Good Morning Sabbath...
Dear Father, thank You for this NEW day. Guide us as we make this day's JOURNEY. Lift us as we fall. Show us Your LOVE, and HELP us to show Your Love to others. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name we PRAY. Amen. Good morning everyone. Had a request today for an oldie, but a goodie. In these perilous times we face, we must remember that Our Father and Our Savior is in control of EVERYTHING and He will use what is going on for the good of His people. May we all have a peace today knowing... “...We are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:37-39 - Ordinary Water... Ordinary People... Extraordinary Wine! Reading: John 2:1-11 Yeshua, Jesus Christ's recipe for wine was a very different than any other chef in His-tory. He didn't use grapes, yeast, sugar, or any of the other usual ingredients. It didn't take any sort of long process... There wasn't time. There was no wine and it needed to be produced immediately. Yeshua didn't gather what was expected...Yeshua just used ordinary water. Let's take a moment to think this out because I am fairly certain that this story is leading us somewhere much larger. We know that The Bible is always self defining. Meaning, if we find a term somewhere in The Bible all we need do is look in another part of The Bible to find the definition of said word. With this in mind let's take a look at some of the definitions in this awesome story of Yeshua's first miracle. “Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.” Revelation 17:15 NKJV “who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.” Psalm 65:7 NIV Water = nations/people - Here we see water can mean people as Biblically defined. Now let's look at wine... “He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the service of man, That he may bring forth food from the earth, And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man’s heart.” Psalms 104:14-15 NKJV “Go, eat your bread with joy, And drink your wine with a merry heart; For God has already accepted your works.” Ecclesiastes 9:7 NKJV Wine = joy and gladness for the heart of people - Here we see wine can be and is associated with joy and gladdening the hearts of people. It also means the loving and serving people of God, but for time purposes I will not include those verses. Now that we have defined water and wine, let's take another look at Jesus's first miracle again. Yeshua took ordinary water (people), and turned it (them) into wine (joy and gladness for others). Wine is the "fruit of the vine," and fruit of the vine are joyous people that are grown by spending time with Yeshua. Obviously Yeshua is The Vine (John 15:5). You hang onto Him and you are fruit that is produced. A fruit and wine that "makes glad the heart of men." It is the same with you and I. Our Father uses ordinary people and things for extraordinary results. It doesn't matter where we are or the amount of our abilities, because we have a Father with Limitless Abilities. The Word tells us in many places that God uses the things this world considers "foolish and weak to confound the wise (1 Corinthians 1:27)." So let us remember this as we go through the motions of life today: God can and will use us ordinary people to serve, to encourage, and to Love one another... Just as He Sent Yeshua To Do For Us. This is the larger picture: No matter how "ordinary" you may think you are, that's the point... Jesus uses ordinary folks to bare His Fruit. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. What we have right now is all we need to serve, encourage, and Love, because Jesus is The One who turns the water into wine...or ordinary folks into a joyful, loving people. There is no way we could turn water into wine by our own power, but because of Him... we are water turned into wine. Seek Him today. You never know, you may be ordinary water today, but in an instant or "the twinkling of an eye (1 Corinthians 15:52)" you could become wine that saves the whole wedding. Bonus Content: Thoughts to Ponder: Yeshua's miracle turning water to wine was the first of 37 miracles we are treated with in The Bible and The Gospel of John. Yeshua also said "the first shall be last and the last shall be the first (Matt 20:16)." Mathew 20:16 goes on to say: "many are called but few are chosen." Now, I realize that these verses definitely have other meanings, but think about this. John writes in his gospel "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written (John 21:25)." Many of Yeshua's miracles were pointed out in The Bible, but few of these miracles were chosen to include. It matches perfect!!! Just a thought: Is it possible Jesus's first miracle in The Bible will also be His Last (The first shall be last, and the last shall be first)!? Remember... "At the Last Trump, In The Twinkling of eye, we will be changed." Ordinary Water. Extraordinary Wine!!! We know Our King is Mighty and I think the man nails it in our reading today... "You Have Saved The Best For Last! (John 2:10) Happy Sabbath and Shabbat Shalom (Sabbath Peace) Everybody!
