What Thankfulness Looks Like

This morning after throwing some table scraps to the chickens, I thought about all that our Father provides. It is stunning to consider that our Father is looking out for every step we take. He watches over us to guide and keep us. He has already put in motion our provision even before we think about it or think to ask for it. There are so many intricacies that go into every breath that we take, and each moment of each life that is lived here on earth. Yet, our Father has an in motion plan for them all.

Psalms 134 A Song of degrees.
1 Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
3 The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

Today, in the midst of battle and rest, let us lift up our hands to our Father Yahuah (Lord), and bless His name.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! Bless the name Yahuah! Let Your will in the heavens be done here in this earth, and let it be done through us Your servants. Send us now Your overwhelming abundant provision, such that we do not have room to contain it. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our hearts, that they might be made whole before You, serving You only. Heal up our minds that they would think on You and Your ways only. Help us be more like You. 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. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Prayer That Changes Things

Often I have thought about prayer and how it impacts lives. There have been many times where my prayers have been more like wishes. Worse yet, at times they have been expressions of my doubts, really. In those cases it was my stating what I thought impossible, then hoped that God would look past that and just do it. But my expectations were that nothing would occur. Lately I have seen many prayers answered in amazing ways. When the momentum picked up, there were a couple things that had changed. One was my praying. First, I focused on our Father to help me gain belief and trust, which allowed me different expectations, or hope as the bible calls it. This was important.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Again, my focus on the Father also caused my trusting Him to increase. I truly had greater belief that He was on my side.

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

I began to see that our Father just wants His kids back. He just wants us to be with Him on His path. Then the final thing that seemed to have impact was a more simple thing. I began to pray out loud. Not really sure how this had impact, but it seemed to have significant impact. It does align with scripture.

Deuteronomy 30:10 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.

Our mouth plays a role. We need to say what the commandments say. then we are speaking what our Father is speaking.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King! Bless the name Yahuah! Let Your kingdom be on this earth, let us help to bring it about even as you have established it in the heavens. Send us today Your overwhelming provision, so great that we cannot contain it all, and it overflows to those around us, causing them to know it is You. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our hearts and minds. Cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Deliver us from the thief that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back in any way. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Allowing For Set

When we lay a foundation, build a brick wall, or try to add to what we know and believe, we have to allow for “Set.” Concrete has to reach a certain level of harness before we can apply weight to it. The mortar in a brick wall has to dry and set enough after a few layers of brick before we can add more layers. The same is true in our lives. We have to build up and make firm that which we have learned. It has to set within us, and be tested, to make certain it can endure the full weight of life. This is the way of things, the process by which our Father builds us up.

1 Peter 1:6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Yahuah (Lord) uses these trials to purify and refine our faith. We can count on Him to see us through.

Prayer
Father, we exalt. You are King! Bless the name Yahuah! Let Your will be done here through us. Send us now Your overwhelming provision, greater than we can imagine or contain. Forgive us our sins. Heal us up in our hearts and minds. Deliver us from our enemies. Restore unto Your people that which has been taken or held back one hundred times one hundredfold. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Helpful Times In Life

We can tend to look at times of challenge as something to be feared or troubled. We do not need to have such concerns because our Father is watching over us at all times. In these times of challenge, just knowing that our Father watches over us can be encouragement to go on. Scriptures can be the source of this encouragement, because they tell us that indeed our Father watches over us.

Psalms 121:1 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.

It can be a struggle if we look to our circumstances. But if we look to the scriptures, and cry out to our Father, we can obtain the courage to stand.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Help us to usher Your kingdom into this earth. Let us be Your vessels. Send us now Your overwhelming provision, so great such that we cannot contain it. Forgive us our sins. Heal up and cleanse our internal wounds in our hearts and minds. Heal our bodies. Deliver us from the thief that kills and destroys. Restore unto us Your people one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back. We ask all these things oin the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Power In Prayer

Our Father has chosen to place great power in prayer. We can only speculate as to why. Some good thoughts are that it keeps us from becoming prideful that we did something on our own. It keeps us reaching out to Him. And it keeps us in sync with His world. This creation of His focuses on Him and testifies of Him.

Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

We need only look to our Father to see that He has something in store for His people. He loves us and wants only the best for us. He wants us to spend time with Him and look to Him for protection and comfort.

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.

Today we can be comforted knowing He hears us when we pray, and He watches over us always.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. We praise the name Yahuah! Help us to usher in Your kingdom here in this earth. Send us now Your overwhelming provision such that we cannot contain it. Forgive us our sins. Heal us Father, for our hearts and minds have often been wounded. Cleanse and make whole these wound. Deliver us from the one that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back. Come with a strong arm, my King! Take from the destroyer more than He has taken, just as You did in the days of the Exodus, and give unto Your people. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Where The Angels Are

There are a number of my friends that are big into angels. Not that they worship them, but they see the stories in the scriptures and realize that angels of God are a good thing to have around you. So if we want the angels around us, one solution is to be where the angels are. And where do we think the angels would be? Most likely, they would be where the Father is, right?

