Daily Devotionals

There are many who say, “Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O LORD!” You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. “I’d believe in God if He showed me a sign.” How many times have you heard someone say that? Sadly, so many people struggle with faith in God because they only believe in something they can see with their eyes. — Psalm 4:6-7 ESV

They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. One lesser-known Jewish tradition I’d like to tell you about is levayah, which is Hebrew for “escorting.” After we host guests in our home, we accompany them out through our door and beyond. — Proverbs 1:9

No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. This moment in Scripture—the changing of Abram’s name— reverberates throughout history. This one Bible verse is a transformation of identity, destiny, and purpose that still shapes the world today. — Genesis 17:5

She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” — Genesis 16:3

He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” — Genesis 15:5

The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.” Today’s Bible verse marks one of the great turning points in the Bible. God’s relationship with Abram—and with all of humanity— begins with a command that is both simple and terrifying: Go. — Genesis 12:1

Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. On one of my trips doing the work of IFCJ Canada, I spoke with an elderly Jewish man. His health was not the greatest and he lived in terrible conditions. When I gave him a food package, he was shocked. — Psalm 3:2-3

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. — Proverbs 1:7

Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” At first glance, the story of the Tower of Babel can be confusing. Why would God oppose unity? Isn’t He a God of creativity, cooperation, and progress? But the problem wasn’t the tower itself. The problem was what the tower stood for. — Genesis 11:4

I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. — Genesis 9:13

But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. Today’s Bible verse comes at a turning point in the story of Noah’s Ark. The rain has fallen. The waters have risen. Destruction has already taken place. And then—quietly, powerfully—we are told that God remembered. — Genesis 8:1

Then Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.” Today we begin a story that most of us have known since childhood—Noah’s Ark. And today’s Bible verse records God’s words to Noah: “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.” In Hebrew, the word for “ark” is ֵּת ָב ה (tevah). This word is rare— so rare that it appears only twice in the entire Hebrew Bible. — Genesis 7:1