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Standing at the Gates for the Nations

A Global Covering of Prayer for All Humanity — Every Day

“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night…”

— Isaiah 62:6 KJV

…and Continue Reading Psalms 18-21 to finish out the Day!

ARISE. STAND. PRAY. COVER THE EARTH.

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“Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.”

— Psalm 67:5 KJV

“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of YHVH, as the waters cover the sea.”

— Habakkuk 2:14 KJV

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Standing at the Gates for the Nations

A Global Covering of Prayer for All Humanity — Every Day

“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night…”

— Isaiah 62:6 KJV

There are moments when a vision must move from prayer into participation.

A Company of Psalmists — The First 300 is a call for committed intercessors to stand together in disciplined, Scripture-centered prayer for the nations.

It’s a Mindset of Prayer! Faith-Believing that just one person can cover 185K+ people in prayer each day. How is that possible?

It’s Biblical Math. Knowing that GOD can send just one angel to defend us against 185K enemies in a day- How much more can we – even one of us, carry 185K souls in prayer everyday?

Because… Unity and Agreement in Prayer is Miraculous.

The vision is simple:

300 intercessors.
One company.
Seven Psalms every day.
One unified assignment.

In unity, our confessions of faith over GOD’s People are the same, Daily.

A time of selfless prayer- focused only on the nations.
185,000 people carried before GOD by each intercessor.

Together, the first company becomes part of a much larger vision: 150 intercessory companies praying the Psalms over humanity every day.

If you desire to form a prayer group – that’s perfectly allright! Just please ask everyone to sign up via the registration form below. Thank You.

WHY A COMPANY OF PSALMISTS?

Throughout Scripture, we see communities of people gathered around prophetic, priestly, musical, and intercessory assignments.

There were companies of prophets.

There were singers appointed for worship.

There were watchmen stationed upon the walls.

There were priests who stood before YHVH on behalf of the people.

This campaign draws upon that biblical pattern of people united around a consecrated spiritual assignment.

We are forming:

A COMPANY OF PSALMISTS

Not merely people who read the Psalms.

Not simply people who admire the Psalms.

But intercessors who will pray them, speak them, declare them, and carry them before GOD on behalf of others.

The Territory is Available to Cover in Prayer! Claim Your Territory of 185,000

THE FIRST 300

We are currently recruiting the first company of 300 intercessors.

Each person accepts a daily prayer field of approximately:

185,000 PEOPLE

That number is inspired by the remarkable account recorded in 2 Kings 19:35 and Isaiah 37:36, when one angelic intervention affected 185,000 in the Assyrian camp.

Our application is intentionally the opposite in purpose:

Where that event demonstrated judgment and deliverance, we are asking:

What could happen if believers stood before GOD consistently for groups of 185,000 people, pleading for mercy, repentance, protection, deliverance, reconciliation, and salvation?

This is an intercessory assignment—not a claim that Scripture promises one individual automatic spiritual jurisdiction over exactly 185,000 people. –But, because we are BOLD people of faith, we have enough faith to believe GOD will bless this vision and plan.

The 185K number gives us an organized global prayer model.

SEVEN PSALMS EVERY DAY

Each intercessor prays seven Psalms daily over his or her assigned prayer field. (envision yourselves covering the 185K)

The complete Book of Psalms contains 150 Psalms.

At seven Psalms per day:

Days 1–21: seven Psalms daily
Day 22: Psalms 148–150

Then the rotation begins again.

This means the entire Psalter is completed approximately every 22 days.

Over one year, each assigned prayer field can have the entire Book of Psalms prayed over it approximately:

Psalms Prayer Calendar

17 TIMES

No intercessor has to wait until the beginning of a month.

Your Day 1 begins when you begin.

Your first day establishes your rotation.

THE PSALMS PROVIDE THE PRAYER POINTS

One of the strengths of this vision is simplicity.

You do not need to invent a new prayer agenda every morning.

The Psalms themselves establish the prayer points.

As the Psalter rotates, you will naturally pray concerning:

Protection

Psalms 3, 91, 121

Mercy and Forgiveness

Psalms 32, 51, 130

Deliverance

Psalms 18, 34, 40

Wisdom and Direction

Psalms 1, 16, 25

Salvation

Psalms 22, 87, 110, 145

Praise and the Glory of YHVH

Psalms 96–100, 150

And throughout the entire Psalter:

justice, repentance, righteousness, healing, restoration, covenant, deliverance, protection, worship, thanksgiving, kingship, hope, Messiah, and the glory of GOD.

The prayer points are already written.

Our assignment is to pray them, to declare and decree them out loud.

SPEAK THE WORD OUT LOUD

Intercessors are encouraged to read and recite the Psalms out loud.

Where appropriate, pray the passages in the third person over your assigned field.

Use language such as:

We

Us

They

Them

Their

For example, instead of reading a promise only as:

“He shall cover thee with his feathers…”

you may prayerfully apply it:

“Cover them with Your feathers. Let them trust under Your wings. Let Your truth become their shield and buckler.”

The goal is to remain conscious that you are standing in prayer for people beyond yourself.

You are carrying families.

Cities.

Nations.

Children.

Leaders.

The broken.

The lost.

Those who do not yet know that someone is praying for them.

But GOD has called you, secretly — to intercede on their behalf.

A YEARLY CONSECRATION

Joining The First 300 is more than signing up for a mailing list.

It is a personal consecration before GOD for the year.

Scripture treats promises made before GOD seriously.

“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it…”

— Ecclesiastes 5:4 KJV

“Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay…”

— Matthew 5:37 KJV

“I will pay my vows unto YHVH now in the presence of all his people.”

