Daily Devotionals
Our Guide Forever
November 5, 2017 - 12:00 amFor this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even to the end. — Psalm 48:14 Years ago, a good friend of mine toured Poland in order to witness the destruction of the Holocaust. One thing that struck him was an inscription on the … Read more…
Nothing He Can’t Do
November 3, 2017 - 12:00 amElisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbours for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.” — 2 Kings 4:3–4 The … Read more…
Don’t Walk Away From Your Miracles
November 2, 2017 - 12:00 amWhen the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, “I cannot watch the boy die.” And as she sat there, she began to sob. God heard the boy crying, and … Read more…
Don’t Look Back
November 1, 2017 - 12:00 amBut Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. — Genesis 19:26 The Torah portion for this week is Vayeira, which means “and he appeared,” from Genesis 18:1—22:24, and the Haftorah is from 2 Kings 4:1–37. In 2000, Reed Hastings, the founder of a fledgling company called Netflix, … Read more…
Learn to Laugh Again
October 31, 2017 - 12:00 amThen the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” — Genesis 18:13–14 The Torah portion for this … Read more…
Do More Than Asked
October 30, 2017 - 12:00 amThen he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree. — Genesis … Read more…
Make New Music
October 29, 2017 - 12:00 amSing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. — Psalm 47:6 In Psalm 47, the psalmist encourages us to “Sing praises to God, sing praises.” The Jewish sages comment that this verse is not simply telling us that we should open up our prayer books and sing … Read more…
God Will Help You
October 27, 2017 - 12:00 am“For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you,” declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. — Isaiah 41:13–14 The Torah … Read more…
Keep the Faith
October 26, 2017 - 12:00 amThen the word of the LORD came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he … Read more…
We Are All Family
October 25, 2017 - 12:00 amWhen Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan. — Genesis 14:14 The Torah portion for this week, Lech Lecha, which means “go to yourself.” It is from Genesis 12:1–17:27, and the Haftorah … Read more…
