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The Pulse of the Kingdom

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Serving as the Lifeblood of the Body

Beloved, hear what the Spirit says to the Body: If serving is not flowing through you, then the heartbeat of the Kingdom is not in you. Let us examine ourselves—not to despair, but to return quickly to His side. It does not matter what we build, what we declare, or how loudly we sing—if the blood of the Lamb is in us, then the love of the Lamb must flow out of us. Serving as the pulse of the Kingdom is not a ministry—it is identity. It is not an action—it is a manifestation of union with Messiah.

“By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.” — John 13:35, NASB

We cannot be in Him and remain unmoved by need. We cannot abide in the Vine and bear no fruit. The moment the pulse stops, the Body collapses. So it is with every soul that ceases to serve. God is love. And love serves. This truth is not seasonal. It is eternal. It flows from the throne of God like a river, and wherever that river flows, it gives life.

Serving in Love

Serving in love and humility

A Servant King Rules the Kingdom

The Kingdom has a King—and He is not seated on a throne demanding honor. He is robed in humility, kneeling with a towel. Yeshua, Son of the Living God, stooped to wash feet not once but forever. And all who walk with Him will take the basin and follow. The true glory of God is revealed in this: He serves.

“If I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” — John 13:14, NASB

There is no crown without a cross, and there is no greatness without service. In the Kingdom, the lowest place is the nearest place to God. We descend to ascend. We give all to gain Him. If you have truly seen His face, you will long to pour yourself out for others. You will not ask, “Should I serve?” You will cry, “How can I love Him more?”

The Pulse Does Not Stop

Serving as the pulse of the Kingdom means it cannot be occasional. You cannot schedule a heartbeat. You cannot decide when it flows. This is why true service must be born of the Spirit—not pressure, not pride, not position. Only intimacy sustains the pulse.

“The love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all…so that those who live would no longer live for themselves.” — 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, NASB

When you walk with the Servant-King, His love compels you. It moves in you like blood, pulsing life into the Church. It nourishes the Body. It warms cold hearts. It revives what religion has dried out. It finds the feet no one else will touch. It carries burdens no one else will see. Beloved, this is not a burden—it is the joy of those who dwell in Him.

The Church Lives When It Bleeds Love

The Church does not thrive by strategy or spectacle. She lives when she bleeds. Not with empty effort, but with the precious pulse of Heaven flowing through her members. When each one gives, when each one moves with the rhythm of the Spirit, the Body becomes radiant and whole.

“From Him the whole body…causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.” — Ephesians 4:16, NASB

You were not redeemed to rest in apathy—but to rest in Him, and rise in love. You were redeemed to rise and serve. He did not rescue you so you could observe—He saved you so that His life would become your own. This is not religion. This is resurrection. This is what it means to carry the pulse of the Kingdom within your chest.

We Are People of the Blood and the Basin

Do you not know? The blood that saved you is the same blood that calls you. He poured out everything—now He invites you to do the same. We are not people who admire the cross; we are people who take it up daily. We are not servants once—we are servants always.

Serving as the pulse of the Kingdom means we do not need recognition. We do not need applause. We only need Him. He is our portion. And if He stooped low, we will stoop lower still. The towel is not a lesser ministry. It is the ministry of Heaven. When we serve, we bear His likeness.

Flow through me, O pulse of grace, where mercy must be born—
Let every beat I offer serve the lost, the crushed, the torn.
If You have knelt, then so will I, until I see Your face—
And lift the low with nail-scarred hands, sustained by sacred pace.

The pulse of Heaven beats with love, and those who walk with Him cannot help but move.

Prayer

O Yeshua, Servant and King, awaken our hearts again to the holy call to serve. Forgive us when we have made worship about sound but not sacrifice. Let Your pulse be felt in us again—strong, steady, unstoppable. Make us people who wash feet in secret, who carry burdens with joy, and who serve not from duty but from love. Strip us of pride. Fill us with fire. Until Your whole Body lives and breathes and moves in the power of love. In Your holy Name, amen.

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Personal Holiness

Create in Me a Pure Heart

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10, AMP)

This cry echoes from the soul of every believer who has stood face-to-face with their own brokenness. It is not the prayer of the self-righteous but of the exposed—those who have come to see the depth of their sin and the instability of their flesh. David, once a man of power and promise, wept these words after his own deception was uncovered. But it was in that very moment of divine exposure that hope began to rise. For God does not expose to destroy—He exposes to heal.

Yeshua knew well the weakness of man. When Peter, full of zeal and good intentions, swore loyalty even unto death, the Lord replied, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times” (Matthew 26:34, NASB). Peter did not believe it. He trusted in his own strength, as many of us do. Yet when the rooster crowed and the shame of his denial pierced him, it was not the end—it was the beginning of mercy. Peter wept bitterly, but those tears were the water God used to begin purifying his heart.

So often we hide from the Holy Spirit’s conviction. We numb ourselves with busyness, justify our failures with excuses, or point fingers to deflect blame. But the Spirit of Truth was sent not to condemn us but to cleanse us. “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves… If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:8–9, NASB). He exposes not to shame us, but to restore us.

The instability of our flesh is no surprise to El Shaddai. He formed us, He remembers we are dust (Psalm 103:14). But He desires hearts that are yielded, not self-reliant. As Jeremiah wrote, “The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9, NASB). The answer? Only God. And only He can create in us a new heart—not patched up, not remodeled, but made new by the breath of His Spirit.

Beloved, it is a dangerous thing to trust in our own goodness. Good habits, strong character, noble deeds—these are but fading garments if they are not clothed in grace. “Apart from Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5, NASB), Yeshua said. To walk in truth, we must first ask to be undone. The fire of holiness begins with the broken cry: “Create in me a pure heart.”

Let this prayer rise like incense before the throne. Let it be your confession when pride whispers that you are strong. Let it be your anchor when sin has knocked you low. For God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). And to those who call on Him with a contrite spirit, He draws near.

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Expose me, Lord, and make me whole,
Not for my shame, but for my soul.
Let not my sin stay hid or deep,
But purge with fire and let me weep.

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Prayer

Father, I stand before You in need. I cannot trust in myself, for my strength fails and my heart wanders. But You, O Lord, are faithful. Expose the hidden places of my soul. Tear down every false strength, every secret sin, every shadowed idol. Create in me a pure heart, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Fill me with Your Spirit, and let me walk in truth all my days. Let me decrease, that You may increase. In the name of Yeshua the Messiah, Amen.

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Faith

Faith That Builds When Others Doubt

“But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6, AMP)

O beloved, hear what the Spirit says: God is pleased by faith. Without it, no man can draw near to the heart of the Father. Faith that builds is not hollow sentiment, but living trust—birthed in reverence and expressed in obedience. It is the whisper of eternity placed into the soul of man, calling him to walk not by sight, but by the certainty of the unseen.

Noah believed. Before the skies grew dark. Before the earth cracked open. Before the warnings made sense to any but the righteous. He moved in holy fear—not because he saw, but because God spoke. And Noah obeyed. “By faith… Noah, being warned by God about events not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark” (Hebrews 11:7, NASB). He did not argue. He did not delay. He did not waver. He built. That, dear reader, is faith that builds.

God is not silent. He still speaks to those who seek Him with undivided hearts. He rewards those who listen and move. For this is the way of the beloved: to live not for the favor of man, but for the glory of the One who sees in secret. “The world has not known Him,” John once said, “but we have known Him, for He abides with us and shall be in us” (cf. John 14:17). What He whispers, we obey. What He reveals, we treasure. What He commands, we do—even if it costs us everything.