— Psalm 116:14 KJV

We are asking intercessors to join thoughtfully, prayerfully, and sincerely.

Your commitment is between you and GOD.

ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS

Because the larger global model depends upon maintaining an accurate count of active intercessors, participants are asked to remain accountable.

If circumstances arise and you must withdraw from the assignment, please notify us through:

torahisteaching.com

This allows the intercessor count to remain accurate and gives us the opportunity to fill that prayer assignment so the global covering remains intact.

Consistency matters.

Accuracy matters.

Faithfulness matters.

WHY 300?

Three hundred gives us a complete first company.

A company of 300 intercessors, each praying over a field of approximately 185,000 people, represents:

55.5 MILLION PEOPLE

That is one company.

The larger vision calls for:

150 companies

× 300 intercessors

=

45,000 INTERCESSORS

With each carrying a 185,000-person prayer field:

45,000 × 185,000

=

8.325 BILLION PEOPLE

Using an 8.3-billion-person world-population model, that provides approximately:

25 MILLION IN OVERFLOW CAPACITY

And because each intercessor prays seven Psalms daily:

8.325 billion × 7

=

58.275 BILLION PERSON-PSALM PRAYER APPLICATIONS EVERY DAY

This is not about impressive numbers.

It is about realizing what can happen when individual obedience becomes collective obedience.

STANDING AT THE GATES

The heart of this vision comes from Isaiah:

“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night…”

— Isaiah 62:6 KJV

We are asking intercessors to stand spiritually at the gates.

To pray when others are asleep.

To pray for people they may never meet.

To speak mercy where there is judgment.

To ask for deliverance where there is oppression.

To ask for repentance where there is rebellion.

To ask for protection where there is danger.

To ask for wisdom where there is confusion.

To ask for salvation where people remain far from GOD.

To call inactive believers to the call to self-less prayer.

MIRRORING A COMPANY OF PROPHETS

Scripture repeatedly shows servants of GOD functioning in companies and communities.

The strength was not merely in the individual.

It was also in:

shared assignment

shared consecration

shared obedience

shared purpose

shared accountability

We are asking for that same spirit of collective dedication.

One person praying faithfully matters.

Three hundred praying faithfully establishes a company.

One hundred fifty companies establishes a global network.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT FAME

No intercessor needs a platform.

No one needs a title.

No one needs an audience.

You need:

A Bible.
A willing heart.
A disciplined prayer life.
Seven Psalms.
A commitment to stand.

Much of the most important work in the Kingdom is done where nobody applauds.

But Heaven sees.

WILL YOU BE ONE OF THE FIRST 300?

We are looking for believers willing to say:

I will stand.

I will pray.

I will remain faithful.

I will carry my assignment before GOD.

I will pray the Psalms over humanity.

I will stand at the gates for the nations.

If this vision speaks to your heart, visit:

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and join A Company of Psalmists — The First 300.

OUR DECLARATION

WE WILL PRAY THE PSALMS.

WE WILL STAND AT THE GATES.

WE WILL SPEAK THE WORD OF GOD.

WE WILL PRAY FOR MERCY.

WE WILL PRAY FOR DELIVERANCE.

WE WILL PRAY FOR REPENTANCE.

WE WILL PRAY FOR SALVATION.

WE WILL PRAY FOR THE NATIONS.

WE WILL SEEK THE GLORY OF YHVH THROUGHOUT THE EARTH.

“Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.”

— Psalm 67:5 KJV

“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of YHVH, as the waters cover the sea.”

— Habakkuk 2:14 KJV

ARISE. STAND. PRAY. COVER THE EARTH.

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Dor la Dor, Generation to Generation, Psalm 24:6 for Marlene

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let me begin by introducing a few new words in the passage.

A few observations:

(1) There are two different words translated as ‘seeking’ in Psalm 24:6. When the same exact word is repeated in a passage of text, we know that special emphasis is being placed on that particular word for a reason. Scripture is drawing us in close and asking us to focus. It’s a hermeneutic GOD uses in order to get us to pay attention.

Repetition means Something Special!

The Rabbi’s noticed this very early in their studies of scripture which is why Rabbi Eliezer ben Jose ha-Gelili established this as one of his Hermeneutical Rules # for studying the Torah; Rule 3 Ribbuy ahar Ribbuy.

Imagine us having a live conversation and I kept repeating the same word, over and over. Eventually, you would ask me, “Why do you keep saying that?” You would immediately know that I was doing it intentionally, so you would- chances are- ask me about it.

When GOD repeats Himself two or more times in a passage, a paragraph, or even across chapters, that is exactly what He is doing!

There has to have been a few times, when you have been reading the bible and asked yourself, “Why does He keep saying that?, or “He already said that!” and we can usually look directly at the context to gain insight as to why that is happening.

(2) What I find interesting here is that two completely different words are being used to express the concept of ‘seeking.’ So, we have to stop and ask ourselves, Why?

The same exact words repeated within a passage is one thing. But here we have two completely different words, whose meanings are very similar. So what is happening here? Now we really have to look even closer!

The double wording means something much more significant than simply saying “seeking” twice.

Psalm 24:6 is part of a deliberate biblical pattern in which דָּרַשׁ (darash) and בָּקַשׁ (baqash) are placed beside one another intentionally.

So, our next question is…”Have we ever seen these words together before in the scripture?” If so, we gain special insight.

I’m going to pause here a minute so that we can refresh our memory…

THE DOR OF THEM THAT SEEK HIM….

dalet (d) is a door.

The dor will be open to the select and elect of a generation- not to everyone.

