29th Elul Friday 15th September Lord I Need You The Waiting Psalm 91 v1:10 You will come soon, Lord, right on time. Every eye will see it, every knee will bow. Kings and kingdoms will lay their crowns at Your feet. Help us, Lord God, gain an attitude of humility. Help us serve like Your Son did. Help us to teach others to do the same. May we bow our heads only to You. May we see clearly what is false and a mockery. Though nobody knows the time or the date, a harvest must come according to Your written word. A harvest so great as to cause the whole world to acknowledge Your hand in it. So, let us prepare, let us make ready and let us look to You, for Your glory and name's sake, amen. 28th Elul Thursday 14th September Whom Shall I Fear? Battle Belongs To The Lord Esther 8 v1:13 It is surely in Your hand and will to deliver Your people from persecution, destruction and fear. We ask a blessing upon Your house today, that Your children may taste and sense the magnitude of Your Son's victory, and that they may be awestruck at the thought of His coming again. In a few days You will awake Your people with a trumpet blast. Oh Lord, may they awake! Yet, those of us who claim to be awake now should not remain idle. Bless us with work in the fields, Father, and establishment in our communities, that Your name may be lifted up and praises given out of love and gratitude. Your will and way are the things that we desire to uphold and walk in, let us do this with every fibre of our being, for You alone are worthy of such adoration and praise, amen. Our God Reigns Here ​ 27th Elul Wednesday 13th September Jesus We Love You There Is Nothing Better Than You ​Song Of Solomon 7 v7:13 How good and right it is to walk and work with You, Lord of Hosts. Yours is the correct way, ever true, ever overcoming, ever delivering the sheep of Your flock to the green pastures and still waters of Your promise. How blessed we are to know You, how wonderful to be the object of Your desire. Not the passing delights of this fallen world, but the love that endures all things, the love that never fails. Help us to be ever mindful of Your gifts, King of Lights, let us see with Your eyes the flowers at our doors as well as that which seems distant and far off, that we may enjoy and acknowledge and give thanks for Your tremendous provision, patience and grace, that we may tell it and sing it to all who would hear, all along the way. For Your glory and name's sake, amen. 26th Elul Tuesday 12th September You Make Beautiful Things This Is What You Do Ezekiel 37 v1:14 New life from old ashes. You are able and capable to do this. You admonished Your disciples and commissioned them to, "heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and cast out demons." If we need that gift of life to shake us from reverie or deliver us from the pursuit of false doctrines, then please bless us with it, Lord. If we need the equipping of Your Holy Spirit power to take up that commission in God given authority, help us again step forward to receive that precious, life giving draft and go out amongst the people of this world with the intent of lighting Your fires in their lives. May we have strength and courage also for the day, Amen. https://youtube.com/watch?v=iCR_Fa8YV2U 25th Elul Monday 11th September A Mighty Fortress Rock Of Ages Deuteronomy 32 v1:12 A refuge, a fortress, a strong tower. No power or dominion can assail You, Lord God of Israel. No thief can climb in or over Your walls. Thank You for affording us this protection, Lord, thank You for bringing us in. Today, Lord, we pray for a blessing of security upon all of Your children. Those facing persecution, those facing coercion, those facing exploitation, those facing emotional distress, those facing blackmail, those facing abuse. You are the Lord of All. Give them a place to hide that they may in turn be strengthened and encouraged and equipped for the ongoing fight. We thank You for each and every time that You have given us refuge that we are not aware of. You truly are the the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Amen. 24th Elul Sunday 10th September Agnus Dei Revive Us 1 Peter 4 v8:11 The pathway towards the restoration of Your church is a straight one, Lord Jesus, yet it is one beset with pitfalls and problems. Mankind has not yet learned to live in honesty and service, it yet rebels at almost every turn against the simple truth of the gospel, against the very message that You brought to the world over two thousand years ago. Help those of us who aspire to that simple gospel be effective in communicating that need to others in Your church who yet cling to unbiblical doctrines derived from corrupt human hearts. Bring Your children from the darkness into the light. You have convicted us of the grave error of dishonesty towards You, please give us the keys to unlock the hearts and minds of those who continue in it, trusting to men's wisdom rather than Yours. We ask this that You may be exalted, Lord Jesus, and the Father be glorified in Your name. Amen. ​ 23rd Elul Saturday 9th September An extra portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. Build My Life Yahweh Deuteronomy 9 v1:5 Who can stand against in the hour of Your coming, O Lord God of Israel? Can Giants? Can Kings? No. All human wisdom and strength is vanity when compared to You. Our lives are fleeting, our power only defined in the things we can lift or do or overcome in the days of them. Even if we raise up kingdoms and conquer cities, all be as nothing in a few, short turnings of the earth around the sun. You have counted every grain of sand and measured out the oceans in Your hands, You spoke life into the most distant stars and galaxies, You separated light from the darkness, You overcame sin and the grave. Help us, Lord, cease this futile struggle against You and surrender all that we have at Your feet. As all good things have come from You, why should we take up with that which You despise? Cleanse us in Your righteousness and for Your Holy Name's sake, the sake of Your Son, Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah. Turn us ever more into Your people and be our God, on high. That one day we may dwell with You forever and serve You well, amen. Daniel 5 v10:31 Fine Psalm 63 22nd Elul Friday 8th September Overwhelmed High Above 2 Corinthians 6 v3:10 Your word declares that we are a chosen people, Lord God of Israel. A royal priesthood. You have called us by name, and for a purpose. Today we pray for Your ministers, Your prophets, Your apostles, Your disciples. Not that they be exalted, or puffed up with self importance, but that they may be humbled. It is only from that point that they will be truly effective as workers in Your fields, as men and women of faith appointed from the beginning and predestined to influence lives for Your glory. Help them to lay down vanity and self directed ambition. Establish them firmly on the foundation stone of Your Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Messiah. Give them a heart to serve and send them out, guileless yet deliberate, on the journey and way that You would have them walk. May Your spirit stir them and encourage them towards right living and, in their abject and total surrender to You, may You bless them and furnish them with every needful thing; that they may be as successful as possible in their relationship with You and in their mission to reach and teach others, for Your glory and name's sake, and for the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. That they and we may join with You, in thanksgiving, on that golden shore one day, to hear the words that are indeed the highest praise we truly desire from You, "welcome home, my good and faithful servant." Amen. https://youtube.com/watch?v=tvagoD8T0u4 21st Elul Thursday 7th September Let The River Flow The River Is Here Hosea 7 v4:16 You are the river of Life that flows down from the throne of God, yet man, in his wickedness, is a river of refuse and corruption, flowing upwards, clogging the arteries and tributaries. In the days of Your choosing, Lord, You will wash away the filth and the sickness and the sin. Your cleansing flow will overpower the other, and where it meets the ocean it says, according to Your inspired word to Your prophet Ezekiel, the ocean will be sweetened. We have yet to see those days on earth, Father, and we hunger and thirst for the righteousness that comes from You to fulfil such blessed times. Lift us, as a mighty river would lift us, and cause us to be Your people for Your glory and name's sake. The potential is here like no other time in history, let us encourage each other and exhort with loud voices Your people and Church, that they may be stirred to action in the mighty and precious name of Jesus. Let the River flow, Father, we pray, amen! 20th Elul Wednesday 6th September Better Is One Day In Your Courts Jesus Messiah Romans 5 v12:17 You are such a great High Priest, Lord God, You are the provider for Your children, Israel. This is the body of believers who acknowledge Your authority. Who come to You with a repentant heart, guided by the Holy Spirit. We pray for Your children today. For Your church. Heal its wounds, Lord God, strengthen its faint hearts, encourage its weary limbs. Let Your lifeblood, Your Spirit flow freely, make it a cleansing flow that washes away every kind of sickness and disease. This world needs You right now. We need You right now. Though we cannot command You and only aspire to serve at Your feet, we ask You to remember Your mercies of old, and beg forgiveness for the hindrances that plague us still as imperfect subjects. For Your glory and name's sake, amen. ​ 19th Elul Tuesday 5th September I Have Decided To Follow Jesus Let My Life Be Like A Love Song Deuteronomy 6 v6:15 A path of life and a path of death, and a Living God who poured out His life on the Cross that the former may come available to all who would choose it. Just in this act You reveal Yourself, Lord, as the One, True God, who is far above the Earth. No other power, potentate or dominion would work in such a way, their goal would always be to serve themselves, to seek gain from that that was lesser than it, to steal life rather than give it, to consume rather then to replenish. Such a God is worthy of recognition and praise, of fealty from those who are free to choose something else. Help us walk the path and live the life today, Father, in the name of the Son and with the presence of Your Holy Spirit. Help us lift the songs and worship in Your name. Amen. https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y4NKqcMMNyE 18th Elul Monday 4th September Let God Arise Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing ​ Romans 6 The cleansing flow, the Living Water. The Spirit of our Holy God rising up in us, filling us to overflow, that we might, in turn pour out to others. A never-ending, abundant flow is the desire, is the inevitability, and the destination of those who believe, according to the scriptures. O Lord, arise in us this day and forever, help us know You are near. Write the words of Your love upon our hearts, so that we will turn from You no more and be Your people forever. Glory hallelujah. Glory amen. May the name of Jesus, Yeshua, Your Son, be lifted ever higher, amen. 17th Elul Sunday 3rd September With All My Heart All To Jesus I Surrender Romans 5 v5:10 You have given so much to us, Lord God of Israel, and You ask so little in return. Who are we to deny You? Who are we to not sing Your praises? You said that if we did not praise You then the very stones would cry out. So, Lord, we begin this week and look to You in worship and adoration. May the Enemy scream at the volume of our worship. May he be frustrated. May he make mistakes. That his plans be thwarted, that his schemes turn to ashes in his hands. May the torment and scorn that he turns upon the world, and especially against Your elect, come to absolutely nothing. For Your glory alone, amen. https://youtube.com/watch?v=40dWONQIvfE 16th Elul Saturday 2nd September Rise Up And Praise Him All Who Are Thirsty 1 Chronicles 13 v5:14 Dear Heavenly Father, help us to worship You as David did. Even when the times are hard and we do not feel Your presence, help us remember that You do not change, that You are still working in the most excellent way to redeem Your people to Yourself, and even that we are included in that number by Your grace and favour, pending that we do not offend Your Holy Spirit in the time between now and Your Second Coming. Clear in us and cause us to check ourselves in all places where pride or vanity cause us to stray, lest we become condemned like Uzza. Rather let us walk like Tychicus, a faithful servant and friend, ever ready to go forth for the sake of the gospel, even as Your Son, Jesus, did before him. You are worthy of all honour and praise, God of Heaven, and we worship You this day in Jesus's mighty name. Amen. Ephesians 6 v21:24 Jesus, Lover Of My Soul He Has Made Me Glad 15th Elul Friday 1st September Heart Of Worship Good, Good Father Philippians 2 v13:15 ​ We want to walk with You in the fulness of our relationship, Father. You are the Maker of the Heavens and the Earth, You are the Lord and Ruler of the Whole Universe, yet in Your unfathomable goodness You have fashioned us and created us to do and be just that. A relation. Though we are small in comparison to the great things that You have made, we are unique in that we are reflections of Your glory, made in Your image. Help us to walk in that today, Lord God. To be shed of the complications, distractions and grumblings of this life that we may walk in the unhindered joy, perseverance and challenge that You have for us, where You are shaping us in preparation for the next. In Jesus's mighty name we request this, with thanksgiving and humility, amen. 14th Elul Thursday 31st August Resurrection Same Power 1 Kings 13 v1:32 In this late hour, O Lord God of Israel, living in this same truth, we do not want or wish to be deceived. There is a subtle lie that is such an excellent deception, such a close facsimile of the truth as to require testing to be revealed. Help us, Lord God, in those moments of tiredness and weakness when that lie is presented. Remind us of its existence, sear us with the real truth. Write the words of the gospel upon our hearts. Let us not depart to the right or the left. Cause us to bring to You the request for discernment that we might receive revelation. There is no other way. The Lion of Judah stands at the crossroads and knows our every thought and deed. Train ours towards You, Oh Great God, that we may hear Your words and keep and obey Your commands, that the subtle and honey coated lies of the Enemy break like extinguished fiery darts against the shield of faith that You have fashioned for us. That we might not be undone. We pray this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. ​ 13th Elul Wednesday 30th August God I Look To You The Steadfast Love Of The Lord Never Ceases 1 Chronicles 26 v12:19 You are the gate and the gatekeeper, Lord God of Israel. We must come by You if we want to pass into the sheepfold. You do not slumber or sleep. You see perfectly and You understand all. We need to walk uprightly if we want to stay connected with You. We are wholly dependent on You. We do not want to be independent of You, we want to be faithful. Help us see and understand the mercy that You have poured out. That we may pass in, that we may join with You. Help us, Father, chasten us if need be, that You may be glorified, in Jesus's name and keep us on the path of holiness. Amen. 12th Elul Tuesday 29th August Live With Abandon Show Me Your Glory ​Jeremiah 7 v16:28 To do your will, to be Your people,, to serve You with the lives that You have given. This is our calling, this is our direction, this is our truth. As You served Your disciples, as You served all of mankind. Help us be more like You this day, in Jesus's name. Guide us on our path, help us measure with true weights those who need our help and meet out in Your love measure to even those we believe to be at fault or failing. This age is full of resentment and fear, yet it is into this age You gave Your life, onto this world You poured Your Spirit. Help us in this, Lord, we pray. Amen. 11th Elul Monday 28th August Awake, Awake O Zion My Redeemer Lives Matthew 2 v9:15 You came to earth to redeem Your people. You accepted the cross that they could be drawn to You. You went down into the grave that sin and death could be overcome for all of us. What a joy it is to know You, Lord, what an honour it is to serve You. Help us this day to serve You more. Reveal the opportunities, refine us in our walk and work, bless us in our naivety and endeavour. We are not justified by our own works, for it is by grace we have been saved through faith, yet steer us towards Your goals Lord, so we can testify to Your goodness and tell others of Your great love. You are alive, our great Redeemer, and we worship You. Amen! ​ 10th Elul Sunday 27th August Holy Spirit Rain Down The Same Power 1 John 4 v1:4 We need Your Holy Spirit, Jesus, the same spirit that the Father poured out after You returned to Heaven. We need discernment and honesty to test the spirits that are around us and authority to muzzle, bind, rebuke and cast out those that are set against You. The Devil is defeated, and all other spirits are bound to respond to the power of Your voice. Guide us, sweet Lord, we pray, that we may glorify Your name and share testimony and witness to Your blessing and working through Your people. May we not become vain or puffed up at the doing of this, nor be pulled to the left or the right by the deceiving spirits of wealth or flattery. Bless us, Lord Jesus we pray. Amen. ​ 9th Elul Saturday 26th August A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. Holding Nothing Back Float 1 Chronicles 11 v12:15 We are dependent on You, Lord, yet You are not dependent on us. Your yearning, Your desire is to be in relationship with us yet, as fiercely as You love us, Your love would still continue to pour out, even if we were not here. You would choose to defend us, lentils that we are, even though we passed away and never knew You. Help us see and receive of this truth today, Lord, may we not and never mistake it for indifference. You have fought to overcome, You have waited patiently, You have not violated our right to choose. You have sent Your one and only Son. You have endured all that that was and is. So help us see and respond rightly, that You may be upheld, in Jesus's mighty name, amen! Ephesians 2 v4:10 Nothing But The Blood Once Again 8th Elul Friday 25th August In The Garden All Creatures Of Our God And King Mark 5 v1:13 You exerted such pressure on the spiritual realm that even the evil spirits cried out, Lord God. This man, in torment, sought for the release he needed. Not medical treatment or chains, but the Spirit of the Living God, moving and speaking in power. Father, we pray today for those near and dear to us who have been made captive to spirits and demons. We pray for peace in their minds. We pray against any perpetrators or users of witchcraft or sorcery that give such spirits direction against people. Many of those who were freed by You during Your ministry on earth received the Good News that You are the saviour of mankind, and that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, so too we pray for those that we pray for. Help us discern these spirits and grant us the necessary wisdom and protection necessary to effectively overcome them in Jesus's name, amen. 7th Elul Thursday 24th August Ancient Of Days All My Hope Is In Jesus Psalm 42 v1:5 Trusting in You can be a real challenge in the days of our lives here on Earth, Lord. We are sorry for where we fall short, for the times when we take our eyes off You and look at the things of this world. You have sent Your Son. You have made a way. You have declared exactly what You are about and what we are called to do. So help us walk in it today, Lord. As You have done so much already will You not see it through? You are the God of 'Yes!' and 'Amen!' You are faithful and true. Strengthen us, Father, through Your Holy Spirit, remind us and reveal to us the certainty of Your goodness and plan, in the mighty and precious name of Jesus, Yeshua, Your Son. Amen. ​ 6th Elul Wednesday 23rd August I Will Worship You To God Be The Glory Romans 6 v1:7 ​ ​​There is a narrow path to walk, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. On either side a deadly fall. One, the way of religiosity and justification by works. The second, the way of carnality and the pursuit of selfish and worldly possessions. We need and want to keep our eyes on You, Father. We do not want to be given over to sin and death. Help us, we pray, guide us on the path that we should follow. There is no turning to the left or the right, keep us from the fowler's snare and the evil one's trap. Go with us, go before us, surround us in Your love we pray, in Jesus's name, amen. ​ 5th Elul Tuesday 22nd August Living Hope God Of Wonders Titus 3 v4:8 Amazing God, You have made a way. You have opened the gate of Heaven to receive all who would turn and follow You. Though it is not our works that justify us, we continue to strive and toil in Your name, that a good example and witness may be placed before others, that we may testify to the total change You have wrought in each of us by the shedding of Your blood and the giving of Your Holy Spirit. Rise in us and shine this day, Father, in Jesus's matchless and Holy Name. Amen. 4th Elul Monday 21st August God You're So Good Jesus, We Enthrone You Matthew 3 v1:12 John the Baptist proclaimed Your coming, Lord Jesus, just as an angel announced Your birth and resurrection. You were heralded. You fulfilled prophecies. Today we lift our hands to proclaim Your coming again. Today we sing Your praises and give thanks for all that you are and do in our lives. The world is in dire need of You, Lord. So we sing and fast and pray before You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, that You may be pleased with the love that we return to You for Your glory alone. Amen. 3rd Elul Sunday 20th August Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven See His Love John 15 v18:25 You were ridiculed and mocked. You were beaten and scourged. You were violated and pierced. You were betrayed by Your own people. You bore our sins down to death. Every drop of Your blood was poured out, that we might become free men and women who could walk uprightly into the throne room of our God. You did it all for love. You did it knowing fully the consequence of each action. Though You could have turned away at any time, You bore the burden and carried each heavy step closer to the Cross of Calvary. Today, even in this day, two thousand years after such an act of love was poured out, Your children are still persecuted. Let those amongst our number here gathered who are comfortable be reminded of this. Let them be stirred to action. Not only in prayer, which is still a powerful weapon in protecting the innocent and tearing down the strongholds of the Enemy, yet also in deed. If our pockets are full, let us empty them. If we have clothes or food or possessions, let us give of them. Where we can, let us reach out and help. In this day and age there is no excuse. In this time and place there is no reason for us not to connect and give. Lead us to the Cross, Lord God of Israel. Cause and guide us in seeking ways to help. To feed. To bless. To give succour. And stir us also to a warfare prayer of insurmountable love, towards our friends, towards our enemies, that all may see and come to know the Lord of Lords as we do, and receive Him into their lives. Let the anger and violence and persecution cease, let the world know that the God of Heaven made a way for all to be changed, transformed, into an image of His Son. In whose name we pray, amen. ​ 2nd Elul Saturday 19th August A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. Glory to God! East To West Word Of God Speak Psalm 11 Our time in this life is fleeting, God of All the Universe. Like a passing flower, like the morning dew, like a vapour in the wind. Yet, however brief, all of our lives lead to one destination. A place before Your Judgement Seat. An opportunity to relate to the Lord of All Creation what we did with, more or less, our 'three score years and ten.' Whether we lie in the ground or are burnt up to ashes; whether we are jettisoned into space or cast into the cruel sea, yet still we will all rise on the last day and come before You. You are our God, whether we choose to recognise it or admit it or not. You are sovereign. On that day, we will all admit it. We will all accept it. Even the denizens of hell and all who serve the darkness will bend their knees and confess Jesus as Lord. So, if today is not that last day and this is not the last hour, let us pray for those who remain in denial of the truth. Pray for their stubbornness to diminish. For their low self esteem to depart. For their terribleness and wretchedness and unfitness to be laid at the foot of the Cross, that they may receive You now and turn from their wicked ways, that on that Last Day they will come before You with singing and praises and thanksgiving, to join You at Your table to eat of the Passover meal and drink of the Passover cup. Such as we would also pray for ourselves in Jesus's mighty and matchless name. Amen! Psalm 102 Who Am I? Lord Of Patience ​ 1st Elul Friday 18th August I Have Decided To Follow Jesus Still Isaiah 65 v8:10 You are the Great Shepherd, who keeps His hand on all of His flock. Who knows His own, who calls them, each one, by name. Today we pray for the lost sheep. We remember our own wretched condition and look to You, Great Shepherd, to draw us all to You. There is perfect peace, there is perfect rest. May even those who are yet to enter in know it this day. As we begin a new month may we continue to press into You, to seek Your face, to keep Your commandments, not out of a desire for justification, yet as a sign of our great love for You and our desire to serve You and know You better. The Covenant of Sinai has passed, and we now walk in the Covenant of Grace, it is true, yet to serve You well is to keep a trimmed wick and a jar of oil as we wait. Fill us, keep us, guide us, lead us, God of Heaven, God of Isaac and God of Jacob. Amen. 30th Av Thursday 17th August Wonderful Grace Of Jesus Lead Me To The Cross Matthew 28 v1:10 You rose again. You defeated sin and the grave. YOU HAVE DONE WELL! Praise be to You, Lord of Lords! Today we ask and want to come ever nearer to You, to embrace the Cross, to share and commune with You, to understand Your desires, to learn how better to do Your will. Your way is best and higher than all the others. Your thoughts are deeper, only You see perfectly. You exist in all times, there is no part of space, or the heavens or the earth where You are not present. Lord, lead us and guide us we pray, amen. 29th Av CLUMSILY LOST IN A TIME OF SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENEGE. PRC WUHAN 28th Av Tuesday 15th August This Is What You Do Great Are You Lord Isaiah 58 v4:14 ​ You show Yourself as faithful to the faithful, Lord God of Israel. You alone have the power to deliver. So deliver us today, Lord, from the grip and insolence of our Enemy, from the snares of the fowler, from the traps of the sightless hunter. The spiritual ground that we stand on is Christ Jesus, our rock, and the very gates of Hell cannot prevail against it. Yet we need Your divine authority and assistance, as with the Israelites at the time of Joshua, that we may retake the land for Your glory, in Jesus's mighty name. He is the Lion of Judah. He himself will come one day, but until then we must equip and love and teach, that people may see and know that there is a good God in heaven, He who is mighty to save. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! ​ 27th Av Monday 14th August Is He Worthy? All Creatures Of Our God And King Malachi 4 v5:6 You are the great 'I AM'. You are the 'Yes' and 'Amen'. We look to You and trust in You and hope in You because You are worthy of all honour and praise. You are far and above. Lord God, today we pray for a prophet such as Elijah. For someone who teaches rightly and acts justly and lives according to Your word. With so many ear tickling deceivers, false teachers and what are basically confused, self proclaimed speakers, we beg for such a one to be appointed to bring the opportunity of unity to Your church. Please remember Your promises of old, please extend Your mercy a little further, that a harvest can be brought even from the most polluted of fields, that You may be glorified and the name of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, exalted forever. Amen. 26th Av Sunday 13th August Cornerstone Better Is One Day In Your Courts Revelation 7 v9:17 You have torn the veil, Father God. You have sent Your Son. You have made a way for all to enter in. As the song declares, our anchor holds within that veil, it is the might of Heaven that draws us inexorably towards our true home. Though we may be jostled and assailed, the Enemy will not get the victory over us. For each of us has been called home by the Most High, and the gates of hell cannot prevail against His elect. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! 25th Av Saturday 12th August A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. I Am No Victim Healer Psalm 14 Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Yet, though, we trust in You. In Your timing, in Your wisdom, in Your perfect knowledge of the great things yet to come. In a world that is seemingly bursting at the seams with selfish and ungodly people, even in the church, our calling calls us not to despair, not to worry, not to anger, not to isolation, but for overcoming. We are the ones who must show ourselves patient. We are the ones who must forgive. We are the ones who must remain steadfast to the end, be it the end of our lives or the glorious witnessing of Your inevitable return. You have known the unbelief in men's hearts from the very beginning, You have made a way for Your people to be redeemed to You. Help us walk in that way, Lord, stir Your Spirit within us to guide us for Your glory, that we may be lights upon a hillside for others, that You may be glorified through all our lifelong days. In Your name we pray, may You petition the Father for us, that He might be stirred to move and deliver us. All glory, honour and praise to You, who are at once the Lord God, the Most High. Amen. Colossians 3 v13:17 God Of This City O Come To The Altar 20th Av Monday 7th August All Things Bright And Beautiful When I Look Into Your Holiness Ephesians 4 v17:32 Cleansing and renewal, Lord. These are the promises of Your ministry and provision. Rebirth in You and through You, washed in the blood of the Lamb. In this and through this, the opportunity to enter into Your gates, to not know the second death and instead pass into eternity with You in the Kingdom of Heaven. A new heavens and a new earth there will be, and a city to dwell in like no other before or since. Your word declares that it is a place beyond our ability to imagine, Lord, a place where You will dwell amongst Your people, a holy and righteous God amongst the sheep of His sheepfold, praising Him and glorifying Him forever. We will know perfect peace. We will know the fulness of joy. We will know that our sins have been removed from us, as far as the east is from the west. All glory, praise and honour be, to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He will reign forever on high. Amen! ​ ​19th Av Sunday 6th August More Love, More Power I'm Gonna Clap My Hands ​1 Corinthians 1 v18: 2 v5 ​ A call on our calling, Lord God of Israel. You have called us first and You have loved us first. Your word declares that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Yet it did not end there. His perfection forfeited death's hold over Him, and He arose again, having wrestled the authority and dominion over the earth from Satan's grasp. Now what remains is an unrealised potential. A world able to overcome its sickness and shame, a church that will become the bride that the bridegroom returns for. What prevents this is unbelief and an unwillingness to come under right authority; the surrender of proud and vain thinking in favour the humble righteousness before God. Help us in all of this today, Lord, we pray. That we may walk uprightly before You, that we may reach out to the left and to the right that we may join with others who walk with us along the way, for Your glory alone. Glory hosanna! Glory amen! ​ 18th Av Saturday 5th August Jesus, Lover Of My Soul Song Of Solomon Psalm 17 Oh Holy Lord. We are not able to justify ourselves through the works of the Law. If we could, we could enter Your presence without need of a Saviour. We would be perfect, as You are perfect. Yet, in truth, as we stand or kneel before You now, our wretchedness and nakedness is all too apparent. Yet You have sent a Saviour. You have stepped down from the sanctity and purity of Heaven and lived that perfect and spotless life, that we may be redeemed to You and set free from the curse that our wretchedness commands. We are bathed in Your love. A love that was poured out on the Cross as Your precious blood. Oh how we love You, who first loved us! And yet we weep, dear Lord, for a world that is lost and bereft of understanding. Billions of people, even those claiming to be in the walls of Your church, deceived and distracted, following after patterns and material things of this temporary, cursed and wretched world. Oh, Your creation is still beautiful, yet the burden of our sin clings to it and drags it down into the fire. Help us, dear Lord, encourage, as partakers in Your victory. Aid us, we pray, in stretching forth our hands, as You stretched forth Yours for us. Cause us to speak and share the gospel, and how You appeared to each of us that, even in our wretchedness, we could be and have been set free. For Your glory and name's sake, and for the sake of all those who are suffering, lost, lonely, broken or afraid, in Jesus's name, amen. John 13 v31:35 Nobody Loves Me Like You Praise Adonai 17th Av Friday 4th August Behold Our God Glorified Proverbs 3 v21:35 O Lord God, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth, keep us to our task. To glorify You. To exemplify You. To be Your hands and feet. To speak the name of Your Son, Jesus. As we declare it we will be given confidence and strength. As we grow in these, small as we are, we will be filled to overflowing. This is our desire. This is our reward. To serve You, the Most High, and follow after no other god. To serve others and not be so vain or proud to think that there is a child that You do not love. So help us, Lord, we pray, that You may be glorified, that Your name may be lifted high. Amen. 16th Av Thursday 3rd August Death Was Arrested Praise The Lord O My Soul Psalm 108 v1:6 You have made a way, Lord. You have paid the price for our failing and sin with Your precious blood. Not that we can freely go on sinning without a care. You have set a standard and called us to be Your people, a royal priesthood. Rescue us from any condition that upholds the Accuser's opinions and twistings of the truth, deliver us, as the psalmist enquires, as the children You love. Help us discern past the surface and see the things within and below rightly, that we may be equipped and encouraged to stand for Your Kingdom in cleansing and thanksgiving. For Your glory and name's sake, amen. 15th Av Wednesday 2nd August Awake My Soul Hallelujah, Jesus Is Alive Romans 14 v1:17 O Lord God of Israel, how we mourn for those who follow after false doctrines and even raise their hands against Your Bible believing, repentant people. How many have gone down like fine rams because of the false witness and the doctrines of devils. Even though You are sorting the wheat from the chaff, we weep and mourn for those who, out of foolish avarice, proudly follow after false teachers and injure the ones they love in the so doing. We be You for mercy, though in our hearts we know that we now see in a mirror but darkly; that when Your Son comes, all will be made clear. Those that travel by the broad path would not want to be in Heaven. Those who follow after the teachings of the world will be visited according to what they worship. Help us persist in the standing for Your Kingdom, Your authority and Your Word, even though the loss may be grievous and the pain sincere, for, in truth, nothing else matters if we choose to deny the real faith. This is not judgement, but the plain and simple declaration of the truth to those who are close to us; those we are concerned for, those that we love and grieve for. Thank You for revealing in our struggle the empathy necessary to catch a glimpse and a sense of Yours. Amazing grace. Unfathomable love. Glory hallelujah! Amen! ​ 14th Av Tuesday 1st August Jesus Christ, I Think Upon Your Sacrifice Healer Ezekiel 3 v22:27 You have placed Your hand on those that You have called to service. You cause them to walk in paths of righteousness for Your name's sake. Though they may face hardship and uncertainty, You are refining them as fine gold in the fire, You stand beside them and give them blessing and peace. You do not give as the world gives, may they know the fulness of Your blessing, security and provision. Above all, we pray for them in their relationship with You. Thank You, Father for making a way and giving us a place to stand, may You be glorified, in the mighty and precious name of Jesus. Amen. 13th Av Monday 31st July Hail Lion Of Judah Jesus Messiah Revelation 20 v1:6 There are places especially reserved in Your Kingdom, Lord. You have appointed and called those strong enough to stand for You even it means their own life, who will proclaim the gospel in the face of the Adversary, who will go down, like fine rams, like Stephen and his bold defence of the truth before the Sanhedrin. May we too do our part, Lord God of Jacob, and contribute our wealth and invest our talents wisely and without let for Your Kingdom and Your glory. All good things have come from You, may our walk and witness not be one of withholding and falling back. We pray for those, including ourselves, who stumble, or take their eyes off You, that in Your mercy and their willingness to repent Your hand remains extended to catch them and us up from the dark, churning waters. You are our hope, our guide, our King, our Captain and our God. Thank You for being You, and teach us in the way we should go once again, amen. 12th Av Sunday 30th July I Stand Amazed I Lift My Hands To The Coming King Psalm 91 O Lord, how we hunger and thirst for encounter with You. For communion. For unity. How marvellous and how wonderful it is, that we can know and serve our Saviour, that we can behold such a marvellous love. Today we celebrate and give thanks for Your abundant provision, for the great things and the good things in our lives. Help us see them, Lord. Although we do not hold on to the treasures of this world, we are thankful to You for every good thing that You provide. Help us invest of our gifts out of a love for You and Your statutes, our of a desire to honour You and bless others, just as You have blessed us. In Jesus's name, amen. 11th Av Saturday 29th July A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. I Give You Glory, Glory Better Is One Day In Your Courts Psalm 86 v7:13 A prayer of celebration and thanksgiving today, Lord. Whatever our estate, whatever our wrangling, whatever our misdeeds, help us lift and praise You, the Great God Jehovah, Author of Salvation, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. How marvellous and wonderful are the works of Your hands, how fortunate and privileged are those who have received Your blessing, yet keep us and them humble that they may rise to walk beside You on that glorious day. Thank You for the things of this week, and let us examine the things and events that have come and passed as we turn in expectation of the week to come. We pray for Your Kingdom and its inhabitants as we also pray against the schemes, traps, tricks and appointments of the Enemy. Keep him far from our doors, Lord, and rebuke him and bind him if needed to bless Your adopted children's Sabbath rest. May Your Holy Spirit populate the praises and lives of Your people, for Your glory and name's sake, amen. John 16 v1:11 Ancient Of Days Sing To Jesus 10th Av Friday 28th July God Of Wonders He's The Saviour Of My Soul 2 Timothy 3 v1:5 ​ Oh Lord God of Israel, You are the saviour of our souls. There is no other. No other name, no other person, no other being, no other discipline, no other practice. We cannot be 'half saved'. Help us, Lord, this day, plunge the very depths of our being to search out any place as yet unsurrendered