Do the works (Do faith - Part 3 of 3)

So belief in Him, and obeying Him is a must.

How do you do this?

By obeying Him, by doing His commands, by living like Messiah, walking in His footsteps.

James 2:26; For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also the belief is dead without the works. Very important verse to understand. We cannot do anything if His Ruach (Holy Spirit) is not in us, so too will we not hear if we do not obey. Or the hearing will not last long if you cannot keep His commands (Torah).

1 Corinthians 3:11-15, talks about good works, like helping people with money, giving money to charity and doing any good for humans. This is still good in the eyes of Yahuah and they will be rewarded for this but how was this person's heart that did this works; was it for self or was it for Messiah, that is the difference.

Works of self or works of belief. Two different works!

The fruit that you bare once you have accepted Messiah will reveal if you really are a believer in Messiah.

John the Immerser (Baptist) said; bear fruit worthy of repentance, ............ Luke 3:8.

"And even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire" - Luke 3:9. Is this not about the lukewarm believer!

"His winnowing fork is in His hand (the Messiah) and He shall thoroughly cleanse His threshing-floor (earth), and gather the wheat into His storehouse (true believers-kingdom) but the chaff (unbelievers/lukewarm believers) He shall burn with unquenchable fire" - Luke 3:17.

This means Yahusha (Jesus) will harvest from the field (people/earth) and the wheat (true believers) is cleansed by sorting out the leaves/storks or sticks = called chaff (unbelievers or lukewarm believers) and the chaff will be placed in a furnace to burn away.

"I am (Messiah) the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. "Every branch (believer) in Me (knows Messiah) that bears no fruit (does not obey-works of believe) He takes away (remove). And every branch (believer) that bears fruit (obeys) He prunes (teachers, gives more truth), so that it bears more fruit (true follower of Messiah grows into more righteousness) - John 15:1-2.

Read John 15:4-6 as it is very similar to Luke 3:17, “Stay in Me, and I stay in you. As the branch is unable to bear fruit of itself, unless it stays in the vine, so neither you, unless you stay in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who stays in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit. Because without Me you are able to do naught! “If anyone does not stay in Me (obey), he is thrown away as a branch and dries up. And they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

Have you heard people say it is impossible to keep the commands (I myself has said this), but is it true! Why then can a dad or mother tell their child they can! Example: A child is struggling to pass his/her learner drivers licence and tells the parents "I cannot do this,"  the parents tell him/her you can do it, don't give up, just keep on trying, study more and you will make it, you will see. We will help and support you my child, the parents say! At the end the child passes the exam and the parents say, "see I told you, you can do it." Why do we say different when it comes to keeping His commands. This is what we say "We cannot keep the commands, it is impossible and this is the reason I have grace." Our Heavenly Father is like that parent helping their child through the exam, Abba is telling us, supporting us by giving us His Ruach not only to believe Him but also able to keep His commands. You know what the biggest problem is! It is not that to Hear and Obey is impossible because Abba Father would never ask us do anything that is impossible. The problem is, satan is keeping us so occupied with worldly entertainment that we end up not sustaining in His will and not listening to the Ruach, but rather being busy with self. This is the reason we struggle to "Hear and importantly, obey."

To hear and obey Elohim is to love Him!

This is how Yahusha (Jesus) defines LOVE! “As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Stay in My love(hear). “If you guard My commands (obey), you shall stay in My love, even as I have guarded My Father’s commands and stay in His love - John 15:9-10. You need to read this verse a few times and ask Ruach to convict you, before you will understand what Yahusha is meaning.

John 14:15 “If you love Me (hear), you shall guard My commands (obey).

 John 14:21“He who possesses My commands and guards them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall love him and manifest Myself to him.”

 John 14:23 Yahusha answered him, “If anyone loves Me, he shall guard My Word. And My Father shall love him, and We shall come to him and make Our stay with him.

The perfect sequence: first love (hear/faith), then obedience. This has been what Yahuah wanted ever since the beginning: but showing kindness to thousands, to those who love Me (hear) and guard My commands (obey) - Exodus 20:6. Also repeated throughout Scripture, down to 1 John. 5:2-3 and 2 John 1:6.

This single verse summarizes the entire Messianic Scriptures of "Hear and obey!" - “If anyone loves Me, he shall guard My Word. And My Father shall love him, and We shall come to him and make Our stay with him.