Your Daily Slice

Iyar 15

WHO Are You Hearing?

“What has been is what will be, what has been done is what will be done, and THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN. Is there something of which it is said, “See, this is new”? It existed already in the ages before us.”   (Ecc 1:9-10 CJB, emphasis mine)

When the serpent appeared to Chavah (Eve) in the Garden, his plan was to twist and pervert the Torah, the divine instructions in righteous and moral living that YHWH Elohim had given to these first humans.  This deliberate perversion caused them to doubt the sincerity and integrity of Elohim (see Gen 3:1-5), and His Word.  When Messiah Yeshua was tempted in the wilderness by the adversary, it was the same plan and purpose that was used in the Garden.  Twisting and perverting the Torah, the Word of God (see Mat 4; Luke 4:1-13), the adversary tried to trick and trap our Master. 

Please understand, brothers and sisters, our adversary (haSatan) is very familiar with the Word of YHWH, and knows it backwards, forward, and inside out.  He has studied YHWH’s Word since it was first spoken, which is why he is able to so easily pervert and twist it.

Cults and false religions are easily started by well-meaning people who take one (or more) verses of scripture out of context, and start a new doctrine from them.  It is all easily done; history bears the accuracy of my statement with records of Waco, Texas, and the Jim Jones tragedy in Guyana, South America.  But let us consider our personal lives:  how often do we pick and choose verses in the Torah, the Word of God, which we like, and then discard or ignore much of the rest?  How often do we allow the adversary to come and whisper to us, “Did YHWH really say that?”

Brethren, we must be careful who we are hearing.  Yes, there are parts of the Word of God that I would like to ignore, but to do so would mean disobedience to my ABBA Father.  His Word tells me that all flesh must die (Rom 7:18), that the spirit may live (Gal 6:8).  We do not have the prerogative of picking and choosing what parts of the Word we will keep, and what parts we will forget.  If we call ourselves “Disciples of Messiah Yeshua”, we are not allowed to tickle our ears (2Tim 4:3-4) with any doctrine that seems comfortable.  We must take the Word of God in its entirety; all of it, for it “will bring health to our body and give strength to our bones.” (Proverbs 3:8)

“My son, watch over your father’s command, And do not forsake the Torah of your mother. Bind them on your heart always; Tie them around your neck. When you are walking about, it leads you; When you lie down, it guards you. And when you have woken up, It talks to you. For the command is a lamp, And the Torah a light, And reproofs of discipline a way of life.”  (Pro 6:20-23 ISR)

“ALL SCRIPTURE is breathed by Elohim and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for setting straight, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of Elohim might be fitted, equipped for every good work.”  (2Tim 3:16 ISR, emphasis mine)

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