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 29th Elul Sunday 25th September ​As we close the year and approach the Feast of Trumpets in the new month of Tishrei let us give thanks and praise. Links to teaching about the festival are included for preparation purposes. Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Ancient Of Days I Exalt Thee Leviticus 23 v23:25 Study here and here. Lord we give thanks and praise for the abundance of Your blessing during this month of Elul. We bring to mind each instance where we have received a double portion and give thanks. You are faithful and true, You are just and righteous. Hosanna to the King of Kings. And Your bounty is forever, without limits to those who fear and revere You, without bounds for those who hear and obey. We beg Your continued favour and guidance in the new month and year to come, and in particular the repentance and honest mindfulness needed to lay down the guilt for our trespasses at the foot of the Cross. You have paid the price for our transgressions, the atonement is complete, yet we must be wary of the fowler's snare and the lying tongue that once brought Eve to the brink of destruction, that caused man to fall, we must be mindful of the times where our foot slips or we stray from the path. All glory, honour and praise are Yours, Father, and we look to You and celebrate You for the ransom You paid. Amen. Proverbs 16 v3:6 So Will I Thank You, Lord 28th Elul Saturday 24th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. And a double portion of a double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath! Lord Reign In Me Great And Mighty Is He Word Of God Speak I Stand In Awe Of You Luke 17 v14:19 Oh Lord God of Israel, keep us ever mindful and ever thankful towards You. You have cleansed us of our affliction, yet it is in the returning to You and offering our thanks to You that the fulness of our blessing lies. Yes, Your word says that we can have faith as small as a mustard seed and be saved, but it is our express desire to have that seed grow and become fruitful, even to the point where the birds of the air can come and nest and feed amongst the branches. Though we deserve little we can receive much and, in this new season and new year to come, may we receive the fullest possible measure, that we may pour out our words, hymns and praises to You in a world bereft of direction, hope and unity. Your ways are truly higher and Your thoughts truly deeper than ours, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth, yet help us express them that people may know Your bounty and wisdom and turn to receive it as this Samaritan did. Appoint us as priests in the temple we pray, in Jesus's name, amen. 1 Chronicles 9 v11:13 Overwhelmed Down On My Knees Every Praise Here In Your Presence 27th Elul Friday 23rd September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Jesus, I Need You Came To My Rescue Psalm 30 We will extol Your name, Oh God of Isaac. We will sing Your praises. You alone have the power to save. You alone were prepared to pay the price. As we approach the last Sabbath of the year, we reflect on all the times and people that we have met and celebrate and give thanks for the profundity of Your blessing over us. All of Creation is the work of Your hands, Father God, and by You we are fearfully and wonderfully made. We will never look into the eyes of someone that you do not love, so let us lift each one up and praise You and give thanks for their lives, good and bad; saved and unsaved; wholesome and desperate, You created them all and it is Your desire that not one should perish. And for our lives also, Great God of Heaven, ransomed and redeemed by the blood of Your Son, Jesus, who You spoke about throughout Your word, that He might receive the highest honour and set the captives free. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! Genesis 49 v8:12 God Is Good All The Time The Lost Are Found 26th Elul Thursday 22nd September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. The Lord Reigns Awake Awake O Zion 1 Chronicles 15 v4:14 Where Your righteousness is, Lord, Your justice is also. They are the foundation of the throne upon which You sit. As so many people fall away from Your truth in order to follow their own way, we pray a prayer of remembrance and return. We know that the Judgement must come and we know through Your word that it will come swiftly, as people continue to marry, buy and sell. Teach us, Oh God, and cause us to be vessels to adumbrate others. That Your will be done and Your people be prepared for that great and terrible day. Walk with us Lord as we reveal it, that Your glory may be shown, in the precious name of Jesus, amen. Hosea 10 v2:7 Jesus Messiah Praise Adonai 25th Elul Wednesday 21st September ​Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Lifter Of My Head (Psalm 3) Broken Vessels Luke 12 v13:21 How can we ask for double if we cannot be trusted with a small amount? How can we rightly expect You to provide when we are remiss in our investments, pursuing only worldly wealth and the temporary satisfaction that burns like paper in a fire then is gone? Help us, this day, to sew Your blessings back into the world. To uplift and encourage our brothers and sisters, to take our place in the gaps in the walls of Jerusalem armed with prayer and the gospel, steadfast and resolute in our beliefs, for Your glory. You are worthy of all honour and praise, Be with us, Lord, today we pray. Amen. Amos 9 v12:15 Amazing Grace I Call You Faithful 24th Elul Tuesday 20th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Christ Is Risen Indeed All For Love Psalm 8 v3:9 Who is man that You are mindful of him, Lord of Hosts? What else in all creation has the opportunity to grieve You? And yet, in Your power, in Your unfathomable mercy and love, is the greatest of gifts given. Broken vessels that we were, You have fashioned something beautiful, something able to live and breathe again. You have given us the opportunity to receive the Holy Spirit and to pour that same spirit into other vessels, in Your name and for Your glory alone. Help us in this today, we pray, that we may share and preach Your Gospel and increase Your Kingdom on the earth. Help us celebrate, help us to receive, Father, in Jesus's name we pray. Amen John 3 v16:18 Sing To Jesus We Bow Down 23rd Elul Monday 19th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. As a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain's passing and funeral today, two of the worship songs are selected from her funeral service. The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want The Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended 1 Samuel 9 v1:16 You appoint all leaders, Lord of Hosts, all true authority comes from You. You wrested the keys of this kingdom from Satan and returned with them to Heaven, death was defeated, sin was overcome. Glory hallelujah! The victory belongs to Jesus! Though worldly leaders may come up and head great empires, it is only by acknowledging You and walking after Your ways will they be made strong and be established. Today we pray for all national leaders, that they come ever closer to laying their crowns down at your feet, that they follow after Your ways and serve their people in humility, for Your glory and the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, amen. 1 Timothy 6 v12:19 Be Still My Soul Glory To God Forever 22nd Elul Sunday 18th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. I Stand Amazed Majesty Job 28 v12:23 Your will be done, Lord. You are sovereign, You are over all things and You are through all things. As we approach the end of this year, we turn our minds to the things of the harvest, the things that we have brought in, the things we have let slip through our fingers. As the year comes to a close help us in the commitments for the new year, and to lay down what is unproductive or unfruitful in the sewing and reaping for Your Kingdom. You are the Author and Finisher of our faith, yet we want to align ourselves with You to complete the work as soon as possible, to Your glory and majesty, honour and praise. Amen! ​ Obadiah 9:14 Breathe Wonderful Grace Of Jesus 21st Elul Saturday 17th September ​Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. A double portion of a double portion for the Sabbath! Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Nobody Loves Me Like You I Need You More Rising This Is Amazing Grace Ezekiel 47 v1:12 Praise and glory to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Sabbath greetings, Father in Heaven, blessed be Your name. As we worship and praise You, Lord, as we celebrate and rejoice in You, may we get a sense of that Heaven to come, where we will praise You forever. As we set aside the things of the world, and mark a day that is holy, distinct from all of the others, help us lay down our worries and cares, help us be refreshed, healed and restored, that we may take comfort in You and know that You are God. You revealed Yourself to Your disciples, reveal Yourself to us, we pray, that we may point others to Your marvellous light. You are the Alpha and Omega, You are the Beginning and the End, and we are glad and give thanks that You are holy, righteous and good. All glory, honour and praise are Yours, so let us take our place amongst the saints and prove it with all that we have. Hallelujah and amen! Titus 2 v11:15 Let My Life Be Like A Love Song Here I Am To Worship Praise To The Lord My Shepherd (Psalm 23) 20th Elul Friday 16th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Lord I Lift Your Name On High My Lighthouse Genesis 39 v1:6 Lord, as we commit our lives to You, You have also laid a clear path for us to follow in terms of our walk, way and direction. Father, it is in the area of our business dealings and work life that we come before You today. Lead us and guide us, through Your Spirit, in the way that we should go, let us look to the examples set by Your prophets, Your patriarchs, Your Son. You have called us to be shrewd and innocent, You have called us to invest wisely with what we have, with what You have given us. Above all You have called us to be accountable, responsible and honest in all that we do, to not operate or be drawn as to how the world works, but rather to set an example for others in attaining the highest standards for Your glory. You do not call us to be perfect, Father, rather You call us to accept and overcome our imperfections, through trust, humility and honour. Thank You, Lord, for calling us. Thank You, Father, for keeping us safe. May we never forget that. Amen. Psalm 15 Days Of Elijah My God Is Awesome 19th Elul Thursday 15th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Beautiful Day Holy Spirit Rain Down John 20 v19:29 You breathed Your Holy Spirit on Your disciples, O Lord God of Israel. You have since poured it out over the whole world. Awake! Awake my soul, O God, light that fire within me, send rains to water it and bread to nurture it, that I may diminish and You become more. You are the Lord God of the Heavens and the Earth, there is none before You. You have no rival or equal, even the greatest wisdom of men is less than the least of Yours. Let me be a vessel for Your Spirit, Lord, that it may pour out of me into others, that they may receive of the same blessing as I have received and more, that we may all celebrate together in true joy, peace, fellowship, understanding and love. For Your glory, in Jesus's name, amen. 2 Samuel 22 v7:25 Do Not Pass Me By Leave Me Astounded 18th Elul Wednesday 14th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Set A Fire Where You Are Colossians 3 v2:10 ​We have so much to be thankful for, High King of Heaven. So much to look forward to. Yet in this life we must take to the field daily and live according to Your will and way. There is no other destination or direction that we would want to take. Lead us in paths of righteousness today, Father, for Your name's sake, and hold us to our courses that our lives may make a pleasing service to You. You have given so much more than we could ever give, help us fulfil what purpose we can achieve in Your Kingdom for Your glory, amen. 1 Peter 3 v8:12 ​You Make Me Brave ​Praises 17th Elul Tuesday 13th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Goodness Of God I Can Only Imagine Acts 3 v1:16 God of Isaac, God of Jacob, You are Jehovah Rapha, the LORD, our Healer. Thank You, Lord, that by You we are fearfully and wonderfully made, that we are able to receive this message today, whatever our situation, thank You. Whatever our estate, we are truly the work of Your hands. We bring before You today any ailments, sicknesses, diseases, aches, infirmities and conditions. In ourselves and in our loved ones, in our enemies or in our communities. We uphold them to You and we thank You for them, that through our and other people's trials, You might be revealed. So we pray for healing. In the name of Jesus, called Yeshua, who is the Messiah, by whose stripes we are healed. We pray in the power and expectation of the continual outpouring of Your Holy Spirit and acknowledge that You are able to do more and even abundantly more than all that we ask, that there is nothing too hard for You. We commit, Lord, to speaking and praying life into ourselves and our societies for Your glory, that we may testify to Your goodness, and encourage others to walk boldly, in prayer, in attitude and with the laying on of hands; that Your character and healing may speak of Your miraculous power in all of the world. Finally we uphold the doctors and physicians, nurses and auxiliary staff who work so hard to bring healing through their endeavour; for the effectiveness of medicines that are crafted from the wealth that You have placed in the earth; that You honour and bless those who need succour, that You provide for all of Your children who want, as the disabled man by the pool in Bethseda, to 'get well'. Amen. Philemon 4:16 Potter's Hand My Wonderful Lord 16th Elul Sunday 12th September ​Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Showers Of Blessing Into The Garden Psalm 100 v3:5 How we long to walk in Your courts, O Lord God of Israel, how we look forward to singing Your praises in Your temple. The promise of Heaven is almost too much for us to bear. What an honour, what a privilege, what a gift. Father God, we thank You and beg You for a taste of it once again, that we might be still and know that You are God. We will dance and sing and shout and praise You, with all that we can, for You are the God of, 'Yes!' and 'Amen!' for You are the One who set the captives free. We will lay down all that is not of You, for You alone are worthy of pursuit, obedience and service. Help us in this, we pray, amen. Isaiah 56 v1:7 Be Thou My Vision ​Psalm 63 15th Elul Sunday 11th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Rooftops Praise The Lord Psalm 83 v9:18 O Lord of Hosts, King of Kings, we worship and praise Your Holy name. This life can be tiring and chaotic, yet in You we have the promise of perfect peace. Let us look upon You, O Lord, and let us see ourselves reflected in You, Your image, Your love, poured out. It is a strange thing to us, Lord, that we are loved in such a way as You love us, yet, as we come to know You more, You reveal that You love us anyway. May we accord more, may we strive more, not to be justified by works but to serve the Living God to the fullest and best of our ability, for His glory alone. Risen Saviour, Mighty God, You are who You say You are, and we praise and give thanks for this, and all that it entails. Glory hallelujah, God, Most High. Glory amen, Jesus, Yeshua, Son of God. And glory with thanksgiving and praise Holy Spirit, for teaching us and sheltering us, and ensuring that we receive the fullest of the Father's blessing. You are beautiful, bountiful, wonderful God, and we love You. Amen. Song Of Solomon 3 v11 Your Love Never Fails In Christ Alone 14th Elul Saturday 10th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. So, for the Sabbath, it is a double portion of a double portion! All glory to God! Yeshu Tera Naam Jesuchristo Basta How Great Is Our God (World Edition) Not Be Moved Psalm 19 v1:5 You understand every speech and language, Lord of Hosts, you know and understand our thoughts from afar. You are acquainted with all of our ways. Who is like You in all the earth or in the Heavens above? Yet Your patience and faithfulness is beyond our ability to comprehend or measure. God of Isaac, God of Jacob, we celebrate and give praise to the One who knows all of the nations of the earth, who reaches into every far flung corner, in every cave and desert, in every jungle and open sea. Nothing is too hard for You. Yet You have called a people forth to speak Your name, You have commissioned Your children to go out into all of the earth and preach the gospel, to make disciples of all nations. Disciple us in this today, we pray. Help us resound with Your majesty and glory, help us receive and speak the truth that Love came down, a love greater than anything that the earth had known before. Help us, in speaking, to set the captives free, to encourage and build Your church. We need You in this endeavour, Father, we need Your Holy Fire alight and alive in us, that others may see, be transformed and receive, for Your glory. In the glorious and matchless name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. Isaiah 40 v7:31 Light A Fire Set A Fire Consuming Fire Consuming Fire 13th Elul Friday 9th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Ancient Of Days To God Be The Glory Jude v24:25 We thank You and we praise You, Lord, the Living God. You were here before the beginning, You will be here after the End. You are the First and the Last. You are eternal, forever, amen. Today we lift up that praise and worship, not out need or request for the things of this life for us, but simply out of acknowledgement, joy, respect and thankfulness for all that You are, all that You have made and all that You have done, are doing and will do. All glory, honour and praise are due to You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, so let us rest in it and declare it this day for Your glory alone, amen. Job 12 v10:22 Agnus Dei You Made A Way 12th Elul Thursday 8th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Holy Spirit You're Still God Job 4 v12:21, 5 v1:7 We have an enemy, O God of Israel, who lies and seethes and twists like serpent coiled in the dust. His words drip with violence and bloodshed, seeking to bring us from the path of truth and righteousness and lower us into the pit where he now dwells. We need Your strength, light and power to overcome him, to claim the victory already won over him by Your Son, Jesus, on the Cross. Deliver us, O Lord, we pray! Press the coal to our lips that seals the name of Yeshua upon them forever. You have made a way, help us walk in it. You have shone a great light, help us stand in it. While we read these words help us declare, as in the song, that we are not You, yet also that we are not him, the Devil, the liar and murderer from the beginning. We are not 'born to trouble,' but rather born again to serve. May Your peace, blessing, provision and protection remain over us, may we ever remain faithful to You. In Jesus's mighty name we pray, amen. Acts 28 v23:28 My Saviour, My God Love has A Name 11th Elul Wednesday 7th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Breath Of Yah We Fall Down 1 Corinthians 2 v1:7 You are the Lord that gives us life. The first thing we must do to receive it in its fulness is lay it down before You. To seek Your will and way, to return what You have given freely that we may invest it in the Kingdom for Your glory. We are not the same, and You have made it so, yet, as the grateful leper, let us return to You with thanksgiving to seek the blessing for our days here on earth. Not celebrating our reward, but rather serving in humility out of thankfulness for what You have held back. For the price You paid on the cross. In this way, may we truly know the fulness of peace and abundant joy that is reserved for Your children, to rejoice like Paul in chains, to give thanks like Jesus, Yeshua, as He approached the Cross. In whose name we pray this, by whose stripes we are healed and by whose blood we are set free, amen. Ephesians 2 v4:10 Eagles' Wings ​Comfort Ye 10th Elul Tuesday 6th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. So Will I Revive Us Ezekiel 37 v1:14 New life and abundant life, Lord. Yours is the power of life giving, Lord, through Your ruach, breath, You give it, through Your ruach, Spirit, You make it so. The best and greatest scientists of the earth cannot make life, yet You, God of Jacob, have brought it forth in abundance. Even when we go down into the grave You are able to raise us up, and one day we will all rise again to meet with You in the air. What a glorious day that will be, Lord, what glorious God You are! Bless us today with Your abundant life, Lord. Not as the world lives or counts life, as dry bones in a valley, but as supernaturally upheld individuals, given life by a supernatural and holy God. Reveal Yourself in us, we pray, that You may be seen and known in this exceedingly dry valley, in Jesus's mighty name we pray, amen. John 11 v38:44 ​ River Is Here Take Me In To The Holy Of Holies 9th Elul Monday 5th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. It Is Finished Thy Will Be Done Luke 12 v32:37 Your will, Your way, Lord. Let this be our primary care, our only concern. You have made a way, help us to walk in it. In Jesus's name, we pray, amen. Isaiah 26 v7:12 ​Healer ​I Need You 8th Elul Sunday 4th September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. The Steadfast Love Of The Lord 10,000 Reasons Hebrews 6 v10:20 Hope and promise, God. You work through both to increase our faith in You, our trust in You and obedience to You. As you give abundantly, so You bless abundantly, and all who see and receive of the true gifts of Heaven know that their value is more than precious rubies, more than fine gold refined in the fire. Yet there is a powerful delusion poured out in this world, that people pursue the earthly things, not knowing or strongly rejecting the things of light and truth. Help us not to be deceived, to discern what is right, good and true, and help us Lord to reveal to others this truth, that they might choose to reject the things of the world in favour of the things of above, the things of Your Kingdom. Let us do this to help bring home Your sheep, that we can celebrate with You not in the deeds that we have done, but of the works that You have done through us for Your glory. We love You Lord, amen. Psalm 46 v5:11 ​Above All Here I Am To Worship 7th Elul Saturday 3rd September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul when we make a double portion of praise and worship for the Sabbath!!??!! That would be a double portion of a double portion! Let God's abundance flow! I Will Worship You How He Loves Us Praises To Your Name Made A Way 1 Samuel 17 v1:10 1 Samuel 17 v24:27 Our Lord and King, Yeshua, Abba, Father, You are the God of 'Yes!' and 'Amen!' You have made a way in the desert, You have brought forth living water. And we can be refreshed, cleansed, healed and nourished by the same. And we can be established. David did not see the size of the fronting foe. He did not hear the boastful and arrogant challenge. He looked instead to the champion of his people, the One, True, Living God, and took up his faith and confidence in Him to deliver him. Father God, we petition You through the advocacy of Your Son, Jesus Christ, for that Way to be opened to us. That we may follow You in grace and humility, and be established in power and strength. Not for our own gain, but for the gain of Your Kingdom upon the earth, the true treasures of Heaven that are a gift for all who receive. We want to walk as David walked out of our love and thankfulness towards You, God of Isaac, God of Abraham. Glory hallelujah! Glory Amen! Hosanna to the King of Kings! Amen! Mark 4 v21:25 Mark 5 v1:10 Our God Reigns Here All My Hope Is In Jesus Jesus Messiah Be Bold, Be Strong 6th Elul Friday 2nd September Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Hosanna Better Is One Day In Your Courts Acts 4 v5:12 O Lord God of Israel, there are times when we do not know what to say when we come before You. We are awestruck. You are awesome. Yet our heart knows what to say. So let our hearts speak to You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, whether it be through our tongues, through our dance, through our attitude or our praise, and let them say, "I love you!" You are Wonderful, Counsellor, Almighty God, Prince of Peace, and You are worthy of all honour and praise. Glory be to You this day, our Lord, and thanks and blessings and love for all that You have done, are doing and will do in our lives. Less of us and more of You, we pray, for Your glory and name's sake, the Name Above All Names, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Christ. Amen! 1 Peter 3 v18:22 Dance Like David Danced Casa Del Dios ​ 5th Elul Thursday 1st September You're Beautiful ​Great Are You Lord John 21 v14:19 Your love, Lord, such love! You truly do not give as the world gives, whether it be peace or love. In the Greek language there are four words for love, where it recognises that there is a greater love and a lesser love. It is this greater love that You called Peter to in the passage. It is this love that You have shown for us in being a propitiation for our sins. We love as the world loves, yet You call us to the greater and higher ways of God. The ways we were originally created to walk in. Help us in this, this day, Lord, in that double portion that we pray for. Help us truly love our partners, our children, our families, our communities, our societies and our enemies. Though we may be fearful, untrusting, hurt or beset by them, let us love them and show that love towards them, for Your glory. In Jesus's mighty and precious name we pray this, amen. Isaiah 9 v2:7 Almighty ​See His Love 4th Elul Wednesday 31st August Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. He Reigns Yes And Amen 1 Timothy 6 v1:19 True riches come from You, King of Heaven. It can be the sunshine after the rain, a blessing in times of need, a ray of light in the darkness. With You, we have no need that cannot be met. Yet we live in a world whose life blood is money. For food, for provisions, for shelter, we need money to adequately survive. Heavenly Father, we hear and acknowledge Your word where it says that, "the love of money is the root of all evil." Yet we ask for Your provision, and for the strength and wisdom to know how to sew Your provision back into the Kingdom for Your glory. In acknowledging You as the source of all wealth, in giving generously in the establishment of others, in establishing our selves and families that they can in turn be strengthened and nourished to help others. Let us ask not out of selfish ambition or foolish pride, but rather out of a genuine concern for our fellow man and a commitment to make an example of the talents that You have provided us with for Your glory. Help us, Lord, receive the truth written below, that "it is harder for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the gates of Heaven." In Jesus's name we pray, amen. Luke 18 v18:27 Song Of Solomon Your Love Never Fails 3rd Elul ​Tuesday 30th August Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. I Will Rise ​ Arise Isaiah 43 v1:12 You are who You say You are, God. The God of Isaac and Jacob, the God of, 'Yes!' and, 'Amen!' Who is like You? To whom do we compare You to? We cannot. You have no equal or rival. You are complete in Yourself, You have no need of any other thing. Yet Your desire burns for Your children and for them to be restored to right relationship with You. Because we could not do this ourselves, You made a Way through Jesus, who is the Christ. Thank You, Father, for this gift today. Help us, Lord, to express this to others in our thoughts, words and deeds. May Your Holy Spirit lead us, guide us and teach us in the words to say and actions to perform, when to be silent and when to exhort loudly. In all things, Lord, teach us to act out of love, Your love, that You have shown so amazingly and convincingly for the world. May Your Kingdom come to the earth and the name of Your Son, Jesus be lifted high in all the earth, for Your glory, amen. Psalm 89 v11:18 God I Look To You Blessed Be Your Name 2nd Elul Monday 29th August Making a double portion of praise and worship during the month of Elul. For God's glory and in expectation of a double portion of blessing. Behold Our God Comfort Ye You are a good God, Lord. The God of Isaac and Jacob. The Christ that sacrificed His life, that we may gain a new heart and understanding here. Amazing God! All glory, honour and praise are due to You. This month we are seeking Your favour and blessing. We do not do this blindly, we pray, rather than we do it in humility and understanding, that what we receive may be sewn back into Your Kingdom for Your glory. Help us in this, this day, O Lord, to invest of the talents that You have given us, to give generously and without let, as You have given to us so freely. Let us do as it says in scripture, and not know what our right hand is doing in distributing the gifts and wealth of Your provision, in Jesus's mighty name, we pray, amen. He Has Made Me Glad Lord Of All Hopefulness ​ 1st Elul Sunday 28th August Strong Tower Word Of God Speak Nehemiah 12 v43:47 O, Lord God of Israel, how it is better to live and rejoice in You, than to live like the world away from You. How we rejoice and pray! And yet, in our celebration, may we be mindful and aware of the need for times of peace and searching, to continually divine and discern for Your will and way, that we in turn do not get so caught up like David in the ebullience of worship or Saul in his own righteousness, that we fail to recognise or honour You. You are the First and the Last. You are the Alpha and Omega. You are the Beginning and the End. You are worthy of all honour and praise. The glory is Yours. You are the source of all life, all riches and, though You are apt to pour out Your blessing in abundance, it is most often in the heart of man to reject Your truth and teaching, and ever seek his own way. How we should instead seek Your face! Glory hallelujah, to God, the Most High! Glory hallelujah for Christ Jesus, His Son! May we know a double portion of Your blessing, Lord in the new month to come, and may we commit to a double labour of praise, work and worship for Your glory. In Jesus's mighty name we pray, amen!. Matthew 11 v15:24 Praise The Lord O My Soul I Surrender All 30th Av Saturday 27th August All Things Bright And Beautiful Where You Are ​Matthew 6 v28:34 Today we pray and give thanks for our lives, Lord. We pray and give thanks for our families. We pray and give thanks for Your Son, Jesus Christ. We pray and give thanks for the wonders of Your creation. We pray and give thanks for the opportunity to serve. We pray and give thanks for all the things that You are, all the things that You have done, for all the things that You are doing and all the things that You will do. Especially we think on, pray and give thanks for the things that You have done in this passing month of Av, and we look forward expectantly, pray and give thanks for all that You will do in the month of Elul to come. May Your Kingdom come more and more into our lives and societies, You are truly the only real way for all of the earth to follow, trust and obey. We pray for this Sabbath rest to be a perfect preparation for the month to come, a day of peace, contemplation, relationship and provision, that we may be thoroughly equipped to serve You, with prayer and thanksgiving, in Jesus's mighty and precious name. Amen. 1 Corinthians 15 v9:28 ​ We Wait For You Here For You 29th Av Friday 26th August Great Are You Lord Holy Is The Lord God Almighty Matthew 6 v25:27 Holy and mighty. Faithful and true. You are God. You are God alone. The three in one. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In Yourself You are complete. You do not need another. Yet You have made mankind to share in Your creation with You, to share in Your appreciation of what You have done. Help us in this, Lord, we pray. We need Your help. We need Your mercy, forgiveness, grace and compassion. We need Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, and we need Your Spirit, who has been poured out upon the whole earth. Shape us, guide us, lead us, teach us, we pray, lift us and watch over us, for we are as sheep before the shepherd with You, as helpless babes in the arms of their Father. Help us to be not anxious or afraid, for Your name's sake, amen. 28th Av Thursday 25th August He's Alive! Goodness Of God ​ Amos 3 v1:8 You are the Alpha and Omega, You are the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings. You have warned Your people, through the word and Your prophets, of the time that is to come, of the time that is upon us. Help us, O Lord, to remain attentive to You; to seek Your Kingdom and guidance; to embrace and hear what You say; to be changed by it as You would want us to be. We all fall short of the mark, Father God, of the standard that You have set for us through Your example in Christ Jesus, Your Son. Yet, Lord, let us strive, let us attain, let us not cease in our desire and action to be more like You. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. ​ 27th Av Wednesday 24th August Be Thou My Vision Healer Psalm 4 You establish Your people, Lord, You provide for and prosper them according to Your word and will. Though You do not give as the world gives, it is in the trials, sufferings and indignities where Your grace abounds more. O Lord! We do not give permission to the Enemy to exploit our weaknesses or to bring down upon us calamities, rather we stand and commit to stand firm against him for Your name's sake, the Name Above All Names, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Messiah. We do not do what we do for plaudits or rewards, for You have given us more than we could ever possibly deserve through salvation from the cross, we do what we do out of profound love and satisfaction from what we know of You as Christ and King. Have Your way in us this day, we pray, prepare us for the battle, Lord and nourish us with Your word, in Jesus's mighty name we pray, amen! 26th Av Tuesday 23rd August Holy Is The Lamb We Want To See Jesus Lifted High 2 Samuel 6 v1:11 Man's great weakness is folly, Lord God of Israel. It is our propensity to sin. It is natural to our fallen nature. In this broken world a curse is placed upon us by You, Father, for the sin that populates our hearts and minds. It could be no other way. The right and just thing to do would have been to destroy humanity and the creation that You had placed them in, instead You acted out of mercy and love to give us grace. Even David, a man given over to a life of trial and overcoming could make mistakes, even Uzzah, a warrior who had campaigned in Your name, thought it necessary to place his hand upon Your ark. Help us, this day, Lord, expose any pride or sin that we carry, and help us surrender it at the foot of the Cross. Your Son, Jesus died that we might live, He came to set us free from captivity, to heal us of our sickness and diseases. Help us in this also, Lord we pray, by the power of Your Holy Spirit, that we might sing Your praises and give witness to Your supernatural abundance, in Jesus's mighty name, amen! ​ 25th Av Monday 22nd August Create In Me A Clean Heart Holy Is The Lord God Almighty Isaiah 33 v1:16 We need feeding, Lord God of Israel. We need the food of spiritual things. To grow and be strengthened; to be prepared and watchful. We look to You as our provider. Lifter of our head, tend Your flock today for Your glory. Use these broken vessels, these once dry bones, and stir Your Holy Spirit. Light a fire beneath us and in us and cause us to be intentional Christians, measured and deliberate in the expression of our faith. Undo for us the traps and snares of Satan, our enemy, and let us be mouthpieces and living examples of You, that testify to Your goodness, grace and mercy. In Jesus's name we pray, Amen. 24th Av Sunday 21st August My Wonderful Lord What A Beautiful Name John 3 v16:21 There is nothing too hard for You, God. You have made the world and the the universe that it is set in. You have overcome the powers that stood against You. You have subdued Leviathan and utterly destroyed Rahab. You overcame sin and the grave, the afflictions that have stricken Your handiwork, mankind. Your word tells us that all things were created through Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. He who is Your best thought, Your total being, Your only begotten Son. Thank You for this privilege of knowing You, for this opportunity of knowing You, of experiencing You. Thank for the patience, forgiveness and mercy that we not deserve, even to this day. Thank You for Your name, Your nature, Your style. Help us walk in You this day, that we might increase Your Kingdom by pointing others to You, for Your glory and the Coming of the King, amen. ​ 23rd Av Saturday 20th August Still A Thousand Years (Psalm 90) ​Galatians 5 v16:24 We must undertake to walk like You, Lord of Lords, as true disciples of Your word. It is not a path for every believer to take yet, in these times, the workers are truly few and the fields ripe for harvest. All who are called should consider well this calling. A broken road with nowhere to lay our heads. No guarantee of food or welcome at each stop. A rod and a staff for comfort. The joy of a few wretched souls saved over a multitude of willingly deceived unbelievers drowning in the Lake of Fire. Yet, our songs of praise never depart our lips, yet our courage and faith in You is unwavering. Help us in our commitment to be holy, set apart, different, as Your Sabbath day from the others, that people may see and know the change that You have wrought in us, for Your glory. Amen. 1 Thessalonians 5 v16:24 King Of Kings, Majesty My Lips Shall Praise You (Psalm 63) 22nd Av Friday 19th August Thy God Reigneth The Lion And The Lamb Matthew 5 v16:24 Our light is only a recognition and surrender to Yours, O Great God of Heaven. Though You live inside of us, and, we pray, to the fullest extent, we are distinct from You as a vessel from the water it carries. Let us strive with all we have to let that truth be known today. Let us follow You so diligently as to be almost transparent to the light within, to point others to the most excellent truth of the gospel, that Jesus of Nazareth is Christ and Risen King, that the Lord of All Creation yearns to be in relationship with us so much, that He left the sanctity of Heaven and came down to walk among us. There is no greater thing, no deeper truth that we can accept; there is nothing so important in our lives other than to get right with God. It is flesh to our bones, breath in our lungs, wind in our sails. Glory! Amen! ​ 21st Av Thursday 18th August Strong Tower A Mighty Fortress Is Our God ​ Psalm 61 v3 Thank You for the unshakeable foundation, Father God. Thank You for the unassailable walls. Thank You for the gates and tall ramparts. Thank You that we are held safe in Your arms, under the shadow of Your wings. You are our very present help in times of trouble. To You we look, to You we run, when troubled times are at hand. You give us security and peace, with Your shield we extinguish every fiery dart of the evil one. Thank You that even in the deepest nights of despair, Your joy comes in the morning. Thank You, Lord, in Jesus's name. Amen. 20th Av Wednesday 17th August To God Be The Glory Shout To The Lord Isaiah 28 v23:29 Glory to God! Glory, praise and honour to the Lord, Most High! Maker and Ruler, Creator and King! Who is like You in all the world? Who can keep Your ways? Who can stand? Yet You have made a way for those who would turn and listen to You, amazing, covenant keeping God. You have opened Heaven's gates wide to receive Your flock, Your children back to You. We must turn and have done with this world. We must look to You for guidance and leadership. We must receive of Your blessing and favour. Thank You, Father God. Thank You, with tears of joy and cries of humility. Thank You with arms open wide in celebration. God Almighty. El Shaddai. Adonai. The Coming King. Amen! ​ 19th Av Tuesday 16th August The Sinless Summerland ​Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing Revelation 7 O what perfect joy! O what perfect peace! To join in the triumphant procession of the Lamb of God. To walk with Him to His throne in glory. To rest with Him forever. As people, as disciples, as children of the Most High, we yearn for His coming. For the approach of the Heavenly Host, for the setting down of earthly concerns and fears, for the rising up to be with Him and the elect of God forever. This is not some pithy dream, pedalled to soothe the fevered minds of travellers in this dark, fallen world, but rather a greater truth of election and restoration, and the sacrifice of the One who is able to restore all to how it should really have been from the beginning. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for the way that You have opened for all to enter in, thank You, Father God for sending Your one and only Son, thank You, Spirit of the Living God for sealing us and binding us to Him, together forever, for Your glory, amen. 18th Av Monday 15th August The Steadfast Love Of The Lord Never Ceases Jesus Messiah 1 John 4 v7:14 Today we give thanks, O God, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. We give thanks for Your Son, Jesus, called Yeshua, who is the Christ. We thank You for Him, His birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection. We thank You for His blood, poured out as atonement for our sins. We thank You for His Spirit, surrendered back to You and poured out upon the whole earth, that even sinners such as us can be restored, healed and for given. Thank You for Your mercy in devising a plan for our Salvation, Your patience and forbearance in seeing it out, and forgiving so much that we might live again, a new life with You at its foundation and completion. Thank You, Father. Thank You, Son. Thank You Holy Spirit. El Shaddai, Adonai, Mighty God, Three in One. Amen. ​ 17th Av Sunday 14th August The Lord Is My Shepherd The Good Shepherd Psalm 23 You are the First and the Last. You are the Beginning and the End. The Cornerstone turned Capstone. You are God. You know all things. You are the Great Shepherd. Lord, today we remember the things that You have done for us. We thank You and praise You. Lead us, guide us, teach us, correct us this week, Father, that we may become living testimonies to Your goodness, grace and mercy, as healthy sheep in Your pastures. Raise us up, we pray, so that we can lift the name of Jesus high, for Your glory, amen. 16th Av Saturday 13th August Old Rugged Cross Glory To God Forever Amos 4 v9:13 Oh, Lord God of Israel, how blessed we are to live in the age of grace and truth. When Your mystery has been revealed through the birth, life, death and resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Lord we press in and celebrate this wonder, this day, and we make a specific and powerful petition and prayer against the false teachers and false churches that have risen up in answer to Satan's call for conflict and division, that twist scripture away from truth and declare the teachings and delusions of men and women as new truth, a truth higher than Your own. Lord we pray a break and a curse upon those who deliberately deny Your Son, Jesus Christ, as the third person of the divinity and those who anoint false prophets with the mantle of Your Holy Spirit. You revealed Your self once, fully and openly in human form, You do not need to do so again. You will return in robes of white to redeem Your children to Yourself, and we pray release for those held captive under false spirits and deceptions, that they may receive the truth before the end. We pray all of this in the wonderful and precious name of Jesus, the Messiah, in the expectation of Your moving and with thanksgiving for who You are, what You have done and what You will do. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! Isaiah 52 v6:12 As For Me And My House I Will Worship You ​ 15th Av Friday 12th August Yet Not I, But Through Christ In Me Ancient Gates Psalm 119 v169:176 Teach us, lead us, guide us, Holy Lord God of Israel, we pray. Fulfil Your promises to Your people. Awaken and stir Your Spirit in us, that we may be equipped for every good deed that You would have us do. We surrender ourselves at the foot of Your Cross. We lay down all of our hopes, dreams, plans and schemes at Your feet. Let everything that holds us back be surrendered to You, let every claim of the Enemy, Satan be rebuffed, dismissed and scattered to the four winds. May we walk in Your victory parade, Lord, all the days of our lives, may You establish and bless us to do the work of Your Kingdom. You are worthy of all honour and praise, may You remain foremost and steadfast in our lives, in Jesus's name, amen. 14th Av Thursday 11th August All My Hope Highly Exalted Matthew 15 v21:28 Carnal people demand a sign from You, O Lord, yet spiritual people walk in faith. However it is only those that hunger and thirst for You, that accept You and turn from their wicked ways that will be accepted. We cannot walk blindly in faith or continually demand for our carnality to be satisfied, as each will drive us away from You. Help us, this day Lord, to walk uprightly before You, that we might know You and revere You, and speak the name of Your son, Jesus, into a dry and thirsty world. May Your Spirit sweep aside the anger and the lies, may Your wind blow afresh on upturned faces, may Your glory fall in the hearts and minds of those we meet, that You may be magnified and the Kingdom be increased, amen. 13th Av Wednesday 10th August Praise Ye The Lord O The Deep, Deep Love Of Jesus Amos 7 v1:9 How much can we or do we thank You, O God? How many times have You withheld Your righteous wrath from us? As a people, as a nation, as a world, as an individual speck in Your splendid Creation? If it was only once it would be enough reason to worship You forever, yet even our own wrongdoings weigh against us enough to carry us deep, deep, down into the grave. Yet Your grace is sufficient, yet Your love is more. Wonderful God! Blessed Saviour! What You have left to us is a standard, a plumb line. A mark for us to attain to, a place for us to reach out for and rise to. Help us in this race, O Lord. Help us in our service. You have granted us safe passage, yet we must concord to You and concur to You, to seek Your ways and grace all the days of our lives. Help us in this, dear Lord, we pray, in the mighty and precious name of Jesus, called Yeshua, who is the Christ, amen! 12th Av Tuesday 9th August Word Of God Speak Take Me In To The Holy Of Holies ​Jeremiah 18 v1:6 Lord God of Israel, Mighty Jehovah, we lift our prayer and praises to You. Your word is alive and powerful, not just writing on a page or screen, but the truth that speaks to our hearts through Your Holy Spirit. How we long for Your word and truth this day, that You impress upon us deeper meanings, that You reveal to us Your will and way for our lives. Not that we may be magnified, but that the name of Your Son, Jesus, can be lifted high. You are alive, Lord. You are the fulness of life. It is You we need, You we seek, You we choose to serve, honour and obey, because You have made a way, because You are the potter and we are the clay, because You have overcome the spoiler that is the enemy of our lives. All glory, honour and praise to You, this day and every day, amen. ​ 11th Av Monday 8th August 10, 000 Reasons It Is Well With My Soul Psalm 16 Blessed be to You, King of Kings! Glory and honour and praise are due to You. Today we thank You for Your provision. In all of its forms, of all of its ways, in all of its splendour, You have brought forth life, and that life in abundance. Help us see it, help us sense it, help us feel it, help us appreciate it today, Lord. Your care, Your devotion, Your craftmanship. Who is like You in all the earth? Who can match Your myriad, splendid ways? You have poured out so much, let us taste and see of Your creation, Lord, that we may rejoice and be glad in You, our Father and Saviour forever, amen. 10th Av Sunday 7th August Sing To Jesus My Savior Loves, My Savior Lives Hosea 5 v5:12 O Lord God of Israel, we are so fortunate to live in the day and age of Your grace. You have poured out Your blood to redeem us. In the days of past You waited patiently until the time was right for Your first appearance on Earth. In those days Your judgement would come upon those who were called by You and failed to follow Your statutes and ways. Your judgement will still come, O lord, and rightly so, yet Your grace abounds to those who would turn and receive through the redemptive power of the Cross. Thank You, King of Heaven, how we love You! Thank You, Lord Jesus, how we lift up Your name! Thank You Holy Spirit, poured out on all the earth that we can receive righteousness, comfort, refuge and instruction. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! 9th Av Saturday 6th August The Lord Reigns Medley Whom Shal I Fear? Deuteronomy 6 v4:15 You are our light and our guide. You are our confidence and refuge. With You we become like trees planted close to the river bank. Feed us today, Lord, with Your presence, leading and guidance. Help us see in the heart of things, not just at the surface of things. You are the Way, the Truth and the Life, be manifest in our walk and experience, as we devote time to You. To hear Your still, small voice, to walk in Your ways, to sit at Your feet, to bow before Your throne. It really is an honour and a joy to know You, defend us from the Evil One, that we may know You and serve You more each and every day. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. Matthew 22 v33:40 Shout To The North My Lighthouse 8th Av Friday 5th August Wairua Tapu Beautiful Day Deuteronomy 11 v4:15 Your blessing, Lord, is beyond what we deserve. A land of milk and honey. Bountiful crops, rain in its due season. Thank You, Lord, for everything that You have done. For everything you are doing. For everything that You will do. It is beyond our comprehension, yet we can look upon its excellence and know that it is good. And we have confidence that You are good also. Even the parts we do not understand, even the trials and troubles that we face, You will reveal the reason and wisdom in each, such is Your intimate understanding of us, such is the majesty and splendour of Your all knowing, all seeing, all present power. Glory hallelujah! We give You praises! Glory hallelujah! We concord with You and say, "Amen!" 7th Av Thursday 4th August Song Of Solomon ​Mercy Mercy ​ Matthew 18 v10:14 It is not Your will that one of these little ones should perish Lord. Today we pray for the children of the world. The babes, the toddlers, the teens and the in betweens. Those that lift their eyes in innocence and ignorance of Your word. Though their nature is bad, corrupt, they are not aware of it. They rely on the help of others, have a right to stewardship and safe passage, yet are harmed on many sides by the darkness of this world. Such as we were, Lord of Hosts, are such as we pray for. That your hand be upon them, that You give them comfort, that You bring justice and judgement upon those who cause them unnecessary harm. Where we have spoken out of turn or in anger, we beg Your forgiveness, we are such fragile things at these tender ages. Help us, Lord, heal, overcome and reach, as You have done for us, in Jesus's wonderful and precious name, amen. 6th Av Wednesday 3rd August Behold Our God God Will Make A Way Psalm 91 v3:11 You establish Your people, Lord God of Israel. Those that stand for You. Those who are prepared to speak out in Your name. And, whether in prisons or streets, or palaces and temples, that establishment causes Your people to cry out in joy, and their oppressors to cry out as if in pain. You frustrate the plans of the wicked. You come against the plans and deceit of the Enemy. We ask all of this in our lives today, Lord, for Your glory alone. We are zealous for Your Kingdom, to see the days on earth where Your church grows to cover the whole earth, where all but a few will have the mind of Christ. Where the waters will be sweetened, where Your praises will have no end. Amen. 5th Av Tuesday 2nd August Beautiful Things I Am Not Alone Psalm 15 You are the God of the Heavens and the Earth. You are the Maker and Creator. You are who You say You are. You do not change. You are Holy. You are Three in One. To walk with You in this life, we need to be like You. We need to develop a character such as Yours. We could never equal You or be a rival to You. We are not You, as distinct as the clay from the potter, as sheep from the shepherd, yet You have called us to walk in Your ways, that we may experience You walking in ours. Thank You, Lord God of Israel, and do this today, we pray. Shape in us a courage and boldness to shake off that which we once were...vicious, cruel, heartless and mean...and become what You always intended us to be...merciful, compassionate, loving and pure. For Your glory and name's sake, amen. 4th Av Monday 1st August You're Love, O Lord Beautiful Saviour ​Luke 5 v33:39 O Lord. How we need You to see honestly and clearly into our lives ourselves. We must uphold every part and align it with Your will, or reject it out of hand. We do not want to be old wineskins or like old pieces of cloth. We can read in the book of Acts chapter one and verse eighteen of how Your betrayer, Judas Iscariot, burst open when he died. He had seen you, shared with You, received from You, yet he could not change from his old nature. He was like an old wineskin filled with the new wine. Help us become flexible and new today, Lord. Let us lay down what is not pleasing to You, and trust You for rejuvenation according to Your word in the book of Isaiah chapter forty. In Jesus's name we pray, Amen. 3rd Av Sunday 31st July Sing To Me Of Heaven ​Marching To Zion ​ ​Revelation 21 v1:4 Your word, O God of Isaac, says that we cannot imagine what Heaven will be like. It will be so far and above our present, human, existence. Yet there are hints of colour and beauty that pattern our hopes and waking moments. We are not sold out for a reward, rather we are awestruck that even we, who already receive far more than we deserve, should gain merit of such thunderous and gargantuan proportions. Thank You, Lord God of Heaven. Thanks and honour to Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ for opening a way that even the least of us could travel there. Thanks be to Your Spirit, past, present and future, for keeping us hard to the narrow path, that we may, one day, in Your glory share. Amen. ​ 2nd Av Saturday 30th July Lord You're Mighty Whom Shall I Fear? 2 Kings 15 v3:7 There is no doubt, O Lord God of Israel, Lord of Hosts, that You are mighty and are to be feared above all other things that live. So complete is Your overcoming of every foe. How much more could you overcome each of us, were we to set our faces against You? So we choose to turn and serve You, to accept Your grace over our folly, for Your glory. Yet Lord, even then we can be cautious and not let go. We may keep some small things for ourselves, some part of our walk not aligned with Yours. And, as with Lot and Azariah, even Ananias and Sapphira, we may lose what we care about and even more if we do this. Help us, this day, walk uprightly and examine ourselves for such things. Our Enemy, the Devil, is a cruel deceiver, only interested in sullying and ruin, desecration and destruction. Every mar he can raise against Your children is a victory to his diseased mind. So let us search diligently and discern correctly, and help us, O Lord, in our affliction before it comes hard against us and casts us down. Your thoughts are higher, Your ways are unsearchable, save us Lord, we pray, in Jesus's name, amen! Psalm 84 Better Is One Day Be Bold, Be Strong 1st Av Friday 29th July Count Your Blessings ​Almighty Micah 2 v12:13 You are our provider and place of refuge, Lord God of Israel. You are our comfort and peace. Thank You, Lord, that You are mindful of us, that You have provided us with so much, both seen and unseen. Today we pray for the discernment and wisdom to bless others as You bless us. As a Father, as a Shepherd, as a Guide, as a Counsellor. That You may be glorified, and the name of Your Son, Jesus, be lifted high, amen. 29th Tamuz Thursday 28th July Ever Be How He Loves Us Genesis 1 v1:8 In the beginning You were, Lord. You were complete. You needed nothing. Yet You created all of this, all of us, everything that is and was and will be. From Your words. From Your breath. It is beyond us, belittling, for us to think on and try to comprehend such things yet, in the snapshot of what we can gather from the greatest of man's wisdom, it will continue to be beyond us for as far as we can imagine. Your word says that, "The greatest of man's wisdom is less than the least of God's" Help us rest in this today, Lord God of Israel, to lay down our crown of intellect, the heavy tomes of our wisdom, at the feet of the One whose Son, Jesus, overcame sin and the grave by hanging on a cross. You did not need that, yet you did it that we might be saved. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! 28th Tamuz Wednesday 27th July Reckless Love You Are Good Isaiah 40 v28:31 You are unchanging God. You are the same yesterday, today and forever. Your love, Your countenance, Your desire is directed towards us, tiny as we are in comparison to You. You exist in all places and times. Before the world was You were, long after it is gone You will be. There is none like You God of Isaac and God of Jacob, relentless in their pursuit of our wellbeing. How did we ever resist You? How do others persist in their resistance? As we celebrate You today, Lord, may our joy in You and enthusiasm for You be evident to others, may Your Holy Spirit speak through our praise and devotion to You, that those without real life may receive real life from You, our Redeemer. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. ​ 27th Tamuz Tuesday 26th July Consuming Fire Spirit Of The Living God Romans 8 v1:14 "Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord." So You through Your word decree the victory. So You through Your word share the mechanism by which the victory did come and has come. First born as a man who becomes fully indwelt by the Holy Spirit, then surrendering that same Holy Spirit back to Yourself on the Cross, the connection between this fallen world and Heaven was crossed, a way was opened for that same Spirit to be poured out onto the whole earth. Lord, today we receive that Spirit, and pray to watch it grow. May it nurture within us, may it pour out from us. May we be consumed by it and, in the consummation, may it alight afresh in others, that they too may be consumed, from bonds and chains and brokenness, and set free as fires and lights upon the earth, declaring Your glory and the might and power of Your name forever. The name in which we pray, the name above all names, Jesus, Yeshua Messiah, who is the Christ, amen. 26th Tamuz Monday 25th July Whom Shall I Fear? Our God Reigns Here Matthew 4 v1:11 Lord of Hosts, we live in a world overrun with sin and destruction. We live in a world of darkness and despair. Through it all, Lord, roams our Enemy, Satan, like a lion looking for someone to devour. We do not fear him. He Was and is Your Enemy, O God. He hates what You have created. Most of all he hates Your people. Called and set free, he despises them. Yet You have overcome him. You defeated him utterly at the Cross of Calvary. He is set aside, reserved for judgement, under a decision that has already been passed. You have sealed Your children so that they may not be overcome by this evil foe, Lord God, yet it is through those around us and the servants he has under him that he continues to attack us. He is limited in power, but he is not without power. Lord God of Isaac and Jacob, we call upon You to rebuke Satan and all of his effects, powers, dominions, tricks, traps and snares in our lives. We intercede for those around us, everywhere, that they may not become victim to his malice and application, that is to come against Your saints. Where he twists and lies into the lives of those near us who have yet to turn from their wicked ways, we ask favour and boon, for sanctity, that they may not become his tools against Your elect. We break every spell and curse that he has uttered towards us and pray for discernment to expose every lie so that we in turn may expose his evil to others. For Your glory and name's sake we claim the scripture in the Book of Isaiah chapter fifty three that says, "By His stripes we are healed" and claim the precious blood of Your Son, Jesus of Nazareth, called Yeshua, the Messiah over our and their lives. Amen. 25th Tamuz Sunday 24th July Set A Fire Thy Will Be Done ​Ephesians 6 v10:18 All to You. All for You. There is no other place that we would rather be than at Your feet, Jesus. At the foot of the Cross. At the brow of Your throne. You are risen and You are set free. As we walk with You, as we live for You, as we die with You, we too are born again and set free. This is our prayer. For ourselves, for others, for all the people of the world. Rebirth. Resurrection. New life. May Your Holy Spirit be our guide to speak these words of life to others this day, may this new week be a testimony of Your goodness, faith and provision in our lives and, at all points, a testimony of overcoming of this world and Satan, its former master, forever, in Jesus's name, amen. 24th Tamuz Saturday 23rd July From The Inside Out How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place (Psalm 84) Numbers 33 v1:4 Finding a place to live in and prosper requires a setting out from our place of comfort and familiarity. This was true for Abraham and Moses. This was true for Peter when He was called to step out of the boat. This was true for Saul of Tarsus. This was true for Jesus Himself. It is Your dwelling place that we want to find our way into, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, and there is only one entry point, one door, by which we may enter. The acceptance of Jesus of Nazareth as the risen Son of the One, True God, and the new life this requires us to walk in as acknowledgers of His absolute and total sovereignty and right to rule. We must surrender our lives to Him in order to pass in to those fields of glory. Father God, help us in our journey of acceptance today. Help us press further into Your presence, help us be rid of every barrier or hindrance that prevents us from passing in through that gate. Amen! ​ Galatians 2 v15:16 I Surrender A Thousand Years (Psalm 90) ​ 23rd Tamuz Friday 22nd July Came To My Rescue Awake My Soul Romans 8 v14:39 Brilliant, Lord. Amazing grace. Today we give thanks for all the times that You have rescued us. Both seen and unseen. Both in the time before we came to know You and the times since. Holy God, Righteous God, Maker and Creator of all of the universe, we give You the highest and deepest thanks that we have for the day that You snatched us from the fire, that You took up our outstretched and filthy hand, that You lifted us from the miry clay. We do not deserve special acknowledgement, veneration or recognition for what we have done, for we were so low as to be below Your bootstraps, rather we let all the honour, praise and glory go to You, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. As Your word says, "Who are we that You are mindful of us?" May the love that You touched us with flow out of us and into others this day, as we give thanks and celebrate Your Kingdom come and Your life reborn in the name and person of Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah, Your anointed One, amen! 22nd Tamuz Thursday 21st July Song Of Solomon So Will I John 7 v20:24 So many people judge using external standards, using worldly measures to steer their opinions and justify their deeds. We too were like this before we came to accept the truth that Jesus is the Christ, the Anointed One, God's only Son, who left Heaven, was born of a virgin, lived a life of perfect subjection to the Law, then was handed over to be killed by His own people, where He was tortured and humiliated and, bearing the sins of all, nailed to a cross of wood where He died then rose again on the third day before rising again to Heaven to retake His place at the Father's side, so close to Him as to be Him, one God. Our prayer today is to not and never return to that way of thinking, one that causes prejudice and division in line with man's sinful and selfish nature and not with the divine and perfect will of God. Help us in this, we pray, through Your Holy Spirit, grant us discernment and peace that we may take time to seek You in every situation and decision we face, for Your glory and name's sake, amen. https://youtube.com/watch?v=G-a5OKFHpsA 21st Tamuz Wednesday 20th July King Of Heaven Come Down The River Is Here ​Ezekiel 17 Study here and here. Oh Lord, You are Faithful and True. Your inspiration of Your prophets is colourful, poetic and accurate. Your word stands forever. Your truth stands forever. It does not deviate to the left or the right. You do not change. As we see that the things that You have declared in the past have come to pass, so we look also of what You have said for the future, You have declared that You will come again. You have revealed that this world and life are only temporary, passing. With this in mind, Lord, let us look today towards Heaven. Let us seek Your face. You are our hope and promise, Lord, and we offer ourselves as living sacrifices to Your service, that You may be glorified and the name of Your Son, Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah, may be lifted up. Amen. 20th Tamuz Tuesday 19th July I Love You Lord You Are Worthy Of My Praise Psalm 150 You are the fulness of grace. You are fulness of truth. You are the fulness of peace. You are the fulness of joy. You are the fulness of compassion. You are the fulness of hope. You are the fulness of faith. You are the fulness of mercy. You are the fulness of patience. Our words are not sufficient to describe Your fulness, Lord of Hosts. You are complete and abundant in all that You are and all that You do. Yet we try only to express our reverent wonder and awe at who You are and what You do. It is our prayer that we do not meet You in the fulness of Your wrath because You have sent Your son, Jesus Christ, as Your fulness here to the earth. So we praise You, in joy and thanksgiving, for who You are and ask You to keep us on the straight and narrow path this day, for the fulness of Your glory. Amen. ​ 19th Tamuz Monday 18th July Blessed Assurance Be Still My Soul Matthew 6 v25:34 It does not get much clearer than this, Lord God. You tell us not to worry. You tell us not to be concerned or follow after the material things. You encourage us to trust in You. To have faith. Let us, this day, do this, Lord. Let us reach out and touch You, image that we are. We are not You, You do not need us, yet without You we are nothing. Help us be still and know that You are God. For Your glory and name's sake, Jesus, called Yeshua, amen. 18th Tamuz Sunday 17th July Behold Our God Praise Adonai Exodus 23 v20:33 Today, Lord, we pray for our enemies. It is not your desire that one should perish, yet there are those who will choose to stand for Satan, the Devil in the end. So today we pray for those who stand against you yet are unaware of their opposition. For those who do not understand the truth of their predicament. For those who are deceived into wrong thinking by a long working foe who cares not for them other than they be sacrificial pawns to cause pain to the elect and Yourself. None can stand against You, Lord of Hosts, and You work through Your servants in Spirit and Truth that they can be delivered from every trial. So, Lord, we pray that these enemies do not lift their arms against You when Your glory comes, that they do not strike Your servants, that they do not set their faces against You and, instead, turn away. For such as we once were, caught up in a rebellion whose very cause was hidden from us, unaware of the reason for the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, Yeshua, our Lord. We did not know You, and we struck out with hands and feet and mouths as they do, denying the truth and pouring scorn upon His wounds. But now we are changed we forget not, and we intercede for those who, in ignorance and folly, speak words of derision and condemnation against God's only Son, and join with the Holy One in prayer, "Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they are doing." Amen. 17th Tamuz Saturday 16th July Redeemed ​Word Of God Speak Judges 16 v4:30 We are washed by the blood. Those that receive You, Your Son, Jesus, as Messiah and Risen King receive Your Spirit and are born again into new life. Yet we read in the Book of Judges of how Samson almost squandered his gifts from You. Foolishness, pride, vanity, apathy can all play a part in us being deceived. You said that our enemy, the Devil, "goes about like a lion, looking for people to devour." We need You to break the teeth of that lion, Lord, whilst at the same time we need to be resolved in our fellowship and following of You. Not to be diverted to the left or the right, not to fall into complacent slumber. While there is life in this world, there is work to be done, let us enjoin with it gladly and with praises, for to be about Your business is surely to be in the very best of places, that is the House of the Lord. Amen and glory hallelujah! Glory hallelujah and amen! Ecclesiastes 5 v13:17 As For Me And My House Who Am I? 16th Tamuz Friday 15th July I Will Worship You Here I Am 1 John 5 v4:13 ​Study here. Yesterday, in closing prayer, we asked to be not just hearers of Your word but doers. Today we ask the same and more. As we go into this weekend, as we come in to Your Sabbath rest, let us clear our hearts and minds of all other things. Let the schemes of the Devil be far from us, let the words of Your mouth dwell within us, let us rise up and float upon the river of Your love, let us discern Your will, way and purpose for our lives. You are the God of 'Yes!' and 'Amen!' So let it be with us this day, and in the days to come, that we may know You and love You more, Father God. Amen. ​ 15th Tamuz Thursday 14th July This Is The Day Glory To God Forever 1 Peter 3 v12:22 We need Your strength to make it through the day, Lord. Your protection, Your provision, Your mercy, Your grace. Where the Bible says that we are but dust without You, that You are the lifter of our heads it is true. And yet, in our faith, we believe that You are who You say You are. That You will do what You say that You will do. So we ask, we pray and we rejoice in expectation, not for the wants of our life but for the needs. You will continue to shape us, as the potter shapes the clay, for Your glory. You will restore the broken vessels to contain the fountain of Your love once more. Glory hallelujah, Lord of Lords, glory and amen, King of Kings! Let our faith not just be words today, Lord, but actions that bring glory to Your name. Amen! 14th Tamuz Wednesday 13th July My Wonderful Lord Wonderful Grace Of Jesus Isaiah 9 v2:21 What have we to celebrate other than You, Prince Jesus? The coming of Your Kingship? The eternity of Your rest? The splendour of Your creation? All has come through You and all will return to You. You are Faithful and True. Yet there is the matter of the price that You paid. The ransom that You bore on Your shoulders and carried to the hill called Golgotha. You paid it gladly. You opened a way that all who deserved the very same death should not need to face it, instead being transformed by receiving You first. This is our cause for joy and celebration, this is our declaration and prayer for others. That they return to You too, that they acknowledge You and the dreadful end of all those who oppose or stand against You, where even doing nothing is counted as folly deserving death. So we raise a hallelujah and celebrate You this day, that others may see the joy of the Lord in our hearts, eyes and faces, and ask the question, "What is different about my life and theirs?" That a harvest may be brought in, the name of the Lord Jesus be lifted high and the ending that the people of the earth so richly deserve be averted, relented from and a new day dawn for the glory of our Father in Heaven. Jesus Messiah! Yeshua Masih! Lord of Lords and King of Kings! We celebrate You this day, amen! ​https://youtube.com/watch?v=pf9uP6b7qns ​ https://youtube.com/watch?v=m24qfdxTq78 13th Tamuz Tuesday 12th July Heaven's Jubilee ​Greater Is He Psalm 27 v3:11 ​ Redeemer, Restorer, You have the power to forgive, You shed Your blood to wash clean the sins of the saints and return Your people into right, everlasting relationship with You. Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere, so Lord we pray for Your Kingdom today. For the necessary work to be done here on earth, that every barrier or stronghold in opposition be brought down. You are our refuge and strength, so let us rest in You and take time to assess our situation, and listen for that still, small voice that will tell us in what direction we should go. Thank You, Mighty God for being mindful of us, please continue in Your grace and mercy towards us that we may grow in You and for You in Jesus's mighty name. Amen! 12th Tamuz Monday 11th July One way, Jesus Casa Del Dios Philippians 1 v18:26 To live is Christ, to die is gain. What do we have to fear, living or dying, Lord of Lords and King of Kings? If safe into Your arms we come, singing and dancing? How do we reveal ourselves to others in this dark world? One way is to praise You. One way is to rejoice in You. One Way is to live for You. One way is to die to ourselves. One way is to proclaim the truth of the gospel. One way. Jesus. You are the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings. You are the Name Above All Names. You are at once the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. You are the Most High, Lifted High. You are the great, 'I AM.' You are risen and alive. You are God, and we are not. Help us celebrate You this day, Lord. Help us partake at Your table. Help us reveal the joy of our salvation to others, without offending them or causing them to suffer, help them hear what we hear and feel what we feel, when we consider the wonder and splendour of You, Adonai, Messiah. In the name of Jesus and by the blood of Jesus we pray, amen! ​ 11th Tamuz Sunday 10th July Alpha And Omega Yield My Heart Jeremiah 40 v1:6 ​ After times of challenge and turmoil, Lord God of Israel, You are apt to offer times of recovery and peace. A place to recuperate, to regain strength, after times of expenditure, recompense. Yet, this renewed strength is to be recommitted to You. You are not demanding of it, such as the gods of other faiths and religions, who are jealous and zealous for return on the power that they have invested in servants. No. You are the God who is above all, limitless and boundless, the Maker and Creator, from who all things are made. Yet it is Your recommendation. It is in the best interests of Your servants to invest of the talents that they have, out of love, faith, trust, honour and obedience, to put to shame all other such investments, that to pursue other gods or illicit gains are, in the end, fruitless and void. You are the God of, 'Yes!' and 'Amen!' Your grace is sufficient, You alone are worthy of all endeavour and praise. Bless those of Your children who are expending themselves for You, Lord, show Yourself in the abundance of what You give, that You may be thanked and praised and exalted, as the foremost and brilliant, the Saviour and Redeemer, Prince of Peace and God of Love, Yeshua, Jesus, the Messiah, amen. 10th Tamuz Saturday 9th July Waymaker Psalm 23 Song Micah 4 v1:8 Lord of Heaven, King of Kings, Your Kingdom will stand forever, You do not change, You do not move from the left or the right. You have devised a plan for redemption, a calling for Your children to come out of this fallen world and walk with You in paradise. Help us in this, Lord, save us. We thirst for You, look to You, as our Lord and King. Light a path and we shall walk in it, open a door and we will walk through it, tell us to be still and we will wait for You. As long as You go with us, we will not fear. What is good, what is right, what is pleasant, let us dwell on these things today, in Your presence, Mighty God, amen. Psalm 42, 43 Old Rugged Cross Restoration 9th Tamuz Friday 8th July Surrender How Lovely Romans 12 v1:5 Surrendered to You Lord, given over to service. Today we pray for those who volunteer their lives and talents for Your Kingdom. In operating in whatever gifts that You have furnished them with. For declaring Your name and will boldly and publicly. For making the food and drinks to nourish Your servants. For cleaning and maintaining. For shepherding. For loving. For living. For giving. For receiving. Lord, bless them today, we pray. May Your Spirit wash over them, may You send gifts from above, opening the storehouses of Heaven in the same measure that they have given, that they might know and be encouraged to continue, to give more, to step further out, to reach further in, for Your glory and name's sake, the Name Above All Names, Jesus, our Lord and Saviour, amen. 8th Tamuz Thursday 7th July Nothing But The Blood Great Are You Lord Joshua 14 v6:15, 1 Peter 2 v11:17 It is incredible to me, Lord, to us, Your church, Your people, even to those who remain outside of Your Kingdom, that the only way for salvation to come was by the spilling of Your blood. Yet this was the only way. In all of the complexity and vastness of creation, in all of the permutations, consequences and possibilities, just one way, the sacrifice of the Lamb, was sufficient to overcome sin and the grave. To break the bond of sin placed over the whole world and all that was in it. Thank You, Father. Thank You, Jesus. Thank You, Holy Spirit. You have brought together the only way to redemption. No other way, walk, teaching or expression of life is enough, we must die to ourselves to follow You. We must descend into the pit, we must join Your Son in the first death. Yet from there we step forward into the Promised Land, an enemy and stranger in the one that we leave behind, and we go forwards to glory, the day of crossing the threshold into a life eternally with You. Lead us onwards, Lord of Hosts, let us not depart from the left or to the right. It is Your way or nothing, a washing in the blood or a wide path to destruction. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! All hail the King of kings and the Lord of lords! Amen! ​ 7th Tamuz Wednesday 6th July 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus This Is Amazing Grace John 14 v1:14 Jesus. Yeshua. The Name Above All Names. Messiah. Saviour. Friend. Who is like You? That You would lay down Your life? That You would be prepared to do this from the beginning? When we think of Your amazing grace; Your sacrifice; Your devotion, how could we be anything other than humbled? That You laid down Your life for ours. For mine. That You thought this wretched soul worthwhile. And yet, You did. So, Lord, please help us live together today for You. To follow and keep Your commandments, to seek to fulfil Your commission, to go out into all the world and preach the gospel. The message that You brought, that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Thank You for the privilege and opportunity of doing this. Thank You for spilling Your precious blood. In Your name we pray, for the glory of the Father, amen, ​ 6th Tamuz Tuesday 5th July Onward, Christian Soldiers (lyrics in the notes below the Youtube video) Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Philippians 4 v4:13 To be at peace, Lord, to be at rest. One day, when You return and we are carried off to that eternal city, we will live in perfect peace and perfect rest. Today, Lord, we pray for a sense of that, a type of that for Your children. A connection with that place of perfect peace and rest, an unsullied picture, a gift from You that will restore, rejuvenate and heal, another undeserved favour in the long list of Your forgiveness, patience and lovingkindness towards us. In particular, we lift and pray for people close to us who we know are struggling in the outworking of Your Kingdom on earth, those who feel beset on all sides by a foe who is unseen yet always working, an enemy relentless in his pursuit to unsettle, unbalance and connive. Lord God of Israel, we pray against that same foe. He is not imagined or conjured, he is Satan, the Devil, the same that was cast down from Heaven, the same that was defeated utterly and set aside for destruction, the same that was a thief, murderer and a liar from the very beginning. Lord, we pray, extinguish every fiery dart, undo every scheme or wile, may they step lightly through every snare and trap, and may they find peace, in Your arms, forever, in Jesus's mighty name. Hide them from the Devil's sight for a time, amen. 5th Tamuz Monday 4th July The Sweet By And By All My Hope Numbers 23 v19:24 ​ God of Isaac, God of Jacob, You are the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. You do not change. And our destination is sure. Help us, Lord, this day, come closer to You; to receive Your blessing; to give of ourselves that You may be increased. You do not lie. You have sent Your Son, Jesus, to die on a cross that we may live. Teach us, guide us, lead us, send us, correct us and be with us, Lord of Hosts, that we may know Your ways and walk in them, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth, amen. 4th Tamuz Sunday 3rd July The Lion And The Lamb ​Awesome God ​Psalm 115 ​ Who is like You in all the heavens and the earth, Lord? Who is Your equal? Who is Your rival? Who has counted the dust of the earth, or seen the storehouses You have laid up for provision and blessing? Who can stand against You? Who can bring You to ruin or shame? You are far and above, You alone are the God, Most High. Today we pray to You and acknowledge You for who You are, for what You have done. For what You will do, for all that You do each and every day. Lord of Lords and King of Kings we cry out to You and look to You for deliverance and salvation. We do not turn to the left or the right, we bow our knees to no other god. In all places we reach and look to You for life, for breath, for hope and for truth. You have made a way through Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, You have put to shame the powers and potentates and dominions of the Enemy, You have overcome sin and the grave. Glory to You, Most High God, and honour and blessings forever. For You alone have overcome the world, and we look and wait upon You to receive us in grace and favour, for Your glory and name's sake, amen. ​ 3rd Tamuz Saturday 2nd July I Stand Amazed Leave Me Astounded Numbers 18 v21:29 Hallelujah to the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings! You are holy and righteous, You alone are worthy of all praise. Father God, we commit our time and tithe to You and give of it and ourselves without let. We were Yours from the beginning, all things that are were made through Your Son, Jesus Christ. So let us give gladly, Lord, because, only through the blood of Your Son, we have been set free from slavery and bondage, and granted provision far and above our means to repay. Where there are hungry mouths, let us feed them, where there are broken hearts let us tend them, where there are lost souls let us find them and turn them all to You. You are the answer to all of their prayers, as You were once the answer to all of ours. Thank You, Lord, for being You, thank You for granting us life where we deserved death and thank You, merciful Father, for the opportunity to serve You in Your Kingdom, for Your glory and the coming of that same Kingdom to this earth. Amen! Galatians 2 v9:10 Your Love, O Lord Comfort Ye 2nd Tamuz Friday 1st July Showers Of Blessing All Things Bright And Beautiful 2 Corinthians 8 v22:24 Our Lord and King, You are enthroned on high. We can see Your majesty and splendour in all the things that You have made. Help us build and edify Your church. Guide us in reaching and encouraging our brothers and sisters, not using words of flattery to appeal to vanity, but rather words of lasting truth to strengthen and uphold. Help us be gentle in speech, not bringing unnecessary challenge, but mindful of those we speak to and, in all things, may Your love shine through all that we say and do, that You may be glorified and Your Kingdom come upon the earth, as it is in Heaven. We ask this in Jesus's name, amen. 1st Tamuz Thursday 30th June I Believe, I Believe, I Believe Do It Again Jeremiah 39 v1:10 A city may be strong and fortified, a person may be gifted with many things, but if the heart of either is not set upon the Lord, it will not remain established. King Zedekiah of Judah had been warned and even offered a hope of refuge for himself and his city, yet he feared the things that he could not see so much he rejected the offer. A year and a half of siege, and an end for both king and city with destruction. So it can be with us, Lord, if we are wilful and stubborn in the pursuit of our own ideas and plans. Your thoughts are higher, You see more clearly. So, Lord, may we hear and obey Your word for us today, for You and Your messengers are worthy of honour, and You alone worthy of all praise. You will deliver us from evil, as long as we walk in trust and faith in You. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! 30th Sivan Wednesday 29th June Lord I Offer My Life To You Song Of Solomon ​Ecclesiastes 3 v1:8 O Lord God of Israel, teach us to number our days. Teach us to recognise the times and seasons, that we may know of Your will and direction, that we may receive of the blessing of Your Kingdom. You do not give as the world gives, yet to walk with You is righteousness and security, for You know all and see all, in You there is no fear or deceit. We need that clarity to walk confidently, boldly and effectively for You, our desire is to serve you in the fulness of our ability, to utilise and grow in the gifts that You have furnished us with, to live truly and commendably in the new life that You have blessed us with in Your grace and mercy. To not compromise the gospel, but to grow in it as believers in Your way, life and truth, Jesus, amen. ​ 29th Sivan Tuesday 28th June Highly Exalted His Love Esther 3 v5:13 In a world convicted of sin there will come a time when Your children, Lord God of Israel, will be persecuted and even set aside for destruction. Such times and practices have been unfolding since Your glorious return to Heaven. It is You, Your Son and Spirit that is needed to redeem and deliver. It is Your will to raise Your Kingdom upon the earth. You have declared it, You will see it done. We ask, Lord, this day, for the courage to stand, as Mordecai, in the gate of the city, to not be afraid of the consequences and to trust in the deliverance and authority of the Most High, even unto death. You have shed Your blood for us, You have decreed safe passage and blessing for Your people, You alone have authority over all of the earth. Grant us this boon this day, we pray, and the opportunity to share and declare the good news, in Jesus's name, amen. 28th Sivan Monday 27th June I Exalt Thee Praises John 4 v1:14 Lord Jesus, help us to step out of our regular territory and pour out a blessing of love and hope and truth that is the message of Your gospel. Help us look upon others with fresh eyes, to see anew Your view of them. May this encourage us to speak. Help us remember and acknowledge our own wretched condition when You found us, like the woman at the well, fully undeserving of Your word or touch. It is not our lives or our opinions that we want to share, it is Your life and truth that can set men and women free and put them on a path where they will be with You forever. Pour out Your living water through us, we pray, in Your name and for the Father's glory, amen. 27th Sivan Sunday 26th June History Maker Agnus Dei Judges 19 You are who You say You are. We are not to try to ascribe or try to change You. You are sufficient. You are complete. By You the world was made, through You all things have their form and being. You are Maker and Creator, Father, Shepherd, King. We are to trust You. We stand upon the promises that You have made, and hope in the the blood of Your Son, Jesus. You are Faithful and True. You have poured out of Your own life on the Cross that we may be redeemed, saved, restored, forgiven, made whole. In this, we must learn to accept You as You are, and not try to conform You to what we are. Holy God, Heavenly Father, lead and teach us this day, that we may accept You, not try to change You, and receive from You the fulness of Your being, for Your glory alone. Amen. ​ 26th Sivan Saturday 25th June It Is Well Shir La'amalot Exodus 4 v1:12 In peace and provision there is none like You, O God of Abraham and Moses. Your ways are better, Your thoughts are higher. You are faithful and true. We need You in these days of darkness, trial and strife. Help us align ourselves to receive You, to trust in You, to seek You, that You may be glorified and the name of Your Son, Jesus, Yeshua, be lifted up over all the earth. The Risen Saviour, with us until the end of the age. Let us lift hands in praise and worship, let us tell others the good news of the gospel, that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Keep us safe from our detractors and to ease the anxiety of our doubters, that Your word may shine forth in the night. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. Matthew 28 v10:20 Study here. Lifter Of My Head Thou Art A Shield For Me 25th Sivan Friday 24th June Praise To The Lord, The Almighty ​My God Is Awesome 1 Kings 22 v1:40 As we read the text today, Lord, we hear a dire warning to Your people everywhere. Do not turn away and listen to the lies of the Deceiver, the words of the false prophets that appeal to our own vanity and desires. You know the desires of our heart, Lord, and You will grant unto us all that honours the name of Your Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Christ. You anointed Him and appointed Him, You surrendered Him from Yourself. That is what we should want to follow, that is the way in which we should want to go, even though the road is hard or the path unclear. No weapon formed against us shall proper, and, in Your love and for Your name's sake, You will not cause us to suffer over long. So we lay ourselves down before You today, Lord, and ask of ourselves a desire to know You more and of You to remove the wheat from the chaff in the teachers that we hear. For Your glory, and the coming of Your kingdom on the earth. In Jesus's name we pray this, amen. 24th Sivan Thursday 23rd June You Are God Alone Oceans Romans 2 v1:15 It is with fear and trembling, and with praise and thanksgiving, that we are to enter Your courts, O God of Israel. You are the righteous and just judge, You see clearly, You are not deceived or distracted by mistruths and lies. Help us see ourselves through Your eyes, Father, and to know the love that You have shown us, that we may testify to Your goodness and truth, and try to love others as You have loved us. This is the heart of the gospel, as applicable to our enemies as to our family and friends; to our leaders; to the person in the lowest estate we know; to the person in the greatest. Your love, peace, grace and mercy has been made available to all through Your Son, Jesus Christ. Help us, this day, show that love to the world, for Your glory alone. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 23rd Sivan Wednesday 22nd June Ancient Of Days Days Of Elijah Psalm 118 v1:14 You are Mighty God, our Deliverer, the Rock of our Salvation. You have begun a work. You will see it through to the end. No thing in Heaven or Earth will stop You. You are steadfast and true. You are pure. You are holy. Father God, we pray to You today in celebration, joy and worship. You are who You say that You are. You have always been that. You will always be the same, forever. Glory to the God, Most High! Praises to His name forever! We give honour to His Son, Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah. We give thanks to His Spirit, poured out on all of the earth as Comforter, Counsellor, Advocate and Guide Teach us again, O Great God of Israel. Remind us of Your great works and deeds until Your word is written on our hearts. Lead us not into temptation, deliver us from the Evil One. And we will sing Your praises, Jehovah Elohim, and tell a world not yet saved, the great things that You have done. In our lives, and in the world You came to save. For Your glory, and Your Kingdom coming upon the earth. Amen! And glory hallelujah! And amen. ​ 22nd Sivan Tuesday 21st June Sing To Me Of Heaven I Can Only Imagine Revelation 22 v1:5 What a beautiful place You are preparing for us, Jesus. What a splendid place it must be where the Father fully dwells. No sin, no shame, no pain, no corruption. Where sickness, doubt and fear are never known. The buildings, the rivers , the streams and oceans, all perfect, without stain or blemish as are You. And You have made a way that we should go there. Glory and honour to the King, the Most High! We can try and imagine, yet it is so foreign from us there is no way that we could truly ascribe or describe it. Help us not to stray from the path this day, Lord, and keep us near, we pray. Your rod and staff are a comfort to us, you have prepared a table in the presence of our enemies. Help us love them, as You have loved us. In all things, Lord, we pray for Your overcoming both within and without, so our lives and societies can be transformed by You, for the Father's glory, and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 21st Sivan Monday 20th June He Who Would Valiant Be Wonderful Grace of Jesus ​Zephaniah 3 v10:20 ​ O Lord God of Israel, Your warning is stark to those who would pretend to have received You, those who mock You with their grand words and grandoise ideas, whilst the bodies of Your children lay littered at their feet. Yet Your words of hope to those who stand firm and resolute through these troubled times far overshadow the terrible things. There will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth, for a time, then we will join with Your Heavenly Host in singing and shouting and rejoicing forever. Glory hallelujah, glory amen! Let us hold to Your coming, in Jesus's name, amen. 20th Sivan Sunday 19th June Praise The King He Reigns Joshua 22 v11:34 The world is so big and Your people so many, Lord God of Israel, that its very size may bring differences of opinion and alternatives in practice. As You r children, we are encouraged to step up and step out to test these things, to seek counsel and reproof that what the whole body feeds off is the lifeblood that is given us through Your Son, Jesus Christ. This is not division, rather than the recognition that there are different parts of the body with different functions, that all might receive of Your blessing when truly aligned with You. Help us, this day, Lord, recognise, test and overcome like Your children did with the people of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh in the passage today. Yes, we need to be prepared for war and to bring war, if need be, against rebellion and sin, yet also to seek counsel and affirmation through prayer and petition to You first, Lord, that peace, understanding and lasting prosperity may dwell first before Your throne as ruler and rightful King in Heaven. In the wonderful and matchless name of Jesus we pray this, amen. 19th Sivan Saturday 18th June Holy Spirit Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing 1 Samuel 5 v1:7 Lord, it is humbling to know how You carry us from Ebenezer to Ebenezer. You fight our battles, You yearn for us to return to You, You do not hold it against us when we do return. Who is like You, in all of the earth? Like Your children in that time, O Lord, help us lay down our idols and tear down our altars; to have nothing more to do with the things that are not of You, that do not honour You. Let us seek discerning men and women of God to help in the identification, Lord, for You will even speak through the priests of other gods if they are asked in earnest how best to serve You. And let us be done with them, in Jesus's name, amen. 1 Samuel 7 v1:12 Be Strong And Courageous Be Bold, Be Strong ​ 18th Sivan Friday 17th June Highest Place Take Me In Exodus 35 v1:28 To be of Your Kingdom, High King of Heaven, to be counted amongst the saints, to stand in Your Tabernacle, the tent of Your presence. Though You have poured out Your Spirit on all of the earth, and sewn the seed of Your life in each of your people, it is the growth, nurturing and fruitfulness that we hope for and step into in declaration and faith. To serve You, and no other, to receive the fulness of Your Holy Spirit without ever departing from the truth that You alone are God, that all praise, honour and authority are due to You. As we prepare for this Sabbath rest, may we be ready. Expectant, with arms open to receive, with hearts open to be filled and ears open to hear Your still, small voice. We wait for You, we live for You, we seek to serve You and glorify Your name. Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah, Name Above All Names, amen. 17th Sivan Thursday 16th June Worthy Of It All Praise Adonai Philippians 4 v4:9 You are excellent, Lord God of Israel, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. How this excellence is evident in all that You do! In Your creation, in the works that You have declared, in Your hope, mercy, splendour and majesty towards Your children. How great Your name in all the Earth. Today we pray for Your name to be lifted higher. In Psalms, in singing, in amazement, in recognition, even in the mouths of those who suffer. Yours is that name above all names, the name of the One and the Only Begotten Son. Father, we know that there are many who stumble on this most excellent of truths. You do not need a Son, yet we need You to have a Son to be saved and You, and You, were in full agreement and acknowledgement of this from the beginning. Praise Adonai! Praise Yeshua, Jesus, the Messiah! God is with us! Amen! 16th Sivan Wednesday 15th June Great Is Your Faithfulness https://youtube.com/watch?v=1I_X2bxfAq8 Shout To The Lord https://youtube.com/watch?v=gn5CMSSAx_c Psalm 138 https://biblesociety.org.uk/explore-the-bible/read/eng/GNB/Ps/138/ Glory to You, God. Glory to You forever and ever. You are awesome in splendour, mighty in power, robed in majesty. You are the First and the Last. You are the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. You have made a way. You came down from Heaven as Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. You carried my burden to the Cross of Calvary. You heard my cries, You healed my sickness, You set me free from bondage and sin. Thank You, Lord. Today, I pray for You to open the way for me to help in Your Kingdom. You do not need me, or anyone, to help You, yet Your desire is to work through the hearts, hands and minds of Your people, that You may be glorified, that You may share in the wonder and splendour of Your creation. So make for us a way to help, give us words to speak, encourage us to step aside and go to the burning bush, should it appear to us from afar. To help, to hear, to listen, to speak, "Wonderful! Counsellor! Mighty God! is He!" We pray this, in Jesus's name, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen! 15th Sivan Tuesday 14th June Wrap Me In Your Arms https://youtube.com/watch?v=T5eptYthEzg His Name Is Wonderful https://youtube.com/watch?v=JjezgEc7IMk Numbers 2 https://biblegateway.com/passage/… Lord Jesus, You are the centre of our very existence. There should be no other thing at the heart of our lives. You are the mystery revealed, You are the Son of the Father. You were with God at the beginning. In tearing the veil, in dying on the Cross, You opened a way to heaven that had been closed ever since mankind had been expelled from the Garden of Eden. You opened a way for every woman and man to be returned home with You, to be restored to that former glory, to be made new and presented, perfect, before God. Thank You for this sacrifice. Thank You for this unmerited favour. Thank You for this undeserved gift. You truly loved us first, Lord, so let us love You in return, each and every day. Amen. 13th Sivan Sunday 12th June Waiting Here For You https://youtube.com/watch?v=em8EAHrW9fY Lord, You're Mighty https://youtube.com/watch?v=pyo0ZK3Oj-g Ezekiel 15 https://kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ezekiel-Chapter-15/ There is no doubt about it, Your righteous wrath remains for those whose names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life. We give thanks, this day, for Your extended mercy this far, that the destruction that we so rightly deserve has been held back, and that a way has been opened, the only way, through the blood of Your Son, that all who come and turn and hear of Him will be saved. What a Mighty God You are indeed, O great God, Jehovah. As we pray, we also ask for the strength, insight and courage to walk according to Your word and will, turning from the things of destruction in favour of the things of life for Your glory alone. We pray all of this in Jesus's name, the matchless and glorious name of Your Son, Yeshua, amen. 12th Sivan Saturday 11th June There Is None Like You Faithful One 1 Timothy 3 v1:7 We sing to You, Lord, we look to You. Today we uplift the men of Your Kingdom to You. In prayer, in petition in request and with thanksgiving. Manhood, and womanhood, have both come under severe attack in the world, as the Enemy seeks to erode the identity that You have placed upon Your children, and blur the lines that define us to draw us away from relationship with You , and even into enmity with You ourselves. We pray for men as our elders, as our deacons and bishops, as fathers and brothers. And friends. You cane to earth as the Son, and all should look to You for rightness and guidance. In this, we pray for strength, patience, diligence, confidence and endurance. And the peace that endures. For Your men, for Your sons and heirs, grafted in to Your Kingdom through the blood of Your own Son, bless His name forever, amen. 1 Peter 5 v1:4 There Is A Redeemer Sing To Jesus 11th Sivan Friday 10th June His Name Is Wonderful I Stand Amazed Daniel 11 v3:9 You are unfolding Your plan for Your redemption of Your children to Heaven, Lord of Lords. We celebrate You this day for the doing of this, the love that You have shown, the blood that You have poured out, the life that You have invested in Your creation, that it may be saved. Wonderful, Counsellor, what words have we that could ever contain You, ascribe You, describe You? You are far and above, the very heart and peace of glory, Mighty God, Adonai. As we lift our hands towards You today we offer up ourselves for Your service, may You lead and guide us, speak through us, do Your will, for Your glory alone we pray, amen. ​ 10th Sivan Thursday 9th June God Is Able Lord I Need You Job 9 v2:14 Throughout the days and ages men and women have struggled and wrestled with You, O Lord of Lords and King of Kings. This is the very meaning and identity of an Israelite. Help us, this day Lord, identify and discern the areas where we contest with You, to hold each one up for inspection and study. Then help us again to lay down those which are fruitless and pursue those in whose gleaning You have concealed a prize. Not the cheap and gaudy trinkets of human success, but the valuable treasures stored up in Heaven that never perish. Help us in this we pray, as we pursue and seek You, great and perfect Father, humble and matchless Son, in whose name we pray, Jesus, amen. ​ 9th Sivan Wednesday 8th June Set A Fire Glory To God Forever Psalm 116 v4:19 Today, Lord God of Israel, we pray a prayer of encouragement. As Your Spirit comes to us, alive in us, pours forth from us, may it lift and encourage us. In this we will gain in confidence, and in our confidence we will display our love and thankfulness towards You, Your Son, Jesus, who has made this way in us, and offers this life to all who would turn and receive. And for the other saints too, Lord. Your children, our brothers and sisters, around the nations, around the world, may they be encouraged too. This seems like a time darker than any other yet, in truth, You are seated on the throne and hold complete sovereignty over this world. You are the highest authority. So Lord, touch us please in this, we pray, this day, amen. 8th Sivan Tuesday 7th June All My Hope Great Are You Lord 1 Corinthians 15 v10:26 Yes, Lord. We are to be pitied above all men if what we believe in is not true. Yet Your word tells us that, "we preach Christ crucified, that is a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the gentiles." And that, "The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom." So, Lord, we continue in faith and trust, to declare who You are and what You have done for each of us, and we pray to You and petition You, through the blood of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, that You will bless that message with the power of Your Holy Spirit, the same power that can give sight to the blind, cleanse the lepers, heal the sick and cast out demons. We pray this that the scales may be removed from people's eyes, the same people that You died for, that their ears be opened also and that they may receive of the same blessing that, undeserving wretches that we are, You covered us in for Your name's sake. All glory, honour and praise to You, King of Kings, in Jesus's name and for the coming of Your kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 7th Sivan Monday 6th June Beautiful Things I Will Sing The Wondrous Story Revelation 2 v6:10 We can read in Your word and in the local histories how the Nicolatians had given themselves back over to sinful and rebellious living, using the cleansing of Your son, Jesus Christ, as an excuse to go on sinning. We are to be done with it, to do what we can to set it aside as a testimony of our love for You. Help us in this, we pray, as Your creation is beautiful, even though it groans under the weight of Your curse, and to sully it further, including our own role and position within it, would be fruitless. Thank You, Father, for this chance to praise You, thank you, Jesus for the intercession You will make on our behalf and, thank You, Holy Spirit for the many unseen things You provide for us each and every day. Amen. ​ 6th Sivan ​Sunday 5th June Pentecost. The Feast of Weeks. A double portion of blessing upon you and your household, from all at twooneone.org. Study here and here. Spirit Break Out We Wait For You Acts 2 v1:24 Mighty God, Jehovah, Yahweh, You hear our prayer. The love of many has waxed cold Lord and people perish for a lack of knowledge. These times are hard, the way has grown cold and unclear. Though people hear Your word and thirst for the truth, many take upon themselves a vain authority and peddle false doctrine that tickles their ears and suits themselves, grafting in the false truths of men and the doctrines of demons. Leading lives of comfort and contentment in finely crafted houses, whilst Your temple lays in ruins. We are not cherry pickers amongst You word, Father. We cannot embrace one part and reject another because it is too hard. We cannot avoid what You have called us to be by being ignorant of the truth. We are answerable for that. We must and are encouraged to press in, to seek Your Spirit and guidance, the concordance that affirms all of Your word to be true, that which is mightier than a two edged sword, capable of discerning our innermost thoughts and fears, capable of tearing down strongholds, capable of leading men to salvation. Without You, Lord of Hosts, we are lost. Just dust. Inarticulate and poor, only able to compare ourselves to other piles of dust. Yet, in You, we have eternal life, and streams of living water that pour out of us as they pour into us, bringing refreshing, healing and renewal wherever we go. Help us in this, Lord, we pray today, send Your Spirit in abundance, for the building of Your Kingdom, the sake of Your church and in the name above all names, Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah, amen. Almighty ​Dance Like David Danced 2 Samuel 6 v14:23 Our Father in Heaven, where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. Holy God, Mighty Jehovah, we stand and testify to Your name. Wherever we are, whoever we are, we are known fully by You. There is no other place that we would rather be, so come, we pray, and fill us this day in Jesus's mighty name, cut off the fat from us and present us, spotless, before Your throne, for Your glory alone, amen. 5th Sivan Saturday 4th June Highly Exalted Forever Grateful 1 Peter 2 v8:10 To be bold and courageous, Lord, rejoicing. Celebrating and telling all of who You are and what You have done, in our lives and in the lives of others throughout the ages. Today we pray for the persecuted church. You declared, as Your Son Jesus, who is the Christ, that we would have troubles. So, Lord we pray for our enemies as You would have us pray, both within and without the church; for those who would raise weapons and bring harm to Your children, May they know, before the end, Your grace, mercy and compassion, that they may choose with open eyes, whom they will serve. In Jesus's matchless and precious name we pray this, amen. 2 Samuel 6 v11:15 I Surrender All Lifter Of My Head (Psalm 3) 4th Sivan Friday 3rd June Rooftops ​God Of Revival Mark 2 v1:5 Pressing on and pressing through. We need Your love to reach us, yet we must also rise up to find You. You will one day meet us in the air. Lord, help us, guide us and lead us through the thick, black clouds and out into the eternal light over there, where Your throne is at the centre. There is no place we would rather be, no destination we would want to be assured of. The land of peace, the land of glory, the hope of nations. Heaven. Your home forever. Amen. 3rd Sivan Thursday 2nd June Thy Word Word Of God Speak Exodus 19 v3:22 As the Day of Pentecost approaches, Lord of Hosts, we turn our minds to the glorious outpouring of Your Spirit. Let us be mindful too, Lord, of the heritage and fulfilment that is represented there. The first fruits of the harvest reminding us of Cain's failing and Your acceptance, the giving of Your Torah an identity, history and guide for Your people Israel, the thick cloud and thunder that still surrounds Your throne, all point to the receiving and pouring out of Your Holy Spirit, the rivers of living water coming among Your people. As we turn our minds towards this time, may we also turn in preparation to receive again of Your unfathomable love, mercy, compassion and grace, to separate out and lay down anything that hinders our walk and way with You. For Your name's sake, and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth, amen. 2nd Sivan ​Tuesday 1st June Power In The Blood Your Love Never Fails John 4 v4:30 You came and spoke to those who were not supposed to receive Your message. You confounded Your disciples and enraged Your detractors. Your own family did not recognise You for who You are. Yet You were consistent, faithful and steadfast to the simple truth. Though You were indignant with the people in your home town, You did not condemn them. Give us strength in our dealings, Lord, help us seek You in our relationships. Speak to us, Lord, through Your Holy Spirit, in words, in dreams, in visions, that we may know how to act correctly, as You would have us walk and respond, to honour Your name and glorify our Father in Heaven. Your blood has washed us clean from sin, shame and condemnation, may it continue to give us the new life and the welling up of a spring within us, that pours with overflowing into a world that is, in places, parched and bare. Thank You, Jesus, for hearing this prayer and for relating what is needed in request as petition to the Father. Amen. 1st Sivan Tuesday 31st May All My Hope Glory To God Forever John 1 v1:5 By You all things were made. You are in quarks and gluons, You are in spinning galaxies and supernovae. You are in stone and You are in water. Through the pouring out of Your Holy Spirit, You are now in each and every one of us. However, in human beings the condition is different than all the other things in creation, because in each of us You also placed the right to choose. I choose You, Father God, even though You chose and called me from before time began, I choose to obediently follow. Your statutes and ways, Your will be done, for Your ways are higher, Your walk is perfect. I hope and trust in You. Please continue to teach and to guide me, do not let Your presence slip away from me, do not let our enemy, the Devil, have dominion over me. For Your glory and the name of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, the name above all names, amen. 29th Iyyar Monday 30th May See His Love Hosanna Judges 5 v1:18 Oh, we sing Your praises, oh Yah, first before all creation. We will sing Your praises forever. You are worthy of all praises, Lamb of God, Lion of Judah. You came forth, You revealed Yourself, holy, perfect. You tore the veil, You opened the way for all mankind to be saved. Yet You will not violate our right to choose. You do not force or coerce Your people to turn to You, even though it would be easy for Yourself to do this, even though we are Your possession, even though we have caused Your blood to be shed. Thanks be to You, Beautiful One. Thanks be unto Your name forever and ever. Jesus Messiah, Yeshua Masih. Amen and glory hallelujah, glory hallelujah and amen! 28th Iyyar Sunday 29th May Be Bold, Be Strong 10,000 Reasons Psalm 119 v114:129 Yes, Lord, even when Your word is not clear to us, where the challenges and deceits creep in, do not depart from us, we pray. We need to step out and step up in courage, we need to take strength from Your promises, and all the other times that You have revealed Yourself in our hearts and lives. You are the First and the Last, You are the Alpha and Omega. You have overcome sin and the grave. Help us remain steadfast and resolute in You and for You, to become confident that, in Your own time, You will reap a harvest if we endure, and that harvest will be profitable to Your Kingdom as we invest our talents in confidence of Your identity. Praise Adonai! Give glory and honour to Jesus Christ the Son! He sits upon the throne of Heaven, He takes His place as Author and Intercessor, as both Lion and the Lamb. Amen! 27th Iyyar Saturday 28th May A Sabbath celebration of 1 Corinthians 13 Faith Great Is Your Faithfulness (Psalm92) Hope My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less 1 Corinthians 13 v1:5 O Lord God of Heaven, the Maker and Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, we know that You hear every prayer. Today we lift up and thank You for Your great love. We pray to hear and receive of both Your warning and Your blessing. Help us to heed Your Holy Spirit where there is correction needed for us to walk in Your love, and help us receive of Your warmth, promise and blessing that You have given us by grace, that is by unmerited favour. Your love transcends all other types of love, just as Your ways are higher and Your thoughts are deeper than ours. Yet, Lord, You have set us a standard and a purpose in attaining to the highest heights of that same love. We need You, and we need to be vigilant against the Devil's schemes, as he would draw our love away from You and into the things of the world. Help us stand for You and trust in You, for Your glory. And, Lord, where we fail, we pray thanks again for Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, who set us free from the burden of sin at the Cross of Calvary. Glory hallelujah! And glory amen! Amen! 1 Corinthians 13 v6:13 Love How He Loves Us His Love 26th Iyyar Friday 27th May Glorious Day Came To My Rescue Psalm 145 Who is like the Lord? Who is similar to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords? Who knows Your mind? Who can stand against Your coming? All we do today Lord God, Mighty Jehovah, is exalt You. We lift our hands in praises and expression giving thanks for who You are, what You have done and what You will do. So good, we will praise You forever. Glory hallelujah, Father, glory hallelujah and amen! 25th Iyyar Thursday 26th May From The Inside Out Consuming Fire Psalm 94 v1:11 Lord, it is clear from Your word that, on Your coming, there will be a separation. Of wheat from tares; of sheep from goats; of good figs from bad; of those who have turned from their evil ways and worshipped You, from those who have pursued after the things of self gratification until the point of death. Help us, Lord, be made righteous for Your name's sake. Not that we are good in our own nature, but that by being grafted in to Your root and branch we can receive a new nature, a new heart, one of the like and type of Jesus, Your Son. He was with You in the beginning, and through Him all things were made. That includes each of us. So clean us, Lord, we pray, consume us like a fire, leaving only what is good and holy left, that we may be transformed, day by day, more into an image of You. For glory and the coming of Your Kingdom to the earth, amen. 24th Iyyar Wednesday 25th May I Will Meet You There Better Is One Day Psalm 84 v1:7 Oh Lord God Almighty! God of Isaac, God of Jacob! How we long to be with You. To celebrate with You. To rejoice in You. To give thanks to You. To love You. Where our love for You overflows from our every pore and purpose. There is none before You, none besides You. You are God alone, and yet, one day, we shall be with You. In the twinkling of an eye, in the passing of a moment we will be with You and the Lamb forever. Help us this day, Lord, feel that fountain today, and in the days that follow. A welling up of our love for You, out of Your love for us, that we may hear and know that the glory land lays just beyond the horizon, that the far side of the Jordan is not that far at all. In Jesus's name we pray this. Amen. 23rd Iyyar Tuesday 24th May Create In Me A Clean Heart I'm Forever Yours 1 Peter 3 v17:22 How wonderful You are, O Mighty Lord God of Israel! How amazing Your deeds! How tender Your mercies! How great Your love! Today we ask for strength and courage to turn into the waves, to approach the trials of life head on. As Your servants, as members of a royal priesthood, You would have us meet our challenges with a face set, as David against Goliath, in the firm confidence of the One who made all things possible. This is not a glib or unconscious act, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, but rather a decision, a resolution, to believe and trust in You. So please, Lord, help us place a hand on the rudder and turn into the wind and waves, complete in us, once more, our faith in the One whose voice calmed the sea; Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah. For Your glory and Your Kingdom come, amen. 22nd Iyyar Monday 23rd May Wonderful Grace Of Jesus How Great Thou Art Ezekiel 9 How great You are, God of Isaac and God of Jacob. How determined. How forthright. It is terrible thing to fall into Your hands, to have the stone fall upon us. So Lord, we pray that You connect us to fall upon the stone and be broken in pieces. To cause us to walk upon the path where our brokenness and surrender are used as a measure for how we are filled with Your Spirit. We seek and look to a time where Your fountains and springs of living water will well up in a generation that people of all ages will call blessed, that Your children will come together and live in unity from every nation on the earth. You are the God of the harvest, and that harvest is not of agricultural crops but of men, women and children. It will be a glorious day when the Bridegroom comes for His Bride, equip us, Lord, we pray, to be ushers and stewards of this greatest of wedding feasts. In Jesus's name and for Your glory, amen. 21st Iyyar Sunday 22nd May Praise Adonai Who You Say I Am Acts 18 v5:11 Saved, healed, restored, forgiven. You have blessed us far beyond our measure, Mighty God of Israel. And yet there is so much more. You have given us a place to stand. You have given us an identity. You have given us a confidence. You have given us Your Son. What we ask today is that you bless us further. Establish us, we pray. Your children, Your people, here and abroad, who need Your help, Your guidance, Your establishment. That You may be glorified, and Your Kingdom may come upon the earth. We ask this in Jesus's precious name, amen. ​https://youtube.com/watch?v=Guo3UKegXFg 20th Iyyar Saturday 21st May Simple Gospel Psalm 90 Song Isaiah 53 v2:8 Let us make no mistake, Lord. We cannot be sinners and be holy. There is no darkness in You. If You could abide with sin and darkness there would never have been a need to cast out Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, there would never have been a need to send Your Son, Jesus as propitiation in our place. The pouring out of His precious blood was the only means of paying the ransom, the fall and expulsion an act of kindness for a transgression that rightly deserved extinction and death. Instead this world bears the holding price, and groans under the weight of Your curse still. Heavenly Father, You are not cruel. You are holding back Your wrath that Your perfect work of redemption may be completed, that not one of Your sheep may be lost. Help us, we pray this day, surrender and turn from our sin, be washed in the blood of Jesus and be about the work of Your Kingdom, that Your truth may be declared and the Enemy be put to flight. Jesus has overcome and the captives have been set free. And thank You, Lord, for sending Him, for restoring Him to You, for making a way in the desert. Help us be more like You this day, Holy and Mighty God who hears our prayers, amen. Luke 2 v8:20 Spirit Of The Living God Psalm 63 Song 19th Iyyar Friday 20th May Lord I Offer My Life To You ​Let My Life Be Like A Love Song ​ Ephesians 3 v16:19 As we live for You, O Lord God, Creator and Maker of All Creation, let us also pray this prayer for each other. Today, let us picture and name those close to us and far away, who we pray receive the gift that You have poured out, Your Holy Spirit, as comfort, counsellor, advocate, guide and friend. Let us pray against every stronghold of the Enemy, Satan, that is in them or over them, that they may be torn down and each name we name or person we picture may receive the fulness of You today. You are the God of, 'Yes!' and 'Amen!' so let us join with You, we pray, and call down a blessing upon these people for Your name's sake, and the name of Your Son, the name of Jesus, for Your glory in Heaven. Amen. 18th Iyyar Thursday 19th May In The Garden Marching To Zion John 14 v12:19 ​ I am totally not Jesus, Lord, as I am totally not You, the Father, the Maker, the Creator. Yet I read in Your word that You have poured out Your Spirit on the whole earth that those You have called may receive. Today I pray for that filling, that Spirit of Truth that is not a lie, not a false prophet. I am truly lost without You, Father, and, whatever my estate, I surrender it all before You and bow my head in hope and reverence at the possibility of Your favour. It all belongs to You. I belong to You. Hear my voice and prayer, O Lord, I pray, this day, in Jesus's name, amen. 17th Iyyar Wednesday 18th May Float Ancient Of Days James 2 v17:20 We can never be justified by our works, Lord of Hosts. This keeps us from boasting, from being vain and proud, looking to our own strength or beauty to bring us through to the sanctuary of Heaven. By this boasting we would deny You the rightful place in our lives when, in truth, all fall short of the mark or standard that You require. We work therefore out of love and gratitude to You, and we seek to be used as agents, stewards and ambassadors to You, that others may see and receive the salvation that You have so freely given to all men and women everywhere, who would hear Your voice and bow their knee at Your throne. Help us in this we pray, and teach, equip and guide us in the way that we should go for Your glory, and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth, in Jesus's name, amen. 16th Iyyar Tuesday 17th May Life Song Jesus Messiah John 1 v1:5 Let us make no mistake, Lord God of Heaven, let us have no doubt, God of Isaac, God of Abraham. You sent Your Son, Jesus, called Yeshua and Isa, who is the Messiah, that a way may be opened for all people, of all nations and ages from that point forward, who would receive Him and turn from their wicked ways. You raised Him from death and seated Him at Your right hand, so close to You that You can be considerd by us, as humans, as One and the same, the One, True, Living God who set in motion, so long ago, a plan to redeem Your children to Yourself and present them, spotless and blameless in Your Kingdom, before Your throne. To believe or pursue after anything else is folly or sin, the wages of the first being disappointment, and the second death. Help us hold to this truth today, Lord. Watch over us, keep us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit, for this is the way that we want to follow, the only way that leads to new life. Amen. 15th Iyyar Monday 16th May At The Cross Sing To Jesus 1 Thessalonians 2 v1:12 To love the Lord our God with all our hearts, with all our minds, with all of our souls and to love each other as we would want to be loved. This is our exhortation and commandment from Jesus of Nazareth, who is the Christ. We ask for help, support and guidance in this, O Lord, that we may align ourselves with You and serve You to the best of our abilities and towards the greatest possible fulfilment of our potential in You. There is no other place that we would rather be. Thank You, Father, for bringing us home, thank You, Lord for letting us in. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. ​ 14th Iyyar Sunday 15th May Indescribable Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) Philippians 4 v14:20 We all fall short of the mark, Lord God of Heaven. We all need the blood of Your Son to be truly set free. Today we appeal to that and for that, for the breaking of bonds and the tearing down of strongholds. Whether it be financial constraint, spiritual oppression, generational curse or physical illness, we pray that You set us free, in Jesus's name. May we see breakthrough and healing, overcoming and deliverance, and testify to Your greatness in our lives, for Your glory, amen! ​ 13th Iyyar Saturday 14th May Awake Awake O Zion The Lion And The Lamb Isaiah 52 v7:12 Who is like You, Lord? The Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. Who is Your equal? The one who subdued Leviathan and overcame Rahab. Who is able to stand in Your presence? Who deserves Your love? And yet You, who shows mercy to thousands, who sends His only Son because He so loves the world, have made a declaration to redeem Your children to you. All who would receive, all who would call upon the name, all who would turn from their wicked ways. Let that be our walk and declaration this day, Father, for You alone are worthy of all dedication, honour and praise. Help us be assured, Lord, and cause us to be glad, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. Matthew 5 v6:20 Nothing But The Blood ​All For Love 12th Iyyar Friday 13th May Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour I Will Rise Psalm 11 v4:7 O, Lord God of Heaven, You have eyes that see rightly, Your presence goes throughout all time and all space. There is nowhere that we could hide from You, no thing that we could keep secret. You perceive things as they really are, and You are just in all of Your dealings. Father, today we choose to lay ourselves before You, to prostrate ourselves. We choose to open our hearts and minds to Your complete scrutiny, as Hezekiah laid his plans before You. We declare that we want Your will to be done in our lives, and, like Moses, that we will not go out unless You go with us. We love You, Lord, and, despite our frailties, our commitment is to serve You to the fullest measure, even to the end of our lives. There can be no caveat or condition in this, Father. We were Yours first, to You we will return. So, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, in this way we come before You today, in Jesus's name, amen. 11th Iyyar Thursday 12th May Leaning On My Beloved One Thing Remains 1 Timothy 6 v10:19 Faith, Lord. You are faithful. You can be trusted. You will endure. You have and will overcome. It is good to know You, it is a privilege and an honour too. Lord of Lords and King of Kings, You did not think of Yourself so much that You would make Yourself lower than the angels to endure the life and hardships of this world. Who is like You? What King would work in the servant's fields? And still pay the servant's wages? All glory, honour and praise are due unto You, Father, and we celebrate and give thanks today for a faith that has already overcome so much in each of us. May we emulate it to become more like You, and learn to treat others with the respect, love and dignity that You have treated us to, in Jesus's name and for Your glory, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. 10th Iyyar Wednesday 11th May All Things Bright And Beautiful We Wait For You 2 Chronicles 20 v4:19 We bow down and worship You, O Lord God of Israel. You will deliver Your children. You are not to be deceived or deluded by the tricks or traps of the Enemy. You are already victorious, You finished the work of his defeat at the Cross of Calvary. We look to You and hope in You, O Father God, as our deliverer, as our King. We bow and serve no other. So today we wait on You. Light a path for us, and we will follow. Place an ocean before us and we will cross. Raise a mountain before us and we will go up. Cause us to be still and we will rest in readiness, as Your servants should, in Jesus's name. Amen! 9th Iyyar Tuesday 10th May We Bow Down Like Oil Psalm 133 To come together in worship, to come together in unity, this is Your desire and plan for Your church, this is the sacrifice we are required to make, now that Your Son, Jesus Christ, has fulfilled the whole of the Law in His life, death and resurrection from the dead. Your word says that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, and that this offer is open to all who would receive it, every man, woman and child. O Lord! How we pray to be agents in that unity today! Give us the opportunity and words to speak, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth, amen. 8th Iyyar Monday 9th May Show Me Your Glory I Need You More ​ 1 Kings 19 v9:17 Even the great prophet Elijah had his crisis of faith before You, O God of Israel. In a world that is dark and opposed to You and Your ways, our faith may be tested until we would feel it would fail. So we do as Elijah did. We rend our clothes. We kneel before You. You beg You to end our lives. There is no other place that we would be than at the foot of the Cross, Oh Lord, yet we need our face out of the mud to breathe. Knowing that we do not deserve it, we ask that You lift our heads today, Lord of Hosts. Reveal Your presence to us that we may discern the direction that we should travel. Help us hear Your voice and no other, let not our eyes or hearts be deceived. If we are so hard pressed as to be close to despair, Father, declare Yourself to us, we pray, as You did also with Thomas, that we may see, believe and know that You are God. Amen. 7th Iyyar Sunday 8th May I Am Who You Say I Am In Christ Alone 2 Chronicles 11 v1:4 Although there may be disagreement and discord in Your earthly house, O Lord, let our obedience to You be first and foremost in our dealings and wrangling. Only You are perfect and , whatever the offence, we fight for the same cause. We trust You to fight for us, we must trust You to bring terms of peace. Your will is singular and is laid upon a straight path, help us cling to it, to adhere to it this day, give us peace Lord, between us, that we may not bring dishonour to Your heavenly house in Jesus's name, amen. 6th Iyyar Saturday 7th May King Of Heaven Come Here For You Isaiah 6 v8:13 We know what we deserve, O Lord of Lights, on Your glorious return. Our only hope lies with You, Your Son, and the work finished on the Cross. At that one and only point in time and space, all of the universe was changed irrevocably. A way was opened, the veil that separated man from God was torn, and a door opened for all who would hear and respond to enter in. This why the elect call for Your coming, Your glorious return, as home they will go to an eternity in Your peaceful and joyous presence. Yet, Lord, it is Your will that we would see done and, if that coming is not today, let us use and invest this life in all that we can do for You. In sewing, in serving, in praying, in helping, for Your glory, in Jesus's name and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. John 5 v31:47 ​The River Is Here There Is None Like You 5th Iyyar Friday 6th May The Lamb Revive Us Numbers 10 v35:36 We need You in the establishing and building of Your church, Father, God of Israel. In order that Your bride may be the best dressed, we must be as jewels upon her raiment, as is fitting for the Bridegroom of Heaven. When Your Son, Jesus comes, robed in power and the Heavenly Host as His escort, we want to be a part of a church that raises holy hands in expectation of supreme grace. Direct us on this path today, Lord of Lords, as You did in days of old. That You may be glorified and that Your Son may receive a bride redeemed and purified by His calling, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. 4th Iyyar ​Thursday 5th May Holding Nothing Back God Is Able Revelation 12 v10:12 You will come again, as the Lion of Judah. You will make war with the Devil and his forces and You will vanquish them utterly. There is no power in Heaven or in Hell that can stop You, You are and ever will be the Undefeated One. Although we can but marvel at the spectacle of Your almighty power, You have called us to be armed and stand firm, to be vigilant right up until that glorious day's coming. Equip us in this today, Father God. Give us eyes to see and strength in our limbs. Give us words to speak and blessings to pour out in a dry and thirsty land, not for our glory but Yours. Help us pave the way for Your return, to make a straight path for You to travel, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. ​ 3rd Iyyar Wednesday 4th May Glorify Thy Name A Mighty Fortress 1 Peter 1 v8:16 To lift up and glorify Your name, Jesus, and to put the Devil down. This is our hope and prayer. You have defeated him at the Cross of Calvary. The work is complete, finished; the defeat is utter. So help us, Lord, speak Your name today. In the places we visit, in the lives we touch. Where Your light shines, darkness must flee. Your Word says that the Devil is overcome by Your blood and the word of our testimony. So let us speak Your name and tell others of what You have done in our lives. Let us proclaim it boldly, we are not ashamed of telling the truth. For Your name and glory, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, amen. 2nd Iyyar Tuesday 3rd May I Am Not Alone All Who Are Thirsty 1 Peter 4 v1:6 We are not alone. You are with us, High King of Heaven. We are workers in Your fields, You comfort and guide us through each and every situation. Father God, today we pray for the saints. Your people and children in the world today. We pray for encouragement, we pray for establishment, we pray for provision, we pray for protection. May Your angels be ambassadors around them. We thank You for them, may Your Spirit be rich in them and through them. This is a dark world, Father, yet You have appointed us and them to live in it, and we pray for Your Kingdom to come upon the earth. We thank You and we love You, Father, and we regret and turn away from all that we do that is contrary to You, in Jesus's name, for Your glory, amen. 1st Iyyar Monday 2nd May My Saviour Lives Arise! Ephesians 2 v19:22 This is not an outward manifestation of our identity but one You know is written on our hearts, one that shines from within, Lord of Hosts. You call us to worship You in spirit and in truth. Today this is our prayer, to know the joy and splendour of exaltation, of lifting our hands and praising You, King of Kings. May our praise be our sacrifice. May our words and sounds carry the message of our love and thankfulness to You in the highest of places, may You and Your angels be blessed with a chorus of praise, for You alone are worthy of all honour and praise. Glory be to the Most High God, glory be to His Spirit here in the earth and glory be to His Son, the Worthy, the Name Above All Names, Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah and Risen King, amen! 30th Nisan Sunday 1st May Our God Sing, Sing, Sing 1 Samuel 1 v11:20 You are a God of celebration and joy, Lord. You make the barren fruitful. You hear and remember the prayers of Your people, in times of darkness and strife, You are moving towards the outworking of Your promises, that You will redeem the world to Yourself. Father in Heaven, as we lift our hands in prayer and supplication, we pray to align ourselves with You. To become more like Your Son, Jesus, called Yeshua. We bring to mind the commitments that we may have made to You, such as Hannah, and pray for the strength to see them through. You always do, and as You we would want to be. Therefore we dance, praise and celebrate You, Lord God, for all that You have done, are doing and will do forever, amen! ​ 29th Nisan Saturday 30th April Holy Spirit Rain Down Sweet Beulah Land Genesis 17 v15:27 A place of peace and comfort and hope. After many trials a place of rest, prosperity, singing and joy. For those who struggle and toil in Your Kingdom, Lord, the time of Your coming is the ultimate fulfilment of Your promise to each of them. Lord, Your word says that we cannot imagine that day. But today, Lord, and in the days to come, we will pray a blessing of peace and comfort on Your children all over the world. And we pray a prayer of cursing on the Evil One, Satan, and all his dominions and slaves. May You rebuke him, Lord, and break the hardships that he has brought upon the world and even awaken those who have assumed his peace instead of Yours. You are the Alpha and Omega, You are the God of, "Yes!" And, "Amen!" In Jesus's mighty and precious name we pray this, for Your glory, amen! Romans 15 v7:13 ​Lord Of All Hopefulness Be Still My Soul 28th Nisan Friday 29th April The Steadfast Love of the Lord Consuming Fire 1 Chronicles 10 You are the Alpha and the Omega, Lord God of Heaven. You are the Beginning and the End. You are the Lion and the Lamb. You are love and the all consuming fire. Who is like You in all the earth? Who is Your equal? Who is Your rival? Who will stand when You come again? Today we lift hands of praise, supplication and worship to You, Lord of Hosts. You alone are worthy of all praise. You alone have overcome sin and the grave. Thank You, Lord, for that You have done, are doing and will do in our lives. Thank You, Lord, for being in our lives. You are the Shepherd and we are Your sheep. You are the Potter and we are the clay. You are the Great Physician, the Great 'I AM' and we worship You, in spirit and truth, amen. 27th Nisan Thursday 28th April Be Bold, Be Strong Be Strong And Courageous Joel 2 v11:14 You are the All Consuming Fire. We must remain fearful and reverent of You as to lose You, to lose sight of You, to lose connection with You, is the most terrible thing that can happen to a man or woman. With You we are safe. With You we are protected. With You we are held, cherished and loved. Lord, help us align ourselves more correctly with You today. Help us be strong, bold and courageous in stepping out, in speech and in truth, that we may go into the land and declare Your mighty works. As workers in Your field may we achieve Your desire for our lives today. To reap, to sew, to tend, to disentangle, that Your crop can be ripe and bountiful and Your storehouses full. You are our light, our life, our truth, and we rejoice in You, in Jesus's name, amen. 26th Nisan Wednesday 27th April Word Of God Speak Shoulders 2 Corinthians 5 v9:17 It is Your promise and will to redeem Your people to Yourself, Lord God of Israel. It is Your desire that not one should perish. Those who seek and call, Lord, need You to rescue them from destruction, to uphold them in the turbulent waters, to lift them from the miry clay. Without You it would be impossible. Let us know, Jehovah, of Your next step for us to take this day; the direction in which You want us to travel. Speak, dear Lord, through Your word, through signs and wonders, through dreams and visions. Impress on us Your urgency and faith, that we may take up our cross in the name of Your Son, Jesus, Yeshua, the Christ, and lift His name before men in a world that thirsts for a drink at Your fountain, that dies for a lack of knowledge of Your truth. In Jesus's name we pray this, amen. ​ 25th Nisan Tuesday 26th April Lord You're Mighty Consuming Fire ​ Ezekiel 12 v9:12 Who is like You, O God of Jerusalem? You make the sun to shine and the rain to fall. As we are cleansed in praise and worship, may we continue to be about the business of the Kingdom, seeking and praying for opportunity to serve You and glorify Your name. We pray that the Lord Jesus continues to intercede on our behalf, as we also repent of our sins and commit to laying aside the things of this world in favour of the things there above. In the mighty name of Jesus, amen! 24th Nisan Monday 25th April Our God Reigns Here The Battle Belongs To The Lord Ephesians 6 v10:18 Help us, oh Lord God of Israel! Help us bring holy fire against Your enemies. What we do we do out of love, for we want to fight, overcome and prevail against the forces of darkness in this world that Your light may shine. We know that the battle belongs to You, we know that the victory against our greatest foe has been won, and the overall outcome is assured, yet, while we dwell in this earth below, we must take up our sword and armour and take our place on the walls of this battered and beaten city. Let every assault of the Evil One come to nothing, let every haughty look raised against the King of Heaven be cast down, let every bond and witchcraft placed as a yoke upon Your children be smashed, that the victory songs and praises to Your name, Mighty King of Heaven, may be raised, and the name of Jesus be exalted and lifted high, for Your glory, and the coming and establishing of Your Kingdom here upon the earth. Amen. 23rd Nisan Sunday 24th April Praise To The Lord, The Almighty When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder Galatians 2 v12:21 To be called, Lord God of Israel, to be mentioned. What an honour, what a joy! To enter in to Your presence and Kingdom, not justified by works, but by faith in Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. Thank You, Father, for opening a way that all could enter in through, thank You, Son, for paying the price that we could not and thank You, Holy Spirit of God, for teaching us and keeping us on the correct way. May we find it ever more readily, may we glorify Your name and, above all, may we keep to humility and blessing as a beacon to others in the way we should go. All glory honour and praise to You, King of Heaven, in Jesus's name we pray, amen! 22nd Nisan Saturday 23rd April Sing Hallelujah The Lord Is My Shepherd Micah 7 v7:9 You are the Light of our Salvation, Lord of Hosts. You are Jesus, called Yeshua, our Messiah. You are our endpoint, our refuge, our hiding place and we look to You and trust in You for all things in this life. We know that we will have struggle and strife. We have an enemy, Satan, who is like a lion, roaming around looking for people to devour. He has servants, powerful and terrible, who join him in his campaign to sew sickness, doubt and fear into all the world. So we hide in You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. You have utterly defeated Your greatest rival, how much more can You overcome every thing that stands in his name? You have placed in our hands and upon our lips the power to defeat him and them and, within our hearts, the blood of Your sacrifice flows and the light of Your kingdom glory shines. Let us rest and go forth this Sabbath day, as royal priests, as chosen people, and do battle for the souls of this earth, that a harvest of life, peace and joy everlasting may be brought into Your kingdom, for Your glory. You have given us much, Mighty God, Adonai, let us return You some, with thanksgiving, amen. And glory, hallelujah! And amen! ​ Revelation 21 v2:4 Perfected In Love ​All Creatures Of Our God And King ​ 21st Nisan Friday 22nd April Fruits Of The Spirit Our God Is A Great Big God ​Mark 10 v13:27 You have a heart for the children, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. To You we are all short lived, weak and frail. Today, Lord, we pray for the children of the world, that they may not be prevented from coming to You. Children in war torn areas. Children in persecution. Children in poverty. Children in family strife. Children in perversion, cruelty and exploitation. We pray for their circumstances. We pray against the powers and the potentates and authorities of this dark world that are arrayed against them. Above all, we pray that You will bless them and bring them to You, in Jesus's wonderful and precious name, amen. ​ 20th Nisan Thursday 21st April Remain In You Let Us Adore Psalm 16 v7:11 Comfort and rest, peace and joy everlasting. True pleasure, not some temporary or passing satisfaction, but a contentment of heart and spirit beyond our imagining, lasting forever. We do not accept the message of the Cross for some earthbound treat, we accept it as a measure of our lowliness and Christ's power to forgive. And yet we read of what is to come. What the Father is willing to share. And, all over again, we are undone. Thank You, Father in Heaven, thank You, Jesus, Yeshua, our Messiah and thank You, Holy Spirit for propelling us inexorably towards the Father's glory. Lead us, guide us, teach us, correct us, in Jesus's mighty name, amen. 19th Nisan Wednesday 20th April Victor's Crown God Of Wonders ​ 1 Kings 4 v1:19 Your Kingdom is one of regulated order, High King of Heaven. One of precision and detail. You are not wasteful or negligent, nothing that You do is down to chance. Help us to be mindful of this, Father. To appreciate the attention needed, to be dedicated in its pursuit and to delight in it as, being of You, we should delight in all things. Help us look and read and receive of these words of scripture, to look and take our place, to know the peace, comfort and satisfaction that order brings, to give thanks for the loving heart that made it just so. Then may we praise You and rejoice in You, Father of all that there is, for Your ways truly are higher and Your thoughts truly are deeper than our own. Glory hallelujah, glory amen! 18th Nisan Tuesday 19th April Almighty Ever Be Psalm 19 Your word, Your truth, may it be a delight for us to follow, Father God. Though there may be trials and tests, challenges that bring us to our knees, may we ever be mindful of You, trusting in Your ability to carry us through in humility and submission. You are the Lord of Lords and the King of kings, the firstborn of all creation, and we look to You for completion, rest and peace. Help us rejoice in You this day, and give us courage to speak Your name and proclaim Your truth to all who would listen and receive, for Your glory, amen. ​ 17th Nisan Monday 18th April Lord You're Mighty Just One Touch From The King Numbers 12 v1:13 O Lord God of Israel, we are all guilty of slander and defamation, betrayal and dishonour. Today let us bring to mind those that we have slandered and defamed. Let us repent and surrender our sin, and let us lift prayers of love, blessing and success upon and over those we have wronged. You blessed those You saw as You carried the Cross. You petitioned the Father to forgive them. Lord, help us be more like You. Help us to take our tongues and first thoughts captive, that we may bring forth blessings instead of curses, words of encouragement over words of destruction. For Your glory and name's sake, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. 16th Nisan ​Sunday 17th April Every day we celebrate a born Saviour, a broken Saviour, a risen Saviour, an ascended Saviour, yet the appointed feast days give us a regular point to return to in the calendar where we can check ourselves and come together in glorious celebration. Jesus rose again on the Sunday morning, the Passover fulfilled in the glorious rebirth. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! Adam Where Are You? Dance Again John 20 v1:13 Lord of Lords and King of Kings. There is an empty Cross and an empty grave. Your Son, Jesus, called Yeshua, is risen. The debt has been paid, the ransom fulfilled. The price of sin and death has been left in the tomb and now the authority over the earth, once yielded by man to Satan, has been returned to You. Lord, as we look to that place of resurrection, we turn and look toward the time of You coming again. You will arrive on the clouds on a white steed, the Host of Heaven at your sides. You will return in triumph, and we will meet You in the clouds. As we celebrate Your new life today, let us lift the hands of our own and give thanks, glory, honour and praise. Lift us, Lord, that we may know that You are with us, that we may be strengthened for the day, week and year to come, for Your glory and name's sake forever, amen. Revelation 19 v11:18 Who Am I? ​ ​Float 15th Nisan Saturday 16th April Early I Will Seek You (Psalm 63) My Saviour Lives Luke 22 v10:20 The greatest Sabbath rest is the one that we will enter in to on the day of Your coming again to earth, Jesus, called Yeshua, who is the Christ. Yet You spent one whole day in the earth. You descended into Hell itself to reclaim the authority over the earth, and wrested it from the Devil himself in his kingdom. Now those who are called by Your name join You in this death when they are baptised in water and the Spirit. Death is a peace of sorts, but it is not the peace of Heaven. Death is the peace that beckons and fills all who would turn away from the One, True God, it is the result of a lie sown by our enemy across the ages and across the world. Yet death is defeated and the key to life was also taken by the Messiah as He rose again in victory. Father God, we call upon You to bless Your Son today, to restore Him and uphold Him. We thank You for all that You have done, are doing and will do, and commit ourselves to walk in Your ways forever, that we may join in the victory celebration and enter the peace that is perfect rest, for Your glory and His name's sake, amen. Psalm 139 Celebrate Jesus, Celebrate Great Is Your Faithfulness (Psalm 92) ​ 14th Nisan Friday 15th April The Good Shepherd Hallelujah Here Below 2 Chronicles 9 v2:9 It was Your provision for King Solomon that so impressed this powerful and influential queen, Lord of Lords. In wisdom, in material wealth, in power and strength, You had set him upon the throne, You had established Your people, Israel, in the land that You had given them through their forefather Abraham. Who can but help furnish from their own treasures and give homage to the House of the Lord? Have not all good things come from You, Mighty Jehovah? Let us, this day, give of our bounty and receive of Yours, Father God. As we enter Your Passover celebration and feast, let us lift our songs of exhortation and praise. Help us to equip and exhort other members of the church, that even those outside of Your Kingdom can sense Your majesty and be drawn to Your light, for Your glory alone. Hosanna! Lord of Lords and King of Kings! Glory hallelujah! You will reign forever! Amen! ​ 13th Nisan Thursday 14th April Jesus, Jesus, Jesus This Is Amazing Grace James 1 v1:11 Lord of Hosts, You have appointed our days as preparation for the glorious end when we may enter into Your courts and dwell with You for eternity. It requires a peculiar people, a royal priesthood, not vain and puffed up, conceited and rude, but a people humbled by Your majesty, overwhelmed by Your grace. Thank You, Father, for this opportunity to walk and talk with You. To be shaped, healed, measured and fashioned into the vessel that You created us to be, despite our flaws and inadequacies. You lift us up, You are our anchor in the storm. Help us today in our surrender, Lord, may it be all that You require. Where we are obdurate, may we soften. Where we are closed, may we be open. For Your glory and name's sake, for Your Kingdom to come upon the earth. Amen. 12th Nisan ​Wednesday 13th April Cry Holy I Will Worship You 2 Chronicles 29 v12:30 As people align with You, Father God, so You meet with them in the heavenly places. As the rebuilding of the temple neared completion, as the people returned to You in reverent awe and brought forth their grain offerings and whole offerings in accordance with Your Law, so You met with them and revealed Yourself at the appointed time. As the final Passover approached in Your time here on earth, You moved with solemn inexorability towards that most painful of destinations, yet You did not turn to the right or to the left. Help us, Lord, be like You. Help us be like Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. Resolute, steadfast and courageous, yet frail and humble enough to show and surrender His fear. You would have Him experience all of the temptations common to man, so that He could righteously triumph over them, and return to You as Victor and Sovereign King. And, for our offering, may we continue to lift up prayer and praises to You, throughout this lifelong day. Amen. ​ 11th Nisan Tuesday 12th April Mercy Mercy Breathe Hosea 10 v9:13 You have ever called Your children to return to You, Father. It is in Your will and way, it is in our best interests as people given over to sin and rebellion. Even those who raised their banners to You and walked in Your ways would fall away and follow after wrong paths and idols. So today let us not rest, King of Heaven, let us seek that rain that will come in the right measure as we accord ourselves with You. Let us toil at the things and works of Your Kingdom until we bear fruit or see a harvest, that we may praise Your name and lift holy hands to You. We can never be justified and made righteous in Your eyes by our works, Father God, this is why we need a Saviour to release us from the just sentence of death over each of our lives. Yet, where our faith fails and our hands and hearts return to darkness, we hold to the promise that, whilst we have breath, when we seek You, You can be found. In Jesus's mighty and precious name we pray this and give thanks for this, amen. 10th Nisan Monday 11th April How Great Thou Art Consuming Fire Mark 11 As we approach the feast of Passover, Lord, may we be mindful of that time when You fulfilled the promise in perfection and heaviness of heart. May we look and see around us where people are turning against the word of the gospel, may we, like You , grieve and bless, struggling to the last breath. The battle is won, yet the servants of the Enemy are not awake to the truth or their plight. May we bless as You blessed, may we show mercy, compassion and grief, as You showed mercy, compassion and grief. For the Father's glory, and for the children for whom You came to earth and died. Amen. 9th Nisan Sunday 10th April Be Bold, Be Strong A Mighty Fortress 2 Chronicles 33 v1:9 O Lord God of Isaac and Jacob, help us if we fall towards idolatry and sin! Let us see the things that we lift up with our hands and worship that are not of You. In the days of Moses You struck down with fire and opened the ground beneath the feet of those who committed such atrocities, how blessed we are to live in a day and age of grace, when You withhold the affliction that we deserve. Yet let us not tarry, Lord, let us be wise to things we are about, especially if they are not of You. Let us tear down and break up all that is a cursed abomination in Your eyes, Lord God, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom to the earth. Amen. 8th Nisan Saturday 9th April Whom Shall I Fear? God Of Wonders Jeremiah 17 v7:8 Plant us in the field where we can be fruitful for You, O Lord. Let the waters of Your Holy Spirit be the wellsprings through the roots we drive down to You. Open Your scriptures, speak through Your word, open our hearts and minds to the wonder and splendour of You. Let us be like the prophet Jeremiah, O Lord, who thought the word so sweet as to eat it up like honey. Glory, honour and praise to You, O King of Glory. In Jesus's name, amen. ​ Ephesians 4 v1:6 I'm Gonna See A Victory Like Oil 7th Nisan Friday 8th April So apologies again as I travel from NZ to the UK. Four day's worth of worship in one :-) <3 Praise the Lord! I Will Sing The Wondrous Story It Is Well With My Soul Colossians 4 v1:11 Let us do as the Bible tells us, O Lord God of Heaven. It has ever been Your letter of love to Your people. Warning us of dangers, telling us that You are never far away, assuring us that the road we travel has the promise of a beautiful end. Help us trust and obey, this day we pray. Amen.. Return to UK 3rd Nisan Monday 4th April Great And Mighty Is He https://youtube.com/watch?v=50Leo7MiSEA Worthy Is Your Name https://youtube.com/watch?v=sqKA2TLZQJo Romans 8 v26:39 https://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8:26-39 Your word also says that, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Wow. What a promise we have in You, Lord of Hosts. Help us, this day, to align ourselves with You completely. Expose what it is in us that we must change and take away that which opposes us by Your compassion and grace. All praise, honour and glory are Yours, Heavenly Father, help to lift up our anthems and hymns to Your name and be the people that You have called us to be. Amen. 2nd Nisan Sunday 3rd April Lay It All Down Jesus I Need You Mark 6 v1:6 We are never told why it is so, Lord God, that a speaker of power and spiritual authority is not heard in their home town or district. We could ask if it was the familiarity with the person before they came into their anointing, we could conjecture that our enemy, the Devil, would have had much time to build up his defences and recruit people to his evil way. What we can know, Lord, is that it amazed even You. Your heart is that not one should fall away, how much harder is it when it is the faces of those you are familiar with, those You love by sight and experience, that set themselves like flint against You? In the hardening of their hearts, the Spirit of God could not move as freely as in the open fields and city streets where You were unknown before Your coming. O Lord! How it can feel the same in the places and countries of wealth and wellbeing in this day and age! How people dismiss a gospel of action, power and authority for one of comfort, familiarity and pampered ease. Are we truly thankful? Are we truly changed? Move us today, Lord. Move in Spirit, we pray. That Your light may shine in the darkness, that those who are growing weary and falling to slumber be shaken to full wakefulness and alertness, that the drowsy watch be stirred with the news of the possibility of Your coming. You said you would come as a thief in the night, shake our windows and rattle our walls this day, Lord, for Your name's sake we pray, amen! 1st Nisan Saturday 2nd April A super celebration day! Happy New Year! Happy Sabbath! Glory to God, the Most High! Where You Go I Go I Lift My Hands To The Coming King 2 Samuel 12 v1:12 Celebration and sober reflection, Lord of Lords, what a joy it is to be in Your presence, to receive from You, to know You. A privilege and honour so far and beyond our measure, yet one You have afforded to all those who would humble themselves, turn from their wicked ways and pray to You. What a God You are, that David could one day return to walk in Your courts, that we can return from the very edge of the Pit of Hell to gaze upon Your beauty and majesty, splendour and grace. We celebrate this day as You teach us to number our days, to be mindful of the days that You have set aside, to learn from You of all the ways that You would desire us to follow. Awesome God, mighty Saviour, great High Priest, we lift up holy hands to worship You and celebrate You this day. I am not carnal, yet I am so alive! I am not religious, yet I delight in Your very statutes and word! Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! John 2 v1:11 Hosanna Rejoice ​ 29th Veadar Friday 1st April He Lives! Power In The Blood Ecclesiastes 1 v13:18 For surely all the great thinking and wrangling of men is but folly when compared to You, Oh Great and Mighty Lord of All the Heavens and the Earth. And yet Your word says, "It is the glory of God to hide, and the glory of kings to seek and find." You have put before us a life, a treasure trove, where we are called to work out our salvation in fear and trembling. What a glorious God! What an awe inspiring Saviour! What a feast of emotions! What a trial by fire! What a message of joy so simple that a child could understand it and accept it. Glory hallelujah and glory amen! You have set before us a life and a choice, and an opportunity for a living, breathing relationship with You. And, if we choose it, we are then compelled to wrestle and strive with things far and above our own measure, for Your glory, for Your name's sake. Thank You, Father God. Thank You, Jesus, called Yeshua, who is the Christ. And thank You, Holy Spirit, for enabling us and being the seed planted within each and every heart. Lead us, guide us, teach us, bless us, correct us, keep us safe, this day and every day, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 28th Veadar Thursday 31st March Revelation Song Jesus Your My Superhero Ezekiel 18 v19:32 When You spoke to Your people in the time before the coming of Your Son, Father God, they had the opportunity to receive the fulness of Your reward if they held to the Law that You had presented them with. Yet You also knew the heart of a man and that, like all other religions, all would fall short of the mark. Yes there were but a few, such as Noah or Abraham, where their goodness could be counted for righteousness by You, in order that they might achieve Your purpose, yet, to the letter of the Law, not one could show themselves as perfect. And now we have Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ. Perfect, blameless, spotless, pure. Tempted in every way common to man, Your word says, yet never once stumbling or striking His foot. That is why we look to You. That is why we call upon His name. That is why He is called worthy, not just by You, but by all the angels and saints. Even the powers and servants of Hell know this. Today, Lord, let us lift our hands to You in abject recognition of our condition, and the awe inspiring, overwhelming splendour and joy that is the knowledge that through Your Son, we can be saved. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! 27th Veadar Wednesday 30th March Better Is One Day My Lighthouse Isaiah 64 v4:8 A bold prayer today, Lord God of Israel, Lord of Hosts, Champion Of Heaven. Today we pray for everyone but ourselves. You know them all. Lord. You have counted every hair on every head. You sent Your Son, Jesus, to die for each and every one. So we pray for them. You know their condition. You know their thoughts. You know the words that they will speak before they say them. You, who sits above the circle of the Earth. Bless them, Father. Steer them, guide them. Turn their mourning into dancing, their anger into relenting, their sorrows into peace. You are the King of All The World, so bless them we pray, in Jesus's name. Amen. 26th Veadar Tuesday 29th March Where You Are You Make Me Brave Numbers 4 v34:49 Study here. Organisation and structure. You brought order out of chaos. In You rightness and goodness there is order. Help us align ourselves and take our places today, Lord. Though we are all called to worship and adore You with praise and adoration, we also want to enter our place in Your society, Your Kingdom, to stand and walk and talk in the role that You have laid out for us, the small portion that is our burden to carry. Help us in this, Lord God of Israel. We need Your help. We need to have our spiritual eyes opened, that we may see the way that You have laid before us. Looking to Jesus. Being like Jesus. Trusting in Jesus. For Your glory. Help us, Lord of Heaven, we pray. Amen. ​ 25th Veadar Monday 28th March When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder James 1 v2:5 Song Isaiah 38 v11:20 Oh Lord! You turn our mourning to dancing. From You our joy comes like the rain. You have saved us from sin and the grave, as You released Hezekiah from sickness. Yet we pray for You to keep us humble, that we do not forget the source of our strength and peace, for it has come at a great price. You are the lifter of our heads, Oh Lord, may we ever look to You in adoration and wonder for all that you have done, are doing and will do. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! 24th Veadar Sunday 27th March All Who Are Thirsty Yahweh Ezekiel 19 Though we are called to speak the truth for Your great purpose, O Lord God of Israel, we must always do so out of love. However, for for some the hard words that are sometimes necessary fall dead on their lips. They become still in their ears. It is a message some believe that is too difficult to grasp, yet is always at the very heart of the gospel and we must never tire of preaching it. We must choose to enter in. We must follow after the Lord our God. For salvation, for the forgiveness of sins. "There is no other name under heaven," Your word says, "by which we can be saved." Jesus, called Yeshua and Isa, is the Messiah. He was born of a virgin. He lived a perfect life. He died in our place, betrayed by those He had come to save. On the third day He rose again. He is worthy of all praise and honour, at once the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit, three in one. As those called, we must repeat this. We must tell and acknowledge all that we have received. That we see a sword coming, that there is a time of reckoning at hand. Let not those who perish say, "I would rather have known you in battle, than not known you in peace time." Help us, today and forever, Father, declare Your word with boldness and courage, that Your Spirit can work through us and save those we love, friend, foe or family, in Jesus's name and for Your glory, amen. 23rd Veadar Saturday 26th March Consuming Fire Revive Us Ezekiel 37 v1:14 ​ You formed us out of the dust of the earth, Mighty Lord God of Israel. You breathed life into us. All of the rest of creation You spoke into being, yet in us You placed hope and freedom to choose. Yet we were rebellious. We fell as the angels fell from heaven. We were deceived and did not believe the truth. So now we may have life, a living, breathing, surviving existence, in truth we need flesh to our bones to live fully. You have sent Your Son, Jesus, that we may live. You have sent His Spirit that we may speak in tongues and prophecy. You have brought us to new life. If today we have not received it, may we, in Jesus's name. And if we have, may we receive more of it, for Your glory and name's sake. Consume all that is in us that is not of You, Father, and may we give the rest over to blazing the name of Jesus forever, amen. Acts 19 v1:20 Isaiah 40 Song Consuming Fire 22nd Veadar Friday 25th March I'm Forever Yours Healer Jeremiah 1 v1:10 Help us, Lord God of Israel. We cry out to You. The world is convoluted, mysterious and dark, full of puzzling challenges and spiteful people, hungry to devour and overcome, to rob us of wealth and joy. Yet You are the Lord of All Creation. By You all things were made, from You all things have their form. You are the God of "Yes!" and "Amen!" You are joy and peace and truth and light. There is no darkness in You. So Lord, we seek and pray for Your comfort and rest today. We make preparation for Your Sabbath, a day to keep separate and holy with You. And we ask, Lord, for the discernment and strength to know and speak out against those who oppose Your will. Not words to crush and condemn, but words to build up and release, in Your name, the name above all names, Jesus, Yeshua, forever, amen. 21st Veadar Thursday 24th March Standing On The Promises Of Christ Our King I Give You Glory Glory Hebrews 8 v1:12 Standing on Your promises, Lord, walking in Your ways. You proclaimed that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand and opened a way that all may enter in. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen!. Your blood has washed us clean, Jesus, your return to life has given us so much more than we deserve. An opportunity to walk with You in Spirit and Truth in this life, to be elevated far and beyond our own earthly power, to be transformed into an image of You, that others may see and know Your name. You are the Great High Priest. You have brokered the New Covenant and abolished the debt we once all owed for our sins. Thank You, Jesus, thank You, Father, thank You, Spirit. No wonder we stand on Your promises and walk in Your ways! We would be foolish not to! Amen! 20th Veadar Wednesday 23rd March At Your Name Yield My Heart Ezra 7 v11:23 Here is part of a letter that was written to Your priest, Ezra, by the King of Babylon long years ago. So convicted and transformed was he by Your influence over Your children, that he surrendered and ordered his servants and subjects to provide for You and Your subjects from their storehouses. Silver, gold, food, salt, building materials, materials for sacrifices, this man, who was just a man, even though a powerful man, was moved to offer with little reserve. Having received the truth and blessing through Your Son, Jesus Christ, how can we do any less? We must say and do, as long as we have breath in this life, the things that You would have us say and do. Not that we can be justified by works, but that we can serve You truly as a son or daughter, as a friend and companion, as redeemed vassal, a recovered ambassador. You are worthy of such adoration, service and praise. Even the thief on the cross beside Yours died acknowledging Your name and innocence before the people. Help us understand today, Lord God of Israel, that service is not religiosity, that there is a need to walk and follow in Your ways in order to receive the fulness of relationship that is available right now to all who follow You. Keep us wise to piety and pretence, protect us from the false guides and wolves in sheep's clothing we pray, yet give us work for our hands and opportunity to blaze in Your Kingdom on Earth as we will one day rest and enjoy Your kingdom in Heaven. Amen. 19th Veadar Tuesday 22nd March Fine Jesus Messiah 1 Samuel 1 v6:18 You are the light and hope for all of the world, Father. Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, made a way for all to enter in. Not just to the eternal paradise but to Your blessing, favour, protection and rest. Wherever we are and whoever we are this hope is true. For Your daughter, Hannah, it was new life within her, for Your blind and errant servant Eli, it was a truth that even in his closedness he could not help to proclaim. Help us, Lord, with sight and truth today, be with us in our walking and keep us from the dark imaginings of our enemy, the Devil. You are who You say You are, and You are greater by far than even Your greatest foe. All surpassing, all encompassing Great and Mighty God, Jehovah, amen. 18th Veadar Monday 21st March I Will Worship You Praise You In This Storm Proverbs 4 v1:7 Your wisdom, Lord God of Israel, is more precious than rubies. Your thoughts are higher, Your ways are deeper. The Bible tells us that the least of Your wisdom is greater than the greatest of man's. As we go about our day and way today, Father, help us seek and discern Your wisdom in all things. From where we are to park or move to what decision is best for our finances, it is Your will we want to be done in our lives. You are the great 'I AM', and Your way is the way we want to go. As we do, Father, and as You continue to reveal Yourself in our lives, may these practices propagate, until our lives are filled with awe and love for You, as well as understanding. In Jesus's name we pray this, the Name Above All Names, amen. 17th Veadar Sunday 20th March Be Still My Soul Praise Ye The Lord, The Almighty Psalm 100 We sing praises to Your name, Father. We sing praises out of love and adoration. We sing praises out of thanksgiving and awestruck wonder. We sing praises in joyfulness and prosperity. We sing praises against the rising tide of darkness. We sing praises because all of creation cries out to You. We sing praises to join with the Heavenly Host in their expression of all of the above. We sing praises because You are worthy of praise, that the joy of our celebration should echo from eternity to eternity forever. Whatever our attitude, estate or experience today, Father, let us praise You, for Your glory alone, and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 16th Veadar Saturday 19th March Alpha And Omega At Your Name Exodus 3 v1:15 Time passes, this world must pass away, yet You, God of Isaac, God of Abraham are eternal, the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, forever. You do not change. You do not shift like the sands or the seas or the winds. You remain. All powerful, all seeing, all knowing. Who is like You in all the Earth? Who can look upon You and live? And yet, over generations, You have revealed Yourself. In the coming of Your Son, Jesus, called Yeshua, who is the Christ, You revealed Yourself as a man, that by Your sacrifice mankind could be redeemed back to You. You know our frailty, You know our weakness, yet in Your Sabbath day You show Your perfect understanding of us. If we rest, as You guide us to rest, then we will be well. The trials and the terrors will not overtake us because, in the rhythm of days You will be with us. The keeping of one day is not how we judge one another. It is not the entirety of how we relate to You as Father. It is not the whole of who we are in You. Yet it is a wonderful part, Father God, and today we ask and pray simply and humbly for You to abide with us, as we abide with You, for Your name's sake. Amen. Luke 22 v63:71 ​ For The Beauty Of The Earth Thank You Lord 15th Veadar Friday 18th March With greetings to our brothers and sisters in Susa (present day Shush in Iran) who are granted an extra day's celebration of Purim. I Will Sing The Wondrous Story Create In Me A Clean Heart 2 Corinthians 4 v1:6 "This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine," goes the words from another popular worship song. Yet let us be clear. This light has been given to us. This light has come from God. Today let us receive and show forth His grace, love, truth, mercy, compassion, patience, forgiveness, trust and blessing for all the world to see. Let us hold fast to the word that He has written for us, and the power that He has placed within us. Let us work and strive for His glory alone, that His name may be magnified and lifted up, the name of Jesus, who is Yeshua, who is the Christ. In so doing, may the joy of our salvation be restored to us, may that light so shine as to to overwhelm the darkness in others, that the glory of God may be revealed, not through our own human strength, but through the strength of the One who is far and above the circle of the earth, the One who sits on high in the heavenly realms. We ask and pray this in the name of Jesus, for the Father's glory and the coming of His Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 14th Veadar Thursday 17th March Second day of celebration for the Feast of Purim. All glory to God! ​Glorified This Is A Move Colossians 2 v6:15 We are so privileged to have You in our lives, Father. There is none like You. None before, none after. You have no equal. You are holy, majestic, complete. Thank You for all that You are doing, have done and will do. It is truly humbling to begin to grasp the lengths that You go to to redeem Your children to You, wretches that we are. We pray today for a move of Your Spirit within us. That we might know and feel You, that we might tell others of what You are and what You do. Whatever our situation or plight, a move from You in our lives overcomes all doubts and fears, You raise the dead to life, cause the blind to see. You cleanse the lepers and cast out demons. You set us free through the sacrifice of Your Son, and whom the Son sets free is free indeed. Glory hallelujah to the King of Kings! Glory amen to the Name Above All Names! You are the First and the Last. You are the One and True, Mighty God. Amen! 13th Veadar Wednesday 16th March Feast of Purim. A time of celebration and joy. Although this feast is not established in the Bible it would have been celebrated at the time of Jesus's life and ministry. As if we need an excuse to celebrate the goodness and excellency of our God! ​Leaning On My Beloved How Great Thou Art Esther 2 v19:23 Your splendour, Your love, Your patience, Your excellence. The thread looped five hundred years previously through the failing of the people's King, Saul, finally closed off in an act of Your grace. In a time when Your people had been most deserving of Your wrath, the light shone in the darkness to set the captives free. Such is our hope and prayer, God of Isaac, God of Abraham. That our cries do not go unheard, that You have not forgotten us, that You are unveiling Your plans, according to Your will and timing, for Your glory. That the revelation of the same will so eclipse our own musing and thinking that we will celebrate You and Your name forever. In the reading even the least of Your movements has ongoing effects that serve to bless and establish Your people and cause and, as we celebrate, we pray to see more of these in our lives also, that we may tell of the wonderful God of Israel whose promise is to prosper His people, whose call is for all of those who would hear and respond to His voice for His name's sake. Amen. How he Loves Us Song Of Solomon Consuming Fire ​ 12th Veadar Tuesday 15th March God Will Take Care Of You A Mighty Fortress Ezekiel 10 v20: 11 v13 A path to follow, a way to live. You have set both before us and given guidance and direction for us to go. If we keep in it, we will be delivered, safe, across Jordan's side. If not, if we set ourselves against the will of the Living God, then what will keep us from the thickets where the tigers dwell, or the waters that are treacherous and deep? If we read on in today's message, we hear of the Good News of Your promise to Your people, how You vouchsafe their provision and care. This is where we want to be today, Lord. Help us and guide us, let us see our mistakes and be encouraged to take action, let us seek You first in all things, with thanksgiving, prayer and petition. For Your glory we pray, amen. ​ 11th Veadar Monday 14th March My God Is Awesome All Who Are Thirsty Ezekiel 10 v5:19 When we hear the testimony of those who have been given spiritual eyes to gaze upon Your throne and court, Lord, we rightly tremble and faint in natural shock. Of Your depths, who can fathom? Of Your splendour and majesty who can contain? Of Your might and power, who can oppose? And yet oppose they do. Of Your goodness, Lord, may we be filled anew, we pray. That we may be upright, ready and able to point the way to You when people from outside Your sheepfold come. To guard against thieves, yet to always be ready to open wide our arms for those who need You. We must yet point the way to You, as Your desire is that not one should perish. Give us strength for the day, that we may sing Your praises and share in testimony to Your greatness and provision when the end of the day comes, in Jesus's name and for the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 10th Veadar Sunday 13th March Surrender Victor's Crown Matthew 8 v16:22 The Narrow Way is truly a fine line to walk, Father. Whilst on the one hand You had and have compassion towards the sick and demonised, on the other You did not tarry with unbelievers, or over exert Yourself in provision for the greedy. There are those of us who would simply take from You. As a thief, for their own gain. And You do not tarry with them. Lord, help us discern this day such people in our lives. Needy and co-dependent, they can weigh us down, draining us of resources that would be more fruitfully spent elsewhere. Though we may be uncomfortable with this attitude, as the opportunity to receive Your love is a gift open to all men and women, in truth this is the example You gave here, and elsewhere such as the Parable of the Sower, where weeds spring up all around the good plant, and choke off its life. We do not serve these people by giving them false hope and justification at the cost of truth and the gospel. You said to the man at the pool, "Do you want to get well?" Give us the strength to let our 'Yes' be 'Yes' and our 'No' be 'No' in all of this, we pray, in Jesus's name. Amen. 9th Veadar Saturday 12th March Restoration Word Of God Speak Acts 2 v37:38 We need You. We need Your Spirit. Without You we are lifeless. Dead. Just dust. Yet with You we can have life in abundance, be as springs of living water. What a gift! What a blessing! Only You can truly forgive us of our sins! Let us step in today, Lord. Let us pray to receive Your Spirit, without and within. Not some facsimile or deceit. Not something we have read about and try to be like. Not something we grasp at and try to understand, even make our own. But something that transforms us, not of ourselves, but of the true and holy Spirit of God. May all other barriers and traps and schemes of the Devil be swept aside, in Jesus's name, amen. Luke 11 v9:13 Breathe Hosanna ​ 8th Veadar Friday 11th March Give Me Jesus 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus 1 Peter 4 v1:6 About our walk and way You so rightly inspired our brother Peter, Lord. You walked with him and transformed him. He was witness to Your acts and resurrection. He watched as You ascended to the heavens. Though we know that we still need help to walk in this way, today we pray for those near to us. For the lost, the lonely and the afraid. For those caught up in the woes and worries of this world. For those lost, far at sea, in the lies and deceit of the Devil, carousing and idolatrous, drunk on wine and fine living. May You speak through us, as You speak through our brother Peter to us, that as many as possible will sit at table together in Your heavenly paradise, and break bread and share stories of our true coming of age. For Your glory and name's sake, the name of Jesus in which we pray, amen. ​ 7th Veadar Thursday 10th March I Stand Amazed This Is Amazing Grace 2 Thessalonians 2 v3:14 Heavenly Father, thank You for Your word. Thank You for Your Son, Jesus Christ, who is the word made alive. Thank You for the opportunity to share and partake in Your story. You do not need us in Your work, yet You have expressed a desire to work through Your redeemed people that through their testimony to Your great works, namely that the person of Jesus, called Yeshua is also Lord and One with You, the world may be saved. You are refining Your people in the fire. You are calling them forth. On the last day You will separate them, as sheep from goats or wheat from chaff. Today we pray to be of the former and not the latter. To be Your good and faithful servants. Send us, lead us, teach us. Cause us to speak and share in Your name, for Your glory alone and bless us in this, Lord God Almighty, that we may bear fruit that is satisfying to You. In Jesus's name we pray this, amen. 6th Veadar Wednesday 9th March Lord You're Mighty Whom Shall I Fear? Psalm 18 Jehovah Nissi, God our banner. You are our place of refuge and strength, You are our Rock and Salvation. Grant us the peace and courage to walk in Your ways, teach us to seek Your face in each and every situation, that we may know You more and come to trust in You. In Your word it says in this life we will have troubles, yet it is in the eternal life that we will praise You and be with You forever. This life is like a passing flower, the next is a permanent state of contentment with You as our God and King. Let us raise up a cry in this barren land, that Your name, the name of Your Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Christ, may be known and lifted up. That "God our banner" will be a prayer, a battle cry and a glorious, immutable truth. Amen. 5th Veadar Tuesday 8th March He Reigns Take Me In To The Holy Of Holies Isaiah 6 v1:8 Better is one day in Your courts then thousands elsewhere. One day we will enter the Heavenly Sanctuary to praise You and worship at Your feet. We delight and give thanks and praise to You and lift Your Holy name, the Name Above All Names, the name of Jesus, called Yeshua, the Messiah. He came to fulfil His appointment at the exact date and time that You had agreed on at the beginning of all things. He will come again to draw all of His children to Him as You decreed. Before then, and today, burn our lips with the coal, Lord, cause us to speak Your words of peace and truth, justice and righteousness, that people may hear and receive of the Gospel and in so doing receive the gift of love that You have waiting for all those who hear and answer to Your call and name. Glory to the Most High! Glory to Yeshua, "God who saves!" Glory hosanna! Glory amen! ​ 4th Veadar Monday 7th March God Is Able All Things Are Possible Ephesians 6 v19:20 All things are possible. Yet not all things are good for us. Dear Lord help us to discern what is beneficial from what is detrimental, and then, above all, help us choose to follow the better path. We need courage and encouragement, strength and strengthening. Your will and way is far and above our own, yet it is a way that You have given us the ability to travel, for Your glory and name's sake. Through the blood of Jesus we are able to overcome obstacles, tear down strongholds and enter Your sanctuary. May you ever keep us humble in this. You are our all in all, without You we are but dust. It is for Your Son, Yeshua, we live, it is by His sacrifice that we have life, so keep us in this today we pray,Father, amen. 3rd Veadar Sunday 6th March Be Still My Soul The Lord Reigns ​ Isaiah 40 v29:31 Strength, Lord God of Israel. We need Your strength. To overcome the powers of darkness, for each new day, to lift our heads and our eyes towards You. We will expend what we have, Holy Lord, for Your glory, but all that we have will not be enough. So we pray for Your supernatural strength for today, so that we may reach out to others and lift them up in Your name. Amen. 2nd Veadar Saturday 5th March Yahweh Psalm 63 Psalm 138 Thank You, Lord, for being You. For all that You have done, are doing and will do. I am so sorry that I am frail and fleeting, that in this life I will fail you. Yet I read and believe that it is in the next where we will walk together, in fulness of joy and perfect peace. What a day that will be. No betrayal, no sickness, no suffering, no corruption. Yet You have called us here, in our wickedness, pride and shame. Thank You. What an unexpected and undeserving gift. So this day, and each day we pray, bless and guide our steps, help us discern the path You would want us to take, and help us stand firm in the taking. You are our Great God. You are our Maker and Creator. You have made a Way. Help us walk in it, in Jesus's name. Amen. Psalm 48 v12:14 The Battle Belongs To The Lord Onward Christian Soldiers (lyrics in the notes) 1st Veadar Friday 4th