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Receive, Cry out, and Search!

“If, then!”

(#219 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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If you commune with My still small voice… (1 Kings 19:12)

Proverbs 2

· You will understand the fear of Yahweh;

· You will understand what is right and just;

· Wisdom will enter your heart;

· Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

· Discretion will guard you;

· Understanding will save you from the ways of the wicked;

· Understanding will save you from the immoral woman;

· You will walk in the ways of righteousness and goodness;

· You will live in the land and remain in it;

· The wicked will be cut off from the earth;

· The treacherous will be uprooted from the earth.

Yes loved one, all of these things are promises; they are absolute guarantees. They are already done. Do you perceive? Do you want what is freely yours? I said these things are already done. So then, what is the key that opens the door so you can walk through to these promises? “If!”

1) If you receive My words and treasure My commands, and turn your ear to wisdom and apply your heart to understanding;

2) If you cry out for discernment and lift up your voice for understanding;

3) If you search for wisdom and understanding as if silver, and search for them as hidden treasures.

I ask these three things of you; and then all I have promised is yours. Receive, cry out, and search! My patterns will not change and their beauty is in their simplicity. It is an if—then pattern loved one. If you do what is commanded, then all that is promised is already yours. Test Me child; know Me.

So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:11) If you, then I loved one. The “then” is a guarantee; the only question is, “If?”

Trust Yahweh

If Moses could, then who else?

(#218 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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And they provoked wrath at the waters of Meribah [strife, controversy], and Moses suffered on account of them; because they rebelled against His Spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips. (Psalm 106:32-33)

Do you believe your secret things are personal, hidden from plain sight? How easily you forget My decrees, the patterns in which I operate. Have you not heard; have you not read? Moses, My priest, My chosen ruler, was unable to cross over into the land promised to him (Numbers 20:7-13), and ultimately to you (1 Corinthians 10:1-4). How convenient it was for My children to blame Moses for striking the rock twice, in his own personal anger, instead of speaking to it as commanded. How quaint to rest it all on his shoulders, this momentary sinful act. Listen to Me child; it was you who provoked My servant, it was you who pulled him to his fleshly edge, just as it was you who nailed Yahshua to the stake! Consider this; were you a sinner because Adam sinned, or were you a sinner because you would have done what Adam did? I purposely use “were you a sinner” in place of “are you a sinner” assuming you have adopted your true identity in Messiah.

Quiet now, and listen to Me. Do not say in your heart, “I was not there; I was not even alive at the time.” No, you were not, but should I call to account the many ways you provoked Me this year alone; or this week; or this very day? For the obstinate ones, let Me help you. Has your complaining ever caused another to lose peace? Has your discontent ever bothered someone else? This is why I have called you to rejoice no matter what your circumstances might be. You need to rejoice, not only to remain obedient for your own personal peace, but for others as well. I hold you responsible for the joy and peace of others.

Are you still resisting? Freely My Son has given, and yet you hold back, not willing to die to your own personal desires. “What desires,” you ask? Naming one should suffice. The desire to simply not obey Me and do all that I say. Perhaps you remember how I often called My people “stiff necked!” I still do.

All of creation is eagerly waiting for a people who live what they preach (Romans 8:19). You boast of My might and My glory. Yet, your boasting is only a “form” of righteousness because your behavior is as if I Am powerless (2 Timothy 3:5). I Am waiting to reveal those who trust My every word, and therefore, find the fullness of life. These infectious ones are the literal manifestation of what My Word calls “the sons of Yahweh,” and they will transform people by their very presence (Again Romans 8:19). It is an infectious power that will draw people to you, just like My Son. Take responsibility for your own peace and joy, and in doing so, become responsible for the joy and peace of others. You never know who you are keeping from the Promised Land; you never know who you might bless.

Hearing from Yahweh

In the Silence

(#217 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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It is in the silence that You speak. It is in the whispers, not in the strong wind, not in the earthquake, nor in the fire, but in a still small voice that You commune with us (1 Kings 19:12).

