{"id":5420,"date":"2022-04-12T06:48:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T11:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=5420"},"modified":"2022-04-12T07:09:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:09:55","slug":"trusting-and-knowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/trusting-and-knowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trusting and Knowing…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The receiving of the Torah (\u05e7\u05d1\u05dc\u05ea \u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4) must take place each and every day, as it says, \u201cTrust in the LORD ‘bekhol libekha’ (\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8) – with all your heart; and know Him ‘bekol derakhekha’ (\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8), in all your ways\u201d (Prov. 3:5-6). The revelation of Torah is described as a \u201cloud and never-ending voice\u201d (Deut. 5:22), though it is our constant responsibility to \u201cshema\u201d \u2013 to take heed and receive the invitation of God\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

It is written in our Scriptures: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding” (Prov. 3:5). The Hebrew word for trust is “bittachon” (\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d8\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05df), from a root word (\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d7) that means “to lean upon,” to feel safe and secure (Psalm 31:19). Bittachon expresses the emotional conviction that you are welcome and accepted before God, and that you have access to his heart (Heb. 4:16; 1 Pet. 5:7). We trust with \u201call of our heart\u201d when we let go of our need to control (or understand) things and instead rely on God\u2019s ability to take care of us. Trusting God means knowing \u201cin your kishkas,\u201d that is, in your guts, that God is taking care of you (Rom. 8:28); it is the comfort of being made safe in his love…<\/p>\n

\u201cIn all your ways know Him, and he will direct your paths\u201d (Prov. 3:6), and that means you are to know God in whatever \u201cway\u201d you happen to find yourself in, which includes ways of joy and happiness, but also ways of struggle, ways of sinfulness, and ways of heartache… In all these ways we are to know him…. And just as we are to trust God with all of our heart and abandon ourselves to his care, so we are \u201cknow God\u201d in all our goings, opening our heart to his loving presence and trusting in his guidance for our lives. The Good Shepherd will lead us down the right paths for the sake of his beautiful name (Psalm 23:3). Amen.<\/p>\n

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