Shabbat Message of
(1) The word of YHWH also came unto me, saying,
(2) Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
(3) Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
(4) Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.
(5) Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
(6) In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
(7) And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bore it upon my shoulder in their sight.
(8) And in the morning came the word of YHWH unto me, saying,
(9) Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
(10) Say thou unto them, Thus saith The Master YHWH; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
(11) Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
(12) And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.
(13) My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
(14) And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
(15) And they shall know that I am YHWH, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
(16) But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am YHWH.
Cluttered Lives
Mat 19:16-23
(16) And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
(17) And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, YHWH: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
(18) He saith unto him, Which? YHWSHUA said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
(19) Honor thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
(20) The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
(21) YHWSHUA said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
(22) But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
(23) Then said YHWSHUA unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
The Van - Looked into the back and saw a large blanket... Went to fold the blanket and saw: Juice bottles, papers drawn with love to mom and dad, books, milk bottle tops, juice cans, wrappers, books, toys, crumbs, juice boxes, crayons, shoes, more blankets, well I think you get the idea!
We all have clutter in some areas of our physical lives... Cleanliness is part of righteousness!
Old Photos and Papers
Old Garments & Shoes
Old Books & Magazines
Broken Toys & Knicknacks (sentimental value????)
Mat 13:18-23
(18) Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
(19) When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
(20) But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
(21) Yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
(22) He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
(23) But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold some sixty, some thirty.
Mat 6:19-24
(19) Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
(20) But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
(21) For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
(22) The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
(23) But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
(24) No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve YHWH and mammon.
Mat 16:24-28
(24) Then said YHWSHUA unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
(25) For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
(26) For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
(27) For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
(28) Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Many have physical clutter because they have laid up to the flesh... but even moreso we need to check our lives for Spiritual Clutter! What is there in our thinking, our beliefs, our understanding that is stopping us from hearing from YHWH and obtaining HIS fulness in our lives?
Old Photos and Papers - Things of the past... Living in the past
Old Garments - Spotted by the world, Garments of Filth
Old Shoes - Walking in the ways of the World!
Old Books - Old Ideas, religious icons, teachings that stop you from becoming Manifested Son of YHWH
Broken dreams - Worries about the future "Overwhelming 'todo list' that keep you busy from being a Manifested Son Of YHWH!
Battered Toys
Shattered Lives
Mat 6:19-24
(19) Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
(20) But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Asceticism for the sake of an exercise is worthless!
If there isn't a deeper reason for doing something what benefit does it have?
And what is the deeper reason?
Should it not be to do what we have been put here to do?
Eze 33:31
(31) And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Eph 5:5
(5) For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Messiah and of YHWH.
Eze 12:2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
Mat 13:10-17
(10) And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
(11) He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
(12) For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
(13) Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
(14) And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
(15) For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
(16) But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
(17) For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
It's all about having a personal experience with YHWH... Hearing HIS voice clearly! YHWSHUA showed us how... will WE listen?
Zec 7:9-13
(9) Thus speaketh YHWH of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
(10) And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
(11) But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
(12) Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which YHWH of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from YHWH of hosts.
(13) Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith YHWH of hosts:
Rom 11:7-9
(7) What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
(8) (According as it is written, YHWH hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
(9) And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them:
Mar 8:14-18
(14) Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
(15) And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
(16) And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
(17) And when YHWSHUA knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
(18) Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
We need to put ourselves to remembering the things that YHWH has already done for us!! Otherwise our ears will become dull of hearing...
5 Ways to Declutter Your Spiritual Life
1. Let it go... Give it all to YHWH!
2. Ease your To Do list.... Do only what REALLY Matters!
3. Get it out of your head - Write your 'perfect life in YHWH' down "on your heart" and fulfil it!
4. Tell them to go away - "Friends, well meaners" that stop you from flfilling your destiny!
5. One simple word--simplify - FOCUS on YHWH and HIS desires for your life