AWAKE, ARISE, AND TRIUMPH
Saturday – June 26, 2021, Tamuz 16, 5781
FROM THE PROPHETS CHAMBER – WEEK TWENTY-ONE
EVER LEARNING
Greetings dear saints of God and welcome back to “From the Prophets Chamber”. Please take a few moments and share these teachings as widely as possible to expand our reach of the Truth. We all have a vital role to fulfill in proclaiming and demonstrating the Kingdom of God and repentance. The Kingdom of God is nothing but good and repentance chases the curse from our lives. These is the main messages Jesus preached. A short time ago the Lord dropped two Scriptures into my thinking. The first and primary Scripture has to do with ever learning but never coming to the knowledge of the Truth. The second Scripture was an example of the first being played out having to do with owing no man anything but love (agape). So, let’s look at this much more closely.
We must study the Word, guard the Word, and implement the Word into our thoughts, speech, and conduct. Let me remind us all of the following familiar Scripture.
2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV)
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Who has to study? Who is looking to not be ashamed before God and men? Who is responsible to rightly divide the Word of God? The answer to all three questions is; I am! How do we achieve good success in the sight of God?
Joshua 1:8-9 (KJV)
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
When we get, keep, and do the Word of God we will be prosperous and have good success. God sees to it; however, we must do our part in order for God to do His part. This prosperity and success include finances but is not limited to that one area. For us not to do any of the things mentioned is a lack of our love (agape) of God and our neighbor, resulting in no or weak faith. It is rather hypocritical for us to say we love God and love people but then not do our part to bring the full plan of God into the earth and into other people’s lives. How can we do the works Jesus did if we don’t do what Jesus did and then the greater works, He commanded of us? Jesus was not operating as God in the earth, He had to study. Just look at this verses.
Luke 2:46-47 (KJV)
46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
Jesus was twelve years old at this time operating as a man. How old am I, how old are you? Jesus is not operating as God here nor at any other time in His earthly ministry, neither was it His fallback position if needed. It is the will of God that all be saved and that all who are saved come into the knowledge of the Truth.
1 Timothy 2:4 (KJV)
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
We see clearly from this verse that a person may be saved but not enter into or come into the knowledge of the Truth. This knowledge is illuminating, revelatory, life transforming knowledge. It is beyond pure information. The Truth is not a part but the whole with nothing covered or left out. Unfortunately, only part of the Truth is taught and thus we do not come unto the knowledge of the Truth, a partial truth is not the Truth. It is a perverted or distorted gospel and has no power. Let’s now turn to the Prophet Hosea.
Hosea 4:1 (KJV)
1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Does this describe today where there is a rapidly diminishing knowledge of God in the land? Yes, and yes! The total responsibility lies with the Church. If we don’t know and exercise the Truth how can the heathen be witness to the Truth or have a true knowledge of God. They can’t and for the most part don’t. Unfortunately, neither does the Church.
Hosea 4:6 (KJV)
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
God goes on to say that His people are being destroyed for a lack of knowledge. It isn’t so much that they have not be made aware of the knowledge of God, they have rejected it. This is going on in many of our Churches, yes, our Churches, not just those other Churches. If we are not a priest to God, we cannot be effective intercessors and as you see in the rest of the verse, He will forget our children. The law of God is the law of love and light. God is Love and God is Light (Anointed Word). When we are not the light and walking in love (agape) towards His other children He cannot respond concerning our children. We have got to get our acts together dear ones. We are not to look at the Word of God as information but a living Word that transforms and puts our lives on a God level, a supernatural level.
2 Timothy 3:7 (KJV)
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Could this explain, at least in part, the virtual absence of Power in the Church? The receiving, proving, believing, and doing the Word of God will bring us to the place where we look just like Jesus in the earth. We are to do the works He did and even greater works. This will not happen as the result of prayer, Church attendance, jumping, shouting, or crying in Church or by fasting. It comes by implementing the knowledge of the Truth in our lives. Our focus is on our Heavenly Father and others. The other Scripture the Lord gave me with 2 Timothy 3:7 is the following.
Romans 13:8 (KJV)
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Many do not see borrowing, getting a loan, as a sin but I think we can certainly say it is not God’s best and He never promised to help us get a loan. The verse above is a command to not owe any person anything. Do we take this command seriously? Is this an example of 2 Timothy 3:7? Is the lender our source, our God or is the Lord God our source, our God? Let’s take a look at this verse in the Amplified Version of the Bible.
Romans 13:8 (AMP)
8 Keep out of debt and owe no man anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor [who practices loving others] has fulfilled the Law [relating to one’s fellowmen, meeting all its requirements].
Let us not just accumulate information but determine it to be the revelation of God in our lives as we walk out the Truth which is full of the Power of God.
Lord willing, I will have another fresh Word from the Throne next week.
2 Chronicles 20:20 b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Until our next publication, as your Bible Teacher and a Prophetic Voice in your life 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!
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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