Dear Mishpacha (family),
As I am writing this newsletter, those of us who are keeping the Daniel Fast have already accomplished the first week of three. I personally got off coffee on August 10th (Monday), and this was the first time I didn’t have a headache from caffeine withdrawal. I love the fact that the Daniel Fast is all about the Children of Israel and the Holy City of Jerusalem. If we keep the Daniel Fast in context that is really what it is all about. Those in the church that are Gentiles are literally grafted into the olive tree that represents Israel as wild branches (Romans 11:17). Also keep in mind that Yeshua is the root of the olive tree (Romans 11:18). For those of us that are grafted into the olive tree (Israel) as wild branches we must not be arrogant or haughty about that. In Romans 11:25 Paul stated, “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in.” Where do you think the fulness of the Gentiles are at? They are not only scattered throughout the nations but they can be found in all the churches as well. Where were you when you discovered the Hebrew roots of the Christian faith?
I was able to pick up Hanoch Young at the airport on August 12th and he stayed until August 18th. We had a good time together and believe it or not it was just he and I doing Shabbat on Friday night. We read the Torah portion (“Shoftim”) together in the living room and I could feel the presence of the Holy Spirit and knew that this was part of the two houses (Ephraim and Judah) coming together as told by the prophets. My wife and daughters were out of town and it was just he and I and Oakley (dog). I personally enjoyed his message on Shabbat, you can go to our YouTube channel to view it. For our New Moon Service, I was able to have a discussion with both Hanoch and Eddie Chumney. We were able to share about three subjects. The first one was our personal testimony about how we came into the faith. The second one was about mutual respect and reconciliation. The third subject was about what are we currently doing to further the Kingdom of God. What a historical event that took place on August 16th which was Elul 3 at Beit Tehila. I said it before and I am going to say it again that Beit Tehila is moving in the prophetic right now and we have so much to look forward to. Remember, “Its not how you start but how you finish!” Lets finish strong. After Hanoch left my house Tuesday morning (August 18th) I had the opportunity to do a Zoom call at 7PM with Eddie Chumney and some other ministers from other states. Eddie shared his heart about how the Holy Spirit was calling him to the ministry of reconciliation (II Corinthians 5:18-20). This message is literally about the reconciliation of both houses (Ephraim and Judah). I will be doing another one on Tuesday (August 25th).
On Wednesday (August 19th) I got a call from Zack Waller from Israel. He has started a ministry called “Israel Lighthouse for the Nations.” We talked for nearly an hour and had an inspiring conversation. The vision for “Israel Lighthouse for the Nations” is to “make disciples of all nations”. This is a ministry that wants to teach pastors and churches why Israel is important and should be defended. Remember, our Heavenly Father is not only raising up pastors after His own heart (Jeremiah 3:15) but He is gathering his children Israel as well.
Yeshua fulfilled the Spring Feasts and will fulfill the Fall Feasts in the future. The Feast of Yom Teruah is all about Blowing the Shofars and is also called the Feast of Trumpets. The Feast of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is all about corporate forgiveness. The Feast of Sukkot (Tabernacles) is also called the Feast of Ingathering (Exodus 23:16). Simchat Torah is the Eighth Great Day and it is the Joy of Torah. We are all witnessing not only restoration but regathering of Israel all over the world. As a reminder, on September 16th and 17th we will be doing Mikvah’s so make sure that you sign up and get your place on the list (Hebrews 10:22). On September 27th our Dance Team and I were invited to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles at Christian Retreat for their evening service. I am going to be sharing the message “Spiritual Warfare in Your Tabernacle.” What an exciting month of September that we have to look forward to and even going into October. Both Danielle and I want to personally thank you for sharing the vision at Beit Tehila.
~Shalom Pastor Nick