!

To many sluggards, mere dreams are enough. They don't realize that those who anchor their future on mere dreams and wishes are hopeless unless coupled with the actual persevering and diligent work required in achieving those goals.

No efforts, no results. More efforts, more results. As simple as that.

The more diligently you persevere, the more you get closer to the goals set forth by our Odmorul YAOHÚSHUA. The less you do, the less you achieve.

The more one sleeps and eats, the more bloated he gets; the less one sleeps and eats, the leaner he gets. The more you give, the more you receive. To the one who has not, even the little that they have will be taken away from them. It's a universal principle established by YÁOHU UL, Who always watches over His Words to perform them.

The more lowly your service to others, the greater you are. To be the greatest, serve the most [today]! But those who think themselves great [in the future] shall be disappointed and humbled; and those who humble themselves [today] shall be exalted.

Pride [in the future] goes before ruin and conceit [today] before a fall.

'Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility.' - Philippians 2:3a

What is the most effective antidote against this 'futurist' syndrome?

Begin doing it now!

Not later, not tomorrow, not next week, and never wait for perfect conditions to be present before you obey, but begin doing your duties now, obeying your orders now!

'If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.' - Ecclesiastes 11:4

'To enjoy your work and to accept whatever YÁOHU UL has allotted to you in life - that is indeed a gift from YÁOHU UL.' - Ecclesiastes 5:19b

Upon hearing the voice command of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling in you, telling you to do a specific task, you must immediately, without delay nor any capitulations, begin doing it that very moment, soonest, excellently, completely (to the finish!) and with joy, knowing that you are actually serving our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, as represented by your human authorities.

'Tackle every task that comes along, and if you reverentially fear YÁOHU UL, you can expect His blessing.' -Ecclesiastes 7:18

Our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA glorified YÁOHU UL by FINISHING and COMPLETING the work that YÁOHU UL gave Him to do.

'I have brought You glory on earth by FINISHING the work You gave Me to do.' - Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said in YAOHUkhanam (John) 17:4.

Never put forth for a later time or day whatever should and must be done now, today and this moment.

'Finishing is better than beginning.' - Ecclesiastes 7:8

Never live in the past, nor in the future, but be actively alive today, busily and joyfully serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA promptly, completely, excellently and with gladness!

'Don't long for the 'good old days,' for you don't know whether they were any better than these days!' - Ecclesiastes 7:10

Tomorrow exists only in the calendar of the sloths.

Never take pride in future plans and future dreams for that would be foolishness and vain, useless and inutile.

'Dreaming in place of doing is stupidity, and there is ruin in a flood of empty words; better to reverentially fear YÁOHU UL.' - Ecclesiastes 5:7

'Work hard and become a leader, be lazy and never succeed.' - Proverbs 12:24

Learn to live one day at a time. Begin and finish whatever tasks, jobs or chores must be done TODAY.

Glorify YÁOHU UL, your Creator, by doing the tasks He has assigned you to do, and by FINISHING them, for His glory and Him alone, TODAY.

'I am YÁOHU UL, and I will not yield My glory to another.' - Isaiah 48:11b

Wake up! And the Light of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY will shine upon you!

'TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, gluttony and laziness!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed and freed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)!

You have been inoculated against the virus of laziness, histo-ical and futuristic syndromes, and so all of you therefore are TODAY vigorously diligent and safe from indolence and pride!

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Today:

From now on, you will practice living one day at a time, discarding pride and self-glory in future fantasies and daydreams, by focusing on your major tasks and spiritual duties to YÁOHU UL for TODAY.

Habitual fine practice makes perfect.

What YÁOHU UL's justice demands, His mercies provide.

Keep on asking and you will keep on receiving; keep on seeking and you will keep on finding; keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you, to you.....

Live one day at a time. You are not a walking futuristic book. You are alive and vigorous TODAY with the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA!

This is the day that YÁOHU UL has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it!

Glorify YÁOHU UL with me, let us exalt His Shúam together!

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL!

Your Contemplation Verses for Today:

'The more lowly your service to others, the greater you are. To be the greatest, serve the most! But those who think themselves great shall be disappointed and humbled; and those who humble themselves shall be exalted.' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 23:11-12

'Pride goes before ruin and conceit before a fall.' -Proverbs 16:18

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

True or False Queries for Today....

1. YÁOHU UL is the rewarder of those who DILIGENTLY seek Him.

2. Those who prematurely take self-glory and personal pride in what they dream or plan for the future are actually in for a downhill ride which finally leads to eventual financial lack, poverty and failure.

3. We can make plans, but the final outcome is in the hands of YÁOHU UL.

4. Our expectations must always be from the hands of YÁOHU UL.

5. It is wrong to second-guess YÁOHU UL and try to put Him in a box to do all of one's imaginations and daydreams.

6. One of the most-common excuses which the sluggard readily gives his authorities is, 'I am planning to do that, sir.'

7. Mere planning and wishful thinking leads to financial problems and lack.

8. YÁOHU UL gave you this day to glorify Him by doing and finishing, completing the tasks that were given you today.

9. It is best to live each day to the fullest satisfaction of YÁOHU UL, our Maker,

10. Someone is always watching you Who is capable of greatly blessing you.

11. You will be diligent and finish all your daily duties and chores TODAY.

12. Finishing includes cleanup.

13. Man proposes, but YÁOHU UL disposes.

14. It is wrong to plan for the future because it reflects unbelief in the soon-coming return of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA.

15. YÁOHU UL, in some respects, reveals what will happen in the future so you can prepare for it TODAY.

16. The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.

17. Intolerance of your present creates your future too.

18. The seeds you sow today is your only real influence over your own future.

19. Your seed is anything that benefits another while your harvest is anything that benefits you.

20. YÁOHU UL never consults your past to determine your future.

21. The seed that leaves your hand never leaves your life.... but enters your future, where it multiplies.

22. You will never be promoted until you have become overqualified for your present assignment.

23. Your reaction to someone in trouble determines YÁOHU UL's reaction to you the next time you get in trouble.

24. One hour in the presence of YÁOHU UL will reveal any flaw in your most-carefully laid plan.

25. If you still don't have the indwelling of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' in your heart, you must ask YÁOHU UL TODAY, in the Shúam (Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.

26. You must be spiritually be reborn from above TODAY, if you have not yet been.

27. Prosperity is simply having enough of YÁOHU UL's provisions to complete His plans and orders for your life.

28. Those who created the pain of yeste-day do not control the joys of today.

29. What you make happen for others, YÁOHU UL will make happen for you.

Hebrew words for today:

1. bala-ot - gluttony
2. atzelutim - laziness
3. redemet - drowsiness; oversleep
4. betsah - greed; covetousness

3. Sluggards usually make a mountain out of a molehill.

Even before beginning a specific task or job, the sluggard will first call the attention of those around him, seeking for advance praise, support, coaxing and adulation. He is often seen upstaging all the diligent around him and will move only once the spotlight is on him, and only on him.

'Lazy people want much but get little, while the diligent are prospering!' - Proverbs 13:4

'The lazy man longs for many things but his hands refuse to work. He is greedy to get [adulation], while the upright love to give!' - Proverbs 21:25-26

And if ever he begins doing his task or chore, or sometimes accidentally finishes it, even if what he did was so insignificant compared to the overall project or task, he will brag and feign exhaus-ion, though what he actually did was bask in the spotlight and engage in foolish talk or dish out coarse and boring jokes all along.

Yes, sluggards and other wicked people are fond of practical jokes. Another mark of a wicked, lazy servant -he is a practical joker. While in reality, he is the joke and a bore in the workplace, the thorn on his fellow workers' sides.

Sluggards have nothing to do and are so bored with their lives and so they do it in all naughtiness and coarseness. They are not really serious to achieve and succeed in life.

'If a man enjoys foolishness, something is wrong! The sensible remain on the pathways of right.' - Proverbs 15:21

'Laughter cannot mask a heavy heart. When the laughter ends, the grief remains.' - Proverbs 14:13

While pretending as honest workers, the sluggards are actually in continual search for rest, sleep, food, self-glory, equal rewards with the true diligent ones and praise from those around him. They are wise in their own eyes than seven really wise men. Wily they actually are....

The sluggard's remarks of tiredness, overwork and exhaustio-are meant to deceive those around him so they won't even try to really examine what he has actually done - that nothing significant at all was contributed by him, that his many words are really meant to cover up his indolence.

'Work brings profit; talk [chat] brings poverty!' - Proverbs 14:23

'Idle hands are ha-satan's workshop; idle lips are his mouthpiece.' - Proverbs 16:27

To the sluggard, even a minor task is a big and awesome job in his mind. While to the diligent, that task is nothing at all. He could easily breeze through that in a jiffy. But to the sluggard, what a big problem that would seem.

For the sluggard, work and assignments are 'problems' while to the diligent, work, jobs and assignments are learning and highly beneficial, fruitful opportunities to succeed and prosper!

'The stupid won't work and almost sta-ves, but feels it is better to be lazy and barely get by than to work hard....' - Ecclesiastes 4:5-6a

'A lazy fellow suffers trouble all through life; the upright man's path is easy!' - Proverbs 15:19

The sluggard likes to be part of a group of true and honest diligent workers, and when the project, task or chore is finished, due to the honest labor of the diligent, and in spite of his presence, the sluggard is first in line for the bonus, reward or recognition.

'Wickedness loves company - and leads others into sin.' - Proverbs 16:29

'The lazy man is brother to the destroyer (internal saboteur).' - Proverbs 18:9

Be not deceived by those with this kind of 'making a mountain out of a molehill' syndrome.

Do you know why rumors get bigger and bigger the wider they spread?

Because of sluggards who indulge in rumormongering and are chronically infected by this virus of 'making a mountain out of molehill' syndrome. Rumors are dainty morsels for the lazy gossips.

And you are not like that.

YÁOHU UL told you to stay away from people like that, and to warn them to really work hard and stop their comedies and pretenses, with gentleness and love though, seasoned with salt.

'Open rebuke is better than hidden love.' - Proverbs 27:5

'Wounds from a friend are better than kisses from an enemy.' - Proverbs 27:6

4. To the sluggard, anything solid is a possible pillow.

Since the mind of the sloth is predominantly focused on sleep and rest, through all his day, he is continually looking for somewhere or even something where he can lay his head on, in his so-called 'catnaps.'

Be it a desk, dining table, the back of a chair, or even in public transports or laundromats, the sluggard habitually leans his head on anything solid, in his secret desire to sleep and rest, even for a few moments more, just a few minutes more.

'I walked by the field of one lazy fellow and saw that it was overgrown with thorns, and covered with weeds; and its walls were broken down. Then, as I looked, I learned this lesson:

'A little extra sleep, A little more slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest'

means that poverty will break in upon you quickly and unexpectedly like a robber, and violently like a bandit.' - Proverbs 24:30-34

Books, tabletops, handbags, briefcases, bathtubs, dryers, keyboards, monitors, printer or anything, as long as it is solid enough to support his head, the sluggard and oversleeper will take that opportunity to take a 'catnap' even for a few minutes more, a few moments more.

All the while meditating on what time he will really go to bed to sleep and take that long, deep hibernation till the next day, if ever.

'A lazy man sleeps soundly - and he goes sta-ving.' -Proverbs 19:15

In the morning, he secretly wishes, 'I wish it were already nightfall.' While in the evening, he secretly wishes, 'I wish it were already morning.'

In other words, the days of the sluggard are long, boring and tedious, while to the diligent, time passes by quickly and he hardly notices that so much time has gone by because he was so engrossed in his task or job that he hardly notices the quick passage of time.

In the workplace, you can easily identify those carriers of this specific type of virus by their dishonest habit of reporting for work 'a little bit late' and leaving 'a little bit early.' Clearly visible symptoms of those victimized by this virus of drowsiness, tardiness and oversleep.

'YÁOHU UL despises all cheating and dishonesty.' - Proverbs 20:21

'Hard work means prosperity; only the stupid idles away his time.' - Proverbs 12:11

This virus is also evident in those with symptoms of watching the clock so eagerly as the time for going home to sleep approaches, waiting, gasping, fidgety hoping for the clock to hit the 5:00 mark so they can rush home to eat and sleep!

'The upright man eats to live, while the evil man lives to eat.' - Proverbs 13:25

On the other hand, the diligent inwardly desires that more time would be given him so he could finish his task or job. Why? Because the focus of the diligent is in accomplishment, achievement, finishing and fine performance, not on eating and sleeping. The life of the diligent is full of vibrance, energy, vigor and excitement!

To the diligent, the only time to sleep is when it is the proper time to sleep, after he has earned the right to sleep, after he has FINISHED all his daily tasks and assignments. The diligent never sleeps during working hours.

The diligent does not waste time which he realizes is valuable and limited. So he will read, listen to or memorize Scriptures or do something else productive while in public transports or while waiting in laundromats, instead of leaning his head on solid walls to take 'catnaps' (sleep actually) or engage in gossip.

Do you now see the difference? HaolulYAOHU, am-nám!

In other words, to the sluggard, time passes by tediously, slowly, wastefully and in drowsiness. While to the diligent, time passes by quickly, fruitfully, productively and efficiently.

You have been translated from the enemy's kingdom of darkness, poverty and laziness, into YÁOHU UL's Kingdom of light, diligent service and prosperity!

And you are now all diligent servants or handmaidens of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Messiah Who works, Who was sent by YÁOHU UL Who also works.

Everyone must learn to earn the bread that they eat; and to earn the sleep that they take.

'Then they asked Him, 'What must we do to do the works YÁOHU UL requires?'

YAOHÚSHUA answered, 'The work of YÁOHU UL is this: that you believe in the One He has sent.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 6:28-29

'I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater works than these, because I am going to YÁOHU ABí (the Father).' -YAOHUkhanam (John) 14:12

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said you will do even greater works than what He did! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the Wise UL, am-nám!

'TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, oversleeping, gluttony and laziness!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed and freed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)!

You have been inoculated against the viruses (viri) of pride, laziness, oversleeping, gluttony and greed, and so all of you are therefore, TODAY and for always, vigorously diligent and safe from them all, joyfully serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA!

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Today:

You will make sure that each of today's minutes and seconds are spent productively, beneficially and fruitfully, you will outright shun any symptom of oversleeping, gluttony, pride, laziness and greed.

Your Contemplation Verses for Today:

'Take care to live in Me, and let Me live in you.

For a branch can't produce fruit when disconnected from the Vine. Nor can you be fruitful apart from Me.

I am the Vine, you are the branches.

And if you remain in Me and obey My commands, you may ask any request you like, and it will be granted!

My true disciples produce bountiful harvests. This brings great glory to My YÁOHU ABí (Father)!

Live within My love. If you obey Me, you are living within My love....'

- Excerpts from the Words of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA taken from YAOHUkhanam (John) 15, Holy Scriptures.

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

True or False Queries for Today....

1. YÁOHU UL is the rewarder of those who DILIGENTLY seek Him.

2. Oversleepers even take their seatmates' shoulders as possible pillows to sleep on.

3. There have been tragic cases which have caused loss of innocent lives due to the drowsiness of those responsible.

4. Come to think of it, today is really a beautiful day which YÁOHU UL has given you after all, if only you will shun evil reports primarily intended for the consumption of those belonging to the world.

5. Sluggards are fine at pretending to be very busy when the boss is on the lookout.

6. Sluggards do their tasks leisurely in their own sweet time and slackest of manner.

7. The world is full of sluggards, usually sleeping on their canes, folded umbrellas, cartons or crates.

8. They need the Light of Life in order to be awakened.

9. Some have rejected the truth and believed its bodyguards of lies and are now suffering the dire consequences.

10. Truth is so valuable that it must be surrounded by bodyguards of lies, to prevent mockers from knowing the truth.

11. True disciples of the real Messiah are productive, fruitful, diligent and victorious.

12. Expenses properly managed make half an income.

13. Those who live in wine and luxury eventually become absentee bosses and employers.

14. Small savings add up to a large sum, in the long run.

15. Learn from the past, live in the present, prepare for the future.

16. One mustn't waste time because that is the stuff that life is made of.

17. If time is money, then many live beyond their means.

18. An honest person keeps a serious account of his time, lest he become morally and financially bankrupt.

19. To the believers, time is not an illusion but something which must always be redeemed.

20. No loss like the loss of time.

21. You must respect time even if it is smiling at you.

22. Time wounds all heels.

23. You must always be on the lookout for opportunities which come your way daily, but disguised in garments of hard work and perseverance.

24. Every person has set rendezvous with his Maker, YÁOHU UL, and he must therefore never come late.

25. Work during work time and you will sleep during sleep time.

26. The sluggard looks at the weather, then decides not to work but go to sleep again.

27. To be ready and on time is fine, to be patient while waiting is better, but to utilize idle time productively is best.

28. Only the best people are punctual in everything.

29. Who ignores the time is walking in darkness, while those who utilize their time to the utmost are those illuminated by the Great Light - YAOHÚSHUA.

30. You will productively and fruitfully utilize your time TODAY.

Hebrew words for today:

1. ohaviul - love
2. ozulyao - zeal; energy; power
3. am-nám-am - faithfulness; trust; truthfulness
4. khayao - life; living; alive
5. anvao - humility

5. The stockrooms of the sluggard are the shops, vendors, office products suppliers, shopping malls and the corner grocery shops.

We have learned that one of the bad traits of the sloth is his habit (vice?) of always making the soft, easy choices in life and at work.

Since the sloth hates physical efforts of any kind, being confronted with options, he will choose the easier way, the most relaxing way of doing his job or chore, whatever it is.

A small task is a major problem for the sloth, while to the diligent, it is no task at all but a leisure. In other words, the outlook and attitude of the diligent towards hard work is positive, while those of the sloth are negative. And there lies the big difference in what they receive and go through in life daily.

If the sloth has been ordered to do a particular job, task or chore, and he needs something to do it, instead of looking for the material or item in the stockroom or in the cellar, as the case may be, the easier and softer choice for him naturally would be to order by phone or go send someone to buy it or buy it themselves, with shopping on the side. In his mind, that's being wise.

On the other hand, the diligent, when confronted with the same situation, will scout among the old piles, or in the stockroom or cellar, for the items or materials needed, or device some ways or means wherein the job could still be finished and done without having to order, buy or run to the corner grocer. In the diligent's mind, this is really being wise.

That is why it is written that the sluggard is brother to the destroyer. For the sluggards, buying is always the easiest answer, their habitual final solution. When given a specific task or job, the first thing that comes into their minds is, 'What do we need to buy?'

On the other hand, when given the same task or job, the diligent's first thought is, 'What do we have now that could still be used to finish this, without incurring additional expenses?' 'What innovation could be done in order to make full use of what we have now?'

Not only are the sloths bent on spending and waste but what is worse is that once the items or materials are bought, they don't take diligent care of them nor economically consume them, but, in waste and indulgence, rapidly trash them away. Then comes the immediate need to buy more, order more and go shopping once or twice more. Extravagance, waste and overindulgence are their trademarks.

'A lazy man won't even dress the game he gets while hunting, but the diligent man makes beneficial use of everything he finds.' - Proverbs 12:27

Another is the sloth's propensity to call for maintenance specialists when, with a little trying and more patience, he could easily have fixed it by himself, if only he tried. There are things in the home or on the job which need only slight fixing or reconfiguring that does not require the services of professional servicemen, like fixing leaking faucets, replacing diffusers or other tasks which regular 'DIY' (do-it-yourself) people know how to repair satisfactorily. This 'self-help' method is one technique of best managing one's expenses.

'The wise man saves for the future, but the stupid man spends (wastefully consumes) whatever he gets.' - 21:20

There are also tasks which really do require the services of qualified personnel, though. But the fact is, there are many tasks or seeming maintenance problems which are within the repair skills of the ordinary diligent individual, and for which, a little more finding out, a little more effort, patience and resourcefulness usually solves the challenge. A 'challenge' to the positive diligent worker, as well as a 'problem' to the sluggard. The same case but viewed and solved differently by each type.

The sloths must realize that well-managed expenses amount to half an income. Small savings count a lot in the long run. Many organizations and individuals, families and business have traveled the easy way to bankruptcy courts.

Narrow and difficult is the way which leads to life and only a few find it; wide, soft and easy is the way that leads to destruction (poverty and bankruptcy) and many choose that way.

