Clean and undefiled religion before Elohim is this...

Shalom brothers and sisters in Messiah! I pray that YHVH's shalom is with you and 

that He is using you to share His Good News wherever you live.

There is an elderly lady named Dona Blanca that lives down in the town of El Duruy, Costa Rica. 

She is a very sweet lady and loves to talk about Scripture.

 But as you will see here, she had been living in a rather hard environment.

  Psalms 69:1-3

 Save me, O Elohim! For waters have come up to my neck. 

2 I have sunk in deep mud, And there is no place to stand; 

I have come into deep waters, And the floods overflow me. 

3 I am worn out from my crying; My throat is dry; 

My eyes grow dim As I wait for my Elohim.

 

Psalms 69:13, 20

But as for me, my prayer is to You, O YHVH, At an acceptable time, O Elohim. 

In the greatness of Your kindness, Answer me in the truth of Your deliverance.
20 Reproach has broken my heart and I am sick; I looked for sympathy, 

but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. 

 

  She had her whole house falling down around her, the kitchen floor had big, gaping holes

 that were very difficult for her to walk through, and she slept in the rain

 with no walls and her house being flooded.

She has a grandson that stays with her named Bryan but during

 the daytime he works so she was by herself. 

She had some help from one of her sons named Don Renaldo, but he also 

worked up at the farm so he could only work at her house on the weekends.

 

Psalms 69:29-34

 But I am poor and in pain; Let Your deliverance, O Elohim, set me up on high. 

30 I praise the Name of Elohim with a song, And I make Him great with thanksgiving. 

31 And this pleases YHVH more than an ox, A bull with horns and hooves. 

32 The humble shall see, they rejoice, You who seek Elohim, and your hearts live. 

33 For YHVH hears the poor, And He shall not despise His captives. 

34 Let the heavens and earth praise Him, The seas and all that moves in them. 

 But thanks to YHVH our Elohim, her prayers were answered! 

Through YHVH's blessings and your gifts an elderly lady named Dona Blanca has a new house.
Here is just a small part of what was done to build her a new home.

 

James 1:22-27

And become doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 

23 Because if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, 

he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror, 

24 for he looks at himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what he was like. 

25 But he that looked into the perfect Torah, that of freedom, and continues in it, not becoming 

a hearer that forgets, but a doer of work, this one shall be blessed in his doing of the Torah.. 

26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle 

his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is worthless. 

27 Clean and undefiled religion before the Elohim and Father is this:

 to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. 

 Matthew 25:31-46

 “And when the Son of Aḏam comes in His esteem, and all the set-apart messengers with Him, 

then He shall sit on the throne of His esteem. 

32 “And all the nations shall be gathered before Him, and He shall 

separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. 

33 “And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 

34 “Then the Sovereign shall say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, 

inherit the reign prepared for you from the foundation of the world – 

35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty 

and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, 

36 was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and 

you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.’ 

37 “Then the righteous shall answer Him, saying, ‘Master, when did we see 

You hungry and we fed You, or thirsty and gave You to drink? 

38 ‘And when did we see You a stranger and took You in, or naked and clothed You? 

39 ‘And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and we came to You?’ 

40 “And the Sovereign shall answer and say to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, 

in so far as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.’ 

41 “He shall then also say to those on the left hand, ‘Go away from Me, 

accursed ones, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his messengers – 

42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, 

43 ‘I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, was naked and 

you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ 

44 “Then they also shall answer Him, saying, ‘Master, when did we see You

 hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve You?’ 

45 “Then He shall answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far as you 

did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 

46 “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.” 

There are many who have contributed to 

building Dona Blana's house, 

and to all who have helped, 

may YHVH multiply your Blessings. 

Philippians 4:17

Not that I seek the gift, 

but I seek the fruit that is multiplying to your account. 

Until next time...

 Shalom!

The Montanez Family
 Servants and Emissaries of Yahshua, Children of YHVH

HalleluYAH! 

The Fast of Isaiah 58... Yom Kippur 2012

Shalom brothers and sisters in Messiah! I pray that you all have had a blessed Moedim(Feast Days)

and that YHVH can use you to share His good news with others.

We have been busy lately but I do want to update you on what we have been doing. 

10 days ago was Yom Kippur, and as you know, it is called the Day of Atonement/Repentance.

 In Leviticus 23 it says:

Leviticus 23:26-32

.  And YHVH spoke to Moshe, saying, 

27 “On the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be a set-apart 

gathering for you. And you shall afflict your beings, and shall bring an offering made by fire to YHVH. 

28 “And you do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, 

to make atonement for you before YHVH your Elohim. 

29 “For any being who is not afflicted on that same day, he shall be cut off from his people. 

30 “And any being who does any work on that same day, 

that being I shall destroy from the midst of his people. 

31 “You do no work – a law forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 

32 ‘It is a Sabbath of rest to you, and you shall afflict your beings. On the ninth day

 of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you observe your Sabbath.”

