The Hebraic Year 5775: Begins sunset September 24, 2014 – nightfall September 26, 2014.
When God starts to shake the nations it\’s like shaking a mango tree for the fruit to fall. Either you will be shaken or you will be at the bottom of the tree with your harvesting basket ready to receive the harvest! When Egypt was shaken in the Book of Exodus it actually was the best of times for God\’s people in Israel. During the worst economical, natural, political shaking, Israel was set free from slavery, wealth was released to them in one lump sum for 500 years of free labor, and they started their journey back to the Promised Land, when they obeyed His directives.
As the shaking occurs the harvest ripens! Even one soul saved is more important that just going to yet another conference. Better yet, do both? Get fired up and equipped in your church, then go out and use it as God has gifted and anointed you.
We are in a similar season. God is about to save entire households, and payback time is coming from what the enemy stole in the past season. What are you looking for and expecting? If you are looking for the harvest you will find it. If you are looking for doom and gloom, you can easily find this too just by watching the news. We know certain things are going to happen that will appear negative to the world, but to His people walking right with Him and listening to His directives these are divine opportunities for harvest and blessing!
The Bible clearly says in Matthew 24 that there will be famines, wars and rumors of wars, persecution, etc. Most people stop there and don\’t see the end result in Matthew 24:14 that says, \”And this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.\”
Prayers Being Answered
The way to be in a season of continuous answered prayer is tied up in this Scripture:\”The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much\” (James 5:16).When there is nothing in your life that you are aware of that is between you and God (or people), there is direct access and answered prayers. If there is sin or disobedience in your life that has not been dealt with, it causes hindrances to your prayers. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. Then all these things will be added…
The two things we need to remember are to 1) be focusing on expanding His Kingdom to the lost, and 2) make sure you are walking in His righteousness. It\’s true that we are the \”righteousness of God,\” but many don\’t activate or fully walk in it. Ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart and see if there are any unresolved sin issues.
Sometimes you may not even realize there is something and when you ask the Holy Spirit something pops up that was suppressed like a sleeper cell waiting for the perfect stressful condition to pop up. Do some pre-emptive strikes against sin, especially during this season. Even no longer believing the promises, i.e. unbelief – it needs to be repented of because without faith it is impossible to please God.
The feast of Tabernacles, also called-(Rosh Hashanah leading up to Yom Kippur) is a special season God set aside to help us push the \”reset\” button and rest in Him, seek His face, and turn away from and break the power of sin. When you do, the Heavens open up in a whole new way, and great favor comes!
Proverbs 16:7 When a man\’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies live at peace with him.
Shift is Happening
During this season God is releasing fresh commissioning directives. There are new battle plans and strategies from Heaven He is releasing for those who will take the time to rest in Him, seek His face, shake off past discouragement and sin, gather with God\’s people, release your love and offerings to Him, and expect God to visit in an unprecedented way this season!
September and October are extremely key months. In fact, the way you approach this season will determine the rest of the year into next year.
The months in which Rosh Hashanah leading into Yom Kippur and the Feast of Tabernacles occur in are the most active months spiritually. Due to the certainty of this it is good we schedule many of our family and personal times around what we call these \”seasonal portals,\” where we can experience exceptional times of open Heavens and intimate times with God. Not only for individuals but the fate and destiny of nations are often decided during this time. (The U.N. Secretary General recently said they are overwhelmed by the events cascading on top of each other.)
Since God created these appointed times and not man, and since these are blueprints of what goes on in Heaven releasing God\’s rain, we would be wise to enter into the season He created for our benefit, as God is syncing Heaven with earth. The Bible even says that the Feast of Tabernacles will be celebrated by every nation when Yeshua (Jesus) returns to rule and reign.
Zechariah 14:16-17 In the end, the enemies of Jerusalem who survive the plague will go up to Jerusalem each year to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven\’s Armies, and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. Any nation in the world that refuses to come to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven\’s Armies, will have no rain.
Happy Tabernacles! And have a new beginning as you push the reset button! Ask for the rains of harvest!