Devotions

“When they had brought them out, he said, Flee for your life! Don’t look behind you, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain, but escape to the hills! Otherwise you will be swept away.”
Genesis 19:17 CJB

The Angels tell Lot and his family to get out of town fast and don’t look back at the city of sin and evil!

“Lot said to them, Please, no, my lord!”
Genesis 19:18 CJB

We hear alot about Lot’s wife looking back, but even Lot didn’t really want to leave or let go of sin city! Do we hold onto things? Grudges, jealousies or envies, to name a few! Don’t allow the sinful places you left have a toe hold on you!

“Create in me a clean heart, God; renew in me a resolute spirit.”
Psalm 51:12 CJB, 51:10 NKJB

If you are holding onto stuff, let go and be like David and ask the LORD to give you a new heart!

“Restore my joy in Your salvation, and let a willing spirit uphold me.”
Psalm 51:14 CJB, 51:12 NKJB

Today, let’s not be like Lot, holding onto sin, but let’s be like David, rejecting and repenting so the LORD can give us a new and clean heart!
Have a blessed day with a renewed spirit in the LORD!

“Is anything too hard for Adonai? At the time set for it, at this season next year, I will return to you; and Sarah will have a son.”
Genesis 18:14 CJB

The answer to the question is: “nothing is too hard for the LORD”! Even though Avraham and Sarah are old, Adonai said Sarah will have a son and she laughed, she didn’t believe!

“Sarah denied it, saying, I didn’t either laugh, because she was afraid. He said, Not so-you did laugh.”
Genesis 18:15 CJB

We often do the same. God promises us something and we don’t believe it or we think it can’t happen to us! We think only other people get miracles or blessings, but not us!

Instantly the father of the child exclaimed, I do trust-help my lack of trust!”
Mark 9:24 CJB

Here we see a father bring his sick son to Yeshua because he believed, but really didn’t believe he could heal him! We, too, can believe in Yeshua, but lack belief. He can deal with our situation or needs! Be careful of just laughing things off. Remember the LORD can do anything!
Today, let’s trust that the LORD can and will take care of our problems and needs!

Have a blessed day in Him!

“When Avram was 99 years old Adonai appeared to Avram and said to him, I am El Shaddai [God Almighty]. Walk in my presence and be pure-hearted.”
Genesis 17:1 CJB

Sometimes we can forget that God is Almighty and can do anything! Why? Because He is God, creator of the universe and like Avram He wants us to walk in His presence with a pure heart, His heart!

“For You rescued me from death, You kept my feet from stumbling, so that I can walk in God’s presence, in the light of life.”
Psalm 56:13 CJB

The LORD is always going to have things His way, not ours, so we will always be better off walking in His ways! How do we know His ways, by being in His word!

“How happy is everyone who fears Adonai, who lives by His ways.”
Psalm 128:1 CJB

Today, let’s not be fearful of life, but be fearful of walking through life without the LORD! Let’s do life His way!
Have a blessed day walking in His ways

“It was after Avram had lived ten years in the land of Kena`an that Sari Avram’s wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her slave-girl, and gave her to Avram her husband to be his wife.”
Genesis 16:3 CJB

Sarah heard what the LORD told her that she would have a son! She doesn’t fully trust God and takes matters into her own hands, Avram (Abraham) doesn’t object, but goes along with her instead! Do we do the same? Do we lack trust?

“Trust in Adonai with all your heart; do not rely on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him; then he will level your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 CJB

Often times, the LORD makes promises and gives us direction. But instead of trusting, we try and help Him out because we don’t see how it’s going to work out! All we end up doing is making a mess!

“For we live by trust, not by what we see.”
2 Corinthians 5:7 CJB

Today, realize sometimes all we have to do is sit back trust and wait on the LORD! Don’t get caught up in trying to help the LORD out because we will just make a mess! Just trust instead!
Have a blessed day waiting on the LORD!

“Ya`akov (Jacob) went on his way, and the angels of God met him.”
Genesis 32:2 CJB

We all have confrontations from time to time. Often times the best thing to do is just go on our way! We don’t need to fight, debate or argue with people, just go on our way. God will meet us!

“Leave me alone, you evildoers, so that I can keep my God’s mitzvot (commands).”
Psalm 119:115 CJB

Even though evildoers will always come against us, we don’t need to tangle with them. We can and should just walk away. It usually works out better!

“Shake off the dust! Arise! Be enthroned, Yerusshalayim! Loosen the chains on your neck, captive daughters of Tziyon!”
Isaiah 52:2 CJB

Today, with all the attacks coming against us from government, heath care and even neighbors, don’t let them bind you up. Just go out from them!
Have a blessed day walking with the LORD!
Shabbat Shalom!