08/13/2004 Sabbath Meeting Transcript

Tonight I would like to consider the question...

If we really believed that everything we did at home, at work and everywhere we walked was broadcast, written and recorded in heaven, how differently would we live our lives?

Would we change anything?

What if everything we did and thought was going to be broadcast on the national news?

Would our conduct be different?

Would we speak differently?

Would we think differently?

Would we do anything differently?

If so, should we not fear Yahweh greater than man?

Revelation 20:12 - And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before YAHWEH, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is [the] [Book] of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.

Luke 12:1 - In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Luke 12:2 - For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

Luke 12:3 - Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Luke 12:4 - And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

Luke 12:5 - But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

Psalms 73:11 - And they say, How doth El know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

Psalms 10:11 - He hath said in his heart, El hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Psalms 94:7 - Yet they say, YAHWEH shall not see, neither shall the Elohim of Jacob regard it.

Indeed, Yahweh sees us in our cars, in our homes, at our jobs, at visits with friends and relatives and wherever we go. The eyes of Yahweh are there:

The psalmist writes:

Psalms 139:1 - O YAHWEH, thou hast searched me, and known me.

Psalms 139:2 - Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Psalms 139:3 - Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

Psalms 139:4 - For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O YAHWEH, thou knowest it altogether.

Psalms 139:5 - Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

Psalms 139:6 - Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Psalms 139:7 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Psalms 139:8 - If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

Psalms 139:9 - If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Psalms 139:10 - Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

Psalms 139:11 - If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Psalms 139:12 - Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

In Ezekiel's day, some thought so:

Ezekiel 8:1 - And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Master YAHWEH fell there upon me.

Ezekiel 8:2 - Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.

Ezekiel 8:3 - And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of Elohim to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.

Ezekiel 8:4 - And, behold, the glory of the Elohim of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

Ezekiel 8:5 - Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

Ezekiel 8:6 - He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

Ezekiel 8:7 - And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.

Ezekiel 8:8 - Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

Ezekiel 8:9 - And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.

Ezekiel 8:10 - So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.

Ezekiel 8:11 - And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.

Ezekiel 8:12 - Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, YAHWEH seeth us not; YAHWEH hath forsaken the earth.

But it was all open and bare to Yahweh. How foolish to think that one can escape the judgement and warnings in the word of Yahweh by hiding!

Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of YAHWEH is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 4:13 - And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Indeed, when the children of Israel murmured.. it appears that the murmuring that Yahweh spoke of was not necessarily an outward complaining, but done in secret:

When recounting the acts of Yahweh, the psalmist writes:

Psalms 106:24 - Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

Psalms 106:25 - But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of YAHWEH.

Jeremiah 23:23 - Am I a Elohim at hand, saith YAHWEH, and not a Elohim afar off?

Jeremiah 23:24 - Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith YAHWEH. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith YAHWEH.

Jeremiah 23:25 - I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.

Job 34:21 - For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

Job 34:22 - There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Ezekiel 9:9 - Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, YAHWEH hath forsaken the earth, and YAHWEH seeth not.

Job 24:14 - The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

Job 24:15 - The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

Jeremiah 16:17 - For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.

Matthew 9:3 - And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

Matthew 9:4 - And Yahushua knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

It was when the thoughts are continually wicked that Yahweh destroyed another generation:

Genesis 6:5 - And Elohim saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 6:6 - And it repented YAHWEH that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Genesis 6:7 - And YAHWEH said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Psalms 66:7 - He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Psalms 11:4 - YAHWEH is in his holy temple, YAHWEH's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

Matthew 12:35 - A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Matthew 12:36 - But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Next time we enter into temptation, let's consider that Yahweh is in observation. Not necessarily standing over us with a stick, but ready to be our strength if we call upon Him and seek His face during our temptation

Will we choose to love Him?

Or will we stray from Him and choose another kingdom to follow after?

Whose side are we on, really?

Let us all say.. I'm on Yahweh's side... every time we are tempted

Nearly all sin begins in the mind. The thoughts of the mind are affected by what the eyes see and the ears hear

Proverbs 4:26 - Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

Proverbs 4:27 - Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Proverbs 4:28 -

Proverbs 4:25 - Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Proverbs 4:26 - Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

Proverbs 4:27 - Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

He tests us, to see what is truly in us:

Psalms 11:4 - YAHWEH is in his holy temple, YAHWEH's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

Proverbs 5:20 - And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Proverbs 5:21 - For the ways of man are before the eyes of YAHWEH, and he pondereth all his goings.

Matthew 5:28 - But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Proverbs 15:3 - The eyes of YAHWEH are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Job 31:1 - I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

Job 31:2 - For what portion of Eloah is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

Job 31:3 - Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

Job 31:4 - Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?

Therefore let us consider

As terrible the thought of Yahweh's judgement upon any whose thoughts are evil, consider the blessings and rewards from Yahweh if our actions and thoughts are secretly good.

Jeremiah 32:19 - Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

Romans 2:16 - In the day when YAHWEH shall judge the secrets of men by Yahushua the Messiah according to my evangel.

2Chronicles 16:9 - For the eyes of YAHWEH run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

1Peter 3:12 - For the eyes of YAHWEH are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the face of YAHWEH is against those who do evil."

Matthew 6:6 - But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Likewise, doing things that would give us glory from men should be done in secret also:

Matthew 6:4 - That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

Let's bring every thought and every secret work into the subjection of Yahweh our Father..building up treasures in heaven

Psalms 17:3 - Thou has proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou has tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Psalms 37:37 - Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

Psalms 19:14 - Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O YAHWEH, my strength, and my redeemer.

For that, we can either rejoice or tremble

Brethren, let's be at the point where we always rejoice for that

Ecclesiastes 12:13 - Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear Elohim, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Ecclesiastes 12:14 - For Elohim shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. .

And may Yahweh bless you and have mercy on us all!