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Monday, March 19, 2012
This Week’s Word & Prayer for March 19 -23
This Week’s Word
“So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons” 2 Samuel 9:11 (NIV).
Mephibosheth was a man who was living way below his potential. He was the grandson of King Saul and the son of Prince Jonathan, but he lived like a poor man. When he was a little boy, his nurse dropped him while fleeing from their enemies. As a result, he was crippled in both feet (2 Samuel 9).
When David took over as King of Israel, he wanted to know if there was anyone in Jonathan’s household to whom he could show kindness. Jonathan had been David’s best friend, and he loved him as a brother. A servant told David about the crippled Mephibosheth, and he was summoned immediately. Mephibosheth lived in a place called Lo-Debar (meaning a pasture-less land).
Mephibosheth was living below his privilege. He was the grandchild of a king, but he was living in a pasture less land like a dirt poor beggar. When he came before King David he said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?”
David didn’t even answer him. He simply turned to his servant and commanded that all the land that had been Saul’s be given back to his grandson and that Mephibosheth should eat at the king’s table everyday.
Perhaps you are walking around like a crippled because of something that has happened to you as a child. Perhaps you feel like a “dead dog.” And yet, God is looking for ways to bless you, to restore what has been taken away, and invite you to feast at His table everyday. Mephibosheth was a grandchild of King Saul and potential heir to the throne. However, he saw himself as nothing more than a “dead dog,” unworthy to receive even the smallest crumb of kindness from David. David’s desire was to restore to Mephibosheth all the land that would have been his inheritance and invite him to feast at his table daily. Mephibosheth didn’t see himself as he really was. In reality, he was royalty.
Do you see yourself as you really are? You are a chosen, dearly loved, child of God. You have been blessed with every spiritual blessing, delivered from the domain of darkness and transferred to the kingdom of Christ! You are a child of the King!
This Week’s Prayer
Father, I pray to You today in the name of—*YeHoWsHua HaMashiach – Jesus the Christ. You are gracious and plentiful in mercies. Thank You for the invitation to sit and eat at Your table of blessings. Please forgive me for living beneath my privilege and for thinking of myself as a dead dog. I know now that through repentance, baptism in Your name and the power of the Holy Spirit, that I am a child of the King and I should act like one! Today, I accept Your hospitality and declare my kinship with You. I am a chosen child of God who has been delivered from the darkness of my past and my circumstances. I have been made a citizen of the kingdom of God and I will rejoice in the name of the LORD YeHoWsHua* (Jesus) the Christ, Amen.
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Mephibosheth was a man who was living way below his potential. He was the grandson of King Saul and the son of Prince Jonathan, but he lived like a poor man. When he was a little boy, his nurse dropped him while fleeing from their enemies. As a result, he was crippled in both feet (2 Samuel 9).
When David took over as King of Israel, he wanted to know if there was anyone in Jonathan’s household to whom he could show kindness. Jonathan had been David’s best friend, and he loved him as a brother. A servant told David about the crippled Mephibosheth, and he was summoned immediately. Mephibosheth lived in a place called Lo-Debar (meaning a pasture-less land).
Mephibosheth was living below his privilege. He was the grandchild of a king, but he was living in a pasture less land like a dirt poor beggar. When he came before King David he said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?”
David didn’t even answer him. He simply turned to his servant and commanded that all the land that had been Saul’s be given back to his grandson and that Mephibosheth should eat at the king’s table everyday.
Perhaps you are walking around like a crippled because of something that has happened to you as a child. Perhaps you feel like a “dead dog.” And yet, God is looking for ways to bless you, to restore what has been taken away, and invite you to feast at His table everyday. Mephibosheth was a grandchild of King Saul and potential heir to the throne. However, he saw himself as nothing more than a “dead dog,” unworthy to receive even the smallest crumb of kindness from David. David’s desire was to restore to Mephibosheth all the land that would have been his inheritance and invite him to feast at his table daily. Mephibosheth didn’t see himself as he really was. In reality, he was royalty. Do you see yourself as you really are? You are a chosen, dearly loved, child of God. You have been blessed with every spiritual blessing, delivered from the domain of darkness and transferred to the kingdom of Christ! You are a child of the King!
