Devotions

“But his concubine was unfaithful to him and left him to go to her father’s house at Beit-Lechhem in Y’hudah, where she stayed for some time, four months.”
Judges 19:2 CJB

This is one of the most troublesome chapters in Scripture, in my opinion, when we read what happens to this concubine! With that said, understand that we are no different than this concubine, we are all unfaithful! The good news is, God is always faithful!

“God is not human who lies or a mortal who changes his mind. When He says something, He will do it; when He makes a promise, He will fulfill it.”
Numbers 23:19 CJB

I’m so glad we don’t serve a God who changes His mind. He means what He says and says what He means! Our God is solid and totally reliable!

“For Adonai is good, His grace continues forever, and His faithfulness lasts through all generations.”
Psalm 100:5 CJB

We all should rejoice in the fact that God doesn’t give us what we deserve, death and damnation, but instead gives us grace and salvation!
May your day be richly blessed!

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“He answered, You’ve taken away my god, which I made, and gone off with the Cohen! What more have I got? How can you ask me, ‘What’s wrong with you?'”
Judges 18:24 CJB

This is crazy. This man made his god with his own hands and he worshipped it and now he’s lost without it! The sad thing is people do this today! They make their businesses, their financial kingdom and even their physical bodies then worship them as god! Understand they will all fail you!

“You are to have no other gods before me.”
Deuteronomy 5:7 CJB

What do you let stand before you and God? Is it a disease, government or a job? Is it health, wealth or even poverty? Do we let things get in our way of worshipping God?

“Come, let’s bow down and worship; let’s kneel before Adonai who made us.”
Psalm 95:6 CJB

The only thing we should be bowing down and worshipping is Adonai, our God who made us!
May your day be richly blessed worshipping God!
Shabbat Shalom!

“After Mikhah consecrated the Levi, the young man became his Cohen and stayed in Mikhah’s house.”
Judges 17:12 CJB

This is a sad situation that this young Levite (priest) basically prostituted himself out for personal gain! The sad thing is there are many ministries, organization and so called Bible teachers that do the same today!

“For the love of money is a root of all the evils; because of this craving, some people have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves to the heart with many pains.”
1 Timothy 6:10 CJB

This is a problem today that people have a love of money, instead of a love for God! Understand it’s not a sin to be rich or poor! It’s a sin if you worship it!

“No one can be slave to two masters; for he will either hate the first and love the second, or scorn the second and be loyal to the first. You can’t be a slave to both God and money.”
Matthew 6:24 CJB

We all need to be careful of making wealth or poverty our priority, but instead let’s make Adonai our main priority!
Have a blessed day!
Shabbat Shalom!

“However, after the hair on his head had been cut off, it began growing back again.”
Judges 16:22 CJB

Like Samson, we all fall into sin at one time or the other! But God is so good that when we repent He forgives, forgets and restores us!

“Restore my joy in Your Salvation, and let a willing spirit uphold me.”
Psalm 51:14 CJB

How amazing is it that God restores us so we can be used for His glory again, even better than before! Samson blew it and look how God used him in the end restored and now in the presence of Adonai for all eternity!

“Then, crying, Let me die with the P’lishtim! he pushed with all his might; and building collapsed on the chiefs and on all the people inside, So he killed more in his death than he had killed during his life.”
Judges 16:30 CJB

Remember, God’s plan was to remove all the Philistine (sin) and after repenting, He accomplished it through Samson’s repentance!
So take a good look at everything you have going to see if something needs to change and repent and watch God restore!