Finding Peace

We often pray for our Father to be with us and to comfort us. We may be troubled in our hearts or minds from various things that have come our way. I know for me I have found myself at times wondering if I should pray for a specific thing. This morning I was reminded of a scripture that answers these questions and thoughts in a very positive way.

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.

We know that the people of God are set apart by Him. We also know that we are those people, and we are human. We need to commune with Him daily, and make certain that we have let Him know that we are thankful and that we are calling out to Him. If we will do these things, we have a chance to make it. We need to make clear to ourselves that He is our King, with thanksgiving, and He will reign for us.

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, just as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision that never lacks in any way. 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 Your light in our hearts and minds. We need Your peace that our hearts and minds might be kept. We thank you for sending in the $424,523,962.53 to advance Your kingdom. Let it begin today. Deliver us from the evil men, and those that have strayed. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Remember us, Father, for we are weak and powerless without 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.

Welcome Home

We have strong opportunities in life to reach out to those we love and care about. If we are wise, we will take the time to reach out to them while we can. A significant part of life, maybe the most important part of life, is living it in a manner that is a tribute to our heavenly Father. We can get to that point mostly by stopping to take the time to make it happen. By praying for guidance, listening, hearing, and then doing what we hear, we can get to the point of making a difference and making a stand to be what our Father intended us to be.

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 that is translated “hear” in these verses is the Hebrew word, “shama”, which means to hear and do. If we will hear and do the things said to us by our Father, we will be in His will. And this helps us with our lives.

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.

So then, this is the message of the day. Our Father is available to us. He makes a way for us to hear and do His will. He loves us all. We can make a difference, we can be more like Him, we can be a part of ushering in His kingdom here, doing His will.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! We praise and exalt the name Yahuah! Let Your kingdom come here, and let You will be done here as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily provisions such that they 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. We need Your help very much, Father. Please set things right. Help us all get through. We all need forgiveness. We all need to be on a path that leads us to You. We cannot make it on our own. Please help all those around me that seek You, Father. Meet their needs. Heal their minds and bodies. Deliver us from the evil here. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that the work of Your kingdom might go forth. Restore unto Your people the seventy times seven blessing of all that is good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the much more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things in Your name, Father, the name YAH. We ask all these things in the name Yah Yeshuah. Amen.

Stopping To Think

When we stop to think about the challenges with living our lives, and then how our Father is always present to help us, it just feels good, right? How can we possibly respond and repay Him for all the good that He does for us? There truly is only one or two ways that come to mind. We can live as He asks us to live, and try to walk that line with Him. There again, that can only be done with His help. The other thing is thanksgiving and praise.

Psalms 100 A Psalm of praise.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Praise YAH!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here, Father, and let Your will be done here. Send us now Your abundant provision that we might help 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. Help us all to be more like You. Cleanse our hearts and minds. Let us have only thoughts and memories of You. We need You at all times. There are many challenges here. Thank you for your help here. Thank You for saving us. Please now redeem our physical bodies and heal us. Praise You, Yahuah (Lord)! Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might promote the kingdom now. Restore seventy times seven all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We need You. Thank You. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We assk all these things in Your name, Father, the name YAH. You are Hayah Hayah. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Battle Strategy For Spiritual Warfare

There are times when fighting in spiritual warfare that the best strategy is to limit the areas in which we are fighting. There is actually a good example of this in scripture.

Nehemiah 3:23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
25 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.

Here we see that Nehemiah undertook the work of rebuilding the wall around the city by getting each family to build the wall that was at their own house. Additional areas were assigned to the priesthood and others as they were available. But there was a specific area assigned to each person. There were defined limits to each persons responsibility.

Another important point is that the wall is for defense. It was built in layers, stone upon stone. There were defined entry points. But there was another interesting point to the situation with each builder.

Nehemiah 4:16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

We see here that there were a number of people dedicated to defending the builders. But every builder held a sword in one hand. Leterally, every single person had a weapon to strike at the enemy in battle if there was an attack.

Spiritual warfare is the same. We must learn to determine where we are to be responsible for building. We must also learn where we are to be responsible for limited battle. It is this limitation that is a wise strategy for each of us to deploy for ourselves and our families.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done here and Your kingdom come 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. Deliver us from the evil here. Wipe clean our thoughts and memories that they be only of You. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way that was good, and the more besides. Let there be seventy times seven blessing upon Your people. Heal us Father. Let us be in You and You in us. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that it might be used to build Your kingdom here. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things in Your name, Father, the name YAH. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Trying To Build

We are in the way of our enemy. Our enemy wants to dominate and control this planet. Our enemy wants to be the ruling power in this earth. Our enemy is invisible. Our enemy wants to be God. That is the bad news. Here is the good news.

Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel [good news] of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

And this was further expounded upon by Peter.

Acts 10:37 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.

And our Messiah was clear about the kingdom.

Luke 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

He was also clear about what we were to do.

John 14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

And we are destined to win, to defeat our enemy.

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

Today, let’s not wavier, but continue to build.

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. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Rejuvenate our hearts, minds, and bodies, Father, that we might serve You more. Deliver us from the evil here. Help us to be Your kingdom builders. Restore unto Your people seven fold, and seventy times seven, all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that Your kingdom might be promoted with it. 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. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

Inputting Courage

When we think about trying to encourage someone, it seems that it would mean to get that person to be courageous. This is something that our Father seems to address on a regular basis when He speaks to His people. His is one of my favorite scriptures in this regard.

Joshua 1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

We see here multiple times that our Father was trying to instill courage in Joshua to be the leader of Israel. Think about the situation for a moment. Moese appeared doing many miracles and Pharaoh let the people go. Then a miracle at the Red Sea caused an entire Egyptian army to perish in a moment. Finally, they get close to the promised land and Moses perishes because he did something wrong. Now God wants to give Moses’ job to Joshua. Sounds like a perfect time for some courage to appear.

We all have moments in our lives when we need our Father to help us have courage. When He speaks to us, that is a very good reason to be encouraged. Today, let’s all pray and wait for Him to speak to us. And when He does, let’s go forward with courage.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done here. Let Your kingdom come here, as it is in heaven. Send us now Your overwhelming provision that we might provide for those around us. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that trespass or transgress against us. Wipe away all thoughts or memories of evil done to us or by us. Cleanse our thoughts and imaginations that we might only contemplate You and that which is Your will. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that is good that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. Bring a seven-fold blessing while it is yet called today. Deliver us from the evil here. Please help us today, Father. It is Your kingdom, power, and glory forever. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesu). We ask all these things in Your name, Father, the name of YAH. We ask all these things in the name of YAH Yeshuah. Amen.

The Preset

There is a certain belief that our Father set up the entire set of actions that are to take place in creation. There are arguments bot for and against. Even those against, however, usually say He knew what would happen and the choices that would be made before they are made.

Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Paul seemed to agree with this.

Ephesians 14 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

If we can get away from our own thinking, and understand that there is something bigger that we belong to and are a part of, we will come to find our fit. Our Father is so merciful that he always reaches back out when we reach out to Him. It is so comforting to know that He is watching over us at all times.

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.

Praise YAH!

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 just like it is in the heavens. WE need Your mercy today. 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. Clean up our hearts and minds, Father, that we might serve You. Deliver us from the evil here. I call to the four winds, Father, in the name YAH, that they begin to blow in a mighty way, and that they blow into the kingdom of YAH great, great resources upon resources, that we might feed, clothe, house, and empower people to be in Your image, Father. Reveal Your will and Your Law, the lamp to our feet. Help us return to the garden. We need Your mercy and truth. Deliver us i pay from the evil here. You alone are King! Reign now, Father, in our hearts, minds, lands, relationships, and prosperity. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 and much more that Your kingdom would be promoted. We love You, Father, but we cannot make it on our own. Restore now To Your people all that has been taken or held back that was good, multiplies thousands upon thousands upon thousands, until we take back the earth. 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 assk 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.

Deliverance From Evil

When we are heading in a wrong direction, we have the means to get ourselves set aright. Wisdom would dictate we take a look at this, if for no other reason than to be certain that we are not running past something that is subtle until we look more closely, then it is not so subtle. What I mean by this is our Father wants us to be looking closely at what He has for us. He wants to commune with us. This subtlety is shown in scripture.

1 Kings 19:11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

Our Father speaks in a still small voice. He sends things of power before Him, but those acts are not Him. He is looking for us to reach out to Him, spend time with Him, and promote His kingdom as He tells us to do. Just like Elijah went in a direction that seems to have been of his own making, we can do the same. We can also listen, as Elijah did, to hear what YAH is saying to us, and then do those things.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! You are our Strength and our Song! Let Your kingdom come here. Let Your will be done here. Send us now while it is called today Your overwhelming provision. Let us spread Your kingdom with it. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Wipe away all the thoughts and memories of evil done to us or by us. Restore life to Your people, Father, and that more abundantly. Restore one thousandfold, and thousands of thousands, all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Deliver us from the evil here. Help us to hear Your words, and to do them. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we can use it to promote Your kingdom. Only You can make these things happen, YAH. 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.