Saturday, April 25, 2015
We Cannot Do It Alone
God gives gifts to men. The first was the earth and its fullness, to subdue it and rule over it.
Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Unfortunately, we messed up. But our Father did not give up on us. He made us leave what we today call paradise, but gave us a promise of a better future. He also continued to work with His children, us, to help us be His people and to bless our work. We are to pursue that better future. We are to be those better people. And we cannot do it alone. Yahuah (Lord) is there with us, just as Solomon described many years ago.
Psalms 127: A Song of degrees for Solomon.
1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
God gives us rest. God gives the increase, Solomon was saying, and it is silly to think we can do it alone. If we will trust Him and get our rest and keep His commandments, He will increase us in our goods and in our family. Praise Yahuah (Lord) who builds the house.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are worthy to be our King. We thank and praise the name Yahuah (Lord). Let everything that hath breath praise Yahuah!. Send us now Your overwhelming provision such that we cannot contain it. Let us be Your dwelling place. Forgive us our sins. Heal us from all our diseases according to Your promises. Deliver us from those that would harm us, those that would take from us what You have provided. Confuse their works. Confuse their papers and their plans. Turn them on each other, but uphold Your people. Show us as a sign for good, that all men might know that You alone Yahuah (Lord) have done this. In Yeshua’s (Jesus) name. Amen.