Good Morning Friday.......
Father thank You for this NEW day. You have blessed us with another WONDERFUL day to see your WISDOM and TRUTH. May we use this day to show this dark and war-filled world Your Light and Glory TODAY!!! - A Prayer And Picture Verses Prayer: Dear Father God, please Bless Your Children today. Shine Your Light Father in a powerful way, and touch hearts and minds as only you can. Lead Your Faithful into The Way, growing closer to You each and everyday. Help us all to keep our thoughts on You and mindful of Your Great Mercy, Kindness, and Love towards us as we enter our daily routines. Reveal Yourself In Each Of Our Lives Today Father. You Loved Us So Much That You Gave Your Only Begotten Son...For Us. Bless You Our Mighty Father for Loving us so completely, even though deserved... it is not. We Love You Father... May Your Will Be Done, Forever and Ever. It is in Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ Your Holy And Perfect Son's Name We Pray and Ask These Things Father. Amen. God Bless Everyone and Have A Great Holy Spirit-Filled Day!
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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. Amen - That Foundation Ever stepped on a ant bed? Here in Louisiana you can have a bad day by stepping in an ant bed, especially if you don't realize you are in one. Have you ever looked at an ant bed after you have stepped on it though? What do the ants do? They immediately begin running around and start rebuilding their home. The ants are disciplined, intentional, and have one goal. I think we can learn something from theses ants. Let's see what God's Word has to say about ants: “Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep— So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.” Proverbs 6:6-11 “There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;” Proverbs 30:24-25 So, we are supposed to take note of the ants. They have qualities that Our Father endowed them with that is good. They gather, they prepare, they aren't strong, yet they are wise. Notice it says the ants "are a people." Here again we see a message pointing us towards certain habits, a lifestyle, and a maturity to press on in the "building of our house." None of us want a house built on sand, right? Of course not, so we need to be like the ant. We need perseverance, wisdom, healthy habits. A strong beginning each day with Our Father and Savior can begin this process. Not only does this mature our relationship with God Our Father, but also helps put us on a wise path of walking with our Merciful, Kind, and Amazing Messiah. Wise people seek wisdom. God's word tells us: “The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands. He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him. In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.” Proverbs 14:1-3 This is a powerful verse. Remember a woman in scripture is symbolism for The Church, The Body of Christ. This proverb no doubt reminds us of Matthew 7 and what Yeshua, Jesus our Savior speaks. Let's take a look: ““Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”” Matthew 7:24-27 Like the ants, we see Our Savior here explaining how the "wise man" labored and was disciplined, the foolish man... not so much. Storms came and the wise man's house stood solid, the foolish man... not so much. Each day we are preparing for something. Building something, whether we know it or not. Each and everyone of us has a choice to be foolish or be wise. We have a choice to follow our "upward call" or follow our carnal desires. We can choose to be content with our current circumstances and our present relationship with Our Father, or to feed that relationship, deepen it, build on it, become wiser, and gain more discipline from Him each day. Our Father desires us. He wants us to grow, build, learn, and gain in likeness to His Son and Perfect Example. Once we make Him The Foundation of our house, our temple, we can begin to construct that sturdy house, gain wisdom, and learn disciplines that help us grow closer to The Almighty. May we all begin today remembering to give God Our Father our best, to be merciful to others, and to be gracious to ourselves by not gaining in "the world," but rather gaining in God Almighty. Each small step taken, each discipline gained, each piece of wisdom learned takes us a little bit closer to being like the wise ant. The enemy may have stepped on our proverbial ant bed, but God, Our Merciful Father, is allowing us to rebuild it before the storm comes. God's Word tells us to take note of the ant and "consider her ways." May we all be diligent as we rebuild this "ant bed" together. May we all strive to be wise, disciplined, diligent, and obedient towards Our Father. If we can start, grow, and persevere in this....There is no storm that can move our house. There is no storm that can move Our Savior, Our God, and Our Rock of Salvation... Let's rebuild our ant bed with That Foundation. God Bless Each and Every One Reading This and I pray you all have a Great God-Filled Day. Extra Fuel For The Soul... The Word of God: “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. Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.” Philippians 3:12-16 “For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Good Morning Wednesday...
