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FUNDAMENTALS OF DISCIPLESHIP
THE
TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOUL – IX
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O
Israel: IAUE our Elohim is one IAUE:
5 And thou shalt love IAUE thy Elohim
with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 And these words, which I command thee
this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently
unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and
when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest
up.
8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign
upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
9 And thou shalt write them upon the
posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
The Holy Spirit earnestly desires to
aide us in the release of the wondrous treasure that is contained within
us. We have simply been too enamored
with the flesh to take notice. If you
have been obedient to the will of IAUE over the past few weeks to give thanks
in all things, rejoice evermore and pray without ceasing, you have become aware
of a whole new way of living that awaits you. The flesh has never seemed less
interesting to you. What a difference simple obedience can bring!
The apostle Paul
tells us in Romans 8:7 that the mind set on the flesh is at enmity (ecthhra) with IAUE. That means it stands opposed to IAUE’s right
to rule. It stands against the Kingdom
of IAUE. This word is derived from the word echthros, which means “an enemy, a foe.”
So, the mind set on the flesh, or more specifically, the believer who chooses
to walk in the flesh, is an enemy of IAUE and deliberately stands opposed to
the manifestation of His kingdom in the earth.
Is that really the position we want to take? The more we understand what is the nature of
the flesh and what are the consequences of walking in the flesh, the more unappealing
and detestable it becomes to our mind.
The more repulsive it is to our mind, the more inclined we will be to
walking in the spirit and being mindful of the spirit.
Under the Old
Covenant, IAUE made provisions for His people to help them to remain inclined
to do His will. That provision was to be saturated with His words, His
commandments, His statutes, His ordinances, His testimonies. If you will look again at our opening passage
of Scripture you will see that He instructed the Hebrews to:
1. Teach His words diligently to their
children,
2. Talk about His words:
a.
When you sit in your house,
b.
When you walk by the way (i.e., when you leave your house),
c.
When you lie down at night,
d.
When you wake up in the morning.
3. Bind His words upon your hand, so as
you use your hands to work during the day
you would see His words always before
your eyes.
4. Write
His words upon your doorposts and upon your gates.
If the Hebrews obeyed
these instructions, they would be constantly discussing the words which IAUE
had spoken and the things He had commanded them to do. They would be thinking about His words
constantly. They would go to bed thinking
of His words. They would awaken with His
words being their first thoughts of the day.
They would teach their children “diligently” all that IAUE had
spoken. They would see His words on
their house, on their gates, on their hands and upon the hands of every other
person they would see during the course of the day. In fact, there was virtually no occasion they
could experience where the Word of IAUE was not a part of that experience.
Now, let’s move to
the 21st century. Do we teach
the word of IAUE diligently to our children; or do we let them just learn
whatever is taught in Sunday School classes, that information being totally out
of our control. Or do we let them watch “Christian” cartoons on television to
learn whatever that might teach them? Or do we just let them learn whatever it
is that public schools teach them to indoctrinate them?
What about
yourself? Do you awaken with a hunger to
discuss the Scriptures with your spouse or family members or roommate(s)? Is the Scripture what you discuss whenever
you are sitting at home or walking by the way?
If we are not
saturating ourselves with the words of IAUE, then our soul is being molded by
whatever is saturating us. The more we
speak IAUE’s words, the more we discuss His words, the more we meditate on His
words, the more we recognize His words are the ultimate truth, the ultimate
reality; and anything else we see or hear to the contrary is nothing more than
a lie and an illusion.
Romans
3:4 …let Elohm be true, but every man a liar…
In confessing the
Scriptures (saying the same thing IAUE says), we are agreeing with His words
that they are true. In the process, we
build an image inside our heart of the very thing IAUE has said. For example, the Scripture says “By his stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5, 1
Peter 2:24). Most believers have no image inside of them of that word actually
being true. If it were true, why then
are so many believers sick, get the flu, contract deadly diseases, etc.? Did you know that the very same passage of
Scripture that says “By his stripes we are healed,” also says the he bore our
sins, our iniquities, our trespasses upon his body to bring forgiveness of sins
to all men? Why is it that we so easily
believe we are forgiven? We rely upon that to be factual. Our eternity is based, in some part, upon our
conviction of that being true? We are confident of it because we have heard
THAT part of this Scripture enough to be convinced it is actually true; and yet
within the same context of that declaration is the truth that healing was
provided by the impaling of Messiah on equal footing with forgiveness of sin.
If we find this and
other passages of Scripture that speak of healing being provided, or of IAUE
being our healer, or of Him sending His word and healing us; or of his words
being life and health to all our flesh, and we being to speak those words back
to IAUE in agreement with His words; we will begin to see within ourselves, in
our own heart, that we actually are healed, set free, delivered. Once the image in our heart matches the image
declared by the words of IAUE, the corresponding reality within our newborn
spirit is released through our soul and into our body. Yes, healing and health is already within us. We know it is so because IAUE says it is so.
Move from that
illustration to the one painted by the words of IAUE in Mark 16:17-18 that
declares that in the name of Yahushua, the believer will lay hands on the sick
and they shall recover. Do you believe
that is true? Can you see it inside of
you, in your heart? Can you see yourself
laying your hands on the sick and expecting them to recover from whatever
sickness or disease they might have?
Most probably can’t; but then most have not spoken these words back to
IAUE in full agreement with them being the truth. The more you confess His words (say the same
thing as His words, in agreement that what He has said is the truth) the more
that image grows within you. You see,
confessing IAUE’s word is planting the seed of His word in your heart. The more you confess His word, the more that
seed grows. Eventually, the plant will develop and blossom and produce
fruit. That fruit is the same image
inside of you as the image inside your newborn spirit…and when that happens,
the release of the spirit takes place; and the Kingdom of Heaven (which is
within us) is manifest in our lives. All
such release of the spirit is also a demonstration of our total allegiance to
the will of IAUE. When we believe what
He has said and bow to it, our submission to His authority and veracity is
demonstrated to the world around us.
This is how we become salt and light to the world.
Every word of IAUE is
filled with His power. We have but to
believe His word is truth and speak it back to Him. This process changes us. It changes the way we think; and when we
begin to see the fruit of His word grown in our hearts and shining in our lives
for all to see; it only draws our heart deeper into Him…and away from the
flesh. The flesh offers us absolutely
nothing but death and chaos. It will
take us awhile to fully realize that; but the more we harmonize with IAUE’s
words with our lips, the less desirable the flesh becomes, and the more our mind
is renewed and our soul is transformed from glory to glory (increasing in the
manifestation of the righteousness of Yahushua…the likeness of IAUE).
There is an abundance
of treasure within our newborn spirit.
Most of that treasure is expressed in many different passages of
Scripture; so search it out. Do not find
just a single sentence or half-sentence to speak back to IAUE. In our illustration of healing above, there
is much more we can say back to IAUE than “By the stripes of Yahushua, I am
healed.” There are scores of verses in
Old and New Testaments to confirm and support this reality. Find them.
Speak them all back to Him.
Additionally, there
are a number of prayers recorded for us in the Scriptures that demonstrate the
will of IAUE. We can find those prayers,
and change the direction of those verses from requests for something for our
embracing the reality of those requests in our own lives. For example; in Colossians, Paul prays for
the fellowship in Colosse:
Colossians
1:9 For
this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you,
and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all
wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10 That ye
might walk worthy of IAUE unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work,
and increasing in the knowledge of Elohim;
11 Strengthened
with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and
longsuffering with joyfulness;
12 Giving
thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light:
We can speak this
back to IAUE as a reality in our own lives, and thus build the corresponding
image of this reality in our hearts that will release the promise from our
newborn spirit. You might say it like
this:
“Father IAUE, you
have filled me with knowledge of your will in all wisdom and spiritual
understanding You empower me to walk
worthy of you unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work and
continuously increasing in the knowledge of You. You have strengthened (empowered) me with all
might (power) according to your glorious power producing all patience,
longsuffering and joyfulness within me.
Thank you Father! Thank you for
making me a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in light!”
The more you speak
this back to the Father, the more you will find yourself believing it to be
your actual experience in IAUE; because you will realize this is the will of
IAUE for you; and you are consenting to it in your own life.
Another example:
Ephesians
3:14 For
this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Master Yahushua Messiah,
15 Of whom
the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he
would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with
might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Messiah
may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be
able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth,
and height;
19 And to
know the love of Messiah, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with
all the fulness of Elohim.
20 Now
unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or
think, according to the power that worketh in us,
21 Unto
him be glory in the church by Messiah Yahushua throughout all ages, world
without end. Amen.
To speak this back to
IAUE, we might declare it like this:
“Father IAUE, I thank
you that you have granted me according to the riches of your glory that I should
be empowered with the power of your Spirit in my inner man such that Messiah now
dwells in my heart by faith. Thank you
for causing me to be rooted and grounded in love so much that I am able to
comprehend with all the saints the breadth, length, depth and height of the
love of Messiah which enables me to be filled with the fullness of You. Thank you that you do this within me in such
a way that it exceeds my own imagination according to Your power that works on
the inside of me.”
If you want to know
and experience and share the love of IAUE with others, to know compassion for
all mankind, this is the prayer to make a reality in your life. Speak it back
to IAUE in faith, believing His words are truth.
In your study or
reading of the Scriptures this week, look for things the Scripture declares
that Messiah is made unto us, things that IAUE says are true of us, things that
He has provided to and for us; and things that are prayed in the Scriptures for
believers. Personalize them and speak
them back to IAUE. By this time next
week, you will have undergone more transformation of the soul.
Kingdom
heart: a heart that offers no resistance to the
performance of the will of IAUE.
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