Still The King

Today was a very interesting experience. Have you ever had the chance to better yourself and your family if you would only do this one thing – worship other gods? That literally happened to me in the last 24 hours. We are slated to make a bible movie and there was a group from a foreign country that wanted me to do a fruit plate and candle sacrifice to other gods. If I did, I would get the $30 million needed for the movie. I said no, never.

Joshua 24:15 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.
16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;

This morning I sit here thinking about my decision. I am so thankful that my God, YAH, is still the King! He is on the throne of our praise.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! You alone are King! 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 Your people. Let Your kingdom come. Send us now Your overwhelming provision that we might overflow to those around us. Forgive us our trespasses and our 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, YAH. Of You, YAH. Let us not be tempted, and deliver us from the evil here. You alone are King. You alone are King. Rise up now, O King, and deliver Your people. We need You. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that the enemy has taken or held back of that which is good, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMoshiach. Amen and Amen. Amen.

When It Gets Tough

There is something that comes over us when we get face to face with real challenges in life. Likely it will have emotions tied to is. The result can be fear, faith, determination, tears, cussing, shouting, singing, etc. That something that comes over us is none of these things. That something is the power to choose. That was a very expensive gift that was purchased for us.

John 16:3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
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.

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

There is a moment when we get to decide to empower those emotions by choosing the correct ones and empowering them with our words and our prayers. The assumptions are we are keeping the commandments of Yeshuah (Jesus) because we love Him, that Yeshuah only said what the Father said, and that we are therefore we are keeping the commands of the Father and it will be in that framework that we will ask, and then receive.

Prayer
Father we exalt You. You alone are King. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let everything that has breath praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people. Let Your will be done here, so perfectly, just as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. Let us 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 wonder and all the great things that You do and have done. Deliver us from the evil of the past and present and future. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold of 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 YAH Yeshuah HaMoshiach, and we ask them of You Father. You alonea are King. Thank You for Your mercies and Your loving kindness toward us. Amen, and Amen. Amen, and Amen. Amen.

Building Today

Recently I heard some great wisdom from a speaker. Start today. This is such great wisdom for sure. Each day we have the opportunity to do good. Each day can be a new start.

Lamentations 3:21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
22 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

We see that when the morning comes as promised, and cannot fail, Yahuah’s mercies are new for that day. In part I think this is because it is a part of the message, the good news, the gospel of God, that has always been true.

Hosea 6:6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

God has always been teaching us matters of the heart. Be merciful and learn more about Him so we can be more like Him. Everyday.
Let’s ask ourselves, what can we do if we will start fresh today?

Prayer
Father we exalt You. You alone are King! You alone are King! Praise the name YAH! Father, we praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people. Let Your will be done here as it is so perfectly in heaven. Send us now, O Father, send us now, O King, Your plentiful 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 the thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You Father. Deliver us from the evil here. Deliver us from the wicked one. Restore Your people unto You, Father. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back of that which is good, and the more besides. Restore what the worm has eaten. Send in quickly the $423523,962.53 Father, that we might use it to promote Your kingdom here, the kingdom of God in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people. We ask all these things of You, Father. We ask all these things of You in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMoshiach. Amen, Amen, and Amen. Amen.

Envision Your Dream

Often I have wondered if it is okay with God for us to have specific desires and ask Him to meet them. Finally, I believe I have the answer, at least for me. I ask myself a couple questions. Does it fit within God’s plan for mankind in general?

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.

If the answer to that is yes or it does not get in the way of God’s plan, I may ask one more question, so that I stay within God’s plan for me.

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.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

So, I encourage everyone to examine themselves for their dream. What is it that you are at your core? What is it you are meant to be, do, or become? If you don’t have anything specific, there are certain ideas in the scripture to pursue.

