A Message for Anyone Who Has Ever Experienced a Psalms 39 Kind-of- Day.
Part 1 of this message is available by clicking this link. Amen.
WHO CAN THANK GOD FOR THE DARKEST DAYS OF THEIR LIVES? PART 2
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Who Can Thank GOD For The Darkest Days Of Their Lives? Part 1
After pleading for GOD to move speedily on his behalf, Psalm 39 laments the brevity of life. In this season of praying the psalms, Psalm 39 stands out as an imperative to heed our ways and hold our tongues. We begin with part 1 of this message; Psalms 39, verses 1-4.
The Tehillim, David’s Book of Praises, is a collection of David’s passionate prayers for deliverance and salvation, his urgent plea for help from the sanctuary; from those that sought to provoke, taunt, mock, and haunt his day, his ministry, and his life.
One of the most powerful things David left in his legacy for us, is teaching us how to praise GOD in spite of the pain, disappointment, rejection, etc., especially during the times that appear to be some of the darkest days of your life.
Who among us is able to thank GOD, for even the darkest days of their life… and still praise like a King, like a David?
Who Can Thank God For The Darkest Days of Their Lives? Part 2
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WHERE WILL YOU DECIDE TO LIVE?
WHO WILL YOU GIVE YOURSELF TO? AND WHO WILL YOU DECIDE TO LIVE WITH?
I am rereading, Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg with everyone and I came across a passage in the book I fell in love with a long time ago and saw it again today. Thought I would make a quick post from the teaching in Mark 12:17for everyone!
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SATURATING & SURROUNDING EVERY JERICHO-KIND OF SITUATION WITH PRAYER, PRAISE & WORSHIP…
FORECAST: Victory is Next!
Because the substance of our faith gives us the kind of confidence to confess the blessing in advance!
I believe that we are able to save lives through fervent and effective prayer, praise, and worship! We can take territory in the spirit and on the earth for the Kingdom of Heaven. We can send the Bread of Heaven, all possible resources, and every form of help from the sanctuary through the power of praise and worship!
Ref: Joshua 6: 1-8
6 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.
7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord.
8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.
6 Day Prayer Strategy: Tuesday through Sunday, March 1-6, 2022
Wednesday: March 2, 2022
Calling all the Mighty Men and Women of Valor to Praise and Worship over the next 6 days.
Elevation Worship & Maverick City: (Approx. 50 minutes of Worship Total) All Links below connect to Youtube.com
TASHA COBBS: (Approx. 20 minutes of Worship Total) All Links below connect to Youtube.com
I’M GETTING READY (LIVE PERFORMANCE 2018)
BY “YOUR SPIRIT” (Send Your Spirit God)
Amen,
Faith is our Evidence!
We are sending our prayers, praise and worship out to everyone who needs them right now!
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EVERY DAY WE CREATE OUR FUTURE…
God gives us here on earth to move deliberately, eliminate the distractions that prevent us from operating in our creative power and purpose in our hearts to take deliberate action to pour into our future tomorrow.
Number your days… Keep the calendar, track your steps, track your progress, do the research, study, read, build… Move each day closer to the future that places you in the position to fulfill your calling and purpose.
Numbers 90:12 “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
1 Chron 12:32 “And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.”
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WHAT IF YOU ARE YOUR BROTHER’S KEEPER? —READING THE BOOK OF JONAH ON Yom Kippur
SEPTEMBER 27TH – DAY OF ATONEMENT – on the 10th Day of the Year 5781
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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- PSALM 27: for September 27th, YOM KIPPUR.
- PSALM 23: YOM KIPPUR PRAYER (In Advance).
- PSALM 90: YOM KIPPUR Prayer (in advance)
- PSALM 32 and 30: YOM KIPPUR Prayer (in advance)
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PSALM 27: for September 27th, YOM KIPPUR
SUNDAY, September 27th, 2020 (5781) is Holy Ground! Yom Kippur has been separated and consecrated just for you.
What if there were just one day a year that the LORD wanted to rehearse your deliverance in the ears of and in the sight of the enemy! A day GOD wanted to remind the enemy of who you are to HIM? A day that would set the tone for your whole entire new year?
Would GOD Set Aside One Day Each Year to Remind You, the entire Spirit Realm and The World at Large, that You Are Holy Unto Him?
