Stopping To Think

When we stop to think about the challenges with living our lives, and then how our Father is always present to help us, it just feels good, right? How can we possibly respond and repay Him for all the good that He does for us? There truly is only one or two ways that come to mind. We can live as He asks us to live, and try to walk that line with Him. There again, that can only be done with His help. The other thing is thanksgiving and praise.

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.

Praise YAH!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here, Father, and let Your will be done here. Send us now Your abundant provision that we might help 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. Help us all to be more like You. Cleanse our hearts and minds. Let us have only thoughts and memories of You. We need You at all times. There are many challenges here. Thank you for your help here. Thank You for saving us. Please now redeem our physical bodies and heal us. Praise You, Yahuah (Lord)! Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might promote the kingdom now. Restore seventy times seven all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We need You. Thank You. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We assk all these things in Your name, Father, the name YAH. You are Hayah Hayah. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

For Peace

It doesn’t take long looking around the world to see that there are those that are for true peace and those that are not. And declaring to be for peace that is not as our Father has declared it, that is not peace. Real peace requires us to be on Yahuah’s (Lord’s) side. His peace is in His way, not in our way.

Psalms 122 A Song of degrees of David.
1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
8 For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.

Today, I am very thankful for the peace we can have with our Father because of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus), His son.

Psalms 29:11 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

We see here that Yahuah (Lord) gives us strength and peace. True peace is found only in Him.

Isaiah 54:9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

Today, let us be thankful that our Father has predetermined to give us and our children peace forever. He will cut down our enemies. We need only be for peace and for His ways. He does the rest.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done here and let Your kingdom come here. Send us now Your overwhelming provision while it is called today such that it overflows to those around us and we can declare Your truth in it. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that trespass or transgress against us. Be merciful to all Your people Father. Wipe away the thoughts and memories of evil done to us or by us. Create in us clean hearts, and renew right spirits within us. We want to be like You, Father. You made us in Your image. Let us be that, all the more. We need Your help. We need Your understanding. Only You can give us these traits. Thank You for all You have done, are doing, and will do. You alone are YAH! Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that it might promote Your kingdom while there is yet time. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold, and thousands of thousands, all that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Deliver us from the evil here. Let this be a reminder of the Exodus, and point to the memorial forever. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We assk all these things in Your name, Father, the name YAH. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

When We Pour

There are those moments in our walk with our Father when we need to pour ourselves out to Him. It is a sense of overwhelming emotion from within that comes out in our speech. Its as if our thoughts build up and it fills our hearts until we naturally open our mouths to speak. Such a moment happened for many of us at the time we realized we needed Jesus (Yeshuah) to be our Savior and we confessed our sins, seeking forgiveness and His Lordship. Moments like this also happen when we consider all He has done for us and we want to say thank you. This thanks is often engulfed in praise.

Psalms 107:17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
19 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

From David’s account here we see that God really delivers us humans from our own actions, and saves us. We see here, as has been true several times in this psalm, that David had that pouring forth experience, and he encouraged others to have it as well. Praising Yahuah (Lord) is a reasonable response to the understanding that our Father delivers us. We also see that declaring His works with rejoicing (such as praise) is a type of sacrifice. Our words are meant to be overflowing toward Him continually. And in the tough moments, just as in the good moments, there are spiritual forces all around. So, in those tough moments, if we will declare His works with rejoicing, the good angels are empowered and the victory becomes Yahuahs’ in our reality.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our king. Let Your kingdom come here. Let Your will be done here. Send us now Your overwhelming provision that it might overflow to those around us. We need Your deliverance from the evil here. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. We all need healing on the inside, Father. We all need to understand Your ways. We all need to pour out to You. We need to say thank You, and praise You for Your amazing works. We need to declare Your truth and Your righteousness to all mankind, and to all creation. Help us to be truly in Your image and likeness. Help us to love even the unlovely, for we are all unlovely left to our own. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold, and thousands of thousands, 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 it might do great works in Your kingdom. Rise up, my King, and do mightily on our behalf. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things in Your name, Father, in the name of YAH. We ask all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Thankful For Spiritual Weapons

Some nights are filled with restless sleep. There can be various reasons. Last night was one of those nights for me. It is much like waking up in the morning with my mind instantly running a million miles an hour. In the night, however, sometimes the enemy takes advantage of the fact that I am tired. He will try to plant thoughts in my mind that I do not need to be thinking. In the past one way I overcame those thoughts was to say out loud that I follow Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Or “plead the blood” of Yeshuah (Jesus). Last night, however, a scripture came to mind, about using an weapon to fight spiritually.

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;

An interesting part about this scripture is the reference to armor. Obviously Paul is making claims about spiritual warfare in this passage. The sword of the Spirit is for offense. The word for “word” is rhema, which means the utterance. Paul is very clear about what prayer in the Spirit is.

1 Corinthians 14:13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

We see that for Paul, prayer in the Spirit, the word of God, is in an unknown tongue. Last night and again this morning this played out for me. As I was being attacked, I simply prayed in the Spirit, and I was able to defeat attack. I actually slept the best I had all night. And when I did it after waking up, I was able to get a clear mind! Praise YAH! I am very thankful that I have this spiritual weapon. What I am now learning is when and how to use it.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise and bless the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here. Let Your will be done 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. Wash whiter than snow our thoughts and memories, blotting out all evil done to us or by us. Let us have only thoughts and memories of You. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way, and let us plunder those that enslved us, just as in the first Exodus. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that the kingdom might go forward mightily. 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.

Thankful For Protection

We have great provision given to us by our Father. One of the things He provides us is protection from evil in its’ many forms. Here is just one example.

Psalms 37 A Psalm of David.
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Today, let’s be thankful that our Father is watching over us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here, and let Your will be done here. Send us Your overwhelming provision while it is called today. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Heal our hearts and minds through cleansing and anointing with oil. Deliver us from the evil here. Help us to resist the enemy of our souls. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Rise up, my King! Rise up and set Your people on high above the ash heap, that all men might know that You alone have done this, and that You alone are our King. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these thing of You, Father, in Your name, YAH. We ask all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah! Amen.

Thankful For The Moments

If we are willing to take the time to press pause in our lives to stop and think about how we got here and who is really in charge, we can be thankful about our lives. As I think about how we can get caught up in pondering or considering life, it reminds me of the reflections recorded in certain places in the scriptures.

Ecclesiastes 12:8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

In the night I woke up several times, and I was confronted with many thoughts. To gain control so I could rest (I was very sleepy and tired) I finally said out loud, I am not thinking about that.” f they persisted I asked God to help me and stop them, or I just said out loud, “the blood of Jesus” or “the blood of Yeshuah” and the thoughts subsided and I could sleep. This morning as I prayed about this, I was given a vision with understanding.

Sometimes thoughts are like a moving line of strong magnets. They draw us to them with streams of words and/or pictures. But there actually is a brief moment between the time these words and/or pictures present themselves and our beginning the process of pondering or considering them. If we think of the magnet example again, there is that distance between the magnets where they begin to impact one another. As they approach each other, the power of the attraction grows stronger until the resistance to move together is less than the power that draws them together, and they fasten themselves together and their fields of attraction are joined together. However, during that time when the fields of attraction are presenting themselves, if we, as an outside force, can step between them or create greater distance between them, they will not be able to connect to each other and become one stronger power of attraction. We are meant to rule this moment in time, if that is a good description of it. The question is how do we do that. If we spend time with our Father, and speak His commandments that He has spoken, then that blank space which I call the Moment of Choice will bring forth the opportunity to either say what He already said or to cry out to Him. This is what scriptures record about Moses, Paul, and Joshua – Deuteronomy 30:10-15, Romans 10:4-10, and Joshua 1:6-9 (see previous post, “Changing For The Good”). This is important because all “reality” first begins somewhere as a thought.

Solomon has provided the answer to us about thoughts and how to overcome them. He first describes the lack of this ability.

Ecclesiastes 4:1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Our Messiah demonstrated that in this life we were to experience physically deliverance from spiritual oppression from the fall of man, which impacted us physically. He understood that there is a spiritual oppressor in this earth and that we would need deliverance from that spiritual oppressor to each have the power to overcome this oppression, no matter what.

John 16:4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
6 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

This brings us back to the answer, which is needed in the Moment of Choice, choose God. This has been the story from the beginning, and it is what Solomon concluded.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Today, let’s be thankful for the ability to trust in our Father in the Moment of Choice.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come to this earth. HalleluYAH! Let Your will be done here as it is in the heavens. Send us now while it is called 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 have trespassed or transgressed against us. We need healing that only You can provide. Wipe away past thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us, that are in the hearts and minds of us and others. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You, Your kingdom, Your will, and Your love toward us. Give us power in the Moment of Choice to choose You and Your way. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people of that which is good, and the more besides. Bring in the $424,523,962.53. Show Yourself strong, my King, that no man might speak evil of You. Show Yourself strong on our behalf, showing us as a sign for good, that all men might know that You alone have done this. 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 in the name of YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Thankful For Those Before

There are many people that have gone on before us. And many of them have done great things. We are in position to have so many examples of how to live life. There have been people of faith that have committed themselves to great changes, and they have changed. For me personally, there are a number of changes that I would like to be certain take place in my own life. In the midst of the need for change, I want to stay the course and change myself. Quite possibly there will be those that read this writing here that identify with the desire to change something in their own life. If that is you, then we are together. And the truth is, we can change. We have to be willing to change from within. And to do that we have to be determined to do the work to change. The controlling piece of that is in our mind and speech. The good news, these can be renewed as well.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

We see here that the whole body can be changed by the mind being transformed. We transform the mind by changing what it spends time thinking about, because that is what is in the mind. Left to itself, it runs around doing whatever, like the heart. But we can direct it by controlling the inputs.

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
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.

This morning for the first time I saw that this verse is saying that the Messiah is what Moses was talking about. Verse 5 points out Moses, and the verses 6-7 are quoting Moses! This is an explanation of what Moses was saying about how the Law works because of the Messiah, not in opposition to work of the Messiah! Moses was telling us how we can use the spoken word of faith that already exists in our hearts (because of the Messiah) to speak this faith and have the wholeness we seek, both in the physical and the spiritual!

There are inspirational stories all around us, if we will just look for them. And there are inspirational stories in scripture.

Today, we can be thankful for those that have gone before us. They left a trail of breadcrumbs.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You! You alone are our King! Praise Your name, YAH! Let Your kingdom come here, and let Your will be done here, as it is in heaven. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. 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 for us. Reveal Your words to us, that we might speak them. Reveal Your actions to us, that we might do them. Let us serve You. Make us whole inside and outside. Send me the $424,523,962.53 for Your kingdom, and clear the path that it might come quickly. Deliver us from evil. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back that was good, and the more besides. Whether it be lands, possessions, monies, gold, silve, prescious gems, or any other good thing, loose them now from the grip of the enemy and send them speedily to Your people. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We asak all these things in Your name, Father, the name YAH! Let these all be so in the name of YAH Yeshuah! Amen.

Thanksgiving

This day in the U.S. is set aside as a celebration named Thanksgiving. It is a good day for people to come together with family and friends and take a moment to be thankful for all that we have been blessed to receive. Hopefully we believers can learn for one day to sit together and break bread with others, and set aside differences. If we focus on the things of God, we can make this happen in a way that promotes the kingdom of God.

Psalms 104:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

This verse reminds of the majesty of our God. He never changes. He created all we see, and more. We can be thankful that He loves us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom and Your will be 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. Wipe away all memories of evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts of You. We need healing from the inside out. Deliver us from the evil here. 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. WE ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things of Your, Father, in Your name, YAH! Amen.

Freedom Is Good!

As I thought about what there is to be thankful for there was one thing that stood out. That one thing is Freedom. The freedom that we can be most thankful for is not of the body. In fact, I live in the U.S> and I suggest that the “freedom” that so many of us thought we experienced here is not as free as it once was, or at least as free as we might have believed. The freedom I speak of is the freedom of being fully enveloped by our Father and His love, especially as experienced through our Messiah Yeshuah. When I think about how we can now at last be free inside, it makes me so very thankful. And when I think about how what is on the inside comes to the surface, I am even more thankful indeed.

Praise YAH!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! 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 have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here, and heal us. Do help us now, but for Your power, and glory, and honor forever. 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. Amen.

Helping Others

It seems there is no lack of things we can do in the kingdom if we are intent on loving others. The last 24 hours has proven that to me once again, as I am sure it has for many. Here is what I understand. When we do as our family requests, it is a way of honoring them. Like saying “Thank you” with our actions. When we do what our Father asks, it is the same. Today, lets find some people to love to say thank you to our Father.

Matthew 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Bless the name YAH! Let Your will be done in the earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your abundant provision such that it overflows 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 the thoughts or memories of evil done to us or by us. Replace them with thoughts and memories of only You. Heal us from the inside. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. WE ask all theset hings in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things of You Fahter, in Your name YAH! Amen.