We Can Make It If We Don’t Give Up

This post will be short. I have been thinking recently about all the challenges we hear about in the news, both now and in the coming months. When believers pay attention to try to hear from God, I am very glad. On the other hand, it concerns me when I see so many comment and complain about what is or is not happening, but when given the opportunity to take a stand, all I hear is excuses, I become concerned.

America, and the world, needs leadership.

Joshua 24:14 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Sometimes serving Yahuah (Lord) means DOING SOMETHING other than talking, or other than not just doing what others are doing.

America, and the world, needs leadership.

Who will you be?

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King, and we bless the name of Yahuah! Send today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us and deliver us. In Yeshuah’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

In The Morning

Mornings are one of my favorite times of day. It is in the morning that I look to Yahuah to help me start my day. There can be many thoughts in my head in the morning, but I begin by talking out loud to Yahuah (Lord), praising His name, thanking Him, and asking for His direction. Most often I write in the morning. When I do write in the morning, the days seem to go better because I seem to know the right track to run on for the day. Even now as I am writing, I am getting that sense of Yahuah showing me the right road. I read a psalm this morning that reminded me of this.

Psalms 143:7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

Here we see David looking for that “loving-kindness” in the morning, that first start to the way to walk. He trusted Yahuah (Lord) to show him the way to walk. David continues by saying he runs to Yahuah to hide from the enemies. At the same time, he looks for Yahuah to teach he, David, the way to walk. David finishes by asking that Yahuah, in His mercy, would cut off his enemies and destroy those that afflict his soul, because he wants to be a servant to Yahuah.

Wouldn’t it be great to be like David, trusting in Yahuah and looking to Him every morning for that spark for the day? I believe we can do that today as believers. Our Father wants to give us good gifts and a life to lead unto Him. He is a true and loving Father, and wants His children to be with Him and talk to Him everyday. If you strugle some mornings, take time to cry out to Yahuah (Lord), and ask Him for that spark of direction and loving-kindness like He gave David. He will do it for you and for us all!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our only wise King. We need Your kingdom in our lives and Your love in our hearts. We bless the name Yahuah! Send us today Your abundant blessing. Heal our hearts and minds. Deliver us from the evil that would steal from us. Many are there that would crush Your people and blot out Your name. Rise up, O King, and in Your mercy cut off our enemies, for we want to be Your servants. We ask all these things in the name of Messiah Yeshua. Amen.

Not Like Us

We are different from God in many ways. And yet we were originally created in His image.

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.

When we walked away from Him in the garden, we lost part of that connection to being like Him. We are trying to get back to being like Him. And He will show us the way. As I was trying to think about the Sabbath, I thought about how we fall short in many ways, short of following our Father Yahuah. I was saddened as I thought about me and my own struggle from time to time to maintain doing the right things and wondered how Yahuah (Lord) could be willing to have me around.

Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Here we see that God has always been merciful. He will pardon when we return to Yahuah (Lord). Why? Because His thoughts and ways are not like us. Where we might not pardon, He will. God has always been love.

Prayer
Father, we love you. You are our King. When we think of Your kingdom, we long for it to be here. We praise the name Yahuah! Send us today Your overwhelming provision such that it overflows from us to others. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our hearts. Deliver us from the oppression that tries to steal from us what we have received from You. Rise up and come in Your strength for Your people today Yahuah (Lord). We ask these things in the name of Messiah Yeshuah. Amen.

When Hope Glimmers

We are created in the image of our Creator. Sometimes it is good to remember this point. There can be times in our lives when we can become overwhelmed with life’s circumstances. For me, it happens when I wake up. For some, it may happen during the work day. Still others may react to communications like the mail or the phone. When that moment arrives, what can we do? One thing that I have found helpful is to begin to praise the name of Yahuah (Lord) and call out to Him. David did this.

Psalms 18:3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

For some time now I have noticed that I have a tendency to rely on Psalms for encouragement and understanding when I am trying to encourage myself and others. Paul also says this to us.

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.

Recently as I was going through this one morning, I noticed that in the process of doing this there would come a turning point. In the beginning there would be that sense of being overwhelmed. It drove me more to focus on the words of praise to Yahuah (Lord) that I was speaking. As the intensity grew, there came a point where the negatives diminished and the reality of who my Creator was began to sink in and immediately that gap widened. We all have these moments if we think about it. When that hits, it is as if those thoughts have texture. They become very real. I like to call them that glimmer of hope, that moment when I realize that my Creator Yahuah (Lord) is not only bigger than anything else, He is on my side.

