Do We hear His Voice and are We attentive to His Words?
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In the book of Amos chapter eight in verses 11-13 declares there will arise a famine which will affect all the land. Not a famine of food and drink, but of not hearing the words of the L-rd. The scripture says she who lives delicately is spiritually dead while she lives in the body of human flesh.. Or in other words the Congregation(s) living in pleasures delicately are dead in trespasses and sins already while they live out their days upon Earth. The woman being portrayed could individually be me or you, yet corporately she is the Churches and Some Congregations of Synagogues which have truly become Apostate and ineffective in their witness for King Messiah. In today’s modern society the focus is upon “name it claim it theology and prosperity sermons on how to get wealth” Yet while Jesus taught much upon finances his aim was the salvation of souls and healing their wounded hearts.. Not a 10 part series on how to be rich and still be holy unto G-d.. Even though these sermons have their place, granted, yet today in mainstream society we’ve lost the true focus and commission. The true focus is to be holy for the L-rd G-d is holy and set apart.
If we can not remain pure in heart, holy and acceptable before our just and holy G-d, do we honestly believe he will use us in Ministry?. I do not believe he will, yet the enemy will use us to defame Messiah’s name and to bring if it were a badge of dishonor to our L-rd. For we are called by his name and in fact we are his name. This means so much we do not have time to encounter all of the facets thereof due to the fact that, I do not wish to drift off course with this message. If we are called by his name (we are) then we have to keep ourselves pure and holy vessels meet for the Master’s use. Firstly in that we hear his voice and the words of the L-rd are precious these days, for the love of many has become cold and brutally cruel toward the things of the L-rd G-d. Hearing His voice is crucial in hearing the matters, words and declarations of the Living G-d Hashem. Yet many are carnally minded, which to be carnally minded is spiritual death, however to be spiritually minded is Life and Peace. Romans chapter eight verse six.
So in order to hear G-d speak, one needs to listen for his still calm voice deep in the mind of their heart. The Prophet Samuel, before he knew the L-rd’s voice, still daily served the L-rd in his temple. Back in those days the words of the L-rd were precious as well. Many of that time were carnally minded and even Eli’s sons led the people into grievous sins. Sins of adultery and fornication, for these two sons of Eli would sleep with the sheep of the house of the L-rd. Therefore G-d spoke to few and not many in those days and when G-d did speak he wouldn’t allow the matters to be known to the general public. There was no open declaration or revelation (vision) from the L-rd. First Samuel 3:1.
Did G-d just stop speaking to people in those days?. No but to whom he spoke he required they not make it an open matter before the people. That is why there was no open revelation (vision) or declarations of the words of the L-rd in those days. Then Samuel came upon the scene and the L-rd began to show Samuel the matters (words) of Adonai. For the majority this was the time to seek out the L-rd their G-d with all their heart, with all their soul, with all their strength, might and substance. It was time to circumcise as it is today time, to circumcise the foreskin of our hearts. This will again enable us to hear what the L-rd is saying by his Ruach (Spirit). Jeremiah 4:4.. In these last days of time as we know it, the L-rd has once again raised up some Samuels (true Prophets) who will hear the words of the L-rd and as G-d grants them liberty to speak it, they will speak thus says The L-rd G-d of Israel to the nations especially to Israel, G-ds chosen people First, then to the Gentiles too. Yes we are sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel and also to the Gentiles too, yet we are not sent unto everyone, but unto the hungry souls whom are starving spiritually for the revelation of the Almighty G-d and his Son Yeshua HaMashiach the Messiah unto Israel and the World also.
Yes truly, truly I say unto you, a Famine has come upon the entire known world of our time. Not a famine of bread or water, but of hearing the words, declarations, advice and decrees of The L-rd. Let us examine ourselves and put the spotlight of G-d’s holy word upon our hearts. Can we hear his glorious voice?. That still small calm voice which touches the very recesses of our souls?. Do his words (commandments) abide within us and burn in us as fire? Or does his fire (power) reveal to us things in us, hidden from the natural eyes of our fellows? Yet I say unto you, all is revealed to him who sits upon the Throne. Yet is he King and L-rd of you’re heart and life? Does the Holy Spirit sit upon the Throne of you’re heart, or perhaps we sit upon the thrones of our hearts?
Perhaps we have all been guilty of giving G-d 99.5% of our hearts and lives while he requires 100% of our heart and lives. It is the same as offering a blemished sacrifice to the L-rd in temple times when animal sacrifices for the sins of my people were offered up to atone for their sins against the L-rd. The L-rd wants us to honor him with an offering that means something to us, or it means nothing to him. If it costs us nothing, it is of little worth in the eyes of the King of the universe. For example tithing off our gross income is acceptable to the L-rd because it comes out of the check first before we touch the rest of the 90%. If we choose to tithe off the net income we error and sin before the L-rd. Let me explain. Our tithe is as if it were a Lamb with no blemish if offered up out of the gross income before taxes come out. The net is after taxes come out of the check (Lamb). If we offer up our Lamb (check) from the Net income, it lacks it’s wholeness because of the taxes taken out of it by government. Therefore offering such an offering is offensive to Hashem because the Lamb we offer must not be deficient. Therefore by tithing off of the gross income we’ve restored that part (taxes taken out) which we took not away and make our offering entire, so when we offer the 10% out of it, it has an element of faith commingled with obedience to the L-rd our G-d. Hence with faith it is possible to please G-d but without faith it is impossible to please Him.
