Friday, March 20, 2015
TM
March
21, 2015
Shabbat
Shalom Loved One!
Again, some have asked why we are on a
different schedule of the Torah Cycle than the mainstream and the Orthodox. I
answer this question at the end of our study!
Okay the last 3 or 4 weeks have been deep as we
search for who we are in Messiah and what we were/are meant to become. We have
talked about how we were known by our Father before we were in our mother’s
wombs- like Jeremiah; as YHWH is no respecter of persons. Today my goal is for
us to SIMPLIFY and CONSIDER some truth about our planned destiny. Our question
remains, will we realign or realize, or recommit to that DESTINY or will we be
detoured (By our own rebellion or ignorance) from our very (agreed to) purpose.
We now have the option to choose- He sets before us LIFE and DEATH- and then
reminds us CHOOSE LIFE! (Which is obviously His good plans for us and no- we
are not all prophets likely, but we should be sons and daughters and should or
at least COULD become KINGS and PRIESTS for our Messiah and KING who is KING OF
KINGS!
Jeremiah
1:4 Now the word of יהוה came to me, saying, Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the belly I knew you, and before you came out
of the womb I did set you apart – I appointed you a prophet to nations.”
Jeremiah 1:6 And said I, “Ah, Master יהוה! See, I do not know how to speak, for I am
a youth.” Jeremiah 1:7 And יהוה
said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ but go to all to whom I send you, and
speak whatever I command you. Jeremiah 1:8 “Do
not fear their faces, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares יהוה.
We all
realize that to KNOW someone is not
relational; not on parity as knowing about
someone. KNOWING is about 2 way
relationship! We knew Him back, yes, He is and was our Creator, but realize
with me He created us in His image with His DNA for relationship, i.e. SONS AND
DAUGHTERS! Some sons and daughters are
closer to their parents that others, nearly always according to their own
wishes and actions, but since our heavenly Father is perfect, it is always us- the
son or daughter- who may stray from His love and direction- the very purpose
and destiny we may have agreed to come here to earth and DO. We get caught up
in pursuit of the flesh realm, cares of this life, deceitfulness of riches and
lust for things- to name a few of the snares in place here as distractions from
our planned purpose. Hasatan has a plan for your life too- eternal judgment and
torment with him in Hell’s flames forever. Repentance only comes to those who
DESIRE to know Him and the plan of good He has for them. His plan was already “agreed
to” (Covenant) for you Loved One, but
it is up to us to accept that destiny and turn with all our hearts and flee
self-exaltation, stubbornness, rebellion, and our own ways- with a broken (humbled) and contrite or willing,
desiring heart!
Let’s look a little deeper about these plans He has for each and every
creation of His:
Jeremiah
29:11 ‘For I know the plans I am planning for you,’ declares יהוה, ‘plans of peace and not of
evil, to give you a future and expectancy (Hope). Jeremiah 29:12 ‘Then you shall call on me, and shall come and pray to me, and I shall
listen to you. Jeremiah 29:13 ‘And you shall seek me, and shall find me, when you search for me with all your heart 1.
Footnote: 1 Deuteronomy 4:29, Joel 2:12.
Jeremiah 29:14 ‘And I shall be found by you,’
declares יהוה, ‘and I shall turn back your captivity,
and shall gather you from all the gentiles and from all the places where I have
driven you, declares יהוה. And I shall bring
you back to the place from which I have exiled you.’
Since our
Creator is perfect and changes not- Malachi 3:6
“For I am יהוה, I shall not
change 1, and you, O sons of Yaʽaqoḇ,
shall not come to an end. Footnote: 1 James
1:17. Hebrews
13:8 יהושע Messiah is the
same yesterday, and today, and forever-that only leaves us with the option
of becoming more like Him to walk out our wonderful destinies. IF we to die to
our own ways to become more like
Him and become His Bride- OR- we will only wish we had. Not everyone will you
know. Not all who are born again will be the BRIDE—only those that make
themselves ready. WE do well to remember the foolish virgins- who did not have
enough oil for LIGHT- which is the Ruach HaKodesh. We must submit our tongues
as He alone can tame the tongue it is set on fire by Hell. We will and must
activate our prayer languages and PRAY as He has never missed a prayer yet. We
are not allowed laziness and rebellion concerning this- not at this late hour.
We must arise from our slumber as the day is far spent! Arise and SHINE for our
light has come and Kings will come to our brightness- NOW THAT’S our destiny.
