Devotions

“And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled which says: HEARING YOU WILL HEAR AND SHALL NOT UNDERSTAND, AND SEEING YOU WILL SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE; FOR THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE HAVE GROWN DULL. THEIR EARS ARE HARD OF HEARING, AND THEIR EYES HAVE CLOSED, LEST THEY SHOULD UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEARTS AND TURN, SO THAT I SHOULD HEAL THEM.”

Matthew 13:14-15

This was true in the days of Isaiah, it was true in the days of Jesus and two thousand years later it’s still true today! People have grown dull, blinded and callous towards the LORD! We who believe need to be like Isaiah and say: “Here I am, send me.” Let us shine the light of the LORD everywhere and anywhere!

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

Matthew 5:16

Today, as dark as it is getting around us with natural disasters, man made messes and social darkness, we need to reflect the light of the LORD more than ever!

“Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Matthew 13:43

Let our lights shine for the LORD today. Don’t get into useless debates with people, just shine, allow the beauty of the LORD be seen in you! Only Jesus can open eyes and ears to see and hear. Our job is to shine His glorious light and He will do the healing! Have a blessed day in Him!

“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Matthew 13:9

There is so much noise going on around us: political noise, social noise and noise of nonsense. We, as believers, need to focus on the voice of the LORD and block out the noise of the world!

“And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God.”

Deuteronomy 28:2

The word of the LORD tells us over and over that we will be blessed if we obey what He says. The problem is, the noise in the world around us can be louder than the voice of the LORD!

“Then He said, Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD. And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.”

1 Kings 19:11-12

Realize, the LORD is speaking, he’s not yelling. We need to just listen, hear His voice don’t get caught up in hype of the world or the circus atmosphere that we see around us, even in some church services!

“Be still. and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Psalm 46:10

Today, let us be still and listen for the voice of the LORD! Just drop the junk of the world!

Have blessed day in Him.

Shabbat Shalom!

“But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, And there shall be holiness; The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.”

Obadiah 1:17

The biggest thing any of us should be thankful for is SALVATION! We’ve been delivered and saved by what the LORD has done.

“And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the LORD has said, Among the remnant whom the LORD calls.”

Joel 2:32

What a great thought that all we have to do is call on the name of the LORD and we are saved! Again, that is something to be thankful for!

“Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!”

1 Chronicles 16:8

Have a blessed day thanking the LORD and sharing how good He is!

“So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which was by Shechem.”

Genesis 35:4

There is so much we can glean from this verse! First, we can ask ourselves what do we need to remove from our lives? Once we identify the things that keep and distract us from the LORD, we need to remove them and bury them, never going back to them!

“Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.”

Proverbs 4:27

Secondly, once we remove the things that distract us from the LORD, causing us to sin, we get to confess and bury them at the cross (the tree) and be forgiven by the LORD!

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

1 John 1:9

The LORD’S forgiveness is really something to be thankful for!

“As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.”

Psalm 103:12

Today, let us confess our sins, bury them at the cross and rejoice in the fact we are saved! Have a blessed day in Him.

“Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”

Genesis 34:30

This is a pretty sad chapter in the life of Jacob! First, his daughter is raped, then his kids go on a killing spree and all Jacob seems to be worried about is his life! The answer to his problems, and ours, is the LORD, and Jacob didn’t call out to Him not even once.

“In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me.”

Psalm 86:7

Often times we forget the promises of God, His word is full of them, He will save us, deliver us and keep us!

“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

Deuteronomy 31:6

We all have issues going in our lives and around us! Our first call needs to be the LORD, when we rely upon ourselves or others, our problems can and do become major disasters! Today, let us call upon the LORD first and watch and see how He works it out!

Have a blessed day!