This Month's Newsletter
This Month's Torah Portion

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Dear Mishpocha (Family),

As I am writing this letter, we only have two more nights celebrating Hanukkah. On Monday night, we will be eating delicious Latkes (potato pancakes). The story of Hanukkah is not only historical but prophetic. I thank the Father for revealing this truth to us because we are His children. Once you realize that you have been grafted into the olive tree that represents Israel, the revelations will increase in your life. Your identity dictates your lifestyle. The root of the olive tree is Yeshua (Romans 11:17-18).

There is a great shaking in the earth today that not only affects the weather patterns but all nations as well. "For thus saith the Lord of Hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts" (Haggai 2:6, 7). In Amos 9:9 it says, "For lo, I will command, and I will sift the House of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth." We have to be doers of the Word and not just hearers.

The congregation of Beit Tehila is a place where we can all come together corporately to express our faith. I am looking forward to the year as we continue toward our destiny. The word "destiny" is defined as something to which a person is destined. The whole House of Israel is destined for great things and brings us closer everyday to the Father. The culture that we currently live in is getting more and more corrupt every day. We have to be doing spiritual exercises (praying, reading our Bible, and worshipping) if we want to survive the onslaught of the enemy because he is relentless and crafty. In Genesis 3:4 and 5 it says, "And the serpent said to the woman, ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened and ye shall be as gods; knowing good and evil." There are three things that Satan presented to Eve: (1) You will not die; (2) Your eyes shall be opened; and (3) you shall be as gods knowing good and evil. What Satan was telling Eve is, "you will live forever, you will have all knowledge, and you will be a god." Satan lied to Eve telling her that she could have all these three things apart from her Creator. Even today, man is still attempting to live, gain knowledge and be a god outside of his Creator. In John 14:6 it says, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: No man cometh unto the Father but by Me." Yeshua is our mediator to the Father and He gave His life for our sins. In John 10:10 it says, "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

On January 1, 2012, we will be starting our Daniel Fast and ending it on January 21st. Fasting in the Bible is for spiritual purposes but there are health benefits as well. We will be doing this fast to dedicate ourselves to the Lord and to loose the bonds of wickedness. In Romans 12:1 it says, "I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." In Isaiah 58:6 it says, "Is this not the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?" The fast is open to all who would like to participate. There is no condemnation to those who choose not to join in. In Matthew 17:21 it says, "How be it this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting." We will have a strong anointing as we fast corporately together.

In Yeshua’s Love,
Pastor Nick