On the Authority of God’s Word – The Hidden Thread in the Seekers’ Portion
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“‘The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,’ says my soul; ‘Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.’ [Num 18:20] The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him, to those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].”
Lamentations 3:24–25 (AMP)
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As I sat with this verse today, something stirred deep in me—not in my intellect first, but in my spirit. The phrasing caught my breath and then breathed into me. “To those who seek Him on the authority of God’s word.” It wasn’t just the act of seeking—it was the ground I’m allowed to stand on when I seek. A legal right. A divine foundation. The soul’s inheritance.
The beginning drew me in gently: “The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul… And it was as if the Spirit whispered, “Whose voice is speaking here? What part of you is testifying?” Not the body. Not the mind. The soul.
The Hebrew word for portion here is חֵלֶק (cheleq)—it means more than just an allotment or share. It refers to a legally assigned portion, something given by covenant, not earned. It’s the same word used in Numbers 18:20, when the Lord told Aaron that he would have no inheritance in the land, because “I am your portion and your inheritance.” Not the land. Not possessions. I Am.
So when Jeremiah—brokenhearted, watching the fall of Jerusalem, writing Lamentations through his tears—utters this, it’s not poetic optimism. It’s declaration from the depths of devastation. “The Lord is my portion.” Not what I lost. Not what I hoped would happen. Not the temple. Not the system. He Himself is what I have. And that is enough.
Then the verse builds: “Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”This isn’t passive waiting. The Hebrew word here for wait is יָחַל (yachal), which means to hope, to wait with expectation, often used when trusting God in times of suffering. It’s the same root used by Job when he said, “Though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him.” (Job 13:15)
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But then the verse shifts again—and this is where the fire landed today:
“To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].”
There’s a divine legal ground established here. We don’t just seek God out of desperation. We seek Him because we have the right to—because He said we could.
The Hebrew word for seek in this passage is דָּרַשׁ (darash). It means more than a casual glance. It means to pursue, to search out by investigation, by prayer, by worship, by inquiry. It’s a word of intentionality—not passive, not vague. To seek is to press in with desire paired with direction. And in Hebrew culture, darash was often used in legal or covenantal language. To seek meant to petition, as in a courtroom. To bring a case before a king.
And what gives us that access? What gives us the right to bring our cry, our longing, our confusion, our ache before the throne?
On the authority of God’s Word.
In the Hebrew concept of “authority,” the word often used is מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat)—meaning divine judgment, verdict, or established ordinance. In simpler terms: what God has already said is binding. His Word is law in the spirit realm. His promises are not suggestions. His covenant is not fragile.
So when we seek Him, we’re not begging a far-off deity for scraps. We are invoking His Word—standing under its covering, appealing to its promise, reminding Him of what He already declared.
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The Preceding Context: Lamentations 3
Zooming out for a moment, this entire chapter is a dialogue between deep suffering and anchored hope. Jeremiah begins the chapter in sorrow. He describes God’s hand as heavy, his soul as downcast, his body as broken. But verse 21 is the hinge: “But this I recall to mind, and therefore I have hope…”
What does he recall?
“The Lord’s lovingkindness indeed never ceases, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22–23)
From despair to declaration. From agony to inheritance.
Then comes our passage: “The Lord is my portion…”
He’s not saying it after everything has been restored.
He’s saying it in the middle of the ruins.
That’s the transferable wisdom here. We seek not because we feel it—but because we know Who He is. We don’t wait because it looks good—we wait because we remember His Word, His covenant, His mercy. We don’t hope based on evidence. We hope based on authority.
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The Revelation Hidden in Plain Sight
The soul speaks in this verse. Not the mind. Not the emotion. The soul knows what the storm wants us to forget.
The soul knows portion means inheritance—and inheritance is not earned, it’s received.
The soul knows waiting isn’t passive—it’s active agreement with heaven’s timeline.
The soul knows seeking is not aimless—its legal pursuit, rooted in covenant.
And the soul knows God’s Word has authority—not just poetry.
The Amplified captures what the Spirit is saying so clearly:
“Seek Him on the authority of God’s Word.”
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Transferable Wisdom: What We Do With This
We declare Him as our portion when other sources fail us.
We choose expectation even when outcomes are uncertain.
We seek with confidence because we’re standing on His Word, not on shifting feelings.
We remind our soul that God has not changed—even when everything else has.
This is how we live in the in-between.
This is how we access what’s already ours.
This is how we wait with power, seek with boldness, and hope with unshakable expectation.
Because He is our portion. And that is enough.
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Final Thought:
When your soul rises to speak, let it say what Jeremiah’s soul said. Let it remember what is true even when the ruins are still smoking. And when you seek—don’t knock timidly. Stand tall. Walk in. Carry the scroll of His Word, and remind Him of what He wrote. Because He told you to. Because it still stands. Because He is still good.
And His Word still holds all authority.
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I Hear the Spirit Say:
“I have not forgotten what I promised you—have you?
Come boldly. Petition My throne not with trembling doubt, but with covenant confidence. I see when your lips quiver and your heart questions. I know when your hands hang limp in the waiting. But I have given you something stronger than your emotion and more enduring than your circumstances: My Word.
I hear the soul that seeks Me—not with a wish, but with a knowing. I hear the one who reminds Me not because I forget, but because it activates alignment. You are not begging for what is uncertain—you are invoking what is already yours. I am your Portion, even now. Not in theory. Not in hindsight. In this very breath.
When you seek Me on the authority of My Word, you step into legal territory. You move angels. You stir open doors. You realign the earth to heaven’s decree. This is not poetic language—it is courtroom protocol. You are My witness. Speak what I have spoken. Plead the promises. Present the scroll.
I will not deny what I Myself have declared.
So seek—not in desperation, but in dominion. Wait—not in weakness, but in worship. And hope—not in shadows, but in the bright flame of My faithfulness.
For I AM your Portion.
I AM your Inheritance.
I AM the Word made flesh—and My Word still speaks.”