This is the only day of the year that the high priest was able to go

 into the Most Holy Place and make an offering for the sins of all of Yisra'el

 as it says in Leviticus 16:

Leviticus 16:29-34

  “And this shall be for you a law forever: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, 

you afflict your beings, and do no work, the native or the stranger who sojourns among you. 

30 “For on that day he makes atonement for you, to cleanse you, 

to be clean from all your sins before YHVH.. 

31 “It is a Sabbath of rest for you, and you shall afflict your beings – a law forever. 

32 “And the priest, who is anointed and ordained to serve as priest in his father’s place, 

shall make atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, the set-apart garments,
33 And he shall make atonement for the Most Set-apart Place, and make atonement for the Tent of Meeting and for the altar, and make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. 

34 “And this shall be for you a law forever, to make atonement for the children of Yisra'el, 

for all their sins, once a year.” And he did as YHVH commanded Moshe.

Now, on this day He tells us to afflict our beings and fast. Now most people think of fasting as praying all day and not eating. But a couple of years ago we found a passage in Isaiah that talks about the true fast that YHVH really wants, and since we should be doers of the Word and not just hearers, we paid special attention:

Isaiah 58:1-5

“Cry aloud, do not spare. Lift up your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to 

My people their transgression, and the house of Yaʽaqob their sins. 

2 “Yet they seek Me day by day, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness,

and did not forsake the right-ruling of their Elohim. They ask of Me rulings

 of righteousness, they delight in drawing near to Elohim. 

3 They say, ‘Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we afflicted our beings, 

and You took no note?’ “Look, in the day of your fasting you find pleasure, and drive on all your laborers. 

4 “Look, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wrongness. 

You do not fast as you do this day, to make your voice heard on high. 

5 “Is it a fast that I have chosen, a day for a man to afflict his being? Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Do you call this a fast, and an acceptable day to YHVH?

So if the real fast isn't to not eat and put sackcloth on, then what is it that we are supposed to do...?

James 1:27

Clean and undefiled religion before the Elohim and Father is this: to visit orphans

 and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

Isaiah 58:6-7

“Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loosen the tight cords of wrongness, to undo the bands of the yoke, to exempt the oppressed, and to break off every yoke? 

7 “Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; when you see the naked, and cover him, and not hide yourself from your own flesh?

Yahshua promises us in Matthew 25 that those who will inherit the kingdom of Elohim will be the ones who give food and water to the hungry and thirsty brings in the strangers clothes the naked, and goes to the prisons, because He says:

Matthew 25:40

“And the Sovereign(Yahshua) shall answer and say to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far

 as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.’

So basically in essence, what is the real fast?

Matthew 22:37-40

And Yahshua said to him, "You shall love YHVH your Elohim with all your heart,

 and with all your being, and with all your mind."

38 “This is the first and great command. 

39 “And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 

40 “On these two commands hang all the Torah and the Prophets.”

That is what it truly is, to love, and Yahshua was the perfect example of that. 1st Peter says:

1 Peter 2:21-25 

For to this you were called, because Messiah also suffered for us,

 leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps, “

22 who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth,” 

23 who, being reviled, did not revile in return; suffering, did not threaten,

 but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 

24 who Himself bore our sins in His body on the timber, so that we, 

having died to sins, might live unto righteousness – by whose stripes you were healed.  

25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now 

 returned(Teshuvah) to the Shepherd and Overseer of your lives.

May we all learn to LOVE YHVH and show our LOVE by LOVING our neighbor, whether it be your best friend, some kid down the block, a homeless man, or a poor widow. 

May YHVH bless you!

Until next time...

Shalom!

The Montanez Family

Servants and Emissaries of Yahshua, Children of YHVH

HalleluYAH!

Yom Teruah 2012… The Bridegroom is Coming!

Chag Sameah Teruah-Happy Feast of Trumpets

El Duruy, Valle de la Estrella, Costa Rica

Lost House of Yisra'el

Leviticus 23:2,24
 “Speak to the children of Yisraʼel, and say to them, ‘The appointed times of YHVH,
which you are to proclaim as set-apart gatherings, My appointed times, are these:
24 “Speak to the children of Yisraʼel, saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month,

 you have a rest, a remembrance of blowing of trumpets, a set-apart gathering.

 

Our family thought we were going to be alone for these feasts.
Then we told one family about the feasts and then sent a text message to some other people.
We prayed that Abba YHVH would use us and bring who He wanted to be with us.
It has been an amazing experience to see Him at work. We started receiving texts saying that
they were coming and that their neighbor wanted to come as well. HalleluYAH!

  Matthew 18:33
‘Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant,
as I also had compassion on you?ʼ 

We had to drive them up and down the mountain and across the river.
It took 4 trips in the day and 3 trips at night to move them but it was worth it. 

Psalms 72:3 "
Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, by righteousness."

