The Hebron Herald

What a blessing it was to eat the Passover meal of remembrance with brothers and sisters in Yeshua at Hebron, bonded together with His love and Spirit.  It was a special and meaningful time as we shared our hearts and gave thanks for the priceless gift of redemption.  What an immense privilege it is to be grafted into Israel and receive the blessings of the promise. Justin and Neal blowing the shofars It's times like these that I am humbled by the blessings of fellowship and the knowledge that the compassionate and powerful leading of Yehovah draws like-minded believers together to encourage one another as the day draws near.  During the Passover meal we shared from John 12-17 and the themes that came out of these last words of Yeshua before the giving of His life as atonement for us.  Our Passover meal consisted of the elements spoken of in Exodus 12; lamb, bitter herbs, unleavened bread; and the grape juice representing Yeshua's blood.  The lamb that was eaten was

 Psalm 81  Sing for joy to God our strength;          Shout joyfully to the Elohim of Jacob. Raise a song, strike the timbrel,          The sweet sounding lyre with the harp. Blow the trumpet at the new moon,          At the full moon, on our feast day. For it is a statute for Israel,          An ordinance of the Elohim of Jacob. Last night shofars were blown and praises were lifted as a sacrifice; giving thanks for Yeshua our Messiah who came and will come again.  These convocations are significant and meaningful, giving us an opportunity to become realigned and increasingly grounded in His Ways. This begins the first month of the year by Yehovah's calendar and it is the month that starts the cycle of festivals and set apart days.  Passover and the moed of Unleavened Bread will be soon and I'm looking forward to our family and like-minded believers coming together to remember and celebrate the kindness and compassion of Yehovah in providing the perfect La

Being a small community of like-minded believers we're perfectly situated to see and appreciate the growth in our relationships, understanding and application of the scriptures as well as the physical improvements here at Hebron.  These incremental changes can sometimes be overlooked or under-appreciated but as we pause to reflect on the journey and allow our gratefulness to ascend as a prayer our eyes are opened and our hearts expanded.  As the cycle of feasts begin with Passover in a few weeks we are once again reminded of the redemptive and meaningful nature of these moed.  We don't observe them as a matter of ritual, but as a powerful way of life.  How tempting it is to cloak the set apart times with tradition and ritual and miss the opportunity for the Ruach HaKodesh to wrought a good work in our lives.  Passover is a time of celebration that the Messiah, Yeshua, has come and will come again; the following feast of unleavened bread, when we are mindful and responsive to