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Sukkot, or sometimes referred to as the Feast of Tabernacles, is the 7th and final festival of the feasts of Yahuweh. It is the time of entering into His rest with His family after the final disposition of His enemies. It is the most joyous time of the year. It is the time of the year of the ingathering of…
For all of us who have found our freedom in the Savior, Messiah Yahushua, we must understand that the greatest cost to us is in maintaining that freedom. This is the journey I am on, and others who have realized that gaining, maintaining, and sharing our freedom is a lifelong endurance test that will end no sooner than those words…
A pertinent reminder to remember–lest we forget the wonders performed by such a Great Love, to rescue our shame and crown us with esteem. Let us not damn ourselves because we failed to remember the horror of our sins, so cleanly washed away by the blood of an innocent Lamb. Where would I be today without You, O my beloved…
In preparation for Passover 2017, Derek shares his thoughts and heart in response to an email from a dear brother. Listen as Derek discusses insights into Messiah Yahushua being our Menorah, in whom we have been created to be vessels of honor to contain the anointed oil of His Father’s Spirit. We are mediators of the Gospel message–priests wearing the…
Boker Tov (Good Morning), The sun is up this morning! And as I prayed one morning, ‘that means that life is continuing’, I am thankful still for that faithful witness in the sky – a witness that says what the Creator says is true! (Psalm 19:1-2). That prayer that I prayed that morning, can be found in the podcast here:…
In this study surrounding Hebrews 12:15-16, the understanding is made clear that the root of bitterness is at the source of the hate of everything having to do with the family of Elohim. Those who harbor bitterness, such as Esau when attempting to repent but did not receive it, will cause destruction and division within the family, along with a spirit…
The theme of the Word of Elohim is being rewarded for what has been sown. Proverbs 11 is a good example of this. In fact, in Proverbs 11 verse 8, it speaks of the righteous who are delivered from trouble, yet the wicked take their place. In other words, if the righteous man is delivered out of a snare, there…
Join Derek at the foothills of Mount Gilboa, at Harod Spring, where Gideon’s 300 were handpicked by Yahuweh Himself. This is a clear sounding message of the shofar, to gather and prepare the people for the final battle soon to rage–a battle whom no man’s arm will be able to deliver…save the Master General Yahuweh! Garden Music Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…
While talking to Father today, this ‘truth’ began to form within me… When truth comes, healing comes. When Messiah Yahushua showed up, healing came for people. But what is the primary purpose for healing? In Isaiah 53, what is healing in conjunction with? Salvation from our sins! So, yes, of course He wants His people well, but healings are mainly…
“Then began He to upbraid the cities wherein most of His mighty works were done, because they repented not: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It…
Join Derek and Rivkah, as they were recently asked to speak at a local, small church congregation in the country, about why every believer in Messiah Yahushua should be involved with, and praying for the peace of the apple of Yahuweh’s eye–Israel. This teaching lays the foundational truth for the understanding of why Israel has NOT been replaced by the…
Listen, as Derek shares some special thoughts on life, and the Source of it. <click here> to listen
Shabbat Shalom, Things have been a whirlwind lately. We apologize for not having our calendar updated with the Festival dates for 2016 before today. However, as of this morning, they have been updated. There have been many turn of events in our lives since the beginning of March this year, and we just wanted to take a moment to fill…
A call for unity for all aviv barley search teams, whether Messianic, Jew, or Karaite, to come together and standardize a process for determining a uniform definition of “aviv barley”, based upon the Scriptural requirements necessary to proclaim the month of aviv. An agreeable process for determining the beginning of the Biblical year MUST be established for all who desire…
Shabbat Shalom, Rivkah and I have continued to receive more questioning regarding the “floating” aviv barley reports, that seem to be drifting into the “air space” of concerned believers. “Who’s report are we to believe?”, they ask. If we go by Isaiah 53:1–it is to whom Yahuweh reveals His “Barley Sheaf”, that will determine what report to believe. Recently, a…
Hear this special message of preparation for all of Yahuweh’s set-apart ones. Today is the day for His set-apart ones to be hidden under the wings of the Almighty. He is gathering His chicks around Him. Today is the day of the beginnings of separation, and the thrust towards the ushering in of Messiah Yahushua–our Passover Lamb. To listen and/or…
Shalom! Recently, we were watching SkyWatch TV on YouTube, and one of the things that Derek Gilbert brought out was concerning how DARPA is now working on a chip that will convert brainwaves into binary code. If you would like to hear more about that, you can click the bolded link above that will take you to the episode on…
“Choose life? Yes.. choosing life is sometimes the hardest thing we ever have to do because death is so easy to live under. Life is something fought for.. and His life is something He wants to give us if we only choose Him and follow after Him and His commandments. This is life and because of it, our earthly body…
‘I am Yahuweh, and there is none else – there is no Elohim besides Me. I gird you, though you have not known Me, so that they know from the rising of the sun to its setting that there is none but Me. I am Yahuweh, and there is none else, forming light and creating darkness, making peace and creating…
Hanukkah… What comes to your mind when you hear this word? Gift giving? Decorating? Candle lighting? A “Jewish” Christmas? — I hope not! What should come to mind is victory over the enemy. I won’t go into the entire story here of the victory of the Maccabees, as you can read about it in 1st and 2nd Maccabees. But what I…
As of late, my research for an upcoming study and book I’m writing has taken me in-depth into the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) and its future fulfillment. I wanted to take time out for a moment to share a ‘side note’; if you can call it that. Throughout the depths of the Word of Elohim, the emphasis is placed…
Iyob (Job) was asked 60 questions by Yahuweh, to which he was only able to respond with, “You are Elohim and I am not! This is a video that calls all of Yahuweh’s creation to come and celebrate the life He created and gave to us to enjoy! Using clips from National Geographic’s, “Journey to the Edge of the Universe” and “The Miracle…
As I began seeking Abba a few weeks ago, I asked Him what I should share with the believers in Canada should I go up there. In seeking what was on His heart, (one prayer He always seems to answer for me), it is clear that Yahuweh’s passion is for His family, yet more importantly, unity within His family. However,…
“See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity, like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aharon, running down on the collar of his robes, like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the mountains of Tsiyon (Zion). For there Yahuweh commanded the blessing, life…
Do you compromise in the name of peace? Does the verse in Romans 12:18, where it says “If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men,” mean that we are to compromise on Father’s standards or Messiah’s Words so we can live in peace with unbelievers or even other believers? Do not ask me…
As the hour draws near for Yom Kippur to begin, we wanted to express our thankfulness to all of you. As we enter into a day where we ask Abba to search every inch of our hearts for anything that might be displeasing and/or offending to Him, let us find rest in His forgiveness. I find particular joy in that,…
Ever since the day that Sha’ul (Paul) came to visit us, one Shabbat afternoon, while living in Florida, I have felt so close to my brother in Messiah. I had been sharing some revelations that I received in the book of Galatians. I was sitting on the floor, passionately going through one of the chapters, and explaining what I had…
—This is a word I received yesterday evening, 9/1/2015— “The entire theme of the Renewed Covenant is dying to the flesh. If there is no dying to the flesh, we are no different than the world and our belief in Messiah is in vain.” After the initial being taken back by this word, I began to ponder on its meaning.…
Shabbat Shalom dear ones! We are looking forward to our beloved day of rest; aren’t you? I wanted to share a link with you regarding a recent article I read concerning the famine and drought conditions worldwide. It is packed with much information – necessary information for us as people of the King! As people of the Light, people of…
Standing in the kitchen scrambling eggs this morning, I was pondering and praying for someone who had just received a phone call from the doctor’s office concerning some blood work they had done just yesterday. They said for her to come in right away… At this, the words came up in my spirit, “It’s not life as usual anymore”. Three…
Shabbat Shalom! What a beautiful and refreshing morning we had. I wanted to share this because Abba has never been so close as I have felt Him today. As Rivkah and I were wrapping up with the feeding of the homeless this morning, there were two plates left over. Today had seemed a lot slower than normal, so we had…
Shabbat Shalom, I wanted to share some correspondence I had a while back through a letter concerning some confusion about ‘Gentiles’. Please use this as your own springboard to study. It is the enemy who causes confusion, strife and division. I do not claim to know all, but I realize that if I remain soft, pliable, teachable under the tutoring of…
Something that I’m learning every single day in this adventurous walk with the Master, is the powerful weapon we have called ‘choice’. How many times lately or even throughout our lives do we find ourselves prostrated, face down upon the ground eating dirt? Not by choice at times, but by the shear weight and burdens of this world (the place…
