Today is the first Parsha of the year, the Torah portion called B'resheit - Genesis 1:1 to 6:8. We also read from the Haftarah Isaiah 42:5 to 43:7
These are my thoughts, as we read today.
The Great Escape - our journey though the Tribulation - has been on my mind in the last few weeks. I heard from the Lord that there will be another Holocaust - and it is we who will be persecuted this time, not just the Jews, but the Christians too - any who call on the Name of the Most High as their Saviour and Shield - we are the targets.
So today, after reading the Creation story, we then read th Haftarah and these words jumped out at me:
"Don't be afraid, for I have redeemed you;
I am calling you by your name; you are mine. 2 When you pass through water, I will be with you;
when you pass through rivers, they will not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire, you will not be scorched - the flame will not burn you. 3 For I am ADONAI, your God, the Holy One of Isra'el, your Savior
Recently we watched the movie Defiance - Jews who escaped the holocaust - the Shoah. It was like a preview of what life will be like during The Great Escape - when we too will have to be on the run, keeping to the hills away from the enemy - the followers of the Antichrist who will seek to destroy us.
But God has given us this promise - Don't be afraid - I will be with you, they will not overwhelm you, you will not be scorched - the flame will not burn you.. I think we need to keep this promise near to our hearts, - it needs to be repeated over and over again. We need to have our muscle memory ready, so that when it comes, we are not afraid. We can be bold and be strong, and walk in faith, knowing that we will be safe. It doesn't say that the water, the river, the fire won't come.. it does say that we will be safe.
Genesis 4:9 -ADONAI said to Kayin, "Where is Hevel your brother?"And he replied, "I don't know; am I my brother's guardian?"
Janney and Asher have heard Daniel Lancaster's message on the Torah Kids CD on this subject a few times. They know that the Blood Speaks - that the blood of Abel (Hevel) cried out from the ground - God knows. But Even greater than the blood of Abel crying out, is that the Blood of Messiah also speaks - The Blood of Messiah says we are sanctified, our slate is clean of the sins we have committed, for we are forgiven.
But I like the words that God has used here. ADONAI said to Kayin, "Where is Hevel your Ach?"And he replied, "I don't know; am I Shomeir Achi?" Ach the Hebrew word for Brother means "a Strong Fence" or.. protection. and yet, Kayin suggests.. should I be protecting the one whom I'm to protect? Am I to be guarding the one who's Fence I'm to guard?. The purpose of brother's is to protect one another, to keep out what is not welcome, and to guard what is within. Yes, we are to do exactly that. When God uses a word - that word defines what that thing is. A brother is something valuable.. and that is why it's so special to have friends who are as close as brothers, for we protect one another. The Lord says
Henei MaTov.
Psalm 133:1 A song of ascents. By David: Oh, how good, how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in harmony.
My last thought, which was actually my first thought, I'm working backwards here, is that in the scripture verse Genesis 3:13 it says ADONAI, God, said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman answered, "The serpent tricked me, so I ate."
Now in Exodus 12 we read 8 That night, they are to eat the meat, roasted in the fire; they are to eat it with matzah and maror. 9 Don't eat it raw or boiled, but roasted in the fire, with its head, the lower parts of its legs and its inner organs. - this is about the Passover Lamb. We're to eat the whole lamb - the whole flesh - in Hebrew, that's basar - which is also translated as gospel.. we're to eat the whole gospel of the Passover Lamb.. eat therefore is also an idiom for believe.. we're to believe the whole gospel of the Passover Lamb.
So, back to the Gen 3:13 verse. If the Serpent is the Deceiver - HaSatan - and he is tricking, or lying or deceiving Eve.. and she ate.. then we could also understand this verse in this way.. Eve says to Adonai "The Deceiver deceived me and I believed him."
How sad, this is exactly what happens every time we sin. Instead of believing the gospel of the Lord, we believe the deceptions of HaSatan.
Be careful what you believe friends. Make sure that what you are believing is what Adonai is saying in His Word, and not the deceptions of this world - deceptions which HaSatan has implanted and generation after generation, we have believed.
I am Sombra, and these are the stories from our house. We're a Messianic family where academics often take a back seat to the work and adventure of life.
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Oct. 17, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Just thought I'd drop by and leave you a note- I have really been enjoying reading your blog!
Shalom!