Fighting While We Have Breath

Someone recently asked me how long they should wait for God to make something happen. My first response is always, “As long as it takes.” Recently I have been in a couple battles to get certain things changed in my life. One of those victories came today at work. But it made me revisit the question.

Psalms 150:1Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

I have been trained since growing up that only “good people” get anything from God. Not so, I suggest. I do not see in this psalm that it is restricted to “good people” and why would “good people” need help? Also, we know from scripture that Paul and Elijah had struggles as well.

Acts 14:7 And there they preached the gospel.
8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:
9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Let us therefore cry out to Yahuah (Lord) and fight while we have breath.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We praise the name Yahuah. We ask Father that You send now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins for we are weak humans. Heal us and deliver us from the evil that would steal from us what You alone have provided. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Sometimes Slowly

We can have a tendency at times to want life to move more quickly than it does. But as believers it is good to remember w that what we are building is significant. It takes time to refine gold. It takes time to refine us and our lives.

James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

It takes time for us to become who Yahuah (Lord) wants us to become. It is not an easy or simplistic thing. But God will help us, if we ask Him, believing.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We thank the name Yahuah (Lord) and long for Your presence among us. You alone are worthy of all praise and honor. We ask that You give us now Your abundant provision. Heal us, please, from the inside out. Deliver us from evil that would beset us. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Psalms 42

Psalms 42:1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
8 Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Prayer
Father, we exalt you. We praise the name Yahuah. Forgive us when we stumble. Heal us and deliver us from the evil around us. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Freedom’s Reign

We as believers are given many, many promises from our Father. Yahuah (Lord) knows what we need before we even pray.

Matthew 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

When we do pray with humility, our Father openly shows that He has heard us, just as He did our brother Yeshua (Jesus).

John 11: 32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

When we do pray with humility, our Father openly dispatches ministering spirits to bring to pass what we have requested.

Hebrews 1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

There are many types of challenges and ways that we are bound in life today. But our Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) was sent by our God Yahuah (Lord) to deliver us from them all, and He has done it. If we will humble ourselves and pray according to His will (in a manner that reflects life and His commandments), believing that God hears us, we can know that He will do the thing we ask.

1 John 5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King and You reign over us. We praise and thank the name Yahuah! Send us now Your overflowing, overwhelming, abundant provision. Forgive us our sins, for we are human and frail. Hold us and heal us from within. We ask that you call to our physical bodies as well and command them to be made as originally designed in the garden, that all of Your people might be made physically and mentally whole. There are many that would place us in bondage with various forms of evil. We call to You Yahuah (Lord), our God and our King, to deliver us from this evil. With a strong hand and an outstretched arm I ask that You deliver Your people from debt that all men might know that You alone are King, You alone are Yahuah (Lord) our Elohim (God). In Yeshua’s (Jesus) name. Amen.

Sure Testimonies

This morning as I was praying Psalms 119 came to mind, specifically the segment entitled Daleth. As I read this segment it reminded me how gracious our Father is toward us to teach us His ways and His commandments.

Psalms 119:DALETH.
25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.
31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame.
32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

Here the psalmist shows us that Yahuah (Lord) will deliver us from depression (heaviness) using His word. When we choose truth, Yahuah (Lord) strengthens our hearts. THe word testimonies here is an interesting point. These are things that have been either said or done by God. I try to think of the miracles that I have seen in my own life, or read about in scripture like the Exodus. To me, these testimonies stand as a witness to who Yahuah (Lord) is and that He will never fail us. I will meditate today on His precepts, His testimonies, and His word.

Prayer
father, we exalt You as the Most High King. We thank and praise the name Yahuah (Lord). send us this very day Your overwhelming provision. Let Your reign rain on us today. Forgive us our sins. Heal our hearts. Take depression from those that are depressed. Deliver us with a strong hand and an outstretched arm from those that would steal or are stealing from Your people. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Acknowledge Him

My wife shared with me this morning an interesting scripture that she felt God gave her to read before going to bed last night.

Proverbs 3: 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

This is a great stand alone scripture for sure. It makes me think about how we acknowledge Him. One important way is to offer Him praise and thanks for who He is and all He does for us.

Psalms 7: 17I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Here we see that the psalmists regularly praised the name Yahuah (Lord), gave thanks to the name Yahuah (Lord), and also praised Yahuah (Lord) for all He has done. We can take that back into the Proverbs scripture and see how it fits with the rest of what is being declared to us.

