How many of you are wearing WWJD braclets or jewlrey? Raise your hands.....
Does this make you stop sometimes and think of Jesus? Maybe when you are about to do something you should not? Or maybe you just happen to see the WWJD on someone else, and it makes you stop to think about Jesus.
[Numbers 15
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"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: `Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
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You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by going after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes.
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Then you will remember to obey all my commands and will be consecrated to your God.]
When you see any food or drink, you should also stop to think about Jesus. Think about the sacrifice he made for us and examine your heart to see if your relationship with Jesus is what it should be.
From an article entitled, "The Tassles are Worth the Hassles," by Schneur Zalman Stern.
There was an Orthodox Jew, about to be mugged, robbed, and perhaps killed by two armed criminals in New York City. One of them stuck a .38 pistol into his chest and ordered him to "Empty your pockets before I kill you." The double meaning of this sentence led the Jew to believe that he was about to meet his Maker. He said, "Before I empty my pockets, there is something you must know: God gave everyone seven basic commandments and one of them is, 'Thou shalt not steal.' Now that you know this, if you steal from me, you will lose your portion in the World to Come." One of the criminals responded with, "I hate Jews!"
The other criminal, coming out of the shadows with a big club, asked, "What's taking so long?" The gunman said, "This Jew is giving me jive." Club man retorted, "Shoot him."
Again the Jew, Schneur Stern, told the gunman that he would forfeit Eternal Life if he carried out the crime. The club man said, "Is your God white? I don't like no white God." Schneur told him that God is invisible, "Yet, He is the Creator of all colors." The club man said, "He's a jiving Jew! I'm going to empty his pockets." Club man's fingers got tangled in Schneur's tsitsit, and he became terrified. Frantically, he finally untangled his fingers. "This Jew's got pocket guards!" he said. They began to examine the tsitsit, and asked what they were.
Schneur told them about the purposes of tsitsit, and that they remind us of God and his 613 commandments. There was long silence. "Naah, you puttin' us on." Schneur explained that God fills the world, and is continuously creating the world anew. "God is also creating you, but because you have chosen to do evil, you are nothing more than a stick in God's hands." Club man walked away, disappearing into the shadows. The gunman asked, "Where were you headed?" "I'm trying to get to the number 2 train," he said. "Man, you gonna die six times before you reach number 2. But don't worry. I'm going to protect you." He draped his right arm over the Jew's shoulders and escorted him to the platform for the number 2 train.
