Great Days

Each day we are given has all the potential of being a very great day. Today is one of those days. What makes a day a great day is not the money or good fortune it may bring us, It is not fame that might come our way. It is the chance to be in the presence of the moment with our Father. We get to walk around with our Messiah, who through some unseen way, actually lives inside of us.

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

There are all the inputs of the senses, and these can distract and draw us in to the “physical only” world. Our job is to step beyond that and actually try to be present with Him as we interact with the physical world. Even as I write this I am becoming aware that there is something new here for me. Can I actually be in that moment with Him all the time? What would that be like, to have a filter that is first the presence of Yeshuah (Jesus) in me, then the physical world inputs?

It is good to thank Him for these chances to be with Him.

Psalms 100 A Psalm of praise.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH, O King. Let Your kingdom come in the hearts of man. Let Your will be done perfectly here as it is in the heaven. Send us this day Your abundant provision that it might 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 the thoughts and the 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. Deliver us, Yeshuah (Jesus), and we will be delivered. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might us it to promote Your kingdom, sharing the provision with those in need. Restore seventy times sevenfold, and the more besides, all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people. Restore us to You. 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.

Simple Truth, Simple Love

This morning I am appreciative of the simple truth that our Father loves us. His Son, Yeshuah (Jesus) our Messiah loves us as well. It is simple, yet quite powerful. He knows our every need, and provides for us.

Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

When we think of all we have at hand, how can we be anything but extremely thankful? We just need to seek our Father and His will, call our to our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus), and trust that we are heard and our prayers answered. If we will stand, we will make it. How precious is such a gift as this?

Today let us all be thankful that we receive this simple truth, this simple love.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts of men, perfectly. Let Your will be done here, without fail and in the same majestic manner as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision such that all men might know that You alone have done this. 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, and in their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You and Your simple love toward us. Thank You so much, Father, that You keep no record of wrongs, or who who survive? We need Your help and assistance here, and we want to thank You for it and for letting us shine Your light here. Restore unto Your people seventy times sevenfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that it might be used to feed the widow and orphan, that the poor might have clothing, shelter, and bread, and that Your name might be exalted here in the earth. 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.

How To Say Thank You

Our Father has created a truly indescribable world for us to live inside. There are the energies we know about and, I suspect, still undiscovered ones that come together and propel life, and that life will continue until the Return of the King. If we are wise, we will take the time to see the beauty in all things around us. It would take a hundred lifetimes to be able to enjoy all that is available to us to see.

Psalms 8:1 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;All…: Heb. Flocks and oxen all of them
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

Today I am thankful that we have a God that is wise, a Father that loves us with a pure and unfailing love, a Creator that makes all things good for us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts of man. Let Your will be done here, just as the sun rules the day and the moon rules the night. Send us Your provision that we might share it with others. 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. Let there be peace in our hearts and minds that only comes from thoughts and memories of You. Deliver us from the evil here. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might use it to demonstrate Your heart and will to all mankind 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. Awaken our understanding, and use us to awaken others. It is only by You and through You that we are sustained. We need Your blessings promised now. Rise up, my King, and set in place those blessings. 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.

Thank You, Father

Sometimes, all we can do as say thank you and praise Him.

Psalms 108:1 O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
3 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here. Let Your will be done here. 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 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. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things in Your name, Father, the name YAH. We ask all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

He Never Gives Up

Today I was blessed to think about how God never gives up on us. His love never fails, as the song says, and we are the beneficiaries of that fact. If we are wise, we can make a difference because He never gives up on us.

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

What if God gave up? Then where would we be? When I think of that versus where I am, I am so blessed and thankful!

Psalms 100 A Psalm of praise.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.praise: or, thanksgivingall…: Heb. all the earth
2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here. Let Your will be done here, as it has always been and is and will always be relentlessly done in heaven. Send us today Your overwhelming provision that it might overflow to others. 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 the thoughts and memories of evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You and Your love toward us. Deliver us Father, and we shall be delivered. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might promote Your kingdom here in the hearts of men. 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 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.

God’s Grace

God has always extended His grace toward mankind.

Genesis 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

We are all fortunate that Noah, Abraham, and others found grace in our Father’s eyes long ago, or we would not be here.

May we all be thankful for grace.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts of men, and let Your will be done here as it is in heaven where it can be no other way. 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. Restore Your people, YAH, and all that they have lost with 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.

For Our Father

It is a challenge in these days and times to remember that we are on a mission given to us by a higher authority, or at least it can be difficult to remember. We are prone to letting our surroundings dictate our responses to life. There is another way, I believe. I have caught a glimpse of it at times. In this other way there are certain methods of operation that the whole world complies with without reservation. Moses first described it.

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;

Paul quoted Moses.

Romans 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

And this is the very same message that our Messiah shared with Peter.

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.

We need forgiveness. Without it, the Law condemns us to receive many curses. Yeshuah (Jesus) gave us some wonderful insights here. We have to forgive others if we want forgiveness. It is one of the main messages of the Law. If we love one another (yes, that includes forgiving) then we fulfill the Law. If we fulfill the Law, then we receive the blessings of the Law that Moses spoke about. We are meant to be different from those around us. And we can give thanks to our Father for making it possible to be like Him.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH. Let Your kingdom come here and let Your will be done here as it is in heaven. Send us today Your abundant provision that it might overflow from us to those around us. 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. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back of that which is good. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote Your kingdom. 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.

Thankful For Each Breath

Sometimes it takes something like an illness that comes on suddenly that knocks us off our feet to get our attention and learn to slow down. In those times, as we recover, we are more thankful for each breath we are able to take, free from the coughs and congestion. This is my experience toady. I am very thankful that we serve the One True Living God. Today I just want to thank YAH for His ever committed mercy to me and all of mankind.

Psalms 118:1 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
5 I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH. Let Your will be done and let Your kingdom come, 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 evil here. Wipe away all thoughts or memories of the evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold 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). We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your name YAH. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Always Learning

We are encouraged in scripture to pursue scriptures and understanding of our Father.

2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

The great thing is we have something to study – the scriptures – and we have our Father who will always give us wisdom in this regard.

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.

Today, we can be thankful that there is a God, our Father, who encourages us to learn and always provides what we need in that regard.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our 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 trespass or transgress against us. Wipe away the memories of evil done to us or by us, and in their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might use it to advance your kingdom. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back that was good, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) We ask all these things in Your name, Father, the name YAH. We ask all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Thankful For Blessings

Recently a friend suggested that I consider joining him in a journey of thankfulness, reflecting on the past year. Setting aside the counting of time, it is always good, I think, to spend time in reflection on being thankful to out Father for all he has done for us. For me, I have four wonderful children and a wonderful wife. A dog that goes crazy when I come through the door. A piece of ground where I can raise food. Vehicles that are reasonably reliable. All in all, I have a wonderful life.

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.

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, 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 evil here. Wipe away our tears, and wash clean our hearts and minds. Let us think thoughts of only You, and have memories only of You. Deliver us from the evil here. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might use it to spread the good news that You are on our side, that You never leave us or forsake us. Restore unto Your people seventy times seven 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 our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your name YAH. We ask all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah. Amen.