Devotions

“An argument arose among them as to which of them should be considered the greatest.”

Luke 22:24 CJB

We all need to be careful of this, thinking we are greater or better than someone else! Realize, it’s the LORD who is the greatest. The LORD came to serve and so should we!

“For Adonai is great, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared more than all gods.”

1 Chronicles 16:25 CJB

We need to be careful of trying to prop ourselves up or trying to glorify ourselves as if we are greater than anyone else. What we need to do is look for ways to glorify the LORD not ourselves, our position or even our ministry!

“Proclaim with me the greatness of Adonai; let us exalt His name together.”

Psalm 34:3 CJB

Today, let us not talk about ourselves, but instead let’s talk about the LORD, realizing everything we do needs to glorify Him! Have a blessed day sharing how great the LORD is.

Shabbat Shalom.

“I will cut off your carved images and standing-stones from among you; no longer will you worship what your own hands have made.”

Micah 5:2 CJB

What a glorious day that will be, the LORD removing all the false and distracting junk from our lives, especially the things we made! The LORD really wants us to worship Him and Him alone, but the world always creeps in!

“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 you God.”

Micah 6:8 CJB

The world around us is filled with distractions and temptations. We need to purpose in our hearts to worship the LORD, making efforts to remove as many distractions as we can!

“Praise Adonai, all you nations! Worship Him, all you peoples.”

Psalm 117:1 CJB

May your day be richly blessed as you look to the LORD and forget the world! Take time throughout the day to spend time with the LORD.

“Moshe said to the judges of Israel, Each of you is to put to death those in his tribe who have joined themselves to Ba’al-P’or.”

Numbers 25:5 CJB

We need to be careful of what we allow in, and get rid of anything ungodly (put it to death) that enters in! We need to seek the LORD in everything!

“When you seek Me, you will find Me, provided you seek for Me wholeheartedly.”

Jeremiah 29:13 CJB

It’s easy to remove the junk and sin in our lives when we are seeking the LORD! If we are filling our day with the LORD, there will be no room for the junk! It gets much harder when we allow useless junk in!

“Just one thing have I asked of Adonai; only this will I seek: to live in the house of Adonai all the days of my life, to see the beauty of Adonai and visit in His temple.”

Psalm 27:4 CJB

Today, let’s remove the junk in our lives (put it to death) and seek the LORD and His life-giving ways! Have a blessed day sharing the love and joy of the LORD! The world around us really needs Jesus.

“God, who brought them out of Egypt, gives them the strength of a wild ox. They will devour the nations opposing them, break their bones, pierce them with arrows.”

Numbers 24:8 CJB

We maybe attacked from the outside, but remember God saved you from the inside through Jesus!

“What, then, are we to say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Romans 8:31 CJB

No matter how rough things are remember, God saved us and is on our side guiding us through! So keep your eyes focused on Him don’t get distracted by the world!

“When they lie down they crouch like a lion, or like a lioness-who dares to rouse it? Blessed be all who bless you! Cursed be all who curse you!”

Numbers 24:9 CJB

We belong to the living God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and when people attack and curse us they curse the LORD also and He’ll deal with it. So we don’t have to! Today let us be a blessing and do our best to bless those around us that’s one of the best ways we can reflect the light of the LORD! Have a blessed day walking in His ways.