“Do not think I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword… He who has found his life shall lose it, and he that has lost his life for My sake shall find it.”
— Mattithyahu (Matthew) 10:34–39, Cepher
To walk set-apart (qadosh) for YAHUAH comes with a cost.
This is not the wide and easy road.
It’s the refiner’s fire.
It’s the wilderness way.
But it’s also the way to life. Eternal life. Life in covenant with YAHUAH.
What Does It Cost?
• Losing friends who don’t understand
• Being misunderstood — even by family
• Letting go of traditions rooted in paganism
• Choosing Sabbath rest when the world is busy
• Walking in modesty when culture flaunts itself
• Obeying Torah when religion says “that’s old”
• Being rejected for truth — but accepted by YAHUAH
• Being labeled as “legalistic” for obeying Torah
• Being mocked or censored for proclaiming truth
• Being isolated as the falling away increases
• Resisting the lure of false unity and one-world religion
“You will be hated by all for My Name’s sake…”
— Mattithyahu (Matthew) 10:22
“And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.”
— Mattithyahu (Matthew) 24:10
“No one who has left house, family, or lands for My sake… will fail to receive 100x as much in this life — with persecutions — and in the age to come, everlasting life.”
— Mark 10:29–30, Cepher
Whatever you lose for Him — He restores. In His way. In His time.
A Prayer of Surrender
Abba YAHUAH,
I count the cost today.
Whatever I must lay down — I lay it down.
Whatever You ask me to release — I release.
I don’t want comfort if it costs me covenant.
I don’t want popularity if it costs me purity.
I don’t want approval if it costs me obedience.
Refine me. Purify me. Strengthen me.
I am Yours. No turning back.
In the Name of Yahusha ha’Mashiach, amein.
A Call to Examine Your Heart
Be honest with yourself and YAH.
Is there anything you’re still clinging to that YAHUAH is asking you to release?
• Write it down. All of it.
• Pray over it. Surrender it.
• Declare:
“YAHUAH — You are worth it all.”
REMEMBER
This path will cost you everything in this world —
But it will gain you everything that lasts forever.
Eternity is for those willing to leave it all behind.
Stay set-apart. Stay surrendered. Stay His.
The world may forget your name —
But your Father remembers your obedience.
This World Is Not My Home
“Do not love the world nor that which is in the world… the one doing the desire of YAHUAH Elohim remains forever.”
— 1 Yohanan (1 John) 2:15–17, Cepher
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth… But lay up for yourselves treasures in the heavens… For where your treasure is, there your heart shall be also.”
— Mattithyahu (Matthew) 6:19–21
“Our citizenship is in the heavens, from where we also eagerly wait for the Saviour, the Master Yahusha Ha’Mashiach.”
— Philippians 3:20
“Come out of her, My people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.”
— Chazon (Revelation) 18:4
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine… but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.”
— 2 Timotheus Sheniy (2 Timothy) 4:3, Cepher
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”
— Mattithyahu (Matthew) 24:12–13
“They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.”
— Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 6:14
YAHUAH Is Calling Us Out
Out of Babylon.
Out of the systems of this world.
Out of false worship.
Out of mixture.
We cannot hold on to the world and claim to be set-apart for the Kingdom.
What Must We Let Go Of?
1. Worldly Celebrations & Pagan Traditions
Holidays like Christmas, Easter, and Halloween are rooted in ancient sun god worship, fertility rituals, and idolatry — not in Scripture.
YAHUAH has given us His appointed times (Moedim):
Passover, Unleavened Bread, Shavuot, Yom Teruah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot — and His Sabbath.
“Come out of her… out of mixture. Out of false traditions passed down by man.”
— Revelation 18:4
2. The Pursuit of Riches & Materialism
This world teaches us to chase luxury, fame, and comfort.
But we are not building our own kingdoms — we are stewarding His.
“Seek first the reign of YAHUAH Elohim.”
— Mattithyahu 6:33
3. Vanity & Immodesty
Biblical modesty is not just about covering the body — it’s about revealing the heart.
“Dress with decency and propriety… pointing all glory to YAHUAH.”
— 1 Timothy 2:9
4. Compromise in Entertainment
Music, shows, social media… they are gateways to the soul.
“I set no worthless matter before my eyes.”
— Psalm 101:3
5. People-Pleasing & Fear of Man
“If I still pleased men, I should not be a servant of Messiah.”
— Galatians 1:10
Our loyalty belongs to YAHUAH — not culture, not friends, not even church systems that reject truth.
6. Secret Sin & Hidden Idols
Anything placed above obedience is idolatry.
Habits. Relationships. Pride. False doctrine. Addiction.
“Without spot. Without wrinkle. Set-apart.”
— Ephesians 5:27
“He knows our frame. He remembers we are dust.”
— Psalm 103:13–14
“And for this cause Elohiym shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
— Tas’loniym Sheniy (2 Thessalonians) 2:11–12
We are watching the systems align — religion, science, AI, and media — preparing the way for the man of lawlessness.
• The stage is being set
• The counterfeit light is rising
• The deception will be so great, it would deceive even the elect — if possible
“If any man shall say unto you, ‘Lo, here is Messiah,’ or there; believe it not… For there shall arise false Messiahiym, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders…”
— Mattithyahu (Matthew) 24:23–24
This is the hour to test every spirit, every teacher, every sign.
This is not condemnation — this is purification.
Eternity is for the Bride Who Lets Go.
A Prayer of Repentance
Abba YAHUAH,
Search me. Cleanse me. Purify me.
Remove anything from my life that is not pleasing to You.
Every idol. Every false tradition. Every hidden sin.
I repent. I surrender.
Teach me Your ways. Lead me in Your truth.
Prepare me to dwell with You forever.
This world has nothing for me.
I belong to You alone.
Strengthen me to endure until the end.
Let me be found faithful.
In Yahusha’s Name.
Action Steps for the Remnant
• Repent for anything the Ruach Ha’Qodash reveals
• Write down what you will lay down
• Clean your home, your media, your habits
• Begin honoring His Sabbaths and Moedim
• Declare:
“I am not of this world. I belong to YAHUAH forever.”
“And they did not know until the flood came and took them all away — so shall the coming of the Son of A’dam be.”
— Mattithyahu (Matthew) 24:39
Like in the days of Noach, the ark door will shut.
The warnings are being sounded now.
The separation is happening now.
Will you be sealed in truth — or swept away in deception?
Final Reminder
“This world is fading away. But those who do the will of YAHUAH remain forever.”
— 1 John 2:17
Don’t look back.
Don’t hold on.
Let go.
Be set-apart.
Stay faithful.
Your King is coming.
And the promise of eternity is worth it all.