Give thanks to the Lord!

Give thanks to Adonai! Call on his name! Make his deeds known among the peoples.  1 Chronicles 16:8 It always amazes me how God works and makes things all come together to make his points.  This was the verse of the day, but it supports our thanksgiving...

Thanksgiving and praise!

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, enter his courtyards with praise; give thanks to him, and bless his name. For Adonai is good, his grace continues forever, and his faithfulness lasts through all generations.  Psalms 100:4-5 The Lord just keeps showing me how we...

Let the word of the Messiah live in you!

Above all these, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together perfectly; and let the shalom which comes from the Messiah be your heart’s decision-maker, for this is why you were called to be part of a single Body.  And be thankful —  let the...

Don’t give the pearls to the swine!

“Don’t give to dogs what is holy, and don’t throw your pearls to the pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, then turn and attack you.”  Matthew 7:6 As usual, the Lord is teaching us, both myself and my wife Cinthya something through things we...

Reject the advice of the wicked!

How blessed are those who reject the advice of the wicked, don’t stand on the way of sinners or sit where scoffers sit! Their delight is in Adonai’s Torah; on his Torah they meditate day and night.  Psalms 1:1-2 A friend we know died yesterday, a pretty healthy...

Is your life blameless?

How happy are those whose way of life is blameless, who live by the Torah of Adonai!  How happy are those who observe his instruction, who seek him wholeheartedly!  They do nothing wrong but live by his ways.  Psalms 119:1-3 The Lord, as usual,...