“Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” (Luke 20:22, NIV84) Jesus had taken over the temple on the biggest week of the Jewish church year (Passover). There is nothing that the religious leaders could do about it. Can you imagine how infuriating this was to the them? Jesus was upsetting […]
02/16/23 Daily Devotion – To be broken or crushed, which do you choose?
Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone?’ Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” (Luke 20:17–18, NIV84) In Jesus’ day just about every […]
02/15/23 Daily Devotion – Confused Tenants!
“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.’ “But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ So they threw him out […]
02/14/23 Daily Devotion – What would your answer be?
“ ‘Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,’ they said. ‘Who gave you this authority?’ He replied, ‘I will also ask you a question. Tell me, John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?’ They discussed it among themselves and said, ‘If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you […]
02/13/23 Daily Devotion – The contrast of the two kingdoms!
“Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him. Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.” (Luke 19:47–48, NIV84) These two verses, once again, show […]
02/12/23 Daily Devotion – It’s time for a good cleaning!
“Then he entered the temple area and began driving out those who were selling. ‘It is written,’ he said to them, ‘My house will be a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.’ ” (Luke 19:45–46, NIV84) From my perspective, the last week of Jesus’ life was an opportunity for […]
02/11/23 Daily Devotion – “…the stones will cry out!”
“When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: ‘Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ‘Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!’ […]
02/10/23 Daily Devotion – God weeps!
“As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, ‘If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace — but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle […]
02/09/23 Daily Devotion – Who is in control?
“Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’” Those who were sent ahead went and found it […]
02/08/23 Daily Devotion – Let’s know, believe, and act!
“Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’ His master replied, ‘I will judge […]
