Good Morning Friday......
Father thank You for this NEW day. Please continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your LOVE & TRUTH, and TRANSFORM our ordinary day into an extraordinary day. Shine Your Light in us, through us, and over us. May we make a difference in this world, for Your Glory and Purposes TODAY. IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s NAME. Amen! - The Great Revelation: Unfolding Eternity Today (5) Ever notice how almost all the writings in Matthew through Revelation proclaim Grace and Peace? This is modeled perfectly in Revelation 1:4-5 by Our Savior and King. Let's take a look: “John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and Peace from Him Who Is and Who Was and Who Is To Come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His Throne, and from Jesus Christ, The Faithful Witness, The Firstborn From The Dead, and The Ruler Over the kings of the earth. To Him Who Loved Us and Washed Us From Our Sins In His Own blood,” Revelation 1:4-5 Now, with that fresh in our minds...Have you ever noticed in all the proclaiming, from Matthew through Revelation, that it never states peace and grace, but always states Grace first and then Peace? Well, no one can really have The Peace of God before receiving The Grace of God. Only The Grace, or Favor, of God Almighty gives us His Peace. Do you know where His Grace Dwells? In Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior. Our Savior not only gives us Grace, but also Peace. Because Our Father's Grace and Peace dwell with Yeshua, Jesus Christ, and we dwell In Him... It's our's too. Talk about HalleluYah, right? Let's take a look; “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.” Romans 8:15-17 We can have Grace and Peace, True Peace that reigns even in the midst of our storms, because we receive the Grace and Peace of God Our Father through Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ. We have had Peace that comes through Grace (Favor) before, we can have it now, and we can have it in the future. How can this be? Because Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, Was, Is, and Will Be Forever More... just as He states in The Book of Revelation. Let's take a look; In The Book of Revelation, Yeshua said: “I Am The Alpha and The Omega, The Beginning and The End,” says The Lord, “Who Is and Who Was and Who Is To Come, The Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 If we make the confession of our sins, confession that Yeshua, Jesus Christ, is Our King and Savior, then we are sinners saved by His Atoning Blood. This, Brothers and Sisters, is when we get Peace in our lives. Our Father's Word tells us all about The Truth. His Son was "pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us Peace was on Him, and by His Wounds We Are Healed!" (Isaiah 53.5) Praise His Name, we are now at Peace with God Our Father! We have been made righteous in His Sight! How? Because: “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” II Corinthians 5:21 The Grace of Yeshua, Jesus Christ, has not only given us a “Foundation of Peace” between God Our Father and us, but this Foundation of Peace has also been given among us. We can have this Peace in our relationships, we can extend this Grace that has been given to us to each other in forgiveness, and we can always remember and experience right now the Grace and Peace we have with The One True And Living God! One day this Peace we have received will be made complete, perfect, and eternal. This Peace Will Always Be With Us. Shalom (Divine Peace, Completeness) will be once again. One day the only thing we will know will be this Peace, because there will be no more tears, pain, sickness, or death. May we all be ready and prepared for that day. May we all dwell in the Grace and Peace of Our Savior and Our Father yesterday, today, and forevermore! Prayer: Dear God, Our Heavenly Father, we give You thanks and praise always for saving us, renewing us, and giving to us, Through Your Son, Grace and Peace. Be with us Father and help us in our present relationships. Help us to show Your Grace and Peace to all we meet. Help us to always look forward to The Glorious Future In Yeshua, Jesus Christ Your Son. We Praise You. We Love You. Not our will, but May Your Will be done Father. We ask these things in The Name Above All Names, Yeshua, Jesus Christ. Amen The Great Revelation, Grace and Peace, The Word of God: “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.” Isaiah 53:5 “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and Given Him The Name which is above every name, that at The Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to The Glory of God The Father.” Philippians 2:8-11 “And God Will Wipe Away Every Tear From Their Eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4
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Good Morning Thursday...
