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THANKFUL FOR JUNE 2022

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Thursday June 30, 2022

THANKFUL FOR JUNE 2022

Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:7 [KJV]

Here at #WordForTodayDevotional, we devote the last day of every month as our thanksgiving day where we celebrate the grace of Yahweh that has seen us through the month. We do not take for granted the mercies of the Lord from the first of the month to today the thirtieth. It has been a torrent of the word of Love and we owe the Lord thanks. We have returned today to thank Him for the success of the month of June 2022. In case, you cannot see anything to thank Yahweh for – I know such a person will not be reading this now; let me remind you that not all that saw 1st of June 2022 are alive today to see the 30th June 2022. It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed (see Lamentations 3:22). We owe Him thanks today. Also, our attitude of thanksgiving determines, what the next month will be for us. Let us explore more on the benefits of thanksgiving.

Our text says that we should abound with thanksgiving. The Greek word translated abounding is ‘perisseuo’ meaning to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel. You see that the English word abounding did not capture the Greek rendering. What the text is saying in essence is that we should superabound with quality and quantity thanksgiving, and allow our thanksgiving to be in excess. This is beyond theology brethren. The Lord wants us to superabound with quality thanksgiving and quantity thanksgiving. We are not just expected to thank Yahweh but to superabound with quantity thanksgiving. Thank Adonai until it is in excess. Let us think a bit. How many hours can you thank Yahweh today that will be in excess and will be of highest quality. You see that thanksgiving is not something to be mindless about.

DEPLOYING YAHWEH’S LOVE IN THE MARKETPLACE OF LIFE

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Wednesday June 29, 2022

DEPLOYING YAHWEH’S LOVE IN THE MARKETPLACE OF LIFE

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Matthew 7:12 (KJV)

The World is a marketplace. A market place is a place of buying and selling. If you are a banker, you are selling your banking skills and knowledge and the management of the bank is paying you for it. Everybody is either selling something or buying something. The marketplace is a place we meet people and interact with them. Those in your marketplace are those you meet in the course of buying or selling skills, commodities or knowledge. Those that come in contact with you in the course of making your money are people of your marketplace.

The first and greatest commandment according to Matthew 22:36-39, “36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” is to love Yahweh our Lord God. Coming right after that is to love our neighbour. In explaining who our neighbour is, the Lord Yahushua used the example of a total stranger to a Samaritan traveller, in fact someone that was considered an outcast. To a Jew of Yahushua’s day, a Samaritan is an outcast, someone that is of the mixed breed that is not worthy of association or relationship. When that Samaritan came, he helped the wounded man and took him to hospital, paid his fees and upkeep. That was the second greatest commandment to love our neighbour. Beloved, the Yahweh-kind of love is something that suppose to flow from you to the people you meet in the marketplace of life. As you go about your business or career’s activities, you are supposed to radiate the love of Yahweh to the people in your world. The marketplace of life is full of people that are hurting and broken. So many are in pains as a result of hidden illness and affliction. So many are having marital challenges that are wrecking their emotional life. What an opportunity to shine the love of Yahushua to their lives. The marketplace of life is a big opportunity for the believer to show that the divine love in him can win the world. Even the most stubborn hardened heart can be won by the meekness and patience of divine love.

DEPLOYING YAHWEH’S LOVE IN PARENTING

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Tuesday June 28, 2022

DEPLOYING YAHWEH’S LOVE IN PARENTING

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
Titus 2:4 (KJV)

If a husband and wife are operating the Yahweh-kind of love, then it will flow naturally to the children. The Yahweh-kind of love is very crucial in marriage because the aim of the assault of Satan on the marriage is not the husband and wife per se but the offspring of that union – the children. Both Yahweh and Satan are keenly interested in the children of the marriage. Malachi 2:15 says, “And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.” So our Father Yahweh is interested in the marriage because He is seeking a godly seed. Satan is also seeking to destroy that godly seed of the woman. If Satan can’t get the husband or wife, he will seek to scatter their marriage so that he can destroy the future of the seed. When marriage dies, the children’s future have a 98% of being corrupted by the harsh society environment and influence. Revelation 12:17 says, “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” Satan went forth to make war with the seed of the woman. Beloved, there is a war currently going on. Satan wants to destroy your marriage in order to destroy your children. This is the motivation that must drive you to love your spouse with the Yahweh-kind of love. Then extend that love to the children.

DEPLOYING YAHWEH’S LOVE IN MARRIAGE

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Monday June 27, 2022

DEPLOYING YAHWEH’S LOVE IN MARRIAGE

18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Colossians 3:18-19 (KJV)

The first place that the characteristics of the Yahweh-kind of love manifests is in the family between husband and wife, then extends to the children and then to the Church and society at large. This is why the failure of people to function in the Yahweh-kind of love in their family has resulted in the high rate of disintegration of families these days. The scripture is littered with instructions to love our spouses. It is only the Yahweh-kind of love that can hold marriage together making it a heaven-on-earth experience of a home. Submission is a function of humility and patience which are all characteristics of the Yahweh-kind of love. When the wife is told to submit to her own husband, it is another way of telling the wife to love their husbands. Titus 2:4-5 brought it out clearly, “ 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.” When you love your husband, as a wife, you would be kind, obedient, patient, courteous, generous and appreciating him for the things he does for you and the family. The author has seen from experience as a pastor counselling numerous people that a godly woman is the best blessing a man can receive. Just as the scripture says in II Peter 3:1-2, “ 1 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands? that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives? 2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.”; the author has seen the impact of godly submissive wives on ungodly husbands which confirmed the Word that they are always drawn by the chaste conduct of their wives.

