Daily Bread — Monday, January 20, 2025
Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day. (Psalm 25:4-5) As Messiah taught us, the way (path) that leads to life is narrow and, very often, troublesome....
19 Tevet — What Do You Believe?
We read in the Scripture that when Messiah was brought before Pilate, the Roman Governor asked Him, “What is truth?” The irony of the question is that Truth was standing right in front of Pilate. He was staring at Truth but he would not, or could not, recognize...
Daily Bread — Sunday, January 19, 2025
Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day. (Psalm 25:4-5) In Hebrew, God is sometimes referred to as Ein Sof -- "There is no end" -- in order to describe the One...
18 Tevet — The God of “Right Now”
When God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt and into the wilderness of Sinai, He descended upon the mountain and said: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” He didn’t say, “I am the Lord your God who...
Daily Bread — Saturday, January 18, 2025
To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in You; let me not be ashamed; let not my enemies triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed. (Psalm 25:1-3) In the days when Israel had a Sanctuary, if someone sinned there were sacrifices that...
17 Tevet — Taking It To The Streets
In Judaism, this day commemorates the death of two prominent 18th century rabbis, who were also regarded as maggidim or “preachers.” A maggid, or preacher, is distinguished from a typical rabbi in that a rabbi’s audience tends to be scholars and students. A...
Daily Bread — Friday, January 17, 2025
Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors and the...
16 Tevet — Give Them Up!
It was on this day in 1947 that the ship called “29th of November,” filled with Jewish immigrants to the Holy Land, was turned away by the British. The reason it was denied entry was because it contained, at least in Britain’s view, “displaced persons” they considered...
Daily Bread — Thursday, January 16, 2025
Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors and the...
15 Tevet — Blessed Are The Peacemakers
It was on this day in 1977 that Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to begin discussing peace between the two countries. This would eventually lead to what was called, “The Camp David Accords” of 1978. The terms of the...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, January 15, 2025
This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face. Selah. (Psalm 24:6) As we begin to consider how this passage might inspire us, it is important to bear in mind the things we have gleaned from the previous verses, especially in regard to being...
14 Tevet — The Adversary Within
Have you ever uttered a prayer that goes something like this? “Father, forgive me of this - again.” If we’re honest, most of us have, at one time or the other, struggled off and on with something that keeps tripping us up. To that issue, the writer of Hebrews...