Father God speaks to you this day – ‘Open your spirit wide to expand your discernment’

PROVERBS 2 – The Passion Translation

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Father God speaks to you this day – ‘I have many Kingdom Revelations to tell you, words for you to live by.’

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Father God speaks to you this day – ‘What are your plans for tomorrow?’

PROVERBS 27 – The Passion Translation

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The MELODY in our life – Devotional #2

Our Lord desires to bring a joyful MELODY into your life. He brings His revelations to us thru His WORD and thru music written to express love to Him. May your precious heart be blessed as you read thru this devotion. May your heart draw closer to our Lord. He loves you and desires a closer relationship with you.

Read Ephesians 1 – The Passion Translation(TPT)-

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I celebrate You, heavenly Father, with all of my heart! I am Yours because You chose me! May my life bring You great pleasure. Your purpose and plan for me will be accomplished! May I become deeply intimate with You. May You flood my imagination with the fullness of the wealth of Your glorious inheritances! You are exalted and praised forever more! Jesus, You alone will fill my needs. Praise to Your mighty name! Alleluia!

Read Psalm 89 – The Passion Translation (TPT) –

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I sing of the gentle love of God! Your mercy grows through the ages. Your faithfulness is firm, rising up to the skies. Listen for my praise! Heaven is filled with my praise!

Selah! I wait for Your presence.

Listen for my praise! Heaven is filled with my praise, O Lord! You are praised forever more! You are greatly to be feared! So awesome are You! You speak and the oceans lie still. You crush strongholds! You are Creator of all that is seen and unseen. My shout of worship rises up to You! I walk in Your radiance. Your grace sustains me. I will not be overpowered by my enemies! You do away with those who hate me. My soul is calmed from Your Strength. Guide me in Your Truth and guide me in walking in Your ways.

Selah! I wait for Your presence.

May I fall before You, my King! I feel that You have parted from me.

Selah! I wait for Your presence.

Please, come back to me, my Lord! It is in Your presence that I want to dwell. May the blood of my Lord, Jesus Christ, redeem my sins against You, my almighty God. I am Your child and my life is in Your hands. May Your promises be always remembered! May Your Love and Kindness overtake my innermost being. Your Promise endures forever! There are those who slander me and cause my heart to ache with pain.

Selah! I wait for Your presence.

Listen to “Good Good Father – Acoustic” – by Will Morrison

I hear Your tender whispers towards me and I am never alone. I am the one who is loved by You, and I am loved by You, my good, good Father. You are Perfect in all of Your ways. I am the one who is loved by You, and I am loved by You, my good, good Father. You call me deeper into Love, Love, Love. Your way is Perfect.

Selah! I wait for Your presence.

Read 2 Chronicles 3 – The Message (MSG)

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You are my Pillar of Security! You are my Pillar of Stability! I am resting in Your arms! May Your Security and Strength overflow my being.

Selah! I wait for Your presence.

Read Isaiah 40 – The Passion Translation (TPT)

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Thank You my Lord, for lifting me from my valleys. Thank You my Lord, for bringing my mountains low. Thank You my Lord, for leveling my rough and rugged times in my life. Your radiant glory will be unveiled! I believe You, my radiant Lord! You have spoken and Your Word stands forever faithful! Your radiant glory will be unveiled to all humanity. Believe it, I do! Your radiant glory will be unveiled! Your radiant glory will be unveiled to all humanity. May Your radiant glory shine in my life! May my life not fade in Your presence! My life is but for a moment in time and quickly fades away. I want the remainder of my days to be a radiant glory unveiled for You!

When I am weak, You take me in Your arms. You carry me close to Your heart and gently lead me into Your radiant glory! Lead, my Lord, for my life longs for You!

My Lord, You have measured the waters of the sea in the hollow of Your glorious hands! My Lord, You have weighed the dust of the earth, the mountains, and the many hills on Your scales! My Lord, for You, the nations are like a drop in a bucket and the islands are like fine dust! You are the radiant and glorious Creator of all! May I praise Your name forever! Glorious, You are! Glorious, You are!

Selah! I wait for Your presence.

My radiant and glorious God, You can never be compared to an idol.

You are Leader of all leaders! You are Ruler of all rulers!

I will never find anyone or anything whom compares to You, my radiant and glorious God! Intently, You watch my day to day activities.

