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sustenance and life), is to do the will of the Father.” Yahshua said, “Those who do the will
of My Father in heaven will enter into the kingdom of God.”
Is it not amazing that the Father has given a charge to the church to provide an
outward sign and testimony that they have refused the error of Satan, the error of not being
satisfied with Yahweh’s will for His creation? How the church has failed to discern that in
casting off obedience in this matter, they are walking in the same original sin as Satan.
Satan wanted to determine his own way. He wanted to do as he pleased. Many men and
women in the church have this same attitude. They do as they please and they think that the
Father should be satisfied with the offerings of their own rebellious will.
It was a minority of Israel who left the bondage of Egypt and entered into the
promised land. Only two men out of a whole nation reverenced Yahweh enough, and
demonstrated faith in Him that they were willing to go in and possess the land as directed.
Paul states that the generation of those who perished in the wilderness are given as an
example to the church today, and they are a warning of the consequences of disobedience.
The church’s failure today to practice the ordinance, precept, and custom of
headcovering that the apostles delivered to the churches is more than just an external
failure. The church’s failure is a spiritual one as well as physical. Not only have the majority
of women scorned this instruction to cover their heads with a sign symbolizing their
understanding and acceptance of the government of God, but the men and women of the
church have by and large spiritually uncovered their heads before God. They prefer to
govern their own lives and determine their own course and actions. The church is full of
independence and of man’s initiative. Multitudes are unaware of the peril before them of
failing to enter into God’s rest.
Let us apply all diligence in seeking to enter into God’s rest.