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NISAN 1

Which God?

“He afflicted you and let you hunger, then He fed you manna—which neither you nor your fathers had known—in order to make you understand that man does not live by bread alone but by EVERY WORD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF ADONAI.” (Deu 8:3 TLV, emphasis mine)

I had not been on Facebook that long (a year or two?) when I stumbled across a certain post made by a young lady from my ‘friends’ list. This woman professed and confessed an intimate relationship with the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and with Messiah Yeshua of Nazareth.  In the post that she made, she stated that her writings and teachings were not ‘centered and based on the Word of God – they were centered on God Himself.’  In the years since this post, this same young lady has labeled herself a “prophetess” – but whose oracle is she prophesying?

Every structure must have a solid firm, foundation; this is a Biblical principal (Luke 6:48), and it is also a law of physics.  What most of us now consider and call our Bible is built upon the foundation of Torah; in the 3500 some years since it was given, Torah still stands as strong as it ever did.  Throughout all four of the Gospels found in the Apostolic Writings (New Testament), Messiah Yeshua continually confirmed and exemplified the instructions given through the pages of the Torah.

However, when we do not center and build all our beliefs on the foundation of the WORD OF ELOHIM, then we do not have the Bible as our anchor, as our bedrock.  And if our belief system does not line up with the divine instructions in righteous and moral living, then the question comes into play as to whose word are we listening to?

How can we live a life centered on our Elohim, and His Torah, a life using Messiah Yeshua as our example, without the Word of our Creator?  It is impossible; our Elohim and His Word are inseparable.  Therefore, my question is, if these “writings, teachings and prophecies” given by the young lady of our opening paragraph (and others like her), are not centered on the Word of Elohim – who is Himself the El-Emet, the God of truth, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – then what god are they centered on?

 

“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from the heavens, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, and give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so is My Word that goes forth from My mouth – it does not return to Me empty, but shall do what I please, and shall certainly accomplish what I sent it for.” (Isa 55:10-11 ISR)

“For I am Adonai. I do not change …” (Mal 3:6 TLV)

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