Nissan 14th 5786 / April 12th 2025.
Calling all Parents and Grandparents:

Passover is remembered throughout the month of Nissan or April. Jews, remember their deliverance from Egypt. More and more souls across the world are centering in on the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Messiah Yeshua-Jesus. This month finds Jews and Christians globally ‘remembering’ our humble beginnings. Hopefully we choose to explore. Our God is the ultimate Authority in this world. As we grow more and more in His Kingdom, we become more grateful for the distance us and the filth, depravity, occult darkness, and gross ignorance we came out of. “You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you!.” Yes, mercifully we were ‘found’ and hopefully are being delivered. There is no room for familiar pride of pedigree or position, we came undone, weak and needy.

The Question:

The Passover Seder makes an elaborate point of rehearsing deliverance from slavery. This great Feast closes asking four questions to the children present. What we pass over to our children is what is going to make the difference in the history of our nations tomorrow. Moses exhorted us: “You shall tell your children, teach them repeatedly.Talk about them while sitting in your house or walking on the road, and as you lie down or get up.  Deuteronomy 6:7 

Why are we so slow when it comes to telling our children the truth of what we have really survived? What actually brought us in to living faith? We came out of weakness, fear and loneliness often feeling lost. Have we been able to inspire our children? Have we shared how we are learning to ‘overcome’? If we have not, we do them a great disservice. 

“Tell your children about it, and let your children tell their children, and their children the next generation.” Joel 1:3.

This says it all. God does not have grandchildren. Do we have viable relationships with our extended family? Can we listen to the young without rancor or criticism? Are we able to speak a word of encouragement into their lives?  Have we upheld the faith of our Biblical fathers and mothers? Yes, they were so painful flawed, human. But, this gives us courage does it not? If Moses could be forgiven so can I. If Simon Peter denied Messiah, so can I be forgiven for my unforgivable mistakes and choices.

But first, do we understand ‘why’ this night of passover is different from all others? On the 14th night of the month of Nissan a slave population of Jews moved by faith in the midst of terror.Fathers were told to slay a lamb per household, and “… take some of the blood and put it on the two door posts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.”Matt 26:28, John 1:29, Heb. 9:14. “The blood will be for a sign FOR YOU on the houses where you live; when I see the blood I shall pass over you, and no affliction shall happen to you to destroy you, when I strike the land Egypt.” 1 Cor 5:7, Heb. 11:28.

Just as I am without one plea,

But that Thy blood was shed for me.

And that thou bid me to come to Thee … 

Oh Lamb of God I come. I come.

The Eagle

“One day, I saw a prairie eagle mortally wounded by a rifle shot. His eyes still gleamed like a circle of light. I watched from a distance, fighting tears. Slowly, this proud creature turned its head, and gave a last searching look at the sky. He had often swept those starry spaces with his wonderful wings. The mighty expanse was the home of his heart. The heavens his domain; the playground where he surged in splendid strength; In those far away heights he had played with lightning, and raced the winds. But now, so far away from home, this magnificent creature lay dying. The soul in that eagle knew the ground was not his home. He kept looking skyward. 

I take courage from that creature. Our spirits long to soar like the eagle, but  we must keep faith. We must keep hope. We must keep our course. We must cherish the deep Biblical, historical call to stay safe under the covering of the blood. We must never let go of Messiah Yeshua-Jesus. He has released us from eternal death. We are called to the battlefield  and must be brave for what ever we will face. Pray with me dear friends: “ My times are in His Hand. Keep the skyward look, my soul; keep the skyward look!”

Israel Honor’s Ariel Bibas:

The Academy of Hebrew Language notified former hostage Yarden Bibas, former hostage whose lost his wife and two sons to Hamas terror. This institute was changing the name of the “Ketmit Jerusalem” butterfly to “Ketmit Ariel,” to honor his four-year-old son, Ariel, who was taken captive by Hamas and murdered in Gaza.

The Academy said in a letter to Ariel’s father, Yarden: “We believed that of all the orange butterflies of our country, this butterfly in particular deserves to bear the name Ariel, as it is one of the names of Jerusalem. May this be some consolation in your grief, and may Ariel’s memory also include the memory for all who perished and fell in this great disaster.”  United for Israel April 6th 2025. By Pesach Benson, TPS

Who and What has the Attention of Your Children? 

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/0_lG_efHAeE?si=LWrJM0miUEmnqyY0

Today more than ever in my life, I am seeing a global reach to make all of humanity aware of the truth of Redemption in Yeshua-Jesus. We are NOT alone, the Spirit of God hovers as close as your next breath. Listen, He is speaking. 

Beloved, on this Passover, close in with Messiah. 
Loving blessings to you and yours; from the Rawlings Family.

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