Good Morning Monday......
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! - The Great Revelation: Unfolding Eternity Today (11) As we are studying Revelation in this series I happened to come across an amazing true story. It involved an 11th Century King who was born a pagan but converted to a devout Bible Believer and follower of Yeshua, Jesus Christ, before his death. It is a very powerful, extremely interesting, and Divinely Inspired True Story that I just have to share. The king's name was Canute. His rule was over Denmark, England, and Norway; together often referred to as The North Sea Empire. Born a pagan and later baptized by The Great Revelation of Our Savior, Canute had a powerful conversion into a believer of The Word of God. He soon was a mighty warrior for Our Father. The king built many churches in England and Denmark. He also sent many missionaries to preach, convert, and baptize the people of The Scandinavian Lands in The Name of The One True King, Yeshua, Jesus Christ. King Canute had many successes in battle and became immensely popular. Because of his fame and military success, Canute would end up facing the same problem that Moses dealt with at one time... the people were practically worshipping him. This was a problem. He didn't like the praise. It made him uncomfortable. Then he, I believe Divinely Inspired, came up with a plan to cure this misplaced trust and praise of him. He would soon show everyone in The North Sea Empire who The True King Is, Was, and Always Will Be... Once and For All. Canute was ready to show The Glory of God. One day he ordered his servants to load up his throne and take it to the sea. His servants obeyed him and took the throne to the beach. He had instructed the servants to set the throne on the beach during low tide and then come and fetch him. They did just that. Next the king went to the sea. He sat on his throne. There he waited for the tide to rise. You can imagine his servants, who were many, and his followers were asking the question: "Has the king lost his mind?" The tide began to come in and the waves began to rush across the feet of Canute. He raised his hands immediately and rebuked the waters, commanding them to depart from him. The tide didn't stop. The waters came up to the king's waist next. He continued to shout at the waters, commanding them again to depart from him. Still the tide rose higher. The waters were next at the king's chest, then his neck. He continued to rebuke the sea as his commands started to sound "gargled" as the water reached his face. At this point, for fear of the king drowning, his servants rushed out, grabbed him, his throne, and pulled them both back to dry land. King Canute raised himself up upon reaching dry land, wiped his face, and scanned the faces of those who had pulled him out and all those who had gathered to watch the spectacle. These are the words he spoke: "Let it be known to all men! How empty and worthless is the power of kings! For there is none worthy of The Name, but He Whom Heaven, The Earth, and The Sea Obey!" Amazing Right?! Wait...It gets even better. The king of The North Sea Empire returned to his castle. Upon arriving, he went straight to The Cross which hung on the castle wall. There he hung his crown upon the brow of The Crucified Christ. He wanted to make sure that all people who may want to worship him knew that they were in complete folly, and that True Glory, Majesty, Power, and Kingship Belonged To Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Savior of The Whole World, and it belongs to Him Forever... to Him Alone. This mere man from the 11th Century, also know as The Middle Ages, understood what Our Father was using Paul to tell the us in The Scriptures. He wanted to show the entire empire The Truth. How did he do this? He showed Our Father and Savior's Power Made Perfect "In Weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9)." The ruler of The North Sea Empire showed where True Power really comes from. 🔥 Truly another astonishing tale that "the world" would rather not be heard, and a tale that probably has been suppressed because it is The Truth. We must remember He Told Us, "It (the world) Hated Me First (John 15:18)," and if not for The Mighty Hand Of God, this one may have been buried, never to be heard of again. The Truth: We will know "all Truth" one day... and there is nothing "the world" can do to stop Him. 