Daily Devotionals

Take An Inventory

July 2, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • Acts 7:51–53

Acts 7:51-53 “You men—stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears—are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. And which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become; you who received the Law as ordained by angels, and yet did not observe it.”  • Stephen retold the story of his people and how God had protected them and provided for them over the years in so many ways. He accused them in no uncertain terms, and reminded them that their fathers had a reputation of killing the prophets and resisting messages from the Lord. Looking back at God's work in their lives, they should have been nothing but grateful for His provision and protection. When was last time you took time to take an inventory of all that God Has done for you?

Why Would He Care?

July 3, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • Acts 8:3–4

Psalm 8:3-4
When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have established; What is man that You remember him, And the son of man that You care for him? • The psalmist is in awe at God's creation and everything that surrounds him. We should be in awe as well, but what is more worthy of noticing is that the very same God who created the heavens, the moon and stars, created us and wants a personal relationship with us. He is never forcing us into a relationship but gave us a free choice to worship and adore Him. No other deity in the history of mankind comes even close to the personal God who loves us and sent His Son to die for us. Let Him know how grateful you are today!

Breaking Bread in Unity!

June 24, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • Acts 2:46–47

And daily devoting themselves with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number daily those who were being saved.  • When the Body of Messiah was born in Jerusalem, there were no denominations, creeds, or church buildings, but simply men and women who put their trust in the death and resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah. Manmade regulations and differences started to appear, dividing the Body into many denominations way beyond what Yeshua started. Sound doctrine and good theology are essential to a healthy Christianity, but have we gone far beyond the major tenets of the faith? While never compromising on the majors, how much more effective would we be if we displayed more unity?

The Prophetic Guarantee!

June 7, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • John 19:36–37

John 19:36-37 For these things came to pass in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, “NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN.” And again another Scripture says, “THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED.”  • The probability of the prophecies about the first coming of Messiah all being fulfilled 100% accurately is an amazing number. Yet, all that was predicted about Yeshua happened literally as written in our Bible. This makes His second coming even more exciting since there is no reason to believe any of the future prophecies will not be fulfilled literally as well. We can hear the clock ticking away towards the glorious return of Yeshua. Be excited, be filled with anticipation and keep looking up because the Messiah is on His way back.

You Can't Sit on the Fence!

May 31, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • John 16:19–20

Keep Digging

June 6, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • Psalm 2:10–12

Psalm 2:10-12 So now, O kings, show insight; Take warning, O judges of the earth. Serve Yahweh with fear And rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!  • The Jewish Scriptures are an endless goldmine where those who keep digging will keep collecting nuggets of truth and wisdom. Psalm 2 is no different, with an allusion to the second person of the Triune Godhead. We find Yeshua pre-incarnate all throughout the Jewish Scriptures, acting in accordance with the Father, and for our benefit. Here, Gentile kings are advised to respect the Son or else. This warning is not just for kings, but it reminds us that all people, all the way up to the most powerful leaders, will have to answer to God for how they responded to Yeshua.

What Kind of Peace?

May 29, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • John 14:27

Released from God's protection

May 28, 2024 • Psalm 81:11–12

Fear of rejection

May 27, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • John 12:32–33

God Uses People

May 21, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • Psalm 77:20

Why Did Yeshua Weep?

May 20, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • John 11:35–37

Who Killed Yeshua?

May 17, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • John 10:17–18

John 10:17-18 For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. No one takes it away from Me, but from Myself, I lay it down. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”  • It took until 1965 for the Roman Catholic Church to revise their position and admit that the Jews didn't kill Christ. The deicide accusation, (the killing of God), is not biblically accurate. Yeshua Himself clarified that He gave His own life (in His humanity) in accordance with the plan of the Father. The Jews didn't kill Christ, we all did. The death of Messiah was critical to His atonement for the sins of the world. His resurrection was also part of the plan and without it, He would just be a dead body of a false messiah, but the tomb is empty! Praise God for an empty tomb.

A Healthy Desire!

May 16, 2024 • Olivier Melnick

The Wrong Influence!

May 15, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • John 8:44

All You Need Is One!

May 13, 2024 • Olivier Melnick • 2 Samuel 1:25–26

2 Samuel 1:25-26 How have the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain on your high places. I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was more wonderful Than the love of women.  • David and Jonathan had a very deep and sincere friendship like few people will experience in their lifetime. They were better than brothers and could rely on each other for anything. All believers need people in their lives that they can count on. We need friends acting as accountability partners, encouragers and even rebukers to keep us on the straight and narrow. David had Jonathan. Intimate friendships like these are very rare and should be appreciated even more. If you have such a friend in your life, let them know how much they are appreciated.