A RENEWAL OF THE SPIRIT --- CONTINUE

C -- Live in obedience: Henri Nouwen once said: [I cannot continuously say no to this or no to that, unless there is something ten times more attractive to choose. Saying no to my lust, my greed, my needs and the world's powers takes an enormous amount of energy. The only hope is to find something so obviously real and attractive that I can devote all my energies to saying yes…] One such thing we can say yes to is when we come in touch with the fact that we are loved. Once we have found that in our total brokenness we are still loved, we become free from the compulsion of doing successful things. Nouwen discovered that it was not difficult to say no to the things that drew him away from YHVH, when he also knew that he was completely loved by YHVH. He is right, in many ways our acts of disobedience are driven by disbelief that YHVH loves us. We act out, because, for whatever reason, we do not accept YHVH’s Love for us. When we know that YHVH is Committed to us, we live as people who are loved, which are clearly demonstrated by our obedience to Him. In other words, when we do not think we are loved by YHVH, we react by living in a way that does not demonstrate love for Him either. When we fully accept His Love, we react by living in obedience to Him and His Torah. -- If ye love Me, keep My Commandments. -- John 14:15) And what is the result of obeying His Commands? We find ourselves living lives of renewal. -- This I say then, Walk in Ruach, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. -- Galatians 5:16 -- If we live in the Ruach, let us also walk in the Ruach. -- Galatians 5:25. Yeshua knew, Paul knew and now we know, that our obedience to YHVH’s Commands results in life lived in the Ruach. And when we are living in accordance to YHVH’s Instruction, we are better able to relate to Him on a Spiritually defined level. In other words, when we are obedient to YHVH, we are becoming more like Him and better able to understand and relate to Him, because we better understand who He is and where He is coming from.

D -- Hear the Ruach’s Voice: In the book of Revelation, Yeshua gives instruction to seven different churches. The one instruction that goes out to each one is that they must listen to the voice of Ruach HaKodesh. What is interesting is that while each is given the exact same initial instruction, a different promise is given to three of them. Ephesus: -- He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Ruach saith unto the churches; to him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of YHVH. -- Revelation 2:7. Smyrna: -- He that hath an ear let him hear what the Ruach saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. -- Revelation 2:11 Pergamum: -- He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Ruach saith unto the churches; to him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new Name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. -- Revelation 2:17. Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea are given no particular promise, just told to listen to the Ruach.

YHVH has instructed His Church, which includes individual members of the church, to listen and understand the Ruach. When we do that, a promise is given, each of which pertains to the life to come. But what is also true, is that when we listen to the Ruach in the here and now, we also benefit by being renewed by Ruach HaKodesh in the here and now. The Bible promises that if we listen and understand Ruach HaKodesh, He will empower us to be a witness for Yeshua Moshiach. He will be there to be our Counsellor and our Guide. He will teach us the Truth and He will lead us into righteousness. He will teach us how to live in a way that is pleasing to YHVH.

The fact of the matter is: we need to open up our ears and our hearts to what Ruach HaKodesh is saying if we want to be a true believer after YHVH’s own heart. When we allow the Ruach to enter into the secret place of our hearts, we will become believers that has the power, the ability, the conviction and the wisdom that is necessary for us to be a sold-out, high-intensity, love-driven, sin-defeating, powerhouse for Almighty YHVH. Let no-one stop you in your efforts to become all that YHVH has created you to be.

3. WILL YOU BE RENEWED?
Nobody can answer this question for you and neither can your family or friends. In fact, YHVH is not going to answer this question for you either. It is totally and completely up to you to decide whether you will do what is necessary to experience Ruach Kodesh renewal in your life.