Good Morning Sabbath.......
Father Thank You for Your Rest. Thank You for Your Day. Please give us PEACE. In Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ The Messiah's Name we pray. Amen. - Yeshua Said: “NOT As The World Gives” “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27 Think about this: When is the last time you felt extremely relaxed, at peace, and thought to yourself, "thank goodness the world has given me peace?" You probably haven't. In fact, personally, I have never heard anything close to a statement like that. Why? Because the world just doesn't give peace. The world is busy, self-centered, and constantly working to bring our last breath from the first breath we take. Stress, mortgages, alimony, divorce, tuition, licensing fees, persecution, taxes, long hours of work, and traffic. These are just a few of the things the world brings. When we look at it from this perspective, it is pretty clear why Our Savior and King says in verse 27 of the 14th chapter of John that He doesn't give "as the world gives." It's clear because the world just doesn't give peace. It gives stress. Bless Our Father's Holy Name and Presence for True Peace through Our Messiah Yeshua, Jesus Christ. The Blessing of God, His Peace, and the ability to "be still" is one of the greatest gifts to His children He has bestowed upon us. It would not be prudent to ignore this because without the Peace that Christ Gives... our lives would be that much more chaotic, our lives would be shorter, and our "Light" would eventually turn to a flicker as the darkness and stress of this world eventually engulfed us. We are fortunate we don't have to go through life without His Peace and therefore we don't have hearts that are "troubled" and they don't have to "be afraid." God Almighty Himself Is On Our Side, and "If God Is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us (Romans 8:31?" Today, this week, and this year, may we all take a moment to sit back, relax, be still, and thank Our God and Savior for The Peace He Gives. May we truly thank and praise Him that He doesn't gives as the world does. We don't deserve His Peace, we didn't earn His Peace, but because He Loves Us So Dearly, He Gave Us Peace Anyway... and abundantly. Dear Father God, thank You so much for the gift of Your Peace and for sending us Your Greatest Gift, Your Son and Our King, to give us Peace in this chaotic and ever-so-busy world. Help us to cherish these of the many Blessings You Give, and also, so we may help bring others that same Peace, fill us with Your Goodness to Glorify Your Name. Father... Your are Yahsome. Bless You. Thank You that you give Peace and NOT as the world gives. We Love You so very much. We ask these things in Your Perfect Son's Holy and Upright Name, Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, Jesus Christ Our King. Amen! The Word of God... The Bringer and Prince of Peace: “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”” John 16:33 “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalms 46:10 “And this is the answer they returned to us: ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house that was built formerly many years ago, which a great king of Israel had built and finished.” Ezra 5:11 “Be quiet before Yahweh and wait for him. Do not fret about one who succeeds in his way, about a man making plots. Refrain from anger and forsake wrath. Do not fret; it only brings evil. For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh— they will possess the land.” Psalms 37:7-9
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Good Morning Friday...
Father Thank You for this NEW DAY. Help us to always have GRATEFUL HEARTS for all You do. Thank You for the extraordinary gifts in our lives, and the extraordinary LOVE YOU SHARE with us in Your Word. In PRAISE, we pray IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST'S NAME. Amen! A big thank you to our late Brother, John W. Ritenbaugh, and berean.org for today’s devotion. - Transformation Through Sanctification But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Sanctification is also known as becoming holy (Ephesians 1:4) and being conformed to His image (Romans 8:29). It cannot be left out of God's purpose because it is the step whereby we are transformed into the image of His Son, as well as into the image of the Father. It is in this step that we begin to take on the characteristics of the Family—where we begin to think and act like the current members of the Family of God. The character, the mindset, the attitudes, the perspective, the way we think, the way we look at things begins to become just like the God's. Jesus says in Matthew 5:14, 16 that "a city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. . . . Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works." Sanctification—if it is taking place in a person—cannot be hidden. Why is God so concerned about sanctification? Because 1) this is the step in His purpose in which the major portion of the transformation takes place, and 2) it can be seen—this is how we make a witness! Thus, when Paul sees the working faith, the laboring love, and the patient hope of the Thessalonians, he writes: . . . 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. (I Thessalonians 1:3-4) Seeing the fruits of their lives, he knew that they had been begotten by God—that they had God's Spirit—because they had begun "looking" like the Family. Therefore, if a person claims to be a son of God but habitually lives in sin—he is deceiving himself. Those qualities that identify his "spiritual ancestry" begin to show. "Family ties" can be seen. Good Morning Thursday.......
