Category: Devotionals

“And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore appears to be as it was, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him another seven days.”

Leviticus 13:5 NKJB

One of the things we could draw from this verse is: do we examine ourselves? We often times will look at others and judge or examine them, but do we check ourselves?

“How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.”

Job 13:23 NKJB

When we examine ourselves, we need the magnifying glass of the LORD and His word!

“Examine me, God, and know my heart; test me, and know my thoughts.”

Psalm 139:23 CJB

Today, let’s spend some time with the LORD and in His word and examine our heart and our thoughts! Have a blessed day checking our hearts with the LORD!

“And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons – one as a burnt offering and the other as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean.”

Leviticus 12:8

Here we see even bringing life into the world, we still need to have our sin covered! The point is we are all sinners in desperate need of a Savior. No one is innocent!

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

Romans 3:23

The only way out is the LORD! We all need the LORD to cleanse us and save us!

“Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah (pause or meditate)

Psalm 3:8

Yes, we should meditate on the fact that we all know how rotten we can be, and how much we need salvation! Today, let’s realize and be thankful we are covered by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus) and we are not doomed to hell! But, let us also realize many people around us are not saved! So let’s step up our game, so to speak, and share the good news of salvation today. Sin is serious business! Have a blessed day being a witness for the LORD!

“Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, Sit here while I pray.”

Mark 14:32

Jesus, knows what’s coming next and He doesn’t have a staff meeting, He simply just says let’s pray. So often we want to take action, but what we need to do first in everything is just simply PRAY!

“Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray.”

Psalm 5:2

After we pray then the next thing we get to do is watch, God answers in His perfect timing!

“Then He said to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”

Mark 14:34

Today, before we react let’s pray then instead of doing, let’s just watch and see what the LORD will do! Have a blessed day praying and watching. the LORD is doing great things!

“But Jesus said, Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me.”

Mark 14:6

We all can be guilty of this same thing, judging or criticizing other people on what they do for the LORD, instead of looking at what we are doing!

“He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.”

Proverbs 19:17

The LORD really wants us to do good works for Him, and encourage others to do the same, instead of tearing them down! We should be doing good works because we are saved!

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

Matthew 5:16

Today, let’s spend our time on doing things for the LORD and encouraging people around us! Have a blessed day sharing the love of the LORD.

Shabbat Shalom.