Shabbat Word
29/09/2019
Yom Teruah Shabbat Shalom!
Psalm 142:1-8
142:1) A maskil by David when he was in the cave.
A prayer.
142:2) I cry with my voice to Yahuah.
With my voice, I ask Yahuah for mercy.
142:3) I pour out my complaint before Him.
I tell Him my troubles.
142:4) When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way in which I walk,
They have hidden a snare for me.
142:5) Look on my right, and see;
For there is no one who is concerned for me.
Refuge has fled from me.
No one cares for my soul.
142:6) I cried to you, Yahuah.
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.”
142:7) Listen to my cry,
For I am in desperate need.
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than me.
142:8) Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will surround me,
For you will be good to me.
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 prior to 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.
Halleluyah
Ameyn
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 Messiah Yahusha, you need to ask Him in prayer along these lines. Use 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 through your Son, Messiah Yahusha. Please forgive me of all my past sins as I accept that, Messiah Yahusha 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 this way back to you.”
Ameyn
Remember, the Judge looks into your heart, mind and future.
In other words, when you say a Believer’s prayer you had better mean it.
If you have honestly said such a prayer as this, and truly renounced the sin in your life and accepted Father’s salvation through Messiah Yahusha, then please drop us an e-mail at FGA to let us know. This not only builds up our faith, it 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 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. No more question marks on your eternal life, only a full stop. 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 Yahusha.
All blessings to you.
“Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death.” (Prov. 11:4).
Breaking Matzah
Our Saviour welcomes all His Family to join in this memorial. If you have accepted Messiah Yahusha 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 Yahusha, all that we will ever need. In your lovingkindness and mercy, you rebuild broken lives. You bless us, in Yahusha, with a perfect blessing. Ameyn.
Please note the up-and-coming special days.
29/10/2019 – Rosh Chodesh 8th. Moon
The weekly Shabbats are in bold and the feastival Shabbats are in italic print.
05/10/2019 – weekly
08/10/2019 – Yom Kippur (Atonement)
12/10/2019 – weekly
13/10/2019 – Sukkot (Start of Tabernacles)
19/10/2019 – weekly
20/10/2019 – Sukkot (End of Tabernacles)
21/10/2019 – Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day)
26/10/2019 – weekly
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 