Father thank You for this new day. Thank You for giving us Brothers and Sisters to share in this wonderful journey back to You. Please use us to help the hurting, the sick, the fatherless, and the weak. Help us to show Your Love in this dark world, because we know Love covers a multitude of sins. - An Exercise In Connecting With God - Joy #1 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 Joy in You. 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: “So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading. And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn nor weep.” For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law. Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.” And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them.” Nehemiah 8:8-12 “We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake. And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.” I Thessalonians 1:2-7 ““Behold, this is the joy of His way, And out of the earth others will grow. Behold, God will not cast away the blameless, Nor will He uphold the evildoers. He will yet fill your mouth with laughing, And your lips with rejoicing.” Job 8:19-21 “Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, Praise the name of the LORD!” Psalms 113:1 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 JOY and PEACE. Good Morning Tuesday....
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. - Foxes Have Holes. Birds Have Nests. You... Follow Me. This is not the devotion that was planned for today. But...Our Father Always Has A Plan. I would say He Always Has A Back-Up Plan, but Our God Is So Amazing... He Doesn't Need Back-Up Plans. It's just His Plan...And HIS Plans Always Work.🔥 The fact that you are reading these words in front of you right now are a living witness to Proverbs 19:21, because I was determined to share the devotion/study that I had already written. I "wrestled" with The Word all night and The Word Won. Pun intended there, because Jacob Israel himself helped me on this one, literally. I will explain, but let's take a quick look at the aforementioned Proverbs 19:21: “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:21 While researching for devotions last night I ran across a great Bible Study, and by none other than a Brother named Jacob Israel. That's no joke. This enlightened, spirit-filled Brother's name was Jacob Israel. I ran across Him and he shared a wonderful mystery with me. Now, I will share it with you. First, let's take a look at a verse from The Gospel of Luke: Yeshua, Jesus Said: “Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” Luke 9:57-58 Let's start by pointing out that The HEAD is a metaphor for how a person THINKS. It is the beginning of all we do. In Romans 8:6 God's Word Says: “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by The Spirit is Life and Peace.” Romans 8:6 Yeshua, Jesus Christ's HEAD = Truth. An in fact, Jesus aka The Truth is to be Our Head. Truth should be where we begin and should be what we Think About before we do anything. Why? Because He Will Set Us Free! “but, speaking The Truth in Love, may grow up in all things into Him who is THE HEAD—Christ—” Ephesians 4:15 Now, in Luke 9:57-58 Our Savior isn't just talking about a trying to find a place to sleep. We know that Christ is The Head and Christ Is The Truth. If He has nowhere to put His Head, The Head of Truth, could it be that no one accepts The Truth? Well, I guess first we need to find out what the "foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nest" part is all about, right? Well, turns out just as Our Messiah isn't talking about a place to sleep for Himself, He also isn't really speaking about foxes or birds either. Let's take a look and see how Scripture defines these foxes and birds, but first what do foxes and birds of the air do? “Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes.” Song of Solomon 2:15 “And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it.” Mark 4:4 The foxes "spoil the vines." The birds of the air devour the seed that was sewn. Interesting, so the "foxes" and "birds" can do some serious damage, and let's make no mistake, Our Messiah is speaking in spiritual terms. From Yeshua, Jesus's explanation later in Mark we know that "birds of the air" are the worries of the world and people who persecute believers in the world because of The Truth or "for The Word's Sake." Ok, so now we need to know what foxes are representing. Let's take a look and let God's Word give us the meaning: “Thus says the Lord GOD: “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing! O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts.” Ezekiel 13:3-4 And a little further down: “Have you not seen a futile vision, and have you not spoken false divination? You say, ‘The LORD says,’ but I have not spoken.”” Ezekiel 13:7 Aha! So foxes are false prophets, religious people, and leaders that have been deceived. And, birds of the