Agape Harvest, Huber Heights, OH (2026)

06/02/2026

Which Gate Have You Entered?
Manna for the Day!!!
Matthew 7:12-13 TLV
"So in all things, do to others what you would want them to do to you—for this is the Torah (God's Law/Instruction) and the Prophets. Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many."
These are Red-Letter words! Yeshua (Jesus) spoke them Himself. As we taught about the Torah (God's Law/Instruction)in our online message Sunday morning, we discussed how The Torah teaches us to love one another better. It reveals The Father's heart and shows us how to walk in love toward both Him and our neighbors.
At first glance, it may seem intimidating to read about the two paths that stand before us. One gate is wide and leads to destruction, while the other is narrow and leads to life. Yet when we look at the way people often treat one another today, Yeshua's words become very clear.
Many people don't care what you think, what you say, or even how you feel. They move through life leaving behind hurt, disappointment, and broken relationships without giving much thought to the impact of their actions. This is the mentality of the wide gate:
"I will do what I want. I will fulfill the desires of my flesh. I will live for myself. You don't matter because it's all about me."
The wide gate is attractive because it requires no sacrifice. It demands no self-denial and no consideration for others. It simply follows whatever feels good in the moment.
But then there is the narrow gate.
Galatians 2:20 says:
"I have been crucified with Messiah (Christ). It is no longer I who live, but Messiah (Christ) lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."
The narrow gate says something completely different:
"I am willing to sacrifice my life so that others can see Yeshua (Jesus) in me. I am willing to consider others before myself. I will treat you the way I want to be treated."
This path is narrow because it requires us to deny ourselves. It asks us to surrender our selfish desires and choose love instead. It calls us to place the needs of others ahead of our own comfort and convenience. Walking this path isn't always easy, but it reflects the character of Messiah and demonstrates The love of God to a world that desperately needs Him.
The truth is that two gates stand before us in almost every interaction we have. Every conversation, every disagreement, every opportunity to serve, and every decision presents us with a choice. We can choose the wide gate that leads toward destruction, or we can choose the narrow gate that leads toward life.
Today, let's ask ourselves a simple question:
Which gate have I entered?
May we refuse to walk the path of selfishness and destruction. Instead, let us choose the narrow gate—the path that allows others to see the abundance of God's love through our lives. When we choose humility, kindness, forgiveness, and self-sacrifice, we become living testimonies of what Yeshua has done in us.
Let's not choose to be destructive today. Let's choose the gate that leads to life and points others toward The Messiah.
Have a great day, and Be Blessed!!!

06/01/2026

Manna for the Day: Thirsting for The Living God
Psalm 42:2-3 (TLV)
"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for The Living God. When will I come and appear before God?"
There is something powerful about the picture the psalmist paints here. A deer desperately searching for water is not casually looking for a drink—it is longing for what it needs to survive. In the same way, our souls were created to long for God. Nothing else can truly satisfy the deep thirst within us.
Let's just say that no one knows the exact time when we will appear before Him, but the way we position ourselves beforehand is of great importance. When our soul is crying out to experience our God who created us, many times it is because a chasm has formed between us and Him. Not always, but there are seasons when we have stepped outside of His perfect will and find ourselves feeling distant from His presence.
Other times, as we see in this Psalm, the longing comes from being separated from places and practices that once strengthened our fellowship with Him. The psalmist understood what it felt like to be distanced from worship and from the place where he had experienced the presence of God. That separation created a hunger and thirst within him to draw near once again.
Later in this Psalm, he speaks of "deep calling unto deep." Sometimes we have to dig down and stir up what seems dormant within us. We need to prime ourselves once again through prayer, through reconnecting with God, through surrounding ourselves with others who will walk beside us in faith, and through revisiting the wells that once flowed freely in our lives.
The good news is that our God is faithful. He has not abandoned the well. Yeshua said:
"But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life." (John 4:14)
Don't depend on someone else for your refreshing. Don't wait for another person to draw water for you. Drop your bucket into the well yourself. Spend time with The Lord. Seek His presence. Drink deeply from the living water He freely provides.
He is still the source. He is still the refreshment. He is still the One who satisfies the thirsty soul.
Have an awesome Monday, and Be Blessed!!!

05/31/2026

Manna for the Day: The Letters That Led to Love
Galatians 5:14-15 (TLV)
"For the whole Torah can be summed up in a single saying: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not destroyed by one another."
There was a time before text messages, social media, and instant communication. Those of us who are a little older may remember writing letters, folding them into creative shapes, and passing them along to someone who had captured our attention. Those letters carried pieces of our hearts. They revealed our thoughts, desires, dreams, likes, dislikes, and hopes.
As relationships grew deeper, those letters eventually led to something greater—a personal encounter. The words on paper became a living relationship with the person standing right in front of you. The letters were never the final destination; they were the pathway that led to deeper intimacy.
Did the letters still matter once the relationship became personal? Absolutely. Those letters contained the heart of the one who wrote them. They helped us understand who that person was and what mattered to them. They were part of the process that brought us together.
Sometimes, however, relationships grow familiar. We begin to take for granted the very things that once made our hearts burn with excitement. When that happens, we often need to return to the things we first loved. We revisit the words, the memories, and the moments that drew us into relationship in the first place.
The Torah and our personal relationship with Yeshua work in a similar way.
The Torah was never merely a collection of rules. It is a revelation of God's heart. Through His instructions, He showed us what He loves, what He values, what pleases Him, and how He desires His people to walk. The Torah is like a collection of love letters that reveal His character and His covenant faithfulness.
Then Messiah came.
Yeshua did not abolish the heart behind those letters; He brought us into a personal encounter with the One who wrote them. Through Him, the relationship became intimate and personal. What was written on tablets is now being written upon willing hearts.
The Torah and personal relationship are not enemies—they work together. Through God's instructions, we learn His heart. Through Yeshua, we experience that heart personally. The letters reveal His love, and the relationship empowers us to live that love.
When we find ourselves drifting, becoming complacent, or taking His love for granted, perhaps the answer is to return to the letters. To revisit His instructions. To remember the things that first drew us to Him. Not as a religious exercise, but as a way of reconnecting with the heart of our Beloved.
I miss those old letters sometimes. They were what wooed us into the encounter.
In the same way, God's instructions continue to call us back to covenant love whenever our hearts begin to wander. They remind us of His faithfulness, His desires, and His incredible love toward us.
As Scripture says, "We love Him because He first loved us."
May we never forget the letters that led us to the encounter, nor the One who lovingly wrote them.
Have a wonderful day of worship, and Be Blessed!

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