"He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them: he it is that loveth me"
Jn 14
Thought for Today: Wednesday April 30
Discouragement and depression can come for many reasons. We all encounter them once in our lives. When we lose a loved one to death, or experience a problem that overwhelms us. It may even cause a chemical imbalance in our bodies. When that is the case, modern medicine may help BUT, when we feel discourage, depressed or even to give up, turn to YHVH in prayer and commit that situation into His Hands. It is not a substitute for medicine if we need it, but He ordained the physical laws that govern our bodies, and He can use the insights of medical science to bring healing. But ultimately, when we face problems, we need to turn to him. Be grateful in everything, good or bad.
Today is day 11 of 50 days to Shavu'ot Countdown!
Celebrate Erev Shabbath with
Sabbath Keepers Fellowship!
Every Sabbath Eve at 8:30pm CST we will host an informal get-together on our YouTube channel to bring-in and honor the seventh-day rest. We will have:
• A short Sabbath eve prayer service
• Greetings to all present
• Highlights of the weekly Torah parasha with some commentary
• Followed by live music and discussion with whomever wishes to bring it.
His yoke is easy and the burden light! Join us for some simple celebration and fellowship to end your week. The entirety of the service should be about 1.5 hours long. If you play an instrument or sing, contact the service admin to join in. If you don’t, just listen as others do their best to honor our Creator on His holy day.
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READINGS FOR OMER COUNT – DAY 11
Behold, I am about to fulfill the affirmative precept of the counting of the Omer, as it is written in the Torah:
“And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Shabbath, from the day that ye brought the Omer of the wave-offering, seven complete weeks they shall be; until the morrow of the seventh Shabbath shall ye number fifty days.”
Blessed art Thou YHWH, our Elohym, King of the universe, who hast set us apart by Thy commandments and hast given us command concerning the counting of the Omer.
This is the eleventh day, making one week and four days of the Omer.
May the All Merciful restore the service of the Temple to its place. May it be Thy will, YHWH our Elohym and Elohym of our fathers, that the Temple be speedily rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in Thy Torah. And there we will serve Thee with awe, as in the days of old and as in ancient years.
May Elohym be favorable unto us and bless us. That Thy way may be known upon the earth, Thy salvation among all nations. Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, Elohym; let all the peoples give thanks unto Thee. Let the nations rejoice and exult: for Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity and lead the nations upon the earth. Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, Elohym; let all the peoples give thanks unto Thee. The earth hath yielded her increase: Elohym, even our Elohym, shall bless us. Elohym shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
READINGS: TEHILLAH 28
I cry to You, O YHWH my Rock: Do not be deaf to me! For if You are silent to me, I shall be like those who go down to the pit.
Hear the voice of my prayers when I cry to You, When I lift up my hands Toward Your Set-apart Speaking Place.
Do not draw me away with the wrong And with the workers of wickedness, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But evil is in their hearts.
Give to them according to their deeds, And according to the evil of their practices; Give to them according to the work of their hands; Bring back to them what they deserve.
Because they do not heed the works of YHWH, Nor the works of His hands, He throws them down, And does not build them up.
Blessed be YHWH, Because He has heard the voice of my prayers!
YHWH is my strength, and my shield; My heart has trusted in Him, and I have been helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I thank Him.
YHWH is the strength of His people, And He is the stronghold of deliverance of His anointed.
Save Your people, and bless Your inheritance; And be their Shepherd, and bear them up forever.
READINGS: TEHILLAH 29
Ascribe to YHWH, O you sons of the mighty, Ascribe to YHWH esteem and strength.
Ascribe to YHWH the esteem of His Name; Bow yourselves to YHWH in the splendor of set-apartness.
The voice of YHWH is over the waters; The Ěl of esteem thunders; YHWH is over many waters.
The voice of YHWH is with power, The voice of YHWH is with greatness.
The voice of YHWH is breaking the cedars, YHWH is breaking the cedars of Leḇanon in pieces.
And He makes them skip like a calf, Leḇanon and Siryon like a young wild ox.
The voice of YHWH cuts through the flames of fire.
The voice of YHWH shakes the wilderness; YHWH shakes the Wilderness of Qaḏěsh.
The voice of YHWH makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His Hěḵal everyone says, “Kavod!”
YHWH sat enthroned at the Flood, And YHWH sits as King forever.
