The Balance

We are called to maintain a balance in our life. It is not like the balance that we might think, as if everything in life has the same weight. The balance is to weigh everything against our life in God. If we maintain that correct perspective, then we will have the ability to balance the rest of the load. It is almost as if the pivot point of the balance is the scriptures, the Torah. If that is maintained within us, the rest of the load is self leveling. How it works is not completely clear to me, except to say that God is in charge. He makes it work out.

Psalms 138:1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.
6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Yahuah (Lord) will reach inside us to set the balance of our souls aright, if we will seek him and keep His commands.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. You alone are worthy to be praised and we praise and bless the name Yahuah! Let this land be home to Your kingdom. Dispel the darkness. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Help us, Father. We need You. We need Your forgiveness from our sins. We need Your love, Your healing, and Your deliverance from those that would steal what You have provided. Move in a strong way and help us today. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

We Will Overcome

When you wake up in the morning, does your head fill with many thoughts? This morning I had such an experience. In those moments we can get lost in the thoughts, and our day can easily get away from us. On the other hand we can also fight to gain control of our minds by calling out to Yahuah (Lord) for strength and peace. There are really two reasone to do this, I suggest. One is to keep from having a day in which we are overwhelmed. Another is to have a scenario in which we honor Yahuah (Lord) for all He is and all He does for us. He has always said He would watch over His people.

Psalms 37:1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

We are God’s people. He wants us to trust Him. He wants us to walk in His ways. He will be there for us at all times. We need not fear those that would do evil to us, for we are not alone. We have the Creator of the universe on our side.

Prayer
Father, we love Yo and exalt You. You alone are our King. We long for You to be in our lives, ruling with Your kingdom around us. We join with all the saints and praise the name Yahuah. You alone are worthy. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us for our sins. We need Your love in our lives, Your protection in our lives, Your healing in our lives, and Your deliverance in our lives from those that would steal from us what You have provided. Come to us. We bless the name Yahuah. We ask and do all these things in the name of Yeshua (Jesus). Amen.

Thankful For Mercy

When we have a different kind of day, we can be frustrated and go in one direction. Or we can pause, waiting on orders from headquarters, to see what Yahuah is doing. I am writing at the end of the day versus the beginning. My God has been so goood to me today. I just want to say thank You, Yahuah.

Psalms 47:1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2 For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
5 God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

Praise the name Yahuah!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our king. Thank you for the day. Thank you for being King. Thank You for all you have done for us today. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Daring To Believe

There was a song out when I was younger, called “Signs.” There was a saying also that referred to “a sign of the times” which meant something we saw was a reflection of something more going on in the world around us, like an indicator of society. As believers we have another source of signs with purpose. Our Father Yahuah (Lord).

Our Father placed signs around us for a reason. One of these was as a sign of the seasons and the important days.

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:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Not only are these great lights (sun, moon, and stars) meant to be the indicators of the important times in the earth, they will never go away. That is yet another sign.

Jeremiah 33:19 And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying,
20 Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;
21 Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.

Here is what we know. There have been signs from the beginning. There were signs of the pillar of smoke and the pillar of fire in the wilderness. All the miracles done in Egypt were signs. When we truly allow ourselves to meditate on what those must have been like, and on the creation of the sun, moon, and stars, we have real images and examples of what Yahuah has done for us. We have a promise that He will not fail us. Our enemy wants us to forget these things in times of trials. He wants us to fear him and his doings more than we believe in God. But if we can just hold on to believing, trusting that no matter what we see around us Yahuah (Lord) is always there, we can overcome the trials and emerge victorious on the other side.

Daring to believe makes us winners!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. You alone are worthy to be praised. We praise the name of Yahuah! Father, we need Your kingdom here. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Help us to stay on Your paths. Heal up the hearts of many, for they have been broken. Deliver us from the evil that would steal from us what You alone have provided. Yahuah, there are many things in place today to steal the wealth and lands of Your people. Our only hope is in You. Send us today the victory of the thief. Do not let him and his minions steal from us. Help us today Yahuah (Lord). We ask all these things in Yeshua’s name. Amen.

Help Someone

Today as I was considering all of the work done by so many so often, it occurred to me that it might help to stop to think things through. What I mean is, we need to remember the commands that our Father has given us.

Luke 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

We must love Yahuah above all. Then we must love ourselves. Then we must love our neighbors.

