Daily Devotionals
There’s More to Life
February 18, 2018 - 12:00 amYou, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. — Psalm 63:1 The introductory phrase to Psalm 63 informs us that David wrote this psalm while in the Judean … Read more…
Coin of Fire
February 16, 2018 - 12:00 am“Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.” — Exodus 30:13 The year 2018 is important for Israel and the Jewish people as we celebrate the … Read more…
The Only True Possessions
February 15, 2018 - 12:00 amAs soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions. — Numbers 16:31–32 The year 2018 is important for Israel and the Jewish people as we … Read more…
The Lord’s Shovel
February 14, 2018 - 12:00 am“Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.”—Deuteronomy 14:22 The year 2018 is important for Israel and the Jewish people as we celebrate the modern State of Israel’s 70th Birthday. You can be part of this momentous milestone with Rabbi Eckstein’s 70 devotions offered … Read more…
Extending Acts of Kindness
February 13, 2018 - 12:00 am“And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.” — Isaiah 58:10 The year 2018 is important for Israel and the Jewish people as we celebrate … Read more…
Paid in Full
February 12, 2018 - 12:00 amBlessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in times of trouble. — Psalm 41:1 The year 2018 is important for Israel and the Jewish people as we celebrate the modern State of Israel’s 70th Birthday. You can be part of this momentous milestone with Rabbi Eckstein’s … Read more…
Our Rock and Our Shaper
February 11, 2018 - 12:00 amTruly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. — Psalm 62:2 These days, people spend a lot of money to get in shape. We pay for gyms and nutritionists, and some people will spend hundreds of dollars on personal trainers. We spend the … Read more…
To Live Again
February 9, 2018 - 12:00 amThen he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your … Read more…
Jerusalem, Our Eternal Home
February 8, 2018 - 12:00 amIf I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy. — Psalm 137:5–6 The year 2018 is important for Israel and the Jewish people as … Read more…
The Past Is Priceless
February 7, 2018 - 12:00 amSo Ephron’s field in Machpelah near Mamre—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city. — Genesis 23: 17–18 The year 2018 is … Read more…
