Daily Bread — Saturday, November 26, 2022
Good Morning. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.'" (Exodus...
1 Kislev — Our Season of Testing
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...
Daily Bread — Friday, November 25, 2022
Good Morning. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.'" (Exodus...
Don’t Focus on the Black Helicopters
If you keep up the news, you have probably discovered that the more news you absorb, the more distressed you become. Some people can’t watch news programs without becoming agitated, aggravated, angry, or even depressed. It would probably do us good to wean ourselves...
Daily Bread — Thursday, November 24, 2022
Good Morning. See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship...and I have put wisdom in the hearts of...
29 Cheshvan — Joy Comes in the Morning
Today is the final day of Cheshvan. As we have learned, this month is representative of darkness and gloominess. Tomorrow begins a new month called Kislev, which is the month that Hanukkah, the Festival of Light, is celebrated. So as we transition from a month of...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Good Morning. The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give an offering to the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves. (Exodus 30:15) When it came to supporting the upkeep of the sanctuary, everyone was considered...
28 Cheshvan — Victory Over the Adversary’s Strongholds
Dotting the mountainsides of northern Israel are various castles, fortresses and other strongholds. Once such stronghold is called Nimrod’s Castle. Actually, it has nothing to do with Nimrod but is a sprawling Crusader fortress, a stronghold, that sits atop a mountain...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Good Morning. When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, that there may be no plague among them when you number them. (Exodus 30:12) In our day and time, a...
27 Cheshvan — Resisting Cultural Trends
According to some traditions, it was on this day that Noah and his family departed from the ark, just a little over a year after entering into the ark. Scripture records this in Genesis 8:18, 20-21: “So, Noah went forth, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives...
Daily Bread — Monday, November 21, 2022
Good Morning. You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood....And you shall put it before the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you. (Exodus 30:1, 6)...
26 Cheshvan — Invading the Darkness
Today we recall that the month of Cheshvan is considered to be a time of darkness and gloominess. We also recall that, according to Isaiah, the Galilee was a place of spiritual darkness that was shone a great light as Messiah ministered in that area. “Now when Yeshua...