Father thank You for this NEW day. As You walk with us today, keep us focused on Your TRUTHS, and continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your PEACE, so there's no room for fear or doubt!. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen. - All These Things Shall Be Added To... Us! When we come to truly know Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, something changes. Our lives change, our priorities are monumentally changed, we see things different, and we now have new influences. Our relationships with God and man change and we now make decisions with God Our Father in mind. Our Savior is on our mind... all the time. Through this change we gain Life, and "Life More Abundantly." We experience a Peace like we never have before. For the first time, when we come to Christ, we learn what Living is really all about, and we receive "eyes" to see who and what the enemy is doing. “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.” John 10:10 Gaining fame, money, status, having loss, and former disappointments are considered nothing or "rubbish" when seen next to knowing The Truth, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. When we finally wake up and unwrap God's Gift of His Son's Faithfulness, Grace, Mercy, Help, and His Purpose, they bring rich meaning to our lives in a completely new way we have never experienced. Paul definitely experienced this. Let's take a look: “Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ” Philippians 3:8 Paul, like us, woke up. He cherished knowing Our Savior more than anything else in his life and he constantly reaffirms this in what he writes. He was willing to go through torture, imprisonment, insults, and whatever other harsh treatment he had to, and gladly, if it brought him closer to Our King Yeshua, Jesus Christ. Paul was submissive and tolerant of his struggles because he knew these trials built him up spiritually and each time he understood more that experiencing these trials helped him to understand the completeness Yeshua offers in every situation. Paul puts it like this: “Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:11-13 Paul valued Living and "Living More Abundantly." Paul valued knowing Our Messiah and that is what Paul Lived for. All the difficult times, struggles, and persecution that Paul faced, he faced with resolve because he knew The Gift Of God, Our Messiah. He knew whatever tough things he may have to face in life would only bring him closer to The Savior of The Whole World. Remember, Our Savior is close to the broken hearted. Maybe you are going through some suffering currently, maybe you are in a fight with temptation, and maybe you are having a tough time with your faith. Whatever it may be, know that these struggles are always a way to know Our Savior and God in a very personal way. There is one thing you can be sure of through each and every struggle, God Our Father and Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Love You. While Our Father doesn't like sin, He Loves Us Sinners Anyway, and He Is Constantly Working To Help Us Remove that sin so He can be even closer fo us. He Will Give You Strength to carry on, fight, and conquer the temptations, sins, and struggles in each of our lives. Like Paul, each of us has the choice to lay all our disappointments, struggles, and doubts at the foot of Our Savior. May we never be led astray from the fact that God Our Father's Promises Are Sure...Iron Clad. Our Father has opened our spiritual eyes and if we but look, listen, and set our hearts on Him, He Reveals things to us in unbelievable, heartwarming, wonderful, and unexpected ways. This world may offer a lot of things, but it is all garbage compared with a real and ever growing relationship with The Truth, The King, and Our Almighty Father. In this relationship is where we find our "treasure" and if we but "seek first the kingdom of God and His Righteousness," then we can be assured... "All These Things Shall Be Added To ...Us!" HalleluYah!!! “in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:3 “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 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. - The Wisdom Of The Word of God... And Peace “All this I have proved by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise”; But it was far from me.” Ecclesiastes 7:23 Have you ever experienced the verse above as Solomon did? I know I have. So many times I believed myself acting wisely only to learn the contrary. I have proved things true by gaining some wisdom, only to learn I was acting foolishly. It seems sometimes true wisdom is only learned by first going in the direction one “thinks” is wise, then "playing the fool," and after-the-fact, realizing that wisdom was "far from" us. Truly nothing to be embarrassed about. Why? Because God's Word tells us Solomon was the wisest man ever and he did the same thing. Solomon was visited by royalty from many nations and the most famous people in the world at that time so they could listen to the wisdom Our Father had blessed him with. Ironically, and very fitting for this life, Solomon