This Week’s Prayer
Father, I pray to You today in the name of—*YeHoWsHua HaMashiach – Jesus the Christ. You are gracious and plentiful in mercies. Thank You for the invitation to sit and eat at Your table of blessings. Please forgive me for living beneath my privilege and for thinking of myself as a dead dog. I know now that through repentance, baptism in Your name and the power of the Holy Spirit, that I am a child of the King and I should act like one! Today, I accept Your hospitality and declare my kinship with You. I am a chosen child of God who has been delivered from the darkness of my past and my circumstances. I have been made a citizen of the kingdom of God and I will rejoice in the name of the LORD YeHoWsHua* (Jesus) the Christ, Amen.___________________________________________________
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Word & Prayer Apostolic
Word & Prayer Apostolic The Prelude 202012
Today’s Word
I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. ~ John 10:10 ( NIV)
For decades, I have heard the cries of hearts whose desire it is to have an intimate, exuberant relationship with God through Christ but don’t know how to go about it. Perhaps you can relate to this.
Many believers feel that there is something lacking in their Christianity. They have become painfully aware that their religion is a montage of mundane theologically contrived demands aimed at pleasing secular expectations, providing only temporary emotional relief, intellectual stimulation and motivational entertainment.
Some have awaken to the reality that the celebrity preachers and superstar teachers have lied to them about what is required for salvation—selling them on some counterfeit Christianity that give them the appearance of godliness but denies them entrance into the kingdom of God. They are left empty and spiritually starved to eternal damnation.
Many believers have become aware of this fact and yearn to experience God’s True Presence and Power.
Many have come to realize that joining a
church, belonging to a denomination, serving on church boards, committees, auxiliaries
and receiving ecclesiastical accolades only leaves them, at the end of the day,
with hunger pains of the heart and soul that can only be satisfied with a
genuine filling of God’s Holy presence.
We long for a sense of closeness with God, but we have a hard time putting our finger on exactly what that closeness would look like. So we go to Bible studies, attend church, say our prayers, and read our devotions. And yet, we constantly feel that we are somehow missing something.
We have an unanswered question of “What is missing and what shall I do to get it?”
I want to strongly suggest we seek the answer to our query not in church or denomination, not in theology or seminary education but in the Word of God!
As I pray for you today, I ask that you consider carefully The Word of God contained in the Following Videos.
Today’s Prayer (May we pray?)
Father God, it is in the name of —*YeHoWsHua HaMashiach – Jesus the Christ I pray to You today. Please forgive our sins as we earnestly seek Your answer to our emptiness. Help us to surrender to Your Word of Truth, Salvation, Power and Demonstration. Help us to see You; To Hear You; To Obey You and to be led and fed by You. Fill us with Your Holy Presence and satisfy our hunger and thirst for Your Righteousness. This is our prayer today in the name of the LORD YeHoWsHua* (Jesus) the Christ, Amen.
Today’s Word
I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. ~ John 10:10 ( NIV)
For decades, I have heard the cries of hearts whose desire it is to have an intimate, exuberant relationship with God through Christ but don’t know how to go about it. Perhaps you can relate to this.
Many believers feel that there is something lacking in their Christianity. They have become painfully aware that their religion is a montage of mundane theologically contrived demands aimed at pleasing secular expectations, providing only temporary emotional relief, intellectual stimulation and motivational entertainment.
Some have awaken to the reality that the celebrity preachers and superstar teachers have lied to them about what is required for salvation—selling them on some counterfeit Christianity that give them the appearance of godliness but denies them entrance into the kingdom of God. They are left empty and spiritually starved to eternal damnation.
Many believers have become aware of this fact and yearn to experience God’s True Presence and Power.
Am I speaking about you? If so, you are not alone.
We long for a sense of closeness with God, but we have a hard time putting our finger on exactly what that closeness would look like. So we go to Bible studies, attend church, say our prayers, and read our devotions. And yet, we constantly feel that we are somehow missing something.
We have an unanswered question of “What is missing and what shall I do to get it?”
I want to strongly suggest we seek the answer to our query not in church or denomination, not in theology or seminary education but in the Word of God!
As I pray for you today, I ask that you consider carefully The Word of God contained in the Following Videos.
Today’s Prayer (May we pray?)
