Good Morning Sabbath.......
Father thank You for making this NEW day. We ask that You OPEN our HEARTS AND MINDS to the infinite TRUTH, GRACE, WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, AND MERCY SUPPLIED to us in YOUR WORD, OUR ALMIGHTY GOD. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST's Holy Name we pray, Amen. - Following Our Father’s Word: As Easy As 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Remembering scripture and what God Our Father wants from us is as easy as 123456. Here, let's take a look at Psalm 1:1-2-3: “Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in The Law of The LORD (Yahweh), And in His Law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.” Psalms 1:1-2-3 NKJV Now let's add a 4-5-6. Let's look at Psalms 4:4-5-6: “Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in The LORD (Yahweh). There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?” LORD (Yahweh), lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.” Psalms 4:5-6 NKJV In these wonderful verses written by "a man after God's own heart," David, we see God using David to give us simple and easy to follow instructions. These instructions will always lead us to Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Word of God, The Truth, and following His Instructions. A summary of these verses could be: Blessed is the man who seeks counsel from God, His Word, and His Commands. He thinks about Him all the time throughout his day. Try with all you have to be righteous. Follow The Instructions of God. Don't spend time with people you know are doing wrong or persecuting people. Always Trust Your Father The Creator of All Things. God is all that is good, so be still and know He is in control. If we do this, we will prosper, have peace, produce much godly fruit. If we follow Our Father’s instructions here, He Will Lift His Countenance Upon Us and we can show His Light to the World. This is following in the footsteps of The Perfect Example, Yeshua Our Savior, Jesus Christ The King. When we get into good habits of reflecting on Our Father’s Word, His Son, throughout the day, it's as easy as 1-2-3-4-5-6. Soak up the Psalms, let it fuel your spirit, have a wonderful God-Filled Day, and... Shabbat Shalom (Sabbath Peace) Everybody! Prayer: Father, please help us to meditate on Your Word day and night. We know all good things come from You. Help us to see this in Your Word, Your Creation, and our lives... the lives that You Have Provided. As we go through our day, may we meditate on You and Your Word, so that we may be like a tree planted by rivers of waters that brings forth fruit in its season and never withers. Help us to put our trust in You, so that when someone asks, "Who will show us any good?", we can show them You. You Are Good. We Love You, We Thank You, and in Your Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name we pray. Amen.
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Good Morning Friday...
Thank You Father for this new day! Please continue to fill our HEARTS and MINDS with Your TRUTH & LOVE, so we may ENJOY Your blessings, and be a blessing, TODAY! - An Exercise In Connecting With Our Father: Joy #5 Step 1 - Prayer (Begin With Focus And Openness Towards God) Prayer: Dear Father God, please connect with us here as we seek in Your Word. Help us to show our Faith. Help us to find Your Peace and JOY. Be with us. Thank You. In Yeshua, Jesus's Name we pray. Amen Step 2 - Read Read the Scripture slowly. Be aware of any interesting words, phrases, or sentences. Read over The Scripture a second Time. Read: “God Has Ascended Amid Shouts of JOY, The LORD Amid The Sounding of Trumpets.” Psalm 47:5 NIV “God Has Gone Up With A Shout, YAHWEH (YHWH, LORD) with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises. Sing praises to Our King, sing praises. For God Is King of All The Earth. Sing praises with understanding.” Psalms 47:5-7 LEB “The LORD (YHWH, YAHWEH) Is My Strength and My Defense; He Has Become My Salvation (Yeshua). Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The LORD’s Right Hand Has Done Mighty Things! The Lord’s Right Hand Is Lifted High; The Lord’s Right Hand Has Done Mighty Things!” I will not die but live, and will proclaim what The LORD has done.” Psalm 118:14-17 NKJV “the voice of jubilation, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who say, “Praise YAHWEH of Hosts, for YAHWEH Is Good, for His Loyal Love Is Forever,” the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of YAHWEH, for I Will Restore The Fortunes of The Land As In The Beginning,’ says YAHWEH. Thus says YAHWEH of Hosts: ‘Again there will be in this waste place, without people and animals, and in all its towns, pasture for shepherds allowing their flock to lie down. In the towns of the hill country, in the towns of the Shephelah, and in the towns of the Negev, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the surroundings of Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under The Hands of The Counter,’ says YAHWEH. ‘Look, Days Are Coming,’ Declares Yahweh, ‘and I Will Fulfill The Good Promise That I Promised To The House of Israel and To The House of Judah. In those days and in that time I will make a branch of righteousness sprout for David, and he will execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell safely, and this is what they shall call it: “YAHWEH Is Our Righteousness.” ’” Jeremiah 33:11-16 LEB “Praise The LORD (YHWH). Praise the name of The LORD (YHWH); praise him, you servants of The Lord (YHWH),” Psalm 135:1 NIV “Praise Yah! Praise the Name of יהוה; Praise, you servants of יהוה,” Tehillim (Psalms) 135:1 TS2009 Step 3 - Reflect Reflect on what stands out to you as you read. What is God trying to tell you? Step 4 - Respond Respond to The Word you just read. Talk to Your Father about how you feel. Tell Him what is on your mind. Tell him what is on your heart. As you go through your day today keep your eyes open to what you read, what you uncovered, or what you spoke to God about. You may find Him showing up in places you didn't expect. God Bless Everyone. May The God Of All Good Things Give each and everyone of you PEACE and JOY. Good Morning Thursday...
