A Day For The Father

Today in America is a day that is dedicated to Fathers. There will be many cookouts, family gatherings, and bad neck tie gifts today. And the families will be able to have another memory of time together. For some, there are no earthly fathers around. Or perhaps the memories of an earthly father is not good. This is sad, of course. But we all have access to a perfect Father, our heavenly Father, who always loves and cares for us.

John 16:23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

The Father sent His Son, our Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) to die on the cross and be raised from the dead, that we might have eternal life with Him. Our Father, Yahuah (Lord) is always with us. He always hears us. He will always provide for us.

Matthew 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Today, with all that may come with it, let us take time to spend with our heavenly Father. He will take care of all of our needs.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. We are looking for Your kingdom. Is it not here Father? Can it not be with us? We praise Your name Yahuah. Send us today Your overwhelming blessing of provision. Forgive us for our sins. There are those among us that need financial deliverance. Deliver them Father. There are those that need physical healing. Heal them up Father and make them whole, better than before. Deliver us from the evil that is around us trying to steal what You have provided. We ask that You deliver us and all these things, in Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Going In

We have been given a life most wonderful, a life worth the living. Now, I understand that while I am saying this, many of us face many challenges. Some of these challenges may even seem to great to bear. But the life that has been given to us is the life that is at peace with God. Our heavenly Father, Yahuah (Lord), wants to be with us at all times. He especially enjoys spending time with us 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.

Here we see that our Father rested on the first Sabbath that there ever was in the earth. I believe one reason was to stop and spend time with His creation. He loves us and wants to be with us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. We pray that Your kingdom will be here soon. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us when we sin. Heal us. Deliver us from those that would steal from us and destroy the work of their hands. Come to save us. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Long Days End Too

We all experience very long days from time to time. Lately mine seem to be longer than ever. I am praying for Yahuah to give me an income that will allow me to not have to work so many hours that I might study Torah more. Here is a verse to that end.

Psalms 3:3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

If we can remember that our Father is always there and will take care of us, we can rest in knowing that He will provide that we might follow Him and learn of His ways.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. We need Your kingdom. Send us Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal and deliver us. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Lest We Forget

For some reason, my post did not go through Thursday. To my faithful readers, forgive me. I was using my new iPad and I guess I need to read the instructions. Here is a good psalm for those that have time to read this post.

Psalm 29:1 Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength.
2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
10 The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
11 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

Prayer
Father we exalt You. Please forgive us when we miss the mark. Send us Your provision. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Face To The Wind

It is easier to travel down the open road with the wind at our backs. Sometimes as children of the King we have the opportunity to take a stand. That can mean we have to face into the winds of life. That takes the willingness to resist going with the flow, the willingness to stand up for what we say we believe. There was one person in scripture that spoke to this directly.

Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve Yahuah (Lord), choose you this day whom you 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 he dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahuah (Lord).

Often I have heard the latter part of this verse. But it is connected to the first part. It is important that we stop and think about the fact that Joshua was speaking to the religious learns and the religious people of the day. That is worth thinking about, right?

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. Your kingdom is our true home. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us for our sin. Heal us. Deliver us. We need You now. We ask all these things in Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Working On Life

We can look at life in several ways. One of those ways is to wake up wanting everything to be like this “perfect” image. But for many of us, when we try to think about what that perfect image is, we cannot really fully describe it in our minds. We struggle with trying to describe it, and it can be like a foggy memory we cannot quite recall. We can also look at life like an adventure that we wake up into everyday. We can ask our Father each day what He is doing and try to fall in line with that answer. The latter can be more challenging for us in America because we are built to expect instant gratification. Often we are uncomfortable if we are not “busy” doing something. The former, the “perfect” image scenario, is really a lie. That is why we cannot quite describe it. We have to go back to the foundation of why we are here. It was said to Moses, and our Messiah Yeshua repeated it.

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.

The foundation of our faith, the foundation of the kingdom of God, is that we love Him with everything we are and everything we have. It is all in for our Father. If we therefore allow our minds to be pulled in many directions before we think about Him, we will have a sense of that fogginess that does not quite work. On the other hand, if we want to move forward with what we are doing in this earth, then it must begin with the primary goal which is that relationship with Yahuah (Lord) our Elohim (God).

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our God and King. We want to be in Your kingdom. We praise Your name Yahuah (Lord). Send us today Your overwhelming provision, manifested in all its fulness. Forgive us for our sins. Please come to our rescue and deliver us from the evil that would turn men from You. Deliver us from those that would steal from us what You have provided. Stop them today. Deliver us with a strong hand and an outstretched arm today. We ask these things in Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Brave Enough To Believe

Each day when we wake we have a moment to engage our minds with our hearts to decide what we will believe today. Not some Sunday morning feel good speech, not some pep rally deliverance of how great life is, just that moment alone with our Father. We can capture that moment and begin with faith, believing that He loves us. Or we can choose to magnify the world around us and believe our circumstances more than we believe our Father loves us. When we say it like that, the choice seems obvious, right? But it is in those weaker moments that we make so many of the decisions that rule our lives. But we can win in those moments if we are prepared ahead of time to remember. How can we do this? It must be a part of us. In fact, we need to have a flow of good coming out of us. But where would it come from in these times of need? It begins with the new covenant.

