Category: Devotionals

“So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said: Rise up, O LORD! Let Your enemies be scattered, And let those who hate You flee before You.”

Numbers 10:35

What a great little prayer for the day, Rise up LORD and let your enemies flee before You! This is great for us, watch and see the LORD rise up before us and our enemies scatter!

“Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those who hate him flee before Him.”

Psalm 68:1

Realize the the enemies of the LORD always flee before Him and if we belong to the LORD, so do ours.

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Romans 8:31

So today when things come up that seem to be against us, realize the LORD is on our side! He has already scattered the enemies all we have to do is follow Him! Have a blessed day in Him.

“So it was always: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.”

Numbers 9:16

Just like the Israelites, the LORD covers us His cloud gives us shade from the heat of the world and fire to light our way through its darkness!

“The Lord is my light and my salvation: Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?”

Psalm 27:1

Unfortunately we often allow the darkness and fires of the world consume us! Don’t allow doubt, anger and jealousy to consume our day! Look to the LORD instead!

“Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!”

Psalm 80:3

Today let us be consumed by the LORD, being covered by His cloud of glory and light! Have a blessed day!

“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine.”

Numbers 8:14

The LORD does this to you and I also, He has separated us from the world and called us His own!

“If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”

John 15:19

If you feel uncomfortable in the world, GOOD! We need to remember the LORD called us out of the world and has separated us from it! We belong to Him!

“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

1 Peter 2:9

So today let us be separated from wordiness and remember we are called to holiness! Have a blessed day knowing you belong to the LORD!

Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?”

Luke 14:34

The point Jesus is making here is don’t let your belief in the LORD, be watered down by the world! Often times we can allow the world into our lives and become watered down believers! We allow sports, politics and even ministry to water us down!

“But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, LORD, do You care my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

Luke 10:40

Now we need people to serve and do things, but we also can be consumed by the actual serving and begin to worship the service and not the LORD! Everything we do needs to point to the LORD, we need to spend time with Him and learn from Him!

“And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the LORD.”

2 Chronicles 12:14

Today let’s be tasty well salted believers, being careful of being watered down by the world! Be careful of making good deeds and service the focus of your ministry, lets elevate the LORD today! Have a blessed day.

“Then one said to Him, LORD, are there few who are saved? And He said to them, Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.”

Luke 13:23-24

Often times unfortunately we make salvation about buildings, ministry projects and even ministries which at times can be distractions from just loving people!

“But He will say, I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.”

Luke 13:27

Let us tell people about Jesus and His amazing love for them, let us share the hope of Heaven, not the hope of projects or buildings! The LORD wants people to come to Him, not buildings or places! Let us share that love today!

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Matthew 11:28

Today let us see the LORD as our leader, and as Jesus led and is leading realize its always about people and just loving them and pointing them to the LORD! Not buildings, finances, jobs or even building projects! Realize we all really need the LORD in our lives!

“And Thomas answered and said to Him. MY LORD AND MY GOD.”

John 20 :28

Let everything we do be about the LORD, have a blessed day Shabbat Shalom!