This Sabbath I am finally getting over struggling with the flu or something like that. It was a challenging week, but I still did manage to get some things accomplished. But this day was about just trying to rest enough to get well. And our Father healed much of what was wrong in my body miraculously overnight. So today is worthy of considering what we are doing and how it fits in with what our Father is doing. One thing that showed up for me was how people are drawn to what God is doing.

Luke 15:1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

Let us today ponder if those that need the Messiah are drawn to us or not.

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 over whelming 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 evil done to us or by us. In their place let their be only thoughts and memories of You. Heal us from the inside. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way that is good from Your people, weather health or wealth, riches or goods, gold silver, or monies, 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! Amen.

Helpful Rest

There are days when away from home that the rest of the Sabbath seems to change a bit. Today I awake in a hotel where I have to prepare to leave, driving six+ hours to where I will be tonight. Likely, I will need to do things in this travel that I would not do if I were not traveling, like purchasing gas, food, etc. Some would call the drive itself work. The message of the scriptures is plain, we are to rest on the Sabbath and not engage in commerce. The scriptures are also clear that the highest obedience to the scriptures is to live inside their goal, which is life itself. David discovered this after he stumbled.

Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

If we will approach God as Moses did, to know His ways, we will see what others do not, as David did.

Psalms 103:6 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.

This Sabbath day, let us enter into a rest that is helpful, not hurtful.

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 usher in Your kingdom here. 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. Wash our hearts and minds and apply the oil of gladness and healing. Replace the negative with thoughts and memories of only You. Lift us up. Praise and bless the name YAH! Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good of land, finances, commerce, health, and relationships that have been taken or held back in any way. Rise up today and show Yourself strong on our behalf. Show us a sign for good. 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.

God Is Watching

When we rest on the Sabbath, our Father rests with us. And yet, He is still watching over us. He sees what we do, and He sees that which is done to us.

Psalms 121:3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

We have a very good God, and He is on our side. Woe to those that mibht think to harm His people, even on the Sabbath.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done in the earth as it is in heaven. Send us today, this very day, 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 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. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold that which has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Please come now, Father, stand and deliver Your people in a mighty way. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things in Your name, Father, the name of YAH! Amen.

Rolling The Scroll

Today I observed the tradition of rolling up the Torah at the end of the year of reading the portions each week. It was interesting to watch how much people revered the scroll. And these same people seemed so excited and in love at the name Yeshuah (Jesus). As a part of the tradition, my wife and I were allowed (as all present were) to roll up a bit of the scroll. In the presence of this entire process I was moved to think even more deeply about who I am before YAH.

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.

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 Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Heal us from the inside. Deliver us from the evil here. 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). We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your name, YAH! Amen.

Needed Rest

Interestingly enough, our bodies are not made to have never ending work. If we work beyond six days in a row, we become very tired. Our Father rested 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.

We were made in His image, so it is only natural that our bodies would desire rest at least one day each week.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done on earth 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 all of the thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us. Heal us from the inside. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from them, 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! Amen.

Days Of Elijah

As I was praying and seeking peace with our Father, I heard Him say to me, “These are the days of Elijah.” Looking up the name, it means “My God is YAH”. Recently I have watched as the Father has done many miracles in the name of YAH. Here is an interesting scripture to ponder.

John 17:25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

The Sabbath is always a good day to meditate on what is written, and to rest with the Father.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are KING! Praise and bless the name YAH! 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 to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here. Lift up Your people, and bless them as Moses declared, covering their shortcomings with the blood of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). 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.

The End

This morning as I thought of recent proclamations about the end of the world as we know it, it occurred to me that it depends. If we are where the earthquake hits and we are in that building that collapses, then it could seem like the end of the world for us.

Zechariah 14:5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9 And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the Lord will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.that have no:
19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Let us remember that our God reigns!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done in the earth as it is in heaven. Send us 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 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 in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your name YAH! Amem.

Truly Resting

Yesterday was a very busy day at the end of a week of busy days. It made me long for a rest in and with the Father. We spend so much time chasing after things in this world. It seems odd when compared to the things of God. It is good to take time on the Sabbath to reflect upon that which our Father has given unto us.

Leviticus 26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
10 And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.
11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
13 I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.

Today let us walk with our Father in His Sabbath.

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 this day overwhelming provision, so much that it would 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 completely all thoughts or memories of evil done to us or by us. In their place put only thoughts and memories of You. Heal our hearts, minds, and bodies. Restore one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back of that which is good, whether possession, relationship, health, or any other positive thing, and the more besides. Show us this day to be a sign for good, delivering us from the evil here, that all men might know that You alone are our Elohim. WE assk all thhese things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things in Your name, Father, in the name of YAH! Amen.

Answers Come

YAH gives us answers when we ask. We must ask according to His will. If we believe that what is written in scripture is His will, then if we pray scripture, we can rest in knowing that He has heard us and will do it.

1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

One of our challenges is that it is so easy to not believe, to doubt. But if we can believe, all things are possible.

Mark 9:17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

So on this Sabbath day, let us cry out to our Father, and let us all believe.

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 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 completely any and all thoughts or memories of evil done to us or by us. Heal our hearts and minds perfectly, washed and whitened to perfection, that all men and physicians be in awe. Restore one hundredfold all the good in relationships, possessions, and all prosperity, that which is good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Rise up, my KIng, and strike at the root of the the destroyer’s work, delivering Your people in a mighty way this day. 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.

Needed Rest

This Sabbath day I awoke ill. Having spent too many hours in the cold, I found myself in a most run down condition and had to rest all day. Mostly I slept all day, or just sat still. But rest is still good, and I was able to get needed sleep.

Psalms 62:5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Let us trust in our God.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let all the earth know Your will, 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 our thoughts and 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 out. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people all the good one hundredfold 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. Amen.