Gathering and Suffering in My Name

Gathering in My Name

(#040 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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Many years ago, a group sat before Me convinced I was there;

Gathered in My Name.

Someone convinced them that My being “there” meant I’d answer;

Gathered in My Name.

She said, “He’s leaving me,” and then adds, “I’m fine with that;”

Gathered in My Name.

“I can’t stand my job; my boss is so pushy;”

Gathered in My Name.

“God, can you hear us; there are more than two of us here;”

Gathered in My Name.

“We know you have greater things for us; please help us understand;”

Gathered in My Name.

“We’ve been coming together for months Lord; yet, Your hand has not moved;”

Gathered in My Name.

“Your Word cannot lie Lord; so why are You silent?”

Gathered in My Name.

After forty years of wandering in the wilderness of church pews….
The group sits before Me, with My Son and Spirit as witnesses;

Gathering in My Name.

“Father we praise You; and we worship and adore You;”

Gathering in My Name.

“We know we must change Yahweh, our hearts set like flints;”

Gathering in My Name.

“Your magnificent glory is all we can think of;”

Gathering in My Name.

“How foolish of us to think that gathering was for us.”

Gathering in My Name.

“We thank you Abba for the privilege of suffering;”

Gathering in My Name.

“By Your grace may we never forget why You made us.”

Gathering in My Name.

“And we thank you Father that as we praise You, You bless us;”

Gathering in My Name.

“Now seal it in us that we never forget this;”

Gathering in My Name.

It takes a humbling of the soul through the process of affliction for transformation to become evident. The suffering that brings about change is ultimately recognized as necessary to the one who endures. In the end, there is a piercing conviction of what it means to be gathered in His Name, the Name of Yahweh. All other man-made titles will fall away. In this Name and by this Name all else is sifted like wheat; only chaff remains. There is only light or darkness, loved one. There is only truth or compromise.

“Princes of nations are gathered together, the people of the Mighty One of Abraham, for unto the Almighty belongs the shields of the earth! He is greatly exalted!” (Psalm 47:9)

Are You Worthy of Yeshua?

Worthy of Me

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“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his torture stake and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. (Matthew 10:34-39)

Why do My children so often only emphasize the scriptures that seem to say that My grace is for everyone? Why do you choose to ignore the reality that My torture stake is the line in the sand between those who are Mine and those not worthy of Me? Why do you insist on imposing your desire for others over My will for them? Doesn’t it take the loss of your life to find the life I have for you? Why do you continue to reason and hope that I would ever do anything other than what I said I would do? Will I change My very own words (Malachi 3:6); am I double minded in some way (Numbers 23:19)? He who I say is worthy is; and he who I claim is dishonorable is! So, what of the one who does not pick up his torture stake and lose his own life for Me?

You see My child, I Am not concerned, as you are, that all men are at peace with Me. I remain at peace regardless of what others think. I must, however, insist that you stop limiting My Words to only those that make you feel good, the ones that fit neatly into your comfort zone. It is the sum of My word that is truth, loved one (John 17:17). My peace I leave with My children (John 14:27); My sword, that I reserve for My adversaries (Psalm 37:14-15).

I will not bear the haughty soul,
Who amends My holy Word.
To add to it or take away (Deut. 12:32),
Is the height of the absurd.

Your cups, and bracelets, and bumper stickers,
To the masses you market Me.
Yet no one comes unless I call (Jn. 6:44),
For them only was the tree.

Precept upon precept and line upon line, (Is. 28:13),
My verses never lie.
If I meant for “all” to be saved,
Then how could some deny (John 18:9)?

I will not excuse your ultimatum,
That My Word must fit your style.
If you are My sheep you’ll hear My voice,
What all others hear is vile (1 Cor. 1:18).

I know it seems like this is cruel,
How could this ever be?
But you are the sheep whom I’ve redeemed,
So leave the wolves to Me.