Dor in Hebrew is a big word, so we have to spend some time looking at it.

dor is spelled, dalet (d) var (o) reish (r)

dalet (d) in Hebrew not only means poor, it represents a door post, a path, access, movement in and out, a pathway.

vav (0) represents the nail, a man, connection, joining, etc.

and the reish (r) represents man, headship,

Combined, these letters convey the message of access to, or movement toward headship, a path to headship… Regardless of which specific words we use, we arrive at the same understanding: door – connection – headship

Also, we must consider that what headship and leadership mean to us, is not the same thing as it means to GOD, according to His Language.

PSALM 24

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?

4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the DOR (generation) of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

Our FOCUS: This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. (KJV)

To answer your question, we’re going to look for patterns… So, thw first thing we are going to do is to ask ourselves…

1. Where do דָּרַשׁ and בָּקַשׁ appear together?

Psalm 24:6 reads:

זֶה דּוֹר דֹּרְשָׁיו מְבַקְשֵׁי פָנֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה

“Such is the generation of those who seek [דֹּרְשָׁיו] Him, who seek [מְבַקְשֵׁי] Your face…” (ESV)

The closest parallel is extremely important:

PassageHebrew patternSignificance
Psalm 105:4דִּרְשׁוּ יְהוָה וְעֻזּוֹ בַּקְּשׁוּ פָנָיו תָּמִיד“Darash YHWH… baqash His face continually.” Almost the same construction as Psalm 24:6.
1 Chronicles 16:11Same wording as Psalm 105:4Again: darash YHWH → baqash His face.
Deuteronomy 4:29וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם… יְהוָה… כִּי תִדְרְשֶׁנּוּ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ“You shall baqash YHWH…and find Him when you darash Him with all your heart and soul.”
Jeremiah 29:13וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם אֹתִי… כִּי תִדְרְשֻׁנִי בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶםNearly reproduces Deut. 4:29: baqash Me → darash Me with all your heart.
Zephaniah 1:6לֹא־בִקְשׁוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וְלֹא דְרָשֻׁהוּThe negative counterpart: they neither baqash YHWH nor darash Him.
Judges 6:29וַיִּדְרְשׁוּ וַיְבַקְשׁוּIn an investigation: “they inquired and searched.” This shows the verbs can function together outside devotional language too.
Job 10:6תְבַקֵּשׁ לַעֲוֹנִי… תִדְרוֹשׁBoth used for searching/investigating guilt.
Ezekiel 34:6וְאֵין דּוֹרֵשׁ וְאֵין מְבַקֵּשׁNo one “searched/inquired” and no one “sought” the scattered sheep.

There are additional occurrences of this specific word combination in scripture, but these passages (listed above in the chart) establish the point decisively:

The pairing is intentional Biblical Hebrew, and Psalm 24:6 is especially connected with Psalm 105:4  and 1 Chronicles 16:11. A Hebrew concordance actually groups several of these under a category equivalent to “דרש and בקש together.”

Watch the Deuteronomy–Jeremiah connection:

Deuteronomy 4:29
בקשׁ YHVH → find Him → דרשׁ Him with all heart and soul

Jeremiah 29:13
בקשׁ Me → find Me → דרשׁ Me with all your heart

That looks very much like an established covenantal formula rather than random synonym choice. This is the generation that stands at the door!

Psalm 24 is arranged almost like an entrance liturgy:

Psalm 24:3 asks:

“Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?”

Then vv. 4–5 describe the person who may approach: clean hands, pure heart, no idolatrous vanity, no false oath.

Then v. 6 identifies those people collectively:

זֶה דּוֹר דֹּרְשָׁיו
zeh dor dorshav
“This is the generation of them that seek him…”

There is even a striking sound/word relationship:

דּוֹר — dor — generation
דֹּרְשָׁיו — dorshav — those seeking Him

So the line almost sounds like:

DOR → DORSHAV
THE GENERATION → THE GENERATION THAT SEEKS

And then the verse intensifies it:

מְבַקְשֵׁי פָנֶיךָ
mevaqshei panekha
“that seek Thy face.”

That is crucial. They are not merely seeking information about God. They are seeking פָּנִים — His face/presence.

Let me repeat that: They are seeking His Presence.

Then immediately:

“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.”
— Psalm 24:7 KJV

That creates a remarkable progression:

WHO MAY ASCEND?
Psalm 24:3

↓

THE CLEAN-HANDED / PURE-HEARTED
Psalm 24:4

↓

THEY RECEIVE BLESSING AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
Psalm 24:5

↓

THIS IS THE DOR — THE GENERATION
Psalm 24:6

↓

THE DOR ARE DORSHAV — THOSE WHO SEEK HIM

↓

THEY BAQASH HIS FACE — SEEK HIS PRESENCE

↓

THE GATES / EVERLASTING DOORS ARE OPENED

↓

THE KING OF GLORY ENTERS
Psalm 24:7–10

There is therefore a profound theological relationship between the generation that seeks and the opening of the gates into the sphere of divine presence.

NOTE: Psalm 24 does not literally say, “God opens the door for those who seek Him.” Rather, the text moves from the people qualified to stand in His holy place to the gates being commanded to open for the King of Glory.

But, as you can see, GOD opens the dor to those that seek Him and He reveals His Presence. The implicit meaning is the connection we need to obtain. The play on words, dor and door; darash and bakash (along with the rhyme and the rhythm).

So the connection that most addresses your question is:

The generation (DOR) who truly seeks (DARASH) Him is the generation prepared to enter His holy place and encounter His Presence; and when that generation seeks (BAKASH) His face, the Psalm immediately turns to the lifting of the everlasting doors for the entrance of the King of Glory.

