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WORD FOR TODAY “TRUST”: Jer 39:17 "But I will deliver you on that day," declares YEHOVAH, "and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you dread. Jer 39:18 "For I will certainly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own life as booty, because you have trusted in Me," declares YEHOVAH.'"
SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Pro 30:12 There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes, Yet is not washed from his filthiness.
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Thinking about sin???
Reading Leviticus this week, I had a thought about how we think about or identify #sin. When I look at the sin #offerings and the potential financial cost to it then I wonder:
1. Were the Hebrews a lot #hollier than others so that they had to sacrifice less often?
2. Or, are we over sensitive to sin due to either our religious upbringing or fear of missing the mark?
3. Or were there long queues with people bringing an entire flock once a year from the other side of the country where they lived to make #atonement for their sins over the past year?
Yes, I do understand that if a person couldn't afford a #lamb then they could bring a dove/pigeon and if not that then a #cereal offering. But it all adds up if you have to sacrifice once a week or even once a month.
Or could it be that when we are sometimes prompted in our spirit that we think we are already sinning, but it might not be sin in Father's eyes yet and rather a "protecting mechanism" to stop us from ultimately sinning? And therefore, we don't have to ask for forgiveness yet, but rather give thanks for restraining us.
Deut. 20-23 and Leviticus makes it very clear as to what is #sin and Yeshua did clarify some of the #laws. But are we putting an undue burden on ourselves and others to act "hollier" than the measuring line Father has put down for us?
The quickest example I can think of is “You shall not commit #adultery." Yeshua then clarifies it to "you shall not look to a woman with #lust". Now some teach their sons, you shall not even be attracted to a girl. The word "attraction" is thereby replaced with "lust" in their minds and they are condemned by themselves for sinning.
In general, are we possibly "whipping" ourselves for something which isn't a sin and pleading Father for #foregiveness instead of #thanking Him for protecting us?
And in other instances taking sin so lightly that it isn't a thing to us anymore? I remember working as a pest controller as a teen and initially dead crawling #insects had an "ick"-factor to it, but as time moved on I would just wipe their dead #bodies away with my bare hands when I had to get into an attic to spray. It wasn't a sin, but just a hygiene issue to me. ?
What are your thoughts on this? Have you come across anything you have earlier believed to be a sin until you started looking at Scripture for it?
Shalom aleichem! Silver Trumpet Ministries will once again be gathering this coming Shabbat (saturday) at the residence of Hein & Gerda Zentgraf in Henley on Klip from 09:30. This week we will study parashat sh’lach l’cha (send on your behalf), from the fourth book, Numbers. Please note that the study is mainly in Afrikaans, but we are also fully conversant in the English vernacular. Prepare from Torah: B’midbar (Numbers) 13:1 to 15:41, Y’hoshuah (Joshua) 2:1-23 and Hebrews 3:7-19; you are welcome to bring your questions to the table for discussion.
For people outside the Vaal Triangle, we offer a remote gathering via the Jitsi platform, a free application that works on computers and smartphones. We send the link out at 09:30 via our Telegram group, YAH's Festivals, or on request. Coffee and tea will be supplied and every family is welcome to contribute something light to eat. We request, however, that special diets, such as gluten intolerance and diabetes are kept in mind. Please contact us on Telegram 0837745609 or Whatsapp 0846743400. To the esteem of YAH!
Thought for Today: Thursday June 27
Learn your lessons well in the classroom of obscurity. YHVH is preparing you as His chosen arrow. As yet your shaft is hidden in His quiver but at the precious moment at which it will tell with the greatest effect, He will reach for you and launch you to that place of His appointment.
Does God expect us to rejoice when it's hot and we're tired? That's an important question. If we have trouble being nice to God when we're back in our daily routine and it's hard and uncomfortable, then how can we be nice to other people? So how do we cope with the long, hot days of summer, when the joyful spring feasts of Passover and Shavuot are finished, and the festive time of Sukkot is many weeks away? That's what Barry Phillips and David Jones investigate in this conversation. It's more than a matter of keeping religious festivals; it's a matter of connecting to the times and seasons and rhythms of our Creator.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2292194/15281457
Does God expect us to rejoice when it's hot and we're tired? That's an important question. If we have trouble being nice to God when we're back in our daily routine and it's hard and uncomfortable, then how can we be nice to other people? So how do we cope with the long, hot days of summer, when the joyful spring feasts of Passover and Shavuot are finished, and the festive time of Sukkot is many weeks away? That's what Barry Phillips and David Jones investigate in this conversation. It's more than a matter of keeping religious festivals; it's a matter of connecting to the times and seasons and rhythms of our Creator.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2292194/15281457
If YHWH delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.
Numbers 14:8
The man of #faith says, "If Adonai delights in us, then He will give us victory."
https://www.americantorah.com/....2017/10/04/everythin
In Joshua 22, the western tribes of Israel had begun to think of the eastern tribes as a separate people and assumed the eastern tribes felt the same way.
People assume their own viewpoint is the only one or at least the most common. When people do something that seems offensive, take a step back and see if there might be another perspective. This is a big part of what it means to "turn the other cheek".