Good Morning Tuesday...
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 world Your Fruit, Your Light, and Your Glory TODAY! In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name we pray. Amen. - Do You Want A Miracle? Hear, Believe, Follow, and Watch! We read in The Book of John, chapter 4, when Yeshua, Jesus Christ, is on His Way back to Cana where He Performed His First Miracle. Our Messiah runs across a government worker or "nobleman." This nobleman pleaded with Him to return to his home with him. He pleaded with Him to heal his son who was about to die from a sickness. Let's take a look: “So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.” The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”” John 4:46-49 NKJV Now it would be easy to think that Jesus was "getting on to" this man here, but this may not be the case. Maybe what Our Savior was doing here is making a profound statement about our natural fallen state and our Faith. Maybe He was not only giving this man a message, but all those around him, and us also. Our natural, fallen human condition coupled with the influence of this world has made us a "we only believe when we see" culture. Just like our culture the nobleman thought if The Messiah didn't come with him and heal his child, his son would surely die. The mistake the nobleman made, and that we make very often is two-fold: 1.) The assumption that Jesus had to be present for a miracle. 2.) The assumption that if his son "passed away" it would be too late. God Is Always Present. Since Our Savior and Our Father Are One, nothing is impossible for Him. He Is Everywhere... All The Time. Despite how we think things "should be," which is most assuredly our vanity, God's Ways Never Fail. While what Our Father and Jesus do may not look like what we "imagined" or played out in our own minds, God Will Do Things In His Time and In His Way, The Way. Very often our assumption or how we think it "should be" gets in the way. We often play a scene in our heads of how we think things should go, but we must understand, God Is In Control. We need only look to Him to find out how things should really be. Notice what the nobleman does though. He made no further appeals, begged no more, but instead he heard, believed, follow the command of Our Savior, and went home to watch the miracle Our Savior had done at the mere Speaking Of His Word. As the man returned home his servants met him to tell him of the miracle that had happened, and that his child was made well. Further than that, it was at the exact time Jesus told the man to go home and that his son was healed! How powerful! Do you think this man became a follower? Can you imagine your child in this position and Jesus answering your pleading? Now that's a game changer! As followers of Yeshua, Jesus Christ, we must all take this into account. The man heard, believed, followed, and watched God Produce A Miracle! As desperate as this man was, He did not make appeal again. God Is Always At Work. He doesn't have a money-back guarantee because what He Says, He Does. The Creator of All Things Is Always On Time. Our Father's Yes Is Yes, and His No Is No, just as He Instructs For Us To Do. While our conditioning and fallen state teach us to only believe what we can see, Our Father Shows Us In His Word To Hear Him, Believe Him, Follow Him, and Watch His Deliverance. May we all strive to Hear, Believe, Follow, and Watch what Our Father and Our Savior Will Do For Us. May we all grow a little closer everyday to Him Who Holds All Things In His Hand, especially in these strange and uncertain times.. And may we all, like the nobleman, see Our Father And His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Bring Life To That Which Was Dying. May God Bless, Keep, Shine His Face, Be Gracious To, Lift His Countenance Upon, and Bring Each And Every One Of You On The Other Side Of This Screen Peace! Extra Fuel For The Soul: “Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!”” John 4:50-51 NKJV “So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” Mark 11:22-23 NKJV “But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37 NKJV “Trust in The Lord (Yahweh) 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 NIV
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Good Morning Monday...
