Parasha Ki Tisa

Shalom and Blessings

Well I guess there were no surprises with the outcome of the elections here. We are no further ahead than we were after the last election. Yes Netanyahu won big over Gantz when it comes to the popular vote, but because of the way the electoral system works here that did not translate into the majority of 61 seats needed to form a government. All that said here is where we are at as of this writing. Gantz's Blue and White Center Left Party, is attempting to form a minority government incorporating Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu Right Wing Party with the Arab Joint List Party as the wild card. I say wild card because although their 15 seats will be needed to form a stable minority government, they will not join with the other two in coalition but rather remain apart from the group. What this means is that they will not be a part of the governing cabinet, something that would be disastrous if they were. As cabinet members they would have access to the decision making process of the government including security. It would be like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop. In any case there have been threats of defection by Members of the Knesset from Gantz's and others if they go ahead with this plan. Please pray for Israel, making an unholy alliance will be spiritually ruinous for the country. 

I would like to share a commentary we received from Yochana a long time recipient of my teachings. 

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"Shalom Everyone,

Just as I was putting this email together I received an email that was being sent around about do not Panic. True if you TRUST in the L-rd we should not panic but we should PRAY!! Repent for our sins our Nations sins and the World! All things come from G-d. The good and the bad just read the book of Job and Romans 11 (v) 36: "For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen! (CJB)

G-d has chosen us to be the end time generation and with that we have a wonderful & great responsibility and an opportunity to share the love, grace, mercy and long suffering (Toda for His Long Suffering what Mercy) of our Jewish Messiah Yeshua! It is hard to understand how bad things come from the L-rd but he is in control of all things and has a purpose and plan in all things and works them for good. True in the flesh it is easy to get caught up in the natural fears that the world gets caught up in and the scares you hear all over the news etc. But it is because they are of the world and some sadly are just doing it for evil purposes which sadly are a great danger to America and the world, (pray those that do evil will be exposed and continue to be exposed). But we must remember we are to be in the world not of it! Romans 12 (v) 2.

I know at times it is easy to react in the flesh of this world before we put our trust in G-d and if we are honest with ourselves even with our trust in G-d I know at times we automatically go right to the way the world reacts & perceives things; PANIC. After all we were in the way of the world for a long time and sometimes it is automatic to go there. But at that moment we must remember who we belong to and that the only fear we should have is of G-d. "The fear of Adonai is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of holy is understanding." Proverbs 9 (v) 10 CJB and there are many more scriptures about fearing the L-rd.

It is good to prepare as Joseph did before the famine in Egypt but not to live in fear. (Genesis 41 (v) 56 Ch. 42 (v) 2. This is a time to share G-d and His Word with those who do not know or who maybe did not want to know but now may be open to listening. We should be a comfort to those around us and to strangers. If we act afraid then who will share the hope we have in our Messiah. We should use wisdom and pray for G-d's direction only. I keep thinking of the scripture of Rabbi Sha'ul in Acts 28 (v) 5 "But he shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm. " Now that is Trust in Messiah! Hebrews 11 - 6 "And without trusting, it is impossible to be well pleasing to God."

Know that I am writing this for myself too. G-d knows we are but dust and we do fall short at times. But now more than ever we must put all our trust in Him and be a light in this very dark and growing darker world".

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Attached is this week's commentary on Ki Tisa,

Yours in Messiah Yeshua, our Lord, our God, our soon coming King.

Rabbi Jack & Ellen

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