Just the other day I heard the Lord say “It is a new season.
Press in and step up”. It caught me off
guard, so I began to focus my prayers in that direction for clarity and
understanding. I went to the calendar,
Rosh Hashanah (Israel’s Civil New Year) had already passed. Could that be what
God was talking about? Then my eyes
dropped onto the current day’s date, October 3rd.. Yom Kippur (Day
Of Atonement).
Yom Kippur is a High Holy Day for the Jewish People.
Traditionally, among many things, it is held as the day when God decides the
fate of His people over the next year and whether or not their names will be
found in God’s Book(s). However, the
thought of “next year”, caught my
attention.
Now please understand, as believers in Yeshua (Jesus Christ)
our names are written in the Book Of Life when we become Born Again. We also know that the Bible tells us … “ I know
the plans I have for you. Says the Lord….”
Jeremiah 29:11. I promise…I am
not getting weird on you, hang in here with me.
God does use seasons and times to speak to us, if we are listening. By the way Seasons in Hebrew is Moed . Which
means GOD’S APPOINTED TIMES
As I stood by my calendar praying, in my spirit I saw a book
open and the page fall open to a “New” or “Next” chapter in the book. That was it! We have entered into the “Next” Chapter! This is the new season the Lord was speaking
of. How wonderful is our God that He would be so
personally involved with the lives of His children. Yours, mine …the entire
Body Of Christ!!
I want to remind us again. As followers of Jesus Christ, our
atonement was completed at the Cross and activated by faith when we were “Born
Again”. So we don’t have to wonder and
wait or beg and plead in order to know whether this year has been atoned
for.
But, for those who are willing… It is time to press in and
step up. A New Season is here and it is God’s Next
Season. A new chapter is being rolled out like a scroll. I am ready to Press In and Step UP into IT!
How about you??
Shalom & Love,
Pastor Pamela
Please check out my online bible study on worship at our church website www.myvcc.com
We are currently studying Worship and the Tabernacle. :)
