Haderekh Messianic Devotional

‘…They will soar on wings like eagles…’ Isaiah 40:31 NIV An eagle once landed in a farmer’s field with its wing injured. Seeing that it was unable to fly, the farmer carried it to his farmyard and housed it alongside his turkeys. After some weeks, the eagle's wing was fully healed, so the farmer separated it from the turkeys and perched it on a nearby fence. The eagle sat there for a while, then eventually dropped to the floor, waddled over to the turkey pen, and waited till the farmer allowed it back inside with the turkeys. The farmer took the eagle to a nearby hill; but the eagle just...

'He was in the beginning with Yehovah' John 1:2 (NKJV) How big is your picture of Yeshua? Do you worship a small, finite Yeshua, or do you worship a Yeshua who is infinite, glorious, majestic, unlimited, and divine? John reveals that before the universe was formed, and the earth created, that the 'Word' - Yeshua - existed with Yehovah. That means that Yeshua wasn't just a human being at a certain time in history, but was, and is, a divine being, in eternity. Many people today reduce the person of Yeshua, by either claiming that He is a mythical figure, or by saying that He was just a...

'Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple' Luke 14:33 (NKJV) In an address to some university students, Rudyard Kipling said, 'As you go through life, don?t seek for fame or money, or for power, because one day you will meet a man who cares for none of these things, and then you will realise how poor you are'. Yeshua told his disciples not to hold onto those kinds of things either. Telling those who were following Him to give up everything, would have weeded out the spectators from the participants. He didn't mean that you can't possess anything, but rather that...

'Whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple'. Luke 14:27 (NKJV) There was once a youth leader who became the youngest elder that his Fellowship had ever known. The following week, his boss offered him a partnership in the business. It would have meant a huge salary, a luxury car and a big house in the country. However, it would also mean giving all his time to serve the company. He felt so called by Yehovah to work with the youth, but the business offer was so tempting. This verse from Luke convinced him that to truly be Yeshua' disciple, he had to give up his...

'If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple' Luke 14:26 (NKJV) When you read this verse, do you feel as if you are a true disciple of Yeshua? Do you hate your spouse? Is this really what Yeshua meant? Doesn't the Bible say that you are to honor your parents, love your husband or wife, and not exasperate your children? What was Yeshua getting at here? The answer lies in the previous verse: 'Now great multitudes went with Him' (Luke 14:25). Yeshua wasn't into hangers-on. He was...

'Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as Yehovah forgave you' Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV) All Posts It is likely that wherever you live, your government has a health strategy. Updated annually, the document will set out government health targets to decrease obesity and tobacco consumption, and to increase regular exercise and healthy eating habits. They want people to be fit, for life. The word 'health' contains very broad terms of reference, including physical health, women's and men's health, sexual health, mental health and developmental health. One thing,...