Daily Devotionals
The Power of Will
May 28, 2018 - 12:00 amBut some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean on account of a dead body. So they came to Moses and Aaron that same day and said to Moses, “We have become unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be kept from presenting … Read more…
As the Wheel Turns
May 27, 2018 - 12:00 amIt is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another. – Psalm 75:7 A Jewish folktale is told about a young couple who lived around the 12th century. The couple was newly married and still getting to know each other. The wife knew that her husband had previously … Read more…
Grateful for What We Prayed For
May 25, 2018 - 12:00 amA certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth. The angel of the LORD appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.” – Judges 13:2–3 The Torah … Read more…
Our Labour of Love
May 24, 2018 - 12:00 amHe gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their work required and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their work required. They were all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest. But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because … Read more…
Every End is a New Beginning
May 23, 2018 - 12:00 amWhen Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings. He also anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils. – Numbers 7:1 The Torah portion for this week is Naso, which means “count,” from Numbers 4:21–7:89, and the Haftorah is from Judges 13:2–25. It’s the … Read more…
Confession Is Good for the Soul
May 22, 2018 - 12:00 am“Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the LORD is guilty and must confess the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to … Read more…
The Message of the Firstfruits
May 21, 2018 - 12:00 am“Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.” – Exodus 23:16 Today is the second day of the Jewish holiday, Shavuot. Because this is a non-working day for observant Jews, this devotion was prepared in advance for you. This past Sunday, Jews around the … Read more…
For Your Sake, God
May 20, 2018 - 12:00 amRise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long. – Psalm 74:22 Today is the first day of the Jewish holiday, Shavuot. Because this is a non-working day for observant Jews, this devotion was prepared in advance for you. Psalm 74 is a despondent psalm. … Read more…
Through the Door of Hope
May 18, 2018 - 12:00 amThere I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt. – Hosea 2:15 The Torah portion for this week is Bamidbar, … Read more…
Our Answer to Indifference
May 17, 2018 - 12:00 am“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites are to be mine. I am the LORD.” – Numbers 3:45 The Torah portion for this week is Bamidbar, which means “in the desert,” from Numbers 1:1–4:20, and … Read more…