tells us in the books Our Father had him write that he has acted without wisdom. As we go through God's Word this morning and read what Solomon, the wisest man on the earth, wrote, try to identify with it. While many of the things in Solomon's writings may seem or sound counterintuitive, we know its true because God's Word Is Infallible, and we know...No One Is Wiser Than Our Father In Heaven. It took Solomon quite a long time to figure out that he wasn't acting in wisdom, but Our Father did reveal it to him. Fortunate for us, Our Father sent us His Word and had Solomon write these things for us so maybe... we can avoid some of the pitfalls of our own "world thinking." Our Father has blessed us beyond measure to preserve one of the wisest man's writings that ever walked this earth. That is pretty awesome! May The Wisdom of The Word of God be planted deep inside each of our hearts this morning, and may God Our Father Bless Each and Everyone of You on the other side of this screen with Shalom (Peace). In Yeshua, Jesus Christ The King's Name. Amen! Without further ado, enjoy “The Wisdom of The Word of God... And Peace.” The Word of God: “A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death is better than the day of one’s birth. Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for death is the end of every person, and the living should take it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made good. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Better to listen to the rebuke of the wise than for a man to listen to the song of fools. Like the sound of thorns under a pot, so also the laughter of fools. This also is vanity! Surely oppression makes a fool of the wise, and a bribe corrupts the heart. The end of a matter is better than its beginning; better to be slow to anger than hot-headed. Do not be quick in your spirit to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools. Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. Wisdom is good with an inheritance; it benefits the living. For wisdom offers protection like money offers protection. But knowledge has an advantage—wisdom restores life to its possessor. Consider the work of God. For who is able to make straight what he made crooked? In the day of prosperity, rejoice! But in the day of adversity, consider! For God made one in place of another so that mortals cannot find out what will happen in the future. I have seen all these things in my vain life: Sometimes a righteous man perishes in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked man lives a long life in spite of his evil. Do not be excessively righteous, and do not act excessively wise, lest you destroy yourself. Do not act excessively wicked, and do not be a fool, lest you die before your time. It is good to take hold of the one and also must not let go of the other; for whoever fears God will hold both of them secure. Wisdom gives more strength to the wise than ten rulers who are in the city. Surely there is no one righteous on the earth who continually does good and never sins. Do not pay attention to everything people say, lest you hear your own servant curse you. For your heart knows that you also have cursed others many times. All this I have tested with wisdom. I said, “I will be wise!” but it was beyond my grasp.” Ecclesiastes 7:1-23 Good Morning Tuesday...
Father thank You for this NEW day! Help us to see YOU. Help us be WITH You. Help us to experience the Love of Your Son YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST. Bless You Abba. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name, Amen. A big thank you to Martin G. Collins and berean.org for today’s devotion. “Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.” Acts 17:11 - Immediately She Was Made Straight And Glorified God “Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity." And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.” Luke 13:10-13 Luke describes the woman as crippled by “a spirit of infirmity eighteen years” and “bound” (verse 16) by Satan. Without denying the historicity of the event, Luke's placing this miracle at this point in his narrative has obvious symbolic value. Jesus' mission among the Jews was to “loose” them from crippling influences and bring them to uprightness. This miracle is a graphic example of Jesus making a literally crooked woman upright. Jesus healed her by His words and by touching her. He could have healed her by a word only, and as seen in other miracles, He did not even need to be in the same place, city, or country. However, in laying His hands on her, He shows everyone the value of her obeying God and coming to Him. Had she refused, He could not have touched her. Nothing good comes to those who disregard God's Word (Romans 2:8; II Thessalonians 1:8; I Peter 4:17). People often pray for the “touch” of God upon their lives, which is not a bad prayer. Yet, if we want God to touch us, we must draw near to Him. We cannot keep our distance from Him in fellowship. We must walk closely with Him at all times if we want His influence upon our lives. Good Morning Monday...
