Yom R’vi’i, Tammuz 12, 6003 – June 27, 2018
Remember Why
I have often heard it said that in the pursuit of a dream, of a goal, of success at most anything, it is important to know why we are doing what we do. This concept can be very helpful for us in overcoming challenges that keep us from moving forward spiritually. A great example of this appears in the scripture about fasting.
Isaiah 58:4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?a day…: or, to afflict his soul for a day?
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Yahuah (Lord) spoke through the prophet Isaiah to say that He had a prayer and fasting, a why, but the people did it for a different, wrong purpose. Their “why” was wrong. Our focus in spiritual warfare has to be to bring liberty and freedom to the oppressed. If we stop and remember to pray to our Father and to praise His name, we will get to the right “why” which is also what our Messiah said to us.
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Today let’s all take the time with the Father to remember our “why”, our reason for spiritual warfare. It is not to fight people, and certainly not our brothers and sisters in the Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). It is to get the freedom for the oppressed, break the bands of wickedness, to set the oppressed free, and to take care of the hungry and the poor. These are all good reasons to fast. We lay up our treasures in heaven.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here into the hearts and minds of mankind. Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven, so perfectly. Deliver us from the evil here that would prevent us from forgiving. Forgive our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Wipe away all thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You and Your love toward us. Restore Your people to right standing, Father. Restore Your people to doing Your will. Bless their spirits that they might hear You and do Your words. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Bring in quickly the $423,923,962.53 that we might use it to promote Your kingdom here in the hearts and minds of mankind. Rise up now, my King, stand and deliver Your people and raise them up from the dust, placing them on high. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your name YAH. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.