Have we lost our first love? Is our self-sufficiency robbing us of our need for daily intimacy with Jesus? In Revelation 3:20, Jesus says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me.” While many […]
The Day of Atonement – Why Yom Kippur is Still Important Today
Every year, Jews worldwide celebrate Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement. Repentance. Confession. Humility. These three heart postures envelop the holiest day of the Jewish year. During this second fall festival (Yom Teruah or Rosh Hashanah is the first), the Creator of heaven and earth judged the nation’s sins, cleansing them from unrighteousness. While Israel […]
How To Be Rooted in Christ
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6-7 -Excerpt is taken from “Exalted: Christ in Colossians,” written by Esther Dorotik. “Therefore,”–a pivotal transitional word–pointing us back to the previous verses […]