March Holy Is The Lord God Almighty You Are Good Joshua 14 v6:14 You have promised an inheritance for Your people in this life, Lord. Help us to step into it today. To take hold of it. To never forget the source of our blessing. When visitors, friends or even aggressors come, let the name of Jesus be ever on our lips. May the love that You have borne for us be a burden we carry for others. You are the First and the Last, may we live today as You would have us live, may we honour You and serve, with gladness in our hearts and songs of rejoicing in our minds. We long and look forward to the day when we enter into the Great City to be with You forever, but for now we will abide in the land that You have given us and be glad, in Jesus's powerful and mighty name. Amen. 30th Adar Thursday 3rd March Goodness Of God ​Let My Life Be Like A Love Song Ezekiel 33 v1:9 It is not something that we cannot do. We are called, commissioned. To go out into all the world and preach the gospel. The good news that Jesus is the Christ and risen Saviour. The hope of Salvation for all mankind. Even if we have faith as small as a mustard seed, we will tear down strongholds until the return of Jesus Christ. We will fight, struggle and contest. Inwardly and outwardly. We will see days and times of failure. Yet we will overcome. We will watch and pray. We will warn and speak. Out of love. Out of a genuine concern for others and the welfare of their souls. And yet we will not hold on to the rebuttals. To those that harden their hearts or turn away to the world for their succour. We will pray for them, mourn for them, then pass them on to Jesus. May His Holy Spirit be stirred again in the lives of those we speak to. It is all for the Father's glory. It is all for the Kingdom of Heaven. It is all that we are born and called to do, for all time until He comes. Let us rejoice and be glad. Let us rejoice and sing praise from the rooftops and watch towers. The Lord, the Lord our God, is merciful and kind and He is mighty to save. Let us rejoice and tell the world again, that there is a God in Heaven. Amen. 29th Adar Wednesday 2nd March Revelation Song Beautiful Saviour Philippians 2 v5:11 It is not rocket science, Lord. It is truth so simple that a child can understand it, yet a thousand years of devoted study could barely reveal the surface of it. You sent Your Son, Jesus, as the Christ, the Appointed One, to redeem mankind back to Yourself. You did this willingly, out of a desire to have us return to You, to the relationship that You had originally intended to have with Your children all of those years ago. You did this knowing what it meant for that part of Jesus that was fully man. There was no other way that this could have been achieved, indeed how awesome and amazing that You achieved it at all. To do what mankind, in all of his power, wisdom, grandeur and intelligence could never do, namely to live a blameless life before a holy God in a world that is darkened and stained by sin. Thank You, Lord. Help us be like You. Help us set aside the things of the world. Help us understand better Your will for our lives. For Your glory, Father, out of a genuine love and appreciation for what You have done, are doing and will do. In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 28th Adar Tuesday 1st March Blessed Be Your Name ​I Will Worship You Philippians 1 v19:26 To worship You. Nothing more, nothing less. You are worthy. Today we soak in this, asking nothing, yet giving all that we are in joy and celebration, basking in a privilege that we do not and could never deserve, and giving thanks to the maker and Creator who let it happen. Thank You and glory hallelujah! Thank You and amen! https://youtube.com/watch?v=FIwMYktdBg8 27th Adar Monday 28th February All Creatures Of Our God And King Amazing Grace Matthew 18 v10:20 Spirit of Grace, Spirit of Truth, Spirit of Prophecy. You are the Holy Spirit, our Counsellor, our Teacher, Our Advocate. You are the active person of the Godhead here on earth. You and the Father and the Son are One, the Holy One, the Mighty God of Israel and Abraham, the First and the Last, Jehovah Elohim. The Father and the Son knew that we needed You, as we need them. You are intrinsic, necessary, for our journey to Redemption's Hill. Be with us, each and every day, and help us, guide us and correct us where we stray, like lost sheep, from the fold of our Master. Give us the wisdom, as we grow, to not offend You, to seek You, even though it is counter to our nature and so many false spirits and influences vie for our attention. Let us seek and hear that still, small voice, we pray, that says, "This is the way home." Amen. 26th Adar Sunday 27th February I'm Trading My Sorrows Ever Be Psalm 30 Wow. Who is like You in all the earth? Gracious God, Mighty God, Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. In You is our trust and hope, in the birth, death and resurrection of Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, is the very fibre of our being. Who can forget the day of their redemption? Who can set aside the blessing that You have poured out upon us? Today we speak out against evil. Against the powers, potentates and dominions of this dark world. Where we are able, we take a stand in our neighbourhoods, for our friends, for our families, and in all places we pray for our enemies, those that lift stick, sword or gun in the name of some human desire, that the Word of Truth may prevail, that the Spirit of the Living God may gain the victory. Not by might or power, but by beautiful brokeness and dutiful surrender. Come, Lord Jesus, we pray. Amen. 25th Adar Saturday 26th February Showers Of Blessing Leave Me Astounded Titus 2 v11:14 To receive from You the gift of salvation. The forgiveness of our sins. A new life, a new heart. A new identity. It is so far beyond what we deserve. Who could offer this but You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings? The Mighty God of Israel, the Maker and Creator, the Beginning and the End. But that is not where You stop, oh God of Jeshurun. You furnish us and lavish us with so much more. Like the father of the prodigal son from the parable, You run to meet us, You clothe us in righteousness, you place jewels upon our fingers, You kill the fatted calf for us to share and eat, You sit us amongst our friends and family. You rejoice, as the Kingdom of Heaven rejoices. Today, let us live in that, as children of the Most High, and let us be revealed to others, that they may see and even come to share at the bounty of our tables, the wealth that You have poured out from the abundance of Your love. In all things, may the name and our testimony of Jesus be on our lips, for Your glory and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 1 John 3 v1:3 Almighty Thy Word 24th Adar Friday 25th February Sanctuary Great Are You Lord Philippians 1 v2:26 "To live is Christ and to die is gain." Our attitude to this life is wrong if we look at it any other way. It is the only way to overcome fear of death, and death itself. To look towards our risen Saviour and have the confidence that He will call us home when all is said and done that He would have us say and do. Let us look rather for the opportunities that He has for us, to do the will and work for the Make and Creator of all things, who does not need us in His infinite power, might and wisdom, yet has elected to call us and express His perfect plan for salvation for the world through us, because He sees Himself in each of us. Only through this gift can we overcome the sins and the difficulties of the world. The bloodshed, the wars, the greed, the corruption and all else. Today, Lord, we pray into Your Kingdom, for its coming on the earth, and the work that we can do, as believers, receivers and partakers, to promote its growth in our neighbourhoods, for Your glory. Amen. 23rd Adar Thursday 24th February Hosanna Amazing Love ​ 1 Kings 3 v16:28 King Solomon used wisdom and discernment to decide the case in today's text, Lord. For this he was counted as wise throughout the land. It was Your blessing and spirit upon him that inspired him to choose as he did, and the honest love of a mother for her child that You used to reveal the truth. Today, Lord, we pray for wisdom and discernment too. You know our ways and estates Lord, you know our challenges and trials, help us we pray, in Jesus's name. Your thoughts are higher and Your understanding without equal, reveal Yourself in our life in this, Lord, that we may testify to Your goodness and compassion. Amen. 22nd Adar Wednesday 23rd February A Thousand Years (Psalm 90) We Place You 2 Chronicles 30 v8:9 You know, Lord, that there are many people who consider themselves indigenous to a particular area or place and often there are strong customs associated with that identity. In truth, Lord, the place of our origin, all of us in the world and who have walked before, is You. You gave us life. You created the Heavens and the earth. Our true identity, our greater relationship, is with You and our fellow believers in You. This does not take us out of the world, yet rather sets us more rightly in it. In this way we can love our enemies as well as our friends. In this way You declared in Your ministry on earth, :"Here is my mother, here are my brothers.": Father today let us pray for such distinctions to become less. Wherever we are, whoever we are, our best life, way and understanding is found in You. Help us speak the truth to others, help us receive this truth in ourselves. Help us take down walls and barriers, that we may place You in the highest place, and look to each other with fresh eyes for Your glory. And where the Deceiver is mocking us, may we overcome by the power of Your Spirit. In Jesus's name we pray this, amen. 21st Adar Tuesday 22nd February God I Look To You Praise Like Oil Obadiah 1 v5:14 ​ Your truth is stark for those who are perishing, Lord. Yet it comes with a message. A message of hope that for many is yet too difficult to grasp, too grand to take hold of, too huge, too amazing to comprehend. That You sent Your Son to die in our place. A message so simple a child could understand it, yet in its fulness can confound the most devoted of scholars, if they look to themselves and their kinsmen first before the cross. The thief that comes is a deceiver and murderer, You have clearly said. We praise You and look to You in hope of being cleansed. We do not want to be deceived. Today, as we lift our hands towards You, and declare the truth that You, Your Son, Jesus, is sovereign Lord, and commit our lives to You and repent of our sins, help us to know if we are deceived in any way. In our homes, in our places of work, in our relationships, in our thinking. Help us, please, to overcome, that, even in the gleaning of grapes, a treasure may yet be found. It is for Your glory and honour we ask this, as You say that "with man this is impossible, yet with God all things are possible." And in the overcoming, Lord, if it is not too much to ask for more than the glorious blessing we receive, can You also empower and equip us to reach out to others and share this good news, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. 20th Adar Monday 21st February The Lord Reigns Yield My Heart ​Acts 21 v7:14 As we take up our cross and walk with You, Lord, we are called to a new life, a new way of thinking. Today we read of Paul's resolution, his dedication to Your will. It is good to hear of the young and seasoned practising in the gift of the Spirit that is prophecy. Today, if there are words that You would have us know about our future, let us attend and hear them. May they be a confirmation of our heart's desire to serve You, a gift of confidence that the path You have set before us is the right one to follow. You are our life and truth. You are our Father. It is an honour and a privilege to be heard by You, to serve You. Lead us and teach us in the way we should go, for Your glory, amen. 19th Adar Sunday 20th February Be Strong And Courageous With All I Am 1 Samuel 17 Overcomers. More than conquerors through Christ Jesus who saves us. Lord of Hosts, help us be what You would want us to be. As we commit ourselves to You and surrender our most tender or vital parts, soothe us with Your Spirit, heal us with Your touch. We are sorry for the way that we pull away from You and sometimes seek our own path without You, may we overcome in our own stubbornness first, for Your glory. Thank You for all that You are, all that You do, have done and will do, in Jesus's name, amen. ​ 18th Adar Saturday 19th February Welcome Holy Spirit Rend The Heavens Isaiah 64 v1:5 Your coming. Your arrival. It is all about You, Jesus. The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Help us as believers to lift up our heads today, Lord. You have set the captives free. Give us strength and opportunity, that we may act and speak Your word with boldness and confidence for Your glory. Help us reach and teach our loved ones just as You prayed for the disciples and showed them the way to go. You exemplified the servant spirit and rightness of heart needed by every believer to lift up a beacon of truth in a world of darkness and treachery. We pray and do this for the Father's glory and the coming of Your kingdom upon the earth. Amen. ​ John 14 v18:24 Hosanna Hosanna 17th Adar Friday 18th February I Am Not Alone Lord You're Mighty Isaiah 64 v8:12 Without You, Lord, we are but dust. Without You we are just dry bones laying in a valley. Your Word says that the greatest of man's wisdom is less than the least of Yours. We need You as the clay needs a potter, as a sheep a shepherd, as a child a father. We need You to shape us, guide us, lead us, correct us. Today we pray this prayer, "Come, Lord Jesus, come." Into our hearts, into our lives, into our societies. We need You. You do not need us. You are complete in Yourself. Yet it is Your desire to share. It is Your desire to walk in relationship with Your people. Who are we to oppose this? So come, Lord Jesus, come. Into our hearts, into our lives, into our societies. Change our view, our estate, our wisdom. keep us humble, yet let us see the majesty of Your creation, the splendour of Your work, that we may rejoice with others and sing, "How great is our God!" Amen! 16th Adar Thursday 17th February Worthy Is The Lamb I Give Myself Away John 8 v44:47 Lord, let us examine ourselves this day for lies. Both in receiving and in the telling they are damnable things. You are not a man that You should lie and, as we become more like You, so too must we be done with mistruth. Help us be honest with ourselves. Speak to us through Your Holy Spirit. Let us hold up, hold on and hold out, that You are doing a work in us, that You will see it through for Your name's sake. Cut away that which is unfruitful in us, we pray, and cut hard back if need be. We would rather make it through the storm without a hand or an eye, than not make it through at all. Peace be with You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, and thank You for all that You are, amen. 15th Adar Wednesday 16th February Before The Throne Where You Are Jeremiah 18 v21:23 Your word says that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against powers, potentates and dominions of this dark world. Where our request of vengeance and wrath were once against people, now they are against these same forces. In Your presence they have no place. It is our desire, Lord, as Yours as You approached the Cross, that forgiveness be received by Your created people, that they be returned back to You. So today, Lord we raise a prayer as citizens of Your Kingdom, against the hold and influence of such powers, in our own lives, in the lives of those we care about and especially for those who are so influenced as to come against the very elect. Touch them Lord. Use us as agents in their liberation, that these powers may knocked back, rebuked, bound and rejected and returned to that place from which they came, In Jesus's name we pray, amen. 14th Adar Tuesday 15th February Ancient Words Days Of Elijah Luke 19 v41:43 Lord, we are sorry that we caused You to cry. Although our sins have been forgiven, although they are remembered by You no more, we are sorry. This is a human condition. A response to a clear expression of heartfelt emotion; of grief; of true understanding. There is no work of our hands that could repay for our actions, there is no condemnation for those that are in Christ Jesus, yet there still comes a time when we must cross the bridge of these words, and the fulness of their meaning. Though we are frail, though we are broken, though we are redeemed through the gospel You proclaimed, all we have to say is to express our sorrow at what we have done and are doing, and commit and hope and pray for the change necessary to restore us to joy. You have declared it will come, You have made the way open. Thank You, Lord Jesus, we say. Amen. 13th Adar Monday 14th February I Am A Friend Of God Who Am I Ezekiel 12 v17:20 As we embrace our attitude towards You Lord, and the sacrifice that You have made to plant the seed of Your Spirit within each of us, we must also address our attitude to this world. By far the major part of it is following a way that is not the path of Jesus. By far the major part of it is walking on the path of destruction, in full knowledge or through lack of knowledge, as a fulfilment of the days and times that You have spoken about through Your word. If we accept our identity, then we must act. If we still have doubts or questions then we must act. We cannot stand still. Lord, this day, help us to move. In faith and fear and trembling. Help us turn the page, help us lift our heads, that we may receive You and know You more, that we may show others, even just through our actions, that You are who You say You are. Help us speak, as the prophet Ezekiel, to a world that is dying for Your glory. Amen. 12th Adar Sunday 13th February Ancient Of Days Praise Adonai 1 Thessalonians 1 v9:10 There is no doubt, Lord, that You are the Great God, Jehovah, the Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. Your word is Faithful and True. You are the First and the Last. Today, Lord we look at Your compassion for Your church, and how You encourage us to behave towards one another. Not as to our savage nature, taking what we can to our advantage, but as loving servants, who rejoice in a work completed for someone else, whether they deserve it or not, whether they know it or not. You see all and know all, Lord, Your angels bear witness all around us. What is the delight in doing something for selfish ambition or temporary reward? It is in You we find refuge, rest and peace. So, Lord, help us reach out in hospitality and faith, help us humble ourselves into the service of others and let us, at all times, acknowledge You to those near and far from us, that Your name and truth be proclaimed throughout all the earth. We ask this in the precious name of Jesus, our Messiah and Your Son, whom You raised up and seated at Your right hand for the work He undertook before the beginning of time. Amen. 11th Adar Saturday 12th February Blessed Be Your Name A Mighty Fortress Job 26 v1:4 Our heart's desire, our captain, our King. You, O Lord, are the centre of our life and being. Who could we have in all the world that had not come from you? What would their recompense be? What price would they exact? What hope could they give? All is surely vanity without You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Be You our waking thought and our vision in slumber. Our life's first cry and last breath. We sing to You, we look to You, we hope in You, we rejoice in You. Be thou our vision, Mighty God we pray, for Your glory, amen. Job 27 v1:10 I Will Sing The Wondrous Story He Who Would Valiant Be 10th Adar Friday 11th February Come To The River Like Oil ​Matthew 6 v25:34 How is it that we worry so much when You tell us so clearly not to be anxious or afraid? You are the Sovereign God, the First and the Last, the Maker and Creator, yet, though we surrender our lives into Your hands, we are still given over to such negative thinking. Partly it is because we are so dependent on You and partly it is because we need to be strengthened in faith. Wholly it is to do with our condition as people and the presence of an Enemy whose very soul is darkness, who seeks to devour and kill us. May You strengthen us in our day and way, Lord, and give us courage in the fight. Our foe is defeated, our way assured as we accord with You. As sentinels and watchmen we are called to steer others towards the narrow way. Where we do not feel bold or brave, may we put on Your armour nonetheless, may we step forward nonetheless, may we speak out nonetheless, for even if we do not feel like it there is need all the same. Your people. Your children. Your kingdom. Your glory. Forever. Amen. 9th Adar Thursday 10th February Victory Belongs To Jesus This Is How We Overcome Job 41 v21:34 Who is like the Great God, Yahweh? Who is His rival? Who is His equal? Mighty God, today we pray to You and acknowledge You for who You are. You have overcome sin and the grave. You have made a way in the desert. You have torn the veil. You have won the victory. It is impossible to fathom how a being of such wealth, power, might and dominion would have a mind for us, His people. We are but grass, a vapour carried by the wind, yet He has decreed to work for our salvation and redemption, to the point of investing Himself through HIs son, Jesus Christ. Thank You, Lord, for all that You are and all that You do. Thank You for the hope that You have set amongst us. Help us trust in You, cleave to You, come to You more and more each day, for Your glory, in Jesus's name, amen. 8th Adar Wednesday 9th February On Christ The Solid Rock I Stand I Stand Amazed In The Presence John 14 v10:20 You are our hiding place, Father. Yours are the wings under whose shadow we take refuge. And yet You have declared this. You do this gladly as any Father would. Your desire is for us to stand in strength and honour of You, yet You also understand our frailties and the foes that are arrayed against us. You do not turn us away as we seek You in earnest, and it is in this, Lord, we pray to You today. Help those that call upon You to understand Your desire for them to walk and overcome in Your name. You have imputed the righteousness and gifts enough to enable them to do this, it is in the attitude of fear alone that we cannot. Allay our fears today, Father God. Soothe our worries. That You may be seen and heard, that You may be glorified. Comfort Your flock and strengthen them for the day, in Jesus's name we pray, amen. 7th Adar Tuesday 8th February One Way, Jesus ​Lord, I Need You Matthew 13 v11:17 You are a light unto our path and a lamp unto our feet. Your way is the only way in which we would want to travel, whether it be through thorns and briars or fields of pleasant green. You are our shepherd, our defender. You are not a hired hand, You do not run when trouble comes. You stand, You fight, You overcome. Whether it be lions or snakes or scorpions, You trample them under Your feet. As if this was not amazing enough, You also begin to equip us to do the same. Lord God Jehovah, Mighty King of Heaven, we ask Your help in this today. We are often slow and witless students, yet in Your perfect insight, You have seen something of You in us. Let this dominate our walk and way, let this be nurtured and grow. Perfect peace, perfect joy, the fulness of forgiveness and mercy, that Your Word may prosper and Your children receive the greatest measure, so that they in turn may pour out into others. Glory to the God, Most High. Glory to His name in all the earth. Glory to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus, Yeshua, our Messiah, amen. 6th Adar Monday 7th February Christ Is Enough For Me This I Believe Matthew 13 v31:32 You said that we need faith a small as a mustard seed to be saved. A belief that Jesus, called Yeshua, is the Son of God. A belief in in the awesome power and unfathomable love that would require God to do what He did. A belief that His work is ongoing and will ultimately culminate in His glorious return. It is at once an enormous thing and a small thing. And yet, as we let go, we see that it was just that. Something small that can grow. That can transform us from glory to glory. That can reconnect us with the divine. Not after death, but right now. That is why we worship and praise You, the Living God. That is how we know there is no other way that we can satisfy You. Surrender. Total, complete. Help us lay down everything before You today, Father. To plant ourselves in You and trust You to make us grow. For Your glory, in Jesus's name we ​pray, amen. 5th Adar Sunday 6th February Whom Shall I Fear? O The Deep, Deep Love Of Jesus John 15 v1:12 You are the Alpha and Omega, You are the First and the Last. You have given us this commandment, "To love one another, as I have loved You." Lord, help us seek to do this, help us seek and to treasure and to do all that You have commanded us. You are Jesus, Yeshua, whose name means "God who saves." You are the Messiah, the Christ, the one appointed and testified to throughout scripture, the one sent to set the captives free, You are the Lion and the Lamb, the perfect sacrifice for all of mankind's inhumanity, and the returning King, triumphant and royal, to reign over all and in all forever. Lord, today we come before You and we worship You and praise You. For all that You are, for all that You have been, for all that You will be. Glory hallelujah! Help us be like You, help us walk like You, help us keep Your commandments, not that we be rewarded, but that You may be glorified. Amen and glory hallelujah. Glory hallelujah and amen. 4th Adar Saturday 5th February You Never Let Go Praise You In This Storm Romans 8 v29:31 Your promise is with us. Your word is with us. Your truth is with us. Your Spirit is with us. We have no need to fear. You are Almighty God, the Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. The One who drew His people out of Egypt and delivered them from Pharaoh's hand. Who can stand against You? Lord this Sabbath day we pray for Your way and will to be done. We pray that we can be useful, of service, in Your will and purpose. To do the things that You would have us do, to speak the words that You would have us speak. Grace and truth came from Your Son, Jesus, who is the Messiah, the Christ. By Your Spirit let us be full to overflowing, that people may see You in us, and receive You from us as we minister and speak. Lord let Your glory fall. This world is sick, not just with a virus, but with a sickness of its mind. Fear, mistrust, unforgiveness, duality. Help us check ourselves for them, and sweep them away from within and without, for Your glory and the benefit of those nearby. We love our neighbours, Lord, help us witness to them in Your power! In Jesus's mighty name we pray this, amen. Revelation 22 v12:21 He Reigns I'm Gonna See A Victory 3rd Adar Friday 4th February Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Your Grace Is Enough Genesis 21 v14:21 Lord of Hosts, You are merciful and kind. You watch over all the people of the world. You hear their prayers, you notice their good deeds. You have a heart for their suffering. Today, Lord, we pray for the people who are part of the Nation of Islam. We read here in Your Bible that they are of the house of Ishmael, and are offspring of Abraham. We read here how You sent Your angel to tend to them, and how that angel had been appointed to establish that nation. Our prayer, as ever, is that they receive Jesus, Yeshua, called Isa in the Koran. Against the twists and turns of the Enemy's scheming, against the wrangling of the Imams and the elite, reveal Your truth to them that they may return to You. Such is our prayer also for much of the Christian church. You have many flocks, Lord of Hosts, and we pray for them all to come home, for Your glory and name's sake, amen. 2nd Adar Thursday 3rd February Sing, Sing, Sing Here For You Jeremiah 25 v27:29 You have washed us clean of every sin, O Mighty Lord God of Israel. How fortunate that all those who receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour are washed clean by His blood. Yet we must be wary, Lord. We live in a wicked and unclean world. Where we stumble, there is consequence for our actions. Your rod and staff are our comfort, we would rather be pruned and corrected than left to flourish in the courts of wickedness. Though the price of destruction for our nature is paid, we must drink from the cup if we are to continue in our ways. And we must not change in our gratitude and acknowledgement of You in this. You have not changed, You are ever merciful. We must continue to rejoice and sing Your praises, for You are Faithful and True; You are worthy of all honour and praise. Guide us in this day, Lord, we pray, for Your desire is that we should be done with sin. Amen. 1st Adar Wednesday 2nd February A double portion of praise and worship to mark the start of the new month. All praise and glory to His name! Hosanna Revive Us ​Daniel 2 v44:45 A time is coming, O Mighty Lord God of Israel, when You will build Your church and it will cover the whole earth. You will reign in Spirit. This is something that You have set in motion, this is something You have declared. No power of Heaven or Hell can prevent it, no scheme of man can cause it to be turned aside. You will do it and it will be complete. We read in another prophecy, in the Book of Ezekiel, that there will still be small pools of brackish water, but they will be tiny when compared with the whole church. We celebrate this today. We celebrate all that You are doing, Mighty God, in steering us toward this destination. And we celebrate the time of that church's being, when the iron, the bronze, the silver and the gold will be smashed also, and the world will know a thousand year peace that it has never known in its history prior. All glory, honour and praise to You, King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Amen! Ezekiel 47 v1:11 Mighty Man Of War Ever Be 30th Shevat Tuesday 1st February Take Me In To The Holy Of Holies Let Praises Rise Habbakuk 3 v9:13 Your word says that, "It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the Living Lord!" Father God, we are to work to hasten the coming of Your Day, yet we need to be freed from the tricks, snares, traps and opposition of the Enemy to move quickly and decisively. Wash us clean once more and grant us entry, Lord of Lords we pray. In Your great mercy equip us, who once raged against You, to fight for You as Your children, Your people, Your warriors. You will not see Your children suffer over long, as they suffer now, so, Lord, we pray for the equipping and positioning that will best prepare us for the fight. Keep us lean, keep us humble, keep us mindful, keep us pure, we pray, that we can do our very best in thanks and praise to You, the Author and the Finisher of our Faith. Glory hallelujah! God Most High! Glory hallelujah! Author of Salvation! Glory hallelujah! Creator of the world, carer for the suffering! Glory hallelujah! Amen! 29th Shevat Monday 31st January Lord I Offer My Life To You Glorified 2 Corinthians 10 v1:8 Teaching here.