Daily Bread — Saturday, October 26, 2024
The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. (Psalm 12:6) In sharp contrast to the words of those with wicked motives -- words that are worthless and unreliable -- the sayings of God are free of anything that...
23 Tishri — The End From The Beginning
Today, the 23rd day of Tishri, is called Simchat Torah or “Rejoicing in the Torah.” Today marks the end of the yearlong Torah reading cycle. In synagogues, our Jewish friends will reverently roll the Torah scroll all the way back to its beginning, to the book of...
Daily Bread — Friday, October 25, 2024
They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things, who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail; our lips are our own; who is lord over...
22 Tishri — Don’t Lose Your Cool
Today, the 22nd day of Tishri, is called Shemini Atzeret (the Eighth Day). Traditionally, it was on this day that Moses received the message that he was soon to die and that he would not enter into Canaan. This was greatly disappointing to Moses who, on more than one...
Daily Bread — Thursday, October 24, 2024
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. (Psalm 12:1) The word translated as “help” would be better rendered as “save.” The Hebrew word הושיע hoshia denotes the need to be rescued from certain peril, thus the use of...
21 Tishri — Hoshana Rabbah
Today, the 21st day of Tishri, is referred to as Hoshanah Rabbah, which is, literally, the “Great Save Us.” It was on this day that the priests performed the water libation ceremony, thus the reference to living waters by the Messiah in the gospel of John. “On the...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright. (Psalm 11:7) There is a famous quote ascribed to Oscar Wilde that says, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” Unfortunately, some have used this as an excuse for blatantly...
20 Tishri — If God Be For Us…
It was on this day in 1973 that Israeli forces crossed over the Suez Canal, going deeper into Egypt during the Yom Kippur War. This particular event marked a turning point in that war because, up until that point, it was in doubt as to whether Israel was...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, October 22, 2024
The Lord is in His holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. (Psalm 11:4) If we were only to glance at this verse, something very interesting, even very important, might be overlooked. Specifically, let us consider...
19 Tishri — Love God, Love Your Neighbor
Today is the 19th day of Tishri and it’s the fifth day of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). Here are some thoughts that will hopefully bless and inspire you. Messiah told us that the greatest command in all the Torah (Law) is that we love the Lord with all of our heart,...
Daily Bread — Monday, October 21, 2024
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3) In the midst of his complaint about the wicked and their constant aggression toward the righteous, David asks the question above -- “What will the righteous do if the foundations are destroyed?”...
18 Tishri — Be Of Good Cheer
Today is traditionally the day that the patriarch, Jacob, died. It is recorded in Genesis 49:29 & 33: “Then he charged them and said to them: ‘I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,’ ...And...