Happy Feast of Unleavened Bread Day 4 Thursday…
Thank You FATHER for this NEW DAY. HELP US to live aware, to choose wisely, to stay close to You, and “PASSOVER” FROM our old lives of SIN AND DEATH into Your New Life for us, and INTO YOUR TRUTH. Help us to be as YOUR LIVING “UNLEAVENED BREAD” that represents YOUR SON & OUR KING and His SINLESS, PERFECT Life. Thank You for YOUR GREAT LOVE AND MERCY! Thank You that You SANCTIFY US, and You DELIVER US as represented in Your Passover Meal. We come to You TODAY, choosing to walk in YOUR PRESENCE AND LIGHT. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. AMEN! “This day shall be A MEMORIAL FOR YOU. You shall keep it as A FEAST TO YAHWEH. YOU SHALL KEEP IT as a feast THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS by an ordinance FOREVER.” Exodus 12:14 WEBUS - Treasures of Passover: The Four Cups (Part 2 ) - The Cup of Deliverance (Review) In our previous devotion we did a brief overview of The Passover Meal or The Passover Seder (Order). We touched on some of the meanings, traditions, and went over how Yeshua, Jesus Christ, participated in Passover. Of course we all know that Yeshua did more than just participate, but is The Centerpiece of Passover as well, being our One True And Eternal Passover Lamb Sacrifice. May we never forget that He Is... “The Lamb Slain From The Foundation of the world (Rev 13:8).” The prophetic picture of The Lamb’s Blood painted on The Israelites Doorpost and The Angel of Death “Passing Over” them is really just a giant neon sign pointing straight to Our Messiah and what He Does For Us. Let’s pause and get a couple of Biblical Witnesses for establishment: “All who dwell on the earth will worship him (the antichrist), whose names have not been written in The Book of Life of The Lamb Slain From The Foundation of The World.” Revelation 13:8 NKJV “Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep The Feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with The Unleavened Bread of Sincerity and Truth.” I Corinthians 5:7-8 NKJV Just as all The Torah (The First 5 Books of The Bible), The Writings, and Prophets are all written about Yeshua (Jesus), Our King and Savior, so too are The Holy Appointed Times (Feasts) of Our Father about Yeshua. Yesterday we looked at The First Cup of Passover Seder (Order) Meal or The Cup of Sanctification. Who is it that sanctifies us? You got it, Yeshua. Today we will take at look at The Second Cup of Passover or “The Cup of Deliverance.” Who is it that delivers us from the bondage of sin? Right again, Yeshua. Our Father commands us to “remember” The Israelites Passover from bondage in Egypt, to tell our children, and that His Appointed Time (Moed) of Passover is to be “for all time” or an “everlasting” regulation. “This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh). This is A Law (instruction) for all time.” Exodus 12:14 NLT With all that established, let’s now do a brief review of where we are at in The Passover Seder (Order): As stated yesterday, typically, The Passover Meal begins with a welcome from the head of the household, then Blessings and Thanks to Our Father and Savior are given, after which some Scriptures are read, candles lit, an honoring of the woman, or women, who helped prepare everything is implemented (Typically Called “The Cup of Miriam.”), then we come to The First Cup of The Passover Meal. The Cup Is Called “Kadesh” or “The Cup of Sanctification” and it is a memorial of Our Father’s Promise: “I will bring you out of Egypt (Exodus 6:6-7).” Next we move on through various blessings to Our Father, the drinking of The First Cup, and then there is a ceremonial washing. Remember Yeshua washing The Disciples feet? Yep, Yeshua Did It All. Next there are some memorials of the Israelites struggles and remembering the tears they shed in Egypt. After this the service moves on to The Breaking of The Unleavened Bread. Remember Yeshua declaring “This Is My Body” in Luke 22:19? This is the part of The Passover Order that we as believers in Yeshua have heard at communion since we first began attending church services! This part of the Passover Meal is an invitation to “come and dine with The King.” This is The Blessing that is spoken upon The Breaking of The Bread: “This is the bread of brokenness which our fathers ate in the land of Egypt.” All who are hungry -- let them come and eat. All who are needy -- let them come and celebrate The Passover with us.” For the sake of time we won’t go over how significant and prophetic the above Blessing is, but do you recognize anything familiar in that Blessing? If you don’t, when you can, maybe take a look at these Verses: John 6:35, Isaiah 55:1, and Proverbs 9:5. And these are just a few! After The Breaking of The Matzah (Unleavened Bread), the guests are shown various connections to Our Messiah, then The Passover Story is told. (It is worth noting, while some of the elements of The Passover Meal are just traditions, The retelling of The Passover Story during The Passover Meal is a Command from Our Father.) After The Passover Story is told, “Hallel” or “Thanks” are offered, and then we come to The Cup of Deliverance. Let’s recall The Scriptures: “I Am The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh), and I WILL BRING YOU OUT from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I Will DELIVER YOU from slavery to them, and I Will REDEEM YOU with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. I WILL TAKE YOU TO BE MY PEOPLE, and I WILL BE YOUR GOD, and you shall know that I AM The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh) your God, WHO HAS BROUGHT YOU OUT FROM UNDER THE BURDENS OF THE EGYPTIANS” Exod. 6:6-7 Once again, let’s take a look at an excerpt from hebrewforchristians.com. Behold Israel! The Cup of Deliverance!: “The Cup of Deliverance Leader: At this time, let us look at the shank bone on the Seder plate and recall how Yeshua Our Messiah is The True Passover Lamb of God, Our Beloved Savior, and How “Not One Bone” was broken (Psalm 34:20): Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! We are now finally ready to drink the “Cup of Deliverance.” This cup recalls God’s second promise made to our ancestors: “I will DELIVER YOU from slavery.” Let us then give thanks to The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh) Our God for saving the Israelites from Egypt and for delivering us from our personal bondage to the evil one by The Shed Blood of The Lamb of God... Let us lift our hearts to God in thanks for His Salvation (Yeshua!) as we recite the blessing: All Recite: “Blessed art Thou, Yahweh our God, King of The Universe, Creator of The Fruit of The Vine.” “I will lift up The Cup of Salvation and call upon The Name of The LORD. (YHVH, Yahweh)” - Psalm 116:13 Drink from the cup after reciting the blessing... Worthy is The Lamb Thanking God for Deliverance: Leader: Of all the blessings we will recite this night, surely one of the most important is to thank God for The Way of Salvation given to us in His Son Yeshua, The Great Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world. Let us recite the following Hebrew blessing that offers thanks and praise to Yahweh our God: All Recite: “Praised are you, Yahweh, Who assures our Salvation...” Hebrew: Barukh attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam, asher natan lanu et derekh ha’yeshuah ba’mashiach Yeshua barukh hu. Amen. English: “Blessed are You, LORD (Yahweh) our God, King of The Universe, Who gave to us The Way of Salvation through The Messiah Yeshua, blessed be He. Amen.” Leader: The deliverance we have in Yeshua both clears us of guilt and sin while investing us with The Power and Righteousness of God through faith. We are “justified” in Yeshua - “just-if- I’d” never sinned - and “just-if-I’d” always obeyed. This is the miracle of the “exchanged life” - The Korban Principle of the sacrificed Messiah for our deliverance (2 Cor. 5:21). Because of The Great Salvation given to us in The Messiah, we are no longer regarded as “slaves in the house” but rather are set free and made heirs of God through Yeshua our LORD (Master, Husband)." Once again, pretty awesome right?! Join us tomorrow as we read about The 3rd Cup or The Cup of Redemption ... Our Redeemer Lives! (Job 19:25). Praying each and everyone of you had An Amazing Passover Meal this week! Baruch Ha’Shem (Praise The Name) of Yahweh Yeshua Ha’Mashiach! Until then My Brothers and Sisters Shalom (Peace). May The One Who Delivers Us Bless You, and Happy Feast Day! Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below.