Father God, it is in the name of —*YeHoWsHua HaMashiach – Jesus the Christ I pray to You today. Please forgive our sins as we earnestly seek Your answer to our emptiness. Help us to surrender to Your Word of Truth, Salvation, Power and Demonstration. Help us to see You; To Hear You; To Obey You and to be led and fed by You. Fill us with Your Holy Presence and satisfy our hunger and thirst for Your Righteousness. This is our prayer today in the name of the LORD YeHoWsHua* (Jesus) the Christ, Amen.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Today's Word & Prayer for Today's Christian
“Consider
this: The Father has given us his love. He loves us so much that we are
actually called God’s dear children. And that’s what we are.” ~ 1 John
3:1 (GW)
Have
you ever noticed that you are never a grown-up to the ones who birthed
you? They completely disregard the gray hairs, crowfeet, and bulging
waistlines of your adult life. No matter how many children call you
“Dad” or “Mom,” to your parents you are still just a child yourself.
They seem to think you have slipped into the closet to put on grown-up clothes and are really just playing a game. They must believe that somewhere beneath the receding hairline there is still a child, hiding in the shadows of adulthood. The worst part about it is (keep this quiet) I think they are right!
And like our parents, the Lord looks beyond our façade and sees the trembling places in our lives. He knows our innermost needs. No matter how spiritually mature we try to appear, He is still aware that lurking in the shadows is an insecure little girls who needs her Father to tell her that he loves her and he is going to make everything alright. He is aware that beneath the façade of brawny masculinity is a little boy who needs his Father to reassure him of his manhood and tell him that he is the image and glory of his daddy. God is aware of the hidden issues of His “all grown-up” little children.
The
Father understands the hidden fears, insecurities, anxieties, hurts,
anger and feeling of revenge that lurks in each of us from time to time.
He is aware of the worst in us, yet still thinks the best of us.
He understands the child in us, and He speaks to our blanket-clutching, thumb-sucking, infantile needs. In spite of our maturity, income, education, or notoriety, He still speaks to the childhood issues of our aging hearts.
The Father’s Love Never Fails.
Today’s Prayer
Father, I pray to You today in the name of—*YeHoWsHua HaMashiach – Jesus the Christ. I thank you for adopting me into Your family and for calling me Your child. I am grateful for the privilege to be called a child of God. And like a child I am still growing and learning. I need Your guidance and instruction to help me navigate this tedious life. I am unsure of my myself and I need Your reassurance. I have strayed from the path You’ve chosen for me and I need You to lead me back to the path of righteousness. I have even been rebellious at times and now I repent and I need You to forgive me O God. Have mercy on me. No one knows me like You do. Speak to the issues of my heart and heal all of my hurts and pains. Daddy, I need You and I need You now! Help me to become more and more like You—to look and sound like You and to walk in the knowledge and power of my birthright. This is my prayer today in the name of the LORD YeHoWsHua* (Jesus) the Christ, Amen.
The Hebrew spelling of the name of Christ is used in this prayer for educational purposes. Yehowshua is often shorten to Yeshua but out of respect for my Lord I chose to use the spelling of His proper name to demonstrate that His name s above every name and that even the spelling of His name is relative to the spelling of The Father’s name – remembering that there were not any vowels in the Hebrew alphabets. Thus, YHWH (Yahweh) and YeHoWsHua (Yahweh is salvation) are grammatically and uniquely related.
Bishop O.W. Prince and The O.W. Prince Ministries authorizes that this work along with all works posted on this blog and related blogs may be copied, redistributed and retransmitted in part or in whole for non-commercial purposes only and without change or alteration to its contents or materials with the stipulation that the author and source be clearly acknowledged.
Have
you ever noticed that you are never a grown-up to the ones who birthed
you? They completely disregard the gray hairs, crowfeet, and bulging
waistlines of your adult life. No matter how many children call you
“Dad” or “Mom,” to your parents you are still just a child yourself. They seem to think you have slipped into the closet to put on grown-up clothes and are really just playing a game. They must believe that somewhere beneath the receding hairline there is still a child, hiding in the shadows of adulthood. The worst part about it is (keep this quiet) I think they are right!
And like our parents, the Lord looks beyond our façade and sees the trembling places in our lives. He knows our innermost needs. No matter how spiritually mature we try to appear, He is still aware that lurking in the shadows is an insecure little girls who needs her Father to tell her that he loves her and he is going to make everything alright. He is aware that beneath the façade of brawny masculinity is a little boy who needs his Father to reassure him of his manhood and tell him that he is the image and glory of his daddy. God is aware of the hidden issues of His “all grown-up” little children.