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Good Morning Friday...
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 Name we pray. Amen! - One Book. One Word. One Message. One Creator of Heaven and Earth. Regardless of the fact that we refer to Our Father's Word in two parts, The Old And New Testament, His Word Is One Book. Despite many false teacher's pronouncement, The Old Testament is not "done away with," for we know Our God Does Not Change. Here are two witnesses, The Old and New Testament, As One, and In Perfect Agreement: “For I am The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh), I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.” Malachi 3:6 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 Our Father and Savior Always Stays The Same. This is the reason He Is Our Rock. While we may be subject to the whims of our human nature, He Is Not. He Is Steady, Sturdy, and Unwavering In The Face of All. While the world may have tried to separate God's Word, it is just not possible. Our Father Laid A Foundation That Is Solid. As Our Savior Tells Us, if we build on Our Father's Solid Foundation, when the storm comes, we will not be washed away. With that introduction, I would now like to present to you a Strong "New Testament" concept that comes directly from the "Old Testament." The picture here is clear: Our Father Has Given Us The Same Message From Beginning to End. As we read today's Scripture I invite you to contemplate The "New Testament" Message being given. I invite you to contemplate The Mystery of our faith. And finally, I invite you to the revelation that The Gospel starts in the first Word of Genesis and continues through the last Word in Revelation. God Bless Everybody and may The God Of Light, In Whom There Is No Darkness, Bless each and every one of you. Behold, The Word of Our Father, The Maker of Heaven and Earth: “Shepherd Your people with Your staff, The flock of Your heritage, Who dwell solitarily in a woodland, In the midst of Carmel; Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, As in days of old. “As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show them wonders.” The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; They shall put their hand over their mouth; Their ears shall be deaf. They shall lick the dust like a serpent; They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth. They shall be afraid of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) our God, And shall fear because of You. Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. You will give truth to Jacob And mercy to Abraham, Which You have sworn to our fathers From days of old.” Micah 7:14-20 Mercy, Forgiveness of Sins, Compassion, and Truth. Sounds like The Gospel to me! 😃🙌🔥 Bonus Word Connection. One Book, One Message.: You will give truth to Jacob And mercy to Abraham, Which You have sworn to our fathers From days of old.” Micah 7:20 “He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy, As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever.” Luke 1:53-55 Good Morning Thursday.......
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! - The Good, Acceptable, and Perfect When we come to Yeshua, Jesus Our Savior, and wake up to His Unbelievable Love, one of the first things we learn is The Greatest Commandment: Love Our Father and Savior With All Our Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength. All of Our Father's Instructions follow this instruction. It can be easy to be preoccupied with many things in this world. In fact, the one who runs this place is counting on us being preoccupied with other things. It doesn't matter to him what, just that we have our mind on other things: money, work, love life, relationships, quarrels, bills, sports, entertainment. This is just a very small list of those things the enemy will use to keep us distracted, unfocused on Our Father, full of anxiety, confusion, and without true fulfillment. With so many things being thrown at us and so many other things on our mind, it leaves few places in our heart, soul, mind, and strength to think about Our Father In Heaven. Have you ever started your day off with The Creator of All Things and His Word? If you have, you already know The Blessing. If you haven't I encourage you to do this "One Thing" that is Truly "Needed," and I can make you a promise... it will be "The Good Part" of your day no matter what. Let's take a look at what Yeshua Our Savior has to say about the "One Thing Needed, The Good Part": “Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”” Luke 10:38-42 We have to make room for The Most Important Part of Our Thoughts, Our Heavenly Father, King, Savior, Creator, and Protector. When we let all the things of this world run amuck in our minds, it can be detrimental in our relationship with Our Father. Starting our day off with The King and His Word fills our minds with The Promises of God Almighty. When we do this we can know and feel that Our Father Is With Us Throughout Our Day. When we start our day with The One Who Is Good, we can look forward to witnessing Our Father's Amazing Grace being