Shalom brothers and sisters
I fed my spirit today and oh boy am I stronger. Today I read about the loyal love of YHWH (God).
Hessed is the Hebrew word for loyal love but not exactly, it combines the meaning of generosity, love and enduring commitment. We see it throughout the Bible, in the story of Ruth and Jacob for example.
What I learnt from that story is hessed is an action shown not based on the merit or value of another but based on the character of the person showing it. It’s just who they are!
Take a moment and think, where have I shown hessed or received or receiving hessed in my life?
Furthermore, in all the Bible and the world YHWH shows the most hessed. We see some examples with the Israelites in the wilderness, when they were saved from Egypt and also through Yehshua(Jesus).
What I want you to see is that YHWH shows hessed to his people because it’s just who he is, even when we don’t show it back he remembers his promises and commits himself to us. So I ask you, should you not commit to him too?
Know this, commitment develops intimacy