Sha-bat, Tevet 24, 6001 – December 24, 2016
Revival On The Sabbath
Today as I was reading scriptures, I ran across something I had not understood before. There is a way to not only live a prosperous life, but to get back on track with the Father. Because we are human, we will stumble and fall from time to time and transgress the commandments of our Father. John has a word for this.
1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Our salvation and wholeness comes to us from the shed blood of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). At the same time, we are told that there is a walk we must walk.
Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
The question becomes, once we are saved by grace, what is it we are to do, and how are we to do it?
Matthew 22:35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
We see that the “what” is to first love God, and then our neighbor as ourselves. So the walking out we heard about, we need to understand better, to get the “how” answer. Notice that the Messiah says that ALL the Law and the prohets are contained in the first two commandments. We need a few more specifics from time to time. We find directions about that in Leviticus.
Leviticus 18:4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.
5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.
We see in the fourth verse that details of how we are to walk are contained in the judgments and ordinances. In the fifth verse, “he shall live in them” refers to being revived, made healthy and prosperous (wealthy, etc.).
On this Sabbath, let us contemplate how we might best serve our Father. He has given us rest and it is so good to rest in Him.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us shine the light You have given that it may be on earth as it is in heaven. Send us today Your overwhelmingly abundant provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal our hearts and minds. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides, O my King. We need Your mercy and grace, and Your deliverance from a perverse generation. Restore our health and prosperity. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.