PADDING
Sixth Night of Chanukah
Chanukah is a historical story of provision. The Jewish people had suffered greatly under the mistreatment and abuse of the Seleucid Empire but God provided what they needed to endure and overcome. He provided resolve and courage to the Maccabean fighters to stand up to Antiochus IV’s oppressive rule. He issued the strength and who knows how many circumstance-by-circumstance interventions so that the outnumbered revolutionaries could win the battle against their vast enemy. He furnished one day’s worth of oil, found amid the desecrated Temple supplies, and used it to provide eight days of light. He restored to Jewish hearts the joy of worshiping the only true God.
God provides for us each day as well. He meets our daily needs for food and clothing. Still, we worry. Unexpected events can rattle our security, such as a sudden health issue, financial need or relational crisis – events that exceed our supplies to cope with them.
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When we don’t have enough strength to face the onslaught of obstacles coming against us, enough supplies to last more than a day, or enough hope to rise above one more piece of bad news, God is there with us, ready to provide for our needs. He is with you, holding you up, ready to fill you with what you need to make it through.
Peter instructs us to cast all our anxiety on the Lord because He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7). Jesus said, “The Father knows what you need before you ask Him” (Matthew 6:8). The apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians, “My God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in [Messiah] Jesus” (Philippians 4:19). To the Corinthians, he wrote that “God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8).
All things, at all times, all that you need. Those are some pretty strong assurances. God knows your needs, and He cares about your needs. He has promised to take care of you. As you light your Chanukah candles this night, remembering how the God of Israel provided for the Jewish people long ago, remember this glorious, good news, too: God knows your needs and is a strong and loving provider. You can rest in His care.
And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in [Messiah] Jesus.
Philippians 4:19
Shine a Light
Give a Gift of Gelt
The story of Chanukah is a story of a miracle...God’s miracle in providing light for eight days with oil that was only enough to last a single day.
Each day of Chanukah this year, you can give a gelt offering that shines the love of Jesus to Jewish people around the world. Your gifts throughout Chanukah — clean drinking water, medical care, the Good News and more — will demonstrate your commitment to reaching our Jewish brothers and sisters with the Gospel. Would you consider giving the following gift today?
Give $75 to help fund an early childhood development center
For a gift of $75, you can help a child get the chance to meet Yeshua (Jesus) and be discipled in the faith for a full year at a Jewish Voice early childhood development center.
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Light the Candles with Your Family
Place six candles in the chanukiah tonight, setting them in the holders at the far right and placing them from right to left. As you light the Shamash, or Servant Candle, recite the Messianic Jewish Chanukah blessings:
Blessed are You, LORD, our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with Your commandments and has given us Yeshua the Messiah, the Light of the World.
Blessed are You, LORD, our God, King of the universe, who has performed miracles for our ancestors in those days at this time.
Using the Shamash, light the Chanukah candles in the opposite direction from which you placed them in the holders, according to the Jewish custom of honoring the newest first. Light them from left to right. Return the Shamash to its place. Let the candles go out on their own. They should burn for at least half an hour.