God is not merely awarding or rewarding “seekers.” He has entered into a covenantal promise to appear before the generations that enter into covenant keeping devotion in pursuit of His Person and Presence.

And there may be an even deeper reciprocal movement here:

MAN SEEKS THE FACE OF GOD — Psalm 24:6
↓
THE DOORS ARE LIFTED — Psalm 24:7
↓
GOD HIMSELF COMES IN — Psalm 24:7–10

So seeking His presence culminates not merely in man reaching God, but in God coming into their midst as the King of Glory.

That makes Psalm 24:6–10 especially powerful:

They seek His face → the gates rise → His Presence enters.

And Psalm 105:4 supplies the continuing command:

“Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.”

So the דור — generation of Psalm 24 is characterized not by ancestry or chronological age alone, but by a spiritual connection, devotion and disposition:

A DOR is identified by what it DARASHES.

דּוֹר דֹּרְשָׁיו — DOR DORSHAV
The Generation = Those Who Seek Him.

That’s pretty amazing, don’t you think?

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WHAT IF YOU ARE YOUR BROTHER’S KEEPER? —READING THE BOOK OF JONAH ON Yom Kippur

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Reorient Yourself, Return, Recover, and Reposition Yourself for A New Beginning…

The Book of Jonah is one of my most favorite Books of the Bible. Probably because it’s so misunderstood.

In a few Christian circles, the Book of Jonah is often thought about as a biblical fairytale, a bible story of sorts. Jonah in the belly of the whale, building a fire and camping out until he decided to take up the mission he was asked to perform and GOD released him.

But there is much more to this teaching…

On Yom Kippur, the Book of Jonah is read in order to help us reorient ourselves back toward GOD. It is a splendid tool to help us reassess and reevaluate where we are spiritually. Are we on board with the things of GOD or just giving lip service?

Are we willing to follow the plan of GOD, or just do the pieces and parts of the job that suits our sensibilities? Just how much dying to self are we prepared to do?

The world may show little love toward us and our loved ones, the world is harsh and can be so very difficult and destructive… but are we still willing to love the world despite all of the wrongs that have been done to us?

Spiritually, what happens when we blame GOD for the ills of the world? Is there any damage? What happens spiritually, to us and/or the world, when we disobey GOD?

Jonah’s one act of obedience was able to save a nation. How much more, could our one act of disobedience, deny salvation to the nations?

What if you are your brother’s keeper?

Tomorrow, please read these 4 chapters in the Book of Jonah and mediate on the WORD. Examine the Book again in light of these questions above & below and discover a brand new depth of knowledge about yourself and the Book of Jonah.

  • How was Jonah introduced to us in scripture?
    • How did Jonah introduce himself to the men aboard ship with him?
  • How do you think GOD would introduce you to the world?
    • How would you introduce yourself?
    • Have you ever introduced yourself by your spiritual identity to anyone?
    • Have you ever considered it?
  • What was the turning point for Jonah? What made him decide to come up out from the belly of the whale?
  • What makes you decide to come back from a crisis?
  • Have you ever made camp in a bad situation? A situation of your own design or created by your own decision?
  • What fueled Jonah’s transition from the whale, and back into the world?
    • How did Jonah make it back?
    • Was Jonah ever in the belly of a whale?
  • Is there any point in time in the message that you detect that Jonah’s soul is in Jeopardy?
    • Remember Rule #1: Always keep your eyes on what is happening to the soul.
  • Is it alright for GOD to forgive those that you have not forgiven?
    • or to forgive those who you refuse to forgive?
    • Should GOD only forgive those that you feel are worthy of forgiveness?
  • If you were a prophet of GOD like Jonah, and GOD asked you to go to your worse enemy (the person or persons that have done you the greatest damage) in order to give them a Prophetic Word from Him, how long would do you think it would take you to comply?
    • I would do it immediately, without question; It would take me a few days… ; It would take me a while… ; or I don’t see myself doing it at all…
  • Who are you most reluctant to forgive?
    • Think personally, communally, globally
  • Have you forgiven those that have done you the most harm? Are you willing to?
  • Do you believe that unforgiveness damages the soul?
    • What damage can unforgiveness do to a soul?
    • What has unforgiveness done to your soul?
    • What damage did you see happening to Jonah?
  • How would it affect you if your mortal enemy heard the Word of GOD and responded with greater faith than your own people? or even you?
  • How would it affect you if your mortal enemy heard you preaching the Word of GOD and knew GOD was speaking, inspite of your resentment toward them?
  • What reason could there possibly be for GOD to extend blessings and opportunity for life,
    • to those that oppress you?
    • to those that have hurt you? or to those that have power over you?
  • Should you plead the cause of the unrighteous?
  • In the end of the Book, Jonah found himself in a place where he refused to forgive. The Assyrians had committed such atrocities to his people, he could not muster an ounce of love for this neighbor.
    • Do you only love the loveable?
    • Are you capable of having compassion on the unloveable?
    • How best can you demonstrate love for the unlovely?
  • We say/teach that GOD is love and that our faith is built on love… GOD says if we love Him, we must walk in love with others…
    • What must die/live in us for us to walk in love with those that hate us without a cause?
    • Is it possible to have enough compassion for those that hate us or mistreat us, that we can still minister to them the Word of GOD, in such a way that they will only see Him? Hear Him? Respond to His Word?
  • Does the prophet of GOD need salvation?
    • Or just the enemies of GOD?
  • Does the prophet of GOD need one time salvation?
    • or ongoing salvation?
  • Jonah realized that he was just unwilling to forgive the Assyrians?
    • What damage did he do to his own soul?
  • What do you think caused the Assyrians to hear the prophet of GOD, and believe the Word he spoke and turn toward GOD?
    • What will it take for your enemies on earth to look past you and actually hear the Word of GOD?
  • In the beginning of the book, Jonah sat down in the belly of a “prophetic” whale… in the end of the book, Jonah sat down under a gourd.
    • Jonah is delivered from the whale, but not the gourd. Why? What’s the distinction between the two?
    • In the end, did Jonah lose his salvation?
    • Was Jonah so resentful and so angry with GOD for having brought the Word of deliverance and redemption to his enemy that he could not move forward anymore?
  • Is GOD allowed to forgive your enemies?
  • Is it possible that Jonah could only follow GOD so far, and no further?
    • Was Jonah only willing to follow GOD as long as he agreed with His Choices?
    • or as long as he (Jonah) was serving those that he wanted to serve?
  • What damage will unforgiveness, anger, resentment, disappointment, etc do to your soul?
  • Why do you think Jonah would not repent of his spiritual condition and move forward?
  • What has the power to stop you from releasing your burdens to GOD and asking for forgiveness?
  • Who is entitled to the Word of GOD and His forgiveness?
    • …only those that you approve of?
    • or can GOD offer forgiveness to whomever He sees fit, without your pre-approval?
    • Do all the nations belong to GOD, or just the ones we like?
  • What is the one thing that can restore your soul back to its perfect spiritual condition??

