Good Morning Friday.......
Father thank You for this NEW day. Please continue to fill our HEARTs & MINDs with your LOVE & TRUTH and TRANSFORM our ordinary day into an extraordinary day TODAY! - An Exercise In Connecting With God - Being Thankful #3 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 Thankfulness. Help us to find Your Peace. 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: “But you, brothers, are not in the dark, so that the Day should take you by surprise like a thief; for you are all people who belong to the light, who belong to the day. We don’t belong to the night or to darkness, so let’s not be asleep, like the rest are; on the contrary, let us stay alert and sober. People who sleep, sleep at night; and people who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us stay sober, putting on trust and love as a breastplate and the hope of being delivered as a helmet. For God has not intended that we should experience his fury, but that we should gain deliverance through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who died on our behalf so that whether we are alive or dead, we may live along with him. Therefore, encourage each other, and build each other up — just as you are doing. We ask you, brothers, to respect those who are working hard among you, those who are guiding you in the Lord and confronting you in order to help you change. Treat them with the highest regard and love because of the work they are doing. Live at peace among yourselves; but we urge you, brothers, to confront those who are lazy, your aim being to help them change, to encourage the timid, to assist the weak, and to be patient with everyone. See that no one repays evil for evil; on the contrary, always try to do good to each other, indeed, to everyone. Always be joyful. Pray regularly. In everything give thanks, for this is what God wants from you who are united with the Messiah Yeshua. Don’t quench the Spirit, don’t despise inspired messages. But do test everything — hold onto what is good, but keep away from every form of evil. May the God of shalom make you completely holy — may your entire spirit, soul and body be kept blameless for the coming of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.” 1 Thessalonians 5:4-23 CJB Step 3 - Reflect Reflect on what stands out to you as you read. What is God trying to tell you? Step 4 - Respond Respond to The Word you just read. Talk to Your Father about how you feel. Tell Him what is on your mind. Tell him what is on your heart. As you go through your day today keep your eyes open to what you read, what you uncovered, or what you spoke to God about. You may find Him showing up in places you didn't expect. God Bless Everyone. May The God Of All Good Things Give each and everyone of you PEACE.
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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!!! - Don't Trust Your Heart! Trust Your Disciplined And Godly Transformed Mind: Part 2 How do we fight against our "deceitful hearts?" That is the question we face. Yesterday we looked into the dangers of trusting our hearts and briefly touched on the fact that the world is constantly telling us to trust these deceitful hearts. Today we will look at how to arm ourselves against following that path of deceit and The Way to train ourselves to follow our disciplined, transformed, and godly trained mind. A Yahweh Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, or A God Our Father and His Son Jesus Christ Transformed Mind. Let's jump right into a witness from The Word of God. “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 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. For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.” Romans 12:1-3 NKJV We see here God's Word telling us not to be "conformed," but to be "transformed" by the "renewing of our minds." Right away Our Father tells us in Romans 12 to be living sacrifices, don't be conformed to a world telling us to trust our hearts, and transform our minds so we "may prove what is that good and acceptable and Perfect Will of God." So, it is with our minds that we must prove The Will of God for our lives... not our heart. The question is now, what is our mind like before we "transform" our minds and before we can "think soberly (1Peter1:13)?" Let's look in God's Word and find out.: “Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,” Colossians 2:18 NKJV “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.” Romans 8:5 NKJV “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans 8:7-8 NKJV Here we see that before we transform our minds, our minds are carnal, fleshly, and deceitful. In some places in God's Word it likens a fleshly mind with drunkenness, pride, and vanity. This is what happens to us when we have been following our hearts when they are filled with the passions of the world. In order to arm ourselves, in order to transform our minds... what must we do? I believe in order to do this it starts with the first commandment. We are suppose to love God with "all our mind (Luke 10:27)." If we are loving God with all our mind, it would mean that we are in His Word, studying, and reading to "prove what is that good and acceptable and Perfect Will of God." If we don't do this, how can we even "know" His Will? The answer is we can't. It takes an effort on our part, choosing Him As God and not following our own conception of good. Our Father knows best, can train our minds if we submit to him, and lead us into a more full, peaceful, and joyful