Father thank You for this NEW day. Thank You for this day’s BREATH that we BREATHE. Help us, guide us, fill us with Your Light, and lead us to be MORE like Your Son YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen! - How Should We Judge? With Humility, Truth, Respect, and LOVE We probably have all heard the eternal words of Yeshua, Christ Our Savior, when it comes to judging others. We might have even heard arguments about what He really meant. Today let’s take a look at some of these verses. As we search Our Father’s Word, let’s try to find the Truth, Respect, and Love He Is Leading Us Towards. Let’s start with Matthew: “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” Matthew 7:1-5 Truth, Respect, and Love. This is what we must show others if we ever expect to find reciprocation, or the same treatment back. In order to do this we must have Humility. The moment we get “puffed up” and are prideful, this becomes a very difficult thing to do. Why? Because then, we begin to judge... and not righteously. We have all seen or been a part of the “can you believe that so and so did this” club. This is wrong. Now many people will tell you “don’t judge,” but this is not what Our Savior is necessarily saying. In fact, we are told to judge righteously in many places in Our Father’s Word. Let’s take a look: “Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 31:9 “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” John 7:24 “Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” I Thessalonians 5:19-22 We see in the above verses we are suppose to judge, but we are supposed to judge Righteously if we are to judge. What our LORD and Savior is telling us in Matthew 7:1-5 is that if we judge, we must make sure and judge righteously, and if we are judging our Brother or Sister, we must use the same standard by which we would want to be judged. In order to accomplish this, we need to be full of Truth, Respect, Humility, and Love. It definitely makes it easier knowing Jesus told us “you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you...” Right? To say this in another way would be: your judgement has to be fair and you should only judge others by a standard that you are willing to be judged by. Don’t we all want to be judged, if we have to be judged, by standards like Humility, Truth, Respect, and Love? Of course we do. If we have a problem with ANYTHING in our lives, we should be very careful about pointing out other’s problems in theirs. Because we haven’t fixed our problem, we may not be equipped with the correct judgement to even point another’s out. I am willing to bet we all have some kind of “plank” in our eye, so let’s worry less about the “specks” in other’s eyes. We don’t see Jesus cracking jokes anywhere in The Bible, but I do believe He is using some humor here. I mean, come on... Have you ever seen anyone walking around with a whole board or plank in their eye? No. Funny mental picture though, right? Our King tells us that once we fix our our “problem” we will be equipped to show our Brother or Sister how to remove their “problem.” Our King is making a point. The point is: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:39 Today as we go out into this world, let’s make a conscious choice to walk in Humility, Truth, Respect, and Love. Can you imagine the wonderful place this world would be if everyone did? Good Morning Wednesday...
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’s Name. Amen. - God Our Father... 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. We know what Real Love isn't, but we still 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 that: Love Is Kind, Patient, Long-suffering, not self serving, not arrogant, not hostile, not impolite, and not 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 a serious affinity for rejoicing In Truth. Real Love will put up with A LOT, and endures with Faith And Hope. That is Real Love. 🔥 The Divine Word of God Almighty, Our Father, tells us that “GOD IS LOVE.” He shows us our very own Love Story with Him in His Word. Our very own Love Story in Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The King of Kings! Isn’t it humbling to know that The Divine Creator, The Maker of heaven and earth... He Loves Us! Yeshua, Jesus... Loves You! He wants to show us the mysteries of all the ages! If we merely put our thoughts, research, and focus on Him, it is amazing to 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! 🙌🔥 The Loving Word of Truth: “And we have known and believed the Love that God has for us. GOD IS LOVE, and he who abides in Love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.” I John 4:16-17 “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 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. - Not Peace... But Rather Division: The Sheep And The Goats Our Messiah, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, makes a few statements that you don't hear many Christians talking about. Today, let's touch on just a couple of those statements. Let's begin with The Word: “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.” Matthew 25:31-33 “I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.” Luke 12:49-51 Here we see Our Savior speaking about how when He Comes, all of mankind will be divided into two groups: the sheep and the goats. The sheep represent His People, those who love and obey Him and Our Father. The goats on the other hand... are not. He goes on in Matthew 25 to say that the sheep are recognized because: they fed the hungry, gave clothes to the needed, cared for those in prison, and helped the sick. Now, it would be easy here to believe that our "works" are saving us, but this would be a false belief. How do we know this? This is why: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,” Ephesians 2:8 So what gives? Faith or works? Well, what Yeshua is explaining is that True Faith ALWAYS results in good works, works that please Our Father... His Commandments... His Instructions. Helping the needy, broken, and destitute are part of following His Instructions. Loving Him and Loving each other... it's all there. There is no doubt that we can't do it all by ourselves, but that is why The Body of Christ, The Church exists. The Church can do it together along with Our Savior. When we have Saving Faith it changes something in us. Pretty soon we are giving, serving with a local group, and taking part in different ministries as The Body of Christ. Something to think about: If Our Savior and King came back today, which group do you think you would get divided into? Would you be on Jesus's left or His Right? Would you be a Sheep of His, or a goat of the enemy? Search your heart. If you have doubts and don't know, or if you think maybe you are on the wrong side... Call to Him Today! He Is Merciful, He Is Just, and most of all He Loves You and Has Been Waiting For This Moment With You! May Our Father and Our Savior Bless You All Mightily Today! Shalom! The Word of God: “If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!” James 2:15-19 “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.” Colossians 3:1-4 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John 14:15 “This Book of the Law (Instructions) shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:8-9 Good Morning Monday...