The same is said in that G-d requires 100% of our heart in order for us to become his disciples. Yet a lot of times we hold back our devotional time spent with him until our daily entertainments are ended. Then we go read the word of G-d but where is the sacrifice in this. G-D wants our sacrifices to mean something to us and to cost us something. He wants our offerings to move us or he is not moved by them either. King David knew this concept and said “I will not offer to the L-rd that which does not cost me nothing” 2 Samuel 24:24. I can offer 100 dollars to the L-rd, but if the L-rd said to me give 120 I didn’t obey him and I gave an offering lacking the element of faith. For me maybe a Lamb offering is 500 dollars, maybe to you its 200 dollars. To someone else maybe 100 dollars. But I tell you the truth, if your offerings don’t excite you they excite not the L-rd Yeshua of Nazareth. Have you ever tasted wine that didn’t age? Horrible right? Well an offering minus the element of obedience and our faith does not please the L-rd. Without faith it is impossible to please the L-rd and remember faith and obedience are sister and brother to one another.
Maybe we set up Idols in our hearts, those idols being people or inanimate objects. If you have set up idols in you’re heart, get rid of them by asking G-d to search you’re heart and rid you of them once and for all. Yet G-d wont tell you to halt you’re relationships to others. He asks that only you refocus your attention upon him first and then upon others you have relationships with. You know sometimes we all need to unhook the phone and spend quality time with Hashem our Father G-d and Yeshua and the precious Holy Spirit. This will show the Father you’re serious about being with Him and are dedicated to be about his business first and foremost. Remember G-d desires offerings that come from the heart and mean something dear to you, that move your spirit in faith believing him for great closeness to the L-rd himself, or for you to be taken cared of. G-d knows all things you need and says if you’ll seek him out first and the way of his Kingdom principles, that everything else will fall into place. All you need do is ask in faith believing you’ve received those things and you shall soon enough have them. But what I desire most above all is closeness with G-d my Abba Father and my Savior Jesus Christ my King and Messiah.. Nothing is more important to me that these.. If I don’t have those two blessings in my life all the rest is meaningless even though useful, yet meaningless because without Father G-d and King Messiah Yeshua I am not alive inside, for they are my Eternal life.
Thirdly to crucify my affections and passions and strong desires to my cross, and to follow Him, these mean more also. For Yeshua said “He who desires to be my disciple must first deny himself, pick up his cross and follow me” And Kefa (Peter the Apostle) said “Brothers I beg you that you abstain from fleshly lusts, for they war against the soul” The bottom line is this, the L-rd wants our hearts, not just a portion of them but the entire heart, all areas of life surrendered to him with our obedience to his commands. G-d wants those called by his Name to be examples to the unbelievers who should afterward become believers too. We are to show them what the L-rd expects of them through living the example of the doctrine of the L-rd himself. Love one another as I have loved you, do good to him who despitefully entreats you shamefully. Feed the hungry, judge the cause of the widow and fatherless etc.
There is this day in all Lands throughout the entire World, a famine, a famine of those who truly hear the words of the L-rd, no open revelations barely and the word of the L-rd is precious these days. The L-rd is not looking for Golden Vessels nor Silver Vessels. But the L-rd is Looking for Yielded Vessels all throughout the World and especially in The Land of Israel amongst his very own Chosen People. Wont you surrender to him today?
He who has ears to hear what the Spirit of the L-rd is saying let him listen and hear with obedience unto the Holy Spirit’s promptings, so be it Amein. The Holy Spirit will not scream so we can hear him from a distance. We have to draw near to Him and be amongst the flock of G-d to gain strength from G-d. Every minute apart from the sheepfold is another minute Satan can isolate us and attack us by ourselves with no help from anyone. The L-rd wont stop him if were not in the sheepfold of his pasture. You can not walk in the devils backyard and be unharmed forever. Eventually he will catch you and chase you all the way back home to the L-rd’s sheepfold or worse things happen too. The L-rd speaks eternal life giving words to his sheep and to them every word of Yeshua is their eternal life. It is the food they need to sustain their spiritman and keep them alive inside. They have come to know that life is so much more than their 9 to 5 daily routines. We know that without hearing the words of the L-rd, the revelations of the L-rd, we are just going through rituals which, without his eternal life giving revelations of his words, well those rituals are meaningless and vain. Life void of G-ds words and revelations is a life void of hearing the Holy Spirit and is not life but spiritual death. But the L-rd says before you I set life and death, choose life that you may live.
Jesus taught us saying to us “Let your light so shine before all, to give light too all around you. Be as salt in the Earth, acting as an preserving agent” Yet if we lose our convictions and live unto ourselves our lights (spirits) burn out and we no longer remain as light to the world but become darkness in the world again. What will we do? As for me and my house we will serve the L-rd with our whole heart. Will you sacrifice all that is blocking you’re spiritual progress toward G-d? Will you sell out to the precious Holy Spirit and be one of the 5 wise virgins of the L-rd ready to meet him at his appearing? Without the Holy Spirit as our oil (anointing oil) for our lamps, our lights burn out and we become one of the 5 foolish virgins who only sold out just enough to be saved but didn’t go the whole way with G-d’s Spirit to ensure their soul’s salvation. For only those who endure to the end, the same shall be saved. Let not O L-rd our G-d, let it not be that we ever be far from thee, for soon then would our hearts become foolish and darkened and then we’d lose our soul’s salvation in the end thereof. Let us draw near to you Holy Spirit while you still call us to come to your sheepfold where Yeshua shepherds his sheep, O let us ever be in the number of that blessed sheepfold, the household of faith and fellowship, in thy name we pray Yeshua amein..
Sincerely Carl~~~
