"When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship is to go out the south gate; and whoever enters by the south gate is to go out the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he...
The following Scriptural Nugget is the eighth in a mini-series based on John 11. "You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish." (John 11:50) I can just imagine what might have gone on in Caiaphus'...
"The fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you . . . In this Year of Jubilee everyone is to return to his own property.” (Lev. 25:11,13) “In the Year of Jubilee the field will revert to the person from whom he bought it, the one whose land it was.” (Lev 27:24) “If...
"Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" (Luke 24:26-27) It's Easter morning. All the children in the neighborhood are raving about the "Easter Egg Hunt" down in the local park. They're all going, and what's more, your own...
In our last visit together the evening before Ruth’s death she shared with me a profound truth, which I wish to share with all of you. Before leaving her beside that night, I held her hand and prayed for God’s healing. And as was usually the case, when I...
"Therefore this is what the LORD says: 'If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman.'" (Jer. 15:19). The destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity are...
"Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature." (Rom. 13:14) In the weeks prior to Easter in our community, advertisements abound for Easter Egg Hunts in the Park. I had never...
“How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me?” (Ps 116:12) The Lord is SOOO good to us that we just stand in awe! The thoughts of what He has done for us make us want to bow down and worship Him! Don't you wish sometimes that there was something you could do...
"Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your compassion blot out my transgression." Psalm 51:1 (NIV) As I pressed the backspace bar on the keyboard while writing, I watched as the words I had just typed disappeared before my eyes. I...
Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ) spoke of the kingdom of God as being composed of treasures new and old. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Passover story where there are spiritual treasures both in the New Covenant and the Old Covenant. The story of Passover...