Truly, what I have learnt here in the past month eclipses all the teachings of the Bible college I previously attended by orders of magnitude. Truly, Bible colleges are nothing more than a cheap imitation of the world's secular colleges. A long time ago, Bible colleges were exactly what it's name states; a school for the studying of the Bible, but now it is nothing more than a building filled with men's teachings and wisdom which according to James is earthly, sensual and demonic. The way the Holy Spirit teaches is not through classes or lecturers. It is on the field, more practical than theological. Just take David's life, he had not learnt how to kill Goliath in a classroom. He learnt it while he was shepherding his father's sheep's. He killed a bear and a lion, learnt to play the harp and had communion with Elohim while on the field. Daniel and his friends are no different. Through their great testings, their spirits were joined to the Spirit of Yahweh and they attained high position in the kingdom not because of how smart they were or how learned; it was simply because the Spirit of Elohim was with them.
This wasn't what I wanted to talk about, although sometimes being led by the Spirit we tend to move towards what He wants than what we want. Over the course of two days I have received two revelations. The revelation of suffering and the revelation of the message.
All who desire to live godly lives must suffer persecution. It is not a 'what if' or 'maybe'; it's a must. Thus, those who seek to follow Yeshua all the say must realise that His way leads to death before life and not, as most people talk about nowadays life before death. Because Elohim perfects those who are being sanctified and sanctification comes only through fire. Take gold, as impure as it is as long as it goes through fire all the dross shall be taken from it. Without the fire of sufferings in our lives how then can we be purified? It is through suffering that our faith is really tested, whether our faith is really in Elohim or not. It is also when our yokes and bondages over our lives are burnt of us. Daniel's three friends were all bound when they were thrown into the furnace. And yet it was in that fire which was supposed to be their deaths that they might their Giver of Life, Yeshua Messiah. When they came out, they were unhurt only that the ropes which bound them were burnt off. So the road that leads to the cross is suffering and death but beyond the cross is the life which we all desire. We cannot attain it if we do not take the same road of Yeshua Messiah who is our perfect example.
There is a message, and that message is Yeshua Messiah. He is the Word of Elohim and Elohim as well. If He does not abide in us, His words in us and we in him; how then can we share what we do not have? Many people; including myself at one time, Elohim forgive my impulsiveness preach to others what they themselves have not grasped. As Paul says, he preaches and desires to know nothing save Yeshua and Him crucified. We often go out intending to do Elohim a favour in advancing His kingdom when we ourselves have not come to terms with the message of the kingdom. If so then we are like Ahimaaz when he desiring to go bring news to David about the war against his son, Absalom when he has nothing to share with. He ran ahead of the Cushite who was sent out with the message and came to David first only to be set aside because he bears not the news which David seeks to hear. How often have we been like this in our ignorance. Let's get the message right before we impulsively go out, having nothing and giving nothing in return.
-Friday, 2nd October 2015, Day 25, 1834
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