Our eyes and ears are bombarded with many
thousands of words from many different sources every day; well meaning
friends and family, business associates, music, television, newspapers,
internet and the list goes on, seemingly endless in nature.
We are definitely living in a time of information overload, a time
where knowledge is increasing at seemingly unbelievable rates.
Add these words to the words that we allow to form in our minds and
the volume is deafening.
But what of all these words that speak of the
world around us and the happenings therein, are not most futile in nature
having to do with matters of the flesh that Scripture testifies profits
nothing? These words come from
seemingly sources many but ultimately deriving from one of only two possible
sources that move all things and that being from the enemy of all things
good or our Creator Abba
YHVH. Most of the words that flood our
existence originate from the enemy and are directed at our fleshy eyes and
ears, serving to compete with the Words of our Creator with the sole
intention of drawing us away from these Words breathed by
YHVH Himself and penned by His prophets
in Scripture and which are meant to safely guide His us through this furnace
of affliction we know as life on earth and thereby deliver us back to our
first estate. In addition, this
futile noise created by the enemy drowns out
His Still Small Voice that is quieter
than thought itself, the very Voice that Abba
desires to communicate in to His people Israel.
For those who can experience that which is
being said here, not with their fleshy eyes and ears but in their heart, the
eyes, ears and voice of their spirit, a path has been set by Him to follow
so that the words that we speak, whether verbal or written, are not futile
like the chaff that blows in the wind, but are nurturing to those whose
hearts are made of fertile soil.
Having given release to the flesh and all matters thereof, including the
teachings of men in Whited Sepulchers preaching doctrines of the dead, we
begin to seek out WITH OUR WHOLE HEART
the wisdom and understanding that comes only from above, doing so while
being led by Ruach HaKodesh who was sent
to us for this very purpose.
This is a search that will continue for our entire lifetime, as the depths
of YHVH are infinite.
We must begin this search pure in heart, with the sole purpose of
honoring and esteeming Him with that which He brings us, following
perfectly, meaning to the best of our ability, the path that He has marked
for us, in total and complete obedience to Him.
Doing so requires the desire on our part to seek out only that which
He has appointed for us, as to seek otherwise leads us down rabbit trials
void of the wisdom and understanding we so desire.
Seeking by continuing to ask questions and searching for answers,
bringing all that is found back to Scripture and testing it against
Scripture in its entirety, keeping that which is proven to be from Him,
discarding that which is proven not, and putting on a shelf for future
reference that which is unproven as to its source.
Seeking while being led by Him will result in more questions as we
search out the answer that we originally set out to understand.
The search on any particular matter can take days, months, weeks and
even years before we have proven ourselves worthy to Him of the increase in
wisdom and understanding that He brings us, and only then IF He brings this
to us. In this manner, He helps
us to understand if we truly desire that which we say we do, and if so, we
will continue searching for it with all of our heart, being and might until
we receive His answer, overcoming all the stumbling-blocks along the way
that the enemy has set before us.
Once received, we then have need to
understand His intentions in bringing that which we so sought to us.
Much of what we receive is to be shared with others so that we may
prove ourselves worthy by bearing good fruit, for one who is not bearing
good fruit will eventually, like a withered and dying branch, be pruned from
the Vine and thrown into the burning fire.
We should seek to share His wisdom and understanding we have been
entrusted with as He directs, not as we choose, lest we be found guilty of
throwing His perils before swine and risk having that which has been given
to us taken away. Many, having
received their knowledge from men but seemingly knowing this not, rush out
to display this futile knowledge, doing so in His Name so as to be seen in
the eyes of their fellow man.
Lacking an understanding of Scripture in its entirety, they are quick to
study and quick to speak, piecing together various verses into sound bites
that tickle the ears while striving to be seen as having something that
other men possess not, and be held in high esteem for their accomplishments.
Hearing not the correction that He brings their way, their hearts
hardened and eyes blinded according to their desires, these refuse His
discipline as the rebellious child they are.
Having appointed themselves as a prophet, they will be revealed for
the vipers they truly are and will receive their reward, being seen in the
eyes of men, while on their way to destruction.
Sometimes that which He brings is to be
shared, but not until His appointed time.
Holding dear in our heart this Wisdom and Understanding that we
received, we await for His direction as to when, where and with whom to
share this treasure, and in doing so, show ourselves to be trustworthy of
His riches He has entrusted to us.
On occasion, He may also reveal mysteries of
the Kingdom that are to be kept private, not to be shared with others, but
intended only for the receiver of this gift.
Perhaps the ultimate sign of our trustworthiness in handling His Word
for to continue to receive from Him, we must continually prove ourselves
worthy of handling that which has already been given before we can receive
even more.
Words of the flesh spoken from the flesh
sound hard and dead, reflecting their worthiness, or rather lack thereof, on
an eternal scale. His Words of
Love spoken from the spirit of the man are alive and not just seen or heard,
but experienced deep within the spirit of the recipient with eyes to see and
ears to hear.
So then, when we speak, let us desire to
speak of the Word, so that we may bear good fruit and not engage in endless
conversation that is futile and will blow away like the chaff in the wind.
Let us speak boldly of that which HE has shown us is from HIM, and as
we continue to seek out understanding on a particular matter, let us qualify
that which is of ourselves, for we are accountable to a Loving Father who
desires to bring correction to His children, for every thought we allow into
our minds and every word we allow to leave our lips.
Shalom v’ Ahava B’Shem
YHVH,
Dale
7/4/09
When We
Speak