Devotions

“Then he said to them, The LORD had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you.”

Exodus 10:10

This is so like the world. Pharaoh is instructing Moses on what he can and cannot do with the LORD! The funny thing is, godless people do the same, instructing believers where and when we can worship the LORD and then take credit for good things and blame God for the bad things! The only evil ahead of anyone is for those who don’t have the LORD!

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Jeremiah 29:11

The world really has nothing but evil planned for you, but the LORD has peace, a future filled with hope!

“The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.”

Numbers 6:24-26

Today, realize when we call upon the LORD, He gives us His peace! When we look to the world we have stress, uneasiness and frustration. Choose the LORD today, focus on Him, not the world and its messes and know that He is with you! Have a blessed day, knowing He has a future and a hope for you!.

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.”

Matthew 24:35

The word of God is the same today as it was yesterday, it never changes! Everything that God says happens, just like the days of Noah, which Jesus explains in the next chapters: Out of control wickedness.

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”

Isaiah 5:20

Everything seems to be backwards.

“Every way of man is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts.”

Proverbs 21:2

Don’t be discouraged, the LORD said it would be like this and He is coming for those who are His!

“AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS THAT WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED.”

Acts 2:21 and Joel 2:32

Today, things can look bad, but remember, we belong to the LORD, and He is doing great things!

“Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Matthew 5:16

Let the light of the LORD shine through you today, the community that you live in, the people you come in contact with need to see the LORD’S light. The only way they might see it is if we are reflecting Him! Have a blessed day reflecting the light of the LORD!

“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.”

Matthew 24:12

We all need to be careful of this, the more we see lawlessness, godlessness, and the rejection of God, we can grow cold! The other thing that can happen is, we can start to compromise and make excuses for it, saying: that movie is ok, hanging out in that club isn’t so bad or other believers are doing it! We need to keep our eyes on the LORD and stand firm in His word!

“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.”

John 14:4

As we see the world around us growing colder, Jesus gives us the answer in what to do, abide in HIM! When we spend time with the LORD and in His word, it gives us a desire to share His word and be His light!

“Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.”

Isaiah 60:1

Today, what we get to do is spend time with the LORD, share His good news of salvation and reflect His glorious light! If you are rejected, just smile, shake the dust off and move on! Don’t get dragged down into the dark world around you!

Have a blessed day in the LORD!

Shabbat Shalom!

“In that day I will cause the horn of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will open your mouth to speak in their midst. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 29:21

We, too, have this ability to speak and share the word of the LORD! No matter how much persecution or ridicule we may receive, when we talk about the LORD, we still have the ability to talk about Him!

“Sing to the LORD, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.”

1 Chronicles 16:23

We all have trials, disappointments and setbacks in life, But with the LORD we always have His good news of salvation to share! Life good or bad is always going to be better when the LORD is in it!

“This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.”

Psalm 118:24

So today no matter what is going on, let us realize we have been given the ability to speak about the LORD! Today is the day He has made, let’s proclaim His good news of salvation and watch Him appear!

Have a blessed day.

“But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.”

Exodus 9:16

Like Pharaoh and his men who were treating the Israelites poorly, so too, the world around us can do the same. The world does put pressure on us, always pushing believers to be more ungodly! We shouldn’t be surprised Jesus warned us it would get rough!

“Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.”

Isaiah 60:1

As the world puts more pressure upon us to be ungodly remember, the LORD desires us to be His glorious light! We are like lumps of coal that the world puts pressure on, but in the LORD we are diamonds in the making.

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Matthew 5:16

So no matter how much pressure the world puts upon on you, just keep your eyes upon the LORD, and let’s be a reflection of His amazing love.

Have a blessed day!