Father thank You for this NEW and WONDERFUL day. Thank You for revealing Your MYSTERIES to Your Son, Your Prophets, and us, Your Children. We thank You for ALLOWING us to enhance our WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING as we study Your Word AND GREAT REVELATION. Speak to us TODAY Father. Bless You and Your Holy Name. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen! - The Great Revelation: Unfolding Eternity Today (4) The disciples experienced Life with Our Savior and Messiah as no one else had before. They walked and talked with The King Himself. We clearly see in The Scriptures that neither “The Disciple Who Jesus Loved,” John, nor any of the other disciples completely grasped who they were really walking with during their time with Yeshua (Jesus)... not yet at least. Then Our Father and Yeshua sent The Holy Spirit and everything changed. In The Book of Revelation The Apostle John sees Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, in a magnificent way. John sees Him in His Glorified, Magnified, and Mighty State. Something to think about: This is how Our Messiah Has Always Looked, Glorified, Powerful...except when He gave that up to come down and save all of us. Isn’t it time to start seeing Jesus this way ourselves? After all, this is really how He Has Always Been, and probably Always Will Be...For Eternity.🔥 Here is another point to ponder on: When The Apostle John saw Our Messiah on The Island of Patmos during his exile, he saw Him in His Glorified and Transfigured State of Being. When this happened, I believe it is important to point out that John, who many believe to be Jesus’s Best Friend, did not embrace Him, jump for joy, or start talking to Messiah excessively. What did he do? He fell to his face in submission, stricken with fear and doom. Why was this? Our Savior’s Appearance? Or do you think John understood his own sinfulness and unworthiness to be in The Presence Of The True And Almighty Savior, Who In Fact, Is One With The Creator Of ALL, Our Father? I tend to believe it was the latter, but... Yeshua did tell John, and the rest of the disciples, they were His Friends. Our Savior wasn’t there to deal judgement, but Mercy, Revelation, and Love for All. Our Glorified King and Commander told John to relax, things were gonna be ok, and to grab some paper... He needed him to take some notes 🔥. Can you imagine? Wow. If you can’t imagine... maybe this will help: “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.” Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this. The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.” Revelation 1:10-20 In the above verses we do not see John act “chummy” with Our Savior, and John was quite possibly His best friend while He was “in the flesh.” What we do see is John struck with fear, filled with reverence, and stunned with awe. I have heard many christian Brothers and Sisters say they will start rejoicing when Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior Comes Riding On The Clouds upon His Great Return, but if John’s reaction is any indication...we may all be frightened, stunned, and “struck” much more than imagined. After all, He Is A King Coming With Glory And Power And Might. Without a doubt, it will be like nothing anyone has ever seen before... that’s a guarantee. Only One deserves our reverence, fear, and respect... God Our Father, His Son, and His Spirit, who are One. No one and no thing is comparable. One day soon, this is a concept the whole world will understand and... see for themselves. 🔥 Prayer: Father God, You Are In A Category All Alone. You Alone Are Worthy of praise, fear, reverence, and exalting. You Alone Are Wondrous, Kind, and Good. Please Father help us to worship and honor You in the correct manner, the manner You deserve. We are but small and weak beings Father, have mercy on us when we “get out of line.” Your Greatness and Love cannot be comprehended. Please help us to understand Your Mysteries, giving us wisdom and helping us to please You. Bless You Father, Forever. In Your Son’s Mighty Name, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, We Pray. Amen. The Great Revelation, The Word of God: “Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?” They answered Him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am He. ” And Judas, who betrayed Him, also stood with them. Now when He said to them, “I Am He, ” they drew back and fell to the ground.” John 18:4-6 “The fear of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.” Proverbs 10:27 “The fear of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) are true and righteous altogether.” Psalms 19:9 Good Morning Wednesday...
Father thank You for this new day. Please continue to fill us with Your Love and Compassion as we go out into a fallen world. Let us be a Light in the darkness and use us to usher more Brothers and Sisters into Your Kingdom. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. - The Great Revelation: Unfolding Eternity Today (3) Revelation as defined by Merriam-Webster is: a : an act of revealing or communicating divine truth b : something that is revealed by God to humans The word "revealed" or "revealing" implies something that was hidden, but now is made known. That's what The Book of Revelation is for us. This "Great" Revelation from God Our Father explains His Truth and His Plan for the future. A mystery has been "revealed" to us. This is exciting, and very important. John was an old man in his nineties and exiled to The Island of Patmos when Our Savior paid John a visit, and Our Father revealed His Amazing Plan for the future. John may have been exiled, cut off from humanity and Christian Fellowship, but little did the world know that Our Father was about to reveal what is most likely the most powerful vision that we have ever been blessed with...THE GREAT REVELATION OF YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR. As Our Father always does, He revealed this most powerful vision in the most unlikely of circumstances. This unveiling of our future in this Great Revelation: 1.) Serves as a completion of The Gospel 2.) Gives us Hope 3.) Gives us important warnings 4.) Comforts all who trust in The Messiah, God's Son, Yeshua, Jesus The Christ. These are strong reasons to read Revelation carefully and comprehensively as believers in The Word of God. It is easy to look around and think: "This world is out of control!," but nothing is "out of control" to Our Father, The One True And Living God. Beginning in Genesis and ending in Revelation, God Our Father gives us no shortage of reassurances about where Our Salvation is found...His Son. Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Is The Revelation, The Center Piece, The Focus, and The Completion of EVERYTHING. He Is Our Future, Our Present, and Our Past. With The Book of Revelation Our Father shows us: He has made a way for us, He has complete victory, and He will judge everything at the end of this age. We as believers in Him, The Great I Am, Our Father, must stand firm against the abominations of this day and not give in to the compromises that are pushed at us from this world and nonbelievers. Why? Because The Book of Revelation is also a stern warning for us not to "fall away." The annihilation of the enemy is guaranteed. Not only will the enemy be destroyed, but also anyone who would reject or oppose Christ Our King. We can stand firm though, and we will. With Our Savior, we have Salvation, with The Holy Spirit, we have Truth, and with God Our Father’s Word we have Morality with which to guide us in "Power, Love, and Self-Discipline (2 Timothy 1:7)." These, my Brothers and Sisters, are all connected in ONE. The amazing and jaw-dropping picture we have received in The Great Revelation of Our King and Savior is no less than glorious, and reveals Our Salvation. With our past, present, and future, The Message of Our Father, as pictured with John's vision, we can see that the completion of The Gospel of Salvation... is at hand. We no longer will see Christ on a cross, but glorified, blazing, with a voice of "rushing waters," "eyes like a flame of fire," and a countenance like "the sun shining in its strength (Revelation 1:15-16)." We will see Christ as He should be seen, The Alpha, Omega, Past, Present, Future, Who Was, Is, And Will Be! He Is The Beginning and The End. Before John wrote The Great Revelation he put it well with: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” John 1:1-4 The same Yeshua (Jesus) that was born as a helpless baby, just like us, is coming back to set things straight. If He returns today, how would you feel? Are you ready? Let's all observe our lives and be honest about whether we are ready... or not. Let's all look through "eternal eyes," examine our lives, and ask the "tough" questions. Let's all prepare for that awesome day when we get to see Our Christ, Savior, and King...Face To Face. Let's all ask God Our Father to help us prepare The Way He Wants for The Glorious Return of Our King. He's Coming With A Sharp Sword and Fire. May we all be behind Him when He Comes. Prayer: Father God, thank You so much for the Hope You Have Given Us... In You. Pour in us Your Spirit, so we may all have Your Love, Joy, and let us in return, pour out to others. Finally Father, strengthen us to share Your Word, Your Gospel, and Your Great Revelation given to us through Your Son and Your Servant John. We Love You. We Praise You. We Bless Your Holy Name. We pray these things in The Great Messiah's Name, Your Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ The King of Glory. Amen. The Great Revelation, The Word of God: “I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for The Word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on The Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, saying, “I Am The Alpha and The Omega, The First andTthe Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.” Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I Am The First and The Last. I Am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I Am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.” Revelation 1:9-19 “For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.” 2 Timothy 1:7 “of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill The Word of God, The Mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His Saints. To them God Willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, The Hope of Glory. Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.” Colossians 1:25-28 “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning The Word of Life. The Life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you The Eternal Life, which was with The Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with The Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.” 1 John 1:1-4 Good Morning Tuesday...
Our Father Who Is In Heaven, please take Your day and use us, Your humble servants, for Your Good and Perfect Will. Father give us the Grace and Peace Only found in You and in Your Son Jesus Christ, Our King and Messiah. We ask this in Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name. Amen. - The Great Revelation: Unfolding Eternity Today (2) The year: 81 AD The Setting: Rome The Ruler: Domitian (Emperor) Domitian, the Roman Emperor, demanded that all people worship him as a god. He sought to have everyone burn incense (this was a counterfeit of Our Father's worship) to his statue in each and every town within the roman empire, and to submit to him as god. The Apostle John was now an older man, somewhere in his 90s. John was A Pastor of Truth who was leading The Church in Ephesus. John, as all the apostles did, continued to preach that Yeshua, Jesus Christ, was alone to be worshiped and was the only way to salvation. He did this all, right in the middle of a highly idolatrous and polytheistic roman culture. John did not compromise, so the emperor banished him to exile on the Island of Patmos. This is where Our Father and Savior had John pen The Book of Revelation. The Book of Revelation is, quite possibly, the single greatest picture of The Kingdom of Our Almighty Father that has ever been given. Let's start with gaining a "proper" perspective of Revelation and see if we can "follow the narrow path" into a correct understanding. God's Word is clearly pointing us to a past, present, and a future. In Revelation, we are told about Our Savior: “I Am The Alpha and The Omega, The Beginning and The End,” says The Lord, “Who Is and Who Was and Who Is To Come, The Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 Balancing our Christian Life most definitely comes from keeping our past, present, and future in a clear perspective. We learn from our mistakes in the past, we grow in our walk with Our Father in the present, and we rejoice in our hope looking towards a future with Our Savior and King. These three combined, past, present, and future, must be seen together. Our Salvation came to us in the past. We have said yes to salvation and now, everyday, we are being continually saved...eternally. Our transformation, after Salvation, is an ongoing and present activity, with Yeshua Our Savior, and by the power of Our Father's Holy Spirit. Finally, we look toward the future Kingdom of God where we will see with our very own eyes Yeshua, Jesus Christ, ruling and reigning forever! 🔥🙌 As we go through The Book of Revelation in this devotion series, we will see how Our Almighty Father has fulfilled the past, is fulfilling the present, and will be fulfilled in the future...down to the very exact, perfect, and precise way He told us it would. A complete picture is necessary for us living in the Christian Faith, as The Body of Christ, and in Our Savior. The One "Who Is and Who Was and Who Is To Come, The Almighty” wants us to fully grasp the amazing hope that we have in Yeshua, Jesus, Christ The King and Savior of The Whole World! Prayer: Father, as we begin down this path of studying Your Unmatchable Literature, Your Word, please guide us in a path of wisdom and understanding. Help us to see Your Right Ruling, Holiness, and Mighty Work. Place in us Abba, Your Love, Your Joy, and help us to be thankful in all You Are Doing...even when we can't yet see Your Full Picture. Help us to remember Your Past and all You Have Done. Help us to follow You in the present. Finally, help us Father to look toward our future with You and anticipate with Hope and Joy all You Have In Store For Us. We pray these things in Your Almighty and Sovereign Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. The Great Revelation, The Word of God: “I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.” Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this. The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.” Revelation 1:9-20 “Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” II Corinthians 3:16-18 “Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:14-15 Good Morning Monday...
FATHER thank You for this NEW DAY. We ask that you cover us with YOUR MIGHTY HAND. Let us understand YOUR MIGHTY WILL so that we may see YOUR INFINITE GLORY. We ask this in YOUR PERFECT SON YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST's Name we pray. Amen. - The Great Revelation: Unfolding Eternity Today (1) The Roman Emperor was convinced, certainly with The Will of God Almighty's help, that The Apostle John could be silenced from spreading The Gospel if he were sent to an "island of exile." God Our Father wasn't going to let that happen. John would not be defeated (Romans 8:31). He was sent far away from human fellowship, but just like us, no one could separate him from Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King. The roman elite certainly were thinking John's spirit could be "beaten down," but John no longer relied on his spirit, he was packing Our Father and Yeshua's Spirit, The Holy Spirit, or in Hebrew The Ruach Ha'Kodesh (The Holy Breath Of God). The Roman Emperor, and the whole world, would come to find out... The Holy Spirit cannot be contended with, or stood against. Therefore, by his association with The Holy Spirit, John could not be contended with, broken, beaten down, or persecuted enough to be silenced. The Spirit of The Most Powerful Being To Ever Exist... was “on the move.” Remember, Our Father does nothing without first revealing it to His Servants The Prophets (Amos 3:7). Those who oppose themselves against Our Father and His Will were trying to silence The Message, The Gospel, but try as they did, they only set things up for the single most powerful revelation and picture of eternity that we may ever see in this life... The Book Of Revelation. God, Our Almighty Father, used John to show us the mighty things that are seen when we yield ourselves to The Holy Breath Of God, or Holy Spirit. John gives us a picture of how our circumstances should not be what we yield to, but instead we should yield to The Will Of The One True And Living God...Our Father. Our Father, by His Mighty Power, turned exile into excellence, punishment into praise, loss into gain, and prosecution into