Drum the Message Home

'“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth      Tell me, if you know so much.     Who determined its dimensions      and stretched out the surveying line?     What supports its foundations,      and who laid its cornerstone     as the morning stars sang together      and all the angels shouted for joy?' Job 38:4-7 (NLT) Um-hum. Job? For the humbling of man, God often shows him the ignorance he possesses of ones own earth and seas. Same with Job. How could he know it? How could he explain it? No one can possibly know everything about what God is doing in their lives, though we often try to analyze the very thing! Our minds are limited. Useless hours. Mindless pursuits. Amen. How was the earth created? Many have tried, even science puts forth its own version of how it all began, and it all sounds pretty believable up to a point, the very point where...

' If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”' Esther 4:14 (NLT So, we can rest assured, that if we fail to give our testimony and service when asked, that God will deliver and relieve his people by some other way. Yet there is that, how shall they believe in him in whom they have not heard, most of us shy away with fear from perilous times and tasks, and bow the knee to the enemy when told to do so, but consider this as well. Oh, if we could just know how much we are worth to the Kingdom and stand to defend His honor! Having coward to save your own life you shall no doubt lose it along with all of your relatives, for we know soon enough that the enemy is never satisfied. He is evil, he is a destroyer of all things good and his hunger for power is strong. Esther, who knows why you were giv...

'And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”' Nehemiah 8:10 (NLT) Tender hearts bring out the best in us. Never stop believing in others. Never stop caring for the poor,  the widows and the orphans. Make it a good day. Spread some Joy. Amen and amen. God's generous goodness should make me generous as well. I should give freely, even to those who have not prepared. I could give even to those that can never repay. I give because my strength is in the joy of the Lord. The more of God's Word that gets inside of me the better. The more that I can gain understanding in God's ways the more comfort I will find in Him. As troubles arise and with it comes the pain, God says don't be dejected and sad. Much of the bad stuff that I go throug...

 ' Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite of this there is hope for Israel. ' Ezra 10:2 (NLT) Dear Father, We have found ourselves in a sad way; the times are troubling but not desperate; the disease is threatening but not incurable. But in spite of all of this gloom and drama and despair that the world has to offer, there is hope for tomorrow; our demise may be prevented by repentance and reformation.  There is hope for us for tomorrow because we are Your sons and daughters; every kindred, and tongue, and people and nation, we are the descendants of the great Elohim. Hallelujah! The guilty have been restored, because of Your son Jesus the spreading of the virus of sin has been stopped. We are the redeemed! By Your blood, Your judgment upon us has been prevented. By Your stripes, we have been made clean and are healed. Through You,...

'Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord ’s anger blazed against them, and he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp.   Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the Lord , the fire stopped. After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means “the place of burning”), because fire from the Lord had burned among them there.   Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. “Oh, for some meat!” they exclaimed.   “We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted.   But now our appetites are gone. All we ever see is this manna!” Numbers 11:1-6 (NLT) The complainers. The discontent. The losers. We all know who they are. A dr...

' Then Moses said, “If you don’t personally go with us, don’t make us leave this place.   How will anyone know that you look favorably on me—on me and on your people—if you don’t go with us? For your presence among us 'sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.” Exodus 33:15-16 (NLT) Dear Father Thou will not despise. Carry us. Don't make us leave this place. This can't be easy. We must rise up. In the land of the living. The Promised Land! This is the time. You are waiting. But how shall we then go if not by thy Will? How then shall they know us if not by Your Presence? Your Favor? It's time for action. We are inspired. We shall become the people that You say we are. Set apart. 'I Am'. So be it. Thou art Great. We Are yours. We are made great by You. In Your Presence. Your Way. We will go. Anywhere! In a word: Action. There we go. Resting in You. One body. Beautiful. Graceful. Anointed. In sync. Moving. Hands raised in praise. A t...

  'Restore us again, God our Savior and put away your displeasure toward us. Will you be angry with us forever?   Will you prolong your anger through all generations Will you not revive us again,   that your people may rejoice in you Show us your unfailing love, Lord , and grant us your salvation.' Psalm 85:6 (NIV) Dear Father First I pray, even while I am in bondage, that You will get me through it. The waiting is the hardest part. I know You. I know where to find You. Our hiding place. I have seen what You will do. You are always about new beginnings. So I humble myself and turn from my wicked ways. Father, I have sinned, we have sinned, as a people, as a nation, as Your people. I have displeased You.  This prayer is for the nation, we have let our nation fall. We have fallen for the ways of the world and we are slaves to it. We have failed You. We know it. We turn. We repent of our wicked ways. We miss You. The memories of Your Mercies turn us back to You. The...

