My Best Friend Can Be Yours Too

The Word of Elohim is like a best friend to me. I run to it for answers to all my life’s questions, and for wisdom, understanding and direction for all areas of my life.

The Word of Elohim  is always there for me. Like no human can do, it brings me comfort in times of personal distress. It lights my path in the darkness and confusion of life and guides me forward in uncertain and perilous times. It is my comfort zone and is always faithful to me. It encourages, strengthens and supports me when no human can or will. This is no indictment of humans. It simply is not possible for a human to meet all of one’s personal needs; only the Word of Elohim can do that because its source is divine and behind it stands the Creator of the universe Who is always there, is all-knowing, all-loving and all-powerful. With his Word comes his breath, power and anointing to transform lives. His Word points and leads to Him. Humans, despite their best efforts, will fail you, but the Word of Elohim is a faithful friend that will not let you down.

Put your faith and trust in the Word of Elohim. Join me in getting to know this Friend and enjoy the indescribable blessings that will come from such relationship!

Can anyone else relate to this too?

 

6 thoughts on “My Best Friend Can Be Yours Too

  1. I can totally relate to you,Sir.
    I usually stay at home alone because my husband works abroad & my daughter stays in a dorm.
    So other people says that it is good that I don’t get bored.
    I tell them that I always study the Bible,as my companion & guide.
    And then hours passed by,that I am not aware of & then at night go to sleep.
    Sometimes I eat more the biible than actual foods.
    Rest & Peace to you & your loved ones this Shabbat.

    .

  2. Yes Natan I can totally identify with all u have said….thru all our trials & tribulations of this life he is always there as a source of inspiration,guidance & all wisdom …we just need to call on him …I see it like having a conversation on a telephone with my best friend…someone we/ I can tell my every concern & thought he is all knowing…total trust & faith in him…he has infinitely more wisdom & answers than us …that verse; his word is a lamp unto my feet & a light unto my path…..do not..lean on our own understanding,but in all ways acknowledge him & he will direct our paths…the fountain of life…

  3. The Word of Elohim, if you mean the scriptures, is not Elohim to me. So, technically, the scriptures are not my best friend. But the Ruach of Elohim enlightens my understanding of the scriptures, and leads me into the knowledge of and relationship with Elohim, Who is my best friend. Yeshua, as the Word of Elohim and the One Who leads me to the Father, He is my best friend. So, in that sense, I can most definitely relate. Praise YHWH for the scriptures!

    I just received an email from a good old friend. His words are not my good old friend. He is my good old friend. I appreciate him thinking of me and contacting me, and I appreciate the email, which helps me think of him, remember him, picture him, know what’s going on with him, and wonder things about him. But His email is not my good old friend. He is.

    Nevertheless, I love the scriptures. With the help of the Ruach of Elohim, they help me have a relationship with the Word of Elohim, Messiah and the Father. If it weren’t for Elohim, the scriptures would be like a clanging cymbal. Relating to the scriptures, without the Ruach of Elohim, can be like living according to “the letter of the law” which brings death, or it can be just a piece of literature, whether just myths or even non-mythical stories, which at best may only bring a bit of temporary help to one’s lost soul.

    Shabbat shalom.

    • The Word of Elohim is my best friend. The word of Elohim is not my best friend. Notice the difference between these two sentences? In the first sentence, Word is capitalized; in the second, it is not. In my post, I capitalized the word Word for a reason. You must not have caught that. There is a big difference between the two. People can religiously worship words on a page or a book. I worship him who wrote it and recognize them to be a his words, and a reflection of his very heart, mind, will and character.

      Yeshua is the Word of Elohim. John 1:1–2, 14 says,

      “In the beginning was the Word,and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim. He was in the beginning with Elohim….And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

      Yeshua and his word are indivisible. To love his word is to love him. He is his word. This is Hebraic thought.

      Hebraically, a person and their character and reputation are inseparable. They are who and what they are.

      In our Western Greek mindset, we tend to separate a person’s word from them. This is not a biblical, Hebraic approach.

      For example, the Hebrew word debar not only means “a word” but also “a thing.” Here there is no separation between form and substance. If there is no substance, there is no form.

      In Greek thought, we tend to look at the outward appearance of something and separate it out from its substance or essence. For example, we look at a building and declare how beautiful it looks on the outside, or how handsome someone looks, or how good that cup or cave looks on the outside.

      In Hebraic thought, we are told not to judge according to appearance, but according to righteousness (John 7:24)—to judge something by its fruit (Matt 7:16–20). We have to look at the heart of the matter, or the person, and make our judgments based on that. For example, Samuel saw how lovely David looked, but YHVH was looking at David’s heart, not his handsome appearance when he chose him to be king over Israel (1 Sam 13:14). Interestingly, when the heart is right, the outward appearances will be beautiful as well. It kind of follows!

      Yeshua rebuked the religious hypocrites of his day for looking good on the outside, but looking hideous on the inside (for being a dirty cup or a whitewashed tomb). He also said that our words reflect the true condition of the heart (Luke 6:45).

      So word and thing are the same thing in Hebrew.

      In Hebrew thought, vanity is defined as one’s words and actions not lining up with each other. If a person says one thing, and does another thing, then it’s considered emptiness or vanity. It’s nothing—only hot air or wind.

      So to bring this thing back full circle, Yeshua is his word and his word is him. That’s why the Word of Elohim is my best friend. It’s a whole lot more than words on a page to me—it’s the reflection of the mind, heart, character and will of the Author of the Bible which who he is. He and his words are inseparable.

      We have a saying, “A man is only as good as his word.” This is a step in the right direction to understanding better the Hebraic approach in regards to someone and their words. In the Bible, Elohim IS the/His W/word!

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