03/23/2013

  • T&M SABBATH HOW IS YOUR MEMORY WORKING?

    I thank Yahvah, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing  I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day. 2 Tim 1:3

    When Paul wrote these words, he was sitting in prison in Rome. Having been judged by the courts and sentenced to death, he was living his final days in prison as he awaited the day of his execution. The method of execution has been decreed: He was to die by beheading.

    Paul knew that in just a short time, soldiers would enter his cell, bind him in chains, and then take him to the place of his beheading. As he anticipating this coming hour. Paul received a letter from Timothy. Reading the letter, he perceived that his young disciple was in trouble. A spirit of fear was attempting to operate in Timothy due to the horrific persecution that was sweeping like waves across his city. In addition, Timothy was fighting feelings of hurt and devastation because the leaders he trusted had abandoned him in this difficult hour.

    Paul knew that this might be his last opportunity on earth to encourage the young man of Yahvah, so he wrote back to Timothy and told him "I thank Yahvah, whom I  serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day" 2 Tim 1:3

    This word "remembrance" comes from the Greek word mnecia. In some places in literature, this word denotes a written record used to record and memorialize a person's action. In other places, it signified a statute, monument, or memorial. An example of this latter meaning is found in Ac 10:3-4. As Cornelius prays, an angel appears to him and says, "Thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before Yahvah. By doing this, Paul memorialized Timothy in the annals of Heaven! Paul set the record straight and made sure Heaven was aware of what this young disciple was doing in Yahvahosha's name.

    We need to learn from Paul's example. Before you begin to pray for a person's need, first take a few minutes to review his acts of faith! Remind Yahvah of all that person has done for the Kingdom of Yahvah. Put Yahvah in  remembrance of the way he has served, the time he was given, the money he has sown, and the way he has endured to do His will. Make sure you start your prayer time by setting the record straight and memorializing that person in the Presence of the Eternal.

    Second, the use of this word tells us that Paul prayed so fiercely and fervently for Timothy that his prayers left a lasting impression in Heaven. Like a statue or memorial permanently stands for generations to remind us of what someone did in the past. Paul's prayers for Timothy were monumental in Heaven. Figuratively speaking, Paul prayed so much for Timothy that he filled the throne room of Yahvah with pictures, images, statues, and memorials of the younger man. Everywhere Yahvah looked, He saw an image of Timothy! In other words, Yahvah was continually confronted with the need of Paul's young disciple through the Apostle's continual prayers.

    How would you like for someone to pray for you this much? Would it bless you to know  that one person is so dedicated to praying for you that he had filled Heaven with your image--to the point that everywhere Yahvah looks, He is met head-on with your needs and your desires?

    Let me turn the question around now and ask: Is there anyone you're praying for right now? If the answer is yes, go for it with all your heart, knowing that your prayers are p;ainting pictures and erecting statues of that person and his need before Yahvah. Because of your prayers for your loved one. Yahvah will consistently be reminded of his need and will move mightily on his behalf.

    These Greek meanings tell us that it is almost Paul was telling Timothy: "Timothy, my intention is to pray, pray, pray, and pray for you until I have set the record straight about your activities and until I have stacked the throne room of Yahvah with your name! Anywhere Yahvah looks, I want Him to see a living memorial of you! I don't want Yahvah to ever forget you; therefore, I am loading Heaven with statues, monuments and memorials of you. My prayers for you will stand as an everlasting memorial  before Yahvah."

    Don't wait another day! Go ahead and start stacking Heaven with some of your own everlasting memorials. Open the door for Yahvah's blessing to flow into the lives of those for whom you pray. And be assured--your prayers of faith on behalf of others will NEVER for forgotten by Yahvah!

    PRAYER: YAHVAH, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PRAYED FOR ME. I KNOW THEIR PRAYERS WERE A VITAL FORCE TO KEEP HEAVEN IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE NEEDS AND SITUATIONS I WAS FACING IN  LIFE AT THE TIME. NOW I ASK YOU TO HELP ME FAITHFULLY PRAY FOR THOSE YOU PLACE ON MY HEART, JUST AS OTHER HAVE PRAYED FOR ME. THANK YOU. IN YAHVAHOSHA'S NAME I PRAY HALLELUYAH! Bro. Doc