 '"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you.' Exodus 20:12 NASB Dear Father I know that You are perfect in every way. I know that Your ways are perfect. What You tell me to do is for my own good. You are higher. You see everything. Your ways are higher. Your vision is perfect. You are creator God. To God be the Glory. Good things You have done. You placed me in a family. Perfect architect. Perfect design. One unit. Powerful. Beautiful. Not to be alone. May I see the promises that You give. Long days in the land. May I honor my mother and father who brought me into this world and taught me to do good. Important lessons. To tell the truth. To work hard. To make a difference.  May I continue to walk in Your Spirit and Truth all days. To see You in it all. To be thankful. to pray. to stay on fire for You. Not lukewarm. May I stay in right standing with You and those that you have placed above me. Thank you...

' But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”' 1 Samuel 16:7 (ESV) Dear Father Thank you for Your Word. I am so grateful that You do not judge me based on human standards of character, no, You are Spirit. Man often makes quick inaccurate judgements and opinions of who I am based on my name or my looks or even my height, but rather, You know me more deeply and look at my heart and You judge me based on the things that the Spirit values; faith, fear and love. You are Love. You are always a fair Judge. You do not show favorites but often honor and bless the least among us. Who can know those You have picked and predestined to be priests and kings in Your Kingdom? Only You Lord the Omniscient and Holy One! Who can fear You and live under Your anointing? Only those that have chosen ...

' Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.   She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment.' Judges 4:4-5 (ESV) Deborah judged people during a period of Israel's oppression around 1250 BC. She was endowed with many gifts and grace, to write songs, to judge, to prophesy, to convince her people of their sins. She was a wife and a courageous leader that directed Barak, an army general, to raise up an army to fight for their country's freedom.  Deborah assisted in battle as she would not send where she was unwilling to go and God intervened and assisted in the battle with a great victory. Dear Father Thank you for Your Word that encourages and inspires. Help us to never turn our back on You, just as the people followed You in the days of prophetess Deborah, help us to hear from You and follow Your ways. You...

  'Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them.   Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.' Joshua 1:6-7 (ESV) Dear Father Thank you for Your Word. Forgive me for my sins. Your Word is an encouragement. I am encouraged with the promises and the presence of You God. You've given me a plan and a purpose. My own issues and troubles are not to bother me. I know Your name. You are all-sufficient El-Shaddai. I know You are for me.  I know You will see me through to my own inheritance. Thank you Lord! Who loves You more than I? I am to be strong and courageous when I am in Your Will and following Your commands. Though some doubt Your power, as past its time, some know that we need Your power more now than ever. ...

' And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.   You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.' Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (ESV) Dear Father, Thank you for Your Word. Your Word that instructs me to Meditate. I call it prayer. I speak to You Father all day long. Your Word that instructs me to Teach. I will talk about You to the children so that they will know You as I do. Your Word that instructs me to Talk. I will talk about You to the rest, so that they might see You in me. Your Word that instruct me to Read. I will read Your Word each day and several times throughout the day. Nothing will hinder me from seeking You through Your Word. To love You is to know You. This day I commit Your Word to my heart. To know You is to love You. In Jesus's name, Amen . Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', February ...

  'The Lord bless you and keep you;   the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;   the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.' Numbers 6:24-26 (ESV) Dear Father, For my Lord Jehovah the Father will bless me with all spiritual blessings. My Lord Jehovah the Son will bless me with salvation and all redeeming grace. My Lord Jehovah the Spirit will bless me with regeneration and sanctification. For Thou hast loved me. Then You will look cheerfully at me. You will show me Your face and Your favor. You will smile and declare that You are well pleased with me through Christ. God, Jehovah Shalom, Your name is Peace. In Jesus's name,  Amen. Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', February 14, 2020 blog post.