Father thank You for this AMAZING DAY. Please fill us with Your Spirit and help us to be a LIGHT. Endow us with Your PEACE and WISDOM, so we may bring LIFE to this world. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. Amen! - It Is Not What You Know. It's Who You Know. Who do you spend more time with than anyone? I will give you a hint: You look at them in the mirror everyday. That's right, You, ourselves. Since we spend more time with ourselves than anyone else, it would follow that, as people, we are pretty interested in ourselves. So, how happy are you with yourself? Do you like you? Would you rather be someone else? Can you be honest about your strengths and weaknesses? The world is filled, from the beginning, with counterfeit or copied wisdom claimed by man that came first from God's Word. For instance, "great minds" from the past are credited with famous sayings such as "know thyself" or "the unexamined life is not worth living." These two particular quotes are accredited to Socrates, but all one needs to do is look in The Bible and you will find this Wisdom throughout God's Word. It goes without saying, The Bible was here long before Socrates. Let's take a look at a just a couple of verses from the Bible that stated this first: “Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!” Haggai 1:5 NKJV “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” I Peter 5:8 NKJV We could keep going, but you see that Our Father tells us to "consider our ways" and "be sober" in these two "witness" verses. What He is saying is know yourself, consider, and be realistic or "sober" minded about your weaknesses and strengths. If you want to "resist the devil" you need to know yourself, so you can spot when the enemy is trying to tempt you. The point? Knowing ourselves is pretty important to living out a productive, meaningful, and fruitful life. That is good to know, but let's take that one step further. God Is Our Creator. He Knows Us Better Than Even We Do! So why wouldn't we get to know God Our Father, who knows us better than we do, and can show us "the real us" better than even we can "see?" Our Father has provided to us a Way, Truth, and Life from His Word and His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ, to get to know Him better everyday! If we get to know HIM better, we can know ourselves better than we ever thought, and we can know our true and perfect reason to our being here on this earth. As we will read in scripture today, two things that help immensely are "Keep it simple" and "Come as a child." Do you want to know yourself better? Do you want to know your life's purpose? Do you want a meaningful, productive, and fruitful life? If you do there is a very simple answer, so simple in fact it "confounds the wise." Get to know Our Father and His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Creator of Heaven and Earth, and each of us can begin down the path of a meaningful, productive, and very fruitful life! Can I get a witness?! Yes!: The Word of God: “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18 KJV “for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 WMB “But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 WMB “and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 18:3-4 WMB “In that same hour Yeshua rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”” Luke 10:21 WMB “Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the FOOLISH THINGS of the world to CONFOUND THE WISE; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:25-31 KJV “For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you. For we are not writing any other things to you than what you read or understand. Now I trust you will understand, even to the end (as also you have understood us in part), that we are your boast as you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.” II Corinthians 1:12-14 NKJV “But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for first excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” Philippians 3:7-11 Good Morning Sunday...
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. - The Question: When We Pick Up The Phone, Will We 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, tell 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 that time with Him, feed on His Word, and listen 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 (YHWH, Yahweh) understand all.” Proverbs 28:5 “Glory in His Holy Name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh)! Seek The LORD (Yahweh) 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 (YHWH)!” 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 week! Shalom (Peace) everybody! 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. - Our Father 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 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. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. Amen! - Helping Make 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.... Helping Make 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 Good Morning Thursday...
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 YOUR WISDOM TODAY. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. Amen! - A Little Light And Life For Your Day “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God Is Light and in Him is no darkness at all.” I John 1:5 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16 “that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.” Psalms 83:18 “Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 “Yeshua answered him, “You don’t understand yet what I am doing, but in time you will understand.” John 13:7 “Use all the armor and weaponry that God provides, so that you will be able to stand against the deceptive tactics of the Adversary.” Ephesians 6:11 “This Yeshua is the stone rejected by you builders which has become the cornerstone. There is salvation in no one else! For there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by whom we must be saved!” Acts of Emissaries of Yeshua (Act) 4:11-12 “Those who do not Love, do not know God; because God Is Love.” 1 John 4:8 Also we have come to know and trust the Love that God has for us. God Is Love; and those who remain in this Love remain united with God, and God remains united with them.” 1 John 4:16 “But the Lord is worthy of trust; he will make you firm and guard you from the Evil One.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3 “Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.” Proverbs 17:28 “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.” Galatians 2:20-21 |
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