air are people in the world who persecute because of The Word or The Truth. Can you see where this is going yet? If not, here is the verse one more time and the spiritual meaning behind it: Verse: “And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” Luke 9:58 Meaning: People have PLENTY of room for worldly people, religious leaders, ideas, and lies, but no one accepts THE TRUTH. Wow, right?! And to think God Our Father gave us all this Bread of Life, Mystery Revealing Treasure, and Revelation through His Son, The Truth, and His Servant whom I ran across... Jacob Israel. If that last sentence isn't Prophetic,... I just don't know what is. Once again The Truth, God's Word, Yeshua, or Jesus Christ, however you want to phrase it, Reveals Another Heavenly Treasure. HalleluYah! We have a Good Good Father my Brothers and Sisters and His Glory Knows No Bounds. While there is so much more to discover here, there just isn't enough time to go through the rest of The Treasures waiting for us in this Chapter of Luke today. I guess we will have to save that Bread for another time. With that said, let's conclude today with the words Our Savior Spoke directly following His Profound Statement in Luke 9:58. I Love This. He tells us that there are plenty of lies, deceived people, deceived leaders, deceived prophets, and persecutors in the world, but no one is willing to accept The Truth. So what does Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Savior Of The Whole World Have To Say Immediately Following This Statement?.... "Then He said..., “Follow Me!” Luke 9:59 Good morning Monday......
Father thank You for this NEW day. Please continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your LOVE & TRUTH, and TRANSFORM our ordinary day into an extraordinary day. Shine Your Light in us, through us, and over us. May we make a difference in this world, for Your Glory and Purposes TODAY! - Names Mean Things - Part 2 Yesterday we took a look at some amazing mysteries or "God-Codes" in the names of characters throughout The Bible. From the first ten names in The Bible to Joseph, Mary, and Jesus/Yeshua, these names all seem to give a form of The Gospel and definitely witness to The Gospel and Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior. Today, let's search out the names of The Twelve Tribes of Israel and see if we can get a third witness that shows God Our Father Left Us Some, "Study To Show Yourself Approved," Secret God-Code Messages. First, let's pause to see what God's Word tells us about searching out a matter: “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.” Proverbs 25:2 Did you hear that Brothers and Sisters... Kings! Let's get "Kingly" and take a look at the Twelve Tribes of Israel's Names and meanings: 1.) Ruben 2.) Simeon 3.) Levi 4.) Judah 5.)Dan 6.) Nephtali 7.) Gad 8.) Asher 9.) Issachar 10.) Zebulun 11.) Joseph 12.) Benjamin Put the meanings of all the names together and here is what you get: Behold The Son Hears And Joins To A Judge. Wrestling To Invade To Make Straight And To Reward And Exalt Whom Yahweh (God) Has Added To The Son Of The Right Hand. The Gospel Again! The names are really a secret story for us! Those names are really all a part of our lives! Truly amazing. Did you notice The Message Begins With The Son and Ends With The Son. The Aleph and Tav. The Alpha and Omega. Pretty awesome confirmation if you ask me. Let's see if we can break that down a little further. Think about it like this: Behold The Son, He Hears The Truth. And then He Joins Himself To This Truth. To this Judge. To Judgement. Proper Judgement. And The Truth Is Wrestling To Invade And To Make Us Straight And To Reward Us And To Exalt Us Because God Has Added Us To The Son of The Right Hand. His Son, Our King! How fascinating is God's Word! Bless Our Father For Leaving Us Such A Wealth Of Treasure! While doing this study I couldn't help but recall this verse as I was writing: “However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him— these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.” 1 Corinthians 2:9-13 Our Father Teaches Us By His Son, His Spirit, And His Eternal Truth. He Has Opened An Endless Treasure Trove Of Information, Mystery, And Truth To Us. May we all continue "to search out a matter" in search of His Truth, Glory, Treasure, And Life Giving Word until we come to the Full Knowledge Of God when Our Savior Returns. Our Father Said "It Is The Glory Of Kings To Search Out A Matter." To all you Kings and Queens out there: May God Almighty, Our Father In Heaven, and His Perfect and Mighty Son Bless You In Each And Every Study You Do. Have a Great God-Filled Week everyone and may God Bless You With More Of His Mysteries! Join us tomorrow as we take a look a "The Two You(s)" and some more Life, Treasure, and Mystery In Our Father's Word. Extra Fuel For The Soul: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.” 2 Timothy 2:15-16 Good Morning Sunday.......
