One of my favorite stories in the Bible is Jonah and the Whale; technically, I should say Jonah and the Big Fish. Jonah was told to go to a significant Gentile power and preach repentance, something Jonah didn't want to do. The story of Jonah, or Yonah, in Hebrew, shows us God's great compassion and... Continue Reading →
Tishrei is the month of the Fall Feasts; it's the most wonderful time of year! It begins with the sounding of the shofar at Yom Teruah (Trumpets) and Rosh Hashana (The Head of the Year). It leads into the Day of Atonement, the Feast of Tabernacles, and the beginning again of the yearly Torah reading... Continue Reading →
We got some light rain yesterday and a little more steady rain for a little bit this morning after many dry months. It's nice to see rain, especially as we enter the New Year on God's calendar tonight. A couple of weeks ago, I started recording my Friday night teaching, so if you want a... Continue Reading →
Ezekiel 14:1-11 CJB "Then certain of Isra’el’s leaders came to me; and while they were sitting with me, 2 the word of Adonai came to me: 3 “Human being, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, thus setting in front of themselves the stumblingblock that leads to sin. Should I let them consult me at... Continue Reading →
We have entered the month of Elul on God's calendar, which proceeds the High Holy Days. Every day during Elul and the Ten Days of Awe is noted by the blowing of the shofar to awaken people from spiritual slumber. How can the shofar (rams horn trumpet) awaken people spiritually? Jeremiah 6:15-18 tells us that... Continue Reading →
Two hours sounds like a long documentary, but The Essential Church could have been much longer, considering everything it covered, and honestly, I wish it was much longer. From the fight of Grace Community Church against government restriction, two jailed pastors in Canada, and a crash course in Scottish Covenanter history, the film left me... Continue Reading →
The Ninth of Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar; it marks the day of the ten spies' negative report, the destruction of the First and Second Temples in 586 BCE and 70 CE, and many other adverse events in Jewish history. Do you remember when Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492?... Continue Reading →
Hebrews 3:7-4:2 NASB "Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, "Today if you hear His voice, 8 Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, As in the day of trial in the wilderness, 9 Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me, And saw My works for forty years. 10 "Therefore I was angry with... Continue Reading →
Tammuz is the fourth month on the biblical calendar. It's a month in which we want to see ourselves progressing, but there are snares to be avoided. When the children of Israel got tired of waiting on Moses, they built a golden calf (Exodus 32). Even after witnessing the plagues against Pharoh and the parting... Continue Reading →
Exodus 12:1-2 CJB "Adonai spoke to Moshe and Aharon in the land of Egypt; he said, 2 “You are to begin your calendar with this month; it will be the first month of the year for you." God began His calendar with salvation and deliverance. In the second month, God introduced Himself to His people as... Continue Reading →
Many of us know that God's thoughts are not our thoughts, nor are His ways our ways. But have you ever thought about what that means on a practical level? One of the clearest examples is the Biblical Calendar which begins in Nissan, corresponding to March and April on our calendar. To be in God's... Continue Reading →
When we hear the word prosperity in the American church, we automatically think of money. But should that be our first thought? Webster's 1828 dictionary defines prosperity as "Advance or gain in any thing good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; success; attainment of the object desired; as the prosperity of arts; agricultural or... Continue Reading →
The Passover story is the greatest drama in all of the Bible. The story begins with a Pharoh who forgot Joseph and decided to put God's people into slavery. This was no average bad guy; he had the spirit of anti-Christ on him and decided to kill all the Hebrew boys two years old and... Continue Reading →
Exodus 12:1-10 NASB95 "Now the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 "This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, 'On the tenth of this month they... Continue Reading →
"Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)" - Psalm 150:6 AMPC In Exodus chapter fifteen, we read the Song of Moses and Israel. Several psalms recount what God did in the Exodus. Praise is an integral part of our lives as believers, and the last cup of... Continue Reading →
Casey D. Bell 