manifested in our busy days, and it is much easier to keep our focus on Him throughout the craziness of our other worldly affairs the enemy is trying to keep us blinded with. Starting our day with Our Father prepares us to receive wisdom, experience His Wonder, witness miracles, and be a Light in this dark world. We have the ability to discipline ourselves and allow our minds to think on good things, the acceptable and perfect Will of Our Father and God. Our Father has given us minds that can discern The Perfect Will of God. Once we have accepted Yeshua, Jesus Christ, into our lives we have The Power of Our Father's Holy Spirit to think on Him and Good Things. This helps us to Love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Before we start our busy world-filled days, let's give our time to Our Father, His Word, and His Holy Breath aka His Holy Spirit, and Let Him Renew Our Minds In Only A Way That He Can. If we do this we will grow in our ability each day to Love Our Father with all our mind. He Will Prepare, Shape, and Mold Us into what He Has Called Us To Be... His People, His Children. May we all spend some time each morning with Our Father in Heaven and Our Savior. May we allow Him to renew our minds and better prepare us for what is GOOD, ACCEPTABLE, and PERFECT! God Bless Everybody. Have a God-Filled Great and Renewed Mind Day! The Word of God, His Perfect and Acceptable Will: “Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, The LORD our God, The LORD is one. And you shall Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.” Mark 12:29-30 “And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42 “One man of you shall chase a thousand, for the LORD your God is He who fights for you, as He promised you. Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God. Or else, if indeed you do go back, and cling to the remnant of these nations—these that remain among you—and make marriages with them, and go in to them and they to you,” Joshua 23:10-12 “And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.” Deuteronomy 30:6 “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2 “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:25-27 Good Morning Wednesday…
Father thank You for this NEW DAY. Please impart in our hearts YOUR WILL. We ask for Patience, Kindness, Humility, and Truth so we may show You and Your Son's Light in this fallen world. In Yeshua, JESUS CHRIST's Name, Amen. - Our Light In The Darkness: Transforming Evil To Good... God ALWAYS Wins🔥. In all of our lives, at some point, everyone seems to be turned upside down. It is a fact, no one gets out of this place without scars. Whether it is an issue of business immortality, marital infidelity, teenage pregnancy, pastoral shaken faith, fears of suffering, or a number of other things, we are all vulnerable to something "the world" throws at us. The Good News? Evil will not win the day! The Word of God is exploding with stories of faith. Our Father and Our Savior can use ANYTHING for His Good. He takes the evil and supernaturally churns the darkness into Light. While there aren't many simple solutions to the answers of this life's woes, there is One. That One Simple Answer? It is Someone... Far Better Than All We Could Ever Imagine. God Almighty Himself. When Our Father and Savior Intercedes with the evil in this world... He changes that evil into His Good. All we need do is take a look at the story of Joseph who is a picture of Our Messiah and King 🔥. Imprisoned, deported, rejected, enslaved, and slandered Joseph seemed to have it as rough as anyone. Yet he rose from the pit and became a Hero Of The Entire World (🔥). Let's take a look in The Word of Truth at some of Joseph's last words in The Bible.: “You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good” Genesis 50:20 There is without a doubt a pattern that The Bible repeats, and in fact it is repeated from Beginning to End. God Makes Good, evil tries to interfere, and God Makes Things Right. Think about Our Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ On That Cross. His hands being pierced by the sound of banging nails. The enemy smugly smirks. The enemies demons lurk. And all that is evil gets ready to celebrate in its filthiness. The enemy thinks to himself, "this time I win." For brief moment it seems to the world, the apostles, the enemy, and all who witnessed Our Saviors death, that he did. His Final Human Breath. The Precious Blood Of Jesus Christ Ran Down The Wood And Into The Dirt. His Love Ones lowered His Body as the sun went down. The Roman Soldiers sealed His Tomb and the darkness of night spread across the earth. Now, here is the point where we see God Almighty At Work. The enemy intended evil. Destruction was in his sites. The Apostles were devastated. Everyone mourned. This is where Our Father and Our Savior turn EVERYTHING on its head and begin to show out. The evil that was intended was about to be used By God for The Ultimate Good. Our Father Rolled Away The Rock. Yeshua, Jesus Christ Rose Out Of The Grave, Smile On His Face, and A Twinkle In His Eyes. The enemy cowered, fled, and had his tail between his