'A man who loves pleasure becomes poor; wine and luxury (wasteful overindulgence) are not the way to riches!' - Proverbs 21:17

To the diligent, difficulties are 'challenges' and are their daily stimulants to motivate them into soonest tackling the task and overcome the challenges, win over them and conquer to completion!

To the sloth, difficulties are 'problems' that easily damp their interest in doing the task. The sloth has found a fine 'excuse' why he could not do it! With a ready-excuse on his lips, he relaxes in a way as if the job has been done. So whenever someone or his boss asks about the job or task, the 'excuse' is ready, so the job is done. And he thinks he is wise.

The diligent, on the other hand, fully realizes that difficulties are challenges that must be conquered, stimulants for more patient, diligent and enduring efforts. And he won't stop until he wins over the 'challenge' - until the job or task is finished.

'Be fruitful, be productive, be overcomers and subdue the earth!' is included in the context of this command of YÁOHU UL to man upon creation.

Think now and ponder for a moment on this fact of life obviously taught in nature around you. Fish, ants, insects, plants and flowers, animals and all else in nature face up to challenges, because their instincts to overcome challenges were built into them, including in humankind. You'll find out that all in creation were created towards diligence, perseverance, patience, progress, multiplication, growth and fruitfulness! You included.

The laziest and slowest always becomes the prey or victim. And rightly so.

You will also find out now that sloths are really aberrations in YÁOHU UL's total creation, no wonder they deserve to be burned among the hypocrites, fakes and pretenders, as it is written. Why? Because they did not live out that kind of life for which they were designed and made. They refused to accept YÁOHU UL's plan for their lives. They lived in continual conflict with YÁOHU UL, their Maker. They did not use what was given them. In the end, looking back at their lives through the neglected years, one would see how they wasted away their talents, their opportunities and challenges given by our Maker, YÁOHU UL. All because of distaste for physical exertion.

The principle of 'challenge and response' is a universal principle which YÁOHU UL has established. Challenges require patient endurance, persevering efforts and facing up positively to challenges in life towards success and achievement. Why? So everyone will discover their need for Him, therefore prodding humankind to search for and rely upon Him, thank and praise Him. In man's continual need for Him, he will therefore learn to love Him. Because man does not love whom he does not need.

Think on how much oppositio- and contrary pressures Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA went against, yet He finally won over each one of them until He finally declared unto YÁOHU UL, 'It is finished!'

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA did not take the soft choices in life. He faced up to challenges courageously and with firm determination to overcome, to win and be the Champion.

And you were created for the main purpose of glorifying YÁOHU UL in your life. And how does one glorify YÁOHU UL? By finishing the tasks that He gives you daily!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA is our perfect and best ideal. His determination to do till successful completion the tasks given Him by YÁOHU UL is our ultimate example. He showed you YÁOHU UL's way of going from the manger to the throne, with the help and support of the 'RÚKHA-YÁOHU UL' (Spirit of YÁOHU UL).

He was not a victim of the 'to buy and waste' syndrome. Remember how He told the disciples to pick up the scraps?

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, your best example in life. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Diligent and Honest Worker, Who came to serve....

Looking unto Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Author and FINISHER of our faith.

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator)!

You have been translated from the enemy's kingdom of darkness, poverty and laziness, into YÁOHU UL's Kingdom of light, diligent service and prosperity!

And you are now all diligent servants or handmaidens of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Messiah Who works, Who was sent by YÁOHU UL Who also works.

Everyone must learn to earn the bread that they eat; and to earn the sleep that they take.

'Then they asked Him, 'What must we do to do the works YÁOHU UL requires?'

YAOHÚSHUA answered, 'The work of YÁOHU UL is this: that you believe in the One He has sent.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 6:28-29

'I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater works than these, because I am going to YÁOHU ABí (the Father).' -YAOHUkhanam (John) 14:12

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said we will do even greater works than what He did! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the Wise UL, am-nám!

'TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, oversleeping, gluttony and laziness!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed and freed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)!

You have been inoculated against the viruses (viri) of pride, laziness, oversleeping, gluttony and greed, and so all of you are therefore, TODAY and for always, vigorously diligent and safe from them all, joyfully serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA!

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Today:

You will now make a quality commitment to always initially look for ways and means of how you can do your tasks or chores without having to rely impulsively on borrowing, buying and ordering.

You will face up to daily challenges and never make soft choices in life. Choose the narrow way -

YAOHÚSHUA is the Way!

From now on, you will make full beneficial use of whatever YÁOHU UL has entrusted into your care, to diligently care for them, keep them well-maintained and clean, ready for service.

You will make it a habit to first search and look for alternative ways and means, to innovate, and to be resourceful before you even think of ordering, buying and shopping.

You will keep it in mind that well-managed expenses amount to half an income. Small savings count a lot in the long run. And to avoid extravagance, overindulgence and waste of any kind.

Your Memory and Contemplation Verses for Today:

'Looking unto Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the BEGINNER and FINISHER of our faith....' - Hebrews 12:2

So you also must always be His servant who soonest BEGINS and FINISHES to completion. Conformed to the character of YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

'This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life; minding your own business and doing your own work... as a result, people who are not Yaohushuahim (believers in Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA) will trust as well as respect you, and you will not need to depend on others for enough money to pay your bills.' - 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

'Instead of shame and dishonor, you shall have a double portion of prosperity and eternal joy!'

HaolulYAOHU UL Shua-odai! (The UL of All Sufficiency)

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

True or False Queries for Today....

1. It is a sin to buy and go shopping.

2. You will not be given your own true riches if you are not faithful in handling the small assets of others which are entrusted to your care.

3. The first thing that comes into the mind of the sloth upon receiving money is, 'What will I buy?'

4. The first thing that comes into the mind of the diligent upon receiving money is, 'How can I make this grow and multiply?'

5. The presence of a sloth is worse than his absence.

6. The sloth is a wasteful spender and an impulse buyer.

7. Even if one gives a million dollars to a sloth today, it won't be very long before he goes back in poverty again.

8. YÁOHU UL has provided all the blessings that one may need and they are all on display around us, the only thing left for us to do is how to diligently acquire them His way.

9. Many are suffering in poverty in the midst of great prosperity due to the malady of laziness and lust for sleep.

10. In all creation, the principle of overcoming challenges and obstacles is taught.

11. 'Do-it-yourself' kits do not excite the sloths.

12. Some people think of their business or job even when praying, and while in business or on the job, it is too much for them to think of their Maker, YÁOHU UL.

13. You will only be remembered for two things in life: the obstacles which you overcome and the obstacles which you cause.

14. The diligent respects the time and work of others, while the sloths do not.

15. Not being punctual and on time is wasting other people's time and shows disregard for their duties too.

16. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA will render unto each one according to what he did and not according to what he merely says.

17. The more thrifty a person is, the more generous he can be.

18. By works is faith made perfect.

19. We can evaluate someone if faithful or unfaithful only by his works.

20. The lazy servant was also called an unfaithful servant in the parable of the talents.

21. He who remains faithful (diligently faithful) till the end shall be saved.

22. Much learning without doing produces unproductive walking libraries.

23. It is better for anyone who reads the Word and not do what it says to have never been born.

24. When you depart from this life, neither your riches nor properties will accompany you, but only your deeds.

25. True wisdom can only be attained through actual application and practice.

26. 'Be rich in excellent works!' is a command found in the Holy Scriptures.

27. Those who hear the Word but do not apply them in their daily lives are deceiving themselves because they have the misconception that knowing is the same as doing.

28. Every man has three friends: Family, Property and Fine Works. When his time comes to depart, he pleads with them to save him. Family replies, 'No man can redeem his brother' - Tehillim (Psalms) 49:8. Property replies, 'Riches profit not in the day of wrath' - Proverbs 11:4. Fine Works responds, 'Go in peace. We shall not desert you. We shall accompany, yes, precede you on the way as YaoshuaYAOHU (Isaiah) says in 58:8, 'Your fine works shall go before you!'

29. The diligent says: 'I'll help you with your work as soon as I finish doing my tasks.'

The ordinary says: 'You do your own work, I'll do mine.'

The lazy says: 'You do your work, I'll not do mine.'

The sloth says: 'You do your work and after you finish, you will do and finish my tasks!'

30. The diligent says: 'We will not buy until we have utilized all our talents and resources to the fullest and most economical use, or have tried our best in trying to fix it ourselves or innovate somehow.'

The ordinary says: 'Let's give it a try, and see if we can do it.'

The lazy says: 'If you have the money today, and to solve the problem fast, I think we have to consi-er buying, after you have tried it by yourselves.'

The sloth says: 'Why buy tomorrow when we can go shopping, buy, order and spend today?'

31. The diligent says: 'We can and we will!'

The ordinary says: 'We can give it a try....'

The lazy says: 'Yes, perhaps I can but not today, but tomorrow, maybe....'

The sloth says: 'I can't and so I won't!'

32. Many worldly intelligent people are suffering in dire lack and poverty because they are so proud of their intellectual knowledge but their bodies refuse to work, and they think they are wiser than seven men who are really wise. They are too proud to give an honest day's work.

33. Laziness is the beginning of drinking, gambling and drugs dealing.

34. You will review all of this week's lessons, read and reread them all and apply them in your lives.

35. You will regularly read the Word, pray to YÁOHU UL and, this weekend, listen to the YAOHÚSHUA Internet Worldwide Radio broadcast too.

Archaic Hebrew words for today:

1. kokmaul - wisdom
2. yaodiao - knowledge
3. khanyao - graces; favors

6. The mind and heart focus of the sloth is on break times, dayoffs, holidays, retirement and rests with defrauding aside.

The proper way, the way of the ants, is to focus on the tasks ahead, how to finish them excellently, promptly, completely and with excellence. On the other hand, the way of the sloth, is to focus on rest, recess, catnaps and retirement.

Upon reporting for work in the morning, the sloth begins his daily grueling countdown towards the oncoming break times, lunch and gossip hour, coffee breaks and other comfort room chats and rumormongering with fellow employees. Or if at home, what soap operas to waste their time on, and what delicacies to gobble up, instead of focusing on their spiritual and home duties.

Many office employees bring to their workplaces romantic novels, movie magazines, computer games and other things on which they can waste their time on, while waiting for the payday. They are not honest workers but daily give out fine performances on how to pretend that one is really working and should be paid. The meaning of term 'hypocrite' is an actor or actress; a pretender, though, in reality, he is not. Sloths are fine performers in hypocrisy - posing as honest workers.

'Idle hands are ha-satan's workshop; idle lips are his mouthpiece.' - Proverbs 16:27

Parts of the daily performance include devising ways and means on how to avoid being caught doing nothing, how to pretend that one is busy, how to spend the idle minutes and seconds, how to pretend that he is not feeling well, what would be the most effective excuse or alibi to avoid working, how to know when the supervisor or the boss would be inspecting or checking, how to cheat on the time records, how to seduce that co-employee of his dreams, spreading evil suspicions and backbiting, and so on and so forth. The sloth is really bent on wickedness and destruction in the workplace or in the home!

'The lazy person is brother to the destroyer (internal saboteur)' - Proverbs 18:9

The way of the sloth is more difficult than the way of the ant, if only he realizes it. To habitually be diligent is far more easier way of life to live than to habitually live a sloth's life! To live diligently, busily, honestly and successfully is an easier way to live than to live a lazy, wicked and miserable life.

'A lazy fellow has trouble all through life; the upright man's path is easy!' - Proverbs 15:19

The sloth's mind and heart are not really focused on working but on shirking and malingering, loafing and joking around or defrauding his office mates. His main preoccupation is how to get his pay without having to honestly work diligently for it. Because he really is convinced that he is wiser than seven really wise men. And so the cheating-at-work attitude. And YÁOHU UL hates every kind cheating. Including 'defrauding'....

'Defrauding' means enticing or luring, through sexual advances or body signals or hints, someone whom he/she knows that he/she cannot have sexual relations legally and morally. The other person might already be married or the employee is already married with espouse and children at home. 'Flirting' is the common word for this lustful activity in the world. Many commit this sin and then wonder why they were fired, evicted or removed from their positions or dwelling places. Or suffered burns.

Those who engage in such wicked activities in the workplace or anywhere else will be uprooted from their job, if not their entire house or organization - in bankruptcy or other mishaps.

Onslaughts of devastations by fire is the sorry consequence of this sexual immorality of the 'defrauding' kind (flirting) in any place, anytime.

'If I have longed for another man's wife, then may I die, and may my wife be in another man's home, and someone else become her husband. For lust is a shameful sin, a crime that should be punished. It is a devastating fire that ruins to hell, and would root out all I have planted.' - Yaohav (Job) 31:9-12

So a wise authority would never tolerate flirtations, sexual harassments and other sexual lusts and sexual immoralities in the workplace or in the home, to avoid uprootings and fires.

We will discuss these more in detail once we reach the topics on love, sex and marriage, in the near future, YÁOHU UL willing.

Anyway, back to diligence vs. laziness, every diligent servant must realize that coffee breaks, lunch breaks and other times of respite must all be earned. They are rest times set aside exclusively for those who were really busy doing their home or office chores and duties, deserving a little rest for reinvigoration and revitalization.

Same way as sleep and food that must be earned, likewise are break times, lunch breaks and other times of respite must all be earned.

Only the diligent who are really tired deserve to take short rests. Sloths do not deserve any rest because they are not really tired in the first place!

The flesh is deceitful. If the physical body is really tired and exhausted, it will automatically send a signal to you by means of a slight fever. If the person hasn't this signal, then he is not really tired, the flesh is only begging to get back to slothfulness. You can safely ignore any other false insinuations of exhaustion, because it would only be one of the flesh's methods of inducing you back to laziness, which you surely won't give in to.

And you must claim and affirm that all your lusts of the flesh were impaled when Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA was impaled, since you figuratively died with Him then, and so you are now numb and emotionally dead to the invitations of the flesh towards corruption, decay and misery.

Those who really want to receive YÁOHU UL's inheritance through the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA would never give in to laziness, no matter what.

The lusts of the flesh towards laziness runs contrary to the desires of the believer's spirit. That is why we were commanded to follow the unctions of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' -to walk in the 'RÚKHA' (Spirit) and not after the flesh.

If kings, queens, presidents and our government officials wake up early though they are already in those positions in life, how much more should the ordinary individual wake up the earlier and do more?

It is really a shame for anyone to live in laziness when everyone around is busily working towards their own ends.

Realize that all of YÁOHU UL's blessings have been provided and they are on display all around you. The only remaining thing for you to do is to actively, faithfully, honestly acquire them by faith, active faith, diligent faith and living faith. By active, living faith, you receive YÁOHU UL's favors and benefits. By YÁOHU UL's favor, one is saved from poverty through active faith in Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.

It is also odd to live in poverty in the midst of prosperity. Something must be wrong, not with the economy nor the government, but in the person himself!

As long as there is that hidden desire in a person to take a long sweet sleep and deep hibernation, he can never succeed in anything he does. Why? Because this hidden negative desire affects his daily behavior and motivations. That sleep-attitude in life is wrong, in conflict with one's Maker, YÁOHU UL, Who never slumbers nor sleeps.

'If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Remain awake, work hard and there will be plenty to eat!' - Proverbs 20:13

It is really wise to really get over with and renounce such hidden, inner desire for sweet hibernations, now and for eternity. And now that you actually get rid of that from your heart, if any, times of refreshing are on their way, as promised!

YAOHÚSHUA is your Life, active, vigorous Life!

Where one resides or lives is no reason for poverty. YÁOHU UL's promises are effectual wherever the believer is. Wherever you have been planted by YÁOHU UL, like a tree, therein you must bear fruit bountifully.

YÁOHU UL can and really loves to bless you wherever you are, even in the midst of the jungle or the desert, it does not matter, YÁOHU UL always watches over His Words to perform them, wherever any of His children may be.

YÁOHU UL's Word always works, wherever one may be!

'If you fully obey all of these commands of YÁOHU UL, the laws I am declaring to you today, YÁOHU UL will transform you into the greatest nations in the world. These are the blessings that will come upon you:

Blessings in the city,
Blessings in the field;
Many children, Ample crops,
Large flocks and herds;
Blessings of fruit and bread;
Blessings when you come in,
Blessings when you go out.'
- Deuteronomy 28:1-6

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA is your best example in life. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Diligent and Honest Worker, Who came to serve....

Looking unto Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Author and FINISHER of our faith.

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator)!

You have been translated from the enemy's kingdom of darkness, poverty and laziness, into YÁOHU UL's Kingdom of light, diligent service and prosperity!

And you are now all diligent servants or handmaidens of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Messiah Who works, Who was sent by YÁOHU UL Who also works.

Everyone must learn to earn the bread that they eat; and to earn the rest, respite or sleep that they take.

'Then they asked Him, 'What must we do to do the works YÁOHU UL requires?'

YAOHÚSHUA answered, 'The work of YÁOHU UL is this: that you believe in the One He has sent.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 6:28-29

'I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater works than these, because I am going to YÁOHU ABí (the Father).' -YAOHUkhanam (John) 14:12

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said we will do even greater works than what He did! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the Wise UL, am-nám!

'TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, oversleeping, gluttony and laziness!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed and freed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)

You have been inoculated against the viruses (viri) of pride, laziness, oversleeping, gluttony and greed, and so all of you are therefore, TODAY and for always, vigorously diligent and safe from them all, joyfully serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA!

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignments for the Today:

1. You will now, once and for all, renounce and get rid of the hidden, inner desire for hibernation and sleep, if any; replacing it with earnest desire and active faith to love and serve Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY now and forevermore.

2. You will now avoid all kinds of sexual immoralities which are one of the products of the enemy's workshop.

Someone is always watching you Who is capable of greatly blessing you.

Your Memory and Contemplation Verses for Today:

'For YÁOHU UL has not called us to be dirty-minded and full of lust, but to be pure and clean.' - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

'YÁOHU UL hates cheating and delights in honesty' -Proverbs 11:1

'YÁOHU UL despises every kind of cheating.' - Proverbs 20:10

'Some men enjoy cheating, but the cake they buy with such ill-gotten gain will turn to gravel in their mouths.' - Proverbs 20:17

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

True or False Queries for Today....

1. I have listened to the YAOHÚSHUA Internet radio broadcast this past weekend.

2. Flirting is not that bad as long as it does not actually lead to sex.

3. One of the telltale signs that a person is full of lust and wicked thoughts is that he is void of fine, productive ideas because his mind is reprobate, corrupt and depraved.

4. To look at someone with lust is adultery.

5. Pride, lust and evil actions are all sin.

6. If something gets burned unintentionally, there must be sexual lust and immoralities going on in there somehow.

7. Eviction, uprooting and being fired are the bitter fruit of sexual immoralities.

8. Laziness is the seedplot of sexual immoralities.

9. A real diligent person has no time to waste on sexual fantasies and flirtations.

10. Sure and bitter are the consequences of indolence.

11. Many unconsciously defraud others by the way they talk, dress and behave.

12. Wise men avoid walking behind women to avoid being exposed to lewd thoughts and sexual pollutions.

13. To cause someone to lust after your body is defrauding your neighbor.

14. Religious men of Judaism avoid listening to female vocal artists (songst-esses) for fear of their subtle seductions into sexual immoralities.

15. It is all right for a single person to flirt with another single person of the opposite sex, if there is mutual consent.

16. The highest form of rulership is to rule oneself and not to be carried away by carnal impulses.

17. One can be sure that he has self-control when he declines the first temptation or lustful glance, not the second.

18. Who cannot command oneself cannot command others.

19. Sex-appeal is really sexual lust disguised in fancy words.

20. There are married couples who are too busy having children that they don't have time for sex.

21. Wherever you find sexual liberties and freedoms, you can always expect sexually-transmitted diseases.

22. It is immoral to engage in sexual union.

23. Those women who use their breasts as their tools in their trade of defrauding others must not be alarmed when they are soon diagnosed with breast cancers.

24. Skeletal remains of those who had breast implants will reveal something odd and gory.

25. Who indulges in lustful thoughts will not be admitted into the compartment of the Holy One.

26. To be carnally minded is death.

27. Pornographers attempt to take from people the fruit of their patiently-worked-for self-control.

28. Those who engage in sexual immoralities age early.

29. He who sins only with his eyes is also an adulterer.

30. Delight not in luxury for double is its poverty.

31. Luxury in dress or clothing is a clear evidence of pride, and a cause of envy.

32. Sensuality in dressing is a clear evidence of lust, and the cause of sexual pollution in the minds of others.

33. The lust for money is the root of all evil.

34. A greedy person and a fat cow are useful only after they are dead.

35. YÁOHU UL delights in the prosperity of His children.

36. YÁOHU UL can prosper His children even in the midst of severe famines, civil wars, high inflation and other common alibis of the sloth.

