Overwhelmed In Battle

Sometimes in our lives we may experience defeat. It may seem permanent, that the thoughts we once had of victory are but an illusion. The truth is defeat, or at least permanent defeat, is the illusion. We are not meant to be defeated. We are in fact predestined to be the winners. But our enemy is a conniver, and will use experiences to trigger thoughts of defeat that we then will believe, if we give in to them. This does not mean that we will not fall, that we will not sin (transgress the Law). It does mean that if we can muster the strength to cry out to our Father, we can regain the clarity of the truth that we are the winners, we need only return to the path that our Father has laid before us.

Deuteronomy 28:13And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

Today, let us all cry out for ourselves and for each other, that we might receive the clarity that comes from returning to our Father for truth, and the victory that is found in His ways.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be returned unto You, and shine the light of Your commandments to show Your path to all men. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins, and help us to forgive others. Heal up the wounds that are deep in our minds, that we might be healed. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Foundations First

When we build a structure, it has to be on something solid. That something solid has to be already in good shape. Something that will not be moved. In construction today, that means establishing a solid foundation. The same is true of our walk with our Messiah.

Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

An important consideration here is to remember that foundations do not stand forever. They need attention to make sure they remain solid. This is not just true in constructing buildings. It is also true in the building up of ourselves in the Messiah. A foundation can be repaired, but it is easier to maintain than to repair after it begins to crumble. Once it begins to crumble, the house has to be lifted up and work done to the foundation to restore it to a solid state.

Today, let’s take time to look at our foundations to make sure they are in good repair. Where there is a problem, do not put off working on the problem. The best time to build a strong foundation is 20 years ago. The second best time is today.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Help us make our foundations strong that we might be a light of Your will to those that see us in the storms. Send us today Your overwhelming abundant provision. Forgive us our transgressions of the Law (sins). Heal our hearts, minds, bodies, souls, and spirits. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times 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.

Helpful Thinking

In this world we will have opportunity to take on many different experiences, hear many people talk, and as a result, have many and varying types of thoughts. Every thing that exists in our reality started as a thought first. It only makes sense then that we should want to try to focus on useful thoughts. For believers, these useful thoughts would have to be those that align with our Father’s ways and the mission He has for us. We can get those from scripture.

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.
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Today, let’s all focus on useful thoughts, and purge those thoughts that are not helpful.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Blessed be Yahuah! Teach us Your will in the heavens that we might do it here in the earth. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal up Your people that are sick, body, mind, spirit, and soul. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in anyway from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Peace Is Available

There is an inner drive in all of us to “find the answer” I believe. Sometimes we know it exists. At other times we haven’t a clue consciously, but we keep stumbling into life’s challenges. Other times we may think we have found it. Recently a friend of mine came to realize in his later years that he was in the dark about this very point. He has prayed for good things for many years, and while on what has appeared to be a significant upward swing, he still was having personal issues. He finally found it was because he is an alcoholic – his words, not mine. Just yesterday he revealed to me that at the heart of it is selfishness. It was something he had accused of others, only to discover it was him. Sadly, it may have cost him his marriage. Yet he has hope, because he found the cause of many of the woes in his life. His problem was lack of recognition that his life is unmanageable on his own. Even though he has been a believer for many years, he lacked complete surrender that can only come when we face this fact. He now has a peace that I have never seen in him, and I have known him since childhood. He is also sad for the people he has hurt, and that is a sadness I have not seen in him before either. When we speak, I can only offer him my friendship. He just smiles, and offers me scriptures that help him.

Psalms 119:116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Today, please pray for my friend, as I do. Pray with him for those that have been harmed by his disease. And pray that if by any chance, that he and his family might be restored, and that same restoration would come to us all.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Bless the name Yahuah! Help us to walk in Your will that is in the heavens, that we might shine Your light in this earth. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins, and remove them from us as far as the east is from the west. Help us to be selfless. Heal our hearts, minds, bodies, spirits, and souls. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Rise up my King, and heal what only You can, that families can be at peace and be made whole, in every way. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Rest And Recovery

Today we take time to turn to the Father in prayer and praise, looking to be held in His arms. We are frail creatures, and we need love. That is built into us, I suggest, to help us find Him and to desire His love. We cannot make a go of it alone. We need help, and possibly as important, we need to help others. Somehow, if we can walk in His ways and seek to be at peace with each other, we can get to a unity that we desperately need.

