8 The one who does not
love does not know God, for God is love. [1Jo 4:8 NASB]
Is it safe to say that not having a deep down inner
confidence that our creator loves us, created us unique, wonderfully, rejoices over us, etc that it causes us to feel
unsettled in our hearts. “Who am I?” and
“Why am I hear?” are 2 simple questions that plague the heart of man from the
womb of our mother until our dying day.
Think for a moment when you felt a sense of “knowing” about yourself
concerning anything. Maybe you
discovered you have a gift to teach, an ability to listen, a business mind, a
tender love for children. As you
discovered and explored deeper those areas you gained more and more confidence. Some of you may have pursued careers or
dreams with that revelation thus gaining more confidence about Who you think you
are. However in those pursuits you probably hit a wall, still not having that
deep seated rest of “knowing” who you are? Or why you’re here.
How many would like to be settled in your heart those
questions… Know Who I am and Why I’m here in your heart?
There is a longing of the heart to have those questions
answer for us to be settled.
The scripture says “the one who does not love does not know
God”. The Hebrew word “know” is yada intimacy,
oneness.
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Last week David spoke of the Living free of fear : The Reality of Abba’s Love - David Mitts the revelation
of God as Father coming into the earth through
Avram became Avraham. Look with me at Gen 17:3-7:
“Abram fell facedown,
and God said to him, "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be
the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will
be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you very
fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. I will
establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants
after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your
descendants after you. (Gen 17:3-7).
What we need to realize is that Abba is establishing
something here. He is making a covenant with a man who is to be a
Father. He is not just a father to his seed, his descendants, but a
father to the nations, the gentiles. This means that Abraham brings the
anointing of Fathering.”
Let’s look at Hebrew to get a picture of the father.
Av in Hebrew means Father אָב
Our scripture says “God is Love”, the Hebrew word for love
is Ahav אָהַב
The Hey in the middle is “revealing” the heart of the father
Let’s take a moment and “yada” the Hebrew word to know
intimately He IS love rather than He DOES love.
Many people are trying to perform to get God to love them not “knowing”
HE IS LOVE and in HIS love he gives.
16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.[Jhn 3:16-17 NASB]
The absence of this revelation brings about a “longing” for
the father’s love which the soul and the flesh provides substitute or “other
god’s. The Hebrew word Avah אָוָה
As David spoke last week the greatest thing for Jesus to
hear was “This is my Son in whom I am well pleased." To hear the voice of the
father affirmation…satisfies the longing of the heart.
The greatest commandment according to Yeshua is the Hear the
father’s voice
29 Jesus answered,
"The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; 30 AND
YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,
AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.'[Mar 12:29-30 NASB]
The revelation of his love and acceptance of us cast all
fear away. There is nothing for it to
cling to because my heart is at peace.
8 The one who does not
love does not know God, for God is love. ... 16 We have come to know and have
believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in
love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this, love is perfected with
us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so
also are we in this world. [1Jo 4:8, 16-17 NASB]
In Hebrews the author speaks of a rest for the people of
God. That rest I believe is a “knowing”
7 He again fixes a
certain day, "Today," saying through David after so long a time just
as has been said before, "TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR
HEARTS." ... 9 So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. 10
For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as
God did from His. 11 Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that
no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience. [Heb 4:7,
9-11 NASB]
Once I have revelation of the father and my place with
him. I become “one” with him as Yeshua
prayed in John 17, we would be, thus bringing me in “under the shadow of his
wings” (covenant term of protection outlined in Psalm 91)
I spoke of “Giants in our land” the last few weeks. It is the land of our inheritance as part of
covenant. It is where our rest resides.
- Hitite – terror
- Girgashite – flesh, religion
- Amorite – “free speech” (loose lips)
- Canaanite – dehumanizing , dishonor, Asherah (sexuality) and Molech (child sacrifice)
- Jebusite – threshing place – lord over, rule through fear and intimidation (heaviness)
- Perrizite - unwalled, unprotected (thieving)
- Hivite - deception
We can see evidence of these spirits alive and operating all
around and in us bringing fear and unsettlement. We can find ourselves like all of Israel when
David went to bring lunch to his brothers during a standoff between Israel and
the Philistines.
[1Sa 17:18, 22-26
NASB] 18 "Bring also these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of their
thousand, and look into the welfare of your brothers, and bring back news of
them. ... 22 Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and
ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers. 23 As he was
talking with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine from Gath named
Goliath, was coming up from the army of the Philistines, and he spoke these
same words; and David heard them. 24 When all the men of Israel saw the man,
they fled from him and were greatly afraid. 25 The men of Israel said,
"Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy
Israel. And it will be that the king will enrich the man who kills him with great
riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in
Israel." 26 Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying,
"What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away
the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he
should taunt the armies of the living God?"
See David was settled in who he was in the covenant
As the word of God searches our hearts he is delivering the
giants into our hands to destroy through revelation of his love and truth in
that area where we can come out of agreement with the lies of the giants and
true of his word bringing us into rest.
12 For the word of God
is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far
as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to
judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And there is no creature
hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him
with whom we have to do. 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who
has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our
confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our
weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without
sin. 16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so
that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. [Heb 4:12-16
NASB]
As we encounter life’s trials and circumstances we must cry
out to the father for that sense of rest again.
15 For
you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have
received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba!
Father!"
Yeshua did this as he was facing the cross
36 And He was saying,
"Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me;
yet not what I will, but what You will." [Mar 14:36 NASB]
Your mission: Realize you are a Son!
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Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts,
crying, "Abba! Father!"
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