The
Father understands the hidden fears, insecurities, anxieties, hurts,
anger and feeling of revenge that lurks in each of us from time to time.
He is aware of the worst in us, yet still thinks the best of us.He understands the child in us, and He speaks to our blanket-clutching, thumb-sucking, infantile needs. In spite of our maturity, income, education, or notoriety, He still speaks to the childhood issues of our aging hearts.
The Father’s Love Never Fails.
Today’s Prayer
Father, I pray to You today in the name of—*YeHoWsHua HaMashiach – Jesus the Christ. I thank you for adopting me into Your family and for calling me Your child. I am grateful for the privilege to be called a child of God. And like a child I am still growing and learning. I need Your guidance and instruction to help me navigate this tedious life. I am unsure of my myself and I need Your reassurance. I have strayed from the path You’ve chosen for me and I need You to lead me back to the path of righteousness. I have even been rebellious at times and now I repent and I need You to forgive me O God. Have mercy on me. No one knows me like You do. Speak to the issues of my heart and heal all of my hurts and pains. Daddy, I need You and I need You now! Help me to become more and more like You—to look and sound like You and to walk in the knowledge and power of my birthright. This is my prayer today in the name of the LORD YeHoWsHua* (Jesus) the Christ, Amen.
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Footnote: The Hebrew spelling of the name of Christ is used in this prayer for educational purposes. Yehowshua is often shorten to Yeshua but out of respect for my Lord I chose to use the spelling of His proper name to demonstrate that His name s above every name and that even the spelling of His name is relative to the spelling of The Father’s name – remembering that there were not any vowels in the Hebrew alphabets. Thus, YHWH (Yahweh) and YeHoWsHua (Yahweh is salvation) are grammatically and uniquely related.
For more information of the authentic name of God, please follow the link below:
http://www.therockofmontgomery.org/Yahweh.html
http://www.therockofmontgomery.org/Yahweh.html
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A Word & Prayer For Today's Christian
God’s
love is strong, unconditional – a love that we cannot understand or
explain in human terms. It is absolutely and utterly beyond measure.
The life of the Old Testament prophet, Hosea, powerfully illustrates
this kind of love. Hosea was married to Gomer but Gomer was unfaithful
to Hosea, betraying the covenant of marriage. Hosea had every right to
walk away from Gomer and divorce her but supernatural love caused him to
make supernatural choices that demanded supernatural action and
sacrifice.
Hosea 3:2 says, “So I bought her for six ounces of silver and ten bushels of barley” (Twice the price of an average slave).
Think
about it. Hosea was the one who had been wronged and humiliated. Yes,
he was the one faithfully following the moral Commandments of God. He
was the righteous one but he was also the one called to sacrifice.
We oftentimes misunderstand the full meaning of sacrifice, thinking
that it is only a decision to “give up” our self-centered rights, or
give up our surplus of resources or give up a few of our nonessential
freedoms. But true sacrifice is much more than these things.
Sacrifice causes us to lay down all sense of human justice or fairness
in order for God to work in and through us on behave of those who are
sometimes unlovable and deserving of condemnation.
Gomer
broke the covenant of marriage. Biblically, Hosea had every
justification to divorce her. He could have tossed her out and turned
her children against her, stripping her life of any discernible value.
Hosea could have destroyed Gomer, and no one would have blamed him.
Instead, God instructed Hosea to rise to a higher place and lay down his
anger, hurt and his right to retaliate or seek revenge. God instructed Hosea to take the initiative and go to her and love her again.
Hosea
had to swallow his pride and go to her in love and forgiveness. Now
let me just tell you that if I had been the one going to find Gomer, I
would have been more likely to snatch her up by the hair and drag her
home in front of as many people as possible to prove she could not get
away with what she was doing. Better yet, I would have said, “Good
riddance. You can keep her! I don’t want her any more.” I am certain I
could find many who would agree with my plan of punishment and
revenge. It seems to me that Hosea stood to gain very little but lose a
great deal by choosing to respond as he did. However, Hosea was called
on by God to sacrifice everything to redeem a woman who did not deserve
sacrifice or redemption. Jesus did the same thing for us when He died
on the cross. He now calls us to respond with that same God-like heart
and attitude of redemption.