🔥 Think about this: Do you think anyone of Canute's subjects, servants, or companions ever forgot this powerful and God Led example of Surrendering To Christ The King? Do you think they ever forgot this example of Christ-Like Humility? How many times do you think this story had been retold throughout HIStory? How many people in The North Sea Empire and the world do you think Canute pointed to The True King and Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, with his powerful display of submission and obedience? Now think about this: What are some actions we can each take in our individual lives where we might point others to The King Of Kings, The Lion of The Tribe of Judah, and The One True And Living God, Our Father? We don't have to be a king to make an impact on our society... In fact, Our Father Prefers To Use The "foolish and weak things (1 Corinthians 1:27)" Of This World To Reveal His Glory. Won't you take some time and think about this for The One Who Died To Forgive Your Every Sin? I pray you do. Let's meditate on this until the next time in this series, The Great Revelation: Unfolding Eternity Today. Prayer: Dear Father God, You Alone Are Worthy Of Praise, Honor, and Glory. We ask You Father today to give us the strength we need to submit to Your Will and show others Your Glory. Help us to draw others to You, so that we may gather together in worship and praise of You...The One True And Only King, The King Of All Things Seen And Unseen, Our Father In Heaven. We pray these things In The Name of The Greatest Revelation To All Mankind, Yeshua, Jesus Christ Almighty, Your Perfect And Mighty Son. Amen. The Great Revelation, The Word of God: “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,” Philippians 2:9-10 “But He (Yeshua, Jesus) said to me, “My Grace Is Sufficient For You, for My Power Is Made Perfect In Weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s Power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 “Worthy is The Lamb Who Was Slain To Receive Power and Riches and Wisdom, And Strength and Honor and Glory and Blessing!” Revelation 5:12 “for The Lamb Who Is In The Midst of The Throne will shepherd them and lead them to Living Fountains of Waters. And God Will Wipe Away Every Tear from their eyes.” Revelation 7:17 “These will make war with The Lamb, and The Lamb Will Overcome them, for He Is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are Called, Chosen, and Faithful.” Revelation 17:14 “The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for The Glory of God Illuminated It. The Lamb Is Its Light.” Revelation 21:23 “This is what I Command You: Keep Loving Each Other! “If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me First.” John 15:17-18 “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;” I Corinthians 1:27
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Good Morning Sunday.......
Father, thank You for this NEW DAY. Please continue to FILL our HEARTS & MINDS WITH all that is YOU. Father, bless Your children, SO at every opportunity today YOU ARE SEEN, HEARD, AND FELT through us TODAY. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen! - He Is (Part 4) Our Father Is God. 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 in Scripture searching out His Character and Names, I encourage 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 He Is... My Rock, My Strength, and My Redeemer; “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be pleasing before You, O יהוה (YHWH,Yahweh, LORD, Jehova), My Rock and My Redeemer.” Tehillim (Psalms) 19:14 TS2009 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your Sight, O LORD, My Strength and My Redeemer.” Psalms 19:14 NKJV He Is... Crowned With A Crown Of Pure Gold...Forever, The Most Blessed Forever; “For You meet Him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon His Head. He asked life from You, and You gave it to Him— Length of days forever and ever. His Glory Is Great in Your Salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon Him. For You have made Him Most Blessed Forever; You have made Him exceedingly glad with Your Presence.” Psalms 21:3-6 NKJV He Is... The Forsaken, Despised, A Reproach Of Men, A Worm, And No Man; “But I am A Worm, and No Man; A Reproach Of Men, and Despised by the people.” Psalms 22:6 NKJV He Is... Yahweh Raah, Jehovah Shammah, The LORD My Shepherd; “The LORD (YHWH) Is My Shepherd (Shammah); I shall not want.” Psalms 23:1 NKJV “Yahweh Is My Shepherd (Raah); I will not lack for anything.” Psalms 23:1 LEB He Is... The King Of Glory, My Restorer; “Who is The King of Glory? Yahweh of Hosts, He Is The King of Glory! Selah” Psalms 24:10 LEB “Who is [He then] this King of glory? The LORD of Hosts, He Is The King of Glory [who rules over all creation with His Heavenly Armies]. Selah.” PSALM 24:10 AMP “Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And The King of Glory Shall Come In. Who is this King of Glory? The LORD Strong and Mighty, The LORD Mighty in Battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And The King of Glory Shall Come In. Who is this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts, He Is The King of Glory. Selah” Psalms 24:7-10 NKJV He Is... He Who Sitteth As King Forever; “The LORD sat enthroned at The Flood, And The LORD sits as King Forever.” Psalms 29:10 NKJV “Yahweh Sits Enthroned at the flood, and Yahweh Sits As King Forever.” Psalms 29:10 LEB “The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, The Lord Sitteth King For Ever.” Psalms 29:10 KJV He Is... A Stranger, An Alien; “I am become A Stranger unto my brethren, and An Alien unto my mother's children.” Psalms 69:8 KJV To Be Continued... Good Morning Sabbath.......
Father thank You for this NEW day. We ask that you OPEN our HEARTS and MINDS to YOUR infinite GRACE, WISDOM, and PEACE, so WE may SERVE You in the manner most PLEASING to YOU. In Your Mighty Son YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST's name we pray. Amen. - When We Pick Up The Phone, We Will Recognize His Voice? Yesterday we asked a few questions of ourselves: How much time have we spent with God lately? When is the last time we got down on our hands and knees and prayed? Do we find it sufficient to seek others for The Word of God or are we "digging in" ourselves and experiencing the fullness of Our Father? These are all good questions to ask ourselves. The answers will surely vary between us, but what do we do once we have made the decision and commitment to spend more time with Our Father? The next step after deciding to "set apart" time with Our Father is learning how to listen to Him and how to "hear" Him. This is important because Yeshua, Jesus Our Savior, tells us that if we are His... we will know when He is speaking to us, and we will listen. Let's take a look: “And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.” John 10:4, 10-11 Our Savior, Our Good Shepherd, Our King, and Our God Tells Us That We Will Know His Voice If We Are His and that He Is The One Who Gives LIFE, ABUNDANT LIFE, To His Sheep. That is a mighty comforting Scripture. Our Savior is telling us that if we are spending time with Him, getting to know Him, and letting Him guide us, we will clearly recognize Him when He Calls because we will "know His Voice." Have you ever heard a song on the radio or playing somewhere and by just a line or two of the lyrics you can recognize who is singing the song? It is the same with Our Father and Our Savior. If we have been listening to Him, we will know His Voice. This begs the next question: How do we learn to listen to God Our Father and Our Savior Yeshua, Jesus Christ? In John 10 Yeshua states pretty clearly there will be others who call, but they are not seeking to give us Life, but rather kill us, steal from us, and destroy us. This makes knowing His Voice even more important. The enemy is calling also... and that is a phone call we don't want to answer. Learning to listen to God isn't difficult, we just have to be equipped with the right tools. Let's take some time to go over three things that we can do to get familiar with "hearing" The Good Shepherd Speak To Us. 1.) The first tool we want to use to discipline ourselves and "hear" what God is telling us is to set apart a regular time and place. We etch out time in our busy schedules where we can spend time with Him... just Him and us. Claim that time for God. Give this time to Him. Now that we have taken time and given it to God, make sure in that time you say what you want to God, then listen closely and see what He has to say to you. We have to speak to God. We have to make requests. We have to seek Him. This is what He says will happen if we do: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8 2.) The second tool we use is The Bible, The Word of God. When we open The Word of God it is very important to pray first, asking God to help us understand what He Is Telling Us. We can study a little at a time or a lot, but without The Help Of The Good Shepherd, it can be difficult to understand sometimes. Read until there is a verse that "touches" you. Next write it down, think about it, and let The Word of God Work In Your Heart. Again, make sure you pray, for God Lets Us Know When He Was Talking To Peter, that HE IS THE ONE WHO REVEALS, no man can do this for us...ONLY OUR FATHER. Let's take a look: “Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father Who Is In Heaven.” Matthew 16:17-19 3.) The third tool we will need is a heart conditioned, or disciplined, to listen. It is an amazing thing to go through our day and actually see The Word of God Coming To Life Right Before Our Eyes. This is how we know we have a listening heart. If we want to be like Our Savior and walk as He Walked with Our Father, we must spend time listening to Him. Don't rush this, but rather listen until you receive your lesson for the day. Once you have received your lesson from Him, apply it. If it seems confusing on how to listen and "hear" from God, it doesn't have to be, because He Tells Us: “So then Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by The Word of God.” Romans 10:17 So how do we condition or discipline ourselves to listen and "hear" The Word of God? By spending time in The Bible, The Word of God. May we all take time to grow our relationship with Our Father and Our Savior. No matter where we are in our relationship with The Good Shepherd and Our Father In Heaven, we always have the opportunity to draw closer. May we all take the time, which belongs to Our Father anyway, spend time with Him, feed on His Word, and spend time listening to Him. No man can take His Place and no man can give you a fulfilling relationship with Him through anything they say. We must turn to Him Who Is Above All And Diligently Seek Him. If we do, He Tells Us: “Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek The LORD understand all.” Proverbs 28:5 “Glory in His Holy Name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek The LORD! Seek The LORD and His Strength; Seek His Face evermore!” Psalms 105:3-4 “Glory in His Holy Name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek The LORD!” I Chronicles 16:10 “CALL TO ME, and I WILL ANSWER YOU, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3 May Our Father Bless Each and Everyone Of You On The Other Side Of This Screen. Have a Wonderful Father and Son-Filled Day, Happy Sabbath, and Shabbat Shalom Everybody! Good Morning Friday.......
Father thank You for this NEW day. You have blessed us with another WONDERFUL day to see your WISDOM and TRUTH. May we use this day to show this dark and war-filled world Your Light and Glory TODAY!!! - God Is Calling. It's For You. How much quiet time have you spent with God lately? Most of us live busy lives. Most of us are going here and there from the time we wake up, constantly going to and fro. Maybe we have tried to make some quiet time with God, but just haven't been successful. Time is precious to us. It is true that we make time for the things we Love though, right? So why not make time for Our Heavenly Father? Be honest. When was the last time you got down on your hands and knees and spent time in prayer or found a quiet place alone and read The Bible? You may ask the question back: "Isn't that why we pay preachers? Isn't this why we read Christian Books or listen to Christian Podcasts?" If these are questions that go through our mind... we may be getting a thrift store, used, second hand kind of relationship with God. Here is another question: Do you spend time thinking and planning where you would like to go for vacation? How about this: Do you spend time thinking and planning what you want to eat? What about romance, do you spend time thinking about another and planning for the future? We wouldn't let someone tell us where or how to handle each of these things, would we? So why would we want someone else to tell us about Our Father, God, The Creator of All Things? Why wouldn't we go to Him ourselves? There are certain things no one can do for us. We make time for the things important to us. If your spiritual Life feels flat, lacking, or you just don't "feel" the presence of God in your Life... maybe you need to get to know Him and spend some time with Him. After all, how can you get to know someone without spending time with them? The answer is, you can't. You can read notes, files, and others' assessments of someone, but it is never the same as "knowing" them. It takes spending time with Our Father In Heaven to truly get to know Him. When God asks for your attention, would you send someone in your place to speak with Him? God doesn't want you to blow Him off. If you invited someone over for dinner or to spend time together, they said yes, and then sent their aunt over in their place, how would you feel? Our Father doesn't want a "stand-in," He Wants Us Personally. Our Father In Heaven Has Invited Us On A Vacation. He Has Invited Us To Feel His Loving And Merciful Nature Upon Us. In fact, He Has Invited Us To Dine With Him And Feast At His Table! How exciting is that?! If we but spend a little time self-disciplining ourselves to make time for God, He Will Show Us Things More Incredible Than We Could Ever Imagine. With just a little bit of training, our time with God Our Father can be the greatest part of our day. May we all spend some time thinking about the questions above today and we will revisit this subject again tomorrow as we close out our week. Remember, God Loves Us, Wants To Spend Time With Us, And Has Invited Us To Spend Time With Him. Our spiritual phones are ringing and God Our Father Is On The Line. Will we answer that call? God Bless Everybody and have a Yahweh Rapha (The God Who Heals) - Filled Day! The Word of God: “Yeshua answered him, “If someone loves me, he will keep my word; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” Yochanan (John) 14:23 “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.” Revelation 3:19-21 “Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.” Mark 13:30-33 “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you. Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents.” Job 22:21-23 “‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” Jeremiah 33:3 Good Morning Thursday...
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. In YESHUA, Jesus Christ's Glorious Name. Amen! - The Great Revelation: Unfolding Eternity Today (10) Have you ever noticed that Truth can provoke hostility? After all, the old saying "The Truth hurts" is around for a reason. The Truth can be a costly thing as far as the world goes. Truth may earn you threats, loss of job, provoke confrontation, and more. We should all stand behind Truth though. No one should be silenced for The Truth. We should all be able to lay out our evidence and demand The Truth be seen and decided upon. Complacency gets us nowhere. None of us should accept anything less than The Truth. Don't just accept that Jesus was "a good and wise man" who was just "a good teacher." Yeshua, Jesus Christ Was, Is, and Always Will Be... God. Many apologists have stated, because Our Savior Claimed To Be God, that there were one of three things Yeshua did by claiming this Truth: 1.) that he was a liar 2.) that he was a lunatic or 3.) that He Was Indeed The LORD Our God. There are no other choices left. What does the evidence show? Well, the hostility and anger shown to Our Savior should be pretty clear evidence... He Is The Truth. Do you believe that Our Savior, the prophets, and the apostles (except for John) were all killed because they were telling people to Love each other and be kind? Of course not. They were telling The Truth about this world, the people who ran it, and the systems it is governed by. They were being killed and tortured because they were giving Truth and one thing I have come to know about The Truth is this: All Truth Is The Truth of God. The enemy does not like to be exposed. Truth renders him powerless, because when God's People know The Truth... they can also see the lies. It is why God's Word tells us: “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” Ephesians 5:11 Wherever Jesus, the apostles, or the prophets went there was either a revival or a riot,... and sometimes both. Usually when we show up somewhere we are offered coffee, juice, water or something of the sort, which is nice, but wouldn't you rather have a revival or a riot break out? At least then we would have proof of The Truth being present. If a riot breaks out when I showed up, at least I would know I had proclaimed Our Father and Savior's Truth without mixing it with the unholiness of the world. A revival or a riot would both be evidence of The Truth Being Present. Give a "feel good," compromised message of Yeshua, Jesus Christ and the world will absolutely love you. You need only look at a few "megachurches" to see this Truth in action. But instead, proclaim Our Savior in all His Truth and Glory, and the world will hate you. Proclaim it anyway! The witnesses in Revelation 11 proclaim The Gospel of Truth and we should also. It shouldn't matter how anyone treats us if we are sharing the Saving Grace and Love of Christ. Everyone needs to hear The Message. Not everyone is going to like The Truth, many are hostile to The Truth, but Our Father's Ruach Ha'Kodesh, His Holy Spirit, Will Guide Us In Sharing His Truth, AND... He Is The One Who Can Break The Stone Off Hearts To Receive That Truth. Prayer: Father God, please help us to lovingly and bravely proclaim Your Truth. Help us to bring Salvation (Yeshua) to the hurting, lost, and sick while also encouraging each other as Brothers and Sisters in Christ Your Son. Father, let Your Ruach Ha'Kodesh, Your Holy Spirit, go before us and make our paths straight so that we can help to make the "spiritually dead" alive and lead them back to You. Grant us courage. Help us to be obedient to Your Great Commission and to fill Your Kingdom with as many as you can possibly use us to bring to Your Coming Kingdom. You Are An Amazing Father. Thank You, Bless You, and we Love You. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name we pray. Amen! The Great Revelation, The Word Of God: “And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,” Colossians 2:13 “Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months. And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.” These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire. When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly. Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned. The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged, And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who fear Your name, small and great, And should destroy those who destroy the earth.” Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.” Revelation 11:1-19 ““The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.’ ”” Mark 1:3 “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.” Psalms 56:3 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 Good Morning Wednesday...
Father thank You for this new day. Thank You for giving us Brothers and Sisters to share in this wonderful journey back to You. Please use us to help the hurting, the sick, the fatherless, and the weak. Help us to show Your Love in this dark world, because we know Love covers a multitude of sins. - Praise, Prophecy, and Painting A Picture of The King: Psalms The various authors of Psalms, David, Solomon, Ethan, and others knew a little something about Praise, Prophecy, and Our Savior Aka The King. These authors knew how to give proper worship and credit to Our Father and Our Savior in an unbelievably beautiful way, and why not... they were servants of The Most High God. It surprises me when I hear others say so very often that Our Savior isn't found in The Old Testament. It surprises me because the entire Bible is chock full of Yeshua, Jesus Christ, and now that this is known to me, I don't know how I could have ever missed it, or anyone else who is actually reading it. While many consider Psalms just to be a "hymnbook," I would prepose that there is MUCH MORE THERE than just Hymns. I would propose that the Psalms are absolutely filled with Praise, Prophecy, and Painting A Picture Of Our King. Today let's take a look at a few Psalms, particularly 2,4, and 5. Take your time reading them and see if you can spot when they are talking about Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior. Keep your eyes open for the beautiful Praise of God Our Father and the beautiful Praise of God The Son. Be aware of Prophecy when it is present and take note of when The Scriptures are Painting A Picture of Our King. If we take the time to study the Psalms closely I believe we will all see something new to us, something Alive in the words of David and the other authors, and something that we can hang on to for Dear Life... Yeshua, Jesus Christ Himself. God Bless Everybody and have a Great God-Filled middle of your week! The Word of God, Praise, Prophecy, and Painting A Picture of The King: Psalms: “Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: “Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.” “I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ” Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, And rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.” Psalms 2:1-12 “Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. How long, O you sons of men, Will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness And seek falsehood? Selah But know that the LORD has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The LORD will hear when I call to Him. Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the LORD. There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?” LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Psalms 4:1-8 “Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You. The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity. You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple. Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue. Pronounce them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against You. But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.” Psalms 5:1-12 Good Morning Tuesday....
Father Thank You for this NEW Day. Please grant us TRUTH, WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, UNDERSTANDING, and KNOWLEDGE. 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. - To Starve Or To Prosper? It's Our Choice. Joseph was dealing with a lot. He was leading the entire world through a rough time. 2 years had passed since any rain had come and to top it off Joseph was trying to decide how to deal with his brothers who had tried to kill him. No clouds, no rain, it was hot all the time, and dead animals were lying everywhere across the land. It was a tough situation, not just for Joseph, but for everyone. Everyone wasn't leading the entire world in this tough time though, Joseph was. Why was all this on Joseph's shoulder's? Because Our Father In Heaven had given Joseph full trust of the pharaoh, the current ruler of the world, and this is what pharaoh said: “So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.” Genesis 41:55 The entire world was in a tough spot. No rain, lots of dust, no farming, and no food. These are the conditions Joseph was managing. Do you think it was stressful? You can bet it was, but The One True and Living God had prepared Joseph through years of trials and discipline to be cool, calm, and collective. Through his many tribulations, Joseph had become filled with Truth, Wisdom, Discernment, Understanding, and Knowledge. He was obviously ready for the spot light, for Our Father had prepared him. Just as Our Father and Savior Prepare Us For What We Will Be Facing In Our Lives. Joseph stood in front of a global catastrophe and knew exactly what to do, because he was prepared, God Had Given A Plan...and The Plan Was Perfect. While most any nation facing this situation would have fallen into bedlam, Egypt didn't, and the rest of the world was "taking notes." Was there anyone on the entire earth that knew what to do in this horrible situation? Yep, Joseph. Prepared through adversity, refined by trails, and guided by God Himself, Joseph was more than prepared. He knew he had The Creator of All Things on his side and Joseph absolutely knew: “... that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.” Romans 8:28-33 Egypt and the world were facing a catastrophe on a global scale. It was rough. During all of the problems and despite all the problems, Joseph had been given the answer to sustain the entire