legs! If you ever wonder, "does the enemy ever win?" The answer is no... he doesn't. Just about the time we fragile humans lose hope... God Transforms. He takes the evil, transforms it, and Produces Good For All. As we move through our day today, may we think of all the evil that surrounds us and just imagine how Our Father Will Use It For His Good And Purpose. The one who slanders us will instead serve us and speak good to everyone about us. The one who fights with us will celebrate with us. The one who disappoints us will surprise us with kindness, faithfulness, and fidelity. Can you imagine?! One thing I believe we must all understand is that because we are a fallen species, just like Our Savior, Joseph, Daniel, and other fine examples of God's Faithful, we must be humbled before we are lifted up by Our Father. Whatever evil means to do against you, God Will Use It For Good! We will triumph! We will be raised! By Him Who Has No Evil In Him. Boom! Take that enemy! Let us today thank Our Father for "Setting Things Back In Order," For Making Life Hopeful, For Using the enemy against himself, And For Raising Us From Our Own Pits Of Despair. Remember, no matter how bad things seem, no matter how hopeless you feel things are... God Our Father Always Makes A Way! Because we have a Kind And Loving Father, There Is Life In Death, Blessing In Persecution, Joy In Sadness, And Light Where There Was Once darkness. God Wins. That means we win. May we take ahold of This Unchanging Truth, boldly face whatever the world throws at us, Proclaim The Greatness Of God Almighty, and claim VICTORY IN HIM!!! Prayer: Dear God Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, Thank You for being A Kind, Loving, Transforming, and Victorious Creator. Thank You For Always Using The Bad For Your Good, and Our Good As Well. You Are The Only One Who Knows What Evil We Face This Day. We Ask You To Let Us See Your Good and How You Are Transforming What the enemy intends for bad Into Your Glory and Triumph. We Know You Are Always At Work Father, Help Us To Never Forget This. When we seem lost, hopeless, or beaten down, Show Us Your Deliverance Father. Help Us To Always See, To Always Hear, And To Always Rely On Your Power and not our own. Bless You For All That You Are and All That You Do. We Love You. We Thank You. We Praise You All The Days Of Our Lives. In The Name of Your Ultimate Transformation, Your Greatest Sacrifice, and The Most Loving Act Of Human and Divine Goodness You Could Have Ever Given Us... Yeshua, Jesus Christ Almighty's Name We Pray These Things. Amen! Extra Fuel For The Soul: “the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His Calling, what are the riches of the glory of His Inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His Power toward us who believe, according to the working of His Mighty Power which He Worked in Christ when He Raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His Right Hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.” Ephesians 1:18-21 “For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.” Psalms 36:9 NKJV “And THE LIGHT SHINES 💡 in the darkness, and THE DARKNESS DID NOT OVERCOME IT.” John 1:5 “For You are not a God who desires wickedness. Evil cannot dwell with You.” Psalms 5:4 Good Morning Tuesday...
Father Thank You for This NEW DAY. Please give us PEACE. In YESHUA HA’MASHIACH, JESUS CHRIST THE MESSIAH's Name we pray. Amen. A Big Thank You to Brother Larry Good for today's Devotion. With our current events, this devotion seemed fitting. Thank you Brother for being faithful to Our Father and Our Savior with a consistent and disciplined walk. Bless You! - Peace in Any Circumstances “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.” Philippians 4:6-8 When, according to all the circumstances, you should be upset, in a panic, in turmoil, and worried yet you have peace, that is unexplainable. The world is starving for this kind of peace. You cannot buy it; it is not for sale. It is a free gift from God that comes out of a deep, abiding closeness to Him, and it leads to unspeakable joy. Peace comes when you turn over your burden to the Lord—when you choose to cast your care on Him instead of keeping it for yourself. The sooner you do this the better. Commit your problems to God the moment you have one. Don’t even try to handle them on your own. The longer you wait, the harder it is to break free from worry and anxiety. Because God has promised that He is always with us, we can have incredible peace and joy…even in the midst of tribulation. Only He can give us that. That is what it means to have a peace that passes all understanding. The believer who is experiencing God’s peace through his relationship with Jesus can have peace even in the midst of life’s toughest storms. The Word of God: “Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.” Romans 15:33 “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 “All your children shall be taught by the LORD, And great shall be the peace of your children.” Isaiah 54:13 “Did I not command you? Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 Good Morning Monday...
