The Lord Shall Teach Every Man
Feb 2024
May these words enlighten those in the faith given to understand.
The Lord is our one true teacher in our day of the Lord. All will sit under the tutelage of men for a very long time before a time arrives when they will be separated for the Lord’s purposes. Living by every word and fulfilling the prophecies written in the Book includes being released from the tutors and governors who raise us as spiritual babes. We won’t understand this separation and its purposes until it happens. Then, we can look back, see the Lord’s hand in all of it, and rejoice as we see ourselves in the Scriptures. We don’t need to do anything; the Lord will advance or keep us where He wants us. Ultimately, the Lord brings divisions to set apart those chosen few as HE will teach His children.
Isa 54:13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
It is a necessary part of the three-day journey to have the temple of God rebuilt within us.
Jer 32:40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
With the Lord teaching us, we are learning the fear of the Lord. This is called a treasure in Isaiah and is His way to instill His commandments, His Word, into our very being. Simply put, the Master Teacher who brings salvation teaches us to obey Him and thus delivers the promised saving from our sins.
Heb 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
As we make this transition, our zeal to seek further knowledge of the Scriptures is overtaken by a zeal to please and dwell with God. It takes time for us to see the good, the fruit of righteousness come forth. But the Lord is not going to fail. He will teach and instill within us His commandments.
Psa 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
The promise of the new covenant proves the Lord is the one teacher doing the impactful work of bringing salvation. There is no longer a need for any man to teach another, the Lord is the Saviour of All.
Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
Heb 8:11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
Chasing knowledge is chasing spiritual riches (seeking to be rich), and it gives power to our flesh. All scripture is very good for its purpose in preparing us for our day of the Lord. We should always read and study to keep our minds turned towards the things above. Yet we are warned not to make an idol out of it and miss the Lord in the process.
Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Joh 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
Those in the faith are at different points in their journey and spiritual maturity. These variables can be challenging to navigate, and our example to follow is written in the Scriptures. The Apostle Paul, in 1Cor 9, spoke of meeting those where they were to minister and do what he could to advance the kingdom of Christ. As the Lord’s priests, ambassadors, and witnesses, we are to give an account and answer to all sent to us. We are to turn nobody away but always do Christ.
1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Our spiritual gifts of understanding and speaking in tongues and the associated knowledge play a big part in our preparation. Yet a day comes when our focus on these things will vanish. This is our day of the Lord and where we are henceforth taught of no man.
1Co 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
Having been built up and grounded in the true doctrines of Christ is a necessity and a foundation of our faith. The end of our faith is being able to express and live the love of God. It is the greatest.
1Co 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Lest we forget, God’s true love or charity is our obedience, the fruit of what salvation brings.
1Jn 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
1Jn 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
It has been several years since this understanding came into our hearts, and our actions in pursuing more knowledge have largely vanished. We support those still under the tutelage of men as that is where the Lord has them now, as He had us for many years. The words of Christ are being fulfilled in every man’s life at the appointed time.
Mat 23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
To be perfected, we are, in due time, drawn away from those who raised us as spiritual babes. The Lord is the one true teacher who creates the void and then steps in to fill it and lead us in victory over our sins.
Psa 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
Psa 27:11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
A time comes when one is released from the tutors and governors who raised them [our spiritual mothers and fathers]. We are exiled from our people to suffer and learn from the Lord in the wilderness. The Lord had this experience, and every man will follow, as John wrote, when Christ is revealed.
Rev 1:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
When the Lord becomes THE teacher, it is our day of the Lord. Here, His laws (Commandments) are being written in our hearts and minds. All things are being made new as the teacher goes to work.
Heb 10:16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
Eze 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Eze 36:28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
The putting off of our sins is salvation and is also known as the circumcision of our flesh. It has nothing to do with our strength and initiative (free will) but everything to do with the power of God working in us. His fingers and hands are writing His laws into our hearts and minds. Thus we are putting off the sins of our flesh.
Col 2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Getting the laws of Christ written onto our hearts and minds is becoming a doer of the WORD.
Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Jas 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
Jas 1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
We won’t forget who we are in Christ when His commandments are being written into our minds by our many tribulations. Progress will be made, and the Lord shall not fail to deliver on the promise. Such a man is blessed who does not forget who he is and is overcoming being double-minded.
Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
The Lord is more than just our teacher; He is the Potter and works all things in His clay vessels’ lives. He causes us to be deceived and enslaved in Babylon for a symbolic 70 years. Only He leads us out in due time.
Jer 29:4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;
Jer 29:10 For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
Our time in Babylon is when the Lord first promises the new covenant. The process of “coming out of her,” my people, is where the switch occurs and henceforth we are no longer taught by men but by the Lord.
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
The scattering and regathering of Israel is all the Lord’s work. When we are gathered back to the Lord, we are being fed with judgment as the Lord feeds His flock what they need to grow and advance.
Eze 34:13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
Eze 34:14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
Eze 34:15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.
Eze 34:16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
To the carnally minded, our way of life and our isolation from worldly activities may seem like arrogance or even evil. Yet we are in good company as they first did the same to our Lord.
Those separated from Israel are the Elect in every generation, the sons of Aaron in the OT types and shadows. Entering into the holy of holies, we are given to eat of the true manna from heaven. Those on the outside, not yet granted to be moved onward through the veil, cannot eat this bread at this time.
Heb 13:10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
This is the true manna from heaven, fed to us by the Lord, which comes down from our inward heavens and gives life to all given to eat.
Joh 6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
Joh 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
His words and strong arm will save every man precisely in the appointed time frame. The result or the fruit of this salvation is our overcoming of sin and our God-given steadfastness to not depart from His commandments. The Master shall not fail.
Isa 40:10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Isa 40:11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Grace and peace to all,
Pete & Ronel