Sunday, September 20, 2015
Comfort In Knowing Direction
Often I hear believers make comments about wanting to know exactly what our Father Yahuah (Lord) wants from us. This has been something that I have also said with some frequency. Many times for me these words come when I am trying to sort through life. For those of us that have had these thoughts or uttered these words, there is good news. God often provides direction in scriptures that can be specific to what we are crying to Yahuah about. For me, I have such a case now. I have been wondering about the things we speak – what are things I should say, what are not, and what results should I see? Here is a portion of that answer, which I find very comforting. First, we need an underpinning.
1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
This is one case where the King James translation seems most correct, based on the Greek words in the original manuscript. It is also in keeping with the entire Torah and ancient writings. God said to do things a certain way. If we do them a different way, that is turning to something other than Him, which would obviously be sin. To further make the case, what is the New Covenant? All believers today I suggest would agree that we are under the New Covenant.
Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
For some that believe this does not correctly state the New Covenant because it is the Old Testament, I suggest that we go with the idea that there has to be two witnesses to something, and that this is one. Here is the second.
Hebrews 8:8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
Here we see the writer of the letter to the Hebrews clearly states that the New Covenant is the Law, the Torah, written on the hearts and minds of us believers. Yes, I know, not what we have been told by men today. To that I can only say what Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) has said.
Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
The scribes and the Pharisees taught men to keep their interpretation of the Law, taking away from the Law that God Himself had given. That was their righteousness. Our righteousness must exceed that. How? We follow our Messiah’s example and try to fulfill the Law in our own lives. When we stumble, we ask forgiveness. He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, which James says are our transgressions of the Law. All that has been said here to say this. We are to speak the Law, the good things of Yahuah (Lord), and from that we will see and receive great joy and blessing.
Proverbs 10:17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
We can keep the instruction of the Law because it is within us. We have the power to hear it and do it by speaking it regularly. If we say many words, it appears that there will be no lack of transgression of the Law (sin) as we see here in the Proverbs. On the other hand, we have the power to speak blessing, to speak the Law, and feed many.
I suggest we may want to consider speaking good things at all times, speaking the Law and all that which aligns with it. This is a direction that we can know and travel. We can do this!
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. We need Your kingdom here. We praise and bless the name Yahuah! Send us Your overwhelming abundant provision today, Father, such that we cannot contain it. Forgive us our sins. We need Your help to do the right things. Help us to speak Your Torah, Your commands, that we might be able to hear and to do Your will. Let Your blessings flow that we might feed many. Heal up the hearts of those that hear our words, and heal their minds. Deliver us from the evil that is around us. Deliver us from the evil that even now is stealing from us that which You have provided. Crush the works of our enemies. Grind to powder their efforts and cast them to the whirlwind. Show Yourself strong on our behalf that all men might know that Yahuah is King and still reigns, now and forever!. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.