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Happy Feast of Unleavened Bread Day 3 Wednesday…
Thank You Father for this NEW DAY. Thank You for Our Perfect Passover Lamb. Please Father, help us to LIVE AWARE, to choose wisely, to stay close to You, and ANCHORED IN Your TRUTH. Thank You for Your GREAT LOVE AND MERCY. Thank You that You Wait For Us, and You Strengthen Us. We come to You today, choosing to WALK IN Your PRESENCE AND LIGHT. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. AMEN. Good morning Brothers and Sisters and Happy 3rd Day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread! This year we weren’t set to go over The Passover Meal, but after getting a lot of questions and many looking for easy to understand, clear, concise information about The Passover Meal to share with new believers, it seems prudent to share this devotion once more. Please share with anyone you believe needs to know the many connections between Our Messiah Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, Jesus Christ, and this Hebrew Tradition that has been around for thousands of years. It still amazes me that so many, for thousands of years, participated in this meal foreshadowing our Messiah, and were never able to make the connections. Thankfully for us, the veil has been lifted, the mysteries have been revealed, and our Savior has come. HalleluYAH! Now, without further ado, this servant prays you enjoy, share, and are edified by “Treasures of Passover: The Four Cups.” May you and your families be Blessed on this feast day, and may The Revelation of The Word and The Knowledge of God abound in you all. Shabbat Shalom and Happy Feast Day Mishpocha (Family)! Sincerely, Servant of Yeshua 7 “This day shall be A MEMORIAL FOR YOU. You shall keep it as A FEAST TO YAHWEH. You shall KEEP IT as a feast throughout your generations by an ordinance FOREVER.” Exodus 12:14 WEBUS - Treasures of Passover: The Four Cups Part 1 - The Cup of Sanctification A few nights ago at twilight we celebrated The Passover Meal. It was, and will be celebrated by millions, all in obedience to our Prophecy-Fulfilling Father In Heaven. The Passover Meal, or Seder (Order, Procedure) Meal, has been held in memorial now for literally thousands of years. It is quite amazing The Heavenly Treasures that can be found not only when studying it, but also much more so when we actually participate in it. This last year, and every year this servant has participated, so much has been revealed! It is just impossible to fit all of these amazing revelations into a morning devotion, because certainly it would take a whole book. But, prayerfully today, and over the next few mornings, we can shine some Light on a small part of this beautifully Yeshua-Inspired Meal. It is important to understand that The Passover Meal is not an outed tradition that doesn’t apply to us anymore (Exodus 12:14 See Above), but rather an unbelievable honor and privilege in which we are all called to participate. Being that Yeshua is Our Perfect Example and He participated in it, that should be enough compelling evidence for any of us. Didn’t know that Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, participated in it? Don’t feel bad, many of us didn’t. One reason that many of us didn’t know is probably because Yeshua’s Passover Meal is now commonly referred to in modern Christianity as “The LORD’s Supper.” Remember, He Said, “Do This In Remembrance of Me (Luke 22:19)” Did the light just go on? Excellent! Let’s continue. During a traditional Passover Meal there is a very specific order that the meal is presented in, hence the term “Passover Seder,” which means “Passover Order.” We know that Our Father Is A God of Order, so this makes perfect sense. From the creation of our great great grandfather Adam, to the building of Noah’s Ark, to The Tabernacle, and right on through to The Life of Our Eternal Savior, we have no shortage of examples of Our Father’s Order. Typically, The Passover Meal begins with a welcome from the head of the household, then Blessings and Thanks to Our Father and Savior are given, after which some Scriptures are read, candles lit, an honoring of the woman, or women, who helped prepare everything is implemented (Typically Called “The Cup of Miriam.”), then we come to The First Cup of The Passover Meal. The Cup Is Called “Kadesh” or “The Cup of Sanctification” and it is a memorial of Our Father’s Promise: “I will bring you out of Egypt (Exodus 6:6-7).” (Note: All Four Cups of The Passover Meal are contained in this Scripture. We will expound on these over the next few days.) Let’s take a look: “I Am The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh), and I WILL BRING YOU OUT from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I WILL DELIVER YOU from slavery to them, and I WILL REDEEM YOU with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. I WILL TAKE YOU TO HE MY PEOPLE, and I Will be your God, and you shall know that I Am The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh) your God, Who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians” Exod. 6:6-7 “For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under The Cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in The Cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same Spiritual Food and drank the same Spiritual Drink; for they drank from The Spiritual Rock that accompanied them, and That Rock was Christ.” 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Now that we have established what The Passover Meal Is, Who It Is For, and Why It Is Relevant for us today, lets take a look at an except from hebrewforchristians.com on The First Cup: “In Hebrew, the word for “holiness” is kedushah, meaning “set-apartness.” When God said that He would bring the Israelites out of Egypt, He separated them and set them apart as His own special people. During The Exodus, their passage through the cloud and the sea were likened to their “baptism” or rebirth as God’s people. The first cup is called the “Cup of Sanctification” since it recalls how God has set us apart as His special people. This is the same cup over which we recite The Sabbath Blessing on The Sabbath, except tonight we will recite it over The First Cup of Passover. Of Yeshua it is said, “Messiah our sanctification” (1 Cor. 1:30). Which cups did Yeshua drink during his Passover Seder with His disciples? He apparently drank the first two cups in the traditional way. At the third cup, The Cup of Redemption, he said: “This is My Blood of The New Covenant” (Matt 26:27- 39). Yeshua told His disciples that He would not drink the fourth cup (The Cup of Restoration), but promised to do so with them in the coming Kingdom (Matt 26:29).” Pretty awesome right?! My prayer is that during this special time of year, this devotion sparks your interest, Lights A Fire, and encourages you to search out some of the many blessings Our Father and Savior has for us in The Holy Feast of Passover/Unleavened Bread. Tomorrow we will take a look at “The Second Cup” of Passover or “The Cup Of Deliverance.” Until then My Brothers and Sisters Shalom (Peace), May The One Who Sanctifies Us Bless You, and Happy Feast Day! Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below. Happy Feast of Unleavened Bread Day 2 Tuesday…
Thank You FATHER for this NEW DAY. HELP US to live aware, to choose wisely, to stay close to You, and “PASSOVER” FROM our old lives of SIN AND DEATH into Your New Life for us, and INTO YOUR TRUTH. Help us to be as YOUR LIVING “UNLEAVENED BREAD” that represents YOUR SON & OUR KING and His SINLESS, PERFECT Life. Thank You for YOUR GREAT LOVE AND MERCY! Thank You that You SANCTIFY US, and You DELIVER US as represented in Your Passover Meal. We come to You TODAY, choosing to walk in YOUR PRESENCE AND LIGHT. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. AMEN! Learning from Our Messiah is one of the most glorious honors we will ever get. Yeshua, Jesus Christ, is perfect, sinless, always right, merciful, mindful, and The One Example we can ALWAYS count on to be correct. Tomorrow we will get into some of the lesser known treasures of Passover, but today let's let Our King give us some examples of Living and praying in The Way. May we constantly be reminded of Our King and Savior’s Way… The Way. God Bless everybody, have a wonderful "unleavened" day, and may revelation of Our Father and Savior's Word abound with you today. Shalom! “Therefore, my dear friends, since we have these promises, let us purify ourselves from everything that can defile either body or spirit, and strive to be completely Holy, out of reverence for God.” 2 Corinthians (2 Co) 7:1 CJB - The Passover... EVERYTHING (Part 2): Our Unleavened (Sinless) Perfect Example In honor of Our Passover Lamb and First Fruits Yeshua, let's take a few moments to look at Him, Our Perfect Example, when it comes to following and obeying Our Father. Today we will look at some of the prayers and actions of Jesus in the gospels of Matthew and Mark. As we read The Word today and see how Jesus prayed, what Jesus prayed for, and where He addressed Our Father, let us examine our own prayer life and let the words of Our Savior Strengthen Us. May we all be not only strengthened by His Words, but may His Words also soften our hearts toward our brethren and help us to pray for our enemies. Today we will be using both the CJB and NKJV for clarity purposes. Prayer: Father God, we ask You to open our hearts and minds today so that we may understand the words of Your Son in His Prayers to You. Help us to see what is really being said and not just what is "on the surface" Father. As we read Your Word we ask You to move inside us, light a fire, and let it burn continually. We love You, thank You, and praise You all the days of our lives. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Mighty Name we pray. Amen. The Prayers and Fruit (Actions) of Yeshua: “It was at that time that Yeshua said, “I thank You, Father, LORD of Heaven and Earth, that You concealed these things from the sophisticated and educated and revealed them to ordinary folks. Yes, Father, I thank you that it pleased You to do this.” Matthew 11:25-26 CJB “At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, LORD of Heaven and Earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your Sight.” Matthew 11:25-26 NKJV “After He had sent the crowds away, He went up into the hills by Himself to pray. Night came on, and He was there alone.” (Matthew) 14:23 CJB “And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.” Matthew 15:36 NKJV “Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.” Mark 1:35 NKJV “And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray.” Mark 6:46 NKJV “Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.” He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You Will. ” Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again He went away and prayed, and spoke the same words.” Mark 14:32-39 NKJV What can we take from these passages?: Yeshua was alone most of the time when He went to prayed. "He often withdrew to lonely places and prayed."(Luke 5:16) 1.) Pray alone when seeking Our Father - Yeshua, Jesus tells us: “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in The Secret Place; and your Father Who Sees In Secret will reward you openly.” Matthew 6:6 NKJV 2.) Our Father In Heaven reveals to His innocent, ordinary followers with childlike faith and Yeshua thanks Him for this. - Believe in Our Father in Heaven like a young child believes their father on earth... wholeheartedly and without doubt. A good child listens, and obeys. Be innocent and blameless, following the example of our Messiah. Our Father will use us where we are, we don’t have to be the extraordinary, we just have to be available. “For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His Presence.” I Corinthians 1:26-29 NKJV 3.) When Yeshua was with people, He fed them. - We should be feeding others The Word of God A.K.A. The Bread of Life 4.) When He was alone He pleaded with His Father, but still submitted to His Will. - We can share with Our Father in Heaven our fears, and make our requests, but we must realize His Will is ALWAYS better than ours. 5.) When He was with His disciples they stayed awake, when Yeshua left, they fell asleep. - Stay focused on Yeshua. Praise God for His Beautiful Message in The Life of Yeshua (Salvation), Jesus Christ! May we all glean from The King. God Bless each and everyone of you on the other side of this screen. Have a great God-Filled day and continue to be a Light of Our Father through Yeshua. A Christ-centered life is like a good watch: open face, busy hands, pure gold, and full of good works. ~Unknown Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below. Happy Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread Monday Everyone!!!
FATHER thank You for this NEW DAY. We THANK YOU for continuing YOUR GOOD WORKS yesterday, today, and forevermore. Thank you for Your Appointed Times, Feasts, and Rehearsals (Literal Translation) where You reveal the mysteries of YOUR PROPHECY. May we continually thank You for YOUR SALVATION, YESHUA, OUR PASSOVER LAMB, JESUS CHRIST, and being OUR GOD!!! In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Precious and Powerful Name we pray. AMEN! Happy Passover Mishpocha (Family)! Praying each and everyone of you on the other side of this screen had a most Blessed Passover Evening, will have most Blessed Week of Unleavened Bread, and are prepared for a most Blessed Resurrection Celebration at the end of this week on The Feast of First Fruits. We serve The Most Powerful King, Ruler, Sovereign, and Only True and Living God... and He Is Also… The Kindest, Most Merciful, Loving Being To Ever Exist. Talk about a reason to celebrate! Let’s kick this first day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread off with Honor To The King. He Is… Our Passover EVERYTHING! Chag Sameach (Happy Festival) Mishpocha (Family) and may The Spirit of The Most High, God Our Father and Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, Jesus Christ, be with you all. This servant Loves you all so very much. But always remember, anything that comes to you through this servant’s service is only because… The King Loves You Infinitely More! He went everything He went through… because He Loves You. Shabbat Shalom and God Bless You My Family… ABUNDANTLY! Sincerely In Service To Christ The King, Your Brother, Servant of Yeshua 7 - The Passover... EVERYTHING (Part 1) Yeshua, Jesus Christ, came, He saw, and He conquered. His last words were: "It Is Finished! (John 19:30)" Not only did He come, see, and conquer, but He also fulfilled. In fact, many scholars believed that Yeshua fulfilled up to 456 prophecies, and counting! Here are just a handful of significant prophecies fulfilled by Yeshua: 1.) Born in Bethlehem (Appropriately Meaning "House of Bread”) -Micah 5:2 2.) He was preceded by John The Baptist (Jesus tells us John was the "Elijah that was to come.") (Malachi 5:5-6) 3.) He entered Jerusalem on a donkey (Zachariah 9:9) 4.) He was betrayed by a friend who received thirty pieces of silver (Zachariah 11:12-13) 5.) He stood silent before His accusers (Isaiah 53:7) 6.) He died, being crucified, in the manner Romans used for criminals (Psalm 22, Isaiah 53, Zachariah 13) 7.) His was scourged (Isaiah 53:5) 8.) He was pierced through His hands and feet (Psalm 22:16, Isaiah 53) To get an idea of the chances of any one person in history fulfilling just these eight prophecies, we have to really "open our eyes" and imagine the staggering numbers. The odds that Yeshua, Jesus Christ, fulfilled JUST THE EIGHT PROPHECIES ABOVE are: 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000 or 1:10 to the 17th Power. This is really quite remarkable! While we don't have time to look at larger numbers or even larger and unfathomable odds, you can find them immediately here: https://yeshua.org Also, if you would like to review more than 300 of the prophecies Yeshua fulfilled, they are documented and resourced here: https://yeshua.org/jewish-scriptures/300-predictions-about-messiah/ It is quite amazing that Our Savior fulfilled so many prophecies just during this current Holy Feast of Our Father, Passover. Consider this: He was sacrificed on the exact-correct date, in the exact-correct manner, predicted thousands of years before. He was skinned, He was hung on cedar wood, blood and water came out of His side, He was fed vinegar soaked into hyssop, He came on "the fourth day" (a day to Our Father is as a thousand years. Yeshua came in the four thousandth year of man’s existence. On the "fourth day" is when you brought The Passover Lamb in and is also the day of creation that Light came to the world🔥). Jesus, Our Passover Lamb, came and "dwelt with us" just as The Passover Lamb was suppose to, He was perfect, without blemish, He was The Firstborn Son of God, and He died in the shape of a cross, which is the ancient Hebrew letter (Tav), which represents covenant. Wow, right?! And these are just a few of The Passover Scriptures that Yeshua, Our Passover Lamb, fulfilled for us! We can stand firm believing that Our Father and His Son have worked everything out... perfectly. Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King, has made a way for us to return to "right standing" with Our Father. A way for us to "Passover" from death to Life! This is indeed a reason to rejoice! Praise Him and Bless His Name Forever! It is easy to see, especially as we "dig deeper" into Scripture, that not only is Yeshua Our Savior, King, Redeemer, Confidant, Mediator, and Best Friend, but He Is also The Biblical Passover Lamb. Dig even deeper and we will find He Is: "The Passover... Everything." Cool Facts, Food For Thought, and Prayer As We Prepare For The Week of Unleavened Bread and Head Towards "First Fruits" (aka "Resurrection Sunday"): Cool Fact: The Aramaic word for lamb is "talya." Talya can mean "lamb" or "servant." In Isaiah 53 we read about Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The "Suffering Servant." Isaiah 53 describes Our Savior as "a lamb led to the slaughter." Let's take a look: “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His Mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His Mouth.” Isaiah 53:5-7 Another witness to Isaiah 53:7 and Yeshua being The Passover Lamb: “Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.” I Corinthians 5:7 Food For Thought: The Bible calls Our Savior "The Lamb" no less than 34 times. The number of exact pictures between The Passover Lamb and Jesus is no less than spectacular. We can see, if we look at them as a whole, that Our Father has been preparing "His Beloved" as Our Passover Sacrifice since the beginning of mankind. Our Savior and King said that He "came not to be served, but to serve (Mark 10:45)." What are our thoughts about Our Father's Holy Feast of Passover? Are we willing to allow ourselves a deeper understanding of Our Savior's Mighty and Atoning Work? Can we allow His Atoning Work of: forgiveness, safety, wholeness, and acceptance, to help us experience our own freedom and help others today? Prayer: Dear Father, please help us to remove the leaven (sin) out of our lives this week as we head into Your Holy Rehearsal (Feast) of Passover on Wednesday Evening. Give us a desire to remove it completely so we may be closer to you, and understand more clearly the breadth, depth, and scope of what You have done for us. As we move into Your Holy Week where You gave The Ultimate Sacrifice Once and For All... Yourself... Your Son… we ask you to soften our hearts, help us to completely forgive our enemies as you have forgiven us, and become more humble and meek like Your Son, The King, Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, Jesus Christ. It is in Yeshua’s Name, Our Passover Lamb's Name, we ask these things. Thank You, Bless You, we Love You. Amen! Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below. Good Morning Sanctified-Savior’s-Sunday-Passover-Prep-Day (Passover Eve!)...
