I PONDER THESE THOUGHTS WHILE CONSIDERING THOSE WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE WALKING RIGHTEOUSLY! AND WHEN THEY ASSESS THEIR WALK, FIND  A LACK OF  SURRENDERING FULLY TO YAHEWA! THE QUESTION THEN BECOMES WHO  IS YOUR FAITH IN?

SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION!

Exodus 32:9 KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

2 Peter 3:18
[18]But grow in grace, and the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.

OBSERVATION!

Over the years I have compared the Exodus Israelites who the Lord saw as stiffnecked to the modern-day Ecclesia who believe they like the Exodus Israelites did, are walking righteously!

I bring up this point, Revealed in Ezekiel 33:9 that those who choose to rebuke a truth brought forward by a servant of God will live in their Iniquity till their death! This truth is applied to those of the Ecclesia who fervently hold totally to their definition of being righteous in the eyes of Yeshua! Romans 1:23
[23]And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man.

It is no reproach to the holiness of Yahewa that he suffers sin to be committed, since he knows, not only how to restrain it when he pleases, but how to make it serviceable to the designs of his glory.

Observe what God here says to Moses concerning this sin

1. That they had corrupted themselves. Sin is the corruption or depravation of the sinner, and it is a self-corruption every man is tempted when he is drawn aside of his own lust

2. That they had turned aside, out of the way. Sin is a deviation from the way of our duty into a by-path. When they promised to do all that God should command them, they set out as fair as could be but now they missed their way, and turned aside.

Some will ask what is their corruption?

In the 400 years of slavery, the Isralites incorporated pagan customs into their righteousness! And they walked in these iniquities till their deaths

Similarly, today’s  Ecclesia has allowed carnal wisdom to be incorporated into the scripture and teachings thus tainting the gospel and the righteousness it teaches!

My question then is in surrendering to Yeshua, what should the depth of our commitment be? What does it entail? Please note that what is described must not be taken lightly! What I am about to reveal is the narrow path and we know few will choose to follow it! Matthew 7:14 KJV
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. This posting is revealing it and giving you a choice of whether to follow or pause your journey! Do not take this lightly! Use all your discernment!

COMMENTARY as given by Matthew Henry (1662-1714)! Paul takes occasion thence to exhort them to purity and godliness in their whole conversation: all the truths that are revealed in scripture should be improved for our advancement in practical godliness: this is the effect that knowledge must produce, or we are never the better for it.

If you know these things, happy are you if you do them.

Seeing all these things must be dissolved, how holy should we be, that are assured of it, departing from and dying to sin, that has so corrupted and defiled all the visible creation that there is an absolute need of its dissolution!

All that was made for man’s use is subject to vanity by man’s sin: and if the sin of man has brought the visible heavens, and the elements and earth, under a curse, from which they cannot be freed without being dissolved, what an abominable evil is sin, and how much to be hated by us!

And, inasmuch as this dissolution is to their being restored to their primitive beauty and excellency, how pure and holy should we be, to our being fit for the new heaven and new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness!

It is a very exact and universal holiness that he exhorts to, not resting in any lower measure or degree, but labouring to be eminent beyond what is commonly attained – holy in God’s house and in our own, holy in our worshipping of God and in our conversing with men. All our conversations, whether with high or low, rich or poor, good or bad, friends or enemies, must be holy.

We must keep ourselves unspotted from the world in all our conversations with it.

We must be perfecting holiness in the fear of God, and in the love of God too.

We must exercise ourselves unto godliness of all sorts, in all its parts, trusting in God and delighting in God only, who continues the same when the whole visible creation shall be dissolved, devoting ourselves to the service of God, and designing the glorifying and enjoyment of God, who endures forever; whereas what worldly men delight in and follow after must all be dissolved.

Those things which we now see must in a little while pass away, and be no more as they now are: let us look therefore at what shall abide and continue, which, though it be not present, is certain and not far off.

OBSERVATION!

The question being put before you is, in surrendering, how committed are you to your service to God?

In considering this position you must be clear in your heart this is not a head choice but a heart choice! A choice tied to the first commandment Luke 10:27 KJV
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Robert a humble obedient servant to Yeshua and his Father in heaven Yahewa. And all of God’s children say Amen and Amen in the name of Jehovah Jireh our provider of all things righteous and Holy.