Build Anyway

We can be hurt by our brothers and sisters in our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We can also hurt others. Regardless of how that goes, we are called upon to build up ourselves and others. The first example of this here is from our Messiah.

Matthew 22:37 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.

And this is continued in the letters from Paul.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Let us build one another up, and build ourselves up, no matter what.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds of mankind. Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven where all sings and dances in perfection. Send in now Your overwhelming 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. Send in quickly the $423,923,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God here in the hearts and minds of mankind. Restore unto Your people seventy times seven fold of all the good that has been eaten, taken, or held back in any way, and the more besides. 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.

Help Regardless

Sometimes we have to help people regardless of what the one we are helping is saying. We have to remember something.

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

If we will listen to what others say when they are negative, what we really hear is their pain. We need to pray and sing for them.

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Let’s remember to do that today.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone 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 perfectly as it is in heaven where the sun, moon, and stars, declare Your glory. Send us Your provision now 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. Wipe away the 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. Send in quickly the $423,923,962.53 that we might use it to promote Your kingdom in the hearts and minds of mankind. Restore unto Your people sevenfold all the good that the worm has eaten, or 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 our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your mighty name YAH. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Build Wisely

We are given a great gift from our Father. We are charged with building ourselves and one another up.

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

We are charged with letting the word (logos in the Greek, for logical expression)be within us. But given that we were once one way and now we are a different way, we are faced with the challenge of having wisdom. Obviously in the past, we acted out of our own thoughts and ideas. Here we see the wisdom we are to have is likened unto the logical expression of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus Christ). Now here is the really great part. Our Father promises to give us that wisdom.

James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

We have therefore a great gift of wisdom from our Father, and a charge to use it. Praise YAH!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds of mankind. Let Your will be done in this earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your overwhelming provision that it 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. 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. Send in quickly the $423,923,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom here. Restore unto Your people seventy times seven fold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your peole, and the more besides. 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 assk all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Delivering The Message

Yesterday we had an opportunity to meet a young man, husband and father of five, that had been an agnostic but now believes in synchronicity. I got to share the kingdom of God with him briefly.

Mark 12:28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

Our Messiah also explained about the kingdom of God. It is not about when, but rather where it is.

Luke 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

If we will be willing to follow after the kingdom of God, which is our hearts turning to our Father, we have a chance to build ourselves up and one another up into those that follow after the Messiah Yeshuah, in His steps.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! We Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds of mankind. Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven, so perfectly. Send us now Your overwhelming provision that it might overflow from us to those around us. We need Your heart and mind. 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 that plagues this earth. Wipe away all the thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah (Jesus), and that You would restore unto Your people seventy-fold all that has been eaten, taken, or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. 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.

Rebuilding Takes Time

Headaches in the morning are no fun. Waking up to one is especially so. So it was this morning for me. After getting up it came and went. As I was waking up I was facing spiritual warfare, I believe. It was unclear. But as I prayed, there came a peace. We have only our Father in heaven to turn to and that through His Son our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). But we can all be in prayer for each other at any and all times. When we cry out to our Father for each other, we help each other build, and when necessary, rebuild.

Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

We do have hope. Our hope is in God. He delivers us from all unrighteousness. He is our healer and deliver. In Him do we trust.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds of mankind. Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven, where the sun, moon, and stars count the days. Send us now Your provision, that we might be filled to overflowing and overflow to those around us. Deliver us from the evil here. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Wipe away all the 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. Help us, Father, to know Your will for us daily. Help us to make our ways Your ways. We need wisdom and understanding, and that in abundance. Only You can make these things happen. Cover for Your people, and use Your power to set things right in the earth. So much is happening at all times here. Thank You for being our Father, and being willing to forgive us our transgressions. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 to help people here. Thank you for the gifts You give to us. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been eaten or taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Deliver us from evil, lift us from the dust, and set us on the high places that we might be a sign of Your glory and that we might proclaim Your truth. 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.

Building Desire

We have within us the laws of God written on our hearts and minds.

Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

While the old covenant was something written in stone and scrolls that man tried to do from the outside in, the new covenant is those laws written in the heart and mind. A mistake often made is that it is the Law that is the old covenant. This in not accurate. This same Law written on the heart and mind is the new covenant. The old covenant was external, the new covenant is internal. The Law is the same. This is the kingdom of God.

Luke 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

We are called to build one another and ourselves up, speaking the things of God, that we might raise people up to be like our Messiah. When God converts their hearts, they will respond and do that which is in their heart. It is an ongoing work, that is in their hearts and transforming their lives. We continue to study scripture to learn about what is contained there, but it is the personal time in prayer, praise, and conversation with the Father that we become priests after the order of Melchisedec. That priesthood is one of the heart being turned toward God, and of laying down one’s life.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here into the hearts of mankind. Let Your will be done here on earth as it is in heaven, where the sun, moon, and the stars show Your perfect will without fail. Send us today Your abundant provision that we might also 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 that tries to come between us all. Restore our hearts and minds that we might more fully turn them to you. If You heal us and wipe away our thoughts and memories of evil done to us or by us, we shall be cleansed and healed. My King, only You can prevail in these times. I call to You now to help us to be what You have called us to be that we might receive more fully the blessings promised. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things in the name that is dear to us Father, Your name YAH. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah, YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

For Someone Else

In high school (now that was a while ago) I had a friend that was a swimmer and very athletic. Unlike many of the athletes, he was not arrogant or outspoken. He was kind hearted, and gentle spirited. We reconnected earlier this year after over 40 years. I learned many things about him. He had done the Ironman, raised a family, and been successful. He was also in another unique group. He was a cancer survivor. In all our conversation, he was very encouraging. We had some chance to talk about God and what He has done in our lives. That is always a good conversation.

1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Today, I am making a trip to see him. He had a relapse. It is my turn to encourage him.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Send Your kingdom here into the hearts of mankind. Let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven where the sun, moon, and stars testify of You. Send us today Your overwhelming provision that it might overflow to those around us. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that trespass or transgress against us. Wipe away the thoughts of the evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You and Your love for us. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people sevenfold all that has been eaten, taken, or held back in any way of that which is good and the blessing that You intended, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might feed and clothe those in need. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your mighty name YAH. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Marked For God

There is an interesting aspect to the spring festival of Yahuah (Lord). The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, or rather the keeping of them, seems to be a mark for Yahuah (Lord). Here we see in the description of the first Passover and the instruction to keep it forever, the details of what it does when we keep it.

Exodus 13:3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.bondage: Heb. servants
4 This day came ye out in the month Abib.
5 And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.
7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.
10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

Scriptures also plainly tell us that it takes to witnesses to confirm something. There is a second witness to this marking by God.

Exodus 13:14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:in…: Heb. to morrow
15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.

So we have two witnesses that this keeping of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and also Passover, marks us on our forehead and on the back of our hand.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come in the hearts and minds of mankind. Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven, like the rising and setting of the sun, moon, and stars. Send us now Your provision for this day, and let it be sufficient for those around us as well. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Wipe away the 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. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might use it to serve Your people in need. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back or eaten of that which is good, and the more besides. 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 of You in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

For The One

We are charged with building. We each have our own reasons for building. Some of these have always been true.

Nehemiah 1:3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
5 And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.

And the response of those that watch…

Nehemiah 2:1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.

9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.

17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

So one of the reasons we need to build is because of the evil that has befallen us because of we and our fathers before us have sinned. We can repent for this sin. And what is the definition of sin, from the scriptures?

2 John 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

So if we were to use this definition plugged back in to this scripture from the second letter by Joh, we get the following…

2 John 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the Law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our transgressions of the Law; and in him is no transgression of the Law.
6Whosoever abideth in him does not transgress the Law: whosoever transgresses the Law hath not seen him, neither known him.

Therefore, we, the remnant, are called to repent for our transgressions of the Law, and the transgressions of the Law od our fathers. And we are to build up the new Jerusalem and the walls around it.

Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

And who is this bride?

Jeremiah 3:14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

Today, let us be those that turn from our own ways and understanding, and turn to Yahuah (Lord). Let us rebuild Jerusalem and the walls around her.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds of mankind. Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven, where the rises without fail, and melts the dew from the land. Send us now Your provision, that it 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 in the hearts and minds of the people here, and us. Wipe away the 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. Send us love that it might overflow to those around us. Only You can deliver, Father. Only You are our King. Only You truly rule. Rise up, my King, and restore one thousandfold today all the good that has been taken or eaten or held back by the enemy. Let Michael come forth even now! Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might spread the good news that YAH is on our side, and care for Your people. 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 of You in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Learning To Build

Beginning this year, this biblical new year just began yesterday with Nisan 1, we will be stating the days of the week differently.

Exodus 12:2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

We see that the month in which Passover takes place is the month that begins the year.

Nehemiah 2:1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.

Nehemiah was sad for his homeland. He desired to be able to keep the feasts there.

In the past, we have taken the names of the days of the week and hyphenated them and tried our best to lay them out phonetically. Having now done that for at least a year, we will going forward simply list their names. These names relate to the numbered days of the week – first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh.

This is not an attempt to hold ourselves out above others. We each are responsible for our own walk with God. This is just ours.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom be here in the hearts and minds of mankind. Let Your will, Your perfect will, be done here perfectly, just as it is in heaven. Send us now Your overwhelming 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 thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us. Replace these with thoughts and memories of only You. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold, and the more besides, all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of YAH in the hearts and minds of mankind, and care for one another. 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 of You in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.