We must start to pray in the Spirit for hours each day so that we build up our most
set apart faith- and walk in HIS LOVE! Remember to gain that love is more
important that how perfectly you do Torah or anything else. This is how you
will be “KNOWN” by Him! See how love is deposited by the Ruach HaKodesh as we
pray:
Jude
1:20 But you, beloved
ones, building yourselves up on your most set-apart belief (Faith-trust),
praying in the Set-apart Spirit,
Jude 1:21 keep yourselves in the love of Elohim, looking for
the compassion of our Master יהושע
Messiah unto everlasting life. Jude 1:22 And show compassion toward some who are
doubting, Jude 1:23 but others save with fear, snatching them out
of the fire, hating, even the garment defiled by the
flesh.1 Footnote: 1 See
Galatians 5:19-21, Romans 8:5-10
Note that we don’t think it strange to be in fiery trials
and tests- they are allowed that we may become OVERCOMERS and have His love
poured into us that we may walk in love- as Yahshua walked! They become our
testimonies- and we overcome by the blood of the LAMB and our TESTIMONIES!
Romans
5:1 Therefore, having been declared right by
belief, we have peace with Elohim through our Master יהושע Messiah, Romans 5:2
through whom also we have access by belief into this favor in which we
stand, and we exult in the expectation of the esteem of Elohim. Romans 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in pressures
(trials tests), knowing that pressure
works endurance; Romans 5:4 and endurance,
approvedness; and approvedness, expectation. Romans
5:5 And expectation does not disappoint, because the love
of Elohim has been poured out in our hearts by the Set-apart Spirit
which was given to us.
Let’s take a quick peek at some of what we discussed last week- it
was all about us becoming the bride: Let me offer some small insight here. I
will share with you an AMAZING
FUTURE that was planned for you and I who are living at this time of the
history of Planet Earth! So be PATIENT and excited! I BELIEVE A MYSTERY IS BEING REVEALED TO US WHO
SEEK TO BECOME HIS BRIDE; A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD! Apart from Him we will produce nothing that remains!
The traps are set
against us so we must be diligent- sober and alert or we will never realize our
true destinies. Probably the main trap for us is RELIGION. We think by doing it good we will be fine- all is okay. NOT; true
religion that is not vain to our coming King is this: We must be born again in
the DNA and image of our loving Father; filled with His Spirit and thereof learning
(Becoming capable) to love others as
ourselves…and Him in obedience with our willing and contrite hearts to please
Him with all our heart, soul, and strength! On these two commands hang all the
Torah and the Prophets and the Psalms!
True
religion is defined as taking care of widows and orphans and keeping one’s self
from being polluted by the world!
James
1:26 If anyone among
you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own
heart, this one’s religion is worthless. James
1:27 Clean (Pure) and undefiled religion before
the Elohim and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction,
and to keep oneself unstained (Unpolluted) from the world.
UNPOLLUTED? Yep. We have to be like Yahshua
to become true sons and daughters. Remember hasatan had no hold on Him when he
came to test Him, and hasatan must have no hold or hook on us either! Since we
all have fallen short and sinned in our lives, seems we must get unpolluted so
to speak and change and become without spot or blemish. He has no spot or
blemish- we heard His testimony and those that ruled when they inspected Him to
see if He was a perfect sacrifice for us as the Lamb of YHWH: They said, “I
find NO FAULT IN HIM!”
We know He will not change- EVER- we also
know we must change! Hebrew calls it TESHUVAH- (repent). Yep, we are now
required to turn our necks (No more stiff necks allowed where we venture) and follow Him and His instructions (Torah)
with our whole hearts. Yah-Chanan- John the Immerser spoken as Hebrew means
Yah’s Mercy- and what did he come preaching? REPENT- TESHUVAH as that is the
only way to His mercy- Let’s looks how we may bear good fruit ourselves and
allow ourselves to be molded into our planned purpose (That purpose is active,
that is we WILL BEAR MUCH FRUIT and glorify our Father in Heaven- it is
PURPOSEFUL:
(Matthew 3:1)
And in those days Yoḥanan
the Immerser came proclaiming in the wilderness of Yehuḏah, (Matthew 3:2) and saying, “Repent, for the reign of the heavens has
come near!” (Matthew 3:3)
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Yeshayahu, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way
of יהוה, make His paths straight.’ ” 1 Footnote
Isaiah: 40:3 (Matthew 3:4) And Yoḥanan
had a garment of camel’s hair, and a leather girdle around his waist. And his
food was locusts and wild honey. (Matthew 3:5) Then Yerushalayim, and all Yehuḏah, and all
the country around the Yardĕn went out to him, (Matthew
3:6) and they were immersed by him in the Yardĕn, confessing their sins.
(Matthew 3:7)
And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion,
he said to them, “Brood of adders! Who has warned you to flee from the coming
wrath? (Matthew 3:8) “Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance, (James 4:7) So then subject (submit to His Instructions- receive the engrafted word) yourselves
to Elohim. Resist the devil 1 and he
shall flee from you. Footnote: 1 Or adversary.
(James 4:8) Draw near to Elohim and He shall draw near to
you. Cleanse hands, sinners. And cleanse the hearts, you double-minded! (James 4:9)
Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and
your joy to dejection. (James 4:10) Humble yourselves in the sight of the Master,
and He shall lift you up. (James 4:11) Brothers, do not speak against one another. He that
speaks against a brother and judges his brother speaks against Torah and judges
Torah. And if you judge Torah, you are not a doer of Torah but a judge.
(James 4:12)
There
is one Lawgiver and Judge, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to
judge another?
Remember
loved one, we are the last day’s assembly of believers or His body, so
it is quite probable that we have been deceived in certain areas of our lives. Here’s
what He reminded me about; seems that when we think all is okay- we have
plenty- we really have nothing at all…CHANGE IS NEEDED (Repentance) SO THAT WE
ARE AMONG THOSE THAT OVERCOME! We must
awaken our EARS to hear! We must now graduate to become His sheep that hear His
voice! This is truly our time to awaken from our slumber- IF we are going to.
(Revelation 3:13)
“He,
who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the assemblies.” ’ (Revelation
3:14) “And to the messenger of the assembly in Laodikeia write, ‘The Amĕn, the Trustworthy and True Witness, the
Beginning of the creation of Elohim, 1
says this: Footnote: 1 Colossians 1:15,
Hebrews 1:6. (Revelation 3:15) “I know your
works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I would that you were cold or
hot. (Revelation 3:16) “So, because you
are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am going to vomit you out of my
mouth. (Revelation
3:17) “Because
you say, ‘Rich I am, and I am made rich, and need none at all,’ and do not know
that you are wretched, and pitiable,
and poor, and blind, and naked. (Revelation
3:18) “I
advise you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, 1 (Trust-
belief- faith in spite of what is seen) so that
you become rich; and white garments (Robes of Righteousness that come from DOING
the Gospel and OBEDIENCE to His Instructions-Torah), so that you become dressed, so that the shame of your
nakedness might not be shown; and anoint your eyes with ointment,
(Filled with His Ruach which guides us
into all truth) so that you see. Footnote: 1 Psalms 19:10, Psalms 119:72 &
127, Proverbs 30:5. (Revelation 3:19) “As many as I
love, I reprove and discipline. So be ardent and repent. (Revelation 3:20)
“See, I stand at the door and knock. If
anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I shall come in to him and dine with
him, and he with me. (Revelation 3:21) “To
him who overcomes I shall give to sit with me on my throne, as I
also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. (Revelation 3:22)
“He, who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.” ’ ”
Last week
we read about blessings and curses which are guaranteed by our responses to our
Creator’s commands and Instructions (TORAH)!
WE DILIGENTLY OBEY! Note: His blessings will
overtake us- hehe we cannot get away from them! Let’s remind ourselves!
(Deuteronomy 28:1)
“And it shall be, if you diligently obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard to do all
His commands which I command you today, that יהוה your Elohim shall set you high
above all nations of the earth. (Deuteronomy 28:2) “And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake
you, if you obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim: (Deuteronomy 28:3) “Blessed are you in the city,
and blessed are you in the field. (Deuteronomy28:4) “Blessed is
the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your
livestock – the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. (Deuteronomy 28:5)
“Blessed
is your basket and your kneading bowl. (Deuteronomy
28:6) “Blessed are you when you
come in, and blessed are you when you go out. (Deuteronomy
28:7) “יהוה
causes your enemies who rise against you to be smitten before your face – they
come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. (Deuteronomy 28:8) “יהוה commands the blessing on you in your storehouses
and in all to which you set your hand, and shall
bless you in the land which יהוה
your Elohim is giving you. (Deuteronomy 28:9) “יהוה does establish you as a set-apart people to Himself, as
He has sworn to you, if you guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim
and walk in His ways. (Deuteronomy 28:10)
“And all peoples of the earth shall see that the Name of יהוה is called upon you, and they shall be afraid of you. (Deuteronomy 28:11)
“And יהוה shall make you to
have plenty of what is good, in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your
livestock, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land of which יהוה swore to your fathers to give you. (Deuteronomy
28:12) “יהוה
opens to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in
its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. And you shall lend to many
nations, but you do not borrow. (Deuteronomy 28:13) “And יהוה shall make you the head and not the tail.
