Shabbat 8/24/2024

Shabbat Shalom!

You know, sometimes we can let the cares and the worries of the day, rob us of the joy of allowing ‘Immanuel’ (God in us) be our source of joy everyday! Let me give you a personal example: having been a cancer survivor, I have regular checkups to see how I’m doing and this week was one of those appointments. The night before, I felt ‘harassed’ and could not sleep; the old nagging thoughts of "what if?” came back, and I felt my joy seeping away. I prayed, submitted my heart and mind to Yeshua, sang songs of praise and reminded myself of all the many things He has done in my life! I was reminded of one of my life scriptures in Psalm 62:6-8, "My soul, wait in stillness, only for God — for from Him comes my expectation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my strong tower — I will not be moved. On God, my salvation and my glory is the rock of my strength. MY REFUGE IS IN GOD.” Joy comes out of an EXPECTATION that He is faithful and will do what He says! It is not something that I can produce or conjure up on my own, but real joy comes out of Him being my Rock! I went to the doctor’s appointment and everything was clear and healthy! Thank you, Lord! You can trust Him in everything that you are going through today.

This shabbat August 24th we are meeting at The Dwelling Place, 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401 at 11am! I will be sharing a timely message entitled Eternal Decisions, as part of our theme of the Awe of God that we have been studying over the last few months. As we have seen, there is a judgement that we all will face at the end of our lives, not WHERE we will spend eternity (hopefully, we have already made that decision!) but HOW we will live in eternity. I heard this quote a long time ago, “In light of eternity, how then should I live? This is what we want to examine this week, knowing that our lives in these bodies is but a vapor, do we have a Kingdom mindset that compels every decision that I make today to take into account my eternal position? It should! WE WILL HAVE A POTLUCK ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP!

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Look forward to seeing all of you this Shabbat!

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie