To Love YHWH

Love Yahuwah
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INTRODUCTION

The message in which you are about to read is short and is straight and to the point. It is not a common subject of conversation among Christians, when in fact it should be. It is meant to lead both the saint and the sinner into the deep things of Yahuwah. This is not a full study of the topics mentioned within it, but rather something to get you started to really thinking, studying and researching the truth for yourself. Chapters are varying in length, dependent on the context of what has been chosen to be said. If you do not know who Yahusha our Messiah is, or you do not have a personal relationship with Him, please get a Holy Bible (the Inspired Word of YHWH) from a local bookstore or church. Read the Word of YHWH for yourself and pray to YHWH in heaven that He will help you to come to know Him. To the professed Christian, or Saint, we should strive to grow in the love of Yahuwah to the fullest that He makes us able to.

The reward for a relationship with the greatest love of all is immeasurable.

Your brother in ha’Mashiah Yahusha,
Terry Avery

All scriptural quotes are taken from the Restored King James Bible.

Chapters

Chapter 1 Learning to Love
Chapter 2 - The Ten Commandments
Chapter 3 - The Third Commandment
Chapter 4 - The Fourth Commandment
Chapter 5 - Growing in Love
Chapter 6 - The Deception of False Religion
Chapter 7 - His Ways, His Days
Chapter 8 - Calling of His People
Chapter 9 - The Final Choice


LEARNING TO LOVE

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"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Yahusha the Messiah is in you, except ye be reprobates?" - 2 Cor. 13:5

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Let us examine ourselves both individually, and as a part of the body of the assembly of Yahusha. Are we, both separately and together, living to the fullness of that which our Father in heaven has called us to? Many of us claim to love Yahuwah, or try to love Yahuwah with all that we are, and believe, but is this acceptable in Yahs’ eyes? We must look beyond our own ideas or understanding to the Word of Yah, wholly seeking to know the truth. To want to serve Him is just the beginning, to really love YHWH. To even begin to love Yah, we must realize that we are sinners that need to repent of our own ways. We need to ask the Messiah Yahusha to come into our heart, and make Him the center of our lives. We also need to receive the gift of the qodesh Spirit into our lives, to be our help in guidance to the things of Yahuwah. Without Yahusha, and the qodesh Spirit in our lives, I believe, it is impossible to love Yah in the way that He wants, and deserves.

Proverbs 14:12; "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. " Man, in himself, cannot please Yah. Mans’ own understanding, without Yahusha, and the qodesh Spirit to guide him, cannot know, or bear the things of Yahuwah. In man’s own wisdom is found the ideas that the world wants him to know. 1 Cor.3:9-2O; "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with YHWH. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, YHWH knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain." This world, nor the people of this world’s ways can truly love Yahuwah.

Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthians, chapter two, tells us that this world does not know Yahuwah, or the things of Yah, because they are spiritually discerned. The Spirit of Yahuwah teaches us the things of Yahuwah. 1 Cor. 2:5-14; "That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of YHWH. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of YHWH in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which YHWH ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the King of glory. But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which Elohim hath prepared for them that love him. But YHWH hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of YHWH. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of Elohim knoweth no man, but the Spirit of Elohim. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of Elohim; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of YHWH. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the qodesh Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of YHWH: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."

We see in this passage of scripture, as with all scripture, that the things of Yahuwah are on a higher ground than the things of man. Therefore, we cannot attain them of ourselves, we need the qodesh Spirit of Yah to take us into that holy ground. We need to know the truth, and the only way we can get to the truth, and get it into our heart, is by the qodesh Spirit. We have to become spiritually minded, with the qodesh Spirit, to receive the things of Yahuwah. It is our nature to rebel against Yah, and His wisdom, because we cannot understand it of ourselves. Some people seem to view Him as a stern Elohim, shaking His finger at them, telling them what they can’t do. In actuality, He is revealing His infinite love for us, just like a father would for his child. The law of Yah is for our sake, not for His own. It is the foundation of what is required of us, in order to be with Him. It is something that has to be spiritually discerned to understand.

Romans 8:4-10; "That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against YHWH: for it is not subject to the law of YHWH, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please YHWH. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of YHWH dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of the Messiah, he is none of his. And if the Messiah be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness." We have to become spiritually minded in order to find the truth concerning all things. No one can become spiritually minded of themselves. They have to become influenced, whether it be of this world, or it be of Yahuwah. This world will not, and cannot lead you to the truth, and that includes all that is within it. This world is full of darkness, and the Word of Yahuwah is the light that shines in the midst of the darkness. To see the light is one thing, but without guidance, it is as a flash of light from a camera. It will shine on you for a while, but then returns to where it came from. To follow the light, we have to have guidance to be in the light when it returns to where it goes, otherwise we remain in darkness.

John 16:13-15; "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you." The qodesh Spirit will come upon us when we ask Yah for the qodesh Spirit, to baptize us in the power of the qodesh Spirit. We must ask of a sincere heart when we pray to Yahuwah, to receive what we pray for. He that asks of Yahuwah with no doubt in his heart, will receive what he asks, as long as it is Yah’s will. Yahuwah has assured us He will give the qodesh Spirit to those that ask Him, it is written in the Word of Yahuwah. The work of the qodesh Spirit is to guide us in wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and the fear of Yahuwah. There are also gifts given to us by the qodesh Spirit that we might have a greater advantage over the works of evil, and advance in the kingdom of Yah. We need to find out what gifts that we may have, and put them to use when we receive them.

Isaiah 11:2-5; "And the spirit of YHWH shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of YHWH; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of YHWH: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins." It is necessary to the believer, to have the qodesh Spirit in their lives. Without the Spirit of Yahuwah, the believer will be like the seeds that are cast by the wayside, in stony places, and among thorns; they will become stagnant and die, or the thorny plants will kill them. The set-part Spirit has a part in the work to be done in this world, to bring forth light, and we need to be willing vessels of His work. The set-part Spirit will also reprove the the world of sin, and of righteousness. He will bear witness to the things of Yahuwah, and expose the sinful ways of man, and this world. John 16:7-11; "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged."

All of this brings us to the Law of Yahuwah. We must understand that the Law of Yah is not the law of this world, nor the law of the flesh. Yah’s Law is a spiritual law, and cannot be lived any other way than by the guidance, and power of the qodesh Spirit in our lives. Rom. 8:1-4; "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in the Messiah Yahusha, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Messiah Yahusha hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, YHWH sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." The keeping of His Law expresses our love to Yahuwah. The Law of Yahuwah is an extension of His love for us, and by our keeping it, we express our love to Him. Yahshua said; "If ye love me, keep my commandments." -John 14:21 , and He goes further to say in John 14:21; "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." This is the way that Yahuwah views your love for Him, this is the true love for Yah, that we keep His commandments.

This is the fulfillment of the greatest commandment that Yahuwah has put to us; to keep His commandments. Matt. 22:36-38; "Rabbi, which is the great commandment in the law? Yahusha said unto him, Thou shalt love YHWH thy Elohim with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment." Yahuwah will test us to know whether or not we love Him with all our heart and soul, and He does test us, to know if we really do love Him.

Deut. 13:1-5; "If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other elohim, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for YHWH your Elohim proveth you, to know whether ye love YHWH your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after YHWH your Elohim, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from YHWH your Elohim, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which YHWH thy Elohim commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee."

In verses three and four above are the verses that state how Yahuwah will test our love for Him. Do we keep His commandments? Are we fulfilling the love which Yah has called us to? If we wish to be with Yahuwah, we need to evaluate ourselves, and do that which our heavenly Father has called us to. We need to become spiritually minded, with the qodesh Spirit of Yah, and learn of His truths.

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Chapter 2 - The Ten Commandments