37. You have renounced your secret desire for long hibernations.

38. Prosperity is not limited to money but all of YÁOHU UL's blessings as well.

39. One must honestly and diligently earn the salary or pay he receives.

40. Those with physical handicaps or in their matured best years can still be diligent and productive especially in spiritual endeavors.

41. Sexual immorality leads to poverty and eventual bankruptcy.

Archaic Hebrew words for today:

1. ahavhavim - defrauding; flirtation
2. moshkhaya-otzmi - self-control
3. hodshuayao - purity; holiness

7. Sloths continually suffer in the gall of bitterness.

YÁOHU UL has declared it in His Word that, 'Anyone who disobeys some law of YÁOHU UL without realizing it is guilty (punishable) anyway....' - Leviticus 5:17a

YÁOHU UL's always watches over His Words to perform them.

Mankind was created to work, to live diligently and to glorify His Maker, YÁOHU UL, by doing and finishing the work that He gives to each one.

'YÁOHU UL placed the man in the Garden of Eden as its gardener, to tend and care for it....but YÁOHU UL sent him out to farm the ground from which he had been taken.' - Genesis 2:15;3:23

Since creation, the 'work ethic' has been established by YÁOHU UL for mankind. Those who live by His plan will reap all the benefits of obedience, while those who live contrary to His will will suffer for it.

So it is really wise to live according to YÁOHU UL's plan for their lives.

Any person who violates this work ethic becomes guilty, or punishable, whether he realizes it or not. That person's spirit and conscience do bear the guilt of living contrary to YÁOHU UL's will.

In order to relieve himself of the guilt that his spirit and conscience are heavily burdened with daily, the sloth will attempt to remove the guilt by resorting to blame, thinking that this could somehow ease the heaviness and sorrow within.

So the sloth will blame his parents, his children or espouse, his family, his bosses or fellow workers, the government, the economy, the weather, the working environment and so on and so forth.

As it is written in the Proverbs, the evil person will commit wickedness then blame YÁOHU UL (as represented by his human authorities).

'A man may ruin his chances by his own foolishness and then blame it on YÁOHU UL!' - Proverbs 19:3

Those who hate their authorities really do hate their Maker, YÁOHU UL, but since they cannot physically see Him, so they refocus their hatred towards those whom YÁOHU UL has placed as their umbrellas of protection.

Now, this guilt which is coupled with blame produces the gall of bitterness in the sloth or the lazy.

Guilt + Blame = Bitterness

Bitterness then defiles that person and does torment him all through life.

The world is full of sluggards living under the gall of bitterness. Because of their guilt, they erroneously resort to blaming others, and by it, sink deeper and deeper into the quagmire of worse and worse bitterness.

The most often target of the sluggard's blame is their government! They have the misconception that their government owes them a living and can legislate prosperity and pass a law eliminating poverty. What dreamers!

Though some have attempted to legislate prosperity and passed laws eradicating poverty, still and all, YÁOHU UL Words take effect. Not man's laws, but YÁOHU UL's universal laws revealed in His written Word. The rich will get richer, the poor will get poorer. To him who has, more will be given; to him who has not, even the little which he has will be taken from him.

Many sloths during their childhood were misled, through watching television programs or movies, or by their relatives, to hate diligence and prosperity, taking as examples some rich family in the neighborhood which were made to appear cruel, greedy and bad. They must open their minds now to the reality that there are more people that are poor who are worse in cruelty, violence, greed and wickedness! There are also many who live upright, generous lives and are blessed by YÁOHU UL!

'Wisdom gives:

A long, blessed life Riches Honor Joy Peace.' - Proverbs 3:16-17

'YAOHÚSHUA has been unto us our wisdom, our rectitude, sanctification and redemption.' - 1 Corinthians 1:30

Yes, my dear, to live uprightly and blessed by YÁOHU UL is not bad. In fact, it is YÁOHU UL's plan for your life! Don't be deceived.

Many communist idealogues were misled to believe that the poor are poor because of the rich. Their minds should be opened to the truth that the people were already poor before the rich came and are still poor even when the rich were driven away. And now many among those former communist countries are begging that the rich countries come to their aid and rescue. They erroneously tried to legislate equality in poverty!

People really are ruined for lack of knowledge of the written Words of YÁOHU UL.

Free countries do not promise nor legislate prosperity. What free countries do promise is equality in opportunities! Everyone has the rightful opportunity and chance to honestly, diligently and dutifully earn his own bread.

It is the government's duty to maintain peaceful and secure environments where its inhabitants can work diligently, without fear of violence, safe from criminal elements in society and without injustices. These are the main duties of the government. To protect the upright, punish the evildoers and maintain peace and order.

And the people will always get the government and authorities that they deserve, based on how they deal with YÁOHU UL and His written Word.

That's why YAOHÚSHUA is really the only hope of the poor in this world. No one else except the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA only.

'Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY Who is our Hope.' - 1 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 1:1

In the Oholyao (Congregation) of YAOHÚSHUA, though, the rule is generosity especially to fellow believers.

'Of course, I don't mean that those who receive your gifts should have an easy time of it at your expense, but you should divide with them. Right now you have plenty and can help them; then at some other time they can share with you when you need it. In this way each will have as much as he needs. Do you remember what the Scriptures say about this? 'He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had enough. So you should also share with those in need.' - 2 Corinthians 8:13-15

'YÁOHU UL is able to make it up to you by giving you everything you need and more, so that there will not only be enough for your own needs, but plenty left over to give joyfully to others. It is as the Scriptures say: 'The upright man gives generously to the poor. His deeds of charity will be an honor to him forever.' - 2 Corinthians 9:8-9

Without YAOHÚSHUA in one's life, one is hopeless. Without the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA in one's heart, that person would only be wasting away his life here on earth living in misery, torment, bitterness and sorrow. And only has himself to blame, not anyone else. He did not seek out after His Maker, YÁOHU UL, the One Who gives him his daily breath and bread.

Many other sluggards blame their social backgrounds, their ages, the country where they dwell in, their parents, their children or espouses, their companies, the management, their co-employees or their subordinates. Others blame the economy, the society, the weather or even the dead.

But Adam and Khavyao (Eve) were in a perfect environment when they rebelled against YÁOHU UL, so it is not wise to blame the environment or society where one lives in.

These are all inutile, useless exercises in vanity.

The only effective remedy prescribed by YÁOHU UL in His Word against guilt is repentance coupled with confession, followed by the cleansing through the pure 'DAM' (blood) of the only true Mihushuayao (Savior) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY.

'Without the effusion of the blood, there is no remission of sins.' - Hebrews 9:22

Again, without the blood, there is no remission of sins. Whose blood? Only that shed blood of the true Messiah YAOHÚSHUA. That's how valuable is the shed blood of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA is! It is the only available remedy against sin, guilt and its penalties. Nothing else will do. Not even the imaginary blood of the fictitious 'gee-Zeus' can cleanse people's sins. Many may falsely believe so, but still and all, what YÁOHU UL says are effectual, not man's opinions and vain imaginations about sin, guilt and their remission.

YÁOHU UL's Word works wherever, whoever and whatever!

'Repentance' means a 'change of attitude, change of mind' towards sin, and here, turning away from the sin of laziness.

Repentance, confession and cleansing by the pure 'DAM' (blood) of the only true Messiah YAOHÚSHUA is the only effective remedy against the burgeoning guilt from laziness in the sloth's life.

Blaming others will lead the sloth nowhere but will only worsen the gall of bitterness wherein he is suffering in painful torments daily.

The sloth has the misconception that by blaming others, he would be excused from the penalties and consequences of living contrary to YÁOHU UL's will. And he thinks this is being wise.

What others do or don't do - these are not among your your responsibilities to YÁOHU UL. But how your react and face up to the challenges around you is YOUR responsibility to YÁOHU UL. And YÁOHU UL expects you to respond to each of them according to His written Word.

The 'Holy Scriptures' is not a religion. People only made religions out of it. The 'Holy Scriptures' shows you the way to blissful living in obedience to YÁOHU UL's will in your life, and points to the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA as your Life Governor, Protector and only hope in this world.

YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY showed you the ideal example of how to live victoriously in this world by the power of the 'RÚKHA hol-HODSHÚA' (Holy Spirit) - from the manger to the throne, by always being in YÁOHU UL's perfect will and according to His Word.

But the sluggard does not realize that though he blames others and many other things around him, still and all, what YÁOHU UL says in His Word will take effect and happen in his life, not what the sloth wrongfully imagines or deceives himself with.

One may believe that the sun will not rise tomorrow, but it still will rise. Why? Because YÁOHU UL has decreed it so. The sloth may believe that by blaming others he would not suffer the ill consequences of living in laziness, but still the bitter consequences and penalties he surely will suffer. Why? Because YÁOHU UL always watches over His Words to perform them.

So the best and real remedy is to repent now, confess his faults to YÁOHU UL, and beg that his heart and conscience be cleansed by the 'DAM' (blood) of Mihushuayao (Mee-hoo-shua-yao) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, for the remission of his sins, thus avoiding the bitter, tormenting penalties of the sin of laziness and its related wickedness.

Repentance involves change. To change is not difficult. What is difficult is to decide to change. But after the decision has been made, everything becomes easy to live by. Don't try it, do it now!

If you will confess your sins to YÁOHU UL, He is faithful and just to forgive you of your sins and cleanse you from all unrectitude, guilt and bitterness. This is His sure promise.

'Now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders....Repent, then, and turn to YÁOHU UL, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from YÁOHU UL, and that He may send ha-MEHUSHKHÁY (the Messiah), Who has been appointed for you - even YAOHÚSHUA.' - Acts 3:17-20

In repentance, confession to YÁOHU UL, and cleansing by the 'DAM' (blood) of YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY now is your salvation, rescue and protection from the sin of laziness and its penalties.

With your mouth, confession is made unto salvation!

Live by YÁOHU UL's written Word and follow His plan for your lives. Cling to Him, devoted to Him and serving Him excitedly!

YAOHÚSHUA is the Way, the Truth and the Life!

YAOHÚSHUA is your Life, your active, diligent Life!

Without YAOHÚSHUA, you cannot do anything that would be pleasing in your Maker's sight.

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA is your best example in life. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Diligent and Honest Worker, Who came to serve....

Looking unto Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Source and Finisher of our faith.

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator)!

You have been translated from the enemy's kingdom of darkness, poverty, bitterness and laziness, into YÁOHU UL's Kingdom of light, joy, diligent service and prosperity!

And you are now all diligent, joyful and honest servants and handmaidens of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Messiah Who works, Who was sent by YÁOHU UL, Who also works!

Everyone must learn to earn the bread that they eat; and to earn the rest, respite or sleep that they take.

'Then they asked Him, 'What must we do to do the works YÁOHU UL requires?'

YAOHÚSHUA answered, 'The work of YÁOHU UL is this: that you believe in the One He has sent.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 6:28-29

'I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater works than these, because I am going to YÁOHU ABí (the Father).' -YAOHUkhanam (John) 14:12

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said we will do even greater works than what He did! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the Wise UL, am-nám!

'TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, bitterness, sexual lusts, oversleeping, gluttony and laziness!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed and freed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)!

You have been inoculated against the viruses (viri) of pride, bitterness, laziness, oversleeping, gluttony and greed, and so all of you are therefore, TODAY and for always, vigorously diligent and safe from them all, joyfully serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA!

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Today:

You will please examine your hearts now and remove all roots of bitterness which may have been defiling you through these past years and hindering YÁOHU UL's best for your life, and repent from all kinds of blaming others, then confess your faults with your mouth to YÁOHU UL, and request that all those sins be cleansed by the pure 'DAM' (dahm - blood) of the only true Savior and Messiah YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY. End your prayer with, 'BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!'

By freely forgiving others, you are actually giving way to YÁOHU UL's freely forgiving you....

Your mouth confession is made unto your salvation!

Someone is waiting for you Who is always ready to forgive and greatly bless you.

Your Memory and Contemplation Verses for Today:

'See to it that no one misses the favor of YÁOHU UL and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.' - Hebrews 12:15

'Without the effusion (pouring forth) of the blood, there is no remission of sins.' - Hebrews 9:22

'If we confess our sins, He (YÁOHU UL) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrectitude.' - 1 YAOHUkhanam (John) 1:9

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

True or False Queries for Today....

1. Many blame their physical appearances or color of their skin for their failures in life.

2. Many are ruined for lack of knowledge of the written Word.

3. Sins committed in the Old Testament times could only be forgiven by the 'DAHM' (blood) of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA, as prefigured by the blood of animals.

4. Many dead were resurrected after YAOHÚSHUA the Messiah died on the stake.

5. People who harbor bitterness in their hearts are those who easily forgive.

6. When you blame someone, you are actually blaming yourself.

7. YÁOHU UL's promises are equally available to all, regardless of where one dwells, his physical appearance, skin color or situation in life.

8. Husbands who are failures in life often blame their wives.

9. If we claim we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves.

10. The poor are poor because of the rich capitalists in society.

11. If all the riches in this world are given to the poor, poverty will at last be eliminated.

12. True also is the fact that many are poor because many among the rich are hoarders of the world's wealth and greedy besides.

13. There are enough wealth in this world for everyone to live on, but the problem is, they will never belong to the lazy.

14. The rich do get richer, the poor get poorer.

15. It is a sin to live in poverty.

16. It is a sin to be rich.

17. There are two ways to prosperity, man's way and YÁOHU UL's way.

18. Man's way to prosperity end in sorrow and grief.

19. YÁOHU UL's way means blessings, peace, joy and health besides.

20. YÁOHU UL created man to live in poverty in the Garden of Eden.

21. Only when one receives YAOHÚSHUA in his heart can He truly experience YÁOHU UL's best in his life.

22. One may be in dire poverty yet still be in YÁOHU UL's perfect will.

23. It is YÁOHU UL's will that His children starve to death.

24. Poverty is listed in Deuteronomy 28 as one of the curses of the law.

25. YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed believers from all the curses, penalties and punishments under the law.

26. Tehillim (Psalms) 35:27 says that YÁOHU UL delights in the prosperity of His servant.

27. YAOHÚSHUA, though rich, became poor, that you may be enriched, according to 2 Corinthians 8:9

28. Prosperity is not limited to money but all of YÁOHU UL's blessings as well, including excellent health!

29. The rich are often portrayed in the movies, television programs and worldly literature as bad and wicked.

30. This is to blind the children of the world into believing that prosperity is something which must be hated.

31. The believer must help and pity the poor, but not to copy their ways, beliefs and attitudes.

32. Blessed are the poor.

33. The poor are given more faith in order to move on to prosperity.

34. It is no shame to be poor, but being ashamed of it is.

35. Many are poor because of greed.

36. Many are rich because they are generous.

37. And many also are rich and greedy.

38. The poor is always generous.

39. To the greedy, to promise a gift is already being generous.

40. To the generous, actually giving a gift is his benevolence.

41. Where one's treasure is, there his heart will be also.

42. You must not possess anything which you would grieve to lose.

43. YAOHÚSHUA the Messiah is all that anyone really needs.

44. A man's life does not consists in the abundance of his possessions.

45. One should be grateful to YÁOHU UL because He is given life which is more important than food, clothing or material wealth.

46. Nothing is really your own, not even your life.

47. The believer must never glory in his riches or possessions but in YAOHÚSHUA alone.

48. Like a child falling asleep with his toys, a person leaves all his wealth when he dies.

49. The only enduring riches that one can rightfully claim as his own are his excellent services unto Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA.

50. You were ordered to be rich in excellent works.

51. Many are not really poor but they are actually poor in managing those funds entrusted by YÁOHU UL to their care.

52. You actually don't own anything except your soul.

53. There is joy and happiness in material riches.

54. Your soul is far more valuable than all the riches in this world.

55. The word discipline comes from the word 'disciple.'

56. You must get wisdom no matter how much it costs.

57. 'Gee-ZEUS saves!' is the worst lie in this present age.

You may send back your replies if you want them to be evaluated. Otherwise, you may keep them between you and Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, Who is, after all, your only Teacher.

YAOHÚSHUA is all that you truly need....

Archaic (not modern) Hebrew words for today:

1. dahm - blood
2. solkhayao - forgiveness
3. sins - kheytim

8. Sloths hold on to 'fallacies of false cause.'

'YAOHÚSHUA has been made unto us our wisdom, our rectitude, our sanctification and redemption.' -1 Corinthians 1:30

'We have the mind of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY' - 1 Corinthians 2:16b

The word 'fallacy' means wrong thinking process, illogical thinking, mistaken thoughts or beliefs.

To allow any fallacy in one's mind is like owning a defective electronic calculator which give out wrong results, like 1+1=5, when a properly working one will give out 1+1=2.

Owning a defective calculator is as useful as having none. Likewise, wrong thinking is as beneficial as having no brains at all.

Fallacies in one's mind are like poisonous weeds from the enemy which produce bitter and miserable results in the lives of those who harbor and live by them.

Therefore it is important that one's mind should always be checked against common fallacies of this world which actually came from the pits of hell. The author of confusion and illogical thinking is the enemy, ha-satan; while YÁOHU UL is the UL of orderly and wise methods of thinking.

One of the most common fallacies is the fallacy of false cause. What does this mean?

A very practical example would be upon entering a new dwelling place or apartment, one examines the facilities inside the place. You see lightbulbs, switches, faucets and sinks, bathtubs and so on. If you wanted to open the living room light, you begin looking for its particular switch, because there are several switches in the room. You try out each one and then find the specific switch which actually turns the ceiling light on. You found the right connection! Now you know which one specific switch turns that particular ceiling light on.

And you examined each switch inside the apartment and found out that this switch turns that lamp on, while this one turns that outside porch light on. This faucet opens the water flow to the bathtub, while that other faucet is to open the water flow to the kitchen sink. And so on and so forth.

You have done perfectly well, so far, and even taught your child which switches and faucets should be used for each purpose. Should your child try to open the light in the living room with the switch for the kitchen light, you will immediately correct him, telling him that, 'No, my dear, that switch is not for this living room light but that one is connected to the kitchen light.' And he obeyed, happily discovering the correct, direct and proper connections.

The same thing should always take place in anyone's mind to make sure that he actually knows that proper connections are correctly made between causes and effects.

A fallacy of false cause is connecting an observed result to a wrong cause. It is like concluding that the kitchen light is open because your child turned on the water faucet. Stupid, isn't it?

Likewise with this virus of the fallacy of false cause.

You observe that someone is poor, what is the correctly related cause? You observe that someone is sick, what is the correctly related cause? You observe that someone is irritable and grumpy? What is the correctly related cause? Menopause? Or because men have opposed them?

For every effect, there must be a cause. For every observed result, there must be a source.

Your only reliable guide in making sure that your mind is processing your thoughts and ideas properly and correctly connecting the right results with the direct causes is by basing your thought procedures and methods on the written Words of YÁOHU UL.

If one bases his way of thinking and processing of observed information on the knowledge and wisdom of this world, then he will be misled into believing false notions and living in wrong conclusions, thereby suffering under its miserable outcomes.

So YÁOHU UL's written Word is your only best, safe and truly reliable basis in this world, since you always want to be sure that your mind is functioning properly and in correct order. Your mind says: True, when asked is 1+1=2? Your mind will also say: False, when asked is 1+1=5?

'For we were not given the spirit of fear, but of power, of love and of a SOUND MIND.' - 2 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 1:7

That is why we always include the 'True or False' queries portion so you can always make sure that your mind is making the correct conclusions and discarding fallacies and erroneous thoughts and beliefs. And we thank YÁOHU UL for all His Wisdom given to all of us! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL!

Again, for every observed result, effect or event, there is a particular correct cause. And there are also myriads of false causes being offered in the world so people won't be able to identify the correctly related cause, thereby ensuring the continual occurrence of the observed effect, unchecked, unstopped.

Again, your only safe basis is 'The Holy Scriptures' -if you really want to be sure that you really identify the specific cause for every result, whether positive or negative.

