Daily Devotional with Kenny Russell

What happens when something we are building for God quietly becomes more important than walking with God?

In Chapter 9 of I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over, “It’s Not Your Money I Want. It’s YOU!”, I share one of the most dramatic and life-changing seasons of my journey.

My businesses were growing rapidly. Contracts were increasing, and I genuinely believed that greater business success would provide greater resources to advance the Kingdom of God. The vision wasn't wrong - but somewhere along the way, the vision began to consume me.

At the same time, Hayley believed the Holy Spirit had warned her that someone I deeply trusted within the company was stealing from us. What followed became an extraordinary lesson in hearing God's voice, trusting the Holy Spirit, obedience, protection, surrender, and the faithfulness of the Father.

But the greatest lesson wasn't about business or money.

One day while I was praying, the Holy Spirit spoke quietly to my heart:

“Kenny…

It’s not your money I want.

It’s you.”

Suddenly I understood. God had never measured my faithfulness by the size of my business, the contracts we secured, or how much money I could give away. He wasn't looking for a successful businessman who happened to love Yeshua. He wanted His son.

That revelation changed the direction of my life.

The Kingdom of God is never built by replacing intimacy with activity.

The Father’s greatest desire isn't simply what we can accomplish for Him. He wants us to know Him, walk with Him, and trust Him completely.

I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over

Dr. Kenny Russell

BulldozerFaith — From Israel to the Nations

The believer’s life was never designed to be lived alone.

In Chapter 8 of I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over, “Daily Dependence on the Holy Spirit,” I share how I discovered that following Yeshua was never meant to depend upon my own strength, discipline, or ability. The Holy Spirit came not as an occasional visitor, but to make His home within us - to be our Teacher, Counselor, Comforter, Guide, and constant Companion.

This chapter also explores how prayer becomes relationship rather than religious duty. As a young believer, prayer became an ongoing conversation with my Heavenly Father—in my morning Bible reading, at school, working, running, or simply going about everyday life.

One question has become especially important to me:

Not, “How much time did I spend praying today?”

But, “How aware was I of His presence today?”

One measures performance. The other measures relationship.

Through more than forty years of walking with Yeshua, I have learned that dependence is not weakness. It is where faith grows. Sometimes the Father doesn't immediately change our circumstances; He changes us as we learn to trust Him within them.

Prayer has never simply been about receiving answers.

It has been about discovering the heart of the One who answers.

My prayer is that this chapter encourages you to stop carrying what the Holy Spirit never asked you to carry alone and rediscover the simplicity of daily dependence upon Him.

I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over

Dr. Kenny Russell

BulldozerFaith — From Israel to the Nations

Learning to hear His voice is only the beginning. The real adventure begins when we trust Him enough to follow.

In Chapter 7 of I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over, “Walking With the Shepherd,” I share what I have learned about developing a daily relationship with Yeshua, not by mastering a spiritual technique, but by remaining close to the Shepherd.

Sheep don't learn their shepherd's voice in a single day. They learn it by walking with him. In the same way, we grow through time in His Word, honest prayer, quietness before Him, obedience, and learning to trust His presence, even in seasons when His voice seems quiet.

And when we stumble, the Shepherd doesn't abandon us.

He pursues us.

He restores us.

He calls us by name.

He brings us home.

Perhaps you feel as though you have wandered far from God. His invitation remains the same: Come back. The Shepherd is still calling your name.

The goal isn't simply to hear His voice. The goal is to know Him - and to trust Him enough to follow wherever He leads.

I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over

Dr. Kenny Russell

BulldozerFaith — From Israel to the Nations

Does God still speak to His people today, and how do we learn to recognize His voice?

In Chapter 6 of I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over, “Learning to Hear His Voice,” I share how, as a young believer, I discovered that the God who had rescued me wasn't distant or silent. He wanted a relationship with me, and that relationship included learning to listen.

Yeshua said:

“My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10:27

Hearing God's voice isn't reserved for a select group of spiritually gifted people. We learn to recognize the Shepherd through relationship, spending time in His presence, remaining rooted in His Word, listening to the Holy Spirit, and responding in obedience.

