Today we are walking in: THE RUACH HA’QODESH WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH
EMETH — H571
Strong’s H571 — אֱמֶת (emeth): Stability; figuratively certainty, truth, trustworthiness.
Strong’s Concordance: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
Strong’s H571 — אֱמֶת (emeth): Stability; figuratively certainty, truth, trustworthiness.
Strong’s Concordance: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
The Torah Testifies…….
BERE’SHIYTH (GENESIS) 24:48
“And I bowed down my head, and worshipped YAHUAH, and blessed YAHUAH ELOHIYM of my master Avraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.”
SHEMOTH (EXODUS) 13:21
“And YAHUAH went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night.”
SHEMOTH (EXODUS) 31:3
“And I have filled him with the RUACH ELOHIYM, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship.”
BERE’SHIYTH (GENESIS) 24:48
“And I bowed down my head, and worshipped YAHUAH, and blessed YAHUAH ELOHIYM of my master Avraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.”
SHEMOTH (EXODUS) 13:21
“And YAHUAH went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night.”
SHEMOTH (EXODUS) 31:3
“And I have filled him with the RUACH ELOHIYM, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship.”
The Prophets Proclaim…….
YESHA’YAHU (ISAIAH) 11:2
“And the RUACH YAHUAH shall rest upon him, the RUACH of wisdom and understanding, the RUACH of counsel and might, the RUACH of knowledge and of the fear of YAHUAH.”
YESHA’YAHU (ISAIAH) 30:21
“And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”
YECHEZQ’EL (EZEKIEL) 36:27
“And I will put my RUACH within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall guard my judgments, and do them.”
YESHA’YAHU (ISAIAH) 11:2
“And the RUACH YAHUAH shall rest upon him, the RUACH of wisdom and understanding, the RUACH of counsel and might, the RUACH of knowledge and of the fear of YAHUAH.”
YESHA’YAHU (ISAIAH) 30:21
“And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”
YECHEZQ’EL (EZEKIEL) 36:27
“And I will put my RUACH within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall guard my judgments, and do them.”
THE WRITINGS WITNESS
TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 25:5
“Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are the ELOHIYM of my yeshu`ah; on you do I wait all the day.”
TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 143:10
“Teach me to do your will; for you are my ELOHIYM: your RUACH is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.”
NEHEMYAHU (NEHEMIAH) 9:20
“You gave also your good RUACH to instruct them, and withheld not your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.”
THE RUACH HA’QODESH WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH
The RUACH HA’QODESH is the Biblical name for the presence of the Living ELOHIYM, the Maker of heaven and earth, YAHUAH ELOHIYM.
In the Besorah of Yahuchanon, chapter 15:26, and then in Yahuchanon 16:13–14, YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH told us at least seven things about the RUACH HA’QODESH:
“When the Comforter, the RUACH HA’QODESH, is come, whom I, MASHIACH, will send unto you, MASHIACH’S Talmidiym, from the Father, YAHUAH, even the RUACH EMETH, the RUACH HA’QODESH, which proceeds from the Father, YAHUAH, he, the RUACH HA’QODESH, shall testify of me, YAHUSHA.” (Yahuchanon 15:26)
“Howbeit when he, the RUACH EMETH, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but את whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you.” (Yahuchanon 16:13–14)
The RUACH HA’QODESH is the Comforter. The RUACH HA’QODESH is the RUACH EMETH. The RUACH HA’QODESH is the RUACH of YAHUAH ELOHIYM, the heavenly Father. The RUACH HA’QODESH is sent to the children of YAHUAH. The RUACH HA’QODESH will guide YAHUAH’S children into all truth. The RUACH HA’QODESH is sent to us by YAHUAH’S Son, YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH. The RUACH HA’QODESH will always glorify YAHUAH’S Son, the MASHIACH.
The important thing from the above list is Number 4—the RUACH HA’QODESH is for those who, with a sincere and repentant heart, have become one of YAHUAH’S children by adoption and have been birthed into YAHUAH’S family. This is known as being Born-Again, also known as the New Birth. Sometimes referred to as Regeneration (see Yahuchanon 3:3–8; Yahuchanon 14:17; Qorintiym Ri’shon 2:14).
If you are not sure if you are Born-Again, please see the article: Good News!
