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He that does the will of my Father which is in Heaven, are those who do the will of YHWH. What is the will of Yahweh? It is all written about in Torah. Torah means "instruction in Righteousness", it is the Covenant and Will of YHWH for all people, but not all of Torah applies to everyone. Some is for Priests, Levites and for the Temple service but whosoever wants to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but do the Will of YHWH, not just theorize about what this might be.
"Therefore shall you keep my commandments, and do them: I am YHWH. Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am YHWH which hallow you, That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your G-d: I am YHWH." Leviticus 22:31-33
Mashiyach Yeshua says that whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them. Mashiyach is the Word of YHWH who spoke these words to Moshe.
"Hear, O Israel: YHWH our Elohim is one YHWH: And you shall love YHWH thy Elohim with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart: And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them upon the posts of your house, and on your gates. And it shall be, when YHWH thy Elohim shall have brought you into the land which he swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you great and goodly cities, which you did not build, And houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, and wells dug, which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you did not plant; when you shall have eaten and be full; Then beware lest you forget YHWH, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. You shall fear YHWH your Elohim, and serve him, and shall swear by his name. You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you; For YHWH thy Elohim is a jealous Elohim among you lest the anger of YHWH thy Elohim be kindled against you, and destroy you from off the face of the earth." Deuteronomy 6:4-20
Many people are convinced that the Torah cannot be kept because there is no Temple or because it is just too difficult or impossible. Some even teach that it is bondage to try to observe the Torah, these are false shepherds who are lawless. The Torah is neither impossible to keep, nor a burden. The Work of the Ruach HaKodesh is to write the Torah of YHWH upon our hearts, it is our joy and heritage to observe each Word because man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the Mouth of Elohim.
"For this commandment which I command you this day, it is not hidden from you, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto you, in your mouth, and in your heart, that you may do it. See, I have set before you this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command you this day to love the YHWH your Elohim, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou may live and multiply: and YHWH your Elohim shall bless you in the land where you go to possess it. But if your heart turn away, so that you will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; I denounce unto you this day, that you shall surely perish, and that you shall not prolong your days upon the land, where you pass over Jordan to go to possess it. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live: That you may love YHWH your Elohim, and that you may obey his voice, and that you may cleave unto him: for he is your life, and the length of your days: that you may dwell in the land which YHWH swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them." Deuteronomy 30:11-20
Who then will be in the Kingdom of Mashiyach?
"Who shall ascend into the hill of YHWH? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from YHWH, and righteousness from the Elohim of his salvation." Psalm 24:3-5
Contrary to popular opinion, we are not put on earth to win popularity contests or for the sake of having large followings of people. We are here to live righteous lives and carefully seek how we can please the one who gave His life for us. We are here for Him, not ourselves.
It is Time
"Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek YHWH, till he come and rain righteousness upon you." Hosea 10:1
Shalom U'Vrachot, Baruch Ben Daniel
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