Our Father who art in heaven, please take Your day and use us, Your humble servants, for Your Good and Perfect Will. Father give us the Grace and Peace Only found in You and in Your Son Jesus Christ, Our King and Messiah. We ask this in Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name. Amen. - The Right Way... God Our Father’s Way There is no doubt we have ample evil, fighting, and "self service" in this world. Ever wonder why? Maybe we all have. God Our Father uses His Servant James to shed some "Light" On The Subject. Let's take a look: “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.” James 4:1-2 What?! It's our fault?! Yep. Much like our super great grandparents, Adam and Eve, it seems that our human nature, especially since "the fall," doesn't like the thought of someone else ruling over our lives... just us. When most feel that their view of what they deserve or want is threatened, it is treated as a threat to that persons existence. All this focus on "self" and what "we deserve" is a product of our sin nature. That's why Our Father Gives Us Messages Like "take every thought captive" to Our King Yeshua, Jesus Christ. Let's check that out: “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 It's unfortunate that so many of our children are being taught things such as "we know what's best for us," because in all reality, we really don't. At least not before Christ comes into our lives and shows us. When we pursue our desires it really only drives us closer to killing each other spiritually, to hating each other, to being competitive with one another, and lording over one another in service of "King Self" aka "King Me." After reading what Our Father uses James to express, maybe it is prudent for all of us to self evaluate the conflicts in our lives. Is there a possibility that through selfishness, we have contributed to the conflict? Did we look at the situation honestly or with the mindset of being a victim? If we take a look in Timothy, we see Our Father Using Paul To Touch On The Same Subject. In Timothy, Paul takes it a little further though and really gives the definition of "religiousness." Our human desires seek to "get ours," but it doesn't stop there... we start trying to lord it over others! We get religious and start acting like pharisees. Then we think, "we better create laws, judgements, and stipulations" so others will fit "our mold," or what we think is best. Let's take a look in Timothy: “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know The Truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;” I Timothy 4:1-4 Obviously, God's Word here is not saying "do whatever you want" in the name of Thanksgiving, but rather that if we thank The Right One, God Our Father and His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ, we will be protected from our own fallen nature... from ourselves. Thankfulness for the many Blessings that God Almighty, Our Father, bestows on us is what really brings "self" under control. It puts our focus on The One Who Is Infinitely Good. When we give thanks to Our Father it transforms our minds, hearts, and helps us to begin putting people, things, and circumstances in the proper perspective and in their proper place. When We Honor God Through Thankfulness, we begin the path to using everything “The Right Way... God Our Father’s Way.” Prayer: Father God, please guide, help, and lead us into showing You the thankfulness You Deserve. Help us to focus on Your Infinite Goodness, the Blessings You Have Given By Your Knowledge and Your Son, and let it cleanse and change our minds, bodies, and spirits to be in harmony with Yours. You Are A Great And Mighty Father. You Are God Almighty. Guide us Father. Bless You, Thank You, and We Love You. We ask these things in Our Perfect Example and Mighty King's Name Yeshua, Jesus Christ The Savior of The Whole World. Amen. God Bless Everybody and have a Wonderful Yahweh Yeshua Ha'Mashiach-Filled Week! Bonus Bread of Life: “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2 “The LORD (YHWH,Yahweh) is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.” Nahum 1:7 “For wherever there is jealousy (envy) and contention (rivalry and selfish ambition), there will also be confusion (unrest, disharmony, rebellion) and all sorts of evil and vile practices. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure (undefiled); then it is peace-loving, courteous (considerate, gentle). [It is willing to] yield to reason, full of compassion and good fruits; it is wholehearted and straightforward, impartial and unfeigned (free from doubts, wavering, and insincerity).” James 3:16-17 AMPC Good Morning Sunday...
