“I bless YHWH who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.” – Psalm 16:7 Oh my wonderful Counselor! If it had not been for You, where would I be. When there’s no one there to talk to me, You are there. When I don’t know which way to turn, You are […]
Shabbat Shalom – God, You are Good – Psalm 119:68
Shabbat Shalom! “You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.” Father God, I can’t think of a time when You weren’t good to me. Even when I wasn’t good to You, You never held that against me. Instead, You were with me in the midst of my sorrow. You were there for me […]
How Should we look at the Ten Commandments Today?
We have grown up with the term “the ten commandments” without actually knowing what they say or if there really are just ten of them. We have been taught by our parents, the church, movies, and cartoons that God gave Israel, not us, the ten commandments. The word commandment also has a negative connotation for […]
The Wisdom of Jethro, Moses’ Father-in-Law, Establishes a True Justice System
When we look at history we see where our present-day life originated. We can see how we’ve improved some systems like plumbing. There are others we’ve abolished like human ritual sacrifices. One system that is the backbone to any country is their justice system. How well do they provide justice for their citizens? Are they […]
Shabbat Shalom – Depart From Me, You Evildoers – Psalm 119:115
“Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.” Shabbat Shalom! People try to make you feel bad for following God’s Word. They make excuses as to why they feel like you don’t have to follow His ways. That just believing is enough. The next time this happens to you, […]
War on the Way to the Promise Land
Now we see why God had the children of Israel take weapons with them when they left Egypt. On their journey to the land flowing with milk and honey, they encounter their first battle. Amalek attacks Israel. The reason isn’t given. They meet up at Rephidim, which means, “resting places.” The Amalek attacked Israel while they […]
The Children of Israel Left Egypt in Military Style
Whenever you hear the story of the Exodus or see a movie about it, the children of Israel are leaving Egypt in a chaotic way. There are masses of people trying to hurry out of Egypt before Pharoah changes his mind again. This is not what the scriptures tell us. It says they left Egypt […]
Thank God for His Glorious Name – 1 Chronicles 29:13
“And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.” – 1 Chronicles 29:13 In everything we do, receive, or give we need to thank God. Today Father, we thank You for being able to move our limbs, speak, hear, see, touch, or taste. We thank You for Your Holy Spirit guiding us […]
You Can’t Challenge God and Expect to Win
After two years of dealing with COVID, we gain a whole new prospective concerning the exodus from Egypt. We are only dealing with one plague. Can you imagine dealing with ten plagues? Up to this point the Egyptians had to deal with no drinking water, being overran by frogs, lice, and flies, the devastation of […]
The Beginning of the Priesthood
It’s easy to look back and see how God was working all along. We can see how He was setting us apart, removing people who were no longer any good for us, shutting doors we didn’t want to shut, and a host of other examples. But while going through those experiences, we could barely see […]