revelation! Throughout the next couple of weeks we will be taking an intimate look at “the picture” God Our Father painted with The Book of Revelation. Our Father used The Apostle John in a mighty way and Our Savior Yeshua even paid him a personal visit to reveal this mighty revelation. During this "visit," to His “Beloved Disciple,” Yeshua spoke what was truly The Great Revelation. May we all remember, when we are on our own "island of exile," to go to Our Father In Heaven, and let Him Breathe His Holy Breath on us. He will remind us of eternity, His Promises, His Faithfulness, His Love, His Mercy, and by The Power of His Holy Spirit, He Will Grow Our Faith, Love, and Lift Us Out Of The Pit Of Despair! A Mighty God, Our Father, Who Is Mighty To Save! Prayer: Father, as we study Your Word and Your Vision given to us of the eternity You will bring about, help us to "see" that vision. Help us to be strong in the worst of circumstances. Help us to be more like Your Perfect Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King. We Love You, thank You, and praise Your Holy and Upright Name forever. In The Name of Jesus Christ, Yeshua, The Savior Of The Whole World we pray. Amen. The Great Revelation, The Word Of God: “What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.” Revelation 1:1-3 “John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,” Revelation 1:4-5 “And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” Romans 5:3-5 “Surely The Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.” Amos 3:7 “Yahweh, your God, is among you, A Mighty One who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in His Love. He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 “Lift up your heads, O gates, and rise up, O ancient doorways, that The King of Glory may enter. Who is The King of Glory? Yahweh, Strong and Mighty; Yahweh, mighty in war! Lift up your heads, O gates, and lift up, O ancient doorways, that The King of Glory may enter. Who is The King of Glory? Yahweh of Hosts, He Is The King of Glory! Selah” Psalms 24:7-10 Good Morning Sunday...
Father thank You for this NEW day. As You walk with us today, keep us focused on Your TRUTHS, and continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your PEACE, so there's no room for fear or doubt. We ask this in YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name. Amen. - The Word... of God Good morning Brother and Sisters. Today, enjoy a little Water, Bread, and Truth from The Word of God. God Bless Every One and Have A Wonderful Word of God-Filled Day! Good Morning Sabbath...
Thank You Father for the blessing of this NEW day. Your Day. Please continue to fill our HEARTs & MINDs with Your TRUTH & LOVE so we stay FOCUSED on The TRUTH of: “Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28)" TODAY! In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen. - Hope. It Is Important. Hope. Hope is a very important subject, especially when looking into the subject of Salvation. Hope can provide us with many wonderful thoughts, and Hope can also be a very powerful motivator. When we Love something, we foster our attention on that "something." In addition to fostering our attention on what we Love, we Hope to get something from whomever or whatever it is we Love. Placing our Hope in something we Love will guide us in varying directions. Hope can influence us to "take action," or not, depending on what it is in which we Hope. When we Hope for something, or Hope not for something to happen, we will most times take actions to lead either situation in that direction of our Hope. An example would be us as believers; Our Hope is in Yeshua, Jesus Christ, and so we are motivated to do things that would please Him and Our Father. Hope can motivate us to action or motivate us to abandon action. Hope is powerful. What if what we Hope for is beyond our control? Do we still pray for what it is that we are Hoping for? Of course, everyday! Can you see the power in that? We Hope for something, we have no power whatsoever to acquire this thing in which we Hope for, but we still pray fervently for it. Many times we will even Actively Hope for things without realizing it, and Hope can be a large part, if not all of the reason, we bend and turn particular directions during Life. This happens because our Hope Is Strong. At a minimum, we will desire, worry, or analyze something that we Hope for until we are comfortable that it is resolved. That’s why we as believers and followers of Jesus Christ can have peace... because our Hope is sure. The things we place our Hope in are in constant action in our minds, and this is an important reason we should be aware and conscious of what it is in which we have Hope. Hope as defined by Meriam Webster is: desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment. Hope can be active. Hope can be passive. Hope can be for good. Hope can be for evil. We see, Hope is a very important element of our Faith. As a matter of fact, Our Father and Savior tell us that along with Faith and Love, that Hope is one of the most important, eternal values we can have. Throughout all of eternity there will never be a time when our Hope is not in something. Beginning to see how important our Hope is? I Hope So. Our Hope, The Word of God, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Lion of The Tribe of Judah: “But if we HOPE for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.” Romans 8:25 “I wait for The LORD (Yahweh), my soul waits, And in His Word (Yeshua) I do HOPE.” Psalms 130:5 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says The LORD (Yahweh), thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a HOPE.” Jeremiah 29:11 “This HOPE we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where The Forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” Hebrews 6:19-20 “Now HOPE does not disappoint, because the Love of God has been poured out in our hearts by The Holy Spirit who was given to us.” Romans 5:5 “Blessed be The God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living HOPE through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” I Peter 1:3 “And now abide Faith, HOPE, Love, these three; but the greatest of these is Love.” I Corinthians 13:13 Good Morning Friday.......