THE RUACH HA’QODESH’S MISSION
The RUACH HA’QODESH’S mission is two-fold: He will guide YAHUAH’S children into all truth (Yahuchanon 16:13), and He will glorify YAHUAH’S Son, YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH.
Since the RUACH HA’QODESH’S mission is to lead us into all truth, then He will always guide us according to, and in agreement with, the WORD of YAHUAH, the Scriptures! MASHIACH, as well as YAHUAH’S other prophets, confirmed to us where to find The Truth:
YAHUSHA said, “O Father,… Sanctify them through Your truth: Your Word is Truth.” (Yahuchanon 17:17)
“Righteous are You, O YAHUAH, and upright are Your judgments. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your Torah is the Truth.” (Tehilliym 119:137, 142)
“You are near, O YAHUAH, and all Your Commandments are Truth.” (Tehilliym 119:151)
We must always remember this about the RUACH HA’QODESH:
The RUACH HA’QODESH’S Guidance Will Always Be In Agreement With YAHUAH’S Word because YAHUAH’S Word is Truth!
The RUACH HA’QODESH’S mission is to also reveal and confirm the testimony of YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH and to glorify the MASHIACH! This is a very important principle in recognizing the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance!
The RUACH HA’QODESH does not promote Himself, or anyone else. The RUACH HA’QODESH seeks to glorify only the Son of YAHUAH, the MASHIACH.
Any guidance that does not glorify the truth and purposes of YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH is NOT guidance from the RUACH HA’QODESH!
A MAP & A GUIDE
In the pilgrimage of life, YAHUAH gives us a “Map”—the written Scriptures, the Word of YAHUAH! The Scriptures reveal the Eternal Truth of who YAHUAH is, what His ways and plans are! It is very important that we learn YAHUAH’S Word for ourselves. If we want to gain wisdom, understanding, discernment, and guidance, then we must always look to the Scriptures—our Map!
YAHUAH ELOHIYM also gives us a “Guide”—the RUACH HA’QODESH! The RUACH HA’QODESH is our Comforter and our Personal Guide.
First, as our Comforter, our Helper, there are countless times, every day, when the RUACH HA’QODESH helps us! He helps us in our weaknesses, our frailties, our confusion (Romaiym 8:26). Usually we do not recognize half of His enablements, yet when we do have eyes to see the RUACH HA’QODESH’S help and intervention, it is remarkable!
As we saw in Our Amazing Comforter, the infinite, all-seeing RUACH HA’QODESH, is the “eye of YAHUAH” who searches throughout the whole earth, looking for those who love YAHUAH, in order to show Himself strong on their behalf (Divrei Hayamiym Sheniy 16:9a; Romaiym 8:27)!
This showing Himself strong on our behalf is indeed a comforting work! It reveals that YAHUAH knows our situation, our needs, He hears our cry, and answers us in our distress!
Second, the RUACH HA’QODESH as our Guide, is sent to help us stay in YAHUAH’S Pathway of Truth. Because YAHUAH loves us, He wants us to know His Pathway! He does not want us to stray! Therefore, He gives us a Guide: the RUACH HA’QODESH, the Author of the Scriptures, who will bring YAHUAH’S Word to our remembrance to show us the Way wherein we should go!
The RUACH HA’QODESH’S job is to be our Guide/Assistant in helping us understand the “Map” (Qorintiym Ri’shon 2:9–10).
THE RUACH OF ELOHIYM
Let us also remember that when we receive the gift of the RUACH HA’QODESH, we are receiving the person of YAHUAH ELOHIYM, the Holy One of Yashar’el:
“Now we have received, not the ruach of the world, but we have received the RUACH which is of ELOHIYM.” (Qorintiym Ri’shon 2:12)
“For as many as are led by the RUACH ELOHIYM, they are the sons of ELOHIYM.” (Romaiym 8:14)
The RUACH ELOHIYM, the RUACH HA’QODESH, is YAHUAH Himself! This is amazing!! The RUACH of the living ELOHIYM dwelling within us to guide us and lead us—if we will ask Him: “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the RUACH HA’QODESH to them that ask him?” (Luqas 11:13)
YAHUAH is very willing to give us this personal Guide, His RUACH HA’QODESH, to those who ask Him! What great love!!
If you are not sure if you have received the RUACH HA’QODESH, please see Have You Received the RUACH HA’QODESH Since You Believed? Part One.
Now, let’s learn to recognize the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance.
LOVE YAHUAH’S TRUTH
Since the RUACH HA’QODESH is the RUACH EMETH, and He wants to guide us into all truth, then we must cultivate a LOVE for the truth!
If we want the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance, then we need a deep, gut-level conviction to love the truth!! As we saw in A Way That Seems Right, loving the truth means a loyal, firm conviction to finding the truth no matter the cost, no matter the pain.
If we purpose to love the truth, then that means we will love and obey what we read in the Word of YAHUAH. And, loving the truth means we will love our Savior, the MASHIACH, YAHUSHA.
Loving YAHUAH’S truth means we will learn YAHUAH’S Word for ourselves because the Word of YAHUAH, the Scriptures, is the “Map” for our journey. The RUACH HA’QODESH’S mission is to guide us according to the “Map”—YAHUAH’S Word.
Loving YAHUAH’S truth means we will always look to the Scriptures for understanding, guidance, and will consistently seek to obey the guidance of YAHUAH’S WORD!
And, remember: the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance will always be according to and in agreement with YAHUAH’S written WORD! (Tehilliym 119:169)! This is how we begin to learn to know the guidance of the RUACH HA’QODESH.
At times, we will need to establish the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance through the principle of two or three witnesses (see Devariym 19:15b), which will always be in agreement with the Scriptures. Witnesses being two or more Scriptures, and the providential witness of our circumstances.
LOVING YAHUAH’S WORD IS LOVING THE TRUTH!
King David declared the truth of YAHUAH’S Word many times:
“Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your Torah is the Truth.” (Tehilliym 119:142)
“You are near, O YAHUAH; and all Your Commandments are Truth.” (Tehilliym 119:151)
“Your Word is True from the beginning: and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.” (Tehilliym 119:160)
As these verses teach, Loving The Truth IS to Love YAHUAH’S Word. This is a foundational key to avoiding delusion! As we saw in Thy Torah Is My Delight, King David loved YAHUAH’S Word with a passion! Which is why he could say: “I have chosen the way of truth” (Tehilliym 119:30a).
Our conviction must be fixed throughout our entire lifetime—that the Word of YAHUAH is faithful, true, unchanging, and endures forever!
YAHUAH’S truth does not change from one age to another! His Word is always true, never becoming out-of-date or invalid! We need to guard against any teachings of YAHUAH’S Word that undermine or weaken the unchanging nature of His Word!
We can trust the Word of the Mighty ELOHIYM of Yashar’el, because He is YAHUAH ELOHIYM of truth! His truth endures throughout all generations! His Word IS as He IS: “For I am YAHUAH, I change not” (Mal’akiy 3:6)!
LOVING YAHUAH’S Word, which is truth, is an essential, first step to knowing the guidance of the RUACH EMETH! Loving YAHUAH’S truth means we will maintain our relationship with YAHUAH by our prayer times, asking His help to love His truth and love MASHIACH. This is how we learn, little by little, to mature and be discerning to know the guidance of the RUACH HA’QODESH!
RECOGNIZING THE TRUTH ABOUT OURSELVES
When we love the truth, then we will learn to be honest to ourselves and about ourselves! We must love the truth to the point of recognizing who we are, what kind of person we are, and accepting our inadequacies, limitations and sinful nature.
The RUACH HA’QODESH knows everything about us—our successes, our strengths, our failures, pain, and weaknesses. And, He knows our sins. We cannot hide from the RUACH HA’QODESH!
So if we are to be guided by Him, then we need to learn to be honest and sensitive to the RUACH HA’QODESH’S nudges because He desires to cleanse us and purify us of selfishness, pride, hatred, or delusion!
We learn to be honest with ourselves by accepting ourselves as the Word of YAHUAH describes us! This is a lifetime process. We must consciously work at being honest with ourselves, in recognizing the truth within ourselves. This is why we find such prayers as Tehilliym 19:12–13: “Who can understand his errors? Oh make me pure from secret faults; and keep Your servant back from presumptuous sins; do not let them rule over me; then I shall be upright and I shall be innocent of great transgression.”
SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN OUR HEART
Speaking the Truth in our heart is not easy because we have a tendency to deny what is true about ourselves. We have a tendency to tell ourselves things that make us feel good. If we do not love the truth, then we can be fooled by our own thoughts and estimations about ourselves.