And you shall be only on top, and not be beneath, if you obey the commands of יהוה your Elohim, which I command you today, to
guard and do. (Deuteronomy 28:14) “And do not turn
aside from any of the Words which I am commanding you today, right or left, to
go after other mighty ones to serve them. (Deuteronomy
28:15) “And it shall be, if you do
not obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard to do
all His commands and His laws which I command you today, that all these curses
shall come upon you and overtake you: (Deuteronomy
28:16) “Cursed are you in
the city, and cursed are you in the field. (Deuteronomy
28:17) “Cursed is your
basket and your kneading bowl. (Deuteronomy 28:18) “Cursed is the fruit of your body and
the fruit of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your
flocks. (Deuteronomy 28:19) “Cursed are you when you come in, and
cursed are you when you go out. (Deuteronomy 28:20) “יהוה
sends on you the curse, the confusion, and the rebuke in all that
you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly,
because of the evil of your doings by which you have forsaken Me. (Deuteronomy 28:21) “יהוה
makes the plague cling to you until He has consumed you from the land which you
are going to possess. (Deuteronomy 28:22) “יהוה
smites you with wasting disease, and with inflammation, and with burning, and
with extreme heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew. And
they shall pursue you until you perish. (Deuteronomy
28:23) “And your heavens which
are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you iron.
Let’s
become OVERCOMERS loved one since His promise is to those that
overcome! Now we turn our hearts to this week’s Torah Scriptures and
receive His Instructions! Hallelu-YAH!
Here are this Week’s Torah Scriptures: Netzavim “You are Standing”
Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30; Isaiah 61:10-63:9; Romans 10:1-13
Obedience promises what is
revealed to us belong to us and our children FOREVER! Hallelu-YAH!
(Deuteronomy 29:9) “Therefore you shall guard the words of this covenant,
and do them, so that you prosper in all that you do. (Deuteronomy 29:10)
“All of you are standing today before יהוה your Elohim:
your leaders, your tribes, your elders and your officers, all the men of
Yisra’ĕl, (Deuteronomy 29:11) your little ones, your wives, and your
sojourner who is in the midst of your camp, from the one who cuts your wood to
the one who draws your water, (Deuteronomy 29:12) so that you should enter into covenant with יהוה your Elohim, and into His oath, which יהוה your Elohim makes with you today, (Deuteronomy 29:13)
in order to establish you today as a people for Himself, and He Himself
be your Elohim, as He has spoken to you, and as He has sworn to your fathers,
to Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Yaʽaqoḇ. (Deuteronomy
29:14) “And not with you alone I
am making this covenant and this oath, (Deuteronomy
29:15) but with him who stands here with us today before יהוה our Elohim, as well as with him who is not here with us today. (Deuteronomy 29:16)
“For you know how we dwelt in the land of Mitsrayim (Misery- Egypt) and how we passed
through the nations which you passed through, (Deuteronomy
29:17) and you saw their
abominations and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were with
them, (Deuteronomy 29:18) lest there should be among you a man or woman
or clan or tribe, whose heart turns away today from יהוה
our Elohim, to go and serve the mighty ones of these nations, lest there should
be among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood. (Deuteronomy
29:19) “And it shall be, when he
hears the words of this curse, that he should bless himself in his heart,
saying, ‘I have peace though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart,’ in order
to add drunkenness to thirst. (Deuteronomy 29:20) “יהוה
would not forgive him, but rather, the displeasure of יהוה
and His jealousy shall burn against that man, and every curse that is written
in this book shall settle on him, and יהוה
shall blot out his name from under the heavens. (Deuteronomy
29:21) “And יהוה shall separate him for evil, out of all the tribes of Yisra’ĕl,
according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this Book of
the Torah. (Deuteronomy 29:22) “And the generation to come of your children
who rise up after you, and the foreigner who comes from a far land, shall say
when they see the plagues of that land and the sicknesses which יהוה has sent into it: (Deuteronomy 29:23) ‘All its land is sulphur, salt, and burning;
it is not sown, nor does it bear, nor does any grass grow there, like the
overthrow of Seḏom and Amorah, Aḏmah and Tseḇoyim, which יהוה overthrew in His displeasure and His wrath.’ (Deuteronomy 29:24)
“And all nations shall say, ‘Why has יהוה
done so to this land? What does the heat of this great displeasure mean?’ (Deuteronomy 29:25)
“And it shall be said, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of יהוה Elohim of their fathers, which He made
with them when He brought them out of the land of Mitsrayim. (Deuteronomy 29:26)
‘And they went and served other mighty ones and bowed themselves to
them, mighty ones that they did not know and that He had not given to them, (Deuteronomy 29:27)
therefore the displeasure of יהוה
burned against this land, to bring on it every curse that is written in this
book. (Deuteronomy 29:28) ‘And יהוה
uprooted them from their land in displeasure, and in wrath, and in great rage,
and cast them into another land, as it is today.’ (Deuteronomy
29:29) “The secret matters belong to יהוה our Elohim, but what is revealed belongs to
us and to our children forever, to do all the Words of this Torah.