Today, if you find yourself in one of those moments that seem overwhelming, cry out to Yahuah (Lord) and praise His name. Hang in for that glimmer of hope.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our Great King. We praise Your name, Yahuah (Lord). We imagine Your kingdom and are most blessed. Send us today Your overwhelming blessing. Forgive us our sins, for we are but dust. Heal up our hearts from the pains of the past. Deliver us from those that would steal from us what You alone have provided. How long will they oppress us, O Yahuah (Lord), and try to eliminate Your people? Come with a strong hand and outstretched arm and crush the works of their hands. Drive them away. Show Yourself strong on our behalf. We ask all these things in the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

A Means To Victory

This morning as I was praying the Father showed me something that I believe many of us have known about in our heads. What is in our mind is what we become, as the scriptures indicate.

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.

This scripture is likely not new to those that read this. But there was something new for me in it this morning. As I prayed I was seeking Yahuah’s (Lord’s) direction for life in general, and more specifically to win in the multiple areas that are before me and my family. It is at that moment that He showed me that there is a connection between what we dwell on and our actions and our reality. Perhaps the difference was how clear that connection seemed today with His revealing it to me. It made me want to use this as a tool for warfare. As I thought on this, another scripture came to me that really seemed to tie in to this idea.

Phillipians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Here we see the direction for how to use the tool of becoming what we think. We ask God in prayer for what we need. Peace will come to our minds, and there is a list of things for us to actively to think about in our minds. We need to aggressively put those thoughts in our minds and reject all other thinking. The result then is to do as Paul did. This is one way to do spiritual warfare.

Though these scriptures are not new, and the concept is not new, the revelation and impact of them was for me more profound than in times past. Perhaps this will help you as well. Praise Yahuah!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! We love and appreciate You. We bless the name Yahuah! We long to live daily in Your kingdom. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Heal up our hearts. Deliver us from evil that would steal from us what You alone have provided. Come with a strong hand to deliver Your people Yahuah. We ask all these things in the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Fighting With Confidence

What if going in to a conflict, we could see the future and know the outcome? And in that future outcome, we saw that we were the victor? What would that feel like, and how would that impact how we acted in the overall process? I think that there are several options here, really. We could be holding a grudge, and knowing that we will win, have a sense of arrogant pride about the outcome. That could possibly lead to “showing off” in any variety of ways. Or we could hope that it would be true. Or, perhaps, we could be thinking of the ones we were opposing, and want to cry out to them to plead with them to stop before we overcame them. Perhaps this is what motivated Michael when he struggled with satan.

Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

This is the same as us using the name of Yahuah, or Yeshuah, to overcome the forces of darkness in our lives. Even in the case of defeating satan, we should remember that the enemy is a creation of our Father. We do nothing on our own. We do all we do to advance God’s kingdom. We can know that we can move forward, not in pride and arrogance, but in knowing that we are a part of restoring Yahuah’s (Lord’s) creation.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are the King of the universe and beyond. We need Your kingdom here now. We bless the name Yahuah! Send us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal our broken hearts. Deliver us from the evil men that would steal from us what You alone have provided, and come with a strong hand now to do it. In Yeshuah’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Ministering To One Another

We are called as believers to look to each others’ needs. This is written from the very beginning. Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) summed these up when He spoke concerning the Law.

Mark 12:28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

We see that Yeshuah (Jesus) summed up the Law in these two commands. Paul also speaks to us about how we are to be ministering to our brethren.

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.

We can see from these scriptures a clear direction we are given. We are to reach out to those with needs among us. We are to build each other up with Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with grace in our heart to Yahuah (Lord). This is something we can and should be doing now. It will certainly be something we will need to be good at in future times, should those future times be rough.

I had another opportunity in the night to minister to my leg as I did yesterday. The same leg began to get a cramp in the night. I reached for is and then spoke “Peace to this leg in the name of Yeshuah.” The cramping subsided and I went to sleep. When I awoke and went to get out of bed, and the other leg cramped up as hard as the first leg had the day before. I started to say, “No,” but then remembered what had happened previously. I placed my hands on the cramped leg and said, “Peace to this leg in the name of Yeshuah.” There was an immediate lessening of the cramping. I remembered that cramps are supposed to come from a build up of lactic acid, so I placed my hands on the cramp and said, “Let the lactic acid in this leg be consumed in Yeshuah’s name.” Immediately the cramp went away completely. What does this mean?

We are entering a time when we will need each other. We will need to be able to minister to each other, for many, many things, including healing. We would be wise to seek Yahuah now, asking Him to cleanse our hearts and minds that we might be ready to do His works here on this earth. It can be a challenge to be willing to change, but it is good for us to change to draw even closer to our Father through His Son Yeshuah (Jesus).

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our king. You have done so many things for us, more than we can ever even know. We praise the name Yahuah! Send us Your kingdom. Help us to know you more closely. Send us today Your overwhelming provision such that we cannot contain it and it overflows to those around us. Forgive us our sins. Help us to focus on You and Your will and Your words and Your actions, that we might follow only in Your way. Heal up our hearts. Deliver us from those that would steal from us what You alone have provided. Come in Your power and deliver Your people from the bondage that constrains us. We ask all these things in the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

As Real As Ever

Last night I had a spiritual dream. In the dream I was being pursued by someone that wanted to slay me. We both had swords, but in the dream it seemed he was an expert assassin with a sword, and I was just a person that knew a little bit about carrying one. Running seemed to be the wise option.

We were in some type of very large building, perhaps the largest I have ever seen. There were many structures that made it appear as though this was also a place for storing and selling items of merchandise, some of which were on the shelves, although I do not remember anything about what was there. He was very acrobatic and leapt from place to place. I just out ran him at first, but he kept leaping from structure to structure an was gaining on me. He also had a bow so I knew if I did not move around, he could shoot me with an arrow at a distance.

In the dream, I decided to begin to get into the structures and jump from one to the other as well. Surprisingly, that worked for me, and I was able to move quickly through the structures. Just as I thought I was getting good at this form of movement, I realized that he was getting closer. It was then I realized that I was trying to win by imitating his strategy. I was trying to be acrobatic. It was at that moment that I remembered I could fly (as I have in many of these dreams), but why was I not trying to fly. He was not far away now, and I had to decide what to do. The wrong decision could be deadly for me. I remember thinking that I had chosen wrong earlier, that I had chosen to “play his game” and that I needed to use what I had been given, not respond to him like he would respond. As I made up my mind to fly, there were thoughts in my mind like where to fly to or what if it doesn’t work. But in this world I had flown many times and knew that I could, as naturally as walking in this world. Just as I took a leap into air to fly, I woke up.

When I woke up to my alarm I started to put one leg out of bed and reach for the clock. Suddenly I was hit with the worst leg cramp (“charlie horse” my dad called them) I can ever remember in my adult life in my left calf, the leg I put out of bed. It literally caused my leg to fold up. I began to rub it, as that is what I was taught in sports in high school. The pain was extremely intense and not receding. I was calling out to Yahuah (Lord) to help me. Suddenly I stopped rubbing my leg and said, repeatedly, “Peace to this leg in Yahuah’s name. Peace to this leg in Yeshuah’s name.” Instantly my leg felt some warmth, and the muscle began to relax. The pain dissipated as well. If I moved, it would begin to cramp again. I continued to speak to my leg, and with the cramping stopped, I began to rub my leg and tried to pull it to be straight, continuing to repeat that phrase. Finally it was straight enough to walk and I got out of bed.

Afterwards, as I sat to write, it seemed to me that we can hear a scripture often enough that we forget the intensity of it. This weekend at fellowship we read from Revelation, and it sounded as if there were some very intense things happening at the seventh seal and beyond.

Revelation 14:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Then I thought of Zechariah where there is a return of the Messiah, and whole mountains split apart.