Our Father Who Art In Heaven, please take Your day and use us, Your humble servants, for Your Good and Perfect Will. Father give us the Grace and Peace Only found in You and in Your Son Jesus Christ, Our King and Messiah. We ask this in Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name. Amen. - ... Overboard! Life can be tough. Storms will come. When we get weighted down, tossed about like a ship at sea, and maybe even fearful because a storm is raging in our lives... What do we do? Well, first we pray. Next we look at Scripture. Finally, we walk in THE WAY Our Father Is Leading Us With His Word. We are Our Heavenly Father's "Vessels" or "Ships" while we are in this world. We bear His Light, Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Spirit while we are here in this temporary reality. As we sail through this life, as we encounter storms, we as believers must learn how to "steer our ship" in THE WAY Our Father Shows Us. We opened in prayer, now let's take a look in God's Word and see what Paul encounters during one particular storm in his Life. As we look in The Book of Acts this morning, let's see if Our Father Has A Message that may help us out in our storms. I bet He Does. Let's take a look: “And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship. On the third day we threw the ship’s tackle overboard with our own hands.” Acts 27:18-19 Very interesting. Here we see Our Father and Savior's Servant Paul in the middle of a storm, his ship being "tempest-tossed" or tossed about by the storm, and what does he and those with him do? They "lighten the ship." Notice how in verse nineteen Paul notes how they lightened the ship... "with our own hands." Sometimes our spiritual "storms" in Life can be difficult. Sometimes these storms can be so loud and violent that it is difficult to hear anything else. Here in Acts Our Father Has Planted An Important Spiritual Truth In This Physical Illustration. Paul was in a bad storm, his ship was in danger of sinking because of this storm, so he and those with him decided it was best to lighten the load and eliminate the risk of sinking in the waters. Our lives, storms, and "ships" in this Life are really no different. As the storms in our lives are raging, if our ships are in danger of sinking, what should we do? "Lighten the ship." How do we do this? Well, I think first we must evaluate any unnecessary baggage that we may be carrying around in our lives. While this baggage may not be a sin, it does weight us down. If we weigh our ships down too much when headed into the storm... we risk sinking our ship. If any of us is facing a storm, if we are being tossed about by negative feelings, negative relationships, negative habits or negative thoughts, it may be time to throw those things weighing us down overboard. Struggling with negative feelings? Maybe it is time to evaluate why we are having those feelings. Struggling with negative relationships? Maybe it is time to evaluate those relationships. Struggling with negative habits or thoughts? Maybe it is time to evaluate those habits and also evaluate what is causing us negative thoughts. Some negative feelings need to be cut loose. Forgiveness is usually where we can unload this extra weight. Some negative relationships need to be cut loose because they are weighing us down and holding us back in our walk with Our Father and Our Savior. Some bad habits can cause negative thoughts and eliminating one can can lighten our load on both. For example, maybe the bad habit of "binge watching" TV is weighing you down, and because this can definitely be a hindrance to hearing from Our Father and Savior, it is causing negative thoughts. As the storms in our lives are raging, as our ships are in danger of sinking, maybe it is time we evaluated those things in our life that are weighing us down, and maybe it is time, "with our own hands," to take them and yell... OVERBOARD! Yeshua, Jesus Christ, walked on water. He obviously kept His Ship light with eliminating things that would weigh Him down. He spent much time in prayer with Our Father. He