Daily Devotionals

No one chooses to be hurt, but we do get to choose what we do with the experience. We can allow our experiences to change us into hateful, resentful, and ultimately, vengeful people. Or, we can use our hurt as a catalyst for becoming more empathetic, compassionate, and kind people.

Maybe this is what Zechariah meant when he called God’s Holy City “the city of truth.” The battle for Jerusalem is a battle for truth.

The goal of the sin offerings was to draw us closer to God, to bring us into His presence. Because when we sin, it usually means that we forgot about Him.

Scripture teaches us that we have to cultivate our gratitude to God for all parts of life. Every experience is a reason to be grateful and a reason to practice thankfulness.

we must serve God with our own true essence. Our worship must be “salted” to bring out our unique gifts. Honey, which masks and conceals, should have no place in our relationship with God.

Just as God cares for the widow and the orphan, so must we. In other words, we draw close to God by giving to others.

There are two kinds of staffs in history — one that harms and one that protects. As we pray for the peace of Jerusalem, let us also pray that rulers with staffs of authority, will rule with righteousness, until Moses staff reappears again.

n order to really learn and change we must first apply our hearts to instruction, mussar. We must be humble and open.

The purpose of the tablets was to serve as physical evidence of our encounter and relationship with God, a testimony to God’s covenant.

The tachash, whose only purpose seemingly was to cover the Tabernacle, reminded all who saw it that there is only one true purpose for all things: the glory of God.

The Israelites made everything exactly as God wanted it, because that is what He told them to do. This obedience to God’s instructions was a sign of their love and devotion. Because He said so.

Without the equal participation of each and every one of us, the house of God will not stand. We all have an equal role in building God’s house.