Yom Ri-shon, Adar 28, 6001 – February 26, 2017
Praying For One Another
Our Father always makes a way for us to be with Him. If we stray from His way, He makes a way back for us. Often, that is through prayer for others. We are encouraged to do this time and again in scriptures.
Ephesians 5:19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.
And our Father has shown that e responds to suc prayers for one another.
Daniel 2:16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel had the attitude towards God of a man that needed repentance and restoration. He did not see himself as better than his brethren, but someone in need.
Daniel 9:19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God;
21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
We see that God responds to those with a broken and contrite heart. He always has, and always will. It is in His nature to do this, because He loves us and desires all men to turn to Him.
1 Timothy 2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Today, let us all confess our sins to our Father, and the sins of our nation, that our Father might hear and save us, making us whole.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be done here. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Create in us clean and healed hearts. Renew Your Spirit within us. Restore all that has been taken, cast down, or held back in any way from Your people. We ask all these things in the name of Jesus (Yeshuah) our Messiah. Amen.
Yom Ri-shon, Adar 21, 6001 – February 19, 2017
There Is Hope
This morning in prayer our Father reminded me that He alone is able to do that which we cannot do. He alone has plans for the lives of His people. Time and again in scripture we see that He has reached out to His people to remind them of this.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
We can take comfort in knowing that He loved us so much that He sent His only Son to die for us. He always knew the end from the beginning. He will never leave us.
Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Our Father truly loves us.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your light and Your will shine in this place. Send today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our transgressions, and help us to forgive those that have transgressed against us. Heal the hearts and minds of all Your people. Deliver us from this present evil. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back. Rise up, my King, and stop the devourer from destroying Your people and Your work. Let Your peace reign among us. You alone can do these things. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.
Yom Ri-shon, Adar 14, 6001 – February 12, 2017
Whatsoever Things
Recently I was reminded of a scripture that has had great impact for me at various times throughout my walk. When Jesus (Yeshuah) was asked about how a tree withered, He made some profound statements to us about faith.
Mark 11:21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Here we see that Jesus (Yeshuah) addressed our speaking based on lacking doubt and believing what we says comes to pass, shall have those things. There seems to be a connection to prayer, that the same principle applies to praying, believing that we will receive that for which we pray. And also upon forgiveness. We must forgive others, or our Father will not forgive us.
Lately I have been reminded to be one that believes. This believing can be challenging, but we must strive for this believing and fight off the doubts and fears. This seems to come in prayer and forgiveness of others.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Bless the name Yahuah! Send Your will among us! Send us Your provision now. Forgive us our sins, and we forgive those that have sinned against us. Heal p and wash clean the hearts and minds of Your people. Restore unto Your people one Hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way. We ask all these things in Jesus’ (Yeshuah’s) name. Amen.
Yom Ri-shon, Adar 7, 6001 – February 5, 2017
Why The Hebrew
Recently I had some great discussions with people about the Sabbath after it was mentioned in a recent sermon. The question centered eventually around the scriptures and Jewish traditions. As those of you that read here have noticed, I have added the Hebrew names to the days of the week and the month. The main purpose here is to expose us all to these Hebrew names. The days are actually not correct spellings but written out pronunciations of those names. It is an exercise in learning. It also is hoped that we will all consider the scriptures, reading for understanding. Here are a few that address some of the concepts.
Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
We see here that Paul is saying that the law is not voided by faith. It is faith that somehow establishes it. One would conclude then that there is value in it. But we are not under the law – it is just a teacher to bring us to the Messiah. Many of us after school become friends and peers to our teachers. We do not completely disregard them, we just join with them in life long learning.
Galations 3:21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
It is hoped then that these pieces of Hebrew that are included here become a point of learning, that like all other Christian experiences they lead us to our knees before our Father, asking for wisdom about how to live life, in the name of our Messiah, Yeshuah (Jesus).
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will come forth among us as a light to the world. Send us today Your provision. Forgive us our transgressions, as we forgive the transgressions of others against us. Help others to forgive us as well. Heal up our hearts and restore our spirits within us. Look not on our transgressions, but rather renew Your Holy Spirit within us. Only You can restore, and we ask You restore Your people now. We ask You restore all that has been taken from Your people one hundredfold. Let there be peace in Your house, that all men might seek You. WE ask all these things in the name of ouur Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Come now, O King, and lift up Your people. Amen.
Yom Ri-shon, Shevat 30, 6001 – January 29,2017
A Promise Is A Promise
There are so many promises to us as believers. Our Father never fails. He always protects us.
Dueteronomy 31:8 And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Through His Son Yeshuah (Jesus) He makes all things possible for us.
Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
This statement does not say we can do it but rather that our Messiah will do it. There is somethig we can do, which is the believing part.
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
When we seek the kingdom and His righteousness FIRST, then God adds everything else, including our requests. Here is another older example of seeking first the kingdom.