  

Let the children come to me....
Our hope is that the next generation come to know, love and serve Yahshua HaMashiach.
These are the last generation. Help us become a testimony to them. I asked one of them,
 "Do you know a man of God?", and he answered " you". I lost words and felt disappointed
and humbled that he could not see Elohim in any other man.
At the same time I felt responsible for the Testimony I carry.

Psalms 149:3 "
Let them praise His Name in a dance; Let them sing
 praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre."

How beautiful are the inheritance of the womb He allows us to bring for Him.

 

Zechariah 8:23
“Thus said YHVH of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from all languages of the nations take hold,
yea, they shall take hold of the edge of the garment of a man, a Yehuḏite, saying,
 “Let us go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.” 

Hebrews 4:12
"For the Word of Elohim is living, and working, and sharper than any two-edged sword,
 cutting through even to the dividing of being and spirit, and of joints and marrow,
and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."

 

 

Psalms 98:6
"With trumpets and the sound of a horn;
Raise a shout before YHVH, the Sovereign."

HalleluYAH!!!

Jeremiah 16:19
"O YHVH, my strength and my stronghold and my refuge, in the day of distress the gentiles
 shall come to You from the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited only falsehood,
futility, and there is no value in them.”

We have heard from those that came that they will return to be with us for Sukkot
and will bring others with them. Praise YAH for Ushpizin. Visitors for Sukkot are a blessing.
 We are preparing food and teachings and will need transportation to bring people up.
 It must be a 4x4 vehicle and we have contacted someone that will charge us a fee.
Pray for provision for that!

If you feel led to send a gift offering to cover the expenses to celebrate the feasts
in Costa Rica for the people of Valle de la Estrella and El Duruy please do so in the donation link.
Praise Abba El Shaddai and Yirei that provided for this feast and allowed
our family to reach this season of Moedim (Appointed times)

Philippians 4:17, 19-20
 "Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that is multiplying to your account.
And my Elohim shall fill all your need according to His riches in esteem by Messiah Yahshua.
 And to our Elohim and Father be esteem forever and ever. Amen."

The Montañez Family

Servants of El Shaddai YHVH Elohim Tzevaot taking the
good news of Yahshua HaMashiach
 to the captives of teachings and commandments
of men in Central America. Shalom Shalem.

PS. With this said please consider these teachings on the End Times Series by 119 ministries and Passion for Truth.

Rags 2 Modesty

2Corinthians 3:18

And we all, as with unveiled face we see as in a mirror the esteem of YHVH, are being

 transformed into the same likeness from esteem to esteem, as from YHVH, the Spirit.

How thankful I am that our Father has given me a creative gift to use for His Glory. 

Over a year ago Suzanne introduced me to making skirts from pants. Since then I’ve probably 

made over 30 to give away and Bless others. What started out as doing something nice for 

someone has turned into a “Modesty” ministry, an open door for teaching about 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. 

Our life is truly not our own and we are bought with a price. As women weather young or old 

we will stand before judgment to answer if we have been a stumbling block for our brother. 

  No scrap of material is safe in my hands! I’ve discovered that both young and old
are willing to trade in their jeans(holes and all) for a recycled skirt. 

Shh…this one is made from a pair of Christopher’s shorts that I got tired of fixing!

An old pair of jeans has become a beautiful full “hip” skirt.

 

Had to try my hand at embroidery after watching a sister and 

decided it made a really nice patch for a torn skirt. 

Hmm…this seems to be inspired from my “Tree of Righteousness Shawl.”

 

Reina and Selena each gave me a pair of jeans to make a skirt with and a matching head covering. 

They do look beautiful don’t they?

 

And of course their Mom Mayra didn’t want to be left out.

This skirt was a trade with a young lady whose skirts were a little too short! 

She was quite happy with this one and has asked me to make her another one. 

After making several for Mayra and her girls I told her it was time she learned to make her own skirts.

 She did a beautiful job.

 

Check out the beautiful embroidery on this denim skirt. This is not store bought. 

A very beloved sister in Panama did this for me after I recycled several of her and her daughters skirts. 

Although it’s hard to see, this is a top someone had given us with a couple a small stains on it. I just embroidered some cute little flowers on top of them. 

These black bermudas are my latest project for a young lady.

As a worn out old pair of jeans are transformed into something new, creative and useable, 

we pray that the lives of each one of these ladies, both young and old, 

will transformed and conformed to our Creator’s as well.

Romans 12:2

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you prove what is that good and well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.

Titus 2:3-5

The older women likewise are to be set-apart in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of what is good, in order for them to train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, blameless, workers at home, good, subject to their own husbands, in order that the word of Elohim is not evil spoken of. 

  

If you are interested in promoting and supporting modesty, and would like to help us in this endeavor, 

you can make a donation through our donation button at the lower right side of the page or visit our site at Mayim Chayim Inspirations.

Until next time...

 

Shalom! 

Tammy Montanez 

Servant of Yahshua, Child of YHVH  

HalleluYAH!