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, JESUS and being OUR GOD!!! - Names Mean Things - Part 1 The Bible is full of hidden messages and mysteries mankind has not even discovered yet. This is part of what makes The Bible so exciting... we can discover new things. While this is True, thanks to Our Father, His Son, His Schedule of Events, and His Prophecies, many things of old, that were hidden and a mystery, are now revealed. One amazing set of mysteries or "God-Codes" as some coin them, from The Bible, are the names that God Chose For Everyone. The mind-blowing and wonderful thing about the names that Our Father left us in His Word are that they all have secret messages. I call them secret because they were definitely hidden from me most of my life and I am surprised now at how many people I speak with and it is apparent, these secret messages have eluded them as well. So, today let's take a look a couple of these "mysteries hidden in plain sight" and marvel at how Awesome Our God's Word Really Is. Let's start with one that you may know already, but is still as amazing the 100th time you read it as it was the first. The first ten names of The Bible: Of course "In The Beginning" God (YHWH/Yahweh) Is The First, then 1.) Adam 2.) Seth 3.) Enosh 4.) Kenan 5.) Mahalalel 6.) Jared 7.) Enoch 8.) Methuselah 9.) Lamech 10.) Noah Put the names' meanings all together in sentence form and you get: The God-Man Is Appointed A Mortal Man Of Sorrow And Is Born. The Glory Of God Shall Come Down Instructing That His Death Shall Bring Those In Despair Comfort And Rest. Wow, Right!? Is there any doubt that God Our Father Is The Author Of This? What a witness to Our Savior who wouldn't be born until thousands of years later! In The Beginning Was The Word Everybody! Amazing! If your still not convinced that The Bible was divinely written, or if you are just craving more...let's break down another mystery. Let's take a look at Joesph, Mary, and Jesus/Yeshua. The meaning of Joseph is: God (Yahweh/YHWH) Has Added The meaning of Mary & Miriam is: Rebellion (can also be Mankind's Rebellion) The Meaning of Yeshua/Jesus Is: Salvation Put them all together and what do you get?: God Added To Mankind's Rebellion.... Salvation! What! How amazing is that? I can't tell you how excited I was to learn that the other day. As much studying as I have done on names, it never occurred to me to look at Joesph, Mary, and Jesus/Yeshua. It seems Our Father Left "The Gospel" Everywhere In His Word. Just to make sure this isn't a "coincidence," which I don't believe exists, let's continue on this study tomorrow as "Names Mean Things" continues. Until then, let's chew on a little Bread of Life with a focus on Our Father and Savior's Mysteries. The Word of God: “That He would show you the secrets of wisdom! For they would double your prudence. Know therefore that God exacts from you Less than your iniquity deserves. “Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?” Job 11:6-7 “For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:1-3 “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.” I Timothy 3:16 ““Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they replied. He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.” Matthew 13:51-52 Good Morning Sabbath...
