Shabbat Word
06/03/2021
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 25:13-23
25:13) What man is he who fears Yahuah?
He shall instruct him in the way that He shall choose.
25:14) His soul shall dwell at ease.
His seed shall inherit the land.
25:15) The friendship of Yahuah is with those who fear Him.
He will show them His covenant.
25:16) My eyes are ever on Yahuah,
For He will pluck my feet out of the net.
25:17) Turn to me, and have mercy on me,
For I am desolate and afflicted.
25:18) The troubles of my heart are enlarged.
Oh bring me out of my distresses.
25:19) Consider my affliction and my travail.
Forgive all my sins.
25:20) Consider my enemies, for they are many.
They hate me with cruel hatred.
25:21) Oh keep my soul, and deliver me.
Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.
25:22) Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for you.
25:23) Redeem Yisra’el, `Elohiym,
Out all of his troubles.
A Word
The Last Train
This week’s Shabbat Word is again slightly different. My wife, Ann was given a prophetic word to reveal to the assembly we regularly attend. Although FGA prefers to use Scriptural words and phrases, I have repeated the prophecy as it was given out.
I saw an old fashioned carriage train. The train carriages had roofs but no sides in it.
I saw the people I was praying with on Wednesday night on this train.
I saw the furnace of the train being stoked up with fuel. A big roaring fire.
I clearly heard God say THIS IS THE LAST TRAIN. There is no doubt in my mind that the last train was the message from God. I felt an assurance that those on the train were SAFE. We were on our way to the next stop…Eternity.
I sat there in prayer asking the Lord to reveal what HE was showing me.
I feel that God is telling ALL of us that there is no second train coming. This is it. We are on our way to Eternity. Time is short, we are in the last days.
I also believe that the unsaved people of the world do not know or believe about that last train. Many Christians have turned their backs on that last train and walked in the opposite direction back into the world. WHY?……because the churches are not stoking up the fire….the fire isn’t even lit in some churches.
Imagine if the people of the world knew this was the last train to a more glorious place where we have no pain, no anger or hate. A place filled with joy and love and perfection.
They would break the church doors down to get a seat on that train and leave the vile, dark, corrupt world behind.
We assume the people of the world know about this last train. They don’t. Who is going to tell them?
WE ARE.
One thing we know for sure. It doesn’t matter how many people get on that train. There is a seat for EVERYONE on that last train for SALVATION.
I believe the furnace on the train being stocked up burning was THE HOLY SPIRIT.
We have the HOLY SPIRIT, and a seat on the last train.
We are already on that journey and the train driver is THE LORD.
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” John 14:6).
Halleluyah, what a prophecy!
I do believe that this prophecy is for three groups of people: 1) Born Again Believers; 2) Non-Believers and 3) Jewish people.
Born Again Believers
Over thirty years ago, when Ann and I first came to Faith, we heard this admonition: “If you knew that Messiah was to return in exactly twenty-four hours, what would you do?” Most of the listeners said that they would rush around to their unsaved family and plead, argue or drag them screaming and fighting into the Kingdom. Some said that they would knock on the neighbours’ doors and do likewise. All said that they would spend the time reaching out to people: no one said that they would sleep.
“Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.” (Rev. 3:3). Although it was thirty years ago, and Yahuah in His long-suffering and infinite mercy, has withheld Messiah’s return. There will come a day when Messiah will return within twenty-four hours.
How will you be spending the next twenty-four hours? It would not be possible to spend every hour of every day reaching people for the Master, but how much time do we spend? It may not be as on-to-one evangelism, but we can give out tracts, leaflet drops, praying or speak a ‘word in season’.
There will be a time when Yahuah’s long-suffering will come to an end, ushering in Messiah’s return. There will be a final person to be saved; could it be someone to whom you spoke?
The train is at the station and ready to pull out. All that it is waiting for is that last ‘passenger’ to board.
Non-Believers
I am sure that everyone has, at some time, watched a ‘disaster’ movie. Usually it involves some form of apocalyptic event, a natural catastrophe, contagion or celestial danger. An expert is used to explain to the viewers what is taking place, what is to come and what must be done to escape.
If you had to live through a disaster movie, knowing that the end of the world was to occur within the next twenty-four hours, how would you spend it? If the expert told you that there were seats left on a train to whisk you away to safety, would you take up the offer? I am pretty sure that you would. Not only that, but you would go around family, friends and neighbours frantically pleading with them to join you.
I may be no expert in geology, astronomy or pandemics but I can assure you that there is a disaster coming soon everyone.
The Bible tells us that the world, as we know it today, is coming to an end. The final book’s full title being The Revelation of Our Master Yeshua The Messiah By Yochanan Bar Zawdi, commonly abbreviated to Revelation. Another title for this book is The Apocalypse which just means revealing or unveiling. However, due to it describing the events at the end of time, the world gets the meaning of apocalypse as being some form of global disaster.
In this book, Scripture clearly reveals that there will be a Day of Judgement for every person ever born. Those who have acknowledged their disobedience to Yahuah’s Word, either before their death or the world ends and accepted His salvation through His Son, welcome aboard the train: next stop Heaven.
Those who have rejected His offer, Revelation warns us that they are on a one-way trip to Hell, the place of eternal calamity and punishment. No one knows when the world will end or when we are to die, but each day that passes by is one day closer.
Climb on board, the ticket is free you only have to, “… Believe in the Master Yeshua the Messiah, and you will be saved…” (John 16:31).
Jewish people
Many Jewish people believe that the train of salvation only stops at their station and Gentiles will have no seat on board. Likewise many so called ‘Christians’ believe that the train passed through the Jewish Nation two thousand years ago, and the Nation did not get on board. The train has now come to the Gentiles.
Both are wrong. There has only ever been and will only ever be one train.
Rabbi Yeshua ben Yosef HaMashiach declared, “…”I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.” (John 14:6). If you are Jewish, you may not accept these words. Then search Moshe, the Writings and the Prophets. They will all point to the sin of the world, the need of a Redeemer and the perfect Sacrifice of the Lamb of Yahuah, who alone can take away our sins.
Yochanan ben Zekharyah warned the Pharisees and Sadducees, “Do not think to yourselves, ‘We have Avraham for our father,’ for I tell you that Yahuah is able to raise up children to Avraham from these stones.” (Matt. 3:9). It is not the physical seed of Avraham that will escape judgement, but the spiritual seed.
If you have any doubt, study Tehillim (the Book of Psalms). Whenever you read ‘your salvation’ you are reading Yeshua.
To all those who are still standing on the railway platform, what is your reason for not getting on board the Salvation Express?
Do you believe that there is nothing after death? Or that your physical ancestry will sufficient?
When you finally close your eyes on this life, it will be too late chage your mind. For you, the train has already left.
Ameyn
HalleluYah
Father, we thank you for the power of your Word and that Word was made flesh in the Messiah Yeshua 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.
“Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls
But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” (Prov. 11:14).
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
14/03/2021 – Rosh Chodesh 1st. New Moon
27/03/2021 – Pesach
28/03-03/04/2021 – Chag haMatzah
04/04/-22/05/2021 – Counting of the Omer
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.).
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