Promise to the
obedient Scattered Tribes- Yep- US! We are headed home with circumcised hearts!
Life and death is set before us and our obedience brings life to us and our
seed!
(Deuteronomy 30:1) “And it shall be, when all these words come
upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you shall
bring them back to your heart among all the gentiles where יהוה your Elohim drives you, (Deuteronomy
30:2) and shall turn back to יהוה
your Elohim and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, with
all your heart and with all your being, you and your children, (Deuteronomy 30:3)
then יהוה
your Elohim shall turn back your captivity, and shall have compassion on you,
and He shall turn back and gather you from all the peoples where יהוה your Elohim has scattered you. (Deuteronomy 30:4)
“If any of you are driven out to the
farthest parts under the heavens, from there יהוה
your Elohim does gather you, and from there He does take you. (Deuteronomy 30:5) “And יהוה your Elohim shall bring you to the land
which your fathers possessed and you shall possess it. And He shall do good to
you, and increase you more than your fathers. (Deuteronomy 30:6) “And יהוה your Elohim shall circumcise your heart and the heart of your
seed, to love יהוה
your Elohim with all your heart and with all your being, so that you might live,
(Deuteronomy 30:7) and יהוה your Elohim shall put all these curses on your enemies and on
those who hate you, who persecuted you. (Deuteronomy
30:8) “And you shall turn back and obey the voice
of יהוה
and do all His commands which I command you today. (Deuteronomy 30:9)
“And יהוה your Elohim
shall make you have excess in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your
body, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground for
good. For יהוה
turns back to rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers,
(Deuteronomy 30:10) if you obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim,
to guard His commands and His laws which are written in this Book of the Torah,
if you turn back to יהוה your Elohim with all your heart and with all your being. (Deuteronomy 30:11) “For this command which I am commanding you today, it is
not too hard for you, nor is it far off. (Deuteronomy 30:12) “It is not in
the heavens, to say, ‘Who shall ascend into the heavens for us, and bring it to
us, and cause us to hear it, so that we do it?’ (Deuteronomy 30:13) “Nor is it beyond the sea, to say, ‘Who shall go over the
sea for us, and bring it to us, and cause us to hear it, so that we do it?’ (Deuteronomy 30:14) “For the Word is
very near you, in your mouth and in your heart – to do it. (Deuteronomy 30:15) “See, I have set
before you today life and good, and death and evil, (Deuteronomy 30:16) in that I am
commanding you today to love יהוה
your Elohim, to walk in His ways, and to guard His commands, and His laws, and
His right-rulings. And you shall live and increase, and יהוה your Elohim shall bless you in the land which you go to
possess. (Deuteronomy 30:17)
“But if your heart turns away, and you do not obey, and shall be drawn
away, and shall bow down to other mighty ones and serve them, (Deuteronomy 30:18)
“I have declared to you today that you shall certainly perish, you shall
not prolong your days in the land which you are passing over the Yardĕn to
enter and possess. (Deuteronomy 30:19) “I have called the
heavens and the earth as witnesses today against you: I have set before you
life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore
you shall choose life, so that you live, both you and your seed, (Deuteronomy 30:20) to love יהוה your Elohim, to obey His voice, and to cling to Him – for He is
your life and the length of your days – to dwell in the land which יהוה swore to your fathers, to Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to
Yaʽaqoḇ, to give them.”
Do Not Fear Loved
Ones – Nor be discouraged!
