Daily Bread — Wednesday, April 17, 2024
You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy 16:20) In Jewish thought, any one who tramples on those who can't defend themselves is seen as an enemy of God. In follow up to that...
8 Aviv — Out of the Mouth of Babes
The Bible tells us that children are a heritage of the Lord and happy is the man whose quiver is full of them (Psalm 127:3-5). As it turned out, my quiver would only hold four - Brandon, Nathan, Alan and Allison, my one and only little girl. There is something that...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, April 16, 2024
You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy 16:20) As it is written in Hebrew, a literal translation of the first part of this verse would be rendered, “Justice, justice shall you...
7 Aviv — He Was More Than Just A Man
Today is the seventh day of the month Aviv which means we are approaching the season of Passover and Unleavened Bread. As we enter into this time, we should begin contemplating its meaning. The essence of the Passover story reveals the Creator’s commitment to our...
Daily Bread — Monday, April 15, 2024
You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy 16:20) Those who sit in judgment of others must be people of integrity, bound to administer justice in a lawful and unbiased manner. It...
6 Aviv — You Can’t Please Everyone
Have you ever felt that, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to please the people around you? We’ve all felt that way from time to time and, frankly, we know that its not possible to please everyone at all times. This is not a new thing because in the...
Daily Bread — Sunday, April 14, 2024
You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is...
5 Aviv — Harlots and Tax Collectors
It was on this day that Joshua sent two spies to go in an survey Jericho and the surrounding area, as we read in Joshua 2:1-2: “Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, ‘Go, view the land, especially Jericho.’ So they...
Daily Bread — Saturday, April 13, 2024
You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment. (Deuteronomy 16:18) As long as there have been nations, there has been a need for good, strong...
4 Aviv — Are You The One?
From his prison cell, John the Baptist sent emissaries to Yeshua with an interesting question. It’s recorded in Matthew 11. “And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, ‘Are You the Coming One, or do...
Daily Bread — Friday, April 12, 2024
Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. Every man shall...
3 Aviv — Stop Giving Our Children to Molech
It was on this day in 1944 that Nazis raided the ghetto of Lodz, Lithuania, and removed all of its children for execution. It’s hard to imagine that there are people who could be so cold as to hurt children. But unfortunately, from the beginning, we see that the...