What if there was one day in the entire year, one day in 365 days, where Your Heavenly Father set an appointment with you for deliverance?
Not a day to debate whether or not you are already saved, sanctified and delivered, but something more…
If there was one day a year, that GOD would absolutely forbid any accusations whatsoever to be leveled against you?
One day each year that GOD accepts your heart felt repentance. A day above and beyond all the legalities of our faith and all the justified claims against us?
What if there was one day in the entire year that the accuser of the brethren had no right to speak up at all, and he knew it. One day so holy, that the LORD refuses to hear any accusations, charges, judgements whatsoever, no criticisms of you of any kind…. Would you step into that day?
Yom Kippur is that day. That set apart day… above all other days of the year… a divine appointment, in which GOD would wake you up and greet you with words, so sweet as to say…
“I know the thoughts that I think toward you, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
God only requires that we proclaim His Holy Seasons.
“Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us–none can compare to You– if I would proclaim and declare of them, they are more than could be numbered.“
Every day of the year, but one… ha’satan seeks to cast accusations against you, to find fault, to kill, steal and destroy, even your very name and reputation before GOD.
On Yom Kippur, One day per year, that is so Holy before GOD, the enemy has no voice, no right, no standing to accuse, ridicule, or cast judgements.
On Yom Kippur, all charges are dropped in the Heavenly Court, all evil decrees are annulled.
Psalm 27 for Sunday, September 27th — the Day of Atonement
Proclaim this Day as Your Divine Appointment… Holy Unto the LORD
The Lord is my light (Rosh Hashana) and my salvation (Yom Kippur); whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of ; of whom shall I be afraid
2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this (ha’zote) will I be confident.
4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.
7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.
9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.'” Zechariah 13:9
AMEN & Amen
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PSALM 32 and 30: YOM KIPPUR Prayer (in advance)
Jeremiah 29:11
Psalm 40:5
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ELUL, THE 29th DAY OF PRAYER, 5780
Rosh Hashanah 5781 – Dwelling in the Secret Place of the Most High
Rosh Hashanah September 18, 2020 is The Beginning of Your Sacred Journey into 5781. How excellent is it that we usher in the Eve of Rosh Hashanah with Psalms 91!
September 17th: READING & PRAYING PSALMS 91-97
Ref: ELUL, OUR 29 DAY BANQUET OF PRAYER… TO HONOR THE KING OF GLORY! ELUL, The Month of The Search… Praying The Lord’s Prayer IN HEBREW & ENGLISH
PSALM 91
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Terror (pakh-ad) is disaster, We chose to fill our hearts with faith instead of fear. It’s a choice.
The arrow divides (khaw-tsats), and cuts in two.
Attacks are design to divide and conquer, husbands from wives, brother from sister, friend from neighbors, on every imaginable platform.
GOD says not to operate in fear. In fact, ‘fear not’ appears
Biblegateway.com shows us that the words, ‘fear not’ appears 170 times in the KJV.
The concept of fear is addressed over 500 times.
GOD is very serious about us NOT operating in the spirit of fear!
Fear disrupts our peace and impairs our ability to flow in the things GOD. Fear produces torment and manifest in faulty thinking.
Fear paralyzes, solves absolutely no problems and births out bigger giants that are much harder to fight than fear itself.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18
“Shouldn’t I be worried, or afraid?”
Our level of love will only take us so far. Let difficulty arise, hardship in relationships, distress, pain, conflict, etc. and relationships of every kind are in danger of crumbling. It takes another level of love to get through it.
Love can only be made perfect through a relationship with GOD. We can hit a brick wall, operating in our level of love, and cry out, “I’m done!” The quality of love is so fragile, when handled with unskilled hands and limited by our own thoughts, ways and devices.
Once we hit a wall with our capacity to love… we are done. It takes the love of GOD in you to help you break through the walls and move forward. This is called dying to self…
When you’re sick of love, tired of love, broken by love, have no more love left inside you, anywhere… only the love of GOD can break you out of this cycle.
This is how you will know…
that you have been made perfect in GOD’s Love...
Should you ever have to endure a future crisis (GOD forbid), but if you do, another problem, complication, situation, instead of being afraid, you will find instead, that you can’t find any fear in you. You will search yourself for fear, and won’t find any at all.
