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by Rita Bennett
How many treasures do you have in your life? Your loved ones, spouse, family and friends, your pets, house, boat or plane, other property, food, water, clothing, sleep, and so on. Hopefully you also have the spiritual treasures of your Father God, your Savior, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, awe of the Lord, eternal life, Heaven, angels, spiritual gifts, spiritual fruit, talents, gift of repentance, your church fellowship, spiritual leaders, and life itself. This question of naming your treasures could be an exercise that ends up in a very long treatise indeed. Get out a large roll of paper, such as white wrapping paper, and start writing. Your whole life could be on this scroll!
In
Hebrew, the word for treasure is o-tsar. Hebrew
letters all have literal and spiritual meanings. The root
letters for treasure reading from right to left are:
Aleph
shows us that if you are going to have lasting treasures,
God must be number one in your life. Aleph means the
number one, in one of the several ways of Hebrew counting.
It is a silent but powerful letter in this word. The vowel
next to it, vav (not shown here), gives the word an
"o" sound.
In the first commandment God says, "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me" (Exodus 20:2,3 KJV mod.).
Tsahdee
is close to tsahdik meaning righteous, referring to
the Almighty, who alone is fully righteous. A righteous
person thinks, speaks, and acts in right or righteous ways.
There is no letter in English comparable to the Hebrew
letter tsahdee. Put your tongue on the roof of your
mouth and say the letter "c" and you will be close. The
vowel "ah" sound of kamats is not shown here.
In Psalm 119:137-144 there are eight verses that all begin with the Hebrew letter tsahdee. Read the verses and see what God says concerning this section, each beginning with the letter for righteousness. I particularly like the tsahdee or tsahdik verse, "Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your torah is the truth" (v. 142 KJV mod.).
You can see this formation with the 22 Hebrew letters in octaves, or groups of eight, all the way through Psalm 119 in the KJV or NIV versions of the Bible. Of course, in the actual Hebrew Psalms the tsahdee letter is most clearly seen at the actual beginning of each line. The above eight verses (Ps. 137-144) show those specifically beginning with tsahdee.
Rehsh
(something like the "r" in English) is close to the word
Rosh, meaning head. May I ask, "Who is head of your
life?" It is either God (Elohim), or fallen man. "And
what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us who
believe, according to the working of His mighty power, which
He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and
set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places . . .
And has put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be
the head over all things to the church, which is His body,
the fullness of Him that fills all in all" (Eph. 1:19,20,
22, 23 KJV mod.).
If we are to have the best treasures, we must be under our Lord and Messiah Jesus. All of His treasures we will inherit because we are joined to Him and under His headship. We are joint-heirs with Christ. "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be glorified together" (Romans 8:16, 17 KJV mod.).
God's Otsar, or treasure trove, is assured to us if we live according to God's Hebrew meaning for the word. Remember, Hebrew was the language of the average people during Jesus' life on earth, and the language He read from in the written Scroll of the Torah or first five books of the Bible (also called Books of Moses). Jesus (Yeshuah) chose to live as one of the common people of His day. He did not attend the University of Jerusalem! He was a working man, a carpenter, fisherman; then later a teacher, preacher, and worker of miracles. These Hebrew letters meant something important to Him since he was from the tribe of Judah. He undoubtedly still sees their importance from His throne in Heaven.
Aleph: Put God (Elohim): Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, first in our lives.
Tsahdee: We've put off our own tarnished garments and have donned Christ's (Mashach's) robe of righteousness (Tsahdik).
Rehsh: We are under Christ's headship (Rosh) and by grace are heirs of spiritual treasures with Him.
Our Lord spoke to us of treasures. "Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust corrupts, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupts, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also" (Matthew 6:19-21 KJV mod).
The greatest treasure we can contemplate especially this time of year, is the incarnation of the life of God through the Virgin Mary. The angel Gabriel told Mary (Miriam) she was chosen of God to bear in her body the gift of all gifts, the life of God made man in Christ Jesus (Luke 1:30-38). God became man so that man could come to God. All this happened so that man could be rescued from sin, self-centeredness, and eternal separation from God, and could be assured of everlasting life with God, the angels, and all those who are redeemed.
I
hope and pray that you have or will receive this greatest
treasure, and then know that the others will surely follow.
Feb. 19-22, 2004
This is the second of four intensive training sessions in
the MAPC Two-Year Certification Program. Dr. James Friesen,
psycho-therapist, will present a 6-hour session on "Satanic
Ritual Abuse." Judy Glenn, counselor, will also present a
6-hour session on "Co-dependency." Shirley Wilson and Rita
will be hosting and speaking. MAPC students must sign up by
Nov. 19th for the early-bird rate. The Second Training
Session is still open for MAPC students who missed session
one, with make-up work required. MAPC entry will be closed
following this session. (Those wanting to attend individual
sessions can pay on an hourly basis, but must be on a
waiting list until Feb. 1st when your place will be
confirmed.) Contact CRA for details at
425-775-2965.
Rita
Bennett, internationally known author and television
personality, will now be able to come to your church,
fellowship, or corporation in a World-class Program on DVD
or Video to teach you how to become Emotionally Free. A
30-minute Preview DVD and Facilitator's Manual of the Basic
Course are included free with the series -- a $40 value!
Rita has developed The Emotionally Free Course based on her
book by that name which has been taught in many parts of the
United States, by herself as well as other trained
Emotionally Free teachers. Through this DVD series, you can
have Rita Bennett in person fit into your own schedules! The
eight parts are each one hour of solid, Biblical teaching.
See the Order
page
to purchase your set!
We invite you to remember us now in planning for your Year-End Giving. Remember Christian Renewal Association Inc. is an official 501-C-3 non-profit work that enables you to claim gifts on your annual income tax. We live in a country that rewards you for giving to bonafide non-profit organizations!
Thank
you for remembering us. We look to the Lord, and to you, our
faithful supporters, for our need of $36,000 to meet
our last year's 2002 budget, and to help us at the close of
this year 2003. Without you we cannot exist. Be sure
to mail your gift post-marked by, or preferably before
December 31st so that you won't miss taking your deductions
for 2003.
News from Christian Renewal Assoc. Inc. is published four times a year in two newsletters: In Touch & Emotionally Free, and The Morning Watch. Contact Rita Bennett at CRA, Inc. at P.O. Box 576, Edmonds, WA 98020. Tel: 425-775-2965; FAX: 425-775-2033; Website: EmotionallyFree.org. The material published in CRA Newsletters is protected by copyright. Please write for permission to use it. ©2003 Rita Bennett. CRA is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization begun in 1968 by The Rev. Dennis and Rita Bennett. Tax deductible contributions are needed and appreciated. Questions regarding CRA Seminars, Weekends & Workshops should be directed to the address or listings above. Photos by Betty Bell.
