Haderekh Messianic Devotional

'All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made' John 1:3 (NKJV) According to the Tanakh, Yehovah created all things through His spoken word; during the first six days of creation, Yehovah spoke everything into being. Right from the very beginning, He has been a Yehovah who communicates; He has always spoken to, and revealed His heart to His people. When He speaks, His words are loving - they bring life, they create. In the B'rit Chadashah, Yeshua is called the 'Word'. Yeshua is the ultimate way in which Yehovah has communicated with His people. Without...

'Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering' Exodus 25:2 (NKJV) Everyone has different natural abilities, as well as a variety of spiritual gifts. The apostle Paul details the diversity of gifts in 1 Corinthians 12, ranging from apostles and pastors, right through to believers who have the gift of 'helps'. Quite a difference you would think! But actually, there is no difference spiritually. Apart from love, which is cited as the greatest gift (1 Corinthians 13:13), there is no hierarchy of...

'In all this, Job did not sin nor charge Yehovah with wrong' Job 1:22 (NKJV) How do you view the trials and hardships in your life? The Bible tells us that all things work together for good if you love Yehovah and are called by Him. When life is at its worst, do you believe that to be true? Take the story of Job, and view it from Yehovah's perspective. It becomes then, not the story of a man who lost everything, but about Yehovah who restored all that the devil had stolen, and more besides. Not about a man losing faith in Yehovah, but a man maintaining his faith throughout the greatest of...

'I will bless Yehovah at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth' Psalm 34:1 (NKJV) The Bible says that Psalm 34 was written by David, when he was forced to act like a madman to save his own life! When David fled from King Saul, he fell into the hands of King Achish, who was told what a strong warrior David was. Fearing that the King would kill him, David faked insanity, scratching and dribbling until he was sent away (see 1 Samuel 21, 22). ?And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over...

'Yehovah on high is mightier, than the noise of many waters, than the mighty waves of the sea' Psalm 93:4 (NKJV) Yeshua Hamashiach, reigns Sovereignly over all the earth. He is robed in the majesty of His creation, and clothed with the splendor of the universe. The power of every atom is in His hands. Yeshua has put it all into place; it is established, and can never be moved. He is greater than any storm of life - a physical, raging body of water, like the one Yeshua calmed in the gospels, or the swirling chaos of a storm in your own life - mind, body, spirit, circumstances or family....

'If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed'! John 8:36 (NKJV) The devil's greatest desire is to steal from, kill and destroy mankind. He does this craftily, by lies and deceit. If someone believes what the devil says, he becomes enslaved. However, because Yeshua came to destroy the works of the devil, you can walk in freedom, and truth. You can learn to distinguish the voice of Yehovah from the voice of the enemy, and be set free from sin and death. Yeshua said that 'you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free' (John 8:32). The devil is sly, and often wraps up his...