Post by Paddy by Grace on Mar 19, 2010 12:31:56 GMT -7
Israel Shomer posted this in Facebook and he is dead on the money...
There are too many people who want to know all about YAH Elohim/God, without first knowing him. - Even bigger is the problem that many of them go on to become teachers!
I decided to respond to it and "punch" it up a bit with what I know...
Anyone can read a biography, but there's no better way to "know" someone than by getting personal with them, having conversation with them and hearing their words as they speak them to you.
I have heard of people talking about speaking to Yah in the "secret room" or "prayer closet". The Bible mentions this as well. I wondered why these terms were used. Obviously, He wants to be alone with us, but I saw something more. I often wondered why Yah would always wake me in the middle of the night, to pray for something or someone, or to just converse. One: everyones else is asleep, two: it's quiet, three: we're alone, and four: it's dark. Why the darkness I wondered... simple, no distractions!
Close your eyes for a moment and picture this in your mind: You feel the urge to pray from within, you go to the room you have selected as you secret room, you start to turn on the light and then change your mind, and light a small candle instead. you stand, sit, kneel, or prostrate yourself depending onwhat you can do physically. You close your eyes... no radio, no t.v., no noise, just you, some faint light, and time... Say what you need to, then be still and listen. He is there, He is waiting, be patient. Time passes but you have no way to gauge it.
He speaks, and you know the voice, it is unmistakable. This is the moment you waited for, your patience is rewarded. Forget about time, you have plenty in His presence. You learn of His love, His anger, His passions, His expectations, His peace, His grace... I could go on forever. The point is, you will come away from this a changed person. You cannot come away from an encounter with the Creator of the Universe, Almighty YHVH, without becoming changed anymore than you can come away from an encounter with a 40 ton mack truck and not be changed forever.
This is what it means to KNOW Him. I can teach about His existence and attributes for six months, but you will never KNOW him. You can attend a seminary for 4 years and never KNOW Him. We see these people in church, on the street, at school, in every walk of life. They will tell you they are believers in Yeshua, they have to, otherwise you would never know it. They do not KNOW Him. If they did, you would know the difference....
Do you want to truely know Him? Have you ever visited with a friend for a few hours? Spend a few hours visiting and talking with Yah. You will come away from it changed, (and alot less painful than an encounter with a 40 tom Mack truck.
Yah's peace be with you
There are too many people who want to know all about YAH Elohim/God, without first knowing him. - Even bigger is the problem that many of them go on to become teachers!
I decided to respond to it and "punch" it up a bit with what I know...
Anyone can read a biography, but there's no better way to "know" someone than by getting personal with them, having conversation with them and hearing their words as they speak them to you.
I have heard of people talking about speaking to Yah in the "secret room" or "prayer closet". The Bible mentions this as well. I wondered why these terms were used. Obviously, He wants to be alone with us, but I saw something more. I often wondered why Yah would always wake me in the middle of the night, to pray for something or someone, or to just converse. One: everyones else is asleep, two: it's quiet, three: we're alone, and four: it's dark. Why the darkness I wondered... simple, no distractions!
Close your eyes for a moment and picture this in your mind: You feel the urge to pray from within, you go to the room you have selected as you secret room, you start to turn on the light and then change your mind, and light a small candle instead. you stand, sit, kneel, or prostrate yourself depending onwhat you can do physically. You close your eyes... no radio, no t.v., no noise, just you, some faint light, and time... Say what you need to, then be still and listen. He is there, He is waiting, be patient. Time passes but you have no way to gauge it.
He speaks, and you know the voice, it is unmistakable. This is the moment you waited for, your patience is rewarded. Forget about time, you have plenty in His presence. You learn of His love, His anger, His passions, His expectations, His peace, His grace... I could go on forever. The point is, you will come away from this a changed person. You cannot come away from an encounter with the Creator of the Universe, Almighty YHVH, without becoming changed anymore than you can come away from an encounter with a 40 ton mack truck and not be changed forever.
This is what it means to KNOW Him. I can teach about His existence and attributes for six months, but you will never KNOW him. You can attend a seminary for 4 years and never KNOW Him. We see these people in church, on the street, at school, in every walk of life. They will tell you they are believers in Yeshua, they have to, otherwise you would never know it. They do not KNOW Him. If they did, you would know the difference....
Do you want to truely know Him? Have you ever visited with a friend for a few hours? Spend a few hours visiting and talking with Yah. You will come away from it changed, (and alot less painful than an encounter with a 40 tom Mack truck.
Yah's peace be with you