Thank You Father for the blessing of this NEW day. Please continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your TRUTH & LOVE. Help us to stay focused, trusting that You Are Transforming us into a people who live a Life shaped by radical, God-Centered Faith TODAY. IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’S NAME we pray. Amen! - It Is Written: The Word Does The Work We are constantly reminded in The Word of God of our calling to share God's Word. It is a joy, each and every day, knowing everyone has the opportunity to be blessed by God's Word. One thing to never forget is this: No matter how elegant a devotion is written or how graceful a message is that is shared from someone else... the Real Work is being done by God's Word. As I write this I am reminded of a particular Scripture in The Gospel of John. Let's take a look: “for in this matter, the proverb, ‘One sows and another reaps,’ holds true. I sent you to reap what you haven’t worked for. Others have done the hard labor, and you have benefited from their work.” Yochanan (John) 4:37-38 CJB Once we are saved and we begin to spread The Message of God, it is easy to see that nothing is accomplished by "our own hand.” Rather, all things are accomplished only by The Hand and Word of God. Yeshua, Jesus Christ, gave Himself as a sacrifice. He was obedient to Our Father, ALWAYS, even unto death. He was there at the creation of all things and, in fact, created all things Himself. The Word, AKA Jesus, Did The Hard Work and Sowed The Harvest with servants, prophets, kings, and then...The Word Was Made Flesh and walked among us! He did what none else could do! And now...He Has Sown The Seeds Of Life In The Entire World! He Really Does It All, Doesn't He?! 🎯🔥🙌 No matter where we get Our Daily Bread, it is prudent for us all to remember: The Word Is The Bread of Life That Our Father Sent For Us To Feast On And Have Eternal Life! We Must Eat It! “Yeshua (Jesus) said to them, “Yes, indeed! I tell you it wasn’t Moshe (Moses) who gave you the bread from heaven. But My Father is giving you The Genuine Bread From Heaven; for God’s Bread is The One who comes down out of heaven and gives Life to the world.” Yochanan (John) 6:32-33 CJB The Word, AKA Yeshua Ha'Mashiach AKA Jesus Christ, Is That Bread From Heaven. With that said, let us take a look today at God's Word, His Devotion, and His Message, because at the end of the day...everything else is just window dressing. It Is The Word That Does The Work. We all reap what we have not sown and we rejoice in the work He Has Done. Today as we enjoy Our Daily Bread, everyone is encouraged to: 1.)Take some time with Your Meal 2.) Give yourself time to digest 3.) Once you are done, invite someone else to the table, and share some Bread From Heaven with them. There is no need to "figure out" how you should do this. Just accept The Bread, digest, and soon you will know the person you should invite to the table, indeed you may already have them in mind. Just don't try to plan it too much or let yourself "get in the way." What can help you "let go" and accomplish this? Realizing This Truth: The Word Is What Is Doing The Work. Our only job is to Bring The Harvest, Which The Word Has Sown And Grown, Straight Into The Storehouse, AKA The Kingdom of Heaven. 😎🙌🔥 Our Daily Bread AKA Fuel For The Soul AKA The Word That Does The Work: “You are My witnesses,” says The LORD (Yahweh), “And My Servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I Am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me. I, even I, Am The LORD (Yahweh), And besides Me there is no savior. I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses,” Says The LORD, “that I Am God. Indeed before the day was, I Am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?” Isaiah 43:10-13 NKJV “But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." Matthew 4:4 NKJV “So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of The LORD.” Deuteronomy 8:3 NKJV “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) of Hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says The LORD of hosts; “And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says The LORD of hosts.” Malachi 3:10-12 NKJV “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.” Isaiah 43:1 NKJV Good Morning Sunday...
