REVIVAL TALK

In Exodus 12:2 the Lord established the Hebrew calendar. “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.” The Hebrew calendar begins at the Feast of Passover in the month of Nissan.  This calendar was established by God and introduced in the Scriptures.  To better understand how God moves in time you can study the Hebrew calendar and the patterns He established in His Word.  Our Gregorian calendar is on a different time cycle than the Word of God. The Bible refers to the month of Av as the fifth month counting from Passover.   It corresponds to the months of July/August on our calendar.   This year Av begins at sundown on July 23, 2017.   The Hebrew name is Tisha B'Av , which refers to the Ninth of Av. The Ninth of Av is known as the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.   It is a day of fasting to commemorate the destruction of the first and second temples as well as the many tragedies the Jewish people have experienced o

Isaiah 40:10-18 – “Behold, the Lord God shall come with a strong  hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward  is  with Him, And His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry  them  in His bosom, And  gently lead those who are with young.  Who has measured the water in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a span And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales And the hills in a balance?   Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, Or as His counselor has taught Him? With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, And taught Him in the path of justice? Who taught Him knowledge, And showed Him the way of understanding?   Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, And are counted as the small dust on the scales; Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing.   And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.   All nati

Psalms 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I  am  God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” The forty-sixth Psalm is a Psalm of promise.   It is a Psalm about God’s protection, provision, and power. Psalms 46, 47, and 48 form a trilogy of praise.   Psalms 46 celebrates God as our refuge. Psalms 46:1 says, “God  is  our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalms 47 celebrates the sovereignty of God.   Psalms 47:2 says, “For the Lord Most High  is  awesome; He is  a great King over all the earth.” Psalms 48 is a declaration of praise for the glory of the God in Zion. Psalms 48:1-2 says, “Great  is  the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in  His holy mountain. Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is  Mount Zion  on  the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”             In verse 10 the Psalmist instructs us to be still. The New American Standard Bible reads, “Cease striving and know that