Going The Distance

Those lines from the Rocky movie were really moving for many people. I know that they were for me. Sometimes I remember them and apply them to the work at hand, namely, promoting the kingdom of God. We can go and go and go, but then sometimes we hit a wall or something doesn’t go right. What do we do? Do we quit? Give up? Or are we willing to go the distance? It is clear from scriptures that they encourage us to go the distance.

Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

So, we need to persevere. When times get tough, we have to be tougher than the times.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King! Praise the name Yahuah! Help us to promote Your kingdom in this earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal up that which is broken within us. Deliver us from the evil that is round about us. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken, held back, or in any way restricted from your people. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Thanks, And Thanks Again

When we are with our Father, we can forget our manners. “Thank You” is appropriate in talking with Him in so many ways. Every breath, every sight, every moment is something to be thankful for to Him. It sound simple, but I know that there have been times that I forgot my manners. One way to say thank You is to praise Him.

Psalms 150:1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be Your lights. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal and deliver us. Restore unto Your people beyond what we ask or think. You alone are worthy of our praise. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Fighting Through The Calm

We likely can all identify with times in life that have been challenging to thee point we were uncertain about the future. In these times we often find it easy to turn to our Father because we need help. And like any good father, our Father helps us in what ever way is best for us. But the times I am referring to is in those times when nothing dramatically wrong is going on and it is like a calm between the swells of the waves’ crests.

Deuteronomy 6:10 And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
12 Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

We must continue to walk in the light of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) if we are to stay the course. This may be hardest when times are good.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Bless the name Yahuah! We will strive to be Your light to this earth and those in it. Send us today Your overwhelming blessing. Forgive us our sins. Heal us and deliver us. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back, one thousand times one thousandfold. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

A Stable Structure

As we build our lives, we find ourselves eventually with more years behind us than in front of us. As I thought about the concept of our life as a building this morning, one thing stood out. The foundation of a building is very important. That is true in our spiritual lives as well. We need a good foundation to build upon.

Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Our Father is building us into a temple individually and collectively in which He dwells. We should use scripture, all scripture, to help ascertain a strong foundation.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Help us to be Your light in this world. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Restore unto your people hope. Help us renew our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the destroyer. Restore unto Your people all that has been taken or held back in any way, and multiply that a thousand times a thousand. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

So Now What?

Once we realize that we are to change the world, our world changes. So what do I mean by that? We are meant to be a light to this world.

Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Clearly we are to reach out to those around us. But recently I thought about what I was to say when I do reach out. Then it occurred to me, let’s look at what Yeshuah (Jesus) says next.

Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

When I realized that fulfilling the Law is what we are to do. We are to follow His commandments. And what are they?

Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

So we see, the light we are to shine is in the doing of the Law in faith.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be Your light to this world. Send us now Your overwhelming provision, overflowing our ability to contain it. Forgive us our sins. Heal up the wounds in our minds, hurts from days past. Deliver us from the evil that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold, and hundreds of hundreds of hundreds, that which has been taken, held back, or in any way restricted from Your people. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Good News Is Here

Often we as believers think that the good news of salvation began when Yeshuah (Jesus) showed up. If we again look at Psalms 96, only a different version, we see something different.

Psalms 96:1 Oh, sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.

Here we see declaring His glory translated as proclaiming the good news. This proclaiming the good news is more literal in another location in scripture.

Nahum 1:15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

Here the bringing of good tidings is the good news of salvation in the Hebrew. The way we get that is by keeping the solemn feasts, and doing what we say we will do. That keeps the wicked from being able to pass through us, and the wicked is destroyed.

Looks like to proclaim the good news of our Messiah Yeshuah, we have to keep the feasts.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be lights in the earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our hearts and minds. Restore unto Your people beyond what could be imagined or held, such that it overflows in waves to those around us. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Day To Day

This Sabbath I thought about how we get confused about what is a day. God led me to a scripture that I found to be very interesting.