Deny Yourself – Today – Suffer Well

Today

(#034 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

Today
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“Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” (Hebrews 3:15)

This will help you beloved. Yahweh has already told you that the unredeemed “carnal mind” will always be at enmity with His Divine mind (Romans 8:7). “So, if the carnal mind will never perceive His mind, how can I rejoice?” you might ask.  Within this brilliant question, which can only be generated from a renewed mind, is the key to understanding the answer.  It is not by your own intellectual understanding, nor by human might that you can rejoice.  The carnal mind can’t ever rejoice.  However, as the redeemed of Yahweh, you do not have to identify with the carnal mind any longer.

How do you get there? The way is to decrease! Your “self” will always be at enmity with Yahweh as it (the unredeemed mind) always desires to increase its influence and domain.  “Father, allow me to decrease and may it be Your Spirit that praises and rejoices in and through me.” This is the mindset that dominates the conscience of the truly redeemed.

A predominant blueprint throughout the scriptures from “In the beginning,” in Genesis 1:1, to, “So be it,” in Revelation 22:21, is the recognizable pattern within the repeated warning to “lose” oneself.  He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life [carnal mind] for My sake will find it [the Divine mind]. (Matthew 10:39) For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world [carnal pleasure], and is himself [Divine mind potential] destroyed or lost? (Luke 9:25) Yet, for many, their proclamation that “I believe and therefore I rejoice,” comes across with a smug pride, as if there was anything good enough in them to inspire such a declaration.  The arrogance simply screams “I.” To the contrary, it is only “Messiah in you” that can rejoice and be glad; any claim otherwise resounds of “self.”

Why then can the mind on its way to expressing its full redemption praise and rejoice? Because once the indwelling of the Spirit (Ruach) has commenced, the consciousness of sin (Hebrews 9:14) comes face-to-face with a competitor; it no longer has “unobstructed” rights to itself. This idea is further elaborated on in Romans 8:5-9; “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against the Mighty One; for it is not subject to the law of the Mighty One, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please the Mighty One.  But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of the Mighty One dwells in you.”

This is the day Yahweh has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24)  In other words, this is the day Yahweh has made; and only the redeemed can be glad in it.

Know your enemy to defeat him

^{If you want to be part of Yahweh’s Army. To be on His side, you must choose HIM to be your leader. We make this choice by being obedient to His commands. When we are not following Him, we allow the devil to dwell inside it.
27} for anger give the devil a place. -Ephesians 4:27
The word “place” in Greek means a right or a room. If they have a right to indwell someone, they will refuse to leave. Sin justifies their right to refuse to leave. 

Make the right choice, learn and follow Yahweh! In this video I explain more about this.

I See Grapes

(#033 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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Read Deuteronomy 1:19-46: Israyl’s refusal to enter the land and the penalty for their rebellion! And now, a Divine mind perspective.

The land (thought plain) I promised you is good; but, you must go in and possess it (the gift of Divine consciousness). I know the Amorites (the propensity to exalt your “self”) and Anakites (the temptation to exalt the material world) in your life. And it is I (the Divine mind) who will defeat them both.

Fear not, and do not be so easily persuaded to be disobedient to what I have called you to do. Do not hesitate one more moment, for My anger is a consuming fire. Have I not already revealed that your weapons of warfare are not carnal but mighty in Me for pulling down strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4)?  Did I not demonstrate that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in My power (1 Corinthians 2:5)?  If I tell you to go, you must go immediately!  I have prepared a place for you, a land flowing with milk (spiritual substance in thoughts) and honey (sweet thoughts).

I travel by the clouds of internal mystique and by the fire of Divine judgment, and I promise to protect you on your journey. No one can touch you apart from My will, as you are children of the Covenant (Divine mind offering), and My word is My faithfulness. I will not fail you; now do your part, and reveal Me to the world (fallen mind of man).

Jessica Simpson – TRAGIC LIFE – Family Shepherds

Father’s need to lead their family with their God-given responsibilities to be a shepherds. We cannot overestimate the importance of the family and that of fathers in particular.

Jessica Simpson – TRAGIC LIFE – Family Shepherds

What Our Father Would Say

What Our Father Would Say

(#030 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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Without faith it is impossible to please [Me]. (Hebrews 11:6)

Your only true concern in life should be whether or not you are pleasing to Me. And to do so you must live by faith. However, you consistently demonstrate a lack of faith by letting other concerns dominate your priorities. You do this in few key areas.