Life. We must arm ourselves against deceit. We must set our minds on "Things of The Spirit." As in the verses above show, our minds can lead us astray just as our hearts if we allow them to be "fleshly" and "carnal." The key is to identify when we are acting fleshly and carnal or following our deceitful hearts and repent of that behavior, that thinking, or the longing for worldly things. God's Word is the only Truth where we have a standard in which to judge rightly against these things and to know the "fruit" of when we are doing this. The Bible mentions the word mind 92 times and it is either pointing to a fleshly mind or a mind that shares in the Will of Our Father, His Son, and The Body of Christ. After all isn't "The Head" of man and The Church Christ? Aren't we suppose to train ourselves to have "The Mind of Christ?" We all know, changing someone's mind on something can be a difficult thing. Letting God Change our minds with His Word doesn't have to be. Once we have studied God's Word, tested our motives by questioning ourselves, and try to learn what God Is Showing us, we begin to transform our minds and likeness to His Character. We should all be aware not to trust our hearts, but if we learn to train and transform our minds... we begin to arm ourselves against the deceits of the world. Remember, the world wants us to think God's Word is wrong, but The Truth is... once we transform our minds by God's Word into a disciplined and godly mind... we will know without a doubt... His Word Is Truth, Life, and The Way. Let us conclude with a few verses about a rightly transformed mind. A mind that has been transformed by The Word of God. Once we start of this path of "rightly dividing The Word of Truth," we will be training ourselves to have a transformed and godly disciplined mind. With a godly and transformed mind, we will be able to fight against any deceit our hearts or the world throws at us. God Bless Everyone and have a Great God-Filled Day. The Word of Truth about a "right" mind: “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11 KJV “And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Luke 12:29-32 KJV “Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.” Philippians 2:2 KJV “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:” Philippians 2:5 KJV “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 KJV 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. - Don't Trust Your Heart! Trust Your Disciplined And Godly Transformed Mind: Part 1 The world is full of lies. The world propagates these lies over and over so that we believe them. In the study of mind control, hypnosis, and brain washing, there is one element that is required. Repetition. The enemy knows that if you hear something over and over, hear it repeated by friends and family, and hear it from the idols of the world such as musicians in secular music, you will believe them eventually and you may not even know where you received this advice. The fact is, we believe these things sometimes just because so many people have said it and it becomes ingrained in our mind. This is one of the biggest reasons God's Word Tells us to test EVERYTHING against The Word. When we do, many times, we will find what we have "learned" from popular culture is completely opposite from what The Bible teaches us. How many times have you heard song lyrics such as: "Listen to your heart," "the heart don't lie," "follow your heart," and we could go on and on. Now, with that in mind, today let's take a look at what Our Father's Word tells us about our hearts.: ““The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.” Jeremiah 17:9-10 NKJV “Above everything else, guard your heart; for it is the source of life’s consequences.” Mishlei (Proverbs) 4:23 CJB “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded!” James 4:8 LEB “But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person. For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech. These are the things that defile a person. But eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person!”” Matthew 15:18-20 LEB So we can see, trusting our hearts can be dangerous business. Our hearts follow in line with moods, emotional outbursts, over passionate relationships that aren't healthy, and a myriad of other "defiling" behaviors. In the verses above we are told to not trust our hearts, guard our hearts, purify our hearts, and Yeshua Jesus Christ Himself tells us things come out of the heart such as: evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, and abusive speech. Why in the world would we trust our hearts?! The answer, definitely is that we shouldn't. So how do we fight against this "deceitful heart" we have been given? With a disciplined, Word Filled, and Transformed Mind. We will talk more about this tomorrow. Today, I encourage everyone to evaluate the decisions they have made with their heart. What was the outcome? Where did it lead? Have the decisions you made based on passion helped or hurt your prosperity? Have you told a friend or your children to follow their heart? Has someone told you recently to follow your heart? Beware, the enemy is prowling around. I pray that we all start to question the fake wisdom this world is providing and begin looking towards The Truth. When we arm ourselves with Truth, God's Word, the enemy's deception is easy to spot. With God's Word as our guide, we can all begin to lead more Love Filled, Prosperous, and Peaceful Lives. God Bless everyone and have a Great God-Filled Day. Good Morning Monday...
FATHER thank You for this NEW DAY. We ask that you cover us with YOUR MIGHTY HAND. Let us understand YOUR MIGHTY WILL so that we may see YOUR INFINITE GLORY. We ask this in YOUR PERFECT SON YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST's NAME, Amen. - Daniel: An Example King Nebachanezzer of Babylon was on the warpath. He wanted his dream told to him and interpreted. The false prophets, magicians, soothsayers, fortune tellers, and the like said no man could. The king said he would put everyone of them, and the rest of the "wise men," to death if it could not be done. If they couldn't grant the kings request, it meant they were fakes. He had enough, the order went out to execute all the "wise men." When the guards came to Daniel, he asked for time so that he and his companions may seek The "Mercies" from God. Let's take a look: “that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.” Daniel 2:18 NKJV Daniel and friends sought those Mercies and they received. No doubt they were righteous and faithful. We can see the fruit in Daniel's Prayer after the Mercies he sought had been granted by Our Father. Just listen to this: “So Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him. “I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, And have now made known to me what we asked of You, For You have made known to us the king’s demand.”” Daniel 2:20-23 NKJV What a beautiful prayer Our Father Has Daniel Teach us. Packed with Truth and overflowing with Praise for The One True God. Daniel and friends knew they could request from Our Father and Yeshua, Jesus Christ, and He Would Deliver them. How did Daniel know? Because Daniel and friends knew this: “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” James 5:16 NKJV This is just what Daniel and Friends did. They trusted in The One Who Can Save. No doubt they confessed to one another, lived righteously, knew The Scriptures, and most importantly they obeyed and never took credit for The Wisdom endowed to them. Let's take a look: “Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.” Daniel 2:27-29 NKJV Daniel gives credit where credit is due... All to God Almighty, Our Father, "He Who Revels Secrets." Daniel obviously prayed for and received: Truth, Discernment, Wisdom, Knowledge, and Understanding. Let's see what came of his faithfulness in this chapter: “Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him. The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.” Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon. Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.” Daniel 2:46-49 NKJV Our Father is showing us a model here. Daniel does it right. Is he perfect? No, only Our Messiah was. But despite being imperfect like all of us, he disciplined his mind, body, and spirit to be able to Commune With God Almighty and The One True God "made his Paths straight." Pretty awesome, right? I agree and I would like to prepose something. We can all have that Communion! Yahweh, Our Father used His Son, Our LORD and King Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ, to let us know. He is The Way, The Life, and The Truth. If you Seek Wisdom, Seek Him. And because we know we have access to Him and it is a Free Gift, we say.......HalleluYah!!! Daily Bread Bonus: I think Daniel and Friends had this Proverb memorized and to them it became prophecy. This is what happens when we "Take Instruction" and Live The Word. When we become not just speakers of The Word, but also doers of The Word... Amazing things happen. Let's Take a Look at what Daniel and Friends obviously knew. They got Wisdom, and with that Wisdom... They got Understanding: “He also taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live. Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; Love her, and she will keep you. Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her. She will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory she will deliver to you.” Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And when you run, you will not stumble. Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; Keep her, for she is your life.” Proverbs 4:4-13 NKJV God Bless Everyone and have a Wonderful Yahweh Yeshua Ha'Mashiach Filled Week!!! 😃🙌🔥 Good Morning Sunday......
Father thank you for this NEW DAY! As we rise to meet this new day, please let us be filled with Your Spirit. Wherever we go, let us spread Love, Joy, Peace, Goodness, and Faithfulness. Let us desire to become more like You and to worship You In All We Do. Help us desire these things so much more than the sin that entices us. In Yeshua, Jesus's Name we pray. Amen. - What Are The Prophets Saying? (Ezra) There are so many times I have found myself discouraged, confused, or frustrated and wasn't sure where to turn in The Bible to find an answer to my woes. Almost without exception, wherever I turned in The Word to find my answer, whether I started in The Gospel or Genesis, I usually ended up at The Prophets. The prophets have not only a wealth of prophecy, amazing stories of triumph, encouragement, and wonderful messages for us all as a Christian Family, but they also contain a wealth of messages for each and everyone of us personally. This is literally God Speaking To Us! Just as Jesus Himself Spoke, so too did The Prophets Speak His Word🔥. Our Father and Yeshua, Jesus Christ, so loved us that He never stopped sending loyal servants, again and again, to give all of us together and individually messages, over and over. Remember the Parable of the Vineyard Owner (Matt 21:33-46)? The Master sent His Servants, which the people beat or killed (Prophets), then The Master Sends His Son (Yeshua, Jesus) thinking the people renting his land will be more amiable... they weren't. In fact, they killed Him thinking that they would receive "the inheritance." Does this story sound familiar or what? Our Savior Was, Is, and Always Will Be The Smartest Person Of All Time. For this reason...these parables, and The Word of God Spoken Through The Prophets should be carefully studied. Within this Ancient Wise Parable that Yeshua Spoke, we find The Prophets of God (Servants) came before He (The Master) Sent His Son. With that in mind, let us take a look today at what Ezra, A Prophet of Yahweh (YHWH or God), God Himself, and Our Savior were trying to relay to "all of us" and "each of us" in today's Scriptures. Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, we humbly come before you today to receive Your Word and Your Message. As we read passages from Your Servant Ezra, please open our hearts and minds to what you are trying to tell us as a group, and what you are saying to us individually. You are Mighty Father and we know You Have Left Us, In Your Word, Messages of Encouragement, Discipline, Reconciliation, Salvation, and Love for Your Children. And we thank You! Let us come before You today as Your Children and enjoy Our Daily Bread With You, Abba. We Love You And Praise You Father. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ Mighty Name We Pray. Amen! The Word of God: The Book of Ezra The Prophet of God: “Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits God had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.” Ezra 1:5 NKJV “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.” Ezra 7:10 NKJV “Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site.” Ezra 6:7 NKJV “which You commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land, with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from one end to another with their impurity.” Ezra 9:11 NKJV “And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such deliverance as this,” Ezra 9:13 NKJV “O LORD God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. Here we are before You, in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!”” Ezra 9:15 NKJV “Now therefore, make confession to the LORD God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives.”” Ezra 10:11 NKJV “Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, “Yes! As you have said, so we must do.” Ezra 10:12 NKJV “Please, let the leaders of our entire assembly stand; and let all those in our cities who have taken pagan wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of their cities, until the fierce wrath of our God is turned away from us in this matter.”” Ezra 10:14 NKJV “And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.” Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.” Ezra 3:11 NKJV “And thus they returned us an answer, saying: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.” Ezra 5:11 NKJV “Then the children of Israel who had returned from the captivity ate together with all who had separated themselves from the filth of the nations of the land in order to seek the LORD God of Israel. And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the LORD made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.” Ezra 6:21-22 NKJV “this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.” Ezra 7:6 NKJV Good Morning Thursday.......
Father thank You for this NEW day, as You walk with us today keep us focused on Your TRUTH and continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your PEACE so there's no room for fear or doubt! - The Power And The Sacrifice: The Name of God It is amazing to me the Truth, eloquence, and conciseness with which the Hebrew Language communicates. The vast richness and messages that come from doing a Hebrew Word Study never fails to surprise me and it is as if Our Father Himself Is Speaking. Know why? He Is Speaking! It's His Word! Today let's take a look at The Name of God In Hebrew throughout the first part of The Bible, often coined "The Old Testament." I believe Our Father has a message for us. The Name of God in The Old Testament is : יהוה These four letters by name are: yod-hey-vav-hey Now going back to the original picto Hebrew or the beginning of our modern language these letters mean something very specific and it just blew me away. The meaning: BEHOLD THE HAND BEHOLD THE NAIL There are more than 5,000 times that The Name of God has been replaced in our modern English Bibles. In fact, most every single place you see the word "LORD" in all caps, that is where it has been removed and replaced. The english transliteration is YAHWEH. For now, let's concentrate on the Hebrew Pictograph meaning BEHOLD THE HAND BEHOLD THE NAIL. Now, with my limited education in Hebrew, I will attempt to give one of the many powerful messages Our Father is giving us in His Name. Here goes: The first part of God's Name - BEHOLD THE HAND In the Hebrew Pictograph "BEHOLD" would be represented by a picture of a man with two arms lifted up and its meaning is: Listen, Hear, See, Watch, or Hey!!! Our Father is telling us to listen, hear, see, watch, and Hey!!! "THE HAND" is depicted as just that in the Hebrew Pictograph, a hand from the shoulder to the hand. Look at My Hand I believe is what Our Father is Speaking. His Hand, The Hand, well, we all know this is Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior. The second part of God's Name - BEHOLD THE NAIL Again in the Hebrew Pictograph "BEHOLD" is represented by a man with two arms lifted. "THE NAIL" is just that, a nail. Representing salvation, the killing of sin, and the covenant with Our Father that Yeshua, Jesus Christ made for us at the cross. Here's what I believe Our Father is communicating with His Name, BEHOLD THE HAND BEHOLD THE NAIL: 1st: BEHOLD THE HAND (The Old Testament, First Testament, or The First Part of The Bible) In The Old Testament we see God Doing Amazing Works. His Power Creates Everything In The Heavens and The Earth, Washes The Earth, Then Reestablishes The Earth. We see Our Father Work Mighty Signs For The Whole World To See. The Angel Of The Lord, The Right Hand Of God, The Pillar of Smoke, and The Pillar of Fire. The world witnesses these mighty acts. Egypt is decimated, justice is delivered, and then God Almighty Sits Atop Mt. Sinai As A Cloud of Fire, ministers, and marries Israel. Mighty Acts, Mighty Signs, The Right Hand of God, The Angel of The Lord, all of these things scream BEHOLD THE HAND! Look, hear, listen, watch and see Israel and the world what My Hand Is Capable of... All Things! Now: BEHOLD THE NAIL (The New Testament, The Newer Testament, or The Second Part of The Bible) In The New Testament we see God's Mercy Manifested In Our King and Savior Yeshua, Jesus Christ. His Life, His Miracles, His Selflessness, His Service To Others, and His Never Failing Love and Patience with us, a rebellious people, covers the pages of His Word. He Had Power Beyond What We Can Understand, yet never used that power except to heal, to comfort, to drive out demons, to deliver, and to Love. This Love Was Not more Clearly Shown Than In Him Being Pierced By A Nail On The Cross. Now, let's put this all together and see what we get: BEHOLD THE HAND - My People and everyone in the world, you have seen My Power, My Might, My Mighty Hand At Work. None Can Stand Against Me. I Can Bring Down World Powers, Wash The Earth Clear of All Flesh, Create Everything, Reveal Myself As Fire🔥 or As A Cloud, Defend From The Largest Foe With A Mere Child, Create Plagues Or Heal Millions, Bring Water From Rocks, Heal With Serpents, and I Can Do As I Please. BEHOLD THE HAND = BEHOLD THE POWER OF MY RIGHT HAND! And Now That You Have Beheld My Hand and Beheld My Power... BEHOLD THE NAIL - You Have Seen My Powerful Right Hand. You Have Seen There Is Nothing Impossible For Me. You Know All Power And All Things Can Be Accomplished By Me... Now See What I Do. I Will Come Down To You, And Though I Have The Power To Do All Things, I Will Not Resist You. I Will Heal You. I Will Walk With You, My People, And Show You Mercy, Kindness, Service, Healing, and Most Importantly... My Love. Though I Have Power To Do All Things, I Will Restrain My Power, Not Fight Against You, And Show You How Much I Love You By Being NAILed to a Cross, which is My Covenant With You. Though You Know The Power I Possess, To Show You How Much I Love You, I Will Not Use It Against You, But Instead Will Show You The Deception of the enemy and Your True Nature Towards Me Since The Fall. I Will Allow You To Witness Me Upon A Cross, Pierced With A Nail To Show You My Love - BEHOLD THE NAIL WOW!!! Right?! The Gospel Is In Our Father's Name, Yeshua, Jesus Christ Is In His Name, The Old Testament and the New Testament Are In His Name!!! And it doesn't stop there! Here are a few more meanings that can be applied with perfect precision of message through His Name: BEHOLD THE HAND - The Old Testament, The Power of God, The House of Judah (Which His Son Will Be Born Through and As He Promised The Scepter Shall Not Leave Judah's Hand) or The Invisible God Who Rules All BEHOLD THE HAND - The New Testament, The Mercy Of God And Love Of God, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Visible God, or The House of Israel (Which He Divorced, Scattered, and Promised To Bring Back To Himself Before The End and Marry Again. Interestingly enough, in Hebrew Law, This can Only Be Done If The Husband Dies and HE DIED FOR US!!!) Holy Moses!!! Wow Brothers and Sisters. Our Father Never Ceases To Amaze Me! What A Good God We Have. He Tells Us In So Many Ways That He Is Here For Us, Loves Us, and Will Never Leave Us... No Matter What Comes Against Us or Who Comes Against Us. He Will Deliver Us. And It Is All In His Name!!! Brothers and Sisters, I Pray this has edified and encouraged you. He Is Speaking To Us. Next time you are discouraged, hurting, being persecuted, or are "down" for any reason... Just look to The Name of God Almighty. He Is Reassuring You He Is There. He Is With You. And His Love Will Never Fail. Whenever you need a little "pick me up" just look to His Word and BEHOLD THE HAND, BEHOLD THE NAIL!!! God Bless Everyone and Have A Great God-Filled Day!!! 7 Verses From His Word About His Name,The Name of God, The Word of God: “Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.’ ” How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Your watchmen shall lift up their voices, With their voices they shall sing together; For they shall see eye to eye When the LORD brings back Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, You waste places of Jerusalem! For the LORD has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem. The LORD has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God. Depart! Depart! Go out from there, Touch no unclean thing; Go out from the midst of her, Be clean, You who bear the vessels of the LORD. For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.” Isaiah 52:6-12 NKJV “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs 18:10 NKJV “Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, If you know?” Proverbs 30:4 NKJV ““I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”” Revelation 1:8 NKJV “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright. Save, LORD! May the King answer us when we call.” Psalms 20:7-9 NKJV “And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved.’” Acts 2:21 NKJV “Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’” Exodus 3:13-15 NKJV Good Morning Wednesday......