followed the commandments and did good to others. We know Peter tried to get out of the boat and walk on water also, and he did as long as his focus was on Jesus, but as soon as he looked around at the raging waters and became fearful, he started to sink. Our Savior tells us that Peter's problem was Faith. His lack of faith was causing negative feelings and he began to sink. “Immediately,” Our Savior reached down and saved Peter, but Peter first had to "step off the boat." Peter had to "unload his unbelief," and metaphorically, "with his own hands," make that choice to unload his weighty unbelief, throw it overboard, and take the first step. Once Peter made the choice, the decision to "lighten his load," even though the storm scared him into picking that weight back up, that choice, that decision to lighten the ship and take a step towards Christ made all the difference. Even though Peter's ship got weighted back down, Our Savior was there to lighten Peter's ship again. Peter's decision to take a step towards Christ, lighten his load, throw his doubts to Our Father and follow Our Savior is what kept him from drowning in the storm. We all want to hear from God Our Father, we all want to have steady ships even in the storms of life. Maybe it is time to throw some things overboard so when storms come in our lives we aren't to heavy with burdens. May we all "with own own hands" lighten our spiritual ships. If we make that choice to lighten our load, give our problems up to Our Father, then we don't risk capsizing during our storms. The best part... Because we have made the choice to throw those unneeded things overboard, give it up to Our Father, and make the choice to take a step in the direction of Our Savior, even if we pick that extra weight up again, because we have taken that first step off the boat... Our Savior, Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ, The King of All Kings, will be there to lift us up, lighten our load, and put us back on the course to peaceful, smooth waters. In a storm? Feeling heavy? Feeling like your ship may sink? Maybe it is time to lighten your load. Maybe it is time to yell... OVERBOARD! God Bless Everybody and have a Great Yeshua-Saving Filled Week! The Word Our Father, The One True and Living God: “Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.” Matthew 14:25-33 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.” Revelation 3:8 “And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’” Luke 19:17 “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” I Corinthians 10:13 “Come to me, all of you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to carry and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 Good Morning Sunday....
Father thank You for this NEW day. You have blessed us with another WONDERFUL day to see your WISDOM and TRUTH. May we use this day to show this dark and war-filled world Your Light and Glory TODAY!!! Hey everyone, sorry about yesterday’s Sabbath absence. I didn’t realize I would be in the mountains with no signal or wifi. I pray you all had a wonderful Sabbath. Today... have a little JOY, and may Our Father Bless you... Mightily! 😎🙌🔥 - An Exercise In Connecting With Our Father - Joy #7 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: “Yet I will rejoice in The LORD (YHWH/Yahweh), I will JOY in The God of My Salvation. The LORD God Is My Strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills.” Habakkuk 3:18-19 “When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:10-11 “But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium. And the disciples were filled with JOY and with The Holy Spirit.” Acts 13:50-52 “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with JOY, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;” Philippians 1:3-6 “that you may walk worthy of The Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with JOY; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.” Colossians 1:10-12 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 every one of you PEACE and JOY. Good Morning Friday....
