“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. (Mt. 6:24) It is interesting to see that even though Jesus referred to Satan as “the ruler of this world” (John...
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept… (Mt. 25:5) Back in 1978, the late Keith Green wrote “Asleep in the Light” a controversial song that shocked the Christian world because of its straight forward convicting lyrics that spoke directly to the sleepy, compromising western church of his day. The song was so full of passion...
"You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God". (Lev 23:42-43) Shalom from Jerusalem! Yom Kippur has just...
This is what the LORD says: "A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more." There are two wise old Jewish sayings that I think are important for our time, “The best way to prepare for the future is to...
Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Yeshua the Messiah (Phil. 3:13-14). It has been a very busy...
Do we realize that we actually have a command to seek God? There are people in this world who seek a lot of things - fame, wealth, influence, power, etc., but there are not too many people who really seek God. Yet, seeking God must be man’s most important accomplishment. In fact, I believe that...
Dear friends of FZS, I have just returned home from Kathmandu on Monday morning only to learn that another 7.4 earthquake has struck Nepal once again on Tuesday, leaving scores dead and hundreds wounded. I have already been in contact with friends I met there and they say that people are in shock and disbelief and...
Israel a light unto the nations Israel has done it again… sending our best doctors, surgeons and medical staff along with all our own equipment to the ravaged country of Nepal for medical and humanitarian relief. I have witnessed firsthand the Love and Sacrifice these doctors and staff have made in order to produce such a...
My flight to Nepal on Tuesday was quite unusual, instead of normal passengers, the Turkish Airline flight to Kathmandu via Istanbul was filled with aid workers and search and rescue teams from many different countries including rescue dogs that were permitted on the plane. There were many conversations on that flight of past rescues and what...
Tomorrow we will be flying to Kathmandu, Nepal to join humanitarian relief efforts there after a devastating 7.8 Earthquake rocked the capital of Kathmandu killing and wounding thousands just as scale of devastation begins to emerge, while fears grow that the death toll will rise to as high as 10,000. We at For Zion’s Sake...
"…I am sending for hunters who will hunt them down in the mountains, hills, and caves says the LORD. (Jer 16:16) The train station has been bombed. There is little avenue for escape, but in the dark of the night, Jews leave their homes, their possessions — sometimes even their elderly — and make their way...
…but, 'As the LORD lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of the north and from all the countries where He had banished them.' For I will restore them to their own land which I gave to their fathers. "Behold, I am going to send for many fishermen," declares the LORD,"...
Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass. Brethren, pray for us… (I Thes. 5:24) Dear Praying Friends of FZS, We wanted to share with you a quick overview of the many blessings of 2014 here at For Zion’s Sake Ministries that we have experienced in reaching out to the poor and...
Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart… (Ex 35:21) Dear Friends of FZS, Praise the...
Shalom from Jerusalem! Yom Kippur has just passed and now the week long Feast of Tabernacles Sukkot is upon us. Sukkot is a joyous holiday which commemorates the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt and God's complete provision for them in the wilderness. Our fathers wandered in the desert for 40 years before reaching the Promised...
See, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor; a great throng will return. (Jer 31:8) It has once again been a very busy time for us at For Zion’s...
Behold, he that keeps Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep. (Ps. 121:4) Multiple media outlets report that Hamas’s offensive tunnel network – now known to have been composed of over forty attack tunnels dug underneath Israel’s border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip – was set to be activated during the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashana...
Hudna(Arabic) Western Definition; Cease Fire, truce or armistice. Islamic definition; a tactical pause intended only for rearmament. The current war code named, “Operation Protective Edge” has continued now for 31 days and we are just over 48 hours into the latest Cease Fire with Hamas. There is much skepticism amongst Israelis, and rightfully so, about Netanyahu’s decision to...
“Today I walked in that shadow” Shalom from Israel, Rob White and I (Bradley) are currently here in Sderot, southern Israel, visiting a wonderful brother, Stewart and his wife Eti. They have been living under direct rocket fire for the past 6 years, about 1 mile from the Gaza border. They operates a local charity called, "Hope...
Dear Praying friends of Zion, Thank you for your prayers and concern for those risking (and paying with) their lives to protect and defend the people of Israel! As we mourn the loss of 27 of our brethren soldiers in Gaza, our hearts and condolences go out to the families and loved ones. Widows, orphans, parents, brothers,...