Tikkun America RESTORE Magazine Tishrei | September 2023 | Page 9

Do I take pleasure at all in having the wicked person die ?” asks ADONAI ELOHIM . “ Wouldn ’ t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live ?”
And moreover , the New Covenant Scriptures have strong words to say regarding those who profess to be followers of Yeshua without an associated change of behavior .
without moving the yoke and banking the plane , admitting guilt and apologizing won ’ t be enough to change your character .
Confession without a heart and behavior change is suspect . We also need to turn back to the path of righteousness .
This passage from Ezekiel 18:21-23 links the act of repentance with an associated commitment to abide by the Adonai ’ s commands and to do the right thing . “ However , if the wicked person repents of all his sins he committed , keeps My laws and does what is lawful and right ; then he will certainly live , he will not die . None of the transgressions he has committed will be remembered against him ; for the righteousness that he has done , he will live .
“ If we say we have fellowship with Him and keep walking in the darkness , we are lying and do not practice the truth . But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light , we have fellowship with one another and the blood of His Son Yeshua purifies us from all sin .” - 1 John 1:6-7 TLV
Change Your Altitude
Hot air balloons don ’ t have engines and propellers to utilize correction angles to counter the direction of the winds . Instead , balloon pilots will constantly adjust their altitudes so that they can find the wind current that most parallels the track they wish to take . The wind at one altitude often blows in a different direction than the winds several hundred or thousand feet higher . You see where I ’ m going here . The time you spend with the Father is like increasing your altitude .
When you are in the right air stream , you can actually get to your destination faster . Focus on finding out where
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