Matthew 5:8 NKJV - Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see(perceive/understand) God(YHVH).
Some would like to rub on the Bible while expecting smoke to come spewing out of the pages, to grant their wishes. Other’s would like to sit back and only collect the blessings and not do any work to better themselves but always wanting more. And then there are the un-repented few, who see the Truth but can’t let go of the lie because of the fear of being set-a-part!
I John 2:15-17 NKJV - Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God(YHVH) abides forever.
Love, Jewish Style (By: Ahuva Bloomfield)Link
Hebrew, as one may know, is considered by the Bible to be the first language. It is the language through which God spoke in creating the world. Hence, Hebrew was not just created by God, but utilized by God in creating the world. Much wisdom is attributed to the words and letters in the Hebrew language.
…Love in Hebrew is "Ahava" , …The meaning of "Ahava" , is "I give" and also "love".
The process of giving is a vehicle through which the giver through his act of giving is able to, through a physical gift (or even a verbal comment), give of himself to another. This act of giving something is not merely helping another. For sure, giving is helping another, but it is much more than that. Giving is a method that enables us to make a connection to another. When we give to another, that which we give to him/her, could have been utilize to further our own self. In stead, we choose to take this object, which could have been utilized for our own needs and instead, use it for someone else.
John 8:38-42 NKJV - I speak what I have seen(perceived/understood) with(from) My Father, and you do what you have seen(perceived/understood) with(from) your father.” They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus(Yeshua) said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God(YHVH). Abraham did not do this. You do the deeds(works) of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God(YHVH).” Jesus(Yeshua) said to them, “If God(YHVH) were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God(YHVH); nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.
See or seen in the Strong's Greek Lexicon Number – G3708 & G3700 Link
ὁράω - to see
Meanings: 1. Of bodily vision, to see, perceive, behold: 2. to see with the mind, perceive, discern:
Deuteronomy 30:5-6 NKJV - Then the Lord(YHVH) your God(Elohim) will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers. And the Lord(YHVH) your God(Elohim) will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord(YHVH) your God(Elohim) with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Reflection:
Proverbs 4:5 says get understanding, how about we do that sooner than later. Oh BTW… if the children of Abraham should do the works which Abraham did, so what about the children of YHVH(God)?
John 6:43-46 NKJV – Jesus(Yeshua) therefore answered and said to them, “Do not murmur among yourselves. No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God(YHVH).’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. Not that anyone has seen(perceived/understood) the Father, except He who is from God(YHVH); He has seen(perceived/understood) the Father.