Journey with us over the next seven days as we explore the theme of Hope that Delivers: Thoughts from Exodus.

How did the children of Israel find themselves in flagrant sin and under God’s weighty wrath in the second half of Exodus 32? No doubt by way of a long slippery slope!

Let’s pray for strength and grace in the waiting, for faith for radical obedience in the most difficult of times, and let’s rest this Shabbat in HOPE because there is nothing too difficult for our God.

While we don’t yet see the ‘cure’ or the end of this physical pandemic, we can take hope and rest assured that we have the cure – by His grace through faith – for the greater disease for which there was no cure. And we can share this cure, this hope, this confidence, this relief, this transformative message, with friends, family, and coworkers as they ask the deeper questions during this time. Take Hope!

Let’s take a hold of the invitation in Jeremiah in this unprecedented season where man’s wisdom, power, and riches are being tested and found wanting, to press into—and even boast with joy and confidence in—the knowledge of the unchanging character of God.

Let’s remain alert and full of hope, watching for the promises of God to come quickly to life in this season—for God is hastening to see that they do! Spring is here! May His promises spring to life in us and through us as we wait expectantly upon Him.

Jonathan Bernis shares a message of encouragement each day for us to grow in our faith together. Every day he will include a new verse for us to confess out loud over ourselves, our family and friends, and the communities we live in.

In these turbulent times, we are thinking of you and praying for you!

When Jewish Voice Ministries International (JVMI) takes humanitarian medical aid to struggling and impoverished Jewish communities in Africa, we also take lifesaving water filters to improve the health of individuals. Along with this, we conduct hygiene classes that teach about the spread of disease through germs.

Today, Jewish people gather at synagogues throughout the world to hear the book of Esther. They enjoy festive costume parties and lively plays reenacting the Purim story.