Good Morning Wednesday...
Father thank You for this NEW DAY. As You Walk with us today, and as we get closer to The Feast of Trumpets, 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. Only a little over 4 days until The Feast of Trumpets Brothers and Sisters! My prayer is that each and everyone of you has grown closer to The King, has had meaningful reflection in your walk, and have cleaned out some of the mess we have all most certainly built up over this last, crazy year during this season of Elul. One day soon Our Messiah will return and straighten this place out and it is our job to make sure we are wearing our "wedding clothes" when He arrives. Did you know that Yeshua, Jesus Our King, is prophesied to come back on The Feast of Trumpets? After all, why do we blow The Trumpets?... Because The Trumpets are blown before The King Enters. If you haven't ever heard this, or it is fairly new to you, this servant encourages you to take some time today and meditate on that. What will it be like? What will the world do? Will you be ready? Since we know that one day He will come and The Feast (Rehearsal) of Trumpets will no longer be a rehearsal, we should be preparing ourselves. "Preparing for what" you may ask? A wedding. Remember, Yeshua is coming for His Bride. What is the first thing you do when getting ready for a wedding? Take a shower of course. So, let's do a little "Washing With The Water Of The Word" this morning as we prepare for our King to come back. The whole theme of "The 40 Days of Elul" is repentance, turning back to God, and preparing ourselves, as a Bride, for The King. So, before we begin our "shower" today, let us all ask ourselves if we have become closer to our Guide, Redeemer, Savior, King, and Commander during this season of Elul. Let's all ask ourselves the question that gets asked every Season of Elul: The King Is In The Field. Where are you? - The 40 Days of Elul (Day 25): 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, Our Father, 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 Strengthen 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 Us: “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 (YHVH, Yahweh), 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 Extra Thoughts For Elul: Enthusiasm: There are two different aspects to the trait of [zerizut, which can be translated as “enthusiasm,” “zeal” or “alacrity.”] The first is to be quick to take action. . . . When windows of opportunity open in your life, these may also be invitations from God. Are you quick to recognize and act on the ones that are for the good? The second aspect of enthusiasm involves finding and expressing the energy needed to complete a task. As important as it is to be quick off the mark, it is equally important to sustain energy throughout the whole enterprise. It’s so common for people to begin something with a tank full of enthusiasm, only to grind to a halt when they hit a delay or when some unforeseen obstruction arises, they get bored, or something else gets in the way. It takes enthusiasm not to bog down, wander off, or pull up midcourse, but to press on to finish the good deed with rigor. With regard to this, the Sages said, “A mitzvah is judged only upon its completion.” As much as we like to comfort ourselves otherwise, good intentions are not good enough. – Alan Morinis, Everyday Holiness Something to Ponder On: How much enthusiasm and follow-through do you bring to the tasks to which you commit yourself, especially those tasks in service to Our Father and Savior? Remember, we are ambassadors to The King. As you look over the past year, are there areas where your enthusiasm carried you through perceived obstacles? Are there good intentions that fell by the wayside because your enthusiasm petered out? “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,” Colossians 3:23 “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God Loves a cheerful giver. And God Is Able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 “I am my Beloved’s, and my Beloved is mine. He feeds His Flock among the lilies.” Song of Solomon 6:3
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