For many of us, we are plagued with not loving ourselves. This ought not be so.. Why? Because our God loves us.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

We can have eternal life. Let’s just settle that first and once and for all in our hearts. Now, with that settled, love somebody. Go out of your way to make somebody’s load just a little lighter today. Help them to know that God is for them and not against them. Help them to know that THAT is the gospel – the “Good News” and that nothing else is more important.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. We praise the name of Yahuah. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Heal us up, and deliver us from those that would steal what You alone have provided. In Yeshua’s name. Amen.

Living With Intent

In Life we have the option of just putting on the cruise control and throwing our head back and just ride along. Or, we can choose to make the necessary changes that result in changing our lives. Those changes are not usually easy, or at least some are not. But what makes them easier is when we can connect them directly to the Father’s desire for us in our lives.

Hosea 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

It is our hearts that we must plow. We must find a way to get past the challenges in our lives that hold us back. figuring out what they are is a challenge for me at this point. But we will find them out.

God is on our side.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are worthy, You alone are King. We praise the name Yahuah (Lord) above all names. Yeshua has gone before us, Father, and we long to be with our Brother. Send us Your overwhelming provision today. Heal up our hearts and minds that hold us back. Deliver us from those that would steal what we have been given by You. We ask these things in Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

We Can Change

Often in life, we find ourselves struggling to be better. We have challenges because we often hold onto certain beliefs that really hold us back. We have amazing mental capacity, for better or for worse. We can be more than we have been, if we are willing to change our thinking. For example, in parts of my life I have been very organized and in other parts of my life I have been very disorganized. But we can change our minds because we we have been given good minds.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

This means we can have a mind for change. We just need to feed the right stuff into our head. And that starts with us.

Romans 10:8 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;
9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

This is definitely about the new birth. But it is also about the power to put into our head the right things to think about.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are worthy to be our King. We bless the name Yahuah. You are our everlasting King. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. We need You and we need Your love so that we can give it to others. Be with us. heal us and deliver us. Protect us from those that would steal from us what You have provided. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Freedom To Rest

Most of what we do we do by choice. We choose to work, or not. We choose to be involved in others lives or not. And we can choose to rest, or not. This Sabbath my wife and I chose to rest. It was very good for us. And we had a good time with other people as well. It made life more bearable. Especially when I talked with others and listened to what they had to say to me. We all need to take time to rest. Paul states this in his letters.

Hebrews 4:7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
9 There remaineth therefore a rest [Sabbath in the Greek] to the people of God.

Today is a good day to rest.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King. We need Your kingdom. We praise the name Yahuah. Send us Your provision. Heal and deliver us. Help us to be free. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

What We Do In Love

The actions we take have impact on others. We are all believers that name the name of our Messiah Yeshua (Jesus). However, we may still need to create certain distances between us and others that make bad choices.

1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

I do not see these as anything but love. If we find ourselves doing them in anger, then we need to repent. We should do this distancing with weeping, always willing to receive back those that turn back to Yahuah (Lord).

Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

We must be a set apart (holy) people. That does not mean we are to be hateful to others. We must at all times remain an example of our Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), loving those that hate us, while we continue to do what is right, walking in the commands of our King.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. We bless the name of Yahuah! We love You and Your kingdom. We ask that You send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our hearts and our minds. Deliver us from this world’s temptations and from those that would steal from us what You alone have provided. We ask these things in Yeshua’s (Jesus) name. Amen.

Justice Reigns In The End

Last night at fellowship several people were in situations where their lives were challenged by what was going on around them. As I listened I thought about me and my family and the challenges we are facing at the moment. We too are faced with the challenges of finances and health and other things. But as I listened I realized that I had gained something for my recent struggles. Yahuah has been teaching me how to win the spiritual battles for the thought life. It is the thought life that drives the rest of our lives. There is also a connection to the heart that I do not fully understand. But I believe the thoughts, if they are controlled, will generate an ability to trust Yahuah to do the things He said He would do. Yahuah has been teaching me to speak out loud when I am attacked in my mind. And He has been showing me his grace and His mercy when I fail to do the things He would have me to do.

Psalms 25:The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11 For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great
12 What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

We can be thankful that in the end, justice always reigns.

Prayer
Father, we love and exalt You. We need Your kingdom here. Blessed be the name Yahuah. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us and deliver us. In Yeshua’s name. Amen.