world... A True Picture of Our King and Savior. Despite this horrible calamity and the primed situation for chaos, listen to what the people said about Joseph: “So they said, “You have saved our lives; let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.” Genesis 47:25 Just like Our Messiah, Joseph had been given all things to complete God Almighty's Plan of Redemption. Where there could have been chaos, there was calm. Where there could have been bedlam, there was order. All people remained calm. While it is difficult to imagine in our day, the people even praised the government at the time rather than grieving it. Joseph had been refined not only to bring him closer to Our Father, but to save the entire world. Joseph had Understanding of this. Let's take a look at what Joseph tells his brothers about the situation at hand.: “But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.” Genesis 45:5-7 How awesome. "God sent me before you." Now that is a powerful statement, and the proof was in the Wisdom Joseph had shown in predicting and preparing for these tough times. The lives Our Father Saved through Joseph were many. Think about this: Joseph is only a "shadow" of Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Our King and Savior... It Is He Who Will Save All People. Let's stop and get a quick Word of Witness from John about The King: “The Father loves The Son, and has given all things into His Hand.” John 3:35 We should all take note, Joseph started and ended his managing of this global catastrophe with pointing to Our Father and His Deliverance. He knew God Was With Him... and the world. How did Our Father have Joseph face this problem? With a plan. Collect everything needed (grain, food, ect) during the bountiful years and that way he could "preserve Life" during the tough times. When it came time to distribute the food because no one had any, Joseph exchanged the food for money, livestock, property, and other goods effectively making the kingdom he was running the undisputed, wealthiest, and most prosperous kingdom on the face of the earth. See that picture of The Messiah yet? Not only did Joseph essentially keep Egypt's economy from crashing, he prospered it beyond belief and gave everyone on earth a lesson in how to manage finances. While Joseph was most definitely a "picture" of Our Savior Yeshua he never raised anyone from the dead, but he did save a great multitude from dying. He may have never healed any sick, but he did keep others from becoming deathly ill and starving from lack of Bread. How did God revealed to us The Way Joseph had done all this? With a plan, with focus. and with discipline. How did Our Father have Joseph save the entire world? With Truth, Discipline, Wisdom, Discernment, Knowledge, and Understanding. Joseph was measured, calm, prayerful, and made a pragmatic plan. May we all take note. Shall We Starve for lack of bread? Or Shall We Prosper because of a plan? It's Our Choice. God Bless Every One and have a Great Abba-Filled Day! The Word of God: “Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.” Genesis 47:13 “So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.” Genesis 41:55 “So they said, “You have saved our lives; let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.” Genesis 47:25 “But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.” Genesis 45:5-7 “And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh. Four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your households and as food for your little ones.” Genesis 47:24 Good Morning Sunday...
Our Father Who Art 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. - God Is Love! Have you ever wondered what Real Love is? Here is a list of things we can be sure Real Love is not: lust, emotion, sentimentalism, tolerance or apathy of evil. Ok, so now that we know what Real Love isn't, we need to answer the question. What is Real Love? The Word of God and Our Savior say that the Highest Love is not based on what we feel, but on a committing of will. It is a free gift given without reserve to someone. It matters not how one reacts to this gift given, because it is given in True Love. The Word of God Says Love Is Kind, Patient, Long-suffering, not self serving, arrogant, hostile, impolite, or envious. Love Is Never Easily Brought To Wrath (Anger). Love doesn't keep count of wrongs. Love has a serious aversion and dislike to evil, and serious affinity for Rejoicing In Truth. Real Love Will Put Up With A Lot, And Endures With Faith And Hope. The Divine Word of God Almighty Tells Us That GOD IS LOVE. He Shows Us Our Very Own Love Story With Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The King of Kings! He Loves Us!!! Yeshua, Jesus...Loves You! And He Wants To Show You The Mysteries Of All The Ages! Merely put your thoughts, research, and focus on Him and see what happens. I will personally guarantee that if you put your Faith In Him...You Will Experience Love Like You Never Have Before. Real Love. Because He Is God, And ...GOD IS LOVE! HalleluhYah!!! “He who does not Love does not know God, for GOD IS LOVE.” I John 4:8 “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not Love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not Love, it profits me nothing. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in The Truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. And now abide Faith, Hope, LOVE, these three; but the greatest of these is LOVE.” I Corinthians 13:1-13 God Bless Everybody! Have a Great Ruach Ha'Kodesh (The Holy Breath of God) Filled Week! Good Morning Sabbath...
