Sunday 2 June 2024

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Scriptures

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Micah 7:14-17

English Standard Version

14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land;[a]let them graze in Bashan and Gilead    as in the days of old. 15 As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show them[b] marvelous things. 16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hands on their mouths; their ears shall be deaf; 17 they shall lick the dust like a serpent,  like the crawling things of the earth; they shall come trembling out of their strongholds; they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God, and they shall be in fear of you.

2 Chronicles 32:1-8

English Standard Version

Sennacherib Invades Judah

1 After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem, 3 he planned with his officers and his mighty men to stop the water of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him. 4 A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?” 5 He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it,[a] and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance. 6 And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke encouragingly to them, saying, 7 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Proverbs 1:1-7

English Standard Version

The Beginning of Knowledge

1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

2 To know wisdom and instruction,    to understand words of insight,

3 to receive instruction in wise dealing,    in righteousness, justice, and equity;

4 to give prudence to the simple,    knowledge and discretion to the youth—

5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning,    and the one who understands obtain guidance,

6 to understand a proverb and a saying,    the words of the wise and their riddles.

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;    fools despise wisdom and instruction.

2 Timothy 1:8-18

English Standard Version

8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9 who saved us and called us to[a] a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,[b] 10 and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, 11 for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, 12 which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.[c] 13 Follow the pattern of the sound[d] words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.

15 You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains, 17 but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me earnestly and found me— 18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day!—and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus.

Observation

The LORD wants to show HIS great and awesome power to HIS people, HE wants to reveal HIMSELF to mankind in such a way where every creature will truly say HE alone is GOD, HE created us, HE is present with us, HE is real! So many live their lives without any fear of GOD, evil is amongst us just as GOD is among HIS created ones. But those who live wisely are those who acknowledge GOD, have reverence fear of GOD, because to live in such a way will grant HIS people blessings along with hardships. In following GOD, we experience opposition from GOD's enemies but Hezekiah says not to be afraid for those who follow GOD shall be protected and defended by GOD. Our fear should not be on the enemies of GOD but our fear should be in GOD who created everything, even the angels who turned to evil and became GOD's enemies, but GOD never created anything evil, HE created them good.

Application

We ought to Follow the pattern of the sound[d] words that we have heard from our Spiritual Mentors, our Shepherds, who are in the faith and love of Christ Jesus. By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guarding the good deposit entrusted to us. To read GOD's word, and obey HIM, to submit ourselves to authorities, to follow the pattern of our Shepherds, to guard the deposit of GOD's Spirit that dwells within us, to enrich it, to sustain it, to nourish our Spirits more than our bodies. For we live only temporarily on earth and one day we will face the ONE who has created us and we will give an account to HIM of everything we have done on earth. Did we live to please HIM or did we live to please ourselves????

Prayers

Dear AVI My Father GOD Almighty,

HOLY are YOU O GOD, Most Blessed and Greatly to be praised! The KING of Heaven and Earth, who rules over all things, toda! for Calling me YOUR child, to serve YOUR Purpose on earth, but I am also very weary from fighting for the good in my family. I am tired of my parents always trying to evade taxes and I have to face such troubles for them, I am tired of how unjust and unreasonable my mother is towards her making business decisions. I am tired of being broken hearted because she cannot love my Dad's relatives as she should because she calls herself a daughter of YOURS. I am tired of fighting for the love of this family, I am tired, and I want to go and live the life YOU placed in my heart from the beginning. I want to go and be separated from the family that has been making me weary and stressful. I have served them long enough don't YOU think? I want YOU to give an answer to my pleas and complaints, will YOU bring me out of here so I can live another life and fight other battles that are worth fighting for? I want to go and fight for other things that will not corrupt the goodness of my heart. I feel that I cannot win these battles anymore. I feel that darkness is hovering over my parents and I could not fight the negativity and darkness anymore. Save me before I lose myself to the darkness in this family. Save me just as YOU saved David. Please GOD help me and bring me into a new family that I can still bring to YOU. Guard the HOLYSPIRIT that dwells within me, the gifts of the HOLY SPIRIT, all that YOU have entrusted to me, Guard it all O GOD so I can bring YOU all the glory, honor and praise!

Ba HaShem YESHUA my Savior and KING, Amen!