Poder de decisão
Deus nos deu o poder de escolher. A Bíblia mostra que nossas decisões têm consequências eternas e nos chama a escolher sabiamente — a vida, a fé e o caminho de Deus.
A responsabilidade de escolher
Escolhei hoje a quem servireis. Cada decisão molda nosso destino, e Deus nos convida a escolher o caminho da vida e da obediência.
And if it seem rah unto you to serve Hashem, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the elohim which Avoteichem served that were on the other side of the River, or the elohei HaEmori, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my bais, we will serve Hashem.
And Yehoshua said unto HaAm, Ye are edim against yourselves that ye have chosen for you Hashem, to serve Him. And they said, We are edim.
Therefore I will judge you, O Bais Yisroel, every one according to the drakhim of him, saith Adonoi Hashem. Make teshuvah, and turn yourselves from all your peysha’im, so avon shall not be your michshol (stumbling block, downfall). Cast away from you all your peysha’im, whereby ye have committed peysha; and get you a lev chadash and a ruach chadashah; for why will ye die, O Bais Yisroel? For I have no pleasure in the mot of him that dieth, saith Adonoi Hashem; therefore, make teshuva and live!
I have da’as of your ma’asim, that you are neither kar (cold) nor kham (hot). Would that you were kar or kham! But because you are posher (lukewarm) and neither kham nor kar, I am about to spew you out of my mouth.
Decisões e consequências
Deus retribuirá a cada um segundo as suas obras. As Escrituras nos alertam que a mornidão espiritual e a resistência ao Espírito têm consequências sérias.
Who will render L’ISH K’MA’A’SEI HU [13] (to each according to his works).
To those who, by savlanut (patience), persevere in doing hatov (the good), seek for kavod (glory) and honor and incorruptibility, He will give Chayyei Olam (Eternal Life). But to those who are self-seeking and who have no mishma’at (obedience) to HaEmes Hashem, but instead have mishma’at to resha, there will be Charon Af Hashem and fury.
You AM KESHEH OREF (stiff-necked people), you who are without the "bris milah" of the lev (heart) and of the oznayim (ears), you always resist the Ruach Hakodesh; you are doing like your Avot.
Do not discard, then, your bitachon (confident trust) which has gadol sachar (great reward). You are nitzrach (needy) of the kind of savlanut (patience) that has endurance, in order that, having accomplished the ratzon Hashem, you will receive the havtachah (promise). For yet a little while and Hu HaBah YAVO LO YE’ACHER (He will come, he will not delay), V’TZADDIK VE’EMUNATO YICHEYEH (And my tzaddik will live by Emunah). And, if he shrinks back as a shmad defector, LO RATZTAH NAFSHI BO (My soul has no pleasure in him). But we are not of those who shrink back as shmad defectors toward churban destruction, but we are of those with Emunah whose neshamah is preserved in Yeshu’at Eloheinu.
Decisão e fé
Decida com fé, entregue seus planos ao Senhor e aja com determinação. Deus guia os passos de quem se achega a Ele de coração.
The goral is cast into the kheyk (lap),
but the whole decision thereof is from Hashem.
There are many plans in a lev ish;
nevertheless it is the etzah of Hashem that shall stand.
Commit thy ma’asim (works) unto Hashem,
and thy plans shall be established.
For Adonoi Hashem will help Me;
therefore shall I not be disgraced;
therefore have I set My face as khalamish (flint [See Lk 9:51]),
and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
If anyone wants to do the ratzon Hashem, he will have da’as about my Torah, whether it is of Hashem or I speak only from myself.
And they shall be My people, and I will be their Elohim; And I will give them lev echad (one heart), and derech echad (one way), that they may fear Me kol hayamim, for the tov of them, and of their banim after them;
And Kefa said to them, Make teshuva (repentance, turning from chet to Hashem) and each of you submit to a tevilah of teshuva in the Shem of Yehoshua HaMoshiach, for the selichat avon of you, and you will receive the matanah of the Ruach Hakodesh.
Submit yourselves in mishma’at (obedience) to Hashem. Resist HaSatan, and he will flee from you. Draw near to Hashem and Hashem will draw near to you. Cleanse your yadayim (hands), you chote’im (sinners)! And purify your levavot, you anashim of double mind!