​ Lord, as You have shown us with the example of Your Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Christ, we need to humble ourselves before You. Before we can enter in to Your Kingdom. Before we can truly reach out and serve others. Before we can truly be ourselves in Your presence. Yet, Lord, we also need to be forthright and steadfast in the battle against our enemy, Satan, and the forces that he deploys to turn us and others against You. Help us seek Your face, Lord, today. In this we will gain the victory over the Devil. You are the Author and Finisher of our faith, You will be with us , Mighty Jehovah, You will fight for us, as we humble ourselves before You. The Devil is a defeated foe. Glory hallelujah! Glory amen! ​ https://youtube.com/watch?v=rMTfj4xOjZk 28th Shevat Sunday 30th January Hosanna Almighty 2 Samuel 22 v22:47 Holy Lord God of Israel, Abba, Father, You are far and above all the world. You have no equal or rival, You have subdued Leviathan and destroyed Rahab. You have overcome Satan, sin and the grave. You have shown mercy to Your rebellious people and sent Your Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Messiah, to redeem them to You. Who is like You? To whom should we compare You to? Your thoughts are deeper, Your ways are higher, the greatest of man's wisdom is less than the least of Yours. And You are coherent, everlasting, the same yesterday, today and forever. A rock upon which we can stand, a fortress in which we can take refuge, a defender that no foe can ever hope to overwhelm or overthrow. By You all things were made, all good things come from You, all things return to You. Given Your might, Your splendour, Your power and Your authority, who are we that You are mindful of us? Today we lift songs and hands of praise towards You, to recognise You for who You are, to thank You for all the things that You have shown us; You have given us our very life. We pray for Your will to be done, align us with this by any means necessary. Mighty God, Lord Jehovah, we worship You and celebrate You this day, in Jesus's name, amen! 27th Shevat Saturday 29th January Be Still My Soul Great Is Your Faithfulness ​ Psalm 91 Mighty Lord God of Heaven, who rescued the Israelites from captivity in Egypt and piled up the waters of the Red Sea either side of them so that they could make good their escape, we come to You today in awe of Your faithfulness. As we rest in You and set aside the things of the world, may we dwell and contemplate this nature that You have poured out. May we seek and grasp what You have imputed to us, and seek further for ways to apply this to ourselves and others in our lives, for Your glory. "Great is Your faithfulness," the hymns and psalms extol, so how can we be more like You, Your Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, and be faithful to the benefit of our families and communities, our neighbours, enemies and friends? Lord, watch over us and guide us by Your Spirit in this today, we pray, and thank You for the love, patience, kindness, mercy and faithfulness that You have shown us. Amen. Romans 11 v11:16 Great Is Thy Faithfulness Your Love Oh Lord 26th Shevat Friday 28th January Be Bold, Be Strong Be Strong And Courageous Colossians 2 v13:14 No fear, Lord. You have made a way. You have forgiven our sins. With You all things are possible. Lord God Jehovah, help us walk in victory. Help us walk uprightly. Show us the things that You want us to do. Reveal in us the strength and courage needed to overcome as You overcame. As Joshua crossed the Jordan, as Moses returned to Egypt, as Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of the city. We are Your servants, Your children. We praise You and thank You, because You are worthy. Thank You, Lord, for Your patience and faithfulness, thank You all that You are doing, have done and will do. Astound us, O Lord! Surround us! Lead us! Guide us! In Jesus's mighty name, amen. 25th Shevat Thursday 27th January Open The Eyes Of My Heart 10, 000 Reasons Hebrews 8 v5:12 Lord in some of the fights that we face we feel that there is nothing that we can do. This is because we are flawed and the world is corrupt. We are limited in what we can accomplish in our own strength. This acknowledgement can be hard for us, even to the point of us believing it impossible. But Your word says, "All things are possible through Christ Jesus who strengthens us." Today we pray for those who are struggling, contesting and battling with addiction. Whether to pornography, gambling, relationships or perception, You have placed an authority in our hands which guarantees that we can overcome. Christ Jesus is our Lord and Saviour and His Spirit, Your Spirit, is what You poured out upon the whole earth. We do no longer need to know who You are, we simply need to know that You are here with us. In the fight. In the mix. In the mess. In the Kingdom. Overcome in them and us, Lord, for Your glory we pray, amen. ​ 24th Shevat Wednesday 26th January Theme: Praying for the Saints Precious Oil (Psalm 133) Not Be Moved (Psalm 125) Luke 10 v19:24 We rejoice and give thanks, O Mighty Lord God of Israel. You are both the Maker and Creator, and You have made a way for all to enter in. Although we have finished this theme on 'Praying For The Saints' may we never cease in praying for those who passed, who are and will come, until the day of Your returning to earth is here. Praying for their success, as that success is Your success; praying for their sustenance, for all good things that come to them come from You; and praying for their ministry, that Your words populate their mouths and Your Spirit open the ears of the unbelievers, that they may hear the gospel before then end. So we lift our hands in a double portion of praise to You, o Lord, for what You have made is most excellent and Your way pure. In Jesus's name, amen and glory hallelujah! And amen. Overcome (Psalm 18) Psalm 63 23rd Shevat Tuesday25th January Theme: Praying for the Saints Spirit Of The Living God, Fall Afresh On Me I've Got The Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down In My Heart Matthew 18 v1:11 Study here. ​It is our prayer today, Lord God Jehovah, that You would place Your joy in the hearts of Your children. That Your saints may be encouraged, relieved, reminded and blessed with the upwelling of joy that comes with the knowledge that You are their God and they are Your people. In the dark places, in the high places, in the struggles and trials and in the low, let the wellspring of Your joy pour forth that they can receive from You the delight they once all knew as children. Thank You, Father, for You have given us the promise of a life full of joy. Amen. 22nd Shevat Monday 24th January Theme: Praying for the Saints Lay Me Down Holy Is The Lord Proverbs 16 v13:17 There is that which is Yours that the prophet Isaiah saw. There is that which is Yours that the prophet Elijah experienced in the cave. There is that which Moses encountered when he saw and knelt by the burning bush. You revealed Yourself to them. An honour, a privilege, beyond value, beyond worth. And in Your Son, Christ Jesus, You revealed Yourself to all who would take a moment and listen. To all mankind. Today our prayer for the saints is an open and clear channel to Heaven, a line punched through the territory of the Enemy; through the lies, through the deceit, through the static; a line that is crystal clear, perfect. It does not matter, Lord, if it is for an hour or for an instant, when You speak, lives are changed; when You call hearts are lifted; when You reveal Yourself, You remind us of the whole purpose of our being, our estate, our destination. Reveal Yourself to Your children, Lord God of Israel, Yahweh Elohim, that they may be reminded, renewed, empowered, humbled and overwhelmed afresh, for Your glory, in Jesus's name, amen. 21st Shevat Sunday 23rd January Theme: Praying for the Saints Still ​Healer Mark 1 v29:34 ​Studies here and here. Your children are beset on all sides, Lord. The world that they live in is not their true home. Father, you know that they can be weary, hurt, stumbling, even sick. Lord today we pray for healing for Your saints. For Your children yet living, give them peace, joy, comfort and rest. Lay Your hands upon them, speak to them gently, lift them to their feet and send them on their way, we pray. In our own lives we bring our frailties to You, we lift them up and ask for overcoming, or the insight that would cause us to understand what You are achieving through these things. We trust You implicitly, Father God, and we surrender to Your administration in Jesus's name, for Your glory, amen. 20th Shevat Saturday 22nd January Theme: Praying for the Saints ​Take My Life Refiner's Fire John 16 v32:33 Today we pray for the saints that have fallen, Lord. We pray for the hands that extinguish lives in ignorance or deceit. We pray for the families that never were, we pray for the songs unsung. With a heavy heart we accept and acknowledge a world and a truth of destruction and hatred. With the courage that comes from faith we commit to pursue a life that will stand to overcome it, in the mighty name of Jesus and the precious power of His Holy Spirit. His perfect sacrifice acknowledged the lives that had been spent and would be spent in pursuit of perfect peace and truth, so we too look to You, as the Author and Finisher of our Faith, to carry us to the conclusion necessary to fulfill Your commission to go to the ends of the earth and make disciples of all nations. We know, we are assured, that You have opened a way to heaven for us. To perfect peace, perfect rest, perfect comfort, perfect joy. And there is where we want to be, first and foremost, with You forever. So we pray for those who have fallen before us, and take up our cross, not as a justification for our salvation, but out of love for a Father and a Son who received us from the grave. Amen. Acts 26 v19:23 ​ King Of My Heart I Lift My Hands To The Coming King 19th Shevat Friday 21st January Theme: Praying for the Saints ​Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Jesus Messiah ​ Hebrews 4 v14:5 v14 Amazing Lord. Wonderful King! Mighty Creator! You truly are the Lord of All. At Your name, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess You as Lord. Better then, that we choose to do so now, and to lay down the vile things of our past in honour of the perfect, holy one of Israel. Not that this is a geographical place on this earth, but that it is a priesthood, a family, a nation, a people, who have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. What a throng that will be! What a crowd! Of every tribe, nation and tongue. Today, Lord, we pray for them; those past, those present and those to come. You will and have established them, even in times of great darkness Your light has shone through them brighter still. Blessed Redeemer, call us home or call us on. Give us work for our hands in the Kingdom, bless all the saints with the courage and strength to see the fight through to the end, as You did, glorious Lord, amen. 18th Shevat Thursday 20th January Theme: Praying for the Saints I Love Your Presence Breathe Galatians 2 v1:10 Lord, today we read how the enemy sends troops among Your people. The apostle Paul reminds us that our battle is not against flesh and blood. Today, Lord, we pray a prayer of help and support therefore, against the powers and potentates of darkness and the dominions of this dark realm. May Your children, worldwide, be encouraged and strengthened to stand against the schemes of the Devil. May his agents be exposed and Your servants be equipped with words of binding and overcoming for Your glory, through the power of Your Holy Spirit. May their eyes be opened and their portions enlarged from the truth of this situation, and may Your Spirit and angels flood in to all spaces created, to establish Your children and open ground for Your Kingdom to come to the earth, for Your glory. We pray this in the name of Jesus, who is the light and hope of the world, amen. 17th Shevat Wednesday 19th January Theme: Praying for the Saints Psalm 133 Ascending To Your Spirit ​Titus 3 v3:11 Coming together as Your people, Lord. The congregation of the saints. Those who are transformed by the love and power of the Holy Spirit, given new life, born again transition from this life to a walk in the next, here on earth. This makes them enemies of the earth and its people and its carnal desires. This separates us from the destruction that he earth and its people are bound to. The curse laid upon the earth and its people no longer applies to saints, and the earth and its people hates them for it. Lord, today we pray for Your saints. We give thanks for those past lives lived and given in example, poured out as an offering and testament to Your transforming power. We pray for their rest. We pray for those and give thanks who are alive today, shining as stalwart beacons against oppression and dishonesty, clinging to the Rock of Salvation that is Jesus, our Christ. We pray for those to come, and the strength, courage, compassion, wisdom, insight, patience and honesty that will be needed to continue to carry the fight, until that day of Your glorious return. Equip, bless, enjoin and give peace, dear Lord, as in the days of old, that Your servants may receive a fresh anointing from You; a renewal of purpose, a reminder of the bright hope that You have set before us; Christ Jesus, risen from the dead, the hope for all the world. Amen. ​ 16th Shevat Tuesday 18th January Rejoice So Will I ​Psalm 139 v1:14 Our Father in Heaven, as the psalmist sings, You search and You know us. Lord, as Your creation we give You permission to shape us and mold us. We want to receive from You. We want to be the best servants that we can possibly be. We want to work in the fields of Your Kingdom whilst here on earth, to win souls, to testify to Your glory, to speak the name of Jesus to the ends of the earth and beyond. There is no other place we would rather be. Help us, Lord, overcome our distractions. Where the Enemy's deception is strongest, we will need Your help to overcome. He is a defeated foe, yet he was once an angel of Heaven. Teach us, shape us, prune us, O Lord God of Israel, that we might be Your people, and that we can rejoice in You, our God. In Jesus's name we pray this, for Your glory, and the coming of Your Kingdom upon the earth. Amen. 15th Shevat Monday 17th January I'm Gonna See The Victory Whom Shall I Fear? Isaiah 40 v6:8 You are unchanging, Lord. The same yesterday, today and forever. You do not veer to the left or the right, You do not deviate, You do not go astray. Lord, but as Your prophet writes and Your disciple, Peter, echoes, "all flesh is like grass..." We sway in the wind, we are easily trampled underfoot, we follow after the sunlight, we pass quickly. O Lord! How good it is to be patiently tended by You! Who are we that You are mindful of us? Thank You, Lord, for being You, for the victory that You share. Help us align ourselves with You, to overcome our pride and carnal desire, that we may share in that victory to the fullest, to receive the eternal life and Rock of Salvation, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Christ, right now, in this life. Call us and guide us this day, we pray, as you have done through countless generations, in Jesus's name, amen. 14th Shevat Sunday 16th January Forever Praise Adonai Joshua 14 v1:5 You allot our times and days, Lord. We surrender all to You, so astounding is Your love and devotion towards us. Who is like You in all the earth? So wonderful? So wise? Today we celebrate You and look forward to the new week. You have done so much, Lord, yet spare us work for our hands and mission for our lives we pray. Give us opportunity to honour You and to speak the name of Your Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Christ. Let us speak to those in the Kingdom and those far from it and send Your angels, please Lord, that we may journey deep into the territory of the enemy, if need be, to extend Your hand of mercy to those who are lost and broken just as we once were. Help us show the compassion, forgiveness and discernment that You once showed to us. Lead us, Lord! Keep us! Guide us! We pray in Jesus's name, amen. ​ 13th Shevat Saturday 15th January My Wonderful Lord I Will Sing The Wondrous Story Hosea 10 v9:13 v16 You will return, Lord of Hosts, in glory and celebration, in power and authority, in splendour and raiment of white. Noone can assail Your kingdom in their own strength and win. To gain entry by any other way than the narrow gate that You yourself guard is folly. To gain entry by humility and surrender is pure joy, to rail against You and stand before You, haughty and proud, is to gnash our teeth and wail on the path to fiery destruction. What can separate us from the love of God? Nothing. What can separate us from our fellow man? Our own words. Help us, Lord, this day, to tame our tongues. To take every thought and word captive, and hold it to the light that You have shone into the world, the Son, Jesus, who is the Christ, and His Spirit that He surrendered at the Cross. The day will come like a rising tide, like a thief in the night, and be upon us so quickly that we will not have time to think or pack. We must be ready. We must be obedient. Help us, Lord we pray this day, in Jesus's mighty name, amen. ​ James 3 v6:12 A Mighty Fortress Father's Heart 12th Shevat Friday 14th January Amazing Love ​My Saviour Lives Romans 7 v1:6 We have never lived in a time such as we do now, Lord. Where communication is so widespread, where knowledge is so shared. And yet, without You, we would surely drown in the noise. You are our Rock, You are our hiding place, our safe refuge in times of trouble. Help us seek You and find You today, Lord. Help us enter this Sabbath rest in Your arms. Where we are disobedient, reveal it to us, that we can commit to receiving Your help in overcoming and aligning ourselves with You. You are the place we want to be. In Your presence, in Your courts, at Your feet. And, Lord, if we could ask a further boon, help us reach others that they may see, hear and receive of Your Kingdom too, for Your glory, in the precious name of Jesus, amen. 11th Shevat Thursday 13th January Blessed Assurance 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus Colossians 1 v4:22 It is written in a car window somewhere, Lord, that, "Jesus is the gift that perfectly fits the size of every human heart." What a splendid thing You have done, in leaving the sanctity of Heaven and coming down to the earth that You created. What a work You completed, when You breathed Your last upon that Cross, with the words, "It is finished!" You are the God who speaks. You are the God who gives life. You are the Author and the Finisher of our Salvation. What grace, what compassion, what mercy, what love. Your only begotten Son, weeping for Your people, praying forgiveness for a world that knew Him not, suffered Him not and caused Him to die in so wretched a circumstance. Yet You are faithful and You are true. You turned away, unable to look upon Your own, scarred remains, utterly destroyed by the wrath You poured out for mankind's sin. Yet You turned back again and extended Your hand. Father in Heaven, thank You for Your gift, Your Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is the Christ. Thank You too for Your amazing grace, Your hand that ever extends towards those who turn from their ways and call upon Your name. Truly, You are our Father in Heaven. Help us, we pray, to be Your obedient children. For Your glory and the name of Your Son in all the earth, Jesus, Yeshua, amen. 10th Shevat Wednesday 12th January Aaronic Blessing Spirit Break Out Psalm 16 Is it selfish to want the one, right way and not the other? Yet it is You, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, who causes us to walk in paths of righteousness for Your name's sake. You are the First and the Last, Your way is steadfast and sure. Lord, be swift in bringing us justice, where we are aggrieved and hurt. Yet still too, call us to account for our wrongdoings. You are the true, Just Judge as You see men's hearts. You judge by internal standards, not external. You know all and see all and Your judgement is right. Deliver us, oh Mighty God of Israel, that we may tell of Your great works in all the world, that our enemies may know that there is a God in Zion and turn to You before the end. Amen. ​ 9th Shevat Tuesday 11th January As David Did Look What The Lord Has Done 2 Samuel 24 v21:25 ​ You, O Lord, are the God that is Faithful and True. You have no equal or rival. You are set apart, holy, above. Help us, Mighty God of Israel. Bring us to pasture, deliver us as in days of old. We know that there are no deeds of accomplishment or sacrifice necessary, as our Lord Jesus, Your Son, who sits before You and is You, upon the throne of Heaven, paid every debt when He was lifted up on the Cross, nailed to that cursed tree, yet help us Lord, live and yield to Your will, to be lights upon a hillside in praise, deed and worship. Help us dance, sing and pray to You, to testify to Your good deeds and worthiness. Help us be an example to others, we pray, for Your glory alone, amen. 8th Shevat Monday 10th January Still I Give You My Heart Matthew 5 v13:16 ​You have called us, commissioned us, Great Father of Heaven. Through Your begotten Son, Jesus, Yeshua, who is and was the Christ, You have called us to let our light shine before men. It is not our own light, Lord, of origin in us, it is Your Light, the Light of Truth for all men of the earth to see. Help us be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves, Lord. Help us be resolute and steadfast. In days such as these there are many who will denounce or detract us. They will really want to denounce and detract from You, but they will be too afraid to speak against You directly, just like their cowardly father, the Devil. Help us, Lord, give us the strength to pray for them as You once prayed for the people of Your time. We know and hear the words that You spoke, that tell us that You will be with us always, that You will neither leave us nor forsake us, so let us press in on this and grasp it with whatever strength we have left, for Your glory and Your Kingdom come, that we might know that not by our hand the end of man came. Amen. 7th Shevat Sunday 9th January At The Cross Jesus Messiah ​Lamentations 4 v3:11 You bore the cup of the Father's wrath, Lord Jesus. Even though You were betrayed by Your own people, even though the Gentile nations were deserving of death, You drank the cup so that the penalty would pass from that generation. Instead, and to the frustration of the Enemy's plans, You opened a way that all could enter in. Amazing love! Amazing grace! Lord today we acknowledge Your deeds and surrender the things that we carry for the sake of keeping them from You. Though we have a cross to bear, it is tiny compared to Yours, yet to try and take from You what has already been carried is to ultimately try and reburden You with folly. Help us, we pray, once more, to step into the promise, to receive the blessing and to walk on as Your sons, daughters and heirs, a people called by Your name, a family elected to greatness by the mercy, grace and compassion of our Living God. Amen. 6th Shevat Saturday 8th January The Lord Reigns The Lord Reigns Lamentations 4 v15:18 Obedience to You, Lord. Following Your way, Your guidance, Your advice. Testing our leaders for clarity and consistency in their pursuit and profession of You. There are no other alternatives for Your children, Your authority is divine, Your ways higher, Your thoughts deeper. In this first reading the priests and the leaders had followed evil ways and failed in their responsibility to the people. Yet the people still followed them. Lord, You hold each of us accountable and, as we claim to see, our accountability is greater than those who do not claim to see. Help us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit Lord, we pray, to be bold enough to call our elders and leaders to account if need be. Help us to be open and to hear Your words and truth from the mouths of Your anointed. Give us the strength, courage and discernment to follow Your path and leadership, not to look to human strength or provision, to trust that You are the Author and Finisher of Our Faith. Help us look to You, to be calm, to keep stepping forward, in Your name, for Your glory, we pray, amen. ​Colossians 4 v2:6 Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Moment By Moment 5th Shevat Friday 7th January A thought and prayer for the band and family of Big Daddy Weave bassist Jay Weaver who passed after a long battle with illness on January 4th. Take My Life Redeemed Ezekiel 19 v1:4 There are times, Lord, when facing the inevitability and passage that leads to our physical sleep in death, where we can be deceived into thinking that it is a cruel, predestined twist of fate. This is especially so of those that are young or of those in tragic circumstances. Yet, this is a finely spun deception, one that blows away in the breath of life, light and truth that You have given freely to mankind. The Rock of Your salvation is steadfast and pure. If we accord with You, You will deliver us from the fowler's snare. You will deliver Your children, young and old, great and small, rich and poor from the chains and curse of death. In an instant, in their perception, they will rise to meet You in the clouds, to pass through the Judgement and take their place amongst Your Saints and Angels. Glorious day! Glorious name! The name of Jesus, Yeshua, who paid all that we could be set free! Today we pray for the families dealing with grief, loss and even confusion regarding the passing of loved ones, that Your Holy Spirit will prevail in the revelation and understanding that this life is fleeting, that the true life to come in Heaven with You is the journey worthy of celebration and praise, for Your glory, amen. ​ 4th Shevat Thursday 6th January Our God Reigns Here We Wanna See Jesus Lifted High ​Philippians 2 v4:11 Your way is the one, true way, Lord. You have made it. You have established it with the highest price, the cost of Your own life. Father, we look to You and for Your will to be done. There is no other name or direction we can go, unless we become perfect ourselves. If we do this, then we will accept You and know You for who You are, the Sovereign Lord Over All Creation. Mighty God, we appeal to You to rebuke our enemy, the Devil, in our lives, in our minds, in our families, in our places of work and rest. Rebuke him, we pray. Cause his mouth to be closed and the mouths of his servants. Bind his hands and those who would do mischief for him. Cast him and them out and far away from us, back to Hell itself in Jesus's name. Let our words and actions come before those who sit in judgement, as a testimony to Your great love and affection, overcome in them as You overcame in us. We pray this in the mighty name of Jesus, the One You sent, who returned to You, who accomplished the great work You had set in motion, who is in You and with You as You are in us for Your glory. Amen. 3rd Shevat Wednesday 5th January I Will Sing Your Praises In The Garden Isaiah 12 Worthy, worthy, worthy are You Lord. Of praise. Of honour. Of celebration. Of recognition. Of service. Of surrender. You are so worthy. Who is like You in all the Earth? Who has set the stars in their courses or caused the rain to fall? Your unseen hand is behind all things yet there are many who, seeing its effects, still tend towards the safety and security of denial and perceived control. Help us help them, Lord. First by cleansing and searching our own nature to align it with Yours, then by seeking Your Spirit in each and every encounter in this realm, for Your glory alone. Come, Lord Jesus, we pray, and fill our hearts and lives so that our cup can run over into Your field and harvest. Your will be done. Amen. 2nd Shevat Tuesday 4th January 10, 000 Reasons ​You Never Let Go ​Psalm 126 Your Word says that we shall reap with tears of joy. Let us ever and continually lift praises to You, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. You are the Most High, the deserving. You have ransomed us with Your blood, You have made a way where there was no way. You cause the sun to shine and the rain to fall and because of You, the harvest will be plentiful. Heavenly Father, today we emulate the mood of the psalmist, looking back on the times where You have aided us and lifted us in the past, and also looking forward to the Coming King and the joy of our Redemption in Jesus, who is the Christ. Amen. 1st Shevat Monday 3rd January At the 'Head of the Month' a double portion of celebration. Like we need and excuse! <3 Onwards Christian Soldiers Fight The Good Fight Job 40 v6:41 v34 Creation is all Yours, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. You are El Shaddai, You are the Almighty God. Everything in the universe, in all creation, bows down and recognises You as King. Today we celebrate Your creation, in particular that part which is manifest here on the earth. The birds, the seas, the trees, the mountains, the tame beasts and the wild beasts, even the fish of the sea. How marvellous and manifold are Your works, O God! How bountiful, how plenteous! What craftmanship, what splendid design! O Lord, who is like You in all of the earth? Capable of such splendour, such joy? As we step into this new month in Your calendar, and this new year in the world's, let us spare a thought and an eye for Your creation, to be mindful of it and celebrate it, and to do what we can to steward and to care for it, for Your glory, in Jesus's name, amen. Amazing Grace All Things Bright And Beautiful​ 29th Tevet Sunday 2nd January How Lovely (Psalm 84) If I Forget You Jerusalem (Psalm 137) Ephesians 5 v15:21 Being right with You. According to Your ways. Serving in Your Kingdom. Reaching out to the lost, lonely, broken and afraid. These are the things of our desires, Lord, a hope of service, not out of compulsion beyond a desire to express our love and thankfulness to You. You are the Alpha and Omega, You are the King of Kings, you need nothing from us, You are the All Sufficient One. Yet Your word tells us that we are Your delight, that You patiently wait upon Your children to return to You. Help us not delay, father, help us in every place where we hinder or harm our walk. For Your glory, in Jesus's mighty name, amen. 28th Tevet Saturday 1st January Nothing But The Blood Your Love Never Fails Romans 8 v35:39 We are sorry, O Lord. Perfect, mighty, splendid, worthy. You have not made a mistake or given men cause to grief. What we have done, we have done. This is why the only perfect price that could be exacted is with the death of Your Son. No work or deed of our hands or minds could ever cross the gap without Your mercy preceding it. In grace You have opened a way that all are able to cross, should they choose it. Lord, today please work on those who are near and dear to us whose choice is to pretend or fake their conversion. Ultimately it is in truth through grace and faith that we can be saved. You know our hearts and thoughts, You see perfectly in our lives and minds. To be born again is to be finished with the old ways, it is to be renewed completely, indelibly and irrevocably changed. To help convince others of this is what we ask as Your servants and children. To spread the Good News, to raise the dead, to heal the sick, to cleanse the lepers, to cast out demons. Nothing else matters to us, in Jesus's name. Amen! Psalm 136 Let My Life Be Like A Love Song Forever God Is Faithful