Shabbat Word
04/09/2021
Shabbat Shalom!
Covid-19 continues to ravage the world. Every night, I pray this Psalm for the continued well-being, security and prosperity of Yahuah’s people, Yisra`el, His land, Yisra`el, His set apart city Yerushalayim and my family spiritual and physical.
Psalm 91:1-16
91:1) He who dwells in the secret place of Ha`Elyon,
Will rest in the shadow of Shaddai.
91:2) I will say of Yahuah,
“He is my refuge and my fortress; My `Elohiym, in whom I trust.”
91:3) For He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler,
And from the deadly pestilence.
91:4) He will cover you with His feathers.
Under His wings you will take refuge.
His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.
91:5) You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day;
91:6) Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.
91:7) A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it will not come near you.
91:8) You will only look with your eyes,
And see the recompense of the wicked.
91:9) Because you have made Yahuah your refuge,
And Ha`Elyon your dwelling place,
91:10) No evil shall happen to you,
Neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
91:11) For He will give His angels charge over you,
To guard you in all your ways.
91:12) They will bear you up in their hands,
So that you will not dash your foot against a stone.
91:13) You will tread on the lion and cobra.
You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.
91:14) “Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him.
I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
91:15) He will call on me, and I will answer him.
I will be with him in trouble.
I will deliver him, and honour him.
91:16) I will satisfy him with long life,
And show him my salvation (yeshu`ah).”
Psalm 39:1-14
39:1) For the Chief Musician.
For Yedutun.
A Psalm by David.
39:2) I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue.
I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”
39:3) I was mute with silence.
I held my shalom, even from good.
My sorrow was stirred.
39:4) My heart was hot within me.
While I meditated, the fire burned:
I spoke with my tongue:
39:5) “Yahuah, show me my end,
What is the measure of my days.
Let me know how frail I am.
39:6) Behold, you have made my days handbreadths.
My lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.
39:7) “Surely every man walks like a shadow.
Surely they busy themselves in vain.
He heaps up, and does not know who shall gather.
39:8) Now, Master, what do I wait for?
My hope is in you.
39:9) Deliver me from all my transgressions.
Do not make me the reproach of the foolish.
39:10) I was mute.
I did not open my mouth,
Because you did it.
39:11) Remove your scourge away from me.
I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
39:12) When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity,
You consume his wealth like a moth.
Surely every man is but a breath.” Selah.
39:13) “Hear my prayer, Yahuah, and give ear to my cry.
Do not be silent at my tears.
For I am a stranger with you,
A foreigner, as all my fathers were.
39:14) Oh spare me, that I may recover strength,
Before I go away, and be no more.”
.A Word
Death does not sound a trumpet.
Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) is the first feast day of the Autumnal series of special days or mo`edim. It is a Shabbat which requires observing all that is done on a weekly Shabbat. Ten days after this feast is Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) and a further five days is Sukkot (Tabernacles/Booths).
“Speak to the Children of Yisra’el, saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest to you, a memorial of blowing of the trumpets, a set apart convocation.’” (Lev. 23:24). This is a special Shabbat, one that can occur on any day of the week as it falls on the same date every year. On this day the blowing of trumpets is for a reminder to remind them of the giving of Torah on Mount Sinai and for the gathering of all the people represented by the tribal leaders. These trumpets are the thin silver ones (chatzotzarout) and not the ram’s horn shofar.
“When you go to war in your own land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and you shall be remembered before Yahuah `Aloheykem, and you shall be saved from your enemies.” (Num. 10:9). It is the belief at FGA that priorto Messiah’s setting foot back on earth the following sequence of events will take place:
All Believers are snatched away (often called the Rapture);
Thirty-six months of false peace;
Abomination that causes desolation;
Thirty-five and a half months of Ya`akov’s Troubles (Great Tribulation);
Yom Teruah;
Yom Kippur;
Sukkot.
The significance of Yom Kippur and Sukkot will be discussed on their relative Shabbats.
Yom Teruah is an alarm call for the nation of Yisra`el. They need to waken up from the spiritual slumber of the last two millennia; to realise the state of their corporate sin. Beloved, as Believers are grafted-in to the Commonwealth of Yisra`el, Yom Teruah is also a wake-up call, for us to take stock of our spiritual state.
Beloved, how do we stand in light of Torah? Can you say as the hymn writer penned ‘All is well with my soul?’
If you do not know what your spiritual state is, then you cannot answer this last question. Do you not know that you are a sinner and destined for eternal punishment in Hell? In need of a Saviour because you are not able to do anything about it? Then you must seek Yahuah’s mercy while it is still available.