Read John 16 – The Passion Translation (TPT)

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My life is in Your radiant and glorious hands. My life belongs to You. I remain within Your presence, my radiant and glorious God. I trust my radiant and glorious God! Do not leave me, my Lord! I long for the day when I see You, face to face! Now guide me in Your daily teachings – give me Your Wisdom to undertand. Father God, bring to me Your revelation Knowledge and Wisdom, my radiant and glorious God! May You, Lord Jesus, be glorified by the revelation of Father God in my life, which is Yours – and Yours alone! May I see You in a way that is new! Give me Revelation to see You in this new way! Always give me eyes to see Your workings and doings. Your glorious Kingdom is being revealed – give me eyes to see. Give me eyes to see the Way of the King! Bring revelation to my eyes, my Lord! Guide my eyes on the path You desire for my life! Let me see Your way! Guide my eyes on the path You desire for my life!

May new Joy birthed by You, my Lord, overflow into Your world! Overwhelm me with Your new Joy, my radiant and glorious God! Father God, may Your Joy complete my life as I live my life for You. May my desires be Your desires. May my joy be Your Joy! May I be bold as I come before my King! I am Your child, Father God. My petitions are heard by You, Father God. Tenderly, You love me, Father God. Thank You, Father God, for sending Your precious Son, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Jesus, my Lord and Savior, I thank You! Your Word is clear. I believe in You, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am never alone, for Father God is always by my side. May Your Joy radiate within my being. May Your Joy within me never scatter to the wind!

Read Psalm 140 – The Message (MSG)

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Rescue me, my Lord, from the schemes of the evil ones! Your mighty hand is my Protector. You are my Protector! The evil ones’ plans to ambush me will not come to fruition. Your mighty hand is my Protector. You are my Protector!

Selah! I wait for Your presence.

The troublemakers surround me, but they shall taste their own poisonous words. Your mighty hand is my Protector. You are my Protector! You are my Protector! You will protect me from the poison of the evil ones. Your mighty hand is my Protector. You are my Protector! Troubles will not keep You from protecting me. Your mighty hand is my Protector!

Selah! I wait for Your presence.

Listen to “No Room in the Inn” – by The Donut Man

Lord Jesus, may You always find room in my heart. May my heart be filled with glory and radiance, Lord Jesus. May You always find room in my heart, Lord Jesus.

Read 2 John 1 – The Message (MSG)

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Living Truth forever resides within me! Living Truth has a permanent home within me! Guide me to walk with You, my Lord, in love toward one another with Your guidance in obedience to Father God. Living in Your Love, forever and ever.

How could I know a deceiver, my Lord? The deceivers do not know our Lord, Jesus Christ, as their Lord and Savior. Please give me Your revelation Wisdom to draw the lost to You, my Lord. May the lost that are Yours be found. May we all be found in Your Love, my Lord. May the deceivers lose their evil when they find Your Love in their hearts. And, may Your children rejoice right now, for soon, we shall see You face-to-face! Our joy will be complete when we are together with You! May our Lord and Savior, King Jesus, be praised forever more! Amen.

Listen to “Go Everywhere In The World” – by The Donut Man

I want to tell the good news to all! Send me, Lord Jesus! May I GO on the journey! I shall go everywhere in the world for You!

Listen to “Salvation” – by Skillet

My heart burns for You! Touch You, taste You, feel You here, I feel You keeping me alive! My Salvation, You heal me and keep me near to You.

Listen to “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us” – by David Baroni

My Lord, I will boast of Your love for me. You love me beyond all measure! Your love sent Jesus Christ to die on the cross for all of my many sins.

Listen to “Lord, I Need You” – by Matt Maher

My Lord, I need You now. Guide my heart towards others. Guide my words to others.

Listen to “Forever – Instrumental / Live” – by Hillsong Worship

My Lord, You overcame! Your body was nailed to the cross and all of my sins were nailed there with You. Jesus, You overcame! You overcame death! May I glorify Your mighty name!