God
always seeks restoration and reconciliation and commands us to look for
it as well. We are to look past what seems logical and seek the
sublime.
1Then
the Lord told me, “Love your wife again, even though she is loved by
others and has committed adultery. Love her as I, the Lord, love the
Israelites, even though they have turned to other gods and love to eat
raisin cakes.” 2So I bought her for 23 ounces of silver and 10 bushels of barley. ~ Hosea 3:1-2 (GW)
Today’s Prayer
Father, I pray to You in the only name that is above every name—YeHoWsHua HaMashiach* - The Anointed One From God – Jesus the Christ. Father,
I am so tired of holding on to the pain in my life. I want to forgive
those who have hurt me and learn how to let go of the pain and move on.
Today, I lay down my pride and my rights. I will not seek revenge or
retaliation. Instead, I choose to take the initiative and love my
enemies and bless those who have harmed me. Please give me the strength
and power to reflect Your love for me in my love toward others. Anoint
me with thy Holy Spirit O God so that I may honor You as I step out in
obedience to Your will and Your way. This is my prayer in the name of
the LORD YeHoWsHua* (Jesus) the Christ, Amen
Monday, January 16, 2012
The Uzzah Syndrome
In the Book of 2nd Samuel there is
a story of a man named Uzzah who was in the employment of David. He and his brother were entrusted with the
task of guiding an ox drawn cart upon which the ark of the LORD had been laid. However, there was a divine order in which
the ark of God was to be transported and handled. (Exodus 25:10-22, Numbers 4:1-20,
1 Chronicles 15:13-15) This divine order
was not observed by David or Uzzah. They
ignored God’s instructions and prerequisites regarding the handling of the ark,
for only Levites were suppose to transport the ark of God in a divinely
prescribed manner. And when the oxen
stumbled, Uzzah reached out His hands to steady the ark of God so that it would
not fall and God struck him dead.
A life was lost because a pair of human hands
was laid upon the ark of God in irreverence (disrespect) to God’s divine
orders. Uzzah placed his hands upon the
ark with the best of intentions, to steady it and keep it from falling, but
they touched God's work presumptuously, and he fell dead.
In today’s contemporary Christian churches,
there are many systems of religions that espouse various forms of gospels that
offer various means of salvation. They have
presumed to change God’s divine order of things and do it their way. They have, in a real sense, shown irreverence
to God’s divine will and instructions.
And regardless of their motives or of their good intentions, they are
inviting the wrath of God and the destruction of themselves.
God is a just God. All of His actions are right and fair. He does not show partiality for He is no
respecter of men. Deuteronomy 32:4 says,
“He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A
faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.”
If God killed Uzzah for touching the ark and
disregarding His divine order, what will happen to those who mishandle His Holy
Word-Jesus the Christ- disregarding His divine order and establishing their own
way?
Disobedience to God equals disrespect for God
and this will always end in death.
Our challenge today is simply to Trust and
Obey.
Today’s Word
6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzzah reached out and
took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. 7 The LORD’s
anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck
him down, and he died there beside the ark of God. ~ 2 Samuel 6:6-7
Today’s Prayer
Father, it is in the name of the LORD YeHoWsHua* (Jesus) the Christ that I pray to You today. I confess that I have sinned against You. I have shown irreverence and disrespect for
Your way and Your will. I have not
followed Your instructions or kept Your Holy Commandments as I should. I realize that I am in danger of eternal
damnation. Please forgive me O God. I am sorely sorry for my sins. I
REPENT! I realize that Your way is
always right and just. I desire to obey
Your Word, for in Your Word is life—life everlasting. Please forgive me O God. Help me to never disregard Your living Word
or disrespect Your divine order. Your
divine instructions are a delight and a joy to obey. Empower me to keep all of Your
commandments. Help me to obey Your
divine instructions regarding repentance, water baptism in Your name and the
indwelling of Your Holy Spirit. Protect
me from false religions and counterfeit faith.
Please keep me away from perverse doctrines of demons and religions of
men. I want to be found in Your perfect
will. I want to be saved according to
Your divine way. This is my prayer in
the name of the LORD YeHoWsHua* (Jesus)
the Christ, Amen.
For a Bible lesson on God’s ordained instructions regarding the salvation process, please visit the following link: http://owprince.wordpress.com/you-must-be-born-again-introduction/
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