Relentless Pursuit

We have the ability to change the pursuit of life for the better. By that I mean we can always turn from evil to good, if we choose to do so. Not all of these are dramatic choices. It can be as simple as choosing to be kind and not cruel to those around us. We can choose not to eat that extra piece of pie at dinner. We can choose not to hate in our heart, or lust after our neighbor’s fortunes. All of these represent potential course corrections that any one of might face. Turning to our Father for forgiveness in anything is a win for the good guys and a defeat of the evil one.

Zechariah 1:3 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.

Each day we have this same opportunity, regardless of the day’s circumstances. The only questions is, what will we do?

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in this earth in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people here. Let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God and 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 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 for us. We love You. Restore Your people, Father, unto You. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people here. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Stand For Something

My dad once told me that if I did not stand for something I would fall for anything. My DAD (Father in Heaven) said basically the same thing…

Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

And He added to that later…

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.
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.

When we take a stand in faith, we overcome the darkness in this world.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in this earth in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people here. Let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God and 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 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 for us. We love You. Restore Your people, Father, unto You. 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. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people here. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Fight On

We find ourselves in a time and place where someone needs to do something. If you are that person in that time and place, then likely it is you that is to do something.

Esther 4:14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

This is something we all may get to face and we need to be prepared to so do.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in this earth in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people here. Let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God and 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 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 for us. We love You. Restore Your people, Father, unto You. 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. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people here. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Helping Efforts

If we need to understand the importance of our lives, walking with our Father, perhaps a comparison helps. We need to be part of the supporting efforts of the spiritual warfare taking place. Just like in WWII, when the entire population did what they could to support the troops and the effort to win the war.

i Corinthians 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

While it may not have the “glamour” that other gifts mentioned here have, the gift of helps is definitely keeping some good company. But there is also the general idea of helping on another as we are able.

Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Helping is a big deal. Help someone today…

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in this earth in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people here.Let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God and 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 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 for us. We love You. Restore Your people, Father, unto You. 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. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people here. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Making Life Happen

In the mix of predestination and free will is what we call life. Both God’s plan and our actions are required for the future to become the past. Yet, we live in the moment, not the future or the past. So, what does this mean for those of us that want or need to process the “now” but want “to do the right thing”? It seems like it must begin with relationship with our Father. And, knowledge of scriptures is also helpful.

Psalms 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

From David’s writings here we can see that our Father is with us at all times, guiding our path and making a place for us. And we know that the scriptures contain the Law, commands and precepts necessary for us to plot out our future.

Proverbs 7:1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

Let us seek out what our Father has ordained before the world began. Let us seek His wisdom.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done here in this earth, and let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of Your people. Send us now Your 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. 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 for us. Restore unto your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way of that which is good, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,817,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom here in the hearts, minds, and bodies of the people. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Check Out The Feet

As I was thinking this morning about the challenges of our walk in the Lord, it made me think of our lives as stories. It made me think of a question we can each ask ourselves. Is the book about my life a story of struggle that ends in struggle, or a story of many victories that end in victory? How do we know? These are challenging questions for sure. It reminded me of a scripture.

Nahum 1:15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

Maybe our book should tell of how we kept the feasts?

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds, and bodies of the people. Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven. Send us now the provision which we need. 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 and Your love for us. Restore Your people unto You Father. 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 in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak, asking them of You Father. Amen.

Staying Engaged

Thinking this morning about relationships, I find it interesting how they can change. Perhaps they are meant to change as life changes.

Psalms 55:16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

The question is what kind of changes are we to embrace and what kind of changes are we to reject? This is the challenge in front of us today. And everyday, really. We can always ask of God for wisdom about these changes.

James 1:4 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.

The point here is not to assume that anything that stays the same or that changes is good or bad. We must spend time evening, morning, and at noon, seeking the truth from our Father about what we should do next, and by next I mean the next five minutes.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in this earth in the hearts, minds, and bodies of the people. Let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven. Send us Your provision today, to the full. 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 and Your love for us. Restore Your people unto You, Father. Restore unto Your people all that the worm has eaten. 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. Send in quickly the $423,877,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom here in the hearts, minds, and bodies of the people. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

How Did He Do It?

Today as I was thinking about our Messiah enduring the entire process of His death, I cannot wonder but how He did it. There are times I struggle with inanimate objects and say lees than great things when I hit my thumb with a hammer, for example. He was scourged and nailed up to die, and all He could do is sing, bless people, and pray for God’s forgiveness for them. I found this from David recently.

Psalms 31:5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

This is just one of the Psalms Yeshuah (Jesus) was singing from the cross. The only thing That seems reasonable to assume is that He was somehow in the midst of the persecution able to remain committed to the truth of the end, knowing what was at stake was redemption of mankind and the restoration of all things.

Wouldn’t it be great to be like Him?

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of mankind. Let Your will be done perfectly here as it is in heaven. Send us now Your 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. 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. We need Your mercy and Your truth in our lives. Send us now Your mercy. Restore Your people unto You. Restore unto Your people all that the worm has eaten. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold of all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,877,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom here in the hearts, minds, and bodies of the believer. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Resisting The Pressure

Because we are in a spiritual battle, there will be significant pressure for us to give in, to give up. We must resist. How do we do that effectively? First, we must realize where that is coming from initially. Is not God.

James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

So then, the temptation must be from the evil one, trying to work in us and through us – the devil. Our response…

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

By our submission to God, we resist the devil. The Greek term means to arrange under a leader, from a military perspective. With our leader, God, out front, the devil has no means of getting to us.

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 perfectly, as it is in heaven. Send us Your overwhelming provision. 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. Deliver us from the evil, and heal our hearts and minds in these matters, wiping 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 for us. Deliver us now, Father. Restore Your people unto You. And restore unto Your people one thousandfold of all that is good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,923,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom here in the hearts, minds, and bodies of people. We ask all these things of you Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Persistence Wins

We have an amazing opportunity to make our world and our lives better than they were yesterday, and better tomorrow than today. Perhaps the biggest challenge is persistence. A famous boxer once said, “The winner is the last one to get up off the mat.” If we persist, we win!

Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

It has been established that we win. All we need to do is not give in, give up, or quit.

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 perfectly. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. 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 thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You. Restore Your people, and all that has been taken or held back from them in any way from them of that which is good, one thousand times over. Send in quickly the $423,923,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God in the hearts and minds of the people here. Amen.