Psalms 96:1 O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

In verse two, in Hebrew, it says, “Sing unto Yahuah, bless His name; Show forth His Yeshuah from day to day.” The implication is we sing to Yahuah and bless His name, and this will show forth His salvation from day to day. This is how we can have an impact in the earth. This is how we declare His glory among the heathen, and His wonders will follow among all people.

Many believers long for the move of Yahuah again in the earth. I pray He sends great revival.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Bless Yahuah! Let us be a light to the earth in singing unto You where all can hear. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. heal our hearts and minds. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold, such that we cannot contain it. Let us overflow to those around us that all men might know that You alone have done this great thing. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

What Day Is It?

Asking that question of anyone here in America would most likely bring about an answer based on the day of the week or the date, and an inquisitive look. If I ask this question here in writing, most likely I am not looking for that obvious of an answer. One might ask why does it matter? That answer is simple, but in answering we will generate additional questions to answer. What is a day and how do we know? A day is defined in the bible. Specifically it is a cycle of darkness to light.

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.

Notice there was a heaven and earth, but now specific form to the earth. In fact as we continue to read we will see that the whole earth was covered with water. And God’s Spirit moved freely on the water. Then He creates light. He likes it, but somehow He has a plan to have the light and the darkness not be the same thing. We started with darkness, light is created, then divided away from the darkness. Darkness, then light, was the pattern established. We know from what follows that there was some sort of cycle to this because He repeats the phrase “evening and the morning of the second day”, “evening and the morning of the third day”, and so on. So a day begins with darkness and goes into the light. This pattern should remind us of creation, and of course of the Creator. To do otherwise chips away at our remembrance of the first day of creation. This light and darkness cycle continued through day three. The darkness light cycle were accomplished without the sun and the moon.

Tomorrow we will address what day it is even further.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be Your people to establish Your covenant in the earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision such that we cannot contain it and it overflows to those around us. Forgive us our sins. Heal us up on the inside and outside. Deliver us from the evil that is here to steal and destroy, and strike it down. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold, and hundreds of hundreds of hundreds, that which has been taken, held back, or restricted in any way from us. Rise up yet this day, O King, and 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.

Glad For God

This morning as I woke up I began praying. Actually, our Father causes me to pray often in the middle of the night, and last night was no different. This morning I arose early, praying for myself, my family, my friends, and my country. Each day as I think about my role in the kingdom, I realize how easy it is to get caught up in life. This activity I need to be a part of or avoid, my work, my family, and so on. And, I am not perfect at any of them. All of this leads me to say how glad I am that God is God and not me. He always get things right. He never misses a beat. And He takes care of everyone and everything. Wow! It makes me thankful, and want to praise Him.

Pslams 86:9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
11 Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

Today, I am very thankful and glad that God is God. Praise the name Yahuah (Lord)!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King, You and You alone! Bless the name Yahuah! Raise us up to promote Your will and Your kingdom in this earth. Send us today Your overwhelming abundant provision, overflowing to those around us. Forgive us our sins. Restore us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Create in us clean hearts. Deliver us from the evil that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold, and hundreds of hundreds, that which has been taken or held beck or in any way restricted from Your people. Shoe 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.

Defense And Offense

Thinking about what I wrote yesterday, there are times when our best fighting, our best work in spiritual battle, is done in establishing our own “city” – ourselves and our families. Just like the builders that had a sword in one hand, we have that same charge at times. We build while we pray, while we teach our children, and while we read the scriptures. There will come times when we can share with others the gospel of God. We will have that time of pure offensive battling. But until then, we fight for ourselves and our families.

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Today, let us put on the whole armor of God that we might stand.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise and bless the name Yahuah! Let us bring Your light to this earth. Send now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our hearts and minds, and help us to make them strong in Your words. Deliver us from the evil of the one that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold, and hundreds of hundreds, that which has been withheld in any way from Your people, those many blessings You have intended for us. Rise up, O King, and drive back the enemy from our gates. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.