These are just some of the questions the arise from the Book of Jonah. GOD provided answers to them all, in 4 brief, yet all inclusive chapters.

I urge everyone who reads this post, to take the time tomorrow and re-read the book of Jonah for the answers that are on the page and inside of you. After all, you are a living epistle of GOD.

What shall the Spirit of GOD write about you next year?

What shall you write of GOD & Man next year?

Don’t Allow This Year to be Sealed in Unforgiveness… The Choice is Yours Alone!

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…Preserve us from the violent man

September 5th: REVISITING PSALMS 140

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There’s annotation in the Book of Psalms – (Interlinear Translation, The Schottenstein Edition by Mesorah) that is prefaced before Psalm 140 that reads, “A person who feels powerless to combat the evil and deceit that threaten to engulf them must place his trust in GOD.”

It leads with a message that tell us, “The venom of a spider is under it’s lips, Selah. They spin webs with their deceitful tongue. Which paints quite the picture of the venomous foes we deal with on occasion. That person who puts on a pretense of working with you or getting along, only to strike in silence when unseen.

At the same time, our own tongues can be so unruly, so lethal… poison can also reside under our very own lips.

On the other hand, the snakes tongue passes through a notch on their lip. This allows for the tongue to pass out of their mouth without ever having to open their mouths. Mirroring another enemy that comes against us. One whose mouth we may never see open against us, but whose tongue is quick to strike and leaves a deadly trail of lies, innuendo, accusations, that undermine and destroy reputations.

Living so out of touch with nature, can place us at a great disadvantage. We could learn so much by watching the behaviors of various creatures, they could actually improve our wisdom and knowledge of mankind. At the very least, we can see parallels.

David captures these parallels in many of his songs, such as this one, which I believe are for the purpose of heightening our observations skills in order to increase our discernment. Nature is a useful tool for this purpose.

Let’s Pray.

PSALM 140

Deliver us, O Lord (YHVH), from the evil man: preserve us from the violent man;

2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

4 Keep us, O Lord (YHVH), from the hands of the wicked; preserve us from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow our goings.

5 The proud have hid a snare for us, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for us. Selah.

6 We said unto the Lord (YHVH), Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord (YHVH).

7 O God the Lord (YHVH), the strength of our salvation, thou hast covered our head in the day of battle.

8 Grant not, O Lord (YHVH), the desires of the wicked: further not their wicked devices; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

9 As for the head of those that compass round about us, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Cause the heads of those who rise up against me, that spread deadly poison against my career, my reputation, my family, my name, my friends, etc. let them be buried by their own poison of their own wicked devices.

10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

12 We know that the Lord (YHVH) will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Those that live to serve wicked purposes, those that lie, deceive, evade truth have no cause to give thanks to You. Those that serve you with one side of their mouth and abuse Your People with the other side, are only deceiving themselves and those that follow them.

We ask you to release their prisoners LORD. Those that have been poisoned with lies, those that have been blinded by the pretense of loyalty, kindness, integrity, honor. Reveal the mischief in their hearts, for every noose they have hung for Your People, let them fall by the trap they have set for us (Book of Esther).

Save us from the violent and treacherous kind, that lay in wait. We give praise to You LORD, for You maintain the cause of the afflicted, and uphold the right hand of the poor. The righteous give thanks unto Your Name, and shall dwell in Your Presence Forever!

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Continued from Part 3





KEY POINTS SUMMARY —Recap of Exodus 17 Included





17 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.





2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?





3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?





4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.





5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.





6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.





7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?





8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.





9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.





10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.





11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.





12 But Moses hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.





13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.





14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.





15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:





16 For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.





Summary…





Key Points to Remember:





  • Names and Places: 
    • provide insight into the spiritual condition of the person, or places.
      • Take the time to look them up.  Contrast and Compare the information to the teaching you are studying/investigating.
      • amalek = 
      • Rephidim =










Exodus 1: 8 tells us that the children of Israel were made slaves because Pharaoh became afraid that they had become a threat to Egypt by reason of their numbers.