Perhaps with more experience, perhaps with knowledge of what to listen for, I would hear You. I’ve sat alone in silence for many days and nights. Oh, how I have longed for the whispers of my Maker; anything will do. Whisper to me Abba, even just my name; I need my own testimony. The desire burns within me to know Your whispers; I cannot exist without hearing them. My heart assures me that I will learn the sound of Your voice. I yearn to speak in the language of our love, our relationship, and our journey together. I have exhausted everything the world can offer and none of it brings life; nothing can satisfy. I know there is only one True Source; “Power belongs to the Mighty One.” (Psalm 62:11)

Father, I understand that it is You who even empowers a man to pray. And I know Your word says that I can only love You because You first loved me (1 John 4:19). I praise You for orchestrating the love song in my heart; and the music of my soul which now delights in You. Your wooing Spirit sets all things in order. Now, may I ask You to take me even further? I am wise enough to know that You are already speaking and that it is I who must hear. Will You teach me something special, something intimate? Here is my desire Father: please give me ears to hear and NEVER miss Your voice; give me a language of love, filled with wisdom; and give me comfort the moment You speak, confidence that it is You!

I desire nothing else. Your voice is all that is left, all that is needed; the world has nothing to offer. Continue to speak to me Daddy; I will not cease to listen in the silence. You say, “Be still and know that I Am the Almighty.” (Psalm 46:10) Yahweh, I am still.

What The Bible Says about Karma and Reincarnation

Job 35:2-8

(#214 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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Highlighting verse 8: “Your wrong is for a man like yourself, and your righteousness for a son of man.”

    Brace yourself and answer a few questions for Me.  Do I need you to stop sinning for My benefit?  Is your righteousness going to make Me more Holy?  Can you perceive why I ask these questions?  Of course it is for your benefit alone that sinlessness and righteousness envelope your life.  Is it not true that you are being brought to My level once all things are perfected?  So you see, the entire scope of My word is your guide to become like Me and forever live with Me.  My presence has nothing flawed near it.  Can sin crouch at My doorstep? Must I master it? It is you who must! (Genesis 4:7)

    The reason I illuminate these things is so that you do not lose heart (mental stamina for righteousness) when affliction visits your doorstep.  Had you come willingly it would not be so.  That’s right My child; your rejection of anything I desire of you is really your rejection of My presence.  It is for your benefit that your punishment comes, and it is for you that there are rewards for obedience.  Would I tempt you to righteousness?  Of course I will!  It is the only way for My stiff-necked ones.  What I Am saying here inspires many reactions, many “attitudes” so to speak.  I see them all!  Some of you think that My longsuffering means I turn My eyes away from your sins.  Would you really want Me to leave you in such a sad state?  Others of you behave as if your sacrifice and obedience makes Me better in some fashion.  No, I will not entertain this frivolity either.

    It is for you My child.  All of it is for your benefit: the life, the commands, the consequences, the blessings, and the resurrection, all of it.  It is all so that you will become suitable to stand in My presence forever.  Yes dear one, the painful valleys come; the times when I must force you to change.  But remember always, I force you because I love you; and because I love you, I benefit you in every way.  I promise to complete the work I started in you (Philippians 1:6).

    So, if it is all for you, then what is the benefit for Me?  It is the perfected child, which is why I sent My Son; this is where My glory resides.

     Do you think this is right?  Do you say, “My righteousness is more than that of the Almighty?”  For you say, “Of what use is it to you?  What do I gain more than if I had sinned?” Let me answer you and your friends with you.  Look at the heavens, and see.  And consider the clouds which are higher than you.  If you sin, what would you do against Him?  If your transgressions are increased, what would you do to Him?  If you are righteous, what do you give Him?  Or what does He receive from your hand?  Your wrong is for a man like yourself, and your righteousness for a son of man. (Job 35:2-8)

Life to Death to True Life

Life to Death to True Life

(#213 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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Let this mind be in you which was also in the Messiah Yahshua, who, being in the form [spiritual likeness] of the Mighty One did not regard equality with the Mighty One a matter to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bondservant, and came to be in the likeness of men. And having been found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of a stake. (Philippians 2:5-8)

Obedience: following orders, commands, and instructions.

My Son Yahshua was obedient. He obeyed Me when I told Him to, “Go die.” I marvel at your limited perception of this act of obedience. Was the only price He paid His life, His physical life? Was that the great sacrifice which became the propitiation of your sins? No loved one. It was that He would be forever different, His position altered; and He knew it! He stepped out of Heaven knowing He could never again return the same, never! Yet, His reply was poetically simple; “Yes Father.”

