Devotionals by: Ilze Henderson

20 November 2014

111. Proclaim Jesus as King

Moses is still continuing with his speech and as he is, more and more life lessons are presented to us. Even though this speech is directly for the Israelites, we...
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13 November 2014

110. Don’t be envious

Last week we had a look at God being a jealous God, and righteously so. Because His people tend to wander around looking for earthly gratification, instead of turning to...
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6 November 2014

109. God is a jealous God

In Moses’ last speech to the Israelites there are so many wonderful lessons hidden inside. There is so much to learn for us all. One particular verse caught my eye...
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16 October 2014

106. God decides

The Israelites were still camped on the banks of the Jordan river and Moses was reminding them of how God had looked after them during their wilderness journey. And in...
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10 October 2014

105. God rules

Moses is recounting the journey of the Israelites to them. And here he tells them something interesting. He recalls the time that they passed by the countries of the Edomites,...
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25 September 2014

104. Obey God, not the scouts

In Deuteronomy Moses is giving his last and final speech to the Israelites. And to start off his speech he reminds them of the journey that they took up and...
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11 September 2014

102. Follow God

The Israelites were poised and ready to take their Promised Land. But Moses first addressed them. He reminded them of what God had done for them in the past, he...
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4 September 2014

101. God is preparing us

The Israelites were camped on the banks of the Jordan river, ready to go and possess their Promised Land. But before they could enter into the land, Moses was giving...
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28 August 2014

100. If God says I can, I can

The Israelites are on the verge of entering into the Promised Land, but before they do, Moses was going to give them a speech. The whole of Deuteronomy records Moses’...
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21 August 2014

99. Reach your full potential

Whilst camping out close to the Jordan river, God gave Moses several instructions to follow once they enter the Promised Land. Moses in turn told Joshua and the leaders as...
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15 August 2014

98. Put to death all sinful practices

The Israelites were camped close to the Jordan river, ready to move into the Promised Land. And whilst camping there, God gave them the following command: “Speak to the Israelites...
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7 August 2014

97. Keep a spiritual journal (1)

The Israelites were ready to go in and conquer their Promised Land. But before they could, they reflected on several things first. Amongst others, the whole Law of God was...
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24 July 2014

96. Think before you speak

The tribes of Gad, Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh owned vast numbers of livestock. And when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead on the east...
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10 July 2014

96. Remember to thank God

As we have seen last week, the Israelites took vengeance on the Midianites and killed all 5 their kings as well as all their men. They totally demolished the tribe,...
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3 July 2014

94. Say goodbye to sin

As you might remember, the Midianites led the Israelites into idolatry through their woman enticing the Israelite men to rather worship their gods. And you all know how furious God...
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26 June 2014

93. Honour your word (1)

The Israelites were on the verge of entering the Promised Land. But before they did, God wanted to remind them of a couple of things. First of all He wanted...
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