Daily Devotions from Firmly Rooted (archive of 975 devotions). Browse by book, series, or season, or search below.
“But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give…
“Looking at his disciples, he said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and…
“Then Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?’” (Luke 6:9, NIV84) The religious leaders were just looking for a reason to trip Jesus up. Rather than understand that Jesus was the fulfillment of all their religious…
“He told them this parable: ‘No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the…
Jesus calls us to look under the masks we wear in public and face our real selves. He calls us to recognize and admit our brokenness and sinfulness so that we might be made righteous through His death and resurrection.
Isn’t it time that we stop using our prayer life “in case of emergency” and use it as a way to foster an ongoing relationship with God?
Jesus will always work to deal with the issue that has eternal ramifications before He addresses the one with temporal ramifications.
“He didn’t have to touch him…. He could have told him to go wash in a river somewhere. But no! Jesus stretched out His hand and touched the leper. What an act of divine grace.”
“Even though everything within Peter’s being was telling Him this didn’t make sense, he still did what the Master asked.”
“If it was necessary for Jesus to find solitary time to communicate with God the Father, how much more it must be a necessity for you and me.”