In The Arms

Is there something magical about arms? Have you ever wondered this? Why is it that being held in someone’s arms can be so comforting at times, and scary at other times? Perhaps it is because the arms are meant to show strength.

Deuteronomy 26:7 And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:
8 And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:

I believe it could be built into us to know that our Father will always defend us and care for us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here and Your will be done here, on earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things of You Father in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen.

Comfort In Trusting

We can be comforted in knowing that our Father watches over us at all times.

Psalms 121:1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

If we will then trust Him to care for us, we can be comforted.

Proverbs 3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Prayer
Father we exalt You. You alone are King. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here and let Your will be done here, on earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your overwhelming prosperity and provision, that we might overflow to those around us. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the goods and the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things of You Father King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashicah. Amen and Amen. Amen.

Creating Beauty

This title is a little misleading in a way. To create beauty, one only create something with a good heart while so doing.

Proverbs 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

If we do anything – paint, plant a garden, cook, etc. – if we do so with a heart towards God, we will create beauty. If we have evil intent, then our work will bring us to nothing.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here and let Your will be done here on earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. We ask all these things of You, Father King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen.

Questions And Answers

This weekend I had the honor of working on a documentary. The subject matter was the 2/7, also commonly known as “The Forgotten Battalion” by many. They were deployed in 2008 to Afghanistan and experienced some pretty extreme conditions. The following is a poem I wrote in their honor.

2/7: The Roar

Why must we kill each other
Just to survive?
Why does one man starve
While other men thrive?
If the questions are killing us,
What answer keeps us alive?

The heroes came to the ocean
In hopes of something more.
Early morning pounding waves
But from whence comes the roar?
It comes not from the water
Though there it may start
After a time these is one source
In time, the roar comes from the heart.

Call to arms! Call to arms!
Before another is fallen.
Reject the voice of the Reaper
When he comes a callin’.
If we want to save ourselves
Perhaps the answer, true
Is not for me to save myself
But for me to help you save you.

How do we heal each other
That we may survive?
How do we feed each other
That all of us may thrive?
There may never be one answer,
But through community, we revive…

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here and let Your will be done here, on earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach, asking them of You, Father King. Amen.

Blessings In The Rain

There have been times when I have found myself lamenting the rain. Maybe I had to cut the grass, or have a cookout, or something similar. But short of a flood, rain is a blessing to us here in this earth. We are given one of the most basic things needed for all life through the rain – water. In scripture, rain is considered a blessing and the lack of it a curse.

Matthew 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

I have learned to enjoy the rain.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here and let Your will be done here on earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things of You Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen.

Choosing Happy

A friend of mine has expressed certain unhappiness of late. In fact, the claim is not having been happy for a very long time. That seems interesting. What is happy? Perhaps it is a choice like the rest of life. That seems to be what both Moses and Paul have said.

Deuteronomy 30:11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

Choose life! Choose happy!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here and Your will be done here on earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision that we might have no lack. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things of You Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen.

Having Faith

God gives us all a measure of faith.

Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

If we are willing to plant that faith, it will grow.

Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Let’s all plant our seed now, and watch it grow!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here, and let Your will be done here, as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the prosperity and good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah Hamashiach, and we ask the of You Father King. Amen.

Simple Things

On days when there is a need for comfort (like waking up to SNOW!) thinking of the simple things can be helpful. Sitting and enjoying my morning coffee as I gaze into the woods in my back yard, for example. Watching someone working diligently in what others would consider work beneath their stature, and smiling. Or saying something positive to a stranger as you walk by and seeing their countenance light up. These are all things that are simple, yet comforting. For me, often the same can be said for a time of prayer and praise in the morning, especially accompanied by reading scriptures.

Psalms 145:1 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here, and let Your will be done here, on earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. We ask all these things of You Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen.

Time With Family

It is important to spend time with our families. They are a gift from God. We can be with them and know that our Father is watching over us to make all things work for good.

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done here and Your kingdom come here as it is in heaven. Send us Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here, for the kingdom and power are Yours. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good and good things that have been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things of You Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen.

Starting New

Today a friend of mine is starting new. It is a bit sad because her husband, an addict, wants a divorce. But it is good in the sense that our Father is always watching over her, and all of us, even her husband. So as they start new, I pray that God is loving and merciful to both of them.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

While this verse it is a bit out of context here, it is still good to remember in times like these.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done here and let Your kingdom come here. Send us Your provision. Forgive us 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. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the goods and the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,483,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God here in this earth. We ask all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah Hamashiach, asking them of You Father. Amen.