Category: Devotionals

“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

Deuteronomy 31:6

Like the children of Israel, we need to be encouraged. Things at times can and do look impossible. We just need to remember we belong to the LORD and He goes before us.

“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, When men rose up against us. Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us.”

Psalm 124:2-3

We often forget that we have the LORD on our side, that we belong to Him. Don’t focus on the problems around us, but the LORD, who is stronger and bigger than anything that comes at us.

“For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, Fear not, I will help you.”

Isaiah 41:13

Today, is a new day filled with all kinds of adventures, good, bad and maybe even mundane. Realize the LORD has gone before you! So be strong and full of courage, knowing the LORD is at your side!

“I have given them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world – just as I Myself do not belong to the world.”

John 17:14 CJB

We can’t change the fact that the world hates God, and if we love the LORD, it hates us, too. Realize it’s not you they really hate, it’s the LORD whom you represent.

“I don’t ask You to take them out of the world, but to protect them from the Evil One.”

John 17:15 CJB

So,what we get to do is be a reflection of the glorious Light of the LORD and His salvation! We don’t have to be like the world, just in it. Use every opportunity to change the conversation to talk about the LORD!

“Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.”

Romans 12:21 CJB

Have a blessed day knowing that wherever you go and whatever you do, the LORD is right there with you! Let His presence be known and shown to those around you! Have a blessed day.

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

John 16:33

How true! In life, we do have storms (tribulation). The good news is all storms come to an end. The better news is Jesus overcame them.

“He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.”

Psalm 107:29

Life will and does have storms. Our problem so often is we focus on the storm, not the LORD who calms them.

“Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me.”

Micah 7:7

Today, realize we will have tribulation; problems with children, business and health! Don’t focus on them. Instead, focus on the LORD who overcame them, who calms them and gives us peace when we look to Him! Have a blessed day!

Shabbat Shalom.

“Look down from heaven, And see from Your habitation, holy and glorious. Where are Your zeal and Your strength, The yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me? Are they restrained?”

Isaiah 63:15

Like Isaiah, we, too, can ask the same question, where are you LORD? Often times we can feel we are doing everything we are supposed to do and it seems like the LORD is nowhere to be found. Hold on!

“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

Deuteronomy 31:6

In other words, the LORD is always right there. If you feel like you’re walking alone, you’re not. Just keep seeking the LORD, pressing forward toward Him and walk in His ways! Realize you may be exactly where you’re supposed to be.

“The LORD knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.”

Pslam 37:18

Understand, as we are going through our day, all kinds of things will happen, good and bad! Realize the LORD is right there, leading and guiding us through, whether we see it or not. So, take hope today and know that the LORD has it all covered. Have a blessed day.

“I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent.”

Isaiah 62:6

We, too, need to be watchmen, watching for the LORD, praying to the LORD and sharing about the LORD!

“Blessed is the man who listens to Me, Watching daily at My gates, Waiting at the posts of My doors.”

Proverbs 8:34

In everywhere we go and in everything we do, we need to be looking for the LORD and watching for Him!

“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Mark 14:38

When we aren’t looking, praying and talking about the LORD, we can and do fall into all kinds of foolishness. Today, let us be watching, praying and sharing about the LORD. Don’t be silent. Have a blessed day.