12th Tishrei Wednesday 27th September Here I Am To Worship A Mighty Fortress Psalm 90 A prayer for us, and for our children, Lord God of Israel. You have sent Your Son, Jesus, as a payment for our sins. By His blood we, who call upon Your name and turn from our old ways, are washed clean. What a dwelling place! What a refuge! So continue to keep us and to guide us, O Lord. To show us of our shortfalls, that we may rejoice in them with You at the overcoming of all things. You are the First and the Last, it is to You we owe our light, our life. May we bless others, including the children of our house, that You may be glorified, and generations yet unknown will hear Your name and praise, until Your glorious return, in Jesus's mighty name, amen. 11th Tishrei Tuesday 26th September With All My Heart We Wait For You 1 Corinthians 16 v5:9 As we celebrate the passing 'Days Of Awe' from Feast of Trumpets to Yom Kippur, we thank You. The sense of awe and splendidness gradually fades, yet You remain the same. You are not diminished, rather our senses dim and dull. The noises and activities of the world grow louder, the sleepiness returns to our spirit and we are dulled. Yet, Lord, we beg this boon...that Your days of awe remain with us. As we go about our day and way, may Your Spirit continue to uplift ours. May Your light be radiant on our faces, may Your thoughts populate our minds. In our words, deeds and speech may we glorify You and praise You, telling others of the miracle of Your Son, of the brilliance of a life transformed by You. And help us be patient and mindful of those who do not ask such a boon, Lord, to treat them with the gentleness, forgiveness and understanding that You have shown towards us. Open the great and effective door for us, Father, we pray. That You be glorified, and the name of Your Son, Jesus, called Yeshua, the Christ, be lifted up. Amen. 10th Tishrei Monday 25th September Day of Atonement. I Stand Amazed In The Presence I Am A Friend Of God Nahum 3 v5:7 In days past You brought humiliation and shame on those cities and nations that stood against You. Now that Your Spirit has been poured out on all men You wait until the Day of Judgement where You will visit each man according to his deeds. You will cut off the evil doers. You will burn the unrepentant as chaff in the fire. For this reason we search ourselves, Father God, to walk freely and uprightly and joyously with You is our uttermost desire. You are our first thought in the morning and our last desire as we go to sleep at night. How could it be any other way? As we come closer to Yom Kippur let us sift once again, as one searching for fine gold, let us not have a loss of enthusiasm, let us remain as keen and as forthright as we were at the beginning. To celebrate and to love, and to walk with You as a friend. Glory hallelujah, glory amen! 9th Tishrei Sunday 24th September Days of Repentance. Lord You're Mighty Bless The Lord Psalm 128 We want to bless You, Lord. You have blessed us and furnished us with so much, is it not right to want to bless You in return? You have done great things. You are worthy of all honour and praise. Thank You for our life and the opportunity to live and work in Your Kingdom. Thank You for the trust and faith that You have placed in us, in Jesus's name. You see our potential. Help us to realise it in the serving of You and the reaching out to our fellow human beings. Help us bring glory to You in all that we say and do, so that we may edify the church through the power of Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for all that You are doing, all that you have done and all that You will do. Glory hallelujah and glory amen! 8th Tishrei Saturday 23rd September Days of Repentance. With a double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath. Ma Yedidot We Wanna See Jesus Lifted High 1 Samuel 3 v1:18 The beauty and splendour of Your Majesty, Lord God of Israel. You are ever working, ever striving, in goodness and faith. You have put Your trust in man. You believe that he can turn and be restored. You have displayed this goodness and faith countless times, including the sending of Your one and only begotten Son, Jesus, as propitiation for our sins. As we continue to examine ourselves in this time, in preparation for the Day of Atonement that You have decreed, may You bless us with insight and wisdom granted through Your Holy Spirit. Yom Kippur is no longer the solemn day of waiting that it was long ago. You have come. You have paid the price for our sin with Your own blood. Yet, whether we believe this, whether we accept this and whether we aspire and surrender to this completely will be the measure which we bring before Your throne on the day of Judgement. A cup that overflows will walk by and enter Your gates with thanksgiving and praise. A cup that has been filled with the wine of fornication and selfish pursuits will be broken, yet the cup that is merely full will be required to make a justification of itself. Is that how we want to present ourselves, as followers of You, the Most High? So help us, please, in our reflection, in our thoughts, that we may see truthfully and without distraction, in Jesus's mighty and precious name. Amen. Galatians 4 v21:31, 5 v1 Here Is Love Vast As The Ocean That Wonderful Cross 7th Tishrei Friday 22nd September Days of Repentance. Study here. Praise The Lord Ancient Of Days Revelation 3 v1:6 All blessing and honour to You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings! Glory in the low places and valleys, glory on the mountain tops. Worthy is the name of Jesus Christ, Yeshua Masih, exalted to the Highest Place. There is no other name under Heaven by which we may be saved. Our desire is set out in these verses, namely a robe of white and a place to stay in Your Kingdom, by Your side. Your blood washes us clean of the guilt, yet it is the faith to set aside the things that we know to be wrong that can be the greatest challenge. Let us look You, Your Cross and Your declaration for hope and peace and seek you earnestly in prayer, uplifting each and every thing and surrenderring them to you in Jesus's name, amen. 6th Tishrei Thursday 21st September Days of Repentance. Just One Touch From The King Beautifully