Looking At Life

Reflection is a good activity for people in general. It is certainly true for us as believers. We can make a difference in the lives of those around us sometimes if we just take time to think about how we have dealt with similar situations. When we have this mercy on others, God also grants to us mercy. Our Father wants us to be a compassionate people.

Mark 11:25 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.

Today, let us show compassion.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King. Bless the name Yahuah! Let Your will be among us. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed against us. Restore life to Your people. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Loving One Another

When we have opportunity, we aare to love one another. How often is that, we might wonder. Everyday. In this way our Father can bless our lives and the lives of those we love.

John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Our Messiah has not hidden from us anything that He heard from our Father. We must love one another, and when we ask of Him in love, our Father will grant us whatsoever we ask. We are indeed a most fortunate and chasen people.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be upon this earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have transgressed against us. Restore the love between Your people, that no one judge another. Heal our hearts and minds. Deliver us from this present evil. Help us to shine as Your people. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Wisdom For The Sabbath

There are days when we can learn a great deal from those around us, if we will just be quiet and listen.

He speaks in the wind and the waves,
He speaks on the open sea,
but most of all in that still small voice,
my Father, He speaks to me.

It is possible to hear from God everyday, at all times. But we must be quiet to hear Him. This is a very good thing to do at all times, but especially good on the Sabbath.

Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Today, let’s be still and listen.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Bless the name Yahuah! Let Your will be among us. Send us today Your overwhelming provision that we might bless others. Forgive us our trespasses, and help us to forgive those that have trespassed against us. We need Your healing and restoration for our hearts and minds. Help us to love one another, even as our Messiah has loved us. Deliver us from the evil that is here. Rise up, O King, and help us today. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Scriptures For The Day

Today is another scripture day, celebrating the strength and peace of our Father.

Psalms 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.abide: Heb. lodge
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Let there be peace among the people here.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be with us. Send us Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed against us. Restore our hearts, our minds, and our relationships. Deliver us from the evil that has, is, or would rise up against us. We need You now and everyday. We ask all these things in the name of our Yeshuah (Jesus) our Messiah. Amen.

Treasures In Heaven

On this Sabbath, I think of what we are to treasure. For some it may be that they have a house, a car, a job, or other things or methods of caring for their personal well being.

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.

While these can be good things, focusing on them is not what we are encouraged to do. We are encourage to focus on the things of our Father.

Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

On this Sabbath, let us focus on the tings of our Father.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be done in this earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision that it might overflow us to others. Forgive us our transgressions, and help us all forgive those that have transgressed against us. Cleanse our wounds and heal our heart and minds. Deliver us from the very present evil. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, whether lands, possessions, prosperity, relationships, or any good thing that You have provided. Rise up, O King, and do so now. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

It’s About Forgiveness

Today as I was praying for many and for myself, I was reminded of how we all need forgiveness. We need forgiveness because no man can keep the Law, therefore we are all sinners.

2 Chronicles 6:35 Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

It is important therefore for us to be forgiven. But there is something our Messiah has said concerning this.

Matthew 6:25 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.

This is an important lesson. When we forgive, we can be forgiven.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be done here among us. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses, and help us to forgive those that have trespassed against us. Heal our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the evil here. Strike down the efforts of those that would seek our destruction, and do a mighty work of restoration of all things, beginning with Your people. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Sabbath Thoughts

Sometimes I prefer to just read scriptures and meditate on them.

Psalms 92:1 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 are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be in the earth. Give us Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed against us. Heal our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the evil. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back in any way. We ask all these things in teh name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Gaining Wisdom

Repeatedly over the last as I have prayed for guidance in life, our Father has again and again shown me the scripture in James.

James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

James is speaking about how we walk out our salvation and struggles come our way. Through those we use our faith to learn patience. Because it has come up so many times, I began to question why? What was the point that our Father was trying to make? Over this time, and more completely this morning, I have come to at least some of this understanding.

We have the world into which we were born. We grow up and learn of the customs of the land in which we live. For me and those I know, this is the US. It occurred to me that the wisdom promised is not from our point of view. It is from God’s point of view. WE have beliefs, customs, traditions, and laws, all of which are a part of the respective location and communities where and in which we live. There will be certain thought patterns associated with our location, our area of living. Within those thought patterns will be certain wisdom that is “generally accepted” by those communities. Sometimes these will differ by nearby communities. All that said, that is NOT the wisdom our Father promises. He promises His wisdom. This is key, because His ways are not our ways.

Isaiah 55:5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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 we try to apply the wisdom of the current locale to the things of God, then we are on our own. We will get the best thinking that we have, and that will not align with what God has for us. We serve a merciful, loving God. He literally died for us, that we might not have to die. He dies for our transgressions, that our lives could be more than just what we try to work out for ourselves. And in the end, the last thing He did, was not protest innocence and the right to be heard, appealing to local customs. He forgave, laid down His life, and He died.

Today, as I consider the Sabbath day, the day made for man, I think on these things and hope that I can learn to be more like Yeshuah (Jesus), who forgave us who killed Him with our sins.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us work in Your will here in this earth. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our transgressions, and help us to have Your heart and forgive those that have transgressed against us. Heal the hearts and minds of Your people. Restore unto us the joy of Your salvation. Restore unto Your people one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Song For The Sabbath

King David said it best.

Pslams 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 are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will come to this earth. Send us Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. May Your people forgive one another. Restore our hearts and minds. Heal us. Restore one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Unity

On this Sabbath, one thought seems to stand out for me more than any other. That is the blessing that our Father provides when the believers stand in unity.

Psalms 133
A Song of degrees of David.
1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

As I see our Father revealed throughout the scriptures, whether in the Old Testament or the New Testament, the message I see very loudly is that He is the God of peace – shalom. When we follow Him, He provides it readily. When we return to following Him, He will provide it again. He especially is interested in not only us as individuals, but in us as all of His children collectively. Somehow, He believes in us and our ability to be reconciled one to another. He is more interested in today than tomorrow or yesterday. If we can learn to be with Him today, and remember that everyday, then we can be His people. If we oppose each other, then it becomes a challenge to remain His people. This is reflected in the words of Jesus (Yeshuah) as well.

Matthew 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

These were the words of our Messiah, knowing that the people word kill Him. And His response was profound.

Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

He forgave us all with that prayer. It seems we then should do the same, and strive for unity and peace.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Reach out to us as we praise Your name Yahuah. Let Your will shine as a light before all men. Send us Your provision today. Forgive us our sins. WE need Your help to forgive those that sin against us. We are human and tend to hold on to lists of wrongs. Help us to let go and be like Your Son, Yeshuah (Jesus) who died for us. Please help us be as forgiving as He was. Heal our hearts and minds. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back in any way. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.