Motivation Monday | Appointed Times

us join me and um i hope this will be an encouraging time for you we're in a very very special season right now so yes for the the u.s it's labor day right we're taking a break from our labor and enjoying time with our friends and family but tonight at sundown is a very special time for god's family it's a time when we can uh celebrate with god's family and uh it it opens up the scriptures we're spending time with the lord we're also spending time uh getting to know this family that we're in better as we read in genesis 1 14 you know that's one of my favorite uh places to go to so let's just go there real quick let's go to genesis i wasn't going to go there but i just think it's really important to always show that everything is coming right from scripture what i'm sharing with you so genesis 1 14 and god said let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night and let them serve as signs to mark seasons keyword seasons and days and years and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth and it was so that word that gets translated in english there seasons is the word moadim which a lot of you will already recognize that word moedim is more properly translated into appointed times and so then let's go over to leviticus 23 that i know you all know very well the lord said to moses speak to the israelites and say to them these are my appointed feasts in this english translation it changes it there right the appointed feasts of the lord which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies but that's the same hebrew word moadim it's the same word that's used there in the beginning of genesis so you see that the lord the god creator of heaven and earth himself appointed specific dates seasons on the calendar and he literally wove it into the fabric of creation how amazing is that that the creator of heaven and earth saw to it that everything he wanted to do he set into motion at the beginning of genesis and that's what i love about the scripture of god you know we're going through scripture you start in genesis then you go throughout all scripture and you come all the way to revelation and revelation speaks to the future right what's going to happen so it shows us that we're the family of god we're all in this story that started in genesis and is continuing on through revelation through that time when jesus is coming and reigning and ruling on earth and forever we will be with him heaven coming down to earth that whole experience but we're in this part of the story we're in the story together between genesis and revelation and so as we are celebrating these very specific times of the lord let's read what starts tonight at sundown which is biblically called um yom teruah in english just means trumpets or rosh hashanah which its modern term which is head of the year it's the beginning of a new season amen so as we're reading right here the lord said to moses say to the israelites on the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest i love that another day of rest a sacred assembly commemorating with trumpet blasts do no regular work but present an offering made to the lord now it's interesting a lot of these appointments a lot of these times there's something that happens on both sides right so there's a part where we're coming and setting time aside we're resting from our regular work we're resting from our regular day-to-day items we're coming to meet with the creator we're coming to meet with the king and we're celebrating his specific times on his appointed dates that he's set in motion starting in genesis and he's saying that if you will set time aside if you will come to me i want you to come to me this way i want you to bring an offering before me and then the lord says i will come and i will meet with you and we will have this relationship it's almost like the father to the children and the father is saying to his children hey i want to meet with you i'm expecting to meet with you i can't wait to have this time with you but there's a certain way in which i need you to come to it me to me and then as you know during this season it's a loud shout there's a loud trumpet blast it reminds you of a story when the children of israel were coming in through canaan and the lord said that they had to go through jericho right and he had them go around the jericho walls seven times and he said after that seventh time seven times seven i want you to surround it turn towards the walls give a loud shofar blast and shout and what happened with those walls they came crumbling down they could not stand against the lord almighty it wasn't so much the people the israelites that were in obedience to the lord doing it it was the lord using them he because of their obedience because he told them this is what you have to do on this appointed time for this specific outcome and when they obeyed him the lord used that to bring down the very walls that the structure of that day that was keeping them from their promise isn't that good so maybe there's walls in your life maybe there's things that are built up in your life that are blocking you from the things of the lord i would encourage you use this time of trumpets to come against that with the name of the lord the name of the lord is a strong tower and those who run to him are safe so what's this element of trumpet nathan why why is there a trumpet and really there's no other explanation except for blow a trumpet it reminds me a verse blow a trumpet in zion and sound it aloud on my holy mountain declares the lord there's an element that the lord says blow this trumpet there's two two reasons for this trumpet so one a trumpet always declares an assembly right there's a reason you don't just start blowing a shofar for just no uh reason right there's always a specific reason for it so during this season as the trumpet blast is going forth it's resounding it's making an alert it's like uh when a tornado is coming you know there's that loud sound i won't i won't make the noise but there's a noise that comes from a tower and that alerts you hey wake up disaster is coming your way specifically a tornado so head to cover right so like this sound is the trumpet when it sounds there is an awake there's an alertness there is a hey get ready something is about to happen there's an expectation inside of you that says okay the air is shifting this time has changed i need to get myself alert so that's one of the reasons there's a call to assembly so the assembly comes but why is it a ram's horn so if we remember a very faithful man named abraham he didn't have any children but god promised i will make you a great nation the lord promised him a son and i love this story when the son of promise was given to abraham the lord said i want you to take your son your only son and i want you to offer him before me and so abraham being the faithful man that he was took isaac with him went to that mountain laid him on the altar and as soon as abraham lifted the knife to obey him the lord said abraham stop now i know that you will do whatever i ask of you see it's through that demonstration when the lord asks you to do something how he asks you to come to him on his day let's be faithful to come to him with an offering and say lord this is how you want me to come i'm going to come before you the way that you've asked it's in our faithful demonstration that the lord then knows we're going to do exactly what he's asked and we know the rest of the story there is a ram stuck in a bush and abraham went and got the ram and we know that rams have horns they have two horns and it's on that ram's horn when it's blown it's a reminder of covenant and so that is the reason that the lord to this day always uses a ram's horn because it's the sound of alertness but it's the sound of covenant of obedience to the lord and that wonderful verse that i love reading during this season during this time coming from first thessalonians chapter four because we're in the story together we're in the household of the father we're celebrating his appointed times together that tonight starts don't forget tonight starts so you can get some