Rabbi Schneider - He is Risen! First Fruits 2023
Shalom uvracha, beloved ones, peace and blessings during this very special season of Passover, unleavened bread, first fruits which is connected to the resurrection of Messiah, all happening and converging at the same time this year, and we are in the midst of it. Now this is being released on Friday, but in just a few days on Sunday we'll be celebrating first fruits, as it's referred to in the Hebrew scriptures or as those in the New Testament church would refer to this day as resurrection Sunday.
So we have a special prayer in Judaism it's called "Shehecheyanu". "Shehecheyanu, v'kiy'manu, v'higiyanu laz'man hazeh", which means, "Thank you, Lord, for bringing us to this season".
Father God, as we open our hearts to you right now, thinking about the enormous gravity of what you did, sending the Lamb of God, the Passover lamb, Yeshua HaMashiach into the earth to redeem us by his blood, to purchase us for you. And then rising from the dead, Father, at third day, and in so doing forever saving us, justifying us, and giving us victory in you, in the heavenly places. Father, what can we say, but thank you, we love you. Father God, we want to become fully obedient to you in our lifestyles. Lord, I don't know what else to say, we love you today, thank you Abba, thank you daddy, thank you Yeshua so much, in Jesus name and through the Holy Spirit.