Partial obedience is not obedience at all in the eyes of God - John Bevere

Faith and obedience are inseparable because obedience is evidence of true faith. -John Bevere

This question was set before our congregation this morning.  “What does it mean to be holy?” Do you girls know what it means to be holy? Being holy means to be pure, set apart to Him and for Him. It means to be sanctified to His word…to be obedient to Him…to be subject to Him.

 Being pure is doing what is right, but what is right? Do you know? Being sanctified to Him means, to be subjected to Him. It means dedicating everything we do, to God. It means to be under His authority, doing things the way He has commanded them to be done.  It does not mean doing things that we think we should do, or even doing things that we want to do. It means obeying Yahweh, because He is our King, our ultimate authority, and He has given us a set of things to do, to show Him that we love Him.  But what are those things? What has He commanded that we do? In what ways has He made His will known to us? What does it mean to be holy, my girls?

I am finding that people as a whole have created in their own minds what it means to be holy.  Some say that being holy has to do with the way that one is dressed. Another will say that it is what you eat and will not eat. Some say that it is a life style, while others basically just do what they want to do, and claim that they are being holy in the process.  But, where is GOD’S definition of what it means to be holy? I think you will agree with me that we do not have the authority to give the definition of what it means to be holy. Only the One who has commanded that we be holy, can define what it means to be holy.  Only the One who has commanded that we love Him, can define what that love is and how we can show it to Him. And girls, He has defined it! He has told us just what we can do and need to do, to be holy and to show our love to Him. The question is, will we follow His standards, or will we make up our own?

1 John 3:4, “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.“

Sin is the opposite of being pure and holy. We see here in this verse Yahweh’s definition of what sin is…it is transgressing His law…what He has said for us to do and not to do. Obeying His commands, being set apart unto Him, staying underneath His authority; this is what makes one pure and holy. It is living under His guidelines.

I think all of us will agree that living our lives in a pure and holy manner also means doing what is good and holy and forsaking what is unholy and bad. But what is Yahweh’s definition of what is holy and good? Read what He has to say about this;

Romans 7:12, “Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.”

Again, Yahweh tells us in Ezekiel chapter 44, that we are supposed to be putting a difference between what is holy and unholy (or profane). We are supposed to be living a separate and holy life, set apart, not unto the world, but unto GOD. Read what He says that we are supposed to be doing…

Ezekiel 44:23-24, “And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.”

Girls, we are supposed to be holy! Not according to the worlds standards, but according to GOD’S standards! You need to be getting into His word and studying to see what He says and studying to find out how He wants you to live your life, for my precious girls, this is the most important thing on earth! We are to be living for eternity, not the pleasures of this world.  We are to be pleasing Yahweh, the King of Kings and Lords or Lords! Our Lord…and our King! We are a part of His Kingdom and must abide by His rules…not the worlds! Will you live your life truly sold out to Him, serving Him in His Kingdom, obeying Him at His every word? For it is only going to matter what His rules are, in the end. We are going to be judged by our obeying Him or disobeying Him.  The question is how will you stand in the end? Will He be able to look at you and praise you for being that holy, set a part, sanctified person? Or will He look at you and say “thou wicked and sinful person! Why didn’t you do what I told you to do?” I pray that it will be the first! Let us stand before Him and smile and say “My Abba, my daddy, I loved you with my whole heart and I loved you how you told me to love you. (John 14:15, “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”) I do truly love you with everything that I have!!”

I leave you with this verse from Ecclesiastes;

 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments:

 for this is the whole duty of man.” 

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Girls, this is what we were created for…to serve and obey our God! Will you follow Him…will you give Him your whole heart?

I just recently read these posts and they were so encouraging that I just had to share them with you all! I honestly believe that they will be a huge blessing to you! She hit it right on the head.  You can be content, but still feel and be very much in-complete.  I love how she dealt with the fact that marriage isn’t just okay, it is right, good and pure! And that goes for our desire for marriage. It isn’t just “okay” to want to be married. That is a God-given desire and design. He created us to be complete when standing beside our Love, and not until.  BUT, just because we aren’t complete without him, doesn’t mean we can’t be content, either. Although I will admit, it is very hard, but like she said, it isn’t an impossibility, either. You can learn to be content while He has you being single, too.

Anyhow, I hope you do take the time to read this article!

Content, but not complete: Part 1

Content, but not complete: Part 2

Content, but not complete: Part 3

Content, but not complete: Part 4 

Enjoy and may Yahweh be with each of you as you continue down this journeyhood of serving while awaiting for your precious Love!

Samantha

My question to you is; What are you known for? What kind of name are you building for yourself? What kind of name are you building for God? If anyone could be asked to honestly answer this question, what would they say?

My younger readers, I want you to be thinking about this very same question, because no matter how old you are, you are already building your name and reputation! You are already known for something. What is it?

