Core Values
Shomair Yisrael Messianic Jewish Congregation
Kingdom Authority and Power
A. The power of God’s
presence (face) in corporate and personal life. (Without the presence of God, we
can do nothing.)
History beings with man hiding
himself from the presence of God in the Garden of Eden.
King David
writes to our hearts in Ps 68.
Ps 68:1 Let God arise,
Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
2 As smoke is driven away, So drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before (to the face) God;
Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly. 4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name YAH,
And rejoice before Him. NKJV
Ps 100:1 Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
2 Serve the LORD with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing. NKJV
Jer 5:22 Do you not fear Me?' says the LORD.
'Will you not tremble at My presence, NKJV
The Children of Israel were instructed to follow the Lord. He appeared to them
as a pillar of fire by night and as a pillar of cloud by day. Then God appeared
to all the people and gave them the 10 Commandments. Then…
Ex 20:20 And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to test
you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin." 21 So the
people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.
NKJV
What happened before this?
Ex 20:18 Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes,
the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it,
they trembled and stood afar off. 19 Then they said to Moses,"You speak with us,
and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die." NKJV
This didn’t come suddenly to the people…they had time to prepare…
Ex 19:10 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to the people and consecrate them
today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. 11 And let them be ready
for the third day. For on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai
in the sight of all the people. 12 You shall set bounds for the people all
around, saying, 'Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain
or touch its base. Ex 19:13 When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come near
the mountain." Ex 19:16 Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning,
that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain;
and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in
the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with
God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
Ex 19:19 And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and
louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice. 20 Then the LORD came down
upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain. And the LORD called Moses to the
top of the mountain, and Moses went up. 21 And the LORD said to Moses, "Go down
and warn the people, lest they break through to gaze at the LORD, and many of
them perish….Ex 19:23 But Moses said to the LORD, "The people cannot come up to
Mount Sinai; for You warned us, saying,'Set bounds around the mountain and
consecrate it.'" 24 Then the LORD said to him, "Away! NKJV
Jonah 1:10 For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because
he had told them. NKJV
Gabriel describes himself as one who “stands in the presence of God.”
Of course Yeshua is the reality of all things. He is the reality of being in the
presence of God…
Heb 9:24 For The Messiah has not entered the holy places made with hands, which
are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of
God for us; NKJV
Acts 3:19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,
so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, NKJV
1 Thess 2:19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even
you in the presence of our Lord Yeshua The Messiah at His coming? 20 For you are
our glory and joy. NKJV