Haderekh Messianic Devotional

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25 Upon reading this verse, many people’s minds go straight to the physical realm. So, we will mention that briefly, then move on, as much can and is already said on this elsewhere. Before Adam and Eve sinned, Yehovah placed them in the Garden of Eden, where they lived together as naked as the day they were created. Of course, pre-fall there was no rain and no thorns, so we assume no problem in terms of the weather or being injured. It appears from scripture that no one else was on the scene, so nobody else to be...

“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” Genesis 2:24 Whether male or female, the relationship with one’s parents is, in most cases, close, loving and loyal. Babies rely totally on their parents to provide for, food, water and to protect them. Because of this, parents tend to see their children as their children, whatever their age. But life moves on; babies become children, then teenagers, then adults and eventually, perhaps, parents themselves. Parents have to teach their children to mature, become independent and...

“And…Yehovah caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs…and made a woman, and brought her to the man. Adam said, This is now bone of my bones…and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:21-23 It is wise to consider that, while Adam, like each of us, would have had an opinion as to the attributes he was looking for in a help meet, Yehovah put him to sleep while He intervened in the process. After all, Adam had already viewed the whole animal kingdom and found none of them met his requirements. So, it...

“And Yehovah said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” Genesis 2:18 On the sixth day of creation Yehovah created man in His own image and likeness, made up of spirit, soul and body. When He had finished His work, He looked at all He had made and, the Scriptures say, “it was very good.” Genesis 1:27 tells us He made both male and female, and that both genders were made in His image. While we tend to assign certain characteristics to men and others to women, ALL such traits are found in our creator as He, after all, created both male and female...

'you are not mindful of the things of Yehovah, but the things of men' Matthew 16:23 (NKJV) So often the ways in which we have been taught to think, can become a hindrance to the purposes of Yehovah in our lives. In this narrative from the Bible, Peter allowed his natural emotions and logic to direct his decision making, and response to Yeshua. He didn't want Yeshua to go to Jerusalem as it was dangerous, so his natural thinking concluded that it must therefore be wrong, however Yeshua had to correct him! Most of the processes of thinking and deduction taught in secular education are contrary...

“But Yehovah demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Yeshua died for us.”Romans 5:8 In our normal, everyday moments, when we do not feel like a superhero, superstar or super-spiritual giant slayer, we are all well aware of our weaknesses, inadequacies and tendencies to fall and to fail in virtually every area of our lives. In moments like these we are so glad that the grace and mercy of Yehovah has been freely poured on us.  Grace has often been described as Yehovah’s riches at Yeshua’s expense.  That simply means that all of our lack has been covered...