Broken Acts 10 v34:37 You have made a way for us, Lord, through the life, death and resurrection of your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. It seems too marvelous, yet this is the truth. One man who died for our sins. One God who sent of Himself that none should perish, if they should so choose it. Help us to continue in sifting the dross of our corruption, continually praising You. Help us to see the small things and the large things. May the doing of it also reveal where we hold and grumble in the unforgiveness of others. Your ways are higher and righteous, and praise is due to You, as without the propitiation for our sins we could never have made it this far. Bless us, Lord. And thank You for the blessing. May we learn to bless You in thought, word and deed for Your glory and name's sake, amen. 5th Tishrei Wednesday 20th September Days of Repentance. One Pure And Holy Passion Broken Vessels Mark 14 v32:42 To stay awake, Lord, and not slumber. To be alert for the things that You would want, to be ready to move, to be confident to stay. Help us move and walk with You more, so that the sheep can know the Shepherd, can walk with Him through the countryside, can sit at His feet, can gambol in the pastures, can rejoice with Him on the mountain tops, can grieve with Him in the valleys. And help those also who walk in the autumn or winter of their lives, that we do not become drowsy and or forgetful at our post. Ours is a walk and way that does not lead to comforted retirement, rather we are those who remain vigilant until the end, who race for the finish line and run through it to gain the victory. Not that we exult in ourselves, rather that our hope is to join in with the one who won it all forever, and lift up His name. Jesus, Yeshua, Messiah. Amen. 4th Tishrei Tuesday 19th September Days of Repentance. My Saviour, My God You Are Good Revelation 4 Lord God of Israel, God Almighty, El Shaddai, Prince of Peace, we thank You and salute You. Your throne is founded on righteousness and justice. Help us to apply them in our searching, that we may examine rightly and closely all that we say, believe and do. Reveal in us, through Your light, any and every aspect of evil that influences us. May darkness flee at Your name. Help us, please in the setting down of every hindrance and barrier that we have left in place, to be realistic in the assessment of our condition, each and every day. You are worthy of good service, Lord, for Your act of creation alone, for Your act of sacrifice alone, for the simple truth of Your being alone. We can never be justified by our works, yet we can serve You to the best and greatest of our ability. We repent and lay down what is on our minds here today. For Your glory and namesake, amen. 3rd Tishrei Monday 18th September Days of Repentance. Study here. Highly Exalted Jesus, Jesus, Jesus 2 Peter 3 v1:13 ​ A time of reflection after the wake up call of shofar blasts. Help us, with Your Spirit Lord, to be honest and discerning. To hold true to Your Word, to attain towards Your holiness. We are no longer under condemnation from sin, if we approach You with humility and faith. All things come from You and will return to You. In aligning ourselves with You, in surrendering what we have in this life, we give permission and ask that Your Holy Spirit indwell with us and lead us and teach us and guide us on the way that we go. May this be the way that most brings You glory and praise. That we may return a significant increase of every talent You give us to steward, for Your glory and name's sake. May we prove trustworthy and true in what You give to us, that the name of Jesus not be discredited by us. His is the name by which we pray, amen! 2nd Tishrei Sunday 17th September Rosh Hashana II. Now is a morning to blow the shofars! A double portion of praise and worship. Glory to God! Isaiah 40 Song Holy Is The Lord God Almighty ​Isaiah 35 v1:7 Today we want to thank You and celebrate You, Lord God of Israel. For all that You have done, for all that You are doing and for all that You will do. We are sorry for testing and trying Your patience, we are sorry for missing any opportunities that You send our way. Yet we trust You and celebrate You with pure joy. You are the God of the day, You are the God of the hour, You are the God of the minute, You are God of the second. You are the God of, "Yes!" and "AMEN!. We proclaim You as the God of this year and surrender ourselves and our time over to You. Blow through our lives as we blow the spiritual trumpets and make the dead come to life in Israel. That You may be glorified and the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ be lifted up as a banner over the whole world. In whose name we pray, amen. ​Psalm 8 v1:4 Awake, Awake O Zion Majesty, Worship His Majesty 1st Tishrei Saturday 16th September Rosh Hoshana. The Jewish (and therefore all believers') New Year. Feast of Trumpets (Though no blowing the trumpets if the first day is the Sabbath (which it is). Glory to God! More info here. Holy Glory To God Deuteronomy 32 v1:43 So exact and emphatic is Your hymn, Lord, so heavy with the truth. You tell the story of Your knowledge of man's sin, even his betrayal and speak of Your plan to overcome. Help us to not be complacent, Father. Awake us and stir us from our slumber. Cause us to rejoice at the break of dawn, and sing Your praises as we lay our heads to rest each evening. You are the Lord of Hosts and we look to You, and You alone, for salvation and deliverance. You are God Almighty and we tremble at Your feet in the certain knowledge of Your triumphant return. Lift our heads, Lord, clothe us in white, that we may declare to this generation and the next, "There is One alone who is God, the Three In One, Jehovah Yeshua Ruach." Amen. May this year be one of sweetness and rejoicing for those who have held to the truth, may this be a year of homecoming and gladness for those whose doubts and fears have been driven by a world that has given itself over to the pursuit of false Gods, may this be a year of flowers at the door for all who would care to look and see and search for You, in Jesus's mighty name. Amen! Titus 2 v8:13 Dove's Eyes Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah