Devotions

“The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”

Isaiah 40:8

Everything comes to a end our cars, our jobs, and our lives! But the LORD stands forever and His word never changes!

“Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain.”

Psalm 48:1

We will always be better off standing with the LORD and following His word! The beautiful thing is the LORD is always right there to lead us and guide us through life!

“The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

Psalm 118:6

What can man do to us? NOTHING! So today let us look to the LORD and be in His word, because everything else will fade away, But the LORD will always be! Have a blessed day.

Shabbat Shalom!

“The LORD did not set His love on you nor chose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples;”

Deuteronomy 7:7

Sounds like many of us today! The LORD didn’t chose us because of our special skills, talents or even intelligence!

“But because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.”

Deuteronomy 7:8

Like the children of Israel the LORD has saved us from the bondage of the world (Egypt) and has redeemed us to serve Him and to walk with Him in His loving ways!

“Therefore you shall keep the commandments, the statutes, and the judgements which I command you today, to observe them.”

Deuteronomy 7:11

The LORD didn’t save us so we can continue to walk in the ways of the world, but instead to walk in His ways!

“If you love Me, keep My commandments.”

John 14:15

Today know that the LORD loves you, and has saved you so let us strive to walk in His ways! Have a blessed day!

“And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.”

Deuteronomy 6:24

What a great thought here, if your reading this you are ALIVE! And the LORD wants to preserve you and keep you from falling! HOW? By walking in His ways, being in His word and doing what it says!

“Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.”

Psalm 119:105

The word of God will always illuminate the world around us, it will help us to see the plan and way that the LORD has for us!

“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

Remember that the LORD only has our best interests in mind, He desires us to be full of His hope and His joy! So let’s have a blessed day in Him!

“You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall posses.”

Deuteronomy 5:33

The LORD has our lives perfectly laid out before us, all we have to do is simply walk in His ways not ours!

“It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.”

Psalm 118:8

The LORD really has made it simple for us to walk in His ways, to make our lives easy to live!

“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.”

Deuteronomy 6:5-6

Yes we need to love the LORD, being in His word and doing what He says!

“You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.”

Leviticus 19:18

The LORD really made it easy for us to walk in His ways! Jesus was asked what are the greatest commandments and He said;

“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind! And second is Love your neighbor as yourself, There is no greater commandment then these!”

Matthew 22 and Mark 12

Today love the LORD, get into His word and do what it says, love the people around you and repeat! This is the best way to have a beautiful prolonged and blessed day.

“You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.”

Deuteronomy 4:2

We are to do what the word tells us, not to add or subtract! Unfortunately at times we can do just that! We add and subtract to fit our wants and needs, instead we should just do what the LORD says!

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”

James 1:22

Life is less complicated when we just do what the LORD says, walk in His was not get in His way!

“But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive today, every one of you.”

Deuteronomy 4:4

When we hold onto the LORD we have life, when we hold onto the world we have dead things! Today cling to the LORD and have a blessed day!