01/31/2013

  • T&M 2/1/13 DOES YAHVAH FEEL AT HOME IN YOUR LIFE

    Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly...Col 3:16

    Many years ago when I was speaking in a particular assembly, the pastor informed me that because the assembly couldn't afford a hotel for me, I'd be staying that week with a family from his assembly. When I arrived at this family home, the host met me at the front door, showed me my bedroom, and pointed out the bathroom and the kitchen. Then the entire family ignored me for the rest of the week!

    If I asked the family members a question, they pretended they did not hear me. When it was time to eat, they informed me that it wasn't their responsibility to feed me and that I could just care for myself because they weren't there to nurse me.

    Words cannot describe how uncomfortable I was in their home! Everything the family did let me know that they wished I wasn't there. When the week concluded, I was so happy to move out of that miserable predicament! I pledged that I would never let myself be put in that kind of situation again.

    How about you? Have you ever stayed as a gust in a home where the people made you feel very unwelcome and unwanted?

    I remember that when this happened, I was studying Col 3:16, where it says, "Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly..." The chilly reception I felt in that home caused me to look at my own heart and ask, What kind of reception have I given the Word of Yahvah in my life? I wanted to know:

    Have I given Yahvah's Word the kind of reception it deserves, or have I ignored and given it the "cold shoulder?"

    Does Yahvah's Word feel at home in my life, or does it feel unwanted?

    Have I rolled out the red carpet and given Yahvah's Word a ground reception, making it clear that I love the Word and am privileged to have it dwelling in my heart?

    In Col 3:16, Paul tells us that the word of Messiah should "dwell" in us richly, I decided to go get my Greek Restored Covenant and study the word "dwell" so I could determine what kind of reception I have given Yahvah's Word in my own life.

    I found that the word "dwell" is taken from the word enoikeo. The word enoikeo is a compound of the en and oikos. The en means in, and the word oikos is the Greek word of a house. When the two words are compounded together, they form the word enoikeo, which means to dwell in a house. This is the same Greek word used in both Restored Covenant literature and secular literature to signify someone who take up permanent residency in a home. The person is so at home and contented in this new location that he has chosen to make it his permanent dwelling place for the rest of his life.

    So when Paul tells us to let the word of Messiah "dwell" in us, he is beseeching us to give Yahvah's Word such a grand, welcoming reception that it literally feels at home in us and therefore comes to take us permanent residency!

    Does the Word have this kind of place in your life? Does it really "dwell" in you richly? Does it feel at home and comfortable in your life? Or is the Word of Yahvah treated like a strange that is occasionally welcomed into your life as a visitor? Be honest!

    Why not make today the day that the Word of Yahvah comes to take up permanent residency in your life? Throw the door open, roll out the red carpet, and welcome the Word of Yahvah as a new, permanent resident in your heart!

    PRAYER: YAHVAH, HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE POWER OF YOUR WORD! I AM SO HONORED THAT YOU WOULD PLACE SUCH A GIFT IN MY LIFE. HELP ME TO APPRECIATE IT, VALUE IT, AND GIVE IT THE KIND OF RECEPTION IT DESERVES. I WANT TO MAKE YOUR WORD A TOP PRIORITY IN MY LIFE; I WANT IT TO FEEL WELCOME, WANTED, AND DEEPLY LOVED. STARTING TODAY, I OPEN MY HEART WIDER THAN EVER BEFORE AND ASK YOUR WORD COME TO RICHLY INSIDE ME! I PRAY THIS IN YAHVAHOSHA'S NAME!

    MY CONFESSION FOR TODAY

    I confess that the Word dwells richly in me. It has such a grand reception in my life that it literally feels at home in me. Because I give it this place of prominence in my life, it produces phenomenal amounts of spiritual in my life. I have so many spiritual riches inside me that they continually flow forth to enrich those around me. I declare this by faith in Yahvahosha's name!

    QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER

    1.Is Yahvah's Word a priority in your life or just a sideline issue?

    2.How can you better give Yahvah's Word a grand, welcoming reception in your life?

    3.What steps can you take to make Yahvah's Word feel so at home in your life that it takes up permanent residency? Bro. Doc

     

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  • @HUMOR_ME_NOW - Glad you like it Bro. Tim. The Pastor that wanted you to memorize Scripture I bet was a Baptist Preacher. Hope and pray your having a blessed day. Bro. Doc

  • Good Morning, Pastor You selected a verse that I have liked for decades.

    I love His Word and have read it every morning for a long time.  I even memorized the Book of Colossians once, but could not retain it due to having to repeat it at least 4 times a day. lol 

    The pastor who led me to the Lord when I was born again urged me to read the Bible everyday and memorize scripture. I used something called the Navigator's Topical Memory System, or something like that.

    Anyway, welcoming His Word was fun; obeying His work was tricky.  I ended up with a belief that excludes self-effort in obeying. lol  I do try, but eventually the Lord just seems to hand me the needed behavior as a gift. (another subject)

    Yes, His word is always interesting.

    frank

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