Father thank You for this new day. Please continue to fill us with Your Love and Compassion as we go out into a fallen world. Let us be a Light in the darkness and use us to usher more Brothers and Sisters into Your Kingdom. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. - Planted In Salvation. Planted In Yeshua (Jesus). Planted In Yeshua, Our Roots Have Real Security. Our Messiah Is The Eternal Security Blanket. Most often people's sense of reality is secured or rooted in the familiar. We are comforted with things that we "know." Many of us stroll through Life attaching ourselves to the familiar. Through our experiences, we have all probably seen some Brother or Sister, or both, continue to attend a lifeless church simply because they have a desire for the security of familiar faces rather than The Truth of Our Messiah. Even people who have been redeemed from a bad situation by Our Father can be drawn back into hardships. This begs the question, why? The answer dawned on me the other day as I was listening to a podcast. The gentleman airing the podcast was interviewing some inmates about their faith. The reason they are drawn back into hardships is because the adversity is familiar to them. It's what they know, and it is what they are comfortable with. Let us consider that many times inmates in prison are repeat offenders. Why? Because they have become more familiar with prison life than they have Freedom. We might all have a tough time growing in Our Savior and God if our security is based on the foundation of "outward things." Our peace of mind, our security blanket, needs to always be firmly planted in Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Messiah. When we do plant ourselves in Him, when we are firmly rooted in Christ, the other parts of our lives will experience an eternal security which nothing can take away. This is a Promise of God Almighty, and He Never Breaks His Promises... Never. 😎🙌🔥 “I have set The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh, Elohim) always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalms 16:8-11 In light of our current events, most of us are not in a familiar situation. May we all use this time to “Be Still,” evaluate if we have been stuck in worldly things, and make sure we are firmly rooted in The Tree of Life, Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King. May Our Father and Savior bless each an every one of you on the other side of this screen! Have a wonderful, Fruit-Filled-Tree-Of-Life week everybody! Prayer: Dear Father God, Holy and Mighty. We humbly come before You this morning and ask You to give us the strength we need to put off the "safe and familiar" and be firmly planted in Your Son Our Savior, so that we may face any "unknown" situation with confidence and Your Security. Please guide us with Your Holy Spirit in all our decisions and help us to have a relationship with You and Your Son that is our True Peace of Mind and security in whatever we may face. We thank You so much for all Your Are Teaching Us, for all You Are Doing In Our Lives, and for Always Being There For Us, Your Children. Bless You Mighty Father. We Love You and We Are Grateful. We ask these things in The Mighty Name of Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ Our King. Amen! Good Morning Sabbath...
Father Thank You for this NEW Day. Thank You for Your REVELATION. Thank You for Your Gift of Life, which IS OURS IN Your Son YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST. We praise You, we worship You, and we pray to You in Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name. AMEI! - Our Father's Eternal, Unfailing Love... Is Truth It is Our Father's Amazing Love that had Yeshua, Jesus Christ, call the apostles, turn water into wine, reject the devil, and meet the woman at the well. His Love Brought Our Savior To The Cross. An Amazing Truth for us to understand is that God Our Father's Love Has No Limit, Nor Will His Love Fail Us. Brothers and Sisters, today Our Father Has A Message For Us ALL: You Are Loved! 😃🔥🙌 This is a fact. This is Truth. And this Truth remains certain and constant for each and every individual on the face of this earth... whether they know it or not. Let us bathe in Our Father's Love. His Love Never Fails. He is Father To All. The True and Living God Almighty Absolutely Loves His Children, and we are His Children! It can be an easy thing in this world to associate with Our Father those who have disappointed us, rejected us, and those who have cause us suffering. Maybe some of us even believe that God will do the same thing. But here is The Truth: He Is Not A Man like those in this world. He Does Not Lie. He Does Not Go Back On His Word. He Is Never Wavering. He Is The One Who Makes Good those things which man cannot. He Never Changes. He Says, He Does, and He Makes Good. Let's take a look at His Word: “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” Numbers 23:19 NKJV Our Father's Love Is Truth. Our Father's Love Is Clean and Pure. Our Father's Love Is Good, and Our Father's Love Is Faithful. As we take a look in His Word today, let us pray that if there be any of us who will doubt this Truth, that His Word today will take root in our hearts, minds, and spirits. It is an amazing and life changing Truth to believe and know that Our God Does, and He Eternally Will... Love Us. He Is Capable of All Things, but to Love Us Is His True Pleasure. As we mindfully read His Word today, let us all make them Our Truth. If any of us doubts at any time about Our Father's Unfailing Love Towards us, may we remember The Truth and hold fast to the reality that no matter what... We Are Loved. Our Father Sends This Message Today and He Wants You To Know This For Certain... YOU ARE LOVED. YOU ARE LOVABLE. YOU ARE SPECIAL. And... YOU ARE HIS. THE ALMIGHTY GOD, CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, HAS CHILDREN... AND YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN! Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, we ask You today to open our hearts, minds, souls, and spirits to Your Unfailing Love. Through Your Scriptures, Through Your Holy Spirit, Through Your Perfect Son, and Through Your Work In Us... Help Each And Everyone Of Us To See You and Your Unfailing Love For Us. Help Us To Be A Conduit of Your Love to this world. Father if there be any out there who do not believe The Truth, raise us up to Shine Your Light and Give The Truth of Your Love, Your Regenerating Compassion, Your Unfailing Mercy, Your Permanent Forgiveness, and Your Ultimate Sacrifice... for us. We Thank You, We Praise You, and We Bless Your Holy Name. It is in Your Son, The Prince of Peace's Name, Yeshua Jesus Christ we pray. Amen! “Now hope does not disappoint, because THE LOVE OF GOD has been poured out in our hearts by The Holy Spirit who was given to us. For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates HIS OWN LOVE TOWARDS US, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.” Romans 5:5-11 NKJV “Behold what manner of Love The Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” I John 3:1 NKJV “In this THE LOVE OF GOD was manifested toward us, that God has sent His Only Begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” I John 4:9-11 NKJV “Bless The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh), O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His Holy Name! Bless The LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed. He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So The LORD pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more. But the mercy of The LORD is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His Commandments to do them. The LORD has established His throne in heaven, And His Kingdom Rules over all. Bless The LORD, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His Word, Heeding the voice of His Word. Bless The LORD, all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure. Bless The LORD, all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless The LORD, O my soul!” Psalms 103:1-22 NKJV SHABBAT SHALOM (Sabbath Peace) and Happy Sabbath everybody! Have a Great-Love-Of-God-Filled Day! Good Morning Friday...
Thank you Father for the blessing of this NEW day. Please continue to fill our HEARTs & MINDs with Your TRUTH & LOVE. Help us stay focused on holding tight to Your Promises, and move forward—trusting that no trouble will surpass Your Ability To Protect us and Care For us today. We ask this in Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen! - Hey...Wanna Know A Secret? Wanna Know More? There was once a secret. A secret that was hidden for thousands of years, and it was only revealed to a select few. Those select few include names such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Job, David, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Jeremiah just to name a few. Basically, "The great men and women of The Bible." With billions upon billions of people who have inhabited this earth since the beginning of time, relatively speaking, only a handful of people knew this secret. The secret was hidden. Few knew about the secret or the implications for all mankind. This secret holds power. Those who knew this secret had to conduct themselves in a certain manner, because everyone wanted to know "their secret." Everyone watched them closely and knew that if they could find out this secret, they could prosper in the same way that these great men and women of The Bible did. God Our Father was very carful not to reveal this secret to just anyone, but He Did Reveal It. Curious yet? The secret was... Our Father Was Coming For A Visit! Here's the catch: He Was Coming In Disguise To Do A Job, because as it turns out... He Was The Only One Who Could Do It! The secret? Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Our King, Savior, Lawyer, and God! What a privilege to know The Secret! For thousands of years people sought after the knowledge of this secret and The Secret is offered to us freely! Let's take a look at what Paul has to write about Our Father's Mystery of The Ages: “For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:1-3 NKJV Let's take a look at another "version" of these verses: “I want you to know that I am trying very hard to help you. And I am trying to help those in Laodicea and others who have never seen me. I want them to be strengthened and joined together with love and to have the full confidence that comes from understanding. I want them to know completely the secret truth that God has made known. That truth is Christ himself. In him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are kept safe.” Colossians 2:1-3 ERV As we just read, the "knowledge of The Mystery of God," or The Secret, is God Our Father and His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ, "in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom of knowledge." Herod didn't know the secret, Pilate didn't know the secret, and the Pharisees definitely didn't know The Secret, but the apostles did... and we do too! Our Father waited until the perfect time to reveal His Secret. Where was The Secret Revealed? In God's Word! In The Scriptures! Remember The Walk To Emmaus? Remember how their hearts "burned inside them?" The Secret was being revealed to