Good Morning Passover/Unleavened Bread Wednesday...
Thank You Father for this NEW DAY. Help us to live aware, to choose wisely, to stay close to You, and “PASSOVER” from our old lives of sin & death into Your New Life for us and into Your TRUTH. Just as Your Living Bread, help is to be the “UNLEAVENED BREAD” that represents YOUR SON & OUR KING. Thank You for your Great Love and Mercy! Thank You that You Sanctify us, and You Deliver Us as represented in Your Passover Meal. We come to You today, choosing to walk in Your PRESENCE AND LIGHT. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. AMEN!. - Treasures of Passover: The Four Cups Part 2 - The Cup of Deliverance Yesterday we did a brief overview of The Passover Meal or The Passover Seder (Order) and touched on some of the meanings, traditions, and went over how Yeshua, Jesus Christ, participated in Passover. Of course we all know that Yeshua did more than just participate, but is The Centerpiece of Passover as well, being our One True & Eternal Passover Lamb Sacrifice. May we never forget that He Is... “The Lamb Slain From The Foundation of the world (Rev 13:8).” The prophetic picture of The Lamb’s Blood painted on The Israelites Doorpost and The Angel of Death “Passing Over” them is a really just a giant neon sign pointing straight to Our Messiah and what He Does For Us. Let’s pause and get a couple of Biblical Witnesses for establishment: “All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in The Book of Life of The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Revelation 13:8 NKJV “Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” I Corinthians 5:7-8 NKJV Just as all The Torah (The First 5 Books of The Bible), The Writings, and Prophets are all written about Yeshua (Jesus), Our King & Savior, so to are The Holy Appointed Times (Feasts) of Our Father about Yeshua. Yesterday we looked at The First Cup of Passover Seder (Order) Meal or The Cup of Sanctification. Who is it that sanctifies us? You got it, Yeshua. Today we will take at look at The Second Cup of Passover or The Cup of Deliverance. Who is it that delivers us from the bondage of sin? Right again, Yeshua. Our Father commands us to “remember” The Israelites Passover from bondage to Egypt, to tell our children, and that His Appointed Time (Moed) of Passover is to be “for all time” or an “everlasting” regulation. “This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh). This is a law for all time.” Exodus 12:14 NLT With all that established, let’s now do a brief review of where we are at in The Passover Seder (Order): As stated yesterday, typically, The Passover Meal begins with a welcome from the head of the household, then Blessings and Thanks to Our Father and Savior are given, after which some Scriptures are read, candles lit, an honoring of the woman, or women, who helped prepare everything is implemented (Typically Called “The Cup of Miriam.”), then we come to The First Cup of The Passover Meal. The Cup Is Called “Kadesh” or “The Cup of Sanctification” and it is a memorial of Our Father’s Promise: “I will bring you out of Egypt (Exodus 6:6-7).” Next we move on through various blessings to Our Father, the drinking of The First Cup, and then there is a ceremonial washing. Remember Yeshua washing The Disciples feet? Yep, Yeshua Did It All. Next there are some memorials of the Israelites struggles and remembering the tears they shed in Egypt. After this the service moves on to The Breaking of The Unleavened Bread. Remember Yeshua declaring “This Is My Body” in Luke 22:19? This is the part of The Passover Order that we as believers in Yeshua have heard at communion since we first began attending church services! This part of the Passover Meal is an invitation to “come and dine with The King.” This is The Blessing that is spoken upon The Breaking of The Bread: “This is the bread of brokenness which our fathers ate in the land of Egypt.” All who are hungry -- let them come and eat. All who are needy -- let them come and celebrate The Passover with us.” For the sake of time we won’t go over how significant and prophetic the above Blessing is, but do you recognize anything familiar in that Blessing? If you don’t, when you can, maybe take a look at these Verses: John 6:35, Isaiah 55:1, and Proverbs 9:5. And these are just a few! After The Breaking of The Matzah (Unleavened Bread), the guests are shown various connections to Our Messiah, then The Passover Story is told. (It is worth noting, while some of the elements of The Passover Meal are just traditions, The retelling of The Passover Story during The Passover Meal is a Command from Our Father.) After The Passover Story is told, “Hallel” or “Thanks” are offered, and then we come to The Cup of Deliverance. Let’s recall The Scriptures: “I Am The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh), and I Will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I Will deliver you from slavery to them, and I Will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. I Will take you to be my people, and I Will be your God, and you shall know that I Am The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh) your God, Who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians” Exod. 6:6-7 Once again, let’s take a look at an excerpt from hebrewforchristians.com. Behold Israel! The Cup of Deliverance!: “The Cup of Deliverance Leader: At this time, let us look at the shank bone on the Seder plate and recall how Yeshua Our Messiah is The True Passover Lamb of God, Our Beloved Savior, and How “Not One Bone” was broken (Psalm 34:20): Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! We are now finally ready to drink the “Cup of Deliverance.” This cup recalls God’s second promise made to our ancestors: “I will deliver you from slavery.” Let us then give thanks to The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh) Our God for saving the Israelites from Egypt and for delivering us from our personal bondage to the evil one by the shed blood of The Lamb of God... Let us lift our hearts to God in thanks for His Salvation (Yeshua!) as we recite the blessing: All Recite: “Blessed art Thou, LORD our God, King of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.” “I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of The LORD.” - Psalm 116:13 Drink from the cup after reciting the blessing... Worthy is the Lamb Thanking God for Deliverance: Leader: Of all the blessings we will recite this night, surely one of the most important is to thank God for The Way of Salvation given to us in His Son Yeshua, The Great Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world. Let us recite the following Hebrew blessing that offers thanks and praise to The LORD our God: All Recite: “Praised are you, Lord, who assures our salvation...” Hebrew: Barukh attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam, asher natan lanu et derekh ha’yeshuah ba’mashiach Yeshua barukh hu. Amen. English: “Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, Who gave to us the way of salvation through the Messiah Yeshua, blessed be He. Amen.” Leader: The deliverance we have in Yeshua both clears us of guilt and sin while investing us with the power and righteousness of God through faith. We are “justified” in Yeshua - “just-if- I’d” never sinned - and “just-if-I’d” always obeyed. This is the miracle of the “exchanged life” - the Korban Principle of the sacrifice Messiah for our deliverance (2 Cor. 5:21). Because of the great salvation given to us in the Messiah, we are no longer regarded as “slaves in the house” but rather are set free and made heirs of God through Yeshua our LORD." Once again, pretty awesome right?! Join us tomorrow as we read about The 3rd Cup or The Cup of Redemption... Our Redeemer Lives! (Job 19:25). Until then My Brothers and Sisters Shalom (Peace), May The One Who Delivers Us Bless You, and Happy Festival of Passover/Unleavened Bread!
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Good Morning Passover/Unleavened Bread Tuesday...
Thank You Father for this NEW DAY. Help us to live aware, to choose wisely, to stay close to You, and anchored in Your TRUTH. Thank You for your Great Love and Mercy. Thank You that You Wait For Us, and You Strengthen Us. We come to You today, choosing to walk in Your PRESENCE AND LIGHT. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name we pray. Amen. - Treasures of Passover: The Four Cups Part 1 - The Cup of Sanctification The Passover Meal, or Seder (Order, Procedure) Meal, has been held in memorial now for literally thousands of years. It is quite amazing The Heavenly Treasures that can be found not only when studying about it, but so much more so when actually participating in it. This year, so much was revealed! It is just impossible to fit all of these amazing revelations into morning devotions, because certainly it would take a whole book. But, prayerfully today, and over the next few mornings, we can shine some Light on a small part of this beautifully Yeshua-Inspired Meal. It is important to understand that The Passover Meal is not an outed tradition that doesn’t apply to us anymore, but rather an unbelievable honor and privilege in which we are all called to participate. Being that Yeshua is Our Perfect Example and He participated in it, that should be enough compelling evidence for any of us. Didn’t know that Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, participated in it? Don’t feel bad, many of us didn’t. One reason that many of us didn’t know is probably because Yeshua’s Passover Meal is now commonly referred to in modern Christianity as “The LORD’s Supper.” Remember, He Said, “Do This In Remembrance of Me (Luke 22:19)” Did the light just go on? Excellent! Let’s continue. During a traditional Passover Meal there is a very specific order that the meal is presented in, hence the term “Passover Seder,” which means “Passover Order.” We know that Our Father Is A God of Order, so this makes perfect sense. From the creation of our great grandfather Adam, to the building of Noah’s Ark, to The Tabernacle, and right on through to The Life of Our Eternal Savior, we have no shortage of examples of Our Father’s Order. Typically, The Passover Meal begins with a welcome from the head of the household, then Blessings and Thanks to Our Father and Savior are given, after which some Scriptures are read, candles lit, an honoring of the woman, or women, who helped prepare everything is implemented (Typically Called “The Cup of Miriam.”), then we come to The First Cup of The Passover Meal. The Cup Is Called “Kadesh” or “The Cup of Sanctification” and it is a memorial of Our Father’s Promise: “I will bring you out of Egypt (Exodus 6:6-7).” (Note: All Four Cups of The Passover Meal are contain in this Scripture. We will expound on these in following days.) Let’s take a look. “I Am The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh), and I Will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I Will deliver you from slavery to them, and I Will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. I Will take you to be my people, and I Will be your God, and you shall know that I Am The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh) your God, Who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians” Exod. 6:6-7 “For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under The Cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in The Cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same Spiritual Food and drank the same Spiritual Drink; for they drank from The Spiritual Rock that accompanied them, and That Rock was Christ.” 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Now that we have established what The Passover Meal Is, Who It Is For, and Why It Is Relevant for us today, lets take a look at an except from hebrewforchristians.com on The First Cup: “In Hebrew, the word for “holiness” is kedushah, meaning “set-apartness.” When God said that He would bring the Israelites out of Egypt, He separated them and set them apart as his own special people. During the Exodus, their passage through the cloud and the sea were likened to their “baptism” or rebirth as God’s people. The first cup is called the “Cup of Sanctification” since it recalls how God has set us apart as His special people. This is the same cup over which we recite The Sabbath Blessing on The Sabbath, except tonight we will recite it over the first cup of Passover. Of Yeshua it is said, “Messiah our sanctification” (1 Cor. 1:30). Which cups did Yeshua drink during his Passover Seder with his disciples? He apparently drank the first two cups in the traditional way. At the third cup, The Cup of Redemption, he said: “This is my blood of the New Covenant” (Matt 26:27- 39). Yeshua told his disciples that He would not drink the fourth cup (The Cup of Restoration), but promised to do so with them in the coming Kingdom (Matt 26:29).” Pretty awesome right?! My prayer is that during this special time of year, this devotion sparks your interest, Lights A Fire, and encourages you to search out some of the many blessings Our Father and Savior have left for us in The Holy Feast of Passover. Tomorrow we will take a look at “The Second Cup” of Passover or “The Cup Of Deliverance.” Until then My Brothers and Sisters Shalom (Peace), May The One Who Sanctifies Us Bless You, and Happy Passover! Good Morning Passover/Unleavened Bread Monday...
Thank You Father for this NEW DAY. Help us to live aware, to choose wisely, to stay close to You, and anchored in Your TRUTH. Thank You for your Great Love and Mercy. Thank You that You Wait For Us, and You Strengthen Us. We come to You today, choosing to walk in Your PRESENCE AND LIGHT. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name we pray. Amen. Learning from Our Messiah is one of the most unbelievable honors we will ever get. Yeshua, Jesus Christ, is perfect, sinless, always right, merciful, mindful, and The One Example we can ALWAYS count on to be correct. Tomorrow we will get into some of the less known treasures of Passover, but today let's let Our King give us some examples of Living and praying in The Way. God Bless everybody, have a wonderful "unleavened" day, and may revelation of Our Father and Savior's Word abound with you today. Shalom! - Yeshua: The Passover... Everything (Part 2: How Did Yeshua (Jesus) Do It? Our Unleavened (Sinless) Perfect Example) In honor of Our Passover Lamb and First Fruits Yeshua, let's take a few moments to look at Him, Our Perfect Example, when it comes to following and obeying Our Father. Today we will look at some of the prayers and actions of Jesus in the gospels of Matthew and Mark. As we read The Word today and see how Jesus prayed, what Jesus prayed for, and where He addressed Our Father, let us examine our own prayer life and let the words of Our Savior Strengthen Us. May we all be not only strengthened by His Words, but may His Words also soften our hearts toward our brethren and help us to pray for our enemies. Today we will be using both the CJB and NKJV for clarity purposes. Prayer: Father God, we ask You to open our hearts and minds today so that we may understand the words of Your Son in His prayers to You. Help us to see what is really being said and not just what is "on the surface" Father. As we read Your Word we ask You to move inside us, light a fire, and let it burn continually. We love You, thank You, and praise You all the days of our lives. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Mighty Name we pray. Amen. The Prayers and Actions of Yeshua: “It was at that time that Yeshua said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You concealed these things from the sophisticated and educated and revealed them to ordinary folks. Yes, Father, I thank you that it pleased You to do this.” (Matthew) 11:25-26 CJB “After He had sent the crowds away, He went up into the hills by Himself to pray. Night came on, and he was there alone.” (Matthew) 14:23 CJB “And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.” Matthew 15:36 NKJV “Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.” Mark 1:35 NKJV “And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray.” Mark 6:46 NKJV “Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.” He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will. ” Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again He went away and prayed, and spoke the same words.” Mark 14:32-39 NKJV What can we take from these passages?: Yeshua was alone most of the time when He went to prayed. "He often withdrew to lonely places and prayed."(Luke 5:16) 1.) Pray alone when seeking Our Father 2.) He reveals to the innocent and ordinary and Yeshua thanks Him for this 3.) When He was with people, He was feeding them. 4.) When He was alone He pleaded with His Father, but still submitted to His Will. 5.) When He was with His disciples they stayed awake, when Yeshua left, they fell asleep. Praise God for His Beautiful Message in the Life of Yeshua, Jesus Christ! May we all glean from The King. God Bless each and everyone of you on the other side of this screen. Have a great God-Filled day and continue to be a Light of Our Father through Yeshua. A Christ-centered life is like a good watch: open face, busy hands, pure gold, and full of good works. ~Unknown Happy Passover Everybody!!!
Father thank You for this NEW DAY. We THANK YOU for continuing YOUR GOOD WORKS yesterday, today, and forevermore. May we continually thank You for Your Salvation YESHUA, OUR PASSOVER LAMB, JESUS CHRIST, and being OUR GOD!!! In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen! Happy Passover everyone. During this week of Passover we will take a look at some of the amazing mysteries and treasures Our Father and Savior have given us to unearth in His Passover Celebration. Today, let us begin at “The Door” where all things Passover begin and end, Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, Jesus Christ, The Name Above All Names, and The King of Kings. He Is... Our Cup of Salvation, Reconciliation, Redemption, and Saving Grace. There is no better place to start, and in fact... nothing starts without Him (Colossians 1:16). With that in mind let us begin this Glorious Passover Morning with “Yeshua: The Passover... Everything (Part 1).” For everyone who celebrated Our Father’s Passover Festival last night, my prayer is that it was as amazing as ours, which was the best one to date. For all those celebrating tonight or soon, may The Grace, Wonder, and Spirit of Passover, Who Is Yeshua, show up at your meal, draw you close, and open your hearts and minds to The Most Amazing Gift Ever Given To Mankind... The Savior And Sacrifice for each and everyone of us. Shabbat Shalom everybody and May God Our Father and His Mighty Son Yeshua Ha’Mashiach Bless each and everyone of you on this most amazing memorial of The Greatest Man To Ever Walk The Face of This Earth, Our King and Savior, Jesus The Christ. Long Live The King! - Yeshua: The Passover... Everything (Part 1) Yeshua, Jesus Christ, came, He saw, and He conquered. His last words were: "It Is Finished! (John 19:30)" Not only did He come, see, and conquer, but He also fulfilled. In fact, many scholars believed that Yeshua fulfilled up to 456 prophecies, and counting! Here are just a handful of significant prophecies fulfilled by Yeshua: 1.) Born in Bethlehem (Appropriately Meaning "House of Bread) -Micah 5:2 2.) He was preceded by John The Baptist (Jesus tells us John was the "Elijah that was to come.") (Malachi 5:5-6) 3.) He entered Jerusalem on a donkey (Zachariah 9:9) 4.) He was betrayed by a friend who received thirty pieces of silver (Zachariah 11:12-13) 5.) He stood silent before His accusers (Isaiah 53:7) 6.) He died, being crucified, in the manner Romans used for criminals (Psalm 22, Isaiah 53, Zachariah 13) 7.) His was scourged (Isaiah 53:5) 8.) He was pierced through His hands and feet (Psalm 22:16, Isaiah 53) To get an idea of the chances of any one person in history fulfilling just these eight prophecies, we have to really "open our eyes" and imagine the staggering numbers. The odds that Yeshua, Jesus Christ, fulfilled JUST THE EIGHT PROPHECIES ABOVE are: 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000 or 1:10 to the 17th Power. This is really quite remarkable! While we don't have time to look at larger numbers or even larger and unfathomable odds, you can find them immediately here: https://yeshua.org/ Also, if you would like review more than 300 of the prophecies Yeshua fulfilled, they are documented and resourced here: https://yeshua.org/jewish-scriptures/300-predictions-about-messiah/ It is quite amazing that Our Savior fulfilled so many prophecies just during this current Holy Feast of Our Father, Passover. Consider this: He was sacrificed on the exact-correct date, in the exact-correct manner, predicted thousands of years before. He was skinned, He was hung on cedar wood, blood and water came out of His side, He was fed vinegar soaked into hyssop, He came on "the fourth day" (a day to Our Father is as a thousand years. Yeshua came in the four thousandth year of man’s existence. On the "fourth day" is when you brought The Passover Lamb in and is also the day of creation that Light came to the world🔥). Jesus, Our Passover Lamb, came and "dwelt with us" just as The Passover Lamb was suppose to, He was perfect, without blemish, He was the firstborn Son of God, and He died in the shape of a cross, which is the ancient Hebrew letter (Tav), which represents covenant. Wow. And these are just a few of The Passover Scriptures that Yeshua, Our Passover Lamb, fulfilled for us! We can stand firm believing that Our Father and His Son have worked everything out... perfectly. Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King, has made a way for us to return to "right standing" with Our Father. A way for us to "Passover" from death to Life! This is indeed a reason to rejoice! Praise Him and Bless His Name Forever! It is easy to see, especially as we "dig deeper" into Scripture, that not only is Yeshua Our Savior, King, Redeemer, Confidant, Mediator, and Best Friend, but He Is also The Biblical Passover Lamb. Dig even deeper and we will find He Is: "The Passover... Everything." Cool Facts, Food For Thought, and Prayer As We Go Through The Week of Unleavened Bread and Head Towards "First Fruits" (aka "Resurrection Sunday"): Cool Fact: The Aramaic word for lamb is "talya" Talya can mean "lamb" or "servant." In Isaiah 53 we read about Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The "Suffering Servant." Isaiah 53 describes Our Savior as "a lamb led to the slaughter." Let's take a look: “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 (YHWH, Yahweh) 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 53:5-7 Another witness to Isaiah 53:7 and Yeshua being The Passover Lamb: “Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.” I Corinthians 5:7 Food For Thought: The Bible calls Our Savior "The Lamb" no less than 34 times. The number of exact pictures between The Passover Lamb and Jesus is no less than spectacular. We can see if we look at them as a whole that Our Father has been preparing "His Beloved" as Our Passover Sacrifice since the beginning of mankind. Our Savior and King said that He "came not to be served, but to serve (Mark 10:45)." What are our thoughts about Our Father's Holy Feast of Passover? Are we willing to allow ourselves a deeper understanding of Our Savior's Mighty and Atoning Work? Can we allow His Atoning Work of: forgiveness, safety, wholeness, and acceptance, to help us experience our own freedom and help others today? Prayer: Dear Father, please remove the leaven (sin) we may have missed. Give us a desire to remove it completely so we may be closer to you, and understand more clearly the scope of what You have done for us. As we observe Your Holy Week where You gave The Ultimate Sacrifice Once and For All... Yourself... we ask you to soften our hearts, help us to completely forgive our enemies as you have forgiven us, and become more humble and meek like Your Son, The King, Yeshua, Jesus Christ. It is in His Name, Our Passover Lamb's Name, we ask these things. Thank You, Bless You, we Love You. Amen! Good Morning Passover Eve Shabbat!
Father thank you for this NEW day, as you walk with us today keep us focused on Your TRUTH. Please continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your PEACE, so there's no room for fear or doubt! In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST'S Name we pray. Amen! Happy Sabbath and Shabbat Shalom everybody! Passover starts this evening! 🙌🔥. With all the wonderful preparation for Passover, it had me thinking... “What did Our Father and Savior really do for us 2000 years ago on Passover?” Well, obviously, He became The Passover Lamb, He was sacrificed for us, and He made sure that we were forgiven from the transgressions that would have, without a doubt, kept us out of His Kingdom. Praise God Almighty for making The Way! For forgiving our sins! For treating us like not only His children, but His friends! What unimaginable Kindness, Mercy, and Compassion He has for us! With all this in mind, it led me from praise and humility to a place of deep reverence. It really is almost unimaginable, if not for Our Father’s Spirit, the magnitude of what He has done for us. Today as we prepare to celebrate Passover, as we remove the leaven from our homes (remove sinful ways from our life), and with gratitude in our hearts, let us all be humbled as we think about the magnitude of what we have been forgiven for. If any of us is having a tough time with this, there is one thing you can meditate on to come to a place of sincere and honest reverence for Our King and Savior. Just say to yourself: “Hey... Think About What You Have Been Forgiven For” May God Bless each and everyone of you on the other side of this screen. May your preparation day for this Passover and your Shabbat (Sabbath) be full of thanksgiving, kindness, and excitement for the revelation He will give. Finally, may this Passover, which is the ultimate family meal together with Our Savior, be one that touches you, your family, and anyone who may be taking part in this most Holy of Our Fathers Special Feasts with you. May we all be reassured and comforted as we celebrate that Our Father, The Almighty Creator of All Things, has made The Way for us all to come to Him through His Greatest Masterpiece Ever... The Passover Lamb Who Forgives The Sins of The Whole World. HalleluYah! - Hey! Think About What You Have Been Forgiven For We all have to accept the fact that we will be hurt in this life. Unfortunately, there will be many times where we will all be hurt intentionally by what others say or do to us. Think about it: when we think or hear the word forgiveness, we can all probably immediately think about certain heartaches and pain that has been caused by someone. We think of these things because they are fresh or they are deep. When we have been hurt like this it can be easy to dismiss forgiveness because of resent, anger, pride, feeling vulnerable, or a myriad of other reasons. What we must resolve to realize is that Our Father, in His Word, has given us a most excellent reason to forgive... Because He Forgave Us. “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 It is a sobering thought when we stop to think about all the careless, thoughtless, mean, rude, impolite, or hurtful things for which we have been forgiven. If we are honest with ourselves, this should cause all of us to be more forgiving towards others... for we all have been forgiven much. On the flip side of the coin, if you don't feel forgiven, it will most likely be more difficult to forgive others. How can you give what you don't believe you have received? If we don't feel as if we have received forgiveness, do we even know the significance and power it can have in our lives? Think about it: Our Father... The God of All Things... The Most High Being... completely and totally wiped out your sin, forgave you for every bad, nasty, wretched thing you have done, and He Did It By Giving His Son, and essentially Himself, over to be killed for... you. We all know there are things we deserve to be "paid back" for, and Our Father has cleared them away with The Life of His Only Son. If we can pause the next time we are angry, hurt, or finding it hard to forgive, and then put our minds on all that God has forgiven us... it should be much easier to forgive someone else. When it comes down to the nuts and bolts of things, none of us can forgive anyone more than Our Father has already forgiven each and everyone of us. May we all take a moment today to dwell on those "big things" we have been forgiven for, and let it help us to forgive others for their transgressions. Remember, Our Savior Said: "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:24) Let's take a note from Our Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ Himself. May we not only try to forgive, but may we also petition Our Father, in Jesus's Name, to forgive them also, for when any of us sins, it is really just a sin against Him. Before we end today, let's take a look a little deeper at what Our Father uses His Servants Paul and John to write to us. Let us try, with the mindfulness of what we have been forgiven for, to let God's Word settle in our hearts, our minds, and change us into more forgiving, tenderhearted, humble people, with The Light of God Shinning from our very being. If we but only try this, Our Father Will help us to forgive those who have hurt us deeply. Once we forgive those who have hurt us deeply, our hearts, minds, and souls can be at Peace. Not only will we gain peace, but we will also be expressing thanks to The Great God and Father Whom Has Forgiven Us. It took A Great Sacrifice for us to receive our forgiveness, and the sacrifice we must make to forgive others... is most assuredly less. Fuel For The Soul: “Therefore, putting away lying, “ Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:25-32 “Beloved, let us Love one another, for Love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not Love does not know God, for GOD IS LOVE. 