Father thank you for this new day. Your Day. We ask for Your Peaceful Rest. May we abide in You and refill our lamps with oil. As we look at Your Word, please give us wisdom. We ask this so we may show Your Glory. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. - An Exercise In Connecting With God - Faith #8 Step 1 - Prayer (Begin With Focus And Openness Towards God) Prayer: Dear Father God, please connect with us here as we seek in Your Word. Help us to show our Faith. Help us to find Your Peace. 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: “Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: “So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest,’ ” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; and again in this place: “They shall not enter My rest.” Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience, again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts.” For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:1-16 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. 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! - Love, Bless, Forgive. Love Your Enemies, Bless Those Who Curse You without a doubt sounds completely counterintuitive to what we learn growing up in this world. Nonetheless, God Said It for a reason. Loving, blessing, and praying for those who wrong us has serious spiritual healing tied to it. If we can let Our Father and Savior teach us this kind of discipline, I have no doubt we would be so filled with peace and contentment that forgiveness would come with much less difficulty. Just think about Our Brothers, The Apostles, singing, praying for, and converting their captors into God-Fearing, God-Loving people. We really have nothing to offer God except our obedience. God doesn't need our help being God, so why would we think we know better than Him? Bottom line is: If Our Father Commands Us To Do Something, It Is For Our Good... not to help Him. Since this is the case, even when what we have learned from the world is counterintuitive, we should "be like a child" and have faith in Our Father That He Knows Best. Our God and Savior want us to "Have Life, and have it More Abundantly" and He Knows, because He Made The Rules, that forgiveness, loving, blessing, and praying for those who don't agree with us or hate us will bring us Life. Every commandment of God Our Father is tied to this "abundant Life" that Our Savior Spoke of and He Knows... because He Followed Them All, and Perfectly. It may be difficult, it may feel counterintuitive, but forgiveness and doing good to those who curse you is a discipline Our Father Is Trying To Show Will Bless Us If We But Follow Him. Remember, God Loves You, God Longs For You, and God wants us to have His Peace with us here while we suffer our fallen state in this small part of eternity. In beginning the process of forgiveness God's Word Tells Us To: A.) Don't keep a record of things someone has done wrong to you B.) Pray for those who persecute you rather than plotting against them C.) Don't harbor hate in your heart for someone, hate the wrong action and our fallen state as humans. D.) Don't focus on what that person did to you, but rather focus on what Yeshua, Jesus Christ, and God Our Father Have Done For Us. Closing Thought: It may seem like an outrageous thing for us to Forgive, Love, and Bless those who seek to or have done something to persecute us, but Our Messiah Yeshua, Jesus Christ Died For Them Also. If The King of The Whole World and The Only Perfect Person To Walk The Face Of This Earth Thinks They Are Worth Forgiving.... Aren't They? The Word of God: “But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Matthew 5:39-48 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.” Revelation 3:11 “Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.” Matthew 18:2-5 “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.” John 10:9-11 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!!! - Words Are Good, But THE WORD Is Better Today, let's look at The Timeless Word of Our Messiah. Being that He Is The Smartest, Wisest, Most Heavenly Man To Ever Walk The Face Of The Earth, it is good to sometimes just focus on Him and what He is saying to us. Each day we go through different subjects, mysteries, and treasures from The Bible, but the words written by man shall never compare with those written or spoken by God Almighty Himself. Our Father gave us a good gift in being able to communicate with words, analyze things, and explain to one another what Life is all about and Our Father's Mysteries, but our words shall always be but a whisper in the wind that dissipates momentarily. For us, Words Are Good, But THE WORD Is Better. May we all allow Our Savior to speak to us today. May His Infinite Wisdom be branded on our hearts. And May All who read these words find comfort in knowing.... God Our Father and His Son Jesus Christ Have Things Under Control. Yahweh Yeshua Ha'Mashiach Bless, Keep, Shine His Face On, Be Gracious To, Lift His Countenance Upon, and Bring Shalom To Each and Every One Of You On The Other Side of This Screen. Prayer: Dear Father God, please wash us of our sins. Make us clean and ready to receive Your Word. Open our hearts and minds as we read through Your Word today and each day moving forward. Let The Your Word and The Word of Your Son, Our Perfect Savior, touch us in a new way. Speak to us in THE WAY only You can. Continue to change us and mold us into Your Servants who reflect You, and Your Son, each day as we go out into the world. We thank You for the many blessings You have bestowed upon us Father. We Praise You for