-Love like Aluah

         

Reading several scriptures about love, I realized that I hadn’t yet been able to completely walk in the kind of love that Aluah revealed to us in the scriptures and by His WORD. The problem that we seem to have with understanding Aluah’s love is that there just aren’t that many examples in the natural world that can be compared to the Aluah kind of LOVE. Most of us can understand the parts of Aluah’s LOVE that can be compared to a father’s love for a child or caring for the weak. Those things can be seen even among the wicked and un-qadash but there is a depth to Aluah’s love that most have never explored.

“Hatred stirs up strife but love covers all sins.”

-Mashly 10:12

“He that covers a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates very friends.”

-Mashly 17:9

Kasah: to cover, conceal, hide

to be clothed

With these two small sentences in Mashly we can to begin to see a side to YHUH’s Love that most of us have not thought about; LOVE doesn’t ever want to bring unnecessary shame to anyone if it can be avoided. LOVE will not reveal sin to anyone that does not need to know about it. Sin must be reproved but love seeks to cover that sin until it and the shame that it brings is removed forever. Don’t take the statement written before the wrong way, love doesn’t hide sin, it clothes the person so the shame of the sin is not seen.

“He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesses and forsakes them shall have Loving-kindness.”

-Mashly 28:13

                It is interesting that one cannot attempt to cover his own sins. For the one that sins there is only one decree that they confess and forsake those sins.

“Unto Adam also and to his wife did YHUH Alhym make coats of skins, and clothed them.”

-Barashath 3:21

Labash: to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed

“And Noach began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard, and he drank of the wine, and was drunk, and he became uncovered in his tent. And Ham, the father of Kana’an, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. And Shem and Yafath took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father, but their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.”

-Barashath 9:20-23

Kasah: to cover, conceal, hide

to be clothed

When Noach became drunk, he revealed himself inside his tent. Let me be so bold as to uncover the mashal (proverb or parable) of this action. When one becomes uncovered or naked they have revealed their shame, their sins become visible for all to see. For the righteous this is a horrible state to be in.

Ham looked on his father’s shame and then went and shared his unseemly knowledge with his brothers. He did not act in love but rather ran to uncover the stumbling of a righteous man. Shem and Yafath were not willing to look upon their father’s humiliation when he was at his most vulnerable. They covered their father’s shame without ever seeing it themselves.

When Abam sinned he tried to hide his sin unsuccessfully. YHUH made for him and his wife coverings that more fully concealed their shame. Sin always will ultimately become visible, but how and to whom should the shame of iniquity be revealed? Should a person’s shame be uncovered so that the wicked can make a mock of them, and slay the righteous that is already wounded?

According to the prophets there are only two types of people, the righteous and the wicked. So how do we define which is which, is it simply because of their fleshly sins or is there more to perceive in this matter? Many of the men YHUH Alhym called righteous committed sins that seemed to be great, yet YH YHUH was their Salvation and covered their sins without a second thought. Others that made errors that to man might have seemed small but YHUH rejected them all most immediately. What was the difference, why was one counted righteous and the other wicked?

“When I say unto the wicked, you shall surely die, and you give him not warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life. The same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at your hand. Yet if you warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your being. Again, when a righteous man does turn from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die, because you have not given him warning. He shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood will I require at your hand. Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned, also you have delivered your being.”

-Yahzaq’Al 3:18-21

Notice that the scripture never makes the statement that the wicked turns from his way. It says if you warn the wicked and he turn not from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity. The wicked’s heart will not turn from his sin; he is in agreement with his sins. The righteous on the other hand will not come into agreement with sin. They will repent from their errors when YHUH chastises them.

We need only to look at the first two Kings of Yashr’Al to see the difference. Dud (David) quickly turned from his errors when YHUH Alhym corrected him. Dud’s heart smote him time and again when he sinned against the Ways of YHUH Alhym. Shaul continued in his sins and excused himself from hearing the voice of YHUH. It is evidently demonstrated by these two men, that the terminal error is not the fleshly sins but is the wicked's hardened heart that will not be reproved by the Almighty.

 “Now the birth of YHUH Ha Mashack was on this wise: When as his mother Marym was espoused to Yasaf, before they came together, she was found with child of the Ruack Ha Qadash. Then Yasaf her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.”