The goal isn't simply to hear His voice. The goal is to know Him.

Whether you feel close to God today or as though you've wandered far away, the Good Shepherd is still calling. His voice has not grown silent.

I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over

Dr. Kenny Russell

BulldozerFaith — From Israel to the Nations

What does it really mean to say, “Christ lives in me”?

In Chapter 5 of I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over, I continue sharing my personal journey of discovering that following Yeshua is far more than believing the right things, attending meetings, or trying harder to live a Christian life.

There is a deeper reality: Messiah in you.

This revelation began to change the way I understood my identity, my relationship with God, and the purpose of my life. The life of faith was never supposed to be about me attempting to become good enough for God. It was about surrendering my old life and allowing the life of Yeshua to be expressed through me.

The Christian life isn't simply living for Yeshua.

It is learning to allow Yeshua to live through you.

As you listen to this chapter, I encourage you to consider your own journey. Are you trying to follow God through your own strength, or are you discovering what it means to live from the reality of Christ in you - the hope of glory?

This is where testimony becomes more than the story of what God once did.

Your transformed life becomes the witness.

I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over by Dr. Kenny Russell is a testimony of more than forty years of walking with God, through encounters, victories, failures, miracles, difficult seasons, and the continual work of the Holy Spirit.

Encounter Yeshua.

Grow in faith.

Discover your testimony.

Become a witness.

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BulldozerFaith — From Israel to the Nations

Dr. Kenny Russell

What happens after you give your life to Yeshua?

How do you live this new life - and what happens when you feel as though you are not strong enough?

In Chapter 4 of I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over, “The Helper Has Come,” I continue my story from the morning after I gave my life to Yeshua as an eleven-year-old boy on the Isle of Arran, Scotland.

I had gone to sleep one person and awakened another. The emptiness was gone. The anger that had controlled so much of my young life had lost its grip. I couldn't explain what had happened theologically; I simply knew that Yeshua was real because I had met Him.

But salvation raised a whole new set of questions:

What happens now?

How do I live this new life?

What if I fail?

This chapter explores one of the greatest discoveries we can make as followers of Yeshua:

Help is not on the way. Help has already arrived.

Yeshua promised that the Father would give us another Helper, the Spirit of Truth. God never intended us to struggle through the believer's life depending upon our own strength. Through the Holy Spirit, He comes to live within us, teach us, strengthen us, correct us, comfort us, and lead us one step at a time.

I also share how I began learning this in practical, everyday life. The Holy Spirit wasn't only present in church meetings or moments we might call “spiritual.” He was interested in my work, my mistakes, my decisions, and the situations that seemed beyond my ability. I began discovering that spiritual growth isn't about striving harder; it is about staying closer.

And something else began happening.

People could see that I had changed.

The angry, rebellious boy who wanted nothing to do with God suddenly couldn't stop talking about Yeshua. I didn't have Bible-college training, polished sermons, or all the answers. I had a testimony. My transformed life was becoming a witness to the transforming power of Yeshua.

More than four decades later, the lesson remains the same:

You were never created to struggle through this life alone.

You were created to walk with God.

My prayer is that as you listen to Chapter 4, you will stop trying to carry your faith in your own strength and discover afresh the presence of the One Yeshua promised would be with you.

The Helper has come.

I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over by Dr. Kenny Russell

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Your life has a story.

Your story is a testimony.

And your testimony can become a witness.

Shalom,

Dr. Kenny Russell

BulldozerFaith — From Israel to the Nations

We are reading through my new book; this is Chapter 3

What happens when God suddenly breaks into your world and everything you thought you understood begins to change?

In Chapter Three of I Am a Witness — The Search Is Over, I continue sharing my personal journey from searching for truth to experiencing the undeniable reality of God. There are moments when He interrupts our plans, confronts our assumptions, and awakens us to a life we never imagined possible.

When God breaks into your world, you cannot remain the same. What once seemed distant becomes personal. Questions begin to find answers, darkness gives way to light, and the search for truth becomes an encounter with the One who has been pursuing you all along.

