On this date in history, 07/19/1780: The Battle of Bergen Blockhouse, New Jersey. #otd #tdih https://www.historycarper.com/....1780/07/25/waynes-at
People are so puffed up that they'll take opinion over Scripture. Every excuse to ignore Yahuah's Torah! John the Immerser is the lowest bar for salvation! If you aren't willing to go as far as Yohanan then you aren't willing to seek salvatiom and all you want is to fit in with society. Standing out is not for everybody!
Leviticus 23:3, “For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.” Do you realize that contained in this verse we have been given the perfect combination of exercise and rest? Our Creator gives us all of the instructions to maintain our health in our diet, exercise and even our rest.
DEVOTIONAL
From Dawn to Dusk
Close your eyes for a moment. And while you do that, picture this wonderfully diverse planet we call home. (Yes, really.)
Everything that you just imagined—God created all of it. And God created all of us to worship Him.
From north to south and east to west.
From bustling cities to slow-paced villages.
From lifeless deserts to life-packed forests.
From the highest mountains to the farthest oceans.
“From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised!”
Psalm 113:3 NIV
The sun “rises” and “sets” on all of us. All people, all languages, all nations. All skin colors, eye colors, and hair colors. All shapes, sizes, and personalities. Rich and poor. Aching hearts and contagious smiles.
An eclectic mix of people from various parts of the world have always been praising God from generation to generation—and it continues to happen now. And we know it will never stop.
In Revelation 7, John has a vision of a “great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb,” who is Messiah. They are serving and worshiping, all day and night.
God’s people—past, present, and future—are worshiping people.
We can worship with our songs.
We can worship with our money.
We can worship with our lives.
And one day, when we finally see things clearly, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Yeshua Messiah is Master. But today, we don’t have to wait to worship.
When sunlight streams through your windows, you can worship.
When the evening sky turns orange-ish pink, you can worship.
When you’re in a season of waiting, you can worship.
When you’re in a season of receiving, you can worship.
When your heart is breaking, you can worship.
When your heart is full, you can worship.
From dawn to dusk, let the name of the Lord be praised.
Today, think about this verse and consider what compels you to worship God. Then, shift your heart toward Him and don’t forget to worship.
DEVOTIONAL
From Dawn to Dusk
Close your eyes for a moment. And while you do that, picture this wonderfully diverse planet we call home. (Yes, really.)
Everything that you just imagined—God created all of it. And God created all of us to worship Him.
From north to south and east to west.
From bustling cities to slow-paced villages.
From lifeless deserts to life-packed forests.
From the highest mountains to the farthest oceans.
“From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised!”
Psalm 113:3 NIV
The sun “rises” and “sets” on all of us. All people, all languages, all nations. All skin colors, eye colors, and hair colors. All shapes, sizes, and personalities. Rich and poor. Aching hearts and contagious smiles.
An eclectic mix of people from various parts of the world have always been praising God from generation to generation—and it continues to happen now. And we know it will never stop.
In Revelation 7, John has a vision of a “great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb,” who is Messiah. They are serving and worshiping, all day and night.
God’s people—past, present, and future—are worshiping people.
We can worship with our songs.
We can worship with our money.
We can worship with our lives.
And one day, when we finally see things clearly, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Yeshua Messiah is Master. But today, we don’t have to wait to worship.
When sunlight streams through your windows, you can worship.
When the evening sky turns orange-ish pink, you can worship.
When you’re in a season of waiting, you can worship.
When you’re in a season of receiving, you can worship.
When your heart is breaking, you can worship.
When your heart is full, you can worship.
From dawn to dusk, let the name of the Lord be praised.
Today, think about this verse and consider what compels you to worship God. Then, shift your heart toward Him and don’t forget to worship.
Q99: How many altars did Balak build when he asked Balaam to curse Israel?
#quiz
PS: Discussions are very welcome, but please do not give the answer away in your discussions.
Hint: Numbers 22
Thought for Today: Wednesday July 19:
Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Grace evokes gratitude like the voice an echo. Gratitude follows grace as thunder follows lightning.
