Haderekh Messianic Devotional

“Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which Yehovah is giving you. Exodus 20:12 People often say that children no longer honour they parents, certainly not like they did “in the old days.” It is also said that, in western cultures there is far less respect towards one’s elders, as well as one’s own parents than is the case in many middle eastern and eastern cultures.  But are these things a modern phenomenon or has it always been the case? When Yehovah gave Moses the 10 Commandments several thousand years ago, He included the command that the...

“But you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts 1:8 The theory behind ‘the butterfly effect’ is that the minute, unnoticeable flap of a butterfly’s wing somewhere in the world will have a knock-on effect which could result in a tornado on the opposite side of the world, thousands of miles away. Similarly, if you drop a stone in a pond or lake, you will see the ripple effect which that stone can have, as it hits the shore 100 or more yards away. Both these examples illustrate the impact a seemingly...

“But you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts 1:8 Before Yeshua ascended into Heaven, He commissioned His disciples to go into the world and preach the Gospel, making disciples of all nations. This accompanied His previous command, empowering them to go and heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and cast out devils. He had already told them that even as His Father had sent Him, so He was sending them. These commands and the ‘great commission’ also apply to each of us as His followers and...

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Often, even as followers of Yeshua, we can spend much of our lives wondering why particular things are happening, in general, to others and to ourselves. And while Yehovah does not send everything that arrives and occurs in our lives, because He is Almighty and sovereign, we have to acknowledge that sometimes He does allow things to come which we would prefer not to have arrive on our doorsteps. But although Yehovah does not send all that we would consider to be negative, we can be...

“Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? To his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for Yehovah is able to make him stand.” Romans 14:4 Perhaps you, like me, could list people, preachers, pastors, evangelists, ‘healing’, ‘miracle’ or finance emphasising ministers, who are not your, or my, “cup of tea.” This may be because of their beliefs, ministry content, personality, ‘delivery’ style or something we saw or heard them do or say. It may be because we have an uneasy feeling about them or their ministry. However, as shocking as it may be, we are not always...

"And they two shall be one flesh: so then, they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore Yehovah has joined together, let not man put asunder.” Mark 10:8-9 The Pharisees tried to tempt Yeshua to say that divorce was OK. Yeshua did not to fall into their trap, but answered with wisdom, asking them what Moses had commanded. This time they fell into His trap, saying Moses had said to just write a “bill of divorcement” and “put (or send) her away.” Yeshua replied that the reason Moses had said that was because of the hardness of their hearts, adding that it was always Yehovah’s plan for a...