Why thank G-d

Thanks to G-d gives joy, taking our mind off of ourselves and focusing on the goodness G-d is showing to us. Thanking G-d is showing faith that we believe His word, we rest in His promises. Thanking G-d gives us peace. Thanks to G-d shows love for Him and gives us love in our hearts.  It is thanksgiving. " We give thanks" is the normal saying now.  But I know to whom I give thanks, it is the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  The One who provided himself a lamb for my sins and the transgressions of the people of Israel.

Coming up to the Time of Jacob's Trouble

The reason people say The Time of Jacob's Trouble (also known as the tribulation) is near is

1) Israel is back in the land and

2) the signs of the beginning of sorrows as recorded in Matthew 24:5-8 "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Messiah; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Yeshua was speaking to the nation of Israel in the nation of Israel. For 2 thousand years the beginning of sorrows could not be fullfilled because there was no nation of Israel. Now Israel is real and the time draws near for sorrows as relating to the nation of Israel.

We know the rabbi from New York claimed to be Messiah but did not live long enough to make it to Israel. Others will claim to be the Messiah there in Israel. Wars and rumors of wars are prevalent right now in the middle east plus kingdom against kingdom. Many middle east countries are simultaneously having inner struggles for power. We know earthquakes are more frequent. With all the war, famine usually follows. You can see events progressing to the beginning of sorrows which leads into the time of Jacob's trouble

Business Ethics

Business Ethics is an interesting subject. Having just gotten off the phone with a relative

who has had the unhappy experience of an acquaintance's unethical business dealing and seeing  how it

affected my relative makes me think of Proverbs 11:1" A false balance is abomination to the

L-RD: but a just weight is his delight."

 When we  do what G-d's word says  to do we are exercising faith that his word is true  and he will bless us

for doing his will.

 We can  choose to act like the world in our business dealings but it is an  abomination to G-d.