Haderekh Messianic Devotional

“Did not our heart burn within us?” Luke 24:32 The first law of physics states inertia is when a body is at rest it will remain at rest unless it is acted upon by a force which causes it to move. We could also say that a law of nature is that people tend not to like change, and instead of moving forwards it is so easy to settle for the status quo. Too easily our instinctive tendency can be inertia, unless and until something disturbs our apathy and stir us into action. Some of Yeshua’s disciples had become accustomed to the life they had been living as His followers, even while awaiting what...

“Who has believed our report and to whom has the arm of Yehovah been revealed?” Isaiah 53:1 Let us consider two different ways to look at a situation. 1. The natural way. We grow up learning to use ‘common sense, which could be termed as the ‘normal’, natural and usual way to interpret information and, thereby, draw a particular conclusion. That method, in turn, dictates the way we react to something that is said or happens to us. However, that is only one way of looking at and interpreting that information. What happens when that information, or the conclusion we draw from it, is contrary...

“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 Imagine a piece of string. Now imagine, however long that string is, it represents the length of your life, from when you were born to the day you die. Most of us know the date and year we were born, and perhaps we celebrate it each birthday with family and friends as a regular landmark, or milestone. Perhaps the older we get the less we celebrate it, and the more we commemorate it! But none of us know the date or time that our natural lives on this earth will end. Nevertheless, if we were to say that...

“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...