Daily Bread — Friday, April 4, 2025
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He guards all his bones; not one of them is broken. (Psalm 34:19-20) No one likes to suffer; no one in their right mind anyway. Yet when we made the decision to follow the Messiah we...
Daily Bread — Thursday, April 3, 2025
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit. (Psalm 34:17-18) There is no one, not even the simplest of people, who would serve a...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is the man who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? (Psalm 34:11-12) In yesterday's devotion, I briefly mentioned Yeshua's exchange with the rich, young ruler -- a man who...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, April 1, 2025
There is no want to those who fear Him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. (Psalm 34:9-10) In the previous devotion we focused upon the need to possess a reverence and fear of God in that we acknowledge...
2 Aviv — Replace Our Stony Hearts
It was on this day in 1492 that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain signed a decree expelling all Jews from Spain giving them about five months to leave the country. This expulsion culminated on August 2nd of that same year which was, on the Hebrew calendar,...
Daily Bread — Monday, March 31, 2025
Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. (Psalm 34:9) It is written that “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge” (Proverbs 1:7), “the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10) and “the fountain of life” (Proverbs 14:27). In...
1 Aviv — Purpose Over Pedigree
Today is the first day of the month Aviv and, according to Exodus 12, this is the first day of the biblical new year. “Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, ‘This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the...
Daily Bread — Sunday, March 30, 2025
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! (Psalm 34:8) Tasting is a sensory experience that allows us to comprehend and appreciate the different delicacies the physical world has to offer. Yet David suggests that tasting, like all...
29 Adar — A Place Called “Beautiful”
It was on this day in the year 1799 that, in his campaign against the Ottoman Turks, Napoleon captured the city of Jaffa or, in Hebrew, Yafo, which means, “beautiful.” The city is indeed beautiful and I have been fortunate to have visited it many times. It’s not...
Daily Bread — Saturday, March 29, 2025
The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. (Psalm 34:7) Several years ago, the county in which we live experienced an outbreak of several tornadoes, most of which were quite destructive; unfortunately, some resulted in deaths. That...
28 Adar — Love Your Enemies
It was on this day in the year 163 B.C. that Antiochus V (not to be confused with Antiochus the IV of Hanukkah fame), granted freedom of religion and political autonomy to the Jews living in the land of Israel. This was to cancel the decrees of his father, who had...
Daily Bread — Friday, March 28, 2025
I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. (Psalm 34:4-6) The book of Samuel...