2011.01.12

Brother can you spare a dime?

by

James Robertson

In recent months I have been approached by several men on this list for financial help and I am aware of at least one other who is in severe financial difficulties and has lost just about everything.

It is possible there are others on this list with the same problem and it is certainly widespread in the body of believers who qualify to be regarded as part of the remnant – the small number who are truly serving Yah in this age.

The fact is that IF you are really making an effort to serve Yah AND IF you are making a point of using the true names, recognize Yahooshua as a man, observing the true Sabbath, etc you WILL be a point of focus by the enemies of Yah.

IF in addition you are actually trying to do something about this then you WILL battle financially unless you are really diligent in dealing with issues.

By this I mean that you have cut off all curses, including generational curses, have been delivered of all demons that are oppressing you and are NOT walking in manifest sin like "God", "the LORD", "Jesus", worshipping Jesus, adultery, etc.

If you have significant sin in your life then what follows may be relevant BUT in addition to what follows you will need to deal with that sin.

Of course, if you have major sin in your life Satan and his cohorts WILL BLESS you in order to keep you distracted and away from your calling.

In fact, IF you are prospering and you have major error relative to what has been shared on this list in recent months then the chances are you are WELL IN WITH SATAN and you need to look at the flip side of what is dealt with in this article.

This article is directed to those who have set themselves apart, earnestly desire to please Yah and have dealt with the major issues referred to above.  If that is you then there is a high probability that you are going to battle financially unless you deal with the points that follow, which is assuming you are in a covenant union of man and woman {married}.

If you are a single woman you are subject to different conditions but you must then ensure that you are under Father Yah's covering and have dealt with sin, etc.  Keep in mind that there are about seven times as many women as men in the remnant so if you are single you either need to find a single man, few and far between IN the remnant or you must remain single AND celibate.  Do NOT under any circumstances join yourself to an unbelieving man or one who is less mature than you are – Satan will bless you for that but it is a recipe for disaster in terms of your relationship with Yah – remember you must submit to that man even if he beats you.

So, this article is intended for men in covenant with a woman or women who are not walking in financial provision and who have been asking why – it is also relevant to any family who are seeking to walk more closely with Yah.

In order to understand what follows it is vital to understand the full import of covenant and also the one-flesh bond as referred to in the recent article on covenant.

It is repeatedly stated that a man will "cleave" to his woman {wife}, that is cut into the cleft of his woman and the two will become "one-flesh".

Ephesians 5:31 and 32 equate the one-flesh bond between a man and his woman or women as being comparable to the infilling of the set-apart Spirit of Yah in the body of believers – the spirit of the man and woman are merged or joined just as the spirit of the believer is joined to the Spirit of Yah.

We therefore see that the act of sexual union is the MOST IMPORTANT act in a sanctified and set-apart {holy} union {marriage}.

In fact, it is the ONLY thing that Yah restricts to the union between man and woman and it is therefore clearly the most important.

This act builds the house because every time the man or woman experiences a sexual climax (orgasm) there is a transfer of the spirit of the one climaxing to join to the spirit of the partner.

Doing this outside the union on a casual basis or with another partner outside the family unit or with a partner from a forbidden relationship is adultery and doing it wholesale is fornication and is an abomination in the sight of Yah.

Once the one-flesh bond has been formed it cannot be broken except under very special circumstances with very special prayer asking for mercy and grace because of the treachery of one of the partners.

If the man or any of the women in a covenant union have one-flesh bonds outside of that union the house WILL be divided and it will fall.

If you are experiencing financial difficulties and have dealt with obvious sin and curses the next place to look is unresolved one-flesh bonds on the part of man or woman.

In the case of the woman, either she is in adultery in her present union in which case Yah may require that the man in the union put her away and that she return to her man {husband} or if you are certain that Yah has permitted the current union you need to pray to Him to cut the one-flesh bond or bonds.

The prayer takes the form "Father, I come to you in the name of Yahooshua and I acknowledge that I have a one-flesh bond with 'name', I believe that you have permitted me to divorce him and I therefore ask you for mercy that you will cut the one-flesh bond at my end and at his and that you will heal the wounds to our respective spirits.  I ask you also to cut all soul ties between us and to release us both from all vows and promises that we made to each other".

This must be prayed one at a time for every man.  If there are men whose names you cannot remember then list them by situation and if there are so many you cannot remember all the details you must again ask for mercy.

A man can legitimately have more than one one-flesh bond and in such cases will need to deal with each one on a case by case basis.  If you took the virginity of a woman decades ago Yah may still hold you accountable for that woman, no matter how unpalatable that may be to your current woman.  In such cases specific prayer to Yah is called for.  Once you are certain that Yah WILL release you the prayer is similar to that given above.

If there is no legal basis for the divorce the prayer will NOT be granted.  You have NO authority to ask for this, it is an act of Grace and mercy on the part of Yah to release you from legacy one-flesh bonds so you must come humbly and penitently to the throne of grace on this.

Once you have cleaned up the legacy one-flesh bonds there is a possibility that your finances will immediately improve, provided that the issues below have been dealt with.

An important but NOT essential aspect of this is that you should make love regularly and passionately and build the one-flesh bond.  The stronger the bond the easier it is to be in harmony, work together, etc.

It is however possible to see dramatic improvements in finances even if there is NOT a strong one-flesh bond.

If you have dealt with the above issues and there is still financial lack then in my experience of practical and applied learning about these things over a period of over seventeen years it is almost a categorical reality that your house is divided.

MattihYahoo {Matthew} (meaning gift of Yah) 12:25 "And Yahooshua {Jesus} knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:" KJV name adjusted

In my experience this statement is absolute and categoric – it is a fundamental spiritual principle – if the house is divided it CANNOT stand.

By extension, if your house is falling there is a high probability that it is divided.

In the three cases of men on this list mentioned above Yah indicates that in all three cases the woman is NOT in harmony with her man.

Having said this, BEFORE a man assumes that his woman is NOT in harmony with him he needs to do some serious self-examination and some serious praying – I suggest that he should consider a three day total fast (Esther fast – pray to make sure it is Yah's will to do this and monitor health conditions – speak to your doctor if necessary) – no food and no water and, preferably his woman should join him on that fast.

If you have energetically dealt with sin, received ministry to cut off curses from an anointed prophet (NOT easy to find), etc then look to division.

When two sumphoneo = harmonize {agree} on earth it WILL be done

The converse of a house divided is presented by Yahooshua in MattihYahoo 18:19 "Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven." Amplified bible.

Just as it is certain that a house divided against itself CANNOT stand, so a man and woman in perfect harmony WILL have their prayers answered and this includes financial and other provision.

It is no good agreeing intellectually, the underlying concept here is a symphony orchestra playing in perfect harmony, the same tune in the same key, perfectly.

Having said this, in my experience, even when there is a moderate level of harmony and serious division is dealt with there WILL be an improvement in finances, always assuming you are actively seeking work or marketing and you actively and diligently take whatever work is offered to you and execute that work as a wise steward.

Nothing in this article will help you if you sit at home and do nothing, write begging letters, expect your sheep to support you or whatever – Yah blesses diligence and hard work NOT laziness.

And you need to exercise your faith alongside this but, within reason, this is an absolute law – no division PLUS reasonable harmony = provision.

This works for unbelievers as well – if a man and woman are in harmony and no division they will prosper.

BUT … I hear you cry...

Let us check a few other verses:

Proverbs 14:1 "The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands." NKJV – Yah says that this relates specifically to a woman who rebels against her husband, talks against him, harbours thoughts against him, judges him, etc – she might just as well physically tear her house down.

Proverbs 12:4 "A virtuous and worthy wife [earnest and strong in character] is a crowning joy to her husband, but she who makes him ashamed is as rottenness in his bones." Amplified bible.

This speaks to a spiritual phenomenon that has a physical manifestation.  The man physically feels terrible, weak, out of sorts, irritable, etc.

There is a huge problem today with modern Jezebelic doctrines which blame the man for problems in a union – a woman who behaves badly WILL produce a negative reaction from her man.

Proverbs 21:9 "It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop [on the flat oriental roof, exposed to all kinds of weather] than in a house shared with a nagging, quarrelsome, and fault-finding woman." Amplified bible.

Proverbs 25:24 "It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a disagreeing, quarrelsome, and scolding woman." Amplified bible.

Notable that in four places in Proverbs there are injunctions about the negative behaviour of a woman having a negative effect on her man.

There are NO corresponding verses in the opposite direction!

So we see that the worse the woman behaves the worse the problem becomes and it is so that eventually if the man REALLY seeks to do his best that Yah may eventually authorize putting away {divorce}.

Contrast the above with Proverbs 31:10-24 "10 A capable, intelligent, and virtuous woman — who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls.  

11 The heart of her husband trusts in her confidently and relies on and believes in her securely, so that he has no lack of [honest] gain or need of [dishonest] spoil.

12 She comforts, encourages, and does him only good as long as there is life within her.

13 She seeks out wool and flax and works with willing hands [to develop it].

14 She is like the merchant ships loaded with foodstuffs; she brings her household's food from a far [country].

15 She rises while it is yet night and gets [spiritual] food for her household and assigns her maids their tasks.  

16 She considers a [new] field before she buys or accepts it [expanding prudently and not courting neglect of her present duties by assuming other duties]; with her savings [of time and strength] she plants fruitful vines in her vineyard.  

17 She girds herself with strength [spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her Yah {God}-given task] and makes her arms strong and firm.

18 She tastes and sees that her gain from work [with and for Yah] is good; her lamp goes not out, but it burns on continually through the night [of trouble, privation, or sorrow, warning away fear, doubt, and distrust].

19 She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

20 She opens her hand to the poor, yes, she reaches out her filled hands to the needy [whether in body, mind, or spirit].

21 She fears not the snow for her family, for all her household are doubly clothed in scarlet.  

22 She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry. Her clothing is of linen, pure and fine, and of purple [such as that of which the clothing of the priests and the hallowed cloths of the temple were made].  

23 Her husband is known in the [city's] gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.  " Amplified bible

Notice that it is the behaviour of the WOMAN that promotes the man amongst his peers and his community.

So a woman can build or tear down, it is entirely in her hands.

Accordingly, if your house is in financial difficulty I have to say to you, with Yah's approval, "woman look in the mirror and stop blaming your man".

A further verse that speaks to this is Ephesians 5:33 "However, let each man of you [without exception] love his woman {wife} as [being in a sense] his very own self; and let the woman see that she respects and reverences her man [that she notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates, and esteems him; and that she defers to him, praises him, and loves and admires him exceedingly]. "Amplified bible adjusted

The reverse of this is contained in Ephesians 5:25-30 "25 Men {Husbands}, love your woman {wives}, even as the anointed one {Christ} (Yahooshua) also loved the body of believers {church}, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious assembly {church}, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be set-apart {holy} and without blemish.

28 So ought men to love their women {wives} as their own bodies. He that loveth his woman {wife} loveth himself.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the master {Lord} the body of believers {church}:

30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." KJV adjusted

There is an important principle here.

Man love your woman even if she beats you, abuses you, insults you, etc.

Conversely, man do NOT treat her badly because if you do you will experience rottenness in your bones if she reacts badly and this can cause the situation to spin out of control into a massively destructive spiral – he treats her badly so she treats him badly so he treats her worse so she treats him worse, etc.

The essence of the answer is contained in the message relating to Galatians 2:20 a few weeks ago – executed with Yahooshua, it is no longer I that live but the Spirit of Yah that lives in me.

So we see here that it is vital that the man treats his woman right.

This is amplified and reinforced in 1 Peter 3:7 "In the same way you {married} men should live considerately with [your women {wives}], with an intelligent recognition [of the covenant {marriage} relation], honoring the woman as [physically] the weaker, but [realizing that you] are joint heirs of the grace (Yah's {God's} unmerited favor) of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered and cut off. [Otherwise you cannot pray effectively.]" Amplified revised.

This is an extension of the principle of a house divided cannot stand.

The man should treat his woman / women considerately and honour them, thereby making it easier for them to be in harmony.

BUT it is important to note that this verse is widely used in modern church circles to fabricate a false doctrine that men should submit to their women.

Note that this is a valid principle – if your woman will not submit to you then you submit to her – the house will not be divided and you will probably prosper.  This is the way that many Christian marriages succeed at present, the man submits to the woman.

It is NOT Yah's plan and if a man does this he is NOT loving as Yahooshua loved, he is setting his woman up for a very severe judgment on the Day of Judgment.

The principle is that the man should treat his woman well and die for her if necessary but NOT that he should compromise on his role as head of the family unit.  A fine line between seeking to do Yah's will and dealing with your own issues as a man and stepping into things which are NOT Yah-like {ungodly}.

The most fundamental point here is that the man should take the lead in getting his life right with Yah, constantly examine himself, deal with his weaknesses, bad habits, etc and then in time Yah will deal with the woman or, in the extreme case, eventually permit the man to put the woman away {divorce her}.

Ephesians 5:24 "Therefore as the church is subject unto the anointing of the Spirit of Yah {Christ}, so let the women {wives} be to their own men {husbands} in everything." KJV adjusted

An even more challenging passage 1 Peter 3:1 referring to 1 Peter 2 which enjoins us to submit to those in authority even as Yahooshua did when they beat him, abused him, executed him unjustly, etc enjoins the woman to in like manner submit to their men:

1 Peter 3:1-6 "1 IN LIKE manner, you {married} women, be submissive to your own men {husbands} [subordinate yourselves as being secondary to and dependent on them, and adapt yourselves to them], so that even if any do not obey the Word [of Yah {God}], they may be won over not by discussion but by the [Yah-like {godly}] lives of their wives,

2 When they observe the pure and modest way in which you conduct yourselves, together with your reverence .

3 Let not yours be the [merely] external adorning with [elaborate]  interweaving and knotting of the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or changes of clothes;

4 But let it be the inward adorning and beauty of the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, which [is not anxious or wrought up, but] is very precious in the sight of Yah {God}.

5 For it was thus that the pious women of old who hoped in Yah {God} were [accustomed] to beautify themselves and were submissive to their men {husbands} [adapting themselves to them as themselves secondary and dependent upon them].

6 It was thus that Sarah obeyed Abraham [following his guidance and acknowledging his headship over her by] calling him lord (master, leader, authority). And you are now her true daughters if you do right and let nothing terrify you [not giving way to hysterical fears or letting anxieties unnerve you]" Amplified bible adjusted.

To paraphrase "woman love your man and submit to him even if he beats you and treats you terribly".

This is NOT an excuse for the man to treat his woman badly – notice that the man should love the woman even if she treats him badly, just as Yahooshua died for the body of believers and the woman should love the man even if he treats her badly just as Yahooshua submitted to those who tortured him and executed him – it is a fine balance and if BOTH the man and the woman walk in this THEN you WILL bring heaven to earth in your covenant union {marriage} and you will prosper.

There is a challenging and little understood principle contained in these passages.

Remember that in 1 Corinthians 11:3 it states "But I would have you know, that the head of every man is the anointed one {Christ} (Yahooshua); and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of the anointed one {Christ} (Yahooshua) is Yah {God}." KJV adjusted

Thus the man covers the woman just as Yahooshua covers the man and is covered by Yah.

The only way these verses can work in practice is if the woman submits to the man in everything, including in his doctrinal error!

Many will see this as totally out of line but if you think it through and pray it through you will find that there is only one way these verses can be made to work, by the woman submitting to the man in EVERYTHING and that includes if he is in gross sin or gross error – she must leave it to Yah to protect her and correct her man.

BUT, if she joined herself to that man in rebellion against the leading of the Spirit of Yah then she may have to walk out a long and painful road as a consequence of that error.

Eventually Yah may permit her to divorce or may slay the man or may do  dramatic things to bring the husband to repentance and turn around BUT in the interim Yah clearly expects her to submit to her man even if he physically abuses her and beats her.

I once heard the testimony of a powerful evangelist who came to a saving knowledge of Yah after his woman died in total submission to him – he forced her into drug addiction and prostitution and eventually beat her to death but in all this she loved him and submitted to him and it was as a consequence of the way she behaved right to the moment of her death that brought him to conviction and repentance.

THAT is what Yah expects of a woman who is truly committed to serving Him – therefore woman do NOT join yourself to a man UNLESS you are totally certain that it is Yah's will AND you are totally prepared to submit to him in EVERYTHING!

Remember ALSO that Isaiah 4:1 clearly indicates that there will be seven times more women than men in the remnant of true believers in the end of the age.  Casual inspection indicates up to ten times more women than men in some anointed and gentle assemblies.

So, if you are a single believing woman you should consider the very real prospect that you will have to remain celibate for the rest of your life because, certainly in societies indoctrinated by Western Christian values, women cannot conceivably tolerate the idea of sharing their man.  They would rather see a sister perish than share their man.  Satan has done an excellent job of programming women to be incapable of tolerating the idea of sharing their man and in my experience it is almost beyond the bounds of possibility to put this into practice in many societies that have strong Christian influences.

So.

You can do all sorts of things by faith, you can tithe consistently, do all sorts of good works, be rigorous in seeking and following truth, observe the Sabbaths of Yah, eschew the false pagan holidays, use the true names, worship Yah alone and honour Yahooshua as a very special prophet and first born from the dead, etc and if your house is divided it WILL FALL.

The closer you get to Yah; the more you seek to know Him and His ways and His kingdom and His commandments and laws the MORE Satan and the forces of darkness WILL focus intense attention on you and seek to destroy you.

They will go all out to bring division.

They will look for even the smallest crack between a man and a woman and exploit it to attack you, secure judgments against you and take you apart financially and in numerous other ways.

One of the areas they will seek to attack is the sexual relationship.

As we have seen that sexual love making is the highest form of spiritual activity on earth after worship of and service to Yah.  Yah gave it as a means to build a strong one-flesh bond and a secure house and Satan has gone all out to ensure that believers have weird and prudish ideas about sexual love making and have weak one-flesh bonds.  Passionate, caring, loving sexual love making in which the woman plays a key creative and initiating role can make a significant difference in achieving unity and harmony – it is much easier to be in harmony with someone you are passionately in love with and with whom you regularly make passionate love than with someone you tolerate in your bed because you have to.

Conclusion

Yah is calling us ALL to clean up our acts, there is NO TIME TO WASTE.

If you are serious about serving Yah you need to clean up your spiritual house if you are a man and woman in covenant – you cannot be truly effective UNLESS you are in a high level of harmony and are therefore able to do great exploits for the Kingdom of Yah.

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