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. No one has seen God at any time. If we Love one another, God abides in us, and His Love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.” I John 4:7-13 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! A little more than 24 hrs and Passover will be here! Very excited about this Passover and the blessings that will come to Our Father’s Children through celebrating it. That’s us! Having quite a few conversations about this Passover, and it stimulated a thought: How did Yeshua do it? Well, fortunately, He Tells Us In His Word. Remember, in Jesus’s Day... there was no “New Testament,” so what was He following? God’s Word, The Torah or The First Five Books of The Bible, The Prophets, and The History AKA “The Old Testament.” If He is Our Perfect Example and we should do things like Him, or “walk as He walked (1John 2:6),” then why did it take so long for us to figure out that we should be celebrating Passover? Well, that is a whole separate study on its own. But, here is something to consider if you haven’t before: Nowhere in The Bible, God’s Word, does it command us to keep easter, in fact in many places in The Bible “easter” or “ishtar” is something that Our Father does not like. What does it command us to keep? Passover. Yeshua, Jesus Christ, said Himself “Do This In Remembrance of Me.” The Last Supper, yep Jesus was celebrating Passover, just as commanded, and then He went Himself and became Our Passover Lamb. Praise God Our Father for His Unending Mercy, which without... we would all be doomed. I encourage everyone, if you haven’t celebrated Passover, take a look into it. You may be surprised what you find. With all that said, it got me thinking about The One Message of The Bible, Our One Savior, Our One Passover Lamb, Our One Faith, and The One Thing that we should be focusing on... The Good Part, which we looked into yesterday. I pray this message blesses you, stimulates you to new “transformed” thoughts, and helps you find in your life the most amazing thing that any of us can ever find... God’s Will for your Life. God Bless Brothers and Sisters and may His Peace be upon you! - 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.: “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and The Truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His Word, truly The Love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.” I John 2:3-6 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:17-19 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! With Passover upon us, may we keep our thoughts and focus on Him Who Is Worthy. What is it that you need to “passover” from in your Life during this season of Life? A bad relationship, indecisiveness, a tough work situation, lack of confidence, an addiction, a certain living situation, or maybe you just need renewing of your spirit. For Our Father, these are easy things. Whatever the case may be, if we keep our thoughts on Him, just like our ancestors in Egypt, we can be delivered. May we all “clean the leaven (sin)” out of our homes, focus on Our Father & Savior, and remember The... - One Thing Needed... The Good Part 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. When the relationship with Our Father is lacking, you can bet your bottom dollar that our other relationships will be affected next. 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. Also, when we do this, it is much easier to keep our focus on Him throughout the craziness of our other worldly affairs the enemy tries to use to keep us blinded. 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 this morning, and each morning moving forward, with Our Father in Heaven and Our Savior. May we allow Him to renew our minds and better prepare us for what is The One Thing Needed... The Good Part. 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 (YHVH) your God Is He Who Fights For You, as He promised you. Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love The LORD (YHVH) 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 (YHVH) your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love The LORD (YHVH) 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. As we head into a Biblical New Year and The Feast of Passover this weekend, may we always remember Our Deliverer From Evil, Oppression, and Bondage.. He Is... The One protects us from the angel of death and Lights Our Path in this dark world.. God Our Father and His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ... Yahweh Yeshua Ha’Mashiach Is His Name! God Bless My Brothers and Sisters and may The Grace & Peace of God Our Father and Our King and Savior Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Be Upon You All! - 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. Help us to be Your LIGHTs in this dark world. Help us to show the kindness, compassion, mercy, and LOVE that You Have Shown 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 19 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 one 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 (Mark): 69.) “He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” Mark 7:6-7 NKJV “Therefore the Lord said: “Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men, Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.” Isaiah 29:13-14 NKJV 70.) “For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother must certainly die.” Mark 7:10 LEB “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days can be long on the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12 LEB “Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you, so that it will be good for you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.” Deuteronomy 5:16 LEB “And one who curses his father or his mother will surely be put to death.” Exodus 21:17 LEB “He who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.” Proverbs 20:20 LEB 71.) “And they asked Him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?” Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected? But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.” Mark 9:11-13 NIV “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.” Malachi 4:5-6 NIV 72.) “If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehinnom, into the unquenchable fire, ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’” Mark 9:43-44 WMB “They will go out, and look at the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me; for their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.” Isaiah 66:24 WMB Our Father 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 The One True & Living God, The God of All Creation, Our Father, Is Our Refuge And Strength3/22/2021 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 One True & Living God, The God of All Creation, Our Father, Is Our Refuge And Strength. Good morning Brothers and Sisters. What strange times we live in, right? While our world may seem to be completely out-of-control, 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, The One True and Living God, 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 times. 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 troubles, 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 |
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