Peace Will Reign

We are a truly blessed people to serve the Creator, the one true Living God, who will usher in peace. When I say there will be peace, I do not mean to imply from now going forward complete and perfect peace forever. That will one day occur and no man could ever stop that from happening. However, there is also a peace we can have now.

Hebrews 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

We see that there is a certain peace that is available to us if we will enter into resting from our own works on the Sabbath. Those works were finished from the foundation of the world. If we will follow after our Father in faith, we can find our way to peace. He has set aside the Sabbath for us to find His rest.

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 is in heaven. Send us now Your overwhelming provision, that we might bless others in need. 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 evil done to us or by us, and replace them with only thoughts and memories of You. We need You today, Father. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom. Restore unto Your people seventy times seven of all the good that has been taken or held back from them in any way, and the more besides. Let us rest with You today, Father. Our only hope is 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.

Power To Believe?

What does it take to truly believe something? I am suggesting that it may take more than we would customarily think, and also less. We actually all operate the same way. We are all structured to carry out activities based on certain inputs and drives. This is a topic that I will likely be writing on with some frequency for some time. The place to begin is at our beginning. Who and what are we?

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

Mankind was made to appear like and be like God. If we will follow that pattern, it would seem likely we would be like God in all His ways. It seems that God definitely believes, right? We can be like that too. There was one thing that He did upon completion of the creation. He set a counter in place. He created a cyclical marker. It is called 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 power to believe is within us when we surrender to our Father.

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. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. We love You and need You very much. Deliver us from the evil here. Send in the $424,523,962.53 quickly that we might use it to promote Your kingdom. Restore unto Your people seventy times seven all that is good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Rise up, my King, and come deliver Your people now. 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.

Not Self Control

We are often encouraged to have self control. It may be that to object to this wording is being too picky, however, scriptures shed a bit different take on this matter. To better understand this, let me share a few scriptures.

Proverbs 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.

Here we see the idea of ruling our spirit, which we might refer to as self control. Interestingly, this scripture is immediately followedd by one that shows that it is not luck, but our Father Yahuah (Lord) that determines “chance” outcomes.

Proverbs 25:27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

We can see that ruling one’s spirit is good whatever it is, or potentially so. Notice that just before this that seeking one’s own glory is not a good thing, and therefore is an example of not ruling one’s own spirit. Yet it would fit with ruling one’s “self”, right?

Genesis 1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

God created the sun and the moon to “rule” over the day and night three full days after He established day and night. So ruling can be a good thing. But this begins to reveal how ruling can be good.

2 Samuel 23:1 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

So we see here that ruling in the fear of God (reverance to God) is good. David even makes the connection to how the sun rules the morning. It is this same type of ruling that God calls out to those that follow Him to rule over many nations and not be ruled over, the same with man over his wife, people in chrage to rule over the lands, etc.

So, what we need is respect for our Father, and using that respect control the power within us. Today, on this Shabbat, let us all seek Him and His ways that we might rule our spirits well.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done and Your kingdom come here, as it is in heaven. Send us today Your overwhelming provision that he who has little has no lack and he who has much has nothing over. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Give us clean hearts and minds, Father. Give us eyes to see and ears to hear. Help us to believe and to follow You. Let it begin today that all people see that You alone are doing these things, that You alone are our Elohim. Send in now the $424,523,962.53 that yet this week we could begin mighty works in Your kingdom. Deliver us from indebtedness Father. Destroy the works of evil that reign among us. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold, and thousands of thousands, of all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and more besides. Set the slave free, Father. Please hear our cry. 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.

Longing For The Day

We simply must not give up. It is our mission to spread the good news of the kingdom that is so important. When we are in the middle of a transgression, and trying to do the right thing, we can get caught up in feeling sorry for ourselves, or unworthy, or like the battle is pointless because we cannot be perfect. But we are not called to do that on our own. We are called to turn to God at all times. This is our rightful place and the thing we can focus on.

Psalms 34 A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.
1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Let His praise continually be in our mouths. He will deliver us from all our fears, including delivering us from us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done and let Your kingdom come here. You are our King! Praise the name YAH! Send us now 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. Wash us and purify our hearts and minds. Give us thoughts and memories of only You. Deliver us from the evil here, and heal our bodies. Send in the $424,523,962.53 quickly that it could bless the kingdom. 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. Heal our lands. Fill our barns with plenty that we might share. Pay off all our indebtedness that we might lend only and not borrow. Let us be a sign of Your good that others might long to serve 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 of YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Resting Days

We are given a blueprint to life. That blueprint includes a recognition of things around us like the sun, moon, and the sky. Days, weeks, months, and years. Plant life, animal life, and the need to have dominion over the earth. The interesting thing I have been discovering lately is, there are many claims as to what these things really are and when they occur. One thing is clear. We are to rest on the Sabbath each week.

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.

We see that God established and kept the Sabbath.

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.

We see here that God spoke through Moses, the prophet, that the Sabbath was a holy convocation.

