Have You Trials and Temptations?
Have you ever gone through a trial or difficult season and asked, “Why me? Why am I going through this?” I think we all have at one time or another. Sometimes we can easily identify the root cause of troubles when they come. But sometimes we simply don’t have good answers for why
Beauty for Ashes
Not all holidays are a happy celebration of a great event. In Israel this week, Tisha B’Av (the 9th of Av on the Jewish calendar) is a day of mourning and fasting for calamities that have befallen the Jewish people throughout history on this specific date. Most notably, both Solomon’s Temple (587 BCE)
The Master of Breakthroughs
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Into each life some rain must fall”? This means that everyone faces trials and troubles from time to time. But maybe lately you have been saying, “When it rains, it pours!” feeling that your troubles have come in doubles. Don’t worry, you are not the only one
God’s Jewels
If you read last week’s devotional entitled “Preaching to the Choir”, I want to apologize for stepping on some toes (I stepped on a couple of my own toes too). And Malachi's audience also had some strong reactions to his message that stung the LORD’s ears, “Your words have been harsh against Me,”
Preaching to the Choir
I'm sure you've probably heard the phrase "preaching to the choir" before. (It is like trying to convince someone of something that they already believe.) If you are reading these devotions we post, chances are you are already believers and have heard these things before, but sometimes even the choir needs to recheck
Focus Through the Static
Our world is inundated daily with news from a myriad of media outlets. And the majority of them are vying for the most alarming and sensational headlines to attract an audience. Why does human nature focus on the ugliness of the world yet fail to see that the cause of that evil is
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
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“‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4 TLV