This year 2023 is almost over. For me it was a rough year. There were days when I had the most beautiful view and then there were days when I had to run barefoot over rocks just to get to a better place than yesterday... sometimes falling to my knees because I just didn't see a chance to go on and walk any further. Then there were days without trouble that I could walk calmly without looking or turning around. I did pick the most beautiful flowers (memories) in 2023, some of them I lost on the way but that's okay... there were thorns that stung me many times so that I days I just couldn't walk anymore... but that's also okay... For me, 2023 was a long road, sometimes without water, sometimes without oxygen and sometimes with torn shoes but it was a good road... Did I learn something? Absolutely! I learned: *That no one can walk the path for you but only with you -- *That no one can make you happy if you are not happy yourself -- *That no one will sort your bag of troubles, for you -- *That few people will help you in the end -- *That promises are sometimes empty words – *That giving up is never an option -- *That sometimes you just have to sit down and calm down and say thank you -- *That there will always be someone who will stand in the middle of your journey because they don't grant it to you - - *That you can only be the best version of yourself and to never lose heart in something you really want to achieve. Yes, there were good, bad and ugly, but I am looking forward to the new road 2024 that lies ahead. Thanks to everyone who made it to the end with me in 2023 -- I learned something from everyone. We don't know what lies ahead, but what I do know is that: *I need to get better shoes -- *A bigger backpack -- *More water and -- *So much more oxygen to tackle my new 2024 route. As for you: You must also: travel safely - love each other - help each other - dream together - laugh together and - make time for each other. Thank you all for your piece of heart that I could carry with me on my journey through 2023. May our YHVH Elohiym lead us on the unknown path of 2024 and may we never forget His Great Mercy. May the last few days of 2023 be full of sunshine and love and may our Adonai Elohiym always watch over you. May 2024 be filled with the selection of His blessings in your lives and may you all be part of my 2024 path.
Lily Portion for Today: Friday December 29
Mothers, you must not merely give of what you have to your children, you must also give of yourselves. (Prayer: Adonai, keep my family sensitive and grant us sufficient understanding so that we shall be able to deal compassionately with each other, by the powerful workings of Your Holy Spirit, amein)
18“When I say to the wronga, ‘You shall certainly die,’ and you have not warned him, nor spoken to warn the wrong from his wrong way, to save his life, that same wrong man shall die in his crookedness, and his blood I require at your hand.
Ezekiel 3
19“But if you have warned the wrong and he does not turn from his wrong, nor from his wrong way, he shall die in his crookedness, and you have delivered your being.
Here's this week's Sabbath bulletin: https://firstfruits.cc/blog/20....23/12/28/sabbath-bul
Receiving Forgiveness
References:
1 John 1:9 / Romans 10:9, 10 / Mark 11:23 / Matthew 21:22 (AMP) / Mark 9:24 / Psalm 32:1 (AMP) / Psalm 32:1-6 (MESSAGE) Romans 4:7, 8 (NIV) / Ephesians 1:4, 7 (AMP) / John 1:12 (NIV) / Revelation 12:11
Abba, Your Word teaches me that if I ask for forgiveness, You will forgive me and cleanse me from all righteousness. Help me to believe and help me to receive forgiveness for my past and present sins. As You forgive me, help me to forgive myself. I believe Yeshua is the Way, the Truth and the Life and He is my Adonai and I believe that He rose from the dead and through Him I am saved. Abba, Yeshua said that whatever I ask for in prayer, having faith and believing it, I will receive. Adonai, I believe, help me get rid of any lingering doubt. Abba, I am happy and count myself blessed, that I can start afresh, my slate is wiped clean. With this forgiveness I believe that You Abba are holding nothing against me or anything from me. When I keep all sins inside, my bones turn to powder and my words become daylong groans. The pressure never eases and it feels my life dries up. I am letting it all out and from now on I rid of my failures and lay it before You, Adonai. In the face of this feeling of guilt and unworthiness, I receive my forgiveness, and believe that the pressure is leaving me. My guilt dissolved and my sins disappear. I am blessed because I know You have forgiven my transgressions and removed my sins. Abba, You chose me in Moshiach before the foundation of this world, that I should be holy and blameless in Your sight, even above reproach, before You in love. In Yeshua, through His blood, I have redemption, the remission of my offenses, in accordance with the riches and the generosity of Your Gracious Favour. Abba, I have received Your Son Yeshua; I believe in Him and He gave me the right to become Your child. I acknowledge You Abba as my YHVH and my Creator. Thank You for forgiving me of all my guilt and sins. I am an overcomer by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of my testimony. Amein.
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Almost there everyone! Its already prep day for some of us...have a happy and safe day of tying up loose ends! Rhy, I hope you travels are safe. I know you are probably not accustomed to long car rides. The brits are flabberghasted when we tell them how far we drive on a regular basis. Hopefully, the english countryside is more interesting than here, to keep you awake and unzoned. I can almost smell everyones sabbath breads baking! I want to try the "special" braided bread (i forgot what its called) sometime. My daughter likes to bake and wants to do bread by hand, but we have very little counterspace for kneading and preparing. Sigh, Someday! Enjoy everyone! We may not always have peace on sabbath like we do now. Shalom!
Abigail
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