(Deuteronomy 31:1) And Mosheh went and spoke these words to all
Yisra’ĕl, (Deuteronomy 31:2) and he said to
them, “I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I am no longer able to go
out and come in. And יהוה has said to me, ‘You do not pass over this
Yardĕn.’ (Deuteronomy 31:3) “יהוה
your Elohim Himself is passing over before you. He shall destroy these nations
from before you and you possess them. Yehoshua himself is passing over before
you, as יהוה has spoken. (Deuteronomy
31:4) “And יהוה
shall do to them as He did to Siḥon and to Oḡ, the sovereigns of the Amorites
and their land, when He destroyed them. (Deuteronomy
31:5) “And יהוה
shall give them over to you, and you shall do to them according to all the
command which I have commanded you. (Deuteronomy 31:6) “Be strong and
courageous, do not fear nor be afraid of them. For it is יהוה
your Elohim who is going with you. He does not fail you nor forsake you.”
(Deuteronomy 31:7) And Mosheh called Yehoshua and said to him
before the eyes of all Yisra’ĕl, “Be strong and courageous, for you are going
with this people to the land which יהוה
has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you are to let them inherit it. (Deuteronomy 31:8)
“And it is יהוה
who is going before you, He Himself is with you. He does not fail you nor
forsake you. Do not fear nor be discouraged.” (Deuteronomy
31:9) And Mosheh wrote this Torah
and gave it to the priests, the sons of Lĕwi, who bore the ark of the covenant
of יהוה, and to all the elders of Yisra’ĕl. (Deuteronomy 31:10)
And Mosheh commanded them, saying, “At the end of seven years, at the
appointed time, the year of release, at the Festival of Booths, (Tabernacles- the Season of our Joy) (Deuteronomy 31:11)
when all Yisra’ĕl comes to appear before יהוה
your Elohim in the place which He chooses, read this Torah before all Yisra’ĕl
in their hearing. (Deuteronomy 31:12) “Assemble the people, the men and the women
and the little ones, and your sojourner who is within your gates, so that they
hear, and so that they learn to fear יהוה
your Elohim and guard to do all the Words of this Torah. (Deuteronomy 31:13)
“And their children, who have not known it, should hear and learn to
fear יהוה your Elohim as long as you live in the
land you are passing over the Yardĕn to possess.” (Deuteronomy
31:14) And יהוה
said to Mosheh, “See, the days have drawn near for you to die. Call Yehoshua,
and present yourselves in the Tent of Meeting, so that I command him.” And
Mosheh and Yehoshua went and presented themselves in the Tent of Meeting. (Deuteronomy 31:15)
And יהוה appeared at the Tent in a column of a
cloud, and the column of a cloud stood above the door of the Tent. (Deuteronomy 31:16)
And יהוה said to Mosheh, “See, you are about to
sleep with your fathers. And this people shall rise and whore after the mighty
ones of the strangers of the land into the midst of which they shall enter, and
forsake me and break my covenant which I have made with them. (Deuteronomy 31:17)
“Then My displeasure shall burn against them in that day and I shall
forsake them and hide my face from them, and they shall be consumed. And many
evils and distresses shall come upon them, and it shall be said in that day,
‘Is it not because our Elohim is not in our midst that these evils have come upon
us?’ (Deuteronomy 31:18) “And I shall certainly hide my face in that
day, because of all the evil which they have done, for they shall turn to other
mighty ones. (Deuteronomy 31:19) “And now write down this song for yourselves,
and teach it to the children of Yisra’ĕl. Put it in their mouths, so that this
song is to me for a witness against the children of Yisra’ĕl. (Deuteronomy 31:20)
“And I shall bring them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of
which I swore to their fathers, and they shall eat and be satisfied and be fat,
then they shall turn to other mighty ones, and they shall serve them, and scorn
me and break my covenant. (Deuteronomy 31:21) “And it shall be, when many evils and
distresses come upon them that this song shall answer before them as a witness.
For it is not to be forgotten in the mouths of their seed, for I know their
thoughts which they are forming today, even before I bring them to the land of
which I swore to give them.” (Deuteronomy 31:22) And Mosheh wrote this song the same day, and
taught it to the children of Yisra’ĕl. (Deuteronomy
31:23) And He commanded Yehoshua
son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and
courageous, for you are to bring the children of Yisra’ĕl into the land of
which I swore to them, and I myself am with you.” (Deuteronomy
31:24) And it came to be, when
Mosheh had completed writing the Words of this Torah in a book, until their
completion, (Deuteronomy 31:25) that Mosheh commanded the Lĕwites, who bore
the ark of the covenant of יהוה, saying, (Deuteronomy 31:26)
“Take this Book of the Torah, and you shall place it beside the ark of
the covenant of יהוה your Elohim, and it
shall be there as a witness against you, (Deuteronomy
31:27) for I myself know your
rebellion and your stiff neck. See, while I am still alive with you today, you
have been rebellious against יהוה, then how much more
after my death? (Deuteronomy 31:28) “Assemble unto me all the elders of your
tribes, and your officers, so that I speak these words in their hearing and
call the heavens and the earth to witness against them. (Deuteronomy 31:29) “I know
that after my death you shall do very corruptly and turn aside from the way
which I have commanded you. And evil shall come to you in the latter days,
because you do what is evil in the eyes of יהוה,
to provoke Him through the work of your hands.” (Deuteronomy
31:30) So Mosheh spoke in the
hearing of all the assembly of Yisra’ĕl the words of this song till their
completion:
Let our light shine brighter and brighter as the
world gets darker and darker and great darkness covers the people!
(Isaiah 61:10) I greatly
rejoice in יהוה, my being exults in my Elohim. For He has
put garments of deliverance on me, He has covered me with the robe of
righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride
adorns herself with her jewels. (Isaiah 61:11) For as the earth brings forth its bud, as the
garden causes the seed to shoot up, so the Master יהוה
causes righteousness and praise to shoot up before all the nations! (Isaiah 62:1) For
Tsiyon’s sake I am not silent, and for Yerushalayim’s sake I do not rest, until
her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her deliverance as a
lamp that burns. (Isaiah 62:2) And the nations shall see your righteousness
and all sovereigns your esteem. And you shall be called by a new name, which
the mouth of יהוה designates. (Isaiah
62:3) And you shall be a crown of
comeliness in the hand of יהוה, and a royal
head-dress in the hand of your Elohim. (Isaiah 62:4) No longer are you called “Forsaken,” and no
longer is your land called “Deserted.” But you shall be called “Ḥephtsiḇah,”
and your land “Married,” for יהוה shall delight in you,
and your land is married. (Isaiah 62:5) For as a young man marries a maiden, so shall
your sons marry you. And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall
your Elohim rejoice over you. (Isaiah 62:6) I have set watchmen on your walls, O
Yerushalayim, all the day and all the night, continually, which are not silent.
You, who remember יהוה, give yourselves no
rest, (Isaiah 62:7) and give Him no rest till
He establishes and till He makes Yerushalayim praise in the earth. (Isaiah 62:8) יהוה has sworn by His right hand and by the arm
of His strength, “No more do I give your grain to be food for your enemies, nor
do sons of the foreigner drink your new wine, for which you have labored; (Isaiah 62:9)
but those gathering it shall eat it, and praise יהוה.
And those collecting it shall drink it in my set-apart courts.” (Isaiah 62:10)
Pass through, pass through the gates! Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway! Remove the stones. Lift up a banner for the
peoples! (Isaiah 62:11) See, יהוה
has proclaimed to the end of the earth: “Say to the daughter of Tsiyon, ‘See,
your deliverance has come; see, His reward is with Him, and His work before
Him.’ ” (Isaiah 62:12) And they shall be
called, “The Set-apart People, the Redeemed of יהוה.”
And you shall be called, “Sought Out, a City Not Forsaken.” (Isaiah 63:1) Who
is this coming from Eḏom, with garments of glowing
colors from Botsrah, who is robed in splendor, striding forward in the
greatness of His strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to
save.” (Isaiah 63:2) Why is there red on your raiment, and your
garments like one who treads in the winepress? (Isaiah
63:3) “I have trodden the
winepress alone, and from the peoples no one was with me. And I trod them down
in my displeasure, and I trampled them in my wrath. Their blood is sprinkled upon
my garments, and I have defiled all my raiment. (Isaiah
63:4) “For a day of vengeance
is in my heart, and the year of my redeemed has come. (Isaiah 63:5)
“And I looked, but there was none helping, and I was astonished that
there was none upholding. So my own arm saved for me, and my wrath upheld me. (Isaiah 63:6)
“And I trod down peoples in my displeasure, and made them drunk in my
wrath, and brought down their strength to earth.” (Isaiah
63:7) Let me recount the
kindnesses of יהוה and the praises of יהוה,
according to all that יהוה has done for us, and
the great goodness toward the house of Yisra’ĕl, which He has done for them
according to His compassion, and according to His many kindnesses. (Isaiah 63:8)
And He said, “They are my people, children who do not act falsely.” And
He became their Savior. (Isaiah 63:9) In all their distress He was distressed, and
the Messenger of His Presence saved them. In His love and in His compassion He
redeemed them, and He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Here’s a concept that I was shown some years ago
and you may already understand but if not please consider carefully what I
write next-
You must
speak Yahshua (The word confessed) you must believe in your heart (not
necessarily your head- Hallelu-Yah!) and believe Yahshua was raised from the
dead (not so hard to believe!) AND SPEAK OR CONFESS THAT WORD; you shall be delivered (saved-
made whole, healed etc.- Greek word here for saved
is SOZO and it means deliverance from every attack
and scheme and plan of hell in every situation that appears to have no hope
based on current facts and what is seen- remember we are to walk by belief
(faith and trust in His Word) not by what is seen- as what is seen (facts) are
temporal OR temporary and subject to change- what is UNSEEN- our promises recorded
in the word and Scriptures is ETERNAL and GUARANTEED- Heaven and Earth will
indeed pass away but His WORD will remain forever! Hallelu-YAH! So speak and agree with His
promise no matter what the facts appear like! The storms are real but
are temporary if we agree with Him continually in word and action!
(Romans 10:1)
Truly brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to Elohim for Yisra’ĕl is
for deliverance. (Romans 10:2) For I bear them witness that they have an
ardor for Elohim, but not according to knowledge. (Romans
10:3) For
not knowing the righteousness of Elohim, and seeking to establish their own
righteousness, they did not subject themselves to 1 the
righteousness of Elohim. Footnote: 1 or did
not obey. (Romans 10:4) Messiah is the goal 1
of the ‘Torah unto righteousness’ to everyone who believes. Footnote: 1 or end purpose; not termination. (Romans 10:5)
For Mosheh writes about the righteousness which is of the Torah, “The
man who does these shall live by them.” (Romans 10:6) But the righteousness of belief speaks in
this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who shall ascend into the heavens?’ ” –
that is, to bring Messiah down; (Romans 10:7)
“‘who shall descend into the abyss?’ ” – that is, to bring Messiah up from the dead.
(Romans 10:8)
But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” – that is, the
word of belief which we are proclaiming: (Romans
10:9) that
if you confess
with your mouth the Master יהושע (the Word) and believe in your heart that Elohim
has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. (Romans 10:10) For with the
heart one believes unto righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, and so is saved. (Romans 10:11) Because the Scripture says, “Whoever puts his
trust in Him shall not be put to shame.” (Romans
10:12) Because there is no
distinction between Yehuḏite and Greek, for the same Master of all is rich to
all those calling upon Him. (Romans 10:13) “Everyone who calls on the Name of יהוה shall be saved.”
Loved One I
pray that we may each look inwardly and turn- yes turn our own stiff necks
toward Him and follow Him in loving obedience- that all the blessings He has
planned for us may OVERTAKE US! I
pray you and I gain an ear to hear Him and the courage to obey Him! I pray that
we draw ever close to our Creator so that we FEAR NOT no matter what the “kings
of the earth” do! May we walk by belief and not by sight! Thanks for your
continued prayers! You are much loved!
Shalom to
your heart and home loved one!
Thurston
About our
Torah Cycle start date…For me it is about restoration of all things- which
sometimes means walking alone. I start over annually when YHWH’s year starts
over; this is not to say that I am correct and others are wrong, I just happen
to believe we will never challenge our older brother Judah by following his
traditions. I expect Judah will be moved by our obedience to His Torah (Words
of Scripture) and seeing YHWH’s signs and wonders following our obedience-
Does the statement above
mean we are not to grab the tzitzit of Yehuda and take hold and learn from
them? Of course not, we
absolutely should learn of them and from them- just not ingest and keep that
which is traditions that go against His words! Especially since we are the ten (Ten scattered northern
tribes scattered for Easter and sun god day worship which parallels closely as
a pig slop eating prodigal brother)
Let’s look; (Zechariah
8:22) ‘And many peoples and strong
nations shall come to seek יהוה of hosts in
Yerushalayim, and to pray before יהוה.’
(Zechariah 8:23) “Thus said יהוה
of hosts, ‘In those days (Now? YES
and in the future also!) ten men
from all languages of the nations take
hold, yea, they shall take hold of the edge of the garment of a man, a Yehuḏite 1, saying, “Let us go with you,
for we have heard that Elohim is with you.” ’ ” Footnote:
1 John 4:22.