Hebrews 4:4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

The word in verse nine for “rest” is the Greek word, sabbatismos, which is translated everywhere else, and means, Sabbath. So, according to Paul, the Sabbath remains for us as believers.

All this is said for one purpose here. I believe that there is much hidden from us in plain sight because we have chosen to believe what others have told to us, rather than spending time with our Father and just asking Him to reveal Himself and His will and His kingdom to us.

Today, on this Sabbath, let us all rest.

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. Send us now while it is called today Your overwhelming provision, that the overflow might impact many for the kingdom. 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, please let there be only the thoughts and memories of You and Your love toward us. Cleanse our hearts and minds, and we will be healed. Heal our bodies. Deliver us from the evil here. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that Your kingdom might be advanced. Rise up, my King, and deliver Your people once again. 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. We need You now, Father. 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.

Resting And Thinking

It can be difficult to believe when faced with up close and personal challenges. So what do we do? We know that we are supposed to hold on and believe. Frustrations can make us want to give up. This is real for me today as I think about what we are doing and where we are headed. The challenge is how much energy I have to commit to this and my ability to stay focused on believing. I know scriptures always are true.

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, let Your will be done here. Send us now while it is called today Your overwhelming provision that it might overflow to those around us showing who You are. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Cleanse and purify our hearts and minds, wiping away completely any thoughts or memories of evil done to us or by us. Deliver us from the evil here. Send in the $424,523,962.53 quickly that Your kingdom might spread. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that is good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Whether relationships, gold, silver, precious stones, lands, finances, or any of the many good things You have promised in Your scriptures, we call them forth now in the name of YAH! We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all thhese things of You, Father, in Your name YAH! We ask all these things in the name of Yah Yeshuah. Amen.

Waiting And Serving

When we wait upon our Father, He is quick to see and hear all that we are doing. He is always on our side, helping us to follow His commandments. His commandments are made up of energy – sound and light. The scriptures tell us this.

Isaiah 55:10 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.

When our Father speaks His commandments, that is sound energy. We also know that the Law is light.

Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

We see here that the commandment is the lamp, that the Law is light. From the scripture in Isaiah we see that the commandment goes forth, and that it becomes whatever it was sent to become. This is the way of our Father Yahuah (Lord), as can be seen in the words of our Messiah.

Mark 11:22 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.

Jesus (Yeshuah) was saying if we will be act like our Father and be kind like our Father (forgiveness) and we believe Him when we pray, then like our Father our words will come to pass. This aligns with the work our Father did from the beginning.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

We see that on the first day, the light was created. Since scriptures say that the Law is light, then the Law was created on the first day, as at least a part of that light. This light was separated from the darkness. We also know that the Law is a delight.

Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

When we wait and serve our Father on His Sabbath, we are following Him in that path.

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.

It is good to rest with our Father, and to serve 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 now while it is called today Your overwhelming provision such that it overflows to those around us. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, even as we forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. We need Your miraculous healing power in our lives to heal our hearts, our minds, and our bodies. Cleanse our hearts and minds, wiping away all thoughts 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 from the evil here. Praise and bless the name Yahuah our Elohim (Lord or God). Rise up, my King. Bring in the $424,523,962.53 for use in Your kingdom. Show us a sign for good that all men might know that You alone have done this. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that is good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides, whether relationships, possessions, lands, finances, precious stones, gold silver, or rubies or emeralds, or sapphires, bring them all to Your people that Your storehouse might be full to overflowing. 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 this in the name YAH Yeshuah! Amen.

This Sabbath I had opportunity to learn that resting does not always mean doing nothing. Sometimes it means serving others. It was a chance in a small way to experience a certain scripture first hand.

Psalms 103:7 Yah showed His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! Praise the nam YAH! Let Your will be done here as it is in heaven. Let Your kingdom be here. 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. Wipe away 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 one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Heal us from the inside out. Deliver us from the evil here. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshua. We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your nam YAH! Amen.

Finding Home

When I think of the Sabbath, I think of resting. When I think of resting, I think of being at home. It is a big deal for me because there has not been many times in my life when I felt like I was at home. Somehow the Sabbath, resting, spending time with friends, all these things give me a feeling of being “home” in a way I cannot explain. I just want all my family to feel like they are at home on a regular basis.

Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

Our Father will exalt His people and raise us up. We must give Him our best, and He will bring us to our home.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Send Your kingdom 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. 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 works. Heal our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people their rightful position in You because of the blood of the Messiah. Restore 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 of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Resting And Receiving

When we rest with our Father, we also receive. WE receive His presence in a mighty way. It helps us to be able to resist and overcome the evil here.

James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Resting and receiving is a good thing!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here, Father. 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. Wipe away completely all the thoughts or memories of evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You. Heal us from the inside, and heal our bodies as well. 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, of lands, monies, prosperity, relationships, gold, silver, precious jewels and possessions. Do as You did in the day of the Exodus. 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.