LED
The Daily Lifestyle of the Set-Apart Remnant
Oh the joy of being led by the Spirit of Yahuweh, of walking with the Messiah, and of knowing Their sweet Presence.
Psalm 16:11: “You show me the path of life; in Your Presence is fullness of joy—joy to satisfaction—at Your right hand are pleasures forever”.
Major portions of the Scriptures have been forsaken, and replaced by a lifestyle which submits to the slave bondage of worldly culture and the dictating control of human beings. The whole basic understanding of what it means to have eternal life through the Savior, Messiah Yahushua, has been abandoned for busyness to please self, the world, and people.
Religion creates “God” in its own image, and rearranges His Word to fit his own reasoning, and his own self-propelled motives. Thus religion cancels out the basic instructions of the Messiah of Israel to His followers and replaces them with heavy burdens to please the will of mortal man.
Yet most will not turn to the pleading Savior, who still calls today:
Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I shall give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you shall fin rest for your souls. For My yoke is gentle and My burden is light”.
John 16:13: “But, when He comes, the Spirit of Truth, He will guide you into all Truth…”
Oh the joy of simply knowing Him, daily walking with Him, having intimate fellowship with Him, and being led and guided by the Spirit of the Father. It is the Garden of Eden on earth, minus the serpent. The serpent cannot slither between two who are totally in love, totally so wrapped up with each other that they can’t even hear his snaky voice--deceptions are shut out, confusion doesn’t exist. The world disappears, and all they want to do is be together, locked in silence. The Garden has been reopened for those who seek to once again walk with Him. Through the narrow gate come the few, the very few, but for those who enter the gate into the garden, heaven comes to earth.
Moses had such an intimate relationship with Yahuweh. It was so extraordinary that the people he led were afraid of it at times, but not Joshua. Joshua basked in the overflowing of the cup of His presence, and so was trained to lead the people on into the promised land. It is written of Moses in Deuteronomy 34:10 after his burial: “And since then no prophet has arisen in Israel like Moses, whom Yahuweh knew face to face”.
Excerpts from Exodus 34:29-35 we read: “And it came to be, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai, while the two tablets of the Witness were in
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Moses’ hand, …that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone since he had spoken with Him. And Aaron and all the children of Israel
looked and Moses and saw the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near to him. And afterward all the children of Israel came
near…And when Moses ended speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. And whenever Moses went in before Yahuweh to speak to Him, he would remove the veil until he came out…and the children of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone, and Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with Him”.
How tragic that those who live in the Presence of Yahuweh have to “veil their face” before most of His people, because they have no understanding of the intimacy that He desires with us. Most believers live their entire lives in the “outer court” – where the people gather. They do not understand that we can go into the Most Set-Apart Place by the blood of the Lamb, and actually dwell there. It is the hidden, secret place, where He shares His heart, and we get to know Him as He is. Psalm 91 has a condition, to receive the promises, we have to be dwelling, abiding, living, in the secret place of the Most High.
This is the true Hebrew intimacy of a Hebrew bride--being unveiled while in the presence of the bridegroom, but veiled and hidden while in the presence of insensitive people. Few understand the life of the set-apart unto Him, and the “weight” – the kavod – of His Presence. Yet, He says to us in these last days: “…let the set-apart be more set-apart”. (Revelation 22:11)
Excerpts from Exodus 33:9-23: “And it came to be, when Moses entered the Tent (the Tabernacle), that the column of the cloud descended and stood at the door of the Tent and He spoke with Moses…Thus Yahuweh spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend…And Moses said to Yahuweh, `See, You are saying to me’, “Bring up this people”. `But, You have not made known to me whom You should send with me, though You have said’, “I know you by name and you have also found favor in My eyes”. `And now, please if I have found favor in Your eyes, please show me Your way, and let me know You so that I find favor in Your eyes’. And He said, “My Presence does go before you, and I shall give you rest”. And Moses said to Him, `If your Presence is not going, do not lead us up from here…’ ” (Italics mine)
We often forget that the Elohim of the Word cannot be manipulated by our whims. He is Elohim; we are not.
Then Moses asks to see Him. He puts Moses in the cleft of the rock, and passes by him. Who was this that manifested His form to Moses? It was Yahushua, the One who manifested as a man to Abraham, who wrested with Jacob, who was the Captain of the host to Gideon, and the “Malek” (messenger) of Yahuweh to Sampson’s parents. He was the One who walked with Adam in the Garden—none other than our Savior and Messiah.
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The life that Messiah left for us is a life of childlikeness—a lifestyle of total trusting dependency on Him. (Matthew 18:1-4) We walk as Messiah walked on the earth, in His footsteps, led by the Spirit of the Father in obedience to His will.
Romans 8:14: “For as many as are led by the Spirit of Elohim, these are the sons of Elohim”.
John 16:13: “…when He comes, the Spirit of Truth, He will guide you into all truth…”
Revelation 14:4: “…They are those following the Lamb wherever He leads them on. They were redeemed from the among men, being first-fruits to Elohim and to the Lamb”. These are the 144,000 thousands (a plural)—the marked ones of Revelation 7:1-8 from all the tribes who do “exploits” during the time of the tribulation—the ones overcoming, enduring, and standing strong to the end. (Daniel 11:32)
John 10:2-5: “…He that enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The doorkeeper opens for him, and the sheep hear his voice. And he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. And when he has brought out his own sheep, he goes before them. And the sheep follow him because they know his voice. And they shall by no means follow a stranger, but shall flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers”. Are you a sheep of His pasture? Are you allowing Him to lead you into green pastures and by still waters? Do you know the voice of the Shepherd so well that you run from a stranger’s voice? Yahuweh’s people are falling into deception, confusion, embracing lies and tumbling headlong into traps of the Devil, because they do not know the voice of the Shepherd, but run after the illusions of the enemy.