Thank You FATHER for this NEW DAY. HELP US to live aware, to choose wisely, to stay close to You, and “PASSOVER” FROM our old lives of SIN AND DEATH into Your New Life for us, and INTO YOUR TRUTH. Help us to be as YOUR LIVING BREAD “UNLEAVENED BREAD” that represents YOUR SON & OUR KING and His SINLESS, PERFECT Life. Thank You for YOUR GREAT LOVE AND MERCY! Thank You that You SANCTIFY US, and You DELIVER US as represented in Your Passover Meal. We come to You TODAY, choosing to walk in YOUR PRESENCE AND LIGHT. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. AMEN! - Some Servant Thoughts And The Word of God Almighty, El Shaddai “This day shall be A MEMORIAL FOR YOU. You shall keep it as A FEAST (Sabbath, Appointed Time) TO YAHWEH. YOU SHALL KEEP IT as a feast THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS by AN ORDINANCE FOREVER.” Exodus 12:14 WEBUS Happy Passover Preparation Day everyone! During this week of Passover we will take a look at some of the amazing mysteries and treasures Our Father and Savior has given us to unearth in His Passover Celebration. Today is the last day each of us make our final preparations for Passover and “clean the leaven out” (repent, clean the sin out of our lives) ahead of this glorious celebration, as commanded and ordained by Our Holy, Amazing Father In Heaven. Today, let us keep our thoughts on “The Door” where all things Passover begin and end, Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, Jesus Christ, Who Bears The Name Above All Names, and Who Is The King of Kings. He Is... Our Cup of Salvation, Reconciliation, Redemption, and Saving Grace. There is no better place to start, and in fact... nothing starts without Him (Colossians 1:16). With that in mind, let us begin this Glorious Passover Preparation Morning with these thoughts of reflection: What is it that you need to “Passover” from? What is it that you need to repent from? What is it that you have been oppressed by, or maybe you have been a slave to? What struggle is it that you have been fighting with this year? Give it up to Our Father and Savior in prayer and, this is very important, BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE DONE FOR YOU (Matthew 21:22). If you are coming to Our Father In Heaven with a humble and contrite heart, in sincerity and Truth, and believe… HE WILL DELIVER YOU. May we all passover from those bad, worldly, or fleshly things that have accumulated in our lives, and embrace The Good and New Things Our Mighty God Is Doing! For everyone who will be celebrating Our Father’s Passover Festival, as we are commanded by The Word of God, my prayer is that it is absolutely amazing and revelation filled. For all those celebrating for the first time, may The Grace, Wonder, and Spirit of Passover, Who Is Yeshua, Jesus Christ, show up at your meal, draw you close, and open your hearts and minds to The Most Amazing Gift, Sign, and Revelation Ever Given To Mankind... The Savior, Sacrifice, and Passover Lamb for each and everyone of us, Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, Jesus Christ, The Word of God Made Flesh, and God Himself. Learning from Our Messiah is one of the most glorious honors we will ever get. Yeshua, Jesus Christ is perfect, sinless, always right, merciful, mindful, and The One Example we can ALWAYS count on to be correct. Tomorrow we will begin diving into some of the many mysteries and treasures of Passover, but today let's let our thoughts remain on “The Way, The Truth, And The Life” (John 14:6), Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, Jesus Christ Himself. As we “remove the leaven” (sin) from our homes and lives, may we constantly be reminded of Our King and Savior’s Way… The Way. Needless to say, this servant is very excited about Passover and the blessings that will come to Our Father’s Children through celebrating it. That’s us! Having quite a few conversations about Passover, and it stimulated this thought: “How did Yeshua do it?” Well, fortunately, He Tells Us In His Word. Remember, in Yeshua’s Day... there was no “New Testament,” so what was He following? God’s Word, The Torah or The First Five Books of The Bible (Joshua 1:8), The Prophets, and The History AKA “The Old Testament.” If He is Our Perfect Example and we should do things like Him, or “walk as He walked” (1 John 2:6), then why did it take so long for us to figure out that we should be celebrating Passover? Well, that is a whole separate reflection and study on its own, but here is something to consider if you haven’t before: Nowhere in The Bible, God’s Word, does it command us to keep easter as a memorial to Him. In fact, in many places in The Bible “easter” or “ishtar” or “astoreth” is something that Our Father calls an “abomination” (2 Kings 23:13). What does Our Father command us to keep in His Holy Word? The Passover, His Sabbath Day, and His Other Holy Feasts/Sabbaths. Yeshua, Jesus Christ, said Himself “Do This In Remembrance of Me” (Luke 22:19). The Last Supper, that’s right…Yeshua was celebrating Passover, just as commanded, and then He went Himself and became Our Passover Lamb. Praise God Our Father for His Unending Mercy, which without... we would all be doomed! This servant encourages everyone, if you haven’t celebrated Passover, take a look into it and “search out” (Proverbs 25:2) this “matter.” You may be surprised at what you find, and you may be surprised at The Blessing you receive for following Our Messiah’s Example. As we recently looked into, there is only One Message of The Bible, One Savior, One Passover Lamb, One Faith, and One Thing that we should be focusing on... “The Better Part” (Luke 10:42). It is this servant’s prayer for everyone to be blessed with The Presence of Our Mighty God, Father, and Savior’s Transforming Presence in their lives, and that it stimulates everyone to “ renewed and transformed” (Romans 12:2) thoughts, helping all God’s Children to find the most amazing thing that any of us can ever find... God’s Will for our Life. God Bless everybody, have a wonderful Passover Prep Day, and may revelation of Our Father and Savior's Word abound in you all. May each and everyone of you have an amazing leaven-cleaning day and May God Our Father and His Mighty Son Yeshua Ha’Mashiach Bless each and everyone of you during this amazing memorial of The Greatest Man To Ever Walk The Face of This Earth, Our King and Savior, Jesus The Christ. Long Live The King! “Therefore, my dear friends, since we have these promises, let us purify ourselves from everything that can defile either body or spirit, and strive to be completely Holy, out of reverence for God.” 2 Corinthians (2 Co) 7:1 CJB The Referenced, Mighty Word of God Almighty, El Shaddai: “This day shall be A MEMORIAL FOR YOU. You shall keep it as A FEAST (Sabbath, Appointed Time) TO YAHWEH. YOU SHALL KEEP IT as a feast THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS by AN ORDINANCE FOREVER.” Exodus 12:14 WEBUS ”For BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created Through Him and For Him.“ Colossians 1:16 WEBUS ”If you BELIEVE, you will receive WHATEVER YOU ASK for IN PRAYER.” Matthew 21:22 NIV ”Jesus answered, “I AM The Way and The Truth and The Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.“ John 14:6 NIV ”“Do not let this Book of The Torah depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you guard to do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and act wisely. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, nor be discouraged, for יהוה (Yahweh) your Elohim (God) is with you wherever you go.”“ Yehoshua (Joshua) 1:8-9 TS2009 ”The one who says he remains IN HIM should WALK JUST AS HE WALKED.“ 1 John 2:6 CSB ”The high places which were east of Jerusalem, which were on the south of the Mountain of Destruction which Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth THE ABOMINATION of the Sidonians and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the detestable thing of the Ammonites, the king defiled.“ 2 Kings 23:13 LEB ”And taking bread, giving thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My Body which is given for you, DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME.”“ Luqas (Luke) 22:19 TS2009 ”It is The Glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to SEARCH OUT A MATTER.“ Proverbs 25:2 AMP ”But The LORD Answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things! But few things are necessary, or only one thing, for Mary has chosen THE BETTER PART, which will not be taken away from her.”“ Luke 10:41-42 LEB ”Don’t be conformed to this world, but BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, so THAT YOU MAY PROVE that you may prove what is THE GOOD, WELL-PLEASING, AND PERFECT WILL OF GOD.“ Romans 12:2 WMB “Therefore, my dear friends, since we have these promises, LET US PURIFY OURSELVES from everything that can defile either body or spirit, and strive to be completely Holy, OUT OF REVERENCE FOR GOD.” 2 Corinthians (2 Co) 7:1 CJB Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below. Good Morning Holy-Savior’s-Sabbath...
