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Lately I have been reading about the transition from David being king to Solomon taking over as king and the word "Dynasty," keeps standing out to me. I think there is something God is trying to show us about dynasty. Here are a few verses to meditate on today...

2 Samuel 2:27 For you, LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, have revealed this to your servant, telling him, "I will build a dynasty for you,' so that your servant has found fortitude to pray this prayer to you.

1 Kings 2:24 And now, as the Lord lives, the One who established me, seated me on the throne of my father David, and made me a dynasty as He promised.”

1 Kings 9:5 Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, just as I promised your father David, 'You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.'

I think the deeper meaning of these verses point to Jesus, that in Christ God wants to build a dynasty, because a dynasty means continuity from one generatio...

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Lately we have been talking about the power of praising God. But I believe praise also needs to flow out to the people around us as well. When Paul was in prison it was praise that broke him free. Praise can turn situations around, and I think it can also turn relationships that are struggling. 

My mom had a friend who raised several foster children from bad backgrounds and all of them were thriving as adults. When my mom asked her friend how she did it her response was... we praised the kids consistently. 

My mom asked if they ever had a kid who they struggled to find something to praise. And her friend said that there was one kid who was always in trouble, but they liked the way he combed his hair, so they praised him for his hair and he slowly began to turn.

We often think that criticizing people and being hard on them makes them want to change. But God has shown me that it is grace that changes hearts and makes us want to change. 

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Last night one of our partners brought up the examples of when Jesus said it wasn't his time yet. She said that in her own life there were things that she knew to do, but she found herself asking God if it was the right time. 

One of our fundamentals is doing what we know to do. But knowledge does have a timing component. There are things that we know to do in life, but there is also a perfect timing of when they should be done. As I was thinking about this I was reminded of a section from my book The 8th Date, that discusses the difference between wisdom, understanding, and knowledge. 

Here is the passage from The 8th Date...

What is Knowledge?

Proverbs 14:6 says that knowledge comes easily to a man of understanding.

Once we have wisdom and understanding, knowledge comes easily, because once the first two are in place, knowledge flows. Through knowledge, the deeps break open and our rooms are filled with precious treasure. Wisdom leads to understanding, which...

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Lately we have been talking about the power of praise. Psalm 22:3 says God inhabits the praises of his people. There is some debate on how this verse is to be translated but here are two different versions...

• Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.(ESV)
• But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.(KJV)

The Hebrew word for enthroned/inhabitest is Yashab which can be translated as.... Remain, dwell, inhabit, live, married, seated, sit down, enthroned, stay, settle.

Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God remains, dwells, inhabits, lives and stays in our praises. And we are asking for wisdom and insight into this scripture and asking for help to create the environment through praise that he inhabits the way he intended us to. And to walk in this at greater and greater levels from this point on. 

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Recently we have talked about the importance of magnifying God through praise. Every day on the Daily Communion Meditation videos we talk about the fundamentals of taking our position in the light and magnifying the light. Something I feel God has been showing me lately is that when we do these 2 fundamentals it creates an environment that amplifies God's voice helping us to hear from him more clearly.

Magnifying leads to amplifying.  

In today's communion we are asking for wisdom and insight into how creating the right environment through praise leads to God's voice being amplified. And we are asking Him for help to walk in this at greater and greater levels from this point on the way he designed us to. 

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During physical exercise we are sending signals to the body and I believe these signals can also be amplified so that we get better and faster results. The key to better signaling is creating the right environment. During communion t...

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This week on our Yearly Cycle Update we said that it is... Time to Build. As I was thinking about this, I read in 1 Kings 5 where Solomon is preparing to build God's temple and he says the following...

3 “You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet. 4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster. 5 I intend, therefore, to build a temple for the Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.’

Part of the reason David couldn't build the temple, even though he wanted to, was because he was fighting battles on every side. But, when God gave Solomon rest on every side, he could build. 

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Recently I was thinking about our message for this month, which is Compressed Time, and how when we squeeze or compress time more gets done in less time. 

As I was thinking about this Luke 6:37-38 came to mind...

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

When God gives back to us, he uses a good measure that is pressed down, meaning it is compressed to better fill all of the available space.  

Today's communion is a time of gratitude that when we give, it is given unto us with a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. And we are asking God for wisdom and understanding of these scriptures and to help us receive all that is given back to us. 

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Here is this week's Yearly Cycle Update.

We just passed Pentecost, which is the center of the year on God’s calendar, and we are halfway through the year. The second half of the year is a reminder to take bold action. The next marker on God’s calendar is around the beginning of October.

Think of the fall(the Day of Atonement on Oct 5th) as a deadline to be finished with projects. Now is the season to focus on taking action on our plans. Through the first half of the year, we should have laid a good foundation of preparation.

NOW IS THE TIME TO BUILD. It is time to commit and take bold action.

Here is this week's filter(reminder) to write at the top of our journals each day... Time to Build 

I am praying for you. 

Daniel

P.S. The Yearly Cycle Calendar for 2022 is down below.

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Recently we have been talking about the power of praise and using the example of two baskets on a balancing scale... one basket filled with the issues and problems we face, and the other basket filled with our praises. Which basket are we focused on and filling with our attention and words?

While thinking about this last night I felt like God was reminding me of a passage from my book, "The 8th Date" on the fruit of our lips.  

Here is the passage on The Fruit of Our Lips...

When we finally learn to rest in our imaginations, this will dramatically change our emotions, words, and actions. The fruit that God is looking for begins in our hearts as a seed, then expresses itself as peace and joy in our emotions and shows up as the fruit of our lips—lips that are full of praise, gratitude, and grace in all circumstances. In the kingdom of heaven, words carry tremendous power because they reveal what is in our heart. God created the world with words. Words carry creati...

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The subtitle of Proverbs 9 is The Invitations of Wisdom vs Folly. This chapter goes on to paint a picture of the difference between wisdom and folly. 

Here is a passage from Proverbs 9:7-12 on some of the differences...

7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.

8 Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.

9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

11 For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;  if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

Today's communion is a time of gratitude that true wisdom comes from above. And we are asking God to help us handle corrections the right way and to grow in wisdom so that our days are many and...