Without Him There Is Nothing

This morning I am thinking of how big our Father really is. We can be so self absorbed. Perhaps it is about understanding what is the real beginning of our day. Or better said, the very essence of who we are. We are at our most inward parts a creation of our Father from the beginning. He has a goal in mind of keeping us on track with Him. He has a plan for us.

Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.

If we can somehow stay focused, we can enjoy the blessings of the Father. For that, how could we be anything but overwhelmed with thankfulness? Thank You, Father, for this life.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Help us walk after You, that we might be Your lights in the earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us up inside, that we might be truly healed. Deliver us from the past and from the darkness. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been stolen or in any way held back from Your people. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Waking Up

We can be asleep with our eyes wide open. We can walk through life all day long, and be asleep at the switch. I do not mean literally. We can be asleep to the calling in our lives. We can be not paying close enough attention to get ourselves moving in the right direction. We can be drugged by our surroundings in such a way that keeps us from truly experiencing what is going on at that moment for us with our Father. When that happens we need to find a way to wake up. Our Father can do that for us with dreams, with visions, with things that occur in our lives. He will call us to the battle of living our lives for Him. We just have to return to Him and call out His name.

Zecariah 1:3 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.

Sometimes the greatest spiritual warfare we can be involved with is our own repentance and renewal that follows from our Father.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be Your light in the earth. Send us Your overwhelming blessing now. Forgive us our sins. Heal our hearts and help us turn to You. Deliver us from the evil around us. Restore unto us one hundred times one hundred times on hundredfold that which has been taken or held back in ay way. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Start Fresh

When we have a task to perform we need to always try to “start fresh.” By that I mean, do not drag our old thoughts and perceptions into the task. It does not matter if the task is the same task we have done a hundred times, or that we will have to do a hundred more times. We need to start new, with new excitement, new enthusiasm, and new drive to get complete. There is a reason for this approach. We find it in scriptures.

Lamentations 3:22 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.

We can find new hope if we take this approach.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us serve You alone, Father. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal our hearts, and help us to guard them. Deliver us from the evil. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Keep It Going!

Is life busy or what? We try to move the ball forward and we do, but at times, it feels like juggling the whole way! It is a good feeling to stay busy, especially when we see what our Father has in store for us. We just need to persevere. We need to just keep going, knowing that He has good things in store for us. We can make these things happen if we try.

1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

We need only to press on, and our Father will bring us to victory!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are the only true King. Bless the name Yahuah! Let us be Your lights. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us, Father, inside and out. Restore unto Your people that which You have intended from the beginning. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

It Will Be Okay

In the hustle and bustle of daily life, we can get to the point where we feel like we cannot only not take on anything more, we struggle to carry the existing load. When this happens for my wife, mostly she just wants to hear me say, “It will be okay.” She says she knows it is true, she just needs to hear it from me. It can be that way, too for us with our Father. We can “hear” Him give us comfort by reading the scriptures, especially if we read them aloud.

Psalms 127:1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

If we can just read scriptures and believe their message, we can feel our Father’s presence and comfort.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be Your lights in a dark world. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Our hearts cry out with past hurts, and our minds the same. Heal us and deliver us. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back in any way. Bring us out of bondage, Father. We love you. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

What Keeping Means

This morning as I consider the Sabbath, I try to grasp the concept of “keeping the Sabbath” in not just my mind, but in my spirit. I am slowly beginning to see that there is a level of interaction with our Father that I have not even perceived of in the past. It seems odd that this level of reality was not seen by me before, given all the interactions I have had with Him delivering me. There is a new sense of true dedication that one can obtain. Instead of Him seeming like just someone to know, it is like an ever present best friend or something.

Psalms 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! Bless the name Yahuah! We are Your lights. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Restore unto Your people health and prosperity, that others might know You alone are King. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

From The Swirl

Today when I woke up I saw some more headlines from what we Americans are calling the presidential race. Since I do not watch much television, when I do see something I see it from a heightened awareness perspective. It is almost like seeing something for the first time. In that light, the sights on TV seem anything but presidential. Rather, they almost make me feel as if our country is being flushed and we are observing it from above or spinning in the water looking up – from the swirl. It is in these times that scriptures ring true.

Nehemiah 9:32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.
35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
36 Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
37 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Let us return to our Father that He would be merciful and return to us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be Your lights in this dark place. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal our hearts and minds. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back in any way one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Thanks At The End Of The Day

It is always good to say thank You to our Father. But at the beginning of the day, as the darkness settles in, it is especially good to reflect on all that has transpired. No matter what is happening, it is good to be thankful.

Psalms 107:1 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

We need only look at all that has come our way to see that our Father, He is watching over us. He is caring for us. He is on our side.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us shine Your light. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us. Deliver us. It is up to You Father, for the power and the glory are Yours. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Fight To The End

We all fight. The only question becomes, how long? Will we fade in the length of the battle? Will we fade in fear? Or will we fight to the end?

Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Let us fight to the end!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Bless the name Yahuah! We are Your lights, Father, let us so shine. Send us Your provision. Forgive us our sins. Restore us, Father, that we might be a sign for good. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

One More Brick

If we try, we can build the walls around our city to keep it safe. The city I speak about is not a group of dwellings, but rather our hearts and minds. We need to guard all we have been given by the new life we have been granted through our Messiah.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

So we then must remember to guard our hearts and minds. We build that protection with the scriptures through reading and meditation.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us show You to the world. Send us Your provision now. Forgive us our sins. Deliver us from the evil one, Father, for he tries to devour us. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.