-Mattithew 1:18-19

Yasaf was not willing to shame his wife to be even when he believed that she had committed one of the most horrible sins that he could have imagined against him. LOVE will never revel or take delight in another person is entangled and stumbles in sin. The scripture states that Yasaf didn’t want to make a public example of Marym because he was a “just” man, being just therefore would mean that we would never want to put anyone to an open shame because of sin. This does not mean that LOVE would ever stand by and approve of any sin no matter how small. It is sin that kills not LOVE; LOVE always seeks to deliver from the power of sin.

Now maybe we can begin to comprehend how man’s ideas have deviated from the LOVE of YHUH. Man wants to be vindicated and to feel some emotional gratification when dealing with someone else's sin. YHUH our Aluah always deals with sin based on the need for men to turn from their sins and repent. With Aluah, dealing with man’s sin is a necessity not a want. This is the revelation YHUH Ha Mashack began to show when dealing with the woman caught in adultery.

“When YHUH had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? Has no man condemned you? She said, No man, Master. And YHUH said unto her, neither do I condemn you: go, and sin no more.”

-Yahanan 8:10 -11

YHUH Ha Mashack deals with both the punishment of the woman’s sins and the very sin itself with one SPLENDID stroke. He simply removed her accusers and the punishment was gone; then He reproves her sin by telling her to go and sin no more. How wonderfully unsearchable are the depths of Aluah’s Loving-kindness toward us!

Up until now it has all seemed well enough; we all want our sins forgiven and so we are willing to see how we must forgive others... but here comes the other shoe so ready yourself for the next step in the YHUH kind of LOVE.

“For Aluah so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Yahanan 3:16

Most of us know the above scripture well and embrace the message that YHUH our Aluah conveys to us by it. And if I were to ask most of you if we should walk as Ha Mashack walked you would all agree... right? We all love the fact that Aluah is a Good and Loving FATHER willing to take us back after we have sinned.

If you seek love from our Father in Shamym, you will turn from your own sins, but will also be willing to clothe those who like you have fallen and need to be lifted up.

Your life isn’t your own... be perfect as your FATHER in Shamym is perfect.

-Absolute Designation of Shalum-

          


          How long will it be until those that confess to believe on the Word of YHUH understand that the circumstances, elements, countries, peoples, nations, kingdoms, and anything else that you can name ARE ALL SUBJECT TO HIS NAME AND HIS WORD.

           If you will not believe then surely you will not be established.

           Remember, YHUH knows how to deliver the Righteous. Didn't He make iron to float? Was not the sea and the river opened by His Hand for His people to cross over? The fire had no power over the bodies those that trusted in Him. Lions mouths were shut for the sake of His servant.

           The earth and all that is there in belongs to YHUH. Land, sea, air, and all things obey Him; He has ordained a day in which the wicked and all that rebel will be judged.

           Trusting Him is the absolute designation of Shalum.

-To Love or Not To Love-

I originally wrote a shorter version of this subject on a Facebook page but after reading again recently it seemed to need more attention. So, we will cover it in more depth here.

 “But YHUH said unto Shamu’Al, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for YHUH sees not as man sees, for man looks on the outward appearance, but YHUH looks on the heart.”

Shamu’Al 1/1Samuel 16:7

If there is one all-encompassing word that can be used to fulfill our only true purpose towards each other and towards Alhym… it would have to be LOVE. I know this is a very over used word and a very unpopular word among many who boast themselves as teachers on the internet but it is what it is, and must be honored.

"Hear, O Yashr’Al, YHUH our Alhym is ONE YHUH. And you shall love YHUH your Alhym with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your might."

Debarim/Deut. 6:4-5

"You shall not hate your brother in your heart. Reprove your neighbor, for certain, and not suffer sin upon him. You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I Am YHUH."

Uyqara/Lev. 19:17-18

"And when a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not oppress him. Let the stranger who dwells with you be unto you as one native born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Mitsrym(Egypt); I AM YHUH your Alhym."

Uyqara/Lev. 19:33-34

First of all let me clarify that when I talk of love it doesn’t include a generic acceptance of everything that someone may choose to do. To allow someone to harm themselves without giving warning isn’t love at all. I could no more do this than to let a small child stick a fork in an electrical outlet or play in a busy street. This does, however, bring me to an important bit of knowledge. When we speak to our brothers and sisters what exactly is the motivation (heart’s intent) of our words? If I correct my child and pull them from a busy street, I really have no point to make; I am doing naturally what Alhym has put in my being to keep my child safe. I am not trying to make a point about cars or streets or anything else; I am simply trying to keep my child from getting run over by a passing truck.

