Devotions

“Y’ho’ash (Jehoash) did what was right from Adonai’s perspective throughout the lifetime of Y’hoyada the Cohen (Priest), who instructed him.”
1 Kings 12:3 CJB

We, too, can do what is right in the sight of the LORD, but fail to remove the things that distract us from the LORD!

“Nevertheless the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and presented offerings on the high places.”
2 Kings 12:4 CJB

In other words, we can do the right things in the LORD, but leave some places open for sin! What places? Television shows, websites and movies that might not be so godly!

“Therefore, humble yourself under the mighty hand of God, so that at the right time He may lift you up.”
1 Peter 5:6 CJB

Today, be humble and do what the LORD says and be careful where you hang out!
Have a blessed day in Him!

“But if the Cohen examines it and sees no white hair in the bright spot, and it is no more than skin-deep but looks faded, when the Cohen is to isolate him for seven days.”
Leviticus 13:26 CJB

Like the priests here, we need to examine ourselves and then deal with what we find accordingly! How? By what the word says, we need to remove sin from our lives!

Since the Tanakh (written word) says, You are to be holy because I am holy.”
1 Peter 1:16 CJB

The word over and over tells us to confess and the LORD forgives!

“When I acknowledge my sin to You, when I stopped concealing my guilt, and said, I will confess my offense to Adonai; then You, You forgave the guilt of my sin.”
Psalm 32:5 CJB

The LORD wants us to be holy (set apart) from the world! Part of being holy is really taking a good look at ourselves and then dealing with what we find according to His word! Confessing and then stopping what we were doing and moving on to being holy!

“But you are a chosen people, the King’s cohanim, a holy nation, a people for God to possess! Why? In order for you you to declare the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.”
1 Peter 2:9 CJB

Today, let’s take a good look at ourselves, confess, pray and share the Good News of Salvation!
Have a blessed day examining ourselves!
Shabbat Shalom!

“So they took her by force and led her through the horses’ entry to the royal palace, and there she was put to death.”
2 Kings 11:16 CJB

This woman Athaliah, who was ruling the land in place of Joash, was as wicked as Jezabel and would have killed young Joash at any chance! Killing, as sad as that is, needed to be done! We too need to kill the evil that may be in our lives, not talking about people, but sin!

“He who conceals his sins will not succeed; he who confesses and abandons them will gain mercy.”
Proverbs 28:13 CJB

How do we kill sin? Simple, confess it, don’t try to hide it or conceal, it but confess and allow the LORD to remove it!

“Then, if My people, who bear My name, will humble themselves, pray, seek My face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin and heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:14 CJB

Today, let’s remove our sins by confessing them to the LORD! What the world needs now is repentance, then we get forgiveness and the LORD brings revival!
Have a blessed day calling on the LORD!
Shabbat Shalom

“Adonai said to Yehu, Because you did well in accomplishing what is right from my perspective, and have done to the house of Achav everything that was in My heart, your dependents down to the fourth generation will sit on the throne of Israel.”
2 Kings 10:30 CJB

Here we see the LORD is pleased with Jehu for wiping out Ahab’s descendants and removing the prophets of Baal! Even though he does things right, he still refuses to follow the LORD’S instructions!

“But Yehu made no effort to live wholeheartedly according to the Torah of Adonai the God of Israel and did not turn away from the sins of Yarov’am (Jerobam), with which he had led Israel into sin.”
2 Kings 10:31 CJB

Again, we need to be careful of doing one thing good, but then refuse to follow all the LORD’S instructions in His word! Be careful of doing some things right and ignoring others! We can’t pick and choose!

“If you love Me, you will keep My commands.”
John 14:15 CJB

Today, let’s strive to do all that the LORD requires of us!

“Human being, you have already been told what is good, what Adonai demands of you-no more than to act justly, love grace and walk in purity with your God.”
Micah 6:8 CJB

Today, let’s do what the LORD requires of us. Life will always be better when we do!
Have a blessed day in Him!

“So they came back and told him. He said, This is what Adonai said through his servant Eliyahu (Elijah) from Tishbe: In the field of Yisreal the dogs will eat the flesh of Izevel (Jezabel); Izevel’s corpse in the field Yizreal will be like dung on the ground, unrecognizable as Izevel.”
2 Kings 9:36-37 CJB

The LORD said He would deal with Jezabels evil ways and the dogs would eat her! Well just as the LORD says so it happens!

“Don’t delude yourselves: no one makes a fool of God! A person reaps what he sows.”
Galatians 6:7 CJB

The truth is we can never mock God and get away with it, we can’t pull the wool over the eyes of the LORD! The LORD means what He says and fulfills what He says! The good news is He keeps all His promises too!

“In My Father’s house are many places to live. If there weren’t, I would have told you; because I am going there to prepare a place for you.”
John 14:2 CJB

So no matter on how crazy things are getting! We don’t need to worry about the LORD dealing with evil, because He will! What we get to do is be encouraged with the promises the LORD will keep for us who believe! He is coming soon to bring us home, His home!
Have a blessed day rejoicing in the promises of the LORD!