B.E.S.T. Shabbat

But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. (Isa 40:31) To listen to the audio-only version click below  Giving Opportunity Message     As we come into a new year and a new season in our lives, we naturally present our heart’s desires to the Lord. Much of what we want to see is truly God’s will for our lives and as His children, we seek His face and His blessing. Often God responds with a resounding “yes” and we think it should just fall into place. Yet there is also the issue of timing. If we look at Biblical examples, we see this played out again and again. There is a set time for the manifestation of the promise of God. Take, for example the promise to Abraham and Sarah that they would have a son. After many unfruitful years, in the time described as beyond hope, God appears to Abraham and declares: But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, who...

“Therefore say to the children of Israel: 'I am the LORD; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” (Exodus 6:6-7) To listen to the audio-only version click below  Giving Opportunity Message   The Spring feasts of the Lord begin the cycle of the Lord’s covenant love affair with His people. These times, mo-edim, are divine appointments that celebrate the chesed, or the loving-kindness of the Lord for His people. The symbolic act of celebration is the drinking of wine which represents the joy of love. “Go then, eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.” (Ecclesiastes 9:7) Wine is used in a celebration of a victory...

23 Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,  24 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.  25 ‘You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.’” (Leviticus 23:23-25 (NASB)) Click here to listen to “ Yom Teruah and Justice ” In these unjust times, God  has made time in His schedule to  connect with us and allow us to activate His kingdom reality.  We are entering into the  Fall Feasts of the Lord, beginning today with the first Yom Teruah.    What I want to explore beyond the basic  understanding that the Feasts of the Lord are His feasts and His events  and  to  access them as  a  breakthrough in justice in these admittedly unjust times . I know that on the surface, blowing a shofar or raising a shout to the Lord may seem disconnected from ju...