If You Only Knew

 

If you only knew what lies just beneath the surface of the life you are living, what has been written before your eyes all along, what the original writers of the Torah, Tanakh, and New Testament inscribed with their own hands, breathed into existence with their words, what God Himself is keeping track of in ways that your heart has not yet fathomed, your life would be completely transformed.

You walk in the light of the sun, the stars, the wind, the seasons, thinking you understand what is real, but the truth that the Word reveals, the Word that the original writers documented with painstaking care, is far beyond anything you have yet grasped. It is alive, it is watching, it is listening, and it is shaping the very fibers of your existence with every breath you take, every word you speak, every thought you harbor, every prayer you whisper or shout in secret.

The Torah (God"s book of His laws) tells us, through Moses’ own writing, that the words of God were not to be left to memory alone. Exod 17:14 says, “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered...’” and again, Deut 31:24 tells us, “After Moses finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end...,” and it is clear that every command, every instruction, every covenantal promise was to be written down, to be tangible, to be preserved, so that we could know, not just intellectually, not just superficially, but truly know, in the deepest part of our being, the One who called us into existence, the One who watches over the nations and the individuals alike. To know YHWH is not a casual acquaintance; the Hebrew word יָדַע, yada speaks of intimacy, of experiential, relational knowledge, of being so close that the life of God pulses through you as surely as your own heartbeat, shaping how you breathe, how you think, how you walk. If you only knew the power of knowing Him in this way, your prayers would not be timid whispers, they would carry weight, they would carry authority, because the One you speak to is attentive, active, and remembering.

And speaking of remembering, have you considered the book they write about you? Malachi, one of the original prophetic voices, declares it plainly: those who fear the Lord, those who esteem His name, they are remembered, their words, their prayers, their devotion recorded in a סֵפֶר, sefer, a book before Him. Every praise, every lament, every cry for mercy, every quiet thanks is etched in eternity. And the New Testament, in Greek, calls it the βιβλίον, biblion, a book, a scroll, where deeds and names are written, where life and eternity converge in written record, where the original writers show that what you speak and what you do does not vanish into the wind, but endures, accountable, remembered, weighted by the intent of your heart. If you only knew that your whispered thanks in the quiet of your room, the words you utter when you are alone with Him, are inscribed in a ledger held by the Almighty, shaping blessing, shaping judgment, shaping the destiny of your own life and even the lives of those who come after you, you would never speak carelessly again, you would never pray superficially again, and you would never live without awareness of the spiritual dimension surrounding every choice.

Choices… oh, the gravity of the choices you make. The Torah and the Tanakh (Both make up the Old Testament of the Bible) are saturated with the consequences of human decision, not as theoretical exercises but as living realities. Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, the wandering Israelites, David, Solomon, the prophets… they all lived, they all acted, and every action rippled through their own lives and through generations, even til now. The original writers captured these stories with meticulous care, documenting the unfolding of blessing and judgment, the principles of covenant obedience and rebellion, the pattern repeated across generations. If you only knew the weight of your choices, that every decision carries an echo in the spiritual and natural realms, that obedience brings life and rebellion brings separation from the flow of blessing, your eyes would open to the hidden patterns all around you, and you would walk differently, speak differently, love differently.

The veil of misunderstanding has always been one of the most profound traps for humanity. The prophets, the psalmists, the letter writers of the New Testament, they show us repeatedly that men and women often act without comprehension, seeing only the surface of God’s Word, misunderstanding the covenantal, spiritual, and eternal ramifications of their actions. Hebrew verbs and nouns, Greek forms and tenses, the structures of the original texts themselves, all point to layers of meaning and perception, to truths accessible only when one studies, ponders, and seeks the heart of God with an earnest, attentive spirit. If you only knew what the Torah, Tanakh, and New Testament truly say, not in translations or interpretations or traditions or opinions that dilute and distance, but in the very words the original writers used, you would discover truths that shake your heart and demand response, truths that cut through superficiality and expose the hidden realities of God’s kingdom.

And then there is The Messiah, foreshadowed, typified, revealed in shadow and symbol across the scrolls, the writings, the letters. Yeshua, the suffering servant, the promised seed, the true King and Redeemer, His presence is everywhere in the original writings, though unseen by many. David’s psalms, Moses’ songs, Isaiah’s prophecies, the typologies of Joseph and Moses themselves, all point toward the redemption that is now made manifest in the Messiah. If you only knew how tightly these threads are woven, how deliberate the pattern, how clearly the original writers pointed toward the ultimate life, forgiveness, and restoration, your faith would shift from abstract belief to vivid, living certainty. You would see that history itself is saturated with His presence and that your life can participate in the unfolding of His plan, not passively, but actively, consciously, fully engaged.

Every word you speak, every prayer, every act of obedience, every lament, every song of praise, every private meditation, God sees it. The Word itself, as the original writers remind us again and again,דָּבָר, dabar in Hebrew, λόγος, logos in Greek, is not lifeless or powerless; it is alive, active, and full of authority, able to bring change, life, and influence wherever it goes. It carries authority, life, and transformation. When Moses wrote, it was not simply to preserve history; it was to make tangible the reality of covenant, law, and promise, so that the people could act and respond with awareness. When the prophets wrote, they did not merely foretell events; they encoded spiritual principles, divine realities, and eternal truths that reveal themselves only when one studies carefully, patiently, faithfully. When the apostles and evangelists wrote in Greek, they were not producing literature, they were inscribing life itself, connecting heaven and earth, demonstrating the interplay of spiritual forces, divine justice and mercy, blessing and consequence, all mediated through the Word that is alive. If you only knew the power contained in reading, speaking, and meditating on the Word, you would handle it differently; you would treasure it as the very lifeblood of your walk with God.

The unseen realm, the spiritual forces, angels, the breath of God moving over ALL creation, the machinations of the divine hand, the vigilance of YHWH in covenant, all of these are recorded in the original texts. Hebrew words like מַלְאָךְ, malak, meaning “messenger,” reveal agents sent by God with authority to carry His out instructions, sometimes human, sometimes divine. 

רוּחַ, Ruach, the Spirit or breath of God, moves invisibly yet powerfully, bringing life, influence, and presence into the world. In Greek, πνεῦμα, pneuma describes the wind, breath, or spirit, including the Holy Spirit working within and through people, while ἄγγελος, angelos mirrors malak, highlighting messengers of God who execute His commands and interact with humanity. These beings and forces operate beyond human understanding, but have direct effect on our tangible reality.  

If you only knew the spiritual battle waging around you, the unseen guidance, protection, and correction available through obedience and prayer, you would live in heightened awareness, not fear, but reverent awe and diligent faithfulness. Every act of obedience, every act of speaking life, every alignment with His covenant principles rever-berates in both the spiritual and natural realms alike.

Life is not merely individual. The original writings consistently show the generational and eternal consequences of our action. Exodus and Deuteronomy repeatedly connect obedience and sin to the life of children, grandchildren, and the nations. Ezekiel shows the principle of personal responsibility within a generational framework, and the New Testament echoes it in teaching about legacy, influence, and eternal accountability. 

If you only knew how your words, prayers, and deeds today are shaping generations, the invisible hand of God recording every moment in His book, the ripple effects of blessing or rebellion, you would walk with a weighty, aware, transformative reverence, knowing that life is not a series of isolated moments but a connected, living, covenantal narrative.

The intimate knowledge of God, the relational awareness that the original writers emphasize, is the cornerstone of transformation. Hebrew יָדַע, yada and Greek γνῶσις, gnosis, the repeated insistence that the heart, not just the mouth or action, matters, these are the keys to awakening, to understanding, to life-changing obedience. If you only knew how deeply God sees into your heart, how He weighs intent, how He records and remembers, how He acts in mercy and justice in accordance with your responsiveness, your life would be completely different. You would speak, pray, and live differently because you would know that every moment is both witnessed and consequential.

If you only knew what the original writers have preserved for you, how deliberately every law, story, psalm, prophecy, and letter was written to open your eyes, to reveal the unseen, to expose the consequences and the mercy, to show the Messiah, to demonstrate the covenant, to record the life of your soul in a book of remembrance, to remind you that your prayers and words are eternal, your choices are powerful, your obedience is life-giving, your rebellion is deadly, you would never be content with shallow knowledge, you would never act in ignorance, and you would never fail to see the immense value of walking intimately, con-sciously, faithfully with YHWH.  

If you only knew, truly knew, the hidden, living, eternal truths of the Word, your heart would burn with understanding, your life would change from the inside out, and the world around you would feel the impact of a soul aligned with the Author of life itself.

And this is where it becomes personal. You don’t have to stay in the dark about the unseen world or about the God who made you. You don’t have to keep guessing at His heart for you. He has spoken, דָּבָר, dabar in Hebrew, meaning not just “word” but “a thing spoken that carries power and substance,” and λόγος, logos in Greek, meaning “the living message, the divine Word through whom everything was made.” His Word is alive. It moves, it acts, it responds. It is not a dead page in an old book; it is the voice of the Living God still speaking. When you read it, it reads you. When you let it into your heart, it begins to work, cutting away what destroys you, planting what brings you life (Heb 4:12). Open it, not as a story collection, but as the very breath of YHWH reaching for you, pulling you closer.

And here is what will change everything for you: the logos John spoke of in John 1:1-3 is Yeshua Himself. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The living Word you hold in your hands is not just information about Him, it is His voice, His heart, His life, still speaking today. To know the Word is to know Him. To ignore the Word is to ignore Him.

Ask Him to open your eyes to see what is really happening around you, the battle, the angels (מַלְאָךְ, malak in Hebrew, ἄγγελος, angelos in Greek, both meaning “messenger”), the quiet ways He has been guiding you all along. Ask Him to breathe His רוּחַ, ruach, His Spirit, His breath, into you, to make you alive to Him, to give you the strength to walk away from the things that break you, and the courage to follow the path that leads to life. Choose today to walk in His covenant, to trust His Word enough to act on it, to speak life into every situation where death and darkness once ruled.

If you don’t know where to begin, start simple: open to the Psalms and read one out loud. Then take a moment to pray, just talk to Him as you would to someone who truly loves you, because He does. Ask Him what He wants you to see today, then write it down. Tomorrow, do it again. Little by little, you will begin to recognize His voice and His hand at work in your life.

Thank Him that your name is written in His book of remembrance when you speak of Him with reverence (Mal 3:16). And then live with your eyes wide open, looking for Him in the ordinary moments, listening for Him in the quiet, trusting Him even in the storm. You will see His Word take root, grow, and bear fruit in ways that will surprise you. You will begin to notice the shift, the protection you didn’t see before, the guidance that keeps you from falling, the courage that rises where fear once reigned.

This is not theory. This is not religion. This is reality. The living Word, dabar, logos, will do what He was sent to do (Isa 55:11). And once you know, really know, you cannot go back to living as though you didn’t.

Shalom, Shalom in Meshiach.