Father, thank You for this NEW day, Your day. We ask that you OPEN our HEARTS and MINDS to Your Word and implant in us Your Goodness. As we walk with You today, gently remind us of Your Presence in our lives. Please watch over our loved ones, Your People Israel, and TRANSFORM our lives TODAY. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen. - Counting Down The Commandments: The One And Only - No Other gods - Command #1 “Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is One. You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5 WEB “Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.” Deuteronomy 11:1 NIV “Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, The LORD our God, The LORD Is One. And you shall love The LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.” Mark 12:29-30 NKJV “And you shall diligently guard yourselves, to love יהוה (YHWH) your Elohim (God).” Yehoshua (Joshua) 23:11 TS2009 “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.” Numbers 15:41 LEB Instruction: It doesn’t matter the translation or the language it is written in, there is no shortage of God Our Father letting us know which is the first and greatest commandment. The First Commandment instructs us that Our Father, God Almighty, is to be our... everything. No thing, no god, and nothing we have turned into a god, is to come before Our Father In Heaven. He states this many times, Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, repeats it, and we are left without question that this is our duty as His Children. It matters not if we are openly worshiping something, someone, or another, albeit false, god, we as humans have a tendency to give and lift other things to the position that only God Our Father deserves, Him Alone. With this stated, we all have to ask ourselves: “What are the things in our lives that are competing for The One True and Living God’s, Our Father’s, place today?” This instruction for us, this command, is the first commandment. Why? Because it is the most important. Every other commandment Our Father gives us hangs on this one. No other commandment has every other commandment hanging from it. Love your neighbor is like it, but not it. It is important for us to realize that, if we get this command, this instruction for us, wrong... we can follow every other command perfectly and it will matter none. The Giving of Thanks: This commandment, the first and most important, is a command we can use to thank God Our Father for revealing Himself to us and showing us His Love, which He gave us first, long before we ever loved Him. The Ten Commandments appropriately start with a look back at all that Our Father did for Israel (Deuteronomy 5:6). We as His children can be grateful for the great and mighty deliverance He has given us in Yeshua, Jesus Our Saving King, from the pits and depths of our oppressive bondage, from our sinful natures, and from the slavery of sin itself. We can have the greatest Love known in all eternity, and live with thankfulness everyday, because Our Father In Heaven calls Himself Our God. Most amazingly, it is without cost He offers us a relationship with Him, The Greatest, Kindest, Most Merciful, and Loving Being That Has Ever Existed. No Father will ever compare to Our Father, The Creator of All Things, The Savior of The World, God Almighty Who Rules In Heaven And On Earth. That is Our Father. Let us take a moment to thank Him for this reality, rejoice in this reality, and meditate on this reality. Confession: Let us confess to Our Father In Heaven anything and everything that each of us may have placed above Him. Have we been “too busy” to spend time with Him? Have we been pursuing entertainment or fun and not had time for Him? Maybe we have been deceived into believing our decisions, our wisdom, our intellect, or our abilities manage our daily lives instead of pursuing Him, depending on Him, and realizing that He Alone controls all things. Have we placed value on the things of this world more than The Glory of God? May we all confess now whatever may come to our memory, whatever is placed in our minds, and whatever is placed in our hearts that we have put before Our Kind and Loving Father. If we take this action, and bring these things to Our Father In Heaven, who loves us more dearly than we could ever imagine, we can be confident in knowing: He will forgive a truly repentant heart, and He still desires to be Our God And Father. Remember, He Is Faithful even we we are not ( 2 Timothy 2:13). “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 “The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 “If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 “For The Word of The Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all He does.” Psalms 33:4 “He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— He remains faithful forever.” Psalms 146:6 Prayer Father, Master, King, and Creator, You Are God Alone. Without You, there is nothing, and without You, nothing would be. There is no God, no Savior, no Creator, and no King besides You. You Alone Father are exalted above all of creation. You Alone possess All Majesty, Glory, Honor, Faithfulness, Perfection, and Power. We praise You, we Bless You, we lift up Your Mighty Name Yahweh Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, God Our Father, and we do this in awe and reverence for Your Almighty Glory. Father, You Are Our Everything, You Are Everyone’s Everything, whether they are aware of it or not. Bless You that You never change, You never grow old, You never grow weary, and You Never, Ever, Fail Your People, us Your Children. You Transcend All Things in Heaven and On Earth, all that is created and all that is unseen. You Alone are The One Who Is From Everlasting. You Alone Are Eternal, Unequaled, and Unwavering. In Your Love, in Your Mercy Towards us, In Your Loving Kindness, You Make A Way for us, and draw us back to You. We thank You this day and everyday for saving us, leading us in The Way, and for being Our Mighty Warrior Who Saves. You Are God Over All. Bless You, Praise You, and Thank You. In Your Name, Yahweh Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, You Our Father In Heaven and Your Son And Jesus Christ’s Name, we pray to you Almighty God and Father. Amen. “You are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe in Me and understand that I AM HE. No god was formed before Me, and none shall be after Me. I Myself AM Yahweh, and there is no savior besides Me! I Myself declared and saved, and I proclaimed. And there was no strange god among you. And you are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “and I AM God. Indeed, from this day I AM THE ONE, and no one can deliver from My Hand. I perform, and who can cancel it?” Isaiah 43:10-13 “Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is One. You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, The LORD our God, The LORD Is One. And you shall love The LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.” Mark 12:29-30 “saying, “Amen! Praise and Glory, and Wisdom and Thanksgiving, and Honor and Power and Strength be to Our God forever and ever. Amen!” Revelation 7:12 Good Morning Sabbath...
Father, thank You for this NEW day, Your day. We ask that you OPEN our HEARTS and MINDS to Your Word and implant in us Your Goodness. As we walk with You today, gently remind us of Your Presence in our lives. Please watch over our loved ones, Your People Israel, and TRANSFORM our lives TODAY. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen. Counting Down The Commandments: The One And Only - No Other gods - Command #1 “Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is One. You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5 WEB “Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.” Deuteronomy 11:1 NIV “Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, The LORD our God, The LORD Is One. And you shall love The LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.” Mark 12:29-30 NKJV “And you shall diligently guard yourselves, to love יהוה (YHWH) your Elohim (God).” Yehoshua (Joshua) 23:11 TS2009 “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.” Numbers 15:41 LEB Instruction: It doesn’t matter the translation or the language it is written in, there is no shortage of God Our Father letting us know which is the first and greatest commandment. The First Commandment instructs us that Our Father, God Almighty, is to be our... everything. No thing, no god, and nothing we have turned into a god, is to come before Our Father In Heaven. He states this many times, Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, repeats it, and we are left without question that this is our duty as His Children. It matters not if we are openly worshiping something, someone, or another, albeit false, god, we as humans have a tendency to give and lift other things to the position that only God Our Father deserves, Him Alone. With this stated, we all have to ask ourselves: “What are the things in our lives that are competing for The One True and Living God’s, Our Father’s, place today?” This instruction for us, this command, is the first commandment. Why? Because it is the most important. Every other commandment Our Father gives us hangs on this one. No other commandment has every other commandment hanging from it. Love your neighbor is like it, but not it. It is important for us to realize that, if we get this command, this instruction for us, wrong... we can follow every other command perfectly and it will matter none. The Giving of Thanks: This commandment, the first and most important, is a command we can use to thank God Our Father for revealing Himself to us and showing us His Love, which He gave us first, long before we ever loved Him. The Ten Commandments appropriately start with a look back at all that Our Father did for Israel (Deuteronomy 5:6). We as His children can be grateful for the great and mighty deliverance He has given us in Yeshua, Jesus Our Saving King, from the pits and depths of our oppressive bondage, from our sinful natures, and from the slavery of sin itself. We can have the greatest Love known in all eternity, and live with thankfulness everyday, because Our Father In Heaven calls Himself Our God. Most amazingly, it is without cost He offers us a relationship with Him, The Greatest, Kindest, Most Merciful, and Loving Being That Has Ever Existed. No Father will ever compare to Our Father, The Creator of All Things, The Savior of The World, God Almighty Who Rules In Heaven And On Earth. That is Our Father. Let us take a moment to thank Him for this reality, rejoice in this reality, and meditate on this reality. Confession: Let us confess to Our Father In Heaven anything and everything that each of us may have placed above Him. Have we been “too busy” to spend time with Him? Have we been pursuing entertainment or fun and not had time for Him? Maybe we have been deceived into believing our decisions, our wisdom, our intellect, or our abilities manage our daily lives instead of pursuing Him, depending on Him, and realizing that He Alone controls all things. Have we placed value on the things of this world more than The Glory of God? May we all confess now whatever may come to our memory, whatever is placed in our minds, and whatever is placed in our hearts that we have put before Our Kind and Loving Father. If we take this action, and bring these things to Our Father In Heaven, who loves us more dearly than we could ever imagine, we can be confident in knowing: He will forgive a truly repentant heart, and He still desires to be Our God And Father. Remember, He Is Faithful even we we are not ( 2 Timothy 2:13). “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 “The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 “If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 “For The Word of The Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all He does.” Psalms 33:4 “He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— He remains faithful forever.” Psalms 146:6 Prayer Father, Master, King, and Creator, You Are God Alone. Without You, there is nothing, and without You, nothing would be. There is no God, no Savior, no Creator, and no King besides You. You