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Have you ever thought of yourself as a builder? Building something is far more than just bricks and mortar – building something takes accounting, not just for the resources required, but the foundation, the measurements, the engineering of a structure and of course the blueprints. In this Torah portion Moshe is calling for the Israelites to come together and to take account – who were they as a people and who were they as individuals. Each one impacted the other – like bricks and mortar - without collaboration of the two there would be no wall and if there was...

It is clear by looking at the events of Tammuz how this fourth month can be a month of either spiritual sight or blindness, extreme victory or vicious failure - the difference between blessings and curse - life or death. We often stand at these crossroads and the decisions we make can either lead to abundance and a good harvest or completely the opposite.

The 10 Devarim are filled with promise of shalom as all of the Torah is rooted in these words. All of Fathers laws and commands, His statutes and precepts have their foundation in these 10 Words. Yeshua in His teaching in the gosepls continues to teach on these Words and expounds further and deeper into this truth  (Matthew 5). Picking up from the previous blog we unpacked a few of the devarim and in this post we will continue to do so. We start with the Devarim 3 and 8. The 3rd devarim says “You shall not take the name...

Our last Torah portions have all been around the law – the mitzvot, mishpatim and chukot – loosely translated in English as laws, ordinances and statutes. In Parsha Yitro [Jethro] Exodus 18 – 20, we see the Israelites called into preparation to meet with Elohim at Mt. Sinai. This was the moment when they would literally "see" the voice of Elohim and fully understand His might and power. Remember for over 200 years they had been subject to the gods of Egypt and it stands to reason that they would be comparing Elohim with their Egyptian frame of reference. Moshe...

Psalm 139:14 says I thank you because I am awesomely made,wonderfully; your works are wonders —I know this very well.   This verse is so precious to me as I remember my mother speaking this over me throughout my life and it has sustained me in deep moments of despair and self-doubt. I have passed this verse on to my children in the faith that they would always know how precious they are to their Abba Father. When I discovered the roots of my faith in the Torah this verse took on a much deeper meaning than just the love...