Isaiah 58:7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
And here is the promise that we seek.
Isaiah 58:8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.
9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
11 And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Our Father made these promises to us, and ALWAYS does what He says.
Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Today let us remember that we have so many great promises and God does not lie. We cannot do these things, but we can believe and trust in God that He will do them. A promise is a promise.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Restore unto Your people a clean heart that we might show Your will in the earth. Praise the name Yahuah! Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins and blot out our transgressions from before Your face and before men. Heal those with broken hearts. Restore unto Your people all that has been lost, taken away, or held back in any way from Your people. We need Your mercy and Your grace today. We ask all these things in the name of Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.
Yom Ri-shon, Shevat 23, 6001 – January 22, 2017
What Do We Do?
There are always challenges in life that are bigger than us. It has always been that way, and will always be that way, until the return of our Messiah Yeshuah. As believers we have to answer these challenges in some way. Do we let fear overtake us, or do we surrender to our Father, trusting that He has a plan? If we are not in these situations, and just viewing them as a theological concept, we might answer rather quickly and say trust. But in the throws of these moments, the answer can seem much more distant. A friend of mine told me he recently was in such a position. He turned to scriptures for the answer.
Psalms 30:2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
When we are in a troubled place, if we cry out to Yahuah that we are human, He hears us. He will heal when He is called upon. He will deliver when He is called upon. Only He can make the impossible possible. There can be a season of weeping, but healing will come, if we will continue with Him.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let your light shine in the earth. Send us today Your provision. Forgive us our sins. Turn Your face away from our transgressions, and we will lift up our hands in praise. Blot our our transgressions, and create in us clean hearts. Renew a right spirit within us. Lift up those that downtrodden. Restore Your people, and heal them. Return to Your people all that has been taken. Hear the prayers of Your people now. Do miraculous works that only You can do. Be our Father, take away our divisions. Heal the hearts and minds, and grant forgiveness between us. Let us rise again as a sign unto You, and let not them say there is no deliverer. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.
Yom Ri-shon, Shevat 16, 6001 – January 15, 2017
Our Protector
this morning I had a very interesting series of events related to me by a friend. In prayer, He asked our Father about a certain part of my life. His words to him were a scripture.
Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
It indicated to him what he thought was what our Father had said more directly, that there would be a positive resolution. It also indicated a fight. Shortly thereafter he went to bed. As he lay in my bed, not quite asleep, he saw five or six dark shapes that he took to be dark spirits. He said he continued praying as he was when they showed up, and went to sleep finally. In his dream he was on a bus. A bully boarded and wiped his greasy hands on my friends shirt. When my friend protested it set off a series of events where the bully and five friends were to street fight my friend. My friend exhibited somewhat damaged or malfunctioning supernatural powers, but they were enough to keep him from harms way and although the fight persisted, my friend said it was obvious to him that he would win, but probably not to others. My friend told me that this was almost the same dream he had once before, but in that dream he won soundly and his powers were strong. My friend is a believer, and I believe this was a dream from God. Let’s look at the next verses.
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
We see that our Father was tipping off my friend about what was happening in his life, and what to do about it. One thing my frind also noted. the Greek word for “word” of God is actually the word rhema, which means utterance. As my friend was falling to sleep, he repeatedly cried oout to the father the same phrase over and over again. This is the nature of our battle, to ask the Father for something and know that if we will stand against what we see that the devil and his hoards are doing, SAYING what is the good things of scriptures, that He will fight on our behalf because He is our armor and He is our Protector. Reviewing the armor tells more, but may you be comforted today to know that we have a Protector.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Protect us and let us be Your lights here in this earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal up the hearts and minds of Your people. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.
Yom Ri-shon, Shevat 9, 6001 – January 8, 2017
Peace Is Available
There is an inner drive in all of us to “find the answer” I believe. Sometimes we know it exists. At other times we haven’t a clue consciously, but we keep stumbling into life’s challenges. Other times we may think we have found it. Recently a friend of mine came to realize in his later years that he was in the dark about this very point. He has prayed for good things for many years, and while on what has appeared to be a significant upward swing, he still was having personal issues. He finally found it was because he is an alcoholic – his words, not mine. Just yesterday he revealed to me that at the heart of it is selfishness. It was something he had accused of others, only to discover it was him. Sadly, it may have cost him his marriage. Yet he has hope, because he found the cause of many of the woes in his life. His problem was lack of recognition that his life is unmanageable on his own. Even though he has been a believer for many years, he lacked complete surrender that can only come when we face this fact. He now has a peace that I have never seen in him, and I have known him since childhood. He is also sad for the people he has hurt, and that is a sadness I have not seen in him before either. When we speak, I can only offer him my friendship. He just smiles, and offers me scriptures that help him.
