There Are Always Signs

When we are going through life, God never leaves us.

Deuteronomy 31:66 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Yahuah (Lord) always leads us to His ways. In the process, He let’s us know before He does something in the earth.

Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

This is meant to be good news. But if we do not hear what the prophets are saying, then where will we be? We will be surprised just as others are surprised.

As I think on these things today, it causes me to want God to send His prophets to us. Pray and ask God for clarity with me please. We each need direction in our own lives. We all need the mercy of Yahuah (Lord) in our lives everyday.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. We praise the name Yahuah (Lord). Send us Your overwhelming provision today. Forgive us our sins. Send us Your prophets and open our ears to hear. Let Yeshuah (Jesus) reveal You, Father, to us that Your people might walk in Your ways. We need You. Deliver us with a mighty hand. Show Yourself stron on our behalf. In Yeshua’s (Jesus) name.

Where To Look

Today we had interesting interactions with our daughter. She was consistently complaining about what she did not have that other kids in her school had. My wife and talked about her attitude and what was going on with her. We saw that how adults act is something that she picks up. It also caused us to think about ourselves and how we act. We have things to be thankful for, if we know where to look.

We can be thankful for our Father who watches over us. He defends us. He cares for us.

Psalms 34:15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. Praise Your name Yahuah! Send us Your overwhelming provision. You are our Deliverer. Forgive us our sins. Heal us. In Yeshua’s (Jesus) name. Amen.

The Yoke That Wins

Yeshua (Jesus) said that would should take His yoke upon us. This had a particular meaning.

Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

What was His yoke? He was a teacher, a rabbi, and His yoke was His teachings. What did He teach. He revealed the Father to people. He taught the Torah, not the traditions of me. He lived out the Torah before them. When we do this, we actually are in spiritual warfare, and our Father Yahuah (Lord) is fighting on our behalf. For this we can praise Him!

Psalms 34:1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are the only King. We exalt the name Yahuah (Lord). Send us today Your abundant provision. Forgive us our sins, for they are many when we transgress Your commands. Heal up our hearts. Deliver us from those that would steal what You have given. Come with a strong hand and outstretched arm. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

My Deliverer

Actually, our Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) is our deliverer. But I have come to realize how important it is to personalize my conversation about our Father in heaven. He is here for each of us as individuals. When I read the writings of people like David and Paul, it is clear that they spoke plainly about a very personal relationship to the Messiah. There is one of David’s writings that has always struck me as a very personal calling out to Yahuah (Lord).

Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We love You. You are our King. We give Praise and thanks to the name Yahuah (Lord). Send us today Your provision. Let it rain down on us, in Your reign. fForgive us our transgressions of Your commands. Heal us up, for we are broken. Deliver us from those that would steal from us what you have provided. Be our Mighty Deliverer today. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Psalms 23

This day was indeed busy. Here is a comforting psalm for such days.

Psalms 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Thank You Yahuah, that You never forget us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. Thank You for being our King. You alone are worthy of all praise. We praise the name Yahuah! Send us Your abundant provision. Forgive us our sins. We transgress Your commandments, though we do not want to do that. Heal us and deliver us. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Hope Is Not Lost

In the last few days in conversations with several people it seemed as if they had lost hope. As I thought about that this morning, I reflected on the scriptures we read yesterday at fellowship. There is a secret place of the Most High that is a place of protection and safety for us.

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.

The secret place is walking in Yahuah’s (Lord’s) commandments. He makes this point many times in the scriptures. It is a place where Yahuah (Lord) cares for us in every way.

Leviticus 26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.
2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.

We get blessing upon blessing and can put our hope in God. But He also says when we will feel terror.

