Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.
Isaiah 55:6
This has been a gorgeous and sunny day...
Isaiah 55:6
This has been a gorgeous and sunny day...
All traces of yesterday's dark skies and heavy rains are gone. During most evenings, however, it has been unseasonably cool. Even now I can see about a dozen or so trees among the hundreds which surround this prison that have begun to turn golden yellow or orange. Perhaps this is a sign of a very cold winter ahead?
We had a good church service this morning followed by a challenging Bible study by “Brother Alan." In his class, we examined many Old Testament Scriptures that deal with sin and repentance.
During this time of the year, Orthodox Jews read and ponder these very same passages from both the major and minor prophets. For the Jews this is the month of Elul where hearts are being prepared for Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year).
The Jews believe that now is the time to make things right between both our neighbors and God. For Rosh Hashanah not only represents a new year and a new beginning, but also a time of judgment when God, according to their beliefs, opens His books, including the Book of Life, to determine who will be blessed in the coming year, and who shall continue to remain in the land of the living.
Rosh Hashanah, as I have written in many previous journal entries, is a very sacred and extremely significant time. For this day, as well as the "High Holy Days" of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) and Succoth (the Feast of Tabernacles), which are always celebrated in the fall, are going to play a big part in God's prophetic plan for the ages that are yet to unfold.
To me, in my own personal journey with my Creator, now is the season to seek the Lord while He may be found. It is time to call upon the Lord while He is near. If there is any "wicked way" in me, then I want to forsake it now, turn from it, and be free from its power to enslave me. I desire to be clean and for my soul to be pure (Isaiah 55:6-7).
D.B.
We had a good church service this morning followed by a challenging Bible study by “Brother Alan." In his class, we examined many Old Testament Scriptures that deal with sin and repentance.
During this time of the year, Orthodox Jews read and ponder these very same passages from both the major and minor prophets. For the Jews this is the month of Elul where hearts are being prepared for Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year).
The Jews believe that now is the time to make things right between both our neighbors and God. For Rosh Hashanah not only represents a new year and a new beginning, but also a time of judgment when God, according to their beliefs, opens His books, including the Book of Life, to determine who will be blessed in the coming year, and who shall continue to remain in the land of the living.
Rosh Hashanah, as I have written in many previous journal entries, is a very sacred and extremely significant time. For this day, as well as the "High Holy Days" of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) and Succoth (the Feast of Tabernacles), which are always celebrated in the fall, are going to play a big part in God's prophetic plan for the ages that are yet to unfold.
To me, in my own personal journey with my Creator, now is the season to seek the Lord while He may be found. It is time to call upon the Lord while He is near. If there is any "wicked way" in me, then I want to forsake it now, turn from it, and be free from its power to enslave me. I desire to be clean and for my soul to be pure (Isaiah 55:6-7).
D.B.
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