“Jesus inaugurated the beginning of His ministry by reading this beautiful text from Isaiah 61 and telling the crowd that the fulfillment of the text begins now.”
10/09/2022 Daily Devotion – The devil can try but the Spirit overcomes!
“We need to be wise about the enemy’s strategy. He will always begin by testing the truth and see if we will move off center.”
10/05/22 Daily Devotion – God provides hope in the misery of this life!
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33, NIV84) Today, I take a break from the devotional study on the Gospel of Luke to address what’s heavy on my heart and mind […]
10/04/22 Daily Devotion – What do we learn from Jesus’ talk with his parents?
“Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, ‘Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.’ ‘Why were you searching for me?’ he asked. ‘Didn’t you know I […]
10/03/22Daily Devotion – What was Jesus like? The embodiment of love
“And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.” (Luke 2:40, NIV84) As Luke did the research for his Gospel, who did he go to to get tidbit information like this? We know virtually nothing about Jesus’ childhood. The Scriptures and even external sources […]
10/2/22 Daily Devotion – Faith doesn’t need proof after proof!
“Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: ‘Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes […]
010/1/22 Daily Devotion – Angels showed us heaven — and peace!
“Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.’” (Luke 2:13–14, NIV84) The shepherds sat in amazement as they glanced up into the night sky to see an angel from heaven […]
09/11/22 Daily Devotion – So that you may be certain of what you have been taught!
“Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me […]
09/10/22 Daily Devotion – What limits you?
“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13, NIV84) Once again we have a very popular and often quoted passage from the pen of the Apostle Paul. Paul is nearing the end of his letter to the Philippian church and from his jail cell victoriously declares, “I can do all things […]
09/09/22 Daily Devotion – The secret of being content!
“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” (Philippians 4:12, NIV84) Are we really content? Are we ever content? I’d […]
