The Hebron Herald

 The scheduled daily sacrifices and times of prayer are not relegated to the dusty pages of history.  Nor are they mere shadows.  Our Creator and Father is wise, compassionate and desirous of His children's attention and love but I'm afraid this child in particular needs prompting and reminding that these times spent with Him are a joy and the privilege of being part of His royal family. I will be forever grateful that His Ruach draws us into His presence and reminds us to be utterly dependent on Him for everything - every need, every decision and every victory.   Psalm 108    A Song of David   My heart is steadfast, Oh Elohim I will sing and make melody with all my being Awake , oh harp and lyre I will awake the dawn!   I will awake the dawn!  I will give thanks to you, Oh YHVH, among the peoples I will sing praises to you among the nations For Your steadfast love is great above the heavens Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.   Be exalted, Oh Elohim, above the heavens!  

Boys honing their archery and shooting skill s     We have seen the horrific and evil devastation of the attack on Israel, and the resulting war in the Gazan region, and cannot but be driven to prayer and tears.  The hatred and myopic response from many across the world towards Israel is illogical and entrenched demonised thinking.  I won't provide a political or spiritual commentary (you can refer to John's recent message for an excellent summary on that front), but I do want to state clearly that the same illogical hatred and myopic thinking is directed towards anyone who stands for Truth and truly follows the Way of Yeshua the Messiah. The alapaca boys with latest haircut With Christmas upon us the demarcation is clear and provides an opportunity for the light of Truth to shine to our families and communities.  It's usually not a popular message, and it does come with an element of sacrifice, but compromise emboldens the enemy of our souls.  May the Ruach ha Kodesh infla

  The voice of my lover.  Behold, He is coming Leaping over the mountains, springing over the hills My lover is like a gazelle or a young buck among the stags Look!  He is standing behind our wall, gazing through the windows Peering through the lattice. In response my lover said to me, "Get yourself up, my darling my pretty one, and come.  Come! For behold, the winter is past, the rain is over, it's gone. Blossoms appear in the land and the time of singing has come...  Song of Songs 2 *   *   * What a blessed time we had over Sukkot here at Hebron.  A few weeks before the start of the festival I was impacted by the understanding that our Creator and Father anticipates meeting with His children more than we anticipate meeting with Him.  His love, His desire to meet with us individually and as a fellowship far surpasses ours, to a degree that it is impossible for us to comprehend.  And meet with Him we did. The moed are His.  His appointments with people who call on His Name, ob

Spring Festival Preparations For us in the southern hemisphere Yom Teruah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot falls in spring.  I might be biased but I think we're pretty blessed to have the new year begin when there's new life and blossom appearing.  On the other hand the weather and wind can be a unpredictable but hey, it keeps it real for Sukkot! This year there's the anticipation of celebrating Sukkot and all that it prophetically points to, but there is a longing to fellowship with our Father and bless Him, listen to Him and enjoy His family. Yakira and I have been excited with the very real expectation that for us there will be a freshness and new life so we have been busy making sure the fellowship home and gardens reflect this.   So we not only make physical preparations but we prepare our hearts.  Yom Teruah has been, Yom Kippur is upon us and Sukkot is before us.  Looking forward to seeing you all drive through our gates!

 July 2023 I've had a long hiatus in updating the blog but after some prompting I thought I'd pop up a short video.  Yakira and I took some short clips of some of us and we'll do that regularly from now on.  Every month our fellowship meets at Hebron to worship, to honour Shabbat, to enjoy each other's company and to maintain and develop the property.  Those who can stay overnight so we can have more time to be together.  It may seem an odd concept for regular church goers but it's entirely natural for us and something we look forward to.   Eating together, hanging out, working and worshipping together all develops relationships, hones personalities and gives the Ruach time to refine and encourage us. This month was a delightful wintery, misty weekend.  We are at the end of the Mount Lofty ranges so when the cloud sits low it's like being in your own private little world.  Brendan and Neal worked on fixing the house water tank and John was relegated to the tract

We have come together for Pesach and Shavuot, and we are now waiting for Yom Teruah.  The moedim are set by the moon cycles, not by a man made calendar,  and have been set in place since creation was spoken into being.  Yeshua, the perfect image of YHVH, the Word, the Way, the Truth and the Life, is redeeming and guiding those who follow Him alone. Yeshua the Messiah has come and is coming.  Yeshua the Anointed One waxes and wanes like the moon, reflecting the light of YHVH and declaring His redemptive plan with every season.  How utterly blessed and loved are we!   Hebrews 1:2 In these last days He has spoken to us in Son, whom He appointed heir of all things and through whom He created the universe. We obey because we love.   It's not legalistic subservience that we observe His sabbaths and feasts, it is love.  His commandments, His torah, His instruction is His yoke, an easy burden that He shoulders with us because He is kind and good, completely understanding of our