Father Thank You for this NEW Day. Please grant us TRUTH, WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, KNOWLEDGE, and UNDERSTANDING. Father we ask this so that we will not be conformed to this world, but TRANSFORMED by the renewing of our MINDS. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST'S Name. Amen. - Forgiving Ourselves: Day 4 - The Truth And No Doubt The last few days we have been searching Our Father’s Word seeking to find release from a continual or reoccurring self-condemnation. In day one we began with The Word and the forgiveness that Our Father provided through Our Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ. Then, in day two, we took a look at "The Prodigal Son" parable to get a picture of how Our Father feels about us when we return, no matter how it is that we feel. In day three we had prayer and went to God's Word to find the importance of understanding, as this is key in all types of forgiveness. Today, in day four, we will conclude with The Truth and why we should have No Doubt about our place in The Kingdom of Our Father. First things first. We can conclude and wrap-up the entire first three days with one verse... possibly the most powerful, loving, merciful, kind, compassionate, and most memorized verses in the entirety of Our Father's Book, The One True and Living God’s Infallible Word. You have certainly read, heard, and spoken John 3:16, but today take a moment to pause and really think about what verses 16-18 are saying. Think about The power of Our Father making a sacrifice like this. Think about having to give your son, mom, brother, sister, or another member of your family over to death to save...anyone. This Is The Love Of Our Father! Let's take a look: “For God So Loved The World That HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, that WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM should not perish but have EVERLASTING LIFE. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. “HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM IS NOT CONDEMNED; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:16-18 Did you catch that? HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON...WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM HAS EVERLASTING LIFE...HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM IS NOT CONDEMNED. There you have it. If God Almighty, Our Father In Heaven, has decided that you are worthy to receive forgiveness...you are worthy. And how do you become worthy? ... BY BELIEVING. Right now whatever struggle, disappointment, or self loathing thought you are stuck in is not from Our Father. Our Father leaves no doubt that ALL MEN have the opportunity to be forgiven. The fact that you feel ashamed, guilty, unworthy, or unforgivable, whether you know it yet or not, is a good thing! This means that you have a repentant spirit, you have been convicted about whatever it is you have done, and besides BELIEF, REPENTANCE is the next step closer to Our Father and His Son, Our Savior Yeshua. Our "worldly" thinking tells us that we can only be forgiven for so much in our past. Godly Thinking tells us that God Is All Powerful, He Loves Us, and He Never Breaks A Promise. The enemy will always try to convince you that you "haven't done enough" or that "you can never be forgiven," but we know... the enemy is a liar and the father of all lies. If he can convince you that you aren't worthy, he has you right where he wants you because that is doubt and not BELIEF. Don't buy in to the enemies lies. The enemy will leave you bankrupt of joy at any cost, God Our Father Will Lift You And Exalt You In Due Time... If Only You Turn To Him. Hope. One of the 3 tenants of The Children of God. God Our Father has left us no reason to be short of Hope In His Word or His Creation. Once we "Understand" that Our Father Is Kind and Merciful to forgive, no matter the transgression we have committed, we can once again have Hope. Along with Faith and Love, Hope is essential to getting through this life and into Our Father’s Kingdom. Don't foster fear, foster courage, Live boldly, and BELIEVE. Think about the Glory of God Almighty that is shown through us when people will see us, know that we are changed, and we attribute that change to Our Savior and Our Almighty Father. Here are the facts: 1.) God Loves You 2.) God Loves You So Much That He Let His Only Son Be Slaughtered For You... Like An Animal 3.) God Explicitly Tells You That You Can Be Forgiven For Your Sin 4.) You Must Believe In The Truth, Yeshua, Jesus Christ 5.) Fear of unforgiveness is doubt 6.) If Our Father Forgives You, You Are Forgiven 7.) Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Died For YOU 8.) God Keeps No List Of Wrongs 9.) Everything In The Bible Is Truth. History, Geology, Archeology, and Thousands of Witnesses Confirm This Truth. 10.) No One Can Undo What God Has Done Why do you think that Our King and Savior says things such as: "Take Courage, Son, Your Sins Are Forgive (Matthew 9:2)?" Our Father and His Son were thinking about our deepest problem...sin. God Almighty is telling us that our deepest fear, the fear of failing Him, can be "cast out" because His Love Casts Out Fear! 1 John 3:20 says: “that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart and knows all things.” 