Daily Devotionals
Dress Rehearsal
September 26, 2017 - 12:00 am“This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work — whether native-born or a foreigner residing among you . . . ” — Leviticus 16:29 A note to our readers: This week marks the continuation of the … Read more…
The Yom Kippur Goats
September 25, 2017 - 12:00 am“Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He is to cast lots for the two goats — one lot for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat.” — Leviticus 16:7–8 A note to our readers: This week marks the … Read more…
The Father of Success
September 24, 2017 - 12:00 amI will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise. — Psalm 138:1 The saying goes, “Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.” Everyone is quick to take credit for successful ventures, but no one wants to take responsibility for failed attempts. However, in … Read more…
God’s Alarm Clock
September 22, 2017 - 12:00 am“‘On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets.’” — Numbers 29:1 A note to our readers: Today marks the second day of Rosh Hashanah and the beginning of the High Holy Days … Read more…
The Head of the Year
September 21, 2017 - 12:00 am“Say to the Israelites: ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts.’” — Leviticus 23:24 A note to our readers: Today marks the first day of Rosh Hashanah and the beginning of the High Holy … Read more…
Jeshurun Grew Fat
September 20, 2017 - 12:00 amJeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, they became heavy and sleek. They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Saviour. — Deuteronomy 32:15 The Torah portion for this week is Ha’azinu, which means “listen,” from Deuteronomy 32:1–52, and the Haftorah is from 2 Samuel 22:1–51. … Read more…
The Wisdom of Our Elders
September 19, 2017 - 12:00 amRemember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you. — Deuteronomy 32:7 The Torah portion for this week is Ha’azinu, which means “listen,” from Deuteronomy 32:1–52, and the Haftorah is from … Read more…
Listen and Learn
September 18, 2017 - 12:00 amListen, you heavens, and I will speak; hear, you earth, the words of my mouth. — Deuteronomy 32:1 The Torah portion for this week is Ha’azinu, which means “listen,” from Deuteronomy 32:1–52, and the Haftorah is from 2 Samuel 22:1–51. This week’s Torah portion consists of only one chapter and is … Read more…
Our Eternal Home
September 17, 2017 - 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 In 1903, Joseph Chamberlain, the British Colonial Secretary, made an … Read more…
How Dedicated Are You?
September 15, 2017 - 12:00 amFor Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her vindication shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch. — Isaiah 62:1 The Torah reading for this week is a double portion, Nitzavim-Vayelech, from Deuteronomy 29:9–30:20. Nitzavim means “standing” … Read more…
