30 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 — Sunday, December 1, 2024
For You will light my lamp; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall. (Psalm 18:28-29) I have often said that the Adversary is the Master Illusionist. He always appears as something that he is...
29 Cheshvan — Fix Your Eyes On Him
If you keep up with 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...
Daily Bread — Saturday, November 30, 2024
With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; with a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless. With the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. For You will save the humble people, but will bring down haughty...
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 — Friday, November 29, 2024
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all His judgments were before me, and I did not put away His...
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...
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...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered His voice, hailstones and coals of fire. He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them. Then the channels of the sea were seen, the foundations of the world were...
25 Cheshvan — Who Is My Neighbor?
It was on this day in the year 109 B.C. that King John Hyrcanus destroyed the city of Samaria, the capital of the Samaritans. Eventually, this day became a national holiday in Judea. However, the ancient sect of Samaritans have survived to this very day. For...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, November 26, 2024
And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. (Psalm 18:10-11) It is interesting that David associates God's secret place with darkness....
24 Cheshvan — Storing Up Treasure
When traveling in the Middle East, certain things become very clear very quickly. One of those things is the value of water. It’s badly needed. It’s scarce and, consequently, a very valuable commodity. The value of water is accentuated by the fact that, in Israel,...