Rizen Life Coaching

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬!

Last night’s 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄!!! What a time we had with the New Testament Church of God – International Worship Center family. The presence of the Lord was so rich, the Word so clear, and the fellowship so uplifting.

At one point, a Sister even said, “Bishop should have a Bible school!”—and I loved his response:
“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.”

And truly, he was right. When the Word is rightly divided and willing hearts are present, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭. So yes, Sis—we are in Bible school, right where God has planted us.

Now, in the midst of all the teaching and learning, something stirred in my spirit… something that made my “itching ear” perk up with curiosity: the tallit—the traditional Jewish prayer shawl. (To be delved into at the Holy Spirit’s timing in our "Bible School," of course!)
🛑 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: I am not knocking anyone for their use of the tallit.
We must always know why we do what we do—and more importantly, ensure that we are being 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭. Good? Good! Now that we’ve settled that, here we go!

For years, one of my sisters has encouraged me to get a tallit—even offering to purchase one for me. But I just never felt a release in my spirit to move forward. It wasn’t that I wasn’t interested—it’s just that I’ve always believed that 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. And, let’s be honest—it seems to be the "in thing" to do these days.

But if you know me, you know that I 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 and 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 into research. So, with curious ears leading and a heart ready to understand, I finally set out to learn more about the tallit. (Yes—after all this time!)

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰? | 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐭

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 that the tallit, the Jewish prayer shawl, is more than just a garment? It’s a biblical symbol of covenant, holiness, and obedience, worn by Jewish men to fulfill the command in Numbers 15:38. At each of its four corners are tassels—tzitzit—which serve as a physical reminder to keep God’s commandments.

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 that when the woman with the issue of blood touched the “hem” of Jesus’ garment (Matthew 9:20), she likely reached for these very tassels, believing in the healing power connected to His authority as Messiah?

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 that while Christians are not required to wear the tallit, some believers choose to use it as a meaningful symbol during prayer—not for legalistic reasons, but as a way of honouring the spiritual heritage of our faith?

In truth, the heart of the matter is not the cloth we wear, but the clothing of righteousness in Christ. Romans 13:14 exhorts us to “put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.” That is the most powerful garment we could ever wear.

Be sure to join us every 2nd through 4th Wednesday for Bible Study at New Testament Church of God- International Worship Center .

I can’t wait for the deep dive with Bishop in Bible School!

~𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒎.