Good Morning Friday...
Father thank You for this new day. Please continue to fill us with Your Love and Compassion as we go out into a fallen world. Let us be a Light in the darkness and use us to usher more Brothers and Sisters into Your Kingdom. In Yeshua's, Jesus Christ's, Name we pray. Amen. - The Holy Feasts of Yahweh... And A Baby! Good morning everyone. I pray this is the beginning to a wonderful day for each and everyone of you. If it is not, be encouraged, because whatever you may be going through, you can bet Our Father is using it to accomplish something wonderful in you. Which brings me to today's devotion topic. Since we are coming up on the Biblical Fall Feasts (Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles) I thought it would be nice for us to take a look at how Our Father, in His amazing way, has connected His Holy Feasts with an amazing revelation of Life. Do you remember asking how a baby is made when you were young? If you are like me, you don't remember it, but you know you did. I find it quite amazing that we walk around and many times miss the amazing discoveries Our Kind and Loving Father has put right in front of our faces. I think Our Father used Paul to say it best: “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—His Eternal Power and Divine Nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” Romans 1:20 We don't have an excuse. No one does. It is right in front of our faces and all we need do is look. I would like to share a piece of literature with you all today that is just amazing. After reading this, if you didn't before, you will now see the "divine nature" of creation to which Paul is referring in the Biblical Holy Feasts. But beware! If you didn't know if Yahweh, or God, really existed, you will now. Guess where we find this amazing evidence? In your birth. My birth. In each and every baby that is born on this earth! Hope you are ready, because we are about to take a look at The Holy Feasts of Yahweh... And A Baby! Put on your helmets, get ready to smile, and enjoy my Brothers and Sisters. May Our Father In Heaven Bless You All! (*Please note: I did make some small modifications to the article, but all facts are the same) The 7 Feasts of the Lord & The Making of a Baby By J. R. Church Zola Levitt discovered an amazing correlation between the Seven Holy Feasts of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) and the gestation (development) of a human baby, from conception to birth. 1 “On the fourteenth day of the first month, the egg appears.” - This is the date of Passover 2 “The egg must be fertilized within 24 hours, or it will pass on.” - This is the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which happens on the day after Passover. 3 “Within two to six days, the fertilized egg attaches itself to the wall of the womb and begins to grow.” - The Feast of First Fruits is observed anywhere from two to six days after Passover! The seed or grain that ”falls into the ground and dies,” produces a harvest, the first fruits of which are presented to God 4 At 50 days, the embryo shows arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes, a head, eyes, etc. Around the fiftieth day, the embryo takes on the form of a human being. That is Pentecost! That is the day the Israelites confirmed their covenant as the people of God. So with us, we are not complete in Christ, until we receive His Holy Spirit. - 5 The embryo at seven months: On the first day of the seventh month, the baby’s hearing is developed. For the first time, it can hear and distinguish sounds outside the womb. That is the date for Our Father’s Holy Feast of Trumpets. The Feast of Trumpets is all about “hearing” the trumpets sound as we are blowing them and preparing. Preparing for what? Well, the trumpets are blown to let everyone know to prepare themselves, for the King is coming. We know He Is... - 6 “On the tenth day of the seventh month, the hemoglobin of the blood changes from that of the mother, to a self-sustaining baby.” That’s the Day of Atonement, when the blood was taken into the Holy of Holies! Our bodies are now The Temple and it is Our Savior’s Life-Sustaining Blood that will keep us alive... eternally! - 7 “On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the lungs become fully developed. If born before then, the baby would have had very difficult time breathing.” That’s the Festival of Tabernacles, a time of celebrating the Temple, home of the Glory or Spirit of God.” This is also the time when it is believed Yeshua, Jesus Christ, was born into His earthly tabernacle of flesh for us! This is when He would have taken His First Breath... The Holy Breath of God. In the New Testament, the Greek term pneuma, normally translated as “breath,” is applied to the “Holy Spirit. In the Old Testament it gets even better, because The Holy Spirit is translated from "Ruach Ha'Kodesh" and the literal translation is "Holy Breath of Yahweh" or "Holy Breath of God." What! That's Right! Birth takes place on the tenth day of the ninth month. Eight days after birth, in Hebrew families, this is always when a son is/was circumcised! The eight days of Hanukkah are celebrated, nine months and ten days after Passover. Can you believe that?! Amazing! There is a remarkable correlation between gestation period and the Seven Feasts or Holy Festivals of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh), as was given to Moses by Yahweh, Our Father, Himself. Nothing designed by our Creator is an accident. Everything fits into a design or pattern... Perfectly. No human being knew the intricacies of the gestation period 3,500 years ago. This remarkable discovery proves the existence of an intelligence beyond this world. It proves that there is a Creator, God Our Father Who Art In Heaven, that guides and patterns the affairs of man. And... it’s just plain COOL! Praise Our Father and Savior for doing things... Perfectly. “Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” Luke 18:27 HalleluYah! Told you you would smile. 😎🙌🔥 “Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor.” Psalms 8:2-5
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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. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name we pray. Amen! - Elements Of A True Faith: The Abrahamic Covenant Today, let's take a look at some elements of a true faith. Let start with Our Father's Word and then discuss. “Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.” And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Romans 4:16-22 Now, let’s break down these verses one-by-one: 4:16 - Our Father In Heaven has made us all, by instruction and belief, sons of Abraham. It is only His children, who have the faith of Abraham, who are the spiritual seed of Abraham, and it matters not what tribe, nation, former religion, or language you have come out of. Faith in Our Father Yahweh and His Son Yeshua (Jesus) are what make us righteous in His Eyes. Faith is believing Our Father and taking His Word (Yeshua, Jesus) as Perfect Truth. Five Elements of a True Faith (Romans 4:17-22): 1.) A True Faith Must Have Valid Substance When Paul quotes Genesis 17:5, he is explaining that Abraham’s faith had valid substance because it contained the revelation of Our Father Who Is In Heaven AKA God (Verse 17a). 2.) A True Faith Must Have A Valid Focus The focus of Abraham’s faith was El Olam or The Everlasting God, Our Father, who was The Giver of the revelation (Verse 17b). Keeping a valid focus is what Commandment #1 is all about. 3.) A True Faith is different than hope, and even seemingly contradictory, yet a true faith rests upon hope. There is absolutely no uncertainty in Abraham’s, or our, hope (Verse 18a) because it is in The One In Whom There Is No Uncertainty And The One Who Never Lies. (Numbers 23:19, Titus 1:2) 4.) A True Faith has purpose. The purpose, becoming the father of many nations, was the purpose of Abraham’s faith. He realized the promise that was given to him in what we call “The Abrahamic Covenant (compare the verses in Genesis 12:1-3 and verse 18b).” 5.) A True Faith produces works. Abraham was a follower of “The Way,” and his was A True Faith that guided the way he lived. He followed the instructions given by Our Father. A True Faith believes that following Our Fathers Instructions, aka commandments (Biblically defined:works (see James 2:26)), is part of living a submissive life obeying God. A true faith is seen in believing our life will be more full when we listen to Our Father, having faith that what He tells us is best for us. One of Abraham’s greatest “works” was leaving everything he knew at the command of God Our Father. Prayer: Father, please grant us and strengthen us with the substance, focus, hope, purpose, and works (ex: John 13:35) that show The Light of The Whole World, Our Savior Yeshua, and let us rejoice in it. Abraham saw Your Son’s Day and rejoiced in it, thank You Father that so can we. Praise be You, Our Father and Savior, for eternal life and producing righteousness through our true faith in You. Father, grow us, guide us, and sanctify us in The Way only You can. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name, Amen. The Referenced Word of El Olam (The Everlasting God), The God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob: “Now The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” So Abram departed as The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.” Genesis 12:1-4 “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” Numbers 23:19 “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” James 2:26 “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35 Good Morning Wednesday...
Thank You Father for this new day! Please continue to fill our HEARTS and MINDS with Your TRUTH & LOVE, so we may ENJOY Your blessings, and be a blessing, TODAY. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen. - The Word... of God “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 “Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Matthew 16:24-26 “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:12-14 “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21 “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:2-3 Good Morning Tuesday...
Father Thank You for another BLESSED DAY. Thank You for Your ETERNAL PROMISES. Thank You for giving us so many reasons to REJOICE IN the HOPE that is Your Son YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST. Praise You and Bless You in Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. - We Are The Sheep, He Is The Shepherd If you do a study on sheep you find out one thing pretty quick, they are not very intelligent. They go astray, have no sense of direction, and become lost very easily. Many times they will wander into creeks and when they get wet, the heavy wool on their bodies becomes soaked with water, their wool becomes heavy, and they drown in the water. We aren't so different from the sheep. We need a Good Shepherd to look after us. Many times we can get soaked in the waters of life that we probably shouldn't have entered in the first place. Soaked, weighed down, and unable to get ourselves out, we are an easy target for the enemy who seeks to devour us. We have no defense... until The Good Shepherd arrives in our lives and lifts us out of the water... just like He did Peter when he stepped off the boat (Matthew 14:27-33). There is no shortage of Scripture giving us the example we are Our Savior's Sheep and He, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Is Our Good Shepherd. THE WAY the sheep stay out of trouble, don't wander into the waters of life that can be deadly, and live a protected, healthy Life is to follow The Good Shepherd closely. We know His Voice, now we just need to follow Him. The closer we are to The Good Shepherd, the closer we are to Our Salvation... quite literally. As we go through our day today, let us follow Our Good Shepherd, The Perfect Example of A Protector and Provider. He Works Miracles, Saves Lives, Leads All Lost Sheep Back To The Fold, And Gives His Life So We, His Sheep, Can Live Abundant Lives. Praise To God Our Father For Providing A Perfect Shepherd...HIMSELF! The Good Shepherd Who Lays Down His Life For Us: “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.” Isaiah 53:6 The Good Shepherd Who Protects And Comforts Us: “The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) Forever.” Psalms 23:1-6 The Good Shepherd Who Finds Us: “‘For thus says The Lord (YHWH, Yahweh) GOD: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day.” Ezekiel 34:11-12 The Good Sheherd Who Leads Us: “But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” John 10:2-5 The Good Shepherd Who Unites Us: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.” John 10:11-16 Good Morning Monday...
Father Thank You for another BLESSED DAY. Thank You for Your ETERNAL PROMISES. Thank You for giving us so many reasons to REJOICE IN the HOPE that is Your Son YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST. Praise You and Bless You in Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. - Honor Your Mother: A Pleasant Command Just wanted to take a moment and Thank God Above for my faithful mother. God has used my mother as a powerful influence in my life to not only keep the faith, but to help it grow immensely as well. Today is my mother’s birthday and in honor of her, the person who always pointed me to Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, I would like to pause a moment and take today’s devotion to say I Love You and I thank Our Father In Heaven for giving me such a faithful, honorable, graceful, thoughtful, and godly mother. May The God of All Good Things bless you mom. Keep up the amazing work. I Love You So Much More than you could ever imagine. Our Father has certainly "filled my cup" to overflowing with Love, Appreciation, and a calling to honor you for the magnificent woman of God that you are. Seeing you continue to grow as a parent and person in Yeshua, seeing you continue living the life Our Father blessed you with, seeing you continue to be a light, and having you continue to teach me how to obey faithfully the commission before us In Christ Jesus, is second only in serving Our Father and LORD and Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ. Thank you for all you do Mom. A commandment that I take much pleasure in, I honor you today. Love you Mom and Happy Birthday. 😊😘🙌 To My Mom on her birthday: May Our Father Bless You and Keep You, May Our Father Shine His Face Upon You, and be Gracious To You. May Our Father Lift You Up With His Countenance, and Bring You Shalom (Divine Peace). - Numbers 6:24-26 The Word of God: “‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” Matthew 19:19 ““Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise:” Ephesians 6:2 “My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.” Proverbs 6:20 Good Morning Sunday.......
Father Thank You for this NEW Day. Please grant us TRUTH, WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, UNDERSTANDING, and KNOWLEDGE. Father we ask this so that we will not be conformed to this world, but TRANSFORMED by the renewing of our MINDS. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST'S Name. Amen. - Profound Hebrew Words: TEFILLAH (Prayer) It can be easy to drop on our knees and pray to God Our Father when we are in trouble, hurt, distressed, or in need, but what about the rest of the time? With our english word "pray" it can be easy to fall into this habit because the english definition is "to ask or beg," but let's take a look at The Original Hebrew Word for prayer, Tefillah, and see the meaning that is revealed. The Hebrew Word for prayer, Tefillah, has a much different meaning in its original form. Tefillah means "self evaluate," or "self judgement." So, we see that originally prayer, or Tefillah, meant a time for self examination and not just a time for asking for things. While it is definitely appropriate that we make requests to Our Father during prayer, as Yeshua, Jesus, and the apostles made clear, it originally meant a time for us to "judge" our lives according to the standard of Our Father in His Word, to judge our actions, behaviors, and attitudes in alignment with God's Holiness. Is this something that could change the way and frequency of our prayers? Let's go one step further. In Hebrew each letter has multiple meanings and this is what makes Our Father's Original Language so rich and profound. Let's take a look at "The Message" the individual letters of The Word "Teffilah" give us. The Word Tefillah in Hebrew is spelled with the Hebrew Letters (from right to left in Hebrew) Tav, Pey, Yod, Lamed, and Hey. It looks like this, תפילה. When we take the individual meanings of each letter and put them together we get An Amazing Message. Ready for this? The individual letters in the Hebrew Word Tefillah mean: "The Spoken Covenant Sign of Worship to The Shepherd and Teacher Revealed In Our Breath." What?! How amazing is that?! Our Father left no doubt about what prayer was to be with His Simple Yet Beautiful Word For Prayer, Tefillah! As we can see, prayer is not only about "asking for" or "begging," but an act of worship, questioning ourselves, and a sign that we are in covenant with Our Father revealed with our spoken words and breath. Wow... Brothers and Sisters, His Glory Is Infinite, His Mercies Are Never Failing, His Judgements Are Righteous, His Word Is Perfect, and His Mysteries Are Boundless! May we all make a resolution today to revive ourselves with prayer, or Tefillah, and worship Our Father and His Son with the covenant sign towards Our Shepherd and Teacher, revealed with our words and breath! May we not only pray when we are in need, but also to evaluate ourselves against The Original Shepherd, knowing it is a command and sign of worship to spend time with Our Loving and Kind Father Yahweh, and His Son, The Word,Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Our King. God Bless Everybody and have a Great Yeshua-Filled week filled with Tefillah! The Word of God: “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray (Tefillah) and not give up.” Luke 18:1 “as you pray (Tefillah) at all times, with all kinds of prayers and requests, in the Spirit, vigilantly and persistently, for all God’s people.” Ephesians 6:18 “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” James 1:19-21 “‘And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love The LORD (YHwH, Yahweh) your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled.’ “Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them,” Deuteronomy 11:13-16 “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) of hosts; “And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) of hosts.” Malachi 3:10-12 “Now while I was speaking, praying (Tefillah), and confessing (judging himself) my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) my God for the holy mountain of my God, yes, while I was speaking in prayer (Tefillah), the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering. And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.” Daniel 9:20-22 “The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh), But the prayer (Tefillah) of the upright is His delight.” Proverbs 15:8 Good Morning Sabbath...
Thank You Father for the blessing of this NEW day. Please continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your TRUTH & LOVE so we stay FOCUSED on The TRUTH of “Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" TODAY! In Yeshua, Jesus’s Christ’s Name. Amen. - How To Test If Something Is From Our Father Ever wonder if something you are experiencing or have received is from God? Do you wonder if you are following Our Father's Will? Wouldn't it be great if God would just write His Will for each day on a list for us? Indeed, it would be! Many questions can be presented in our lives each day, week, and year. How much should We work? How many kids should we have? Where should we live, work, and go to church? When should we retire, buy a house, or move to a new city? The questions go on and on. The final question is... What should we do?! Many times it can be easy to tell when Our Father wants us to do something and other times it can seem impossible. Stress is easily built up and many times these life decisions can cause more stress than all the rest. So the question is this... How can we know if something is from God? Today let's take a look at some very practical things we can do to "test the spirits" and see if they are from Our Father or... the other guy. Here are 5 things we can all do to test a situation and ask for God's guidance in seeking His Will. 5 Ways To Know If Something Is From Our Father: 1.) Pray First: If we start by asking, with a humble and honest heart, for Our Father to show us His Individual Plan For Us in whatever we may be dealing with, we have asked rightly. “Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but a few of many, as you can see), that The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) your God may show us the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do.” Jeremiah 42:2-3 NKJV Our Messiah Did This Often: “So He Himself (Yeshua, Jesus) often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.” Luke 5:16 NKJV 2.) Make Sure It Glorifies God: We next must ask if the situation is Glorifying God. Our Father Will Never Lead You To Something That Does Not Bring Him Glory. Think to yourself: Does this bless the relationship I am dealing with? Wife? Children? Can I serve others? Will it affect my attitude? Will I be able to see spiritual "fruit?" “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 NKJV “Not unto us, O LORD (YHWH, Yahweh), not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. Why should the Gentiles say, “So where is their God?” But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.” Psalms 115:1-3 NKJV 3.) Make Sure It Agrees With God's Word: Our Father Never Changes. The Bible aka God's Word Is ALWAYS Counsel We Can Trust. Our Father gave us His Word to reveal His Will to us. “But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” II Timothy 3:13-17 NKJV 4.) Be Humble and Patient: Being willing to wait is a hallmark of a believer. God's Will for us is worth the wait, but we must be willing to Trust His Timing, not ours. King Saul didn't wait around and look what happened to him... no bueno. If Our Father's Will is involved, you can guarantee He Will Bring It To Fruition. If we merely stay patient, He Will Guide Us. “Yahweh is good to those who wait on him, to the person that seeks him. It is good to wait in silence for the salvation of Yahweh.” Lamentations 3:25-26 LEB “The end of something is better than its beginning, so the patient are better than the proud.” Ecclesiastes 7:8 CJB “Wait on The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh); Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh)!” Psalms 27:14 NKJV 5.) Have Faith In God Our Father and His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ: God Never Breaks A Promise. Our Father Will Accomplish His Will For Us. Certainly we have all become impatient at times. We want clear answers and we want them immediately, but Abba does not work this way. Our Father Will Accomplish What He Says. Remember, "His Kingdom Come, His Will Be Done." “If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” II Timothy 2:13 NKJV “For the word of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) is right, And all His work is done in Truth.” Psalms 33:4 NKJV “For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:14-21 NKJV Most of the time, in this life, things may not be very clear. Certainly, there will be times when you do every one of these steps and still have questions about where Our Father and Yeshua, Jesus Christ wants you to go or what His Direction is for you. There is nothing wrong with that. Our Father Is Always Teaching Us Something, and you can be sure that if He Wants Something, if it is His Will, He Will Guide You To It. Now, if you have taken the time and gone through these 5 steps, but still don't have a clear answer, just go back to steps 4 and 5. Whatever the problem is, just wait patiently for God. In the meantime there is always something we can do that fulfills all these steps. Go help someone in need, visit a godly Brother or Sister and ask for advice (remember in proverbs 11:14, 12:15, 15:22, and many more, it says the wise take counsel), or just have faith that your answer is coming, besides if faith made Abraham righteous, can't it you also? Of course. The good news is, if you are praying, glorifying Our Father and Yeshua, making sure it doesn't contradict His Word, patiently waiting, and putting your faith in God Our Father and Yeshua, Jesus Christ His Son... you can never go wrong. God Bless Everyone and have a wonderful God Our Father-Filled Sabbath! Good Morning Friday...
Father Thank You for this NEW DAY. Help us to be Your LIGHTs in this dark world. Help us to show the kindness, compassion, mercy, and LOVE that You Have Show Us Through Your Son YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST. We ask this in His Name, The Name Above All Names, Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior. Amen! - Connecting The Jots - God’s Beloved Is Revealed! Part 11 This devotion is dedicated to The One And Only Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The King. Bless Our Father For His Infinite Wisdom Which Is Manifest In Our Savior. He Is The One Who Connects All The Jots...Period. I heard a saying the other day that just amazed me. It was so simple, profound, and "on the mark" that it was absolutely seared into my mind from the time I heard it. It goes something like this: The New Testament Is In The Old Testament Concealed; The Old Testament Is In The New Testament Revealed. What a profound, "spot on" statement made with an amazing, short, succinct sentence! Today, let’s put this “pearl of wisdom” to the test and see how Our Father and Savior...Connect The Jots. Parallel Verses From The Old Concealed and The New Revealed (Matthew): 41.) “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a pack animal.’ ” So the disciples went and did just as Jesus directed them, and brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.” Matthew 21:5-7 LEB “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king comes to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a male donkey, the foal of a female donkey!” Zechariah 9:9 LEB 42.) “And the crowds who went ahead of him and the ones who followed were shouting, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of The Lord (YHWH, Yahweh)! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” Matthew 21:9 LEB “Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh. We bless you from the house of Yahweh. Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God; I will exalt you. Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.” Psalms 118:26-29 LEB 43.) “And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a cave of robbers!”” Matthew 21:13 LEB “I will bring them to my holy mountain; I will make them merry in my house of prayer. their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples,” declares the Lord Yahweh, who gathers the scattered ones of Israel (still I will gather to him, to his gathered ones).” Isaiah 56:7-8 LEB “And then you come and you stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and you say, ‘we are safe to go on doing all of these detestable things.’ Has this house, which is called by my name, become a cave of robbers in your eyes? Look, I, even I, have seen it,” declares Yahweh.” Jeremiah 7:10-11 LEB 44.) “Listen to another parable: There was a man—a master of a house—who planted a vineyard, and put a fence around it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey. And when the season of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the tenant farmers to collect his fruit. And the tenant farmers seized his slaves, one of whom they beat, and one of whom they killed, and one of whom they stoned. Again, he sent other slaves, more than the first ones, and they did the same thing to them. So finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance!’ And they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now when the master of the vineyard arrives, what will he do to those tenant farmers?” They said to him, “He will destroy those evil men completely and lease the vineyard to other tenant farmers who will give him the fruits in their season.” Matthew 21:33-41 LEB “Let me sing for my beloved a song of my love concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill. And he dug it and cleared it of stones, and he planted it with choice vines, and he built a watchtower in the middle of it, and he even hewed out a wine vat in it, and he waited for it to yield grapes— but it yielded wild grapes. And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. What more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it? Why did I hope for it to yield grapes, and it yielded wild grapes? And now let me tell you what I myself am about to do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall become a devastation. I will break down its wall, and it shall become a trampling. And I will make it a wasteland; it shall not be pruned and hoed, and it shall be overgrown with briers and thornbushes. And concerning the clouds, I will command them not to send rain down upon it. For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts is the house of Israel, and the man of Judah is the plantation of his delight. And he waited for justice, but look! Bloodshed! For righteousness, but look! A cry of distress!” Isaiah 5:1-7 LEB 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 Good Morning Thursday...
Father thank You for this new day. As You Walk with us today, please keep us focused on YOUR TRUTH. Please continue to fill OUR HEARTS & MINDS with YOUR PEACE and straighten the paths before us. In YESHUA, Jesus Christ's Glorious Name, we pray. Amen. - Washing With The Water Of The Word God Our Father Has The Truest Word In History And It Is Filled With So Much Promise! His Promises Are Bountiful Throughout His Word And Reveal How Faithful, Compassionate, and Unbelievably Loving Towards Us The Creator Of All Things Is. God Almighty's Word Has Endured And Will Endure Forever. The choice is up to us though to really know His Word and bind it to every circumstance in our lives, whether it is good or whether we think it is bad. We can all agree, that in our current human condition, it is easier than we would like to become fearful, discouraged, insecure, or unsure about this life. It is in these very moments that we must remind ourselves, and each other, The Truth of God and His Amazing Promises To Us... Found Everywhere Throughout His Word. Just take a moment and think on these few promises from God Our Father, To Us: We Are Never Alone, He Will Never Forsake Us, He Is With Us Always. These Glorious Truths Are An Affirmation Of Our Identities, A Reminder Of How Faithful He Is Even When We Aren't, And Are Promises Which Strengthens Us When We Are Weak. If we merely keep Our Father's Word in our hearts and minds, we will stand... no matter how difficult life may become. Our Father Bless each and every one of you on the other side of this screen and have a wonderful Right Hand of Our Father-Filled day! God's Word aka Fuel For The Soul aka The Truth Which Strengthens: “The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.” Psalms 119:9-11 “Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law (Instructions, Torah) of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh), And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.” Psalms 1:1-3 “Forever, O LORD, Your Word is settled in heaven.” Psalms 119:89 “Let The Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Colossians 3:16 “that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.” Ephesians 5:26-27 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. - Meeting With Our Father “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law (Instructions) of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh), and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.” Ezra 7:10 When we pray we are quite literally having a meeting with God Our Father. During our meeting we get to speak with An Almighty Creator who can fulfill every need we have. Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, Is Near To Us. May we meet with Him today and grow nearer to His Love and Peace Which Surpasses All Understanding. Dear Almighty Father and Our Ever Faithful Lord and Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Help us to be like Your Servant Ezra. Help us to prepare our hearts to seek You and Teach others of Your Statutes and Ordinances, for we know You Bring Life. Plant Your Word deep inside us with fertile hearts and let it grow like the mustard seed You spoke of in Your Timeless Parable. Teach us to know You and write Your Word on our hearts and in our minds. Help us to internalize You and obey You with joy. Help us to make You a priority in our lives and help us to treat others as You would. Let us be known by You. Teach us to value what You value and to allow Your Word to become our greatest standard by which we measure everything. Help us to take the good things from You in our lives and to dispose of the bad things we have brought from this world. Help us to judge righteously by Your Standard. Thank You For Never Changing and Always Being Our Rock. Show us how to point to You as Your Scriptures Do and all that You have done for us, this world, and every living and breathing creature which you made. Please lead us to others that we can share and teach Your Word to and also those who we can learn from and edify. You Are So Vast And Wonderful. Sometimes it is easy to talk about You, sometimes we may not feel qualified, and sometimes we get in our own way, please help us become stronger, more consistent, and confident in these areas. We know people are starving for You and it seems the world around us knows very little about Your Word. We are Your Servants... send us where we are needed and reveal to us who and when to perform The Great Commission and important task of volunteering and sharing You. Your Life, Teachings, and Love Are A Lamp To Our Feet, Lighting Our Paths. Help us to share Your Amazing Love Story Of An Almighty And Loving God Who Never Leaves Us Or Forsakes His People with this world that So Desperately Needs You. We Love Your Story, We Love Your Guidance, And We Love You. We pray these things to You Father in Your Mighty Son's Name, Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King. Amen. More Manna From Heaven AKA The Word of Truth: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 ““Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the LORD. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” Jeremiah 31:31-33 “Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” I Thessalonians 5:19-22 “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 |
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