1 John 3:20 If we don't accept God's Forgiveness, we are doomed to ungodly fear. Only God and His Son can remove that fear. If you haven't accepted The Forgiveness Of Christ, do so. It only takes a simple prayer. We need only Turn To Him. If we but search out His Word, Turn To Him In Prayer and Submission, and Believe, we will know THE TRUTH. Once we know THE TRUTH we will have NO DOUBT that we can be forgiven. It is then that we can Live Life filled with The Joy, Peace, Love, Mercy, and Faith of Our Messiah Yeshua, Jesus Christ The King. A Prayer For Anyone Harboring Unforgiveness For Themselves: Dear Father God, I need forgiveness. I admit that I have sinned against you and turned from you. Please forgive me. I place my soul in Your Mighty Hands for deliverance and place my trust in You. Please show me THE TRUTH and help me to have NO DOUBT. I ask this in Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. Having received God's Forgiveness... LIVE FORGIVEN. Believe, Repent, and Obey. Want to hear an amazing Truth of God Almighty? When Our Savior Yeshua, Jesus Christ, sets you free... YOU ARE FREE INDEED! 🔥 May we all pray for one another. May we all pray for each Brother and Sister who may be feeling the attacks of the enemy, and has doubt of the Fullness of Life that Our Father Provides in His Salvation, Truth, and Word, Yeshua, Jesus Christ. God Bless Each And Every One of You On The Other Side Of This Screen. Please know... my deepest and sincerest prayers are with you all. Oh, and please take a look at the "Daily Bread Bonus" at the bottom of this devotion...It's Just What The Physician Ordered. 😎🙌🔥 Forgiveness, Truth, The Word of God: “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.” John 8:31 “Were you called while a slave? Do not let it be a concern to you. But if indeed you are able to become free, rather make use of it.” 1 Corinthians 7:21 “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 ““For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” Matthew 6:14 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” I John 1:9 “Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?”” Isaiah 43:13 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.”” John 10:27-30 Daily Bread Bonus: No Matter What You've Done (Ryan Stevenson): https://youtu.be/9fSy9yIcoew Good Morning Thursday......
Father thank You for this NEW DAY! As we rise to meet this new day, please let us be filled with Your Spirit. Wherever we go, let us SPREAD LOVE, JOY, PEACE, GOODNESS, and FAITHFULNESS. Let us desire to become more like You and to worship You IN ALL WE DO. Help us desire these things so much more than the sin that entices us. IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST's NAME we pray. Amen. - Forgiving Ourselves: Day 3 - Understanding And A Prayer The last couple of days we have been on the subject of self forgiveness. We will continue searching this out over the next couple of days, but today let's have a prayer and reflect on some of the things we have gone over so far. Seeking Our Father in prayer is one very big tool, and privilege, that grows our relationship with Him, and can help us to understand how we should "see" our forgiveness. Think about this: How can we get to know Our Father and Our Savior better if we don't spend any time talking with Him? How can we begin to "see" ourselves and others in the correct way, THE WAY, if we don't align ourselves with Him? The answer is... we can't. Only Our Father In Heaven can give us correct understanding and only He can give "eyes to see" and "ears to hear" His Truth...The Only Truth That Leads To Eternal Life. Today we will do just that in our conclusion... we will spend some time talking to Our Father in prayer. God's Word has no shortage of Scripture about correct understanding. Let's take a look at seven short verses in Our Father's Word before we talk with Him in prayer. Gaining Understanding From The One True and Living God, Our Father, Will Keep Us And Protect Us From The Way of Evil: “Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you, To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things, From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness;” Proverbs 2:11-13 Our Understanding Needs To Be Mature. Only Our Father and Savior Can Help With That: “Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.” I Corinthians 14:20 Understanding Gives Us Wisdom And Keeps Us Out Of Punishment: “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.” Proverbs 10:13 To Understand, We Must Trust Our Father: “Trust in The LORD (Yahweh) with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear The LORD (Yahweh) and depart from evil.” Proverbs 3:5-7 We Need To Understand Before We Can Talk About Our "Issue" With Others Correctly: “How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.” Job 18:2 God Our Father Gives Understanding: “But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of The Almighty gives him