Last night, while taking Freedom our dog out for his last bathroom run for the night, both Rivkah and I were standing there as Freedom walked along the grassy area next to a fenced off pasture. The air was still and the faint hum of the freeway was off in the distance. Then, all of a sudden, I heard what…
So then, my brothers, beloved and longed-for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Master, beloved. I appeal to Euodia and I appeal to Suntuche to be of the same mind in the Master. And I also ask you, true companion, help these women who laboured with me in the Good News, with Qlemes also, and the rest of…
How many of us have been crushed – in a sense of a bruising of spirit? People are crushed by other people, whether through their death, relationships or the weight of daily life and circumstances, it is the interaction with people — both those we love and those strangers we rely upon to handle our precious business, that impact our…
Today is Shavuot – the day we celebrate, according to Leviticus 23, the giving of the Torah and the giving of the Spirit of Yahuweh by Messiah Yahushua. We have been in transitional mode now for awhile, and know that our blogs have been few and far between. However, I wanted to share with you a quick word of thanksgiving…
Shabbat Shalom! It has been awhile since the last time we have posted on our blog. Thank you all for praying for us as we are in the process of transitioning to another pasture. The Good Shepherd is always with us and knows what is best for us. This message (blog) is a study on the seven assemblies of Revelation.…
“Lo, thou seekest revival. Thou doest well; only seek it not in the energy of the flesh. For the flesh is ever intent upon its own interests; yea, it ever lusteth after those things which do perish with the using. For I would that ye might seek Me in Spirit: then would I come down upon you in all My…
“O My child, I am coming to thee walking upon the waters of the sorrows of thy life; yea, above the sounds of the storm ye shall hear My voice calling thy name…Be not anxious. What seemeth to thee to be at present a difficult situation is all part of My planning, and I am working out the details of…
Shabbat Shalom This blog will continue the discussion on Passover from “Spring Feast of Yahuweh – Part 1” and introduce Shavuot (Pentecost). If you did not see our post on Part 1, you may access it here: Part 1 When is Passover 2015 according to Father’s calendar? As we mentioned before, this feast is mandatory according to Exodus 12:14-17 and…
“Have ye read the testimony of My servant Habakkuk? And have ye read of the latter days of My servant, Job? There can be no permanent loss in the life of My children, for out of the seeds of every calamity riseth a whole crop of new victories. It is the way I have made it. The greatest evidence of…
“Live one day at a time! Suffice it to keep thee occupied simply striving to bring joy to thy Father’s heart.” “Come Away My Beloved” by Frances J. Roberts Messiah said not to worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow has enough worries of its own (Matthew 6:34). How true is that! How wonderful to know that all we have to do today is…
“Lift thine eyes to Mine. Thou shalt know of a surety that I love thee. Lift thy voice to Me in praise: so shall a fountain be opened within thee and thou shalt drink of its refreshing waters.” “Come Away My Beloved” by Frances Roberts When we lift our voices to praise Him and lift up His Name, we find…
This blog will discuss Purim and introduce Passover/Feast of Unleavened Bread/First Fruits, along with answering the following questions: Should we celebrate the Feasts/Festivals? If yes, what has been mandated by Father versus traditions of man? When are they on the world calendar? Should we celebrate the “Feasts of the Lord (Yahuweh)” of Leviticus 23 when they are in the “Old”…
“Pour out thy heart unto Me. From the deepest recesses of thy being, let thy love flow forth unto Me; let thy lips utter My Name. Let thy praise rise in the daytime and in the night. Yea, when thou art utterly spent, then shall My speech fall upon thee. Then shalt thou lie down in peace and rise up…
© Moody Publishers Is the story of Jonah just a whale of a tale told before bedtime, taught in children’s Sunday schools, viewed as cute cartoons on DVD players? Or is there a deeper message to be heard, found inside that cold, dark belly of a fish? As this passage by passage study reveals, trusting in one’s own vanity is…
This study investigates various issues many believers do not wish to discuss because they are either too shameful to mention or perhaps the issues are completely unknown to them. Some of the questions discussed are: Why do I still struggle with sin? Why do I still feel guilty though I have been forgiven of my sins? Can I lose my salvation?…
Thank you Yahuweh… I woke up last night to go to the bathroom, and standing slowly upon my feet because of my aching knees, I began thanking Abba for being able to stand up. The Hebrew meaning for thanksgiving (giving thanks), simply means to throw down and/or cast out the hand – extending the hand as in worship. This gives…
Discover, in this word study, what ‘hope’ really means from a Hebraic perspective. As Rivkah dives into the deeper meaning of this shallow, often misunderstood English word, what she “unravels” will “confidently” change the way many of us have understood the word to mean – a simple ‘make a wish’ concept. “Let the words of my mouth and the meditations…