26 February 2025

Wednesday, 28 Shevat 5785 / February 26, 2025

Event
Fly to Danang

Here and Now
Woke up around almost 6AM Vtime and ready to have my devotions because I slept long and well with a strange dream last night about Anacel wanting to quit working as our book keeper.

SOAP

 

Scriptures

Torah: Parshat Terumah, 4th Portion (Shemot (Exodus) 26:15-26:30) 

Exodus 26:15-30

English Standard Version

¹⁵ “You shall make upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood. ¹⁶ Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each frame. ¹⁷ There shall be two tenons in each frame, for fitting together. So shall you do for all the frames of the tabernacle. ¹⁸ You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side; ¹⁹ and forty bases of silver you shall make under the twenty frames, two bases under one frame for its two tenons, and two bases under the next frame for its two tenons; ²⁰ and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side twenty frames, ²¹ and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one frame, and two bases under the next frame. ²² And for the rear of the tabernacle westward you shall make six frames. ²³ And you shall make two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear; ²⁴ they shall be separate beneath, but joined at the top, at the first ring. Thus shall it be with both of them; they shall form the two corners. ²⁵ And there shall be eight frames, with their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under one frame, and two bases under another frame.

²⁶ “You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle, ²⁷ and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the side of the tabernacle at the rear westward. ²⁸ The middle bar, halfway up the frames, shall run from end to end. ²⁹ You shall overlay the frames with gold and shall make their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and you shall overlay the bars with gold. ³⁰ Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain.

Last Night's Readings
Deuteronomy 12-15

Bible in a Year

Exodus 39-40; Mark 9:2-32; Psalm 26:1-12

Exodus 39

Making the Garments for the Priesthood

 

Exodus 40

The Tabernacle erected and arranged

The Glory of the Lord

³⁴ Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. ³⁵ And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. ³⁶ Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out. ³⁷ But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up. ³⁸ For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.

 

Mark 9:2-32

English Standard Version

The Transfiguration

² And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, ³ and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one^[a] on earth could bleach them. ⁴ And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. ⁵ And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi,^[b] it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” ⁶ For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. ⁷ And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son;^[c] listen to him.” ⁸ And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.

⁹ And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. ¹⁰ So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean. ¹¹ And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” ¹² And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt? ¹³ But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”

Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

¹⁴ And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. ¹⁵ And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. ¹⁶ And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” ¹⁷ And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. ¹⁸ And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.” ¹⁹ And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” ²⁰ And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. ²¹ And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. ²² And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” ²³ And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” ²⁴ Immediately the father of the child cried out^[d] and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” ²⁵ And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” ²⁶ And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” ²⁷ But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. ²⁸ And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” ²⁹ And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”^[e]

Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection

³⁰ They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, ³¹ for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” ³² But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

 

Psalm 26

New King James Version

A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption

A Psalm of David.

1 Vindicate me, O Lord, For I have walked in my integrity.
I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip.
² Examine me, O Lord, and ^[a]prove me; Try my mind and my heart.
³ For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth.
⁴ I have not sat with idolatrous mortals, Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
⁵ I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I will wash my hands in innocence; So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
⁷ That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works.
⁸ Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place ^[b]where Your glory dwells.

⁹ Do^[c] not gather my soul with sinners, Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
¹⁰ In whose hands is a sinister scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; Redeem me and be merciful to me.
¹² My foot stands in an even place; In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

 

Observation

In Exodus, after everything the LORD had commanded was being done by Moses and the Israelites, GOD’s glory appeared over the Tabernacle or the place of worship like a cloud, hovering and they could not enter the tabernacle because the glory was so strong. Oh how I miss this glory cloud because I have experienced the glory cloud before and even I remember experiencing the glory cloud while I was in a Vacation with the same relatives I am with today (Achi Carol and family) but we were in Europe during that time and it was one of the best vacations I had ever had not because of the place or people because I am still with the same people today, but it was because of the glory cloud that was upon me because while I was there, I was fasting and eating only once a day to be more intimate with the HOLY SPIRIT.

 

Application

Last night, I was discussing with Achi Hayley what I was inside, what I could have been if I was not a business woman in the family business because I wanted to know what career would have suited me and made me happy if I was not with the family business. But today’s word reminded me that no matter what I did in life, what made me happy was not my career or what I did but it was being with an intimate experience with GOD, being filled with the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD, and having that Shekinah Glory all over me. And it was not something that I had done in my career that GOD hovered around me in such a glorious way but it was because of a simple obedience when HE instructed me to fast and eat only once a day or to learn with a certain Pastor. What made me happy was not what I did for myself, but what I did for GOD and I want to be in those intimate seasons again. I know I alone have the power to put myself in that intimate place with GOD when I hear GOD calling me to fast and I follow HIM.

 

Prayers

Dear AVI,

HOLY HOLY HOLY are YOU O LORD GOD Almighty! Blessed are YOU O KING of Glory who enters into the lives of YOUR people filling their habitation with YOUR presence, giving them joy and happiness. How I pray that my husband has experienced similar glory experiences with YOU, how I pray that YOU will bring me to an Angel once again who will lead me and by following this Angel, I will be able to experience YOUR miracles, and glory cloud once again. How I pray that YOU will encounter my father and mother and give them the grace to be in the glory cloud like YOU have given me such grace, like YOU have done to Moses and his generation. How I pray that my parents will experience a revival in their spirits to be with YOU and to live in the fullness of YOUR Grace. O GOD, I pray that YOUR good and perfect will be done and that YOU will continue to speak to me like how YOU are answering the ponderings of my heart that I shared with Achi Hayley last night. It’s not what I do that will make me happy, it’s what I am with YOU that makes me happy no matter what I do, YOU make me blessed and successful and I thank YOU GOD for teaching and reminding me this now. Forgive me that I am not able to do my devotions at night but I pray O GOD, that YOU will grant me the grace to do it nightly. I pray a blessing for my cousins and Aunts, nephews and niece as we are in this trip together that they will experience YOUR presence and know YOU more and that we will all enjoy and see a glimpse of YOU. O GOD, I pray protection, the blood of YESHUA over all of us, healing over the sick today and a revelation and an encounter for Dad and Mom as they are without disturbance and alone in the house, I pray a blessing of grace and protection over the harmony inside our home, thank YOU for our helpers, thank YOU for our workers, thank YOU O GOD because YOU are speaking to each one  of us. Please I pray that my relatives will know YOU and even that YOU heal the trauma and past pain of my Aunts, I pray that even as they are with us, YOUR Presence and Spirit will speak to them and comfort them. Thank YOU FATHER because YOU brought me here to relax and enjoy and I pray that YOU will heal Dad’s lame legs, pinched nerve supernaturally that he will be able to fly to Australia with me and and everyone else who is joining this trip with us to witness and attend Julie and Iakopo’s wedding. Thank YOU for answering my prayers for Julie may YOU bless their marriage and may they minister to people through the HOLYSPIRIT. O GOD, I pray for my husband to be well in his mind, body, spirit and heart, that he is receiving many things from YOU, as YOU lead him, I pray that YOU will always encounter and speak to him and let him find me in YOUR perfect time because O GOD YOU make all things beautiful in YOUR Time. Thank YOU for the opportunities YOU are bringing me into this year! Please save and deliver Janie Rose and Mark, and please answer the prayers of Leah Chan and Erwin Pios. I pray O GOD for YOU to always bless the work of my hands and keep communing with me leading me in everything that I do giving my heart peace and my mind wisdom and my heart joy and gladness because YOU are the Shepherd of my soul.

For YOU deserve all of the glory, honor and praise, in the Name of JESUS KING of Glory, Amen!