James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Hear it. See it. Do it. Be it.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people. Let Your will be done here perfectly, as it is done perfectly 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 all thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us. Deliver us from that evil, Father. In their place come fill us with thoughts and memories of only You. Restore Your people, Father, as it was in the garden. Restore Your people unto You. Restore all that the worm has eaten. Restore one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides, YAH. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom here in this earth, Father. Let the kingdom of God be established in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people here. Show us a sign for good, that all men might know, that You alone Father YAH, have done these things. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMoshiach. Amen and Amen.

Little Blessings

We get little blessings that come to us from time to time. Sometimes, if we are not watching closely, we will miss them. We can be so focused on something major that we want to have happen that we miss the little things. God will also use these little things as a sign to us to help build our faith that the bigger things truly are on the way.

Zechariah 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
8 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.
10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

So we may see these t]little things as the signs of the fullness of God’s plan coming to pass in our lives. If we will stand up and praise YAH and sing victory, He will come and hear us, and do as we ask.

Praise YAH!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We exalt You. You, and You alone, are our King. Praise the name YAH! Praise the name YAH! Let the whole earth praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people. Let Your kingdom come. Let Your kingdom come. Send us now Your provision. Deliver us from the evil here that holds us back. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Wipe away, wipe away, wipe away, 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 the evil done to us or by us. Restore Your people, Father. Restore Your people unto You, as it was in the garden. Restore all that the worm has eaten – make it so. Restore one thousandfold all that the enemy has taken or held back of that which is good from Your people, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 that we might use it to feed and clothe and house the poor, care for the widows, and care for the orphans. We ask all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah HaMoshiach. We ask them of You Father Elohim, the One True King. Amen. Amen. Amen.

Shabbat Shalom!

For those of that keep the commandments (or try to at least) this is a common thing to say to one another on this day, the Sabbath. There may be times when we do not fully embrace all that it can mean. Here is an interesting scripture that relates to this phrase.

Judges 6:22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face.
23 And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah–shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi–ezrites.

The word for peace here is “shalom” and it means completeness, wholeness, prosperity, lack of war, etc. It is much bigger than just no violence. It is the absence of fear because all needs for life are met.

When we say this to someone, and we have the understanding of what it means, we can actually help create the possibility that they have a blessed life today, with no fear because all needs are met.

Praise YAH! Praise the King!

Prayer
Father, we do exalt You. It is You, and You alone that are King! Praise the name YAH! Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here, YAH. Let Your will be done here perfectly YAH. Send us Your provision, YAH. 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, Your wonders, and Your love for us. Restore unto Your people, one thousandfold all that was taken, or held back, of that which is good, and the more besides, O Father. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 Father, that we might use it to promote Your kingdom here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people. Rise uo, rise up, My King. Let Your power show forth and do these things speedily. We ask all these things of You Father, in the mighty name YAH Yeshuah HaMoshiach. Let it be so, Amen.

Follow Through

It is easy for us as humans to determine to support something or to do something, and then to forget to do it. Perhaps that is why God wrote this scripture.

Deuteronomy 6:3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

The word “Hear” in Hebrew is the word “shema” and it means to hear and to do. The understanding is once we hear the directions or declarations, we take the appropriate action. Like, right away we are to act on the words, act as if they are real. As it turns out, I am writing this on the Sabbath because I let my time get away from me yesterday and forgot to write it then.

Praise YAH for being our King and our Guide in life!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH, yes, praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of Your people, and let Your will be done here perfectly as it is in heaven. Send us Your provision. Forgive our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive, those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here, that would keep those thoughts and memories of evil done to us or by us, with us. Let them all be replaced with thoughts and memories of You and You alone, Father YAH. You love us so, and we love You too. Restore unto Your people, their possessions, their land, their homes. This do one thousandfold, return all the good that the enemy has taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people here. Let us care for the homeless, the orphans and the widows. We ask all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah HaMoshiach, and we ask them of You, Father. We ask them of You, O King. Amen and Amen.

Amazing Love, Amazing Compassion

This morning, as is my custom, when I sat up on the side of my bed I thanked my Father, YAH, for His many blessings in my life! We live in a place where we currently can get up and work, eat, play, etc. We can study our bibles whenever we wish. We can keep ourselves moving forward, and determine to have from life what we are willing to pursue. And, at least for now, we can sing to our Father whenever we wish. What a great blessing this is for us.