For negative effects, results or events, the enemy, ha-satan, always tries his best to becloud the worldly mind with false causes and wrong connections, so people won't find the correct cause, thereby ensuring that the evil malady goes unchecked and unstopped. The enemy doesn't teach his children how to think correctly because if they learned that, they will readily abandon him, turn from their sins, and run to the safe protection of YÁOHU UL.

On the other hand, YÁOHU UL wants His children to think orderly, properly, correctly and not be deceived by these fallacies of false causes. That is why Yaohushuahim are urged to always hear and listen to the Voice of YÁOHU UL, through His 'RÚKHA hol-HODSHÚA' indwelling each believer - the seal of guarantee in YÁOHU UL's children. And the voice of the 'RÚKHA-YÁOHU' indwelling always confirms what is written in the Holy Scriptures. These are your best, safe, reliable guides in this world.

The 'RÚKHA hol-HODSHÚA' (Holy Spirit) was given you to lead you into all truth, to teach you and glorify YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY in your lives.

So you observe a person suffering with prostrate cancer. A negative result, therefore, from the enemy. But what is the correctly related cause?

The scientists of this world through television, radios, newspapers and so on will readily offer their false causes. Perhaps it is in the genes, in the DNA, or in the asbestos, or in the hamburgers, or in the cooking oil, or myriads of other possible (actually fake!) causes. Some religionists will claim that it is a 'trial' from the Creator! What dreamers!

But what does YÁOHU UL say in His Word? Your best guide!

'Be sure your sin will find you out!' - Numbers 32:23

'These curses shall be upon you if you disobey My Word.... all other diseases not mentioned here.' - Read all of Deuteronomy 28, to find out all the blessings and curses of the law. YAOHÚSHUA the Messiah has redeemed you from the curses of the law so you will inherit the blessings promised to Abruham and to his Seed - YAOHÚSHUA.

If you adapt your thinking process to the world's way of offering possible causes, then you will surely fail to correct and check the cause, and more persons will be victimized, the enemy will have more company in hell. The more, the better, for him.

(Perhaps one reason why hell was made hot is to make the lazybones move and writhe in pain, at least, they will be moving! So better begin moving now and you won't have to be made to move by those flames!)

If you adapt your thought processes and beliefs according to YÁOHU UL's written Word, you will identify the correctly related cause, stop it and the spread of the malady is checked and avoided. The enemy will surely weep because some child of YÁOHU UL would be obstructing his work and missions of destruction.

'The enemy came to steal, to kill and to ruin; while YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY came to give you life, and life more enriched!' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 10:10

'My people are ruined for lack of knowledge.' - Hosea 4:6

You observe in the world outside that there are millions of people dying daily of breast or cervical cancers, AIDS, or are suffering in poverty, dying in genocides, heinous crimes, violence and so on and so forth.

What are the correctly related causes? What does YÁOHU UL say in His Word?

'I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the One I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 8:24

So it is a must that genuine Yaohushuahim (believers) should know the correct causes for every observed effect. Why? That we may experience the best of YÁOHU UL's plan for our lives and always avoid the destructions of the enemy.

'Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the RENEWING of your MIND. Then you will be able to test and approve what YÁOHU UL's will is - His right, pleasing and perfect will.' - Romans 12:2

Floods ruin many houses and property in this place. Fires engulfed the entire resort community. Company A goes bankrupt. Mr. & Mrs. So and So were divorced and their children were kidnapped and murdered. Someone was raped. A relative was diagnosed with AIDS. Another neighbor died of heart attack. And so on and so forth. With fallacies of false causes added for additional consumption by the world's ignorant masses.

For each effect, there is a specific cause. So if you want to avoid the calamities and curses in life, YAOHÚSHUA is the Way, the Truth and your Life! He will tell you through His 'RÚKHA' and confirm by His written Word how to be safe (saved and protected!) from all the evils, lies and fallacies in this world.

Example: There is a creation, there must be a Creator!

'My prayer is not that You take them out of the world but that You protect them from the evil one.' - Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA requested from YÁOHU UL in YAOHUkhanam (John) 17:15

'You are the light of the world!' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 5:14a

So in these lessons, the causes of poverty are being taught and they are the correct Scriptural causes. False causes of poverty are one's ethnic race, marital status, physical appearance, or the society, the weather, the economy, the government, the country where one lives in and many other false causes. Again, it is like saying that the kitchen light is open because someone turned on the faucet! Fallacies of false causes - these are called.

Be not deceived. You are not stupid. You are really wise because you are now the children of the only wise UL, YÁOHU UL Kaokam! And His wisdom created all the universe! He is your loving YÁOHU ABí (Father)! What privilege, what wonder, what gift! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam!

We have the mind of YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY!

Going on now to more specific examples of this erroneous ways of thinking, think through the following and find out the true causes and identify the fallacies of false causes in each. Ready?

1. Most of the colored people blame the white people for their poverty, and they allege that because of job discrimination and racism, they suffer under continual poverty and injustices.

Is this statement true or is this one of those fallacies of false causes?

To help you think through these accusations (remember, ha-satan is the accuser, while YAOHÚSHUA is the Defender), these queries will help you out.

Are there colored people that are living in societies today without the white people and therefore without discrimination yet they are also living in poverty? Yes! So the connection is wrong. The switch does not open that light! It is a fallacy of false cause.

2. Breast cancers and prostrate cancers are caused by eating the wrong foods and lack of physical exercise, or asbestos or cooking oils and so on, that's according to the best scientists!

Query: Are there many other people who drink or eat or are exposed to those but are not suffering under those diseases? Yes! So the connection is wrong. The switch does not open that light! It is an obvious fallacy of false cause.

Now you please check out the fallacies in the following sample statements, commonly found among news reports in print, TV or radio:

3. Many are poor in that country because their government is corrupt and the rich in society are numb to the cries of the poor.

4. Many are living in miseries of laziness because they are not given their just opportunities to succeed in life because of nepotism, corruption and briberies in the bureaucracy.

5. Many people are sick and dying because the World Health Organization is not doing enough.

6. Many are jobless because the economy is in recession.

7. Floods ruined much property because the dikes gave way.

8. Many families were devastated because of the hurricane, so it is always the weather's fault.

'Why were other places similarly situated not hit by a hurricane?' should help you find the right cause. Remember, 'gee-Zeus' is the idol of tornadoes, hurricanes, storms and other natural calamities.

9. Mysteriously, one house was not burned among all those that were engulfed by the fire.

10. Many among the rich in society and among our government officials are greedy thieves that's why many are poor.

11. I live in a third world country, so I am poor.

12. I am suffering from a physical handicap, so I can't do much.

13. Many are dying of AIDS because the government is not giving enough funds to scientific research to find the cure.

14. The Messiah is the same, by any other name. It's not that important for my personal salvation.

15. I believe that I am calling on the Creator when I address Him as my 'God' and 'gee-ZEUS' is my Savior.

16. There is mass starvation and famine in Africa because other countries are not sending enough aid; also their governments are corrupt.

17. Drugs keep coming into the U.S. because of their demand. If the U.S. government cannot eradicate the demand, then this country cannot be blamed for smuggling in cocaine and heroin.

18. Our company is not making enough sales because the economy is bad.

Query: are there companies prospering even during times of war and calamities, recessions and bad economies?

19. I cannot continue with my studies because I could not get a loan.

20. My child is the 'black sheep' in the family, so what can I do? He inherited those traits from his dad. Tough luck.

21. The devil made me do it.

22. If you believe in that, you'll belong to a cult!

23. Many are coming out of our public schools barely knowing how to read, write nor add. Our public school teachers today are not doing enough! All they do is demand for pay increases and teach football, basketball and folk dancing!

24. I know I will go to heaven because I belong in this church.

25. I can't buy what I want because my pay is not enough.

26. Illegal immigrants and migrant workers are the causes of the high unemployment rates in our city.

27. Society is to blame for the crimes of these wayward children.

28. Many young children as young as age 8 are now on drugs in our public schools. School security officials probably are lax in their vigilance against drugs.

29. I don't have to pay taxes to a government that is corrupt and full of thievery.

30. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are caused by internal earth mantle activities.

31. Heart attacks and strokes, ulcers and other diseases are caused by stress and lack of physical exercise.

32. I don't receive pay increases because my employers are greedy and are only hungry for profits; they never care about me and the measly pay I get.

33. I have to give in to my boyfriend's requests because I really think I found the person I truly love.

34. If I lose my virginity, so what? There's nothing wrong with that. We are in the 90's remember?

35. And the teachings you are sharing to me about really belong in the 90's, the 1890's.

36. If anyone really gets anything out of praying, then no one will have problems in life!

37. It would be wrong to mete out the death penalty to the accused, though found guilty of this heinous crime, because we should not judge. Judge not and you shall not be judged, remember?

38. It is only fair that I sue him after all the damage he did to me and my family.

39. That's no stealing, she is my mom anyway.

40. Marry her off to cover for the disgrace of living as a single mother.

41. I have the right and free choice what to do with my baby. I can't have a baby at this time of my career, and besides, abortion clinics abound. No problem.

42. There is nothing wrong with praying in front of statues and idols, because I am not really 'worshiping' them, but they serve only as tokens of remembrance. What is wrong is the worship of statues of animals but not those of the saints of our Lord 'Gee-Zeus.' It is like having a photograph of your loved ones in your wallet. Nothing wrong about that, I suppose. Maybe....

43. Reciting the rosary is not actually 'praying' in vain repetitions because I am not really 'praying' but meditating only. Sort of a devotional time.

44. Of course I need the help and support of the saints. Just like here, when you want to ask something from the President, you may go through his relatives or other minor officials first. That's common sense.

45. Miracles, healings and deliverances plus the fact that lives are being changed for the better, and all these are now going on around the world in the name of 'Gee-ZEUS' - so that is proof enough that he is really the Savior and Messiah.

We believe that the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling in you has helped you identify and expunge the fallacies in all the above illogical statements. And He teaches you always how to DILIGENTLY THINK to seek out the Truth in everything.

YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has now delivered you from being lazy in the way you THINK out the Truth in everything. He always gives you wisdom to prosper and avoid the lies and deceptions of the enemy.

Truth is so valuable that it must be surrounded by bodyguards of lies. YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth that sets you free from its bodyguards, now and always!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Now you are free, you are delivered, and you are whole! Your thought processes are now surely working properly and correctly! With the written Word as your safe anchor.

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam! You really now have a portion of the mind of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA. YAOHÚSHUA is your Wisdom!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA is your best example in life. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the wise Messiah, who never allowed fallacies of false causes to deceive Him, though tempted same way as we are, yet never made a mistake in thinking through the Truth. YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth that sets you free from all the lies, deceptions and fallacies of the enemy! YAOHÚSHUA is your Wisdom!

Looking unto Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Source and Finisher of our faith.

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator)!

You have been translated from the enemy's kingdom of darkness, poverty, fallacies, deceptions and laziness, into YÁOHU UL's Kingdom of light, truth, joy, diligent service and prosperity!

And you are now all diligent, wise, joyful and honest servants and handmaidens of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Messiah Who works, Who was sent by YÁOHU UL, Who also works!

Everyone must learn to earn the bread that they eat; and to earn the rest, respite or sleep that they take.

'Then they asked Him, 'What must we do to do the works YÁOHU UL requires?'

YAOHÚSHUA answered, 'The work of YÁOHU UL is this: that you believe in the One He has sent.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 6:28-29

'I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater works than these, because I am going to YÁOHU ABí (the Father).' -YAOHUkhanam (John) 14:12

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said we will do even greater works than what He did! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the Wise UL, am-nám!

'TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, lies, deceptions, fallacies, bitterness, sexual lusts, oversleeping, gluttony and laziness!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed and freed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)!

You have been inoculated against the viruses (viri) of pride, fallacies, deceptions, lies, bitterness, laziness, oversleeping, gluttony and greed, and so all of you are therefore, TODAY and for always, vigorously diligent and safe from them all, joyfully serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA!

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignment for the Today:

You must always examine the way your thought processes operate, which you now just began to do. And always expunge those lies and fallacies which the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling in you points out to you, replacing them each with the Truth contained in the written Words of YÁOHU UL.

You must always fully rely upon the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' in you to always teach you and lead you into all truth.

YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth.

You have the mind of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA, because you have received and accepted Him in your heart as your Life Governor, Messiah and Savior, now and forevermore. Amnao!

Someone is always guiding you Who is always ready to teach you, make you wise, lead you into all truth and greatly bless you, thereby glorifying YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY in your lives!

Your Memory and Contemplation Verses for Today:

'It is because of Him that you are in YAOHÚSHUA, Who has become for us our WISDOM from YÁOHU UL, that is our uprightness, holiness and redemption.' - 1 Corinthians 1:30

'We have the mind of YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY' -1 Corinthians 2:16

'For we were not given the spirit of fear, but of power, of love and of a SOUND MIND.' - 2 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 1:7

'Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the RENEWING of your MIND. Then you will be able to test and approve what YÁOHU UL's will is - His right, pleasing and perfect will.' - Romans 12:2

'For the Word of YÁOHU UL is living and effective. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.' - Hebrews 4:12

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Archaic (not modern) Hebrew words for today:

1. kokmaul - wisdom
2. kaokam - wise
3. yaokokmao - to make wise

Now, as regards the query on 'Why not yahoo?'....

The original, archaic vowel sound of the qamets under the first yod in the tetragramma (four letter Shúam) is pronounced as 'ow' as in the English word 'how' - that's why it becomes YÁOHU. Not 'yahoo' - for that would be wrong and dangerous.

The archaic Hebrew word for goat is 'akko' which is the hard guttural of the soft 'ahho' - so when it would be risky to pronounce the Shúam as YAHU because, again, the phoneme of the goat is (though a bit softened) is still there. With YÁOHU - the goat has no way to infiltrate the Shúam. Common sense, really.

I believe that YÁOHU UL, through His 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' will confirm this in your heart and edify your faith in the true, original Shúam - 'YÁOHU' and not YAHOO.

How do we know? Because until today there are still Jewish tribes in secluded communities in Morocco, Syria and Yemen who still speak archaic Hebrew, not modern Hebrew, but archaic Hebrew. And this confirms the revelation given by YÁOHU UL to us His children.

That is why you must be very careful in pronouncing the Sacred Shúam (Name) and make sure that not even a slight loophole for the enemy, the goat, is ever allowed, in the way you say the Shúam of our Creator, YÁOHU UL. HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL!

May YÁOHU UL edify your faith in Him and His Messiah YAOHÚSHUA, now and always, as, we believe, He draws you closer to Himself through prayers and His Word, olmayao, always, and by His 'RÚKHA-YÁOHU' - am-nám! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam!

Kind regards and all the best!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

9. Sloths usually resort to using and are also often victims of the 'tyranny of the urgent.'

The goal of the dutiful child of YÁOHU UL is to glorify their loving YÁOHU ABí (Father) daily by promptly doing and finishing the work which Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA gives to each Yaohushuahee (believer) to do till completion every day.

Since ha-satan is the defeated archenemy of YÁOHU UL, correct thinking dictates that the enemy's wicked aim is contrary to that of YÁOHU UL's. The enemy hates anyone who glorifies YÁOHU UL because he wants people to glorify him instead.

YÁOHU UL is glorified each time that His children are obedient in doing and finishing the labors of love unto Him. And YÁOHU UL rightfully deserves to be always glorified for He is the One Who gives life and breath to every living being. And mankind was created for the exclusive purpose of glorifying YÁOHU UL, the true Creator. And rightly so, am-nám!

The enemy's lethal weapon against YÁOHU UL's dutiful children is what is called 'tyranny of the urgent' - meant to prevent YÁOHU UL's children from doing and finishing the daily tasks, jobs or chores which Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA assigns to each one every day.

Therefore, the wise Yaohushuahee (believer) must always be on guard, vigilant against these attacks from the enemy.

What is this 'tyrrany of the urgent'?

Simply this. These are seemingly urgent calls, requests and tasks calling for your immediate attention with the sole purpose of distracting you and stopping you from continuing to the finish whatever it is that Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, as represented by your human authorities wherever you are, has given you that day in order to glorify YÁOHU UL in that day.

We have learned that we must serve and glorify YÁOHU UL TODAY, and never to live in the past nor in the future, but always for TODAY.

A clear example of this tyrrany or oppression of the urgent is this. Upon waking up, you gave 'hodayao' (thanks) and praised YÁOHU UL for giving you another day to glorify Him. Many who were here yesterday have departed but you were still given this day.

In your early-morning devotional time in prayer and the Word, Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, represented by His 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling your heart, told you to do and finish specific tasks for that day, and in doing so, YÁOHU UL will surely be glorified. And to do them as your token of gratitude and appreciation for YÁOHU UL's kindness and mercies for having given you another day on earth to glorify Him. Labors of love and gratitude, actually. Not as slaves, but as YÁOHU UL's children in His household.

So you, being filled with power and wisdom from on high, begin serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY promptly, excellently, with gladness of heart and with the goal of finishing each task or chore, to the glory YÁOHU ABUHUL.

The telephone rings and it's your friend who is in dire need of help because he was unexpectedly ordered by his boss to fly to another place and no one would take care of his dogs at home. He urgently requests that you come by to feed his dogs now because his flight leaves within an hour he therefore must rush to the airport.

Your son is about to leave for school and urgently requests you to kindly finish his math assignments because he fell asleep the night before, and he will be suspended from school if he fails to submit his assignment for that day.

The faucets begin to leak demanding your immediate repair. A neighbor comes rushing by urgently needing that you go with him because his daughter needs advice and comfort, after confessing that she was anonymously impregnated by someone, somewhere, she doesn't remember.

Your daughter urgently needs you to go with her to see the principal because she was wrongfully accused of dealing in drugs when all she actually had in her bag were pep pills, and she wouldn't be allowed to enter the school premises beginning today unless the parent first urgently meets the principal.

The food needs to be reheated, the oven bulb has to be replaced, while your mom is continually calling on the phone demanding that you go and pick up the cake she baked for you because she is on her way to Columbus to attend a wedding, and so on and so forth, until at the end of the day, you find that you have been so exhausted in attending to many details during the day and have not even done half through what Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA told you to do for that day.

Result? The victim of this tyranny failed to glorify YÁOHU UL that day because he was not able to do and finish the tasks that Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA gave him for that day. YÁOHU UL is disappointed, while the enemy is laughing his way to his church.

'Whoever allows himself to be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for service in the Kingdom of YÁOHU UL,' Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA told you in Luke 9:62

The word 'discipline' comes from the word 'disciple' - which connotes that the learner, adherent or pupil applies what he learns under the disciplines of his teacher and his teachings.

It is not wrong to be kind and help those who request for them, but first things first. Diligent disciples must put their priorities in proper order, giving paramount time, effort and importance to what Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA has ordered to be done and finished for each day. The rest may be done afterwards, if YÁOHU UL wills.

It is also a grave offense and an act of stubbornness to do and FINISH all tasks and chores in any day, EXCEPT those orders or tasks which Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, as represented by your human authorities, told you to do for that day. This is blatant victimization by the tyranny of the urgent.

For example, before your boss or husband or authority left, you were told to finish revising the list, encoding them and printing them out, that it must be ready when comes back. He reminded you that it is vital that it be finished on time because the lifeline (deadline) for its submission is today.

The 'diligent' employee began revising the list but then the tyranny of the urgent attacked him left and right. He did finish many tasks but when his boss came back demanding for the printout of the revised list, he instead submitted excuses, alibis and began blaming this or that, him or her and so on and so forth.

Is this 'diligent' employee obedient to his boss or disobedient? Is he a dutiful finisher or a victim of the tyranny of the urgent?

Yes, he obeyed promptly, completely, with gladness and with excellence but he obeyed the wrong orders, not of his authorities, but those of others. Is that being wise? Is he rewardable? Is his priorities right? Is YÁOHU UL glorified?

So be really wise and truly diligent!

Another example is the housemaid who was ordered by her bosses to first, clean the house, then do the laundry, afterwards, to cook and then to prepare the dinner table. Upon their return, they called for her and asked what she has finished while they were away. 'Well,' the maid said, 'I noticed that the bathroom sink was clogged and so I immediately did a little plumbing, and when I went to the garage to return some plumbing tools, I noticed that the garage was all in a mess, so I put everything in order, and on my way back, I thought that the lawn needs to be mowed and I believe you notice how nice it looks now. And by the way, the roof in the attic leaks and I am now on my way to put the sealant.'

