Daily Devotionals


elderly woman with food box

Learn from the Needy

August 12, 2022
When we serve the poor, when we get involved in their lives, we also learn from the needy.
Aerial view of the city of Jerusalem.

The Universal Mission of Israel

August 11, 2022
It is a statement of the universal mission of Israel, one that began with God’s call to Abraham and continues today.
Yael holding an Ethiopian child while next to Ethiopians at the Western Wall.

A Message of Equality

August 10, 2022
The Sabbath carries a message of equality, a reminder that we are all equally free children of the Creator of the world.
Yael praying at the Western Wall with a Bible in hand.

The Eternal Nature of Our Souls

August 9, 2022
Those who resisted this enticement to sin and followed the eternal nature of their souls are the ones who lived. They chose the path of life.
Yael holding a young boy in an IFCJ shirt with people in IFCJ shirts and waving Israeli flags in the background

Living for Future Generations

August 8, 2022
Imagine the kinship and comfort they must have felt about their own predicament as they were reminded that Moses was just like them, living for future generations.
Yael Eckstein blessing Yehudit, an elderly woman in Israel, with a food delivery

We Are Only Successful as God Wills

August 7, 2022
Yet we have to put our efforts into the proper perspective. We are only as successful as God wills us to be.
Yael Eckstein and Bishop Lanier, who together with The Fellowship bless God's people

Plan Humbly for the Future

August 5, 2022
But we need to plan humbly for the future, always remembering that whatever we plan, it’s all dependent on what God wants.
Side profile of Yael Eckstein praying at the Western Wall.

Trust in God’s Plan for Good

August 4, 2022
No matter how wicked Moab was and how much they deserved to be punished, God’s plan for the future meant that they must be spared. Moses needed to trust in God’s plan for good, as do we.
Mount Scopus in Jerusalem in 1900

Who Says Easier Is Better?

August 3, 2022
Despite the difficulties and struggles they faced — some of which we still face today in Israel — their hearts were full and their lives were meaningful. Who says easier is better?
Yael Eckstein at Chicago office of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

The Opinions of Others

August 2, 2022
He had full faith that he was doing what God called him to do and he knew that judgment belonged to God alone.
Yael Eckstein embracing elderly Jewish woman

Coming from a Source of Love

August 1, 2022
Because when people know that a command or rebuke is coming from a source of love, they are willing and eager to heed it.
Close up image of plants beginning to sprout in soil.

The Seeds We Have Sowed

July 31, 2022
True, the seeds we have sowed have borne much fruit. Today Israel is a beautiful country with a thriving economy.

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