Read Psalm 107 – The Passion Translation (TPT)

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I give all praise and thanks to the Lord, my God! My life’s direction comes from You. You are my place of safety and abundance. I dwell within Your city. I lift my hands to You and thank You for all of Your miracles within my life! You satisfy my thirst and my hunger with Your goodness. I once was a prisoner chained to pain, suffering, and regrets. You humbled me with my circumstances. I cried out to You for help, for rescue! And, You were there to be my Rescuer! Thank You for your kindness and mercy towards me. I am free – free from the heavy door of sin! I am free because Jesus Christ has given me freedom! Thank You, my Lord, Jesus Christ, for your total forgiveness of all of my sins. I am filled with Joy from our Lord! My life is in Your hands, not death’s, but Life’s! You have rescued me from sin and restored Joy within my heart! My Joyful heart is filled to overflowing! You are my Savior! You spoke Your healing over my spirit and I am now healed! No longer is death my fear! My faith is in the mighty Healer, King of kings! A Joy-filled song is upon my lips for You my Savior and my mighty Healer, King of kings! I praise You will all of my heart for Your Joy is my strength! Send me Lord to those who need Your Joy which lays within my heart. I know that You have strengthened my spirit! I have been tossed in this world filled with evil, but You have strengthened by spirit! My spirit is filled wih Joy in my heart! You have calmed my spirit! I hear only whispers from my enemy. I am relieved for You guide me to a quiet haven within Your presence. The Joy of my spirit is planted firmly in Your Love. Your Love yields a fruitful harvest of Joy! Your Love will be multiplied within my spirit.

Those who do not know Jesus as their Lord and Savior are poor and filled with sorrow. The evil ones desire to oppress the lost. The lost will be filled with Wisdom when they listen to the Word.

Read Deuteronomy 1 – The Message (MSG)

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The teachings of the Old Testament teach me how Father God loved His children, Israel. God defeated Israel’s enemies. Father God, You wanted Your children to attain their long-awaited Promise from You. Father God, may You multiply Your children in this land and the many nations around our world! Let all of Your children draw so close to You. Teach me Your ways so that I can reach out to those You put into my life. Lord, please give me Your revelation Wisdom to walk in Your ways and reach out to those You put into my life. My life is a joy-filled melody flowing within Your path. Please open my heart to guiding others with Your Wisdom at the helm. The world we live in is filled with huge and frightening obstacles! But God! Thank You, Father God, for covering my rebellion with the blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ! I rebell when I go about my own way and I do not consider Your Word. May my heart look each morning to draw close to Father God. May I go about this day in Your path!

Listen to “Lead Me to the Cross” – by Hillsong UNITED

You are the Joy of my heart. Lord Jesus, You are my glorious and radiant Savior. You are my King. May I be able to bare the burdens that You have put in my path – lead me to Your cross. May I lay the things I want down before Your cross. May my heart be yielded to You. Lead me to Your cross. My King, You are worthy, so worthy, to be praised! May the Melody in my life shine gloriously and radiantly! In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Father God speaks to you this day – ‘My child, will you treasure my wisdom?’

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Father God’s Word for you this day – April 1st, 2020

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PROVERBS 28 – The PASSION TRANSLATION

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Today is March 28th, so let’s read together PROVERBS 28!!

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The MELODY in our life – DEVOTION #1

Our Lord desires to bring a joyful MELODY into our life. He brings His revelations to us thru His WORD and thru music written to express love to Him. May your precious heart be blessed as you read thru this devotion. May your heart draw closer to our Lord. He loves you and desires a closer relationship with you.

Read Ezekiel 37 – The Message (MSG) –

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Breath of Life

Can your dry bones live? Yes – you will come to life by the power of the Breath of Life. Our Lord will be our God! He will clean us up and we will all be under ONE Shepherd.

Listen to “Better is One Day”  – by Kim Costanza

This song originates from Psalm 84:10,  “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.”

Better is just one day in Your Courts, Oh God, my Keeper.  My heart yearns for You; I yearn to see Your beauty within my soul. May Your beauty shine thru my life.

Read Psalm 99 – The Message (MSG)

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His beauty is great and terrible. Bring Him worship at His holy mountain! Let us praise His mighty name! Holy are You, strong and just King! Holy is God – our God! Let us praise His mighty name!

Listen to “Blessed Be Your Name” – by Matt Redman

All of Your blessings are turned into praise! Blessings to You, our Lord!

Read Hosea 12 – The Message (MSG)

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Let our Lord find you – commit yourself to Him in love and justice! Let our Lord speak to you. He is our King – God-of-the-Angel-Armies, God-Revealed, and God-Known!

Read Proverbs 30 – The Passion Translation (TPT)

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Let my life bring glory to my King! My Lord.  You control this world that we live in. You are Faithful!  Your promises are Truth!  You are a Shield of Protection and I hide in You! You are my Satisfaction, my All in All!