understanding.” Job 32:8 God Loves You. He Does Not Despise Us No Matter What We Have Done In The Past. He Understands The Things No One Else Can: “Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.” Job 36:5 Prayer AKA Talking With Our Father Who Is In Heaven: Dear Abba, Our Father In Heaven, we come before you today to ask you to help us to understand how to get past any contempt, loathing, and self abuse we may be committing. It is hard to understand how You can Love us so much when we have strayed so far off "the path" at times. We know that Your Word Is Truth. Help us to Understand how to let these things go that are plaguing our heart and mind. The enemy is on the attack Father, and we know You are THE ONE who can help us to "see" where we are "caught in a snare" because we don't understand. Open our eyes and ears to see and hear how You feel about the subject, and how You feel about our transgression. You Are God Almighty. You are The One Who Gives Forgiveness, and You are The One True And Living God who has never failed to do what You say. Father, You know...we contradict ourselves very often in our fallen state, please help us to be of "one mind," and not doubtful about what You have given us in Your Word. Help us to understand, so we can move past this struggle we are having and move forward helping to build Your Kingdom. Father, please don't let us miss the blessings in our life that You have for us because we fail to understand. Help us stop this self defeating mindset. Help us to understand our current situation. Abba, help us grow closer to You, so that for You, we may be a "Light" to others. Bless You Father, We Love You Father, and we cry out to you today Father. Show us and help us understand how to "break these chains" of bondage and live The Life You Have Made For Us. We ask these things in The Name of Truth, Your Mighty and Holy Son, Our Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Light Of All Men. Amen. Good Morning Wednesday.......
Thank You Father for this new day! 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 to You and praise You. Amen. - Forgiving Ourselves: Day 2 - The Love of Our Father This week we are taking a look at self forgiveness, so it is important to understand forgiveness, what it means, and to have a solid example of how that is done. To understand forgiveness, we must understand Love, and to understand Love we must look to The Creator of Love, Our Father. Being that He Is The Creator of Love, it is of the utmost importance to understand how He Loves and He Forgives, then we can begin to understand... The Love of Our Father and true forgiveness. It is prudent to always remember we have a Mighty and Perfect God in Our Father and Creator. Nothing is out of His reach and what He does no one can undo. While we may be having a hard time forgiving ourselves, for something we believe is unforgivable, we must remember: God Our Father Does Not See As We See. We have a "dimly lit glass (1Corinthians 13:12)" that we are looking through. We don't see "the whole picture." I believe it is for this very reason we see Our Father and Our Savior show mercy towards some of the most "fallen" characters In The Bible. We will take a look at some of these examples moving forward, but today we will focus on one fallen character in particular...”The Prodigal Son.” A perfect place to start to understand The Unfailing Love Of God Our Father, and forgiveness, is the parable of “The Prodigal Son.” This parable is a great place to "see" The Love Of Our Father, and that's why He gives us this story in His Word. We are ALL "the prodigal son." We have ALL "fallen short (Romans 3:23)." We have ALL made mistakes and need forgiveness. Fortunately for us, there was ONE Who Did Not Fall Short...Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ Our Savior, and this is where we will find the forgiveness we seek. Today as we read this parable that Our Savior speaks In Luke 15, take special notice of "The Father's" reaction when his son returns. Is he angry? Does he "pitch a fit?" Does he lecture his son and give the old "I told ya so" speech? Does he let his son grovel before him and humiliate him before he accepts him back? The answer is no. Pay careful attention to how the father in the parable treats his son upon return and let "The Seed of Forgiveness" be planted inside of you. Remember, we ALL fall short, but when we make the committed decision to return to Our Father In Heaven, to repent and ask forgiveness for our sins, we will indeed "see"... The Love of Our Father. Have a Great, Loving, Father-Filled Day My Brothers and Sisters! The Love of The Father, The Word Of God: The Parable of The Prodigal Son: “Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. ’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’ “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry. “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’ “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’ “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.” Luke 15:11-32 Bonus Content: https://youtu.be/OpfuKKH_SCE |
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