Daddy, Don’t Fall!
As we honor our dads on this Father’s Day weekend, I would like to share with you a special memory of mine. When I was a young child, my father worked in the phosphate mines in Central Florida. After a series of accidents and injuries at the work site, the company launched a
Yeshua’s Exceeding Joy
Recently, I shared a beautiful portrait of believers from the Epistle of Jude. (If you would like to read it, it is entitled “Jude’s Message to Believers” in this same devotional webpage.) Today, I would like to show you another beautiful nugget from the book of Jude. Considering all the encouragement Jude gives
Jude’s Message to Believers
Have you ever taken a look at the book of Jude? It is only a short 25-verse letter, but it is packed with very colorful imagery and deep theology. Jude, one of the Lord Yeshua's earthly brothers, intended to write his letter to the believers about their faith, but then devoted two-thirds of
Changing Curses to Blessings
As I was walking home last week, I fell and broke my ankle very badly. I told my husband that my entire world was turned upside-down (including myself) in two seconds. This threw a wrench into all my travel plans for the summer. It interrupted all the projects I was involved in. I
A Three-fold Commemoration
This week is a special holiday in Israel called Jerusalem Day which commemorates the reunification of the city of Jerusalem under Jewish sovereignty after the Six-day War in 1967. It was the first time in nearly two thousand years that the Jews had control over the whole city, including the Western Wall and
Be People of Prayer
This week in the United States a National Day of Prayer will be observed. As I read in Deuteronomy today, I was struck by how many times Moses fasted and prayed for the people of Israel. Three times he fasted for forty days--once while receiving the handwritten covenant of God, and twice on
Unexpected Rains
The first time I came to Israel, in the month of June, I enjoyed the bright sunshine and endless blue skies for a month before I thought, “I wonder what the weather forecast will be next week?” I bought a newspaper and turned to the weather section and laughed when I read that
You Are Being Watched!
There are not many places you can go in this world without encountering surveillance equipment. From security cameras in public areas to doorbell cameras in many homes, most people want to know what is happening around them at all times. Yes, your every move is being watched! But you don't have to be
Live to God First
As we just finished observing Passover week, it was so good to be able to eat some fresh-baked, fluffy bread. During Passover, only unleavened bread (crackers), called matzah, can be eaten. And there are a number of other dietary restrictions that the Jewish people also command all year long. Today I read Leviticus
The Cups of Redemption
My husband has often preached a beautiful Passover message about the Four Cups (Levels) of Redemption (as symbolized in the four cups of wine taken during the Passover Seder ceremony). The Lord not only saves us and forgives our sins, but He works within us to make us into vessels of honor that
Standing Against Opposition
As Jewish people prepare to celebrate Passover this week, they have resolved to stand firm in the face of much opposition. The wars in the Middle East have been a daily reality for many in Israel, and numerous acts of antisemitism have risen before the faces of Jews around the world. But just
Nature Rejoices Over Us!
Isaiah 44:1-5 says, "Yet hear now, O Jacob My servant, and Israel whom I have chosen...'For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessings on your offspring...They will spring up among the grass like willows
A Willing Heart
Exodus 35:4-36:7 (excerpts) tells a beautiful story about the offerings that were brought to build the Tabernacle. And there is a lesson in this for each of us today, “And Moses spoke to all…the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying, “Take from among you an offering
A Good Jealousy
Many years ago, as I was walking through the corridor of our local church, I overheard a mother call to her daughter, “Come on, Jealousy, it’s time to go!” For a moment I stood appalled, thinking to myself, “Why would a mother name her child Jealousy? How horrible! How insensitive!” I thought she
Scattering Generosity
One day a few years ago, a meek elderly man dressed in very worn, but clean and pressed, sweater and khaki pants knocked on my door. He was asking to do any menial yard work for a small offering. At first, I said no and went back inside. But as I watched him
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