Building With Mercy

We are commissioned to do the works that Jesus (Yeshuah) did, and greater works.

John 14:12 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.
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

These works help to build the kingdom in others and in ourselves. If we will do these, then we can trust that our Messiah will do what we ask that is of our Father. These are examples of the greatest of commands that Jesus (Yeshua) commanded.

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 commands and the works we are to do are for others. They are acts of mercy, and we are to build in mercy.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Heal us Father that we might show forth Your light and Your will in the earth. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our sins. Restore the hearts and minds of Your people. 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.

Return To Mercy

When we are faced with lifes challenges, whether small as dropping keys in a mud puddle or something bigger like a sick elderly person, we can have access to the Daddy side of our Father. We need cry out to Him as Daddy, and He will respond. He extends mercy.

Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Sometimes, we just need Daddy.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. Praise the name Yahuah! Let the people call You, Daddy, with arms lifted up. Raise us up. Help us shine the light of Your will. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive our sins, and remove them as far as the east is from the west. Heal the broken-hearted. Deliver us from the present evil. Restore unto Your people one hundredfold 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 Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

A Promise Is A Promise

There are so many promises to us as believers. Our Father never fails. He always protects us.

Dueteronomy 31:8 And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Through His Son Yeshuah (Jesus) He makes all things possible for us.

Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

This statement does not say we can do it but rather that our Messiah will do it. There is somethig we can do, which is the believing part.

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

When we seek the kingdom and His righteousness FIRST, then God adds everything else, including our requests. Here is another older example of seeking first the kingdom.

Isaiah 58:7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

And here is the promise that we seek.

Isaiah 58:8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.
9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
11 And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

Our Father made these promises to us, and ALWAYS does what He says.

Isaiah 55:6 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.

Today let us remember that we have so many great promises and God does not lie. We cannot do these things, but we can believe and trust in God that He will do them. A promise is a promise.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Restore unto Your people a clean heart that we might show Your will in the earth. Praise the name Yahuah! Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins and blot out our transgressions from before Your face and before men. Heal those with broken hearts. Restore unto Your people all that has been lost, taken away, or held back in any way from Your people. We need Your mercy and Your grace today. We ask all these things in the name of Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Sometimes Simple Is Better

There are seasons in life when a simple message is better. Today’s message is simple. It is from the scriptures, from David.

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.

Let us today reach out to our Messiah for restoration, as He promised so many times when He spoke.

Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Let us turn to our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) to get to our Father.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You Alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! We come to You in the name of Yeshuah (Jesus) Your Son, and ask that You cleanse us that we might be Your light in this world. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our sins, and blot out our transgressions from before Your face. Heal up Your people. Do the work that only You can do. Be our King. Restore us now. In Yeshuah’s (Jesus’) name we ask all these things. Amen.

Help Is Here

There will be good times and tough times in our lives. In all these, there is an ever present help. That is our Father through our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus).

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

If we will lay down those things that are divisive between us all, then we can find our way to help and peace.

John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

In whatever we face today, let us call out to Yeshuah (Jesus) and ask the Father in His name for our needs, and He will hear from heaven and heal the land.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Father, we ask in Yeshuah’s (Jesus’) name that You would cleanse us, that we can be Your light in this world. Send now Your provision, and forgive our sins. Heal those that are broken. Restore Your people, Father. WE ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Thankful For His Control

Often we humans can find ourselves making plans. But making plans to do something requires that we think we knnow where we are at, where we want to end up, and that we can somehow control the journey. The scriptures tend to offer a bit different view.

Proverbs 16:9 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

If we can realize that first we need to humble ourselves before our Father, we can believe in and trust in Him to do the miraculous. A friend of mine told me this morning about such a journey he is on. Twenty three days into success he is likely more at peace than I have seen in a long time. Maybe ever.

Today, let us be thankful unto Yahuah for all He has done, and for working out healing when we humble ourselves, turning from sin to Him.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Shine Your light here that we all might see Your will. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal the broken people. 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.

Trust In God

As I consider the topic of spiritual warfare, like many, I think of all of the tools we have been given by our Father. Scriptures, praise, prayer, etc. These are all good things. But it is easy to skip past or make assumptions about an important point, and that is really, it is our Father that does the battling. How all that works is not completely clear to me. But at the heart of it is we must be “true” to our God. By that I mean willing to surrender 100% of our mind, will, and emotions to His. I believe this is what our Messiah meant when He said what to seek.

