THEY WILL HATE US WITHOUT A CAUSE
Thursday – May 7, 2020, Iyar 13, 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 of Donna and me and was taken at the Groton Inn in Groton Massachusetts last fall. I understand that I use the same introduction to the Book of John Bible Study for all four days each week. We, the Church, are in really tough shape and don’t seem to know it. Faith comes from hearing and hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17) thus the repetition. 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, is 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. So, there is no confusion, this includes every plague, every pestilence, and every war. The Church corporately and we as individuals seem to be completely unaware that we possess all authority, the highest authority by far in the earth. We are the governing body in this earth. God is now holding us accountable and we will give a final accounting on Judgement Day. 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.
Perhaps as I have been writing about this business of hating Jesus and hating the Father, we have gotten glimpses of the idea that judging is intimately involved as well. I have repeatedly made the point that when we hate, despise, disrespect our brother or sister, the man or woman of God we are hating, despising, and disrespecting God Himself. When we take these attitudes concerning anyone in the Five-Fold Ministry or as Jesus might say; “the least of these my brethren”, we are doing it to Jesus, to the Father, and we are grieving the Holy Spirit. When we take this attitude, we have judged the person.
Matthew 7:1-2 (KJV)
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
To not judge is not a holy suggestion but a commandment. Notice that the way to avoid being judged is to not judge others including God. When we do judge, God and others will use the same measure to judge us. The Greek word translated as “Judge” means to distinguish, decide (mentally or judicially), by implication to try, condemn, punish, avenge, conclude, condemn, damn, decree, determine, esteem, judge, go to (sue at the) law, ordain, call in question, or sentence according to Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary. Remember, in verses twenty-two and twenty-four we hear Jesus say that if the person was ignorant of something, they were not guilty of sin. Sin is a violation of light or what we see and understand not what someone else sees and understands. God knows the heart of each of us, that is what we see and understand, but we do not. When we “hate” the one the Father has sent into our life we have passed judgment and are subject to the same judgment. I heard a minister say recently that God said to them that each of our worlds are shaped or determined by our judging. I for one want to bring negative judging by me to an absolute halt. As I finish for today let’s take a peek at verse twenty-five. Jesus said they have hated me without cause and that was a fulfillment of Scripture.
Psalm 69:4 (KJV)
4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
Guess what little ones, if they hated Him without a cause they will hate us as well. Fear not, do not let it into our hearts, our emotions, our thinking. We have one judge and that is God.
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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