Sarah Her name means: “Chieftainness” or “Princess” Her character: Beautiful enough to attract rulers in the ancient world, she could be strong-willed and jealous. Yet Sarah was considered a loyal wife who did what was right and who didn’t give in to fear. Her sorrow: That she remained childless for most of her life. Her […]
Posts from February 2017
Blessings over Israel For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. ~ Deuteronomy 7:6 (NKJV) ~ May Yehovah God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and […]
Jeremiah 29:11-14 (CJB) For I know what plans I have in mind for you,’ says Yehovah,‘plans for well-being, not for bad things; so that you can have hope and a future. When you call to me and pray to me, I will listen to you. When you seek me, you will find me, provided you seek […]
True Believers should sigh and cry out for our fellow humans who are suffering, and fervently pray “Thy kingdom come Yeshua Messiah!” Sharon “Scientists warn that parts of southern Africa already hit by record droughts now face another potential food crisis because [of] the invasion of a crop-eating pest, known as the ‘fall armyworm’” (BBC, February […]
Priscilla Her name means: “Worthy” or “Venerable” Her character: One of the first missionaries and a leader of the early congregation (church), along with her husband, Aquila, she risked her life for the apostle Paul. Priscilla was a woman whose spiritual maturity and understanding of the faith helped build up the early congregation. Her sorrow: […]
Romans 8:31-35 (CJB) What, then, are we to say to these things? If Yehovah God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare even his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all — is it possible that, having given us his Son, he would not give […]
Blessings about Yehovah God’s Word Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. ~ Psalm 119:105 (KJV) ~ King David, the Psalmist, loved the Word of God. Job said, “I have esteemed the words of His mouth, more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12, KJV). The book of Hebrews […]
Lydia Her name signifies that she was a woman of Lydia, from Asia Minor Her character: A Gentile adherent of Judaism, she was a successful businesswoman who sold a type of cloth prized for its purple color. As head of her household, she may have been either widowed or single. So strong was her faith […]
Blessings for Yehovah God’s Children But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. ~ 1 Peter 2:9 (KJV) ~ What an awesome privilege… Yehovah God chose us! He […]
1 Corinthians 13:3-7 (CJB) I may give away everything that I own, I may even hand over my body to be burned; but if I lack love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind, not jealous, not boastful, not proud, rude or selfish, not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. Love […]