Read Matthew 13 – The Passion Translation (TPT)

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My Lord, You have given intimate revelation of hidden truth and mystery. Let my heart be open to more of Your revelation. May my heart be malleable in Your hands. May my eyes see and may my ears delight themselves with Truth. May Your rich Seed fall upon my yielding heart. Let me bare much fruit for Your Kingdom realm. Your Kingdom will be filled with Your children produced from Your Seed.

Listen to “Mighty to Save – Live at Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia/2006” by Hillsong

You are my never-failing Love! Forever, You are my Hope! You are my Salvation!

Read Deuteronomy 3 – The Message (MSG)

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We have read of everything that You, our God, have done in history. We have seen Your mighty hand at work in recent history. May Your greatness shine with ALL of its glory! Give us Courage to inherit the land!

Read Deuteronomy 2 – The Message (MSG)

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We have been going around in circles, away from our God, for so many years, Lord! Guide us in cutting thru to the issue of the nations of this world forgetting You! Put us on our feet! Get us started!

Read Psalm 2 – The Passion Translation (TPT)

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The foolish nations work together against You, the Anointed King. They plan their schemes of breaking away from You, their Creator. How foolish they are! God-Enthroned, You laugh at these scheming rulers.

The nations will become Your legacy, God. Your dominion extends to the ends of the earth. You will shepherd Your children, while crushing the rebellion of the wicked.

We serve and worship the King! We fall down on our faces before You, our Great King!  We run and hide ourselves in You!

Read Leviticus 21 – The Message (MSG)

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Father God, Your children are Your High Priests. Jesus came to fulfill the law. These requirements have been fulfilled by Jesus.  You pour Your anointing oil upon our heads. We, as Your High Priests, come boldly to Your Altar. Holy is Your name! Our Lord Jesus has given us His Holieness!

Read Psalm 118 – The Passion Translation (TPT)

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Let all Your Holy Priests rejoice and sing about Your constant and tender love that lasts forever! You are my glorious Lord! You help us as a True Father! You are the Rescuer. You are my True Strength! You are my Champion! You are my Savior forever and ever! Amen!

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So….. What happened with the Aucas???

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It just may be that you are wondering what happened to the Auca Indians after the spearing on Sunday, January 8, 1956. The five missionaries, Jim Elliott, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Pete Fleming, and Roger Youderian, were speared to death that fate filled day. A day that many will remember and will be and are inspired into service for our Lord, no matter what the cost. Because, truly, what we have and what we are belongs to our Lord.

There is one word that I will be writing differently. It is the name of the Auca Indians. The Auca Indians is the name used by people outside of that people group. Waodani is the name by which these peoples call themselves. Waodani means “the people”. Hence, that is why we will be going on a “WAO”dani Vision Trip.

Now, back to the story of the Waodani and what happened after the deaths of the five missionary men. It is a glorious story. It is a glorious story of salvation and our Lord’s redeeming grace. It is a story that only our Lord could write in His most infinite wisdom.

Nate Saint’s sister, Rachel Saint, had been working with a Waodani girl and learning the Waodani language. Her name was Dayuma and she had run out of the jungle many years earlier to a Quechua settlement. It is there where Rachel Saint met her and began creating a written language for the Waodani. Prior to Nate being killed, Rachel had told her brother that she was sure that God would use Dayuma as the person to bring her to the Waodani. And, Rachel was sure that she would be the first person from the outside to go to the Waodani village and live with them.

On the Friday before the five missionaries were killed, Nate Saint had taken pictures of the visit with the three Waodani on “Palm Beach”. These pictures would prove to be very useful to Nate’s sister Rachel. Rachel showed those pictures of the Waodani to Dayuma and she actually recognized them as her family members. As Dayuma observed the pictures, she continued to apologize for the killings. However, Rachel ensured her that God was in control, and that one day God would cause good to come from the deaths of the five missionaries. Rachel continued to work with Dayuma and to also show her the ways of our Lord. Dayuma was given the gift of belief from our Lord and she was ready to share her faith with her family members.

On September 2, 1958, Dayuma and two other Waodani walked into the jungle. They were going to find their family to tell them of God’s Carving (the Holy Bible). Dayuma had promised to return on the next full moon, so, on September 25, 1958, Dayuma, her companions and many other Waodani came forth from the jungle. They came to invite Rachel to come back and live with them in their village. On October 6,1958, Rachel Saint, Betty Elizabeth Elliott, Dayuma, and fifteen others set out for Waodani Territory.