Father thank you for this NEW DAY! As we rise to meet this new day, please let us be filled with Your spirit. Wherever we go, let us SPREAD LOVE, JOY, PEACE, GOODNESS, and FAITHFULNESS. Let us desire to become more like You and to worship You IN ALL WE DO. Help us desire these things so much more than the sin that entices us. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name we pray. Amen. -Talents of Truth When we look into the parable of the talents there are a few things to observe: 1.) Everything belongs to the Master 2.) The talents given to the servants are not their own. 3.) The talents the servants earn is not theirs to keep 4.) The servant who did not use his talent wisely had it all taken from him. We can see the the servants are merely stewards for The Master and what The Master looks to see is the quality, increase, and effort of their service. We all as children of The Kingdom of God have a responsible to use our talents for the benefits of others. We must honor Our Father In Heaven with our talents and not become disillusioned by the enemy to believe they are only for our own selfish needs. When we understand that, because of the curse of sin, the work we do will be difficult, we seek Him for the "light yoke (Matthew 11:30)." Our Father gave us His Son, the light yoke, placement in His Family, and all the tools needed to succeed in honoring him and serving others. We can gain the most satisfaction out of this life if we but join Him and find joy in doing our best for Him. We can do this no matter the situation in which we currently reside. Let's take a look at 1 Peter and see what our Brother and Apostle of Yeshua, Jesus Christ says about this: “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.” I Peter 4:10-11 NKJV We live in a culture where far too many people who call themselves christians think that their talents simply exist to make a lot of money and "live the good life." But God tells us He Gave Us Talents To Benefit Others, not ourselves. Something for all of us to keep in mind is, God gave many other people talents as well and daily we benefit from them. If we keep that thought in mind, maybe it will help us to "pay it forward" more often. If we ever need an example of The Perfect Use Of Talents we need only look at Our Savior. Yeshua, Jesus Christ Used His Talents For Everyone and John tells us that if he were to write down all those uses... every book in the entire world couldn't contain them (John 21:25). Jesus Models Stewardship Like No Other, Even Giving His Very Life For Us. If we ever are in doubt of the use of our talents, we need only turn to The Truth, Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ Himself and be reminded of how we are to use them... selflessly. Prayer: Dear Father God, please cover us in Your Grace, Truth, and help us to always strive to be faithful stewards of Your Calling. You have given us so much by way of opportunity and providence to Glorify You. Help us to use those opportunities and Your Providence of placement to serve the common good and further Your Kingdom. Bless You and Praise You. We love you and we pray these things in Your Son's Holy Name Jesus Christ, Yeshua Ha'Mashiach. Amen. The Word of God: ““For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’” Matthew 25:14-30 NKJV Good morning 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! -Truth Truth. The First Piece in The Full Armor of God. Our Savior. Our King. Our Salvation. Our Protection. Our Freedom. Our Awakening. Truth is a must for us as believers. To be able to test a thing and prove it by God Himself is quite a privilege! If we are not to test everything against The Truth, it is completely possible for any of us to start living a lie. Our enemy is a liar, the father of lies, and only seeks to steal, kill, and destroy. How do we fight against the lies, stealing, killing, and destroying of the evil one? TRUTH! 🙌 Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ Our Savior! The Word Of God! Let us this morning look at 8 Verses Our Father Gives Us About His Truth. He Wants Us To Have It...To Feast Upon It. And, To grow in our discernment... We Must Have It. Behold Israel! The Word of Truth: “Sanctify them by Your Truth. Your Word is Truth.” John 17:17 NKJV “And you shall know The Truth, and The Truth shall make you free.”” John 8:32 NKJV “For we can do nothing against The Truth, but for The Truth.” II Corinthians 13:8 NKJV “That I may make you know the certainty of the words of Truth, That you may answer words of Truth To those who send to you?” Proverbs 22:21 NKJV “These are the things you shall do: Speak each man The Truth to his neighbor; Give judgment in your gates for Truth, justice, and peace;” Zechariah 8:16 NKJV “I have not written to you because you do not know The Truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of TheTruth.” I John 2:21 NKJV “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with Truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,” Ephesians 6:14 NKJV “Jesus said to him, “I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 NKJV |
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