𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱?!
Even when you’ve read a scripture a hundred times God still has something new to share. When I read that first verse of Psalm 23 and looked up the Hebrew I was overwhelmed and brought to tears. The word for Shepherd in the Hebrew is “ra’ah” and besides meaning what we think it does, someone who takes care of the sheep, it also means 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻.
The LORD is my friend, my constant companion, I shall not want. What a concept! Truly it is something I almost cannot grasp, the LORD is my friend – just as he was a friend to Moses. In fact, Exodus 33:11 tells us that “𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑫 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅.”
The same root word is used. Just as the LORD was a friend to Moses, so is Yahweh, our Savior, a friend to you! Your constant companion!
Claire's Prayer 