Psalms 119:116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Today, please pray for my friend, as I do. Pray with him for those that have been harmed by his disease. And pray that if by any chance, that he and his family might be restored, and that same restoration would come to us all.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Bless the name Yahuah! Help us to walk in Your will that is in the heavens, that we might shine Your light in this earth. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins, and remove them from us as far as the east is from the west. Help us to be selfless. Heal our hearts, minds, bodies, spirits, and souls. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Rise up my King, and heal what only You can, that families can be at peace and be made whole, in every way. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.
Yom Ri-shon, Shevat 2, 6001 – January 1, 2017
Loving Arms
As I thought this morning about how we are comforted as humans, often it includes the touch of being held by loving arms. You see it on the faces of children often when they run to a parent smiling with arms out stretched. Or a child that has stumbled and scraped a knee, crying as they are lifted to their parent’s shoulder. Someone that has had a tragedy hugging even a stranger to have a shoulder on which to cry. Or the person whose eyes light up when their better half enters the room, and they embrace. It is built into us, I suggest, by our Father. And he is always there to comfort us.
Dueteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Today is not a new beginning because it is a new year. Today is a new beginning because it is a new day with our Father who holds us in His arms and cares for us.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us experience Your will in this earth. Send us today Your overwhelmingly abundant provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal our hearts that they be not heavy. 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 upon more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.
Yom Ri-shon, Tevet 25, 26001 – December 25, 2016
Happy Birthday, Jesus
Today, for many believers around the world is a day of celebration for the birthday of the Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Oddly, most would admit it is highly unlikely that He was born in winter, and some would say definitely not December 25th. But traditions are strong for most people. When I was researching this phenomenon many years ago, the best answer I could get as a believer trying to sort this all out was that it really doesn’t matter, and that the scriptures do not really say when He was born. Hmmm. Okay, let’s take a look. We do know that originally at least as far back as the Exodus (and there is some evidence of it being even earlier) that there were moedim, or “appointed times”, that were established by the Father. So, who could have changed them? The scriptures do tell us this answer.
Daniel 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Most would say that the beast at the end of time is the anti-Christ, or the anti-Christ spirit. I agree. It says he changes times (moedim) and laws. It looks like Daniel prophesied that the anti-Christ would change the holy days, or as we would say, the holidays, and wear out the saints. So we have part of the answer. The anti-Christ, and not God, would have changed the celebration of the Messiah’s birth, if indeed it did change.
Does the bible say when the Messiah was born? To answer this, I first suggest that the scriptures are not written by accident, and that God often leaves clues for us to follow in plain sight. If you agree, read on. If we track the story of His birth, we find clues. John the Baptist’s father served in the temple.
Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
9 According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
The short version here is this. Zacharias was serving in the temple at a certain time of year, according to the order of Abijah his father (they had a calendar given by God, not ours, but roughly June). The priests were assigned certain times originally to serve in the temple to assure service at all times. He is told he will have a child and will not speak until he does. He comes out of the temple and cannot speak. Now he knows it is real. Once his service is complete he goes home to see his wife, and the next verse says she conceives. Clue one is we know that John was conceived in the June – July time frame. But what about Mary?
Luke 1:36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
The same angel that told Mary that the Holy Spirit had just conceived the Messiah in her womb told her Elizabeth her cousin, wife of Zacharias and mother of John, was six months pregnant. When Mary immediately went to see Elizabeth, John jumped in Elizabeth’s womb. This would have to be the December – January time frame, six months later, when Mary conceived by the Holy Spirit. Nine months later she would give birth to our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus), roughly September – October (NOT December 25th). Why might this be important?
There is a moedim that takes place in the September – October time frame, called the Feast of Tabernacles. It begins on Tishri 15 (the Father’s calendar). Could this be the birth date of the Messiah? Let’s see if there are more hints.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Here we have a record of the Messiah becoming flesh. It says he “dwelt” among us. The word here in the Greek is actually “tabernacled” among us. Sounds like that could be the Feast of Tabernacles. This would explain why Joseph and a pregnant wife were trying so badly late in her pregnancy to get to Jerusalem as all males had to be there. But let there be two witnesses at least (there are more, but this is getting long).
Zechariah 14:16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the Lord will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
So one day, all will keep the Feast of Tabernacles, and originally all kept the Feast of Tabernacles. So why not now? Daniel 7 has the answer, I suggest. Is Yeshuah (Jesus) the same yesterday, today, and forever? O just yesterday and forever, and not today?
One last thing. What did our very Messiah Yeshuah say about traditions versus what the Father has said?
Mark 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
So, I suggest we pray and seek our Father, Yahuah (Lord), through the Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) that we all may know truth, today and always.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! Praise the name Yahuah (Lord)! Let us shine Your light here today and everyday to bring Your will to earth as it is in the heavens. Send us now Your overwhelming 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 much more besides. Rise up today, my King! Rise up and defend Your words and Your people today, that all men might know that You alone, Yahuah, are our Elohim. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus).