Catching up

I don't know how so much time gets between my posts. I always have good intentions to write but my plans always end up on the back burner.  A few weeks ago I reached my one year mark of walking in Torah.  I sure have enjoyed the journey of learning My Father's commands.  It seems like so much of His heart has been shown to me by keeping His feasts and learning His commandments.  I can hardly wait for  next years feasts to begin.

I don't know who all reads my blog but I'm sure some people were surprised and maybe even a little offended at my choice to not celebrate christmas. I know how you must feel for I have felt the same way a little more than a year ago.  Sometimes Truth can be hard.  The book of Hebrews describes YHVH's word as quick, powerful, sharper than any two edged sword.  The Truth can be sharp and dividing,  but in the end it sets you free.  I must say that even with all the high emotions the month of December flew by very quickly.  I didn't really miss the tree, or the decorations and surprisingly enough, I didn't really miss the music.  Truly the joy I felt in keeping His feasts this year, even though not perfectly, certainly cannot be matched by any of that.

Believe it or not, my family and I are still reading through the Bible.  Little by little each night we read and we are already beginning the book of Leviticus.  Personally I am enjoying reading through the Torah at this rate and I love reading through His commands with "new eyes".  His Word really is a breath of fresh air,  A spring in a dry and thirsty land.

Well, that should catch us up.  I'll leave you with this thought.  Grace is not a "New Testament idea,  YHVH's grace has been apart of His plan from the beginning. I'd mention Noah here, but if we serve a God who has always been,  I believe His grace has been......from the beginning.

Shalom!

Brittany and I spent our morning listening to Vivaldi's Four Season's while working on her science project. Brittany is 12.  Abba, I know I should have been doing this all along, but please help me to cherish ever single moment with my daughters.  Brittany's childhood is slipping away.  Please help not to waste any more time. Amein.

Brit Science Project

Brit Science Project, a photo by rolicreps on Flickr.

Wordless Wednesday: Swimming Swan

Ramblings

The Set-Apart Spirit sometimes impresses on me to be quiet.  Especially when things aren't going my way. Often these times come when I have been a little vocal on FB or other places.  Although I'm generally quiet  any way,  I can be opinionated.  So thus I have been a little quiet lately and trying to take my concerns to my Heavenly Father.

The girls and I have made it through Genesis chapter 30 as of today(Wed. for me).  I wish I could say we were doing cool projects and digging into the Word together,  but it's not to be at this time.  I honestly want them to see what is in YHVH's Word right now so we are reading and I will let the Holy Spirit do His work. I also want to practice at actually being consistent at something.  So I am content with what we are doing for now.

I gave once a week cooking a go a couple of weeks ago, but it fizzled out last week as I did something to my back and I was down for a few days.  I'm really ok now and I even did some light jogging today.  So I will try to pick up again on Sunday.  I made some lentil soup last night and I think it was my best ever.  If  you like Mexican flavors I would definitely give this a try.  Just put your bag of lentils, browned turkey meat, a can of diced tomatoes, 2 veggie cubes, 1 packet of taco season, and water( you might have to be the judge because I really don't measure these things; just remember it is a soup you are going for) into the crock pot.  Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on High for 6-8 hours.

Well I've rambled enough for now.  Other than sharing that I'm reading the book of Ezekiel right now.  I'm nearing the end.  I sure would love to "drash" that book out with someone sometime.

Shalom!

Biblelog

W~ Genesis 8-11
TH~ Genesis 12-15

We came out of the ark with Noah and learned of Shem, Ham and Japheth.  We discovered the mighty hunter Nimrod and watched the people build the tower of Babel.  Confusion of language was the result.  YHVH called Abram out of the land of his father and promised to make of him a great nation.  We ended with war with the kings and a gift to the high priest Melchizadeck.

"Now YHVH said to Avram, Get yourself out of your country, away from your kinsmen and away from your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, I will bless you, and I will make your name great;  and you are to be a blessing; I will bless those who bless you, but I will curse anyone who curses you; and by you all the families of the earth will be blessed.  Genesis 12:1-3

I don't believe YHVH has changed his mind :o) I believe all of YHVH's promises are still true.

Wordless Wednesday: Bee Hummingbird

Gardening

The Holy Spirit has impressed upon me a goal.  I would love for my girls and I to get through the entire bible together before they leave home. So in light of that goal, I have decided not to do the traditional Torah portion reading this year.  It is a lovely tradition that certainly merits our attention but this year I simply want to snuggle on the couch with my girls and read His Word, from the Aleph to the Tav.  Yes we will probably discuss it some, but my goal is not to beat them over their lovely heads with the bible.  I want to simply present the Seed and allow Abba to the gardening.  I thank YHVH for His Word and I pray it accomplish His purpose in our lives.

So Yesterday we started with Genesis or (B'resheet) 1-4.  Today we read chapters 5-7.  For my own accountability sake I will try to post our reading a couple of times a week.  Not to necessarily bore you do death but to help keep track of our progress so we can reach our goal.

Shalom Alechem!

The Story of a Seed

Have you ever had a time in your life when you just really wanted to know exactly what YHVH wants from you?  Maybe you came across something in Bible that you really wanted to understand.  A year ago I was in that place.  At the same time I was watching my friend on Facebook very closely.  "What in the world has she gotten herself into?" I would often think as I read her posts.  "His set apart day"?  The Sabbath; was she keeping the Sabbath? What?  I KNOW she knows better than that.  You see we had always been very good Baptists.  Always doing the right thing and pitying poor others who didn't do the same.  Well I certainly wasn't going to ask her about it because I really did not want to know the answer.

However, with a heart filled with love and courage, my friend gave me the answer to the question I didn't want to ask.  "I can't find where Jesus changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday."  I knew she was in a cult. Hmph.  My reply in short: "Well I just read Trail of Blood and I think Baptist have it figured out. I  suggest you read it too."

There it was.  The Seed planted.  Surely, Lord, You changed the Sabbath.  I mean you rose on the first day so now Sunday is your day. The Holy Spirit gently spoke.  Where my child? Where did I change it? The Holy spirit would not let me rest.  I tried convincing Him that Jesus had fulfilled the law so now I don't have too.  We are free! The Holy Spirit: "Free from what my child?" Sigh.  There was no rest.  The  only thing to do is read the book of Acts and prove my friend wrong for surely in there we will see that the Sabbath is no longer on the seventh day.   I read it twice back to back. What do you think I found?

Acts 13:14...They came to Antioch in Pisidia and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day and sat
 down....

Acts 13:42...And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath...... 44. And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city......

Acts 15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

Acts 16: 13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made......

Acts 17:2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them and three sabbath days reasoned with them of the Scriptures.....

Acts 18:4 And he(Paul) reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath.....

I think you get the point.  Guess what I didn't find?  Not one teaching  on the Sabbath being changed to the first day of the week.

It is also said of our Messiah  in Luke 4:16 that he entered the synagogue on the sabbath as was His custom.

So there you have it.  The story of a seed.  My Savior kept the sabbath.  The apostles kept the sabbath. YHVH commanded us to remember the sabbath.  He blessed the seventh day and sanctified it.  He has not said that about any other day.  The seventh day is HIS DAY.  I'm convinced.   The seed is planted.  I'm so thankful my friend had the courage to do some gardening. May YHVH grow it to bear fruit to glorify His Holy Name.

Shalom Aleichem!

A Tree Planted

Psalm 1

Blessed is the man who shall not walk in the counsel of the wrong

And shall not stand in the path of sinners

And shall not sit in the seat of scoffers

But his delight is in the Torah of YHVH,

And he meditates in His Torah day and night.

For he shall be as a tree planted by the rivers of water

That yields its fruit in its season,

And whose leaf does not withe,

And What soever he does prospers.

The wrong are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind blows away.

Therefore the wrong shall not rise in the judgment,

Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For YHVH knows the way of the righteous

But the way of the wrong comes to naught