  • The disobedience of the children of Israel to the commandments of GOD, is what caused their descent into degradation. 
    • The Consequence: 430 years of slavery
  • The original plan was that they settle in the “best land. the land of Goshen.”   By “drifting” over into the ways and customs of the Egyptians, they opened the door to attack, i.e. slavery.
  • Tribe of Levi did not go into slavery in Egypt… they remained “dwelling in their tents” and enjoyed the protection of the anointing of GOD.





Sometimes, the best revelations you will find in scripture are right there hidden right under the, one layer down. right below the English word KJV chose to use an interpretation for the Hebrew.





prevailed vs. became mighty,  became stronger, 





were heavy vs. filled with Glory,  had become filled with





Send Judah First…





Also, remember when the children of Israel left Egypt, they were 600K on foot, plus the numbers of the mixed multitude (Exodus 12:37).  Nearly 1 million souls estimated.





“But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed (left like an army ready for battle) out of the land of Egypt.”  Exodus 13:18





Exodus 12:51 reminds us that, “the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.”





The Book of Numbers, Chapter 10, provides information on the formation of the Tribes (in their ranks and orders) as they left Mt. Sinai, confirming Judah was assigned the lead position.





13 “And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.  14  In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.” 





Dan was the Rear Guard…





25  “And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.”





You will recall, it was the tribe of Judah that guarded the cattle and all of the treasures and goods of Pharaoh.





Although the children of Israel were slaves in Egypt, Judah were still warriors.





Attacking from behind meant you did’nt have to fight Judah. (One tactical advantage).





Actually, even the Egyptians forces strategy was to attack from behind and drive them into the sea.  GOD flipped the script, of course.





Remember, their ranks and orders from which they marched out of Egypt. 





The Tribe of Dan was their rear guard. Judah was in the forefront.





By this time, EVERYONE had heard of what the GOD of Israel had done to the Egyptians, Everyone!





The GOD of Israel was internationally known.





The Spiritual Audacity of Amalek…





Of all the possible nations that could have come out against them to prove their might, prove they were better than the Egyptians, prove they were better than Israel, prove they did not fear the GOD of Israel…





It was family!  Amalek, grandson of Esau, great Nephew of Jacob that came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 





8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.





Amalek came against the children of Israel when no other nation would dare.





We tend to read the scripture as if no other nations were around.  Egypt was a resource for every nation around them, keeping many people alive through the famine. There’s a high probability that the nation of Amalek was even fed in the famine by the wisdom of Joseph.





Pull out your Bible Maps again.  Notice that Amalek is occupying the territory that will belong to the Children of Israel, once they remember who they are in GOD!





Amalek has been living it up while the children of Israel were in captivity!  They are occupying land GOD never gave them.  GOD made it clear that Esau was to serve Jacob, not the other way around.





If the children of Israel make it to Sinai and receive their prophetic Word and the blessings of GOD, their next move is to come for the land GOD gave them.  





The children of Israel remembered their names (Exodus 1:1).  This was practically the only virtue they had left when in captivity.  





What they had forgotten was, their spiritual identity, their prophecy, their ability to decree and declare a thing… they forgot how to call out in prayer, they forgot about the power of agreement, they forgot about their strength in unity… 





They forgot how to operate in the power of GOD!





Your Prophecy is The Enemy’s Biggest Threat!





This is the enemy’s dilemma.   “If you remember who you are, you will know that I am illegally possessing your land.  If you ever get your mind back, and remember who you are in GOD, I will have to vacate your territory!”





Amalek is like that kindred spirit, that familiar spirit, that knows exactly who you are, while you may be oblivious to who they truly are!  You don’t see their jealousy, their envy, their flat out audacity to provoke GOD, while they try and keep you from everything that GOD has for you.





Scripture is calling the place, Rephidim… to clue us in to the fact that this fight with Amalek is due to a lazy spiritual condition…lack of prayer which causes a weakening of the hands.





Your hands are not just a symbol of strength in prayer…





Your Hands Contain Your Strength in Prayer.





Lack of prayer leads to bickering, bitterness, argumentation, anger, contention, strife…          the works!





lack of prayer – Weakens the Hands…  How do I know? 





9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.





10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.










11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.





  • held up = room (H7311) to exalt, to be high, rise up 
  • let down = noo-akh (H5117) to rest, allow to settle
  • prevailed = gaw-bar (H1396) to be strong or mighty, to be magnified, strengthened, to be made firm…





Raising our hands up..only looks like a surrender in the natural.  In the spirit, we are pulling down strength… we are reaching up and pulling down the glory of GOD.





When we raise our hands, we are exalting GOD, in the midst of being raised and lifted up!





When we lower our hands, and keep them down at our side, we are allowing our enemies the opportunity to rest, gather their strength–against us!  allowing them to settle in our land and in our territory.  





In the words of Rev. Rita, “That’s not good!”










12 But Moses hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.





  • heavy =  כָּבֵד kaw-vade (H3515) 
    • from the root word כָּבַד kaw-vad (H3513) to become fierce, filled with glory, glorified, filled with honor, weighty (with glory), rich, respected,  
      • glorious = כָּבוֹד  kaw-vode (H3519) glory, honour (-able), weight, honored, abundance,   
        • its root is also (H3513)





Moses hands became filled with the Glory.  Moses hands became Fierce!  Moses hands became filled with the weight of the Glory!  





Moses hands became filled with glory, honor, respect, filled with the abundance of GOD!





Are you seeing what happened with Moses’ Hands?





All we need to know at this point is….





Do you want Your Hands filled with the Weight of the Glory!