Alone Father are exalted above all of creation. You Alone possess All Majesty, Glory, Honor, Faithfulness, Perfection, and Power. We praise You, we Bless You, we lift up Your Mighty Name Yahweh Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, God Our Father, and we do this in awe and reverence for Your Almighty Glory. Father, You Are Our Everything, You Are Everyone’s Everything, whether they are aware of it or not. Bless You that You never change, You never grow old, You never grow weary, and You Never, Ever, Fail Your People, us Your Children. You Transcend All Things in Heaven and On Earth, all that is created and all that is unseen. You Alone are The One Who Is From Everlasting. You Alone Are Eternal, Unequaled, and Unwavering. In Your Love, in Your Mercy Towards us, In Your Loving Kindness, You Make A Way for us, and draw us back to You. We thank You this day and everyday for saving us, leading us in The Way, and for being Our Mighty Warrior Who Saves. You Are God Over All. Bless You, Praise You, and Thank You. In Your Name, Yahweh Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, You Our Father In Heaven and Your Son And Jesus Christ’s Name, we pray to you Almighty God and Father. Amen. “You are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe in Me and understand that I AM HE. No god was formed before Me, and none shall be after Me. I Myself AM Yahweh, and there is no savior besides Me! I Myself declared and saved, and I proclaimed. And there was no strange god among you. And you are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “and I AM God. Indeed, from this day I AM THE ONE, and no one can deliver from My Hand. I perform, and who can cancel it?” Isaiah 43:10-13 “Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is One. You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, The LORD our God, The LORD Is One. And you shall love The LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.” Mark 12:29-30 “saying, “Amen! Praise and Glory, and Wisdom and Thanksgiving, and Honor and Power and Strength be to Our God forever and ever. Amen!” Revelation 7:12 Good Morning Friday.....
Father, Your Commandments are a Lamp to our feet. Help us to live aware, to choose wisely, to stay close to You, and anchored in Your Truth! Thank You for Your Great Love and Mercy. Thank You that You wait for us and You strengthen us. We come to You today, choosing to walk in Your Presence and Light. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen. - Counting Down TheTen Commandments: Right Worship - Command #2 “You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me, and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.” Exodus 20:4-6 Instruction: In ancient times, and this still happens today, people would make a physical image of their god and worship it. Yahweh, God Almighty, is invisible in His Nature (Romans 1:20), and so He has commanded His people, us, not to make images that represent Him... or any other god. This commandment is rooted in Our Father’s Love for us and His jealousy for us as His special creation. The Bible tells us Our Father is jealous for us, and while it would be easy to take this in the light of Him being mean or negatively possessive, it would wrong. Our Father In Heaven is not jealous in a mean or negative way, but rather in a just and positive way, the way a husband loves a wife and would be jealous if she was unfaithful. Here He is showing His deep affection for us, His People, and His Immense Love (James 4.5). The Giving of Thanks: If Our Father, The One True and Living God, had not redeemed us, we all would still be worshipping the idols (1 Peter 1:18). HalleluYah! Because of His Love, Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, has come to redeem us and turn us to The Only True God. He Has Made A Way for us to turn away from all idols and serve Him (1Thessalonians 1:9). The only response to God Our Father’s clear invitation to us... is thanksgiving. One Brother (Luther) states it as well as anyone could when he exclaims: "How could we ever--in all eternity--thank Him enough!" Confession: Let us confess our many idolatries. We could be tempted here to think that we are “okay” because we have not bowed down to a graven image this week, but idolatry is not just limited to the external worship of false gods and/or idols... it goes to the very depths of the values of our hearts. This is why The Bible, in Colossians, classifies covetousness as a form of idolatry (Colossians 3:5). Our Father gives us instruction not to worship images. He has given us the perfect image of Himself in the person of His Son, Christ The King (Col. 1:15). It has been said, and it holds true: "The clear fact is, we become like that which we worship,” and that: "the only image that's important to have stamped on your heart is the image of Jesus Christ (Mehl)." Let us all confess the ways that our hearts and minds may have been conformed to things other than Our King and Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ. Prayer: God, Our Father In Heaven, you are The One True, Living, and Invisible God (1 Tim 1:17) and we worship you by Your Spirit and in Your Truth. Please remove from us any false images of You, and help us to truly understand who You are by contemplating Your Perfect Image, as shown through the life and actions of Jesus Christ. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name we pray. Amen. Extra Fuel for The Soul AKA The Word of God: “For since the creation of the world His invisible qualities have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, both His everlasting power and Mightiness, for them to be without excuse,” Romans 1:20 “And if you call on Him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves with fear during the time of your temporary residence, because you know that you were redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your ancestors not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb” 1 Peter 1:17-19 “Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”? But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” James 4:4-6 “For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,” I Thessalonians 1:9 “Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” Colossians 3:5 “He is the image of The Invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” Colossians 1:15 “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” 1 Timothy 1:17 Good Morning Thursday...
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. - Counting Down The Commandments: Honoring God Our Father’s Name - Command #3 “You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, because Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who misuses his name.” Exodus 20:7 Instruction: People have been crying out to Our Father since the beginning of time. It is one thing to cry out to God Almighty by titles such as: God, King, Master, Father, or LORD, but it is quite another to call out to Him by His Name, Yahweh. Can you imagine visiting a king, president, or ruler and not speaking to him with lofty titles such as your majesty, president, or your highness, but by their first name? That would suggest friendship, a close relationship, and a familiarness with that king. What a privilege we have with Our Father, The One True and Living King of All! We can read in The Bible where earthly kings are spoken about and none are ever just address by name, yet Our Father tells us to “Call Out To Him” and by His Name (Jeremiah 33:3)... a mighty privilege indeed, reserved for only those closest to Him. Our Father did not give us this privilege of knowing His Name though to be abused, hence The Third Commandment (Exodus 20:7). An interesting fact: In the ancient civilizations in which Israel lived among it was believed that if you could figure out one of the false pagan gods personal names, you could control them. In The Third Command to Israel, then and now, Our Father is lovingly telling us that we are not to take the extreme privilege of Him having revealed His Name to us for granted. Our Father is telling us not to abuse this privilege. His Name is not a magic charm, He cannot be controlled, and we can’t just have whatever we want because we use His Name, especially if we use it in vanity. We are to use Our Father’s Name as an expression of respect, Love, and to show the relationship we have with Him. Maybe none of us has ever used His Name as a sort of magic charm, we hope, but we have all tried to manipulate and control Him, bending Him to our will rather than submitting to His. The Giving of Thanks: It is a great privilege, honor, and a sign of how much Our Father loves us that He has revealed His Name to us, and we should be extremely thankful. By making His Name known to us and revealing who He Is, His Character and Nature, we should thank Him everyday. Let’s take a moment now to thank Him, God Our Father In Heaven, for revealing His Name and His Character to us so vividly in His Word, in our lives, and since our conversion, in our hearts. Confession: Confess to God Our Father the ways that you have tried to control or manipulate Him rather than submit to Him. Do you ever try to force Him, God Almighty, to move His Hand? Have you treated Our Father’s Name with disrespect or treated lightly the fact that He Has Revealed His Very Character and Essence to You in the person of Yeshua, Jesus Christ? Confess these things to Him, resting in His Great Love for you and the forgiveness He Offers for all these things in Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, Jesus Christ. Prayer: Our Dear and Precious Father Yahweh, thank You so much for the revelation of Your Name! You have revealed Yourself to us most fully in Our King, Your Word, Your Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Who Is The Perfect Expression of Your Name. Your Name is The Name Above Every Name and Has No Equal, which you lovingly tell us in Your Word. We Love You, We Praise You, and we say this prayer in Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name Amen. |
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