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Hanukkah 7^th Night

 

 

“After this the Feast of DEDICATION [of the reconsecration of the temple] was taking place at Jerusalem. It was winter …” (John 10:22 AMPC, emphasis mine)

 

 “And יהוה commanded us to do all these laws, to fear יהוה our Elohim, for our good always, to keep us alive, as it is today.  And it is righteousness for us when we guard to do all this command before יהוה our Elohim, as He has commanded us.” (Deu 6:24-25)

 

I first wrote the outline to this prayer of dedication more than twenty-five years ago, when my husband and I were married.  We wanted to not only consecrate our marriage in the eyes of our Creator, but we wanted to dedicate ourselves individually to the Elohim Chayim, the living Elohim, that our lives would reflect to whom we belong.  Since coming into the truth of Torah, I have felt that this prayer is appropriate for these feast days that we currently find ourselves in, the feast of Hanukkah.  Being as how we are the temple of the living Elohim (see 1Cor 3:16), it is certainly a wise decision to spend this time in rededication. 

 

 

Forever, O Yahweh, Your Word stands fast in Heaven; it shall never return to You empty, but it shall always accomplish that which You intend for it to do.  My trust is in You, Abba, and I do not lean on my own understanding.  In all my ways, I will acknowledge You, and You shall direct my path.  For Your Word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path; my delight is in Your Word, and I meditate in it day and night.

 

You are the Good Shepherd, and I am very careful to listen for Your voice.  You faithfully lead me, guide me, and You instruct me in the way I should go.  May I always have ears to hear, and a heart that hungers and thirsts for Your righteousness.  Cause me to hear Your loving-kindness in the morning, for in You do I trust.  Cause me to always know the way where I should walk, for I lift my heart to You.

 

You are my sufficiency, for You are the El-Shaddai, the All-sufficient One, and You meet my every need according to Your riches in glory by Messiah Yeshua.  You are the Elohim who teaches me to profit, who leads me in the way I will go.  Because You are my Shepherd, I am not in want, and no good thing will You withhold from me, for I strive to walk uprightly.

 

My desire, Abba, is to glorify You, in all that I say and do.  My life is an open epistle read by all men; may it always be a testimony and a blessing to my loving Father and omnipotent God.  I submit myself to You, Yah, in gratitude for the many blessings that You have given to me.  All I can give You in return, Father, is my heart and my life, to do with according to Your desires, according to Your will.  I love You, Avinu Malkeinu, my Father, my King, and I gladly bow my knees to You, and to Yeshua of Nazareth, my Messiah.

 

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