Yom Chamishi, Av 28, 6004 – August 1, 2019
From Imperfection To Perfection
Last night a group of us had some great conversations about our thoughts about God, scripture, ourselves… the kind that help us to find our way. This morning as I think about what it takes to be a follower of our Father, and of Yeshuah our Messiah, I am so thankful that He is perfect. It is easy for us as humans to get caught up in looking to others when something is not as we would like it to be. What I have found is I need to look at me, and compare me to scriptures. What doesn’t line up, and I can fix, I fix. What doesn’t line up, and I cannot seem to fix, I cry out to my Father to help me overcome, and to forgive me for getting wrong.
Our Father is a really good Dad. He knows who we are, that we are all fragile humans. He wants only good for us, and if we call out to Him, He is ever present to make sure we are protected.
Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
He also provides for us daily and at all times.
Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
So, this leads me to see that in my imperfect state, I am very thankful that I have, and we have, a Messiah in Yeshuah who understands what it means to be human, and without transgression of the Law (sin), became transgression of the Law (sin) for us.
Today is a good day to be thankful to our Father for what He has given to us.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here, and let Your will be done here, on earth as it is in heaven. Send us now our needed provision, such that it overflows to those You have given us. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. We are all fragile and we need Your help. You alone are our only hope. Deliver us from the evil here. We need You now. We need You now. Restore Your people. Take us to the land. Take us home. Cleanse us and renew us. We thank You for all these things and ask You for all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen.