Have you ever had something in your heart to do that you felt was a good thing to do, even a Godly thing to do, but you kept encountering roadblocks in your way? Try as you might, there were these pesky obstacles that never seemed to go away? I remember, as a child in church, […]
It was on this day that Jeroboam, leader of the Northern Kingdom, prevented the tribes of the Northern Kingdom from traveling to Jerusalem to worship during the Feasts: “Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, ‘It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here […]
Have you ever noticed how the Bible tells the same story over and again? I have. In fact, I’ve come to the conclusion that the Bible is essentially the same story told to us in different ways. The same themes are taught repeatedly, just though different biblical accounts. Consider what Jesus said: “Therefore every scribe […]
It’s believed that, on this day, after making some disparaging remarks about her brother, Miriam was stricken with leprosy and removed outside the camp for seven days: “So the anger of the Lord was aroused against them, and He departed. And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white […]
It was on this day in 1967 that the Old City of Jerusalem was annexed and joined to the new city of Jerusalem. With that decision, for the first time in 2000 years, a united Jerusalem was placed under Israeli control. Since then, the world’s leaders have been trying to devise ways to divide the […]
In Acts 15, we read how some believers in Jerusalem went to the believers in Antioch and told them: “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” (Acts 15:1) With that statement they said, or at least inferred, that the blood of Messiah and His offering was inadequate to […]
In the book of Acts it is recorded that, as a man crippled from birth listened to Paul’s preaching, he was moved to have the faith to be healed. Paul then spoke to the man to get on his feet, which he did, before all the people assembled there: “Now when the people saw what […]
Scripture recounts how, upon seeing his Hebrew brethren mistreated, Moses struck an Egyptian taskmaster and killed him. In the book of Acts, Stephen retold the story and made this statement: “For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand.” (Acts 7:25) Before […]
Tradition has it that on this day Jacob, having erected the monument at Gilead that constituted a covenant between him and Lavan, departed for Canaan. According to the Bible, as he did, he met a group of angels. It’s recorded in Genesis 32: So Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met […]
Do you know someone who has the need to be the center of attention? Someone who always has to be in the spotlight? Someone who, in their mind anyway, seems to know just a bit more than you do? Most likely, we all know people like that but what is it that makes them crave […]
It was on this day in the 1st century that Jewish forces captured the Antonio Fortress in Jerusalem and, consequently, initiated the Jewish revolt against Rome. This revolt would eventually lead to the destruction of Jerusalem, the Temple and the scattering of the Jewish people. Had those who started this revolt been able to predict […]
In the previous devotion we spoke of how the world wants change while the Creator calls for mankind to return to Him. Through the Scripture we understand that, repentance – to return – is the first step that leads to restoration. And as we shared previously, God is restoring all things, as opposed to changing […]
