Dec 5, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. It is God who avenges me, and subdues the peoples under me. He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me … Therefore I will give thanks to You, O...
Dec 4, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day that Roman ensigns, emblems and images were removed from the Temple courtyard by order of Pontius Pilate. The Jews were incensed at the presence of these things in the Temple court and were threatening a war unto the death. Apparently, Pilate...
Dec 4, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarged my path under me, so my feet did not slip. (Psalm 18:35-36) Paul wrote to the Ephesians encouraging them to put on the whole armor of...
Dec 3, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
If no rain had yet fallen by this day in ancient Israel, a day of fasting and prayer was called in order to petition the Creator to send rain. This rainy season is what the Bible refers to as the latter rain. “And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments...
Dec 3, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me on my high places. He teaches my hands to make war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. (Psalm 18:32-34) Here is a saying I like to remind people...
Dec 2, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is the first day in the month called Kislev. According to rabbinical reckoning, this day was considered the official beginning of winter, ending one season and beginning another. In Creation, we see the cyclical nature of God’s design and, consequently, the...
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