Sabbath Studies and Fellowship

We had a great day yesterday! Over the last few months we've been studying a great deal about the Old Testament and how it applies to our daily lives as Believers in Christ.

As many of your know, our home was destroyed a year ago and we've slowly been rebuilding. During this last year we've identified greatly with Nehemiah rebuilding in Jerusalem.

We believe what Satan used to try and destroy us permanently, YHWH is using us to bring us closer to Him. A verse we've been using to consider this is "If My people will humble themselves and seek my face, I will heal their land." We've literally spent time on the floor, almost daily, seeking the LORD and humbling ourselves before Him.

Yesterday, we began studying the Old Testament in conjunction with many other Believers in the world. A Torah Portion is used to study the Old Testament. It reminds John and I of going through the Bible in a year. There's also a 3 and a half year plan as well as a 1 year plan for studying Torah. It's facinating!

Saturday (Sabbath) morning we listened to a sermon on Numbers 25-26. We discovered a never-before-to-us-talked about Old Testament Hero named Phineas. Please take a few minutes to read about this hero this week. The setting is in the wilderness. Just before entering the promised land, the generation that came out of Egypt was caught in sexual immorality with women from the area. Phineas cut off the ensuing sin and plauge by killing a respected prince of the Hebrews.

Glenn McWilliams, a former Lutheran pastor for many years, taught the Torah Portion of Numbers 25-26 on Michael Rood's website listed to the right.

Then, in the afternoon, we had the R family over for dinner, fellowship and study. The men spent the evening around the dinner table with the Word open and studying to show themselves approved! We girls bounced a beautiful set of 2 month old twins. It was a wonderful day. I am grateful for the fellowship.

My personal 'bent' if you will as we rebuild our home is to Worship and understand as Christ understood, worship and taught. It is not to put on a bond of legalism or works based salvation.

We are humbling ourselves, Father, and seeking Your face, that you may Heal our Home and restore our family to Your intent to use as You see fit.