In The Face

We humans are interesting creatures. We are very much moved in life by circumstances, both good and bad. We think they control us. The truth is, we control them. We are the creators of this reality, not the other way around. It is the job we were given from the beginning.

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Let us be a people that sees our true purpose. We are to be images of our Father, moving through the earth, and changing what we see. We impact reality with our thoughts, words and deeds.

Let’s impact reality for our Father, Yahuah!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Your have the heavens to declare Your works. Let us declare Your works among men. Let us be used of You today to show Your power and strength. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Let our mission be fully subscribed today. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our wounded heart, minds, and bodies. Deliver us from the thief. Restore unto Your people today one hundred times one hundredfold that which has been taken or held back. Show us a sign for good Father, that all men might know that You have done and You alone are God. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Never Stop

Today as I was thinking of all that our Father has done for us, I realized that I have to just keep saying, “Thank you!” There is no way to describe all that He does for us. It is so amazing to me to see it all happen. So many blessings just “appear” and we say “How did that happen?” It happened by pure miracle. It happened because our Father loves us. How could we do anything but in a continual state of thankfulness?

Psalms 92:1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

We can reach our goals in life if they are aligned with our Father’s heart. We can see Him working if we will stop and look.

Today, let us thank Him.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King! Thank You for Your kingdom in the heavenlies. Let it reign here through us. Praise the name Yahuah! Send us Your overwhelming provision today. Forgive us our sins. Heal up the so many past hurts in our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the thief. restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

How Fast?

How fast should things happen when we pray? That is a question many of us have pondered I am sure. I know I have. Yet, we continue to work on this and ask the Father about it. The one scripture that comes to mind for me when I think on this topic is found in Mark.

Mark 11:21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

We can have what we say and what we pray for in faith. We have to believe we receive them when we pray, and we will have them. That can be a challenge when there is a human deadline that needs to be met. But if we believe, it will come to pass. It can be a challenge at times, but we can meet that challenge head on if we allow ourselves to do so. We meet it by repeating scriptures to ourselves, defeating the enemy in our heads telling us lies.

Colossians 3:16 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.

Today, let us spend time praying and believing, and we shall have what we pray and say.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Let Your kingdom reign here through us. We praise Your holy name, Yahuah! 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 iin the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Pulling Up

Our efforts for the kingdom in our lives are much like a game of tug-of-war that we played as children. When we think of the game the goal is to pull the other team on to your side of the line. Our enemy is constantly trying to do that to us as well as those around us. Our Father is constantly trying to pull us to His side. It seems as humans we live in the middle at the knot, sometimes on one side and sometimes on the other.

Romans 7:19 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.
21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

So, in the end, we must constantly pray to overcome the evil in our members. We need to on our Father’s side, pulling up to the kingdom, building a better life day by day.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. We praise the name Yahuah. Let us pull up and build Your kingdom here. Send us Your overwhelming provision. Heal us from the inside. Deliver us from the thief. Restore unto Your people, Father, one hundred times one hundredfold. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

It Takes Courage

It is not always easy to trust, even God. But going back and reading that sentence, it just seems really odd. Why would it be difficult to trust our Father, especially after we have seen and read so many wonderful stories of deliverance? The answer is our fallen nature, created in the garden where people surrendered their belief to our enemy. Since that moment, that seed of doubt has been with us.

Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

We have within us the ability to choose to doubt. We have the ability to overpower that which is in us, with our mouth.

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.

If we will open our mouth and encourage ourselves, we will have the courage to trust our Father Yahuah.

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. Deliver us from the thirf. 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.

Slipping Off Goal

In life sometimes we have to remember to take control. If we don’t, life may take control of us. It will be what we make of it. Not that we are in charge of creation. But we have impact on our Father’s creation. It could be said that we must cooperate with Him. Here is a scripture to comfort.

Psalms 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Let Your kingdom come through us. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us and deliver us. Restore us as you did when Your people left Egypt. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Rest On

No matter what else we do, it is important to pattern ourselves after, or attempt to emulate, our Father. If we can do that, then we can more easily experience the life He has always meant for us to have.

There is one thing we can do that seems easy, but somehow works out to be more challenging at times. It is resting like God rested on the Sabbath.

Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

Today, let’s rest with Him.

Prayer
Father we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Send us now Your provision. Heal us and deliver us. Restore Your people. Give to us that which we have not possessed. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

How Do We Ever Catch Up?

Today as I sit in the boutique coffee shop gazing out at yet another beautiful sunlit day on the patio just outside, I am in awe of our Father. Time after time I have found Him to be doing an amazing job of completing a work that He has begun, bringing in solutions from unknown sources. When I observe these things happening, I wonder at how I will ever catch up. How can I do enough to deserve these amazing solutions He has provided? The answer is, I cannot. No one can. Only God has such answers, and He wants to provide them.

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;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

The point is, He is in charge and wants to help us. And help us He will. Al we have to do is make Him our place of refuge and run to Him.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Bless the name Yahuah. Let Your kingdom arise here through us. Send us Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us up from the inside. Deliver us from the thief 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.

Our Heart Reveals

For me, I have found time and again that my heart will reveal its’ true state. When something immediate comes up, do I blow up and get angry, become fearful, or do I stop, smile, and say “Thank You” to our Father? I wish I could tell you that it was always the latter, but then I would also have to seek forgiveness for lying. The good news I finally have gotten to a place in my walk where sometimes I can choose the latter. Here is a good thank you written years ago.

Psalms 100:1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Today, and everyday, let us thank our Father Yahuah for all He has, is, and will do!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Bless the name Yahuah. Let Your kingdom arise here through us. Send us Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us up in our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the thief, our enemy, and from his workers, that steal and destroy. 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.

Following The Winner

When faced with trials in life, one thing I have found useful is to follow after our King. Our Father always wins. I know this is often said, but just stop for a moment to think about that statement. Our Father ALWAYS wins. Our Father always WINS. That is the team we are on. And it is true that this is not some sport or weekend warrior deal where we do our best and everyone shake hands at the end. We are battling an enemy that is out to kill us, to steal from us, and to destroy us.

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

This is as real as it gets. The challenge can be to remember that the enemy is playing for keeps. But if we will cling to our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus), then He will defend us from our enemy.

Then, we win.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name Yahuah! Let Your kingdom be here through us. Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us and deliver us. Show us a sign for good, and restore beyond measure that which has been taken or held back. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.