King David knew the importance of embracing truth deep within himself. He acknowledged and admitted his shameful sin (Tehilliym 15:1–2; see all of Tehilliym 51). King David made the decision to be honest about his failures and not deny the terrible truth about what he had done.
Speaking the truth in our heart is a choice we make that helps us mature. If we love the truth of YAHUAH’S Word, then the RUACH HA’QODESH will help us cultivate the habit of speaking truth in the depths of our heart.
However, when we are confronted with truth about ourselves or any issue, the test of our Love for the Truth will come! We are tested in our love for the truth in our hidden, intimate thoughts—in our reasoning! “…for the righteous ELOHIYM tries, tests, the hearts and thoughts.” (Tehilliym 7:9b)
The question is—Will we reason ourselves away from the truth or toward the truth? What do our reasoning skills lean toward?
Do we side with the RUACH HA’QODESH who is seeking to guide us into all truth?
Do we hinder or do we help the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance for us?
TRUTH CAN BE VERY PAINFUL!
Truth can be painful because it can be a form of chastisement. Yet, if we will choose the Way of YAHUAH’S truth in our reasoning skills within ourselves—then that choice will yield the peaceable fruit of righteousness (Ivriym 12:11).
As we saw in No Discipline Seems Pleasant, the RUACH HA’QODESH is always working within us to bring us further into knowing YAHUAH’S love and guidance. Choosing truth will always bring us into a greater understanding of YAHUAH’S Word. Choosing the truth of YAHUAH’S Word will always be good for us, even if the choice seems difficult, painful, or humiliating.
Choosing to be truthful to ourselves will often be the pathway of humility and self-denial. But that is also the pathway of maturity and receiving YAHUAH’S enabling grace (see Tehilliym 138:6; Mishlei 3:34; Ya`aqov 4:6):
“The Way of YAHUAH is strength to the upright.” (Mishlei 10:29a)
Will we be faithful to love the truth of YAHUAH’S Word, as well as love the truth of what YAHUAH’S Word says about us?
It is the little, hidden things that we are tested on, things that often we ignore or reason away. Such things may seem little, but this is part of the ways of the RUACH HA’QODESH. He desires us to be sensitive to His leading and learn to speak the truth in our heart.
We need to have regular, secret prayer times, as well as study times of YAHUAH’S written Word—at least a little bit every day—throughout our lifetime, so that we maintain an openness to learning and obeying His ways! YAHUAH’S Word is the sharp, two-edged sword that helps us discern the truth about ourselves (Ivriym 4:12).
Speaking the truth in our heart is KEY to knowing the intimate, personal guidance of our loving, all-knowing Guide, the RUACH HA’QODESH.
LET US BE EXCEEDINGLY GRATEFUL FOR YAHUAH’S RUACH HA’QODESH!!
YAHUAH’S guidance for us by His RUACH HA’QODESH is grounded in His immense and extravagant LOVE for each one of us! Therefore let us be among those who choose to show honor to our loving heavenly Father, walking in the fear of YAHUAH, our loving Master!
Oh the great goodness of our heavenly Father!! To give His children so many wonderful gifts—the Gift of His precious WORD, our MAP, and the Gift of His precious RUACH HA’QODESH, our personal GUIDE—guiding us into all truth!
TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 25:5
“Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are the ELOHIYM of my yeshu`ah; on you do I wait all the day.”
TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 143:10
“Teach me to do your will; for you are my ELOHIYM: your RUACH is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.”
NEHEMYAHU (NEHEMIAH) 9:20
“You gave also your good RUACH to instruct them, and withheld not your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.”
THE RUACH HA’QODESH WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH
The RUACH HA’QODESH is the Biblical name for the presence of the Living ELOHIYM, the Maker of heaven and earth, YAHUAH ELOHIYM.
In the Besorah of Yahuchanon, chapter 15:26, and then in Yahuchanon 16:13–14, YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH told us at least seven things about the RUACH HA’QODESH:
“When the Comforter, the RUACH HA’QODESH, is come, whom I, MASHIACH, will send unto you, MASHIACH’S Talmidiym, from the Father, YAHUAH, even the RUACH EMETH, the RUACH HA’QODESH, which proceeds from the Father, YAHUAH, he, the RUACH HA’QODESH, shall testify of me, YAHUSHA.” (Yahuchanon 15:26)
“Howbeit when he, the RUACH EMETH, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but את whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you.” (Yahuchanon 16:13–14)
The RUACH HA’QODESH is the Comforter. The RUACH HA’QODESH is the RUACH EMETH. The RUACH HA’QODESH is the RUACH of YAHUAH ELOHIYM, the heavenly Father. The RUACH HA’QODESH is sent to the children of YAHUAH. The RUACH HA’QODESH will guide YAHUAH’S children into all truth. The RUACH HA’QODESH is sent to us by YAHUAH’S Son, YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH. The RUACH HA’QODESH will always glorify YAHUAH’S Son, the MASHIACH.
