There is never not a good time to praise the Lord. We praise Him when we are happy for His blessings of goodness in our lives, and we praise Him in the bad times, for He is our source of strength and ...  Read More

A spoken blessing is very important. In Numbers 6, God instructed Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing:“Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron and his sons to ...  Read More

The importance of harmony—or unity as some translations state—is that the Lord pronounces His blessing in the midst of it. Some translations even say He commands His blessing where there is unity. Lif...  Read More

Jerusalem is a special place. My husband and I had the privilege of traveling there back in 2018, and I felt such a connection with the land. Having a reference point when reading the Scriptures someh...  Read More

If we had lived back in the day, we would have had to travel to where the Tent of Meeting—or later, the Temple—was in order to worship God. Yet now, we are that temple because of what Jesus has done f...  Read More

In the Old Testament, the meeting place with God was usually a specific location. Mount Sinai, where Moses was given the Ten Commandments, was known as the Mountain of the Lord. There, God gave Moses ...  Read More

How many times do we lose ourselves over things that are too great for us to understand? How easily we get rattled by things! The psalmist seems settled that he is no longer going to waste his time an...  Read More

There is forgiveness with God. That should be music to our ears. Who doesn’t mess up in life? The beauty of the salvation story is that our sin has already been paid for. When Jesus said, “It is finis...  Read More

Israel is no stranger to bullying. Bullying is not an isolated phenomenon; it exists in every society and every age, especially among those void of God. History is filled with stories of the conqueror...  Read More

Life works when we fear God and walk in His ways. Blessings follow obedience—it’s called the favor of the Lord. Moses understood this, which is why we find him in Exodus 33:13 asking God:“If it is tru...  Read More

When you consider God’s original mandate for us, it included being fruitful and multiplying. Children are a gift from the Lord. I have experienced many things, but none more precious than the birth of...  Read More

There is nothing worse than wasting our energy and time on something that doesn’t produce results. Oh, we can put it in the pile of stuff labeled “Ways Not to do Something” and chalk it up as experien...  Read More