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June 6, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • Psalm 2:10–12

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Psalm 2:10-12

So now, O kings, show insight; Take warning, O judges of the earth. Serve Yahweh with fear And rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

• The Jewish Scriptures are an endless goldmine where those who keep digging will keep collecting nuggets of truth and wisdom. Psalm 2 is no different, with an allusion to the second person of the Triune Godhead. We find Yeshua pre-incarnate all throughout the Jewish Scriptures, acting in accordance with the Father, and for our benefit. Here, Gentile kings are advised to respect the Son or else. This warning is not just for kings, but it reminds us that all people, all the way up to the most powerful leaders, will have to answer to God for how they responded to Yeshua.

Take An Inventory

July 2, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • Acts 7:51–53

Acts 7:51-53 “You men—stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears—are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. And which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become; you who received the Law as ordained by angels, and yet did not observe it.” • Stephen retold the story of his people and how God had protected them and provided for them over the years in so many ways. He accused them in no uncertain terms, and reminded them that their fathers had a reputation of killing the prophets and resisting messages from the Lord. Looking back at God's work in their lives, they should have been nothing but grateful for His provision and protection. When was last time you took time to take an inventory of all that God Has done for you?

Why Would He Care?

July 3, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • Acts 8:3–4

Psalm 8:3-4 When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have established; What is man that You remember him, And the son of man that You care for him? • The psalmist is in awe at God's creation and everything that surrounds him. We should be in awe as well, but what is more worthy of noticing is that the very same God who created the heavens, the moon and stars, created us and wants a personal relationship with us. He is never forcing us into a relationship but gave us a free choice to worship and adore Him. No other deity in the history of mankind comes even close to the personal God who loves us and sent His Son to die for us. Let Him know how grateful you are today!

Breaking Bread in Unity!

June 24, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • Acts 2:46–47

And daily devoting themselves with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number daily those who were being saved. • When the Body of Messiah was born in Jerusalem, there were no denominations, creeds, or church buildings, but simply men and women who put their trust in the death and resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah. Manmade regulations and differences started to appear, dividing the Body into many denominations way beyond what Yeshua started. Sound doctrine and good theology are essential to a healthy Christianity, but have we gone far beyond the major tenets of the faith? While never compromising on the majors, how much more effective would we be if we displayed more unity?