Take Yom Teruah as your own personal wake-up call. Blessed is the person who knows that they are terminally ill and have the opportunity to make things right with Yahuah `Elohiym and family and friends before their death. For them, death has given them a wake-up call with some taking the opportunity but many doing nothing. Unfortunately, Hell is full of good people who will do something about it ….tomorrow; and we all know tomorrow never comes. “But Yahuah said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you…’” (Luke 12:20). It may be the result of a fatal accident, murder, heart attack, stroke or aneurism but the end comes sudden. For these people, death has not blown its trumpet. For those who have been diagnosed as having a terminal condition, death has been kind.
WARNING! It has been said that upon conception, the little person has been diagnosed with a terminal condition: it is called life. Therefore, the vast majority of adults have no excuse when they stand before their Maker on Judgement Day, saying that they did not know.
Ameyn.
HalleluYah
Father, we thank you for the power of your Word and that Word was made flesh in Messiah Yahusha so that in believing in His Life, Death and Resurrection we may have eternal life with you.
If you want to accept Father’s offer of salvation through the Messiah Yeshua, you need to ask Him in prayer along these lines. You may use these or your own words but they must be genuine as Father knows our very hearts and nothing is hidden from Him.
“Father, I am a sinner who needs forgiveness of my sins through your Son, the Messiah Yeshua. Please forgive me of all my past sins as I accept that, Messiah Yeshua my Saviour, has taken upon Himself my punishment. By your Spirit, help me to live a life worthy of His sacrifice. Thank you, Father, for making the perfect way back to you.”
Remember, the Judge looks into your heart, mind and future.
If you have honestly said such a prayer as this, and truly renounced the sin in your life and accepted Father’s salvation through the Messiah Yeshua, then please drop us an e-mail or call us at FGA to let us know. This helps build up our faith and offers an opportunity to prayerfully support you. Even if you have Believing friends or family, we at FGA would be privileged to pray for you. Please contact us at ezra710@firstgenerationassembly.com. Having believed and prayed, now please find a local faith-based church to attend. Drop FGA an e-mail or call us so that we can rejoice with you and pray and support you over the coming weeks.
If you have sincerely called out to Father for forgiveness, then eternal life is assured. Salvation does not take away the day-to-day questions of life, nor is it a short-cut away from trials or tribulations. Nevertheless, knowing your eternal life is secure, any temporary trial can be overcome by looking at the completed work of Messiah Yeshua.
All blessings to you.
“Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe;
But one with perverse ways will fall suddenly” (Prov. 28:18).
Breaking Matzah
Our Saviour welcomes all His Family to join in this memorial. If you have accepted Messiah Yeshua as your Master and Saviour please take the next few moments to seek Father and to ensure that all is right between Him and you and between you and your Brothers and Sisters. If not, please put this right before continuing.
If you have not yet accepted Him into your life, then we encourage you to seek Him while it is still possible, as time is running out. When He returns or if you pass away then it will be too late. Please do not partake of the matzah and wine as in doing so, it gives thanks for the broken body (matzah) and shed blood (wine) for and a witness of salvation.
On the night of the Master’s betrayal, He took the matzah, blessed it and broke it saying ‘This is my Body broken for you; take and eat it as a memorial to Me.’
Bless the matzah saying: Blessed are you, O Yahuah our `Elohiym, King of the Universe, who brings forth matzah from the earth.
Break and eat the matzah (sharing it if within a group setting):
After the meal He took the Cup, blessed it saying ‘This is my Blood poured out for you for the remission of sins; take and drink it as a memorial to me.’
Bless the wine saying: Blessed are you, O Yahuah our `Elohiym, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Drink the wine (sharing it if within a group setting):
Thanksgiving prayer: Blessed are you, O Yahuah our `Elohiym, King of the universe, who gives us, in Yeshua, all that we will ever need. In your lovingkindness and mercy, you rebuild broken lives. You bless us, in Yeshua, with a perfect blessing. Ameyn.
Dates to remember
09/09/2021 – Rosh Chodesh 7th. New Moon
09/09/2021 – Yom Teruah
17/09/2021 – Yom HaKippurim
23/09/2021 to 29/09/2021 – Sukkot
30/09/2021 – Shemeni Atzeret
Father willing, we will meet again next Shabbat.
“Y’varekh’kha Yahuah v’yishmerekha,
Ya’er Yahuah panav eleikha vichunekka,
Yissa Yahuah panav eleikha v’yasem l’kha shalom.”
(May Yahuah bless you and keep you)
(May Yahuah make His face to shine upon you and show you His favour)
(May Yahuah lift up His face toward you and give you peace.).
First Generation Assembly 