HATE ME – HATE MY FATHER
Monday – May 4, 2020, Iyar 10, 5780
Greeting dear friends and partners of this Ministry and welcome back to this powerful and life altering (if we chose) Bible Study of the Book of John. If you are reading this on Facebook please take a moment to hit the “love” and “share” buttons to expand the reach of this Ministry. The picture today is taken from Mount Batti of the town of Camden Maine below. Our God is nothing but good dear saints. There is nothing bad in Him, there is no tragedy in Him. That is not to say He does not allow bad in the earth, it is all around us, perhaps even in our own finances, bodies, and families. Who allowed that? Anyone know how it got there? It was our choice and God upheld the words of mouth; it is spiritual law. The words which we speak and have faith in determine the circumstances of our lives. The more we align with God in thought, word, and deed the more our lives will look like that of Jesus in His earthly ministry, and God the Father in Heaven.
We dear saints chose Heaven or Hell and all the details in between. You and me are not robots or puppets controlled by God. When talking about the Coronavirus or any other part of the curse it is an abomination to attribute it to God. To say that God is using this plague or any other to work out some mysterious plan, what blasphemy. That is not to say that God can’t take bad things and make good out of them when we repent and align with Him. God teaches us out of His Word not with tragedy, poverty, and disease. We, the saints of God, have allowed every tragic thing in the earth and in our own lives. We are the governing body in this earth. God is holding us accountable now and will be a final accounting on Judgement Day. I know this is all a little (a lot) rough on the religious minds but do we want to have victory or not? Now, let’s turn our attention to our primary Bible text and read it aloud.
John 15:23-25 (KJV)
23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
We are again at the beginning of another week and it is time to dive into this wonderful and beautiful Book of John once again. As you know, Jesus is literally in the final hours of His earthly ministry before going to the Cross. Redemption from the curse, from sin, and complete reconciliation with God is nearly a reality for mankind, just a few more hours. In these waning moments He is pouring into the disciples present and into us now vital Truths. As we pick up with our text, we are finding a Truth that seems lost to much of the Church. The word “hateth” in the twenty-third verse means to detest, to abhor. According to The Complete Word Study Dictionary – New Testament, hateth means active ill will in words and conduct, a persecuting spirit and stands opposite to agapáō (Godly love). As you know the religious leaders in Jesus’ day wanted to kill Him so that is definitely opposite of agape (love) and is ill will to the max.
This level of hatred, animosity, is certainly present in the earth today and has been from the Garden of Eden. The source of hatred towards any child of God is of the devil(s). Unfortunately, we see this today from people in the body of Christ towards others in the body of Christ, especially well-known prosperous Ministry leaders. The devil’s assault on the Church has unfortunately been all to successful. Over the centuries, starting immediately after Jesus ascended to Heaven, there has been a corruption of the gospel, the Truth. The result of this corruption, which is a despising of, a hating of God, results in impotence (no power) in our individual lives and in the corporate Church. People may be saved, in Church two or three times a week, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking in tongues but totally devoid of power due to faith in all the wrong ideas (ungodly ideas). Did Jesus, did the Father change Their mind about us doing the things Jesus did and the greater things? Of course not! How absurd to even countenance such a thought. Hey look, I’m talking to me just as strongly as I am talking to you.
One last point I want to make before ending for today and moving on in our text. Jesus said that if you hated Him you hated the Father. What about all the other messengers God the Father has sent to all of us in our lives? Perhaps we are saying to ourselves that we never hated anyone like those religious leaders hated Jesus and by extension the Father. Really? Have any of us ever assassinated another Christian or Christian leader with our words? Have we spoken against them, their prosperity, or perhaps some nuance of Bible understanding with which we disagreed? When we disrespect anyone that God has sent into our lives, He takes it very personal for it is a disrespecting of God the Father, of our Savior.
Until our next publication, as a Bible Teacher and Prophetic Voice I speak this blessing over each and every one of you, receive it, believe it, and speak over yourself and your family by faith in Jesus name! Quit asking God to bless you, you are already blessed, you have the Blessing, give Him something to do by the words of your mouth. Once you know the will of God, decree the thing (Job 22:28, Isaiah 45:11, Mark 11:23). (The Blessing is the Holy Spirit) We have left God way to long with nothing to do in our lives.
Numbers 6:24-26 (AMP)
24 The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;
26 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).
By: Dr. David Wood, Author, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
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