Matthew 18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Without diving in further to what angels are, we can see that our Messiah thought them to be important. Our Father created the universe, according to a pattern that He uses to reveal Himself. That pattern contains all the wisdom that there is or will be. Where that wisdom is the angels will be, it would seem. And where is that wisdom contained?

Deuteronomy 4:1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.
2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal–peor: for all the men that followed Baal–peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
4 But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.
5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

Our wisdom, the cammandments and the statutes of the Father, is most likely where we find angels.

Today we keep the Sabbath according to the commandments. Today, we are with angels when we do.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King! Praise the name Yahuah! You are worthy of all praise. Let us do Your will, Your commands and statutes, in this earth that the earth might have the kingdom as it is in the heavens. Send us now Your overwhelming abundant provision, such that we cannot contain it. Forgive us our sins. Heal up the broken pieces in our hearts and minds, and wash them white as snow. Deliver us from the one that steals and destroys, with Your strong arm. 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.

Leading the Way

We believers, we are an imperfect army of followers of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). He is our Leader, and none beside Him. And yet, in this earth, we are called to lead ourselves, our families, and at times, other believers. It is easy to confuse this with what mankind has established as structure and organization. The point here is, our Father sets up the leadership He wants to see in this earth, and He makes that leadership work. If we believe we do anything of our own power, we err. Without our Father we can do nothing.

Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

We are empowered by our Father. It is He that helps us back to the path when we stray. It is He that gave us life, and continues to so do. Even our Messiah said this, as an example to us.

John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

We have opportunity to do good. When we follow His leading, we will do good. When we follow the leading of our flesh, likely not so much. The goal of life is to never give up the battle within us to intend and then do that which the Father has commanded, trusting in Him to make up the difference when we fail.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King! You alone rule from the heavens. Praise the name Yahuah. Your rule and reign is not limited. Use us to bring Your kingdom to the earth. You alone can do this. You alone can purify our hearts and minds. You alone can show us the path to walk. Send us today Your overwhelming abundant provision such that we do not have room to contain it. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the one that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back. rise up King! Rise up and strike the evil that restrains the prosperity of Your people. Show Your truth to us, and show us a sign for good that all men might know that you alone have done this, that You alone are God. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Praising The Precious Name

We have the opportunity to have hope. Our hope is in our Father. We can have that hope because of what we read about those that went before us. We can also have that hope because of things He has done for us. It can be a challenge at times, when things do not go as planned, for us to become worried or fearful. When we do that, we are looking at the problem or potential problem, and not at our Father. The answer is always in Him. Because we know that, we can be thankful that He has provided to us life.

Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

Today, I am just thankful that our Father has made a way for us to be able to get to His path.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuha! You are our King! Help us to be children of light, that we may bring about Your kingdom in this earth, that our testimony here is the same as the testimony in the heavens that You alone are God. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. You alone can forgive our sins, and we ask that You forgive us. Heal up our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the one that steals and destroys. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Learning By Fighting

Most of us have heard of the phrase, “Learning by doing.” For some of us, reading does not work. We have to do the doing for it to work. It is the same in part for us as believers. If we will “do the work” we can learn from that as well. What is the work? It is to do battle with the enemy. But it is not a battle of triumph and glory, but of faith and peace. We walk out our Father’s commands, and that declares Him in this earth. When we declare Him in the earth, we eventually defeat darkness and make a way for us to all be victorious. That was always the plan.

Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

We have to do the work. We can do it if we will say it first.

Deuteronomy 30:10 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.

What we say creates a space for our minds to think and our bodies to walk. When we say it, we begin the process of doing battle.

Today, let’s say what our Father said.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King! Praise the name Yahuah!Let Your kingdom be established hear through us, Your people. Let Your power be revealed. Send us now Your overwhelming provision, such that we cannot contain it. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our minds, washing them clean and pure. Heal our hearts in the same way. Heal our bodies. deliver us from the thief that kills, steals, and destroys, smiting the enemy with Your angels. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back. We love You, Yahuah. You are our King! We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Power Building

If we are a part of restoring all things, of bringing back our Messiah, then we bust build strong and fast.I am not saying that we have the power, within ourselves, to make Yeshuah (Jesus) return. And for sure, if certain things need to occur that we do not do our part to make happen, that will not stop Him. We already have been told by our Messiah that He would make creation cry out.

Luke 19:35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

So we see that treating our Messiah like the Messiah, calling Him King, calling for peace and declaring His glory – all these things are truly “normal” for us. They are things we should do. They build the kingdom here on the earth by exalting our Father’s covenant. Our words and our actions need to declare our Father to be true. When we do that consistently, then we become power builders. Then we are doing what is necessary to usher in the kingdom and the return of the King!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Bless the name Yahuah! Let Your kingdom spring up in the earth after the same manner as it is in the heavens. Let us be the lights here on earth that declare Your glory, just as You made the lights in the heavens to declare Your glory. Send us today Your overwhelming provision such that we would not have room to contain it. Forgive us our sins. Heal us, Father. Heal up our hearts and our minds, washing us clean. Deliver us from the the thief that kills and destroys and steals. restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back. Rise up, O mighty King! Rise up today and deliver Your people today. We ask all these things in the name ouf our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.