Walk While You Have Light
“Then Jesus said to them, ‘A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.’ These
Toe to Head Revival
There was once a most pitiful man who was born lame. He had to depend on friends to carry him every day and deposit him on the Temple steps where he would sit all day begging with his head lowered in shame and embarrassment. Then, his friends would return and scoop him up
Tender Moments with Mom
As we celebrate Mother's Day this week, I remember my precious mom, Helen. She would often take me as a child up on her lap and comfort me when I was afraid of thunder in the night, or when I fell down and scraped my knee, or when a favorite pet was lost.
The Ultimate Independence Day
Today is Israel's Independence Day. Along with all the happy celebrations--picnics, air shows, flag-waving--these thoughts were in my mind when I read Jeremiah 33:6-9 regarding the city of Jerusalem... "Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. And I
A Continual Memorial
This week Israel celebrates Memorial Day and Independence Day. There will be solemn ceremonies to remember those who fought in the epic battles that helped gain this country her sovereignty and statehood. Then there will be barbeques and picnics to celebrate the liberty and blessings that Israel now enjoys. While many will honor
How God Sees Us
You’ve probably been told many times that God loves you or that you are a child of God. Embracing that concept is of primary importance. Do you know how God sees you when He looks at you? He has a heart filled with the same love that a father has for his little
The Fruit of Our Lips
The world we live in has become a society of “anything goes”. There is no filter on content that can be presented on television and Internet sites. Politicians speak out of both sides of their mouths, saying one thing today and another thing tomorrow, until no one knows what to believe. It is
No Wedding Crashers Allowed!
Have you ever heard of someone "crashing a wedding"? This is when people dress in their finest formalwear and attend a wedding they have not been invited to simply to enjoy the good food, take pictures of a happy bride and groom, meet new friends and have an enjoyable evening. They have fun
Our Bridegroom Cometh!
Weddings in Israel are exciting events. Because of the promise God made to Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars, most Jewish weddings take place at night in an outdoor venue so the bride and groom can look up above their wedding canopy and see the stars as a
Mirrors of Reflection
When Jesus healed a man who had been born blind in John 9, the religious leaders did not want to accept that Jesus had healed him and excommunicated him from the synagogue. Jesus later found the man and said to him, “For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do
When Did God Leave?
I found something curious in Genesis today. When Jacob fled from Esau, he stopped overnight at Bethel and had a dream of God standing at the top of a ladder. One of the things God told him was, “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and I will
Bread, Glorious Bread!
We are currently in the middle of Passover week in Israel. Last Friday, many people burned all the bread and other wheat products in their houses and exchanged them for dry, tasteless matzah crackers for the next seven days. It is about this time of the week that people start to tire of
Today is Your Day
As we sat around our Passover Seder table this week, we talked about the ten plagues that the Lord God brought on the Egyptians to bring the release of His people. First, their water became blood. But that was not enough to change Pharaoh's mind. Then, Moses warned Pharaoh of the second plague—frogs,
A Reason to Celebrate
Last Friday, I wrote a devotion about the women who were mourning Yeshua's death amid the celebrations all around them. Today, I can’t help but finish the story… “Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
Mourning Amid Celebration
Today is Good Friday, the day we commemorate Yeshua’s crucifixion. Many people are talking about the atoning sacrifice that Yeshua made on the cross for our sins. And, of course, that should be our central focus. But I would like to divert your attention for just a moment to some other key players
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