READINGS FOR OMER COUNT – DAY 43
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 forty-third day, making six weeks and one day 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 116
I love YHWH, because He has heard my voice, my pleas.
Because He has inclined His ear to me, And I shall call throughout my days.
The cords of death were around me, And the pains of She’ol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
Then I called upon the Name of YHWH, “O YHWH, I pray to You, deliver my being!”
YHWH shows favor and is righteous; And our Elohim is compassionate.
YHWH guards the simple; I was brought low, but He saved me.
Return to your rest, O my being, For YHWH has treated you well.
For You have delivered my being from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from falling.
I shall walk before YHWH in the land of the living.
I have believed, for I speak; I have been greatly afflicted.
I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”
What shall I return to YHWH? All His bounties are upon me.
I lift up the cup of deliverance, And call upon the Name of YHWH.
I pay my vows to YHWH Now in the presence of all His people.
Precious in the eyes of YHWH Is the death of His merciful ones.
O YHWH, I am truly Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant; You have loosed my bonds.
I slaughter You a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the Name of YHWH.
I pay my vows to YHWH In the presence of all His people, In the courts of the House of YHWH, In your midst, O Yerushalayim. Praise Yah!
READINGS: TEHILLAH 117
Praise YHWH, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!
For His mercy is mighty over us, And the truth of YHWH is everlasting. Praise Yah!
READINGS: TEHILLAH 118
Oh, give thanks to YHWH, for He is excellent! Because His mercy is everlasting.
Let Yisra’ěl now say, “His mercy is everlasting.”
Let the house of Aharon now say, “His mercy is everlasting.”
Let those who fear YHWH now say, “His mercy is everlasting.”
I called on Yah in distress; Yah answered me in a broad place.
YHWH is on my side; I do not fear what man does to me!
YHWH is for me among those helping me; Therefore I look on those hating me.
It is better to take refuge in YHWH Than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in YHWH Than to trust in princes.
All the nations surrounded me, In the Name of YHWH I shall cut them off.
They surrounded me, Yes, they surrounded me; In the Name of YHWH shall I cut them off.
They surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished like burning thorns; In the Name of YHWH I shall cut them off.
Pushing, the enemy pushed me to fall, But YHWH helped me.
Yah is my strength and song, And He has become my deliverance.
The voice of rejoicing and deliverance Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of YHWH is doing mightily.
The right hand of YHWH is exalted, The right hand of YHWH acts mightily.
Let me not die, but live, And declare the works of Yah.
Yah has punished me severely, But did not give me over to death.
Open to me the gates of righteousness; I enter through them, I thank Yah.
This is the gate of YHWH, The righteous enter through it.
I thank You, For You have answered me, And have become my deliverance.
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner-stone.
This was from YHWH, It is marvellous in our eyes.
This is the day YHWH has made, Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
I pray, O YHWH, please save us now; I pray, O YHWH, please send prosperity.
Blessed is He who is coming in the Name of YHWH! We shall bless you from the House of YHWH.
YHWH is Ěl, and He gave us light; Bind the festival offering With cords to the horns of the slaughter-place.
You are my Ěl, and I praise You; You are my Elohim, I exalt You.
Give thanks to YHWH, for He is excellent! For His mercy is everlasting.
READINGS: MISHLE 26:1-16
Like snow in summer, and rain in harvest, So esteem is not fitting for a fool.
As a bird wanders, as a swallow flies about, So a curse without cause does not come.
A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, And a rod for the fool’s back.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also become like him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he become wise in his own eyes.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off feet, drinks damage.
The legs of the lame hang limp So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Like one binding a stone in a sling, So is he who gives esteem to a fool.
A thorn goes into the hand of a drunkard So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
An archer who wounds anyone, Is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.
Have you seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more expectancy for a fool than for him.
The lazy one says, “There is a lion in the way! A fierce lion is in the streets!”
As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy one turn on his bed.
The lazy one buries his hand in a dish; It tires him to bring it back to his mouth.
The lazy one is wiser in his own eyes Than seven rendering advice.
READINGS: AVOTH 5:19-22
Whenever love depends upon some material cause, with the passing away of that cause, the love too passes away; but if it be not dependent upon such a cause, it will not pass away forever. Which love was that which depended upon a material cause? Such was the love of Amnon and Thamar. And that which depended upon no such cause? Such was the love of David and Yonathan.
