Waking To Fight

We have the opportunity to fight the evil in this world. But it is not always a dramatic or a glamorous battle. It can be something as simple as we just need to believe one more day. We may need to move forward one more time. We may need not to surrender on some principle one more time. And maybe we have made mistakes. Then we need each day to commit to being the best person for the Father that we can be that day. He is merciful to forgive us our sins if we are willing to confess them, and then turn to Him.

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Sometimes the greatest spiritual warfare we can do is to put sin behind us and move on towards serving Him.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! Praise the name Yahuah! Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us, and deliver us from the thief. Restore unto Your people 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.

Building From Something

We all have a past. We build upon that past, something good or something not so good. If the past is not so good, we may have to start fresh. The important thing is we all get to build better in the future. But we must build. We must do something actively if we are to change the future to be different from the past. Life can be improved. We can always get closer to our Father. But we need to move to make that happen. One of the ways we can do this is through meditation.

Psalms 19:13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

By talking to ourselves out loud – meditation – we can help ourselves build in the right direction.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Bless the name Yahuah! Let us be Your servants in the earth, bringing Your kingdom here. Send us Your overwhelming provision now. Forgive us our sins. Heal us inside and outside. Deliver us from the one that steals and destroys. Restore unto us one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back. Give us insight and wisdom to prosper above what any could imagine. Come quickly. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Certain Moments

There are certain moments in time when we get the opportunity to demonstrate our faith, what we truly believe. In fact, maybe that is what we really do all the time. Maybe we are always demonstrating what we truly believe. We do this by what we say and what we do. If what we say we believe does not show up in what we do, then who are we really? Part of the challenge is being human. Paul ran into this very challenge.

Romans 7:15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

With this knowledge, it might seem hopeless to try to do good. Not so. We have the power to do the good. Moses first revealed it, and Paul quoted him.

Romans 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

So, not only can we receive our future destination through our confession, we can also receive the power to do good here. We need only speak the commandments of the Father to ourselves out loud. That will give us the power to do the right thing.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be instruments of Your hand bringing Your kingdom to the earth as it is in the heavens. Send us now Your overwhelming provision, such that we cannot contain it. Forgive us our sins. Restore unto Your people their health, inside and out. Restore unto Your people their freedoms, delivering them from the one that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people abundant prosperity, beyond what they might ask or think, one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back, and more. Rise up today, my King, and deliver mightily. We ask these things in the name of our Mesiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Always A Chance

When we take our time we can actually see God moving. There is never a place in our life where there is not a chance for life to be better. That is just the God we serve. He longs to give us good things.

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Let us live in the comfort of know that our Father is always watching over us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are Kin! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us bring Your kingdom to this earth. Send us now your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Deliver us and heal us. Help us today in a mighty way, Father. Restore unto Your people 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.

Stormy Rest Is Possible

This is being written in response to a most interesting day on the Sabbath. We were heading out on a journey, i little late. As a result of being late we were able to get off the road and away from two tornadoes that went through on the highway we would have been on had we been on time. This is yet another example of how our Father watches over us. He keeps from the storms in life. We were able to then rest on the Sabbath, although late, with friends.

Psalms 121 A Song of degrees.
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! We praise and thank You. Bless the name Yahuah! Help us to be Your people in the earth, bringing about Your kingdom. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us and deliver us. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Hold On To Hope

There may be times in our lives when what goes on around us seems to be more than we can bear. But we know that our Father always gives us good. We know that we can trust Him to always be there for us. We know that He will heal us up, and our families. It can be challenging to go through, but we can go through it with prayer and reading of scriptures.

1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

These are the times when we need to hold on to the hope that was in us from the beginning. We can know that our Father loves us, and will see us through. He watches over us.

Psalms 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

Let us call out to our Father today, and have Him restore our hope.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. We praise the name Yahuah! We ask to be those that implement Your kingdom in the earth. We call out for Your mercy. Send us today Your overwhelming provision such that it overflows to those around us. Forgive us our sins, and show us mercy, washing them away. Heal us inside and out. Deliver us from the evil one that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back. Come quickly and deliver us from the thief. Show us a sign for good. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Hands Up And Praise

In these days and seasons I see our Father making strong moves. He is intent on getting His kingdom in this earth, and those that follow that path are destined to be blessed. That is not to say there will not be trials because we all know that there will be trials of our faith. But the purpose of those trials, as always, is for us to learn and prevail. And that we will do when we call out to our Father. How great is it that we have a Father that loves us and cares for us! Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of life, it is just good to put our hands up and praise.