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

Ultimately, if we surrender and do as He says, the outcome is not important. What is important is to serve Him, and to serve those He sends us to serve. If we can continue to do this, then He will win the battle, and He will be glorified.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Cleanse us and we shall be cleansed to be Your light here. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins, and heal the land. Heal our hearts and minds. Help Your people today. 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.

Desire To Build

Before one begins any construction, there is a desire to build it. That desire is not for the building itself, but for the purpose that building will serve. The same is true for us in our relationship to the Father. There must first be a desire to be with Him at all times. Then comes the willingness to be humble, realizing we are truly powerless to do anything lasting without Him. He alone was the Creator of this place we live, and the heavens above.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

We begin with us. We must realize that there is nothing we can do of ourselves. We must then believe that Our Father is the only source of true life, and that He will give it to us, if He is sought. This is the only way to truly establish the foundation for building anything of value with our Father. He seeks the humble heart, the desire to build rightly.

James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

God gives us the desire to build with Him. If we humble ourselves, He will give us grace. If we humble ourselves, we will be lifted up when we draw close to Him. This is His desire, that we purify our hearts and minds.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our Creator King. Without You there is no hope, for You have established Your will in the heavens, and You alone can establish Your will in us if we will humble ourselves. Send us today Your provision. Forgive us, we ask humbly, for our sins. Heal our hearts, and cleanse us. Heal our minds that we think on You. Restore unto Your people the land that it might be healed. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. We need what to us seems like miracles. We need Your covering and forgiveness and mercy and defense. Rise up now, O King, and restore. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

All We Have

All we have is an interesting concept for believers. Our Messiah spoke of this when the widow gave at the temple.

Mark 12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

Here our Messiah compares what the rich man gave to what the poor widow gave. He said she gave more because she gave all she had, her entire living. All we have is a comparison. It does not look at all there is, but rather compares to what we have or even what we can do. For believers, I suggest, all we have is really in the end, our relationship to the Father and His Son, Yeshuah (Jesus). If we can focus on this, which is the true value of life, we can always find our way.

Life is in part about continuing to find our way to the Father. If we are on His path, stay the course. If we are off the path, look for His light, and find our way back to the path. That is the message from the beginning of the scriptures to the end of the scriptures. Always find our way to the light. One of these ways is to give all we have. This is the second thing Yeshua states when asked about the greatest command.

Matthew 22:35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
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.

One way we can do this is give what we have, our relationship with the Father, to others. Acts of service are most helpful to them and to others.

Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Here we see that we are to extend ourselves to one another spiritually. This is another form of giving all we have. We need to give to one another the blessing of knowing the Father through His Son, our Yeshua (Jesus).

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Father, cleanse us that we might be Your light in this dark place. Send us Your provision now. Forgive us for our sins. Heal the hearts, minds, and spirits of Your people. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

What Do We Do?

There are always challenges in life that are bigger than us. It has always been that way, and will always be that way, until the return of our Messiah Yeshuah. As believers we have to answer these challenges in some way. Do we let fear overtake us, or do we surrender to our Father, trusting that He has a plan? If we are not in these situations, and just viewing them as a theological concept, we might answer rather quickly and say trust. But in the throws of these moments, the answer can seem much more distant. A friend of mine told me he recently was in such a position. He turned to scriptures for the answer.

Psalms 30:2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

When we are in a troubled place, if we cry out to Yahuah that we are human, He hears us. He will heal when He is called upon. He will deliver when He is called upon. Only He can make the impossible possible. There can be a season of weeping, but healing will come, if we will continue with Him.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let your light shine in the earth. Send us today Your provision. Forgive us our sins. Turn Your face away from our transgressions, and we will lift up our hands in praise. Blot our our transgressions, and create in us clean hearts. Renew a right spirit within us. Lift up those that downtrodden. Restore Your people, and heal them. Return to Your people all that has been taken. Hear the prayers of Your people now. Do miraculous works that only You can do. Be our Father, take away our divisions. Heal the hearts and minds, and grant forgiveness between us. Let us rise again as a sign unto You, and let not them say there is no deliverer. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.