***A witness from Sydney, Australia***
What path are you going to take today? Where will your feet be treading? To those claiming to be followers of Yahushua the path is narrow but clear. It needs careful steps to be taken and requires attention at all times lest our foot slips.
This post comes as a cry from my heart to a country where I was born and grew up. As shown clearly on this site over the years we as believers are seeking the creator YHWH’s appointed times and seasons. We seek to honour Him and be obedient to His word as best as we can. From the witness given recently and the count method we use we are having a shabbat today and will celebrate Yom Kippur starting this evening into tomorrow (from this location in Sydney Australia).
What do I see around me today? What is my witness? I see a nation caught up in grand final football weekend. The Australian rules grand final (like a superbowl) was played yesterday. Millions of Australians gave their time,money and energy into “celebrating” this event. The Western Bulldogs played the Sydney Swans. One idol vs another idol with the people being fed the bread (or meatpies) and circus – sitting in the stadiums, the modern day Coliseum. I’ve been in these stadiums here and also stood in the middle of the Coliseum in Rome. That same spirit of spectacle and desire for blood is in all of them.
The result? The swan song was played (literally) before their death to the bulldogs. A sign being held up summarised it all “Bullgods“. Wow. My heart weeps for this nation. So the modern Australian version of the “golden calf” the “bull god” is lifted up to the cheers of all. Israel continues to get up to play. Abba have mercy but please enough of this nonsense!
To ensure that the distraction continues yet another circus is planned for today. The Rugby League grand final. Again,millions will give their time,money and energy to this. The Cronulla “Sharks” vs the Melbourne “Storm”. Yes indeed the Sharks are circling and the Storm is coming. Make no mistake.
The Bulldogs won after a 52 year wait. The Sharks have never won a grand final. Battle of the underdogs. In the end it doesn’t make a lick of difference to life. The media will continue to fawn over the whole deal and continue to refer to all involved as “stars”. They seem to have to follow the script and can’t refer to them as just football players – they all have to be “star” this or “star” that. When I was a child I played in the leagues (won a grand final) and watched football regularly with my Father. I didn’t know any better. Now that I am a grown man and a man of faith I as Shaul (Paul) says I put away childish things. Let’s keep our heads and hearts in the real game and play on the proper team with our fellow believers around the world,united in our Messiah,the captain of our team.
The distraction continues. Spring forward clock sorcery. Last night on the national news the last thing I heard was “remember you must turn your clock forward one hour before you go to bed”. Really? Says who?
So again,millions all over this country will just say “yes sir” and change their clocks because someone else told them what time is and how it works. This website is well documented on our position on the matter of time. It really is just another flaming arrow from the evil one coming into the camp that needs to be deflected through the courage of raising the shield of faith and standing. How many will do this? Yes we are in the world but not of it. We can interact and deal with their time manipulation – alert and aware not ignorant and asleep and being used.
As the famous saying goes “but wait there’s more”. It is also a “public holiday” tomorrow on Gregorian Monday 3rd October. That’s right. On the day we will be setting apart to celebrate Yom Kippur millions in this nation will be having a mandated day off. A clear distinction being made between two “holi-days”. Unbelievable.
Let’s finish with a final cherry on the top of this deceptive cake. It also happens to be “school holi-days” at the moment too here in NSW. So two grand finals,daylight saving/spring forward, a public holiday and school holidays all piled up at the same time. Very few stand a chance against such an onslaught.
Abba’s people however are awake,standing in shalom and rejoicing in Him. We can see through all this nonsense. Of course as is the pattern we are ridiculed and outcast. No matter, we are in good company.
My cry today is the same as Joshua in Joshua 24:14-15. “Now therefore fear YHWH, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve YHWH! And if it seems evil to you to serve YHWH, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve,whether the gods that your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house,we will serve YHWH.”
Shalom
Greg