the disciples and The Secret has been revealed to us! Wanna know what The Creator of All Things Is Like? Look to Jesus. He Is The Visible Image of The Invisible God of All Things. He Is THE ONE Behind All Creation. He Is Our Savior, Redeemer, and He Has Come To Save Us From An Existence of spiritual darkness and Put Us In Right Standing And Peace With God Almighty. Wanna know a secret? Wanna know The Truth? Turn to Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ, and know The True Answer To Life... To Living and Loving! If you want to understand Life, He Is Life! Our Father's Ultimate Mystery, His Ultimate Secret Has Been Revealed To You. He Is Jesus Christ. He Is The Savior Of The Whole Earth. He Is Calling Out To You. Wanna know more? The Word of Truth: “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” John 8:56 ““Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! That they were engraved on a rock With an iron pen and lead, forever! For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God, Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!” Job 19:23-27 “I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.” John 10:14 “by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),” Ephesians 3:4 “For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.” Luke 12:2 “For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” II Peter 1:16-21 “Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread.” Luke 24:30-35 “And The Word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah a second time while he was still held back in the courtyard of the guard, saying, “Thus says Yahweh who made the earth, Yahweh who formed it to establish it, Yahweh is His Name: ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great things and inaccessible things that you have not known.’” Jeremiah 33:1-3 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 during the trials of TODAY. We ask this in YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name. Amen! - Our Father Sees From Heaven And Rewards Our Faith! As humans we are laden with limitations that Our Father In Heaven is not. We can't see the future and The Bible is explicit that we should not seek out those who say they can. These people in The Bible are called "mediums" and we are to stay away. The Bible gives us many reasons to stay away from these people. I believe the biggest reason is because we are suppose to trust in Our Father to provide, protect, discipline, Love, and do what is right for us. If we knew the future, we would run the risk of becoming prideful, crafty, or completely abandon the fact that we need Our Father and All He Offers. In The Gospel Message, particularly Mark Chapter 5, we meet a character name Jairus. Jairus was "one of the rulers of the synagogue" and was obviously a man with status and position. Although he was a man of position, all we see is a desperate dad begging Our Savior Yeshua to heal his daughter. During the journey to get to Jairus's daughter we read that "some came" from Jairus's house and proclaimed "your daughter is dead. Why trouble The Teacher any longer." Now had this been just a regular man or a "medium" that Jairus was speaking to, the story may have ended there, but as we know, he was talking to Jesus Christ, not an ordinary man, but God Incarnate In The Flesh. The words that Our Savior spoke next are the basis of our entire faith: "Do not be afraid; only believe." Many times our faith begins by rejecting what people around us are saying. After all, we do not live "by sight, but by faith." We all have a choice to believe others or believe Our Father and Savior, God Almighty. Jairus chose the later. Jairus's faith in The Messiah Our Savior earned him a daughter who was brought back to Life. Our Savior not only healed the little 12 year old girl, but brought glory and praise to Our Father. Mark it down! (Pun Intended) Faith heals! Our Father knows that we are blind, especially compared to Him. Our Father knows that living by faith and not by sight are counterintuitive to what we learn growing up in this fallen world and does not come naturally. Maybe that is one reason Jesus raised Jairus's daughter from the dead. Our Savior didn't do it for the girl, certainly she was better off "sleeping" than in this cruel world, but He did it for those that witnessed the miracle, and for us. Yeshua, Jesus Christ The King, was trying to teach us that even if we cannot "see" the future, He Does. Our Father and Savior knows when we are trusting in Him, and for our own good, He tells us not to trust in fortune tellers, but rather Trust In Him. Fortune tellers can do us no good. Trust in The Creator of All Things heals not only our loved ones, but also pulls us out of the despair of mourning death. When we trust in Him... Our Father Sees From Heaven and Rewards Our Faith! Praise Yah! God Bless Every One. Have a Great Faith-Filled Day! The Word of YHWH (Yahweh/LORD/God/Elohim): “Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.” So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him. While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.” And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly. When He came in, He said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement.” Mark 5:21-24, 35-42 “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” II Corinthians 5:7 “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” Mark 11:23-24 “Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves.” Romans 14:22 “And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:26 “Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.” John 14:9-11 Good Morning Wednesday...
