Seeking Peace

It is important for us as believers to seek peace. This just seems to keep coming to me today as I pray on this Sabbath day.

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Today, let’s keep the Sabbath in the bond of peace.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts, minds, and bodies of mankind. Let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven. Deliver us from the evil here. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all 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 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 $423,923,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God in people here. We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Prayer For Peace

Having grown up in the 1960s, there have been many times that I have heard people discuss peace. In scriptures we see that we are encouraged to pray for peace.

Psalms 122:6 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.

Again, our Messiah also expounded on this.

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Let us keep the peace, the peace with God.

Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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, and let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of mankind. 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 and Your love for us. Restore Your people, Father. Restore unto Your people all the worm has eaten. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back in any way of that which is good, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,923,926.53 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 in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Circle Back

Sometimes when I write, I feel like I am writing the same thing that I have written many times. But that is the point, perhaps. It is about repeating the same thing over and over. Establishing the resonance of the universe is no necessary for the universe, so much, because it will follow the pattern set up by the Father. There is blessing and cursing already established in the universe. It has a pattern to it. Stepping inside that pattern exposes us to it, and we become all we are meant to become. Or at least we have the possibility to get to be more like that image. As our hearts, minds, and bodies emulate the pattern, every cell, atom, and even the spaces between the electrons begin to conform to the pattern of the image set up by God. The very energy that makes us up begins to harmonize with The Plan. Then reality around us conforms to us, instead of the other way around.

Leviticus 23:1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.

The secrets of the universe are in the patterns.

Search out the patterns, and follow them to the treasure.

Matthew 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Rest.

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 stomachs of mankind. Let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven, without fail. Send us now Your overwhelming provision that we might use it to promote the kingdom and care for 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. Restore Your people Father to their true place, even if they have never been there. Restore unto Your people all that the worm has eaten. 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, the kingdom of God in the hearts and minds of mankind. We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your name, YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Rest In Trusting God

We can rest in our trust of our Father. Perhaps I said that wrong. We can rest in our Father because we can trust Him. Maybe that is the same thing. One thing I know is that we need to be able to find our way, and only He can show that to us.

Proverbs 3:5 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.

We can rest, trusting in our Father.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in this earth. Let Your will be done here perfectly 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. WE need You and we need Your love. REstore unto Your people all that has been eaten. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Deliver us from the evil here. Send in quickly the $423,923,962.53 that we might use it to promote Your kingdom here. Help us. WE ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Rest And Recovery

Recently I have taken up more exercise. That is putting it mildly. I am training for an Ironman. The one thing I am learning about is recovery from the exercise. I can actually feel it happening.

Today, let’s rest!

Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts of mankind. Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven, with such perfection. 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 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 unto You. Restore unto Your people all 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 of God – Your kingdom Father – in the hearts of mankind. We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your name YAH. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiak. Amen.

Resting Well

When we rest well, we are spending time with our Father. This is a very good use of our Sabbath time. We have enough to do doing the week. We need the rest.

Mark 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

The Sabbath is for our rest. It is for a time with our Father, who rested from His work on the Sabbath.

Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

The Sabbath is a set apart (holy) day unto YAH.

Leviticus 23:1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.

Resting with the Father is a good thing.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdome come here in the hearts of mankind. Let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven. Send us 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. Wipe away all thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You and Your love toward us. Restore Your people unto You. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back or eaten, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,923,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God in this earth in the hearts of mankind. We need You and Your love toward us now. Thank You for loving us, forgiving us, and making it possible for us to become like You. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah YAH Yeshuah (Lord Jesus Christ). Amen.

Trust In God

We all have lives filled with many choices to make. At least, that is how life appears to us. This morning as the sun rises, I ask myself how true is that really? It seems to me that there is really only one selection among the great many that if made, sets in motion a simpler way to look at the choices before us.

Joshua 24:14 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

In the end, it comes down to whom we will serve. Once we have made that choice, then there rest is set before us in motion. Specifically, we have the option to make this first choice, and walk into it. Once that is done, then our Father provides direction for the rest of our choices. While that seems simple enough, it is always amazing to me how many times we are faced with what seems like overwhelming inputs. If we can settle ourselves long enough to ask our Father for guidance, He will give it.

James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
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.

This includes all aspects of life. Like the Sabbath – keeping (guarding) it is a choice. If we honor it, we are blessed.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here to the hearts and minds of mankind. Deliver us from the evil here. Let Your perfect will be done here as it is in heaven. Send us now Your overwhelming provision that we might use it to serve You and have it 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 toward us. Deliver us from the evil that would attempt to overflow us. Restore Your people unto You. Restore unto your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things of You in the name of our Messiah YAH Yeshuah (Lord Jesus the Christ). Amen.

Peaceful and Watchful

One thing I enjoy about the Sabbath is that not only is it peaceful, but YAH has our back. Sometimes I think about how vulnerable we can be when we are at rest. In truth, it is exactly the opposite. Because we are resting with our Father, He is watching over us.

Isaiah 56:1 Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
4 For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
8 The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.

There has been a blessing provided to all who rest with YAH on the Sabbath.

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 now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions. Deliver us from the evil here. Wipe away all thoughts and memories of the evil done here to us and by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You and Your love toward us. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been eaten, taken away, or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. 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 mankind. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH. WE ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Psalms 92 A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.
1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
5 O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
8 But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.
9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
15 To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in 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 of mankind. Let Your will be done here on this earth perfectly as it is in heaven. Deliver us from the evil here. Send us now Your overwhelming provision that it might overflow to those around us. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Restore Your people Father. Raise us up. We need You. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things in the name YAH, Father, Your mighty name. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Keeping The Sabbath

When we to keep the Sabbath, according to many scriptures.

Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

In the keeping of the Sabbath there is recognition of the covenant between our Father and His people. The Sabbath is to cause us to be refreshed. If we will rest on that day, and do so in recognition of the covenant, we can be refreshed.

The word for “keep” in Hebrew, שָׁמַר which is pronounced “shamar”, is an interesting word for certain. It carries with it the sense of obligation and task. It also means to guard and to watch over, like someone being a watchman for or a defender of something valuable and important. Perhaps when we look at these things, we need to remember the basics of their purpose and how we got them. From that, we can be “with” our Father – on His side in all we do.

Not sure if I am conveying what I am thinking very well. But we are given the charge to be those that guard the day of rest – guard the Sabbath. Somehow, that also helps us to be in the secret place of the Most High. Today, I need that sense of peace.

Prayer
Father, we praise and 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 now Your overwhelming provision that we 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 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 or eaten of that which is good, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,923,962.53 that we might use it to promote Your kingdom in the hearts and minds of mankind. Help us, my King. We need 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.