In the month and weeks leading up to Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, you will want to stop or limit buying products containing any leavening agents and start using up what is already in your pantry and fridge.

As we approach Passover this year, we again remind ourselves of who we are and who we believe in. To accomplish that, we remember the instructions of Passover to memorialize what God did for us and how it explains the Messiah’s redemption as the Lamb of God.

The Messiah was in the cloud; He led the children of Israel out of Egypt. He is the One who leads us to the Father and His Instruction (the Torah). He is the One who builds the tabernacle in our hearts and inhabits it. He is the One who takes us to the Promised Land. The same cloud was there when the disciples heard the voice of the Father say, “This is my beloved Son...”

The book of Shemot (Names), commonly called Exodus, tells the story of the Exodus of the children of Israel, skipping a few generations after the fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It focuses on the story of Moses and how he came to be called by the Lord to help deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt. Remarkable events are detailed for us, from Moses at the burning bush learning God’s Name, to the ten different judgments that fell upon Pharaoh and Egypt.

The book of Shemot (Names), commonly called Exodus, tells the story of the Exodus of the children of Israel, skipping a few generations after the fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It focuses on the story of Moses and how he came to be called by the Lord to help deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt. Remarkable events are detailed for us, from Moses at the burning bush learning God’s Name, to the ten different judgments that fell upon Pharaoh and Egypt.

Spending time in prayer with her has blessed our personal relationship with The Lord, with our children and in our congregation as well. I believe when one truly pursues after God in prayer, he will learn the heart of The Lord thus increasing every other earthly relationship multi-fold.

The Shema is an ancient Jewish prayer. It is called the watchword of our faith. It is the common confession of all those who believe in the God of Israel. It is the morning and evening prayer of the observant. It is the command you must obey first to obey the commandments. It is the opening expression of the greatest commandment.

If any person says to you that they have the Holy Spirit and they deny God’s commandments, then that person is not speaking with the Holy Spirit. It is another spirit, the same deceiving spirit that can do “signs and wonders” and yet deny the Word of God.

Until we all return, the Messiah’s work is still in progress. Until we understand this and cooperate with it, we are not yet restored.

Have you ever heard the voice of God before? I’m not referring to seeking God’s will and sensing His direction, such as a call or an intuitive sense of direction. I am referring to His audible voice, out loud, to the extent that you were aware of a specific presence (direction of the voice) and tonal quality in His voice?