This is wonderfully stated and expresses my own feelings of who I
have become over the past few years. Roger agrees it describes 'his
walk' as well.
I share it here with permission given by the
'author', Karen G. Hunnicutt.
'author', Karen G. Hunnicutt.
We have relinquished/extinguished pagan celebrations/holidays that do
not honor Him, and instead embrace His instructed and appointed
Moedim/Feasts and Sabbaths. We receive His instructions in Torah- not as
a historical reference, but as a living, breathing Word that brings
LIFE and Blessings... to those who walk in it, with the power of His
Ruach haKodesh to guide and instruct us. We see relevance and pertinence
in everything He says, and do so because our Messiah lived and taught
it. We see Israel as a "cautionary example" to those of us alive today-
descendants through either biology/faith and we don't want to repeat
their errors. We believe prophecy referred to believers -scattered
Israelites - in the Last Days, when He would restore us to our Father's
Way.
Our desire to walk in His Torah is not for justification,
but rather sanctification. We are justified through faith in Messiah
Y'shua, and because of the indwelling (of His Spirit) Ruach haKodesh, we
are led to obedience which then deepens our love and knowledge of the
Father. We have left behind religious traditions of men and ritual, in
favor of an intimate, day by day walk with our Creator, through the
mediation of our High Priest, Y'shua ha'Mashiyach.
Our walk is
very different than it was in Christianity, because we are no longer
trying to fit square pegs (doctrines) into round holes (His Word), but
will let go of those beliefs that do not FIT. Our instruction book is
the entire book of Scriptures- from Genesis to Revelation. Our beliefs
are defined by reading Scripture IN ORDER, so that we understand the
context and discover our identity through that simple, step by step
process. When the veil is removed (idols, justifications, love of
lawlessness, false doctrines all veil our vision), then we are free to
see our Creator for WHO He is, and who WE are in His eyes.
His
HolySpirit/Ruach haKodesh magnifies His Word and gives significance to
everything He tells us. He reveals His plan of salvation for mankind
from the Beginning, and it is BEAUTIFUL how much He loves us! It moves
our hearts to love Him more- never as much as He deserves, but more and
more as we learn to love by trusting His instructions (Torah) on what
love is. We do this because Messiah did it perfectly, and we follow Him.
He stood in the gap for us to reconcile us from sin/selfishness to our
Father-...
Our walk is one of Love and Trust and dying to our
flesh daily. We do this because we love Him and our Messiah instructed
us to Love YHWH by guarding His commands. The Apostles teach us HOW to
overcome our sinful nature- by putting on the mind of Messiah and
walking in righteousness. We have learned what it means to call Him:
Master, and His yoke is EASY, and His burden is LIGHT. We walk this path
flawed and sometimes we stumble, but He is faithful to lift us up and
hold our hands to help us become more steady (Grace). Our perfection
lies in HIM, and HE alone accomplishes the completed work in us, which I
trust will be done by the time He returns.
We choose Him as (our
Elohim), and as the sheep of His pasture, we know His voice. Our
Messiah shows us the Father, reconciling us to Him through no merit of
our own. His Ruach changes our hearts of stone (rebellion) to hearts of
flesh and surrender, filled with an overwhelming love and willingness to
follow His instructions. We have come to understand that they are for
our GOOD- to be a blessing and not a curse. As former gentiles, through
faith in Messiah we are grafted into the promises of Abraham, and as
children of promise, and we gain our identity from Scripture. Now we
know where we came from, and where we are going. We are no longer
confused about who we are, and who HE IS. We belong to HIM.