'What shall we then feed our guests for dinner tonight who will be here in about ten minutes?' the head of the house exclaimed!

'There's a fastfood shop two blocks from here, sir, you can go and grab some fish chips for your dinner guests. Is that not being wise, sir? Is that not in your 'Warm Daily Bread' you were always discussing about at dinner?'

This housemaid was sincerely diligent, yet she was sincerely and presumptuously wrong. Though expecting rewards, she really deserves penalties.

She obeyed all EXCEPT those given by her authorities!

And you are not like that, maybe....

So to be truly wise and highly rewardable, you must always obey promptly, completely, excellently and with gladness of heart those orders which Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA tells you to do and finish for each day, and that should be your highest priority for the day. All the others come only second, if not third, fourth or fifth in your list of priorities for each day.

So obey orders given you and not the commands, requests and urgent calls of those who are not in your chain of command. You must even ignore your own opinions or feelings, because to lean on one's personal opinions or comprehensions are often misleading. Always walk in the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' and in YÁOHU UL's Word, regardless of your or other's personal feelings or opinions.

Why? Because you must obey the correct orders of your duly designated authorities while urgent requests or orders by fellow workers, neighbors or relatives are not equal in importance as that given to you through the chain of command, from YÁOHU UL, through Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, by the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' and your human authorities.

'Just as water is turned into irrigation ditches, so YÁOHU UL directs the king's (authority's) thoughts. He turns them wherever He wants to.' - Proverbs 21:1

This is what many need to be continually reminded of: The commands and orders of YÁOHU UL, and of those in authority over you are never, never equal to the comments, requests, opinions and advice of all others in your life.

Commands and orders given you as disciples of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA flow directly through the 'chain of command' from the throne of YÁOHU UL to you. And the only way you can glorify YÁOHU UL is to obey and finish those tasks or chores that come from Him, and not from anyone else, whoever they are.

YÁOHU UL is our Highest Authority. Our fellow workers, neighbors or relatives may have different orders and commands, but they are not from the Most High, and may be rightfully ignored, if they run counter to YÁOHU UL's commands and are intended to oppress in their tyrannies of the urgent.

Another kind of this tyranny are those invitations to argue which proud sloths often send out to others who may equally be doing nothing worthwhile. Invitations to argue or to quarrel must be wisely, gently, politely yet firmly refused. They are useless exercises in futility, breeding only among the worldly intelligent and scholarly but lazy.

Invitations, requests, wayward commands, urgings and calls which are identified as belonging to this tyranny must be politely, gently, tactfully and lovingly refused, using the Shúam YAOHÚSHUA as your most effective Shield, because at the mention of the Shúam (Name) YAOHÚSHUA, every knee must bow, in heaven, on earth and under the earth.

'Please, I hope you comprehend, but I have to finish something which Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA told me to finish. As soon as I finish with all these, then, YÁOHU UL willing, I may be able to come and visit your newly-married neighbors,' this you may, for example, say very gently but equally firm as well. You must be gentle, but firm in respectfully refusing these tyrannies of the urgent.

Do not act like tyrants in your defense against their tyrannies! That would be returning evil for evil which even the most wicked sinners do.

A fine reply to invitations to argue or quarrel may be gently yet firmly spoken this way: 'Please comprehend that your invitation to argue (or quarrel) is politely refused because my Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA forbids me from engaging in such. Thank you for your kindness and comprehension.'

'Truly, they are indeed the children of the living Creator, YÁOHU UL!' they will inwardly say to themselves. And you will inwardly likewise say to yourself: 'Like YÁOHU ABí (Father), like YAOHÚSHUA (Son), like Yaohushuahim (children).'

Now you know why YÁOHU UL does not fall for 'prayers' beginning with 'why' because He is wise enough to refuse invitations to argue. Such a person is not really praying; he is inviting YÁOHU UL to argue with him. YÁOHU UL Kaokam is the only Wise UL, so let no one dare invite Him to argue by beginning what you tell Him by the word 'why this' or 'why that.' He is the Potter, we are merely the clay. YÁOHU UL is the Creator, we are His lowly creatures. Never assume it's the other way around!

YÁOHU UL is glorified and you are rewardable, commendable when you do and FINISH those work, tasks or jobs which YÁOHU UL daily gives you, flowing through your chain of command.

'I have glorified You by finishing the tasks WHICH YOU GAVE ME to do!' - Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA declared in YAOHUkhanam (John) 17:4

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA did not do those tasks that were not given Him to do. That would be disobedience! That would not be walking by faith but in presumption! Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA never sinned, never disobeyed even once. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA learned obedience, not presumption.

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA was tempted in all points, same as we are, yet He never sinned, never disobeyed and never succumbed to the attacks of the tyranny of the urgent.

'This High Priest (YAOHÚSHUA) of ours comprehends our weaknesses since He faced the same temptations we do, though He never once gave way to them and sinned.' - Hebrews 4:15

Do you recall the reply and reaction of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA when He was being urged by His brothers to go immediately to Yaohushuaoleym (Jerusalem) for the Festival? (Please see YAOHUkhanam - John 7:1-9). Surprising to find out now!

Do you recall when He was being urged to immediately go see Lazarus who was sick? (Please see YAOHUkhanam - John 11:1-5). Again, surprising to find out now!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, our perfect ideal and example, the honest, diligent Worker and Servant of YÁOHU UL never succumbed, even once, to the enemy's tyranny of the urgent. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA is the Wise Servant of YÁOHU UL, and we are His brethren! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam!

'All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned to us by the One (YÁOHU UL) Who sent Me...' Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said in YAOHUkhanam (John) 9:4a.

All of us must carry out what? The TASKS ASSIGNED TO US by YÁOHU UL! The tasks assigned to you. Not the tasks assigned to others, but those assigned to you! Assigned by whom? By YÁOHU UL, through your chain of command, and not the tasks assigned by our neighbors, relatives, friends and fellow workers, much less by our subordinates.

How do we carry them out? Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said, 'quickly' which means promptly, upon receiving the command or order, without delays and without postponements. It actually means immediately and soonest. Because delayed obedience is disobedience.

To obey without first receiving the order is also presumption. There are habitual commands though, given in the past, which call for initiative, without waiting for orders. These habitual commands may be done after doing the actual commands and orders for the day. Those habitual commands are for going the additional mile.

Why was Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA always safe against the attacks and oppressions and tyranny of the urgent sent by the enemy?

Because He always walked by the leading and unctions of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' and in His power, always in obedience to the orders and commands of YÁOHU UL, and confirmed by YÁOHU UL's written Word! That's the key!

All the more should we, His disciples!

'The Son (YAOHÚSHUA) can do nothing by Himself. He does only what He sees YÁOHU ABí (the Father) does, and in the same way.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 5:19

'....These have been ASSIGNED TO ME by YÁOHU ABí....' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 5:36b

'Walk in the 'RÚKHA' (Spirit) and you will not gratify the desires of your sinful nature.' - Galatians 5:16

Not only must you do ONLY those tasks that were given YOU for each day but you must do them in the proper ORDER, and in their correct priorities. YÁOHU UL is the UL of order.

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA had to first undergo water immersion, then public service, followed by His undergoing trial, impalement, resurrection, now seated at YÁOHU UL's right hand, and then to return soon to rule as King of kings. Each task has its proper time and place in the order of events. And they are specific tasks done excellently in their proper ORDER and TIME.

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA did not serve publicly until after water immersion, nor was He impaled before He was tried. Common sense, really.

Likewise, since Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA is the ultimate goal of our being changed from glory to glory, we are expected and therefore must obey and quickly follow only those tasks, works and jobs which are given us to do and finish each day, in their proper timing and right priorities, correct ORDER.

'There is a proper time for everything....' - Ecclesiastes 3:1

So from now on, you will begin obeying promptly, completely, excellently and with gladness all the commands and orders which Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA gives YOU to do and finish for TODAY, and in their proper ORDER and right TIMING.

'For those YÁOHU UL foreknew, He also predetermined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son (YAOHÚSHUA), that He may be the firstborn among many brethren.' - Romans 8:29

Put your priorities in proper order. Do ONLY those tasks and commands that are given YOU to do and finish, and work at them in their right ORDER and proper TIMING.

Result? YÁOHU UL is glorified TODAY, and you are truly successful for TODAY, and are also deserving of rewards TODAY.

To do otherwise, YÁOHU UL forbid, will expose you to the oppressions of the enemy, which is really stupid and makes you guilty (punishable) of disobedience and stubbornness.

So you must make sure that you always redeem the time in order to do and finish all the tasks given to you by Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, and have the firm DETERMINATION to finish them all, without succumbing to the tyranny of the urgent, no matter what. You won't have time unless you really make time for anything to be done to completion. The vital ingredient of DETERMINATION is required in your daily service to Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA.

To immediately obey the voice of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling you and Who is always with you and in you, is the best defense and protection against the oppressions and tyrannies of the urgent from the enemy. And the orders of YÁOHU UL through the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' are always confirmed in and by the written Word, and by your human authorities too.

'The steps of the upright man are ordered (directed) by YÁOHU UL. He delights in every step they take.' - Tehillim (Psalms) 37:23

You will always glorify YÁOHU UL each day and be rewardable besides. You are truly being wise. Like YÁOHU ABí (Father), like Son, like children (which include you), am-nám!

The 'Holy Scriptures' is not a religion. It is your life! They all point to YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY as the Perfect Ideal, for everyone who believes, of how to live in YÁOHU UL's perfect will, in YÁOHU UL's ways, and overcome as well as always win from the manger to the throne in this life. YAOHÚSHUA is the Champion and Captain of our souls! He always wins and so do we!

YAOHÚSHUA in you, the hope of glory!

Looking unto Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Source and Finisher of our faith, who never succumbed to the tyranny of the urgent.

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator)!

You have been translated from the enemy's kingdom of darkness, poverty, fallacies, tyrannies, oppressions, deceptions and laziness, into YÁOHU UL's Kingdom of light, truth, joy, order, diligent service and prosperity!

And you are now all diligent, wise, joyful and honest servants and handmaidens of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Messiah Who works, Who was sent by YÁOHU UL, Who also works!

Everyone must learn to earn the bread that they eat; and to earn the rest, respite or sleep that they take.

'Then they asked Him, 'What must we do to do the works YÁOHU UL requires?'

YAOHÚSHUA answered, 'The work of YÁOHU UL is this: that you believe in the One He has sent.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 6:28-29

'I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater works than these, because I am going to YÁOHU ABí (the Father).' -YAOHUkhanam (John) 14:12

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said we will do even greater works than what He did! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the Wise UL, am-nám!

'TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued and safe from all kinds of tyrannies, oppressions, greed, lies, deceptions, fallacies, bitterness, sexual lusts, oversleeping, gluttony and laziness!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed and freed you from the oppressions of the tyranny of the urgent and has made you His heirs!

HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)!

You have been inoculated against the viruses (viri) of pride, tyranny of the urgent, fallacies, deceptions, lies, bitterness, laziness, oversleeping, gluttony and greed, and so all of you are therefore, TODAY and for always, vigorously diligent and safe from them all, joyfully serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA!

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignments for Today and This Weekend:

You will politely, gently, lovingly, respectfully yet firmly reject and renounce all kinds of 'tyrannies of the urgent' and do till completion only those tasks which YÁOHU UL has given you to do, in their correct ORDER and proper TIME, with DETERMINATION.

To do otherwise, UL FORBID, would only be wasteful exercises in futility, and not rewardable nor commendable.

You will also read (again!) the guideline 'YAOHÚSHUA - How to Deal With Your Authorities and Subordinates' during this weekend.

This 'must-get-to-read-carefully' guideline is available for your immediate downloads at these WWW addresses, or request that it be sent to you freely by E-Mail:

http://www.lava.net/ohol_yaohushua/author1.html (USA)

http://Yaohushua.wr.com.au/author1.html (Australia)

http://www.yaohushua.org.uk/author1.html (Europe)

You must always fully rely upon the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' in you to always teach you and lead you into all truth.

YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth. The original is the best!

You have the mind of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA, because you have received and accepted Him in your heart as your Life Governor, Messiah and Savior, now and forevermore. Amnao!

Someone is always guiding you Who is always ready to teach you, make you wise, lead you into all truth and greatly bless you, thereby glorifying YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY in your lives!

Your Memory and Contemplation Verses for Today:

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said: 'I have given You (YÁOHU UL) glory on earth by finishing the work YOU GAVE ME to do.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 17:4

'Whoever allows himself to be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for service in the Kingdom of YÁOHU UL,' Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA told you in Luke 9:62

'There is a time for everything and an 'ona' (sea-on) for every activity under heaven.' - Ecclesiastes 3:1

'Walk in the 'RÚKHA' (Spirit) and you will not gratify the desires of your sinful nature.' - Galatians 5:16

'This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and DOING YOUR OWN WORK.' -1 Thessalonians 4:11

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Archaic (not modern) Hebrew words for today:

1. yaodiao-galui - revelation knowledge
2. haborulyao - blessings
3. oshorulyao - riches

True or False Queries for Today....

1. You must immediately give in to all E-Mails with subject headings indicating 'Urgent!'

2. You must respectfully ignore the memo from your boss even when it is stamped as 'Urgent!'

3. Orders from friends and fellow workers are to be done especially when they tell you that they're 'Urgent!'

4. Phone calls from friends, relatives and associates are always to be entertained especially if they claim that they have urgent messages.

5. You must politely pause in the middle of your prayer when someone tells you that your parent urgently needs to talk to you on the phone.

6. You may postpone your reading of the Word when the phone rings and your brother needs an urgent advice and help.

7. Having initiative is the same as presumption.

8. When your boss is away, and there's an urgent matter at hand, the employee with initiative will urgently also decide on the matter right then and there.

9. There's a fire in the neighborhood, so you must urgently call the fire department for help.

10. Calling 911 is your best rescue in times of real emergencies.

11. The believer will call unto YÁOHU UL in times of dire emergencies, not their relatives or neighbors or others.

12. Many victims of this tyranny of the urgent find themselves trapped in quagmires not their own, and suffer in them.

13. It must be your ambition to do your own work and not those of others.

14. When the boss is not around, initiative calls for you to momentarily take his place especially when urgent matters are at hand.

15. The goal of the enemy is for you not to finish your daily tasks by using his 'tyranny of the urgent' tactics.

16. Your boss has no time to see you now with your urgent message because he is busy. Most probably you are being used as a tool in the enemy's tyranny of the urgent against your employer.

17. One must always see to it that he is not being unknowingly used as a tool by ha-satan in his tyrannies against the diligent servants of YÁOHU UL.

18. Most urgent messages are often messages from those who are not patient enough to wait.

19. Those who often send urgent messages seeking help usually are in urgencies because of their own delays and laziness; and usually they can do it by themselves on time if they really were determined to do, obey and finish.

20. It is a deception and an offense to use the terms 'emergency' and 'urgent' just to get ahead or call someone's attention when in fact, there is no real emergency nor urgency at all.

Sloths hold on to 'fallacies of false cause.'

'YAOHÚSHUA has been made unto us our wisdom, our rectitude, our sanctification and redemption.' - 1 Corinthians 1:30

'We have the mind of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY' - 1 Corinthians 2:16b

The word 'fallacy' means wrong thinking process, illogical thinking, mistaken thoughts or beliefs.

To allow any fallacy in one's mind is like owning a defective electronic calculator which give out wrong results, like 1+1=5, when a properly working one will give out 1+1=2.

Owning a defective calculator is as useful as having none. Likewise, wrong thinking is as beneficial as having no brains at all.

Fallacies in one's mind are like poisonous weeds from the enemy which produce bitter and miserable results in the lives of those who harbor and live by them.

Therefore it is important that one's mind should always be checked against common fallacies of this world which actually came from the pits of hell. The author of confusion and illogical thinking is the enemy, ha-satan; while YÁOHU UL is the UL of orderly and wise methods of thinking.

One of the most common fallacies is the fallacy of false cause. What does this mean?

A very practical example would be upon entering a new dwelling place or apartment, one examines the facilities inside the place. You see lightbulbs, switches, faucets and sinks, bathtubs and so on. If you wanted to open the living room light, you begin looking for its particular switch, because there are several switches in the room. You try out each one and then find the specific switch which actually turns the ceiling light on. You found the right connection! Now you know which one specific switch turns that particular ceiling light on.

And you examined each switch inside the apartment and found out that this switch turns that lamp on, while this one turns that outside porch light on. This faucet opens the water flow to the bathtub, while that other faucet is to open the water flow to the kitchen sink. And so on and so forth.

You have done perfectly well, so far, and even taught your child which switches and faucets should be used for each purpose. Should your child try to open the light in the living room with the switch for the kitchen light, you will immediately correct him, telling him that, 'No, my dear, that switch is not for this living room light but that one is connected to the kitchen light.' And he obeyed, happily discovering the correct, direct and proper connections.

The same thing should always take place in anyone's mind to make sure that he actually knows that proper connections are correctly made between causes and effects.

A fallacy of false cause is connecting an observed result to a wrong cause. It is like concluding that the kitchen light is open because your child turned on the water faucet. Stupid, isn't it?

Likewise with this virus of the fallacy of false cause.

You observe that someone is poor, what is the correctly related cause? You observe that someone is sick, what is the correctly related cause? You observe that someone is irritable and grumpy? What is the correctly related cause? Menopause? Or because men have opposed them?

For every effect, there must be a cause. For every observed result, there must be a source.

Your only reliable guide in making sure that your mind is processing your thoughts and ideas properly and correctly connecting the right results with the direct causes is by basing your thought procedures and methods on the written Words of YÁOHU UL.

If one bases his way of thinking and processing of observed information on the knowledge and wisdom of this world, then he will be misled into believing false notions and living in wrong conclusions, thereby suffering under its miserable outcomes.

So YÁOHU UL's written Word is your only best, safe and truly reliable basis in this world, since you always want to be sure that your mind is functioning properly and in correct order. Your mind says: True, when asked is 1+1=2? Your mind will also say: False, when asked is 1+1=5?

'For we were not given the spirit of fear, but of power, of love and of a SOUND MIND.' - 2 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 1:7

That is why we always include the 'True or False' queries portion so you can always make sure that your mind is making the correct conclusions and discarding fallacies and erroneous thoughts and beliefs. And we thank YÁOHU UL for all His Wisdom given to all of us! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL!

Again, for every observed result, effect or event, there is a particular correct cause. And there are also myriads of false causes being offered in the world so people won't be able to identify the correctly related cause, thereby ensuring the continual occurrence of the observed effect, unchecked, unstopped.

Again, your only safe basis is 'The Holy Scriptures' -if you really want to be sure that you really identify the specific cause for every result, whether positive or negative.

For negative effects, results or events, the enemy, ha-satan, always tries his best to becloud the worldly mind with false causes and wrong connections, so people won't find the correct cause, thereby ensuring that the evil malady goes unchecked and unstopped. The enemy doesn't teach his children how to think correctly because if they learned that, they will readily abandon him, turn from their sins, and run to the safe protection of YÁOHU UL.

On the other hand, YÁOHU UL wants His children to think orderly, properly, correctly and not be deceived by these fallacies of false causes. That is why Yaohushuahim are urged to always hear and listen to the Voice of YÁOHU UL, through His 'RÚKHA hol-HODSHÚA' indwelling each believer - the seal of guarantee in YÁOHU UL's children. And the voice of the 'RÚKHA-YÁOHU' indwelling always confirms what is written in the Holy Scriptures. These are your best, safe, reliable guides in this world.

The 'RÚKHA hol-HODSHÚA' (Holy Spirit) was given you to lead you into all truth, to teach you and glorify YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY in your lives.

So you observe a person suffering with prostrate cancer. A negative result, therefore, from the enemy. But what is the correctly related cause?

The scientists of this world through television, radios, newspapers and so on will readily offer their false causes. Perhaps it is in the genes, in the DNA, or in the asbestos, or in the hamburgers, or in the cooking oil, or myriads of other possible (actually fake!) causes. Some religionists will claim that it is a 'trial' from the Creator! What dreamers!

But what does YÁOHU UL say in His Word? Your best guide!

