The Lie within the Lie

So many people struggle with knowing Yahweh's love. Many of the songs on Christian radio are about people who can't seem to grasp that Yahweh loves them no matter what. Perhaps that is why they speak to me so.

The church has confused a lot of people with the constant use of the phrase "unconditional love." They say that Yahweh loves man unconditionally, but then simultaneously preach a doctrine that portrays a God who will smite you if you look cross-eyed at Him or who will not bring your deepest desired blessing to pass unless you manage to get everything perfectly right. One thing wrong, and like dominoes, your blessing falls apart. This dichotomous doctrine has caused many people to overtly or unconsciously doubt that Yahweh truly loves them "unconditionally." The phrase is rendered almost meaningless.

For me, it has been difficult to receive this unconditional love of Yahweh, even when He Himself has been the one telling me that He loves me unconditionally. He is good and patient, though, so He is teaching me.

One thing He has shown me recently is the lie within the lie. This is a devious ploy of the enemy whereby he tells you a lie that we can see outright, but hides another lie within that lie. Thus, when we choose to disbelieve the outright lie, we still have a problem because there is another lie to conquer in our minds before we can truly be free of the enemy's thoughts.

In the Garden of Eden, the overt lie to Eve was that she and Adam would not die if they ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, but rather they would be like Yahweh. (Genesis 3:5) There were so many covert lies in that statement, though. One of the biggest ones was that Adam and Eve were not one with Yahweh. Basically, the enemy lied to them by implying that they were not close enough to Him to be "like" Him. How much more like Him could they get, walking with Him in the cool of the day and being united with Him in His Spirit?

Holy Spirit has shown me that the enemy does the same trick to us. For example, the overt lie in the issue of Yahweh's love is that "Yahweh does not love us unconditionally." I have walked with Yahweh long enough now to know that He does love us unconditionally, whether or not I feel it. However, trying to make myself believe this has been frustrating. (It's always frustrating when you try to do something yourself, isn't it?)

Today, Holy Spirit revealed to me the covert lie, namely "I do not believe that Yahweh loves me unconditionally." That's right. I can declare that I already believe that Yahweh loves me unconditionally because in reality, I do.

There is a part of me that existed in the Beginning when Yahweh spoke me into being. This part of me remembers Him whispering His Promise to me. That He would always love me. That He would come back for me no matter how far I went from Him. That He had a plan and purpose for my life all laid out. This part of me not only believes, but KNOWS without question that Yahweh loves me unconditionally and what all of His Promises are.

"Bless the LORD oh my soul and forget not His benefits!" Psalm 103:2

Oh that we would remember the Truth that Yahweh spoke from the Beginning. This truth conquers all lies and all lies within lies. Forget not His benefits, His Promises.

Yahweh is faithful. He reveals the lies and the lies within the lies and then, after He has removed all of the layers that were blocking Him, He reveals the Truth underneath that has been there all along. Thank You, Holy Spirit!