How Old Is The Earth?
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun.
Psalm 19:1-4
Jehovah Gibbor, The Strong and Mighty One.
Just how does this One use His might and great power?
Is it to slay dragons and fight giants?
Is it to rescue maidens and triumph over the riches of kings?
No
This One patiently waits and watches for His children to return to Him.
He runs to the defeated wayward son and daughter, embracing them with a lovingkindness that He alone is capable of giving.
This Strong and Mighty One washes the feet of the broken, weary, love starved and battle scarred.
His might and power turn the hearts of the children back to their Father.
His compassion is matchless.
His mercy knows no end.
And then, when He is ready, His Sovereign and triumphant voice shatters the silence of the heavens ..
and He rides.
He rides for the forgotten, the hopeful, the faithful, the slain.
He rides for the hopeless, the orphaned, the widowed, the poor.
He rides for the innocent, the prudent, the pure.
He rides for bruised knees, pierced hearts, and tear stained faces.
With fiery passion burning in His Holy eyes, He rides into battle to lay claim to His beloved bride.
This is Jehovah Gibbor!
This is the Strong and Mighty One!
Ezekiel 7:9
I will not look on you with pity;
I will not spare you.
I will repay you for your conduct
and for the detestable practices among you.
“‘Then you will know that it is I the Lord who strikes you.
1 Samuel 2:2
Indeed, there is no one besides You,
Nor is there any rock like our God.
Deuteronomy 32:3-4
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Isaiah 6:3
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
John 14:27
Shalom ♡
Ephesians 6:10-18
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Aren't you tired of forging ahead in battle day after day? I know I am. Some days I just want to give up. The more I open an article or do a search on local, national and world news, the heavier my armour feels. The sword feels like one of those 25 pound gym weights in my hand, weighting my arm to the floor, while the shield feels like a steel door I am holding up with the other arm. My breastplate feels full of holes and sits cattywampus across my chest, and the belt is cinched so tight I do believe it will pop at any moment. My toes are sticking out of the worn shoes, and the treads are nowhere to be found. As for my helmet, it is pushing my head into my neck so far that I need a stool to stand on to see. Seriously, this is too much to handle. As I stand here ( I sure can't sit right now) a trillion thoughts are spinning in my head. Have you ever felt the same? Perhaps we need a rescuer to help us out of this armour so we can rest a bit, and breathe. Let's put the armour down for a little while, and call on Jehovah Nissi. After a short refreshing, we will don the armour once again, and face our giants.
I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine. Song of Songs 6:3
"My YHWH"
Mine.
The Lord of all of creation is mine because I trust Him and lay down my very breath at His feet.
How can this be? What mystery is He that He would even see me, much less know me and call me by name?
Call me His.
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"Your YHWH"
Oh Israel, can you not see Him.
He has shown you His great love for you.
He has rescued you time and time again.
He has told you what he will do and he has done it.
He still calls you out of the Egypt of your vain imaginings, where you return time and time again.
He still stands ready to defend you against your enemies.
He still cloaks you with His banner and sings over you the song of all songs:
"I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine."
He has covenanted His very life to you and yet you cannot see Him.
Your ears have become leprous and your eyes have gone white as milk.
You stand as statues of sand in His temples, leaving the stank of sulfer trailing you.
Your feet have strayed from His law and become wrinkled and soft in a cesspool of decay, tainted with the blood of innocent unborn and littered with the banners of Pride.
Have you forgotten the golden calf and the screams of those who chose rebellion over Truth?
Have you forgotten the sacred covenant of your oath?
Can you not hear the crashing and breaking of stone at the foot of the mountain of your Yah?
The same hand that writ the law on the face of stones
has now written it on the hearts of those who call on His Name.
But you, Israel, your hair has turned as ash and your flesh is consumed by worms.
Call on the Name of the Lord and be saved.
Look upon His wounds and be healed.
Seek His face and live.
Return to the One who calls you His beloved.
Exodus 34:6-7
The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out,
“Yahweh! The Lord! The God of compassion and mercy! I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations. I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin. But I do not excuse the guilty. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren; the entire family is affected— even children in the third and fourth generations.”
Thoughts/Prayer
Let the incense of a pure heart and clean hands rise up to You, oh YHWH.
Through You alone we have our breath, our lifeblood.
Rise up, praise!
Rise up from your deathbed, oh my Soul!
Rise up and give praise to the One who set in motion all things,
and will bring to an end all things that war against His Holy Name!
Pass before us, oh compassionate, gracious and patient God. Pass before us so that we can fall under your shadow and live!
Sing to Him, dry bones!
Oh sing you vacant carcasses in the earth!
You are gracious in kindness and Truth, YHWH
offering forgiveness to the generations who return to You in repentance.
You hold back Your judgement on the nations who turn to You.
But Your righteous judgement will prevail against the nations of people who rebel against You.
Rise up from your sleep of despair, Oh soul, and praise the merciful One!
Through You, YHWH,
everything has breath and has its being!
Praise YOU!!
Praise YHWH!
28 Moses remained there on the mountain with the Lord forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the Lord[h] wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments[i]—on the stone tablets.
Thoughts/Prayer
We long to be 'there' with You, YHWH.
There.
Nowhere Else.
Any other place is nowhere.
We long to feel the flame of Your countenance upon our faces.
We long to sit, stand, kneel before and beside You.
We long to breathe in the fragrance of pure holiness,
to inhale the sweet perfume of Your clean garment of righteousness.
We so long to be there with You, our Elohim.
Clean these stained and calloused hands.
Purify the tainted hearts of a world you so love, so that we can be 'there' and here with You always.
Michele Bachmann and her dedicated friend and assistant, Anita Reed, along with other faithful partners of Regent University, have hosted a much desired and needed time for the fellowship of believers and followers of Christ to join in a world wide call to prayer and fasting.
The shofar has sounded and the call for teshuvah (repentance and return) is echoing throughout Israel and Jewish families and communities around the world even now. As a matter of fact, as I type this post, Elul 2 on the Jewish calendar is almost over, ending at sundown today.
Isaiah 58:1 of the First Covenanat (Old Testament) of the Bible reads: "Cry aloud, do not spare. Lift up your voice like a ram's horn. Declare to my people their transgression, and the house of Ya'aqob (Jacob) their sins".
Read the rest of the chapter to get a full vision of what Elohim (our righteous judge) says to the people.
It is a joy and a true privilege to join in with this wide community of people who have heard the call to bend the heart's knees to our Father in heaven, recognizing the state of our own souls and that of the nations of the world. And so, we seek our righteous judge and merciful One together each morning (and for some, each evening) linking virtual spirit arms as we cry out for the soul of our homelands.
Each day, I have committed to a short post of a thought or prayer as I search Spirit of Truth to lead and guide me into a clearer understanding of my need for repentance, and the call of my heart for the state of our country and those around the globe. Join me as I pour my soul out to our YHWH (Merciful One) these 40 days, and for more information, check out the link to the 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting on our home page. Perhaps you can jump on in with us and strengthen the chain of intercessors as we gather in our individual dugouts, surrounded by spiritual enemy fire, singing songs of praise and thanksgiving to our mighty King of kings and Lord of lords, calling out to Him for rescue. This time is a real and raw moment in my life and in the lives of all gathering together. Remember, the Jewish calendar day begins at sunset, and ends at sunset of the following day (just as YHWH expressed in the first chapter of the book of Genesis, of the Bible). So don't get confused by the calendar dates I post.
Heavenly Father, show mercy on us all!!
And teach us to pray