I watch you daily in your praise of His act. I hear you in your weekly gatherings. Such wonder and awe you ascribe to Him. When He whispers in My right ear about you, may I tell you what He says? “How come so many of them miss it Father? They sing about Me; they worship Me; yet they don’t really know Me or the full price I paid. They know ‘things’ about Me, but they do not really know Me.” My answer to Him, “They have yet to escape their fear, anxiety, and pride; in one word, their idolatry.”

Idolatry: preferring your own beliefs over what Yahweh says about anything and everything.

Have I not spoken the very same words to you? “Go die My son, My daughter, My bride.” The hour has come; the pattern will be fulfilled. I ordered His death so that you would die as well. The religious love to proclaim how they are “new creations” without explaining why. The purpose and pattern are all right here: Romans 6:1-13. [And this is for you to read right now!]

From life: life to see your destructive ways, to see your transgressions.

To death: death to everything you have been made alive to see (your destructive ways and transgressions).

To true life: the new creation, the Spirit being which is both male and female. You were made alive to die and then to live. This is the pattern and there is no way around it.

Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into the Messiah Yahshua were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as the Messiah was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. For if we have been united with Him in a death like His, we will certainly also be united with Him in a resurrection like His. For we know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. (Romans 6:3-7)

Reckon yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to Yahweh! Yes, life to death to true life.

Mark it well

Mark it Well

(#206 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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This is what happens when you forget about the patterns and blueprints for life (consciousness) I have given you. This is how it feels when you abandon My Covenant, forsaking My Law. So now that your misfortunes have reproved you and your afflictions rebuked you, will you turn back to Me?

How bad is it? How bitter is the feeling of the void that exists between us? Child, it is you who left, not Me. It is you who decided to go your own way. Mark it well, the feeling you feel this very moment (thoughts other than completeness in Me): “Bitterness?” “Hopelessness?” “Fear?” “Resentment?” “Doubt?” “Pride?” Have I created these in you? Do I destroy those whom My Son saved?

Your solution is in My word loved one. I have made it so that only one thing cures all ailments of the mind; there is only one antidote to the five-sense world. And that is. . .awe! Yes, a reverent awe of Me! If you had given Me proper position in your life–Me first, Me second, Me third, and Me last, then you would have already learned that your battles belong to Me. Have I not declared, “Seek Me first!” (Matthew 6:33) Do not seek things from Me; rather, seek Me! Either I Am the very thing that will fill every desire of your heart (center of intellect), or I Am insufficient and you need more than Me. It is good for you to wrestle with this reality loved one, for when you emerge from the battle, you will be free! Do you understand this pattern yet? I give joy, peace, love and more to those who follow the blueprint.

“Bitterness?” “Hopelessness?” “Fear?” “Resentment?” “Doubt?” “Pride?” Every manifestation of mind strife is also a pattern I’ve created. But, they are not intended for wallowing in by those who bear My mark, the mark of the redeemed. For those who claim I do not exist, all of these mindsets of bondage, and internal feelings of turmoil and discord, shall follow them into eternity. But for you, these “feelings” act as guardians! They are guardians given to you as a measure of My love, because the death contained in their emotional energy drives you back to the chief pattern; Awe!

Listen to words spoken to you through Jeremiah the Prophet: “Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you have forsaken Yahweh your Mighty One and have no awe of Me, declares Yahweh, Yahweh Almighty.” (Jeremiah 2:19)

Mark it well and remember My child. With each and every thought that enters into your mind’s eye, mark it well and remember!

Daily Morning Prayer by Torah Life Ministries

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Here is the prayer I do daily every morning

narrated by Gerry Conway
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Faith and Hope

Mere Men

(#205 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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What is it with mortals? Yes, I could mean you! This question is not an exercise in futility or for My amusement; I ask questions because I seek answers. Men are but a mere breath, mortals, illusions, that if placed on a scale, all together would weigh less than air. How does this make you feel; how might this fact affect your actions? Ponder this My child; scrutinize those words; “Men are but a mere breath…” Am I not the rewarder of those who diligently seek Me? (Hebrews 11:6) Won’t I “reward” all deeds, both good and bad? I see everything and I reckon all things, beginning with your thoughts. Remember, mindsets precede actions!

The complication, My child, is that you simply don’t believe My words; this is the crux of your pain. Your discomfort and your dis-ease are fruits of unbelief, your choice of unbelief. The irony is that so many of your choices require effort to not trust Me. They encompass decisions, yes decisions which are riddled with fear and pride, all because you choose not to trust Me. You expend more effort to not believe, when all I require is faith. The battle in your mind: To be or not to be, and this about Me! Simple faith–this will answer every question, solve every mystery, conquer every fear, and open new revelation.

Repent! Without faith it is impossible to please Me (Hebrews 11:6). Has not My Son set the stage for a direct line of communication between us? Listen to Me; My longsuffering allows you to continue in unbelief, yet My love empowers change. Repent of your unbelief and step over. What other creation of Mine has the opportunity to change their existence? Mortal, only you can become immortal. I give you the chance to be eternal. Repent of your unbelief; take Me at My word. It is not simply that you can bet your life (consciousness) on it; it’s that you must!

My Glory My Way

My Glory, My Way

(#204 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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Is My glory best revealed in your strength; is it manifest mostly on the mountaintop? Of the many prayers I hear throughout the day, the preponderance of them are words of gratitude and thankfulness when times are “good.” Yes, I certainly receive praise when all is well in your world. However, let Me remind you of how My Kingdom operates. “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9) When you are weak, then you are strong, because only in your weakness can My strength manifest in you (v. 10). And “Whoever seeks to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life shall preserve it.” (Luke 17:33)

Will you leave it up to Me to decide how I will be glorified? Would it surprise you that My glory is revealed (increases) when you become less (decrease)? (John 3:30) Yes child, I want you to rejoice when things go well in life, but My glory comes when you trust Me and rejoice in the valleys (Job 13:15). If I told you the valleys are really the mountaintops, would it help? My prophets have said to “rejoice always,” and specifically when you can’t see your way clearly. I, who created all things, receive joy when I reveal My strong arm on your behalf. Loved ones, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that is coming upon you, to try you, as though some unusual matter has befallen you, but as you share in the Messiah’s sufferings, rejoice, in order that you might rejoice exultingly at the revelation of His glory. (1 Peter 4:12-13) I allow “fiery trials” so that I can do miraculous things on your behalf, for My glory.

You are My greatest creation, and I delight in doing the “impossible” for you. Remember, you are more than conquerors; yes, you are more! (Romans 8:37) Know that I exist in everything and everything will bow to Me in time. Please enjoy the daily things I offer you as part of life on earth, but don’t forget My glory comes in ways that you do not have the ability to perceive, until I release My revelation. It is then that you will have your moment of awe and wonder.

Flattering God Vs Praising God

Oh Shepherds

(#203 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill. And My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them. (Ezekiel 34:6)

You build and build, seeking to expand. You have convinced yourself that the number of people (How many fill the building?) is indicative of My blessing. When did I ask you to do a census? My work is done in the wilderness; you desire plush carpets and air conditioning. Oh that I could get you to willingly focus on the power and not the position. The power I speak of is not what humans perceive. Shaul understood: “And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of the Mighty One.” (1 Corinthians 2:4-5)

My power births forth from the valley (the place of the broken ego). “[Shaul] was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.” (1 Corinthians 2:3) You seek to impress; I seek to restore. Is it you who saves? Do any of your efforts lead to salvation? No I say! You merely point to My Son, My salvation. I don’t need your agendas, your timelines, your festivals, or your traditions. I look and seek out the broken hearts (minds) (Psalm 34:18). My ministry is done in the valleys; yet you desire plush accommodation. Those I seek are in captivity, while yours dress for pomp and position.

You profess to search for the lost. Where is your prison ministry? Where are your homeless shelters? Oh Yes, I know, “I tithe to those ministries,” you tell others. Where is your pure religion, shepherds? (James 1:27)

When the buildings decay and agendas are disrupted, what is left of you? You were meant to build leaders, yet you have nothing but followers. Sheep guiding sheep; have you forgotten My decree that blind men lead blind men into pits? (Luke 6:39) Where are the real shepherds? Where are the ones who truly consider others better than themselves? Who will mimic My Son? Who will die for the benefit of others? You can barely handle doctrinal disagreements; how will you love your betrayers? How will you love those who spit upon you?

I Am looking for the shepherds, true shepherds for the Exodus to come. Who will join Me? Therefore, if there is any encouragement in the Messiah, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, one in being and of purpose, doing none at all through selfishness or self-conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each one should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. (Philippians 2:1-4)

Oh that these words would pierce you!