When a husband loves his wife, there is a security that love brings on the home front that even Satan himself cannot dare. The love of a husband is the wall of defence of the home. When a husband loves his wife, he can go to any length to make the home comfortable for him and all inhabitants of the home. Remember that we are not talking about natural human love which is very fickle. We are talking about the Yahweh-kind of love which is a supernatural manifestation of the Holy Spirit. When a husband loves his wife with this divine love, the security and prosperity of the family is secured. The Yahweh-kind of love triumphs over every form of assault of the devil on the family.

It takes a mind renewed with the Word of Yahweh and a body submitted to the Lordship of the Holy Spirit to function in the Yahweh-kind of love. When the husband loves his wife according to 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 and the wife does same, no force of devil can introduce tension in their home.

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (13): NEVER FAILS

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Sunday June 26, 2022

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (13): NEVER FAILS

Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end] …
I Corinthians 13:8 (KJV)

There is only one thing in life that has guarantee, that you can hold closing your eyes and be 100% sure that you are safe and secure. You can completely build your life on this one thing and never again think twice in terms of safety, prosperity, peace and eternity. The Lord Yahweh, the creator of heaven and earth is that one person that cannot fail. In 1 John 4:8, the word tells us that Yahweh is love. Just as Yahweh can never fail, the Yahweh-kind of love can never fail. Walking in the Yahweh-kind of love is the only failure-proof existence that guarantees victory and success both in life and eternity.

The Yahweh-kind of love is different from human natural love. This Yahweh-kind of love cannot be accessed and manifested by a natural person. It is a supernatural nature that comes upon you as a result of surrendering your heart to the Lord Yahushua. When you give your life to the Lord Yahushua as your Lord and Personal Saviour, His Spirit comes into your heart/spirit and recreates you. This is the experience we call being ‘born again’. This Yahweh-kind of love is shed abroad in your spirit/heart by the Holy Spirit. So, every born again person has this failure-proof supernatural love in his/her spirit. Why then are there so many failures in the body of HaMashiach? Why are there so many divorces and failed marriages? Why are there so many failed careers and professions? If the love of Yahweh is in every believer and it guarantees a failure-proof existence, what is the disconnect in the lives of so many believers around the world today?

The answer is that potentials does not always translate into great destinies because there is a responsibility that is placed on the laps of anyone who would experience the benefits of the Yahweh-kind of love. It is the responsibility of walking, exercising, nurturing and developing that fruit of love. It is the responsibility of yielding to the Holy Spirit to walk according to the love nature in your spirit and not yield to your flesh and carnal mind.

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (12): HOPES ALL THINGS

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Saturday June 25, 2022

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (12): HOPES ALL THINGS

… its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, …
I Corinthians 13:7 (AMPC)

This word we see translated as “hope” is the Greek word “elpizo” which means to expect or confide. The word is translated in other places as “trust” and “expect.” It is the confident expectation of something to come. To “hope all things” means to confidently expect the long-term spiritual growth of our fellow brothers and sisters in HaMashiach; to expect that their lives will turn out right; to expect that their situation will change for the better; to treat them according to that beautiful future you expect. To “hope all things” means that we never consider another to be a lost cause. It means that we never give up on each other, even when we see one another fall and fall hard.

When we fail to “hope all things” we consider failures of sin to be a final judgment. It is betrayed in quickness to write the other off. We have critical notions of others and when they meet our expectations of their weakness, we cross them off our list and push them out of our lives. When we fail to “hope all things” we separate. We separate because we feel we have to move on, as if the offender has fallen out of our boat and won’t recover. And what is most awful about losing hope is that it can be so silent. We usually won’t even bother to confront them in hopes of producing repentance, simply receding from them, quietly, withdrawing from their orbit. We even convince ourselves that we are actually “covering their sin in love” by staying quiet.

We must come to that point where we expect the best of them, possessing an optimistic view of how things will turn out, in this life or, more importantly, in eternity. We must recognize ‘…that all things work together for good to those who love Yahweh, to those who are the called according to His purpose.’ (see Romans 8:28 KJV). This kind of attitude is tested when troubles arise, but possessing this kind of love means we will continue to confidently expect the best of the person we love. It also means we will do what we can to help that positive and Godly outcome become a reality. This can sometimes be a challenge. Sometimes circumstances develop or decisions are made that make it difficult to maintain an optimistic expectation for someone. That is where we need to remember that the essence of this love is the commitment to the best interest of the one we love. It is also important to remember how often we are on the other side, making decisions that make it difficult for someone who loves us to maintain that confidence in us.

REMEMBER: The Yahweh-kind of love expects the best future and works to help actualize it for people in the person’s world.

PRAYER: Dear Father, thank you for the love shed abroad in my spirit by the Holy Spirit. I ask for the grace to see the people in my world with your eyes and to treat them with love even when they are not getting it right in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (11): BELIEVES ALL THINGS

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Friday June 24, 2022

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (11): BELIEVES ALL THINGS

… is ever ready to believe the best of every person, …
1 Corinthians 13:7 (AMPC)

The word translated as “believes” in the second phrase is “pisteu.” The New Testament Greek Lexicon meaning for the word includes: to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in, to trust, etc. Once again, Apostle Paul is speaking about our relationships within the body of HaMashiach. Apostle Paul is not calling for a foolish gullibility. However, being guarded against the possibility of being taken advantage of is not correct either. Obviously, this does not mean that we are to lose all discernment when we love someone. In fact, Apostle Paul prays for the Philippians to have a love characterized by discernment. In Philippians 1:9-10 (NKJV), we read, ‘And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,’

So what does “believes all things” mean? It means that we are to have confidence in the one we love, to trust them and to always give them the benefit of the doubt, believing the best of them. It is a relationship that is not filled with suspicion, but trust. We use an expression today, “innocent until proven guilty,” that can apply here. Imagine what that does for a person to be loved like that, to be trusted and believed, to know that they have someone’s confidence. Does this mean that we leave ourselves vulnerable to being disappointed or betrayed? Yes. However, the benefits of a love like this far outweigh the risks. Knowing that I am loved like this inspires me to live up to it.

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (10): BEARS ALL THINGS

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Thursday June 23, 2022

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (10): BEARS ALL THINGS

Love bears up under anything and everything that comes …
1 Corinthians 13:6 (AMPC)

The more I try to comprehend this love, the more I am amazed and feel like I have not even started at all. The acid test of spirituality is walking in the Yahweh-kind of love. The Yahweh-kind of love bears up under anything and everything that comes. The Greek word rendered bears up or beareth (KJV) is stego. It means to cover and is related to the word indicating a roof, or a covering that offers protection from the elements. In his commentary, W. E. Vine explains that this covering either supports what is placed upon it, or covers what is placed underneath it. Love acts in both ways in bearing all things. The implications of this is awe-striking.

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (9): DO NOT REJOICE AT INJUSTICE OR UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

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Wednesday June 22, 2022

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (9): DO NOT REJOICE AT INJUSTICE OR UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.
I Corinthians 13:6 (AMP)

How our lives and relationships will be transformed if we can just start manifesting the Yahweh-kind of love. This love does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness. What does it mean to not rejoice in iniquity? The word “rejoiceth” in the phrase “rejoiceth not in iniquity” according to KJV is translated from the Greek word chairō, which means to rejoice, to be glad, to be delighted or pleased. Think about when you are delighted in something. You may dwell on it or talk about it—maybe you even make a big deal about it or magnify it. You rejoice in it, and it makes you glad. When we manifest the love of Yahweh, we absolutely don’t rejoice in unrighteousness. We assuredly don’t take pleasure in wrongdoing. And we most certainly don’t gloat over other men’s sins nor show gladness when others do wrong or fail.

You probably have seen or heard something happened to someone and you responded “Yes, he/she deserves it” maybe because of the way they have treated you in the past. That kind of response is not the Yahweh-kind of love’s way. Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere. When someone is unjustly treated and you are happy because the person has also treated you unjustly, you are not manifesting the Yahweh-kind of love. When someone is unjustly treated, no matter what the person has done, stand against the injustice because the Yahweh-kind of love does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness. No matter how “deserving” it may seem for someone to “get what’s coming to them”, that’s not what love would do. Love does not avenge itself. Love is not secretly glad someone was injured or hurt or paid back for their wrongs.

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (8): IS NOT TOUCHY, EASILY ANGERED OR RESENTFUL

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Tuesday June 21, 2022

CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (8): IS NOT TOUCHY, EASILY ANGERED OR RESENTFUL

… it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].
I Corinthians 13:5 (AMP)

Yahweh-kind of love is not touchy. There are people who are touchy or quick-tempered; they’re so sensitive, you have to be careful the way you talk to them, lest they be offended. That’s not the way of love. Love is not easily offended. To be touchy means to be irritable, quick-tempered, prickly or easily upset. The Greek word ‘Logizomai’ refers to “keeping a mental record” or “taking into account.”1 It is an accounting term. It accounts for the list of wrongs and possesses the ability to accurately look back and pull up any specific offence. As any accountant knows, if you keep track of someone’s payments or debts, it is because you have every intention of drawing their attention back to those financial obligations at some point in the future. The same is true in this case. Those who keep a record of offences (real or perceived) done to them, the intent is to bring those back up at some point in the future and hold that person responsible for their actions. This, love does not do so.