I’ve been doing this a long time, so when I tell you this is a strange week of writing, believe me. I like to have a theme for the week, or write in a series, but this week, I am writing mostly random thoughts. Today’s thought is from Romans 12 (again), but this time from…
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Very rarely have I sat down to write the RR with nothing particular in mind, but today is exactly such a day. I sat and sat until this verse came to mind. Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern…
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Rabbi Trail: Today is March 8th. How appropriate to begin with this verse, whose message is “march forth Abram.” End RT. Genesis 12:1 Then Adonai said to Abram, “Get going out from your land, and from your relatives, and from your father’s house, to the land that I will show you. The first words of…
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In the past several years and even more so in current times, there seems to be a preoccupation in the Body of Messiah toward spiritual warfare. As I minister very frequently in deliverance ministry or pray for God to set people free from demonization, I consider myself to be quite familiar with its practice when…
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This rambles a bit, but please follow me here. The last 2 Hebrew words of Psalm 121:4 form the name of our congregation … Psalm 121:4 Hine Lo-Yanum, V’Lo Yishan – – Shomer, Yisrael. Psalm 121:4 Behold, the Keeper of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps. Shomer Yisrael (I spelled it phonetically as “Shomair,” but it…
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Yesterday, I made a promise. Today, by the grace of God, I am going to keep it. What the world would be like if God were in charge? How did this get to be the big question of the day? For about three weeks I’ve been writing on the Ten Commandments. As I’m wrapping up…
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The Decalogue is a combination of 2 Greek words. “Deca” is Greek for “ten”, while “logos” is Greek for “word.” The “Ten Words” is also how we speak of the Ten Commandments in Hebrew. In Hebrew they are the Asarat HaDabrot or Ten Words. Eser is Hebrew for “ten,” while davar is Hebrew for “word.”…
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The Tenth Commandment – Do Not Covet Exodus 20:13(17) Lo Tach’mod, bayt Rayecha; Lo-Tach’mod Ayshet Rayecha, V’Av’do Va’amato V’Shoro VaChamoro, V’Kol, Asher L’rayecha. Exodus 20:17 Do not covet your neighbor’s house, your neighbor’s wife, his manservant, his maidservant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s. Each of the last 5 Commandments starts…
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God has a special call on the children now, and He is working through them as never before. The Lord said to me recently, “Let the children come to me. It’s time for my Spirit to light the fire in the children in greater measure. They stand as beacons before my throne. I shine through…
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In Exodus 20, verse 16, the Hebrew word for “testimony” is Ayd (Ayin-Dalet) meaning “witness.” The witness can be either the person providing the testimony, or the testimony (spoken word) itself. There is one other meaning of the word. Ayd can also be evidence. In Hebrew, there are no clear lines of distinction between the…
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