Proverbs 25:11 A word fitly spoken     is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.  Words Are Effective and Powerful The “setting of silver” describes the outward appearance of our words. The deeper meaning of our words is what is inside: “the apples of gold.” In...

Numbers 6:26 The LORD turn his face toward you     and give you peace.  God Lifts Up His Face In subordination to God, we would lift up our faces to Him. But what does it mean by saying that God will “lift up His face” to us? God is not our subordinate, but the...

Numbers 6:5 They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the LORD is over…  Self-Control God gave us bodies, and He wants us to enjoy the world He created for us. But we sometimes let the material side of things get out of control. Cultivating...

Exodus 19:11 …be ready by the third day, because on that day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.  Be Ready The custom of staying up all night on Shavuot is based on the story in Exodus. Moses told the children of Israel to “be ready...

Exodus 23:16 Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the first fruits of the crops you sow in your field.  First Fruits First fruits are the product of our own labors. When we work hard and reap the harvest, we can fool ourselves into forgetting that everything we have...

Psalm 118:24 The LORD has done it this very day;     let us rejoice today and be glad.  Every Day Is “The Day” For many, this kind of attitude may take a lifetime to master. Others will pass through this world without ever knowing the kind of joy that this perspective...

Numbers 1:2 Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.  Counting We see the importance of counting which opens with a census of the children of Israel: “Take a census of the whole Israelite...