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.

Today, let us give thanks to YAH our Elohym, and pray for the peace of Yerusalem!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We exalt You. You alone are God. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Thanks to Yahuah! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and the mnds and the bodies of the people, that Your will might be done here perfectly as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision, with a long arm. 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 amazing love and amazing compassion for us. Restore Your people unto You. Restore unto Your people all that the worm has eaten. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back of that which is good, and the more besides. Forgive Your people Father. Forgive Your people Father. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people. We ask all these things of You, Father, our King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMoshiach. Amen, Amen, and Amen. Amen.

Doing Good

If we are interested in the topic of spiritual warfare, we can become more involved in many ways that are somewhat simple. We can choose to do good. It is what Peter said about our Messiah.

Acts 10:36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

We see a couple things here. First, Yeshuah (Jesus) healed all that were oppressed of the devil, because God was with Him. It would appear that any affliction that needs healing is something from the devil. Secondly, He was doing good as perceived by the nation of Israel to whom He was sent to preach peace. How would He have done that, and what would the nation of Israel consider as Him “doing good”? Paul gives us insight here.

Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

So preaching comes from someone publishing peace/preach peace. Paul was quoting Nahum.

Nahum 1:15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

So first we see that the keeping of the feasts publishes/preaches peace, but peace with who? Answer: God. Peace with God destroys the enemy in our midst, as in healing all those that are oppressed of the devil because God was with Him. And what would the Jews have considered doing good, aside from healing?

Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
5And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

And then the rest of it…

Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

So we see that doing good certainly can be spiritual warfare.

Let’s do good today!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We lift the name Yahuah on high, on high. You alone are our King. There is none beside You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people, and may Your will be performed perfectly around us as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. 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 all thoughts and memories of the evil done to us or by us. Deliver us from tht evil here. Yes, deliver us from that evil here. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You. Let there be only thoughts and memories of You. Restore Your people, Father. Restore them unto You. Restore unto Your people all that the worm has eaten. Restore unto Your people all that the worm has eaten. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold of all the good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people. We call out to You, Father YAH, because this is Your kingdom, and Your power, and it is for Your glory forever. We ask all these things of You, Father. We ask all these things, O King, in the name YAH Yeshauh HaMoshiach. Amen, Amen, and Amen.

When We Can

Yesterday I had some great conversations with people about the date. The question stemmed from the celebration of New Year’s Eve/Day. The question was, is it? For many of you that may seem like a strange conversation, and you may think it crazy, but hold on. It comes from a discussion about calendars, specifically the one in the bible versus the one we use today. To better understand, let’s look at the scripture.

Deuteronomy 16:1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

We see that there may be a month called Abib. It would seem important to know when this was, based on this scripture. A closer reading of the scripture reveals another way to understand it from the Hebrew. “Observe the month of Abib” can also be translated “Guard the new moon of the spring” or simply “Guard the spring”. That could take us to a whole different conversation which we will leave for now. There are months given.

Esther 3:7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

The point being made is why is there a difference? What does it mean that a difference exists? Since we all are responsible to our Father to try to learn and know these things, it is good to pursue them. In the mean time, we celebrate Him when we can, and as clearly as we can, according to what we know from scriptures. If we can do this collectively, we will build one another up in the faith in our Father.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Praise the name YAH! Send us Your 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. Deliver us from such evils. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You and Your amazing, amazing love for us. Restore Your people unto You as it was in the garden. Restore unto Your people all that the worm has eaten. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold of all the good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $423,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote the kingdom of God here in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people, YAH. Help us feed and clothe the poor, the widow, and the fatherless. Rise up my King! Rise up my King! Show us a sign for good, that all men might know that You alone, YAH, You alone have done this. We ask all these things of You, Father, in the mighty name YAH Yeshuah HaMoshiach. Amen and amen. Amen.