Every controversy that is in the name of Heaven shall in the end lead to a permanent result; but every controversy that is not in the name of Heaven shall not lead to a permanent result. Which controversy was that which was in the name of Heaven? Such was the controversy of Hillel and Shammai. And that which was not in the name of Heaven? Such was the controversy of Qorach and all his company.
Whosoever causes many to be righteous, through him no sin shall be brought about; but he who causes many to sin, shall not have the means to repent. Moshe was righteous and made many righteous; the righteousness of the many was laid upon him; as it is said, He executed the justice of YHWH, and His judgments with Yisrael. Yarb’am ben N’bat sinned and caused many to sin; the sin of the many was laid upon him; as it is said, for the sins of Yarb’am which he sinned, and wherewith he made Yisrael to sin.
Whosoever has these three attributes is of the disciples of Av’raham our father; but whosoever has three other attributes is of the disciples of Bila’am the wicked: An excellent eye, a humble mind and a lowly spirit (are the tokens) of the disciples of Av’raham our father; an evil eye, a haughty mind and a proud spirit (are the signs) of the disciples of Bila’am the wicked. What is the difference between the disciples of Av’raham our father and those of Bila’am the wicked? The disciples of Av’raham our father enjoy this world and inherit the world to come; as it is said, that I may cause those that love Me to inherit substance, and may fill all their treasuries. The disciples of Bila’am the wicked inherit Gehinnom and descend into the pit of destruction; as it is said, but thou, O Elohym, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction; blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in Thee.
Here's First Fruits Ministries' sermon for the Sabbath on 6/31/2025, called "Elementary Principles of Messiah, Part 12 (Laying on of Hands, Part B):"
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I just finished writing something that’s been weighing on my heart ever since I watched the Netflix series Unorthodox. The show follows a young woman named Esty as she escapes her ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, searching for freedom, identity, and truth. It’s raw, emotional, and incredibly difficult to watch at times.
But what impacted me most wasn’t just the storyline—it was how closely parts of her world resembled struggles I’ve seen (and even felt) in Torah-observant communities. It stirred up deep questions in me: What happens when we guard the truth but lose love? How does the world see us—and more importantly, how does Yahweh?
This post isn’t just a review. It’s a reflection, a lament, and a longing for a kind of faith that doesn’t just follow the Torah, but carries the heart of Yahweh: mercy, justice, and love. I wrote it from a place of brokenness, and with a prayer for something better.
https://afflicted4messiah.word....press.com/2025/05/31
“Keeping Sabbath can’t save you, you know?!” so say the Breakers…
Ah but keeping sabbath just might keep me…
And saved from what, by the way?
“Sabbath doesn’t save” you say…well, explain in what way?
Save from sin nature? Save from hellfire? Save from stubbing my toe?
Pray tell, save how?
Cause as a former Breaker myself, and familiar with waiting around holding my promised salvation to cash in on judgement day, I know from experience that though you phrase your salvation in the past tense, the purchase has been made but the acquisition hasn’t actually happened just yet.
And it can’t really be a salvation from sin nature since you’re still just as much a sinner as ever…now you just get to feel bad about it while not knowing (or admitting) what most sins actually are (while feeling guilty for many things not even forbidden in Scripture.)
I’ve been where you are. Have you been where I am?
Can you speak with experience on the salvation Sabbath has available?
As a Breaker, I too was saying I was already saved while really waiting to be saved from sin, death, and eternal damnation in the end of days.
Now as a Sabbath Keeper, I can say from experience that I’ve already received on the regular a salvation provided in the Sabbath every single week over and over.
Sabbath keeping may not save my soul for all eternity and it may not save me from my sins but those were never promises offered for its observance.
The misguided belief that Sabbath Keeping used to earn eternal salvation but now it comes through the Master of the Sabbath is just so silly and written no where in Scripture.
One might aswell say that screwdrivers aren’t hammers or that cars can’t drive when the wheels are off the ground. In other news books aren’t supposed to be read from back to front or upside down. And you’re supposed to live inside your house not on top of the roof.
No part of Scripture ever offered or promised eternal life for Sabbath Keeping, making the retort “Sabbath Can’t Save You!” among the stupidest things to reply to a Sabbatarian.
The Master of the Sabbath has never been separate from His Sabbath. And He has never altered its function nor the awesome promises He actually has offered in it, for all who trust Him enough to be their Savior in all things, not only eternal things. Yes, Yeshua is the only Savior…yet He does so much of His saving through His possessions such as Sabbath Keeping.
