GOD’S APPOINTED DAYS, (Yom Teruah, or Rosh HaShannah)
ROSH HaSHANNAH or YOM TERUAH
This is the first of the Fall Feasts or Festivals. Leviticus 23:24 reads: "In the Seventh month, on the first of the month, you will have a Shabbat rest, a remembrance of Shofar blowing, a Holy gathering." Many think that this is a "Jewish" appointed day of celebration, but no, it is a "Biblical" appointed day, for ALL believers. It just started with the Jewish people. Yet we are free to choose, we can honor and celebrate it, or let it pass by like any other day. We all have the freedom of choice. We cannot judge one another; some will celebrate, and others will not. Let the Holy Spirit be our guide.
Today, September 23rd, is indeed the First of Nissan. The first day of the seventh month (according to the Hebrew calendar). So, Happy "Day of Shofar blowing", Happy New Year." In the Hebrew calendar, there are basically "two new years". One is in April, during Passover time, the "Religious New Year" for counting the months. Today, is the "geophysical new year", according to Hebraic tradition. This was the time the Earth was created by God, 5786 years ago (according to tradition). I believe we also have different "new years". There is the Gregorian New Year on January 1st. There is a new "School Year" that many start in September. There is a "New Fiscal Year" for businesses for accounting purposes. This is also a "New Year" for agricultural purposes, too (always connected to the earth).
This is a time of reflection. The king is coming. King Yeshua/Jesus. How do you want Him to find you? Where are you? Where are you supposed to be? Are you where you are supposed to be? Spiritually speaking? You know what is right and wrong. You know what the Bible teaches. Adonai’s instructions speak loud and clear, in black and white. Is there interference? Static? If we are not where we need to be, we must “Shoov” ourselves around before we end up in the deep end without knowing how to swim. The Hebrew word "Shoov" means "To return, or turn around, go back"
We must “turn” “repent” have a “change of mind and heart. We must “turn” and “return” back to the basics of the faith, back to the Torah of Adonai. If you fail and test, you must “return” to the books and study some more. You forgot your car keys, so you “return” to your house to get them. Or else, the car isn’t going anywhere, and neither are you. If our carnal self has overpowered us and is warring against our spiritual nature, then you must “return” to Yeshua, and repent of our sins. He told the adulterous woman, “I forgive you, go and sin no more”. Forgiveness and a change of heart and mind go together.
We also know the story of the Prodigal Son, who "returned" to his father. The father forgave him. He did not lose his "sonship," yet he did lose blessings; he squandered his inheritance, but he was still forgiven.
The blowing of the Shofar is a "wake-up call." It is a time for "renewed life". Adam received the "breath of life" when God breathed into his nostrils.
A shofar is blown using our breath. Our breath is passed through a narrow opening in the shofar and resonates throughout the whole horn, thus producing a loud sound, a sound of praise from a "God made" instrument. It can be made from the horn of a ram or from a "Kudu" (an African antelope), look it up on Google images.
So, this is preparation for us, a call of warning and a call of praise. The King is coming back, real soon. Are you ready to receive him? to go with him? He is gathering his own. Are you part of "his own?" If you want to know more about Yom Teruah, just Google it, and also look at the "YouTube" videos under "Yom Teruah/ Rosh HaShannah.
Shalom. Happy Holidays.
ROSH HaSHANNAH or YOM TERUAH
This is the first of the Fall Feasts or Festivals. Leviticus 23:24 reads: "In the Seventh month, on the first of the month, you will have a Shabbat rest, a remembrance of Shofar blowing, a Holy gathering." Many think that this is a "Jewish" appointed day of celebration, but no, it is a "Biblical" appointed day, for ALL believers. It just started with the Jewish people. Yet we are free to choose, we can honor and celebrate it, or let it pass by like any other day. We all have the freedom of choice. We cannot judge one another; some will celebrate, and others will not. Let the Holy Spirit be our guide.
Today, September 23rd, is indeed the First of Nissan. The first day of the seventh month (according to the Hebrew calendar). So, Happy "Day of Shofar blowing", Happy New Year." In the Hebrew calendar, there are basically "two new years". One is in April, during Passover time, the "Religious New Year" for counting the months. Today, is the "geophysical new year", according to Hebraic tradition. This was the time the Earth was created by God, 5786 years ago (according to tradition). I believe we also have different "new years". There is the Gregorian New Year on January 1st. There is a new "School Year" that many start in September. There is a "New Fiscal Year" for businesses for accounting purposes. This is also a "New Year" for agricultural purposes, too (always connected to the earth).
This is a time of reflection. The king is coming. King Yeshua/Jesus. How do you want Him to find you? Where are you? Where are you supposed to be? Are you where you are supposed to be? Spiritually speaking? You know what is right and wrong. You know what the Bible teaches. Adonai’s instructions speak loud and clear, in black and white. Is there interference? Static? If we are not where we need to be, we must “Shoov” ourselves around before we end up in the deep end without knowing how to swim. The Hebrew word "Shoov" means "To return, or turn around, go back"
We must “turn” “repent” have a “change of mind and heart. We must “turn” and “return” back to the basics of the faith, back to the Torah of Adonai. If you fail and test, you must “return” to the books and study some more. You forgot your car keys, so you “return” to your house to get them. Or else, the car isn’t going anywhere, and neither are you. If our carnal self has overpowered us and is warring against our spiritual nature, then you must “return” to Yeshua, and repent of our sins. He told the adulterous woman, “I forgive you, go and sin no more”. Forgiveness and a change of heart and mind go together.
We also know the story of the Prodigal Son, who "returned" to his father. The father forgave him. He did not lose his "sonship," yet he did lose blessings; he squandered his inheritance, but he was still forgiven.
The blowing of the Shofar is a "wake-up call." It is a time for "renewed life". Adam received the "breath of life" when God breathed into his nostrils.
A shofar is blown using our breath. Our breath is passed through a narrow opening in the shofar and resonates throughout the whole horn, thus producing a loud sound, a sound of praise from a "God made" instrument. It can be made from the horn of a ram or from a "Kudu" (an African antelope), look it up on Google images.
So, this is preparation for us, a call of warning and a call of praise. The King is coming back, real soon. Are you ready to receive him? to go with him? He is gathering his own. Are you part of "his own?" If you want to know more about Yom Teruah, just Google it, and also look at the "YouTube" videos under "Yom Teruah/ Rosh HaShannah.
Shalom. Happy Holidays.