Genesis 1 says the Lord put the sun, moon and stars in the sky to be for signs and seasons. The Amplified bible says it this way, “And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs and tokens [of God’s provident care], and [to mark] seasons, days, and years.” (Genesis 1:14) This means the sun, moon and stars are communicating things we need to know. 

Psalm 19:1-2 says, “The heavens tell of the glory of God; And their expanse declares the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech And night to night reveals knowledge.” Now we have two biblical witnesses as to what God intends the sun, moon and stars to communicate to us. What is beautiful to look at is also something to listen to. 

This morning we have two voices speaking, the voice of the black moon and the voice of the Hebrew calendar, 29th of Av. I woke up naturally about 4am this morning, laid in bed for a while then went downstairs to walk the dog. My housemate was awake, this is unusual for her, and she says, let’s go outside and look at the black moon, its visible right now. 

Outside we go, but due to cloud cover we could not see it, but the idea of it caught my attention as I walked the dog in the silence of the early morning. The Holy Spirit whispered to me, “Look up the black moon and the date today.” I got home and did just that. The moon is communicating in sync with the Hebrew calendar and its declaration is good news. 

The black moon is a hidden moon, a second new moon in the same month and it speaks to reset or gestation before manifestation. The 29th of Av is the last day of the month, so it is the threshold day into a new month and it means the ending of judgment and sorrow, but is also the doorway into comfort and renewal. 

Putting it all together, the black moon happening on the 29th of Av means this is the end of a long dark season. The old cycle of sorrow is sealed and the new cycle of renewal is here. This black moon declared this is the last dark night before the dawn of divine nearness. It is said the darkest hour is before the dawn and this is what we just witnessed this morning. Welcome to the new day!!!! Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org