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. - Consider This... Part 2 “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,” Hebrews 3:1 Consider Yeshua, Jesus Christ. What is it Paul is asking us to do? Consider. Let's take a look at the definition of consider according to merriam-webster: Consider - 1 : to think about carefully: such as a : to think of especially with regard to taking some action is considering you for the job considered moving to the city b : to take into account The defendant's age must be considered. 2 : to regard or treat in an attentive or kindly way He considered her every wish. 3 : to gaze on steadily or reflectively The old gentleman considered him attentively. — Edith Wharton 4 : to come to judge or classify consider thrift essential 5 : REGARD His works are well considered abroad. 6 : SUPPOSE I consider it's best that he left when he did. Paul is asking us to consider Yeshua, Jesus Christ. He explains He Is Our High Priest and THE Apostle. Consider that. Consider That Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Died So You Can Live. Consider That He Was Never Wrong... About Anything. Consider How Much He Loves You To Come Down From Heaven, Deal With This Evil World, and Make A Way For You To Get Back To Him. When We Return To Him On That Final Day, There Will Be No Sickness, Crying, or Death. He Never Had To Do That, Leave His Perfect Home, but He Did... Because He Loves You. Consider that. Consider That He Came The 1st Time As A Lamb, But The Next Time He Comes... He Is Coming As A Lion. Consider That We Don't Always Understand Him At First, because We Have Little Understanding When We First "Wake Up." Consider that later we will understand. Consider That Yeshua, Jesus, His Name... Means Salvation. Consider That After 2000 Years Of Opposition, No One Has Been Able To Silence Him. Not Even Death Itself! 😃🙌🔥 What is it that Our Father Is Calling You to consider? His Love? His Sacrifice? His Perfect Example? His Death? His Resurrection? His Divinity? May we all take some time to CONSIDER the simple yet profound statement Our Father used Paul to write in Hebrews. May we all Let Our Father and Our Savior reveal to each one of us how we need to Consider Him. Prayer: YHWH, Our Father Yahweh Who Is In Heaven, Thank You For Your Beloved and Perfect Son. Thank You For All The Endless, Fruitful, Amazing, and Mysterious Things You Have Given Us To Consider About Your Son Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ Our Savior. Almighty Father, Reveal to each and every one of us what we need to hear in Your Word about Your Son. Bless You Father. Bless Your Perfect Son Jesus. We Love You and Thank You Eternally For Your Perfect Word and Gift. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name We Pray. Amen! Something To Consider, The Word of God: “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,” Hebrews 3:1 “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness— by whose stripes you were healed.” I Peter 2:24 “You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3 “till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;” Ephesians 4:13 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” John 3:16-17 “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4 “But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.” Revelation 5:5-7 “Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” John 13:7 “knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.” Romans 6:9 “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, The Lord Himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my Salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Good Morning Thursday....
Thank you Father for this NEW DAY! Today,“(we will) trust in You Father with all (our) hearts and lean not on (our) own understanding; in all (our) ways (we will) acknowledge (You), and (You) shall direct (our) paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6). May we choose to follow Our Father and Savior in Faith today! In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen! - Consider This... Part 1 “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,” Hebrews 3:1 Consider Yeshua, Jesus Christ. What is it Paul is asking us to do? Consider. Let's take a look at the definition of consider according to merriam-webster: Consider - 1 : to think about carefully: such as a : to think of especially with regard to taking some action is considering you for the job considered moving to the city b : to take into account The defendant's age must be considered. 2 : to regard or treat in an attentive or kindly way He considered her every wish. 3 : to gaze on steadily or reflectively The old gentleman considered him attentively. — Edith Wharton 4 : to come to judge or classify consider thrift essential 5 : REGARD His works are well considered abroad. 6 : SUPPOSE I consider it's best that he left when he did. Paul is asking us to consider Yeshua, Jesus Christ. He explains He Is Our High Priest and THE Apostle. Consider that. Consider that Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Is The Only Man To Ever Resurrect The Dead In The History Of All Human Existence Consider that He Is Still, To This Very Day, And Will Always Be The Smartest Person To Ever Walk The Face Of The Earth. Consider that He Came Only For The Lost Sheep Of Israel Consider that He Said He Came Not To Bring Peace, But A Sword Consider that He Is Coming Back, and He Brings With Him Judgement Consider That He Loves You, Wants A Relationship With You, and Has An Amazing Path For Your Life. What is it that Our Father Is Calling You to consider? His Love? His Sacrifice? His Perfect Example? His Death? His Resurrection? His Divinity? May we all take some time to CONSIDER the simple yet profound statement Our Father used Paul to write in Hebrews. May we all Let Our Father and Our Savior reveal to each one of us how we need to Consider Him. Prayer: YHWH, Our Father Yahweh Who Is In Heaven, Thank You For Your Beloved and Perfect Son. Thank You For All The Endless, Fruitful, Amazing, and Mysterious Things You Have Given Us To Consider About Your Son Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ Our Savior. Almighty Father, Reveal to each and every one of us what we need to hear in Your Word about Your Son. Bless You Father. Bless Your Perfect Son Jesus. We Love You and Thank You Eternally For Your Perfect Word and Gift. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name We Pray. Amen! Something To Consider, The Word of God: “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,” Hebrews 3:1 “Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.” John 12:17 “Jesus (Yeshua) said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM (YHWH).” John 8:58 “do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?” John 10:36 “But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Matthew 15:24 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.” Matthew 10:34 “Behold, the days are coming,” says The LORD, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.” Jeremiah 23:5 “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.” John 7:37 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 Good Morning Wednesday...