Zechariah 14:1 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

We read over and over of Messiah destroying the enemies of Israel in a battle, and we become numb to what that means. There will be battle. People will die. Many people will die. It will not be pleasant. It will be real. But just like in the case of my dream and my leg, we need to not fight like the enemy fights. We need to use the power of the name of our Father Yahuah (Lord), and the power of the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus), for these are the gifts and wisdom given to us by the Father, to win the battle in the day of adversity.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are the Master. You alone are our King. We praise and exalt the name Yahuah! Only through You can we win against our enemy. Only in Your kingdom will truth and mercy reign! Send us today Your overwhelming provision, so plentiful that it overflows to those around us. We exalt Your name! Forgive us our sins. Help us to be Your people that overcome the darkness. Heal up our hearts and make them pure. Deliver us from the evil and the system that would steal from us what You alone have provided. Set Your people free to keep Your feasts Father! Come today with a strong hand and outstretched arm. Come now, Yahuah, rise up for Your people. We ask all these things in the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.

Our Comfort Is From Yahuah (Lord)

We have the greatest Father of all time, our heavenly Father. He truly cares and provides for us. We know that He has promised to care for us, and has provided a way for us to walk.

Psalms 119:89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.
92 Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

God has given us His commandments, and recorded them over time. We have them to guide us. If we will listen and cry out to Him for wisdom and understanding, He will provide it.

Proverbs 2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

We know that Yahuah has provided His truth, His mercy, and His way. We have access to all these things. The scriptures record time and again how He delivers His people. It is because the words that come forth from the mouth of God do what He sends them to do, and we live by those words.

Deuteronomy 8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.

Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

We can rely on Yahuah (Lord) doing what He says. He is always with us, no matter what times come.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are the One True King. We praise and bless the name Yahuah. We love You. We need Your words in our hearts. We need Your kingdom. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal our hearts, cleansing them with Your words. Deliver us from the evil ones that try to overthrow Your people. They want to steal from us what You have provided and promised. Rise up and destroy their works Father. Deliver us with a strong hand and outstreched arm while it is called today. We ask these things in Messiah Yeshuah’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Sabbath Message From The Boat: “Lead Yourselves”

This morning looking our into the green of the backyard and forest, I thought about the visions Yahuah (Lord) has given me recently. I began by reading Psalms 141 as a part of my Sabbath readings. In prayer I asked Yahuah if there was something He would show me. That is when He said, “Lead yourself.” I asked Him to teach me what that meant. He referred me to Jeremiah where the promise of the new covenant originates.

Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

The new covenant is the Law written in our hearts and minds. We now have the commandments inside our very being, if we have named the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) as our Savior through repentance and seeking of forgiveness of our sin. Verse 34 does not mean we have no one to turn to for teaching, or that there are no elders among us. Rather, it means we have the power to direct ourselves in the right path, the path of Yahuah. This is what Moses wrote to us about.

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 that the mouth has the power to give us the strength to follow Yahuah’s paths. The mouth is powered by the heart, according to the teachings of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus).

Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

If we have the new covenant, which is the Law written in our hearts and minds, and what is abundantly in our heart is what we will speak, then when we speak according to the Law from our hearts, we will lead ourselves to follow into the paths that Yahuah (Lord) has made for us. I then asked for Yahuah to show me, and He gave me a vision.

The Vision
I was in some type of a boat. As I looked into the sea, I saw many waves, and we were going up and down. I am not familiar with what is normal on the sea, but it was really rolling and I could feel the seas in my vision (I was awake sitting at my table writing this). I asked Yahuah what I should do – Look up at the sky? Look at the horizon? It was very choppy. Then He reminded me of the time Yeshuah was asleep in the boat and the waves of the sea were choppy, scaring the disciples. They woke Him and Yeshuah rebuked the wind and waves and their was calm. He commented on their little faith. I asked Yahuah how that happened. He showed me that we have power over the evil in this world through the words from our mouth if they come from the new covenant. I said I do not know how to have that, and He said, “It must be in your heart. You must treasure the Law that I wrote in Your heart, and nurture it. Those are My words I put there. You are My people. When You speak these words, You speak for Me, and I make My words come to pass.” As I thought on these things, I saw the waters in the vision grow calm, and the day became sunny. It made me realize that the words must truly be in me, and that my speaking helps to maintain them there.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King. We praise and bless the name Yahuah. We proclaim Your kingdom here. Send us today Your overwhelming abundant provision. Forgive us our sins, for we fail You. Help us to stay the course with You. Heal our hearts, and renew Your Law in our hearts. Deliver us from the evil that would steal from us what You have provided, and turn their evil upon themselves. We ask these things in the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.