We know we should be thankful, but why does it seem so hard to make it a habit? What if we took a new look at God’s commands to be thankful? -What about you; how do you practice gratitude?
Jeremiah 17:9 says, “the heart is deceitful above all things ” The New King James goes on to say it is “desperately wicked” while the Tree of Life Version calls it “incurable
The booths of Sukkot offer us symbols of the fragility and transient nature of life Tents are temporary, and so are our earthly lives This physical world is the only one we’ve known, and though we accept that we’ll someday leave it, life-in-the-moment on planet Earth can feel rather sure
Remembering Israel’s wilderness days reminds us of how God’s presence dwelled with them during their decades-long wandering As they roamed the desert, they did so by the guidance of God’s presence represented to them in a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night
The booths that we build today for Sukkot represent the tents that God had the Israelites live in during their 40-year sojourn in the wilderness. Their tents protected them from the elements and serve as reminders of God’s divine protection of us today.
God instructs us at Sukkot to remember that He made the Israelites live in tents in the wilderness. Their wandering experience was more complicated than merely living in temporary housing as they traveled. The barren desert offered no food or water for them.
They bless God for their waking in the morning and again at night for Him seeing them through the day And, they have a day set aside to intentionally celebrate God’s Word Simchat Torah (SIM-khat TOR-ah) means “Joy of the Torah
Have you ever gone camping – the kind where you sleep in a tent and go without electricity and running water Close quarters, hard ground, no kitchen – the experience makes everyday tasks a little more difficult Life while camping is a bit less comfortable, but it’s worth it, right
In the midst of the continued political stalemate in Israel, the region is facing the potential for war with Iran. And if the words of the Deputy Commander for Operations of Iranian Revolution Guards, Abbas Nilforoushan, can be believed, the threat is significant.