“Please let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and establish the righteous; for the righteous Alhym is a trier of hearts and kidneys.”

Tehillim/Psalms 7:9

The FATHER is big on hearts; He actually searches out their intents and tries their motivations. The word in Ibry (Hebrew) is labab, the inner most part of man. When you speak to the brethren or to those in the world, are you truly motivated by LOVE or are you trying to prove a point to justify yourself? The answer to that question is always vitally important to the FATHER. YHUH freely gave to us His Passover LAMB, and not only us but also for the sins of the whole world, so that He could gather into one fold all the lost sheep of Yashra’Al. He lived not a single moment for Himself during His time on earth, so how can we do any less than our master?

It is important that we begin to understand that the Son of Alhym doesn’t exist as an entity of self. The Son comes from the inner most part of the Father; He is the expression of the Father’s will. Self is an unwelcomed and unfulfilled consciousness in the mind of the Son. The life of self is a lie that was born from the flesh; to live as part of the Beloved Son of Alhym means that one must do away with the false life of the flesh and receive the true source of Life from the Father YH.

The beast of self is all about “I”, I will exult myself… I will be like the Most-High… I will place my throne above the stars of shamym, notice that the will of the Father is not at all in these thoughts.

The Son was manifested to reveal the Loving-Kindness and favor of the Father YH upon all that have fallen short and broken the Turah. He is calling for repentance, so that by turning away from lawlessness a person world forsake their self and walk in the will of Father YH.

“Examine me, O YHUH, and prove me; try my kidneys and my heart.”

Tehillim/Psalms 26:2

There are many that would answer me saying, we are in a time of judgment, and I would agree to that statement. But that gives us an even bigger reason not to forsake our First Love, which has always been the Compassion and Love of YHUH towards us. Now is the time to dig your heels into the earth and refuse to let your love grow cold! The belief and patients of the Qodeshim is their childlike trust and confession that YHUH is Salvation by the Blood of The LAMB!

YHUH will reward every man according to the things they have done, Loving-Kindness for Loving-Kindness, Favor for Favor, but to the distorted and crooked He will appear twisted.

Those that follow LAMB are where His is, and are doing what He is doing. When the Word of YHUH enters into the labab, and finds good ground there, it begins to grow and then produces fruit after its own kind. The result is a labab overflowing with fruit, and cleansed from the corruption of this fleshly world. The Word of YHUH will recreate the labab to become the dwelling place of the Most-High.

"YHUH is near unto them that are broken-hearted; and saves and saves those whose spirit is crushed.”

 Tehillim/Psalms 34:18

Check your labab to make sure you’re walking in the WAY love. Don’t speak words without someone’s wellbeing in mind. Don’t prove points; prove what is acceptable before YHUH Alhym. Don’t throw words around like confetti; they are precious and are made to serve Eternal purposes. Don’t do for you, do for Our FATHER in Shamym; for so the SON comes not to please Himself but the FATHER that sent Him.

“Have compassion upon me, O Alhym, according to Your Loving-kindness: according unto the multitude of your tender compassions blot out my transgressions. Wash me completely from all my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against You, You alone, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your eyes; that You might be proved right in Your Words, and be clear when You judge. See, I was brought forth in wickedness; and in sin did my mother conceive me. See, You have desired truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom. Clean me with hyssop, and I am clean; wash me, and I am whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness, let the bones You crushed rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my wickedness. Create in me a clean heart, O Alhym; and renew a steadfast ru’ach within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and take not Your Ru’ach ha’Qodesh from me. Restore unto me the joy of Your Salvation; and uphold me, Noble Ru’ah! Then will I teach transgressors Your Ways, so that sinners shall turn back to You. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O Alhym, Alhym of my Salvation, let my tongue sing aloud of Your righteousness. O Master, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Your praise. For You do not desire slaughtering, or I give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The slaughtering of Alhym are a broken ru’ach’ a broken and a crushed heart, O Alhym, You do not despise. Do good in Your good pleasure unto Tsiyon; build the walls of Yerushalam. Then You would delight in the slaughtering of righteousness, in burnt offering and complete burnt offering; then young bulls would be offered upon Your altar.”

Tehillim/Psalms 51