The first would be your concern for maintaining your rigid schedule, in other words, YOUR plan for your life. You fix your schedule in advance as if I am not interested in guiding the details of your day. In this, you leave no room for Me to lead you to My highest and best. Are you more beholden to your schedule than the prompting of My Spirit? Are you willing to be flexible, open to shifting what you thought were the day’s priorities? Will you interrupt your plans, both short and long term, at a moment’s notice from Me, even if it’s inconvenient, even if it’s hard?

The second would be your consideration for others. And by this I’m not referring to “Christian charity.” I’m speaking about your concerns regarding My plan for those you care about. In other words, your fear that I will disappoint them or not provide for them, as if your worries can supersede My providence. It masquerades as genuine concern, but is really anxiety fostered by a lack of faith that My plan is for their best. Do you trust Me to provide for you? Are My ways higher than your ways? Is My plan better than yours for your life? If I won’t fail you, will I fail them? Can you then trust Me for others? Won’t I protect and provide for those you commit into My hands, even if you cannot?

Once you value instruction over comfort, you will be better able to see all circumstances through spiritual eyes. With this type of vision, you can then experience instruction and still remain comfortable (resting all in My hands), regardless of the challenges you face, or see others facing. Self-preservation and striving to protect others always rejects suffering. Yet, suffering is an instrument of grace, allowing My Spirit to minister in painful situations. It is all to bring to fruition My Sovereign plan for you and those you care about.

So, let go of your frozen schedule and trust Me; and while you are at it, take down your mask. Once you faithfully hand over your life to Me, it will become much easier to trust that I have your and your loved ones best interests in mind.

“Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.” (Hebrews 5:8)

Life and Death – My Dreams For You

It makes no sense to throw a life preserver to a dead man right? How can a person die and still be be born again if he died? I talk about this in this video as we ponder Yahweh’s dreams for us.

My Dreams for You

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Come and hear, all you who fear the Almighty, and I will declare what He has done for my soul. (Psalm 66:16)

Listen to My voice; I know it will soothe your soul, for this is what I have planned. What desires have I put in your heart (Psalm 37:4)? What passion do you have for My will? You can run from Me, but you cannot hide forever. You cannot ignore your longing for Me indefinitely; it is ultimately inescapable.

Although you may backslide, you will return, for who has resisted My will (Romans 9:19)? I share the dreams you have for your life because they are My dreams for you. I created them specifically for you. I will give you your heart’s desires and not withhold, from you, the request of your lips (Psalm 21:2).

Remember, as My servant, you cannot serve two masters (Luke 16:13). My Son redeemed you and forever changed your future. When you resist your calling, your ego speaks to Me. “I can find comfort in serving another!” That is like putting My Son back on the torture stake. Your ongoing sinfulness is My evidence that, if left to your own devices, you would murder again. In this you indict yourself.

Surrender, My child, to the desires that I have for you. If you do, you will have all you dream of. I Am One whose promises can be tested and always found true.

I Am not like a man that I should lie (Numbers 23:19).

All My ways are perfect (Psalm 18:30).

I will make all things known to you (Ephesians 1:9; 3:5).

I will not leave you or forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:6).

My love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8).

I Am here. Will you have Me?

True Love Is Choice Not An Emotion

I’ve done thousands of videos. Many lessons learned. Figuring out what love is, makes this message one that I would put at the top of my list as one of my most important videos ever made. The understanding in this video will truly set you free.

Heel Marks in the Sand

(#027 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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“It was then that I dragged you My child!”

Stop trying to see or feel your way into My Kingdom, for it is not a Kingdom that comes by way of sight or sensations, but rather, a Kingdom of knowing, knowing the My mind deep within. The Kingdom of the Mighty One does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the Kingdom of the Mighty One is within you.” (Luke 17:20-21) My Kingdom is Hebraic, not Greek. It is truth, not philosophical theory. And it is of the mind (the Hebraic heart), not the emotional heart (the Greek heart).