12 But Moses hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.





  • steady = emunah (H530) em-moo-naw  firm, steadfast
    •  from the Hebrew root word אָמַן aman (H539) trust, faith,  firm, support, belief
      • ref: (H540) אֲמַן trust 
      • ref: (H541) אָמַן  trust, see Isaiah 30:21 (appears only 1x in scripture)  “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand (aw-man), and when ye turn to the left.” 





“Moses Hands Became Filled with Faith & Trust…”





Moses hands became firm, steadfast, filled with faith and trust in GOD





12 But Moses hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.





AMEN.





13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.





  • discomfited = khaw-lash (H2522) to become weak, to prostrate oneself, to be overwhelmed 
    • appears only 3x in scripture, Isaiah 14:12, Job 14:10
      • ref: use in Job 14:10  = to waste away





Did  You See What Just happened?  





Amalek became weak and overwhelmed through the power of Moses’ prayer!





and let’s make note of the significance of the agreement of Hur and Caleb… as well.





14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.





–Write this in Your Book!





14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.





Rehearse this in Your Ears!





How do you think Lucifer weakens the nations?





“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!”  Isaiah 14:12





This happens whenever we listen to the voice that tells us not to pray!





15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:





16 For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.










All of their moaning, and complaining brought them into a place of dryness and desolation.  A place where they will never find the anointing. 





And Then Came Amalek…










Posts Included in This Series on Prayer:









Strengthening the Weak Hands is a Priority:  Isaiah 35:3-5, Job 4:3-4, Zeph 3:16, Heb 12:12





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Disclosure: I am of the belief that any and all teachings on scripture, especially those on prayer should receive prayer before passing them along to others. For this reason, I encourage everyone who reviews these teachings to saturate each one in prayer before sharing, distributing or reproducing them in any fashion. 





Anything that we hope to learn and accomplish through the Word of GOD must be born out of a spirit of prayer.  





Prayer is the root of all our spiritual training.  Study without prayer is futile.  GOD ask that we meditate on His Word day and night, because without a dedicated personal prayer life, we can do very little for GOD and Man.





May GOD always send you a confirming word so that you will know that these words are true.





GOD Bless You Always, 










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August 31th: TODAY WE ARE READING & PRAYING PSALMS 119-125





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Psalm 119 is one of the Psalms in scripture that is written in an acrostic form.  There are 176 verses divided into 22 stanzas, one for each of the 22 characters of the Hebrew alphabet. Each stanza contains 8 verses and begins with with a letter of the Hebrew aleph bet in sequence.  Verse 1-8 begins with the letter Aleph, verse 9-16 begins with the letter Beit, etc.





Since we are about to enter into the Biblical New Year of 5781, with the ’80’s being the decade that we are in, let’s concentrate our prayers today on verses 129-144.





Peh is the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet and has a numerical equivalency of 80.        The peh represents the mouth, speech, expression, to speak, proclaim, to open, an open word, i.e., prophecy.





Psalm 119 is presented below with each word that begin with the letter peh identified.          For those that are not familiar with the way in which this Psalm is written (in acrostic form) I thought it might be helpful to see why these 8 verses are so closely connected /associated with the letter peh.





Before we pray, read through the entire Psalm and see how the letter peh is emphasizes words that express speech.  In verse 1 we find that the very first word that begins with the letter peh is ‘wonder’ peh-lah; peh’la’oht is the plural form of peh-lah; our translation being, ‘wonderful’.  





It just so happens that if you look at the ending of peh’la’oht and allow it to stand on its own, you have the word, ‘light’.  Is, instead of just seeing the plural form, ‘peh’la’oht, you can see two words, peh’lah and owt; speech and light!





Doesn’t it stand to reason that ‘wonders’ would be formed from a combination of speech and light?  Can you imagine the impact, if your speech brought forth light?





GOD’s Word does exactly that!





Your testimonies, LORD are wonderful, they are Your speech and light to us!                              My soul is drawn toYour Word, by virtue of Your Light.  My soul shall keep them near, as precious treasures.  The entrance of Your WORD into my life, brought light! You gave me understanding as a gift.  You are the GOD that gives understanding to the humble, the innocent.. everyone who comes before You without guile in their heart.





Guide my footsteps LORD, that I may walk in your words.  Please LORD< do not allow my feet to go where wherever I want to go.  Take me to your house of study, take me to Your Torah!  





Frustration, provocation, anger, malicious behaviors, all do their utmost to take me off the path to Your Presence.  They pursue me steadily, to harass, cause mischief, distract– anything to pull me out of Your Presence, to get me in the flesh, to cause any type of situation that draws me away from the House of GOD, Your House of study, The place where I can hear from you.





But I yearn to be in the Beit Midrash (House of Study) with You.  Like David, my footsteps would go toward the torah.  No, I should run to the Tent to study and learn and restore my spirit.  You Word restores my soul, and prevents me from walking with my evil inclinations.





Evil can not follow into Your House.  Sin must lie at the door waiting, counting the minutes to I leave my place of peace, recovery and restoration.  





But I will run to the House of the LORD, where evil can not enter.  I shall be refueled and refreshed while sin will languish and perish outside the door.  All my thoughts are purified by Your Word. Nothing that is not of You can hold sway over me.  





Everything of this world that seeks to frustrate the plans You have for me LORD, draw them away from my path.  Allow me to revive myself again, in Your Word, make Your House of Study my habitation. 





Help me to walk with a sense of awareness of Your Presence and Your Word, greater than last year.  Like David I long for your instructions, your teachings, Your directions, Your Commands.





Turn Your Face toward me each day and be merciful to me, as You do for all that love Your Holy Name!  Order my steps, that iniquity will have no dominion over me, my family, my household, my friends, and all those that belong to me.





