ETZ CHAIM: TREE OF LIFE
will not endure hardship, drought, and storms. Today, break up that hard ground and prepare a fresh, new place for the Word of G‑D to take hold. Break through that old, compacted soil that has kept seed from taking hold. Shatter old thinking that keeps the roots of your faith from going deeper. Prepare the ground of your heart to receive. Pray this personal prayer of repentance: “Lord, I am sorry I have sinned against You, and I ask Yeshua into my heart. I believe He died for my sins and He rose from the dead on the third day and is sitting at Your right hand interceding for me. Because He lives, I can live today and forevermore. In Yeshua’s name. Amen.”
Ground Breaking With each of the seven lessons learned from the ground in Chapter 1, consider the following seven points. Take this time of introspection to plow deep, past the topsoil of your heart. Today, our journey into the tree of this life begins. We begin with the heart: the ground and the substance that makes you, you. As you continue reading, take time to ponder, make notes, and list goals as we move forward into Lessons Learned From the Tree. 1. Kavannah is a Hebrew word and implies the intentional preparation of the heart. Kavannah is most powerful when applied to prayer and to worship. It is only when your heart is fully prepared that you can intentionally pray and intentionally worship the Holy One of Israel. G‑D has intentionally prepared (kavan‑ nah) the ground of your heart. All that has happened to you and all that you have been through have brought you to where you are now and to the knowledge of Messiah Yeshua. Would you change the events of your past if you knew that changing even one thing may not lead you to the path to receiving Yeshua 44
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