to You. I declare that I do not want to be a fake, a counterfeit, a slur on Your good character, a deceiver of people, especially myself. I want You. The real You. The Maker, the Creator, the God of Isaac and Jacob, the First and the Last, who is at once Jesus the Son, Jehovah the Father and the Holy Spirit. Fill us anew, we pray. Your church needs You and You alone, no counterfeits, no division, no deceit, in Jesus's name we pray. Amen. 9th Av Thursday 27th July Lion And The Lamb Here I Am To Worship Ezekiel 8 v7:18 Once again we turn our prayer and petition to the great and terrible day of Your return, Lord God of Israel, Ruler of the Heavens and the Earth. Yours is the dominion and the rightful dispensation of wrath, yet You have extended mercy towards all who would but receive it, by turning from their sinful ways and acknowledging You as King. Ezekiel was shown the fallen state of his world and we see how it echoes with the fallen state of our own. Although it is original sin that mars Your creation, there are times when the people align themselves with wicked ways, and follow after the things of the world. They are convinced that by doing so they will obtain some measure of power, comfort and peace. Our Enemy, Satan, masquerades as an angel of Heaven, buying people off with the peace that comes from the world, yet this peace is only a pale reflection of the true peace that comes from above. Help us, Lord, discern in ourselves what is right and true, for Your name's sake, and to set aside any idolatry or false practice and return to the simple things of the Gospel that focus on You and allow the Holy Spirit to dwell richly in our hearts. Amen. 8th Av Tuesday 26th July He Has Made Me Glad The King Is Coming John 6 v1:14 You will come one day and wipe away every tear. We will be clothed in new bodies, in robes of white, and we will hunger and thirst no more. Today we pray for the hungry and the needy. You know that we hunger and thirst in this world, You yourself went without food and water for forty days and forty nights in the wilderness. You were weakened and needed to be strengthened in your physical self. So we pray. We know that You can provide supernaturally to meet every want and need, yet we also trust that You are working in a world that You have furnished with abundant resources, so that mankind, if it truly set aside its greed and perversity, could easily feed every mouth for a thousand years. Yet we pray, Lord, for those who are hungry today. For those who are in need and unable in themselves to access food, for those who are victims to a harsh reality, a world that does not set aside its greed and perversity. Help them, Father. Comfort them and reassure them and, where we are able, help us act and speak in accordance to Your will, and work to remind the world of its shortfall and potential, that it may be changed and hungry mouths be fed, for Your glory and name's sake. Amen. 7th Av Tuesday 25th July Here I Am I Will Worship You Deuteronomy 6 v16:19 Studies here and here. A called people, a chosen generation, a royal priesthood. Your word declares the depth, splendour and majesty of the blessing that You have poured out on us, the magnitude of the grace that truly reveals our unmerited favour. Father, we look to You and thank You for this privilege, as we endeavour to serve You well as ambassadors in Your Kingdom, as workers in Your fields, as bondsmen in Your community. Help us and guide us in this we pray, and keep the wolf of the devil far from our door. You have set us apart, we need Your courage to continue in overcoming and interceding; planting and sewing; praising and exemplifying, that You may be lifted up, and the name of Your Son, Jesus, be on the lips and in the ears of people forever. Amen. 6th Av Monday 24th July Great Is Your Faithfulness King Of Heaven Zephaniah 1 v14:18 The day of Your coming will be a great and terrible thing. Your children will be saved and redeemed to You, King of Heaven, but for all that remains only a burning up and annihilation awaits. This not an act of a cruel and vengeful God, yet rather an extension of pardon far past the point where it will be received. You have and will keep the gate open to those who would receive it to the fullest extent, yet there must be, inevitably and as testimony to Your great love, a point where those who reject You will be honoured also. As sons and daughters we dwell in this realm only as passers through, we long and thirst for Your coming and our release, yet we also trust You and wait patiently, even to the point of our own passing in this life, ever hopeful and confident in the One who is able to wipe away all of our tears. Jehovah Jireh, giver of life, author of salvation, we salute You and praise You this day, in Jesus's name. Amen! ​ 5th Av Sunday 23rd July Lord You're Mighty Be Thou My Vision 1 Corinthians 13 v4:13 Your word says that Your righteousness is not achieved through man's anger. So help us cool our tempers today, Lord, and work on showing the love towards others, including our enemies, that You pronounced during Your ministry upon the earth. Let us look to You and attempt to be like You, let us extend a heart of friendship, the hand of forgiveness and the spirit of faithful love towards others, that You may be glorified, and Your Kingdom come upon the earth. Even where there are atrocities and slanders, let us overcome evil with good and patiently reprove the aggressive and the violent, as You once did so patiently with each of us. In Jesus's name we pray this, amen. 4th Av Saturday 22nd July A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. With All My Heart Glory To God Forever Matthew 6 v15 The purpose of our prayer today, Lord is two fold. First, to lift up joy and praise and thankfulness to You and for You, joining in with the praises of the saints and angels in the chorus of Heaven. Second, to examine ourselves for unforgiveness and to lift up our family members, work colleagues and associates where unforgiveness festers like heavy weights over our conduct and living. May we search thoroughly and fervently that we might pray and lay each one down before Your throne in respect, honour and agreement with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. What You say is wise and true and worthy of our attention. Yes and amen! Glory to God! Most High! Amen! Psalm 57 v7:11 Fill My Cup, Lord We Place You In The Highest Place 3rd Av Friday 21st July Above All Praises Genesis 18 Lord God, Your word declares that we should practice hospitality as we may never know when we entertain angels unaware. Though we do not venerate or bow down to Your angels, we thank You for them. For those that You have created as angels of light, who have and still serve You faithfully, we pray a prayer of thanks and blessing. We do not see all that is happening, yet these creatures work tirelessly and continually in Your service. And You send them to speak, to serve and to protect Your children at times, Lord. So we thank You for them and commit to the practice that You have upheld us to, to practice hospitality, that they may receive succour and You, the Most High, may receive praise and honour. All glory be to You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, merciful and mighty God, amen. 2nd Av Thursday 20th July The Victory Belongs To Jesus There Is A King Of Glory Genesis 37 v1:11 It is hard for us to come under authority, Lord God of Israel. To know that there is a king raised up, the Maker and Creator of all things. That one day we will bow down to Him, and confess with our mouths that He is the Lord. We go on to read how Joseph's brothers plotted his murder, their own flesh and blood, because he had these dreams of his coming authority. Yet, when it comes from You, prophecy cannot be undone. This is how You revealed Your true self in Your ministry, yet the people were unwilling to listen and seek the truth of what You said. Teach us, Lord, to be humble. To be sensitive to Your wisdom and the promptings of Your Holy Spirit. May we not be stubborn, so immersed in a fallen world as to be 'too busy' to be attentive to Your will. You are our first and best thought each day, may we pursue You and glorify You out of the deep love and gratitude for what you have done, are doing and will do in our lives. Amen! 1st Av Wednesday 19th July Come Make War Ma Yeddidot Psalm 65 Lord God of Israel, though we give thanks and praise for the time of focused prayer in the last month, we also acknowledge that we never really ever lay down the torch and cross that we bear in interceding for the lost. Until You come, we are workers in the the fields, establishing Your Kingdom one broken reed at a time. We look to You and hope in You, and learn to celebrate as we go through our lifelong days, expectant of Your one day arrival, when everything will be transformed in the blinking of an eye, yet also dedicated to the work we have for our hands, singing Your praises and working the fields, resting at regular intervals. Teach us to number our days, Lord, as we celebrate this beginning of a new month with You, for Your glory and name's sake forever, amen! 29th Tamuz Tuesday 18th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free A call to fast and pray for the last day of this month long intercession. Glory to God, the Most High! Reckless Love Good Shepherd Matthew 18 v10:14 Your word declares that even the best of our works are as blood stained rags before You, King of the Heavens and the Earth. We are but grains of sand, chaff for the fire; here today and tomorrow set aside for burning. Ephemeral, passing; like a vapour in the wind. Yet You have exalted us, O Lord. You set us on our feet and breathed life into our veins. You have endured suffering and the death of Yourself, Your only Son upon a cross, in order to give each and every one on earth the opportunity for new life. Now, in this temporary plane, and forever in the courts of Your Kingdom. We thank You for this month. We thank You for each life that we have lifted towards You. We thank You for Your right and just response. You are the Father. You are the Maker, the Creator. You are our King. And we bow down and worship You again, presenting each life that You have caused us to think and be concerned about over the last twenty nine days. We pray and fast not for show but to encounter more of Your love, authority, wisdom and power. We hope that our sacrifice of praise is as a sweet smelling aroma to You. And we are sorry, Lord, for each and every thing and time that we have fallen short of Your standard. You are worthy of all praise. You have called us to holiness. Finally, for the last time in this month of devotion, we humbly ask for You to rebuke the Devil, in each and every life that we have lifted up. To bind him and blind him to the presence of these people that You came to save, that they may yet be snatched as brands from the fire. That You may be glorified, that Your name may be lifted high. Jesus, Yeshua, Messiah, we know that You are the Good Shepherd, the Gate and Gatekeeper. Stand the door to be opened a little longer for them that fear You in their heart of hearts, stubborn and foolish as they are. We were once the same, and we are sorry for that, may their hearts, ears and eyes be opened that You may be exalted, for all the good and great things that You have done. Hosanna! Hallelujah! Amen! Romans 8 v22:39 Song Of Solomon Lord Of All Hopefulness 28th Tamuz Monday 17th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free An extra portion of praise pressing in to the last week of intercession. All glory to God! We are declaring a fast for tomorrow for the last day of this month long intercedence. Do join in! Isaiah 40 Song Leaning On My Beloved Amos 9 O Lord God of Israel, You are patient and faithful towards the people that You have created. You take a personal and intimate interest in each and every one. You count every hair on every head, You knit us together in the womb. So beautiful, so caring, so compassionate, He who sent His only begotten Son as a ransom for each and every estranged child. What then for those who deliberately turn away from You? For those who harden their hearts and stiffen their necks? For those who purposely refuse to come under Your authority or to take their place in the body of Your church? The Lake of Fire. The most painful and soul destroying words in all Creation. "Depart from me, it is as if I never knew you." Lord God of Heaven. We do not condemn. We continue to reach out, to intercede, to stand in the gap. For You have done the same for us and more. Glory be to Your name and long arm forever! Yet, You will never do the one thing that drove Lucifer mad. You will not violate a person's right to choose. We set once again the people that we have been praying and interceding for before You, O Father in Heaven, we do not and cannot demand their release, yet we do plead, we do beg on their behalf. That You may be glorified. And we accept Your decree and give thanks, that whilst they still draw breath, they can choose surrender over disdain, action over inaction, life over death. In Jesus's name we pray that any of those we pray for today read the text associated with this devotion and think seriously about their condition and walk with You and Your chosen and called people, for Your glory alone. May they not be proud kings and queens that come against Your city, Jerusalem. Amen! City Of Elohim 27th Tamuz Sunday 16th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free An extra portion of praise pressing in to the last week of intercession. All glory to God! The Battle Belongs To The Lord Blessed Assurance 2 Kings 6 v8:17 We thank and praise You, O Lord for Your strength and majesty. For Your mighty army, the mightiest in all Creation. We thank You that You fight and care for the least of us, as Your word declares, "whilst we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." You have authority and dominion, the battle belongs to you, You have already won the victory. Jesus arose and lives again! Thank You for the things seen and unseen, thank You for Your faithfulness and love. Today we pray for the tearing down of strongholds of the Enemy. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, so we declare the blood of Jesus over those places of dark thinking and stubborn resistance that occupy the minds of even professing believers. We pray against them as siege weapons capable of smashing them and pulling them to pieces. In Jesus's mighty name! Amen! It Is Well With My Soul 26th Tamuz Saturday 15th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free With a double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. Psalm 90 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 13 O, glorious Lord, how excellent and marvellous are Your ways! You loved the world so much that You gave Your only begotten Son, the only one to come purely and directly from You. We are Your breath and clay. Everything else was spoken into being by You but this was and is Your Living Word, made flesh. An act of love like no other. A truth that cannot be undone or stood against with success. Your word declares that either we will fall upon the Rock and be broken in pieces, or that the Rock will fall upon us and crush us. It is the first that we need to be born again. The other is the unthinkable horror of totally and finally departing from You, being cut off, made void. So we walk in brokenness today, Father, and reach out to You and others of Your calling, that Your church may be built up. This is not a Kingdom defined by earthly boundaries, or creeds, colours and castes. This is a Kingdom defined by the One who first died for it, the Eternal Kingdom of Heaven declared upon the Earth. Glory be to the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings! Glory be to the Son, Yeshua, who overcame sin and the grave! Glory be to the Spirit of God, who lives in us and gives us comfort, joy, peace, love and rest! Glory to God forever! Amen! Psalm 133 Psalm 63 Psalm 139 25th Tamuz Friday 14th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free An extra portion of praise pressing in to the last week of intercession. All glory to God! Thy Lovingkindness God I Look To You Hebrews 4 v9:16 You empathise with us perfectly, Lord God Almighty. As the scripture says, You were tempted in every way common to man. You know the source of our doubts and fears. You know perfectly, and it grieves You, the heart of our Enemy, Satan. Everything in Heaven and on the Earth lays open before You, and You see rightly, able to discern all of our ways. This is how You know that a heart is turned against You. This is how You know they must be put aside. Today we join You in Your prayers during Your times of temptation, where Your heart was heavy and Your body hungry. Though You do not need us, though You are able to carry the fight completely without us, You have expressed a desire to work through us. And, Lord, as You understand us, we must come to understand something about You. For Your glory and name's sake. So today we pray with You, for strength from the Father, for comfort from the Spirit, for courage of Yourself to overcome and continue on. You have paved a way for us, Great High Priest, You have torn the veil and won the war. And we thank You and glorify You and stand with You, in every trial and storm. Amen. Holy, Holy, Holy 24th Tamuz Thursday 13th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free An extra portion of praise pressing in to the last week of intercession. All glory to God! Here For You Arise 1 Thessalonians 3 v3:12 You take Your place at the heart of Your army, Lord God of Israel. You go, high above them, as a banner and a burning fire, the Light of the World, the great emblem and seal, at once gate and gatekeeper. And who shall prevail against You, King of Kings? Cities? Heroes? Nations? All will fall by Your sword who make their stand against You. At the very mention of Your name, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that You alone are God. Today, and each day, we take our place in Your ranks, King of Heaven. We cannot measure up, we are frail humanity, poorly equipped in ourselves, for the battle to come, yet we will fight and gain the victory because we are sanctified by Your blood, we are robed in Your armour. So today we lift up another song, today we lift up a shout of praise, to Yahweh Elohim, our God who reigns on high and yet reaches down to catch the most wretched of sinners who turns and calls upon His name. Majesty of Heaven, we salute You and let forth our battle cry, "Our God reigns!" May our love for You and the people of the world reflect Your true intention to make peace by bringing war, a war for men's hearts and the one, true way to live, love and thrive in this dark and corrupted world. For Jesus! For glory! That the lost might be found and the orphan take a home; that the hungry might be fed and the wounded be healed, in Jesus's name. Amen! Mighty Man Of War 23rd Tamuz Wednesday 12th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free An extra portion of praise pressing in to the last week of intercession. All glory to God! Nobody Loves Me Like You He Who Would Valiant Be Matthew 13 v44:50 We would like to thank You, Lord God of Israel, for the help and blessing that You have poured out during this time of focused intercession this far. That You have heard every prayer is enough, yet we read and know that Hell has been shaken and the earth caused to tremble. You are on Your throne in the Heavenly Temple, yet the very idea of Your coming and the certain knowledge that on the Last Day You will is enough to make every dark heart fearful, to make every twisted soul cry out, to make every evil spirit flee. Though we may not see the things that we want, we trust You in each and every situation, we know and bow down to the God of, 'Yes!' and 'Amen!' alone. So thanks to You this day, Father, Son and Spirit, praises to Your name and all glory and honour to You forever. Amen! Consuming Fire 22nd Tamuz Tuesday 11th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free Days Of Elijah Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing 1 Chronicles 16 v15:36 Today we proclaim Your grace, goodness, splendour and majesty to all the heavenly realms. Though we don't know their number, though we have never looked upon them with our human eyes, we know that they are there, we know that they are real. Even to the place of Sheol, where Satan's Kingdom lays, we declare the Great God Yahweh, and His Son Yeshua. We proclaim Your authority, Yahweh Elohim, we proclaim Your victory. We raise the spiritual banner of the Cross and speak of the marvellous works of Your hands. May the demons turn and flee from us, so great and glorious is Your name, may those near us, held in their sway, be set free and awestruck by Your moving and doing in their lives. In Jesus's name we pray, amen! 21st Tamuz Monday 10th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free I Am A Friend Of God Above All 1 Chronicles 29 v11:13 You are truly the King of Heaven, O Lord of Lords and King of Kings. You are the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last. You are the Maker and Creator of All the Heavens and the Earth. And we worship You. You are worthy of all praise. Today's scripture goes on to read, "But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort?" We are so tiny in comparison to You, in every way. Yet You have declared Your intention, You have decreed our position, You have desired to relate with some part of Your creation, to commune with something that is autonomous from You. And that is who we are. What You have so amazingly given, what You have honoured and blessed us with beyond all of Your creation, is the freedom to choose. May we choose this day to continue to pursue and uphold our best and greatest of decisions, the decision to follow You, Your Son, Jesus, in thought, action and deed. You are worthy of all honour and praise, yet we thank You for sparing our lives and giving us a way to be born again, made new in You and through You, for Your glory alone. May we stand in this today against the powers of darkness, standing as adopted sons and daughters, co heirs and, even, as friends. You are the Most Splendid, the Most High, and we seek to align ourselves with Your will and way, to be ambassadors and defenders of Your Kingdom here upon the earth and to petition You, the Father, through You, Your Son, Jesus Christ, for action to set the captives free through the power of You, Your Holy Spirit. Amen. 20th Tamuz Sunday 9th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free An extra song of worship as a sign of commitment to our cause in the new week. Show Me Your Glory Hosanna He Reigns Zechariah 7 v4:14 In Your grace and in Your victory there is forgiveness, O Lord, and You call us to forgive others as You have forgiven us. Lead us in this, we pray today, that even those who have hardened their hearts against us and caused us pain and even suffering in their stubborn refusal of the truth may be looked upon with renewed love and genuine gratitude, may we see as with Your eyes, Lord of Hosts, a child that You died to save; a work in progress with the potential to do great things. May our poor witness not count in their journey, may we repent and learn the true heart of Your gospel in continue to look upon them with humility, grace and favour, setting their transgressions aside as far as the East is from the West. Such You have done for us, may we do for them, out of love and in Your name, amen. 19th Tamuz Saturday 8th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath Resurrecting All Creatures Of Our God And King Isaiah 41 v17:20 It is by Your decree and power that we live, O Lord God of Israel. Maker and Creator, You have brought us forth out of the dust, You have knit us together in the womb of our mothers. Father, we thank You for Your provision and blessing. For all that You have done, are doing and will do. It is amazing and humbling to us that You have given us so much, more than we deserve, and yet You will give us even more. However we must turn to serve You. We must invest with the talents that You have given us. We must not be idle or disruptive. While we have breath in our bodies and the name of Jesus on our lips, You have called us to a higher purpose and standing. That of disciple, bondservant, friend. Help us in this, as we stand in the gap and intercede for those around us who are, as we once were, desperate for Your touch. We stand only as Your Holy Spirit dwells in us to make us stand, we walk only as that same spirit goes with us. We pray and request help and provision against the pride that would be our undoing. You have made us new. You have lifted us from the grave. You have set us on a place to stand and it is only in that, Christ Jesus, that we have hope or remain. Yeshua, Messiah, provide for us once again from the Father's riches in glory, that Your name be lifted up. Amen. 2 Thessalonians 3 v1:9 You Are Worthy Of My Praise City Of Elohim 18th Tamuz Friday 7th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free The Same Power Forever Hosea 7 v5:12 You will bring Your judgement on all of creation when You come again, O Lord God of Isaac. Even Your elected people will be found wanting if they worship idols or play the harlot with other gods. Yet, until that time, it is good for us to remember and celebrate the victory that You have already won, the victory over sin, the Devil and the grave. Glory and honour be to Your name forever! How You remember Your promises and keep to Your covenants. Christ Jesus is risen and You are alive with Him, where He is seated at Your right hand, so close as to be indistinguishable, One and the same. Glory, honour and power be forever! It is in this light that we intercede for others, it is in this vein that we seek and uphold the lost, lonely broken and afraid. It is in this truth that You turned Your earthly eyes heavenward and declared, "Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they are doing." Help us heal and hold out for those gain, this day, and to uplift them in prayer and forgive them if they continue to walk and follow in their wicked ways. The final judgement is Yours, not ours, and the hour of Your coming is known only to You. We must respect their right to choose, even though we pray and know that the direction they currently take is the wrong one. Such as they are we once were, and we pray for them in Jesus's mighty name, amen. 17th Tamuz Thursday 6th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free An extra song of worship to drive our commitment to this theme into a new week, for the glory of God. Our God Reigns Here High Above ​Galatians 3 v9:14 ​ You are our King. You are our Captain. We resist the Devil. in Your name. You are Lord of All, the Maker and Creator, and we worship You. Lord of Hosts, please continue to bless us and furnish us in this task of intercession. In our lives and homes, in our workplaces and places of recreation. Keep us mindful of You, always praying, always praising, on Earth as we one day will be in Heaven. Help us look towards You and to continue to uplift those we care about to You, adding more as we journey through life, thinking on the good and great things that You have done, reflecting the splendour of Your written word, ruminating on the marvels that You have completed with Your hands, trusting that You are doing, and want to do, and will do more. Great is Your name in all the earth! Holy is Your name! Jesus, Yeshua, Isa, Messiah, continue in us, we pray, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the Earth. Touch those we lift to You we pray, give life where sackcloth and ashes abound. Amen. 16th Tamuz Wednesday 5th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free Perfected In Love Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart Habbakuk 2 v1:4 Yes, Lord, we thank You and praise You for You have delivered us up from our deserved end. We were sinful and ruthless, rebellion was our very nature, yet You have delivered us victoriously through the death of Your Son. O such a cost! O such a victory! Thank You, Father, though may we never forget our beginning or think of ourselves as better than those who cry out for mercy or suffer without understanding. Even those who bathe in foolishness. Keep us humble, that we may see and walk with a right attitude, a contrite heart surrendered fully to You. Do not let the Enemy denude us or slander You with his accusations though, we stand in righteousness for Your name's sake, a chosen people and a royal priesthood praying for Your Spirit to move in the lives of those we love and care about, for the glory of the One who made all these things possible, Yeshua, Jesus, called Isa, Your Son. Amen. 15th Tamuz Tuesday 4th July Theme: Setting The Captives Free Firm Foundation Cornerstone 2 Timothy 3 v8:17 We celebrate You today, Lord, as we do every day and more. May we give abundantly as Your grace abounds to those who love You. May we be extravagant in our worship and praise, vocal in our testimony and steadfast in our witness and acknowledgement of what You have done for the world, and what You have done in our lives. We revisit this text that we may be tested for double mindedness and the selfish ambition of men and women who crave knowledge and power for selfishly derived ends. Our lips may speak the words of thanksgiving and truth, yet it is in the living that we want to enjoin with You, Lord of Hosts, for You alone are so splendid and wonderful. This is the joy and deep satisfaction that we want to share with others, even to the point of persecution and death, that Your name may be known and Your truth may be sewn into all the world. So great You are, so much more You deserve. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! Jesus is the cornerstone become capstone! He is the Way, the Truth and the Life, amen! 14th Tamuz Monday 3rd July Theme: Setting The Captives Free Almighty God Who You Say I Am Isaiah 35 v4:8 Yes, Lord God of Israel, the Maker and Creator of All the Universe, You have made a way. You have sent Your Son, Jesus. He was born and lived a perfect life and was betrayed and sacrificed so that He could be raised from death on the third day, winning a victory that only He could win. Paying a ransom that only the blood of every living human ever could assuage with His own. And we continue to fight, pray and proclaim freedom for the captives that we know in our lives. Not that can be won over to us, but that they can sense and know and see and choose You, or to reject You. We place no caveat or condition, we make only the prayer that they be set free from the dominion of Hell to do so, that they be sanctified in Your sight, according to Your word, truth and promise. Our hope is that they choose You, Father, for You are our hope and blessing, and we know that Your grace is sufficient, that Your faith reaches unto the skies. So we uphold them, near and dear, far-off and aloof, antagonistic and aggressive. That they may know You and see You, in Jesus's name, amen. 13th Tamuz Sunday 2nd July Theme: Setting The Captives Free An extra song of worship to drive our commitment to this theme into a new week, for the glory of God. Light The Fire Again Be Bold, Be Strong We Want To See Jesus Lifted High 2 Timothy 3 Yes, Lord, come and live in Your people, we pray. Today we lift up each other, those worshippers who have just begun or been persisting in intercessory prayer for the captive members of their society since the start, at the beginning of the month of Tamuz. Family members, friends, colleagues or enemies. You died that all may come and return to You, should they choose it, and praying for their freedom from bondage serves to bring them to a place of peace and clarity where they can make a choice without distraction or deception obscuring their view. Yet this is an endeavour of endurance and faith, and as such we lift up our fellow believers and prayer warriors, wherever they are on the globe, and ask that You strengthen them and bless them in their task, to give them courage and to reveal Yourself in their practice and endeavour, affirming with Your Spirit that You are close by their side. Refresh them and lift them to their task, may You be glorified forever in their hearts, eyes and minds as they stand upon Your promises, proclaiming the truths of Your Kingdom. Protect them from the schemes and tricks and traps of the Enemy, may they step lightly through them, rejoicing, by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Glorious and Holy God, Most High, the God of Isaac and Jacob, we pray to You today and each day forever, amen. ​ 12th Tamuz Saturday 1st July Theme: Setting The Captives Free 100 Billion X How Great Is Our God Psalm 19 v1:4 Father, today we continue in the prayer support of our friends, family members, work colleagues and enemies, with an acknowledgement that although You confounded the languages of men at the time of the Tower of Babel, You remain able to understand each tongue or utterance or testimony that we give, more perfectly than we understand it ourselves. You see and know the heart of each of us. So, LORD, we pray to You and give thanks and declare that language is not a barrier to You, that You may not be confounded by the Enemy or his servants seeking refuge in the spirit of miscommunication. In whatever the medium, in whatever the situation, may Your voice ring clear in the hearts and minds of those we pray for and lift up, that they be given the opportunity to see and know You, as we ourselves see and know You. We know and give thanks that the decision for their life is not ours to make, yet we petition You for protection and clarity that they may have the best of opportunities to receive You in Jesus's mighty name. May You be glorified in the majesty of Your overcoming. Amen! John 12 v19:31 Yeshu Masih Ki Jai Jesu Cristo Basta 11th Tamuz Friday 30th June Theme: Setting The Captives Free Passion Waymaker Mark 4 v1:20 Jesus, You changed everything. There is no way or direction we can go in that will satisfy our souls. You were ever and before, You are far and above. Help us , Lord, seek and serve You. There is no other way or calling that we would want to pursue, no other expression of righteousness that we would want to be covered in. O! To be of the fruitful crop! You have been faithful all of our lives, please continue to be so, for Your glory, amen. 10th Tamuz Thursday 29th June Theme: Setting The Captives Free Leaning On My Beloved Alpha And Omega 2 Peter 3 v8:13 Today, Lord, we press into Your presence. We pray that, as we dwell in You and trust in You and rest in You, that You will live in us. In this season of prayer and spiritual conflict, we acknowledge that it is only through You that the victory will be won and we accept, that You will accomplish all according to Your will and purpose, in the fulness of Your just judgement and righteousness. We bow down before You and lay ourselves at Your feet, for You alone are the King Of Heaven, the First and the Last, worthy of all praise, glory and honour forever. We praise You in the sanctuary and on the mountainsides, that people of every tribe, nation and tongue may see and know that Your name is above every other name, the name of Your Son, Yeshua, Jesus, who came and lived and died that the captives may be truly set free. We give thanks and delight in Your refuge, and continue to work and wait for Your glory and the people of the earth whose names we continue to bring before You, and uphold them that they may be witnesses to Your everlasting majesty and splendour. Amen. 9th Tamuz Wednesday 28th June Theme: Setting The Captives Free God Is Able Love Knows No End Joshua 3 Today we pray for the loved ones associated with those who we have been interceding for. The children and the elderley, the husbands and the wives. Those that have looked on at the suffering spirit of a troubled victim, those that have themselves been caused to suffer because of the poor decisions carried out for the wrong motives. Those that act under rebellion or witchcraft always harm those around them, especially those close to them. They may not even be aware that this is the case. So, Lord, we lift up the victims, the innocent, the unnecessary subjects of these vile times and their servants. You do not condemn the innocent, so we pray for their protection and sanctification and that they can witness effectively, and far beyond their means, through the power of the Holy Spirit. As with the afflicted donkey of Balak, cause Your children to speak for Your glory, in Jesus's name, that these innocents can cross over the Jordan one day, knowing that they to joined in the intercession to set the captives free. Amen. ​ 8th Tamuz Tuesday 27th June Theme: Setting The Captives Free In His Time See His Love Ezekiel 11 v14:21 We press in to Your promises, Lord God Jehovah, when we seek the freedom of our friends, our loved ones, our enemies, our colleagues and our neighbours. We look to You to work through us. Please validate our witness in their sight and hearing, we pray. Yours is the light we want to shine, Yours is the narrow way that we would want them to to take steps upon. So we claim Your promise of setting the captives free and fulfil our commission of giving sight to the blind. May the blood of Jesus be against every power or potentate that binds them, Amen. 7th Tamuz Monday 26th June Theme: Setting The Captives Free Adding an extra song this week to reinforce our commitment to this cause Float Lord You're Mighty Victory Belongs To Jesus Ephesians 3 v14:21 Today we pray a prayer of those set free and unbound during our previous week's prayer and ask that Your Spirit speak and uphold those who are bewildered or surprised or even fearful of their new found freedom. You give peace that is not like the world's peace, something that is life changing. It is the work of Your Holy Spirit, not something conjured through the emotional manipulation of a chemical response, but rather an acknowledgement, and agreement that something other and better and more powerful than we can possibly imagine exists, and is real and is benevolent towards us. Though we can feel that we are drowning in this new knowledge and understanding, it is the time to take up that often cancelled quest for satisfaction and the truth, and appeal to the Father as a drowning child, an appeal to love as a starving refugee, desperate and hungry for nourishment, needful of the very thing that can cause us to live and breathe again. We know, and pray for those we have interceded for, that they come to realise that which truly satisfies comes only through the precious blood of Jesus, the Holy Spirit moving and stirring in us, affirming the truth that Jesus Christ is King, the Risen Saviour who sacrificed His life that all who choose to listen, watch and obey may enter in to a New Covenant relationship with Him. Be our Lord Jesus. Have Your way in us. For the Father's glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the Earth. Amen. 6th Tamuz Sunday 25th June Theme: Setting The Captives Free All Consuming Fire A Mighty Fortress Is Our God 1 Kings 18 v20:41 It seems fitting to use an older translation of Your word Lord to relate the story of Your fire consuming the offering of Your prophet, Elijah, yet, in truth, Your word is alive and powerful in whatever text that delivers Your meaning first. This threat and potential is as real today as it was three thousand years ago, We ask and persist in prayer, Lord, for those loved ones that are given over to worship of other Gods, who follow after spiritual idols that are really the same gods such as Baal and Ashteroth and Dagon who were followed after in Elijah's time. These powers are not to be trifled with, yet through the power of the blood of Your Son, Jesus, we claim His victory over all of them. In releasing the captives through cleansing power, we pray for the sense of Spirit that will cause them to run to You for refuge, for no other place is safe. That You may be glorified, that the name of Jesus may be lifted high. Amen. ​ 5th Tamuz Saturday 24th June Theme: Setting The Captives Free Sabbath Rest A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath You Are Faithful Fill Me Up Jeremiah 32 v17:27 These words were written and spoken during a time when the ten tribes were hard in their rebellion against You, Jesus. This business of intercession and overcoming is too hard for us, Lord God of Israel, Lord of the Sabbath, even You took rest from ministry during Your short life on earth. All Hell comes against us, many people are resolute in their unbelief. Yet You are able. Your grace is more than sufficient. For those that we have helped this week, we give thanks and praise and ask You to press Your Spirit into their healing, into their blessing, into their new found peace. We know that our lives and times are fleeting, so we pray into this moment, into this day that they might know and receive that You are God and that You are able to release them, redeem them. That You are able to heal them of every sickness and every disease, that You are able to free them from every trick, trap, snare and bond of the Enemy. Not as some conjuror, performing parlour tricks, but as the Lord of Heaven, the Maker and Creator who has set His heart and desire on redeeming His people to Himself. A Lord and God who will stop at nothing until what He has declared and decreed has come to pass. Our God. The Righteous and Loving God. The Maker and Creator. Yahweh, Jehovah, Elohim. Amen. John 17 v9:23 Where You Are Here Is Love, Vast As The Ocean ​ 4th Tamuz Friday 23rd June Theme: Setting The Captives Free More Love, More Power Break Every Chain Psalm 119 v71:88 Today we pray, Lord, Adonai, Mighty God of Israel, for those people we know that are battling with addiction. Whether it is alcohol or drugs, obsessive cleaning or compulsive gambling, fornication or material living, we know and declare them as the idols that they are. We pray to break every spirit of witchcraft, every generational curse, every dark lie in the mind of those who suffer in this way. Moved and compelled as if beyond their control, the plaything of the demonae, the spirits of the fallen angels that You unbodied at the flood. This is not a pretty battle, for such powers and potentates do not give up their victims easily, yet we pray and trust in You, Father, and the cleansing power and authority of the blood that was spilled by Your Son Yeshua, Jesus; that was poured out that the burden of sin may be revoked, once and for all. We claim that the blood of Jesus is against such as these spirits, and ask, in the name of the Son, for the Father to send His Spirit to set them free, that they may know a peace and have an opportunity to drink of the Living Water. This is a miracle of great portent, Father, and we do not ask for it lightly. We pray in this season for all the captives of the Devil in our lives, we pray for ourselves first and lay every sin at the foot of the Cross. You came that we might live. We live only as we uphold Your name in spirit and truth, for Your glory alone. Reign in us, Christ Jesus, we pray, reign in our lives and the lives of those we care about. Amen. 3rd Tamuz Wednesday 22nd June Theme: Setting The Captives Free Our God Reigns Here The Battle Belongs To The LORD Nahum 1 v7:15 There is no greater prayer that we can make in spiritual warfare, Lord God of Israel, than to ask You to intervene and rebuke the Enemy. Our foe and Your foe is Satan, the enemy of mankind, the Deceiver, the one who was a thief and a murderer from the beginning. He will kill who he can kill, though he cannot come near Your elect. Father may You rebuke Satan. In our lives, in our minds, in our homes, in our families and in our relationships. May You bind him and blind him to our presence. May You protect our loved ones from his casual use. We are weak and frail, fleeting, as humans, yet we stand as royal priests according to Your word, and accept the truth that, "greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world." Sanctify and cleanse us today, Lord, and cause us to see with Your Spirit's eyes that we remain vigilant to his return or his schemes. As we lift up those close to us in prayer, bless them that they may know peace and consider the things of Your Kingdom, in Jesus's matchless and glorious name. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Glory hallelujah and amen! 2nd Tamuz Wednesday 21st June Theme: Setting The Captives Free Fill Me Up And Overflow Holy Spirit Acts 7 v2:58 To be set free of the kind of captivity that we are seeking, Lord God of Israel, El Shaddai, God of Isaac, we need the advocacy, power, guidance, comfort and protection of Your Holy Spirit. Angels may walk us free from physical prisons, but the kind of forces and strongholds that bind many here are not physical in nature but spiritual, even carnal. We ask a boon against the powers of darkness, we request Your grace beyond our ability to deserve it, or the people we lift up, because it is by Your Spirit and grace and truth alone that any of us are saved. Yes, we must have faith to turn to You, so we ask for the burning bush to be placed in the lives of those we lift up and petition for this day, and each day, until Your Son comes again on the earth. Family members, friends, work colleagues, people we pass in the street, even and especially our enemies. Your servant Nehemiah opened his table to those who mocked, cajoled and threatened him and the people rebuilding Jerusalem, may we do the same that Your goodness and generosity may be shown, that they may receive of the same gift that we have. May every bondage and deceit, misnomer and maleficence be removed that they may see Your glorious light, even from afar off, and, we pray, respond. In Jesus's name, amen. ​ 1st Tamuz Tuesday 20th June Theme: Setting The Captives Free Reckless Love Love Has A Name Jeremiah 17 v7:17 How good are You, oh Lord of Lords? How wonderful? We have nothing to compare Your attributes to, because in each of them You eclipse every other living thing. You are more than them. You alone are God. While many people put their faith and focus on the things of the world, there are a few who aspire higher, yet fall into the age old trap of worshipping gods other than You. What were Dagon and Baal and Ashteroth in the Old testament are also Neptune and Krishna and Ishtar in other places. And yet, You are far and above all of them. They are resident in Your creation, necessary for the things that need to be done, yet they, in their comparative weakness and inferiority to You, demand adoration and adulation, blind faith, from their acolytes, sucking the life force from them, reducing them to the dust and ashes reserved for those who would make enemies of themselves to You. Today we pray for Your love to release those we know and care about that are held in thrall by such powers. Yes, even of Satan himself. Where they give themselves over, we pray for a reckless and undeserved sway back to the right path. That they may see You and choose without deception or deceit. That they may be free from bondage and curses, witchcraft and the powerful prayers from those who serve the dark and seek to do them harm. For all those we lift up now, in image or name, for Your glory, Lord, set the captives free, please, we pray. In Jesus's name. Amen. ​ 30th Sivan Monday 19th June Revive Us I Will Offer Up My Life Matthew 19 v23:26 There are things in our life, Lord God of Israel, that it is impossible for us to overcome alone. You know them. You have known from the beginning that we all fall short of the mark that would assure us of the holiness necessary to enter into Your presence. We need You to overcome it for us. We need the blood and sacrifice of Your Son to atone for our sins and wash us clean. Help us align ourselves with You Father, this day. Your blood has already been poured out, the price has been paid, the only hindrance is our own choices to turn away or to be distracted. As we prepare to enter the new month, wash our feet, set us on the right path once again, we pray, in Jesus's name, amen. 29th Sivan Sunday 18th June This Is Amazing Grace Word Of God Speak 1 Corinthians 11 v9:15 Yes, Lord, it is by Your grace that we are saved. The power of Your Holy Spirit in us. We need to surrender ourselves that You may be manifest more, for in that same exchange we actually become more of what we were supposed to be. We will rejoice and celebrate! You do not need us to accomplish what You have decreed, yet You have expressed a desire to work through Your people, that the Son may be glorified through the actions of His children, His disciples, His friends. Help us align with Your will today, Father, help us examine and lift up where we err, even in the simple things as with that which is laid out in the text. Thank You for the grace and forgiveness that allows us to do this, enemies as we once were. Help us reach out to others and speak the words and perform the actions that You would have us say and do, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Speak to us and through us, Lord we pray. Amen. 28th Sivan Saturday 17th June A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath I Surrender All Your Love O Lord Amos 5 v6:9 Your words and warnings are clear, Lord God of Israel, Your call to repentance is sincere. Today let us look to ourselves also and pray against every spot or blemish. You do not expect perfection, Father, as You sent Your Son as the only way that we could be washed clean, yet we should seek to know and overcome our weaknesses through the power of Your Spirit that we not be exploited by an Accuser who is both ruthless and cruel. Guide us, O thou great Jehovah, and keep us in the name of Your Son, Jesus who is the Christ. Amen. Hebrews 3 v14:19 It Is Well With My Soul All Who Are Thirsty 27th Sivan Friday 16th June Be Still My Soul Behold Our God ​Revelation 19 Comfortable, privileged, Laodicean church, I rebuke you in the name of Christ Jesus. Awake your souls to the truth. We are called to be a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people. Not to our own pursuit of sensual lusts and desires, not to selfish identification and definition. A body, a church, with Jesus Christ as its head, the Holy Spirit of God as its lifeblood and the word of God as its heart. This body does not have life in separation, in division. Only pain. And those that bring it, who keep their minds in both the world and the church, who are neither hot nor cold, who practice amelioration instead of staunch defence, who put on robes of righteousness but deny the power thereof will be judged the most harshly for it. Jesus said, to the keepers of the Law, that it was because they claimed to see that their sin would be counted against them. So, my heart, my desire, in line with the Father's, is that you come out of duplicity and enter in to the one city where you can be truly safe and secure, that you join with me, and all the peculiar people of God, in singing His praises and seeking His will in all things in Jesus's name. Amen. ​ 26th Sivan Thursday 15th June Abide With Me Just One Touch From The King Mark 5 v25:34 ​ You can, Lord Jesus. Through the power of the Holy Spirit. You can heal. You can cleanse. You can bless. you can transform. Not through medication and human cleverness, but miraculously, instantly and completely. As we read about these things we marvel at the works of Your hands. Today we ask and pray for such power and authority. We lift up the names and images of the people that we know that are sick and/or suffering. We lift them to You, Great Physician. Whatever the condition, whether sickness or injury, spiritual or physical, we can trust that You, who knit us all together in our mother's womb, who healed the woman who reached out and touched Your garment, know them completely. It is only by Your Spirit, the Spirit of the most High, that people can be saved. It is only by Your Spirit can people be healed. So, Lord, come. Heal them that we may testify to Your truth. Heal them that we may see and testify to the power, splendour and majesty of the Lord, our God. In Jesus's name we pray. Amen! 25th Sivan Wednesday 14th June Be Strong And Courageous Be Bold, Be Strong Deuteronomy 31 v1:13 Do we often times ignore the simplest and clearest of Your messages, Lord? Do we forget, in our grand schemes, that You are with us? Do we tend to Your flocks, speak at the gates, wrestle with unrighteousness, battle with destruction yet remain ignorant of Your promise? As Simon Peter sank beneath the waves, or Simeon cried out in distress before ever seeing Your days come? Then help us, Lord, we pray. Be strong and courageous. Be bold. That You may be glorified, that the name of Your Son, Jesus, be lifted up. In all the things we do, in all the places we go, may You be sovereign in all of them, acknowledged by us. This is the coming of Your Kingdom unto the earth. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! 24th Sivan Tuesday 13th June My Shepherd Almighty 1 Samuel 5 Your Ark is Your Name is Your sanctification is Your Throne whose foundation id righteousness and justice, Lord God, Maker and Creator of the Heavens and the Earth. You are written and testified to through all of the things that You have created. In their rejection or rebellion or ingratitude, in their acceptance, their renewal, their bringing to new life. You are manifest in Your creation. You are seated, far and above, on that same Throne of Heaven, in that same heavenly sanctuary that needs no sun or moon for light. Help us bathe in that true light today, Lord. Let us be stirred to faith through action and action through faith. To honour and declare Your reality, Your truth, Your obedience, Your perfection. To testify to the unmerited favour poured out that each of us may be saved, saved from a wrath that we so fully and honestly deserve. Help us, Lord Jesus, through the power and guidance of Your Holy Spirit, not be swayed or turned by the lies of the Evil One, let us, please, be separate and different from him and his kind. For Your glory and honour alone, the One to whom even the gods defer and bow down to, Yahweh, Elohim, Jehovah, Most High. Amen. 23rd Sivan Monday 12th June Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus 10,000 Reasons Psalm 103 There is none like You, Lord God of Heaven. You alone are the Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. We can look at just one part of it and see Your splendour written in every piece in the microcosm to the macrocosm of it. And then see the same in every other part. If we shifted our gaze and contemplation each moment for a thousand years we would still not touch the least of it. Help us remember You, O Lord, let us not lose sight of Your magnificence, Your majesty, Your splendour. You are seated beyond the circle of the earth, all creation is laid at Your feet, the work of Your hands. We worship You and praise You and we thank You Lord, that You are mindful of us, that You have loved us that You have set Yourself to redeem us to You. Glory, blessing and honour be to Your name forever, King of Kings. Amen. ​ 22nd Sivan Sunday 11th June Great I Am Hosanna Habakkuk 3 v6:15 You have declared with the words of Your mouth and the blood of the Lamb who You are, Lord God of Israel. You are the Way, the Truth and the Life. You have subdued nations and lifted up broken people to greatness, You have pursued the lost and to the needy You have provided from Your storehouses in Heaven. Today we pray for provision. We know that You declared that You did not give as the world gives, and it is these Kingdom treasures that we seek and pray for, through the goodness of Your grace. Help us be fruitful and not withered, to be abundant in times of dearth, that Your name and story may be passed to all peoples, that steadfast testimony be given, out of love and truth. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. ​ 21st Sivan Saturday 10th June Holy Awake My Soul Matthew 10 v1:8 You were emphatic about the mission that You gave to the disciples and they were zealous for going and doing all that You had commanded them and equipped them for. Let it be for us! May we be bold and courageous, for Your glory and name's sake. Whether we face famine or trial, sickness or good health, may Your words not depart from our lips or hearts, may we take refuge under the shadow of your wings, may we find comfort and rest. Teach us, guide us, move us, inspire us, in Jesus's name we pray. Sabbath greetings you, and may all that is good and holy be placed at your feet. Amen. Ezekiel 37 v1:17 Breath Of Yah Holding Nothing Back ​ 20th Sivan Friday 9th June All My Hope Is In Jesus Mighty Man Of War Psalm 93 You are who You say You are, Lord God of Israel, Lord of Hosts, King of Kings. You have wrestled with Leviathan, You have been presented before Azazel. You have overcome them with Your Spirit and majesty. Your word says we are to become like You. That we will perform miracles and signs and wonders as a royal priesthood, a chosen people called according to Your will and purpose. Yet all have sinned and fallen short of the mark, so it is only through You, through Your divine will and action, that this purpose can be fulfilled. Continue to humble us and to shape us, we pray today. Keep us to the narrow path. Cut away the vulgar and unnecessary, strip us back to the foundations if need be, that we may be taught and grow anew in the likeness of Your image. You are our Father, and we love You and trust You in all that You do. For the things of the Kingdom, for the love of Your Son, for the fulfillment of all that You have declared, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. 19th Sivan Thursday 8th June Great Is Your Faithfulness Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah Romans 3 v5:23 Your word is a light unto our path and a lamp unto our feet. Wash us in Your cleansing flow once again Father, and guide us along the narrow path into Your glorious light we pray. In times of stubbornness and misunderstanding, in times of faithful obedience and abundance. Your way is the way that we want to go. In doing this, may we sing Your praises, may we shout for joy, for You alone are worthy of all honour, glory and praise. That the Name Above All Names be lifted and exalted in all of the earth. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 18th Sivan Wednesday 7th June I Am Not Alone The Victory Belongs To Jesus Genesis 4 v6:14 ​ Cain's words caused You to curse any that would raise their hands against him, Lord God of Israel. You wanted him to live long with the truth of the deed that he had done. Though You know what is best to punish someone, You also know what is best to bless them with. The gift of life itself. Help us cherish what You have given. Help us invest it, what is bought with Your breath, then bought again with Your blood and life. Help us and guide us to work for Your Kingdom, to number our days, to find peace in this land, as it becomes more like Yours around us, for Your glory and name's sake. And, where the vile passions and lusts of the flesh rise up within us, help us remember Cain's grief and cry as an antidote of regret that we never want to taste. In Jesus's name we pray this. Amen. ​ 17th Sivan Tuesday 6th June Who Am I? As For Me And My House 1 Timothy 4 v9:16 When Your own statements precede with the words, :Truly, truly..." we know that we should listen carefully. Similarly, when Your apostles say, "This is a trustworthy saying, deserving of all acceptance..." we should also prepare ourselves to accept Your inspired word for the benefit of ourselves and our society and community. You are Faithful and True. So, Lord, let us gird our loins today; to strengthen and prepare our inner core for application, dedication and challenge. We do not need to be anxious or afraid, for the battle belongs to You, Lord of Hosts, yet we do need to be prepared, for Your glory and name's sake. Jesus, the Messiah, amen. 16th Sivan Monday 5th June His Love This Is The Air I Breathe James 2 v5:19 Help us be vessels of Your gospel truth, Lord God of Israel, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. To have Your word written on our hearts is our greatest desire. May our faith then carry us to endeavour and commitment to the things of Your Kingdom, an unwavering dedication of our hands and minds, to glorify You and lift up the name of Your Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Christ. As we continue in the working week, steady our hands to the work set before us, let us bless and forgive, to share and testify, to the goodness and greatness of our Saviour and God. Hosanna to Your name! Hosanna to the King of Kings! Amen! 15th Sivan Sunday 4th June Is He Worthy? Thy God Reigneth ​ Isaiah 16 v12:13 Although our enemy is powerful, Lord God of Israel, he is not without limitations. He will weary, His resources will deplete. Help us endure the trying times, Lord, and trust in You to deliver us through the storm to a place of refuge, peace, provision and rest. Let the one who is like a lion looking for people to devour go hungry. May he break his teeth on rocks and shards of clay. Frustrate his very scheme and plan, Father, and deliver us, unscathed, to Your side. Help us in this, we pray, in the precious and mighty name of Jesus. Amen. ​ 14th Sivan Saturday 3rd June A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath Redeemed All For Love Proverbs 15 v16:17 Oh to love as You love, Lord God of Israel. Maker and Creator of all the Earth. A love that goes through all things and is in all things. A love that persists and overcomes, a love that forgives and lifts up. Help us to do this this day, Lord. To season with salt. To love, honour and obey. To pursue. To forgive. To redeem. To judge rightly. May our thoughts and deeds be placed before You, may they be approved, may they proceed out of our mouths as though out of Yours. For Your glory and honour and majesty, forever. Amen. 2 Corinthians 2 v4:9 Song Of Solomon Sing To Jesus ​ 13th Sivan Friday 2nd June High Above You Are Faithful Luke 4 v14:18 ​ Enjoined with You. Soaking in You. We are a people blessed with the reality of communing in God's presence. The Most High. The Maker and Creator of all that was and is and will be. Not just present, but alive in that presence. Thank You, Jesus, for making this way possible. Thank You, for washing us in Your precious blood. Praise be to the King of Kings who reigns forever! Today let us prepare ourselves and sanctify ourselves to that rest which is peace like no other. As we enter in to Your Shabat, let us do so with thanksgiving and praise. Let us do so with solemn celebration. You are our peace, our comfort, our rest, our joy, our shepherd, our provider. You alone are our God. And we worship You, in Jesus's name. Amen. 12th Sivan Thursday 1st June Power In The Blood Are You Washed? 2 Corinthians 3 v1:6 It is by Your Spirit we are set free, Oh Lord, and only by the spilling of Your blood we are washed clean of the stain of our sin. You poured out every drop, and each one continues to intercede for us in Heaven, a testament forever of Your great love and desire to be reconciled with your children. In the good times and the bad times may we be remember this, and be reassured that You have won the victory for Your name's sake, that Jesus has been resurrected up to the highest place, restored to life by the same mechanism that restores ours. Glory hallelujah! And glory amen! Hosanna to the Lord, Most High. Amen! 11th Sivan Wednesday 31st May He Who Would Valiant Be Holy Spirit Rain Down Luke 4 v9:13 We are so thankful that You resisted the Devil in the wilderness, Son of God. We are also grateful that You recorded Your trial, so that we may be equipped to resist and refute the same. You utterly defeated him on the Cross, yet now he remains as a vanquished foe, persistent in undoing the good work of the Kingdom, Hell bent on causing as many of your followers to slip as possible, on exploiting every weakness and sullying every relationship. Yet the blood of Jesus is against him. He will fall even further. In the end, he will be alone and frustrated. Then he will be cast into the fire to be remembered no more. Give us the strength and courage to walk in victory today, Lord, as we forgive others as You forgave us. Prompt us if we deviate. In all things, ay You name be lifted high. Jesus. Called Yeshuah, our Messiah forever. Amen. ​ 10th Sivan Tuesday 30th May Give Us Clean Hands Reign In Me Again Ruth 4 v5:11 You are the diviner of truth, Lord of Hosts, You weigh the souls of men in the palm of Your hands. You judge rightly, You know and see all. As such, Lord, reign in our lives again, we pray. Reveal the hidden things that influence us, that we may stand against that which stands against You, that we may aid those who are in need, that we may expose those who act out of wrong motives. And, where it is we ourselves who fall short of the mark, may You rebuke and correct us, and restore us out of the abundance of Your mercy. Set us right, we pray, in Jesus's mighty and precious name, amen. ​ 9th Sivan Monday 29th May A Thousand Years Better Is One Day In Your Courts ​ Acts 4 v1:13 Yes, Lord, we want to worship and praise You today, a double portion for all that you have done, are doing and will do. Praises to Your name! A day comes when every knee will bow and every tongue confess You as Lord, so we want to acknowledge You now, Majesty of Heaven, glorious Father, Prince of Peace. Help us be bold and courageous in speaking and preaching Your word and truth like Peter and John, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 8th Sivan Sunday 28th May King Of Heaven Come Lord I Need You Acts 2 v1:28 Lord God of Heaven, rain down your Spirit, we pray. Move in power in all of the places where we are, in all of the lives we would see transformed for Your glory. Make this day as abundant as that first Pentecost outpouring day, only more so throughout the world. You loved the world so much You sent your Son, Jesus. He opened the way to heaven for all who would enter in. So come, we pray, and move in power, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. 7th Sivan Saturday 27th May Indescribable Majesty Job 38 v24:41 It is hard to describe and share who You are and what You have done in our lives. We would have to detail every breath, speak about every sunlit morning. Celebrate the tears running down our faces, relate the hurt, the anger , the pain and the suffering to an unspeakable joy, a peace that transcends all others, a love like nothing found or seen in all creation except for me. And yet that is our purpose. Our calling, the truth that is sewn deep within us. So we need You, Lord God. We need Your Spirit to speak through us, to remind us of the things and seasons and times, that we may become wise and humble in the eyes of those that You are gathering, and resolute and steadfast, yet full of love, for those whom You are not. Even now You may relent of Your anger towards them, if they would just turn away their hearts and minds from the path that they are on. So, help us speak Lord this day, the things that You would have us say. For the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth, for the glory of the One who sits upon the throne in Heaven. Amen. Ephesians 3 v18:21 This Is Amazing Grace ​Holy, There Is Noone Like You 6th Sivan Friday 26th May Float Forever Mark 16 v1:10 You are the Resurrected King, Lord Jesus. You returned to Heaven, You retook You seat on the throne, the three strand returned to the single thread. You had fulfilled all that was written about You, You had made a way that all could enter in by, a way that was so simple a child could understand. Help us embrace that truth today, Lord. Help us dwell in it. Life can be so hard and so complicated it seems yet, in truth, it is all about surrender and trust in You. Thank You for being Lord of my life, and thank You for being so kind as not to violate my freedom to choose. Help me choose rightly and to live by that choice today, in Your name. Amen. 5th Sivan Thursday 25th May Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah All Creatures Of Our God And King Romans 7 v14:25 We cannot come under the Law and live, Lord God. You made a way for man to understand his sin, by sending a set of rules to live by in order to be perfect before You, a law that we could never fulfil. Though some may be counted as righteous, only one human being ever passed the test of perfection, for all fall short of the glory of God. All of creation bears witness to Your goodness, holiness and perfection. It all bears witness to the fact that You do not change. Since the coming and living and death and resurrection of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, we have a new understanding of what is really and truly needed for salvation to come, for us ever to be made able to return to communion and union with You. His death on the Cross. His return to the throne. Your hand extended in compassion and love and mercy. An act of grace that supersedes all of the Law, even all of life, to open a way of return to all who would, in faith, truly believe. Help us in that turning today, Lord. In the laying down of what we were, and the taking up of what we have become through You. For Your glory alone, amen. 4th Sivan Tuesday 24th May I Want To Walk Worthy Beautiful Habbakuk 3 v10:19 The excellency of Your grace is also apparent in Your movement, Lord God, Mighty One of Israel. You are a fierce vanquisher of Your enemies, You are the gentle and sweet deliverer of Your people. A boon to many, the end of days for some. Though the path to destruction is wide, Your desire is that none should fall; the way to salvation is open to all. Help us in the declaration and communication of Your word today, Lord. As the songs declare, we want to walk in Your steps, we want to serve in Your Kingdom. Our desire is to share the Good News that Jesus, called Yeshua, saved the whole world through His sacrifice, and in doing so made the Kingdom of Heaven accessible to all who would enter in by the narrow gate. Help us point others to it, Lord, for Your glory and name's sake, in humility and grace we pray, amen. 3rd Sivan Tuesday 23rd May Oceans Cornerstone ​Hebrews 9 v7:14 We would not be alive if it weren't for the precious blood of Jesus. He has made a way where there was no way. We thank You, Father, for the Son. The sacrifice that You spared Your servant Abraham from, the request that You would not make of Your people, making You distinct from all other gods and powers, was the One both You and He were prepared to make to reconcile Your errant children to Yourself. It was the purchase necessary to bring us home, the only way that the corruption of sin could be arrested. Yet, such a cost. Today we join You in grief, Father God. For the pain that was borne, for the loss that was felt, for separation that, even though for a moment, must of rent You and the Host of Heaven. We know that joy comes in the morning, we know that Jesus rose again on the third day, we know that the fulness and authority have returned to their rightful place on the throne of Heaven yet, for a time, we join with You in empathy, compassion and love, in the mighty and precious name of Jesus. Amen. ​ 2nd Sivan Monday 22nd May He Has Done Great Things Glorified Job 38 v4:23 Today we celebrate the wonder of Your works. All good things come from You, You have at times wrestled with Your creation. You have overcome its strongholds and idols. Who is like You? The world teems with life, the night skies are filled with stars and planets that You have brought into being. There are mountains and raindrops, snowflakes and cashew nuts. You have made it all, You have crafted them and designed them, if we escape to the furthest reaches of the cosmos or dive down into the microscopic there Your handiwork unfolds with an excellence that draws our breath and causes us to wonder. The splendour of Your majesty is on view for all to see, as Your word says, penned by a hand that You made and inspired, "The heavens declare the majesty of my King.." Glory hallelujah, and all honour, worship and power, to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, who made all the things of creation and declared them to be good! Amen! 1st Sivan Sunday 21st May ​Revive Us I Am A Friend Of God Genesis 19 v1:19 ​In this new month we look for rescue and renewal, Lord God of Israel. Our hope and cry. Today we pray for the lost sheep of Israel. Not a geographical location, but a scattered flock whose heart, whose identity is in Yeshua, Christ Jesus Your Son. Your sheep know their Master's voice. Call to us again, we pray. Remember Your promises and statutes of old, lead us in the way that we should go, that we may return to green pastures with You, and receive of the things and the life that You would want us to lead. We surrender all things to You, lay everything before You and humbly ask, "Abba! Father! Deliver us!" In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 29th Iyyar Saturday 20th May How Great Is Our God? Ma Yeddidot Psalm 19 v1:6 In Your word, Lord, we read that language has no place where it cannot be heard by You. Whatever language we speak or utter can be understood. We can also read that You can communicate directly or indirectly, to the heart or the spirit, and even when we do not know what we ask. This is the case with the three miracles recorded in the following text. Lord God of Hosts, First Born Of All Creation, we pray to You for a revival like no other. For a resurrection of Your Word and understanding throughout all the earth, throughout all of Your people. As each of the following gain new life, may we also all gain new life from You, according to Your riches in glory and the Spirit that You poured out, that all may live. We lift up those we know, we care about, we yearn for change in and ask, according to all that is good, that they be set free from their trial in death, whatever it may be or however it may be being played out, that they come and live according to Your word, released from oppression and coercion and hopelessness and destruction, by Your grace and mercy and compassion alone. In Jesus's name we pray this, "talitha koum!" Amen. Mark 5 El Shaddai Song Of Ascents 28th Iyyar Friday 19th May Miracles ​Behold Our God Joshua 10 v7:15 There is nothing too hard for You, O God of Israel. You will deliver Your people and be before them, a God who is knowable, our God who is powerful, yet caring for the least of His children. The Heavens and the Earth are under Your dominion, time is not time to You. Father, although this has been a lost day in terms of the content for today's worship being published late, it has been a day of abundant blessing and miracles nonetheless. Thank You, Lord. You are the King of Kings. Amen. 27th Iyyar Thursday 18th May Better Is One Day Hosanna 1 Chronicles 7 v9:40 O Lord, thank You for Your word, for the lifeblood of Your house. For all that You have done, are doing and will do. May we ever be mindful of this, Lord, and recognise the truth that "all of scripture is God breathed,​ suitable for reproof, correction and teaching." May we read today's text with the same fervour and thankfulness that we read the stories of Your great victories in battle; with the same diligence that we sift Your prophecies for meaning; with the same thankfulness and celebration that we read the songs of Your psalmists; with the same sombreness that we engage with the proverbs and parables of Your wisdom. You are the great 'I AM' and Your word is living and active, sharper than the sharpest, two edged sword. May we give thanks and praise for Your word today, and even glean for meaning amongst the least of it, that we may find the most in all of it, in Jesus's mighty name. Amen. 26th Iyyar Wednesday 17th May Be Still My Soul The Battle Belongs To The Lord Psalm 46 v8:11 Yes, Lord. Yesterday we called upon Your strength to silence an enemy of mankind, today we look to be still and know that You are God. The battle is Yours, the victory You have already won. Our Enemy, has built many strongholds in the time he has had since the ascendency. Though we want to go ever forward and tear each one down we will trust and wait on You. Help us in this, Lord. Keep us supernaturally still, calm our souls through the healing presence and touch of Your Holy Spirit and, above all, strengthen our faith that we may confidently look for You and speak the truth of the transformational power of our wonder working God. Thank You for all of the abundant provision that You have provided beforehand, may Your name be glorified and lifted up forever. Amen. ​ 25th Iyyar Tuesday 16th May Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me Thy Will Be Done Psalm 103 v19:22 Today we pray for those smitten by the spirit of Jezebel. You have paid the price, Oh Lord God of Israel, Your grace is sufficient to meet all our needs. Yet where people walk away from Your path, come from under the umbrella of Your authority, they open themselves to deceit and spiritual attack. With the Devil defeated, there is no greater or pervasive foe in this age than the spirit of Jezebel. It is damaging, hurtful, divisive. It gives its victims cause to follow after foreign gods. It is full of guile and false promises. It is seductive, serene. Yet it is utter falsehood and blasphemy. Self determining, haughty, self righteous and cut off from the line of Christ for its haughty eyes and desire to rule without fealty, declaring a need to be all powerful without the need of the God of Heaven and Earth, the God of Isaac and Jacob, Yahweh our Elohim. For those smitten the prophet, the true believer, can only offer consistent words of truth that lead to enmity. So we fast and pray also for release, a release that only comes from those smitten asking Jesus of Nazareth, Yeshua, the First born of All creation, into their hearts. This a spiritual work between those we pray for and the Holy Spirit of God, so we pray for a wilderness of influence, a place of peace, where the victim and the real master can speak, where the bitch from Hell can utter no words of distraction, sew no seeds of doubt. We pray that You muzzle the spirit of Jezebel, Lord God! That these victims may see and hear rightly, that they be given opportunity to choose freely the way that they should go. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 24th Iyyar Monday 15th May Be Thou My Vision Alpha And Omega Exodus 20 v2:3 You have made it clear from the beginning that You alone are Maker and Creator, the Alpha and Omega, El Shaddai. As such, You are unsurpassed, far and above, the source of all goodness and light. You are worthy of all praise because of who You are, irrespective of all human history, all the great and mighty works of human endeavour, You are complete. You do not need us. We need You, desperately. As we consider Your word, we look to you and acknowledge You as the sovereign Lord over all Creation, and beg You humbly to accept our act of worship as a pleasing sacrifice. You are worthy. You are God. Help us to be Your people by honouring You alone. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 23rd Iyyar Sunday 14th May No Longer I I Surrender Philemon v10:20 To be with You and in You, enfolded in Your love, wrapped beneath the shadow of Your wings. There is no greater honour, no better place to be. And You in us. Our Maker and Creator, the One who knows us better than we know ourselves, who knit us together in our mother's womb, by whom we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Privilege does not do it justice, honour would not speak enough of its tender love. You love us. You have made a way that You may live within us, and we in You. All that we need to do is surrender to self. To give over from self governance and look, in faith and trust, to Your guidance and deeds. It can take a lifetime to perfect the hearing of that still, small voice, though You do, in truth, speak in volumes to all that would listen. Help us open our eyes and renew our vows to You this week, help break every chain and entanglement, to walk lightly from every trap and snare, that You may be glorified and Your name be praise. Yahweh, Yeshua Elohim, El Shaddai. Amen. ​ 22nd Iyyar Saturday 13th May A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. Check out our Sabbath address later on carpecrucis.net if you are interested. Consuming Fire Is He Worthy? 1 Timothy 3 v1:7 To take the responsibility to lead a church is to take on the extra responsibility as a mantle. For becoming a shepherd of a flock, for becoming a protector of the faith. Preaching is one thing, something we are all called to do as followers and believers in Christ, but leading is another. Your word says that there is a greater degree of accountability for leaders. For those among us who are caused and called to lead among us, may they lay down their lives before You today afresh. May Your Spirit lead them in scrutiny, reproof and, where necessary, reproach that they may be fully clear of their appointment and direction before they take them up again. For those others, may we pray for the leaders and elders appointed in our societies and neighbourhoods, and throughout the whole church of the Living God. Your church. Your leaders. May we pray to uphold them and support them, for protection, courage, provision and strength, and that they align themselves fully, to the best of their ability, with You, Lord God of Heaven and Your will and way for Your church to grow. In all things may we, and they, look to Jesus, Yeshua, Your Son, as the head of the church, for direction through the lifeblood that is Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus's name we pray this, amen. 2 Samuel 15 v19:29 Deep Cries Out This Is What You Do 21st Iyyar Friday 12th May Our God Is An Awesome God The Lion And The Lamb Romans 1 v1:6 In all of the fighting, throughout the thick of this conflict, You are unchanging, ever true. We are the ones called to belong to you. To be Your people, to set ourselves according to Your will and purpose. Let there be no other thing on our hearts and minds, Lord, help us, through the power of Your Holy Spirit to remain faithful and true to You; witnesses in a barren and tumultuous land. Yours is the one, the only path that we would want to tread upon, such as Your Son, Yeshua, walked on long ago. Never wavering, always purposeful; destroyed unto death, living unto life. That is why He has been exalted, that is the example we must follow, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Glory be to the God of Isaac, the One, True, Holy God, the Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. Three in one, perfect communion. Amen. 20th Iyyar Thursday 11th May Whom Shall I Fear? Like Oil Psalm 40 v4:13 The road to You is narrow and can be very hard, Lord. Yet, with Your Holy Spirit and an attitude of worship and praise we can step lightly and joyfully from obstacle to obstacle, knowing that the best thing about being assaulted by the Enemy is that it affirms our position as servants of Christ. So, let us lift up our praise even more, let the name of our Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, not depart from our lips. Wretched as our condition may be, "we are more than conquerors through Christ who strengthens us." Amen and glory hallelujah! And amen! 19th Iyyar Wednesday 10th May Mighty Man Of War Our God Is Greater Ezekiel 3 v7:11 These are difficult times, Lord, where many are deceived to follow after words of comfort and reassurance, rather than accepting the hard truth of a gospel that is preached and guaranteed out of love, the love of Your blood spilled upon the stones of Jerusalem, upon the Cross of Calvary. Help Your appointed servants stir people to wakefulness and action. As in the days of Moses, as in the days of Nehemiah. We know that we may be called to fall like fine rams before the onslaught of injustice, as those before us and those who occupy the less privileged parts of this world than we do. Help us turn to You and align with You, then to sew Your words of truth, love and justice that many may yet turn from the treacherous and wicked path, to the narrow way that preaches peace to all men should they choose to hear it. Let us sally forth and ride out, as sheep amongst wolves, fierce for the victory we know already to be won, in the name of Yeshua Masih, Jesus our Messiah, forever and ever, amen. ​ 18th Iyyar Tuesday 9th May Out Of The Depths Softly And Tenderly 1 Corinthians 15 v1:22 Falling asleep, Lord. The passing from the realm of wakefulness into the realm of forgetfulness. Passing away. It is given for all men to die once, Your word tells us. The lifespan of Your children here on earth just a fleeting moment in the lives of the mountains and the seas. Yet You fill them with such colour, Lord. Even in suffering or strife, such vitality as to see, sense and know You, and a reality brought about by the works of Your hands. Yes, we have an enemy who steals, kills and destroys, yet he cannot snatch one away from You who does not leave by choice. Heavenly Father, keep us brave and vital towards the end, give us strength to abide and endure, as well as courage to lay down for the final journey, accepting through simple faith that there is a greater glory yet to come. For all those who go down to sleep will be lifted up on the Last Day, to be raised, impenetrable and perfect, to come before You and the Judgement Seat. Then those who are counted as righteous will pass onwards into victory, and those who have hardened their hearts in unbelief will go down to destruction. Keep us watchful and wakeful in the day, Lord, and lay us down to rest this night, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 17th Iyyar Monday 8th May My Life Is In You Lord Jesus, You're The One Psalm 103 v5:11 You are there, Lord. You are real, unchanging, true. The world thinks otherwise. The world is in for a shock. I do not know how it will come, yet I am certain it will be as the noon day sun in the night. Obvious. Undeniable. Your hand. Your work. Our deserving reminder. You have sent Your Son. You have poured out His life on the Cross of Calvary. Sad though it is. Unnecessary in that the door for our salvation has been knocked upon. Necessary in that we have, as a whole, refused to answer. Necessary in that those who have hardened their hearts and mocked You and Your gift need to be told, as errant children, just how wrong they are. COVID was not enough. Economic strife has not been enough. Everything and all things proceeding according to Your written and inspired word. Not enough. Even though You will not repay us according to what we deserve, come, Lord Jesus, come. Awake the world to Your truth, for the Father's glory, amen. 16th Iyyar Sunday 7th May This Is The Air I Breathe Create In Me A Clean Heart ​1 Corinthians 13 ​We are nothing without Your love, Lord of Hosts, King of Kings. Though this world may lay heavy upon us, though we may be beset on all sides, as long as we have You we have much more than we deserve, and everything that we truly need. Create in us a clean heart today Lord, this is our song and prayer, and renew a right spirit within us. We are lost without You, You are our joy, hope and peace. Be with us and for us in Jesus's mighty and precious name, for the sake of Your Kingdom coming upon the earth. Amen. 15th Iyyar Saturday 6th May A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. Peace be with you, in the wonderful and precious name of Jesus. I Wanna See Jesus Lifted High See His Love ​Acts 3 v1:21 Lord God of Heaven, the God of Isaac and Jacob, the Lord of Hosts, the true King of kings, we worship You and give thanks to You, we acknowledge You and surrender ourselves to You. This is what You have called us to do. This is the relationship that You have deemed necessary. You do not force Yourself on us, though to strive against You is sheer folly, it is out of Your perfect understanding and fathomable love that You have fashioned and call us to a life of so much 'more than' that it is foolishness to resist. Help us in our folly this day, Lord. Do not yield, rather continue to direct us in the way that we should go. This world drips with deceit and delusion, we seek the light, the True Light, that leads us up Redemption's Hill to glory. Your glory, not our own, though You share out of the fulness of Your grace. We love You, and cry, :Abba! Father!", as one lost in the desert, that we may yet tell a world that is similarly lost, "There is a God who saves in Heaven." Amen. Genesis 22 v1:19 Came To My Rescue Almighty ​ 14th Iyyar Friday 5th May Ever Be Overwhelmed Ephesians 6 v13:18 We may be overwhelmed but never overcome, Lord Jesus, for You have provided us with a suit of armour that ever protects us from the assault of the Enemy. You will place the sandals on our feet, yet for the rest it is up to us to put on each part each day, that we may be able to stand firm. Guide us with Your hand, we pray. Lead us by Your Spirit. Let us go forwards, into a battle we do not always understand, trusting in the One who goes before us. Your throne is built upon righteousness and justice, help us be ambassadors and warriors, intercessors, royal priests, who dispense Your peace, love, mercy, joy, compassion, grace and truth into a world that is starving, into an empire whose leader has fallen, never to rise again. Let us do this, we pray, for the Father's glory and the coming of His Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 13th Iyyar Thursday 4th May O The Blood Of Jesus Nothing But The Blood Hebrews 9 v13:28 How precious the cleansing flow, O God! You poured out your whole life on that day at Calvary. Your blood ran out, only water was left. Every pint, every drop, poured out that others may receive the opportunity to live. Forgiveness of sins, healing of past mistakes...repudiation of the death that we so fully deserve in our rebellion against You, in our willingness and readiness and desire to sin. We will never sing enough songs of praise, we will never uphold Your gospel enough, no works of our hands could ever justify the sacrifice that You made, the undeserving punishment that You bore. And yet we will try, Lord. Because You loved us more. We will rejoice in the trying. Because You did not turn from the path. We will rejoice in the failing. Because You have done great things, we do not have to. And, though our tears flow like a river, we will try all the more, for the Father's glory and Your name's sake forever. Amen. 12th Iyyar Wednesday 3rd May Victory Belongs To Jesus O The Deep, Deep Love Of Jesus Isaiah 53 v1:11 Your word has spoken about You throughout the ages. It has declared Your mission, Your intent. You did this so we could recognise You, that we might recognise the importance and significance of all that You have done, that we may have confidence in what You will do. Who is like You that You are mindful of us? Who is like You that You should care for us? Help us to be more like You this day, that others may see and hear of this truth. That they may receive it and, in receiving it, be saved. You have made a way where there was no way, help us walk in it, we pray, in Your name, the Name Above All Names, Jesus of Nazareth, amen. 11th Iyyar Tuesday 2nd May My Lighthouse Behold Our God 1 Corinthians 16 v12:18 As Your servants are called to be mindful and careful of the other members of the church, so You also watch over each and every one of us. Help us love one another this day, Lord. To love as You first loved us. Where we hold bitterness or unforgiveness, wash us afresh in Your cleansing flow, give us words of reconciliation and peace; words that speak to hearts and resonate within souls. Your ways are higher, Your thoughts are deeper, so let us look to You and trust in You when You say, "Love one another." In Jesus's mighty name. Amen. ​ 10th Iyyar Monday 1st May Welcome Holy Spirit Yield My Heart Acts 2 v14:36 How marvellous and wonderful the mechanism of Salvation is, Lord. Such an awesome exchange, such a divine transport! You went to the Cross that Your Spirit may be poured out on all nations, that Your grace may be known, and felt, in all the world. Awaken us to speak and share, and awaken others to the call and repentance necessary to bring them into the fold. That all men and women, old and young, great and small, high born or low browed, can enter in and rejoice together as one body. Your church, for the glory of the Father and the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven upon the Earth. Amen. 9th Iyyar Sunday 30th April The Steadfast Love Of The Lord The Lord Is Gracious And Compassionate Exodus 34 v5:10 Lord God of Heaven and Earth, Yahweh Elohim, whose name is 'Jealous', to know You is to love You. Only a moral insanity could reject You, a fallen humanity, a blighted and rebellious court. Yet, in Your mercy, You have held out Your hand to the weakest and the least, to the poorest and afraid. Help us reach out for You, in call and deed, in love and desire. Not to be justified by our works or ways, rather than to acknowledge the desperation of our plight, the futility of a belief that we can live without You, away from You, separate and apart. You are all the things we sing about, all the things we celebrate, all the things we hope for and You do not change. Draw us ever closer to You, Abba, Father, that we may find refuge beneath the shadow of Your wings. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 8th Iyyar Saturday 29th April A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. He Touched Me Healer Psalm 103 v1:5 We all know people who need healing. We all need healing ourselves. From the small aches and pains and petty maladies, through the grande mal, grievous injuries and sicknesses that can blight a human's life, to the gaping chasm of sin and crises of faith that once separated man from You, God, You know them all. You are acquainted with them. You know the cause, the symptoms, the etymology and the cure. Today, Lord, we pray and appeal to You for healing. And, as we bring a double portion of praise and worship, we ask for a double portion of healing in return. For those we uphold in the next few moments a portion and for ourselves a portion. We know and acknowledge that You are able and we pray and ask to receive. For Your glory, that Your name, the name of Jesus, can be made known. God of Isaac, God of Jacob, we pray to You alone. Amen. (Spend a few moments lifting the names and maladies of those you know in prayer) Amen. ​ Luke 4 v38:41 He Is Faithful Spirit Lead Me 7th Iyyar Friday 28th April Nothing Is Impossible Rooftops Deuteronomy 28 v2:8 Lord God of Israel, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth, You are faithful and true. As surely as Your wrath is deserving of all people, so also the gift of grace is open to all would turn from their wicked ways and receive the truth. Jesus, called Yeshua, is the Son Of God, the Messiah. Jesus, called Yeshua rose from the dead after His brutal betrayal and death. Jesus, called Yeshua, returned to Heaven, where He had come from, to sit at Your right hand, so close to You as to be indistinguishable from You. Lord God of Israel, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth, You are Jesus, called Yeshua, and He is You. One God, one truth, one perfect, triune being, complete in Himself, able to operate in complete unity, fulfilling all that was and is necessary to redeem that part of mankind that would return to Him. Today we celebrate and praise You in the power of Your Holy Spirit, giving thanks to the Father in the name of the Son. Thank You for returning us to relationship with You. Our new heart, as Your heart, desires that others return too. For Your glory forever, amen! ​ 6th Iyyar Thursday 27th April Word Of God Speak Thy Word Psalm 37 v5:11 Your word is a light to our path and a lamp to our feet, Lord God of Israel. It is a hammer to shape us, a pair of wings to uplift us, a sharp sword with which to pierce our enemies. Thank You for Your provision and blessing, may we be committed and faithful to upholding its value and truth, giving witness to all who would hear and revelation to all who would receive, for Your name's sake and for the Father's glory. And today, as we open Your word with thanksgiving and praise, may You speak to us once again of Your will and desire. Amen. 5th Iyyar Wednesday 26th April Be Bold, Be Strong As For Me And My House Joshua 24 v14:21 As we accept You into our lives, Lord, we cross over to serve You in the land that You have given to us. Let us not be deceived or foolish, help us not to return to our old ways through the discernment and correction of Your Holy Spirit. As we enter the land today, our territories, our neighbourhoods, let us be alert and on guard for the promptings of that same Spirit, for we need to be aware and act against the powers and potentates of the Enemy that populate our lands. Let us prepare for war, and give thanks if the battle does not come near our tent. Yet, if called, may we give our all for the Kingdom, even if it means our life. Your ways are higher, Your thoughts are deeper, and any life lost here is gained a thousand times and more on entry into Your sacred trust. So, let us blow the shofars and set out in thanksgiving and praise, for the Lord, our God, goes with us! Amen! 4th Iyyar Tuesday 25th April Thy Will Be Done Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing John 14 v16:23 We welcome You, Holy Spirit. Thanks be to the Son, Jesus, for the sacrifice necessary. Lead us, guide us, teach us in the way that we should go. We need You. We look to You. You are our Comfort, our Advocate, our communion with the Father. Not our will but Yours be done. Thank You, for being You, for bringing us to perfect peace and rest, for making all that was old, new. What a wonderful way it is, hold us to it, for Your name's sake. Amen. 3rd Iyyar Monday 24th April Change My Heart Oh God Surrender Psalm 119 v73:81 ​​ Today, Lord, I place myself in witness of this scripture. I pray for my ministry. That it may be firmly established. That it may grow. That it may glorify You and the name of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. We are all called as part of a royal priesthood. ​Your ways are higher, Your thoughts are deeper. You are the only one who sees clearly and always rightly. I call to You and beg You for this blessing. Guide me in the leading of a life that honours You and blesses You and in doing so blesses others, for Your glory alone. Amen!. 2nd Iyyar Sunday 23rd April Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Your Grace Is Enough Ephesians 3 v14:19 Oh Author and Finisher of Our Faith! How we look to You and hope in You alone! Your children are crying out to You, Lord, while those who are comfortably wrapped in their piety warm their feet by the fire with full stomachs and fat wallets. Shake the church, Lord, wake those who profess Your name from their slumber. Amid the selfies and shopping, draw them back to a spirit of service, a spirit of grace and a spirit of humility that can truly edify Your church. Help the blessed shoulder the burden of responsibility for the unfortunate, in full knowledge that it rains on the just and the unjust alike, and that all the good things come from You to be used for Your glory. Remind us and show us through Your Holy Spirit, Lord, search us and lead us in the way we should go. In the name of Jesus we pray, amen! 1st Iyyar Saturday 22nd April In The Sweet By And By ​ Give Me Jesus Numbers 11 v6:21 On this glorious Sabbath day, Lord, a day of celebration of the new month of Iyyar, let us come together and rejoice in You. Let us set aside or grumbling and slander, let us rest from the stresses and strains of the world. Let us study and worship, let us fellowship and build each other up through the ministry of Your Holy Spirit. Let us reach out to those we care about and touch those who are in need of Your ministration for Your glory alone. Above all, help us to rest in You, as You would want us to. In Jesus's mighty name we pray, amen. Philippians 3 v15:21 Father's Heart I Am The Good Shepherd 30th Nisan Friday 21st April Almighty King Of Glory Hebrews 3 v7:14 Oh, Lord God Of Heaven, at the heart of Your gospel there is truth. It cannot be altered. It cannot be challenged. It simply Is. And we can choose to be aligned with it, or we can choose to not. This is the simple message of our salvation. You have made a way. You have declared it. You have shown Your commitment and total obedience to it. Now all that remains is our own. Help us, Lord, choose rightly. You are worthy of that. Either we believe in You, and all that You are and declare Yourself to be, or we do not. And, if there is deceit which can delude ourselves into believing that You are not, help us overcome it, in Jesus's name. This was and is His purpose. This is as He always will be. Amen. 29th Nisan Thursday 20th April When The Saints Go Marching In When We All Get To Heaven 1 Corinthians 15 v12:25 To walk with You, to work with You, to know You, to trust You. Yet as much as we can get in this life, it will never be truly contiguous, continuous until we come home to You. Whatever it takes, Lord, draw us to You, as witnesses now or as those raised again on the Last Day. We will sing Your praise either way. Whatever it takes, bring us home. Abba. Father. In Jesus's name, amen. ​​ 28th Nisan Wednesday 19th April Ancient Gates Take Me In To The Holy Of Holies 1 Corinthians 15 v50:58 Such a beautiful story. So great a sacrifice. So deep a truth. The way to heaven opened through the sacrifice of Yeshua, the only offering fit for fulfilment, the only way that the debt for sin could be repaid without the deserving and just destruction of all. For those who get to witness the day of His second coming, a blessing. For those who pass away a chance to rest and sleep before rising in the clouds to meet with Him in the air. Blessed be the name of Jesus, who ransoms and redeems those who are peculiar and strange to this world below, fools who follow the narrow path to glory. Today, let us follow with rejoicing and thanksgiving, lifting up holy hands to You, Lord of Hosts. Amen. 27th Nisan Tuesday 18th April Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah That Wonderful Cross Proverbs 16 v9 What an amazing truth. What a stern challenge. Too often, we charge off in the direction that suits our own ideas, hopes and dreams. Yet have we really entrusted our lives to You? Even Jonah's request was to serve You before all other gods. So today, Lord, may we be confident and clear in our direction, and trust You in the establishment of it. You will keep us in the palm of Your hand, You will hide us in the shadow of Your wings. May Your cross ever remind us of the direction we travel, as the true compass of our heart and soul. May we keep Your pace and not pull too hard at the yoke that You have placed on us, accepting it for the blessing that it is and in full knowledge of the crushing weight of the alternative. In Jesus's mighty and precious name we pray, amen. 26th Nisan Monday 17th April Hosanna ​ God Of Wonders ​ Job 4 v7:11 The deception of the Evil One and his minions is ever subtle and wheedling, Lord. We need Your help, power and authority in the overcoming. Poisoned and barbed words populate this world's narrative. Equip us with ears that hear, eyes that see. Discernment that sifts the words around us in rightness and truth, that through each and every trial Your faithfulness remain evident for all to see. You are the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. We look to You and pray to You in Jesus's mighty name, amen. 25th Nisan Sunday 16th April Forever God Is Faithful God Will Make A Way Hebrews 1 v1:4 Yes, Lord God of Heaven, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth, You have made a way. And Your way is more excellent than any other. Yours is the only way that we may be saved and redeemed from our sins, as none can truly follow the perfect path of righteousness and spotlessness laid down in Your Old Testament and the other religions of the world. All of us fall short of the mark. Yet Your Son, Jesus, lived that perfect life, fulfilled all that was necessary to be blessed beyond measure, but was betrayed by His own people and brutally killed that He might bear the sins of the world on His shoulders. Thank You, Father and thank You, Son. Today let us entrust our lives to You once again, and wait patiently and actively for Your radiance to permeate and fill our lives, for Your glory and name's sake. We lay our plans at Your feet, and ask for Your will to be done. Amen. 24th Nisan Saturday 15th April A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. Psalm 84 Ma Yeddidot Psalm 63 My Lips Shall Praise You Psalm 112 Oh, Lord, we are but dust without You. I, myself, am a man of unclean lips. I have now words of my own left to say to You. You know my thoughts, my deeds, my actions. You know all that I have failed to do. I am as a man stuck in a mire, who begins to love his struggle and his condition; who begins to accept his fate, overwhelmed by the physical reality of the cloying clay around him. I cry to You for help, I cry to You for deliverance, knowing that I am thoroughly undeserving of both. Yet I cry, "Where else can I go? To whom else shall I make my surrender?" I know that You are the God that can. And that is enough. That is all I have. Help me, Lord, I pray. Amen. Psalm 92 Psalm 36 Your Love O Lord Psalm 19 The Law Of Yahweh 23rd Nisan Friday 14th April Holy Spirit Rain Down Yield My Heart ​ Galatians 4 v19:31 Your Spirit has convicted us and led us on the path to Salvation, Lord of Hosts, yet we continue to seek and ask for its presence in our lives each and every day until You come again in the flesh. Yours is the victory, Lord of Hosts, yet it is not by might or power that You have gained it. We need and beg Your correction. We ask for the courage, will and discernment to win others for Your Kingdom, by pointing them to this same truth and the freedom that it can bring. In thought, word and deed we want to be more like You. Enable us, Lord, we pray, for Your glory and name's sake, Yeshua, amen. 22nd Nisan Thursday 13th April Who Am I? Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven Samuel 3 v19:21 Hallelujah! You have given us a new heart and a new life. You have called us, appointed us as royal priests. You are with us, both without and within. What comfort! What security! Help us to serve You, Father, through the power of Your Holy spirit. Align us, lead us, guide us. Tell us to go. Tell us to stay. Tell us to stand. Tell us to fight. And we commit to do it. You have given us a hope and a future, what else can we do with the gratitude that is owed for all that You have done, are doing and will do? We do not want to turn away and forget You. All praise, honour and glory to Jesus Christ, our Lord, amen. ​ 21st Nisan Wednesday 12th April Be Bold, Be Strong Onwards, Christian Soldiers (lyrics in notes) Joshua 8 v21:35 Oh Lord, to be like Joshua and the men of Israel in that time of taking the Land which You had promised. To be bold and strong, to follow Your will. We no longer battle against flesh and blood, but let us be as ruthless and uncompromising as the Israelites were when it comes to confronting the spiritual forces of darkness in this fallen world, to put all that is evil to the sword of the Lord. We cannot broker deals with this Enemy, there is no diplomacy or mediation on our part. We have prayer, we have scripture and we have Your Holy Spirit. Go before us, Lord, we pray in Jesus's name, amen! 20th Nisan Tuesday 11th April Psalm 139 Living Hope 1 Timothy 4 v1:7 Dear Father God. I am not in a good place. I need You so much. The world speaks so cruelly. My heart is burdened with sorrows. I read Your word and tells me something different. I have experienced Your love and presence. I know that You are faithful and true. And yet, here I am. Each day rising, each day walking, each day falling apart more and more. I know not what to say or do. I know not what to feel or how to act. So I continue. Doing my best to accord with Your will. Doing my best to raise my head from the pillow. Lamenting each and every failure, each and every cry of despair. So I pray to You, in Jesus's name, though I know not what for. Some sort of success? Some sort of overcoming? The armies of Heaven overwhelming my position and sweeping me up into loving arms? Yet that would be selfish vanity. May Your will be done this day, I pray. I love You and trust You. Amen. 19th Nisan Monday 10th April Oh Happy Day Celebrate Jesus Celebrate Psalm 150 We will never stop praising You, Lord of Heaven and Earth. Not because we are forced to, but because we will want to. Your word says that we now see in a mirror, darkly and that then we will know fully, as we are fully known. What wonder? What splendour will we see? So we worship You, each and every day, come rain or shine, come glamour or catastrophe. Whatever happens, if it moves us closer to You, it is worth it. Not that we invite unnecessary suffering or spiritual attack, but that we trust You and look to You in all the things of our life. You made a way, now we walk in it in faith, for the Father's glory and in Your mighty and precious name, Jesus, amen. ​ 18th Nisan Sunday 9th April Resurrection Sunday Salvation Has Been Brought Down Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) John 20 v1:17 The greatest wonder of all, the time the universe was changed forever. The fulfilment of many prophecies. The overcoming of sin and the grave. The utter defeat of Satan and the return of the authority over the earth to the One who had made it. Wow. You achieved so much, Son of God, Jesus, who is the Messiah. The Enemy would have never sent You to the Cross if he had truly seen the outcome, and we praise You that You have set him aside for destruction, that You have opened a way for all to be reconciled to You, whilst preserving our free will to choose. Glory hallelujah to the Lord of Lords! Hosanna! Hosanna! To the King of kings! May we die to ourselves and live with You in victory forever! Amen! ​ 17th Nisan Saturday 8th April A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath See His Love I Will Worship You Colossians 1 v9:19 What can we do but celebrate and praise You, Son of God? Whose very name, 'Yeshua', means 'God who saves'? You left the sanctity of Heaven, was born as a child in a stable, lived a life of perfect purity and holiness, who ministered to Your people and revealed Yourself as the Truth, the Messiah, the Holy One appointed by God, who was God, who was betrayed and handed over to be crucified, who died, who overcame sin and the grave, who rose again and ascended back to Heaven that Your Spirit, through the righteous and indelible action of the Father through the covenant of the Law, could be poured out on all nations, a vital and living invitation to rejoin with You, as it was in the Beginning, open to all the peoples of the earth. Who is like that? Who would do that? Who could bear the sin and shame of all of those people? Who, but God, the God who is God, the Maker and Creator of All the Earth? Who could satisfy the demand for punishment, and just how terrible and exacting could that punishment be? Yet You did. Spotless Lamb of God, Great 'I AM.' So we celebrate and praise You, and endeavour to tell the world of what You have done, are doing and will do, for the glory of the Father, and the fulfilment of all that is great and good in everything that has been, is and will be forever. Amen. Proverbs 5 v1:12 He Reigns Rejoice 16th Nisan Friday 7th April First Fruits He Lives! Jesus Is Alive Romans 8 v27:39 You have done it. You have made a way. In You we have new life. You are alive in each of us through Your Holy Spirit. Be lifted up, King Jesus. Not as You were on the Cross, broken and bloodied, unrecognisable as a man, but exalted as the One, True, Risen Saviour; the Author and Finisher of Our Faith. God the Father has seated You at His Right Hand, so close that You are indistinguishable from Him, for You are in Him and He is in You. And You are in the Spirit, as He is in the Spirit. Three persons. One God. Hallelujah! Jesus, the Messiah. Majestic splendour covers all that You are and do! There is glory in Your righteousness, wonder in the path that You have opened, where even the greatest of sinners may be redeemed and forgiven. Let us worship You in Spirit and Truth this day, let us speak Your name, help us witness to a world that is dying, "There is a Risen Saviour who sits upon the throne!" May You be blessed, honoured and glorified, child of Bethlehem; may You be exalted and called worthy, prophet of Galilee; and above all, may You be acknowledged and received as the Risen Saviour, the Lion of Judah, the Rightful Ruler of Heaven and Earth for all time and forever, amen! John 15 v1:14 Praise To The Lord Praises ​ 15th Nisan Thursday 6th April Unleavened Bread Softly and Tenderly Who You Say I Am 1 Thessalonians 4 v1:8 In this time of remembering Your betrayal, Lord Jesus, let us be careful to examine ourselves for hindrances and blemishes. Let us be honest and open, even to confess our sins to one another that You may be glorified and truth lead to victory. Yours is the body that was broken that we may be set free from our sins. Your word says, 'If the eye sins, pluck it out...if the hand sins, cut it off...it is better to enter Heaven missing a limb or organ than to cast into Hell and be complete..." We must be done with sin, as we are called to be holy. Help us by Your Holy Spirit to sift and uplift, to set aside and have done with all that is not of You. This is not something for show or to please others, rather something that honours You that we are called to do. For Your glory and name's sake, amen. 14th Nisan Wednesday 5th April Passover I Need Thee Every Hour Highly Exalted Matthew 11 v19:24 ​ On the night of Your betrayal You spoke openly and truthfully of the world to come for Your disciples, and the Kingdom to come for those who endured in it. Help us too, Lord, endure in this world. May Your Spirit light within us, may we see through Your eyes, may Your angels watch over us. We will never suffer as You suffered, we will never suffer as we deserve, yet we will still need You close by to lift us through the Valley of Death. And we pray for You and to You, Lord, for the strength and endurance to bear the heavy load of our guilt to the Cross. You have done it. The work is completed. Yet for that time we pray. Majesty of Heaven, hallowed be your name. Jesus. Yeshua. Messiah. Amen. 13th Nisan Tuesday 4th April O The Deep, Deep Love Of Jesus Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing Isaiah 61 v1:6 Oh what blessings are poured out on Your children in this age, Father, what signs and wonders can we see! As we dine at Your table and eat of Your bread, help us be mindful of those who are yet to receive that fulness of blessing. Help us not become vain or complacent, with what we receive from You may we be ever mindful to bless others with it for Your glory. Whether in material things or finances, let us trust in You as Provider and All Sufficient One and be unrestrained in our heart of worship and praise. Help us give as You have given to us, in Jesus's name we pray, amen! 12th Nisan Monday 3rd April I Can Only Imagine Above All Luke 21 v1:4 Today we pray for the poor and needy, Lord. For those that hunger for physical food, for those who struggle to meet rent or bills. In a world in financial crisis, there is plenty to go around. Help those that suffer, Lord, but, above all, work a miracle in the hearts and minds of those that have much, Lord. As in the days of Nehemiah, please bring the rich and the wealthy to order, that they may in turn undertake to support their fellow human beings from their stores of plenty. You ultimately are the source of all good things, help them and us be good stewards for the sake of the poor, Lord, and for Your glory in Heaven, amen. ​ 11th Nisan Sunday 2nd April I am travelling to Shanghai for a couple of days and will place three day's contribution for the glory of God <3 Palm Sunday Highly Exalted How Deep The Father's Love For Us Mark 11 v1:11 Your entry into Your city saw You rightly exalted by Your people, Lord. Yet sadly they did not heed Your tears, still fresh on Your cheeks, and turn from their betrayal just a few days later. Whether they bayed for Your blood, or accepted the bribe of the Jewish leaders, or even simply said nothing and turned away, Your heart remained with them to the Cross. Help us not be like them, Lord. help us turn from our rejection and accept that yoke which is light but still a challenge to carry. Teach us in the way that we should go, through Your Holy Spirit; the Helper that You sent through Your sacrifice, resurrection and ascension. Amen. 10th Nisan Saturday 1st April Salvation Belongs To Our God Great Is Your Faithfulness Hebrews 7 v1:3 You have appointed Your High Priest, One whose blood will stand as atonement for all time. Yet You have not changed, God, You have been the same as You have always been, from that point when the universe was considered. It was that same universe that was changed, once and for all, when Christ died on the Cross. You are still the God of might and majesty, the Maker and Creator of All Things, yet You are now revealed for all to see and receive, should they choose it. And You can and shall overcome, until every child of Yours is returned to the fold, and all that was necessary has been completed. Glory hallelujah to the God, Most High, glory Hosanna to Jesus the Messiah, Name Above All Names. And glory amen to the Holy Spirit, by whose power we are set free. Hallelujah! Hosanna! Amen! Job 39 v1:25 Mighty Man Of War Psalm 63 ​ 9th Nisan Friday 31st March Nothing But The Blood Are You Washed In The Blood? 1 John 1 v5:10 Oh Lord God of Israel, we do not want to make You out as a liar. We acknowledge that we are inherently sinful. We accept that we need the blood of Jesus to be washed clean, a price to fearful for us to pay. Yet You have done it and, because of His perfect living in this corrupt world, You have raised Him up again. We repent of our sins, all of them. Seen and unseen, understood and not fully understood. We are sorry for sinning against a perfect God. As we come to the season of celebration and remembrance of Your sacrifice and overcoming, please wash our feet once again, as our tears wash Yours on the way to the Cross. Amen. 8th Nisan Thursday 30th March Just One Touch From The King​ Jesus Messiah 1 Thessalonians 5 v1:10 We cannot express in words how much we love, owe or think about Jesus. And if we could, adequately, we would almost never stop talking about Him. Help us pick some choice words today, Father, that others may hear and know Your name and wisdom, that we may give an example and testimony of Your Son's influence in our lives. May Your Spirit move in us to bless, build and strengthen Your church, Your Kingdom on this earth. For Your glory, we pray, amen. 7th Nisan Wednesday 29th March How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place Yahweh Proverbs 13 v14:19 Your Word stands the test of time, Lord God Of Israel. From the detail of making the Tabernacle, through the deep wisdom of the most obscure of Your laws and the distilled experience of Your prophets and Kings, we can see a consistent excellence that surpasses all other writing and knowledge. Yet there is even more than this, so much more! Your word declares itself to be alive and powerful, sharper than a two edged sword and capable of discerning our innermost thoughts and desires. It can leap to our defence, admonish us for our most subtle of errors and encourage us in the darkest of nights. A light unto our path and a lamp unto our feet. And all this delivered in the most timely of ways! Who but You, Maker of Heaven and Earth, could have crafted and inspired such a divine work? Who could speak through so many pages and scrolls, so many mouths, lives and minds, yet with just one voice? We thank You this day and every day for Your Holy Scriptures. Open our eyes, hearts and minds to receiving more, help us to eat up Your words as the sweetest of honey, help us receive Your correction, teaching, admonishment and blessing as the most diligent and obedient of students, for Your glory and name's sake, Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah, amen! 6th Nisan Tuesday 28th March Your Grace Is Enough He Touched Me Obadiah 2:8 Such was the fate of those that served You that turned from the right path. Worse than those that despised You from the beginning. May we commit ourselves to You, Lord God, again today and renew our vigil against the enemies at our door. Help us and alert us to their presence and attacks, we pray, and guide us in the ways that we should go to avoid their traps and schemes, by the power and leading of Your Holy spirit. Deliver us from the Evil One, we pray. May we seek only refuge in You, in the cleansing blood that was poured out for the sake of righteousness and tell others what You have done, for Your glory. Amen ​ 5th Nisan Sunday 27th March The Spirit Of The Sovereign Lord Come Make War 1 Peter 3 v12:22 Lord God Almighty, You have won the war. You have conquered sin and the grave, you defeated Satan on the Cross. Let us not be complacent, though, we pray. Let us not sit idly by. May we not apply our selves to folly. Your word says that You do not want us to be lukewarm, rather active participants in the business of Your Kingdom on this earth. As Abraham's seed and heirs, may we stand and work towards each day and goal that You set before us, for Your glory. Give us eyes that see and ears that hear, and feet that are swift to run to justice, for Your glory alone, in Jesus's wonderful and matchless name. Amen. 4th Nisan Sunday 26th March To God Be The Glory Marching To Zion 1 Corinthians 12 v9:31 We are privileged and thank You that You have given us a hunger and a desire to eat at Your table, and then even more so that You have given us a place at Your table. Lord God of Israel, God Almighty, today we humbly ask for the gifts of Your Spirit. Whatever You have fashioned for us, may we receive it. However we have fallen short, may You forgive us. Let us return to You and be Your people, that You may be glorified, that Your name may be made known in the whole world, that in our expression of Your love, others may come to You and be satisfied. We want to give You glory and march in company into Your Heavenly Gates, rejoicing at the works of Your hands, at the splendour of all that You have done, are doing and will do. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 3rd Nisan Saturday 25th March Blessed Be Your Name Glory To God Deuteronomy 6 v16:19 To be called and stand ready on the battlefield. To make war both without and within in the name of the Most High, Jesus, Yeshua, the First Born Amongst All Creation. What a privilege You have afforded us, Oh God! What a miracle blessing You have bestowed upon Your chosen people! Now the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, as Your word declares, and we are do all that we do out of love for the truth, so help us, this day, Lord, and in the days to come, to stand rightly and justly for Your Kingdom on earth. Break every attack on the walls of Your truth, turn back every scheme and plot to bring down Your sovereignty, extinguish every fiery dart of the Enemy, silence every accusing tongue, for Your glory and Your glory alone. In all things, may our love for you be as evident as Your love for us. Glory hallelujah and glory amen! Romans 7 v9:22 Your Love, Oh Lord Father's Heart 2nd Nisan Friday 24th March Onwards, Christian Soldiers Into The Garden Philemon v4:13 To be returned to You, O God. To a relationship free from worldly pursuits and pleasures, to a life free from shame, pain, sickness, suffering and sin. This is the last, faultless condition. This is how we were originally called to be. Yet our hearts are heavy and our thoughts are dull, weighed down by the burden of guilt. Help us again, Lord God of Israel, remember Your goodness and mercy. Come, change our hearts and minds toward You, so the things of the world grow strangely dim. Let us pass this burden to the cross, where You paid the price demanded for it, and then take up once again the armour and robes that You have blessed us with, to walk as soldiers, warriors for Your Kingdom. As the Sabbath comes, may we be prepared to meet it, and may we cover the ground between here and there as the victorious children that You have called us to be in this dark and sinful world. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. ​ 1st Nisan Thursday 23rd March Arise Because He Lives Judges 5 How we celebrate You, O Lord, for Your throne is built upon righteousness justice. You are peace, comfort and rest to those who would receive from You, You are fierce and terrible towards those who stand against Your way. As we enter the month of the Passover we are reminded of Your edict issued to Pharaoh, and how Your revealed Yourself through signs and wonders, proclaiming Your superiority over ten of Egypt's strongest gods with a plague for each. We tremble at the thought of Your arrival, just as we share in the joy of anticipation, when King Jesus comes to this world for a second time. Fill our cups until that time, Lord, that we may in turn pour out to others. Hallelujah to the King! Amen! 29th Adar Wednesday 22nd March Moment By Moment Knowing You, Jesus Hebrews 11 v16:33 Help us in faith today, LORD. If not heard, to hear it, if not seen to see it, if not felt to feel it, if not known to know it. That step beyond the known, that anchor that holds within the veil. Not that we want faith in vain, Lord, for to have so much as to move mountains yet not have love is folly, but rather we want faith in You, the deep and natural, simple faith. School us in it, cultivate us in it, that we can inspire others towards it, for Your glory and Jesus's name, amen. 28th Adar Tuesday 21st March Preserve Me Who Am I? Romans 9 v4:8 Keeper of my soul. Preserver of my life. I lay myself down at Your feet. I am but dust without You. I ask You, Father, for provision this day. I am a wild olive branch grafted in to a well cultivated tree. I know that I am already blessed, beyond measure, beyond my ability to fully comprehend yet, Lord, I find myself asking for more. May Your abundance pass swiftly through my hands as power once passed through the body of the Son. To bless others. To uplift and supply the needs of my neighbours and society. For Your glory and name's sake. Amen. 27th Adar Monday 20th March I'm Gonna Clap My Hands Come Drink At My Table Mark 7 v24:30 You call people to come to You. First the Jews, then the Gentiles. Yet all who come to You must acknowledge Jesus as Lord. Then those prepared to turn and walk in the way that You have set before them will come and eat at Your table. Lord God Almighty, You are sovereign. We cannot depart from the right or left of what You have laid down for our lives if we want to remain with You. We cannot impress upon You our desires, thoughts and dreams. You were here before the world began, You will remain when all else has passed away. Throughout time, You have revealed Yourself as good and devoted to Your children. Such as healing the woman's daughter. Let Your glory be with us and manifest in us today, Lord, especially where it pertains to care for the young. May the work, schemes, powers, potentates, dominions and strongholds of the Enemy be brought down for Your glory, and the relief of Your beleaguered daughters, whatever the wretchedness of their condition. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. ​ 26th Adar Sunday 19th March My Saviour Loves, My Saviour Lives Yahweh Numbers 12 v6:8 It is too much to comprehend You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings and beyond this to fathom a heart that turns itself against You and Your servants. Yet such as we once all were. You have expressed a desire to restore Your children to Yourself, You have called us home with a sacrifice of unrivalled and unparalleled magnitude. Help us, O Lord, and continue to be merciful towards us, forgiving our sins and giving us the opportunity to change. Lead us by the narrow path, do with us what is required, for Your glory and name's sake. May we be obedient to You and seek Your face, with thanksgiving and praise for all that You are doing, have done and will do forever. In Jesus's name, amen. ​​ 25th Adar Saturday 18th March Draw Me Close To You Psalm 139 Isaiah 61 v1:3 With these words You declared Your ministry upon the earth open, Lord Jesus. Today we celebrate You. Your beauty and majesty, Your humility and grace. You wept for the fate of those who would betray You, You reserved Your final words of blessing for those who beat You and nailed You to a Cross. Who is like You in all of the world? The Heavens rightly declare Your sovereignty and place. Immanuel. Messiah. Name Above All Names. Lamb Of God. Lion Of Judah. How we wait and look toward Your triumphant return! How we kneel and pray to be like You in our walk, will and way. Hosanna to the King of Kings! Hallelujah to Yeshua, the Saviour, Most High forever! Amen! Luke 19 v37:44 Beautiful Great Is Your Faithfulness (Psalm 92) 24th Adar Friday 17th March I Will Worship Ding Dong Merrily On High Psalm 116 v12:19 How do we celebrate and remember You, Oh Lord God of Israel? With thanksgiving and praise! With songs and shouts of joy! You are the LORD, our God, and we love You. The beauty of Your majesty, the splendour of Your creation, the wonder of the works of Your hands, the incomprehensible joy of the truth of our salvation. Every day is a day to celebrate Your birth! Every day is a day to mark Your sacrifice! Every day is a reason to give thanks for Your resurrection! No matter the season or our situation, let us celebrate You this day, in Jesus's name, amen! 23rd Adar Thursday 16th March His Love My Wonderful Lord Ephesians 6 v1:9 Help us be in right relationship today, Father in Heaven. We know that there is no need for any other mediator in our spiritual lives between ourselves and You other than Your own Son, Jesus, who is the Messiah, yet in our earthly lives coming under and upholding the right authority upholds You and strengthens our case and cause against the plans and assaults of the Evil One. As sons and daughters, as husbands and wives, as masters and servants, help us serve You with humility, joy and thanksgiving, uplifting those that You have appointed to lead, setting aside grumbling, fear and malcontent so that we may wait for and they receive Your blessing. We pray for our elders and leaders, that they may shoulder their responsibility towards You first and foremost, that Your Holy Spirit strengthen them and guide them, bless them in the seen and the unseen, for Your glory. Amen. 22nd Adar Wednesday 15th March Rejoice Lord, You're Mighty Genesis 9 v1:7 You have done it, Lord. You have made a way that all can enter in to Your presence. You have put forth Your mighty power, You have revealed Yourself through Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. Glory hosanna! Glory to the Most High, Living King! Lord, You promised to establish Noah and his sons and their wives, even knowing that that which was twisted against itself and You was still amongst them. We need the establishing and the provision, Lord, we need You to cut out what is holding us back, that we may even continue without an eye or an ear if it means we gain heaven and the Eternal Glory with You. Better is one day in Your courts, O God, than a thousand elsewhere. We exalt You and lift You on high, for You are our refuge and strength this and every day, Teach us in the way we should go, in Jesus's name, amen! ​​ 21st Adar Tuesday 14th March Blessed Assurance A Mighty Fortress 1 Corinthians 1 v27:31 ​May we ever remember that we are but dust without You, O Lord God of Israel. You are the source of life, the Maker and Creator of all things. We have no strength or refuge without You, when You found us we were lost, lonely, broken and afraid. As we remember our condition, may we also break out in celebration too. For what You have done. For what You achieved through Your death on the Cross, through Your raising back to life. Your Spirit has been poured out on all things, may it grow and flare in us this day. Glory be to the King of Kings! Hallelujah! Worthy is the Lamb that was slain! Who was, and is, and is to come! Amen! 20th Adar Monday 13th March Praise Is Rising El Shaddai Matthew 8 v16:20 Today we give You the glory, Father. It is ever rising up to You, it is ever around Your throne. We align ourselves with that which exalts You, we declare and sing our praises we read and acknowledge the scripture that tells us how You moved in power and authority upon the earth and of the enormous sacrifice that You made forsaking Your home and pasture, that we might receive it here also through the transforming power of Your blood. El Shaddai! Almighty God! You are worthy of all praise. We lift our hands and worship You again, so excellent are Your ways in all the world. Amen! https://youtube.com/watch?v=SNnTFDNPT3U 19th Adar Sunday 12th March Sing To Jesus At The Cross 1 Thessalonians 2 v4:8 Help us preach the gospel, O God of Israel. Not for human praise or worldly trinkets, but rather for the true treasure that is stored up in Heaven. Help us seek and find for the safe passage and the previously trodden path, as long as it accords with Your will and way for our lives. As riverbeds dry and the world reports of news that chills the soul, may we remember Your blessing and calling, O God of Jacob, and may we know more how to go out and humble ourselves, that we may be of service to You and Your Kingdom upon this earth, amen. 18th Adar Saturday 11th March A double portion of praise for the Sabbath. All My Hope Ancient Gates Leviticus 26 v1:13 We are nothing if we do not stand with You. We are so blessed to have been called by You, received by You. Do You ask so much, that we stand for Your Kingdom? For Your statutes? To uphold Your name? You have called us out of the world, to live with You in glory. Though we cannot win Your favour by following Your Laws, we uphold Your wisdom and truth out of love and gratitude. We observe Your feast days and Sabbaths out of a desire to know You more. You see and know our observance, may it be a pleasing sacrifice to You. Lord, today we thank You for Your Son, Jesus. We needed a Saviour. We all need a Rock of Salvation to come to, to stand upon. You opened a Way that we could come before You, and avoid the wrath to come on all mankind for its sinful nature and its inability to survive in Your holiness. In the texts today we see Your decree for those that serve You, and for those that stand against. So let us give thanks for the Way that You opened up, and celebrate the light that has shone in the darkness, that You may be glorified. Amen Leviticus 26 v14:24 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Be Still My Soul ​​ 17th Adar Friday 10th March I Am Redeemed Strong Tower 1 Samuel 28 v6:25 Lord God of Heaven, Saul was the epitome of fallen man. Throughout his life, he displayed the pride, arrogance, ignorance and vanity that plagues a people separated from You. You did not call him or cause him to be this way, it was in his operation as a free willed human being that he continually and wilfully turned away from Your statutes, ordinances, decrees and way. He was the king that Your people thought that they wanted. What they needed to be like other nations. Yet this is not or never their calling or identity. It should be You first, You only, because of who You are and what You have done. In this last part of Saul's life we see all of his human folly on display. A failing to persist in trust and humility, a calling upon sorcery, divination and witchcraft to make sense of what is passing, an ignorance of all that he knew in his heart to be true about You. Today we pray against such folly in our lives. Against not only our own misunderstanding, but also those of our families over the generations. We stand in prayer and obedience against sorcery, divination and witchcraft and cancel all curses, bonds, spells and protectorates in the wonderful and powerful name of Jesus, who is the Messiah, amen. 16th Adar Thursday 9th March Victory Belongs To Jesus My God Is Awesome Hebrews 1 v1:4 We cannot estimate Your value, High King of Heaven, we are not able to comprehend the fulness of Your might and power. What You have done for us, past, present and future. What You have achieved. In the freeing of Your people from bondage, in Egypt, in Babylon, you achieved a nation wide overcoming, vanquishing Your enemies and ushering in blessing and prosperity to those who stood up for Your name. We look forward to a time when Your Spirit catches fire again in Your Church and believe that You can and will do this to glorify Your name. Remember mercy and expose our folly, we pray, today, that we may turn and receive. That we may see and say that the LORD is good. Amen. 15th Adar Wednesday 8th March Precious Oil Psalm 19 Habakkuk 3 v8:19 ​We pray and long for Your coming. The night is always darkest before the dawn though. In the times of waiting may we continue to uphold You, in remembrance, in witness, in celebration and in prayer. You are our trust, our salvation, our deliverer. You were before there was time, You will continue to be after all of this world has gone. So, Lord, let us be as the hills and the mountains, as the angels and the nations, as we will be on the day of Your glorious return, and bow down before You. You are worthy of all honour and praise. Amen. 14th Adar Tuesday 7th March My Lighthouse This Is What You Do Mark 9 v2:30 Lord God Jehovah, You are the light and banner that goes before us. You fight our battles, You defeat our foes. You are sovereign. Your way is so much higher, Your thoughts are so much deeper, why do not more people turn and come to You? It is the weight of the Enemy that bears upon us, upon all mankind, yet You defeated him at the Cross. Help us take our place in Your plan for Redemption, help us realise Your desire to destroy him utterly, bringing peace and resolution to all who would call upon Your name. Guide us with Your Spirit, lead us with Your word and truth, we pray, in Jesus's name. Amen. 13th Adar Monday 6th March I Will Rise You Make Beautiful Things Psalm 139 v1:18 Who can compare to You in Your excellence and capability, O God? What power or dominion can claim such attention to detail, such abundance of beauty? From the petals of a flower and the wings of a butterfly, to the galactic spirals? From each and every snowflake to the fascination of the human eye? Help us to see the splendour of Your creation today, Father. In one way, in many ways. And may we share in them, in witness and fellowship, so that our appreciation, awe and wonder may grow. And, where grumblings and arguments rise, may we bold to trump them with the continual and ever widening knowledge of Your glorious earth, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. 12th Adar Sunday 5th March Hosanna This Is Amazing Grace Philippians 3 v8:14 To be lifted by You from the miry clay. Washed clean. Set upon a Rock, with feet shod in the reassurance that comes from the gospel of peace. Oh God, how we want and need this from You each and every day. As we press into the new week, as we look towards the work that You have for us in Your Kingdom, we go only as You go with us. May Your spirit be alive within us, may we do Your will and, above all, may we glorify the One who made it all possible. Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah. Amen. 11th Adar Saturday 4th March Fill My Cup, Lord Agnus Dei 2 Samuel 3 v6:12 In the passages today we see that doing right is no guarantee of a good end in this life. Your word says that it rains on the just and the unjust. You would not be perfect and fair if you allowed favour only to a select few. It is to the things of the next life that we must also look, knowing that our estate as adopted sons and daughters, first fruits and heirs, extends best beyond this realm, into the great beyond. It also says in Your word that better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Help us be mindful of this today, Lord, to accept Your complete sovereignty over each and every situation, even if it does not go the way that we would like. Yes, we pray to be established in Your name and to share in Your victory, yet we will not grumble or grieve overly in times of hardship or strife. The greatest hardship or distress is to receive nothing from You but punishment on that day of Your return. You have set Your desire upon us, as Your children, and You will give greater than we can imagine on that day, so fill us, lead us and guide us this day for Your glory, in Jesus's name. Amen! Nahum 3 v8:15 All Who Are Thirsty Pass Me Not O Gentle Saviour 10th Adar Friday 3rd March I Am Free I Will Waste My Life ​John 10 v11:18 Great Shepherd, You watch over the lives of Your people. You guide and comfort. You chide and bless. You provide for their needs, You protect them from harm. Like no other, You lay down Your life for us. How can we repay You? What can we give in response to a gift so great? We could never afford the price, Lord, yet what You request is humility and praise. To be like You, to the best of our ability. Help us and guide us in this today, for Your glory, in Jesus's name. Amen. ​ 9th Adar Thursday 2nd March Praises God Will Make A Way 1 Samuel 15 v1:11 Help us not depart from Your path to the left or the right today, Lord. You have forgiven us, now restore us we pray. May sickness and infirmity be bound and cast away from each of us, that we may testify to Your goodness and grace. Where we are tired or troubled, may we be restored. Help us also, Lord, to be steadfast and resolute, deliberate in our profession. Let us steel ourselves to the commitment, walking in Your way until victory is won. Even where the temporary things of this world may glitter or glow in our sight, let us not be distracted. We pray all of this in the Mighty and precious name of Jesus. Amen. 8th Adar Wednesday 1st March Come Make War See His Love John 1 v14:34 You came and lived among us, Lord, full of grace and truth. You are the King of Heaven, able to overcome all opposition and to defeat every enemy. Though the religious leaders at the time expected a warrior king, clothed in majesty, to deliver them from the Roman occupation, in truth came a humble servant whom by sacrifice would rise up and overcome sin and the grave, the greatest enemies of all mankind. Lord, today, help us be more like You. Let Your Holy Spirit guide us in the way that we should go, that we may honour You in Your actions and bring about Your Kingdom on earth for Your glory and name's sake. Amen. 7th Adar Tuesday 28th February Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Come Drink At My Table Luke 22 v14:21 Communion, Lord. To sit at table with You. To eat of Your bread, to drink of Your wine. To remember the body that was broken that we might live. To partake of the blood by which that new life comes. May we commune with You today, Lord. To know Your presence. To rejoice in Your dominion. To know our place in what has transpired. You have made the sacrifice. You have opened the way. You have called us to sit and eat. Thank You, O thou great Jehovah. Thank You, O thou humble Son. Thank You, O thou Holy Spirit. Thank You, praises, Three In One. Amen. ​ 6th Adar Monday 27th February Abide With Me Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing 1 Corinthians 13 We need love more and more each passing day. In our homes, our relationships, the Enemy of life is taking more and more from us. Help us drown him in love, Lord. Help us speak the name that You set for Yourself, "God who saves", Yeshua, Jesus, the Messiah more and more, each time with increasing boldness and assurance. You are not the God of Destruction, You are the God of Life, and we pray to You and You alone. Light the fire of love in each of us so that its light will cause the darkness to flee., in Jesus's name. Amen. 5th Adar Sunday 26th February Light A Fire Shall We Gather At The River? 1 Corinthians 11 v3:11 Lord we come to You with fear and trembling, in awe and wonder. We are small things before our Maker. The mighty one who created the Heavens and the Earth. We want to be the best we can before You. To acknowledge Your sovereignty, to show thankfulness for our privilege, out of love for who You are. We know that we can come before You as we are, in the wretchedness of our condition. We know clothes and attire do not make the man or the woman, that we are all naked and poor in the threads and coverings of this temporary world yet, wherever possible, we want to be deliberate and intentional in showing our gratitude to You. So, let us put on the garments that You would have us wear and appear before You as You would have us appear, in Jesus's name, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Today, Lord, we intercede for the needy and the suffering. In our lives, in our societies, in our relationships, in our hearing, those that have not and need You to overcome and deliver. Press us into service, guide us in speech and execution, stir us to action, in love and thanksgiving, in witness and truth. That the name of Jesus be exalted and lifted high, that we may share with them the burden of their travail, that we may look to You, in humility, and say, "Come, Lord Jesus, come." Amen. 4th Adar Saturday 25th February Trust And Obey Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Daniel 10 v15:20 As unworthy wretches, we cannot lift our heads in Your presence, Lord God of Israel, King of the Heavens and the Earth. As much as we know, as much as we are, we are but dust before You. Yet You have called us. You have justified us, blessed us, forgiven us. You have poured out Your blood that we might live and walk in righteousness. There is no other way we can go, or would want to go. All things considered, it is Your will and desire that we might live and receive, so let us walk in this today. Not vain or puffed up, but strong and assured in the faith that comes from knowing that our Saviour lives. Amen! Hebrews 4 v12:16 What A Friend We Have In Jesus Old Rugged Cross 3rd Adar Friday 24th February Lord I Need You I Go Down On My Knees James 1 v17:27 Your strength is made perfect in our weakness, Father God. Where it is impossible for us, it is possible for You. Yet we are called to obedience, to preparation, because we must show faith. We must not be reliant on You without action. We must want to get well. Help us, this day, to put on the whole armour. Help us stand for You in our brokenness. We need to charge our lamps and trim our wicks. However much we suffer, we will never suffer as You did. However beaten down we get, You will give us the strength to stand. You are the lifter of our heads. Alight in us, we pray, in Jesus's name, amen. ​ 2nd Adar Thursday 23rd February Like Oil Take Me In To Holy Of Holies Revelation 19 v1:7 Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us, this day, our daily bread and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil. For the Kingdom, the power and the glory are Yours, forever, amen. 1st Adar Wednesday 22nd February As For Me And My House Lord Of All Hopefulness Ecclesiastes 1 v1:11 The world, without You, Lord of Lords, is a bleak and unholy place. People clamour and gag after their own courses and desires. Every scrap of food is fought over, the wealthy buy and sell their brothers for the sake of bread. There is no joy anywhere. Love is meaningless, peace is but a word denoting a lack of sound. Yet there are those who would choose it, Lord, over You. For You require obedience and fealty. Acknowledgement and repentance. In truth, it is a joy and an honour to serve You, King of Kings. To those who turn to You it is life and life in abundance. Though it is not without trial in this same world that seethes so mightily to do without You, it is life and hope and provision beyond measure. We choose to follow You, for Your ways are higher, Your thoughts are deeper. We commit to loving You gladly, because You loved us first. Be blessed, Holy One of Israel, be exalted, lifted high. In this new month to come. In our hearts, in our lives, in our communities, in our families. For Your glory, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. 30th Shevat Tuesday 21st February All You've Done Deep Cries Out Zechariah 6 v8:15 All the good things we have come from You, Lord Jehovah. Yet You are also the God who gives and takes away. In these times, Father, may we remember that to trust You is faith. May You comfort and guide us when we lose the things that we cherish, and even love, by discernment through Your Holy Spirit. Yet, if no answer is forthcoming, may we step into thanksgiving and praise nonetheless, trusting that You will make all things clear on the day and hour of Your glorious return. In the name of Jesus we pray this, amen. 29th Shevat Monday 20th February Welcome Holy Spirit Glorified 2 Corinthians 3 v7:18 ​As we receive You, we lift You up, Lord God Jehovah. Not that we may be counted as righteous, though we will receive righteousness. Not that we may be glorified, though we will receive glory. Not that we may be justified, though we will receive justification. Not so that we can be forgiven, though we will receive forgiveness. You have loved us first, and have covered us with the blood of the Lamb, that we may be able to stand in Your presence at all. You have conferred upon us every blessing that we do not deserve. We cannot worship You for selfish gain. Rather, we worship You out of recognition of the love that You have shown for us, and a burning desire to lift that love up back to You because You are who You say You are. Glory, praise and honour be to the King of Kings, this day and every day, for He alone is worthy of all praise. Amen. 28th Shevat Sunday 19th February I'm A Lover Of Your Presence Praise The Lord, O My Soul Deuteronomy 6 v4:9 You are never far from us, Lord of Hosts, yet You are magnificent, You sit above the circle of the Earth. You are enthroned on High. It is impossible to understand Your nature without comprehension of the trinity. You are one whole, complete and without need, yet You are three distinct persons, roles, that bleed across our perceived realities to form a cohesive picture of total agreement and union. Wow. Though difficult to grasp, Lord, we, Your children and disciples, pray for those who struggle to comprehend this mystery. You are active today as You have been throughout the days of Creation, so let Your Holy Spirit come and touch the lives of those who wrestle with the concept, that they may see and hear and know that the Lord Jehovah is good and able to save. We pray this in the name of the Son, Jesus, called the Messiah, through the power of the Holy Spirit and for the glory of the Father in Heaven. Amen! 27th Shevat Saturday 18th February Holy Is The Lord God Almighty Days Of Elijah John 6 v9:11 We talk about the 'simple gospel', we talk about 'simple faith.' Yet, in reality, You are pouring out miracle after miracle every day, in every moment of our lives. Before we came and when we are gone, You were there, You still will remain. God of Wonders, Lord God of All Creation, we bow down and worship You today. For who You are. For what You have done. For what You are doing. For what You will do. And we petition and pray to be a positive and active part of it. To align ourselves with You. To have done with the old ways and to take up the new. The Lord, Jehovah, the Maker and Creator of all the earth, and Jesus, His Son, the Messiah, so close with the Holy Spirit to be One and the Same. The world groans as if in birth pangs for with the longing for it. All of Heaven waits, with baited breath, to see it. Come, live among us, we pray, as we turn to You forever. Amen. Exodus 17 v5:16, 18 v1:6 Whom Shall I Fear? Praise Adonai 26th Shevat Friday 17th February Consuming Fire Consuming Fire Hebrews 10 v24 What a joy. What a privilege. What grace! What splendour! The name Above All Names. The name of Jesus. It does not matter how we invoke it. What words we use, because in proclaiming the greatest thing in all of Heaven there is the forgiveness of sins. He has made a way. He has paid the price. He has suffered and died in our place. Coming into this Sabbath rest, may we be cleansed and burnt anew. Let every evil thing fall away, spent. And may the Spirit of God, living, alive, powerful, awaken and stir in our souls once again, as it did on the day when we first remembered Heaven and were called to take our place within it. We are not there yet, yet let that fire stir and burn within us and without us, for Your glory, that others may see and know that You are the Lord. Amen. ​https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qvu1PuOCvi8 25th Shevat Thursday 16th February Word Of God Speak Behold Our God Luke 5 v10:13 ​ You make all things new, Lord. When You speak, when You move, when you bless. When the disciples left their nets to become fishers of men, when the leper stretched out his hand in faith that You could heal him. You brought the dead to life. You opened the eyes of the blind. You cast out demons. Only where there was a lack of faith was Your ministry hindered, and this made You indignant. Their rejection grieved You to tears, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. Keep us mindful of Your will and way, Father, keep us set on Your path. Bring us back to the fold, return us, we pray, to the sanctuary of Your wings. Only You can save. Lead us, O thou great Jehovah, we pray in Jesus's mighty name. Amen. 24th Shevat Wednesday 15th February Highly Exalted Rooftops Psalm 27 v1:4 We agree with the Father and declare the name of the Son from the rooftops. In the valleys and on the high mountains we will proclaim His name. By the power of the Holy Spirit we will stand and testify before the courts and rulers, before the nations, that Jesus Christ is the Living King, the One, the only, who is able to make the impossible come to pass. What is too hard for Him if He can save a wretch like me!? Today we pray for opportunity to speak and preach the name of Yeshua, the discernment to see the opportunity and the courage to speak it, even if our all of our preparation falls short. Amen. 23rd Shevat Tuesday 14th February We Need A Move Miracles Psalm 1 We are but dust without You, God of Miracles. We need your touch each and every day. How can we ask for more? We are like children, hungry for more. Yet we know this world is hungry also, and needy in its lack of knowledge and understanding. Information abounds, but what is done with it causes the most faithful amongst us to weep. We do not ask You to pour out Your wonder working power so that we may be lifted up, but that You may be. Faith would be that, even if we never saw a miracle, we would worship You for who we have heard You to be, yet we also know that there is nothing that is impossible for You. Be You, we pray, for Your glory. Come, Lord Jesus, and set the captives free. Amen. 22nd Shevat Monday 13th February How Lovely (Psalm 84) Praises Acts 15 v1:11 As many enter into the week's work, Lord, after beginning in worship, fellowship and praise, help the things that we have shared in and learnt dwell in us richly by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Help us put into practice what we have been taught, please give us opportunity to testify and feedback to those who share in fellowship with us, that we all may increase in faith. You go before us like a banner. May You also keep us safe from any traps and snares of the Evil One, undoing his mischief and calling us to account at each and every step. We must be ready for You, Lord of Lords, and bow down to no other. Thank You for Your Son, Jesus Christ, that we may pray and come into Your presence like this, thank You for Your forgiveness, mercy and grace. We pray in His name, for Your glory, and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 21st Shevat Sunday 12th February Let the River Flow Let My Life Be Like A Love Song Hosea 7 v3:12 As we enter this new week, Lord God Jehovah, Lord of Hosts, we ask that You keep us mindful of Israel's vanity and pride. It is ever humanity's failing that in times of prosperity we forget our Lord and God. That we seek in other places as we dress in fine robes. That we become 'high minded' whilst the children of the Most High become a sufferance beneath our feet, that they toil and strive to uphold the weak and the sick, the widows and the orphans, simply gets in our way on our journey to our own greatness. In our blindness we believe that we richly deserve You. Keep our eyes open, O Lord, keep our hearts and minds aligned with Yours. Keep us to Your purpose in our lives and help us fulfil Your Kingdom promises to the world through Your Spirit and the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. Live in us, we pray, and let Your river flow in His name, that You may be glorified and His name be lifted up forever. Amen. 20th Shevat Saturday 11th February Healer He Touched Me Deuteronomy 7 v9:17 Oh, Lord God of Israel, such are the benefits of standing with You. Let us take heed, help us to listen lest we die. Oh, Lord, who can stand against You? Surely being in league with Satan and the things of this world is enmity with You. How we need a Saviour, who is the Son of God. How desperate our position, how real and terrible our plight. These are not questions, these are statement of facts. We are like vapour in the wind, passing away, yet the Lord has set Himself to capture a portion of it, to craft a Kingdom from it that is both eternal and true. Father, today we lift our hands in desperation and plea, "Do not leave us or forsake us!" We pray this in the name of Jesus, Yeshua, Your Son, and commit ourselves to the sifting and turning from the things that are not of You, that we can be servants in obedience, joyful at the Master's return. Amen. James 4 v14:17, 5 v1:9 Lifesong Jesus Is Alive ​. 19th Shevat Friday 10th February Be Bold, Be Strong Our God Is An Awesome God 2 Corinthians 7 As we see and receive and know that You are God, the same that sits high above the circle of the earth; the same that was Lord over Isaac and Jacob; the same that gave life to the sun, the moon and the stars; the same that came as the humble Son, Jesus; let us also find and rejoice in each other, as adopted sons and daughters, and bathe in the glory that shines from You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Let us not rest until we find it. Let us not stumble until we hold fast to the truth. The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, and open to all who would accept Jesus, Yeshua, as their Lord and Saviour. Where doubt and conflict burden our brow, help us lay down our struggles and defilement and take up instead the simple gospel. A living Saviour, a risen King, in Jesus's name, amen. 18th Shevat Thursday 9th February All Is Well Light The Fire Again Psalm 63 Your faithfulness stretches to the skies, Lord of Hosts. In Your mercy and compassion You give us peace like no other. You cause it to rise up in us like a well spring river. Help us be buoyed up in that peace, Lord, today, help us also to recognise its source and give thanks and due obedience to You, Father, in the name of Your Son, Jesus, amen. 17th Shevat Wednesday 8th February Fine Holding Nothing Back Proverbs 16 v9 Yes, Lord, in You we have hope and rest, comfort and peace. You are a tower of billowing smoke that goes before us during the day, and a blazing pillar of fire that goes before us in the night. You are our establisher, our righteousness, the source of all power and life. Thank You, Father, and please continue to direct our steps. Thank You, Jesus, the Son, and please continue to intercede for us as shepherd of the flock. Keep us humble. And thank You, Holy Spirit, for all the things, seen and unseen, that You lift us through each day. All glory, honour and praise are Yours, Lord. Amen. 16th Shevat Tuesday 7th February Simple Gospel Thy Word Hebrews 4 v9:13 Oh Lord! We want to be right with You. Thank You for Your scriptures, the written word for us to explore, like pilgrims on a journey. Thank You for those who toiled ceaselessly throughout the ages to bring these works to us, those who carefully copied, those who faithfully worked. We acknowledge that You inspired it all, and ask Your help in the interpreting and, most importantly, the actioning of what it tells us to do in all that concerns Your Kingdom and its coming upon the earth. Let Your light shine and our feet walk bathed in it today, we pray. Amen. ​. 15th Shevat Monday 6th February Better Is One Day Eagles Wings Romans 14 v7:9 We surrender ourselves so that You can use us as vessels for Your Spirit, God of Israel. We want to see Jesus, more and more, and the best way to do this is to have Him live through us. But we are not passive in this, the choice to be still is our own and ongoing profession. Help us in this today, Father, guide us once again with infinite love and patience and help us be Your children, growing living and learning how to walk in Your love. You bless us in this, Lord, and we thank You, in Jesus's mighty name. Amen. 14th Shevat ​Sunday 5th February Victory Belongs To Jesus Arms Of Love Psalm 145 v16:21 ​Thank you for Your priceless gift, Lord of Hosts. Your Son, the only Son that came directly from You, given up for sacrifice, willingly stepping into this world to face punishment and death, a penalty that He did not deserve but chose to bear for all of us here, that we might have the opportunity to be saved. You would not ask this of those who follow You, Lord. It is a measure of Your greatness that the burden of sacrifice for Your people is carried by You. Wow. That is who You are, Lord God of Israel, the giver of priceless gifts. Lord, help us receive Jesus this day, and each day, through the filling of Your Holy Spirit and, as such, open ourselves to be used by You, to pour that great love out towards others. In the name of Jesus, by the blood of Jesus, and for the glory of You, our Father in Heaven, amen, and glory hallelujah! And amen! 13th Shevat Saturday 4th February Psalm 63 Psalm 19 Ephesians 5 v17:21 This Sabbath day we simply give You thanks and praise, Lord God, Maker of the heavens and the Earth. You are far and above, You sit above the circle of the earth. Thank You for Your Son, Jesus Christ. Thank You for hearing every prayer and cry of our hearts. Even when we were far from You, You listened for our voice. Your Word encourages us to lift up our voices and worship You, so we offer You this sacrifice of praise and thank You for the songs and the music, for ears to hear and eyes to see, for each other and for Your word. Thank You for the things that are seen and the things that are unseen. Thank You for each and every gift that You give us, in our lives and in each and every day. Praises, glory and honour to Your name, Yahweh Elohim, and the Name Above All Names, Yeshua, Jesus, Messiah, Your same and Son. Amen. Psalm 10 v16:18 Psalm 3 Psalm 23 12th Shevat Friday 3rd February Jesu Christo Basta Jesu Masih Ki Jai Romans 14 v11: 13 You are in the mix, dear Lord. You will carry the fight. Members of every nation of the earth will be at Your feet, Lord, yet let us not grow so fond of earthly things as to be comfortable in our course. Let us not be so attached to our national identity, that which is associated most with the place of our birth, and help us see through Your eyes the riches in glory we inherit when we enter in to the Kingdom with You. Who are we that You are mindful of us? Yet You are...and in this lays the reason that allegiance anywhere else, or to any other thing, is so wholly unacceptable. So keep us to Your narrow path today, Lord we pray. For Your glory, and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth, amen. ​. 