Psalm 23:2-3: “He leads me beside still water…He leads me in paths of righteousness…”
Psalm 25:4-5: “Show me Your ways, O Yahuweh, teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me…”
Psalm 27:11: “Teach me Your way, O Yahuweh, and lead me in a plain path because of my enemies.”
Psalm 31:3: “For You are My rock and my fortress; therefore, for Your Name’s sake, lead me and guide me”.
Psalm 61:2: “From the ends of the earth I will cry unto You, when my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I”.
Throughout the wilderness journey, He led them, until they entered the promised land. He wants to lead us until we enter the promised land in the Kingdom.
Psalm 78:14: “In the daytime also, He led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire”.
Psalm 78:52: “And He led them on safely so that they feared not…”
He desires to lead us. But, we have to submit to His leading and not impose our will on Him. Following is something those of the East understand, but is against
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Western Greco/Roman culture. It takes time in His Presence to know His voice so well that a stranger’s voice is obvious. Knowing Him, knowing His nature, His
ways, His thinking, His heart’s desire, His Word, His emotions, His voice, and His personal dealings with you—these keep you from straying into deception.
Matthew 4:18-22: “From that time, Yahushua began to proclaim and to say, `Repent (Make T’shuvah—the return to Yahuweh and His Covenant) for the Kingdom of the heavens draws near’. And Yahushua, walking by the Sea of Galilee saw two brothers, Simon, called Peter and Andrew, casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen. And He said to them, `Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men’. And they immediately left their nets and followed Him”. (Italics mine)
As I type this, I am looking out the window at the Sea of Galilee. It is here that the disciples committed their lives to following Him. Commitment is a rare thing today. Commitment is based on a decision to endure—deciding not to deviate from the path for any reason.
Luke 18:22: “And hearing this, Yahushua said to him, `Yet one thing you lack: Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven. And come and follow Me”.
This rich young man had kept all the commandments since his youth, but
because of his riches, he went away sad and did not follow Yahushua. Following Yahushua means taking up the execution stake—death to the self-life. (Luke 14:25-33) It is not something to be embraced in a moment of emotion at an evangelist’s altar call. Following Him is not about taking on a belief system, or getting a free ticket out of hell, it is about laying down our lives to embrace His. It is about entering a covenant, which entails responsibility to the Kingdom of Yahuweh. It takes much soul-searching. Few have the determination to commit to death to their own life’s desires, in order to pick up His desires.
John 5:19: “The Son is not able to do anything at all by Himself, but only what He sees the Father doing, because whatsoever He does, the Son does likewise”.
John 5:30, 7:16; 8:28; 12:49-50: “Of Myself I am unable to do anything. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own desire, but the desire of the Father who sent Me…My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me…I do nothing of Myself, but as My Father taught Me, these words I speak…I spoke not from Myself, but the Father who sent Me has given Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, as the Father has said to Me, so I speak…”
We are to follow this example every moment. We must bring our “every thoughts into captivity to Messiah”. (II Corinthians 10:5) And if we do, we shall fulfill what Peter says, that we should only speak the “oracles” of Elohim. (I Peter 4:11)
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Deep people do not engage is idle chitchat—when they speak, their words have the power to change lives. Those who live in the Presence of the Most High, and
“abide under the shadow of the Almighty”, speak His words, and have no involvement with the triviality of the world.
In the previous words from John 5:19, like with Moses, we see that Yahushua put Himself in a bridal position, in order to show His disciples what was required to follow Him.
The Eastern Bride literally follows her husband. She does nothing that would offend Him. For the Bridal remnant: What the Bridegroom does, the Bride does.
In Jerusalem, during Sukkot, several friends from Florida worked in a soup kitchen that feeds the poor. One of these friends told me what happened one night at the soup kitchen succah: A friend of the Orthodox Rabbi who runs the soup kitchen had gotten married. He brought his new bride down to the soup kitchen to meet with his friends. He and His bride were served their meal. But, before they ate, the bridegroom gave a speech to those in the succah. As she spoke, she lovingly kept her eyes on him intently. When he paused, he picked up his fork to eat. She then, for the first time, picked up her fork to eat. After
having eaten a few bites, the man put the fork down and continued to speak. When he put down his fork, she put her fork down, and continued to gaze at him with love in her eyes. The food was getting cold, but she kept her eyes on her beloved. When he ate, she ate, and when he stopped, she stopped.
This is what John 5:19 is all about. We are to watch His movements by the Spirit, hear His voice, listen for His directives, and pictorially like the Bride in the soup kitchen, when He puts His fork down to speak we stop what we are doing and listen with loving hearts. When He continues to eat, we eat, and on and on throughout our day, we only do as we see Him doing. When He grieves, we grieve, when He is happy, we are happy, when He gives us instructions, we do with them with joy.
This is the reverence that Peter talked about for wives (I Peter 3), saying that Sarah called Abraham “master”. The eastern bride or wife honors her husband. For Hebrew-type love means to submit and come under the authority of the one loved. The eastern woman walks slightly behind her husband. This is from ancient culture that goes back to Noah. The wife is veiled in purity and modesty. She stays hidden, not showing off herself, not dressing to show worldly fashions. She does not dress to emphasize body parts like a Greek. Yet, she does not wear a religious garb that is gloomy and depressing, but dresses to please only her husband.