FUNDAMENTALS
OF DISCIPLESHIP
Hebrews 10: 5 Wherefore when he cometh into
the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast
thou prepared me:
6 In burnt offerings and
sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the
volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O Elohim.
8 Above when he said, Sacrifice
and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not,
neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do
thy will, O Elohim. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10 By the which will we are
sanctified through the offering of the body of Yahushua Messiah once for all.
Last
week’s post ended with this comment:
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There
is a clear message both taught and demonstrated throughout the New Testament; and
that is, the gospel of Messiah Yahushua is to produce disciples. Faith in
Yahushua is to produce a life that yearns for and is committed to the performance
of the will of IAUE. What we see in practice today is a belief system that has
produced a religious culture that accommodates believers doing whatever they
please, controlling the course of their own lives. This mindset is alien to the Scriptures.
“The
Lists” exercise (see WBS006, June 2,
2013) terrifies believers because it exposes the intensity of their resistance to the will of IAUE and
their rebellion against His
authority to rule their lives. They do
not want brought into the light what they have so carefully kept in the dark
because it upsets the comfortableness of their delusion that they can walk in darkness
and still enjoy the fruits of the children of light. Disciples, on the other hand, relish the
exposure of anything within them that would dare to interfere with their
performance of their Father’s will; hence, James words “count it all joy when you endure divers temptations,” because the
experience of temptation exposes to the light wicked desires rooted in the
heart and/or mind that must be eradicated lest they interfere with our true
desire to serve IAUE.
One of the most popular verses quoted by Christians
today is:
Psalm
37:4 Delight thyself also in IAUE: and he shall give thee the
desires of thine heart.
They envision that by embracing the religious
culture of Christianity this will guarantee that IAUE will give them a better
job, a better car, a better house, the perfect spouse, etc. All such desires betray the fact they have
not delighted in IAUE. Look at how David
expressed his delight.
David’s delight was in learning, understanding and doing the will of
IAUE. He delighted in IAUE; so what kind
of desires did this produce within him?
Psalm 27:4 One
thing have I desired of IAUE, that
will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of IAUE all the
days of my life, to behold the beauty of IAUE, and
to enquire in his temple.
David’s desire was for more of IAUE; not to be
distant from Him; but to be near Him to behold His beauty and to sit in His
presence. IAUE Himself was the object of
his desire. Yahushua had the same
desire, and explained this to his disciples:
Matthew
6: 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of
the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if Elohim so clothe the grass of the field, which to
day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you,
O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of Elohim, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you.
The material needs of this world should no longer
occupy a place of concern or even planning in the life of a disciple. The Father knows what we need. Supplying those needs is His job. Devoting ourselves to the loving performance
of His will is our job. This brings us
to today’s verses.
Hebrews 10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it
is written of me,) to do thy will, O Elohim.
8 Above when he said, Sacrifice
and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not,
neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O Elohim.
He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
Messiah
came to set aside the Torah which was powerless to change men’s hearts; and to
replace it with…A WILL, a DESIRE…a desire to do the will of IAUE. He told his disciples that he did always
those things that pleased his Father; and that he did nothing unless he first
saw His Father do it. Yahushua had one
desire…one thing…to attend to every word coming forth from His Father’s mouth;
coupled with an earnest desire to do absolutely anything and everything He
wanted him to do.
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the
body of Yahushua Messiah once for all.
We are sanctified, set apart unto Elohim, by having
that same will…the predisposition to hear and obey the will of IAUE. If we merely believe the stories about
Yahushua; if we merely believe the doctrines we are taught, and never
experience the life consuming desire to do the will of IAUE, we are no more
separated unto IAUE than those who regard the Bible stories as myths or
irrelevant.
Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with
all men, and the sanctification
without which no one will see IAUE.
That which separates us unto IAUE, that which makes
us different from the rest of the world, is the sanctifying will to do His
will.
Kingdom heart: a heart that offers no resistance to the performance
of the will of IAUE.
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