Daily Bread — Thursday, October 3, 2024
O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, who have set Your glory above the heavens! (Psalm 8:1) As a child, I would often lay in bed, and in the darkness, attempt to contemplate GOD -- the all-powerful, eternally existent Creator of heaven and...
29 Elul — No Excuses
Today is the last day in the month of Elul and it was on this day that tradition believes God created the sea creatures and fowls of the air. The Bible says: So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded,...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. He made a pit and dug it out, and has fallen into the ditch which he made. His trouble shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down on his own...
28 Elul — Shining His Light
Today, the 28th day of Elul, marks the commemoration of the fourth day of creation. According to Scripture, here’s what happened on the fourth day: Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, October 1, 2024
God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready. (Psalm 7:11-12) We have mentioned in previous devotions the care we, as followers of the Messiah, should...
27 Elul — Calling Forth The Hidden Seed
Today is considered to be the commemoration of the third day of Creation. According to the Scripture, here’s what happened on the third day: Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear” and it...
Daily Bread — Monday, September 30, 2024
Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; for the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart. (Psalm 7:9-10) In concert with issues we discussed in the previous devotion, notice...
26 Elul — Standing Firm
This day commemorates the second day of Creation. As in our previous installment, there is no way to know for certain if this is accurate or not, but assuming it is, let’s look at what happened on the second day of creation: Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in...
Daily Bread — Sunday, September 29, 2024
Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded! (Psalm 7:6) When one considers all the psalms said to be written by David and then observe how many times he prayed for God to act...
25 Elul — Answer The Call: Be Light!
Judaism believes it was on this day, the 25th of Elul, that Creation began. This belief is based on another tradition which assigns the day that Adam was created on as the first day of Tishri, also known as Yom Teruah (the Feast of Trumpets). The Bible tells us that...
Daily Bread — Saturday, September 28, 2024
O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; save me from all those who persecute me; and deliver me, lest they tear me like a lion, rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver. (Psalm 7:1-2) Reading through the psalms ascribed to David, it doesn't take long to...
24 Elul — Keep Working!
It was on this day, in 520 B.C., that Zerubbabel and the people of Judea began to clear the Temple site in preparation of construction of the Second Temple. We can read about this in the book of Haggai: “So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of...