Category: Devotionals

“David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Yarden; by dawn every one of them had crossed the Yarden.”
2 Samuel 17:22 CJB

Here we see David being warned and then moving on. God gives us all warnings and often times we don’t listen! We need to be giving ear to Adonai, who through His word is constantly warning us!

“Your word is a lamp for my foot and a light to my path.”
Psalm 119:105 CJB

The best way not to get trapped or caught up in nonsense is to be in the word of God constantly for direction and warnings!

“For the time is coming when people will not have patience for sound teaching, but will cater to their passions and gather around themselves teachers who say whatever their ears itch to hear.”
2 Timothy 4:3 CJB

Today, more than ever we need to be in the word of God and doing what it instructs us to do!
Have a blessed day digging into God’s word!

“Maybe Adonai will notice how I’m treating him, and Adonai will reward me with good instead of his curses.”
2 Samuel 16:12 CJB

Here we see this relative of Saul cursing and throwing things at David, but instead of yelling and throwing things back David just lets it go! We should do the same when someone says or posts something negative towards us or about us, instead of retaliating just let it go!

“Stop dwelling on past events and brooding over times gone by.”
Isaiah 43:18 CJB

We can all dwell on things that happen to us, but the best thing to do is just let it go and move on!

“For if you forgive others their offenses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
Matthew 6:14 CJB

Today, don’t try to hold onto some right of retribution, but instead forgive, let it go and move on!
Have a blessed day forgiving others as Adonai has forgiven you!

“This is how Avshalom behaved toward anyone in Israel who came to the king for judgment, and this way Avshalom stole the hearts of the people of Israel.”
2 Samuel 15:6 CJB

Like in the days of David, nothing really has changed. We have leaders who are deceptive and deceive the people! We see that in the church, politics and in media, people deceiving for greed and power! We all need to be on guard!

“For men like these are not serving our LORD the Messiah but their own belly; by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the innocent.”
Romans 16:8 CJB

The scriptures warn us over and over about deceptive people who are only out to enrich themselves! The best way to be aware of these things is by being in the scriptures!

“You reject all who stray from your laws, for what they deceive themselves with is false.”
Psalm 119:118 CJB

Today, we need to always be on-guard, watching and praying about all we see and hear! The world is full of deception and the safest place to be is with and in the word of God!
Have a blessed day!

“So he said to his servants, See, Yo’av’s field is close to mine, and he has barley there; and set it on fire. Avshalom’s servants set the field on fire.”
2 Samuel 14:30 CJB

What do we do when we don’t get our way or what we want? Do we set fields on fire? This is what we see here Absalom does just that when Joab wouldn’t see him!

“Adonai, you are kind and forgiving, full of grace toward all who call on you.”
Psalm 86:5 CJB

See in this story here with Absalom he wanted his father David to forgive him, but David wouldn’t see him! So Absalom get’s desperate burns Joabs field so he would beg David to see him and forgive him! Problem is when we try to force people into things, it will always be halfhearted! The good news for us is we never have to corse Yeshua into hearing us because He is always available!

“Adonai is close to all who call on him, to all who sincerely call on Him.”
Psalm 145:18 CJB

Today, don’t think you have to convince or bribe Yeshua into forgiveness! Why? Because He is always willing and able to hear us when we call! Just don’t be halfhearted when you call on Him!
Have a blessed day!

“For your Husband is your Maker, Adonai-Tzva`ot is His name. The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer. He will be called the God of all the earth.”
Isaiah 54:5 CJB

Question: have you felt separated from God? The good news is no matter where you are at, God is always right there with you! All we have to do is seek Him. He really never leaves our side!

“For Adonai has called you back like a wife abandoned and grief-stricken; A wife married in her youth cannot be rejected, says your God.”
Isaiah 54:6 CJB

So the reality is if you feel separated from God, understand it may be you who has walked away! So today all you have to do is reach out to Adonai and He will be right there beside you!

“With my voice I call out to Adonai, and He answers me from His holy hill.”
Psalm 3:4 CJB

Today, know when you step out into the world you are not alone! Adonai is right there beside you!
Have a blessed day in Adonai!
Shabbat Shalom!