Your Torah, My Delight

Always appropriate. In every generation. In every age.

 

An Invitation to Father's Table

 

As my family marks the last day of Unleavened Bread today, I’m again reminded of Father’s wonderful Ways. I recently shared about how incredible that it is that YHWH chose to reveal Himself as Father. He could have chosen any way to interact with humanity, but He chose a familial bond to demonstrate His great love for us.

The simplicity of a family table and a meal is such significant symbology. This is, of course, why we see the joy of a shared meal all throughout the Bible. Whether we look to the sacrificial system/priesthood, the children of Israel in the wilderness, the times that Messiah sat and ate with His closest students, many of His parables, the future Passover where Messiah Himself will again share a meal with His covenant Family – all of these show us the joy of Father’s plan. An invitation to feast with the Master.

This is just one of the endless shadows within the Feasts of YHWH. Just one drop in the vast ocean of why it’s abundantly clear that They remain for the covenant Believer today, as we all await the age to come. Few people are willing to stop whatever they’re doing in order to sit down for a wonderful meal that’s been prepared for them. Father’s Feasts are no different.

Do you willingly pause your plans and ways to show up for His Appointed Times? His wonderful table? I pray that you do, and if you don’t, please consider doing so. What a great joy it is – the incredible gift of a wonderful Father. Selah.

If You "Love" Jesus....

 

Many people will talk about how much they "love Jesus" today. With that in mind, may we all pause and reflect upon what Messiah said loving Him looks like, and what the fruit will be.

As I've repeated for so many years now, biblically-speaking, love and obedience are absolutely inseparable. Let's be sure that we love the Father and His Son as They defined it and not according to our own ways and opinions. Selah.

Happy New Year!

** A great one to share! **

Even if you don’t factor biblical texts and biblical history into the equation, it doesn’t require a degree in meteorology to clearly see that the new year starts in the Spring season.

The earth is literally bursting forth into life, no matter where you look. But the vast majority of both Christian and secular culture united to celebrate the arrival of their new year over 3 months ago... in the gray cold of winter.

Why is this? Yeshua told us the direct answer many times, as in Mark chapter 7: "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of Elohim in order to keep your tradition." I get it. That was me for most of my life. I was ignorant.

Sadly, most Believers say things like the calendar of the Creator "just don't really matter anyway." But think of this, won't you?

When you abandon the Fourth Commandment and call every day holy, your foundation is off. When you replace Tabernacles with Christmas, your foundation is off. When you replace Passover with Easter, your foundation is off. When you remove YHWH’s entire Appointed Times calendar and replace it with man’s, your foundation is off. When you create a replacement new year and abandon the Creator’s established new year, your foundation is off.

So, the ongoing question remains, what *does* matter anymore?

For those of you out there celebrating Father's wonderful timing and doing your best to meet Him on His Appointed Times - blessings to you and your household! What a privilege it is to be a holy, set apart People that don't look to the ways of the nations to determine how to live. Let's blow the shofar and declare that a new year of His kindness and mercy is here! YHWH is most assuredly worthy of our absolute best. Selah.

 

Those Who Love God Keep His Commandments

 

Love & obedience are always covenantally inseparable.