Sabbath Saves.
Obviously nobody keeping it thinks it saves from eternal perdition. That should go without saying as it never has been a biblical belief. Not before Messiah died on Calvary. Not after. Never. The notion exists strictly within the minds of those who are without looking in - those holding tightly to their eternal salvation while ignoring the salvation currently available which the Eternal One offers here and now.
How then does Sabbath save, if not from hellfire and sin nature.
Most certainly Sabbath saves the soul from heartache and depression, fatigue and anxiety. Sabbath saves us from greed and pride and vanity. It saves from stress and worry, fatalism, and nihilism.
Sabbath saves peace. Sabbath saves sanity. Sabbath saves tranquility.
Sabbath saves…it just doesn’t save like church sees salvation.
And moreover Sabbath has the potential to save even more. Those are only the aspects of personal salvation, but there’s an added corporate salvation available aswell.
Sabbath saves from sickness. Yes, sickness. So often ones who are overworked have overtaxed their entire bodies and therefore weaken their immune system leaving them susceptible. Obviously that is not the only factor but it is not unrelated. Additionally a human body over burdened by exhaustion can become sick anyway which Sabbath can not alleviate, but can prevent. And the sickness of one affects everyone.
Furthermore, Sabbath has the potential to save marriages and families not to mention wider communities, as it is a time for spending time with our loved ones in the collective worship of YHWH, our Creator.
Sabbath has the potential to save from accidents in the workplace and on the roads since we will not be there while we are keeping it holy.
And in the long run, Sabbath has the potential to save us money as we will not be putting that extra wear and tear on our vehicles driving about, we will not be using that much extra fuel to get from place to place, we will not be spending money at the stores and the restaurants, and we will not be attending concerts or sporting events.
All in all, Sabbath Saves from so much. It saves our health. It saves our sanity. And it saves our identity.
You may say you don’t need the Sabbath, but come day one back to work. You will exclaim how exhausted you are. Do you think maybe Sabbath keeping would save you from that?
All week long you will be longing for the “weekend” but you will not find the rest that you are longing for and will be right back to work exhausted all over again. Do you think maybe Sabbath keeping would save you from that?
When you are walking through life in all your interactions, anxious, and afraid, stressed and depressed, infusing all your encounters and relationships with those emotions, do you think maybe Sabbath keeping would save you from that?
Sabbath cannot save us from physical danger. It cannot save us from bad investments. It cannot save us from foolish choices or treacherous friends.
Sabbath cannot save us from eternal damnation either, and it was never intended to. But Sabbath can offer us the opportunity to face all of our situations with refreshment, alertness, clarity, determination, will, and purpose… Free from the extra burdens the Breakers have to bear.
And Sabbath may not grant us eternal life, but it will grant us a glimpse into that life eternal.
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What is humility? Knowing who you are and not pretending you're someone else. Taking up just enough space. Doing what's right, whether it draws attention or not. Putting the needs of those in your care above your own.
Humility is knowing and following your identity and role in God's plan. Humility brings peace.
YHWH has never broken His Covenant with our ancestors and therefore never broken His Covenent with us, though we find ourselves afar off and lost among the nations of the world.
We broke the Covenant. Our ancestors did aswell. But YHWH never did. And for oursake He sent His Word to live and die as one of us to mend the Covenant we had rent and make it new again.
It’s easy to believe YHWH was only making this promise to Jews if we accept the new definitions of Jews as all of Israel and ignore all the rest of our ancestors’ position, rights, and tribal authority. If we accept the world’s redefining of who is Israel, we will easily exclude ourselves here.
But what happens when we simply study the subject without making it say differently than the ink on the page? We find we are the ones descended of those exiled of all tribes of Israel (or grafted in after) and therefore Israel ourselves.
We find the promise was offered to all Israel including Jews but not limited to their few tribes.
YHWH promises to remember the Covenant. Will you remember it too?
He promised it in His Name. Though many wicked ministers have tried to change His Name or to hide it behind all manner of alternatives from the pagan nations we live in, yet His Holy Name remains the same - the same as ever It was and will be…His Name is the same which seals the Covenant eternal.
Therefore return to YHWH Today. Call upon His Holy Name in honor and reverence. Claim His Promise and your place in it. Claim your place in Israel. He has made room in Israel for you if you are willing to return.
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