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.

We see that the New Covenant is the Law, the Torah, written on our hearts and minds. Paul affirms this.

Hebrews 8:8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

So we know that the Torah in our hearts is the New Covenant. If we can believe, and then trust, the our Father Yahuah (Lord) will not leave us, we can act on that belief and call out to Him to show us truth.

Jeremiah 33:2 “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is his name: 3Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Today, we can add to our faith, building upon what has been know. We can build something better. We can build within us the belief and trust that our Father will never leave or forsake us. In those moments when we are not completely alert, our hearts and minds can drive us to speak the truth, calling upon Yahuah (Lord) our Father in the name of our Messiah Yeshua, knowing that He hears and provides.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. We need Your love in our lives. We need Your kingdom. We praise Your name Yahuah (Lord). Send us today Your overwhelming provision in full manifestation that we might bless Your holy name. Forgive us for our sins. We need Your help and Your healing. We need deliverance from those that would take away Your people and Your name and what You have given us. Judge the earth today with righteousness. Set things right today. Straighten out what is crooked. Put completion in our lives today. We ask these things in the name of Messiah Yeshua (Jesus). Amen.

Everyday We Change, Everyday We Remain The Same

Sitting at the table in my kitchen this morning, I am realizing some things about our life in Messiah Yeshua. There are things that remain the same, and there are things that change. The question then becomes from my perspective, which is which? How is it supposed to be? How do we decide? I think the most important thing is to start from a beginning of serving our God and Father, Yahuah. He has provided us some reading material that will help us to make these decisions. When it says that things are forever, they are forever. When it says things stay the same, they do. When it says things need to change, they need to change. Here are some examples.

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

We see by this that Messiah Yeshuah is the same – always has been and always will be. So, what things does our Messiah say and do?

John 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

Here we see that Yeshua (Jesus) only did what He saw the Father doing. If Yeshua never changes and He only does what He sees the Father doing, it must be that the Father never changes. Therefore, what the Father commanded must be what we are to do as well, since we are to be like Messiah. What has our Father ordained. There are a number of things, but here is one of them.

Exodus 12:1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.
12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.
13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

We see from this a specific date and specific actions. The last verse listed above says it is an ordinance forever. There is something else said about these feasts.

Exodus 13:6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.
7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.

So then what changes? We do. We must constantly be turning to Yahuah (Lord).

Zechariah 1:2 The Lord hath been sore displeased with your fathers.
3 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.

Now we have at least a beginning point. Each person must cry out to Yahuah in Yeshua’s name, and seek mercy and direction.

Prayer
Father. we exalt You. You are our King. Your kingdom we desire. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive our sins, for they are many. We transgress Your law, but want to follow You. This should not be, but we are human. Help us to be on Your path. Heal up our hearts. Deliver us from the evil in the world. Deliver us from those that would steal from us what you alone have provided. Deliver us today. We bless You Father, and we bless Your holy name, Yahuah. We ask all of these things in Messiah Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

When We Rest

Today was the day that a number of people from our fellowship all went to Israel. We were happy for them, but there was a certain sadness inside me for them being gone. That sadness I believe was in part triggered by a built in longing to be in Israel. As we rest on the Sabbath today, I just wanted to leave a scripture for contemplation.

Psalms 134:1 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.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. Bring Your kingdom and come now. We bless Your name Yahuah. Send us Your abundant provision now. Forgive us our sin. Deliver us from the evil around us. Heal our hearts. We weep for Jerusalem. Heal her. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Great Truths

We believers are a most fortunate people. Imagine being turned loose in a foreign land. THere are few things around you that look familiar, and you seem alone. The language and customs of the land are far different from what you had hoped. Then suddenly you receive a collection of writings and letters that are really an invitation from the King of the land. He has been away on a journey for some time and He has given you this written material that You might stand out from others. It contains detailed instructions from Him that if you follow them will not only cause you to stand out, but will mark you as His ambassador, with all of the accompanying benefits and challenges. That is us, the King is our Father Yahuah (Lord), and He has given us the Torah and other scriptures for that very purpose.

Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

Today, as I go about my daily routine, I will be thinking about this passage. Yahuah (Lord) loves us, His people, and is always prepared to give us what we need. He is always prepared to defend us and keep us for Himself.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our One True King. The whole creation cries out for Your kingdom to be returned to our land. We praise Your name Yahuah (Lord). Send us now Your overwhelming provision, manifested to the full. Forgive us our failures to do as You have asked. Lead us and guide us onto You paths of mercy, truth, wisdom, and understanding. Heal our hearts. We are saddened by the evil. Deliver us and the land from the evil. Deliver us with a strong hand and outstretched arm from those that would take from us what You have provided that all men might know that it is You alone that has done these things. We ask all this in Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.