Yes, indeed! I tell you that unless a grain of wheat that falls to the ground dies, it stays just a grain; but if it dies, it produces a big harvest. John 12:24
If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Hebrews 3:15
It is written that no one can get to the Father except through the son, but at the same time no one can get to the Son unless he has been called by the Father. The Lord taught me on this in detail and I wrote about it before. But as always he reminds us so we do not forget. And also ties new things into it.
This is the main point of his teaching this morning, we must hear his voice, we must be called by the Father (that is hear his voice). This does not happen unless you die unto yourself. We can be the most religious person alive and never hear the voice of God. Religion is a counterfeit to God, the whore riding on the back of the beast. There is no salvation or nothing in God in a religious church system.
I wish I could articulate in words better what Yeshua shows me regarding this, because most of my life I saw religion as being God, and the way to heaven. Why? Because that is what we are taught. Never once in my whole life did I ever have anyone tell me we can hear the voice of God, and must in order to enter into his Kingdom. But the first and biggest problem is with the easy path church system, say a sinners prayer or go to church, or confession… And then when the big problems come the system works to make you whole again in yourself, not in God. You do evil things and bring on destruction to yourself and instead of seeking God, we run to friends and religious people.
Even as a true believer in Yeshua, because I hear and obey him. I have had a lot of people come to me seeking help when they are down. And the only help I can give is to direct them to God, to listen to his voice. To try to explain this concept of dying onto yourself, because even though they might say this in church, they do not understand it to teach what it means because the men leaders themselves have not died unto themselves.
But once you experience Yeshua, and die unto yourself, and actually hear the Fathers voice calling you to his son. Then it starts to make sense what I am saying, but not until. Until this happens you will argue your religious view point which is like trying to tell me how night and day are the same.
But let’s try to explain the verse of a grain falling to the ground. Each head of wheat has many seeds, between 30 and 100 as Yeshua said. And as long as it hangs out with its other friends it can produce nothing. It has to fall into the ground to grow and produce. Then when it does it produces 30 to 100 more grains, BUT they also must fall to the ground and spring up, if they do not they remain in the flesh and are consumed. My kids and wife cannot ride on me as being saved, they must also die unto themselves.
This is the tricky part, because to die unto yourself requires suffering, as I continue to read about David in Psalms, and just finished reading about Job. And many other bible men. It makes the point of suffering. And in the new testament it is written we should take joy in the things we suffer, not dread it. It is the suffering which makes us fall to the ground so we can die and spring up. But men dread it and ignore the voice of God and harden their hearts when he speaks because they do not like what he says.
Next point from reading about Paul in Acts 24 it is written “But when Sha’ul began to discuss righteousness, self-control and the coming Judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “For the time being, go away! I will send for you when I get a chance.”
This is the problem, we can hear certain things about God and what he expects, but when we hear things about living a certain way in righteousness which means we must give up our sinful evil ways, we stop and seek a religious god who makes it easier. Even many of the “christian” religions tell us Paul had a different story for the gentiles than the Jews, which when you look at this verse about living a righteous life, it tells us that is a lie. And the people do not want to hear it, so they ignore you. Or worse, they want to have you jailed or killed so they do not have to hear the truth which works on their mind and convicts them. They want like minded people who tell them it is OK to continue to sin, it is human nature (which it is and why we must die and receive the Godly nature). But then they tell you God is OK with human nature and as long as you do it their way you will be saved.
Last I checked there is only one way to the Father and it is through the son, not your religious viewpoints.
If you are living a “good life” in your flesh, continue on. Because you will not want to believe anything I am writing. This point I have written about before as well, in seeing people like my parents who are deep in their catholic religion, living a so-called good life. But never experiencing God even when their calamity came. Both of them suffered from health conditions (which I warned them about because of the way they were eating and living). I also warned them about practicing religion like I do in these teachings God gives me and I share. With my mom dying from cancer, even in the serious suffering she experienced, she never turned from her ways to God and to hear his voice. I even showed her a few bible verses which told us we must, and she looked at me with eyes full of, well not sure full of what, but it was not of light and God, it was a look of evil. A look of disbelief, almost anger for attaching her religious views. Even though I was not attaching anything but simply pointing out what it said in the bible her religion is based on. Something no priest ever taught, never.
She turned and looked at me and said, “this was written by a man!” Which yes it was, but that man John walked with Yeshua himself and knew him. She also listens to a man they call a pope and or father or a priest. And these men tell a different story. So which man has more credibility? One of the 12 chosen from Yeshua, but not only chosen but one of the 3 main ones. And the only one who died from old age of the disciples, the rest were all murdered.
The point is John was extra special in the eyes of Yeshua, full of the Holy Spirit since the first day the Spirit came. The men teachers in the catholic church neither know him nor honor him, because if they did they would have a much different doctrine. Theirs is the worst, most evil doctrine. But to convince a man of this is almost impossible unless they, like me, get so beaten down and seek the Lord God with their whole heart. If they do then they will be called out and hear the voice of God. And then as you hear his voice and he teaches you directly and personally. You also will leave the church system you are in because you will see the evil doctrine they teach, especially the catholic.
Last point, the other day we were with some friends, mostly friends of Cinthya. And the wife is seeking God no question. And she hears me, but continues with her calvary church system. But she said she heard her name called. She did not say she heard anymore, but then when I first heard God speak and KNEW it was him. I answered. He said to me, “Why are you not doing my will?” Actually now I do not remember exactly how I answered but something of a surprise like what do you mean? Paul said when he first heard Yeshua, “who are you Lord?”
The point is I answered, “if today you hear his voice, harden not your heart.” In other words, answer instead of ignoring it. Seek the truth instead of seeking to justify your lies, because God does not allow you to justify your lies with him. That is your condemnation, did you let the light come in and make you Holy, or remain in your sin and justification? The religions all give you a justification for God, many with some sort of other way like a sinner’s prayer and grace. Or simply going to confession once in a while. But no church teaches dying onto yourself and being born again in the way it really works. And becoming Holy as he is Holy. Like Felix, when you say this the people walk away, the conversation stops. They do not want to hear how they must change to be acceptable to God. They want to hear how God accepts their ways as OK because in their opinion they are “good people.” And God is a loving God and would never send a “good person” to hell.
They do not understand the ways of the true God where he gave us a way out of the sin and into righteousness. We must take this way, less traveled. Because it is the way of Yeshua and the only way to the Father. But again, you will never believe this while being in a religion and hanging with religious people, which tells you lies, or a different story.