' And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things , that he shall confess that wherein he hath sinned:' Leviticus 5:5 (ASV) Dear Father, Thank you for Your Word. Your Word is Truth and Eternal. Your Word is Holy and convicting. Your Word is Logos, the living Word of Jesus. O Lord forgive me for I have sinned. I have strayed from Your Holy Laws. I have done what is wrong in Your eyes. I have failed to put You first. I am so ashamed. Please forgive me. I will remember to always keep You first in everything that I do. Your Word is a lamp unto my feet. My confession is necessary in sacrifice. Your atonement is met with my repentance and confession. Thank you for your Son Jesus who died that I might be saved and forgiven. Thank you for forgiving me and making me clean again. In Jesus's name. Amen. Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', February 12, 2020 blog post.   Comments

 J ehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.' Exodus 14:14 (ASV) Dear Father Thank you for Your Word. Father Jehovah, when You bring me out, help me to stand still and not to fall or fight or even turn and run. Help me to be still and not to overthink or speak but to remain in You and to hold my peace. Help me to remain composed and confident in thoughts of You alone and Your great salvation that is to come. For I know that You will find a way. Consider Your Angel Armies. And when it does come, to never take Your work for me for granted, but to give You all the praise and all the Glory that You deserve.  In Jesus's name, Amen. Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', February 12, 2020 blog post.  

' In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.' Genesis 1:1 (ASV)  Dear Father, Thank You for Your Word. Thank you for how You have described to me how it all began. I can see the magnitude of Your creation with my own eyes. You are magnificent. You are Omnipotent. Your Word says that You created the heavens. The first heaven, our immediate atmosphere. The second heaven, outer space. The third heaven, the heaven of heavens, that's where You are. I will keep earth beneath my feet and I will look up to You. You are Lord God of heaven. You deserve my praise. In Jesus's name. Amen.   Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', February 11, 2020 blog post.

'He was teaching in one of the meeting places on the Sabbath. There was a woman present, so twisted and bent over with arthritis that she couldn’t even look up. She had been afflicted with this for eighteen years. When Jesus saw her, he called her over. “Woman, you’re free!” He laid hands on her and suddenly she was standing straight and tall, giving glory to God. The meeting -place president, furious because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the congregation, “Six days have been defined as work days. Come on one of the six if you want to be healed, but not on the seventh, the Sabbath.” But Jesus shot back, “You frauds! Each Sabbath every one of you regularly unties your cow or donkey from its stall, leads it out for water, and thinks nothing of it. So why isn’t it all right for me to untie this daughter of Abraham and lead her from the stall where Satan has had her tied these eighteen years?” When he put it that way, his critics were left looking quite s...

Let the word of the Anointed One richly inhabit your lives. With all wisdom teach, counsel, and instruct one another. Sing the psalms, compose hymns and songs inspired by the Spirit, and keep on singing—sing to God from hearts full and spilling over with thankfulness.' Colossians 3:15 (VOICE) Paul instructs me to sing. The physical and emotional benefits of singing are many. Singing is good for me. Singing improves my memory and helps to diminish my depression. Singing helps me to feel the thoughts and words that I am singing about. The songs help me to connect my mind, body and spirit. Not just any song though, but I am to sing psalms, hymns and songs inspired by the Spirit! I am to sing the Word! I am to let the Words of Christ richly inhabit my life! With all the wisdom of the ages we are to teach one another. In the past, most people could not read or write, so they told their stories through songs. Even now, we teach our children and grandchildren the things ...

So where does that leave you when you criticize a brother? And where does that leave you when you condescend to a sister? I’d say it leaves you looking pretty silly—or worse. Eventually, we’re all going to end up kneeling side by side in the place of judgment, facing God. Your critical and condescending ways aren’t going to improve your position there one bit. Read it for yourself in Scripture: “As I live and breathe,” God says, “every knee will bow before me; Every tongue will tell the honest truth that I and only I am God.” So tend to your knitting. You’ve got your hands full just taking care of your own life before God.' Romans 14:10-12 (MSG) Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', February 9, 2020 blog post.  

'Victory Songs 'For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude Psalm 32:7 (NLT) You hide me in the days of my trouble. You free me from the guilt that brings on the sorrow and pain that I feel when I remember my sin. You protect me from the wrath to come and the consequences brought on by my rebellion against You. You saved me. You redeemed me. Then, You joined in with the heavenly choir! I could hear Your voice singing the song of victory over me. One more soul saved! Yeshua! One more child forgiven! Eloah Selichot! That was the day I will always remember. That was the song I will never forget! Selah! I am forgiven and my heart fills with joy just knowing it. You are Forgiveness and You are Greater than all of my troubles. In Your House, I can hardly contain it as I behold Your Glory and I notice everyone around me smiling and laughing and lifting up holy hands as well in the overflow of Your Gre...

