Psalm 86:11 – “Teach me Your way, O Yahweh; I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.”

As I read, prayed, and mused on the Word of God today, the Hebrew word (Yachad) gripped my heart.   In simplicity, it means “togetherness.”   However, it is more than a loosely linked camaraderie.  It is making one so blended that there is no distinction.  It is the preventative against double-mindedness.

Psalm 86:11 – “Teach me Your way (singular), O Yahweh; I will walk in Your truth…”   The Way of God is a revelation of who God is His character!   The Psalmist says, “If You expose to my heart, Your character THEN or as a result I will serve You with my all.  Let me know, You and my heart will totally belong to You.”

Then (Yachad) enters the picture.  “Unite (Yachad) my heart to fear (reverence) Your name.” LORD, enable me to know You so that I become ONE with You, and my life will express who You are!  I will become a living letter from you to the world and the church.

In verses 12-13, he says, “I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and glorify Your name FOREVER.  For (because) Your lovingkindness (chesed) toward me is great, and You have delivered my soul from Sheol below.”

God revealed His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.   God’s character united (Yachad) Moses to Him and His purpose.   God’s power was the focus of the people.

Today, there is a tendency to focus on the power of God rather than the person of God.   If we become united with the person, the power is present when needed.   The person (character) of God unites and transforms, the power of God awes, but is soon forgotten as the heart craves the desires of the flesh.

LORD, Unite (Yachad), our hearts!