Thank you Father for the blessing of this NEW 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" TODAY! - He Is (Part 3) Our Father Is God. 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 in Scripture searching out His Character and Names, I encourage 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 and WILL ALWAYS BE. He Is Who He Is. That what He Told Moses. I Am Who I Am. That what His Name means, YAHWEH, I Am Who I Am. His Name Means, HE IS. He Has Come. He Is... Yeshua, Jesus, Salvation He Is... The Captain of The Host of Yahweh: “And he said, “Neither. I have come now as the commander of Yahweh’s army.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and he bowed down and said to him, “What is my lord commanding his servant?” Joshua 5:14 LEB ““No,” he replied, “but I am the commander of ADONAI ’s army; I have come just now.” Y’hoshua fell down with his face to the ground and worshipped him, then asked, “What does my lord have to say to his servant?”” Y'hoshua (Jos) 5:14 CJB He Is... Yahweh Shalom, Jehovah Shalom, Yahweh Is Peace, The LORD Is Peace; “And Gideon built there an altar to Yahweh, and he called it “Yahweh is peace.” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.” Judges 6:24 LEB “So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.” Judges 6:24 NIV He Is... Yahweh Sabaoth, Jehovah Sabaoth, The LORD of Hosts, The LORD of Powers; “This man went up from his city each year to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh. Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests to the LORD there.” 1 SAMUEL 1:3 AMP “Now this man used to go up from his town year by year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of hosts (Sabaoth) in Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to Yahweh.” 1 Samuel 1:3 LEB He Is... The Rock of My Salvation; “Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! May God, the rock of my salvation, be exalted!” 2 Samuel 22:47 LEB ““The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation!” II Samuel 22:47 NKJV He Is... The Light of The Morning When The Sun Rises, A Morning Without Clouds; “And He shall be like The Light of The Morning When The Sun Rises, A Morning Without Clouds, Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, By clear shining after rain.’” II Samuel 23:4 NKJV He Is... The Daysman; “For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. Neither is there any Daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.” Job 9:32-33 KJV He Is... The Interpreter; “If there be a messenger with him, an Interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:” Job 33:23 KJV To Be Continued... Good Morning Friday...
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! - Making The World A Better Place Radical change. Those two words sum up our education system during the twentieth century. What our children learn in school and how they learn it are demonstrably different from 50 years ago. If you don't think that much has changed, think about the fact that many schools nowadays don't use books but rather tablets, computers, and wifi. While 50 years ago schools may have had problems, they didn't have social media, pornography, school shootings, fake news, statism, unwarranted gender issues, transgenderism being pushed, false teachings, and a plethora of other problems to deal with and have anxiety about. The school system has become a spiritual mine field for our children and there is no doubt this generation may be the most targeted generation in history, facing problems most of us couldn't even imagine when we were growing up. What's even scarier? It's getting worse by the day. When we have an honest conversation about the school systems and society in general, it is not difficult to point out the extreme decline of developed morality, the learned difference between right and wrong. So how do we fix these ills in society? We can't...But Our Father Can. In fact He Gave Us The Most Important Set Of Instructions Ever Known To Mankind, His Commandments. Our Father's Instructions and Our Savior's Teachings Have Everything We Need In This Life To Learn, Grow, and Discipline Our Children In The Correct Way...THE WAY. I would challenge anyone to find a better, more moral, loving, merciful, and just set of instructions to raise children and see wonderful results. I can promise you, you won't find any. If we want to teach our children how to live successful lives, teaching them right and wrong along with how to Love God and their fellow man, we should be teaching them The Instructions from The Word of God. Start with "The Greatest Two Commands," then the Big Ten Commandments, then on through the rest of The Word of God. The Bible is full of Life, correction, "Power, Love, and Self-Discipline. Have we taught our children to know the commandments? If not, why not begin by teaching them to our children today? One thing that can be assured if we all did, we would be changing society for the better in an era of moral decline. If we indeed all began teaching our children Our Heavenly Father's Instructions, I have no doubt that we would indeed be....Making The World A Better Place The Word of God, God Instructions, The Cure For Our Ills: “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.” Psalms 32:8 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children, For blessed are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise, And do not disdain it. Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD; But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.” Proverbs 8:32-36 “For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and love and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:6-9 “And you shall teach them to your children by talking about them when you sit in your house and when you travel on the road and when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 11:19 “Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:35-40 |
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