GOD’S WAY IS WAY ABOVE OUR WAY

Sometimes things just have to germinate for a while. I would love to post everyday but that would not be realistic. Sometimes I can post every other day and sometimes there must be solitude before posting—that is reality. Posting and sharing is not a technique—it is waiting and ruminating—then we post.

I’ve been ruminating on how Elohim’s ways are so above our ways. The church has packaged everything and perfected all the techniques learned in the colleges of the world. As Daniel said, there is an increase in knowledge today (Dan 12.4) and many running to and fro.

Much of this knowledge is the knowledge of the Mystery Babylonian world we live in today. We go to church for an hour and a half each week. Forty-five minutes of the service is rock n roll worship, fifteen minutes is announcements, and a half hour message on “how to become all you can be”, and that’s all for the week. Maybe an hour Bible study on Wednesday night?

Doesn’t everything just seemed totally packaged with technique laden platitudes, shallow as an ash tray? Does everyone have to be ON all the time? Could our leaders dial it down a bit? Turn off the switch, be real and really talk to us?

The Father doesn’t work this way. He is much more deliberate and patient with us. His ways are beyond our comprehension. He would like to slow it down and make it real. This is not always easy on our action addicted personalities. We want to become—He desires us to be.

Walking in the spirit is walking in the Law/Torah of Yahweh. The fruits of the spirit in our lives are everything which the Torah commands us. Look at the works of the flesh:

 “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5.19-21

Note that all the works of the flesh are against the Law as written in the Torah. Look at Acts 15 on the question of whether new believers had to be physically circumcised. They were told to avoid idols, fornication, and eating of blood. Then they were told to go to the synagogue where the Law of Moses was read and studied each Sabbath--all day (Acts 15.19-21), not 1 1/2 hours--to learn the rest of the Law.

The fruit of the spirit is walking in the “spirit” of God’s Royal Law:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law, and those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5.22-25

Therefore we are not under the curse of the law—but we walk in the spirit of God’s law. Therefore we must meditate on and love God’s law. We are justified by our faith in God’s operation of circumcising our hearts (Ezekiel 20.18-32; Romans 2.28-29) and Yeshua’s sacrifice.

That is surely above how any technique of man would attempt to do this. This is a spiritual operation and walked out in the Spirit. We obey our “Code of Conduct” which is the Torah. This produces the fruits of the Spirit in our lives.

Three men come to mind when thinking of God’s ways being above our ways: The three are Moses, David, and Paul the Apostle. They learned to yield to God and walk in the spirit—not some formula or technique.

Moses killed a man when trying to break up an argument (Exodus 2.11-15) and fled into the wilderness.

David committed adultery with Uriah’s wife and had him sent to the front of battle to be killed (2 Sam 11).

Paul severely persecuted the early believers and condoned their stoning (Acts 7.57-8.3).

How would these men be so favored of God? Why did He choose them? He even said David was a man after His heart (1 Sam 13.14, Acts 13.22)! How would man’s justice system deal with these men? What did God see in them? Where would they be if given over to the judgment of men?

Elohim first looked at their hearts. These were zealous men who truly believed in what they were doing, or in David’s case, he got caught up in lust, but he was overall zealous for his Elohim. You or I would most likely not look to these men to accomplish God’s purpose. They wouldn’t fit the formula.

The key factor, in the hearts of these men, was that when confronted with the truth they did not deny, but accepted truth, and REPENTED. They had repentant hearts. Hearts that could be changed and molded by Yahweh. A humble and repentant heart is key. These men were A type personalities—but when confronted by the Living God—they fell on their faces before Him.

They also paid for their sins. Moses in the wilderness for 40 years waiting for God to fulfill His promise. So long in the wilderness that Moses almost forgot how to speak (Ex 4.10)!

David lost his first child with Bathsheba and his family caused him great pain.

Paul was blinded for three days and gave up all his worldly positions.

They paid for their sins without complaint. They “manned up” so to speak and God used them to fulfill His purposes. They turned from their ways and all the techniques they had been taught in the world.

Then there is another great man of scripture that is rarely spoken of—Obadiah. Here is a true example of God’s ways being way above our ways. Obadiah was the governor of King Ahab’s house. Ahab is the most evil king of the Northern Tribes of Israel. Jezebel was his wicked wife.

Obadiah was a man of God working for the wickedest king in Israel! Most Christians I know, including myself, would have said, “No way am I working for that wicked man, much less step foot into his house!” Yeah, we would quit that job in a minute!

Not Obadiah. He knew his God in a deep way. He knew he was placed there for a Divine purpose. Obadiah saved the lives of a hundred prophets, hiding them in caves, when Jezebel went after them (1 Kings 18.4).

We all need to slow down…quiet ourselves…wait. The techniques of the world, the formulas to increase the numbers of congregations, the entertainment in music ministry, and preaching need to be re-examined. God’s way is way above our way. God wants to place us in some strange places and positions of service.

Slow down and hear what God is saying. This is not about your “best destiny” or how to prosper in the Lord. It is about walking righteously in Him each day. It is about a higher obedience and walk. It is about HE not ME! The world is all about ME.

Life is not a pep rally. It is one day at a time, slugging it out. It has wonderful moments and experiences, but we shouldn’t have to be pumped up once a week. Walk it out a day at a time and hear God for yourself—not what somebody else tells you. Hear Him. Wait on Him.

Yeshua’s disciples will move at His pace. We will accomplish His will in His time. Seek and wait for it!