Category: Devotionals

“Be on guard, for there will be people who will hand you over to the local Sanhedrin and flog you in their synagogues.”
Matthew 10:17 CJB

God warns us numerous times through scripture to be on guard, beware or to watch! Why? Because, there are evil men, even men you fellowship with, who will be out to get you!

“So stay alert, because you know neither the day nor the hour.”
Matthew 25:13 CJB

We all need to be mindful of the environment we are in. It really is hostile towards believers! King David was betrayed from within and so was Jesus!

“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know what the time is.”
Mark 13:33 CJB

Today, let’s be watchful, prayerful and on guard knowing the LORD has us covered, but the world is against the LORD, so it will be against us! Remember, Yeshua (Jesus) overcame the world!
Have a blessed day in Him!

“Then He said to His talmidim (disciples), The harvest is rich, but the workers are few.”
Matthew 9:37 CJB

The same goes today, many believers try to witness or instruct other believers instead of sharing with non-believers! What we need to be doing is going out and seeking the lost and share the Good News of Salvation!

“Sing to Adonai, bless His name! Proclaim His victory day after day!”
Psalm 96:2 CJB

We all really need to get out and share about Yeshua (Jesus) with everyone and anyone we can! Don’t get caught up in messy worldly events, but share the love of the LORD instead!

“Pray that the LORD of the harvest will send out workers to gather in His harvest.”
Matthew 9:38 CJB

The good news is we are the workers for the LORD and we get to go out and share!
Have a blessed day harvesting with the LORD!

“At this, the whole town came out to meet Yeshua. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their district.”
Matthew 8:34 CJB

At what? Jesus just cast out the demons into the swine. Instead of the people being happy that the demon-possessed man was healed, they were more concerned about their financial losses! Same happens today. People call on the LORD when in need and then ask Him to leave when He conflicts with their life!

“For Adonai, God, is a sun and shield; Adonai bestows favor and honor; He will not withhold anything good from those whose lives are pure.”
Psalm 84:11 CJB

We all need to be careful of looking at God as some kind of wish grantor! He does bless us with many different things! Salvation is the biggest one, being cleansed and being healed from sin! With that said: He does desire us to walk in His ways, doing life His way!

“Make me hear of Your love in the morning, because I rely on You. Make me know the way I should walk, because I entrust myself to You.”
Psalm 143:8 CJB

Today, let’s be believers who always rely upon the LORD for our every step and every need!
May your day be richly blessed in Him!

“Beware of the false prophets! They come to you wearing sheep’s clothing, but underneath are hungry wolves!”
Matthew 7:15 CJB

This is a strong warning to us from the LORD, just because a ministries, governments or preachers look like well fed sheep, be careful they could be wolves! How do we know?

“You will recognize them by their fruit. Can people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?”
Matthew 7:16 CJB

The answer is no! Again, just because something seems fruitful doesn’t make it good. We need to inspect and check everything! Some ministries may have a lot of very good looking healthy green leaves (thousands of people at church) but no fruit! We need to be fruit inspectors! An orange may taste like a really good apple, but it’s not, it’s still an orange!

“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. Yes, they will stop listening to the truth, but will turn aside to follow myths.”
2 Timothy 4:3-4 CJB

That time, I believe, is now and we, as believers, really need to be checking everything through the filter of scripture! Be really careful of following people who boast about how much they know! Follow people who say who they know that is Yeshua (Jesus)!
Have a blessed day digging into His word!

“So they went up out of Egypt, entered the land of Kenaan (Canaan) and came to Yaakov (Jacob) their father.”
Genesis 45:25 CJB

Here we see Joseph was one step closer to drawing near to his father Jacob! We are in the same position every day we get through, we are one step closer to being with our LORD!

“My home will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
Ezekiel 37:27 CJB

Soon we will be moving out of this world (Egypt) and into the Kingdom of God, where we will see the LORD face to face!

“Dear friends, we are God’s children now; and it has not yet been made clear what will become. We do know that when He appears, we will be like Him; because we will see Him as He really is.”
1 John 3:2 CJB

Today, draw close to God, not the world, knowing the closer we are to Him, the more life we will have!
Have a blessed day!
Shabbat Shalom