Your Glory, Revelation, and Mercy. We Bless Your Name for Bringing Salvation (Yeshua) to any who choose to receive Him. And we Love You with an unbreakable Love that comes from You Alone. Glory to You Forever. We pray all these things in The Name of Your Son, Your Word, and Our Messiah On High, Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ The King. Amen. Fuel For The Soul, Wisdom, Life, Love, Bread, Water, The Word of God: ““I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. These things I command you, that you love one another. “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates Me hates My Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father. But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’ “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.” John 15:1-27 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. - Keeping The Peace. Keeping The Blessing. Today let's take a look in The Book of Mark. Remember the story of the hemorrhaging woman? In case you haven't or need a refresher... Let's take a look: “A certain woman, who had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse, having heard the things concerning Yeshua (Jesus), came up behind Him in the crowd, and touched His clothes. For she said, “If I just touch His clothes, I will be made well.” Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. Immediately Yeshua (Jesus), perceiving in Himself that the power had gone out from Him, turned around in the crowd, and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude pressing against You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’” He looked around to see her who had done this thing. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before Him, and told Him all The Truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.”” Mark 5:25-34 WMB Ever been "down in the dumps," really low, and just couldn't see things getting any better? I have to believe this is how this woman felt,...times 1000. She "had suffered many things" and even though she had seen many doctors and relentlessly searched for an answer it still "was no better, but rather grew worse." She was broke, sick, hurting, weak, and out of hope. Then something happened. She started hearing stories about a man named Yeshua. This man was healing people and performing miracles everywhere He went. It is said He May Be The Long Awaited Messiah of All Of Israel. Suddenly, in the "twinkling of an eye (1Corinthians 15:51-52)" Hope Was Born With The Name Of Yeshua (Jesus)!!! It was only The King of Kings, The Prince of Peace, that could compel Faith and Hope to be born out of hopelessness, despair, and the trials of this abusive world. Our Savior told us that it was her Faith that caused the Blessing of the miracle healing. Next He told her to "Go in Peace." The greek word that was chosen, "en," means "into" and it's denotative meaning is "to step into."(Vines Dictionary). An example would be "to step into a House." With that said, we can see that it seems Jesus is saying here, "Step into My Peace, and stay continually healed of your disease." In fact the AMPC Bible translates it very near to that same statement: “And He said to her, Daughter, your faith (your trust and confidence in Me, springing from faith in God) has restored you to health. Go in (into) peace and be continually healed and freed from your [distressing bodily] disease.” Mark 5:34 AMPC The point is that The Peace and The Blessing Of The Miracle Healing are tied together. Faith healed her, but remaining in the Peace of Yeshua, Jesus Christ, and God would be what kept her healed. How many times have we known someone or we ourselves seen Our Father do a powerful work, healing, miracle, or Blessing in someone's life only to see them get out of an atmosphere of God and Our Savior and the trails and tribulations of this world strip from them their Blessing and Peace? Our Loving God and Father Gives Everything He Gives Freely. But in order to Keep The Blessing or miracle in our lives, we must Keep The Peace... The Peace that God Has Blessed Us With. When we have The Peace of God Almighty with us, it leads to a fulfilling and joyful life. It's the "abundant Life" that Our Savior Speaks of In The Gospels. Our Peace, while we are here in this world, is not indicative from our outside circumstances, but by operating in our inheritance given to us By Our Savior, The Prince of Peace, and God Our Father. And, Our Inheritance Can Be Found Everyday In The Word of God aka Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ. So next time you are down in the dumps, feeling overwhelmed, or have just experienced a Powerful Movement of God and are about to head back into this babylon of a world we must live in, remember... Keep The Peace. Keep The Blessing. After all, God Himself Did Tell Us: “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” John 15:7 Deep Thought: Many people go to extreme lengths in an effort to try and make Peace "for themselves," but Peace, in fact, has already made Himself Known. God Our Father and Our Savior Yeshua, Jesus Christ, did not leave us with Peace that we ourselves can "accomplish," but instead all we have to do is Enter Into Him That Is Greater Than All. In Him, Through Him, and With Him. In The Unity Of His Holy Spirit, All Glory and Honor Are His Now And Forever. Amen. ~Servant of Yeshua 7 The Bread of Life: “But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor--Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you. Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]” JOHN 14:26-27 AMP |
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