After approximately 16 months, other Waodani gave their hearts to our Lord. Since then, many, many of the Waodani people have come to know our Lord, Jesus, as their Savior. This includes the same men who once speared others for revenge killing. And, this includes the men who speared the five missionaries to death – the five men who came to tell them of God’s love. Now, these people have God’s Carvings and are walking God’s Trail.

Rachel Saint continued to live with the Waodani for the next 20 years. Through out all of those years, Rachel continued to work with the Waodani and show them God’s love. And, at the age of 65, Rachel needed to leave the Waodani territory for health reasons. She then began to work tirelessly to translate the New Testament into Waodani tongue. In 1992, Rachel was able to hand to the Waodani a complete New Testament. Rachel stayed with her adopted family, the Waodani, until she died in the year 1994. Rachel Saint was their Nemo. She was their “Star”.

Only our Lord could write such a wonderful story. He is the only One who could orchestrate such mercy and grace. He is our Lord and He reigns throughout all eternity.

Works Cited : Benge, Janet & Geoff, Rachel Saint: A Star in the Jungle. Seattle: YWAM Publishing, 2005. Print.

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The adventure of Walking HIS Trail continues….

The last I wrote, I was discussing the book about Nate Saint. Now, I want to write to you about Jim Elliott. These men loved our Lord with all of their heart, soul, mind, and strength. And their lives inspire my heart! And since Zachariah, Elijah, and I had read about Nate Saint, I certainly couldn’t wait to read about Jim Elliott so that I could see the same story from a different perspective.

And so, our Lord prepared another heart to bring the good news of our Lord, Jesus Christ to the Auca Indians. The heart of which I speak belongs to a man and his name is Jim Elliott. In the book, “Jim Elliott: One Great Purpose” written by Janet and Geoff Benge, is the story of how the Lord prepared this young man for a mission for Him. Our Lord orchestrated a meeting of His children in the heart of Ecuador. Here, in Auca territory, the five missionaries: Jim Elliott, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Pete Fleming, and Roger Youderian would reach out to the Auca Indians in hopes of bringing the good news of our Lord, Jesus Christ to this people.

And so, on Tuesday, January 3, 1956, the team of missionaries flew into Auca Territory. As soon as Nate Saint touched the yellow Piper airplane down on the very narrow strip of beach, “Palm Beach”, Jim Elliott and Ed McCully set to work building a tree house where three of the men could spend the nights while the other two men flew back to home base at Shell Mera. Each day on “Palm Beach” passed as the day before by having no visitors from the very Auca Indians they were trying to reach. So, on Thursday evening, while Jim prayed, he expressed his deep desire to finally meet with the elusive Aucas. His prayer was answered the very next day. On Friday, one younger Aucan woman, one older Aucan woman and one Aucan warrior did come for a visit. For the missionaries, this visit was exciting and a wonderful entry point into the lives of these Auca Indians. However, for the Aucas, the situation with the Aucan Warrior and young Aucan woman caused great anger. And this anger was about to be taken out upon the unsuspecting missionary men.

On Sunday, January 8, 1956, while Nate Saint flew to “Palm Beach”, he had spotted the Auca warriors heading towards his other friends. Upon hearing that Auca visitors were on their way, the missionary men were elated! At approximately 3:00 P.M., Jim saw three Auca women emerging from the forest on the other side of the river. Jim and Pete waded out into the river and speaking to the Auca women with greetings. However, these women were only decoys. From behind, Jim heard shrieks of terror coming from his other friends. Auca warriors had appeared on the beach with long spears in their hands. Jim, who had a gun in his pocket, thought quickly about whether or not to use the gun. And, of course, his choice was not to use the gun against the Auca warriors. Each missionary had promised not to harm the very people they had come to meet in order to bring the good news of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And each missionary, on that fateful day, was speared to death by the Auca warriors.

Jim Elliott lived for our Lord. He and his four friends gave their lives so that the Auca Indians could be told about the God of the universe who loves them. These men willingly died so that the Auca Indians could live and walk HIS trail. Jim Elliott once stated: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose”.

Works Cited : Benge, Janet & Geoff, Jim Elliott: One Great Purpose. Seattle: YWAM Publishing, 1999. Print.

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