“The God of Shalom (Peace) brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Yeshua (Jesus), by the blood of an eternal covenant. May God equip you with every good thing you need to do his will; and may he do in us whatever pleases him; through Yeshua the Messiah. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.” Hebrews 13:20-21
I was especially blessed with these verses this morning as I was in prayer. First there is the awesome declaration and holy worship of the God of Shalom who raised Jesus from the dead by the blood of an eternal covenant. When you think about that, an eternal covenant is not a last minute decision. What a marvelous God we serve — One who is so far above us that we truly do not understand. We believe, receive and worship.
Our prayer is that this Marvelous God, our Lord and Savior, will equip us with every good thing we need to do His Will! Whose will? His. He will equip us to do HIS WILL! Does God want you to do something for Him? Yes. Do you know what it is? Ask. Can you do it? Yes. If God calls us, He will equip us to do His will!
Then we totally yield ourselves. Listen to this: “Lord, do in me whatever pleases you, through Yeshua the Messiah.” Do we trust Him enough to pray that prayer and then to continue on in worship. “Oh God, to You be glory forever and ever amen.” Why are we afraid? Jesus asked His disciples when He calmed the sea, “Why did you doubt?” Over and over He says not to be afraid. Oh, beloved, let’s trust God and pray this awesome prayer today? Let’s embrace His will in our lives today. Let’s let Him do whatever pleases Him in us today!
