May 1, 2026
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Praise:
Shabbat's Torah portion once again emphasizes our need to be holy – sanctified – and thankfully, it repeats that what God demands He also supplies by His grace and power.
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Abba Father, as we see the war raging inside us between what we want to do to honor You and what our flesh pulls us to do that dishonors You, we thank You that Paul struggled with the same battle and he only found relief in Your grace imparted through Messiah Yeshua (Rom. 7;7-8:4).
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We bless You for clearly bringing this out in the Torah reading as You say repeatedly that You are the One who sanctifies Your priests to serve You (Lev. 21:6-8; 15, 23b, 22:9, 16b; see 1 Pet. 2:5, 9).
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We praise You also for teaching us that just as You set Israel free from bondage in Egypt, so You set us free from our bondage to sin in order to be our God (Lev. 21:31-33; Matt. 9:6; Acts 26:18).
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Lord God, we are thrilled to read in the Torah portion that You command Your people to rejoice before You for a whole week during the feast of Tabernacles [Succoth] (Lev. 23:40).
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Yeshua Lord, we confess that to us one of Your greatest miracles was while You were tempted in every way as we are – yet You never sinned (Heb. 4:15)!
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