My prayer is that this chapter will encourage you to recognize what God may already be doing in your life. Your circumstances may feel ordinary, confusing, or even impossible - but one encounter with Him can change everything.

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When God breaks into your world, your story will never be the same.

What if, while you were searching for truth, God was already searching for you?

In Chapter Two of I Am a Witness — The Search Is Over, I continue sharing my personal journey of searching for meaning, identity, and truth. Looking back, I can now see that even when I did not recognize God’s presence, He was directing my steps and drawing me toward Himself.

This chapter is a powerful reminder that we are not saved because we successfully find our way to God. We are found because, in His love and mercy, He comes searching for us.

Perhaps you feel lost, forgotten, or far from God. My prayer is that this reading will help you recognize that He sees you, knows you, and is closer than you realize. Your search may feel uncertain—but God has never stopped pursuing you.

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You may be searching for God - but the beautiful truth is that He is already searching for you.

This is more than the opening chapter of a book, it is the beginning of a personal journey of searching, questioning, and discovering the transforming power of God. Through this audio and video reading, I invite you to step into the story and consider how the Lord can use every part of our lives to draw us toward truth, purpose, and a genuine relationship with Him.

I Am a Witness is my testimony of encountering Yeshua and discovering that the search for truth was finally over. My prayer is that this chapter will encourage you, awaken something within you, and inspire you to continue the journey through the complete book.

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OUR NEW BOOKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! I am excited to finally share with you what has been happening behind the scenes. In the opening part of this video, I take you through the books we have now published and made available worldwide through Amazon, as well as here in Israel. https://a.co/d/02sVA66O

For some time, you may not have seen me ministering online every day, producing daily podcasts, or traveling and speaking as much as I have in previous seasons. But that doesn't mean the ministry has slowed down. Quite the opposite. Yehovah has given us an extraordinary window to write, develop, and publish a growing library of resources designed to reach the lost, strengthen believers, make disciples, and equip people to walk in a genuine relationship with Yeshua.

These are not simply books to read and place on a shelf. They have been written as tools for transformation and discipleship—resources you can work through personally and then place into the hands of someone else.

A SPECIAL READING FROM I AM A WITNESS – THE SEARCH IS OVER During the video, I also read a special section from I Am a Witness – The Search Is Over, a book that is very close to my heart. I Am a Witness carries a simple but important message: our testimony did not end on the day we were saved. Our witness is a living story. Every act of obedience, every trial through which Yehovah proves Himself faithful, every person He allows us to reach, and every fresh “Yes, Lord” becomes another chapter in the testimony He is continuing to write. My prayer is that these books will do more than provide information. I want them to help people rediscover the wonder of salvation, encounter Yeshua, grow in truth, and become witnesses themselves.

NOW WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH THE NEXT STAGE After showing you what has already been accomplished, I want to invite you to become part of what comes next. This week, we are seeking to raise an additional $5,000 toward our publishing mission and current publishing obligations. Perhaps you can give $25, $50, $100, $500, or more. No gift is too small. If 100 people gave just $50, together we would meet the entire $5,000 goal.

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When you give, you are not simply helping us publish another book. You are helping us create resources that can change lives and make disciples. HEBREW • RUSSIAN • ARABIC An important part of the next stage is translation. From our base here in Israel, we have a growing commitment to make these resources available in Hebrew, Russian, and Arabic, taking the Gospel of the Kingdom beyond the English-speaking world and into the languages people speak in their homes, families, and communities.

Imagine these discipleship resources reaching a Jewish person in Hebrew, a Russian-speaking family in their own language, or an Arabic-speaking person searching for truth. That is what your partnership is helping us build. Every book matters. Every translation matters. Every gift matters. And above everything else, every life matters.

Thank you to everyone who has prayed, given, encouraged us, purchased the books, and stood with this ministry. There is much more to come. Together, we are creating resources to make disciples and carry the Gospel of the Kingdom—from Israel to the nations.

Dr. Kenny Russell

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