honey out you can get some apples and it's just a tasteful reminder of the goodness of the lord that he provides in all seasons and that his name is like honey on our lips it's that representation of who he is and you can also demonstrate with your families if you want to take communion tonight also it's very important because we begin the 10 days of all what are the 10 days of all it's when we turn to the lord we're turning away from sinful nature we're turning away from the culture of today we're turning away from the things that surround us and that try to take our constant attention away from him and we're focusing directly on him his ways praying that his kingdom would come and that his will will be done today on earth as it is already done in heaven and so as we gather our families around and we're turning towards the lord it's these 10 days of all that begin tonight with the blowing of the shofar the blowing of trumpets and it's leading all the way up to yom kippur the day of atonement where we set aside we ask the lord we thank the lord for his forgiveness he is the one who forgives us of all of our sins and he heals us of all of our diseases but i love this is my expectation for today this is my great hope that i want to part 2d the fall appointed times signal the return of yeshua our messiah and so while there's so many distractions that are happening right now with earthquakes happening in haiti ida hurricane ida that came through the united states causing mass devastation we have the issue of covid still kind of happening all over the earth we've got afghanistan and everything that entails there is so much happening there is so much that is uh signaling the birth pains of the earth that are crying out for the return of our messiah and here is the special appointed time and the thing that the lord called for us to do is to blow a trumpet on this day and it reminds you of something from first thessalonians chapter 4 the lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout i love that with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of god the trumpet of god that sound of covenant is going to resound throughout the whole earth because he is a god who fulfills every promise everything that he said he will do he will complete it then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air and thus we shall be with the lord forever we will be the family of god together forever and forever and so i want to remind you of his promises today i want to encourage you do not let go do not grow weary in well doing hold on hold fast to the promises of god that he has made in your life and i want to close real quick with a personal testimony about the faithfulness of god my wife and i have been married uh 12 years we wanted to have children right away and long and behold caleb who's now 10 years old he came really quickly and we enjoy him so much so after caleb we're like hey let's have more children so we began the process of having more kids and the the second one wow number two came really quickly too but because of complications um it just you know he passed away and so that was always a very difficult hard time for me and my wife we just kept praying lord you know why is this happening to us and it didn't happen overnight we did everything we could we went and saw doctors we got checked to make sure that we weren't doing anything that we're withholding this uh possibility from happening and it literally came to me in a moment and just said are you gonna trust me and i said father i will trust you and through eight years of just faithfully seeking the lord doing everything that we can normally the lord blessed us he really truly met with us and as of last week well actually august 24th the son of promise in my household noah he was born he's a healthy baby he's a blessing the lord and he is true to his name noah which means rest and so in this season of trumpets where the lord's asking us to offer up to him an offering i encourage you let's use this moment to offer up to him what he puts his what he places on your heart to do let's make that sound with a trumpet that he's asked us to make and let's enjoy this 10 days of all let's enjoy this time of fellowship with the lord where there seems to be this open heaven as we partake in the appointed time of the lord and i want to encourage you if you're looking for a place to give you know we would be happy to for you to join us here at wilbur ministries with uh with an offering you know we're heavily involved right now with the tribe in africa the the first well has already been dug and things are going up and i'm so excited to show you the well and video we're working on getting all these elements so that we can do a good job of showing you everything that your money is going to i just want to thank you so much for partnering with us this season you all have been amazing with the the gifts with your emails with your letters coming in please keep sending in your testimonies hearing your testimonies encourages us to continue on and doing this these live shows every week and so as i leave you today uh i want to pray over you i want to bless you and let's take the word of the lord today at face value let's take him for what he said he will do because i promise you as you remain faithful to him he will remain faithful to you and just as in my life it took eight years i hope it won't take eight years for you i'm praying right now that everything that the lord has placed in your heart every promise that the lord has made for you i pray right now in the name of yeshua father that you will fulfill your will for every person in the sound of my voice lord i ask if there are prayers and crying out for more children lord i ask that you would hear them today father if there's a financial need in any household that's watching right now father i ask that you would meet them that you would give them the very power to gain wealth give them the the wisdom to handle finances give them the wisdom to um even get a promotion or to get a better job or whatever it is that my friends need financially i'm asking that you would provide it for them today lord if there's broken relationships lord i'm asking that you or who are the healer that you would bring families back together father god i'm asking that children that have run away from homes i'm asking that you would call them back woo them back oh lord by your spirit bring back the kids the children the father that have run away lord and if there's any divisiveness lord any division lord i'm just asking that you would heal it now and every one of my friends and all the family that are watching today lord i thank you that you are faithful i thank you for your healing power right now that wherever my friends are watching lord that you would buy your spirit rest on every household represented here that by your spirit you are healing every person cancer you have no power in the name of jesus i rebuke you i rebuke sickness and disease i rebuke coved right now in the name of yeshua kovid you have no power there is no name above the name of yeshua there is no name above the name that is above all and i thank you father god that you are healing both physically mentally and spiritually every person that is watching right now father god i thank you for your healing power it's by the blood of yeshua it is by the name of jesus that we are saved and that we are healed and now may the lord bless you and keep you may the lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you may the lord lift up his very count countenance his very being his very presence his very glory upon you and your household today and may he give you shalom peace amen well god bless you all i hope you have a wonderful day with your family i hope this was a great encouragement for you and let's continue in the story his story and celebrating his goodness knowing that he is faithful to complete and do everything he said he would do god bless you all and i look forward that my dad will be back monday i won't be singing wednesday my dad will be back here live with

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Published: Mon Sep 06 2021