BIBLE STUDY LESSON 08
SERIES V --- JOURNEYS FOR YESHUA
ATHENS
THE SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY: PAUL AT MARS’ HILL IN ATHENS
From Acts 17:16-34
The men who had accompanied Paul to Athens returned at once to their homes in Berea. They brought word to Silas and Timothy, who had remained in Berea, to join Paul in Athens as soon as possible. While Paul waited for them, he looked around Athens to see what kind of city it was. He was deeply troubled as he saw idols everywhere. Paul entered into discussions with the Jews and devout Gentiles in the synagogues, and spoke daily in the public marketplace with those who came by. He also had discussions with Epicurean and Stoic philosophers, who scoffed when Paul told them about Yeshua and the resurrection. [What is this babbler trying to say?] some of them asked. [He must have some new foreign religion,] said others. Paul accepted their invitation to present his views at a discussion meeting on Mars’ Hill. [Now tell us more about this new teaching. What you are saying sounds strange, but we want to know more,] they said. This was rather typical of the Athenians and some visiting foreigners, for they spent much of their time telling and listening to new thoughts. When Paul stood in the midst of these people, he presented the following speech: [Gentlemen, I recognize that you are very religious men, for on a tour of your city I noticed your many sacred objects. I found one altar with this inscription, ‘To an Unknown YHVH.’ Evidently you have been worshiping Him without knowing Who He is. So let me tell you about Him. [He is the YHVH Who has made the world and all that is in it. He is Adonai of heaven and earth, and thus does not live in temples which men have made. He is the One Who gave life and breath to everything on earth, so He does not depend on our handiwork to sustain Him. From one man named Adam He made all the people on earth, gathering them into the nations which have settled in various places throughout the lands. It is He Who has determined which nations would rise up to be great, and when these things would happen, and where their boundaries would lie. Behind all of this is one supreme purpose which He established, that these people might seek Him, searching earnestly for Him until they find Him. Of course, nobody needs to search far, for He is quite near us at all times, for our life, movement, and being are in Him. One of your own poets said, ‘We are truly His children.’ Now then, since all of our attributes have come from Him, how can we think that He is an idol which men have made from gold, silver, stone, or anything else which men have made? In the past YHVH has overlooked such ignorance. Now, He insists that people put away these foolish things and worship Him alone. He has appointed a certain day to judge the world by the standards of righteousness, and He has appointed this Yeshua to serve as His judge, and has focused the world’s attention on Him by raising Him from the dead.] When Paul mentioned the resurrection from the dead, some of the people scoffed. Others said, [We will listen another time when you tell us more about these things.] The speech was over, but a few gathered around him and became believers. These new believers included Dionysius, one of the leaders of the city, and a woman named Damaris.
COMMENTARY
ATHENS
The citizens of Athens loved to boast of their city’s long and proud history. They called themselves [the people who sprang out of the earth,] because their ancestors had lived in Athens longer than human memory. No one knows who was the first inhabitant, but archaeologists have discovered traces of people who lived there in the earliest ages of human history. The Greek poets declared Athens the most beautiful city in the world. They praised its magnificent temples and public buildings. The Parthenon, the famous temple of Athena, is still admired today for its dignity and grace. The city was named after Athena, the Greek goddess of truth and justice. Her temple stood on top of the Acropolis, a rocky crag in the centre of Athens. From its height, the Athenians could look out over their city and the Aegean Sea. The large open space below the Acropolis was called the {agora.} It was the marketplace and social centre of the city. This open plaza was surrounded by great columned porticos. The wise men of Athens often gathered there to debate their philosophies. When Paul visited this city on his second missionary journey, he argued with the philosophers in the city agora. On a second hill, lower than the sacred Acropolis, was the open-air court of the Areopagus. The Athenians took Paul to this windswept rock, demanding that he defend the Gospel in a public hearing. The apostle gave one of his most famous speeches from this flat-topped hill. But even though Paul won a few people to Moshiach, he was not able to establish a church in the ancient city of Athena.
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