Month: September 2023
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Day 31, Tishrei 1 – Return to the LORD your God (2023)
Today we enter the month of Tishrei, the 7th month of the Biblical calendar. Today is Yom Teruah, the Feast of Trumpets, also known as Rosh Hashanah. You can read more about this day in Lev. 23 and Num. 29. This feast foreshadows the second coming of our Lord when He will return with the…
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Day 30, Elul 29 – Accepting the Consequences of our Sins (2023)
Our sins have consequences that may affect ourselves or others. If you break a vase, even if the owner forgives you, damage has already been done – the vase is broken, the broken glass must be cleaned, and the price must be paid for a new vase to be purchased. Sickness is an example of…
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Day 29, Elul 28 – Having Humble Hearts (2023)
When he heard the words of God’s Torah, King Josiah could have made excuses. His father Amon was an idol worshiper and his grandfather Manesseh committed more sins than even the evil Amorites that God had cast out before Israel. Based on his background, this also could have been his first time hearing these words…
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Day 28, Elul 27 – God Gives Second Chances (2023)
God is a God of second chances. Jonah was given a second chance to preach to Nineveh after he disobeyed the first time. The city of Nineveh’s wicked deeds deserve God’s judgment, but God gave them a second chance and 40 days to repent. In Exodus, immediately after the first 40 days Moses fasted and received…
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Day 27, Elul 26 – No More Running Away (2023)
Like Jonah, have you run away from God? Has God called you to do something, but you kept putting it off because you didn’t want to do it? Let us no longer run away from the Lord. Let us return to God and obey Him. Prayer: Lord God, please forgive me for the times when I’ve…
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Day 26, Elul 25 – Praying for your Persecutors (2023)
The second part of Job’s repentance and restoration was praying for the very men who accused him of sin and persecuted him with their words when he was suffering innocently. Are there people in your life who have hurt you deeply, like Job’s friends? Even if you were innocent like Job, pray for those people. If…
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Day 25, Elul 24 – No More Questioning (2023)
Like Job, have you ever questioned why God does the things that He does? We may not always understand why God does what He does, but we can always trust that our loving Father will always make everything work for good for those who love Him. Like Job, let us repent and no longer question…
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Day 24, Elul 23 – Dying Daily (2023)
Giving your life for the Lord isn’t limited to being willing to die physically when held at gunpoint for your faith. It is also a daily dying – dying to our desires, pride, and concerns about our reputation, and letting Him live through our thoughts, words, and interactions with other people. Simon Peter repented, and at…
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Day 23, Elul 22 – The Forgiven Much Will Love Much (2023)
Through her tears, humility, affection, and offering, the sinful woman showed that she loved Yeshua (Jesus) much and was forgiven much. We have all been forgiven much. Let us all love Him much. Prayer: Father, my sins are greater than a debt of 500 denarii and I had nothing with which to repay. Yet, You…
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Day 22, Elul 21 – Take Action Like Zaccheaus (2023)
If the Lord returned today, would you be ready? Look through your current life, and like Zaccheaus, take action. Restore what you have taken wrongfully, apologize, and mend relationships that you have broken. Prayer: Merciful Savior, You have shown great mercy to me. Like Zaccheaus, I once was lost and You loved me, saved me,…
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