Daily Devotionals

Bible teaches us how to pray for others. The Bible teaches us our prayers for other people are most effective when we pray in their presence.

If we have the ability to complain all day long, then we can also master the art of giving gratitude to God all day long.

As the traditional Sabbath greeting says, Shabbat shalom, a “Sabbath of peace.” The Sabbath is our day of peace.

God is always watching what we do – both the good and the bad. There is nowhere to run, no place to hide.

We can freely choose whether or not to align ourselves with God’s plan. But we don’t have the free will to change God’s plan.

Which is why it’s so important that we remind ourselves who we really are, who we are before God, who we are in our families.

One of the important ways that we keep the Sabbath holy is by putting the Sabbath at the forefront of our minds during our work week.

The Sabbath is more than just putting your feet up and taking a nap. Shabbat is “rest” from the world.

As a result of being at home, not working, sitting around the Shabbat table and spending that sacred time together, parents and children have stronger relationships.

David admitted that without God, he would have failed. He owned failure and proclaimed that God is the Father of our success!

As the writer of Proverbs points out, discipline is the secret to healthy and loving relationships with our children.

Shabbat is much more than a day of rest. To put it another way, Shabbat is more than a holiday. It’s a holy day.