11th Shevat Thursday 2nd February Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Lord Reign In Me Deuteronomy 6 v6:13 The passage goes on to talk of Your jealousy for Your people, Father God. You have pursued us, help us turn to pursue You. To set aside the things that cause our situation to worsen, to take up that which is good and righteous and true. Lord, we need Your Spirit as counsellor, teacher and guide. As we go, go before us, we pray, and light the way so others may follow too. You called us to, "Go and make disciples of all nations." Yet we need You in this, as the Author of Salvation. Be that God for us, this day, jealous for Your people and hungry for them to return to You. In Jesus's name, amen. 10th Shevat Wednesday 1st February How He Loves Us You Make Me Brave ​ Hosea 7 v7:10 May the warnings of Hosea be a warning to our hearts today, Lord of Hosts. Your people, Israel, would come to You then fall away from You, causing You anguish. They would take up with the intrigues of the world, and fall on their knees before idols. Just because many years have passed since that time, Lord, we must still examine ourselves for signs of falling away. Seeking You, in Spirit and truth, asking Your Spirit for guidance and discernment. We were all slaves once, and You set us free. The only way for us to return to captivity is through falling asleep in our faith. Stir us, rebuke us, we pray, and reveal any part of our lives that may contribute to a return to darkness. Your Word says that we will never be tempted beyond our ability to overcome it, that You will always provide a way out. Though it may be a difficult road, we make commitment in our prayer, to take that path whatever the cost, in Jesus's name. Better is one day in Your courts, Lord. Amen. 9th Shevat Tuesday 31st January 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus Yahweh Zephaniah 3 v17:20 Your promise is to come again. Your word talks of a thousand year reign. Today we press into prayer for the same. For prophecy's fulfilment, for Your Kingdom come upon the earth. To be agents and ambassadors, to be royal priests according to Your strictest calling. Nothing else will satisfy or slake our thirst, to drink from the well that never runs dry. You are Jesus, our Messiah. You are the LORD, our God. Yahweh Elohim, King of all Creation. As Your promises come to pass, let us not turn away. From the hard tasks. from the Enemy, however he manifests himself against us. Let us resolute until the end. Your promise is to restore us in Your glory, for Your name's sake, and better is one day in Your courts than a thousand years elsewhere. Keep us to Your task this day, we pray, amen. 8th Shevat Monday 30th January Just One Look From The King I Will Sing The Wondrous Story 2 Kings 4 v1:7 Provision, Lord, miraculous provision. Not that we can array ourselves in fine clothes and parade ourselves about for all to see, but that we can testify to Your goodness and sew back righteously into Your Kingdom. Provision to provide for others, provision to live well if that is our blessing. You are the God of, 'Yes!' and 'Amen!' Today help open our eyes to the provision that You pour out for us. In doing so, help us lift up our portion to You rightly, to divide rightly what is good to give. Help us to tithe diligently, help us too to give generously. And, Lord, great is Your name, help us at the appropriate time to receive with thanksgiving and praise. Let us honour You in all that we do, for Your glory and name's sake. Jesus, the Messiah, Son of God, amen. 7th Shevat Sunday 29th January Jesus Paid It All Old Rugged Cross John 5 v31:47 As we continue on in the understanding of Your love, let us also acknowledge the divinity of Your Son. You are so close as to be indistinguishable from Him. You do not violate Your oneness, You are not separate. As with the Spirit, You are one and the same. Three persons, one God. It is difficult for our minds to grasp it, yet it ascribes Your condition perfectly, allowing You to move within Your creation, yet be separate from it; allowing You to hover before it was created; allowing You to die on a cross that all men might be saved. We must wonder at You. Even the enemies of Your cross must cry out before You. You are far and above, You are worthy of all praise. Lord, expose within us and around us any doubts to Your identity this day. Help us apply the truth of who You are to the wounds of our life, so that we may speak fairly and evenly of that same truth as it applies to others' lives. You are the First and the Last, and You deserve good and accurate witness, for Your glory, amen. 6th Shevat Saturday 28th January How Great Thou Art He Reigns Psalm 17 Today we lift up our songs of praise to You in thankfulness for who You are and what You have done. You are Faithful and True. You have overcome sin and the grave. You are Jesus, the Messiah. You are our refuge and strength. You have made a way where there was no way. Today we want to live in that. The fulness of Your Kingdom come down upon the earth. The truth that our lives have been radically transformed from death to life. Where opportunities present themselves, may we speak Your name and share the good news that You are risen and alive and powerful, even mighty to save. We know that salvation is the work of Your Holy Spirit, Lord, yet we know You chose and called disciples to be the vessels that the same Spirit was transported in, people to act as pointers to Your name. Let Your Kingdom come upon the earth, we pray, and Your will be done this day. For the glory of our Father in Heaven, amen. 1 John 4 v12:21 I Will Worship You So Much More ​ 5th Shevat Friday 27th January 10,000 Reasons You Are My Strong Tower 1 John 4 v7:11 We are commended by You to love one another. Yet how we should do this is not always clear. We have those that love us, that are our friends and yet we also have those whose interests are not for our wellbeing, who follow after their own ways, and even the ways of the world. Help us and steer us to see and do rightly. To uphold and to extol, to admonish and rebuke and all with the seasoning of love applied liberally to every word. Such as You did in Your time of ministry upon the earth, help us do in our relationships, communities and societies. Our witness can contribute to Your ultimate work of redemption, yet You will achieve it without us if we do not speak up. Guide us, oh thou great Jehovah, we pray, in Jesus's name. Amen! 4th Shevat Thursday 26th January In Christ Alone Deep Cries Out Acts 4 v8:12 In Your Son, Father, we have light and salvation. As the text says, there is salvation in NO other name. We, who have received, pray to You today, Lord, that Your Holy Spirit equip us in every way possible to speak and communicate this truth to the unbelieving people in our lives and society, for Your glory. Where we meet with other believers, help us to lift and exhort, to encourage and to bless and, if the opportunity arises, may we encourage those on the outside to lay down their wicked lives and take up the cross of faith. It is Your Spirit's work to save and we celebrate and glorify You, father, for every child that You bring home. Glory hallelujah! Amen! 3rd Shevat Wednesday 25th January Alpha And Omega Behold Our God Mark 1 v14:17 We want to see Your Kingdom come, Lord. Upon the earth, in the hearts of Your people. In our homes and societies. In our families and communities. That our enemies and those we do not know may receive. That the lion may lay down with the lamb, that You may be glorified. Help us and teach us in the way that we need to go. Let us examine ourselves for sin and distraction and, above all, be with us, Lord , in Spirit and Truth, that we may know You more. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 2nd Shevat Tuesday 24th January Almighty This Is Amazing Grace 1 Samuel 4 v12:22 Lord, this day of disaster that befell Your people also heralded a new day to come where Your name would strike fear into Your enemies and Your truth cause them to acknowledge You and return what was rightfully Yours. It would herald a new opportunity for the people of Israel to turn away from idolatry and be established in perpetuity as Your chosen ones. They failed to receive it, as they always did, choosing to appoint a King like other nations, choosing to be as the world rather than a people set apart. Yet this is not Your intent for Your children of the Cross, Lord. Today help us align our selves with Your will. Let us not toss our heads or dress ourselves in fine clothes because of our own greatness, rather let us start at the place of humility, and come to You as children seeking food, as servants seeking honest work, rather than as proud fools seeking Your service. We pray this in Jesus's name, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. ​ 1st Shevat Monday 23rd January Ever Be Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Philippians 4 v10:20 As we enter this new month we thank You, Lord, for all that You have afforded us. In Your plan for salvation. In Your provision for our daily lives. Help us be good stewards of what You have given to us Lord. To be generous in giving, wise in investment, careful in sewing and humble in acknowledging the fact that we have no good thing unless that it comes from You. In our tithes and offerings my we be swift to give and even swifter to forget, trusting in You and Your Spirit to administer and watch over the things of Your Kingdom. In doing this, may we set an example to others and promote the same in our communities and societies for Your glory, and the coming and establishing of Your Kingdom upon the earth. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 29th Tevet Sunday 22nd January The Love Of God Is Greater Far Your Love, O Lord John 15 v7:25 You are the One who loved us first, Father. You sent the Son. You left the sanctity and perfection of Heaven. You came down, to be handed over to Your enemies and killed. There is no love greater in all creation. No act of compassion deeper. No river of mercy so wide and so overreaching. As we receive Your love, Lord, help us to love others in the same way. To be patient with them. To be forgiving. To overcome differences and prejudice. To bless, nurture, comfort and sustain. For Your glory and name's sake alone. The name of Jesus, Yeshua, our Messiah, amen. 28th Tevet Saturday 21st January Creation Is Waiting Nothing But The Blood Matthew 27 v 62:66, Matthew 28 v1:20 You made a way, Lord. You overcame sin and the grave. You rose again, because death had no hold over You. You were perfect. Even bearing the burden of man's sin, the curse could not be put upon You. Satan thought that he had won, but instead You used the humble to shame the wicked. Even though Your own people had rejected You, You opened a way that all people could come to You, washed clean by the blood of the Lamb. Hosanna! And praises to Your name! Hosanna! Glory be to the King of Heaven! Thank You for this undeserving gift. Thank You also for the patience You show in working it out in our lives. Keep on in us, we pray, as we surrender our failings for this week, in expectation for the greater overcoming in the week to come. Until Your promised return, let us strive to uphold and upkeep all You have given us. In Your name, Jesus, Yeshua, we pray. Amen. Acts 28 v24:28 Arms Of Love East To West 27th Tevet Friday 20th January O The Blood Of Jesus ​I Give You My Heart Jonah 3 v7:10 The King of Nineveh acted quickly when he became convicted by the message that Your prophet Jonah brought. He did what was necessary. he brought his people to repentance. You, Lord, were good enough to forgive. You did not change, rather the people changed and You could set aside the rightful punishment they deserved for their transgressions. So it can be with us, Lord. We are sovereign only over our own hearts and families, and we must show them the way of repentance by example and petition. We cannot be perfect in this life and, although the condemnation that we deserve has been removed by the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, we must still remember to return to You and surrender ourselves at the feet of Jesus to remain in Your love. You have paid the price, You have won the victory, and we must walk with You, follow You and walk in Your ways if we are to call You, "Lord." And, as we do, we may have the confidence that You have washed away our sin for Your glory. Amen! 26th Tevet Thursday 19th January Great Is Thy Faithfulness Where You Are Exodus 33 v12:17 Jesus is Your declaration of Love to the whole world, Father. The firstborn of all creation. It is a privilege to know Him, an honour to serve Him, a blessing to hear Him, and yet You have opened this Way to all who would receive Him. The beauty of Your majesty, Lord. The crisp splendour of Your humility. You came to serve others, to teach us to do the same. You bore the sin of the world upon Your shoulders, yet You did not sin once in all of Your life here on earth. Today, like Moses, we ask You to go before us. Be our Jehovah Nissi, 'God My Banner'. May Your name be written across the sky, that all should see and know that You are the Lord, and may each of us come to You and acknowledge that You alone are the King. For Your glory and name's sake, amen. ​ 25th Tevet Wednesday 18th January Standing On The Promises Yes And Amen 1 Samuel 16 v1:13 You do and will achieve what You set out to do, O Lord God of Israel. Most often, You declare it in some way first, so that people can see and know that You are the LORD, the Most High, that they may fear You in reverent awe. You are the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. In all of this we can see and rest assured that You are a God of promises, and that You are faithful to keep them. Though men may fail to reach the mark, as with Saul, though we may look upon the Abinanadabs and Eliabs as good enough by their outward appearance, it is true to say that You see our hearts. Lord, today we pray to align ourselves with Your will and way. We surrender ourselves to be Your voice, eyes, ears, feet and hands. Wherever You would want us to be, send us. Whatever You would want us to say, give us cause to speak. If intercession, prayer or witness is needed, help us do it boldly. All in and for Your name, Lord, the name above all names, Jesus, Yeshua, the Messiah, amen. 24th Tevet Tuesday 17th January Here Is Love Vast As The Ocean His Love Is Higher Than The Highest 1 Corinthians 13 Your love. Your 'agape' love. There is nothing like it. It's magnitude is too great for us to comprehend. Yet we worship you for it. We thank You for it. We call upon Your name, and the name of Your Son, Jesus, for the abundance of it. We want to float in it, to be held by it, to know it as we are known. And, Lord, we want to show it to others. Nor for our glory, but for Yours, Father of Lights. The world needs Jesus. There is no other name under Heaven by which we can be saved. That ocean of love that so overwhelms and dwarfs all others, a love we can but receive to our complete undoing. Wow! You are who You say You are! Thank you, Lord God. Thank You, King of Heaven. Impress upon us the way to go this day, for Your glory and in Jesus's mighty and precious name, amen!. 23rd Tevet Monday 16th January You Make Me Brave I Exalt Thee Psalm 91 We thank You, Holy Lord God, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth, for Your provision and promises. We lift up a sacrifice of praise because we love You. For who You are. For what You have done. Who is there in all creation like You? You give us refuge, You uphold us with Your right hand. As we exalt You, Your presence is a wonder and a privilege to us. Who are You that You are mindful of us? In our condition? In our sedition? Yet You have forged a way in the darkness. As You move ever closer to the fulfilment of Your divine plan, we look to you for guidance and direction, that we may serve You according to Your will and purpose, in Jesus's name, amen! 22nd Tevet Sunday 15th January Song Of Solomon Sing To Jesus Jeremiah 32 v39:40 O Lord, how we pray for Your love to flourish in the hearts of those that we know who are opposed to You. We pray for a blessing on those who would say cruel things to us, for those who deliberately ignore us, for those who speak evil of us to others. It is not for our benefit, but for theirs. That their hard hearts be put aside, that Your name, Yeshua, can be glorified. We do not need adulation or recognition, it is an honour just to serve You, the Most High King. Restore and renew our relationships, help us grow in the love that You have shown to us, the love that transcends all others, the love that is pure, steadfast and never changing. Open their hearts and their eyes to the truth that You are the Living God. Amen. 21st Tevet Saturday 14th January He Is Faithful Give Us Clean Hands Genesis 7 v1:6 You cleansed the world of the scourge of mankind's sedition, Father. Yet You spared Noah and his sons, even knowing that the same sinful nature would carry on through them into the new world. It is our identity, our inheritance from Adam. When You come again, You will cleanse the Earth with fire, and sin will have no place in the new world to come. Help us examine ourselves in honesty and humility this Sabbath's rest, Father. Help us to surrender all that we are to You. To accept the consequences of our actions, to turn, ever closer, back to You. You are our heart's desire, we have no place or hope of refuge away from You. You are our ark, as we are carriers of Your Holy Spirit. Bear us up, this day, for Your name's sake, amen. Matthew 24 v37:44 Glory To God Forever God, You're So Good 20th Tevet Friday 13th January El Shaddai Float Isaiah 49 You do not change, Mighty God of Israel. You are the same yesterday, today and forever. It is our position that can be precarious, we are the sheep that can go astray. Yet You have declared that You will redeem Your people. You have set Yourself a task and You will accomplish it. Help us align with Your will today. To set down what is unfruitful and even harmful to our walk and way with You. Help us look to You and seek You diligently, that You may be glorified. As we prepare for Your Sabbath, be with us and guide us, bring us in to green pastures according to Your word, that we may glorify You and honour You in praise, communion, ministry and worship, in Jesus's matchless and precious name, amen. 19th Tevet Thursday 12th January Jesus And Me King Of Glory Galatians 5 v15:26 King of Glory, Lord of all the Earth, we give You praise. There is no better thing than to walk with You. Your Spirit, Your strength, dwelling within each of us. Help us unite together in Your victory, O Lord, that we may pour out Your fruits on a dying and thirsty world. To love one another, to forgive as You have forgiven each of us. To lift up and be lifted up. It is Your splendour that is on display in this, help us to lift our voices in acknowledgement and praise, for You have made a way where there is no way. We pray all of this in Your name, the name You lifted up and exalted to the place of Name Above All Names, Jesus, called Yeshua, who is the Christ. Amen. 18th Tevet Wednesday 11th January I'm A Lover Of Your Presence I Just Wanna Be Where You Are John 5 v31:47 As we considered and prayed for the condition of Your sons and daughters, Lord, over the past two days, we now turn and pray and give thanks to You for Your Holy Spirit. We want to be with You. We want to be changed. We want be raised up with You and the last Day. We want to follow You, we want to live and walk in Your ways. We will need Your Spirit. We will need Your blessing. We cannot earn this or work for it, it is purely in Your hands and we commit ourselves to You. Throughout history You have bent Yourself to the task of redeeming mankind, You have sent Your Son, Jesus as ransom for all. Help us do the same today, for Your glory and His name's sake. Amen. 17th Tevet Tuesday 10th January Thy Will Be Done Praise You In This Storm 2 Samuel 23 v1:7 If yesterday we prayed for Your daughters gone astray, what then shall we pray today for the men of Your Kingdom? As sons and heirs, fathers, brothers? It is man's heart that is deceitful above all things, his tongue that stirs to curse, his hands and strength that rises to kill. We join in prayer for them today, for ourselves and our ways, for clarity to repent, wisdom to release and humility to receive. To love and forgive, to hope, serve and follow. All have fallen short of the mark, yet, as Your adopted son David, as your disciple Peter we must rise again, in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ. To seek and find our comfort in You. Hosanna to the King of Kings, glory and honour forever, amen! 16th Tevet Monday 9th January Showers Of Blessing All Who Are Thirsty Hosea 2 v1:13 How often Your daughters have turned from You, Lord God of Israel? How often has Jerusalem played the harlot? How often Your church has opened its doors to false practices, idolatry and the worship of idols? Yes, Lord, we have an Enemy, who delights in exploiting their weakness, but You have given them wisdom to know right from wrong, and strength enough, if they would use it, to turn away from evil in all its forms. Today we pray for our women folk. For our wives, mothers, daughters and sisters. For those we know and for those that we do not know. May that wisdom blossom like a flower and that strength pour forth like a flood, that they may seek Your counsel and set aside all that the Enemy places in their hands. Where there is folly, may good practice come. Where there is vanity, may eyes see truly. Where there is pride, may humility overcome and, where there is fear may Your courage endure forever. Bless them and be with the, Lord God we pray, amen. 15th Tevet Sunday 8th January I Saw The Light I Need You More Galatians 4 v21:27 No longer slaves. No longer called to uphold an impossible Law. What yoke we do take up, we take up out of choice and love. The bond is light, not heavy, not burdened by condemnation or guilt. Rather a guide, a comfort, that we know which way to go. May each of us today raise a prayer against the Old Nature. Against the lie that carries us down to death. May we raise it in the name of Jesus. May He petition the Father on our behalf. We are not deserving of our respite or luxury, it is by His stripes we are healed. And may the Father send the Holy Spirit, that every bond tying us to our Old Nature may be gone. For the Father's glory, and the coming of His Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 14th Tevet Saturday 7th January A double portion of praise for the Sabbath. Behold Our God Psalm 130 Joshua 1 v1:9 Not just hearers of the Word, Lord, but doers. Those that will step out and go. Those that will take up their mat and walk. This is our desire. This is our calling. This Sabbath, let us consider our walk and direction, Lord. Let us seek You and hear the way that we should go. Let us humble ourselves that we can hear the still, small voice of Your spirit. To get up, to go forth, for Your glory, in the name of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. Amen. Ephesians 6 v1:4 Ancient Of Days Thy Word 13th Tevet Friday 6th January Hosanna Forever Ezekiel 7 v10:17 Your faith and Your love also bring Your justice, Lord God of Israel. There is a Day of Judgement that will be filled with terror for those who have made there camp against Your gates, for those who grind their teeth at the thought of upholding Your statutes and laws. And we pray for them. The choice of even Your own chosen people was to reject Your rule, to reject Your Son, yet You still have opened the way for them who would turn from destruction. Vengeance is Yours. The task for Your servants is to love one another. Reveal in us any areas of unforgiveness in our hearts and lives today, Father, and help us pursue Your righteousness as a hind follows new shoots. Help us look to You and see Your love for Your children, in Jesus's name. Amen. 12th Tevet Thursday 5th January Wonderful Grace Of Jesus Amazing Grace Nahum 1 v1:8 Your strength, Your excellency, Your love, Your authority are all displayed through Your grace, Lord God of Heaven. You have poured it out so that all who would receive may receive in abundance. There is no other God like You, no other power in all of the universe that would care enough and commit himself to such an endeavour as Yours. We thank You for it. We are dumbstruck at the pouring out of it. We are forever grateful for even the least of it would be more than we could ever deserve or earn. Amazing grace! Amazing God! Amazing Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Christ. More and more we pray, amen! 11th Tevet Wednesday 4th January Lord, You're Mighty Lord Of Patience Galatians 2 v11:16 Oh Lord, it is Your work, the act of Salvation. You completed the work on the Cross. You took it all upon Yourself that no man might boast of His condition before you. And, Lord, You are so patient towards us, revealing Yourself in the fulness of Your strength by waiting for us to change, waiting for us to accept the truth and turn from our wicked ways. Help us align with You, Lord. Help us come together in the unity of community. That we can walk side by side. Strengthen our relationships, that we can lift up our praises to You. For Your glory, Lord, amen. 10th Tevet Tuesday 3rd January Shout To The North Whom Shall I Fear? Psalm 5 v1:8 You are the Rock of Our Salvation, the righteous, Holy One, Lamb of God. You have made a way for us to follow. Help us to walk in it each and every day we pray. You are our establisher and refuge, You have set Yourself to redeem Your people. You will see it done. Help us with ways and opportunities to serve You, Lord. Not to win favour by merit, but because our desire to serve You is real. You have given so much, let us stand and testify to Your work within us; of Your work within mankind that merits our unreserved adoration and praise. Be it in word or deed or sacrifice, let us not fall back or decay, Jesus, that the Father may be glorified, that we may walk in our inheritance as sons and daughters, as kings and priests. As children and as parents, as those that know to fear the One, True, Living God. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! 9th Tevet Monday 2nd January Beautiful Things When I Look Into Your Holiness ​​ Ephesians 3 v14:21 Today, Father, this day, help us to receive the message and prayer that Your chosen apostle to the Gentiles, Paul, has made. Help us to understand it and to embody it. That, as we receive, we may pour it out to others. You are with us. You are in our midst. By Your stripes we are healed and, as it is Your will for us, so we should do our best to make it our will for others. Even our enemies. Even the wolves at our door. We will need Your Spirit's help. We will need courage and strength beyond our own store. Help us, in the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen. 8th Tevet Sunday 1st January He Reigns The Lion And The Lamb Exodus 6 v1:8 You lead by revelation, Lord God of Israel. To those who seek You, You may be found. You were simply El Shaddai, Mighty God to the Patriarchs. Then You declared Yourself to Moses, Your servant, as Yahweh, the great 'I Am.' Finally You revealed Yourself as Jesus, Yeshua, the Messiah, as 'God who saves.' In the completion of that revelation You have set Yourself to return once again, as the Son, riding a white horse, with the whole host of Heaven at His back. Yet Your word tells us that He will come for His bride, the glittering Church adorned as with precious jewels. This blessed body is not in the world today, Lord. What we have as a body of believers is torn and separated. Self determining, cool. Like tattered sails it cannot turn this way or that, it fails in its purpose; it denies itself in its calling. Lord, in this Gregorian year may we see a change in how Your church comes together. May we see that unity of thought and direction that is the evidence of a body with life, that the Spirit of the Living God is flowing freely in her veins. Equip Your servants to speak, as You once did with Moses and Aaron, and unclutter the ears of those that need to hear, as You repeatedly did with Your people Israel and Pharaoh. Speak Lord, we pray, as we acknowledge Your sovereignty and right to rule, in Jesus's name, amen. 7th Tevet Saturday 31st December A double portion of praise for the Sabbath. Who Am I? My Shepherd (Psalm 23) Psalm 40 v12:17 How we need a place of refuge, Father God. Your menfolk have been pillaged and plundered, overrun. You womenfolk have been tortured beyond bearing, raped and strangled. Our Enemy is a ruthless foe, cruel and uncompassionate, a murderous liar content only with twisting that which is beautiful and true. You have broken his teeth, through the steadfastness and uprightness of Your Son, and You have utterly defeated him and set him aside for destruction, wresting the sovereignty of this world from his grasp. And yet he wrangles on, exercising his might and power through the one thing left that he has over both women and men. Time. Over two thousand years he has been able to be subtle. Over two thousand years he has been able to work his schemes and tricks. Over two thousand years he has been able to set his snares and traps. Yet You, Yahweh, true king of Heaven and the Earth, will not see him successful. You will frustrate him to the very core of his being. You will do this not out of piety or spite. You will do this not for self aggrandisement or petty mirth. You will do this because it is right to do so. You will do this because the very least of Your servants deserve to be treated better. You will exercise Your power and it will be the Devil's own nature that will stand against him. Father God, You will bring forth sweetness from strength. And at no better place, at no more needed spot, than at the meeting point of Your children on earth. You will open the eyes of Your sons and daughters and You will heal the marriages brought to naught by the twisting and conniving of the most evil one. In Jesus's name You will do this, for the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. Proverbs 31 v10:31 Ma Yedidot (Psalm 84) Glory To God Forever 6th Tevet Friday 30th December Praise Adonai Oh The Deep Deep Love 1 John 4 v7:21 What love is there like Yours, God of Heaven? So vast, so pure, so perfect in its intent, so directed outwardly and not inwardly? How can we emulate such great love? How can we direct ourselves to be as You are? We need Your Holy Spirit. We need the desire and courage to live as You lived during Your brief life on earth. We need to take up our mat and walk. We need healing and supplication. Help us walk in this today, Father. Teach us Your ways. Guide us in paths of righteousness for Your name's sake. Help us see truly and accept what is true, even according to Your will and our denouement. Reveal Yourself in us we pray. Amen. 5th Tevet Thursday 29th December See His Love Above All Romans 8 v29:39 The Incarnate Son. The Messiah. The Risen Saviour. By Your actions through Him, by suffering Him to be sacrificed in the way You would not ask of those who follow You, You opened a way that all men and women may turn from their reckless way and receive of the truth and be born again. Yeshua, Jesus, is our Captain, our King, our standard, our Redeemer. He truly is the firstborn amongst many brethren. Though we celebrate His coming into the world, it is the purpose, both intended and fulfilled, that should cause us to rejoice at Heaven's gates forever. It is through the shedding of His blood that we wear clothes of purest white, it is by His stripes that we are healed, it is by His death that we are called to life. And it is by the miracle of His resurrection that we can inherit a sense of that same eternal Kingdom right now, because the forerunner of that new life, the Holy Spirit, is alive in each of us now. Alight in us today, Spirit of Truth, blaze in a world so choked and drowning in darkness. Bring forward a people prepared to dance and praise You, according to Your will, and who will boldly speak Your name in the courts and homes of those blasphemers, who believe that the only way the world should be lived in is by selfish pursuit, be it religious or carnal, vain or idolatrous, self serving or just plain mean. For it is Your Spirit's words that will turn the proud heads of men, as a bridle turns the head of a running stallion, until all but a few acknowledge You and turn, to be amazed at the truth that You have been professing for so long. Glory hallelujah! Lead us, Lord we pray! Glory amen! ​​ 4th Tevet Wednesday 28th December Christ Is Enough At The Cross Jude v22:23 You are our Lord and Saviour, God of Israel. The One who called Abraham out of Ur and sent Moses back into Egypt to petition Pharaoh for Your people's release. Yesterday we came to You for wisdom. Today we humbly ask You for the grace to bring such wisdom to bear. To sift the hearts of those we are connected to, to lift those up that You would snatch from the fire, and to close ourselves to those who would scratch and bite and burn rather then return to You. We are limited in our capacity and energy, help us invest our talents, Father, that a generous return can be paid to You. We choose the Cross, we choose to walk with You, we choose to give over our lives that Your will can be done. Lead us, teach us and guide us through Your Holy Spirit we pray, in Jesus's mighty name, amen. 3rd Tevet Tuesday 27th December Perfected In Love A Thousand Years Matthew 13 v31:32 Lord of Heaven, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, we hunger for wisdom. We need it if we are to grow. The Bible tells us that the fear of You is the beginning of wisdom. The soul churning, desperate realisation that we are but dust without You, that Your magnificence stretches from horizon to horizon and far, far beyond. That You created and named the stars one by one, that You are immortal, infinite, all knowing, all seeing, everlasting. The greatest of man's wisdom is less than the least of Yours. Yet we desire it, hunger for it, seek it. To grow from a seed, to a sapling, to a bush, to a tree. Your wisdom is more precious than rubies, You use the weak and uneducated to shame the high and the mighty. Help us in our hour of need. Look to us as we cry out to You. We seek to number our days, that a heart of wisdom we may gain. To sift the expanse of information, to discern rightly truth from error, not to exalt ourselves, but to expound Your truth, to communicate Your splendour, to infect a world that is dying with the seed of Your great love. For the name of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, for the glory of You, the Father, by the power of Your Holy Spirit, amen. 2nd Tevet Monday 26th December Hanukkah Day 8 ​ Rise Up And Praise Him Rising Psalm 57 v7:11 This same passage is repeated in Psalm 108, Lord. You do not often repeat Yourself yet, when You do, it is always to carry a truth beyond all doubt. For Ananias in His instruction to go to Straight Street, for Jonah in his mission to Nineveh, with the words of Your Son, Jesus, that begin with, "Truly, truly..." To worship You is to love You, it is to bring a sacrifice that every bar and strain You hear, and, no matter how cracked and croaked the voices, arrives as music to Your ears. Today we pray for worship leaders and teams across the world, for all who would lift up their voices and sing. That You may bless them and lead them to worship in Spirit and truth, as You told the woman at the well so long ago. We pray a prayer of blessing over their practice, dedication and instruments. We know that the Devil is amongst Your lambs, and such things as false spirituality, wealth and popularity play a large part in the modern church's musical repertoire, yet we pray for Your spiritual release, that every word sung to You should be heard in its best intention. That Your name be glorified, that Your word propagate to the ends of the earth. In Jesus's name we pray this, amen. 1st Tevet ​Sunday 25th December Hanukkah Day 7 Christmas Day I Serve A Living Saviour Rejoice Colossians 1 v13:29 Today is an auspicious day, Lord God of Israel. The first of a new month, the seventh of Hanukkah and the day that is internationally recognised as a celebration of Your coming into the world as the Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. So we celebrate it. We lift up our songs of praise. We exclaim in loud voices our awestruck wonder of all that You are doing, have done and will do. We tell people of the mighty works of Your hands, both in the history of the world and the history of our own lives. The passages make an attempt to explain what You have accomplished. As elegant and splendid as the words are, they do not and cannot convey the majesty and wonder of Your person. Most High God, Maker and Creator, King of Kings, we stamp our feet and jump for joy. You have ransomed captured Israel. You have made a way where there was no way. May all see and receive for Your glory, may all know the truth and rejoice to exalt Your mighty name. You are worthy of all honour and praise, today we enter into that to the best of our ability. Amen. Colossians 2 v1:15 O Come, O Come Emmanuel Let My Life Be Like A Love Song ​​ 30th Kislev Saturday 24th December Hannukah Day 6 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing For The Beauty Of The Earth Luke 2 v8:15 Your coming to the earth was ordained, Most High God. Your coming was necessary. To deliver Your people. To offer opportunity to the first chosen to receive their king, to make a way in the desert for all who would call upon His name. Jesus fulfilled everything that You had promised, now Your Spirit waits for Your children to come home, a Shepherd calling his sheep to pasture, hovering as it once did, expectant of the change to come. All glory and honour to You, the Most High. All praise and worship is due You because of the works of Your hands. You have lit a fire in the country of Israel, one that will burn throughout the whole earth. A light that shines in the darkness. We join Your angels in declaring, "Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His children on earth!" Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! Psalm 80 I Lift My Hands To The Coming King Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing 29th Kislev Friday 23rd December Hanukkah Day 5 All Who Are Thirsty O Night Divine Luke 3 v7:17 Lord God Almighty, God of Israel, God of Isaac, You have set a standard through Your word and prophets. Help us to be fair, just and honest in our dealings and careers. As a witness to You, for Your glory. We thank you for the work for our hands. Your word says that You hate those who give false measure, help us to be diligent and humble enough to continually accept Your lead and guide. Where temptation arises, help us overcome, help us see clearly the obstacles and barriers and give us strength, Lord, to make it through the things of the day, for Your glory and name's sake, amen. 28th Kislev Thursday 22nd December Hanukkah Day 4 ​ What A Beautiful Name Glory To God Isaiah 9 v1:11 What a beautiful name it is, Lord of Hosts. The longest name in the scriptures, the name that means 'Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace.' Yet how can we be sure that this name is applied to You, when the words around it speak of confusion and war? Surely, this is one of the places where we must read in context, read Your word wider and further and seek understanding to see the larger picture, that which You have painted that the wise may come to new knowledge, that the weak or the worried or the afflicted may come to new understanding, that they may be reassured, encouraged and made steadfast in who You are, power above all powers. It is in the previous chapter that we see 'Immanuel', 'God with us', we see the Living Word, Jesus, the Messiah, whose very life on earth was an expression of Your word confirmed. The war and confusion take their place in Jerusalem at the time of His ministry as they also redound through the appointment of Hezekiah. Who is like You, O Lord, that You place such a treasure as the scriptures before Your people and all the nations to be scrutinized and proved right? Where the texts of men fail to explain or prove correct, Your word interprets itself and reveals itself to those who would listen and learn as alive and powerful, sharper than the sharpest, two edged sword? Thank You, Father, for placing such treasure before us in word and flesh. Thank You, Son, for walking in this world and we pray to You, Spirit, to continue to open our hearts, eyes, minds and ears to the true and correct interpretation of all that You have set before us, for the Father's glory, amen. Isaiah 8 v7:22 27th Kislev Wednesday 21st December Hanukkah Day 3 Yield My Heart For The Beauty Of The Earth Joel 3 v4:14 ​ Pressing in. Walking in the Way. Bringing the sacrifice of praise. Worshipping You in Spirit and Truth. These are not just motions, empty deeds. We are not called to follow a set of rules or to be automatic in our obedience. We are a peculiar people, called by the Spirit of the Living God. We walk in relationship with Him, in communion with Him and every single person that has ever humbled themselves to do the same. We call and need that same Spirit to be present with us, this day and all our days, for He is the power of God living in us. To be ready for war, to be mindful and hopeful of a peace like no other to come. Be with us, Lord, in the name of Jesus, guide us in the way we should go, for Your glory and name's sake, amen. ​ 26th Kislev Tuesday 20th December Hannukah Day 2 Like Oil You Deserve 2 Corinthians 13 v3:10 Today we pray against the spirit of apathy, Lord God of Israel. It is and has ever been an enemy of the Church, where good people do little. We are called. We are commissioned, we are restored, healed and forgiven. To what end? For what purpose? To glorify the same God that saved us, to lift up praise and worship, to go out to the ends of the earth to preach the gospel. It is not an instruction, a set of rules with a caveat of, 'follow or die.' It is an act of reciprocal love, a mirror held up to the true love furnished upon each of us. We do not have to move, yet we should. Help us and let us shake of the heavy blanket of apathy, forsaking a life of largesse, indulgence and comfort in pursuit of serving the One who gave it all that we might live. There will be times of rest, there will be provision and strength for the day, but let us step up and step in and join the fight this day, without excuses, without looking to the sofa or the easy chair, without parading our cleverness and completeness whilst those in real need go wanting. Awake! Alight! Arise! and let us go forth, in Jesus's mighty name, amen! 25th Kislev Monday 19th December Hannukah Day 1 In Christ Alone Joy To The World Matthew 24 v4:44 It is a powerful picture You paint of the time to come as Your Son, Jesus, preaching to the disciples on the Mount of Olives in Judea. You spoke of the imminent destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, less than forty years after Your death. You spoke of Your glorious Second Coming, when the tribulation would lead to the rising of Your saints to glory. We know that this celebration of Your miraculous provision also speaks through the prophetic vision of Daniel and the events that caused the rout of Antiochus Epiphanes from the Temple a hundred and fifty years before Your arrival on the earth. What an awesome wonder, to see and know of Your prophetic majesty. How the God of Heaven has foretold His coming and actions as a witness to His authority, foreknowledge and power. In this time leading to the celebration of Your birth, we know that You are the true light come into the world. We acknowledge that it is not your real birth date and we testify that every day is like Christmas with You. A celebration of Your sending, a celebration of Your miraculous birth, a celebration of Your intent and inexorable move towards total victory, as You have willed it to be. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! Happy Hannukah! Jesus, the light for all the world! Amen! 24th Kislev Sunday 18th December East To West The Lost Are Found Matthew 18 v10:14 We can be wayward sheep if we are honest, Father God. Prone to wander, to follow our own base instincts, to forget, to slumber, to be distracted, even deceived. It is in our nature as sheep. Yet, Lord, Your care for us and desire for us is beyond our reasoning. Where we would let the one that strayed go, You leave the ninety nine and go after that one. Why? Because of Your great love. Even the wretch has value and, if they turn aside from their wretched path, even more value to You as a reclaimed and renewed life than one that has obediently followed from the start. Not that we are to deliberately stray, which is disobedience, rather than You know when we are overburdened and weak. Lord, thank You for Your forgiveness and understanding, that even the least of Your people can know Your blessing, grace and favour, by the love that You carry for them. We thank You in Jesus's name. Amen. ​ 23rd Kislev Saturday 17th December So Will I Jesus Paid It All Judges 11 v13:28 Ignorance has only one place in all of Creation, Lord God of Heaven, that where we are called to, "be still and know You are God." In that we are to close our hearts and minds to the things of the world and to trust in You for deliverance and safekeeping. Elsewhere ignorance has no place but to jeopardize our very lives. In ignoring warnings, such as with the King of the Ammonites, or instruction, such as with Jonah, or opportunities to work for the Kingdom as with the tale of the Good Samaritan. Our place, other than that former condition, is to be alert and take part. Living and active as good servants to Your word. Even in the waiting we are to remain vigilant towards change, as Your people Israel watched for the shifting of the Tabernacle during their sojourn in the wilderness. Today we pray for the breaking down of the barriers caused by ignorance, for an overturning of the walls steeped up by apathy, that people, including ourselves respond, move and take part in the things that You would have us do, in Jesus's name, amen. ​Luke 10 v29:37 Are You Washed? His Name Is Wonderful ​ 22nd Kislev Friday 16th December Beautiful O Come All Ye Faithful Isaiah 14 v10:24 As wild branches of olive we have come to You, O Lord God, the Most High. As untamed and aggressive, at one time enemies of You and Your people. Yet now You have grafted us in. We have surrendered ourselves to You in word and deed. We follow after Your calling. We pray for Your elect. Father, we know it as true also that we have an Enemy here on earth like no other. Satan is a liar and a deceiver. A murderer. The Father of Lies. Today we pray against Him in Your name, the name of Your Son, the name You and he exalted, Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah. By His blood and sacrifice we were grafted in, by His stripes we are healed. We are released from the curse, yet we know, as those once fallen ourselves, that the curse is there to keep down the one who brought it upon all of mankind. We stand with You, God of Heaven, and decry his evil works. We stand with You, Son of Man and pull down the strongholds and palisades. Where new ground is taken, we pray for Your angels and Spirit to intercede. May You rebuke Satan, the enemy of God! Amen! 21st Kislev Thursday 15th December The Wonderful Cross Anastasis John 4 v19:26 You carried the truth of Your identity with You throughout Your life on earth. As a babe in the manger. As a child in the temple. As a man talking with the Samaritan woman at the well. Yet You did not announce it far and wide, as people do who want glory for themselves. You shared it with but a few, you hid it from the proud and foolish, so that only those that truly seek You could tell. The woman at the well told the people of the town and they came on the strength of her testimony, yet it says that after they had seen You and heard You, that they believed for themselves. You are and were the Messiah, the Holy One of God. You ever will be. Thank You for this precious gift that we have found. Thank You for this treasure in a field that we will sell all of our possessions to cherish. Your Cross, Your truth, Your life, for our own. A small price for so great a reward. Thank You. Jesus. Thank You, God. Amen. 20th Kislev Wednesday 14th December Lose My Soul Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing Romans 11 v11:24 It is clear in Your Word, Lord God of Heaven, that Your original and chosen people, Israel, have the opportunity to return to the right path. It is clear in Your Word that we can be stripped of the privilege of salvation by our own reckless deeds. Father, help us and them turn and return to You. In our days. In our ways. In our practice. In our prayer. We want to walk as You walked, and not any other way. We want Your people to come back to You, that we might rejoice with them and share of all the good things that You have done. Your Word goes on to say, in the Book of Revelation, that "they overcame Satan by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony." You have supplied the blood, help us speak the words in faith and truth for Your glory and in Jesus's name. Amen. ​ 19th Kislev Tuesday 13th December Blessed Be Your Name Love Has A Name Acts 4 v8:16 The truth of who You are, Lord, can only be denied by folly. The whole of creation stands as a testimony to who You are, and yet man, in his bitterness and pursuit of destruction, follows after his own heart and his own ways. Help us, Lord, and help us to help them. Those who do not recognise or know or see. Help us to express Your truth, help us to fulfil the commission that You have issued to each of us. To make disciples of nations; to go to the ends of the earth; to preach the gospel; to love one another. That Your name may be praised and our Father may be glorified. That the blind might see, the deaf might hear and the dead might rise. There is no other name by which we can be saved, help us speak and uplift that name before all men. Yeshua, Jesus, the Messiah. Amen. ​ 18th Kislev Monday 12th December Song Of Solomon Behold Our God Song Of Solomon 4 v15:16 ​ Your love is both fierce and gentle, Oh Lord of Hosts. It is fire and ice. It is cold winds and sunlit mornings. Your love is the Son, Jesus, on a cross. It is hard for us to comprehend, its magnitude enough to crush our thoughts and expectations, its splendour so difficult to look or dwell upon because of its brilliance. In the passage we hear and read the words of the Bride, Your church, in its precious yielding to the approaching groom. Help us yield all that we are to You this day, Father. Walk with us and dwell in us that we may share Your path, as we walk with You and dwell with You. It is an honour so far beyond our deserving, yet it is an honour that You have chosen to bestow upon all those who will turn and seek Your face. Keep us mindful that You are the source of every good thing and keep us humble enough to keep on receiving, that we may be consistent and convincing witnesses for You. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 17th Kislev Sunday 11th December Here For You Hosanna Isaiah 42 v1:9 The whole world will see Your majesty, Lord. Every tongue will confess You as King, every knee will bow before You in reverence and awe. We choose to worship You in the here and now, Lord, until that coming. It is our hope that others come to worship also, that your name be heard and known in the whole earth before You come. Let our joy be evident in our praises, let our thankfulness be a sign to others of all that You have done in our lives. Pour Your Spirit out on us this day, that we may overflow into the lives of others for Your glory and name's sake, amen. 16th Kislev Saturday 10th December A double portion of worship and praise for the Sabbath Withholding Nothing Worthy Of It All Ephesians 4 v1:7 Lord God Jehovah, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth, Unsurpassed, Almighty. When we pray we step in to the meeting place with You. The only way that we can be connected though, is through our total surrender. We must learn it and we must practice it. And, in the times we stray and become proud or vain or puffed up, or all three, we must learn to return to it and to call upon Your name. You are Faithful and True. You do not change. We must appeal to You and lay every crown at Your feet. You are far and above, so far that we are unable to comprehend it. So, Lord God of Israel, we turn to You again. Bless us in this Sabbath with a double portion of You, that we may know Your way and walk in it for Your glory. To go, to speak, to kneel, to confess, to glorify, to share, to give, to bless. To love without restrictions or limits, in Jesus's mighty name. Your will be done. Amen. Jonah 2 I Surrender All Rooftops ​ 15th Kislev Friday 9th December Great Is Thy Faithfulness Blessed Assurance Psalm 13 v4:5 Your salvation of us is like a steel war helmet upon our heads. In the greatest and sorest adversity, it is that which protects and gives hope and restores. You have made a way. You have set the captives free. You, You, You and You alone. Such as was known and agreed upon at the very beginning, such as caused the Father to become distinguished from the Son. Not separate, yet fulfilling a purpose, that mankind might be saved. Wonderful Lord! Blessed Counsellor! Risen King! We rejoice in You and acknowledge You this day! God of Israel! God of Isaac! Prince of Peace! Lord of All! Amen and glory hallelujah! Glory hallelujah and amen! ​ 14th Kislev Thursday 8th December Yes And Amen Nothing But The Blood Psalm 119 v15:24 You fulfilled the requirements of the sacrificial law completely when You came as the Son, Yeshua, called Jesus, who is the Christ. You overcame by Spirit and example the very thing that had been set to expose our sin. The sacrificial law was impossible for us to follow perfectly, only You could do it, clothed in flesh as an ordinary man. Only You could fulfil it, the manifest God, betrayed and put to death as an atonement for the sin of the world. Thank You, Father. Thank You, Son. Thank You, Holy Spirit. Now we have no condemnation from the law. The Ten Commandments stand as a gateway to express our love for You, to know You more, to walk in Your ways. We are free to follow them or not, unbound of the responsibility of justifying ourselves by Your grace. Yet we do love You, Lord God of Heaven, and we choose to follow You, to live for You, to call upon Your name. Help us walk in them, meet us in the centre of things. Be our God, we pray, in Jesus's name. Amen. ​ 13th Kislev Wednesday 7th December My Whole Heart Holding Nothing Back Revelation 4 v4:11 Your highest honour is reserved for those who commit themselves wholly to You, Lord. Those prepared to lay their crowns at Your feet. To humble themselves as You did, to turn from all that they know and love in the world, to take up a cross and join You in a life of living sacrifice. It is not works that justify us, Your grace has done all of the work necessary for that, yet, as converts responding to the precious gift of a holy God, our show of gratitude should be apparent. Not for self adulation, not to be better than another, rather, simply, to show love for the love that has been shown; to fall at Your feet; to declare Your great deeds and incomparable love to a generation not yet born. Help us be consistent in our witness today, Lord, deliver us from the snares and traps of the Deceiver, the fine words that drip with honey, yet poison our hearts and minds in ways both obvious and subtle. Help us shake any mantle that he has placed over us, in the wonderful and matchless name of Jesus, amen. 12th Kislev Tuesday 6th December Perfected In Love We Wait For You 2 Chronicles 15 v1:15 Lord God of Israel, great is Your name in all of the earth. Our desire is to serve You. Only by this will we find the peace that transcends other peace, the peace that Jesus said he would leave on His journey to the cross. It is not the peace of the world, discovered by looking inwardly and pursuing separation, this is the peace of looking outwardly and pursuing communion. There is other than self, and in there is, in that other, the Spirit of God. We must sift as a prospector seeks fine gold, we must listen as a shepherd listens for a lost sheep, we must wait as a farmer waits for the harvest to yield. Lord, send Your Spirit upon us today in Your time, that we may know and rejoice in You, that others may see and know that You are the Lord. For Your glory alone. Amen. ​ 11th Kislev Monday 5th December I Will Worship Jesus Messiah Haggai 2 v7:9 All things are in Your hands, Lord God of Heaven. We worship You and praise You in the name of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. As You will shake all the nations, Lord, so let us be steadfast in our declaration and belief. You are who You say You are, we do not serve You out of need, rather out of love and testimony to who You are and what You have done. In our lives, in the very core of our being. You have touched us, we have been transformed. We have not felt the nails or endured the Cross, yet we have died with You to be born again. Help us stand, Lord, as we commit to stand for You, amen. ​ 10th Kislev Sunday 4th December The Voice Of Truth I Am Redeemed Luke 12 v4:7 Today we simply thank You for who You are, King of Kings. You have done a great work by opening the way to Heaven for so many believers. You have given us more than we ever deserved. You have defeated the Enemy. You have transformed our mourning into dancing. So thank You, Father, thank You, Jesus, the Son and thank You, Holy Spirit. You are worthy of all adoration and praise. Amen. 9th Kislev Saturday 3rd December A double portion of worship and praise for the Sabbath. Surrender Faithful One 1 Corinthians 10 v9:15 You are Faithful and True. Lord God, King of Heaven and Earth, You have made a way for us to follow. You have exemplified the perfect life of walking in that Way. We, as humble servants, must find that way and keep to it. We must seek You before everything else, and we will find You where we have a heart that follows after You and a contrite spirit that recognises You for what You have done, are doing and will do. Your word says that You make all things beautiful in their time, help us bend ourselves towards that season of ultimate success, and trust that the One who named and hung the stars one by one and furnished the Tabernacle with such careful attention to detail is more than capable of looking after, and even prospering, one such as ourselves, as long as we continually seek His face. Be with us and walk with us, we pray, that we may become more like You. In Jesus's name, amen. Numbers 4 v6:11 I Can Only Imagine All Consuming Fire 8th Kislev Friday 2nd November Theme: Men Who Usurped The Throne ​Since Your Love God Of Wonders Mark 14 v10:11 Judas realised too late, Lord, that there is no convenient way to usurp Kingdom power. His conviction was such that he could not return to You and ask for forgiveness, the railings of his accuser were so high that all he could see and do was to take his own life. Keep us humble, Lord, we pray. Make us mindful of our commitment and our cause. To be a good servant is to deliberately and wilfully turn from all that would harm our relationship with You, and to fall on our faces in total abandonment for the times where we transgress in folly. We must be prepared to face the consequence of our transgression, even if we understand the power and value the sacrifice that You made, once and for all, at the Cross. Betrayal, rebellion and deceit have no caveat that ever justifies them, only the fruits of the spirit pass through the gate of Heaven unhindered. So today, Lord, help us mindful of the times that we have transgressed, and to steel ourselves against the same for the future. Though we do not pray for the trials, should they come, we want and ask to be ready, in Jesus's mighty name. Amen. ​ 7th Kislev Thursday 1st December Theme: Men Who Usurped The Throne I Exalt Thee King Of Heaven Come Down Genesis 3 v4:10 ​ Clear in the Enemy's temptation, Lord, is the idea that we, as humans, could be and walk as gods, to usurp the throne as Satan wanted to himself. All of sin is tied into this betrayal. You are the Maker, the Creator, You are far and above the circle of the earth, You are complete, You have no need of another. Yet Your desire is set upon us because of Your great love. You do not need to explain it or justify it. I simply is. And we are not You, and have no right to walk as You do or be as You are, in truth it is not good for us to do so or try and do so, because in the same is our undoing, the very reason for our death. We are not You and cannot be You. Today, Lord, let us be clear and sincere in our surrender. That we do not carry a knife behind our backs or hide a poison kiss on our lips. You will know, You will find out. There is nothing hidden from You. Where necessary, help us in the overcoming of our Enemy, Yours and ours, Satan, the Deceiver, the Father of Lies. He has chosen to forever come against You, we declare our desire to forever stand for You, even if it cost us our lives. You are worthy, You are righteous, You are holy. Fulfil in us today, all that You would have us do for Your glory, in Jesus's mighty and precious name, amen. ​ 6th Kislev Wednesday 30th November Theme: Men Who Usurped The Throne Praise Ye The Lord The Almighty Glorified 2 Samuel 14 v21:33 ​Study here. ​ For Your servant David's third son, Absalom, we see a story of jealousy and pride. Beauty is a fleeting gift and not a certain sign of character and sometimes those that have much want only more. Let these two things be the cause of our sifting today, Lord. Let us search ourselves for both, and give thanks and praise to You, who has given us the power to discern and overcome for Your glory. Yesterday we sang for a clean heart, today let us use it to glorify You, King of Heaven. You are worthy of all praise and honour, Your statutes and judgements are right like no other's. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne, O God, let us uphold You this day, in Jesus's mighty and precious name, lest we become caught by the neck, as Absalom eventually did, and be left, helpless and dangling, to the fury of our enemies. Amen. 5th Kislev Tuesday 29th November Theme: Men Who Usurped The Throne Leaning On My Beloved Create In Me A Clean Heart 1 Kings 1 v5:40 Study here. O Lord, the outworking of sexual sin was evident in David's life. Although a beloved servant of You, his passions and desires caused him to fall and fail. And this failure had consequence. Stripped of the confidence necessary in raising a son, he did not think to correct Adonijah when he was young. The consequence of this was that Adonijah grew to be impetuous and self serving. Whilst his father yet lived, he gathered support and had himself crowned king, even in full knowledge of his father's declaration that Solomon was to follow after him. Help us search ourselves for the traits of arrogance and hubris. As with Saul before David, Adonijah became conceited and vain. Give us opportunity, Lord, to get down in the dirt and work. Guide us in recognising the value of others over our own. Let us walk in Your ways, as good and faithful servants, for Your glory and name's sake. The name above all names, Yeshua, Jesus, the Messiah. Amen. 4th Kislev Monday 28th November Ma Yedidot Lifter Of My Head Psalm 103 v11:22 It is to You we look, Father of Lights. To You we bow our heads and bend our knees, God of Isaac and God of Abraham. We want and have no other. You are the Living God, Most High and we cannot usurp Your power by strength of arms or acts of will. You have ever been. You will always be. Today we rededicate ourselves towards You. To uphold Your wisdom, to not follow after the ways of the world. To testify of Your goodness and great works. To show Your compassion, grace and tender mercy towards those around us, to the best of our ability, in words, deeds and offering. You are worthy of all we have and much more, help us discern and choose rightly the paths we should take. We thank You for all that You are doing, have done and will do, that You do not change and for Your Son, Jesus Christ, by whose blood and sacrifice we are saved. Let us glorify You. Let us testify of You. Let us sing Your praises. Let us tell the world of the great and good news. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 3rd Kislev Sunday 27th November ​Jesus Is My Superhero My Heart Is Overwhelmed Psalm 61 v1:5 ​ Thank You for hearing our prayer, O Lord, thank You for giving us a place to stand. Though the world rocks and sways in the throws of its despair, though the Enemy stirs up trouble and dissent, with You we have a place to be, in the shadow of Your great wings. Lifter of our head, author of our faith, cause to stand our ground with others for Your glory. Help us see past the differences and be drawn to Your truth in unity, that You may be glorified and Your church be established rightly upon this earth. The bride that You will return for, the congregation of the saints that is a pale reflection of the wonder that is to come when we rise to be with You. Glory hosanna! Glory amen! In Jesus's name we pray, amen! ​ 2nd Kislev Saturday 26th November A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. Beautiful Psalm 63 Song Matthew 21 v1:5 Your triumphal entry, Lord. Such as You made into our hearts and lives. Such as happened when we surrendered. Such as You deserved. Such as You will make on Your glorious return. King of Heaven, remind us and refresh us in that same triumphal entry today. Help us flare anew for You, Your Kingdom come, for the Father's heart. Help us to witness, help us to expect. Above all, help us to reflect and discern any parts that hinder this triumphal entry into our lives; to look for the influence of others; to search out any place where we fall short or have forgotten to remain vigilant. We know it is within Your power to forgive, and praise You for all that You have forgiven already, yet we want to be responsible servants, able to seek and root out those things that detract from our service to You. Thank You for the blessed peace of this Sabbath rest to do that in, may we press in for Your glory and name's sake, Yeshua, Messiah, Immanuel, amen. John 10 v1:18 Daniel 9 Prayer Song Refiner's Fire ​ 1st Kislev Friday 25th November Passion Hosanna ​ Proverbs 30 v5:10 ​ Feed us, dear God. Feed us the food to satisfy our hearts as well as our stomachs. Lead us not into temptation, deliver us from every evil. What are we without You? How can we survive? By theft. By deceit. By idolatry. We are truly in need of a Saviour, and what a blessing that He has already come. We praise and give thanks to You for Yeshua, Jesus, the Messiah. We praise and give thanks that You sent Him, and that He died for our sins. We praise and give thanks for the Holy Spirit, surrendered up then sent down that we may have a comforter, teacher, advocate and guide. Feed us the true bread, slake our thirst with the Living Water, burn a fire in us of holiness and peace that all who see us will bear witness to You and Your saving grace. Holy God of Israel, be with us in this day and this month, for Your glory and Your name's sake, Yeshua, Lamb of God, in whose name we pray, amen. 30th Cheshvan Thursday 24th November A Mighty Fortress A Thousand Years Amos 4 v1:7 We have much to be thankful for, Lord God of Israel. Over and above all is thanks to You, Your Son, Jesus Christ, for making a way that we may be saved. Throughout this month of Cheshvan, You have been with us and watched over us. You do not slumber or sleep, whether ten people or a hundred people, or a hundred billion people, nothing escapes your attention. You have counted every hair on every head. Thank You, Father for revealing who You are. Thank You for giving us the opportunity to be in relationship with You, it truly is an honouring and humbling experience. Praise be to You! As we close this month, may we be mindful of all that You have done, and may we rest and look forward to a new month, full of hope, faith and trust that You will be there already. Glory hallelujah. Glory amen! 29th Cheshvan Wednesday 23rd November Come Make War Whom Shall I Fear? Revelation 14 v14:20 There are powers in the heavenlies, Lord, that go to and fro. Not all walk according to Your purpose, but none can overcome the inevitability of Your will and way. Help us in these spiritual matters, Lord, to put on the whole armour and a garment of praise so that we may be ready to act if called. Lead us and guide us through Your Holy Spirit, Lord, as Your Son, Jesus, promised so long ago. Your power has not diminished. In a world that does not recognise You more than it seeks Your face, You are no less present. So, Father, shod our feet and help us prepare for battle, to be ready when You call. Let the name of Yeshua ever be on our lips. For Your glory and is name's sake, and for the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. ​ 28th Cheshvan Tuesday 22nd November I Am Free See His Love Luke 7 v17:23 The power that You put forth on the day of Your crucifixion changed the whole universe forever. This was not just a simple death; an act played through to a fanfare of trumpets and a standing ovation. This was the defeat of Satan, the overcoming of destruction. This was power in its rawest, most complete form. This is You, Father, this is You, the Son and this is the power of You, as the Holy Spirit, breaking through the barriers that had held man trapped for millennia. Glory hallelujah! Hosanna! Glory amen! Help us stand in this power and authority today, Lord. Not for our own selfish gain or vanity, but out of an alignment with You that causes us to stand against the evil forces, powers and dominions of this dark world. Praise be to the King of Kings! And, where we stand Lord, may the name of Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah be not far from our lips, as a banner in our boundaries, as a trumpet in our homes. In whose name we pray, amen! ​ 27th Cheshvan Monday 21st November All Things Bright And Beautiful Be Strong And Courageous Psalm 23 Oh the simple gospel, Lord Jehovah, King of the Universe. We are but sheep. Defenceless, wretched, weak, yet You are the Great Shepherd, ever loving, ever attentive, ever providing. You give us protection and sustenance, You afford us mercies each morning and love us with tenderness in the night. Who is like You in all the earth? There is nothing that we could compare You to. Be with us this day, and guide us in the way we should go. May we not stray far from Your call, or present ourselves to needless danger. Help us be receptive to Your comfort and correction, let us lay ourselves at Your feet. Keeper and protector watch over us, we pray, in Jesus's name, amen. 26th Cheshvan Sunday 20th November Death Was Arrested Forever Philippians 1 v3:11 As Jesus, Yeshua, You gave us two commandments to follow as disciples of You. To love the Lord, our God, with all our heart and all our mind and all our soul, and to love one another as we ourselves would like to be loved. You said that upon these two, all of the other eight commandments hang. As we begin our new week, let us strive to inherit the gift that You have given us in this. Help us in the struggle to fulfil them in our daily lives. Each day, may we come to You in prayer, petition and praise. Each day, may we lift our hands and words towards our brothers and sisters in proclamation of our love. Finally, each day, may we set ourselves to reach the poor, the widowed, the orphaned, the sick and the needy, that Your name may be glorified and Your Kingdom be apparent on the earth. In Jesus's name we pray this, amen. ​ 25th Cheshvan Saturday 19th November A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath Closer Great Is Your Faithfulness Daniel 5 v25:31 It is to You, Lord God of Heaven, that we need to come if we are to escape the wrath and destruction. The stripping away of all that we are, all that we have fought and struggled to acquire. Unless we let go of the needless ownership of these things, and acknowledge that their true source, and true owner, of all things, including our very lives is You, then we are not able to walk rightly with You, for You are worthy of all honour and praise. This is not out of capriciousness or a need on Your part to be idolised and worshipped. This is out of a simple truth. That there is one Maker and Creator. One being who is the source of all light and life. And it is You. You will not strip us naked and leave us in the fields to die. Rather, You clothed Adam and Eve in clothing that would last. You will furnish us with all that we need and more, for Your glory. Yet to acknowledge and not bite the hand that feeds us us the first step in growing towards walking in our own right. Help us grow this day, Father, that we may abound and testify in the showers of blessing that come from above. For Your glory and name's sake, amen. Psalm 91 Moment By Moment God Of Wonders ​ 24th Cheshvan Friday 18th November God You're So Good Create In Me A Clean Heart Luke 17 v1:10 Oh, how ye ache and yearn to be done with sin. Yet it washes at our feet like an ocean and, at times, rises up as if to drown us. We need You, Your cleansing power, and we need to turn, repent, and lay down that sin at the foot of Your cross. 'Restore unto us the joy of our salvation' is our prayer, our cry. Not out of expectation, though Your word declares it so, for each and every sin carries the penalty of death, but out of appeal to mercy, may we be humbled by Your response. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 23rd Cheshvan Thursday 17th November My Wonderful Lord It Is Well With My Soul Psalm 8 v6:9 You put all living things in your creation under the jurisdiction of man, Father God. Today we pray for the world and its resources. We know that much damage has been done in the name of progress and for financial gain, so we give thanks also that one day the world will be made anew. Our prayer is that we learn to become good stewards, mindful of our impact on the things set before us and careful of the privilege that has been granted to us. We pray for the beasts of the air and the land, and of the deep seas, and wonder at the variety and abundance that You have created. And we pray for those whose decisions affect the same, that they receive the guidance of Your Holy Spirit and accede the authority over their decision making back to You, by acting in a way that honours You and all of Your creation. We pray this in Jesus's name, amen. 22nd Cheshvan Wednesday 16th November This Is Amazing Grace Who You Say I Am ​ John 8 v31:45 You are steadfast and true, Lord God of Israel. You have made a way. How fortunate that we are no longer condemned by the law, when not one of could fully keep its statutes and commands. How thankful we are to be reminded of the Saviour, and His work of grace upon the Cross. Let us not revel in idolatry and unrighteousness, though, instead give us discernment we pray to separate right from wrong, and to lay aside all that does not honour You. You have made a way, help us walk in it this day, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 21st Cheshvan Tuesday 15th November Here For You I Will Worship You Numbers 19 v4:10 You have fulfilled the whole of the sacrificial law through the blood of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, Lord God of Israel. You have made a way to sanctify the gentile and the Jew. Yet we must be baptised and born again to fully receive it, to be healed by faith and take up the reigns of service. Help us continue in praise at this knowledge, Lord. It is all and only through You, as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, it is only through You, as the Author and Finisher of our faith. Let us praise You in the good times and the bad, in sickness and in health, in times of plenty and times of lean, for Your glory, in Jesus's name. Amen! ​ 20th Cheshvan Monday 14th November How He Loves Us King Of My Heart Ezekiel 12 v17:28 Many would say that these days are like none that have gone before, Lord God. Though there is nothing new under the sun, the level of technology we now experience is unprecedented. Though it offers great boons, it also brings great danger. We know, Lord, that You are sovereign over all. Though we may not understand all that is going on, Your requirement of us is to acknowledge You and be ready, watching faithfully, pursuing the things of righteousness that You would have us do. Keep us humble, Lord. None of our works can be counted for us as righteousness, it is through Your grace alone that we are saved. Help us keep on, steadfast and resolute, even if the waters around us are dark and the outlook grim. You are the Way, the Truth and the Life, and You will return one day to call us home. Glory hallelujah, glory amen. 19th Cheshvan Sunday 13th November Behold Our God Majesty 1John 4 v7:16 Who has loved us as You have loved us? Who is like You? You are Lord of All. Let us sing Your praises today, Lord. Let us tell of Your mighty deeds. You have more than given us the cause, more than a thousand times over, now please give us the opportunity. To speak Your name, to lift the heads and hearts of others. To appeal to those You have chosen, to do what is necessary to bring the Holy Spirit to their attention. You are waiting on their reception, let us not hinder but guide. Use us, dear Lord, for Your glory. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 18th Cheshvan Saturday 12th November The King Is Coming King Of Kings Revelation 1 v7:9 You will come like a thief in the night, Lord. You will come in glory and great power. You are Yahweh, Mighty God, the First and the Last. As the Father, You alone know the date and time for Your coming. We are encouraged to look for signs, and we see many around us. Help us to get ready, Father, we pray. Help us stand firm. Remind us of the whole armour, watchfulness, thanksgiving and praise. Help us communicate this to others. Your glory is what our hearts yearn for and, even though there will be enmity between ourselves and those close to us, our desire is as Your desire, we pray, that not one should perish. Bless us, Lord, and thank You for blessing us. In Jesus's name we pray. Amen. Matthew 10 v34:42 The Lion And The Lamb Mighty Man Of War ​ 17th Cheshvan Friday 11th November Arise Glorify Psalm 11 ​ The seat of Your throne is built on righteousness and justice. You are the God who gives and takes away. You see clearly and rightly. You fathom the depths of man, though none can fathom You. O Lord, lead us today in paths of righteousness for Your name's sake. Let us seek opportunity to glorify You, to reveal You to those not familiar with You, to speak the name of Your Son, Jesus, the name above all names, boldly and with courage and conviction. You have saved us, it is only right that we should tell others of this, of Your amazing grace. May our eyes remain fixed upon You, as we enter Your Sabbath with singing, thanksgiving and praise, amen. 16th Cheshvan Thursday 10th November All My Hope Is In Jesus Redeemed Philippians 4 v7:19 We pray a prayer to guard our hearts and minds today, Lord God of Israel. May You also move to break any teeth or barbs that we would present to those around us. Cause us to reflect on our walk, words, will and way and may we submit in each to Your overall goodness, grace and mercy. Our Enemy is a defeated foe, we claim Your victory over Him through the blood of Jesus. O Lord! We truly need You, each and every day. Be with us, thank You for being with us, we pray, in Jesus's mighty and precious name, amen! 15th Cheshvan Wednesday 9th November Marching To Zion ​Show Me Your Glory Matthew 24 v36:40 Need. We need You, Lord. You do not need us. You have a will, a word and a way. We are witless, dumb and lost without You. And as we have come to know You, the cost of potentially losing You is a yawning chasm from which there is no return. Keep us to Your path, King of Glory. Cause us to walk in Your ways, to keep Your statutes, to honour Your name. Help us reach and teach others to do the same. Where we fail, hem us in. Where we follow after the world, deflect us, distract us, help us to turn. There is no place where we would rather be, no one we would rather belong to, no word we would rather have on our lips. Let us sing Your praises, let us tell of Your good deeds. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 14th Cheshvan Tuesday 8th November I Will Rise Ancient Gates Psalm 24 You are strong and mighty, Lord of Hosts, You are the King of Glory. You have shone Your glory upon all of mankind, You have placed Yourself in the eyes and minds of Your people. Nothing else could ever satisfy us so completely than to return to right relationship with You. We cannot do this of our own will or way, rather we need Your Son, Jesus, called Yeshua, to grant us salvation through His sacrifice on the Cross. There is no other name under Heaven by which we can be saved, and today we call upon it once again. Be with us, we pray, in our lives; our work places, our homes, our relationships, our victories, our defeats; may our life's song be a melody pleasing to Your ears. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. ​ 13th Cheshvan Monday 7th November Anastasis Nobody Loves Me Like You Hebrews 5 v9:14 Lord, may we be believers who ask for a double portion of Your blessings. Servants who pursue after the best way to serve You. Those that listen for Your voice and pray for discernment in what You say. Doers of the word, not just hearers. Faithful and true disciples, good friends, sons and daughters. You are worthy of all praise and honour, You are worthy too of relentless pursuit. Where we stumble and fall may we rise again, be strengthened through Your Spirit and stirred to good works, not for our justification but for Your glory. Where the enemy breaks in to steal, kill and destroy, may we be ready to overcome with word and humility, that we then walk blameless in Your courts and receive from You the fulness of Your blessing. Break his teeth, Lord, cut His throat. Where his hands touch our loved ones, cut them off. We do not want to waste a single moment of our new life with You, we pray, in Jesus's name, amen. ​ 12th Cheshvan Sunday 6th November Let The River Flow Great Are You Lord Isaiah 40 v25:31 Study here. A simple faith and a live of service. You do not ask for much for all that You give us, O Lord of Grace. And yet it is ever a struggle and a trial in this age, where we are pulled and pushed to the left or to the right. Help us cling to You, Lord. Help keep our feet upon the Rock. Today we pray for all of your children that are stumbling and falling. We pray for the singular truth of Your Word to ring clearly in their ears. With us too, Lord, shake out the cobwebs and the thorns, give us not over to utter destruction. Remember Your promises, O Lord, keep Your covenant for Your name's sake, as we commit to keeping it for your glory, out of love and thanks for all that You have done, are doing and will do. Bless those who have gone down into the grave to wait for You, and those who still walk the earth in need of Your still, small voice. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 11th Cheshvan Saturday 5th November While I'm Waiting Thy Will Be Done Exodus 39 v33:43 Who is better than You, oh Lord? Who else fulfils his needs according to his purpose? You are everything that was ever promised, You are Alpha and Omega, You are the, 'Yes!' and 'Amen!' Our enemies may not rejoice over us, because even if we fall we shall rise again because of you. Thank You for Your provision and blessing, Lord, thank You for the splendour of Your creation. May we press in and receive what You have for us, though may we not become conceited as the people of Tyre. Let us praise You and seek You in seasons of plenty AND in seasons of hardship. You do not change, so instead let us examine ourselves. Blessing and honour and glory and power to You, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and peace to Your people on the earth, in Jesus's name. Shabat shalom. Amen. Ezekiel 27 v29:36 Better Than A Hallelujah My Lighthouse 10th Cheshvan Friday 4th November Days Of Elijah Draw Me Close To You Hebrews 13 v6:16 It can be a lonely and narrow way in following You, Lord. Yet only if we look at it by measuring success by the things of this world. Great are the treasures in heaven for those who suffer persecution or hardship for the sake of Your name in this life. Not that we ask for disaster, or give permission to our enemies to bring down evil upon our heads, but that the love of Christ means enmity with the world. Yet we are not alone in this. Your children number in the millions, even billions. As we draw close to You, Lord, may we see them more and more, spend quality time with them. Honouring You, praising You, sharing testimony and thanksgiving, breaking bread, washing feet. May the warmth and comfort we receive there be a foretaste of the eternal joy to come in Your courts, Lord. In all things, may Your spirit be welcome and amongst us that we may share in Your peace, love, discernment, correction and joy. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. ​ 9th Cheshvan Thursday 3rd November Where You Are Like Oil ​Psalm 34 v15:22 You are the Deliverer, the Holy and Righteous One, deserving of all honour and praise and glory. Your deeds and acts throughout the ages are testimony to Your greatness, Your selfless sacrifice upon the Cross testimony to Your unfathomable grace and incomparable love. We fall at Your feet every day, Jesus. We enter Your courts with thanksgiving and praise. Though we may be broken, crushed, overcome, sad, sorrowful, lonely or afraid, You welcome us home and restore us to the place we do not deserve to be. Thank You, Lord. Let us dwell in You and with You today, as we ask You to dwell in us. Overwhelm our innermost being and enter in. Do with us as You will, send us, call us, require us to be still, let us do this for Your glory. Amen. ​ 8th Cheshvan Wednesday 2nd November Strong Tower Great I Am Ephesians 4 v14:25 You move in righteousness and power, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. You move with grace and purpose. Yours is an excellency of movement. You do not deviate to the right or to the left, You are not wasteful or fruitless. You accomplish all that You set out to do. Do this in us, we pray, today. Do it like You have not done before. Show Your craft and excellency. To us, to others. In this dark world let even the blind see and know Your glory is to walk amongst us, to be with Your people, that You have and will put to shame the things of this world. Your glory knows no bounds, Lord God of Israel. Reveal Yourself in us this day, for Your glory, in Jesus's name. Amen. 7th Cheshvan Tuesday 1st November Moment By Moment Daniel 9 Prayer Song 1 Thessalonians 4 v15:17 You are our prayer and protector, Father. You are our God. How we need You in a world that is plunging into darkness, in a world that does not embrace the Light. Be with us in the overcoming, Lord, help us stand on our feet, let us look to You in the court rooms and the synagogues; in the places of accusation and hardship. You are the One who guides us and leads us, Lord, lead us please, we pray, in Jesus's name, amen! 6th Cheshvan Monday 31st October How Great Thou Art Shout To The Lord! 1 Samuel 15 v10:25 ​ "Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft!" How grievous it must be to You, O Lord God of Israel, that we parade our children in the way of accepting and even enjoying the wicked and the rebellious! How people cavort to exalt their festival of lights, not knowing the statues and other gods that are valued and venerated by such cursed idolatry! How fortunate we are to live in a time of grace, Lord, but let us not be slack in it! Let us not sit back and accept, be polite and take part! Even allow ourselves to join in with the 'fun'! Help us seek a better way, Lord. Help us love and not condemn, help us refrain from bitterness and anger yet not condone. Let us make no mistake, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth, that we have no truck or agreement or acceptance of that which is evil in Your eyes; clearly evil in Your word. Equip us, dear Lord, and encourage to speak out, with elegance and a contrite heart, that we keep our covenant with You, though it may cost us our relationship with the world. Amen. ​ 5th Cheshvan Sunday 30th October Behold This Is Amazing Grace Psalm 103 Like a Father who raises a child or a Shepherd who raises a sheep You love us and tend to us, Lord of Hosts. Who are we that You are mindful of us? Helpless and restless and feckless as we are, yet Your yearning is to be in relationship with us, to grant us more than we could ever possibly deserve or earn, to exalt us and lift us to Your loving arms, to gather us to Your bosom, where we can shelter with You forever. What a God! What a Father! Help us be more like You today, to love without boundaries, restraints or limits, a love that conquers all, that overcomes fear, that does no harm, that is beyond reproach. For Your name's sake, amen. 4th Cheshvan Saturday 29th October Hail Jesus You're My King Here For You Joel 2 v26:32 We enter this Sabbath day with thanksgiving and praise, Lord Jesus. While the world prepares to celebrate the demonic and the ungodly we thank You and look to You, knowing that You will wrap Yourself around us and keep us safe. Father, we pray for those innocents who are caught up and trapped in following down paths that they do not comprehend, who are presented with a worldly world and a norm that is an offence to You. The pursuit of other gods, the undead and witchcraft are all abominations to You, desecrations of Your covenant blessing towards mankind of the highest order. We pray for eyes to be opened, for truth to flood in and for a deep and profound change in understanding of the placement of acknowledgement and worship, from where it is not to be placed to where it should be placed. You alone are worthy of all praise and honour. As the Maker and Creator, as the Giver of Life, as the only begotten Son. In all things we should honour You. Wherever there is mention of Halloween, Diwali or El Dia del Morte, may You give us words to speak of correction, rebuke and the unfathomable love and grace that You have shown us, for Your glory alone. Amen. Galatians 1 v15:24 You Are God Alone All Who Are Thirsty 3rd Cheshvan Friday 28th October Praise Adonai This Is A Move Psalm 3 You deliver us from our enemies, O Lord God of Israel. You are matchless in power and grace, there is no way around You or beneath You, Your enemies cannot hide from You in the undergrowth or assail You from strong towers. David was in a time of complexity and turmoil, yet He trusted in You as the Lifter Of His Head. Lift ours today, Lord, that we may look around and see Your work through us. We offer our hands, mouths and feet to Your cause. You cause us to walk in paths of righteousness for Your name's sake, let us do this, and do it without becoming conceited or puffed up; arrogant or vain. We live for You as we have been made alive by You, not just as bones but as living servants, willing and able to do Your will. For Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth, amen. 2nd Cheshvan Thursday 27th October My Wonderful Lord Our God Reigns Here John 1 v10:14 I have seen Your glory, Father of Lights. I know that You are real. I want to come to You and serve You and align with You. To do Your will, to be about Your business. I know that I fall a short of the mark, far short of the standard that You have set through Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, yet I persist because of what Your word says about You being faithful and true. I cannot, and could not ever, be made right through my own deeds and actions because I would have deeds and actions sufficient to justify my destruction a thousand times over. I am a wretch, and a wretch needs a Saviour to restore him and bring him home. A wretch needs the Father to reveal Himself because His faith is weakness. Help me Father, today, remember my name and call upon me, press me, into service and action, for Your glory and Kingdom come, amen. ​ 1st Cheshvan Wednesday 26th October You Make All Things New Amazing Love Isaiah 15 v3:7 You know the rise and the fall of nations, Father. You hear the cry of Your children. Your heart is to see them restored to You. Quite why You withhold Your time of coming is not clear to us, nor does it need to be. It is only for us to know that it will be the right time. That you do not waste or delay. You are coming. You are steadfast. You are resolute. You are faithful and true. In the waiting, let us be about Your business, Father, let us do as Your Son would have done, let us invest our talents wisely. In this new month and for this new month, may Your Holy Spirit guide us, be among us, that we can work as one for Your glory, in Jesus's mighty name we pray, amen. 30th Tishrei Tuesday 25th October The Great I Am ​Beautiful Exodus 3 v1:5 You have revealed Yourself in times past, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. To Your prophets, to Your people. Even some of Your enemies tremble in fear at what they have seen when You are near. Yet now Your Spirit has been poured out on all of the Earth so, Father, help us see You today. In the burning bush, in the splendour of Your creation, in the thoughts, words and deeds of others. And let us go to You if we do see You. Let us set time apart for encounter; for communion. For You alone are worthy of all praise and honour, how else should we react when You walk into the room!? Thank You, Father, be with us today, amen. 29th Tishrei Monday 24th October Forever Raise A Hallelujah 1 Thessalonians 5 v1:11 We look forward to and proclaim a day that is coming where You will return to Earth. You will come in all of Your indisputable glory. You release Your children from their earthly bondage, You will call them, past and present, to new life, a life of eternal abundance with You. This is not some sentimental wish fulfilment, but a simple fact. The Lord of All Creation has decreed it, so it will be. Father, though we wish to hasten the day, we know that it will come only as You have planned it, that, when it comes, it will be exactly the right moment for it. Your excellence has already been displayed before many witnesses, You are faithful and true, what You have said will be, will be. Glory hallelujah! So, Lord, today let us be ready. Ready to leave material things. Ready to lift our gaze to You. Ready to answer Your glorious call. And let us be about our true business. In reaching others, in building Your church, in proclaiming this same and simple fact, so that those who hear can have no excuse that they were not loved or told. In Jesus's precious name we pray, amen. 28th Tishrei Sunday 23rd October I Will Sing The Wondrous Story It Is Well With My Soul Titus 2 v11:14 Today we celebrate and thank You, King of Heaven, for You are holy and worthy of all praise! We declare your righteousness and justice before the assembly. We lift up our hands in worship. We commit to honouring You with the words of our mouths and actions of our hearts. Your Son, Jesus, has made a way for us in the wilderness, a narrow way that leads to life, help us stick to it and not depart from it, we pray, amen. ​ 27th Tishrei Saturday 22nd October Creation Is Waiting Perfected In Love ​Revelation 9 v1:11 The day and times of Your coming will be terrible for those who refuse to acknowledge and turn to You, Lord of Hosts. There is no sugar coating sweet enough, no cotton wrapping deep enough to remove the dreadful sting of Your fierce and righteous rebuke against those who have stood their ground against You; who have revelled in their rebellion; who have persecuted and killed Your saints all day long. Your word says that You will separate the chaff from the wheat, the bad figs from the good and that You will punish those who deserve punishment according to the fulness of the wickedness that they have done. Help us be ruthless in examining ourselves, Father, for any spot or hindrance that will cause us to fall. And help us be resolute and steadfast in proclaiming the truth, as it is the truth, for Your glory. Not out of condemnation and selfish vainglory, but out of love and proper understanding of what Your word proclaims, including Your express desire that all men return to You; that they may receive the fulness of Your blessing that You paid the highest price for. In Your name and for Your name, amen. Leviticus 21 v1:9 Who Can Stop The Lord Almighty? Yahweh 26th Tishrei Friday 21st October Glory To God Forever He Reigns Hebrews 10 v1:17 We can never be justified by works, Lord. Not one of us is perfect. We could never be good enough. Only Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, was able to live that life, where not one single temptation was entertained until it became sin. Yes we strive to emulate His peace and righteousness, yes we want to live a life in service of You, yet we must know and accept that it is only through the blood of Jesus that we can be set free. Help us walk in this light today, Lord. Help us light the way for others less fortunate than ourselves. In Jesus's name we pray, amen! ​ 25th Tishrei Thursday 20th October You Are Worthy Of My Praise Rejoice! Psalm 150 You are worthy of all praise, Father of Lights. You alone. You have made the world and all that is in it. You have made a way that Your people, desperate and wicked as they are, can return to You. Washed clean, upright, holy and justified. You have done this through the life, death and resurrection of Your Son Jesus Christ, whom You have drawn from You and drawn to You so close as to be indistinguishable to You. So You are praiseworthy. Help us find sanctuary and space to praise You today, Father. In the secret, in the open, You are not only worthy of praise but also apt to accept it in every form. So, where we can, let us clap, dance, sing and make glorious noise as an offering to You, as a sacrifice to You, as an expression of our love and thankfulness for all that You have done, are doing and will do, as a token of our immeasurable respect and debt of gratitude for all that You are. Amen! 24th Tishrei Wednesday 19th October When I Look Into Your Holiness Your Love, O Lord 1 Thessalonians 5 v1:11 Waking or sleeping, to arise to walk with You, Lord, is a blessing beyond our words to describe. Maker, Creator, Father, Friend. You are complete in Yourself, You have no need for anything outside of You. Yet it is Your desire. To share Your creation, to walk in communion, to celebrate in everlasting joy and peace. This is the new life that You envisaged. This is the covenant that You strove to bring about. This is the blood that You have spilled, this is the hope for all mankind. Help us walk in it today, Lord. Be with us in words and fellowship, let us lift up our friends and families and colleagues, help us exhort them all to a joyous pursuit of You. You are so good, in Jesus's name we give thanks and pray, amen! ​ 23rd Tishrei Tuesday 18th October O The Deep, Deep Love Of Jesus All Creatures Of Our God And King Galatians 2 v11:21 Dear Lord, as we pass away from the celebration of the feast of Booths, let us not forget that Your victory on the Cross as Your Son, Jesus Christ, was the fulfilment of the Passover feast, and that Your return as the same, risen Son will fulfil all that You have declared in this second celebration. You will return with a trumpet sound; You will separate Your people from the rest; You will lead them into the Promised Land. May our days be joyful and may we celebrate this truth forever, Lord, and may we sing of Your glory from day to day without abating. You are worthy of such praise. Amen! 22nd Tishrei Monday 17th October We Wait For You You Are God Alone Luke 10 v25:37 You challenged Your disciples not to be like the legalistic yet unconnected people of Your generation. In their piety and self aggrandisement they became puffed up and vain, in defence of their untenable position before You, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, they chose assault rather than capitulation. You showed a way in this story, where our actions can be counted as righteous and a correct course may be steered towards our honour and alignment with You. Compassion towards the weak and the vulnerable. Generosity when it comes to meeting the needs of others. Help us cross over the road this day, Lord, to reach out to those in need, even if there are cultural and theoretical differences. You died for all of Your children, from every nation, tribe and tongue. Bring us together in support and celebration, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. 21st Tishrei Sunday 16th October Feast of Booths Day 8 Consuming Fire When I Look Into Your Holiness Joshua 3, 4 You parted the water as a reminder for Your people, Israel. You made a way that was supernatural. As you had done forty years earlier for the previous generation, You did this. You revealed Yourself to Your people as the God of the impossible. You were fulfilling Your covenant promise. You were being consistent in who You are. Help us be reminded and walk with renewed confidence as we finish this Feast of Booths and go into the new week. Let us not turn to the left or the right. You have sent Your Son, Jesus, to allow us to walk in paths of righteousness. You have done this to reveal Your glory to the world. You will see us through. You will deliver us to the Promised Land. May we ever be thankful and humble for all that You have done, are doing and will do, and praise Your name forever, amen. Closer 20th Tishrei Saturday 15th October Feast of Booths Day 7. Sabbath. An extra portion of an extra portion in praise, scripture and worship! We Wanna See Jesus Lifted High Awake, Awake O Zion Psalm 145 It is in the little pin pricks of Your love that we are reminded that You are with us all of the time. Your seed, Your Spirit, has been poured out on all the Earth. Your sacrifice was enough to atone for our sins once and forever and, washed clean by Your blood, we are able to be presented before the throne as spotless and blameless, living sacrifices to a worthy king. Oh Lord! Let that fire burn within us each and every day, that we can be a light upon a hillside before men, a beacon for women, and a lamp to the feet of children, young and old. For Your glory and name's sake, amen. Desert Song Thy God Reigneth Psalm 146 How wonderful, how beautiful is Your dwelling place, O Lord God of Jacob. How splendid it is that You are mindful of us, great as You are, small and given over to wickedness and wretchedness as we are. Yet we read in Your word that You have a heart for the widows and the orphans, that You care for all that You have created, and mankind most of all. As we walk in the last days of this feast, a feast that You have appointed, help us recount and be mindful of all that You have done in our lives. As the Father, as the Son and as the Holy Spirit. Lead us to wisdom and understanding, help us see the way forward with Your eyes. And, if we can ask another favour in this prayer, help us be steadfast and resolute in following that way. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. Amazing Love​ Forever 19th Tishrei Friday 14th October Feast of Booths Day 6 Here I Am To Worship I Will Worship You Exodus 15 v1:21 Let us ever sing praises to You, God of Israel. You have made all things, You have given us life, and You have raised us to new life with You through the birth, life and death of Your only begotten Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Lamb. Let Your men sing Your praises, as Moses did. Let Your women sing Your praises as Miriam did. Let us all come together in praise of You, for You alone are worthy of such praise. Help us not be rebellious or expectant of greater things than our station in Your family, Lord God, for You say that Your burden is not heavy and that Your yoke is light. Let us not pull at that yoke, rather let us accept it and work at it for the good of Your Kingdom. May this be an acceptable act of praise to You too! In Jesus's name we pray, amen. Praises 18th Tishrei Thursday 13th October Feast of Booths Day 5 Be Strong And Courageous My Lighthouse John 10 v1:13 There is no other name under heaven by which we can be saved. We cannot steal our way into Your Kingdom, we cannot cheat or lie our way past the watchman, there is no time that He sleeps or slumbers, our very thoughts are an open book before Him. Lord God of Israel, You know our hearts and see us rightly, we cannot hide from You. In the wilderness, Your people learned this as a stark daily reality, where consequence was swift and complete. As children of Your grace we have the opportunity for correction and repentance, through the blood that You poured out at the Cross of Calvary. Open our hearts and eyes to the absolute truth, expose our shortcomings, burn away all that is unnecessary, everything that hinders our walk and way with You. Father God, it is our desire to walk in Your image, to be Your people, to call upon Your name, Yahweh Elohim, the One Who is Three, and declare that same gospel to all who would listen for Your glory alone. Amen. Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah 17th Tishrei Wednesday 12th October Feast of Booths Day 4 Like David Danced Where You Go I Go Deuteronomy 31 v1:8 You are a God who keeps His promises, Lord. You are faithful and true. Even though the Israelites were under punishment for their sin against You at Meribah, they knew that their next generation would inherit the land You had promised. They undertook to pass the blessing forward and strove to follow You in obedience, ready to move at a moment's notice. They always kept a watchful eye on the Levite priests, in case any one would shift and begin to take up the tabernacle. Where You went, Lord, Israel followed. You went before them as a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Remain a beacon to us, we pray, a banner lifted high over us, a testimony to an empty grave and a risen King. For Your glory, Father, in Jesus's name. Amen. Jesus Messiah 16th Tishrei Tuesday 11th October Feast of Booths Day 3 Blessed Be Your Name Reign In Me, Sovereign Lord Numbers 34 v7:15 You marked the borders and boundaries of the Promised land, Lord, and rightly divided between the tribes that had been freed from bondage in Egypt. You gave them their inheritance, Lord, You brought them in to a land flowing with milk and honey. There will be a time, Lord, when we will enter Your Heavenly Kingdom , a place that knows no bounds. Even better, in aligning ourselves with You, we can call that precious dwelling place and abode down and enter into a right and two way relationship with You right now, that we may walk as ambassadors and disciples, bondservants and friends. Glory hallelujah! King of kings and Lord of lords! Hosanna! Hosanna! To the precious and loving and generous Father God. May we be reminded if we stray from the narrow path and may we glorify Your name in thoughts, deeds, actions and words, that others may see You an receive You, in Jesus's mighty and precious name, Amen! Be Bold, Be Strong​ 15th Tishrei Monday 10th October Feast of Booths Day 2 So Will I Reckless Love Exodus 16 v1:15 Dear Lord, You supply according to our needs, not our wants. When we find ourselves grumbling at our lot or portion, may we also look with discernment at the lives of those who are less fortunate than ourselves. May we learn to give thanks, whatever the circumstances and to trust in You and Your will and way, acknowledging that Your ways are higher and Your thoughts are deeper than our own. Help us look and examine ourselves as well as appreciate what we have been given. Help us be still and know that you are God. Above all, let us look to Your Son, Jesus and celebrate the life that He has given to enlarge our own, in whose name we pray, amen. Wonderful Grace Of Jesus 14th Tishrei Sunday 9th October Feast of Booths Day 1 How Lovely (Psalm 84) Before The Throne Numbers 14 v17:42 You had warned Your people, Israel enough. You had freed them from bondage and slavery. You had revealed Yourself clearly for all to see, You had done much and asked little, You had asked only that they believe and remain in You. Yet their hearts were hardened and their fear of what was seen was great, even with the evidence of Your goodness and greatness apparent to them, they still doubted that You could deliver. O Father! How many times we have failed You also, in trust and obedience alone! As we receive the blood of Jesus over our wounds and transgressions once more, help us think on and turn our eyes and hearts towards You. To trust in Your ways, to lean not on our own understanding. During this time of celebration and praise, help us sense and see Your goodness and mercy through the eyes of Your people, that we may experience and give thanks for the same and more. Your grace is sufficient, Your will and way perfect. Help us, Lord, we pray, in Jesus's name, amen. ​King Of My Heart 13th Tishrei Saturday 8th October A double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. I'm A Lover Of Your Presence Holy Spirit You Are Welcome Here John 14 v16:21 We are but dust without You, Lord God of Israel. You are the lifter of our heads, through You all things that have life, have life. Father, Your word says that we may choose our path, yet You will direct our steps. We press into this on this Sabbath day and beg You for revelation, insight and discernment regarding our trajectory. Our road, we declare, is in Your service. We trust You to lead us and guide us for Your name's sake, the name of Your Son, Yeshuah, Jesus, who is the Christ. We ask no other boon or favour other than this yet we are so thankful for Your provision. We received far more than we ever deserved at the foot of the Cross of Calvary. Lead us, guide us, teach us, Lord, we pray. Amen. 1 Corinthians 1 v4:31 All Who Are Thirsty Deep Cries Out 12th Tishrei Friday 7th October Holding Nothing Back Great Are You Lord Numbers 19 v11:22 ​ You prescribed our relationship with that which was dead before Jesus, the Messiah, came and opened the Way for all to enter in who would turn from sin and acknowledge You as Lord. As unclean people we were encouraged to come to the ritual washing, to allow the pure water to cleanse them. Now we have the continual washing of Your blood as the perfect sacrifice to keep us clean. Thank You, Father, that You have spilled Your precious blood, and thank You more for spilling it for us. Amen. ​ 11th Tishrei Thursday 6th October Glory To God Almighty Genesis 9 v1:17 Heavenly Father, You have draped a tent over Your people. Your dwelling place, where we can be alive with You. This is not just a promise for the future, though we wait with baited breath for the promise of Your Kingdom to come, but also a promise for our lives here and now, a promise for today. You have set Your bow in the Heavens as a covenant with all of mankind and all the creatures of the earth and, as You are Faithful and True, You will not violate it. Thank You, Father for Your magnificence and grace, thank You for being mindful of us and abiding with us, despite all of our failures and flaws. Help us look to You and praise You this day, for all that You are, for all that You have done, are doing and will do, in Jesus's name. Amen. 10th Tishrei Wednesday 5th October Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement. The Steadfast Love I Give You Glory, Glory 2 Chronicles 16 v7:11 We are so fortunate that the debt for sin was paid on the Cross of Calvary. What a wonderful work You wrought, Father in Heaven. As we tear our clothes and wear sackcloth and ashes, we do so with tears of gladness. We think on and lift up Your name, the name of Jesus, and give thanks and praise for His once and for all sacrifice. In the same way that we cannot be justified by works, so neither do we judge people according to their keeping of new moons, feast days or Sabbaths. Yet You do not paint things idly, to set them down, there is wisdom in all that You do. We serve out of love and thanksgiving, and we seek to know Your character and to serve You well. Any sin we keep or make hinders this relationship, as with King Asa. Help us discern them, have done with them and lay them down at Your feet, in Jesus's mighty and precious name, amen! Oh, Happy Day! 9th Tishrei Tuesday 4th October All My Hope Is In Jesus Jesus Paid It All Habbakuk 2 v8:20 Who could pass the test in the dark and terrible day of the LORD? Which one of us could be counted as righteous? Praise be to the Living God, to the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God who has declared Himself and revealed Himself as Sovereign over all creation, who is the First and the Last, who is the Lion and the Lamb, who is at once Father, Son and Spirit, who is the Lord God, Mighty Jehovah, the Most High, our Elohim. As Jesus of Nazareth you have started and completed a work and when He comes again, all of Creation will be held accountable, according to Your will. Yet those who have accepted and received, those that have been born again, will pass from death to life in the twinkling of an eye, the Accuser's demands silenced by the blood of the Lamb. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! Glory be to the King of Kings forever! Amen! 8th Tishrei Monday 3rd October Glorify Thy Name Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus James 2 v4:23 In this time of reflection we do not look as those under the threat of condemnation, but as those with a desire to serve You, Lord God of Israel. These are the words of acceptance we crave on entering Your Heavenly sanctuary at the End of Days, yet do we truly pursue being good and faithful in service to You? How do we treat the poor, the homeless, the sick? Do we visit with those who are in prison? Are we about Your business? Do we invest wisely of the talents that You have given. We make no mistake, we are not justified by works as the writer of James points out, and we could never make payment for what has been bought with a price so far beyond earthly riches, yet our desire, and our calling, is to serve You all of our days remaining here on earth. May Your Holy Spirit be our light and guide, for Your glory, and may we strengthened, equipped and encouraged to change where needed, stirred to action, made alive to Your calling, in Jesus's mighty name we pray, amen. ​ 7th Tishrei Sunday 2nd October Jesus You're My Superhero Fruit Of The Spirit Luke 9 v46:48 On reading this passage and after singing these songs of worship and praise, let us cease to pursue the idea of greatness in comparison to our brothers and sisters. Let us look instead for the least of them, and welcome them as it says in Your word for us to do. We were once despicable and low born sinners, facing a righteous and deserved destruction for the stoniness of our hearts. Stir our new heart of flesh to compassion, Lord, that we may join the Kingdom community with the innocent joy of children. For Your glory and name's sake, amen. 6th Tishrei Saturday 1st October The Sabbath before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Jesus Christ has paid our every debt for our sins, yet we must be careful and considerate around the mistakes that we make in this new life, and lay them all at the foot of the Cross. We are to bear their burden no longer, for to carry them ourselves is to take them from Christ's atoning sacrifice. All glory, praise and honour to the Risen King! He Hideth My Soul Sing To Jesus Exodus 33 v12:23 Lord of Lords and King of Kings! We cannot work for our salvation, it is not earned but given. You, Lord, did the work at the Cross of Calvary, the work that You were about and are about and were about at the dawn of time. As it is written on the mosque that stands on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, "God does need a Son," so it is. You do not need a Son, but we need You to have a Son and to be the Son if we are ever to be reconciled to You. Lord, in this time of contemplation, let us continue to sift our lives for the chaff that causes Your Spirit to grieve. From our past, working in our present. Let no stone be unturned. Let no scar be so great that it cannot be touched and healed by Your atoning power. Let us surrender them, tenderly, gladly at Your feet, and release thanks and forgiveness towards those who have sought to do us harm. You will deal with each of us according to our deeds when the day comes, help us receive the fulness of Your grace, mercy and blessing this day, each day and forever until Your glorious return. Great is Your faithfulness, God of Isaac, great is Your name in all the earth! Amen. Psalm 139 v1:16 Great Is Your Faithfulness Leaning On My Beloved 5th Tishrei Friday 30th September This Is What You Do Made A Way Jeremiah 15 v11:21 It is ever true and has ever been true, Lord Jesus, that it is all about You. You have made a way. You have started the great work, You have completed its most important steps, You will see it through to the end. What the Father creates, You build. It is built of You. You are the cornerstone and the capstone. You are not separate or distinct. You are the Son, at One with the Father. As You do not change, from yesterday to today, so we can be assured and have hope that You will not change for tomorrow. Help us receive this today. Help us know that we cannot remain away from You, that we must accede, that we must submit. Your word says that when You come again, every knee shall bow and every tongue confess You as Lord. This is not just human beings, but every created and living thing that has ever been. It is so much better for us if we do this now. You alone are God. You alone are faithful and true. Amen. Glory hallelujah! And amen! 4th Tishrei Thursday 29th September Breath Of Yah Salvation Belongs To Our God Job 2 v1:10 Thank You, Lord, for Your word. Both as the Son, Jesus, and as the written record of Your love for us, Your people Israel, it is, like You, without equal or like in all of the earth. Other books are there just to be read. Yours is there to be lived; to be scrutinised by; to be informed; to be confirmed; to be rebuked; to be broken apart; to be made whole. There is no better book for instruction or guidance, there is no truer word written anywhere, in all of existence. We marvel at the multi facetedness of Your intelligence, and are awestruck at Your cleverness in design. May we one day become scholars enough to lead another in opening it's treasures and value, may we breathe on them as You breathed on the dry bones, as You once gave each of us new life. All scripture is truly God breathed, as the scripture itself says, and we thank You for it, in all of it's pure of heart translations and formats, in Jesus's name, amen. 3rd Tishrei Wednesday 28th September Great And Mighty Is The Lord Our God Rooftops John 7 v25:44 Your light shines in the darkness, Lord God of Israel. When You came down from Heaven and walked the in the cities and towns, You spoke and taught about the things of Your Kingdom. You set Yourself before men, as a man, that You could reveal the difference between blamelessness and blasphemy. Yet, though a few persisted in hearing Your words and seeking to understand them, most others were too caught up in this world, too determined to have their own way over Yours. They even prepared to kill You for it, such was their anger kindled towards You, whose presence exposed their sins. Lord, Today, help us lay down our lives anew. Help us consider the glory of Your name, the wonder of Your message, the perfection embodied in Your truth, that we may seek to serve You and not ourselves, to turn from the things of this life in favour of the things of Your Kingdom. You alone are Mighty God, yet You have expressed a desire to be in relationship with us, even to the point of laying down Your life, that we may renew ours here. Glory be to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Amen. 2nd Tishrei Tuesday 27th September Great Is Your Faithfulness More Love, More Power Revelation 14 v1:5 To sing with You, Father. To soak in Your presence. To walk with You daily. To stand in Your courts. What an awesome privilege, what a glorious honour. Keep us to the right path today, Lord. Help us reach others and meet their needs. Keep us humble, mindful and may the name of Your Son, Jesus, ever be near the forefront of our minds, may it be as a coal burned upon our lips. For Your glory and name's sake, amen. 1st Tishrei Monday 26th September What better way to end a month of making a double portion of praise and worship than to come into a festival day of the Lord and make another double portion of praise and worship!? Trumpet Blast! Rosh Hoshana! Awake, awake, O Zion, consider your wicked ways! The Lord Reigns Days Of Elijah Psalm 145 v1:13 The days of the harvest. The glory and splendour of the Coming King. You are high over all of the earth, Lord, yet You will come again one day soon. You will come to redeem Your children, You will come to take us home. Hosanna! Hosanna! Who is like You, Lord? Robed in righteousness and glory? Glory hallelujah! Your line goes throughout the whole earth! Father, help us gather ourselves and rouse ourselves to wakefulness. Let us begin to consider, sift and ponder the things of our walk and way, the places where our feet slip and Your help is needed. It is a joy to know You, and health to our bones to to be in Your presence, today we rise up and celebrate You, LORD, for who You are. Amen. Mark 2 v13:17 10, 000 Reasons God Of Wonders