Father thank You for this AMAZING DAY, Your Day that You made for us, Your children. Please fill us with Your SPIRIT and HELP us to be a LIGHT. Endow us with Your PEACE and WISDOM, so we may bring LIFE to this world. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. AMEN! 2 days until Passover and The Spiritual Waters are swirling! So much is going on, there is so much preparation, and, this servant is convinced, we live in the most exciting times in the history of the world. Prophecy is quite literally unfolding before our eyes! Brothers and Sisters, now is the time to get your house in order, for when don’t know the number of our days… but we do know they are numbered. Please keep The Dyson Family in your prayers as they grieve the loss of a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and too many other offices to list. Please also keep your brother here in your prayers, that Our Father and Savior gives this servant the right words to comfort those mourning (with God’s Word), to uplift those that are dejected with God’s Word, to inspire those who are seeking (with God’s Word), and to motivate all to seek and follow Our Father and Savior, The God of All Creation, (with God’s Word). Have a Blessed Sabbath Mishpocha (Family). Ahava V’Shabbat Shalom (Love and Divine Peace)! - You Can Bet Your Life On It - It’s Not What You Know. It’s WHO You Know. Who do you spend more time with than anyone? I will give you a hint: You look at them in the mirror everyday. That's right, You, ourselves. Since we spend more time with ourselves than anyone else, it would follow that, as people, we are pretty interested in ourselves. So, how happy are you with yourself? Do you like you? Would you rather be someone else? Can you be honest about your strengths and weaknesses? The world is filled, from the beginning, with counterfeit or copied wisdom claimed by man that came first from God's Word. For instance, "great minds" from the past are credited with famous sayings such as "know thyself" or "the unexamined life is not worth living." These two particular quotes are accredited to Socrates, but all one needs to do is look in The Bible and you will find this Wisdom throughout God's Word. It goes without saying, The Bible was here long before Socrates. Let's take a look at a just a couple of verses from the Bible that stated this first: “Now therefore, thus says The LORD (YHVH , Yahweh) of Hosts (Armies): “Consider your ways!” Haggai 1:5 NKJV “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” I Peter 5:8 NKJV “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, Love, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT We could keep going, but you see that Our Father tells us to "consider our ways" and "be sober," and that His Spirit will give us “self-discipline” in these three "witness" verses. What He is saying is know yourself, consider, be trained with self-discipline, and be realistic, or "sober" minded, about your weaknesses and strengths. If you want to "resist the devil" you need to know yourself, consider your ways, and be disciplined, so you can spot when the enemy is trying to tempt you. The point? Knowing ourselves is pretty important to living out a productive, meaningful, and fruitful life. That is good to know, but let's take that one step further. God Is Our Creator. He Knows Us Better Than Even We Do! So why wouldn't we get to know God Our Father, who knows us better than we do, and can show us "the real us" better than even we can "see?" Our Father has provided to us a Way, Truth, and Life from His Word and His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ, to get to know Him better everyday! If we get to know HIM better, we can know ourselves better than we ever thought, and we can know our true and perfect reason for being here on this earth. As we will read in scripture today, two things that can help immensely are "Keep it simple" and "Come as a child." Do you want to know yourself better? Do you want discernment? Do you want awareness and self-discipline? Do you want to know your life's purpose? Do you want a meaningful, productive, and fruitful life? If you do there is a very simple answer, so simple in fact it "confounds the wise." Get to know Our Father and His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Creator of Heaven and Earth, and each of us can begin down the path of a meaningful, productive, and very fruitful life! Can I get a witness?! Yes! Here Are 8!: The Word of God: “For the preaching of The Cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is The Power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18 KJV “for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 WMB “But seek first God’s Kingdom and His Righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 WMB “and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into The Kingdom of Heaven. Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is The Greatest in The Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 18:3-4 WMB “In that same hour Yeshua rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank You, O Father, LORD of Heaven and Earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in Your Sight.”” Luke 10:21 WMB “Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the FOOLISH THINGS of the world to CONFOUND THE WISE; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in His Presence. But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in The LORD.” 1 Corinthians 1:25-31 KJV “For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by The Grace of God, and more abundantly toward you. For we are not writing any other things to you than what you read or understand. Now I trust you will understand, even to the end (as also you have understood us in part), that we are your boast as you also are ours, in The Day of The LORD Jesus.” II Corinthians 1:12-14 NKJV “But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for first excellence of The Knowledge of Christ Jesus my LORD, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from The Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, The Righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and The Power of His Resurrection, and The Fellowship of His Sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” Philippians 3:7-11 Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below. Good Morning Following-Yeshua-In-Faith-Friday (Preparation Day)....…
ABBA, God of The Entire Universe, THANK YOU that You are the same yesterday, today, and forevermore. You have said that You will fight for us while we remain still, TRUSTING IN YOU alone. May WE SEE Your VICTORY in our lives. KEEP US MINDFUL that there is no power greater than You, and that when we cling to You and stay in Your Will … nothing standing against us can prosper. SHOW US YOUR FAVOR Father, soften our hearts, and LEAD US IN THE WAY. WE ASK these things IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’S MIGHTY NAME. AMEN! Only 3 days until Passover Mishpocha (Family)! Get that leaven out! 😃👑🙌 The last few days have been extremely busy in this ministry, and this morning we are sending off a Sister who is starting a new chapter in her Life. Prayers for traveling mercies for our Sweet Sister In Yeshua Kim. May Our Heavenly Father and Magnificent Savior guide you on your journey with His Mighty Right Hand. Love you Sister, and remember… you will always be in our prayers! 😃 Needless to say, there hasn’t been much time to write with all that is going on. Prayerfully your brother will be able to “wrap-up” the devotions being written, and have the newest content out soon. Until then, because this morning is another busy morning, and because we are 3 days away from Passover, let’s review “3 Days” in Biblical terms. This devotion has been very well received, and this servant’s prayer is that it turns on the proverbial “light bulb” and leads to revelation in your own Bible Studies. As we move closer to The Coming of The King, and as the days get darker, we can take heart knowing Our Father is working out an amazing plan. Being that we are in “The Third Day,” prophetically speaking, since Our Savior’s Resurrection, there are a couple of things we can take heart in: 1.) Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, is on His Way: “And DO THIS, KNOWING THE TIME, that now IT IS HIGH TIME TO AWAKE OUT OF SLEEP; FOR OUR SALVATION (Yeshua) IS NEARER THAN WHEN WE FIRST BELIEVED. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore LET US CAST OFF THE WORKS OF DARKNESS, and LET US PUT ON THE ARMOR OF LIGHT. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on The LORD Jesus Christ, and MAKE NO PROVISION FOR THE FLESH, to fulfill its lusts.” Romans 13:11-14 and 2.) He Is going to change things very quickly when He comes: “Behold (Shema), I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— IN A MOMENT, IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE, at The Last Trumpet. For The Trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” I Corinthians 15:51-52 MAY WE ALL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND STAND FIRM IN CHRIST. MAY WE ALL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE WIDOWS, THE ORPHANS, THE SICK, THE HURTING, AND THE CHILDREN WHOM ARE BEING TRAUMATIZED THROUGH THESE STRANGE TIMES WE LIVE IN. FINALLY, MAY WE ALL TAKE HEART KNOWING ALL THINGS ARE IN OUR FATHER’S HANDS AND THAT “ALL THINGS WORK FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE HIM!” (Romans 8:28) Have a great prep day, weekend, and Sabbath my Brothers and Sisters, and remember... WE WERE BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS! 🔥🙌👑 - Shema (Behold/Listen/Hear) My Children!, A Lot Can Happen In 3 Days!!! (c) When we look in Scripture it is easy to see that a lot can happen in 3 days. Obviously, Our Savior and His 3 days in the grave, which He spectacularly conquered, is what our minds picture when we think about change happening in 3 days, but there are many more prophetic pictures for us to glean. Let's take at a look a few more 3 day events in The Scripture and see where it leads us: After Only 3 Days of Journey From Mount Sinai Some Israelites Began To Complain: “So they departed from the mountain of The LORD (Yahweh) on a journey of THREE DAYS; and The Ark of The Covenant of The LORD (Yahweh) went before them for the THREE DAYS’ journey, to search out a resting place for them. And The Cloud of The LORD (Yahweh) was above them by day when they went out from the camp. So it was, whenever The Ark set out, that Moses said: “Rise up, O LORD (Yahweh)! Let Your enemies be scattered, And let those who hate You flee before You.” And when It rested, he said: “Return, O LORD (Yahweh), To the many thousands of Israel.” “Now when the people complained, it displeased The LORD (Yahweh); for The LORD (Yahweh) heard it, and His Anger was aroused. So The Fire of The LORD (Yahweh) burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp.” Numbers 10:33-11:1 NKJV Wow… Our Father brings His people out of Egypt, performs AMAZING Signs and Wonders to save them, marries them at Sinai (wowing them the whole time), and now 3 days later they begin to complain. We think that is crazy, right? This servant used to think that very same thing. A hard look in the mirror, some pondering, and prayer on this led somewhere else. It was like a riddle that was waiting to be solved, and this servant was determined to solve it. Why did they act this way?! Speaking of riddles, let's take a look at the 3 days when a certain philistine king couldn't figure out Samson's riddle: “But if you cannot explain it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.” And they said to him, “Pose your riddle, that we may hear it.” So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, And out of the strong came something sweet.” Now for three days they could not explain the riddle.” Judges 14:13-14 NKJV Although he cheated to get the answer, this “uncircumcised”philistine king did eventually get the answer. After 3 days of being led in God’s Word, pondering the complaining Israelites during their 3 day journey, and prayer… this servant came to an answer as well. It was startling. I was just like them! I came to the conclusion, upon serious self-evaluation, that I too was like them! What?! How could this be?! Now maybe my complaints were a little different, but they were complaints nonetheless. I couldn't believe it. I had been calling the Israelites crazy and rebellious for complaining for years, and now I was beginning to see that my actions and words weren’t so very different. This was very humbling to say the least. God Our Father’s Word tells us: “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of humankind, that He should change His Mind. Has He Said, and will He not do it? And has He Spoken, and will He not fulfill it?” Numbers 23:19 LEB Thank God for that! He has told us that He Will Save Us and we have faith He Will. He doesn't break promises, and He doesn't change His Mind once He Has Spoken It. We could really spend a lot of time explaining how this servant, and pretty much all of us, aren't so different from those Israelites in the desert, but that's not the point today. The point is that 3 days of pondering on God’s Word, Bible Study, prayer, and self-evaluation can accomplish much. When we “ask” (Matthew 7:7) in sincerity and Truth, we can be assured Our Father and Savior will give us an answer. A lot can happen in 3 days. A complete transformation can occur, giants can be slain, mountains can move, and nations can be born. First we complain, then we are riddled, ponder and pray, next we are humbled (and hopefully repent 🎯), but what next? Well, in God's Awesome Power to make awesome and transforming things happen in three days... Let's take a look at Joshua (A picture of Yeshua, Jesus Christ🔥) in The Word and see what he did in 3 days: Joshua Leading Israel to The Promise Land: “Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, “Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within THREE DAYS you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which The LORD (Yahweh) your God is giving you to possess.’ ”“Remember the word which Moses the servant of The LORD (Yahweh) commanded you, saying, ‘The LORD (Yahweh) your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.’” Joshua 1:10-11, 13 There you have it. 3 days to prepare and then we take the land ladies and gentlemen! First we complain about "the crazy Israelites," then we realize we are more like them than we thought. This is when we are humbled, seeing our own need for a Savior. This is where we meet Yeshua Ha’Mashiach (Jesus The Messiah)... when we are humble. This is where God Begins Preparations inside of us to prophetically “take the land!” AKA Heaven AKA The New Earth AKA New Jerusalem. This is when we find The Path To Our Freedom, Shalom (Divine Peace/Wholeness), and The New Life that God Has Promised us. Yeshua, Jesus Christ, is Our Savior and in His Word, He has told us to prepare... For in 3 days He Will Return. He did it in a literal 3 days, and He is also going to do it in a prophetic 3 days also. Brothers and Sister, we are now in that Prophetic 3rd Day! “But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with The LORD one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” II Peter 3:8 NKJV Think about how many times the Israelites complained, then were riddled with problems, God humbled them, and then they repented and God Blessed them. It happened over and over and over, and the journey really isn't so different for us today. The major advantage we have today? We can learn from the Israelites mistakes in God's Word and by The Power of The Holy Spirit (Ruach Ha’Kodesh), The Spirit of Truth (John 16:13)… we can do better. This humble servant firmly believes all the stories in The Bible are put there for us to be stronger, to grow, and to try with all our heart, strength, and mind to do better... because Our Father Wrote These Events To Help Us. God's Word Is A Lamp, A Light, for all of us to see our failures and shortcomings and then be able to Accept That Word, which is Jesus Christ, and be led back to Him. That is when, like Joshua, Yeshua begins leading us back to The Promised Land. Our Promised Land is going to be much better though, for the picture we get in the book of Joshua is but a shadow of things to come. Exciting isn't it?! So, the next time you are in a "bad spot," having a rough time, frustrated with life, or just plain wiped out. Take 3 days. Do some Bible Study, meditate on God's Word, say some prayers, be still, patient, and wait on Our Father. He has made it abundantly clear...Shema (Behold) My Children!, A Lot Can Happen In 3 Days!!! 😎🙌🔥 “Behold, I AM coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps The Words of The Prophecy of This Book.” Revelation 22:7 NKJV Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below. Good Morning Thirsty-For-Some-Wisdom-Thursday...
