Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Summertime


Summertime is perhaps my favorite season! I enjoy the beach, especially swimming in the ocean. I've even had the opportunity to sail to Nantucket Island off the coast of Cape Cod and take a whale watching cruise off the coast of Maine. The New England states are oppressively hot in the summer though. When we are refreshed by the living water Yeshua promised, we won't mind the seasons when it comes to the ministry.

It reminds me of Psalm 1:3 when King David said:

"And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whosoever he shall do shall prosper."

I look for Yah to prosper me in my spiritual walk, in my music ministry and in my life. In fact He has told me, "I will prosper you." Now I may not be able to see how or even when God will do this for me but with eyes of faith, I am standing on His promises. I know that whatever I need will be supplied including the strength to keep faithful during the summer months and beyond.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Got Joy?

With all of the things we have to accomplish in our busy lives, one thing we should never forget to do is rejoice! I mean what is the point of having a relationship with such a loving, compassionate Heavenly Father if we can't stop and smell the roses of His blessings?

"The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17

Just knowing that Yah will rejoice over us with singing should encourage to rejoice over HIS salvation with the same degree of enthusiasm. I can't believe He gave us all of these diverse emotions simply to suppress or ignore. People have no problem expressing themselves at a soccer game or rock concert. Why is it we suddenly get so self conscious during worship?

Really, if someone has tasted and seen how good God really is, rejoicing isn't an option.... it's mandatory!

"Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again--rejoice!" Philippians 4:4


"Let the redeemed of the Lord say so". We are the redeemed and our "say so" is our testimony of thankfulness to Almighty God through His Son, Yeshua. We can thank them both but all praise and honor eventually go to the Father because He set Yeshua in that high position. Now Yeshua Ha Messiah in turn sets us in our positions of service in his kingdom to come. This is truly something to jump up and shout about so be filled with joy and get your praise going!


Saturday, June 5, 2010

Be Prepared

Lazy summer days! Oh how tempting it is to take off from the ministry and relax as you see my guitar doing here. Still, we are told to be prepared to minster in season and out of season:

"Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction." 2 Timothy 4:2

It is pretty obvious that Satan doesn't take a vacation from evil so how can we ever abandon doing good? Now I'm not talking about taking a well needed rest. Yeshua and his disciples often did that but even so they did not take their eyes off the most important thing....preaching the Word of God. Even while resting at the well, Yeshua reached out to a Samaritan woman with the offer of life everlasting.

Whoever drinks this water will get thirsty again;
But anyone who drinks the water that I shall give
will never be thirsty again:
The water that I shall give
will turn into a spring inside welling up to eternal life. John 4:13

As tired and thirsty as he was, he cared enough to extend himself just a little bit more. The result? Not only did the Samaritan woman believe but so did the others living in her community. They relied not on her testimony, but came out themselves to see if Yeshua was indeed the Messiah. This is such a great example for today when many are tempted to self indulge or "take it easy". We can ask Yah and His Son Yeshua for eyes to see opportunities to bless and spread the Gospel message with those who are thirsting no matter if in good season or bad.