'Be sure your sin will find you out!' - Numbers 32:23

'These curses shall be upon you if you disobey My Word.... all other diseases not mentioned here.' - Read all of Deuteronomy 28, to find out all the blessings and curses of the law. YAOHÚSHUA the Messiah has redeemed you from the curses of the law so you will inherit the blessings promised to Abruham and to his Seed - YAOHÚSHUA.

If you adapt your thinking process to the world's way of offering possible causes, then you will surely fail to correct and check the cause, and more persons will be victimized, the enemy will have more company in hell. The more, the better, for him.

(Perhaps one reason why hell was made hot is to make the lazybones move and writhe in pain, at least, they will be moving! So better begin moving now and you won't have to be made to move by those flames!)

If you adapt your thought processes and beliefs according to YÁOHU UL's written Word, you will identify the correctly related cause, stop it and the spread of the malady is checked and avoided. The enemy will surely weep because some child of YÁOHU UL would be obstructing his work and missions of destruction.

'The enemy came to steal, to kill and to ruin; while YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY came to give you life, and life more enriched!' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 10:10

'My people are ruined for lack of knowledge.' - Hosea 4:6

You observe in the world outside that there are millions of people dying daily of breast or cervical cancers, AIDS, or are suffering in poverty, dying in genocides, heinous crimes, violence and so on and so forth.

What are the correctly related causes? What does YÁOHU UL say in His Word?

'I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the One I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 8:24

So it is a must that genuine Yaohushuahim (believers) should know the correct causes for every observed effect. Why? That we may experience the best of YÁOHU UL's plan for our lives and always avoid the destructions of the enemy.

'Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the RENEWING of your MIND. Then you will be able to test and approve what YÁOHU UL's will is - His right, pleasing and perfect will.' - Romans 12:2

Floods ruin many houses and property in this place. Fires engulfed the entire resort community. Company A goes bankrupt. Mr. & Mrs. So and So were divorced and their children were kidnapped and murdered. Someone was raped. A relative was diagnosed with AIDS. Another neighbor died of heart attack. And so on and so forth. With fallacies of false causes added for additional consumption by the world's ignorant masses.

For each effect, there is a specific cause. So if you want to avoid the calamities and curses in life, YAOHÚSHUA is the Way, the Truth and your Life! He will tell you through His 'RÚKHA' and confirm by His written Word how to be safe (saved and protected!) from all the evils, lies and fallacies in this world.

Example: There is a creation, there must be a Creator!

'My prayer is not that You take them out of the world but that You protect them from the evil one.' - Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA requested from YÁOHU UL in YAOHUkhanam (John) 17:15

'You are the light of the world!' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 5:14a

So in these lessons, the causes of poverty are being taught and they are the correct Scriptural causes. False causes of poverty are one's ethnic race, marital status, physical appearance, or the society, the weather, the economy, the government, the country where one lives in and many other false causes. Again, it is like saying that the kitchen light is open because someone turned on the faucet! Fallacies of false causes - these are called.

Be not deceived. You are not stupid. You are really wise because you are now the children of the only wise UL, YÁOHU UL Kaokam! And His wisdom created all the universe! He is your loving YÁOHU ABí (Father)! What privilege, what wonder, what gift! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam!

You have the mind of YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY!

Please select the BEST and most REASONABLE answer in each query. Select only one answer per query, please. Ready?

1. Most of the colored people blame the white people for their poverty, and they allege that because of job discrimination and racism, they suffer under continual poverty and injustices. But the real cause is....

a. their laziness
b. their worship of statues and idols
c. their false notion that others have to feed them
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

2. Breast cancers and prostrate cancers are caused by eating the wrong foods and lack of physical exercise, or asbestos or cooking oils and so on, that's according to the best scientists! But the real cause is....

a. in the genes, the DNA inherited from one's parents
b. dirty linens, toilets seats and weak detergents
c. sexual immoralities and promiscuity
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

3. Many are poor in that country because their government is corrupt and the rich in society are numb to the cries of the poor. But the real cause is the people's....

a. having voted for the wrong public officials
b. laziness, overspending, overeating and oversleeping
c. blind obedience to the rich
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

4. Many are living in miseries of laziness because they are not given their just opportunities to succeed in life because of nepotism, corruption and briberies in the bureaucracy. But the real cause is the people's....

a. worship of idols
b. non-payment of taxes and robbing the Most High
c. laziness
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

5. Many people are sick and dying because the World Health Organization is not doing enough. But the real cause is....

a. the devil, ha-satan, gave the sickness
b. the victims are in violation of the Word
c. they are not eating the right kinds of food
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

6. Many are jobless because the economy is in recession. But the real cause is....

a. the jobless don't really, really like to work
b. they like to work but there are no vacancies
c. the government is badly managing the economy
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

7. Floods ruined much property because the dikes gave way. But the real cause was that the victims were....

a. guilty of robbing from YÁOHU UL
b. the money they used for those houses were earned wickedly
c. the materials used for the houses were of poor quality
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

8. Many families were devastated because of the hurricane, so it is always the weather's fault. But the real cause was the people's....

a. sexual immoralities
b. idol worship
c. gluttonies
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

9. Mysteriously, one house was not burned among all those that were engulfed by the fire. But real cause was....

a. the owner's are YÁOHU UL fearing
b. they didn't have wicked occult objects and symbols
c. they owners were just lucky
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

10. Many among the rich in society and among our government officials are greedy thieves that's why many are poor. But the real cause is that the people....

a. steal from the government and from YÁOHU UL too
b. are lazy
c. love rock music
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

11. I live in a third world country, so I am poor. But the real cause of his poverty is....

a. he loves the movies and the most popular songs today
b. he recites the rosary and worship statues
c. he is lazy
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

12. I am suffering from a physical handicap, so I can't do much. But the real cause why he doesn't do much is....

a. he mistakenly thinks that having a handicap is an acceptable alibi for being idle and non-productive
b. he really doesn't like to do anything
c. it is his subtle way of blaming and rebelling against YÁOHU UL
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

13. Many are dying of AIDS because the government is not giving enough funds to scientific research to find the cure. But the real cause is....

a. they can't afford to buy those expensive medicines
b. free love, free sex and their right to have fun their way
c. the scientists have not yet found an inexpensive sure cure
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

14. The Messiah is the same, by any other name. It's not that important for my personal salvation. But the truth is....

a. a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
b. 'gee-Zeus' is the true Messiah
c. YAOHÚSHUA is the only true Messiah
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

15. I believe that I am calling on the Creator when I address Him as my 'God' and 'gee-ZEUS' is my Savior. But the truth is....

a. my personal beliefs doesn't change the truth nor agree with it
b. I am really calling on the unseen spirit of the skull and the Greek idol Zeus.
c. God is love, so everyone will go to heaven and nobody will suffer in hell, except the devil only
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

16. There is mass starvation and famine in Africa because other countries are not sending enough aid; also their governments are corrupt. But the true cause really is....

a. they suffer because they are lazy
b. the weather is too hot that one cannot really work outside
c. they are greedy to get and never think of giving
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

17. Drugs keep coming into the U.S. because of their demand. If the U.S. government cannot eradicate the demand, then any country cannot be blamed for smuggling in cocaine and heroin. But the true cause of the drug problem is....

a. their worship of the idol 'gee-Zeus'
b. rock musicians glorify drugs among the youth
c. the devil made them do it
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

18. Our company is not making enough sales because the economy is bad. But the true cause is....

a. the economy is bad because the people are mostly bad too
b. the sales people are not diligent enough
c. the owners are greedy
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

19. I cannot continue with my studies because I could not get a loan. But the real cause is....

a. he dislikes working his way through his studies
b. nobody wants to give him the money to continue studying
c. he really does not like to study
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

20. My child is the 'black sheep' in the family, so what can I do? He inherited those traits from his dad. Tough luck. But the real cause is....

a. he was not taught and disciplined since infancy
b. the mother is undisciplined too
c. the child was worshiped and adored
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

21. The devil made me do it. But the truth is....

a. he agreed and really liked doing it also
b. the devil cannot force you to do what you really don't like doing
c. there is no such thing as the devil; it's just you
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

22. If you believe in that, you'll belong to a cult! But the truth is....

a. those who belong to the sect of the 'kri-seytians' are the real cultists
b. everyone belongs to a cult, the TV cult, money cult, sex and rock music cult, sports cults, drugs cult, the cult of gambling and so on. The query is, to which cult does one really belong?
c. to be safe from cults, join a big church with a big building; this will guarantee your salvation
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

23. Many are coming out of our public schools barely knowing how to read, write nor add. Our public school teachers today are not doing enough! All they do is demand for pay increases and teach football, basketball and folk dancing! But the true cause is....

a. the teachers don't know how to competently read, write nor add themselves
b. the pupils nowadays are really not interested in learning
c. the parents are too busy to enforce discipline in the children's studies
d. the children's minds are hooked on TV and video games
e. all of the above
f. none of the above

24. I know I will go to heaven because I belong in this church. But the truth is....

a. there is no heaven neither is there hell; they're all myths and fictions of man's imagination
b. belonging to a church cannot guarantee one's going to heaven
c. the church is not the savior, the church did not die for you
d. the church with the most members and the biggest buildings must be in the truth
e. all of the above
f. none of the above

25. I can't buy what I want because my pay is not enough. But the truth is....

a. he wants too much more than his real basic needs
b. he is lazy therefore his pay is meager
c. inflated prices nowadays are really way beyond most people's reach
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

26. Illegal immigrants and migrant workers are the causes of the high unemployment rates in our city. But the real cause of high unemployment is....

a. those who are jobless are the lazy ones
b. those who are jobless are full of sexual lusts
c. those who are jobless don't want to work on low-paying jobs
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

27. Society is to blame for the crimes of these wayward children. But the truth is....

a. the parents are to be blamed
b. the teachers are to be blamed
c. the government should be blamed
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

28. Many young children as young as age 8 are now on drugs in most public schools. School security officials probably are lax in their vigilance against drugs. But the real cause is....

a. there are many pushers which should be jailed but are not
b. parents give the children money more than they really need
c. the parents themselves are now or were once into drugs
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

29. I don't have to pay taxes to a government that is corrupt and full of thievery. But the truth is....

a. the government will all the more steal from you too
b. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA paid taxes to the government which had Him executed
c. the people get the kind of government they deserve
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

30. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are caused by internal earth mantle activities. But the true cause is....

a. idolatries of most of the inhabitants living there
b. sexual immoralities of the populace
c. rock music, drugs and smut (pornography)
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

31. Heart attacks and strokes, ulcers and other diseases are caused by stress and lack of physical exercise. But the true cause is....

a. sins
b. DNA or genes
c. the devil
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

32. I don't receive pay increases because my employers are greedy and are only hungry for profits; they never care about me and the measly pay I get. But the true reason is....

a. he is lazy
b. he is greedy
c. he listens to rock music while working
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

33. I have to give in to my boyfriend's requests because I really think I found the person I truly love. But the real reason is....

a. she has lost her virginity before so what's the difference; might as well enjoy it and have fun
b. she loves everyone who is willing to go to bed with her
c. she's afraid no one will marry her
d. true love waits
e. sexual lust must get now and fast
f. all of the above
g. none of the above

34. If I lose my virginity, so what? There's nothing wrong with that. We are in the 90's remember? But the truth is....

a. virginity is the woman's gift to her future husband; without it, he can return her to her parents as a reject or lemon, for immediate replacement somewhere else
b. those who surrender their virginity in pre-marital sex are defrauding their future espouses and children in marriage
c. in the 90's, no one is a virgin anymore after age 10
d. sexual pollution abound which glorify sex and lust
e. no one anywhere is complaining against sexual pollution
f. Scriptural norms of conduct are true whenever and wherever
g. one who gives his/her virginity in pre-marital sex is actually a male or female prostitute
h. all of the above
i. none of the above

35. And the teachings you are sharing to me about really belong in the 90's, the 1890's. But the truth is....

a. YÁOHU UL's Words remain forever true
b. one must not give what is sacred to the swines
c. the Holy Scriptures are only for those who lived in the middle ages
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

36. If anyone really gets anything out of praying, then no one will have problems in life! But the truth is....

a. many address their prayers to false creators and idols, and not to the true Creator
b. it is better to recite the rosary or other pagan prayer beads in order to receive blessings in life
c. life is what you make it; no need for prayers
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

37. It would be wrong to mete out the death penalty to the accused, though found guilty of this heinous crime, because we should not judge. Judge not and you shall not be judged, remember? But the truth is....

a. 'God is love and thou shalt not kill'
b. crimes proliferate because they are not soonest punished severely
c. the taxpayers will spend more feeding, clothing and supporting the prisoners
d. eye for an eye; toot for a tooth; life for life
e. just simply forgive and forget
f. let the jury and judge apply what the written law says
g. all of the above
h. none of the above

38. It is only fair that I sue him after all the damage he did to me and my family. But the truth is....

a. just simply forgive and forget; no one is perfect
b. love your enemies
c. sue your enemies
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

39. That's no stealing, she is my mom anyway. But the truth is....

a. what is her's is mine too, how can I steal what is mine too?
b. stealing is wrong, no matter who the victim is
c. the child steals because the parent does not give enough
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

40. Marry her off to cover for the disgrace of living as a single mother. But the truth is....

a. it would be like sentencing her to a lifetime of misery
b. better remain single and give the child up for adoption
c. one cannot correct a mistake by another mistake
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

41. I have the right and free choice what to do with my baby. I can't have a baby at this time in my career, and besides, abortion clinics abound. No problem. But the truth is....

a. why engage in sex when you don't want a baby?
b. ruining a foetus is the same as killing the baby
c. it's her fault for not using the pill
d. have the foetus killed and she will be killed too, sooner or later, somehow, somewhere; what one sows, one will surely reap
e. those who undergo abortions suffer under the guilt throughout their lifetimes
f. abortion is not wrong, if meant to save the mother's life
g. all of the above
h. none of the above

42. There is nothing wrong with praying in front of statues and idols, because I am not really 'worshiping' them, but they serve only as tokens of remembrance. What is wrong is the worship of statues of animals but not those of the saints of our Lord 'Gee-Zeus.' It is like having a photograph of your loved ones in your wallet. Nothing wrong about that, I suppose. Maybe.... But the truth is.....

a. Thou shalt not make for yourselves any representational image of anything in heaven, on earth or under the earth to worship them
b. why would one be angry when someone kicks the statue if he is not really worshiping the statue?
c. why pray to those statues when you can pray directly to the true unseen Creator in spirit and in truth?
d. evil spirits dwell inside statues of worship
e. evil spirits dwell on trees and pagan altars
f. all of the above
g. none of the above

43. Reciting the rosary is not actually 'praying' in vain repetitions because I am not really 'praying' but meditating only. Sort of a devotional time. But the truth really is....

a. The virgin Mary actually hears what he is saying
b. All pagan religions from Babylon use prayers beads
c. Thou shalt not pray in vain repetitions as the pagans do
d. To recite the rosary is a command found in the Holy Scriptures
e. The richer the person, the more expensive is his prayer beads; the poor can use dried beans as beads.
f. all of the above
g. none of the above

44. Of course I need the help and support of the saints. Just like here, when you want to ask something from the President, you may go through his relatives or other minor officials first. That's common sense. But the truth is....

a. YAOHÚSHUA is the only Way to the Father, YÁOHU UL
b. There is only one Mediator between YÁOHU UL and man.
c. No man can come to the Father except through Him alone.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

45. Miracles, healings and deliverances plus the fact that lives are being changed for the better, and all these are now going on around the world in the name of 'Gee-ZEUS' - so that is proof enough that he is really the Savior and Messiah. But the truth is....

a. Even ha-satan can perform miracles with changed lives as a bonus, in order to deceive those who are only seeking after miracles and changed lives, but are not really seeking after the true Creator
b. Fake healers use satanic powers to deceive the masses
c. Yes, they get healed, then they die of terminal illnesses after a while
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
f. I don't know, I'm not sure, maybe....

We believe that the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling in you has helped you identify and expunge the fallacies in all the above statements. And He teaches you always how to DILIGENTLY THINK to seek out the Truth in everything.

YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has now delivered you from being lazy in the way you THINK out the Truth in everything. He always gives you wisdom to prosper and avoid the lies and deceptions of the enemy.

Truth is so valuable that it must be surrounded by bodyguards of lies. YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth that sets you free from its bodyguards, now and always!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Now you are free, you are delivered, and you are whole! Your thought processes are now surely working properly and correctly! With the written Word as your safe anchor.

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam! You really now have a portion of the mind of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA. YAOHÚSHUA is your Wisdom!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA is your best example in life. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the wise Messiah, who never allowed fallacies of false causes to deceive Him, though tempted same way as we are, yet never made a mistake in thinking through the Truth. YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth that sets you free from all the lies, deceptions and fallacies of the enemy! YAOHÚSHUA is your Wisdom!

Looking unto Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Source and Finisher of our faith.

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator)!

You have been translated from the enemy's kingdom of darkness, poverty, fallacies, deceptions and laziness, into YÁOHU UL's Kingdom of light, truth, joy, diligent service and prosperity!

And you are now all diligent, wise, joyful and honest servants and handmaidens of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Messiah Who works, Who was sent by YÁOHU UL, Who also works!

Everyone must learn to earn the bread that they eat; and to earn the rest, respite or sleep that they take.

'Then they asked Him, 'What must we do to do the works YÁOHU UL requires?'

YAOHÚSHUA answered, 'The work of YÁOHU UL is this: that you believe in the One He has sent.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 6:28-29

'I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater works than these, because I am going to YÁOHU ABí (the Father).' -YAOHUkhanam (John) 14:12

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said we will do even greater works than what He did! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the Wise UL, am-nám!

'TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, lies, deceptions, fallacies, bitterness, sexual lusts, oversleeping, gluttony and laziness!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed and freed you from the curse of laziness and has made you His heirs!

HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)!

You have been inoculated against the viruses (viri) of pride, fallacies, deceptions, lies, bitterness, laziness, oversleeping, gluttony and greed, and so all of you are therefore, TODAY and for always, vigorously diligent and safe from them all, joyfully serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA!

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignments for Today:

You must always examine the way your thought processes operate, which you now just began to do. And always expunge those lies and fallacies which the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling in you points out to you, replacing them each with the Truth contained in the written Words of YÁOHU UL.

You must always fully rely upon the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' in you to always teach you and lead you into all truth.

YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth.

You have the mind of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA, because you have received and accepted Him in your heart as your Life Governor, Messiah and Savior, now and forevermore. Amnao!

Someone is always guiding you Who is always ready to teach you, make you wise, lead you into all truth and greatly bless you, thereby glorifying YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY in your lives!

Your Memory and Contemplation Verses for Today:

'It is because of Him that you are in YAOHÚSHUA, Who has become for us our WISDOM from YÁOHU UL, that is our uprightness, holiness and redemption.' - 1 Corinthians 1:30

'We have the mind of YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY' -1 Corinthians 2:16

'For we were not given the spirit of fear, but of power, of love and of a SOUND MIND.' - 2 YÁOHU-tham (Timothy) 1:7

'Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the RENEWING of your MIND. Then you will be able to test and approve what YÁOHU UL's will is - His right, pleasing and perfect will.' - Romans 12:2

'For the Word of YÁOHU UL is living and effective. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.' - Hebrews 4:12

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Archaic (not modern) Hebrew words for today:

1. kokmaul - wisdom
2. kaokam - wise
3. yaokokmao - to make wise

10. Sloths have the gambling mentality and are often victims of 'get-rich-quick' schemes.

Gambling mentality is the bad attitude in the life of the sluggard who pins his hopes for earning a living on gambling, games, chance, sweepstakes and raffle winnings.

The allures and excitement of games of chances fascinate the lazy and they embellish the fantasies of his dreamworld.

There are games requiring skill and there are those which depend solely on chance and so-called 'luck.'

This kind of people were represented during the impalement of our Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA when the soldiers gambled for His robe. Their kind was also present there during that momentous event. But they were on the wrong side.

Please recall that the aim of the lazy is to get what the diligent reaps but without exerting physical, honest labor - thereby making him wise in his own proud eyes.

YÁOHU UL's will is for man to diligently and honestly earn the bread that he eats. On the other hand, in the wiles of the sluggard, he always goes against YÁOHU UL's will by his continual pursuit of earning without laboring for it.

Because the sluggard habitually makes the soft choices in life, earning a living from gambling, sweepstakes, 'get-rich-quick schemes' and other soft winnings is the wide and easy road he habitually treads on, not realizing that the end thereof is destruction, sorrow and death. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Gambling is immoral and wicked because it induces many to covet other people's money. It is a violation of YÁOHU UL's command not to covet whatever it is your neighbor has as his own. It is a subtle form of stealing. Gamblers attempt to steal from each other through games of chance, or 'luck' as many in the world call it.

How many families, marriages, companies, businesses, careers, education, children and youth and other people's lives have been ruined because of gambling and its affiliated vocations of immoral and criminal activities?

In the gambling world, no one really gains. Everyone loses, including the operators themselves. No one can really beat the odds against him. Why? Because YÁOHU UL has declared it so in His written Word.

What should be ingrained in a person's moral fiber is the 'work ethic' and the 'dignity of labor' and NOT the 'gambling mentality.'

Instead of teaching and training the virtues of honest, diligent labor among the populace, especially among the young, gambling on the other hand promotes laziness, covetousness, greed and thievery.

But what if the government itself sponsors the lottery and gives a portion of the earnings to charity?

The end never justifies the means. It is like saying that one is allowed to steal to give to the needy. One cannot disobey YÁOHU UL to serve YÁOHU UL. Wrong methods to achieve right goals are never justified in YÁOHU UL's sight. Right goals must be achieved through honest and upright methods and means. This is what is meant by the phrase 'the end never justifies the means.'

One does not need to gamble in order to give to charitable causes. Just simple, voluntary and heartfelt giving towards charitable ends, without gambling and fanfare, is most pleasing in YÁOHU UL's sight and is rewardable in this life and in the afterlife.

The earnings from gambling, assuming that the government itself or whoever sponsors such, are nothing compared to the destruction and penalties that are sure to come to those who engage in or condone such immoral activities. When plagues among the cattle, diseases, epidemics, earthquakes, insurrections and other calamities befall the sponsors and gamblers, then the words of YÁOHU UL would have caught up with them at last. The upright is justified, the wicked are punished, finally. That's justice.

Curses chase the wicked...blessings chase the upright.

How about when the gambling activities, like 'bingo socials' for example, are sponsored by religious organizations?

Gambling is still gambling no matter who and how many sponsor or participate in them, no matter how one tries to disguise the immorality with fancy words.

In fact, that is one of ha-satan's tactics of deception among the ignorant, to induce many to commit a crime or sin by calling it by another name. This is the enemy's replacement tactic, just the same method he used when he replaced the names in the Holy Scriptures with fictitious and mythological substitutes, causing millions to err.

In order to lure the ignorant into sin and immorality, the enemy replaces the sin with a new, fancy and modern name so it will attract the unwary. The enemy knows that many will be repelled when wickedness and immoralities are called by their correct names and so he uses the replacement tactic to deceive many.

Common examples of this replacement tactic are calling gambling as 'bingo social' or replacing the term 'homosexuality' with 'gay lifestyle' or calling abortion as 'choice' or calling adultery as 'fling' or calling satanic music as 'soul, blues or gospel' music or calling 'pornography and smut' as 'adult and artistic' materials, or 'nudity' as 'art.' These are the most common tricks of the enemy which deceive the worldly wise and intellectuals. And many scholarly in the world think that they are really intelligent! Pity.

But the true and wise call a spade a spade. Gambling is gambling, abortion is abortion, adultery is adultery, laziness is laziness, smut is smut, gutter is gutter, illicit drugs are illicit drugs, AIDS is AIDS, and so on.

It is therefore wise to train your subordinates and children into facing up to the truth set forth in the Holy Scriptures, the Words of YÁOHU UL, so they won't be deceived by the hidden enemy. The thief comes to kill, to steal and to ruin; while YAOHÚSHUA came to give us life, and life more enriched, am-nám!

Train them early on the virtues and dignity of honest, diligent labor and warn them against the dangers of falling for the enemy's temptations to gamble, to bet, play the game, join the crowd, and get rich quick.

Why are sports so popular? Because of the gambling that goes along with them. Not because of the skills shown but the real excitement for many is whether they will win or lose on their bets! Again, they replace the word 'gambling' with the phrase 'the numbers game.' Replacement tactic obviously.

Those who are infected by the virus of gambling are always on the lookout for anything that they can gamble on, be it sports, politics, elections, video games, movie or music awards, or anything else that can be subject of the phrase, 'You wanna bet?' Compulsive gamblers abound in the world.

'Open rebuke is better than hidden love!' - Proverbs 27:5

'Wounds from a friend are better than kisses from an enemy!' - Proverbs 27:6

'And you will know the truth and the truth shall set you free!' - Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA told you in YAOHUkhanam (John) 8:32

Yaohushuahim discourage their children from joining such children's games of chance. Children can have honest, clean fun by playing educational games without mixing the evil of gambling in them.

Children and subordinates must be taught, trained and encouraged into honest, diligent work. Wealth honestly and patiently earned grows and are given as inheritance even to one's grandchildren.

Honest labor must never be looked down upon as something to be ashamed of, no matter how lowly the task may appear to many. As long as it is honest labor and moral in essence, then it is a job or task that is worth working at, no matter how humiliating it may seem in the eyes of the proud and the others who disdain honest work. The dignity of honest labor cannot be impaired by anyone.

'A little, gained honestly, is better than great riches acquired through dishonest means.' - Proverbs 16:8

There are many who are ashamed to work on lowly kinds of tasks or jobs and then resort to criminal or immoral activities to earn more and become proud of it. The indignity of dishonest labor guarantees its tragic and sorrowful ends. Jail, funeral homes, cemeteries, hospitals or mental asylums are waiting with open arms for those who are trapped into the pits of dishonest gain.

In the world, there are those who are ashamed to work as waiters in restaurants with their meager pay, yet they would be proud to deal in illicit drugs with their higher incomes. There are those who are ashamed to work as laundrywomen with their small income, yet would be proud to work as 'hospitality girls' (another replacement word from the enemy) with their big incomes. There are also those who refuse and are ashamed to take on the job of a carpenter or a fisherman or a farmer with its nominal incomes, but would be proud to work as kidnappers, bank robbers and drug pushers with high incomes.

Why? Because of their wrong sense of values. They were not taught about the dignity of honest, diligent labor. They turned out to be sluggards who are ready and very willing applicants to 'get-rich-quickly-wickedly' jobs and vocations. Soft choices they eagerly prefer.

And when brought before the courts of law, their ready alibi usually is: 'Because I have to feed and support my hungry family and children.'

Query: 'Can you not feed them through honest, diligent work, without having to operate this gambling joint?'

Reply: 'I am ashamed to do manual, lowly jobs because of their meager pay, sir.'

Query: 'And you are not ashamed of yourself for engaging in this illegal and immoral activity, just so you can earn big money and fast, at the expense of others?'

Reply: 'I don't know. I'm not sure. Maybe....'

YÁOHU UL surely created the wicked for destruction.

'Wealth from gambling quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows.' - Proverbs 13:11

A survey was taken on the lives of those who previously won millions in state lotteries and sweepstakes-for-charity draws. What happened to them? Did their riches continue or grow? Facts shocking but true but almost all of them are back in poverty, and more in debt than before they won the lotteries! With family and relations broken too. With blackmails, robberies and stalkers abounding.

Why?

Because YÁOHU UL always watches over His Words to perform them. Soon or later, after the passing pleasures of sin have run its course, the penalties come. YÁOHU UL's Words caught up with them, at last. It is not a matter of when, but of their sure happening. Riches gained from gambling are the kind without fences around them. Open to destructive attacks from the enemy. And curse those who touch them. Cursed money goes to wicked ends. While money honestly and diligently earned goes towards upright purposes and blesses those who earn them, and bequeathed even to the grandchildren.

'The upright man's earnings advance the cause of uprightness. The evil man squanders his on sin.' - Proverbs 10:16

'He who loves money shall never have enough. The stupidity of thinking that wealth brings happiness! The more you have, the more you spend....' - Ecclesiastes 5:10

'There is another serious problem I have seen everywhere -savings are put into risky investments that turn sour, and soon there is nothing left to pass on to one's son. The man who speculates is soon back to where he began - with nothing.' - Ecclesiastes 5:13-15

The moral is: no one may unjustly enrich himself at the expense of another.

Gambling ruins lives. Honest, diligent labor builds.

YÁOHU UL's way of honestly and diligently earning a living is the correct method which He blesses, prospers and the fruits thereof He makes to multiply and endure through many generations.

Man's way of easily and wickedly earning a living is the slippery highway which ruins the lives of those who take it.

'Before every man, there always lies a wide and pleasant road that seems right but ends in death.' - Proverbs 14:12

'The highway to hell is broad and its door is wide enough for all the multitudes who choose its easy way. But the way to Life is narrow, and only a few ever find it.' - Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said in Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 7:13-14

YÁOHU UL allots every man's work.

So you must never be ashamed of diligent and honest work, no matter how lowly the job or task may appear to others. Promotion comes from YÁOHU UL, not from others, and if you diligently and excellently do your job, it won't be long before you are promoted to riches, honor and to the YÁOHU UL's hall of fame.

'Your attitude should be the kind that was shown us by YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, Who, though He was Creator-Eternal, did not demand and cling to His rights as Creator, but laid aside His mighty power and glory, taking the disguise of a slave and becoming like men. And He humbled Himself even further....

Yet it was because of this that YÁOHU UL raised Him up to the heights of heaven and gave Him a Shúam (Name) which is above every name!' - Philippians 2:5-9

Therefore, from now on, you will outrightly refuse and reject all invitations to gamble, to bet and to join in any game of chance, and all job offers which are immoral and criminal. You are now also wise enough not to fall prey to all kinds of 'get-rich-quick' schemes.

You will work diligently, excellently, joyfully and honestly at whatever job or task YÁOHU UL has given you. You are dignified in diligent, honest labor, no matter how lowly your work may appear in the eyes of the proud and lazy.

Do not let the enemy use as his bait against you what already belongs to you. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has made you His coheirs, and has bequeathed all to His Yaohushuahim. All you have to do is to believe, appropriate, claim, act on with diligent faith and receive His promise, His inheritance, His gift.

Promotion (advancement) in life comes not from men, but from YÁOHU UL alone (Tehillim (Psalms) 75:6). Therefore always serve Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA with all your heart, mind, soul and energy. And never envy the wicked.

YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY now sets you free from gambling mentality and its compulsions, from laziness, oversleeping, greed, gluttonies and false pride!

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Now you are free, you are delivered, and you are whole!

You are dignified in your diligent, honest labor of love as you serve Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA daily!

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam! You really now have a portion of the mind of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA. YAOHÚSHUA is your Wisdom!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA is your best example in life. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the lowly Messiah, Who, in all humility and joy, took the disguise of a Servant, and served YÁOHU UL diligently, completely, promptly, excellently and with gladness of heart.

That's why YÁOHU UL exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him a Shúam (Name) that is above every name.

YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth that sets you free from all the lies, deceptions and fallacies of the enemy! YAOHÚSHUA is your Wisdom!

Looking unto Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the exemplary ideal and utmost goal of our faith....

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator)!

You have been translated from the enemy's kingdom of darkness, gambling, poverty, fallacies, deceptions and laziness, into YÁOHU UL's Kingdom of light, truth, joy, diligent service and prosperity!

And you are now all diligent, wise, joyful and honest servants and handmaidens of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Messiah Who works, Who was sent by YÁOHU UL, Who also works!

Everyone must learn to earn the bread that they eat; and to earn the rest, respite or sleep that they take.

'Then they asked Him, 'What must we do to do the works YÁOHU UL requires?'

YAOHÚSHUA answered, 'The work of YÁOHU UL is this: that you believe in the One He has sent.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 6:28-29

'I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater works than these, because I am going to YÁOHU ABí (the Father).' -YAOHUkhanam (John) 14:12

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said we will do even greater works than what He did! HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the Wise UL, am-nám!

'TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the clutches of greed, gambling, lies, deceptions, fallacies, bitterness, sexual lusts, oversleeping, gluttony and laziness, now and for always!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY has redeemed and freed you from the curse of laziness and gambling and has made you His heirs!

HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)!

You have been inoculated against the viruses of pride, gambling mentality, 'get-rich-quick' schemes, fallacies, deceptions, lies, bitterness, laziness, oversleeping, gluttony and greed, and so all of you are therefore, TODAY and for always, vigorously diligent and safe from them all, joyfully serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA!

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignments for Today:

You must now vocally renounce all your past or present involvements with all kinds of gambling and its related immoralities.

Now get rid of all kinds gambling paraphernalia or gadgets that are in your house or property or workplace. Examples: playing cards, dice, mahjong sets, horseracing tips, lottery tickets, and so on. These items invite poverty.

'Can I not wait until the winning numbers are drawn tomorrow? Must I really throw it out now? What if my number wins tomorrow night? The brand new car?'

Don't deceive yourself. You have already lost when you placed your bet!

You must always fully rely upon the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' in you to always teach you and lead you into all truth.

YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth.

You have the mind of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA, because you have received and accepted Him in your heart as your Life Governor, Messiah and Savior, now and forevermore. Amnao!

Someone is always guiding you Who is always ready to teach you, make you wise, lead you into all truth and greatly bless you, thereby glorifying YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY in your lives!

Your Memory and Contemplation Verses for Today:

'Wealth from gambling quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows.' - Proverbs 13:11

'The man who wants TO DO right will get a rich reward. But the man who wants to get rich quick will quickly fail.' - Proverbs 28:20

'Trying to get rich quick is evil and leads to poverty.' - Proverbs 28:22

'A little, gained honestly, is better than great riches acquired through dishonest means.' - Proverbs 16:8

'Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the RENEWING of your MIND. Then you will be able to test and approve what YÁOHU UL's will is - His right, pleasing and perfect will.' - Romans 12:2

'For the Word of YÁOHU UL is living and effective. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.' - Hebrews 4:12

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though

you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

True or False Queries for Today....

1. To 'invest' your money in a mutual fund is gambling in disguise.

2. Casinos are in reality temples of those belonging to the cult of the slot machine and blackjack, wherein they regularly attend and give their financial support.

3. Shopping malls are the modern-day temples of mammon, belonging to the cult of money-worship, wherein shoppers regularly attend and give their financial support.

4. Converting the natives' reservation lands into casinos and gambling havens, proceeds going to charitable purposes such as hospitals, schools and municipal halls is all right.

5. Everyone can be sure that their sin will find them out.

6. There are not many movements which advance anti-sexual pollution causes.

7. As long as the government is earning much from legalized gambling, and the money to be used in helping the poor, there is nothing wrong with that.

8. Mad-cow disease, chicken disease and mad-fish disease are notorious examples of penalties on those governments which condone legalized gambling for charity.

9. The best advice you can give to a compulsive gambler is that he must stop immediately, after winning the jackpot.

10. It would be wrong to stop gambling without having recovered what one has lost previously.

11. A shrewd gambler can really beat the system by winning overall, aside from getting all the freebies.

12. The first reactions which one, who just won the state lottery, could expect from among his friends and relatives, who were not given enough shares of the winnings, are threats of blackmail and violence, and even death.

13. Riches from lottery and gambling winnings bring sorrow and not happiness in the lives of the winners.

14. Many children have died because the money intended to pay for the medicines and hospitalization was lost in gambling.

15. Many are betting their only soul on the false Messiah 'Gee-Zeus' - the loaded die against those who bet on him.

16. Tithes and offerings from gambling winnings are not acceptable in YÁOHU UL's sight.

17. Taxes must be declared and paid on gambling winnings too.

18. It is no sin to gamble especially during the wake for the dead, just to keep everyone from sleeping and boredom.

19. Many are led to commit crimes just to pay for their gambling losses covered by their personal IOU's.

20. It is all right to gamble as long as one determines beforehand how much he is willing to lose then stop when that point is reached. This way one would be just playing for the thrill of it and not for the money. There's nothing wrong with that, maybe....

21. You can gamble then take the money winnings and run, without fear of the gambling syndicates ever finding you.

22. A gambler transgresses all the Ten Commandments at the same time.

23. A gambler always loses.

24. The winner never quits, the quitter never wins.

25. The loser never quits, the winner always quits after winning.

26. Gambling is a form of robbery and stealing.

27. A gambler cannot be selected as a reliable witness or judge.

28. The first winner is the last loser.

29. Gamblers do not contribute to the common welfare.

30. It is all right to gamble as long as you donate half of your winnings to charity.

31. It would not be wise to marry someone who just won the state lottery.

32. Casinos are really curses to the community because they breed crimes, prostitution, violence and drugs dealing.

33. Bingo halls are the temples of those belonging to the cult of the bingo game and they call out their own chapter and verse numbers too.

34. Betting on basketball, football and baseball games is not gambling. It's only for more fun and excitement.

35. There is nothing wrong with gambling as long as you win. What is bad is losing, not gambling, period.

Archaic (not modern) Hebrew words for today:

1. gambling - himur
2. work - awodah
3. worship - awodah

11. Sloths enjoy chat, gossip, rumormongering, warmongering, slander, libels, backbitings and evil reports, these being their daily dainty morsels.

'Dear brethren, don't ever forget that it is best to listen much, speak little and not become angry; for anger doesn't make us upright, as YÁOHU UL demands that we must be.

So get rid of all that is wrong in your life, both inside and outside, and humbly be glad for the Wonderful Message we have received, for it is able to save our souls as it takes hold of our hearts.

And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. So never deceive yourselves. For if a person just listens and doesn't obey, he is like a man looking at his face in a mirror, as soon as he walks away, he can't see himself anymore or remember what he looks like. But if anyone keeps looking continually into YÁOHU UL's law for free men, he will not only remember it but he will do what is says, and YÁOHU UL will greatly bless him in everything he does.

Anyone who says he is a Yaohushuahee (believer in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) but doesn't control his sharp tongue is just deceiving himself, and his religion isn't worth much.- - YAOHUcaf (Jacob -James) 1:19-26

'If anyone can control his tongue, it proves that he has perfect control over himself in every other way. We can make a large horse turn around and go wherever we want by means of a small bit in his mouth. And a tiny rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot wants it to go, even though the winds are powerful.

So also the tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do. A great forest can be set on fire by one tiny spark. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is full of wickedness, and poisons every part of the body. And the tongue is set on fire by hell itself, and can turn our whole lives into a blazing flame of destruction and disaster.

Men have trained, or can train, every kind of animal or bird that lives and every kind of reptile and fish, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is always ready to pour out its deadly poison.

Sometimes it praises our heavenly YÁOHU ABí (Father), and sometimes it breaks out into curses against men who are made in the likeness of YÁOHU UL.

And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Dear brethren, surely this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out first with fresh water and then with bitter water? Can you pick olives from a fig tree, or figs from a grape vine? No, and you can't draw fresh water from a salty pool.' - YAOHUcaf (Jacob - James) 3:2-12

'Don't criticize or speak evil about each other, dear brethren. If you do, you will be fighting against YÁOHU UL's law of loving one another, declaring it is wrong. But your job is not to decide whether this law is right or wrong, but to obey it. Only He who made the law can rightly judge among us. He alone decides to save us or ruin. So what right do you have to judge or criticize others?' - YAOHUcaf (Jacob - James) 4:11-12

'Don't grumble about each other, brethren. Are you yourselves above criticism? For see! The Great Judge is coming. He is almost here.' [Let Him do whatever criticizing must be done.] - YAOHUcaf (Jacob -James) 5:9

'But most of all, dear brethren, do not swear either by heaven or earth or anything else; just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned for it.' - YAOHUcaf 5:12

'But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every idle word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.' - Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA told you in Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 12:36-37

'Never criticize nor condemn - or it will all come back on you. Go easy on others; then they will do the same for you.' -Luke 6:37

'Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before YÁOHU UL. YÁOHU UL is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.' - Ecclesiastes 5:2

'The tongue of the wise is health.' - Proverbs 12:18

'A wholesome tongue is a tree of life.' - Proverbs 15:4

'Death and life are in the power of the tongue.' - Proverbs 18:21

'A soft tongue breaks the bone.' - Proverbs 25:15

'Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.' - Proverbs 19:1

'A fool's lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

A fool's mouth is his undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to man's inmost parts.

