Wednesday, March 14, 2012

The Hebrew Alphabet + + + + + + + Pursuing HOLINESS - ALEF

I am going to be approaching the subject of HOLINESS from the aspect of the Hebrew alphabet, in an ABC sense - or more appropriately Alef - Beyt - Gimel sense. Each letter will be an individual blog, but continuing on the thought of HOLINESS.

The letter ALEF is the 'first instruction' for our new life in Christ


The letter ALEF reveals God as Master of the universe, living law (heart / authority), the first commandment loving God with your whole heart, and the living Word of God's mouth. His visitation as the Word made flesh modeled God's heart for all people. His second coming will reveal the sword of His mouth, none of His words falling void, but ushering in total righteousness. ALEF shows us that 'Jesus heart and mouth' must become 'our own heart and mouth'. We are to be 'yoked' with Jesus that 'out of the abundance of the heart our mouth speaks.' [Luke 6:45]






The ALEF is composed of a middle VAV and two YUD's: a 'nail and two hands'
VAV is the UPRIGHT MAN, the LIGHT.
YUD is the authority of His WILL in heaven as His WILL for earth.

ALEF, by symbol, is the OX
by name / gematria: MASTER of the universe; TEACHER / JEHOVAH



An OX is known for being DOCILE ready to accept control or instruction; submissive

Docile (from Latin docilis 'teachable')
unquestioning obedience suggesting a general
reluctance to complain or rebel,
even where such behavior would be justified

obediencecomplying or willing to comply with orders or requests; submissive to another's will

The world teaches us, 'this is MY life' and the most covered song in history teaches us 'I did it MY way'.

Wikipedia: Paul Anka relates: “And I started, metaphorically, 'And now the end is near.' I read a lot of periodicals, and I noticed everything was 'my this' and 'my that'. We were in the 'me generation”"My Way" is a song popularized by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song "Comme d'habitude composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the original French song. "My Way" is often quoted as the most covered song in history.

The lyrics of "My Way" tell the story of a man who, having grown old, reflects on his life as death approaches. He is comfortable with his mortality and takes responsibility for how he dealt with all the challenges of life while maintaining a respectable degree of integrity.

The world's way of 'My Way' is 'do whatever feels good, gratify emotions and fleshly desires'. God's way is Christ, the way of the cross. There are only two ways, Satan: the world's way or Jesus: God's way. Which will you choose when push comes to shove, when the storms of life overtake you? Your actions will reveal (demonstrate) your heart, as 'actions speak louder than words' [1 Peter 2:4] A BELIEVER - a CHRISTIAN can only have a 'respectable amount of integrity' by being a follower of Christ, that is to say 'a follower of the Word of God'. Integrity is the Hebrew word תם (tome) that is defined as 'uprightness, completeness, and perfection'. A believer / Christian must be ready to accept the control and instruction of the Word of God, submitting his will to the will of God. God's WILL for the one who calls Himself a believer / Christian is SANCTIFICATION / HOLINESS:



1Thessalonians 4
1 Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus
.. that you should abound more and more, just as you received
.. from us how you ought to walk and to please God; 2 for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should.. abstain from sexual immorality: πορνεία porneia por-ni'-ah;
......1) illicit sexual intercourse
..
..1a) adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, .
.
......intercourse with animals etc.....1b) sexual intercourse with close relatives; Lev. 18....1c) sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman; ........Mk. 10:11,12 2) metaph. the worship of idols....2a) of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols

4 that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in
..
sanctification and honor,

5 not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;

6 that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this
..
matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also
..
forewarned you and testified. 7 For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in HOLINESS.
8 Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God,

..
who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 12:14
Pursue διωκω dioko peace with all men,
and HOLINESS, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Righteousness is a free gift [Romans 5:17] but 'holiness' must be PURSUED.




HOLINESS
ko'-desh




Jehovah God pursued HOLINESS to the point of laying His own life down for us, that we could have eternal life with Him. Will we pursue HOLINESS to the point of laying down 'our sin life' for HIM?



We have a choice to think, speak, and act on the Word of God
OR
to decide to think, speak and act in sin - our own self-interest.

UN -HOLINESS
for the rebellious
ko'-desh

...............................................#..............................d.........................q

.....................................[HELL] FIRE ..DEATH/ TONGUE...SEXUAL IMMORALITY

1John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh,
and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life,
is not of the Father, but is of the world.

ALEF - the OX is also known for its STRENGTH.


Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation:
he
is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation;
my father's God, and I will exalt him.


Nehemiah 8:10
...for this day is holy unto our Lord:
neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Hebrews 12:2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;
who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,
despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

1Peter 4:1
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh,
arm yourselves likewise with the same mind:
for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin ...

To be continued in BEYT - the HOUSE - family relationship + prayer

SELAH
SHALOM!

No comments:

Post a Comment