And to one and all, remember, every little choice you make will make a difference and will add or take away from your name.  Will you make the right or wrong choice? Will you seek to honor, obey and glorify God and your parents…or will you seek to honor and glorify yourself?

My precious Girls,

It says here that if we abide in Him, we ought to walk even as Yahshua walked. Do you know how He walked? Do you walk as He walked? Girls, I am not just talking about serving and being nice to your neighbor. I am talking about everything! Do you follow in Yahshua’s footsteps in ALL things? Or in just the areas that you find easy to follow in?

I’d like you to ponder these questions, along with searching your own heart and the life of the Messiah and see if you are following in His footsteps, in all things. Remember, in order for Yahshua to be our Messiah, He had to also follow in His Father’s footsteps, in all things that His Father commanded, being obedient in all things. Now I ask you again, do you follow in His footsteps?

Good afternoon girls,

I pray this finds you doing very well and enjoying the warmth that Yahweh has blessing us with lately. I know I sure am!

It seems a little hard to believe my dear girls but, this is our last challenge for the 35 Day Challenges. L I will surely miss these times that I have had with all of you.  I know it has certainly blessed me and has definitely challenged me a great deal, as well.

Do we have what it will take? Part 2

How can we prepare for our future husband’s by learning submission now, as singles?  We can prepare for them, by being submissive to our fathers, in the here and now.  Girls, what are our actions like when we disagree with our fathers? 

Let’s say that your father and you do not believe exactly alike, scripturally.  You disagree with him and you think he is wrong.  He tells the family that he believes this is what you need to do.  So here you are, an “adult” (and if you are like me, you are now closer to thirty, than you are to twenty), and you say “Well, I have a choice.  I can obey my father, and go contrary to what I myself believe, OR, I can yield myself and my will, and submit myself to that of what my father believes is right.” A lot of girls will stand up and say “I disagree with you, so I am not going to do it” (you know, after all, I AM AN ADULT!).  Yet, that is not being submissive, is it? Now let me show you some other verses in scripture:

Ephesians 6:1 “Children, obey (remember, submit can be replaced by obey and vice versa) your parents in Yahweh: for this is right.”

Colossians 3:20 “Children, obey your parents (and it goes on to explain…) in all things: for this is well pleasing unto Yahweh.”

You see something that is correlating to the verses dealing with the “wives”? It is almost the exact wording, yet now it is saying that it is the children who need to submit.  And it goes even further to explain just how much they need to submit to their parents (i.e. their fathers in this case).  It goes on to say “Children, you submit (obey) in ALL THINGS!” Not just the things you agree with, but you submit and obey in ALL things, because THIS is what is well pleasing to Me (Yahweh)! WOW!

Girls, this is God’s plan! When we learn to be submissive to our fathers, that submission will then be turned over to our husbands, and we won’t even have to really think about it. It will be an easier adjustment for us, because we have already learned a very important trait…submitting to a man (our fathers). 

And when other men see this in your lives (that you are very submissive to your own dear father), he will know without a shadow of a doubt, that you will be that way with him!  It is SO true that how a daughter treats her father, is EXACTLY like how she will later on treat her husband.  You are not going to change overnight.  It all begins here, at our homes and with our fathers.

And girls, the same goes for honoring, respecting, reverencing, and advancing his vision.  When we learn to do this for our fathers, we have learned how to do it for our future husbands, as well, regardless as to what his vision may be.  It is one and of the same.  Yes, their visions may be different (they most likely will!).  But, the important thing is that you have learned the basics of being able to further them, encourage them, honor them, reverence them and love them.  It all starts with our Daddy’s, girls.  The woman you are now is the woman you will still be when you are married.  Marriage is NOT going to change that!  So make who you want yourself to be when you are married and who God wants you to be, into that woman right now!  Become that woman, NOW! Don’t wait! God gave us these precious men to practice and learn from right now, so take full advantage of it!  It WILL pay off in the end!

And for those of you who have less than perfect fathers, or even unsaved fathers…the command still stands.  God did not give you permission to ignore such a command on the basis of your father not being “perfect” or not being “saved”.  It may be more challenging for you, yes, but God had a reason for blessing you with your father, and whether you realize it or not, he IS a blessing!  He knew what He was doing when He gave you your Daddy, and all He says you have to do, is do what He commands YOU to do.  Don’t worry about who your father is or isn’t.  That doesn’t matter.  Leave him in God’s hands.  And I might add that when fathers see this kind of change in their daughters, they WILL take notice of it!  Maybe God wants to use you, and your example, to bring your father to Him.  (1 Cor. 7:14)

So I want to challenge each of you dear girls, to strive to become who you want to be when you are married, right now. This is where it all starts, in your home as a single and with your own dear family.

All my love to each one of you,

Samantha