Father, help us to live aware, to choose wisely, to stay close to You, and anchored in Your Truth. Thank You for your Great Love and Mercy. Thank You that you wait for us and You Strengthen Us. We come to You today, choosing to walk in Your Presence and Light. We ask all these things and give You praise in Your Perfect and Mighty Son's Name Yeshua, Jesus Christ The King! - We Can’t Repent Too Soon I had a message sent to me by a dear Brother this week and want to piggy back off of The Message Our Father Sent Through him. The article was about how distance from Our Father is at the heart of every fall. It's true. What happens when a married couple begins to have problems? There is distance and lack of communication. What happens when we have a fallout with friends, family, or coworkers? We have grown distant and we can't communicate with them to resolve the problem. All seems well, but then one day, some problem that was never discussed or some resent that was never forgiven shows it's ugly face, and bam... there is an argument and someone gets insulted, or someone doesn't want to face reality and pride blinds them from The Truth. Communication can breakdown for many reasons, but having a lack of communication causes distance, and distance causes the fall of the relationship. It is the same with Our Father, except... He Doesn't Ever Fall...we do. In order to stay on the right track in Life we must have continual communication with Our Father and Savior. He Is Our Light, The Lamp To Our Feet, and A Consuming Fire. What happens when you get far enough from The Only Light? You can't see. What happens when you get far enough from The Fire? You get cold. If we are not taking time to grow a relationship, if we are not spending time with that person, how can the relationship grow? The answer is, it can't. That goes for our relationship with Our Father, The Most High, as well. If we get away from Our Father in closeness, if we are no longer starting our day off with prayer and Bible Study, if we are too caught up in our own lives, worries, and anxieties and we don't spend time with Our Father and His Word...other problems begin to develop immediately. What happened when Peter followed, but at a distance? Let's see: “But Peter followed Him at a distance to the high priest’s courtyard. And he went in and sat with the servants to see the end. Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.” But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.” But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!” Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.” Matthew 26:58, 69-70, 72, 74-75 That is what happens when we follow Our Father and Our Savior at a distance... we deny Him. When we deny Him with our actions, soon after, we deny Him with our words. Fear of "the world" and not The One Who Is In Control allowed Peter to deny His Master, Teacher, Friend, Savior, and God. There was no communication. Why? Peter was following at a distance. Ever known someone that claims to be a believer and follower of Christ, but they have no "fruit" in their lives? They are probably scared of "the world" and how they would be treated or looked at by others. That, or they are trying to use religion to deceive people (we won't get into this, but "woe to them" if you know what I mean). When we worry about what everyone else thinks, or fear people more than God Almighty, we lose touch with The One Who Guides Us, Lights Our Path, and Refines Us With His Fire. When we follow at a distance, we lose communication, we deny an open invitation to "Dine With The King," we take our relationship with Our Father Who Is In Heaven for granted, and we fall. I guess the whole discussion begs the question: Are we following close, or at a distance? Are we getting ready for continued Grace, or ready for another fall? Let's close with this thought: We can’t repent too soon, for we know not how soon it may be too late. “Seek The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh), And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh). “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, So shall My Word be that goes forth from My Mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I Sent it. “For you shall go out with Joy, And be led out with Peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) for A Name, For An Everlasting Sign That Shall Not Be Cut Off.” Isaiah 55:6-13 “Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 10:27-33 “Your Word is a Lamp to my feet And a Light to my path.” Psalms 119:105 “For indeed, “Our God Is A Consuming Fire!” Hebrews 12:29 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 “Become kind toward one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32 “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of sin his thoughts. And let him return to Yahweh, that he may take pity on him, and to our God, for he will forgive manifold.” Isaiah 55:7 |
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