“But some of them said, ‘By Beelzebub, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.’” (Luke 11:15, NIV84) Do you doubt Jesus sometimes? That’s all right! Have you ever been confused as to why He did or said a certain thing that is recorded in the Bible? You’re not alone, and it is all […]
11/25/2022 Daily Devotion – Ask, Seek and Knock!
“’So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.’ Which of you fathers, if your son asks for […]
11/24/2022 Daily Devotion – The Lord’s Prayer
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us […]
11/23/2022 Daily Devotion – The two kingdoms are not equal!
“The seventy-two returned with joy and said, ‘Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.’ He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.’” (Luke 10:17–18, NIV84) Sometimes as we contemplate the realities of good and evil in our world, we can get pretty overwhelmed by the destructive power of evil. It’s […]
11/22/2022 Daily Devotion – Go and do likewise!
“’Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?’ The expert in the law replied, ‘The one who had mercy on him.’ Jesus told him, ‘Go and do likewise.’” (Luke 10:36–37, NIV84) Jesus ended the parable of the Good Samaritan with a question, “Which […]
11/21/2022 Daily Devotion – Living a Mary life in a Martha world!
“’Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’” (Luke 10:41–42, NIV84) Awhile back I did a presentation for a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group called “Living a Mary Life […]
11/19/2022 Daily Devotion – We are living in the wrong kingdom!
“Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’” (Luke 10:9, NIV84) One can’t seem to escape the reality that the “kingdom of God” is the core teaching of the New Testament. John the Baptist and Jesus both began their ministries proclaiming that the kingdom of God was […]
11/18/2022 Daily Devotion – Pastors do dangerous work — they need our prayers!
“He told them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.’” (Luke 10:2–3, NIV84) I have heard a lot of sermons on these verses over the years — almost […]
11/17/2022 Daily Devotion – Keeping our eyes on the future we find freedom!
“Jesus replied, ‘No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.’” (Luke 9:62, NIV84) Looking back is a dangerous thing! We learn from the Old Testament that Lot’s wife looked back toward Sodom and Gomorrah and was turned into a pillar of salt. […]
11/16/2022 Daily Devotion – What’s God’s idea of ‘the greatest’? You might be surprised.
“An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. Then he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For […]
