Who Are You, Lord?

Who Are You, Lord?

“I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.” Acts 22:8. Aren’t many people persecuting this same Jesus in our day? They dishonor those who believe in Him, those who have taken up their cross for His sake and have gone outside the camp. If you meet a brother or sister who has greater light than you, ask as Saul of Tarsus did, “Who are you, Lord?” Do not be a fool and fight against what you never will be able to overcome. You will find it difficult to kick against the goads.

“And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.” Verse 9.

Many people have come along recently. They rejoice over the light, but they do not hear the voice. Their ears are blocked to the Spirit’s voice yet are open to the hideous shriek of opposers. Separate yourself from those people who serve the tabernacle and begin eating from that altar from which they have no right to eat.

You ask, who serves the tabernacle? Those who strive their whole life to keep themselves pure according to the law and who never come beyond washing their body with pure water—the purifying of the body.

The altar we have the right to eat from is found inside the body, and the food we eat is His flesh and blood—which is food and drink indeed.

Inside the camp, people serve the tabernacle, but outside the camp, we are allowed to bear His dishonor. Outside the camp, we are granted the right to eat His flesh and drink His blood from an altar that those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat from. Heb. 13.

Go outside the camp and do not worry about their dishonor or their wailing and screaming. Outside the camp you will find Him, Jesus. There you will hear His voice. You will never be able to hear His voice inside the camp with those who serve the tabernacle. However, as it is written, “My sheep hear My voice . . . and they follow Me.” Where do they follow Him? Outside the camp. And the way you know.

You are drawn to the light and you rejoice in it, yet you still do not hear the voice of Him who speaks. Why is that? You hear many voices, but that is just the roar from all those who serve the tabernacle. Your heart has not yet come to rest. You still have many interests inside the camp. You have many friends among those who serve the tabernacle, and you find it difficult to bear their dishonor. You listen to what they say.

The result of this is that you still cannot hear His voice, even though you see the glorious light. You waver in judgment; your steadfastness in Christ fails. The voice of those who serve the tabernacle distracts you.

What should you do?

Be content with your lot. Be reconciled with bearing the reproach of Christ. Count it as your greatest wealth, and soon you will hear the voice of Him who speaks from heaven. Leave behind the noise of the camp. Do not be distracted by what he says or what she says, or what they say at the chapel or what is said at the Methodist church or the other religious assemblies. Leave it all behind! Then you will be able to hear what Jesus says, and you can go out and cry aloud from the rooftops the things that He has whispered into your ear in your own chamber. Then you can say: This is what Christ says; this is what the Spirit is saying to the church.

This is the spirit of wisdom and revelation, and now you can understand why you still do not have this spirit, despite the fact that you were baptized with the Spirit many years ago.

If you hear a quiet voice in the Spirit, then ask like Saul did, “Who are You, Lord?” The Lord dwells in the Spirit, in the quiet, hidden place. His voice is heard amidst the reproach outside the camp. That is where He comforts those who mourn in Zion. Mt. Zion bears reproach from the flesh for Christ’s sake. The mountain that the flesh honors is Bashan, a mountain with many high pinnacles. From there they look askance at that mountain upon which God is pleased to dwell, and where He will live forever. Ps. 68:16.