YHWH gives strength to His people; YHWH blesses His people with peace.
READINGS: TEHILLAH 30
I exalt You, O YHWH, for You have drawn me up, And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
YHWH my Elohim, I have cried to You, And You have healed me.
YHWH, You brought me up from She’ol; You have kept me alive, from going down into the pit.
Sing praise to YHWH, You merciful ones of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His Set-apartness.
For His displeasure is for a moment, His delight is for life; Weeping might last for the night, But joy comes in the morning.
As for me, I have said in my ease, “Never would I be shaken!”
YHWH, in Your excellent pleasure You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled.
I cried out to You, O YHWH; And to YHWH I prayed: “What gain is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Would dust praise You? Would it declare Your truth? Hear, O YHWH, and show me favor; YHWH, be my helper!”
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have torn off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, So that esteem might praise You and not be silent. O YHWH my Elohim, I thank You forever.
READINGS: TEHILLAH 31
In You, O YHWH, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness.
Incline Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be a rock of refuge to me, A house of defense to save me.
For You are my rock and my stronghold; For Your Name’s sake lead me and guide me.
Bring me out of the net which they have hidden for me, For You are my stronghold.
Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O YHWH Ěl of truth.
I have hated those who observe lying vanities; But I trust in YHWH.
I exult and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have seen my affliction; You have known the distresses of my life, And You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.
Show me favor, O YHWH, for I am in distress; My eye, my being and my body have become old with grief!
For my life is consumed in sorrow, And my years in sighing; My strength fails because of my crookedness, And my bones have become old.
I am a reproach among all my adversaries, But most of all among my neighbors, And a dread to my friends; Those who see me outside flee from me.
I have been forgotten like someone dead from the heart; I have been like a missing vessel.
For I hear the evil report of many; Fear is from all around; When they take counsel together against me, They plot to take away my life.
But I, I have put my trust in You, O YHWH; I have said, “You are my Elohim.”
My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who pursue me.
Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your mercy.
Do not let me be ashamed, O YHWH, For I have called upon You; Let the wrong be ashamed; Let them be silenced in She’ol.
Let lips of falsehood be stilled, Which speak recklessly against the righteous, With pride and scorn.
How great is Your excellence, Which You have laid up for those fearing You, Which You have prepared for those taking refuge in You In the sight of the sons of men!
In the secrecy of Your presence, You shall hide them from the plots of man; You shelter them in a booth from the strife of tongues.
Blessed be YHWH, For He has made marvelous His mercy to me in a strong city!
And I, I have said in my haste, “I am cut off from before Your eyes,” Yet You heard the voice of my prayers When I cried out to You.
Love YHWH, all you His merciful ones! For YHWH guards the trustworthy ones, And exceedingly repays the doer of pride.
Be strong, and let Him fortify your heart, All you who are waiting for YHWH.
READINGS: MISHLE 10:1-17
Proverbs of Shelomoh: A wise son makes a father rejoice, But a foolish son is his mother’s sorrow.
Treasures of wrongness are of no value, But righteousness delivers from death.
YHWH does not let the being of the righteous go hungry, But He thrusts away the desire of the wrong.
Poor is he who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the hard worker makes rich.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wrong.
The remembrance of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wrong ones rot.
The wise in heart accepts commands, But one with foolish lips falls.
He who walks in integrity walks safely, But he who perverts his ways becomes known.
He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, And one with foolish lips falls.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wrong.
Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all transgressions.
Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, But a rod is for the back of him who lacks heart.
The wise treasure up knowledge, But the mouth of a fool is near ruin.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
The wage of the righteous is for life, The increase of the wrong is for sin.
He who heeds discipline is in the way of life, But he who refuses reproof goes astray.
READINGS: AVOTH 2:9
Rabban Yochanan ben Zakai received the tradition from Hillel and Shammai. He used to say, if thou hast learnt much Torah, ascribe not any merit to thyself, for thereunto wast thou created.
The four lepers in 2 Kings 7 had a major windfall. They expected death and found life and riches instead, yet they abandoned it to save their people. Nobody is perfect, but everyone has a good side. There is hope for all of us.
http://www.americantorah.com/2....010/04/17/the-law-of
Today is day 10 of 50 days to Shavu'ot Countdown!
The new moon was spotted over Israel the evening of 4/28! It is now the 2nd Biblical month.
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