Devotions

“But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them; you might even find yourselves fighting God! They heeded his advice.”
Acts 5:39 CJB

Anything and anyone who goes against God will fail! We may get beaten up, but with the LORD we will never fail!

“After summoning the emissaries and flogging them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Yeshua, and let them go. The emissaries left the Sanhedrin overjoyed at having been considered worthy of suffering disgrace on account of Him.”
Acts 5:40-41 CJB

Here we see the disciples told not to preach about Yeshua and were beat for it! Did they stop? No! They left excited! Is this how we feel after we were beat up for the name of Yeshua?

“And not for a single day, either in the Temple court or in private homes, did they stop teaching and proclaiming the Good News that Yeshua is the Messiah.”
Acts 5:42 CJB

Today, let’s not be discouraged by the world’s hatred towards God, but let’s get excited about sharing His Good News!
Have a blessed day!

“So they called them in again and ordered them under no circumstances to speak or teach in the name of Yeshua.”
Acts 4:18 CJB

We hear the same today, that we shouldn’t talk about Yeshua! We are told not to speak about Him at work, on social media and in school! We see the world trying to kick God out from everywhere!

“But Kefa (Peter) and Yochanan (John) answered, You must judge whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God.”
Acts 4:19 CJB

No matter who tells us not to speak about Yeshua, we are to listen to God, not man!

“As for us, we can’t help talking about what we have actually seen and heard.”
Acts 4:20 CJB

Today, we can see that it’s getting harder to talk about the LORD. We will always be better off listening to God rather than man!
May your day be richly blessed talking and sharing about Yeshua!

“Everyone saw him walking and praising God.”
Acts 3:9 CJB

The man in this account had just been healed and he’s rejoicing as he is walking and praising God! Question for us are we walking and praising God, because we been saved and healed from our sins?

“Let everything that has breath praise Adonai! Halleluyah!”
Psalm 150:6 CJB

What the world around us needs to hear and see is we, as believers, walking and praising God!

“Therefore, our God, we thank you and praise Your glorious name.”
1 Chronicles 29:13 CJB

Today, what the world doesn’t need is vaccines, stimulus checks or social justice, but what it needs is Yeshua and His salvation! So let’s be believers who are walking and praising God wherever we go!
Have a blessed day in Him!

“And then, whoever calls on the name of Adonai will be saved.”
Acts 2:21 CJB

This is a theme throughout scripture, the LORD simply just wanting us to call on Him for salvation!

“But I will call on God, and Adonai will save me.”
Psalm 55:16 CJB

The LORD desires all people to call upon Him for salvation and it really is up to us as believers to share that Good News of Salvation!

“At that time, whoever calls on the name of Adonai will be saved. For in Mount Tziyon and Yerushalayim there will be those who escape, as Adonai has promised; among the survivors will be those whom Adonai has called.”
Joel 3:5 CJB

Today, we need to realize there are a lot of people living in darkness and we need to share the light of the LORD! So be careful of getting caught up in the world and its distractions and let’s be about sharing His Good News!
Have a blessed day!

“The men said, You Galileans! Why are you standing, staring into space? This Yeshua, who has been taken away from you into heaven, will come back to you in just the same way as you saw Him go into heaven.”
Acts 1:11 CJB

We all nee to be careful of staring into space! We should always be anticipating the LORD’S return, but we should also be aware of what’s going on in the world around us! The good news is the LORD will return, just like He said He would!

“On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which lies to the east of Yerushalayim; and the Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, to make a huge valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and half toward the south.”
Zechariah 14:4 CJB

What a glorious day this will be! We all get to live our lives in anticipation of this day!

“This is the day Adonai has made, a day for us to rejoice and be glad.”
Psalm 118:24 CJB

Today, realize, this could be the day and if it’s not we need to live our lives as if it is! No one knows the day or the hour, but the LORD and everyday we get to rejoice in that!
Have a blessed day living for the LORD!