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What Is Rhema? What Must I Do Now ?
Ecclesiastes
1:18 For in much
wisdom is much grief:
and he that increases knowledge increases
sorrow.
Jeremiah 9:6 Your
habitation is in the midst of deceit;
through deceit they refuse to know me, says the LORD.
"IN THE AGE OF
UNIVERSAL DECEIT,
TELLING THE TRUTH IS A REVOLUTIONARY ACT"
George Orwell
Some of the documents which we
have written, have resulted in the question:
What is Rhema?
It is a Greek word.
It means the spoken
word.
When we say Rhema, we are meaning
the direct spoken word of God.
Rhema is for the building up of
the whole body of Christ, information. or instruction.
We can say that it is the Holy
Spirit speaking directly to our human spirit,
as it takes spirit to communicate
with Spirit.
John 4:24 God is a Spirit:
and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth
The following verse is very
interesting in that it first of all speaks about
the written word, and secondly it speaks about the spoken
word.
According to this verse,
‘proceeds’ is not past tense, but rather present and continuous.
It is an error to think that the
Eternal does not speak to us today.
Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said,
It is written, Man
shall not live by bread alone,
but by every
word that proceeds
out of the mouth of God.
When you consider it practically,
you will have to admit that a living dynamic God
would want to speak to his
children, His literal sons and daughters,
just as any parent does.
However, what we prefer is a set
of rules and regulations to follow.
This has been the case for
thousands of years.
It is a rare thing for someone to
want the Eternal to speak to them directly.
However, we need to be honest,
and admit that though we have clearly defined commandments,
the very last thing that any one
wants to do, is to obey them.
We tend to want to do what we
consider to be good and right in our own eyes,
regardless of the written or
spoken direct word of the Eternal God.
An important word
of caution.
In my experience many times I
have been told by others that they were
acting under the direct
instruction of the Holy Spirit.
One person said that I had to
sell them my house as the Holy Spirit wanted them to move
into this area, and my house was
the chosen one.
All I will say is that I am still
living in my home years later !
The problem is that often claims can
be easily proven to be lies because the
words and deeds are directly
contradicted by the clear word of scripture.
Sometimes I know that what was
being said was just outright nonsense or even lies,
as mentioned above.
This does not mean that we should
therefore throw out the baby with
the bath water, and say that the
Eternal does not speak to us today.
It is not true.
The Eternal God does speak to us.
The reality is that most times we
choose by conscious decision, not to listen.
When I say listen, I mean obey
what we even acknowledge we have heard.
I have heard people admit that
they have heard, but it is inconvenient for them to obey.
God must find another way, is
what they say.
Not only does the Eternal speak
to us today,
He earnestly desires that we
listen and not spend all our time
in one way conversation, making
demands.
The fact that we are being told
that the end time gospel is the matter
of telling people about Rhema,
simply means that we have to realise that when we are saved,
which is born anew, the Godhead
takes up residence in us and requires
that we listen to Him and obey.
This is the ‘good news’.
If we do not do this, we are no
different to the other billions on planet earth.
This communication can
be in a number of ways,
such as direct hearing,
or a still small internal voice.
1 Kings 19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the
LORD was not in the fire:
and after the fire a
still small voice.
13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he
wrapped his face in his mantle,
and went out, and stood in the
entering in of the cave.
And, behold,
there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
Some think that the goal is their
intellectual understanding of some minute
scriptural detail and law keeping
of one sort or another.
This is not true.
John 5:39 Search
the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life:
and they are they which testify
of me.
40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might
have life.
We, therefore need to be aware
that the enemy would use our minds and our emotions
to try to confuse us.
If we are operating in the body
of Christ, as we should, then sharing Rhema,
will help to ensure that what we
are doing is really of the Eternal,
and not simply our opinions.
At this critical time in earth’s
history we need the direct word of God just to survive.
We will not find this written in
the bible.
For example:
Some of the people who did not go
to work in the Twin Towers on Sept 11 2001,
due to the still small voice
which told them not to go, survived.
Those who went perished.
This is going to become more pertinent
as the days pass.
Listening
to, and obeying the voice of the Holy Spirit,
who
is none other than Christ, is critical.
2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is that
Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is liberty.
1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a
living soul;
the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Whether it is communication or worship, these
activities with God are spiritual matters.
John 4:24 God is
a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in
truth.
It is this communication in
whatsoever way the Eternal chooses that we mean.
Ezra 1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,
that the word of the LORD
by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the
LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus
king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout
all his kingdom,
and put it also in writing, saying..,
It is God’s communication with the prophets which we
call Rhema, which has been recorded
for us throughout the Old Testament, and is the Old
Testament.
These words were Rhema to Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 4 ¶ Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew
thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb
I sanctified thee, and
I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
These words were Rhema to Moses.
Exodus 20:1 ¶ And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am
the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
These is what
John the Baptist said:
John 1:33 And I knew
him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water,
the same said
unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the
Spirit descending,
and remaining on him, the
same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
This is what the spirit
said to Philip.
Acts 8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this
chariot.
This is what the
spirit said to the Apostle Peter.
Acts 10:19 While Peter
thought on the vision, the
Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men
seek thee.
So, whether we look in the
Old or New Testament we see the same process.
The Eternal speaks to His
people.
This should not surprise us,
as He never changes.
Malachi 3:6 For I am
the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Additionally, God is not a
respecter of persons, although you would not believe so from the way
that many of the ‘prophets’,
operate today.
I do not recall coming
across any one who says that each person can hear from the Eternal.
It is as if, it is only the
prophets, a sort of superior person, to whom God speaks.
This is simply not true.
I am not saying that there
are no genuine prophets today.
What I am saying is that the
Eternal God speaks to His children and others in a way and at a time
of His choosing.
I am also saying that we
have to be exceedingly careful with those who purport to be prophets,
as today there are many self
proclaimed false prophets around.
Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened his
mouth, and said,
Of a truth I perceive that
God is no respecter of persons:
We will be guided and transformed
if we listen and obey.
This is how the Bride of Christ
will be prepared.
From the beginning God has always
wanted to speak to people.
The problem is that most times we
have not wanted Him to speak to us,
as we might not want to hear what
He is telling us.
Before anything was written, God
spoke to man and this is recorded for us.
The bible is
essentially the recording of Rhema.
The Eternal spoke to Adam, Eve,
Cain, Moses, Noah Isaiah, Ezekiel, etc. etc.
At the time of the Exodus the
commandments which the Eternal spoke
were heard by the people before
they were ever written.
Exodus 20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying,
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought
thee out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bondage.
3 You shall have no other gods before me………….
The ten commandments were at first verbal commands that the whole
nation could hear.
They were subsequently
written on tablets of stone by the hand of the Eternal.
All the writing of the prophets
came first as direct words from God,
and then they were written in
books.
Exodus 20:18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and
the lightnings,
and the noise of the trumpet, and
the mountain smoking:
and when the people saw it,
they removed, and stood afar off.
19 And they said unto Moses, You speak with us,
and we will hear:
but let not God speak
with us, lest we die.
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not:
for God is come to prove you,
and that his fear may be before
your faces, that you sin not.
We are the ones who
did not, and who still do not want the Eternal to speak to us.
Today He wants this
situation corrected.
It is impossible to have a
relationship without communication.
Communication is a two
way process.
The written word of God is
complete and should not be added
to or have anything taken from
it.
Revelation 22:18 For I testify unto every man that
hears the words
of the prophecy of this book, If
any man shall add unto these things,
God shall add unto him the
plagues that are written in this book:
19. And if
any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy,
God shall take away
his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city,
and from the things
which are written in this book.
See: How
the Bible Used To Deceive
Let it be noted that we do not
claim that we are the only people who have Rhema.
Neither do we claim to be
infallible.
It is a new discipline for us,
and we will mistakes.
This will help to keep us humble
instead of proud and arrogant.
The Eternal will deal with our
mistakes.
The main point which
we are making is that
Rhema is for all
believers and not a select privileged few.
It also has to be shared for the
growth of the whole body of Christ.
It should also be noted that
because on this website we state that someone
is a servant of the Eternal God,
it does not necessarily mean that we agree
with what the person says or
does. As we keep saying the Eternal God uses
whom He chooses, and for the
purpose which He decides.
We have to remember that God’s
servants included Pharoah, and Nebuchadnezzar.
We will probably be very
surprised to learn in the future that some
of the obnoxious rulers in the
world today are in exactly the same position as Pharoah
and Nebuchadnezzar. I repeat, it
does not mean that we agree with them or that
we are suggesting to others that
they should be emulated. Sometimes we might need
to hear what these people are
saying and sift the precious from the vile.
A mention on this website does not
mean we endorse all the beliefs of those mentioned.
Jeremiah 15:19 Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou
return, then will I bring thee again,
and thou shalt stand before me: and if
thou take forth the precious from the vile,
thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee;
but return not thou unto them.
This is yet another very important
reason to seek Rhema about what you read on this website.
We will always welcome genuine
comments and Rhema from all our readers.
The only way out of this dilemma is Jesus Christ.
He is the only way of escape.
Praise the Lord.
Come soon Lord Jesus.
Amen.