Haderekh Messianic Devotional

“Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of Yehovah.” Romans 10:17 In the book of Judges, we read that Yehovah called Gideon, a man who was, at the time, in hiding, to defeat the Midianite army. Gideon thought He had made a mistake, but Yehovah called him a mighty man of valour.  Yehovah then called 300 men to stand with him. They were not equipped with swords and shields – but with a trumpet and a light covered by a pitcher - until the appointed time. At Gideon’s signal, they blew their trumpets in unison, calling out, “The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon”, broke the pitchers and...

“…one thing I do…, I press toward the goal…” Philippians 3:13-14 100 years ago, the average family in the western world had several children more than they do now. They had no modern-day appliances and yet people’s lives tended to be far less stressed, rushed, and packed with “to-do-lists.” These days we live in all-mod-cons environments, with cars, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves - and instant everything, from mashed potato to ready-made meals. But something has happened in our busy, packed lifestyles. Despite boasting we can multi-task and do ten things at a time without dropping...

“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” (KJV) 1 Corinthians 15:33  “Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character." (NIV)  “Do not be deceived, Bad company ruins good morals.” (ESV) As we have already considered, both you and your future are defined by the books you read and the people you hang out with. The books you read and, in this media dominated age, what you view on TV and social media, with all their “on-demand” services, are all literally “downloading” information and entertainment into your heart and mind. Then, as Yeshua said, “out of the...

“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, Yehovah with us.” Matthew 1:23 Dr John C Maxwell, the leadership coaching expert, says the two things which will more accurately define you and your future than anything else are, 1. the books you read and 2. the people you hang out with. The content of the books you read can be summed up as what you input into your heart, mind and spirit. As the saying goes, “Rubbish in – rubbish out.” When the angel appeared to Joseph, who was engaged to Mary, the mother of...

“And he (Adam) said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.“ Genesis 3:7 We have seen the instinctive tendency and reaction of the human heart is to cover up and hide every sign of failure, lack, weakness or inadequacy, ashamed that we so obviously and so frequently fall short of perfection. Not only are those shortcomings obvious to and even built into us by Yehovah when He created us, they are also so evident to all those around us that we are not as perfect as we may like to pretend to be. After all, they witness our lack of perfection...

“And he (Adam) said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.“ Genesis 3:7 In the very beginning, Yehovah gave Adam and Eve freedom to eat of every tree in the Garden of Eden, except for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. But they disobeyed and, as a result, we witness what we now term as “the fall.” The immediate effect we witness is that they became aware of their nakedness; they lacked something, namely clothing to cover their bodies. Obviously, Yehovah had seen them naked; He made them that way in the first place. Until they...