Song of Ascents - Psalm 127, Verse 4

Very few have been able to understand Your purpose through a family, O Creator. The whole concept of marriage and raising a family has been so corrupted that we need our eyes opened to truly understand how a family is actually a microcosm of the body of the Messiah. For just as Thou, my Saviour are the caring, head of the Church who nourishes and cherishes His wife, the father is of his family. And just as the Church is submissive to Thee, so is the wife (Eph. 5:24) as she plays the critical role of a helper (Gen. 2:18). By righteous behaviour manifesting lives separated from the ways of the world, parents raise up their children in godly fear; teaching them the things that is true and honourable and right and pure and lovely (Php. 4:8). And just as Your glory is manifested in Thy bride, so too through Thy life and wisdom and power, Thy glory is seen in a family. If only we could understand this purpose You've had for families, we would see our responsibility differently. Our children, as arrows in the hand of a warrior would soar high and far, reaching that bulls-eyed purpose Thou hast long before prepared; sailing with the wind of promise wherein Thy blessing would be upon them till the thousandth generation (Ex. 20:6).

In April this year, beginning with the Feast of Unleavened Bread and leading up to the 50 days to Pentecost, I covered the first six Psalms of the Song of Ascents. These Psalms was sung when Israel would go up to Jerusalem for the three appointed feast days of the Lord. The Fall feast days are now at hand. Today (Sept. 10) is the "Day of Trumpets" or "Yom Teruah". September 18 is "Yom Kippur" or the "Day of Atonement" and then from September 23 evening begins the 7 days "Feast of Tabernacles" or "Succoth".

Beginning where I left off on Pentecost, I now continue the next Song of Ascents and will continue this till the great day of the feast (Jn. 7:37) which is the last day of Succoth.

Remember, that just as Yeshua fulfilled the spring appointed days at His first coming, we know for sure that this too He will fulfill at His second coming. Therefore we wait eagerly for the fulfillment of the Fall appointed days, for these days are appointed by God Himself (Lev. 23:1-44). Till then, my hope is that each of us will stay in the truth and not be found "sleeping" like the five foolish virgins.