Pray for the Women of the 116th 'Tell Esther, “Don’t be fooled. Just because you are living inside the king’s palace doesn’t mean that you out of all of the Jews will escape the carnage. You must go before your king. If you stay silent during this time, deliverance for the Jews will come from somewhere, but you, my child, and all of your father’s family will die. And who knows? Perhaps you have be en made queen for such a time as this.” Esther 4:13-14 (VOICE) At 26% of the population of the House of Representatives, let's continue to pray for the women that we have sent there to represent us. I pray this day that the spirit of Esther will rise up and fill that place and take over the hearts and minds of those women that are serving us in our government. We call forth Kingdom women that will legislate with wisdom and humility. That will speak truth. That will replace personal ambitions with personal desires to serve all those that they are being paid to represent...

' If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.' Mark 3:25 (NASB) Any family, large or small, if divided against itself, cannot stand. The disagreements and the discord among its members, if left unchecked, will soon enough bring it down. That is why every member in the family must do their part to adhere to the family unit and its high and lofty goals for a brighter day and better tomorrow. That is why all darkness and hardness of heart has to be exposed and dealt with. No one in the family would ever want it said that they were the reason the family was brought down from a comfortable and prosperous condition, to a very miserable, depressed, gloomy and distressed situation. Anyone can see that a family cannot support the weight of even one sinful and dishonest member. It will fail. It will fall.  For unity of purpose, everyone must contribute to the work that is required to build up a house. Everyone must be standing firm to wi...

'Here’s the one thing I crave from God, the one thing I seek above all else:   I want the privilege of living with him every moment in his house, finding the sweet loveliness of his face, filled with awe, delighting in his glory and grace.   I want to live my life so close to him that he takes pleasure in my every prayer.' Psalm 27:4 (TPT) Dear Father. No matter where I am, I consider the one thing that I need the most is You. This one thing I desire; to live in Your House forever. This one thing I seek; the loveliness of Your face. This one thing I pray for; to live my life close to You. This one thing is what I take joy in; to find favor and the service of You and to delight in Your Glory and Grace. In Jesus's name. Amen. Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', February 4, 2020 blog post.  

'They sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord , saying , “For He is good, for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever.” And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.' Ezra 3:11 (NASB) I love the Book of Ezra. It describes a time when believers were captives to their pagan culture and how God used the time to honor His people. It gives me so much hope and encouragement for the future. They had little hope of freedom then until God sent someone who's name literally means Jehovah's 'shepherd' to redeem them. To God be the Glory! The believers of Ezra's day were exiled and held in bondage for 70 years as punishment by God for their sins. Then Cyrus, king of Persia, whom the Lord had given all the kingdoms of the earth, issued a decree to fulfill the Word of God that allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem just as God had spoken to His prophet Jeremiah. ...

“Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest.  Accept my teachings and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives.' Matthew 11:28-29 (NCV) This is the gospel call. Only Christ can offer it. He invites all sinners to come to Him. Whosoever will, let him come. Submit to His teachings and a promise goes out to those that do that all are welcome and shall find rest in it. To those who heed His call all will find rest and refreshment for his soul through Him to be fit for the call.  Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', February 2, 2020 blog post.                                         

' Now, the “Lord” I’m referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever he is Lord, there is freedom.' 2 Corinthians 3:17 (TPT) When a person is converted to God, with much work of the Holy Spirit from within, ignorance to Spiritual Truth is taken away. The Gospel has power to transform us by the work of the Holy Spirit. We should never stop seeking to be like our Savior Jesus Christ. In thought we are free. In word we are free. In deed we are free. Christian nations that embrace the Holy Spirit are free.  The Holy Spirit  is God and He gives us access to Jesus. We are free from the yoke of the law, from sin, from death and from hell. Holy Spirit helps remove the veil from our eyes to remove blindness and from the hearts hardness.  Moses is the letter but Christ is the Light. Through Him there is Joy. We can see to run the race that He has set out before us. We can believe in Him and find joy. He is our Prize and we can look upon His face and behold His G...