Deliver me from evil LORD and all those that practice it’s ways.  Speak LORD and darkness must fall away, light is revealed and revelation is open to us.  





Every WORD of torah is Your Name, every Word of scripture is a way to call to You on High! I Thank You LORD, that every WORD in Your Book, is a Name for Hashem, every verse of scripture paves the pathway to Your Throne Room.





Your WORD pulsates with Light and Life, and Truth.





Here I am LORD, in the House of Prayer and Study again!





AMEN










Psalm 119










129 Thy testimonies are wonderful (peh‘la’oht): therefore doth my soul keep them.





130 The entrance (peh‘tah) of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple (peh‘ta’yeem).





131 I opened (pah‘ar’tee) my mouth (peh), and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.





132 Look (p‘nay) thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.





133 Order my steps (peh‘a’my) in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.





134 Deliver (puh‘de-mee) me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts (pikkood).





135 Make thy face (puh-nay’kha) to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.





136 Rivers (pal’gay) of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law (torah).





137 Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.





138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.





139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.





140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.





141 I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts (pikkood).





142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law (torah) is the truth (eh’meth).





143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.





144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.





 





Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth (peh) : for thy love is better than wine.                          Song of Solomon 1:2






	

	
	




	
	

			
	

				

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THE DOR OF THEM THAT SEEK HIM….





dalet (d) is a door.












The dor will be open to the select and elect of a generation- not to everyone.





Dor in Hebrew is a big word, so we have to spend some time looking at it.  





dor is spelled, dalet (d)  var (o)   reish (r) 





dalet  (d) in Hebrew not only means poor, it represents a door post, a path, access, movement in and out, a pathway.   












vav (0) represents the nail, a man, connection, joining, etc. 

















and the reish (r) represents man, headship, 





Combined, these letters convey the message of access to, or movement toward headship, a path to headship…  Regardless of which specific words we use, we arrive at the same understanding: door – connection – headship





Also, we must consider that what headship and leadership mean to us, is not the same thing as it means to GOD, according to His Language.





PSALM 24





The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.





2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.





3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?





4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.





5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.





6 This is the DOR (generation) of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.





7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.












8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.





9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.





10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.















What can the meaning be of revealing ten generations from Noah to Abraham?





The Rabbi’s say, it is to show us the extent of GOD’s patience and tolerance for man’s behavior.  GOD will wait for His Abraham.





I’ve heard some others ask, “If GOD loves the world, why does he allow so much evil to occur.  I may have said that,  “Evils occur because of the things that we say, allow and do, mankind has dominion over the earth. Our first obligation is to take responsibility for our own actions”  Or, I could respond, “GOD could have been awaiting for you or me to step up like an Abraham, a Sarah, a Joshua, a Deborah!…”





The absolute generosity… 





…patience, mercy, kindness and the love of GOD, to wait for ten generations for one like Abraham!  This is what is being criticized.  GOD had bigger plans than what they could even imagine.





One of the first teachings to be found in Pirkei Avot is, “The world stands on three things: Torah , service, and acts of loving kindness (1:2).  





If this were not true, we would have been abandoned by GOD a long time ago. (Especially, if He had the tolerance level that we have).  





The World Stands on 3 Pillars…





GOD respects, trusts and keeps His Own Word, torah.  GOD serves us, more than we have ever served Him.  His acts of loving kindness are right there in the mirror, right in front of us… We are still here after thousands of years of provoking GOD.  That’s incredible!





Imagine GOD standing behind you while you look into that mirror.  All you see is you.  GOD sees the spiritual potential inside of you that pleases Him.  When he looked at Shem, he saw Abraham, and was willing to see past 9 generations in between, for Abraham to come forth.





Aren’t YOU the One GOD was willing to wait for?





I venture to say, that GOD looked at your great, great, great, great, great…. grandmother and father 10 generations ago and decided, the world would just have to hold on, until you arrived! No matter what the world cooked up in the meantime… We had to wait for you,       the generation of the righteous, the one’s who would seek Him!





YOU are the evidence of ALL of His acts of Loving Kindness, Patience, Tolerance…  





David prayed and GOD kept a promise to David, that He would not remove the Kingdom from Solomon–no matter what.





Is it conceivable that someone in your ancestry prayed and asked GOD to watch over their seed… because they believed GOD for Your Life? GOD was willing to endure whatever, whoever your bloodline produced in order for you to become? Is that possible?





What if someone had prayed… “LORD, if there is no good thing to ever come from their loins, cut off and destroy their seed from the whole earth!”





So here we are…all gathered at the dor, awaiting for the sons of GOD to be made manifest in your generation, in your house, your bloodline, in You!





You are a pillar in the House of GOD, of torah, service or loving kindness, or all of the above.  Without you, the foundation would fall.  GOD waited for you and if you ask Him...        





GOD will wait at the dor, 





…until all of your prayers are answered by Him for your seed and your seeds, seed, for all that seek His Face!












Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.





The entire time you were reading this, it may have sounded like I was just talking.  But, while I was… I was praying for you.





You are a pillar in the House of GOD, a Gate Keeper.  You are the seed or one of the seeds in your generational bloodline that sought GOD. You preserved the spiritual continuity of the bloodline.  Not every one for able.  You were.  Not everyone could or can ascend to the Holy Hill, or stand in the Holy place.  You desire clean hands and a pure heart, You desire to guard your tongue like your life depended upon it (because your spiritual life does).  You will not lift your soul up to vanity or swear deceitfully.  You my dear, are the mighty men and women of the Most High GOD.  





Lift Up Your Heads, Oh Ye Gates and the King of Glory shall come in!

























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