Lamentations 3:40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.

When we thank and praise Him, we can lift our hearts and hands together, surrendering to the Most High King! It is good to ponder this great love He has for us and to be thankful.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are the only true King. Praise the name Yahuah! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your mercy delivered and delivers us from darkness. Let us be lights in Your kingdom and for Your kingdom in this earth. Send us now Your overwhelming abundant provision, such that it overflows us to those around us. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our hearts and our minds. Deliver us from the evil that tries to hold on to us, that steals and destroys. Smite that evil Father. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken, held back, or usurped from Your people, and the more so, greater even than the days of the Exodus. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Battleground Land

Our Father is very generous in teaching us about life, if we let Him. By that I mean if we will take time to communicate with Him, and listen, we can hear what He has to say. This introduction today is an attempt to bring out our need for change, specifically in the way we think. For those of us plagued by challenging childhoods, our minds may have run unteathered for a long time. Our thoughts may have beaten us up for years.

Wouldn’t it be great not to be hammered in our thoughts everyday? If you as a reader do not experience any of this, keep reading because I assure you that you do know people that do that could use your encouragement. How can we help; how can we break this pattern? It is simple and yet can be difficult.

Change what you hear, which will help you change what you say, which will help give you power over what you do, then repeat that pattern. How do we know this works? It is a pattern that is repeated over and over again in scripture. First, thinking is important.

Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

What is in the mind is the person, or will be. How do we change the thinking?

Deuteronomy 30:11 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.

We see here in verse 13 something important that might be overlooked. the last part says “…that we may hear it, and do it…” which plainly tells us that what we hear we can and probably will do. Makes a person want to rethink the music and video we hear and see, right? The next part is really so powerful. It answers the question about where can we get this word that we might hear it and do it. We get it from our own mouth! The words coming out of our mouth we will hear more deeply, and it is our own words which we will do and/or experience. Before we run off talking about driving a Vette and having a million dollars in our account, we should look for qualifiers. The qualifier is in verse 11. We are to be following the commandment of our Father. It is this commandment that has the blessing. What blessing? Just about everything you can think of as a blessing is covered by the blessings of following the commandments. Here is an example.

Deuteronomy 28:1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
7 The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
8 The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
9 The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.
10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.
11 And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
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:
14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

And if that was not enough, there is one more that I really enjoy.

Deuteronomy 8:18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

Today, let us begin to create support systems for ourselves that help us say and hear, then do, that which the Father has commanded.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Bless the name Yahuah! You are worthy of our praise and more. Let us be instruments of Your restoration of Your will and kingdom in this earth. Restore us, Father. Send us now Your overwhelming provision such that we do not have room to hold it all and it overflows to others. Forgive us our sins. Heal us up inside, and wipe out the past bad memories. Deliver us from the one that steals and destroys. Crush that work. Restore unto Your people 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.

Make This Day

We reach for the future each time we let our feet hit the floor in the morning. The future is what we make it, to some degree. Yes, God is in control. However, He has put a certain structure and order to how things transpire. We are here to work out life according to the structure of the creation.

Proverbs 16:17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

Today let us build with wisdom. If we do, we have life!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be Your servants to bring Your will to this earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision such that we cannot contain it. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our brokenness. Deliver us from the one that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back, and even more beyond this. Show us a sign for good that all men might know that you alone, Yahuah, have done this. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Reformatting Your Life

As a general rule, humans resist change. Not really sure why that is, but it does seem true. Perhaps it is because we fear what we do not know or understand? That could be. But part of the issue with resistance to change might be how we view the change process. I like to compare it to reformatting a page using a computer.

The page needs changing. There might be a need for additions, some deletions, and just the look, and feel. Maybe some of the text is clunky and just has no flow. All of these things can be modified. In the end, what we had is changed and far more presentable. People have an easier time understanding it. We like how it reads and flows. Our lives can be changed, can be reformatted in much the same way. To do that we use prayer, song, and scripture to help us “reformat” what our Father has already ordained as good – He sees the end from the beginning.

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Let’s do some reformatting today.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us be Your servants in the earth to reformat it to Your will. Send us now Your overwhelming provision such that we cannot contain it. Forgive us our sins. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold. Please come quickly to our aid. In You is our only hope. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.