Category: Devotionals

“Don’t be stiff-necked now, as your ancestors were. Instead, yield yourselves to Adonai; enter His sanctuary, which He has made holy forever; and serve Adonai your God; so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.”
2 Chronicles 30:8 CJB

This is some direct language here. In other words, don’t be stubborn or hard—headed toward the things of God! Instead give into the glory of God and don’t be ordinary like the world, but instead be holy (set apart and special) like Adonai intends us to be!

“Therefore, circumcise the foreskin of your heart; and don’t be stiff-necked any longer!”
Deuteronomy 10:16 CJB

We need to see that most things in life turn out to be a heart issue! We hold grudges, we have unchangeable opinions or just have a hard heart! We really need to just drop things that drag us down and seek God and His will in every situation!

“Desist, and learn that I am God, supreme over the nations, supreme over the earth.”
Psalm 46:10 CJB

The Hebrew word here for be still or desist is Rafah, which simply means DROP IT, let it go and don’t try to pick it back up! In other words, drop it and let God take over!
Today, instead of being hard hearted or stiff-necked, be holy and yield yourself over to Adonai!
Have a blessed day being special for God!

“In the first month of the first year of his reign, he reopened the doors of the house of Adonai and repaired them.”
2 Chronicles 29:3 CJB

How are the doors to our heart doing? Do they need repair? We all can get so caught up in the things happening in the world we lose track of God!

“Open my eyes, so that I will see wonders from Your Torah.”
Psalm 119:18 CJB

We need to be praying that God will open our eyes to His great things! We also need to allow God to repair the damage that the world has done to our hearts!

“Protect me, God, for you are my refuge.”
Psalm 16:1 CJB

Today, take a good look at yourself and pray if there is anything that might need repairing by Adonai!
Have a blessed day in Him!

“Moreover, he made offerings in the Ben-Hinnom Valley and even burned up his own children as sacrifices, in keeping with the horrible practices of the pagans, whom Adonai had thrown out ahead of the people of Israel.”
2 Chronicles 28:3 CJB

God has removed and thrown out all the pagan practices we had in our lives also when we accepted Him as LORD and Savior! Sadly, many believers seem to find their way back into their old pagan practices!

“I will heal their disloyalty, I will love them freely; for My anger has turned from him.”
Hosea 14:5 CJB verse 4 in other translations.

God is so gracious to us, even when we fail. He is always willing to forgive and forget! The problem in the church today, just as in the days we are reading about here in scripture, is the church unfortunately has allowed pagan practices back in! We need to be repenting and dedicating ourselves to Adonai!

“Then, if My people, who bear My name, will humble themselves, pray, seek My face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin and heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:14 CJB

Today, understand if we want to see revival, it must first start with God’s people! We need to be humble and seek Adonai, turning from our wicked ways!
Have a blessed day calling on Adonai.

“Thus Yotam became strong, because he prepared his ways [of doing things] before Adonai his God.”
2 Chronicles 27:6 CJB

What great advice! Before we do or say anything we should consult Adonai to do things His way.

“How happy is everyone who fears Adonai, who lives by His ways.”
Psalm 128:1 CJB

Life will always be better when we do things Adonai’s way! We will still have the same issues of life good days and bad days. But when we are doing things Adonai’s way, it’s always going to be better!

“How happy the people who live in such conditions! How happy the people whose God is Adonai!”
Psalm 144:15 CJB

Today, the world may be depressing and discouraging, but in Adonai we will have joy!
Have a blessed day in Him!

“Adonai said, I have seen how My people are being oppressed in Egypt and heard their cry for release from their slave masters, because I know their pain.”
Exodus 3:7 CJB

This should be comforting to us. God sees our suffering, oppression, pain and hears our cries! He also knows each and everyone of us by name!

“Why, every hair on your head has been counted! Don’t be afraid, you are worth more than many sparrows.”
Luke 12:7 CJB

Sometimes we all need to be reminded of how much God loves us! Remember He gave all for us and He also knows everything about us! How? He made us!

“I thank You because I am awesomely made, wonderfully; Your works are wonders-I know this very well.”
Psalm 139:14 CJB

“Today, know that God has perfectly made us and He knows everything we are going through! He has a perfect plan and will get us through so simply just walk in His ways!
Have a blessed day!
Shabbat Shalom!