Faith that builds is like the seed planted in the soil of a pure heart. It grows when watered by the Word and tended with obedience. Remember Abraham, who left all he knew, not knowing where he was going. Remember Moses, who chose the reproach of Christ over the riches of Egypt (Hebrews 11:24-26). Remember the saints who “conquered kingdoms… shut the mouths of lions… received their dead back by resurrection” (Hebrews 11:33-35, NASB). Their faith was not theory—it was action. It built altars. It moved mountains. It offered sons. It faced fire. And it won.

What are you building, child of God? Do not wait for thunder to obey. Do not wait for applause to act. Begin now. Begin quietly. Begin when it costs you comfort. For “we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand” (Ephesians 2:10, NASB). God has ordained your steps. He has called you to build something eternal.

Perhaps He is calling you to build a refuge in your home—a place where His name is lifted up and peace reigns. Perhaps a ministry is stirring—one that will feed the poor, preach the Gospel, or restore the broken. Or maybe He is asking for your heart, to build in it a sanctuary not made with hands. Do not fear the mockery of men. Do not measure your task by human standards. For “the world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever” (1 John 2:17, NASB).

Faith that builds is never in vain. It prepares for what is unseen. It anchors in what is eternal. It draws down heaven’s favor and causes even the heavens to rejoice. For our God is faithful. He sees. He remembers. He rewards.

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Prayer

Holy Father, You are righteous in all Your ways. You are worthy of obedience, even when no one sees. I believe Your Word. I believe Your warning. I believe Your promises. Strengthen my hands to build what pleases You. Let my obedience rise like incense before Your throne. As Noah prepared an ark for the saving of his household, may I prepare my life as a testimony of faith. Draw near to me as I draw near to You. Let my days declare this one thing: faith that builds pleases the Lord. In the name of Yeshua, my Redeemer and coming King, Amen.

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Effective Prayer

How to Pray Aright: A Call to Earnest Prayer

Beloved, do you truly pray, or do you merely say words? Do the cries of your heart reach the ears of El Shaddai, or do your lips move without meaning? It is not enough to recite words; God listens to the cries of a soul that hungers for Him. To pray aright, one must have a heart fully invested in seeking God.

God hears the prayers of the sincere. If you pray out of duty or habit, without feeling your need for Him, your words are empty. It is as if you were speaking to the wind. The Almighty is moved by a heart that yearns for Him, a heart that recognizes its own need and humbles itself before His throne. As the Psalmist cried, “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise” (Psalm 51:17, NASB).

Let your prayers flow from the depths of your soul, not merely from your lips. Words without the heart fall to the ground unheard, but the cries of the humble pierce the heavens. It is written, “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth” (Psalm 145:18, NASB). If you pray aright, you will avoid merely echoing words that fade away, never reaching His presence.

Do not approach God with empty phrases or rehearsed lines. Come to Him with honesty, humility, and longing. Pour out your heart before Him, for He knows your thoughts before you speak them. He is not impressed by eloquence but moved by brokenness. He desires truth in the inmost being.

If your heart feels cold or distant, ask Him to teach you to pray. Cry out, “Lord, teach me what I need and show me how to pray! Stir my heart to seek You earnestly. Do not let me speak to You without feeling what I say.” This is the prayer He hears—the prayer of one who longs for Him. To truly seek Him, we must learn to pray aright.

Seek the face of Yeshua with all your heart. Lay your burdens before Him, not just with words but with genuine faith and dependence. Let your prayer be like incense rising before His throne, carried by a heart that loves Him. Remember His promise: “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13, NASB).

Do not be satisfied with shallow prayers. Press in, seek more of Him, and pour out your soul before El Shaddai. He hears the earnest cry. Do not be content with hollow religion or empty rituals. Seek an encounter with the living God, for He is near to those who truly seek Him.

Let this be your prayer:

Father, draw me nearer. I need You more than words can express.
Teach me to pray with a heart that truly seeks You.
Awaken my soul to cry out for Your presence.
Let my prayers be real, my words be true, and my heart be Yours.
I long for more of You and less of me.
In the name of Yeshua, I pray. Amen.

Beloved, Pray Aright. Seek Him earnestly. God is near to those who call on Him in truth.