Father Thank You for this NEW DAY. Help us to be Your LIGHTs in this dark world. Help us to show the kindness, compassion, mercy, and LOVE that You Have Show Us Through Your Son YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST. We ask this in His Name, The Name Above All Names, Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior. Amen! - Connecting The Jots - God’s Beloved Is Revealed! Part 12 This devotion is dedicated to The One And Only Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The King. Bless Our Father For His Infinite Wisdom Which Is Manifest In Our Savior. He Is The One Who Connects All The Jots...Period. I heard a saying the other day that just amazed me. It was so simple, profound, and "on the mark" that it was absolutely seared into my mind from the time I heard it. It goes something like this: The New Testament Is In The Old Testament Concealed; The Old Testament Is In The New Testament Revealed. What a profound, "spot on" statement made with an amazing, short, succinct sentence! Today, let’s put this “pearl of wisdom” to the test and see how Our Father and Savior...Connect The Jots. Parallel Verses From The Old Concealed and The New Revealed (Matthew): 45.) “Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?” Matthew 21:42 KJV “The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.” Psalms 118:22-23 KJV 46.) “For this reason, I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a people who produce its fruits. And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls—it will crush him!”” Matthew 21:43-44 LEB “And he will become like a sanctuary and a stumbling-stone, and like a stumbling-rock for the two houses of Israel, like a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many shall stumble among them, and they shall fall and they shall be broken, and they shall be ensnared and they shall be caught.”” Isaiah 8:14-15 LEB “And then on that day I will make Jerusalem a stone weight for all the peoples. All those lifting it up will grievously hurt themselves, and all the nations of the earth will assemble against it.” Zechariah 12:3 LEB “You were looking on until a stone was chiseled out —that not by hands—and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and it broke them in pieces. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold all at once broke into pieces and they became like chaff from the summer threshing floor, and the wind carried them away and any trace of them could not be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and it filled the whole earth. “And in the day of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and the kingdom will not be left for another nation, and it will bring an end to all these kingdoms, but it will stand forever.” Daniel 2:34-35, 44 LEB 47.) “saying: “Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.” Matthew 22:24 NKJV “If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the widow of the dead man shall not be married to a stranger outside the family; her husband’s brother shall go in to her, take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her.” Deuteronomy 25:5 NKJV 48.) “But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’ God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” Matthew 22:31-32 WEB “He said, “Don’t come close. Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.” Moreover he said, “I Am The God of your father, The God of Abraham, The God of Isaac, and The God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look at God. Yahweh said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.” Exodus 3:5-7 WEB Our Father Is AMAZING. Our Savior Is AMAZING. Bless Him, Praise Him, and Let Him Connect The Jots For You! “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.” Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” Matthew 13:45-51 Good Morning Tuesday...
FATHER thank You for this NEW DAY. We ask that you cover us with YOUR MIGHTY HAND. Let us understand YOUR MIGHTY WILL so that we may see YOUR INFINITE GLORY. We ask this in YOUR PERFECT SON YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST's NAME. Amen. - He Is (Part 11) 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... Despised, Rejected, Stricken, Smitten, Wounded, Bruised, Oppressed; “He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.” Isaiah 53:3-7 NKJV “He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.” Isaiah 53:3-7 NIV He Is... My Maker, My Portion, My Husband, The God of The Whole Earth; “For your MAKER is your HUSBAND, The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) of Hosts is His Name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He Is called THE GOD OF THE WHOLE EARTH.” Isaiah 54:5 NKJV “For your HUSBAND is your MAKER, His Name is Yahweh of hosts; and your REDEEMWR is The Holy One of Israel, He Is called THE GOD OF ALL OF THE EARTH.” Isaiah 54:5 LEB He Is... A Witness To His People, A Leader, A Commander; “Indeed I have given Him as A WITNESS TO THE PEOPLE, A LEADER and COMMANDER for the people.” Isaiah 55:4 NKJV He Is... The Redeemer; “So shall they fear The name of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) will lift up a standard against him. “THE REDEEMER will come to Zion, And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” Says The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh).” Isaiah 59:19-20 NKJV “And they shall fear the Name of יהוה from the west, and His esteem from the rising of the sun, when distress comes like a flood, the Spirit of יהוה drives at it. “And THE REDEEMER shall come to Tsiyon, and to those turning from transgression in Ya‛aqoḇ,” declares יהוה.” Yeshayah (Isaiah) 59:19-20 TS2009 He Is... Mighty To Save!; “Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in His apparel, travelling in the greatness of His strength? I that speak in righteousness, MIGHTY TO SAVE.” Isaiah 63:1 KJV “Who is this, coming from Edom, from Bozrah in bright red garments? Who is this honored in his garment, lying down in his great strength? “It is I, speaking in justice, MIGHTY TO SAVE!” Isaiah 63:1 LEB He Is... My Physician; “For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay has taken hold on me. Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no PHYSICIAN there? Why then isn’t the health of the daughter of my people recovered?” Jeremiah 8:21-22 WEB “For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay hath taken hold on me. Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no PHYSICIAN there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?” Jeremiah 8:21-22 ASV To Be Continued... Good Morning Monday...