Father Thank You for this NEW DAY. Thank You for each NEW BREATH You Give Us. We ask You for DISCERNMENT with the things we may not be “seeing,” so that we may grow closer to You. Help us to have COMPLETE LIVES, showing Your Glory. We ask these things IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name. Amein! Had a great conversation some time ago with a Brother after one of our Sabbath Bible Studies. The conversation started with defining Biblical slavery, and ended up with a talk about money. Had almost the exact conversation with two more people over the next couple of days, and this devotion was born. This servant prays that it edifies and blesses you. Have a wonderful day everyone and have a great God-Blessed Thursday. Shalom! “He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage.” Proverbs 11:28 “The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.” Proverbs 18:11-12 - Heart Check: Mo Money, Mo Problems We all want to be happy, right? Of course, but what makes us happy? It may sound strange but many people have trouble placing exactly what makes them happy. Stranger than that is the fact that some people think certain things make their lives happier, when in fact those very things can bring misery, heartbreak, absentmindedness, resent, and strife. One of those very things?... Money. Something To Think About: What amount of money could you attain that will bring you happiness? Would millions make you happy, or are you content with just a raise at work? While it may be hard to believe, no amount of money can bring contentment, peace, Love, or happiness. The natural order that Our Father Has Created just doesn’t work that way. Your brother here has been blessed to travel all over this earth and one thing that always struck me was this: The richest (monetarily) people this servant ever met were also the most miserable people I ever met. Not coincidentally, the most joyful, happy, and peaceful people this servant ever met were the poorest. That’s right. The millionaires, and even billionaires, I met while working in “the biz” were some of the most unhealthy, spiteful, vindictive, and down right evil people I ever met, while the people I met on mission trips with no roofs on their house were the happiest. The difference? The rich acted as their own gods, having enough money to convince themselves of anything, while the poor had The Fullness of The One True and Living God residing with them. The rich took care of their own problems, or so they thought, with a check, while the poor completely depended on God Our Father in Faith and Love. One of the richest men who ever lived was once asked: “How many more millions of dollars would it take for you to be satisfied?” His reply: “More.” There may be no more clear example of how a rich and godless person’s brain works. Money takes preeminence over all else and what are they left with? Some cotton pieces of paper that really aren’t worth the paper they are printed on. Greed and the pursuit of money creates an unsatisfied hunger inside of us, and it can never be satisfied. The example above is clear evidence. Just do a search for former lottery winners and take a look at how many of them are “happy”... almost none. The stories I have read and seen end with most of them saying: “Winning the lottery is the worst thing that ever happened to me.” They end up penny-less, with no friends, and the weight of the world on their shoulders. Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, told us that we cannot serve money, or mammon, and God Our Father. That may be a tough pill to swallow, but it is The Truth. If it is a tough pill to swallow, you may want to say a prayer and ask Our Father to show you The Truth. Maybe some will ask: “Can’t we serve both and be fine?” The answer is no. Our Savior teaches us that if we decide to choose money over Him, we will end up slaves to not only our money, but our possessions as well. Serving one ends in “spinning our wheels” while serving The ONE ends in Freedom, Fulfillment, and Life. May we all choose The One Who Holds Eternal Life. May we all choose The One Who Can Fully Meet Our Needs. And, May we all choose The One Who Can Give Us Riches Far Beyond What We Can Possess Or Even Imagine. May We All Choose The God Of All Creation and His Son The Savior Of The Whole World. Father, we ask this in The Name of Your Most Precious Gift To All Mankind, Your Son and Our Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ. Amen!!! The Richness of Christ, The Word of God: “The Lamp of The Body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of Light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and Love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your Life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not Life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?” Matthew 6:22-27 “Remember Lot’s wife.” Luke 17:32 “Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, But a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding. Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; The destruction of the poor is their poverty. The labor of the righteous leads to Life, The wages of the wicked to sin. He who keeps instruction is in The Way of Life, But he who refuses correction goes astray.” Proverbs 10:13-17 “The rich man is wise in his own eyes, But the poor who has understanding searches Him out.” Proverbs 28:11 “Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter The Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter The Kingdom of God.” And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, “Who then can be saved?” But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” Then Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.” So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, Eternal Life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” Mark 10:23-31 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:19-21 “But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that The Gift of God could be purchased with money!” Acts 8:20 Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below. Good Morning Prophets-Speak-The-Mighty-Word-of-God-Wednesday…
FATHER thank You for THIS NEW DAY. As You WALK WITH US today, please KEEP US FOCUSED ON YOUR TRUTH. Please continue to FILL OUR HEARTS & MINDS WITH YOUR PEACE and straighten the paths before us. ABBA, HELP US TO BRING FORTH YOUR WORD whatever we may face, STANDING FIRM, SETTING OUR “FACES LIKE FLINT,” (Isaiah 50:7) LIKE YOUR SERVANT HOSEA AND OUR PERFECT EXAMPLE YESHUA. Everyday, we ask you to HELP US TO SEE OUR SINs, REPENT from them, CONFESS them, AND BE CLEANSED BY YOUR MIGHTY RIGHT HAND. IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Glorious and Mighty Name we ask these things Father. AMEN! “Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you Light.” See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what The Will of The LORD is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with The Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to The LORD, giving thanks always for all things to God The Father in The Name of Our LORD Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in The Fear of God.” Ephesians 5:14-21 - What Are The Prophets Saying? The Prophet Hosea (Name Meaning: Salvation) There are so many times I have found myself discouraged, confused, or frustrated and wasn't sure where to turn in The Bible to find an answer to my woes. Almost without exception, wherever I turned in The Word to find my answer, whether I started in The Gospel or Genesis, I usually ended up at The Prophets. The prophets have not only a wealth of prophecy, messages of repentance, amazing stories of triumph, encouragement, and wonderful messages for us all as a Bible-Believing-Family, but they also contain a wealth of messages for each and every one of us personally. This is literally God Speaking To Us! Just as Yeshua (Jesus) Himself Spoke, so too did The Prophets Speak His Word🔥🍞. Our Father and Yeshua, Jesus Christ, so loved us that He never stopped sending loyal servants, again and again, to give all of us together and individually messages, over and over. Remember the Parable of the Vineyard Owner (Matt 21:33-46)? The Master sent His Servants, which the people beat or killed (Prophets), then The Master (Our Father, Yahweh) Sends His Son (Yeshua, Jesus) thinking the people renting his land will be more amiable... they weren't. In fact, they killed Him thinking that they would receive "the inheritance." Does this story sound familiar or what? Our Savior Was, Is, and Always Will Be The Smartest Person Of All Time. For this reason...these parables, and The Word of God Spoken Through The Prophets, should be carefully studied. Within this Ancient Wise Parable that Yeshua Spoke, we find The Prophets of God (Servants) came before He (The Master/Our Father) Sent His Son (Yeshua). With that in mind, let us take a look today at what Hosea, A Prophet of Yahweh (YHWH), God Himself, and Our Savior is trying to relay to "all of us" and "each of us" in today's Scriptures. Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, we humbly come before you today to receive Your Word and Your Message. As we read passages from Your Servant Hosea, please open our hearts and minds to what you are trying to tell us as a group, and what you are saying to us individually. You are Mighty Father and we know You Have Left Us, In Your Word, Messages of Encouragement, Discipline, Repentance, Reconciliation, Salvation, Shalom (Peace), Warning, and Love for Your Children. We thank You! Let us come before You today as Your Children and enjoy Our Daily Bread With You, Abba (Father). We Love You And Praise You Father. In Yeshua Our Messiah, Jesus Christ’s Mighty Name We Pray. Amen! The Word of God: The Book of Hosea, A Prophet of God Almighty (El Shaddai), Yahweh, and The Savior of The World, Yeshua Jesus Christ: “When The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh) began to speak by Hosea, The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh) said to Hosea: “Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry And children of harlotry, For the land has committed great harlotry By departing from The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh). ” Hosea 1:2 “My people have perished for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being priest for Me. Since you have forgotten The Torah (Instructions of God, Bible) of your Elohim (God), I also forget your children.” Hoshĕa (Hosea) 4:6 “Yet the number of the children of Israel Shall be as the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered. And it shall come to pass In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ There it shall be said to them, ‘ You are sons of The Living God.’” Hosea 1:10 “For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And The Knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” Hosea 6:6 “Hear Yahweh’s Word, you children of Israel; for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “Indeed there is no Truth, nor goodness, nor Knowledge of God in The Land.” Hosea 4:1 “Yet I will show Love to Judah; and I will save them—not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but I, The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh ) their God, will save them.” Hosea 1:7 “Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds He will repay him. In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God. Indeed, he struggled with The Angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to Him. He found Him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us, even Yahweh, The God of Armies; Yahweh is His Name of Renown! Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.” Hosea 12:2-6 “But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten The Fruit of Deception. Because you have depended on your own strength and on your many warriors,” Hosea 10:13 “Woe to them, because they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against Me! I long to redeem them but they speak about Me falsely.” Hosea 7:13 “Come, and let us return to Yahweh; for He has torn us to pieces, and He will heal us; He has injured us, and He will bind up our wounds. After two days He will revive us. On The Third Day He will raise us up, and we will Live before Him. Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.” Hosea 6:1-3 Yahweh Yeshua Ha’Mashiach Bless You My Brother and Sisters! Have a wonderful Word-of-God-Wednesday! Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below. Good Morning Talkin-Bout-The-King-Tuesday...
FATHER, thank You for being a Sovereign King over the whole earth, and thank You for this new day. THANK YOU FOR seeing beyond our faults, forgiving us, allowing us repentance, and LOVING US UNCONDITIONALLY. FORGIVE US WHERE WE FAIL to Love others in the same way. Abba, GIVE US EYES TO SEE the needs of those in our lives, and SHOW US how to meet those needs in THE WAY that pleases You. HELP US TO WALK IN YOUR LIGHT. HELP US TO EXPERIENCE THE LOVE OF Your Son, YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST. BLESS YOU ABBA for Your Love, Comfort, Mercy, and Instruction! IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’S NAME we pray and give glory to You. AMEN! “You, my Brothers and Sisters, were called to BE FREE. But DO NOT use your freedom to INDULGE IN THE FLESH; RATHER, SERVE ONE ANOTHER HUMBLY IN LOVE.” Galatians 5:13 ”Therefore make up your minds not to prepare in advance to speak in your own defense, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your opponents will not be able to resist or contradict. And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death some of you. And you will be hated by all because of My Name. Even a hair of your head will never perish! BY YOUR PATIENT ENDURANCE YOU WILL GAIN YOUR LIVES.“ Luke 21:14-19 LEB - He Is… Part 34 (Remastered) Our Father Is God Almighty, The God of All Creation. He Wants Us To Know Who He Is. He Shows His Character, Wisdom, Omnipotence, Power, Mercy, Justice, Omniscience, and Glory All Through His Word... Just For Us. His Greatest Gift...He Sent His Son So We Could Get To Know Him Better. He Let Him Be Sacrificed So We Would Know How Much He Loves Us. He Is A King. He Is The Creator. He Is Our Reason For Being. Today, let's go through The Bible and see just who He Says HE IS. When He Tells Us Who HE IS we can grow, understand Him more clearly, draw closer, and try to imitate Him and His Perfect Character better. As we go through Scripture, searching out His Character and Names, this servant encourages you to let Him Speak to you. Listen to The God of All Creation, Our Heavenly Father, talk to you and tell you exactly what He Wants To Do For you. Let's jump right in and listen to Him Tell Us Who...HE IS. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that HE IS, and that HE IS a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 Our Father's Nature Never Changes. HE IS, WAS, AND WILL ALWAYS BE. HE IS Who HE IS. That's what He Told Moses. I Am Who I Am. That's what His Name means, YAHWEH, I Am Who I Am. His Name Means...HE IS! He Has Come! He Is... Yeshua, Jesus, Salvation “And she shall give birth to a Son, and you shall call His Name יהושע (YESHUA, JESUS, SALVATION) for He shall save His people from their sins.” Mattithyahu (Matthew) 1:21 TS2009 “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His Name JESUS, for HE WILL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS.” Matthew 1:21 NKJV He Is… Crowned With Glory And Honor; “But we see JESUS, who was made a little lower than the angels, now CROWNED WITH GLORY AND HONOR because He suffered death, so that by The Grace of God He might taste death for everyone.” Hebrews 2:9 BSB He Is... The Tempted; “Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, YESHUA (JESUS), THE SON OF GOD, let’s hold tightly to our confession. For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but ONE WHO HAS BEEN IN ALL POINTS TEMPTED LIKE WE ARE, yet without sin.” Hebrews 4:14-15 WMB He Is... The Merciful, The Faithful; “For surely He is not concerned with angels, but He is concerned with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore He was obligated to be made like His brothers in all respects, in order that He could become A MERCIFUL AND FAITHFUL HIGH PRIEST IN THE THINGS RELATED TO GOD, IN ORDER TO MAKE ATONEMENT FOR THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE. For in that which He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are tempted.” Hebrews 2:16-18 LEB He Is... Holy, Harmless, Undefiled, The Separate, Higher Than The Heavens; “But He, because HE CONTINUES FOREVER, HAS AN UNCHANGEABLE PRIESTHOOD. Therefore HE IS ALSO ABLE TO SAVE TO THE UTTERMOST THOSE WHO COME TO GOD THROUGH HIM, since HE ALWAYS LIVES to make intercession for them. For such A HIGH PRIEST was fitting for us, WHO IS HOLY, HARMLESS, UNDEFILED, SEPARATE FROM SINNERS, and HAS BECOME HIGHER THAN THE HEAVENS;” Hebrews 7:24-26 NKJV He Is... The Perfect, The Author of Eternal Salvation ; “Having been MADE PERFECT, HE BECAME TO all of THOSE WHO OBEY HIM THE AUTHOR OF ETERNAL SALVATION,” Hebrews 5:9 WEB He Is... Our Helper; “So then, we can say with confidence, “THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?” Hebrews 13:6 LEB To Be Continued... God Bless each and every one of you on the other side of this screen. May each and everyone of you have have a He Is..., Yeshua, Life-Filled Day! Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below. |
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