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The Love of Elohiym Toward Us
By Hatsair
Ask yourself: When you think of YHVH, the Elohiym of Abraham, do
you have in mind a very loving person?Someone very kind, who
created us to love us? If not, or of not sure, somethings wrong
with your perception of
Elohiym.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every
one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. Hthat loveth not
knoweth not God; for God is love. (1 John 4:7,8)Love is His very
nature. Why is love the main
principle in both the first and second commandment? (Mark
12:38-31) (The greatest commandmentsupon whichhang all the law and
the prophetsMatt 22:36-40, Rom 13:9,10) Why is love the defining
characteristic of a
disciple? (John 13:34,35) Why does love take on such importance
(in 1 Cor 13)greater than faith. Hope, sacrifice,
knowledge, prophecy & tonguesthat without love, all our
efforts are in vain?
The answer to these questions is that Elohiym IS Love. This
should be a fundamental, central part of our
understanding of what his very nature is.
Before continuing, we need to distinguish some things. His mercy
is available to everyone, but its not forced on us.
You have to accept it; people can reject it, and even forsake
it, by following vanity and sin. (Jonah 2:8) There are
good reasons for rejecting the notion that our Fathers love for
us gives us permission to do evil and get away with itManypagans,
false Christians, etc.use the message of His love to mean we can
sin all we want, and still be okay
Consider, therefore, the following:
1) Elohiym is justHe is the source of all true justice. If there
is no ultimate, eternal difference between goodand evil/ right and
wrong, then these concepts would have no meaningultimately,
kindness would be the
same as cruelty, because it would all lead to the same end. In
order to make a real difference between these
concepts, on an eternal scale, righteousness must be rewarded
and sin punished.*2) Sin will not be permitted to mar the next
world. Those who have denied themselves, and suffered for
rightousness sake, and sought Elohiym to be with Him and get
away from sin will not be made to live in a
world corrupted by sin. So, no one who follows after sin will
enter that world. (Eph 5:5, 2 Pet 3:14)3) We have free will, and we
choose where we will go. We choose life by following Yeshua; we
choose death
by following the adversary. Eternal punishment is prepared for
the devil and his angels (Matt 25:41); no
one else is forced to go thererather, people choose it by
following the devil.4) In the world Elohiym has created, ctions
have consequences. If you jump off a tall building, you will be
kille
or injured. Likewise, if you reject Elohiym, you cannot avoid
hindering and/or harming almost everyone with
whom you come into contact (in one way or another). There are
consequences for thateternal
consequences.
* John 5:28,29; Rom 2:5-10; 2 Cor 5:9-11; Rev 20:12-15
So, the message of this study is not that we can do whatever we
wishagainst Elohiym or othersand still be
allowed into the kingdom. Rather, it is that Elohiym wants to
save us & help us; He wants to have a relationship wit
us. The message is that when a personANY personrepents and turns
to Elohiym, He wont cast him out. (John6:37) He longs for souls to
repent; and when they do, He receives them. He loves us, and
promises to take us in,
forgive us, free us of sin/hatred/pride & lust, and make us
what we were created for (holiness, divine nature2 Pet
1:4). He promises to care for us, give us everything we need,
try us & correct us, teach us and deal with usHell le
us know Him. (Jer 31:34) And when were done, well go to be with
Him.
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God
is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in
God, and God in him (1 John 4:16)Do you know this? Do you
believe it? We dont always feel it. How do weknow this? Why should
we believe it?
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Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his
life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for thbrethren. (1
John 3:16)This is how we know He loves us. He has told us often in
the Word; but he has alsodemonstrated it. Question: Do you know
anyone who, after carefully thinking about it, would decide that
your life is
worth more than keeping their own? Someone who would freely give
their life to save yours? If so, it must be
someone who loves you dearly: a mother, a spouse, a very close
friend, etc. This is how derly Elohiym loves you.(John 15:13) This
is the ultimate. People sometimes ask for a sign that Elohiym
caresand sometimes Elohiym
sends us tokens; but really, what kind of sign do we need? He
couldnt have shown us more clearly.
We love him, because he first loved us (1 John 4:19); For when
we were yet without strength, in due time Christdied for the
ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet
peradventure for a good man some would
even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in
that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.(Rom 5:6-8)When
we were enemies (Col 1:21), He loved us. Elohiym had compassion on
us while we were
hateful, hurting each other (Titus 3:3-5). He wanted to sve
us.
So, how much does He love us once we return to Him? Enough to
call us His wife (see Eph 5:25-33); enough to callus His children
(1 John 3:1). Every righteous husband loves his wife; every
righteous parent loves his children. But
yet, even further:
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but
Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the
flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and
gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)Its more than
that He loves us collectivelyHe loves each of us individually.
Every one of us can say/ should believe this:Yeshua loves me, this
I know Yeshua knows you by name. He thinks about you (Psalm 115:12;
139:1-6). He
knows the number of hairs on your head (Matt 10:30). If yo had
been the only one who would be saved, Yeshua
would have died just for you. He loves you, and gave Himself for
you.
When you see others blessed while youre afflicted (or
vice-versa), remember our Father is dealing with each of us
on an individual level. He may ask you to give up something He
doesnt ask someone else to. We all must be
obedient to the Wordyet there are other areas the Scriptures
leave open to conscience. In those decisions, dont beself-willed,
but be meek, yielded to His Spirit.
This verse (Gal 2:20) carries the essence of Christian life: an
understanding of how much Elohiym loves us; and alsothe proper
response of those who have this understanding. That response is to
repentto lay down our whole life fo
Him. Not to live unto ourselves, but unto Him who died for us.
(2 Cor 5:15) Die to self, so Yeshua can live through
us. (John 12:24, Luke 9:23,24) Its easy to say; but as we see
what he is asking of us, it becomes clear how much ittruly is. The
message is to count the cost: forsaking all (Luke 14:28-33), &
offering up our lives to Him completely.
(Rom 12:1)
One way to begin is to simply tell Him. Take inventory of your
whole life: all you have, all your goals, all yourdesires,
everything dear to youfriends, loved ones, etc.things you like,
comforts, pleasures; everything you
know, and all that you are. Now, offer it all up on His altar;
tell Elohiym He means more to you than all of it
together, and ask Him to change or remove, anything He thinks
good. Maybe Elohiym will give some of these thingback; and maybe he
wont. Do you trust Him enough to lay down your whole life like
that. I am crucified with
Mashiyach. (Gal 2:20) We only belong to Yeshua as long as we
have that willing mind (2 Cor 8:12), that
brokenness before Him to trust Him with everything we have and
are. Do you love Him that much? (He loved youthat much.) Do you
trust Him that much? He will not tke away from us anything good for
us, nor replace it with
anything bad for us. However, nothing is worth withholding from
Elohiymeven for a momentthat Yeshua want
us to give up.
Once I was thinking about what more could be offered to
Yeshuaand thought of our time. Yeshua wants to spend
time with us; He wants us to devote our time to Him. It should
make you want to go pray, seek Him, spend time wit
YeshuaHe wants that.
