Walking By Faith

The subject of walking by faith has been well discussed for many years. It remains a good thing for us to remember, because our very existence comes from our Father. He always is there. He always knows what we need. He never forgets us.

Matthew 6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Our Messiah told us our Father will provide, always. Let us take comfort in this.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your kingdom and Your will be in this earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed against us. Heal our hearts and minds. Help us today to serve You and each other. Show us a sign for good that all men might know that You alone have done this. 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.

Being At Peace

This morning as I consider all of life, it seems very good for us to be at peace. Scriptures speak of this.

Hebrwes 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

We see that if we do not seek peace, a root of bitterness can spring up. This bitterness can be deadly to our spiritual life. We are meant to have a peace within us that comes to us from the Father. This is more than a calmness. It is a completeness that includes peace of mind, wellness of body, prosperity, and more – all things that our Father longs to provide for us.

Psalms 29:11 The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

We honor our Father, Yahuah (Lord), and praise His name. In so doing we move closer to Him and away from criticizing and complaining to and about others. Let us all be at peace.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your kingdom and Your will be among us. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed against us. We need Your healing among the brethren, and then among all people, Father. Help us to love one another just as our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) has loved us. Let our memories and our hearts and our minds be washed clean. Let us be restored to one another in the bond of peace. We ask all these things now in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

New Day

Each day we are given a gift from our Father. That is the gift of a new day that has never been before.

Lamentations 3:21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.recall…: Heb. make to return to my heart
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.
24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

We do not have to carry into today the baggage from the day before. We also do not need to consider tomorrow. It is good enough to know that our Father is with us today, and we can be thankful that He is listening to help us today.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let the light of Your will be done here. Come, rejoice with us. Send us today Your over whelming provision that overflows from us to others. Forgive us our transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have transgressed against us. Heal us all Father, restore our minds, our bodies, and our spirits that we my bless Your name, Yahuah (Lord). Rise up King, and turn the hearts of those that rule. We need Your help renewed today, and we thank You and praise You renewed today. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

No Weapon

It can be difficult to remember at times, but here on earth we have a mission. We are both children of the Most High, and His servants. By servants, we are here to promote His will in the earth. We can do that in many ways, but mostly we just try to follow Him and call out to Him for His mercy and grace. He fights our battles for us, and turns the enemies away.

Isaiah 54:14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

You see, it is not because of our righteousness, but because of our Father’s righteousness. He gives that to us as His servants, it is our heritage, because of the blood of His Son, Jesus (Yeshuah) shed for us.

NO weapon formed against us will prosper, and those tongues that rise up against us in judgment we condemn.

He fights for you.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Bless the name Yahuah! Let Your will be among us. Send Your provision today. Forgive us our transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have transgressed against us. Heal our hearts, our minds, and our relationships. Destroy the weapons formed against us, and we condemn the tongues that have risen up against us in judgment. Rise up, my King, and deliver Your people speedily that all men might know that You alone have done these things. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Mirrored Builders

Last night I had a dream about someone. The person I dreamt about is someone that in the past had caused me harm by gossiping and speaking ill of me. In the dream, I we were close friends. We shared conversation. God showed me we were sharing the same sin. For me it is true that the problems I see in others are only seen by me because they are in me. When we judge others, it is better if we don’t, but rather look at ourselves to see what we can improve.

Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

Jesus (Yeshuah) goes on to say that we can go about this process of improving ourselves by seeking, asking, and knocking. When we judge others, we cast what belongs to our Father into fire. Or the pearls that He has given us in the form of the lives of others, before swine we cast them. This ought not to be. If we are to be holy unto Yahuah (Lord), then we have to work on ourselves, and not the other guy. When two people are having an issue, it is not one person’s fault or problem. Each person contributes to that problem, and the only way the problem is truly eliminated is if BOTH people work on their part of the problem, their own flaws. Only then can they work together on their joint problems. Many of us were taught we had to be right, and that only one person was right in a dispute. As we see here, that is NOT what our Messiah taught. No man is righteous. No man is without sin. We all need improvement. We all need mercy and forgiveness. And all this working together also takes forgiveness, no matter what has happened, in order for our Father to hear and forgive us.

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.

Today, let us apply mercy to those that have “wronged” us. Let’s give our prayers strength, always striving to be more like Yeshuah (Jesus).

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be with us here. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed against us. Heal our hearts and minds. Restore Your people Father. Restore our relationships, our possessions, our very lives, better than they ever were. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Be Of Good Cheer

These are some wonderful words to hear. They are even more wonderful because they were said to us by the One that died and rose again for us, our Messiah. Here is what He said to us.

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

We can be encouraged, because our Messiah, Jesus (Yeshuah), has already overcome the world for us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! Bless the name Yahuah! Let Your light be in the earth, Your will and Your ways. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses, and help us to forgive all those that have trespassed against us. Restore unto Your people peace in every way. Heal our hearts and minds. Show us a sign for good that all men might know that You alone have done this. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Help Is Always On The Way

As believers, we never have to be alone in times of struggle. Our Father always wants to reach out to help us.

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.they that strive…: Heb. the men of thy strife

We can be a people that can count on our Father to be there for us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your will be here with us. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our transgressions, and help us to forgive all those that have transgressed against us. Heal our hearts and minds. Restore Your people Father that we all may dwell together in peace. 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.

We Receive Gifts

Sometimes it is good for us to remember how much our Father has already done for us. He never leaves us alone. Even when we try to not pay attention, He waits patiently. In the end He always reaches out to us. Some of the greatest gifts we can receive are the people in our lives. These people in our lives are there because our Father has placed them there more often than not. For me, one of the greatest gifts I have received is my wife. She is very wonderful. God speaks of this in the scriptures.

Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

None of us are perfect. We should not honor a person because they are perfect, but rather because they are a child of our God and King! We need to remember that we are called to live our lives for Him, and that He alone will provide for us all we need, including the people in our lives that will be a blessing to us in the end.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us learn to be Your lights in this earth. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our transgressions, and help us to forgive those that have transgressed against us. Heal our hearts and minds. Restore Your people and our relationships. We need Your help, and we thank You for the gifts that You have provided. We ask that You help us to find unity. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.