Good Evening Everyone!
I pray that you are all doing well today. I have been busy this week, but one of my goals for today was to get alone with the Lord and spend time with Him. I did that today for about an hour and let me tell you, I feel so refreshed and revived! I was caught up in all the troubles of today, but as soon as I got away to meet with the Lord, my countenance was changed! I want to encourage you today that if you are feeling down and out or about to throw in the towel, go find a quiet place somewhere and get alone with God. Take your Bible with you, a notebook, and a pen in case you need to write down anything He tells you. Today I wanted to hop on here and write about one of the fall feasts; Rosh Hashanah or Yom Teruah. Now you may thinking, what in the world is that? Oh I am so glad you asked, it means feast of trumpets! It's a feast where the trumpet or the shofar is blown 100 times in one day! A shofar is a ram's horn that the Jewish people blow every year on this special feast. Now I know we do not hear a lot about the fall feasts, but we need to hear more about them because they pertain to everyone who belongs to Jesus. In this post, I want to not only tell you what this special feast is about, but why it is important for you. Are you ready to dive in? Let's begin!
As I said, Rosh Hashanah is the feast of trumpets, the shofar is being blown all day long. Now I want you to think with me for a moment. Why would someone need to blow a trumpet? Well a trumpet is a loud instrument and in history it was used during war. If the enemy was closing in on the camp site, they would blow a trumpet to wake up the soldiers. In God's word, it says that when the rapture takes place, the trumpet will sound. Why? To wake people up, to let them know that the Lord is coming and to be ready for His arrival. Rosh Hashanah is all about waking people up and calling them to repentance. I am reminded of what John the Baptist said, "Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Matt. 4:17 Friends, I want you to know that it is time to get ready for our departure from this world to God's kingdom. I don't know about you, but I am glad that this world isn't my home and that I am just passing through. Do you not find it odd that in the past two years, the Lord has been shaking up everything that can be shaken? He says in His word that He will and He has been doing it frequently over the past two years.
Why is He doing this you ask? To let us know that this is not our home and to get ready for His arrival. He is calling us all back to repentance, to His altar, to make sure that our hearts are ready for Him. Rosh Hashanah started this past Monday evening and ended Wednesday evening. The shofars have been sounded, my question is can you hear the Lord's call? Can you hear Him calling His people back to holiness again? Can you hear Him pleading with the hearts of His people to return to their first love? He loved us first and if we are running after the lovers of this world which would be anything that has taken His place in your heart. Friends, I have been wanting to write a blog post about this wonderful feast and today, He allowed me to write it. He is calling each and every one of us back to His bosom. I know it's the popular vote of this culture, but I would rather be right with Him than man. If God is for us than who can be against us? Romans 8:31 Friends, eternity is a long time, where are you going to spend it? Are you going to spend in the heavenly courts of our Lord and Savior or are you going to spend it in eternal destruction? The choice is yours, choose life for it says in John 14:6, "I Am the way, the truth, and the life."
Remember this, Jesus has already fulfilled the Spring feasts and He will fulfill the Fall feasts soon! Friends, I pray that you make Him your top priority today, I pray that you make all things right between you and the Lord. He's waiting for those to answer His call today, will you answer Him today? You will not regret this important decision in fact, you will reap peace, joy, and pure gladness! Rosh Hashanah is the first fall feast and then comes Yom Kippur, and the Sukkot. I will do blog posts on these two wonderful feasts soon! I will also explain how God put these feasts in divine order and they go hand in hand. I pray that this blog post has encouraged you and will help you to prepare your heart for the coming of our Great King! May God bless you and keep you! Until next time!
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