Leviticus 26:14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

Yahuah (Lord) allows us to feel terror when we step away from the secret place. But if we return to Him, He restores our soul and raises us up. This is what God has for us, as a loving Father. He wants us to continue to move forward with Him. He wants us to be His people and walk in His ways. And when we do not, He wants us to repent and turn to Him to be restored. The good news of the scriptures is just that. Our Father has a way for us to walk. When we stray from it, we have a Messiah that bled and died that we might find forgiveness, being restored again to our Father. If we will believe in and trust in our Father, Yahuah (Lord) our God, then we can have hope.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We long for Your kingdom, and for You to be King here on this earth. Praise the name Yahuah! Send us Your overwhelming provision today. Forgive us our sins. Heal us, for truly our hearts have been wounded. We have all at some point gone astray from Your commands. Help us to return to You. Deliver us from the evil of this world. Deliver us from those that would steal what You have provided. Stretch out Your arm and deliver us today with a strong hand. Show Yourself strong on our behalf that all men might know that You alone have done these things, and that you alone are Yahuah (Lord) our God. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

We Can Have Peace

Our Father has given us the Sabbath for our rest. And He has also given us a promise of peace.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

And there remains a Sabbath for us (translated “rest” in the letter to the Hebrews).

Hebrews 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
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 to the people of God.

Today, let us rest and have peace.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. Praise the name Yahuah! Send us today Your overwhelming provision. You alone are worthy to be named King. Forgive us our sins. Heal us and deliver us from those that would steal from us what You have provided. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Leading The Way

What does it take to be a leader? That depends I guess. Mostly it takes followers. When I think of the body of Messiah, I think of us all following Him to the Father, which is where He is leading us. He is out front. But as to the “church leadership” and their leading, how does that work? Well, I believe like all of us we set an example, good or bad. We hope that example is good. Paul gave these very instructions to the Philippians in his letter to them.

Philippians 4:8 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.

But, other than by example of individual lives, what are to be the roles of the leadership? It appears they are to be supporting and building up, not out front.

Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

Here we see that the leaders work to perfect the saints (believers). Then, the believers do the work of the ministry and build up the body of Messiah. Interesting indeed.

Here we are today, all trying to follow what was written many years ago. For me, I only want to see the body of Messiah get on track, like right after He ascended, before I pass on. It seems that there are many good people just holding on, and I wish it were better than that. Pray with me today for our Father to give us His mercy and truth, and come powerfully once again to deliver His people, won’t you?

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are the one and only King. We love You and praise the name Yahuah (Lord) that Your greatness may be made known throughout the earth. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. We need You to do that today, Father. Forgive us our sins. Lead us. Anoint those among us that You have appointed as apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers to raise up Your people, that Your people might do Your work. We need Your healing today. We need You to deliver us from the evil in this world that would put us in chains of bondage. We need Your strong hand of deliverance from those that would oppress us in bondage and steal from us what You have given. Raise Your people up Yahuah (Lord). Show us Your mercy and stretch forth Your arm in deliverance today. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Welcome Home

We are fortunate in this life to have a place to call home. By the time I was 21 years old I had moved 22 times. The result was I never felt like I was “home” as most people refer to it. Here as a believer later in life, I find that to be an advantage because this is not our home.

Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

We see here that we have no continuing city, which in the Greek means hometown to reside in or home. Really, our “home”, that sense of comfort and rest, is in Yahuah (Lord). As it says in verse 15, we are to praise continually the name Yahuah (Lord) which is God’s name. He is our King and we offer thanks to Him at all times.

Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You. You alone are our King. We praise and thank the name Yahuah. You are our Elohim (God). Send us today Your overwhelming blessing of provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal up our hearts and our souls which cry out for You. Deliver us from the darkness that would take from us what You have given to us. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Weary Warriors

We fight the good fight everyday as believers. Like all warriors, we can grow tired. But our fight can be less challenging if we cling to our Messiah. He told us His burden was light.

Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

His yoke is what He taught. He taught the scriptures as they were simply written. IF we take on His yoke the burden is lighter. This includes our fight to do good. With our Messiah Yeshua’s (Jesus’) help.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We give praise to You our King. We praise the name Yahuah (Lord). Send us Your provision. We long to be yoked with You. Forgive us when we throw off Your yoke. Heal our hearts, and cleanse us. Deliver us from evil that would steal from us what You have given. We ask this in Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.