The important thing from the above list is Number 4—the RUACH HA’QODESH is for those who, with a sincere and repentant heart, have become one of YAHUAH’S children by adoption and have been birthed into YAHUAH’S family. This is known as being Born-Again, also known as the New Birth. Sometimes referred to as Regeneration (see Yahuchanon 3:3–8; Yahuchanon 14:17; Qorintiym Ri’shon 2:14).
If you are not sure if you are Born-Again, please see the article: Good News!
THE RUACH HA’QODESH’S MISSION
The RUACH HA’QODESH’S mission is two-fold: He will guide YAHUAH’S children into all truth (Yahuchanon 16:13), and He will glorify YAHUAH’S Son, YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH.
Since the RUACH HA’QODESH’S mission is to lead us into all truth, then He will always guide us according to, and in agreement with, the WORD of YAHUAH, the Scriptures! MASHIACH, as well as YAHUAH’S other prophets, confirmed to us where to find The Truth:
YAHUSHA said, “O Father,… Sanctify them through Your truth: Your Word is Truth.” (Yahuchanon 17:17)
“Righteous are You, O YAHUAH, and upright are Your judgments. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your Torah is the Truth.” (Tehilliym 119:137, 142)
“You are near, O YAHUAH, and all Your Commandments are Truth.” (Tehilliym 119:151)
We must always remember this about the RUACH HA’QODESH:
The RUACH HA’QODESH’S Guidance Will Always Be In Agreement With YAHUAH’S Word because YAHUAH’S Word is Truth!
The RUACH HA’QODESH’S mission is to also reveal and confirm the testimony of YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH and to glorify the MASHIACH! This is a very important principle in recognizing the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance!
The RUACH HA’QODESH does not promote Himself, or anyone else. The RUACH HA’QODESH seeks to glorify only the Son of YAHUAH, the MASHIACH.
Any guidance that does not glorify the truth and purposes of YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH is NOT guidance from the RUACH HA’QODESH!
A MAP & A GUIDE
In the pilgrimage of life, YAHUAH gives us a “Map”—the written Scriptures, the Word of YAHUAH! The Scriptures reveal the Eternal Truth of who YAHUAH is, what His ways and plans are! It is very important that we learn YAHUAH’S Word for ourselves. If we want to gain wisdom, understanding, discernment, and guidance, then we must always look to the Scriptures—our Map!
YAHUAH ELOHIYM also gives us a “Guide”—the RUACH HA’QODESH! The RUACH HA’QODESH is our Comforter and our Personal Guide.
First, as our Comforter, our Helper, there are countless times, every day, when the RUACH HA’QODESH helps us! He helps us in our weaknesses, our frailties, our confusion (Romaiym 8:26). Usually we do not recognize half of His enablements, yet when we do have eyes to see the RUACH HA’QODESH’S help and intervention, it is remarkable!
As we saw in Our Amazing Comforter, the infinite, all-seeing RUACH HA’QODESH, is the “eye of YAHUAH” who searches throughout the whole earth, looking for those who love YAHUAH, in order to show Himself strong on their behalf (Divrei Hayamiym Sheniy 16:9a; Romaiym 8:27)!
This showing Himself strong on our behalf is indeed a comforting work! It reveals that YAHUAH knows our situation, our needs, He hears our cry, and answers us in our distress!
Second, the RUACH HA’QODESH as our Guide, is sent to help us stay in YAHUAH’S Pathway of Truth. Because YAHUAH loves us, He wants us to know His Pathway! He does not want us to stray! Therefore, He gives us a Guide: the RUACH HA’QODESH, the Author of the Scriptures, who will bring YAHUAH’S Word to our remembrance to show us the Way wherein we should go!
The RUACH HA’QODESH’S job is to be our Guide/Assistant in helping us understand the “Map” (Qorintiym Ri’shon 2:9–10).