When your faith is built on emotions, you set yourself up for failure loved one. Emotional faith is built on a shaky foundation; sinking sand if you need a more picturesque description (Matthew 7:26). It wavers depending on what you feel in your “heart,” as if your heart remains uncircumcised (Greek). The uncircumcised heart is “wicked above all things!” (Jeremiah 17:9) It is subjected to human thoughts and emotions, as opposed to the circumcised heart, which loves and obeys Me no matter what it feels like (Deuteronomy 30:1-6).

In the original Garden I gave only commands, yet you, as they did, continue to live as if My intention was to give you “free will.” When did I give you a choice about which trees were “yes” and which tree was specifically “no”? Where did I imply that they, and now you, should choose “what you think is best?”

Your redemption, that which sealed your place in eternity, was My Sovereign decision. It was not a walk along the beach during which I carried you when things were rough and you walked on your own when all was good. Before your redemption, NOTHING was good. But, once that was finished, you were required to learn how to pick up your own torture stake and prove that you love Me (Luke 9:23). How? Those who love Me “Keep My commands?” (John 14:15) It is not a choice to do so, however; that is where the deception remains. You cannot declare that you love Me and disobey My commands? Tell Me if you think otherwise.

Listen to Me loved one; if all of your choices apart from My supernatural intervention brought death prior to your redemption, then how can you believe My purpose was to give you “freedom” to choose now? Are you starting to see it? If you choose anything apart from My will, you are not free; that is bondage. True freedom is having no choices. When My way is the only way, then you are truly free.

If you attempt to “choose” otherwise, then I must drag you.

From Prison to Praise – Sing In Darkness

The End from the Beginning: a Journey into Faith

(#026 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that the Almighty does from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

I worship nonstop and I endure. It’s all about His will for me and yes, the unknown of that is mysterious and sometimes it can even seem overwhelming. I am learning to trust more in the process every day and am comforted by that fact. Yahweh knows the truth of all this you know. Do you know? He has declared the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, “My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure.” (Isaiah 46:10)

“See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc; no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and this is their vindication from Me,” declares Yahweh. (Isaiah 54:16-17)

I am comforted by the reality that the weapon that now wounds me so very deeply is formed by His hand. Its intent is to heal, and yet, it profoundly does so through loss. My experience has made me know what it means to fix my gaze upon Him. Because Sovereign Yahweh helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame. (Isaiah 50:7) Yes indeed, I set my face like a flint, and I determine to suffer well, for my life, my true life, my spirit life, is found in the suffering.

As for blessing those who harm me and praising Yahweh in the process, they are keys to effective Kingdom living. Yes, blessing others and worshipping through pain; that’s what He’s looking for, I am quite sure.

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. (Matthew 5:44)

I am Jewish – Provoke Me

I’m a Jew

(#024 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)

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I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke THEM to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness! (Romans 11:11-12)

Your testament that causes you to become most zealous,

Your goal of which it testifies is to make Jews so jealous.

You tell me you have the scriptural truth;

And yet, you rename our Messiah “Hey Zeus!”

If that’s not enough, let’s look at your Sabbath,

Pick a day, any day; is that what you have for us?

Have you not studied your feasts and celebrations?

They’re filled with traditions from demons and pagans.

Some of us sense what’s missing; it’s sad;

That you sell your savior like a marketable fad.

I am a Jew; and I wait for the Hebrew Messiah;

How can I trust that to Him you will guide us?

Perhaps you’ll consider and listen to me;

I have things to offer, a rich history.

Does your own book teach you were sent the man Saul;

Who was transformed by Jesus who He then renamed Paul?

If the Jewish Messiah was sent to your people,

Did He teach in the synagogues, or churches with steeples?

I’m a Jew and my temple and my sacrifices ceased;

So I’ve watched some of you, and I covet your peace.

I could believe based on just what I’ve seen,

The one you call Messiah is true savior and King.

Perhaps I’ll look past you and back to His days;

To make Him my savior and keep Jewish ways.

I’m “them” from your testament and I’m looking at you,

To provoke me to jealousy, but to do so…be true!