Weekly Parasha: Parasha Veyeshev & sermon "Watch"

From the Rabbi's Desk

We have small birds, at least two, that come to drink the nectar from the aloe flower blooming on our balcony. We live on the sixth floor and we have often wondered; 'Of all the flowers blooming around us on street level, how these two birds found our aloe blossom amongst all the balconies in our complex of buildings.'

Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

So many people in the world live not knowing where their next meal is going to come from or if they will even eat. Yet these two birds managed to zero right in on a sixth-floor balcony which has one blooming aloe flower.

I think we need to take a lesson from the parable Yeshua has given us on how the heavenly Father cares for the birds. In fact, as Believers in Messiah Yeshua, every time we see a bird it should remind us of how much more valuable we are to the Father than birds, and take assurance that He will provide for all our needs.

Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. 30) And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31) So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Hi Ellen here…Sunday night just before sundown we light the first Chanukah candle. The season of lights is not all about chocolate coins and potato latkes (fried potato pancakes) …oh yes, it is about so much more. I read an article on the month of Kislev and these are some of the thoughts that stayed with me to share with you. In Hebrew kis means pocket and lev means heart. The month of Kislev is a time to reach into the pocket of your hearts and re-examine your desires. I suggest through prayer and quiet moments of sitting at Yeshua's feet that we hold firmly onto those things in our lives that need adjusting; those things that we thought were lost and rekindle our dreams…hold firmly onto the heart of flesh that the Lord replaced our heart of stone with upon receiving Him as our Messiah. In addition, I would ask that the embers of our candles be ignited into a holy fire to light up our lives and be a light to all those around us! No, it is not about greasy pancakes and jelly doughnuts…it is about the Lord!

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