CONFESSING YAHUSHUA

Confessing Yahushua

"Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32-33). How is it? Are we confessing Yahushua in our daily life? Do we confess him in our dress, adorning ourselves with plain and modest apparel? Is our adorning that of the meek and quiet spirit which is of so great price in the sight of Yahuwah? Are we seeking to advance the cause of the Master? Is the line of demarkation between you and the world distinct, or are you seeking to follow the fashions of this degenerate age? Is there no difference between you and the worldling? Does the same spirit work in you that works in the children of disobedience? If we are followers of Yahushua, we shall follow Yahushua, even though the path in which we are to walk cuts right across our natural inclinations. There is no use in telling you that you must not wear this or that, for if the love of these vain things is in your heart, your laying off your adornments will only be like cutting the foliage off a tree. The inclinations of the natural heart would again assert themselves. You must have a conscience of your own.

O did we remember that Yahushua became poor, that we through his poverty might become rich, would we not seek to honor his name, and advance his cause? We are to abide in him as the branch abides in the vine. Yahushua says, "I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. . . . Herein is my Father glorified that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples" (John 15:5, 8).If we fulfilled this command of our Master, there would be a different state of affairs in our churches, and we should know what it is to have the deep movings of the Spirit of Yahuwah. What we want is to have the ax laid at the root of the tree. We want to be dead to the world, dead to self, and alive unto Yahuwah. Our life must be hid with Yahushua in Yahuwah, that when he shall appear, we also may appear with him in glory. We need to come close to Yahushua, that men may know that we have been with Yahushua and learned of him.

I invite you to look to the Man of Calvary. Look to him whose head was crowned with the crown of thorns, who bore the cross of shame, who went step by step down the path of humiliation. Look to him who was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, who was despised and rejected of men. "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows" (Isaiah 53:4). "He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5). Look to Calvary until your heart melts at the amazing love of the Son of Yahuwah. He left nothing undone that fallen man might be elevated and purified. And shall we not confess him? Will the religion of Yahushua degrade its receiver?--No; it will be no degradation to follow in the footsteps of the Man of Calvary. Day by day let us sit at the feet of Yahushua, and learn of him, that in our conversation, our conduct, our dress, and in all our affairs, we may reveal the fact that Yahushua is ruling and reigning over us. Yahuwah calls upon us to walk in a path that has been cast up for the ransomed of the Master; we are not to walk in the world. We are to surrender all to Yahuwah, and confess Yahushua before men.

"Whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 10:33). What right have we to profess to be followers of Yahushua, and yet deny our Master in life and deed? "He that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it" (Matthew 10:38). Day by day we are to deny self, to lift the cross and follow in the footsteps of the Master. O that the baptism of the Holy Spirit might come upon you, that you might be imbued with the Spirit of Yahuwah! Then day by day you will become more and more conformed to the image of Yahushua, and in every action of your life, the question would be, "Will it glorify my Master?" By patient continuance in well-doing you would seek for glory and honor, and would receive the gift of immortality.

I am glad that the day of probation is not closed. Let us in the name of Yahushua of Nazareth fall on the Rock and be broken. By meekness, by love, by a holy conversation, by a compassionate spirit, confess Yahushua to others. O that we might come into a position where he might reveal his glory as it was revealed in Jerusalem when the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the people. I believe that we shall see of the salvation of Yahuwah, that we shall yet see the church free in the Master. I lay hold of this by faith.

Keep your eye fixed upon Yahushua. With humility of mind seek for a nearness to Yahuwah. In words, in conduct, in life, confess Yahushua. Examine yourselves whether you are in the faith, and when Yahuwah sends you a message, do not begin to criticise it, and see if it is suitable to put into print, but inquire, Does this message lay bare my condition? Where is my life as a follower of Yahushua? Is my soul in the love of Yahuwah? Does Yahushua heal my backslidings? Have I confessed my sins, and can I claim his promise? Now is the accepted time; now is the day of salvation. Now is the time to prepare for the crisis, that when put to the test, you may stand, and having done all, stand.

By:Ellen White
Review and Herald
May 10, 1892