08/24/2007 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?

Would we be better at overcoming?

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

Yahushua said:

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.

Yahushua gave us a very stern warning.

He desires that we love Yahweh in sincerity and truth.

And so we ought to live

We ought to live our lives knowing that everything is recorded

There is nothing hidden from the eyes of Yahweh.

Yet how many live their lives as if Yahweh sees not?

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.

What would change if we pondered the presence of Yahushua with us at all times? Indeed, He is to be living IN each one of us.

Do we fully comprehend, as we should, that we are supposed to be His body on the earth?

The body needs to be aware that it's connected to the Head, and obey His will

Yahweh sees us in our cars, in our homes, at our jobs, at visits with friends and relatives and wherever we go. No matter where we go, the eyes of Yahweh are there:

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.

Indeed, wherever we go..Yahweh is there. We cannot flee from His presence or hide from His face.

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.

Yahweh revealed to Ezekiel and to us also what men thought they did in secret

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.

Nothing can hide from the eyes of Yahweh.

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.

Let's always remember that Yahweh is listening:

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.

Every thought is known to Yahweh. And every word that is spoken, reaches His ears.

The wickedness we see in the world is vexing enough.. imagine the things that Yahweh sees and hears!

For He sees the hearts of all men

Jeremiah 23:23 - Am I an Elohim at hand, saith YAHWEH, and not an 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.

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.

All the evil they were doing at this time. They were under the impression that Yahweh wasn't seeing any of it

Question: Are there times where we choose to live our lives as though 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.

...but Yahweh says:

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.

Yahushua says:

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?

What must there reaction have been, knowing that Yahushua was responding to their secret thoughts?

How is He responding to our thoughts today?

Are our thoughts His delight, or a burden to Him?

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.

As awesome as He is, Yahweh can still grieve

So today, let all nations know:

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.

From His throne, Yahweh knows your thoughts tonight in response to what you are reading.

And He even knows why you are thinking the things that you think!

Yahweh desires that we love Him with all our hearts

Not just a part

He wants it all

Let's be certain to confess to Him and seek His strength and wisdom to overcome the things we think and do that grieve Him

Next time we enter into temptation, let's consider that Yahweh is in observation.

If we love Him, we will not want to grieve Him

He is ready to be our strength if we call upon Him and seek His face during our temptation.

\Will we look to Him to be our strength?

Will we be transparent with Him? We already are anyway!

Will we look to Him to be our strength?

Do we fail to seek out wisdom because we are afraid of what we might find, and what we might need to change within us?

Do we deceive ourselves and pretend to not know something, that we really do know inside?

Will we look to Him to be our strength, or will we act as though He isn't around?

Will we choose to love Him, or will we stray from Him and choose another kingdom to follow after??

Will we walk in His image, or in the image of His enemy...satan

Whose side are we on, really? Our decisions tell the story, and determine our destiny

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

Again, let's all say, "I'm on Yahweh's side!!!"

The battles can be fierce...

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.

Let's sow good things in our minds by beholding that which is good, and hearing the things which do edify

Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Let's keep our eyes on the straight and narrow path, not turning to the left or right

Let's be mindful of Yahweh in our presence at all times.

For 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.

Sins committed secretly from men are well known to Yahweh:

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.

And as Yahushua pointed out, we need not physically embrace the strange woman, but only do it in our heart and we have sinned.

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 knew this and lived his life accordingly:

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

A wise thing indeed, to make a covenant with our eyes! He knew that what they eyes behold will influence what the mind thinks.

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?

Job 31:5 - If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

Job 31:6 - Let me be weighed in an even balance, that Eloah may know mine integrity.

Job 31:7 - If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

Job 31:8 - Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

He counts our steps!

He has numbered the hairs of our head!

We are very important to Him!

And 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.

Yahweh desires to show Himself strong to those who walk before Him with a perfect heart:

2Chronicles 16:8 - Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on YAHWEH, he delivered them into thine hand.

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.

Yahweh wants to show Himself strong to those who love Him and believe in Him with all their heart

When we are not hypocritical, but do righteous things that only Yahweh sees, this is very pleasing in His sight:

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.

Yahushua told them to pray secretly because there were many hypocrites in the streets making long prayers as a show to men. One who prays secretly will be seen by Yahweh in secret.

Likewise, giving alms when it gives 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.

And when, through tears, we face our trials for doing the right and just things, Yahushua knows.. and the One who knows our every wandering does something very special for us:

Psalms 56:8 - Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

Therefore, let us consider our secret thoughts and our secret actions. Are they good or evil?

Do they advance Yahweh's kingdom or the kingdom that has risen up against Him?

Let's cleanse our thought life, that our works may also be clean.

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.

Indeed, let us never forget that although Yahweh is in heaven above, He is still near enough to be pondering our thoughts and our works.

For that, we can either rejoice...

...or tremble

Brethren, let's be at the point where we always rejoice at the knowledge of His presence being with us, knowing our every thought and deed.

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. .

May our lives be a holy, pure offering unto Yahweh our Elohim forever and ever....with every secret thing being pure, upright and good in His sight...

For every secret thing that is against Him, there is grace available. Let's be sure to confess to Him what He already knows, shall we?

Yahweh wants us to overcome, He wants to help us. Let's seek it diligently with all our hearts!

Deuteronomy 6:4 - Hear, O Israel: YAHWEH is our Elohim, YAHWEH is one:

Deuteronomy 6:5 - And thou shalt love YAHWEH thy Elohim with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

He wants to reward us with blessing.. sweet blessing. More than we can imagine at this time. He has given so much to us! Let's give back what is His...

That Yahweh may be glorified, and we will be blessed.

As you do so, may Yahweh bless you and have mercy on us all!