Yom Shishi, Kislev 17, 6004 – November 15, 2019

My People Perish

There is a case to be made for the need for something when we read scriptures about how God’s people perish, or are destroyed.

Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

It is interesting that the explanation of “lack of knowledge” is “forgotten the Law”, and seems to say that this moving away from the Law will cause destruction. Hosea is in agreement with another scripture in this regard, also often quoted.

Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Here we see that lack of prophetic vision results in people being exposed in a way that results in them perishing, but the one that guards the Law by observing it and doing it is happy. Interestingly, the descriptive definition of chazown, or prophetic “vision” here, means to mentally “see” with pleasure. This is what happened to Abraham when He followed after God. We can also see that the Law plays a key role in the ability to follow YAH. This makes sense when we understand what the new covenant is, as defined in scripture.

Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

It’s all about the heart. We a re encouraged to have our heart transformed by the Law being written on it. This happens when we accept the sacrifice of the body of Yeshuah (Jesus) once for all transgression of the Law (sin) and surrender to Him as our Savior and Yahuah (Lord).

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We praise Your Holy Name, Yahuah. You are our King. Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of Your people. Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven, so perfectly. Send us now Your provision, and let it overflow to those around us. You alone are worthy to be praised. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here, and the plans of evil men. Keep us from temptation, O YAH. This is Your creation. This is Your world. We ask that You would save this place, and restore the promise of substance and prosperity. Restore the good what has been eaten or taken or held back, in any way, and the more besides. Yes YAH, the much more besides. We ask all these things of You Yahuah, our King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen.