A week ago in my post called Qadash (Holy), I talk about the principle of rewards. Typically when we think of righteousness, we think of what we’ve been given through our Messiah’s sacrifice, but there is our own righteousness as Continue reading Practicing Righteousness (1 John 2:29)
Last night as Allen and I read this week’s Torah Portion during Shabbat (sabbath), I couldn’t help but be struck by something. So often I hear people praying blessings from Deuteronomy 28 over someone – I’d wager you’ve heard some Continue reading Conditional Promises (Deut 28)
As I was reading this evening I came upon the word “hallowed” in a verse and though I know what it means felt prompted to dig a bit more. The Hebrew word for hallowed (which in other translations was sanctified) Continue reading Qadash (H6942)
The evening before I’m planning to blog, I’ve taken to asking Father where I should look in His word for what He wants me to share. Last night He sent me to 2 John and highlighted verse 6 to me: Continue reading From the Beginning (2 John 1:6)
We were not intended to carry burdens. The number of stress-related illnesses bear witness to that fact. And yet we continually want to hang on to them… why? Ultimately, I believe it comes down to a trust issue.
As I was reading the Scriptures this morning, Psalm 134:2 jumped out at me: Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord! It is really not optional whether or not we take action (i.e. raise our Continue reading Take Action in Worship (Psalm 134:2)
I spent some time researching something a friend had shared about Luke 2:11 and it yet again reminded me we MUST study the word, which means not getting glued to one translation (since it’s likely faulty anyhow), but rather truly Continue reading Translations (Luke 2:11)
When it comes to spiritual warfare there are many notions out there and several of them conflicting. Below you will find a quick summary of some of the most common tactics. This isn’t an exhaustive study, but it is a Continue reading Spiritual Warfare Basics
I asked the Father last night what He wanted me to blog on today so I could start meditating on it and He said “the joy of the Lord is my strength.” I proceeded to go find the psalm that Continue reading Joy of the Lord is my Strength (Nehemiah 8:10)
It’s funny because it feels like a LOT of my recent posts have been on the Torah, which has not been remotely intentional. It’s that He’s trying to drive a point home with me – so you all get to Continue reading Do As They Say (Matt 23)