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.

It is my prayer to be at peace, with myself and all others.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us become Your lights in the darkness here. Send us today Your overwhelming abundant provision. Forgive us our sins. Send Your healing for sickness now, and revive the ill. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times 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.

Winning Over Losing

There is an old saying… sin some, lose some. Most of us would prefer winning over losing. Likely that is because it seems logical and pleasant. But I would suggest it is also because that is the way we were created. We are created as winners.

Deuteronomy 28:13 And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

Today, when faced what seems like a losing situation, let’s move forward in the commandments of our Father Yahuah (Lord), observing them and doing them, that we might be the head and not the tail.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Wash us clean that we might be Your lights in this earth for the establishment of Your will in this earth. Heal up our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times 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 our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Thankful For Recovery

It has been said, we are creatures of habit. This can be either good or bad, because those habits can be good or bad. I would tend to agree with this concept. There are some good things about this. First, if we can develop good habits, it means we have something in us to help compel us to do good. As humans, this is not enough, in my opinion, to always do the right thing, but it can help. The other good news is the ability to repent, to turn away from the bad to the good, to recover. This is also a message well documented inn scripture.

2 Chronicles 7:12 And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Today, let us call out to Yahuah and turn to Him, and He will heal us. We can be thankful we have a merciful God.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are the only King! Praise and bless the name Yahuah! Work in us that we might be Your lights in a dark land. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Heal our hearts and minds. Deliver us from evil and the evil one. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back in any way from Your people. Rise up, my King, and be merciful unto Your people. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Battle Within

For many believers, there is a common, yet separate, spiritual battle. That is the battle within the heart and mind. It takes many shapes from time to time. It can be self-esteem, self-worth, struggles with the past, etc, but in general it is the battle for the mind. It occurred to me this morning that there must be a reason. Perhaps that reason has something to do with what we might accomplish for our Father if we were to use our mind and our mouth to achieve more for His kingdom.

Deuteronomy 30:9 And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

As a scientist, I am going to try an experiment to get back more complete control of my mind and my mouth using scriptures and other verbal statements to promote the kingdom. I will report back here at some future date the progress.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! Praise the name Yahuah! Please overshadow our frailties and shine Your light in this earth. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our transgressions of the Law, for they are sin. Cleanse our hearts and minds. Heal us inside and outside. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people. Rise up, my King, and in Your mercy, heal and deliver us. WE ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Another Day

Often when we think of building, we think of houses, buildings, and the like. But just now as I thought about all of my life, I realized that each day builds upon another. In essence, our very lives, our very being, is an example of the building of time, over some distinct period of time. What puzzles me is that we do not measure time like the scriptures suggest. If that is true, then our measure of time presents a picture of us that is not quite correct. Here is what the scriptures say about the measurement of time.

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.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

So, here is the message today. Let’s look to our Father for the truth about life and where we are heading in life.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be Your lights here, and cover for our inadequacies that all men might see Your truth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal our hearts and minds. Restore to Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. Rise up, O King, in Your mercy to Your people, and deliver every one of us. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Working Toward The Prize

It is interesting that no matter what happens in this life, we are faced with new and different challenges everyday. Some things have happened here recently that are quite unusual, and it appears to me that life will be different. I may take a break from writing here before long. Until that time, I will continue to try to share from the heart what I am trying to discover in the Messiah. His is a wonderful world. It can be difficult to understand how His world is entwined in ours. Somehow it is. And no matter what happens, we know that our Father is good. We know that truth is truth. We know that in the end, He will prevail above all.

Psalms 48:1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

Today I pray for our Father’s mercy for us all.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Please let Your will shine like light in this earth. Send us today Your overwhelmingly abundant provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us in our hearts and minds. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people. Help us in Your mercy, Father. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.