Father thank You for this NEW DAY. Please help us to FEAR NO EVIL and HAVE PEACE. Help us to BE STILL and look to You for our strength. Help us to BE A LIGHT to those who may be in darkness. And finally Father, during these times of fear, worry, and distress upon all nations, please give us THE WISDOM and discernment to know what to do is right for us and our families. Bless you Father. We Love You Father. We thank you for each breath we breathe and each day you give us TO LIVE AND BRING OTHERS INTO YOUR KINGDOM. IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’S NAME we pray. Amen. - The God of All Creation, Our Father, Is Our Refuge And Strength. Good morning Brothers and Sisters. What strange times we live in. While what is happening around us may be unprecedented for us, Our Father and Savior has already seen the end of this matter. If you find yourself in fear, or a loved one in fear, remember... God Is Our Refuge and Strength. With that in mind, today let’s take a look at two chapters in Our Father’s Word of Truth and take comfort in remembering who we are, Children of God Almighty. May we reflect on His Promises, Declarations, and Reminders about who is Our Strength and Refuge, The Almighty Father and God of All Creation. Our Father faces nothing that can stand against Him, for He created all things and the created never has power over The Creator. As Children of The Most High God (El Elyon) we are called to be “Lights” unto those who may not have hope, who may not have peace, and who may have fear in the face of a fallen world. As “the man after Our Father’s own heart” states to us in Psalm 23, “we shall fear no evil.” Let us pray blessings and safety over each other, every one of our families, and all our love ones through these strange events. Today as we read Psalm 23 and 46 (In two versions for clarity), may we all call to remembrance that we have Our Father and Savior who is our: Strength, Refuge, A Very Present Help In Trouble, and A Shepherd Who Prepares A Table Before Us. As we face our present trouble, may we all heed His Call to “Be Still And Know He (Our Father, God Almighty (El Shaddai)) Is God of ALL. God Bless everybody and may The Peace of The One True and Living God be with us all. Psalm 26 in The Lexham English Bible and The Amplified Bible, Classic Edition: “Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack for anything. In grassy pastures he makes me lie down; by quiet waters he leads me. He restores my life. He leads me in correct paths for the sake of his name. Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil because you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare before me a table in the presence of my oppressors. You anoint my head with oil; my cup is overflowing. Surely goodness and loyal love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will stay in the house of Yahweh for a very long time.” Psalms 23:1-6 LEB “THE Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters. [Rev. 7:17.] He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him–not for my earning it, but] for His name's sake. Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over. Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.” Psalm 23:1-6 AMPC Psalm 46 in The Lexham English Bible and The Amplified Bible, Classic Edition: “God is our refuge and strength, a very sufficient help in troubles. Therefore we will not fear though the earth change, and though the mountains totter into the midst of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though mountains shake with its surging water. Selah There is a river whose streams gladden the city of God, the holiest of the dwellings of the Most High. God is in the midst of her; she will not be made to totter. God will help her at daybreak. Nations roar, kingdoms shake; he utters his voice, the earth melts. Yahweh of hosts is with us; our high stronghold is the God of Jacob. Selah Come, see the works of Yahweh, who has placed desolations on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and cuts off the spear. The wagons of war he burns with fire. Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth. Yahweh of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high stronghold.” Psalms 46:1-11 LEB “GOD IS our Refuge and Strength [mighty and impenetrable to temptation], a very present and well-proved help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains be shaken into the midst of the seas, Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling and tumult. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God will help her right early [at the dawn of the morning]. The nations raged, the kingdoms tottered and were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our Refuge (our Fortress and High Tower). Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has wrought desolations and wonders in the earth. He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow into pieces and snaps the spear in two; He burns the chariots in the fire. Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth! The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our Refuge (our High Tower and Stronghold). Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!” Psalm 46:1-11 AMPC Good Morning Sunday...
Father thank You for this NEW day. Please continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your LOVE & TRUTH, and TRANSFORM our ordinary day into an extraordinary day. Shine Your Light in us, through us, and over us. May we make a difference in this world, for Your Glory and Purposes TODAY! In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. Amen. - Believing. Living The Example. The Glory of God Almighty (El Shaddai). BELIEVING: In The Scriptures we are told many times to "Believe" in God Our Father and Our Savior. Why? Because when we believe what Our Father and Savior Tell Us, and then we act upon it, we are following THE WAY He wants us to go... His Way. Let's get a witness on this from The First Hebrew, Abraham, as written by Our Father through Moses: “Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed in The LORD (YHWH/Yahweh), and He accounted it to him for righteousness.” Genesis 15:5-6 Abraham believed and it was accounted to him for righteousness. The next thing that happens in The Scriptures is Our Father giving Abraham instructions. He follows THE WAY and guess who shows up? I won't tell you. You will have to go and read, but here's a clue: The Burning Pot and Flaming Torch... is Our Savior. Oops, just gave it away. What happens next? Our Father makes Eternal Promises to Abraham. The same Promises that are being fulfilled today. 🔥 LIVING THE EXAMPLE: Once we believe, it is important for us to take steps to follow The Example given to us of The Character of Our Savior, which in turn, is The Character of Our Father. It won't happen all at once, but it is a beautiful and heart warming thing when we realize that we are acting in accordance with Our Father, especially when we realize there has been a change in us that has caused us to act more godly than in the times before we believed in Our Savior and Father. Let's take a look in The Scriptures where Paul is telling those he is writing to, to follow his example. Why would he tell others to follow his example? Because he is following The Example, with the Power of Yeshua, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit, of Our Father's Character. Let us see: “Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame— who set their mind on earthly things. For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His Glorious Body, according to the working by which He Is Able Even To Subdue All Things To Himself.” Philippians 3:17-21 HIS GLORY: Once we Believe, then we follow The Example of Our Savior and King, this is when we are blessed to see The Glory of God Almighty. It never fails. It may not look like we think, it may not be with whom we thought it would be, but nonetheless... His Glory Comes. It maybe in someone's Life we have touched, it may be in a prayer that is answered, and it may be in His Peace while we wait in patience for Our Savior to return. However it comes, the fact is...His Glory Comes. Let's take a look in The Scriptures where Peter, James, and John, having Believed and Followed The Example, are allowed to see, in physical form, a small piece of The Glory of God Almighty. A picture of things to come 🙌🔥. Let's turn to The Gospel of Luke: “Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him. Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said. While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!” When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.” Luke 9:28-36 Belief, Example, and Glory. This seems to be an Eternal Pattern we see over and over in Our Father's Word. He Loves Obedience. He Loves Us, and Our Fellow Brothers and Sisters, Loving Him Through His Example. And He Loves Revealing His Glory To Us. With that said, let's conclude this devotion with what may be the most important Instruction from Our Father in all of The Scriptures we have looked at today: “And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!” Luke 9:35 May we all strive to Hear Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Word of God, Follow His Example, and then receive the privilege of "seeing" His Glory! May Our Father and Savior Bless Each and Every One of You On The Other Side of This Screen. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name, this I pray. Amen! |
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