THE RUACH OF ELOHIYM
Let us also remember that when we receive the gift of the RUACH HA’QODESH, we are receiving the person of YAHUAH ELOHIYM, the Holy One of Yashar’el:
“Now we have received, not the ruach of the world, but we have received the RUACH which is of ELOHIYM.” (Qorintiym Ri’shon 2:12)
“For as many as are led by the RUACH ELOHIYM, they are the sons of ELOHIYM.” (Romaiym 8:14)
The RUACH ELOHIYM, the RUACH HA’QODESH, is YAHUAH Himself! This is amazing!! The RUACH of the living ELOHIYM dwelling within us to guide us and lead us—if we will ask Him: “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the RUACH HA’QODESH to them that ask him?” (Luqas 11:13)
YAHUAH is very willing to give us this personal Guide, His RUACH HA’QODESH, to those who ask Him! What great love!!
If you are not sure if you have received the RUACH HA’QODESH, please see Have You Received the RUACH HA’QODESH Since You Believed? Part One.
Now, let’s learn to recognize the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance.
LOVE YAHUAH’S TRUTH
Since the RUACH HA’QODESH is the RUACH EMETH, and He wants to guide us into all truth, then we must cultivate a LOVE for the truth!
If we want the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance, then we need a deep, gut-level conviction to love the truth!! As we saw in A Way That Seems Right, loving the truth means a loyal, firm conviction to finding the truth no matter the cost, no matter the pain.
If we purpose to love the truth, then that means we will love and obey what we read in the Word of YAHUAH. And, loving the truth means we will love our Savior, the MASHIACH, YAHUSHA.
Loving YAHUAH’S truth means we will learn YAHUAH’S Word for ourselves because the Word of YAHUAH, the Scriptures, is the “Map” for our journey. The RUACH HA’QODESH’S mission is to guide us according to the “Map”—YAHUAH’S Word.
Loving YAHUAH’S truth means we will always look to the Scriptures for understanding, guidance, and will consistently seek to obey the guidance of YAHUAH’S WORD!
And, remember: the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance will always be according to and in agreement with YAHUAH’S written WORD! (Tehilliym 119:169)! This is how we begin to learn to know the guidance of the RUACH HA’QODESH.
At times, we will need to establish the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance through the principle of two or three witnesses (see Devariym 19:15b), which will always be in agreement with the Scriptures. Witnesses being two or more Scriptures, and the providential witness of our circumstances.
LOVING YAHUAH’S WORD IS LOVING THE TRUTH!
King David declared the truth of YAHUAH’S Word many times:
“Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your Torah is the Truth.” (Tehilliym 119:142)
“You are near, O YAHUAH; and all Your Commandments are Truth.” (Tehilliym 119:151)
“Your Word is True from the beginning: and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.” (Tehilliym 119:160)
As these verses teach, Loving The Truth IS to Love YAHUAH’S Word. This is a foundational key to avoiding delusion! As we saw in Thy Torah Is My Delight, King David loved YAHUAH’S Word with a passion! Which is why he could say: “I have chosen the way of truth” (Tehilliym 119:30a).
Our conviction must be fixed throughout our entire lifetime—that the Word of YAHUAH is faithful, true, unchanging, and endures forever!
YAHUAH’S truth does not change from one age to another! His Word is always true, never becoming out-of-date or invalid! We need to guard against any teachings of YAHUAH’S Word that undermine or weaken the unchanging nature of His Word!
We can trust the Word of the Mighty ELOHIYM of Yashar’el, because He is YAHUAH ELOHIYM of truth! His truth endures throughout all generations! His Word IS as He IS: “For I am YAHUAH, I change not” (Mal’akiy 3:6)!
LOVING YAHUAH’S Word, which is truth, is an essential, first step to knowing the guidance of the RUACH EMETH! Loving YAHUAH’S truth means we will maintain our relationship with YAHUAH by our prayer times, asking His help to love His truth and love MASHIACH. This is how we learn, little by little, to mature and be discerning to know the guidance of the RUACH HA’QODESH!
RECOGNIZING THE TRUTH ABOUT OURSELVES
When we love the truth, then we will learn to be honest to ourselves and about ourselves! We must love the truth to the point of recognizing who we are, what kind of person we are, and accepting our inadequacies, limitations and sinful nature.
The RUACH HA’QODESH knows everything about us—our successes, our strengths, our failures, pain, and weaknesses. And, He knows our sins. We cannot hide from the RUACH HA’QODESH!
So if we are to be guided by Him, then we need to learn to be honest and sensitive to the RUACH HA’QODESH’S nudges because He desires to cleanse us and purify us of selfishness, pride, hatred, or delusion!
We learn to be honest with ourselves by accepting ourselves as the Word of YAHUAH describes us! This is a lifetime process. We must consciously work at being honest with ourselves, in recognizing the truth within ourselves. This is why we find such prayers as Tehilliym 19:12–13: “Who can understand his errors? Oh make me pure from secret faults; and keep Your servant back from presumptuous sins; do not let them rule over me; then I shall be upright and I shall be innocent of great transgression.”
SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN OUR HEART
Speaking the Truth in our heart is not easy because we have a tendency to deny what is true about ourselves. We have a tendency to tell ourselves things that make us feel good. If we do not love the truth, then we can be fooled by our own thoughts and estimations about ourselves.
King David knew the importance of embracing truth deep within himself. He acknowledged and admitted his shameful sin (Tehilliym 15:1–2; see all of Tehilliym 51). King David made the decision to be honest about his failures and not deny the terrible truth about what he had done.
Speaking the truth in our heart is a choice we make that helps us mature. If we love the truth of YAHUAH’S Word, then the RUACH HA’QODESH will help us cultivate the habit of speaking truth in the depths of our heart.
However, when we are confronted with truth about ourselves or any issue, the test of our Love for the Truth will come! We are tested in our love for the truth in our hidden, intimate thoughts—in our reasoning! “…for the righteous ELOHIYM tries, tests, the hearts and thoughts.” (Tehilliym 7:9b)
The question is—Will we reason ourselves away from the truth or toward the truth? What do our reasoning skills lean toward?
Do we side with the RUACH HA’QODESH who is seeking to guide us into all truth?
Do we hinder or do we help the RUACH HA’QODESH’S guidance for us?
TRUTH CAN BE VERY PAINFUL!
Truth can be painful because it can be a form of chastisement. Yet, if we will choose the Way of YAHUAH’S truth in our reasoning skills within ourselves—then that choice will yield the peaceable fruit of righteousness (Ivriym 12:11).
As we saw in No Discipline Seems Pleasant, the RUACH HA’QODESH is always working within us to bring us further into knowing YAHUAH’S love and guidance. Choosing truth will always bring us into a greater understanding of YAHUAH’S Word. Choosing the truth of YAHUAH’S Word will always be good for us, even if the choice seems difficult, painful, or humiliating.
Choosing to be truthful to ourselves will often be the pathway of humility and self-denial. But that is also the pathway of maturity and receiving YAHUAH’S enabling grace (see Tehilliym 138:6; Mishlei 3:34; Ya`aqov 4:6):
“The Way of YAHUAH is strength to the upright.” (Mishlei 10:29a)
Will we be faithful to love the truth of YAHUAH’S Word, as well as love the truth of what YAHUAH’S Word says about us?
It is the little, hidden things that we are tested on, things that often we ignore or reason away. Such things may seem little, but this is part of the ways of the RUACH HA’QODESH. He desires us to be sensitive to His leading and learn to speak the truth in our heart.
We need to have regular, secret prayer times, as well as study times of YAHUAH’S written Word—at least a little bit every day—throughout our lifetime, so that we maintain an openness to learning and obeying His ways! YAHUAH’S Word is the sharp, two-edged sword that helps us discern the truth about ourselves (Ivriym 4:12).
Speaking the truth in our heart is KEY to knowing the intimate, personal guidance of our loving, all-knowing Guide, the RUACH HA’QODESH.
LET US BE EXCEEDINGLY GRATEFUL FOR YAHUAH’S RUACH HA’QODESH!!
YAHUAH’S guidance for us by His RUACH HA’QODESH is grounded in His immense and extravagant LOVE for each one of us! Therefore let us be among those who choose to show honor to our loving heavenly Father, walking in the fear of YAHUAH, our loving Master!
Oh the great goodness of our heavenly Father!! To give His children so many wonderful gifts—the Gift of His precious WORD, our MAP, and the Gift of His precious RUACH HA’QODESH, our personal GUIDE—guiding us into all truth!
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