Proverbs 3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

We can be thankful today that our God Yahuah (Lord) has given us direction for life in giving us His commandments. He has provided us with a path, and is with us at all times to help us. Thanks and praise to Yahuah of hosts!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our righteous King. By You the mountains were formed and the seas set back from the land. The heavens are Yours and all that are in this creation. Give us now Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us of our sins. Heal us, for many of us are a broken people. There is wickedness in the land and many are they that steal from and rob Your people. Stand up, Father, and with Your strong hand deliver Your people from those that would steal from them, from those that lead them away from Your path with lies that tickle their ears while robbing their very sustenance. Arise O King, come to the aid of those that oppress Your people. Show us as a sign in Your mighty overwhelming deliverance that all men might know that You, Yahuah of hosts alone has done all these things. In Yeshua’s (Jesus) name. Amen.

Day Of Visitation

When Yeshua (Jesus) approached Jerusalem just before His crucifixion, He looked at her and wept.

Luke 19:39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Visitation here is the same word that is translated elsewhere oversight or overseer. He was saying that because of the lack holding fast to the commandments of God versus the traditions of men (in the next verse He throws the money changers out of the temple) they were unable to see He was their Messiah, their Prince of Peace. He was there to deliver them, but they could not see it.

Peter also speaks of God doing great works and our role in that.

1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

There is a mistranslation here. In verse 12, “they may by your good works” should be “they may by good works” because the word “your” is not there. What Peter is really saying is that if we keep the commandments of God (all the things we should abstain from that he mentioned) that they will glorify God for the good works He does in our lives in the day that He shows up as our Delivering Leader. This is spiritual warfare at a very basic level. It is like hand-to-hand combat with our own flesh, and God says we can win and be victorious!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are worthy, You alone are King. We praise and exalt the name Yahuah (Lord). Send us today Your overwhelming blessing. Forgive us for our sins. Let Your strong hand deliver us from bondage and poverty. Help us to resist temptation. Show Yourself strong in our lives that all men may glorify You, that all men might praise the name Yahuah (Lord)! In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

Each Step Of The Way

It has been said that each journey begins with a single first step. While this may seem simplistic, it is true. We can have dreams and desires about life, but if we never do anything about them, then they just fade into wishes that never come true. For us to ever get to the end of the journey, we have to have a beginning. The same is true with our walk with Messiah Yeshua (Jesus). We have to take steps in the direction He wants us to go and trust that He will help us along the way. There are many times in scriptures where we are encouraged that He will be with us to help us.

John 10:25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and my Father are one.

Here we see that we belong to the Father. He gave us to Yeshua (Jesus), and He says there is nothing that can take us from His hand. That sounds like He is not only with us but holding on to us.

Philippians 1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Here we see Paul recognizing that our Father will complete the work He began in us.

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.
12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

God has said we are His Our God Yahuah (Lord) never fails, and if we will turn to Him He will forgive and help us make it in victory to the end.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. Praise Yahuah (Lord) of hosts! Let the whole earth praise and thank the name Yahuah. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sin. Deliver us from temptation, Yahuah (Lord), and we will be delivered. Heal us physically and emotionally from the inside out. Deliver us from the past that has scarred so many. We are Your children and we need You, Father. Crush the evil that would steal from Your children. Do not let it be said that there is no God and none to deliver us. Show Yourself strong on our behalf. Move with a strong hand against all that would oppress and steal from Your people to deliver us into wholeness and Your promises. Show us as a sign for good that all men might know that Yahuah (Lord) alone has done this. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.

God With Us

Most people we know (even those that do not believe) would say that if the superheroes of the comic strips existed, they would definitely want them to be our friends. I know people that get very caught up in superheroes. Perhaps it is because inside of us we really want to believe that there is powerful help to make things right in our lives. Good news. There is!

Psalms 98:1 O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
2 The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5 Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.
7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
9 Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

Here we see that the One that created the earth will come to judge it with righteousness and His people with prosperity. He is in the business of setting things right according to His truth and mercy. But if we translate verses two and three, we see something very interesting that would indicate that this blessing is for us. Let me do that here.

Psalms 98:2 Yahuah hath made known his Yashuah: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen Yashuah of our Elohim.

This becomes very interesting to us because the word for salvation is “Yashuah” which is the name of our Messiah Yashuah (Jesus)! We can have One far greater than all superheroes together on our side, judging the earth and the people to set things right for our good and our prosperity!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our Great King! Praise the name Yahuah! Thanks to our King Yahuah! Send us today, even this morning, even now, Your overwhelming abundant provision. Judge us in prosperity. Let the whole world see Your righteousness in Yashuah. Praise Yahuah! Forgive us our sins. Heal those of us with broken hearts and with pains from the past. Deliver us from the evil and darkness that would steal from us. Judge the evil and darkness today, setting things right. Judge us with prosperity. Show Yashuah to the world through us that all men might know that You alone are Yahuah of hosts! In Yashuah’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.