One who is slack in his work is brother to one who ruins.' - Proverbs 18:6-9

'A fool finds no pleasure in comprehension but delights in airing his own opinions.' - Proverbs 18:2

'The sluggard says, 'There is a lion on the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!'

As a door turn on its hinges, so a sluggard turn on his bed.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

Like one who seizes a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, 'I was only joking!'

Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.

As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.

Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit.

Though his speech is charming, do not believe him for seven abominations fill his heart.

His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it; if a man rolls a boulder on someone, it will roll back on him.

A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.' - Proverbs 26:13-28

'Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.' - Proverbs 27:2

'He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.' - Proverbs 28:23

'He who speaks slander is a fool.' - Proverbs 10:18

'Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.' - Tehillim (Psalms) 101:5

'For there is nothing secret that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.' - Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA said in Luke 8:17

'If you brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony or two or three witnesses.'

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the Oholyao (Congregation); and if he refuses to listen even to the Oholyao (Congregation), treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.' - Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA told you in Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 18:15-17

'A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.' - Proverbs 26:28

'A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word agitates to anger.' - Proverbs 15:1

'If the boss is angry with you, don't quit! A quiet spirit will quiet his bad temper.' - Ecclesiastes 10:4

'Don't eavesdrop!' - Ecclesiastes 7:21

'A liar listens to a naughty tongue.' - Proverbs 17:4

'Whoever would love life and see blessed days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do right; he must seek peace and pursue it.' - 1 Peter 3:10-11

'Laziness lets the roof leak, and soon the rafters begin to rot.' - Ecclesiastes 10:18

'Never curse the king (authority, leader), not even in your thoughts; nor the rich man, either; for a little bird will tell them what you've said.' - Ecclesiastes 10:20

'It is pleasant to listen to wise words, but a fool's speech brings him to ruin. Since he begins with a foolish premise, his conclusion is sheer madness. A fool knows all about the future and tells everyone in detail!' - Ecclesiastes 10:12-14a

'Better to live in the desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.' - Proverbs 21:19

'Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.' - Proverbs 21:9

'He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.' - Proverbs 21:23

'For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.' - Romans 10:10

'Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to YÁOHU UL.' But I tell you: Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is YÁOHU UL's throne; or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Yaohushuaoleym (Jerusalem), for it is the City of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one (ha-satan).' - Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 5:33-37

'You shall not misuse the Shúam (Name) of YÁOHU your UL, for YÁOHU UL will not hold anyone guiltless (not punishable) who misuses His Shúam (Name).' - Deuteronomy 5:11

'Have faith in YÁOHU UL....I tell you the truth, if anyone SAYS to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he SAYS will happen, it will be DONE for him.' - Mark 11:22-23

And now from the deutero-canonicals:

'Avoid idle talk, and you will avoid a lot of trouble. Never repeat what you hear, and you will have no regrets. Don't tell it to your friends or enemies unless it would be sinful to keep it to yourself.

Whoever hears you will take note of it, and sooner or later will hate you for it.

Have you heard a rumor? Let it die with you. Be brave! It won't make you explode. A stupid person trying to keep a secret suffers like a pregnant woman in labor pains. Any time he hears a secret, it's like an arrow stuck in his leg.

If you hear that a friend has done something wrong, ask him about it. Maybe it isn't true. If it is true, he won't do it again. If you hear that a neighbor has said something he shouldn't, ask him about it. Maybe he didn't say it. If he did, he won't say it again.

If you hear something bad about a friend, ask him about it. It might be a lie. Don't believe everything you hear. A person may say something carelessly and not really mean it. Everyone has sinned in this way at one time or another.

If you hear something that makes you angry with your neighbor, ask him about it before you threaten him. Leave the matter to the Law of the Most High.' - Wisdom of ben Sorcha 19:6-19

'Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong. It is never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out.

If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always remain firm in defending him.' - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY now sets you free from chat, gossip, rumormongering, warmongering, slanders, libels and evil reports and also from laziness, oversleeping, greed, idolatries, gluttonies, sexual immoralities and all forms of lusts.

BE HOL SHUAM YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Now you are free, you are delivered, and you are whole!

You are dignified in your QUIET, diligent, honest labor of love as you serve Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA daily!

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam! You really now have a portion of the mind of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA. YAOHÚSHUA is your Wisdom!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA is your best example in life. Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the lowly Messiah, Who, in all humility and joy, took the disguise of a Servant, and served YÁOHU UL diligently, completely, promptly, excellently and with gladness of heart.

That's why YÁOHU UL exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him a Shúam (Name) that is above every name.

YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth that sets you free from all the lies, deceptions and fallacies of the enemy! YAOHÚSHUA is your Wisdom!

Looking unto Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the exemplary ideal and utmost goal of our faith....

HaolulYAOHU UL Kaokam, the only Wise UL (All-Powerful Eternal Creator)!

You have been translated from the enemy's kingdom of chat, gossip, rumormongering, warmongering, slanders, libels and evil reports, laziness, oversleeping, greed, idolatries, gluttonies, sexual immoralities and all forms of lusts into YÁOHU UL's Kingdom of peace, rectitude, light, truth, joy, love, diligent service and prosperity!

And you are now all diligent, peaceful, quiet, wise, joyful and honest servants and handmaidens of Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Messiah Who works, Who was sent by YÁOHU UL, Who also works!

Everyone must learn to earn the bread that they eat; and to earn the rest, respite or sleep that they take.

'Then they asked Him, 'What must we do to do the works YÁOHU UL requires?'

YAOHÚSHUA answered, 'The work of YÁOHU UL is this: that you believe in the One He has sent.' - YAOHUkhanam (John) 6:28-29

'TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!' - Hebrews 3:15a

You are free, you are delivered and you are rescued from the vices of chat, gossip, rumormongering, warmongering, slanders, libels and evil reports, laziness, oversleeping, greed, idolatries, gluttonies, sexual immoralities and all forms of lusts, now and always!

Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, the Prince of Peace, has redeemed and freed you from all the curses of the law and has made you His heirs!

HaolulYAOHU (Praise YÁOHU)!

You have been inoculated against the viruses of chat, gossip, rumormongering, warmongering, slanders, libels and evil reports, laziness, oversleeping, greed, idolatries, gluttonies, sexual immoralities and all forms of lusts, and so all of you are therefore, TODAY and for always, vigorously diligent and safe from them all, joyfully and lovingly serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA, the Prince of Peace.

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

Your Faith Assignments for Today:

You will apply the principles in Man-YÁOHU 18:15-17 whenever another believer sins against you. Go to him and show him his fault just between the two of you, FIRST. You won't go telling one or two others unless you have gone to see him FIRST.

You will not entertain complaints from those who allege that they were offended unless they have FIRST gone to see the alleged offender in the spirit of brotherly love and reconciliation.

You will now put into practice living a QUIET life. Diligently, kindly, lovingly and QUIETLY serving Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA.

You will now stop listening to rumormongers, warmongers, evil reports, slanders and defamations, from others or suggested by evil spirits in the mind.

Your 'Yes' will simply be 'Yes' and your 'No' will simply be 'No' - anything beyond that means something is wrong.

You will practice to defend your loved ones, your authorities and those whom YÁOHU UL has placed under your care and responsibility, knowing that the enemy is the wrongful accuser of the brethren.

The wicked accuse, the upright defends.

You will, from now on, please avoid saying negative statements that are detrimental to others or to your own well being. Please practice speaking only what YÁOHU UL says in His written Word about and in every given situation, but only when impelled to speak by the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling in you.

Whatever you SAY, and don't doubt, will be DONE for you. So please be very careful about anything you say.

You must always fully rely upon the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' in you to always teach you and lead you into all truth.

YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth. YAOHÚSHUA is the Prince of Peace and Quietude.

You have the mind of the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA, because you have received and accepted Him in your heart as your Life Governor, Messiah and Savior, now and forevermore. Amnao!

Someone is always guiding you Who is always ready to teach you, make you wise, lead you into all truth and greatly bless you, thereby glorifying YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY in your lives!

Your Memory and Contemplation Verses for Today:

'Death and life are in the power of the tongue.' - Proverbs 18:21

'This should be your ambition: to live a QUIET life, minding your own business and doing your own work, just as we told you before. As a result, people who are not Yaohushuahim will trust as well as respect you, and you will not need to depend on others for enough money to pay your bills.' - 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

'Dear brethren, don't ever forget that it is best to listen much, SPEAK LITTLE and not become angry; for anger doesn't make us upright, as YÁOHU UL demands that we must be.' - YAOHUcaf (Jacob - James) 1:19-20.

'But I tell you that men will have to give account on the Day of Judgment for every idle word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.' - Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA spoke in Man-YÁOHU (Matthew) 12:36-37.

'For the Word of YÁOHU UL is living and effective. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.' - Hebrews 4:12

Tips for Today....

'You servants (employees) must always obey your earthly bosses, not only trying to please them when they are watching you but all the time; obey them willingly because of your love for ha-Molkhiúl (the Ruler YAOHÚSHUA) and because you want to please Him.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for ha-Molkhiúl and not merely for your bosses, remembering that it is ha-Molkhiúl, the Messiah, Who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns.

He is the One you are really working for!

And if you don't do your best for Him, He will pay you in a way that you won't like - for He has no special favorites who can get away with shirking.' - Colossians 3:22-25

'Cursed is he who serves YÁOHU UL with laziness....' - YarmiYAOHU (Jeremiah) 48:10

All these are given to you in true love and deep humility, BE HOL SHUAM (in the Name of) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, am-nám!

True or False Queries for Today....

1. Telling others the truth against someone is not bad as long as what you say are really true.

2. Slander is telling others the truth about someone but with the intention of ruining his name and reputation.

3. Sluggards are fond of spreading rumors and slanders because their lips are idle and therefore often used by ha-satan as his mouthpieces.

4. Sloths are akin to those who smear the reputations of others.

5. Idle words are words which do not glorify YÁOHU UL and are contrary to His written Word.

6. Impertinent 'why' queries are those spoken with the hidden intentions to argue.

7. Rumors are pleasant to hear and listen to.

8. Rumormongering is spreading or listening to an event when one is not a part of the problem nor a part of its solution.

9. A person whose mind is filled with rumors, gossips and breaking news cannot do his job well for he cannot give undivided attention to what he is expected to do and finish.

10. Spreading evil reports, be it in the form of gossip or news reports, is glorifying evil and is used by ha-satan to propagate his ways and methods among many who unknowingly imitate what they usually see and hear.

11. To complain about the law is to praise wickedness.

12. 'I heard it from the grapevine,' is the phrase that warns you that it is a dainty gossip.

13. The most common introductory statement of slanders begin with, 'She is a fine person but....'

14. 'I really don't want to say anything bad against him but....' is another common opening remark of backbiters.

15. The most common victims of slanders and defamations are parents-in-law, movie 'stars' (goats) and government authorities.

16. One must keep his personal problems really 'personal' and not spread them in the workplace or somewhere else.

17. Nothing is really a secret. So you don't have to tell anyone about anything at all. Better to keep your mouth shut.

18. Sometimes, one can't really avoid eavesdropping especially when salary hikes are being discussed in the board room.

19. When your espouse or child sounds unusually romantic while talking on the phone, you have the perfect right to eavesdrop.

20. Many marriages have been broken because of 'concerned' friends, workmates, neighbors and relatives.

21. Telling the truth on the witness chair in the courts of law which ruins the reputation of and convicts the accused is slander.

22. One must never ask advice from a known gossip.

23. 'I'll tell you something but promise you won't tell anyone else....' is another byline of the rumormonger.

24. Warmongering is sowing fear, revenge and enmity among friends and relations.

25. Sowing enmity and discord among brethren is the most effective weapon in uniting the upright against the wicked.

26. Divisions and internal quarrels are caused by entertaining evil suspicions in the minds of the sloths.

27. If one believes every evil suspicion that is suggested by the enemy in his mind, sooner or later, he will be alone in seclusion with ha-satan, the father and source of lies.

28. The wicked person's mind is filled with evil suspicions, moral impurities and wickedness, and he continually suffers in torment because of them.

29. The upright person's mind is filled with noble, pure and praiseworthy thoughts.

30. The believer's meditation in his mind must always be pleasing in YÁOHU UL's sight.

31. In the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks; evil reports come from wicked hearts; fine reports come from pure hearts.

32. When you say and doubt not that you are blessed and prosperous, it will be done unto you.

33. When you say and doubt not that you are miserable, sick and hopeless, it will be done unto you.

34. One must defend his parent even if he actually saw that he stole the neighbor's appliance. That is scriptural love.

35. Worries and doubts are the exact opposites of faith and trust.

36. Backbiting is saying something bad behind someone's back.

37. What one says in the absence of someone, he must also be able to say in his presence, to be sure that what he is saying is not slanderous.

38. The crime of Judas was that he pointedly told the truth about where Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA was.

39. The best revenge against someone who spread rumors against you is to also spread contrary rumors against her. She deserves it. It's only fair.

40. Those who spread rumors against you are bitterly eager to get what you delightfully have.

41. You will only be remembered for two things: the rumors you received and the rumors you spread.

42. The mediocre talks about other people; the average talks about salaries and current events; the intelligent talks about ideas; the holy talks about YÁOHU UL and His Word.

43. False accusation is the last stage before supernatural promotion.

44. When your boss falsely accuses you, it's time to quit.

45. The enemy always attacks those next in line for a promotion.

46. When you discover your assignment from YÁOHU UL, you will discover who your real enemies are.

47. Crisis always occurs at the curve of change.

48. The enemy's favorite entry point into your life is always through someone close to you.

49. When YÁOHU UL wants to bless you, he puts a person in your life. When ha-satan wants to ruin you, he puts a person in your life.

50. Many conflicts can soonest be resolved and wrongs rectified if the proper steps laid out by Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA in Man-YÁOHU 18:15-17 are taken by the offended party.

51. Many have gone to jail or were deposed from their seats of authority for saying the wrong things.

52. 'Chat rooms' are the highways to poverty and immoralities.

53. Every word that you speak is recorded in a book that will someday be reviewed in your presence by the Judge of all.

54. Someone is always listening to you Who is capable of doing whatever you say from your heart.

55. Those who irreverently use the Shúam 'YÁOHU' will surely be punished, in this life and in the next.

Archaic (not modern) Hebrew words for today:

1. shua-oleym - peace, quiet and satisfaction
2. kadashot ha-raot - evil reports; bad news
3. rachelan - gossipy
4. racheluth - gossip
5. talkative; chatty - patpatan

'He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.' - Proverbs 21:23

12. The virus of laziness will try to attack and paralyze even the most diligent, if one is not always vigilant.

'Atzlutim' or laziness is no respecter of persons.

Slothfulness can subtly attack even the most diligent among the servants and handmaidens of YÁOHU UL, the ones who are not continually on guard against it.

Diagnosing Initial Attack and Infection -

Initial symptom of the attack of laziness is the inward stubbornness to the requirements of YÁOHU UL for diligence and for always remaining alert and productive in our daily services to our Molkhiúl (King) YAOHÚSHUA hol-MEHUSHKHÁY, the Messiah.

Once this symptom is identified, the diligent must quickly mortify such adamant and recalcitrant attitude by walking by the Word and not by feelings or emotions.

Actions based on the written Word first, then the feelings will naturally follow. If one has to wait until he feels diligent and vigorous, the waiting may go on throughout the day, week or even months.

Realize that feelings and emotions are in the realm of the soul, and are easily controlled by the flesh with its inclination towards slothfulness. That is why it is not wise to act and behave according to one's feelings and emotions for they can be deceitful and cunning.

Yaohushuahim (believers in the Messiah YAOHÚSHUA) must walk according to the written Word and at the unction and prompting of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling. To act, move and behave according to the dictates of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' in accordance with the written Word, regardless of what one feels at any given moment, is the believer's best defense against the subtle attacks of indolence.

Together with this walk in the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' and by His Word, is the continual suppression and mortification of all the demands, appeals and lusts of the flesh usually expressed through deceptive feelings and emotions.

The believer must believe, claim, appropriate and walk in the truths of the Holy Scriptures which declare, among others, that the power of our sinful nature have been crushed when Molkhiúl YAOHÚSHUA was impaled for our benefit. The lusts of the flesh, our body's sinful nature, the enemy and the allures of this world have no more power over every Yaohushuahee (believer)! You need not obey them, and you have the power of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling to overpower them.

This is one of the vital truths wherein you must always walk on. YAOHÚSHUA is the Truth. And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free!

Quick, prompt and active obedience to the promptings and leadings of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' regardless of your feelings or emotions at any given time, is your best and safest guarantee against this initial subtle attack of laziness. Doing it now, not later.

Second Stage of Malignancy -

If this initial attack of indolence goes unchecked and allowed to linger, the virus will begin to entrench itself in the one who was unwary of its subtle intrusion. By his failure to overpower and mortify the initial symptom of stubbornness and disobedience to the promptings of the 'RÚKHA-YAOHÚSHUA' indwelling, the virus of laziness now, at this stage, has gained a foothold in him.

Once permitted to linger in one's being, laziness will then manifest the outward visible symptoms of oversleeping, overeating, self-induced fears, worries, anxieties, pleasure-seeking, extravagance, sexual lusts and so on.

The overall aim of this virus is to paralyze the person, to make him stop doing and finishing what YÁOHU UL is expecting from him daily.

Worries, anxieties and self-induced fears are its most virulent weapons in paralyzing its victims into inaction, dormancy and deep hibernation. Worries and fears are meant to be its mind paralyzers. These are the venoms of laziness.

Heart-throbbing appeals to give in to sexual urges are meant to drain the victim's energy and vigor, so he won't be able to be creative and productive, making his mind reprobate and dull. This is the manifest evidence that ha-satan has already put up his workshop in the victim's mind through suggestions and lewd imaginations.

Another noticeable symptom at this worse stage of infection is the making of soft choices in one's daily activities. Making soft choices connotes easy surrender, lack of determination to overcome obstacles, getting easily discouraged and small tasks become seemingly huge burdens and problems.

Mediocrity also becomes the rule, rather than excellence. 'At least it is better than not doing it at all,' is the rationalization given by the flesh. Slack and sluggishness become apparent in this stage.

'Mediocre' means half-baked performance. Not too bad, not too well either. Not too neat, not too dirty either. Not yet finished because it was begun late, and so on.

At this stage, the remedy available to the victim or patient is to make himself accountable to his authorities for the prompt initializing and continuing to the finish all tasks that is given him. To quickly begin and finish his daily tasks, job or chores and to report to his authorities upon completion within the designated timeline is a sure remedy.

Emphasizing the importance of time, beginning promptly and excellently finishing till completion each assigned task or job, followed by reporting to his authorities, will cure this malady of indolence at this stage.

Third Stage of Malignancy -

If still goes unchecked, this virus of indolence and laziness, subclass of the cancer of pride, will cause much deterioration in the victim's life conditions. Laziness becomes a habit at this point.

In this third malignant stage of indolence, the eventual paralysis of the body, desolation of the mind, tormenting fears and worries, and uncontrolled sexual urges are clearly noticeable to the trained eye. The victim suffers terribly at this stage of this virulent infection.

The victim also begins to pour out poisonous remarks and statements from his mouth, his tongue usually wagging, and his eyes become uncontrollably overactive, like a dog in heat.

Rumormongering, backbiting, television and games of chances become his favorite time consuming amusements. He also begins to sow intrigues and enmity around him, inviting others to argue and to quarrel. Bitterness, hatreds, offenses and evil suspicions multiply. 'I was only joking,' becomes his favorite expression, while continually meddling in the lives and work of others.

The victim then becomes an avid habitue of discos, casinos, gambling joints, bars, drug and prostitution dens and other places where the degenerate and depraved long for each other's company. Misery does love company. Backsliders and apostates are attracted to each other too! Like attracts like.

The victim also begins to be in lack. Financial pressures mount and poverty comes rushing into his life like an armed bandit. The victim then goes frantically searching and falling for 'get-rich-quick' schemes, which all fail nonetheless. He then suffers under chastisement poverty, if not total bankruptcy.

This case, at this malignant stage, requires intensive care treatment. Food must be withheld from the victim. Privileges must be curtailed and the victim must be encouraged to continually read the Word while going through extended periods of prayer and fasts.

When the patient goes hungry enough, this will impel his entire physical body to reactivate, lusts will fly out of the window because hunger would be knocking at the door, and sleep would be so unattractive. Hunger is the bes