Let’s start over…
Psalm 91
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
pestilence (words that speak forth death & destruction, words that are like a plague to your spirit, speech that operates like a plague, words that cut off, destroy…)
waste (devastate, ruin, deals violently with…)
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Christians are quick to rejoice over grace and being free from commandments. But it’s observing and obeying GOD’s commandments that bring for the blessing. Yes, we are saved by grace. But in the present state of our enjoyment of grace, we have done more harm to our soul because we operate (as a community as a whole) in a constant state of privilege and disobedience.
We love to claim grace as if that absolves us of our behavior problems. Grace with no rules of behavior is dangerous.
The commandments show us how to get back to GOD and holiness. When we face ourselves in the mirror and deal with all of our compromise and complacency, we need a few commandments to reorient, retrain our spirit — we need discipline.
An undisciplined spirit, a spirit that makes excuses for our behavior- needs a few commandments to get back on the right track.
Some want to argue denominational teachings and legalism. This is not going to help a spiritual ailment. GOD is not denominational. Man invented that to separate, cut off, limit, prohibit, segregate, beliefs and create further distance between mankind. (I know this is radical, but bear with me).
I said before… as you study the WORD of GOD…to keep your eyes on what is happening to the soul. Our legalistic and separatist attitudes are corrupting our souls, and our world.
We see the damage in the world, but we act as if our souls are unharmed. They are not.
We are spiritual creatures first. We just can’t keep that in the forefront of our brains and go outside and live with each other.
Don’t Fear a Commandment, Embrace them. Grace will still be there. It’s more important to get our spirit in line with the image and likeness of GOD.
This is a personal spiritual soul searching issue, not a denominational one.
Love thy neighbor is the culmination of the commandments, the torah, the teachings, etc.
But if we have no sense of direction in how to accomplish that, the commandments are invaluable guideposts. i.e., don’t sever your connection with the erroneously labeled, “Old Testament”, The torah, the Hebrew Scriptures are LIFE and GODLINESS. There is nothing OLD or outdated in them.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Draw Closer to GOD and He will Draw Closer to You.
Tomorrow is the Eve of Rosh Hashanah. GOD’s New Year. GOD said to proclaim it throughout your generations, before there was such a thing as denominations. All our work in prayer means nothing, if we still enter the New Year according to GOD’s Calendar, with the same old attitudes and behaviors we came into the year with last year.
The Church has so much power to transform!
ELUL, is about Elevation and Transformation. Transcend denomination… transform your denomination into inclusiveness, kindness, forgiveness, love, oneness with GOD and Man.
Our faith is for everyone, our prayers are for everyone, our love is for everyone.
I know how hard it is to love the lovable and the unloveable. I have my issues too. I can be perfectly holy all day, as long as I don’t go outside, don’t talk to anyone I meet, and don’t take any phone calls.
Once I walk outside those doors, holiness is quite the challenge. Without a prayer life and a relationship with the LORD, only self would be with me on the other side of that door… and that is not a good idea.
Whatever you decide, know that I am praying for you and your household and will all year long. I speak blessings over all the nations that are represented on this blog, and those who are not. I give thanks for your lives.
As I pray for you this year, I will call you each by one name… aw’nah
It means to answer, to respond, to pay attention, to testify, to give account, to witness…
We were all created to be an answer in the earth. I pray we save, raise and nourish as many answers as we can.
I pray that we each bring solutions and benefits to each other. I pray we honor GOD in every conversation and every interaction. I pray that we lead with compassion, empathy and love.
LORD, I speak to the next 365 days, may they serve the people of GOD and lead your people to salvation. May we each walk on the high places of the earth, may we be in constant remembrance that we are spirit first, then flesh. May our spirits rule over our flesh this year as never before, and cause us to build, edify and encourage each other. May GOD rule above our legalistic mindsets (wherever that remains in us) and may we each set GOD’s WORD, His Way and His Thoughts above all the traditions of man. May we cast off and cast down all shackles that limit, divide, cause adversity, cast down all destructive words, language and thoughts.
May we each serve the One True GOD of Love, Kindness, Compassion, Empathy, Healing and Hope…
May we each strive to excel in at least One aspect of Your Character and Nature this Year!
I chose healing through prayer.
AMEN & Amen.
- WELCOME TO Rosh Hashanah!
