In John chapter 15 verses 18-27 Yahushua reminds His disciples and followers of what it means to not be part of this world.
John 15:18-27
[18]“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
[19]If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
[20]Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.
[21]They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me.
[22]If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
[23]Whoever hates me hates my Father as well.
[24]If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.
[25]But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’
[26]“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.
[27]And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
In my own life and on my spiritual journey I see this play out exactly as Yahushua describes. I minister online and am always excited to talk about scripture however many people automatically judge me for being homeless and ignoring when I mention my spiritual journey.
Yahushua and His disciples and followers were homeless. But people overlook this fact. Okay that's fine.
I've been on this spiritual journey for years now almost three years this July and it's apparent that the town I'm currently in hates me and my family. I say this because we've been persecuted and slandered continuously.
Our journey is not meant for everyone and it's important to remember that it's about your own spiritual growth that needs to develop.
People tend to judge what they don't understand and I say this because it's how I felt when I would judge. Now I do my best to not judge and I'm not perfect at this because human emotions get in the way. At the same time it's part of my spiritual growth in that I have to learn to recognize when I judge and then repent without holding grudges against anyone.
I choose to judge the spirit not the person. There is a difference between the two.
I don't consider myself a teacher to teach anything different from what Yahushua taught. I do my best to live according to His teachings and relate scripture to my own spiritual walk.
It's hard not to be apart of this world because it offers so many comforts that walking in the spirit doesn't offer.
We are guided in the spirit and we are taken care of in terms of the things we need physically but it's not always what we want and this too is part of the spirit growth. Learning to be grateful, content with your situation and being grounded and humble at the same time. These things are hard to accomplish on your own.
So the link below 👇 is a video of these verses. You can read them yourself of course as well. I suggest meditating on these verses and seeing how they apply in your own spiritual life.
https://rumble.com/v6tw7s5-john-1518-27-if-the-world-hates-you.html
It's an important reminder that we are not of this world and we live for the eternal world in heaven with Abba Yahuah and Yahushua.
I pray you have a blessed day ahead
In Yahushua's
Mighty Name
Yahmien 🙌
Much Love
Ruth4Yah
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