ELUL 5 Judgment “You sift my path and my lying down …” (Ps 139:3) The Hebrew word that has been translated as ‘sift’ in our...

ELUL 4 Thoughts “You understand my thought from afar.” (Ps 139:2) An uncontrolled thought life will get us in trouble. Wisdom...

ELUL 3 Sitting and Rising “You know my SITTING down and my RISING up …” (Ps 139:2, emphasis mine) There is so much more going on...

ELUL 2 Search and Know “Adonai, You SEARCHED me and KNOW me.” (Ps 139:1 TLV, emphasis mine) The Hebrew word that has been...

Digital artwork by James Nesbit Elul אֱלוּל Elul is the sixth month of the Biblical calendar, corresponding with the months of...

ELUL 1 Examine Yourself “For if we were to EXAMINE OURSELVES, we would not be judged.” (1Cor 11:31, emphasis mine) We know when we...

Av 30 Measure for Measure “For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged. And with the same measure you use, it shall be...

AV 29 Consider “Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.”” (Hag 1:5 BSB) Worth mentioning is the...

AV 28 Honor “Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of one family], giving precedence and SHOWING HONOR to one...

AV 27 Guide Me “They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither heat nor sun strike them, for He who has compassion on them shall lead...

AV 26 Good Reputation “And he should even have A GOOD WITNESS from those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of...

AV 25 NOT a New Believer “He must not be a new believer, because he might become puffed up with pride and thus fall under the same...

AV 24 Your Household “A congregation leader must … manage his own household well, having children who obey him with all proper...

AV 23 Loving Wealth “An overseer, then, should …” (1Tim 3:2) “… not {be} a lover of money [insatiable for wealth and ready to...

AV 22 Gentle “An overseer, then, should be … gentle, not quarrelsome.” (1Tim 3:2-3) First, folks, let me remind everyone that in...

AV 21 Sobriety “A congregation leader must be above reproach … He must not drink excessively or get into fights.” (1Tim 3:2-3 CJB) ...

Painting by A. Levine AV 20 Teaching Ability “An overseer, then, should be … able to teach.” (1Tim 3:2) We all have our favorite...

AV 19 Kindness to Others “An overseer, then, should be … kind to strangers” (1Tim 3:2) Our 21 st century world is very much...

AV 18 Order “An overseer, then, should be … orderly” (1Tim 3:2) The epistle of 1Timothy is the only place in the Scriptures where...

AV 17 Sober “An overseer, then, should be … sober, sensible” (1Tim 3:2) The word ‘sober’ is not limited to just meaning a lack of...