Don’t Pause

This post is actually being written a day late. I was not feeling the best when I got up yesterday, so I slept in. The end result is the day got away from me both physically and spiritually. It is interesting to me that every day that I do not begin with this time of reflection seems to have that as a result. For me, this means, don’t press pause on the controls of life. Do what I need to do and do it every day. Time to press forward. Remember to do and say good things.

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.

Let’s remember to stay in the battle everyday!

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 provision, and help us to remember to spread it abroad. We praise. We praise You. We praise You. We ask that You forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that trespass or transgress against us. Deliver us from the evil here, and from the evil that men do. We ask that You guide and help us to be more like You everyday. WE are weak but You are strong. We ask all these things of You Father King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen.

During The Battle

Sometimes as believers we can get to a point, during something that is long and drawn out, that we want that particular battle to end. When that happens, we come to a choice. We actually make this choice everyday, all the time. The choice is to decide whether or not to keep going. It can be disguised as something else – fatigue, sadness, doubt, loneliness, etc. – but the real choice is the decision. We decided to do something specific. Will we keep doing that, or not? This is even true in prayer, asking our Father for the wisdom on any given choice.

James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
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.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Today, if you are in what seems like a long standing battle, and you find yourself with questions about what you are doing, spend some time asking our Father for His assistance. He will not fail you, and provide you with the wisdom on the next step.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Yes, You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let everything with breath praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in us, and let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. And send provision to the poor and needy and the widow and the fatherless, we beseech You Father. 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. Keep us from temptations. Deliver us from the trials, Father. Show Yourself strong. Send now the promised provision. Show Yourself strong. Send now the healing. Show Yourself strong. I call to the angels, and speak strength to your speedy flight to deliver to us the healings and prosperity and substance that You alone Father have sent. We love You. We love You. We love You. Amen and Amen and Amen. Amen.

Speaking Out

Speaking is a process of releasing energy. Yes, there is much more going on when we speak, but the release of energy is clearly playing a role in what we are doing. Scripture tells us many things about this speaking. It can be delivered in a way that has power.

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.

Interestingly we also receive counsel to not have both good and bad come out of our mouth.

James 3:9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

Since we have scriptures that show us that people like David prayed and sang about destruction coming to his enemies, we know this must be speaking to more than just saying things that would be bad for them. It seems to be speaking to the issue of evil intent, and that our intent should be good and righteousness. James actually speaks to this later in this same chapter and at various places in his letter.

James 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Let us move forward then learning and understanding all we can about peace that is from YAH – the shalom of God. There appears to be power in our words, good and bad, and the good is destined to win.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. You alone are my King! Praise the name YAH! 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 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. Deliver us from the hands of evil men. We turn to You to keep Your commandments that You have written in our hearts and minds. We ask You amplify these that we might do them. Sing over us, sing over us, Father YAH. Send us the blessings greater than those before, and place the curses upon our enemies and those that have spoken evil against us and over us. Destroy their words. Like David, in the name of Yahuah I destroy them. Selah. We ask all these things of You Father YAH, our King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen and Amen. Amen.

Open To Hear

Perhaps like me you have found yourself wondering why we do not see or hear of prophets that have messages from YAH like the ones we read in scriptures. As I ponder this question this morning, I read the beginning of Ezekiel. It was very interesting. Can you imagine having even one of those visions today? Likely we would keep it to ourselves, or possibly try to “get help” for ourselves because we thought we were losing it. Yet, here we are, wondering why there is less of what used to be present in our lives today. Perhaps what is needed is being open to hearing.

Ezekiel 3:10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.

From the brief study I did on these words, I arrived at an understanding that we need to be open to both understand intelligently with obedience (hearing with the ear) as well as taking it into our midst, the seat of our emotions and power (the heart). And one of the challenges here is we need to be open to seeing the unusual, which is what Ezekiel saw. How can we be sure?

John 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

So here we are, taking this all in and wanting to know His voice only. Like any relationship, it takes time to get used to the one you are in relationship with, such that you readily recognize their voice. But we can trust Him to show us clearly.

Spending time wanting to hear clearly and take into our midst only what YAH has given is our heart’s desire. Begin.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We long to praise You face to face. We love You and we love Your name Yahuah. Let Your kingdom come here int our very being, and let Your will be done here in the earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision, and let it overflow to those around us. Let the food and clothing and shelter and healing overflow. Overflow, YAH, overflow. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help all those that have transgressed or trespassed against us be forgiven by us. We need Your help and Your heart, YAH, we need Your help and Your heart. Deliver us from the evil here that would deceive us or lead us away or cause us harm. Keep us from temptations. This is Yours Father, this earth is Yours. Show us more of Your ways and how to diligently follow. Restore the substance and prosperity and wonders that have been eaten or held back or taken in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Let Your kingdom be with us, that healing and blessings might flow, O YAH, Father King. We ask all these things of You YAHUAH, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen and Amen. Amen.

Focus As A Weapon

As believers we need to find our way back to the point of our calling, from time to time. It is easy to be distracted in this world by all that transpires. But we can find our way to the calling on our life – and we are all called to something – by remembering to focus. In fact, the enemy often uses distractions to get us to focus elsewhere; anywhere but our purpose and calling.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

We see that Peter was aware that the enemy uses distraction to get us off our “game” by paying attention to his roar. On the other hand, Peter also says we need to resist him in faith, knowing that others have successfully done the same.

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Peter had just given us a clue as to how to escape distraction. If we humble ourselves before YAH, He will raise us up. We will get past the roar and bravado of the insignificant one. We will once again win the battle.

2 Chronicles 7:14 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.

If we will just cry out to our Father, in praying and singing to His name, we will re-establish our focus, and usher in our victory.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. You alone are our King, and we praise Your name, YAH, we praise Your name! For You alone are King. And let Your kingdom come in us, in our hearts and minds and bodies. Let Your will be done here in this earth just as it is in heaven, so perfectly. Send us now our provision of clothing, food, shelter, love, substance, and prosperity. 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, and from the hands of evil men. Lead us away from temptations. It is Your kingdom and Your power and Your glory that we seek to publish in this earth. So let it be, show this in me. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way, especially the substance and prosperity and wisdom that You once gave, and the more besides. We ask all these things of You Father King. O mighty King, rise up and deliver, rise up and deliver, raising Your people from the dust and setting them on high at the gates. We ask all these things of You, Father King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen and AMen. Amen.

Bless Yahuah

There are days and times that we must address. We are offered the opportunity to receive great blessings from YAH. And at the same time, if we transgress, there are curses that apply. But the good news is, God is on our side now, and always has been. In fact, He has made a way to remove the negatives of any curses that might be against us, and renewing our blessings. This has always been true.

Psalms 103:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

When we look at this scripture, we see that our Father created a way through the sacrifice of our lips to be forgiven when we ask.

Hosea 14:1 O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2 Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

This is but one thing that Moses knew in knowing the ways of YAH. If we bring the sacrifice of praise to YAH, He removes our sins (transgressions of the Law) as far from us as the east is from the west.

Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

He brings us into right standing where we receive the blessings of the Law pronounced by Moses. Here are just a few of those (you may want to read them all, I suggest).

Deuteronomy 30:9 And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

So today, if we are to do “spiritual warfare” then all we need do is open our mouth, and sing praises to our Father, Yahuah.

Prayer
Father, I so love You. You alone are the King! Yeah, You alone are the King! Praise the name Yahuah! Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of Your people. Let Your will be done here so perfectly, just as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all, yes help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from temptations and from the evil here. You alone are worthy my King! Praise Your name forever! Your name is holy. Your name is above all names. Father, with our transgressions removed, and sprinkled by Yeshuah’s blood, we come to You now, praising Your name, and declaring the works of our hands blessed here above all mankind. We declare our prosperity, and exalt wisdom that You have given to us. We declare our youth renewed like the eagle. We declare great substance and treasures with us, and our barns and treasuries filled to overflowing. We declare your words true and all sicknesses and diseases are healed. Let these words that we sing ring out in the heavens, O King! Rise up my King! Rise up my King! Restore one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides, yes the more besides. We come now boldly before You, and ask all these things sprinkled by the blood of Yeshuah, Father, asking in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. And so let it be. Amen and Amen. Amen.

Turning Into The Swarm

Recently a friend of mine had a vision about people being overtaken by a swarm of locusts. They were all retreating from the locusts. One man stopped, stood erect, and turned into the swarm. He began to speak and then to sing the words from a scroll that he had eaten and were in his heart. The locusts began to die off as more people turned into the swarm and did the same thing. Finally the people got to the tree that was the source of the swarm and uprooted it with their uplifted hands. The city was at peace, many were healed and made whole.

YAH is on our side. This is the gospel that Yeshuah preached.

Luke 8:1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

If we are willing to turn into the swarm, we will be where He is, and He will be with us in the promotion of the kingdom of YAH in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We love Your name, Yahuah. We love Your presence, Yahuah. You alone are my King. We praise Your name. We praise Your name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of Your people. Let Your will be done here, on this earth, just as it is perfectly in heaven. Send us now Your provision. Deliver us from the evil. Send us now abundant 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 that tries to overwhelm Your people, Father. We ask all these things of You Father King, asking for You to restore the wealth and prosperity of Your people, restore the health and healing to Your people, and the relationships, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen and Amen and Amen.

Endurance Wins

YAH has declared the end from the beginning.

Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

What YAH says never fails.

Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

YAH called and chose us from the beginning.

1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

So we are called to publish the goodness of YAH. If we simply endure the moment, we win because He has already declared it.

Prayer
Father we exalt You. You alone are King. You alone are my King. I will lift my voice, and praise the name YAH! For the Name YAH is to be praised, He has established this world and He has declared that we should be His priests. We are priests to the King, priests to the King. He will provide for all our needs. He will defend from every attack. Father, let Your will be done here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people just as it is in heaven, till Your kingdom stands tall, and the enemy, so small, is cast down. Send us now all we need, and more besides that we might publish to the nations, and we might overflow to all those around us. We need You now, for You are King.. Forgive us, O King, all our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us here, for here is where we live, and here is where the evil tries to get us. Keep us from temptation YAH. Restore Your people, and restore substance unto Your people, and restore healing unto Your people. Let the miracles flow from Your heart to mine, through my hands and voice to the people, Father. Only You can save Your kingdom. Only You have the glory. Only You have the power. We ask all these things of You Father King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen and Amen and Amen.

Something To Remember

We as believers seem to enjoy the discussion of spiritual warfare, for the most part. We seem to be drawn to it in some way. Perhaps it is the same thing that the disciples experienced.

Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

Perhaps it is because we are not accustomed to the good happening to us. Perhaps over time we have come to expect the bad. When we suddenly have the power promised we have a certain joy, believing that we will not be taken advantage of anymore. Yeshuah had a clear response to this point.

Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

The point I am making is this, we are given power to accomplish YAH’s goals. The focus is on the heart of mankind being restored to YAH. It is important for mankind to understand who YAH is and what He is proclaiming is what He has always proclaimed. It is all about YAH’s message in the earth.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your will, let Your will, let Your will be done here as it is in heaven. Let Your kingdom come and reign in the hearts and minds and bodies of Your people. 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. Keep us from temptations. Restore unto Your people. Let the enemy be trodden down. Restore unto Your people. You alone are King. You alone cause the sun to rise and march across the skies. Restore unto Your people. Give me voice that I might sing. Restore unto Your people. Let the prosperity come once again. Restore unto Your people. You alone are the King. Restore unto Your people. WE ask all these things of You Father, King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Restore unto Your people. Amen and Amen.

Increasing Intensity

In thinking of spiritual warfare this morning, the thought came that there are times when we can choose heavy or light response to battling. And then there are the times when we have no choice but to respond with intensity. It is not because the enemy is somehow more powerful. YAH is all powerful and He alone will battle for us. But we need more focus. We need to see that He is doing for us as He said He would do. We need to ramp up our believing, because He makes it possible for us to believe, and receive.

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.

Today, let’s intensify our believing!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! You alone, You alone, You alone are KING! Praise the name YAH! Let everything that has breath 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 us and keep us from temptations. It’s Your kingdom, and Your power, and You that holds it together, forever and ever. Send in new substance and provision, in heaps and mounds. We ask all these things of You Father King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen and Amen.