Blessings Do Come

It is so easy to get caught up in “everyday” life. The hustle and bustle of work, chores, events, etc. But to focus on them solely is to not focus on what is most important.

Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Interestingly enough, the “all things” are those things in life that must change to sustain our lives. These things include food, clothing, a place to stay, etc. All things that we need to change in our lives daily to survive. And we have a promise from our Messiah about His purpose in coming to earth.

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Today, let us be encouraged in all that our Father has done for us, and seek Him first.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our only King. Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be Your light in this earth. Send us today Your abundant provision, that it might overflow to those around us. Forgive us our trespasses, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed against us. Heal our hearts and minds, and deliver us from the evil around us. Rise up, O King, and strike down the evil coercion and evil conspiracies that divide Your people and their relationships. Destroy this work against any of Your people. We ask all these things in the name of Jesus, our Messiah Yeshuah. Amen.

When We Speak

Words are a powerful thing. God spoke the creation at the very beginning. Throughout scriptures we see people seek our those called seers or prophets because their speech seems to come to pass. And we have our Messiah tell us that our speaking has power, when tied to prayer.

Matthew 6:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

It seems that faith in our speaking, or better said, mixed with our speaking, has good effect. Likely, doubt also has impact, in the reverse. Often people will say negative things, things that they clearly do not want to come to pass, and they say it with conviction. This, too likely has impact.

In the end, it comes down to believing that our Father loves us, which He does.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be done here. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our sins, and help us to forgive those that have sinned against us. Heal our hearts and minds, and deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back in any way. Be our defender, and confound our enemies. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Praising Our Father

There is a joy that is always available to those of us that believe. It is offering up our praise to the Father.

Psalms 117:1 O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King! Bless the name Yahuah. Let Your will be done here. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed against us. Heal our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the evil around us. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back, or broken apart. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Faith In God

As believers we have access to the throne of our Father through His Son our Messiah. Our Father loves us all very much. But even more than earthly fathers, He alone is ever present to care for us, to heal us, to forgive us, and to hold us in His arms. And He wants us to know that we can count on Him. We just need to do our best to be like Yeshuah (Jesus), and cry out when we fall short. And Jesus (Yeshuah) told us that we are here for more than just our own lives, more than just passing through – we are on a mission to to God’s will and work. And through God, we can.

Mark 11:21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Today, if we will just try to be more like our Messiah, we can have faith in God to do what is impossible for man alone.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your heavenly will permeate this earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses, and help us to forgive those that have trespassed against us. Heal the hearts and minds of all Your people, Father. Recreate us in Your image. Renew that right spirit within us. Let us learn to only believe, and trust in You. Restore unto Your people one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way. Rise up, my King, and bring peace first to the house of God, and then to our nation. We ask all these things in the name of Jesus (Yeshuah), our Messiah. Amen.

Lift Up Your Hands

Today I am reminded of great Psalm. To keep it simple, I will post it here.

Psalms 134
A Song of degrees.
1 Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
3 The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

Praise God!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Bless the name Yahuah! Let Your will be here with us. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins, and helps us forgive others. Heal our hearts and minds. We need Your mercy and grace. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back. We ask all these things in the name of Jesus (Yeshuah) our Messiah. Amen.

Vision For The Future

We all need to be willing to serve our Father. We all do that in different ways. If we are willing to humble ourselves and pray, and seek His face, our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) is willing to help us find our way. He sees differently than we see.

John 11:3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

We see that Jesus (Yeshua) did not see the world the way we see it. Instead, He had vision. He conveys that vision to us, and asks that we believe in Him.

With vision, we can see a better future as well.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! We praise and exalt Your name, Yahuah! Let Your will be in this earth. Send us Your provision now. Forgive us our sins. Heal our hearts and minds. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back in any way. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Return To Mercy

When we are faced with lifes challenges, whether small as dropping keys in a mud puddle or something bigger like a sick elderly person, we can have access to the Daddy side of our Father. We need cry out to Him as Daddy, and He will respond. He extends mercy.

Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Sometimes, we just need Daddy.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. Praise the name Yahuah! Let the people call You, Daddy, with arms lifted up. Raise us up. Help us shine the light of Your will. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive our sins, and remove them as far as the east is from the west. Heal the broken-hearted. Deliver us from the present evil. Restore unto Your people one hundredfold all 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 of Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

All We Have

All we have is an interesting concept for believers. Our Messiah spoke of this when the widow gave at the temple.

Mark 12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

Here our Messiah compares what the rich man gave to what the poor widow gave. He said she gave more because she gave all she had, her entire living. All we have is a comparison. It does not look at all there is, but rather compares to what we have or even what we can do. For believers, I suggest, all we have is really in the end, our relationship to the Father and His Son, Yeshuah (Jesus). If we can focus on this, which is the true value of life, we can always find our way.

Life is in part about continuing to find our way to the Father. If we are on His path, stay the course. If we are off the path, look for His light, and find our way back to the path. That is the message from the beginning of the scriptures to the end of the scriptures. Always find our way to the light. One of these ways is to give all we have. This is the second thing Yeshua states when asked about the greatest command.

Matthew 22:35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

One way we can do this is give what we have, our relationship with the Father, to others. Acts of service are most helpful to them and to others.

Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Here we see that we are to extend ourselves to one another spiritually. This is another form of giving all we have. We need to give to one another the blessing of knowing the Father through His Son, our Yeshua (Jesus).

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Father, cleanse us that we might be Your light in this dark place. Send us Your provision now. Forgive us for our sins. Heal the hearts, minds, and spirits of Your people. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

When We Pray

Many times in the past I have prayed out of a sense of duty. By that I mean that I knew it was at that point in my routine that I should pray, therefore I prayed, and then it was on to the next thing. Most recently, and at times in the past, prayer has become more sincerely a form of communication. It is like there is a need to quiet everything else in the head, then imagine entering the throne room where Dad is acting as King (because He is, of course). He sees us enter and smiles, opens His arms in a motion for us to come and jump in His laugh, and laughs as we hug Him and He hugs us. We begin talking and end up asking for something. He smiles and looks to one of the royal guard giant full armored soldiers with wings. His countenance changes to one of subtle fierceness and He nods toward the doors. Immediately the guard acknowledges Him, bows, turns toward the doors already running. Leaping as the doors open, now in full flight, the angel is of to make it so. Our Father turns back to us, once again with a Fatherly smile, hugs us, and gently sets us on the floor, telling us to go back to our daily routine.

Mark 11:20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

As we pray, let’s try to be quiet first, and remember we are entering our Father’s courts. Why in the world would our Father not grant our petitions if we honor Him and are trying our best to do His commands? And if we need to “fess up” to something, then get that out of the way – return to Him. He has already said what His response would be.

2 Chronicles 7:12 And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

This was our Father’s response to the prayer of Solomon in chapter six where Solomon asked that God grant the prayers of the people of Israel and the stranger that comes from afar to confess the name of Yahuah!

Today, let’s get quiet, and go ask Dad for what is on our hearts.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us shine Your light in this earth. Send us Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal our hearts and minds. Restore broken people and broken relationships to better than they ever were. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Helpful Thinking

In this world we will have opportunity to take on many different experiences, hear many people talk, and as a result, have many and varying types of thoughts. Every thing that exists in our reality started as a thought first. It only makes sense then that we should want to try to focus on useful thoughts. For believers, these useful thoughts would have to be those that align with our Father’s ways and the mission He has for us. We can get those from scripture.

Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Today, let’s all focus on useful thoughts, and purge those thoughts that are not helpful.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Blessed be Yahuah! Teach us Your will in the heavens that we might do it here in the earth. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal up Your people that are sick, body, mind, spirit, and soul. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in anyway from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.