“And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:27 NIV84) Is it fair to say that someone could be a believer in Jesus Christ, but not be a disciple? Is there a difference? Can someone have faith, but not be actively serving the Lord? Jesus was talking about disciples in […]
01/11/2023 Daily Devotion – Does Jesus Know You?
Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be […]
01/10/2023 Daily Devotion – The Kingdom of God is like…
“Then Jesus asked, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches.’ Again he asked, ‘What shall I compare the […]
01/09/2023 Daily Devotion – What is lawful on the Sabbath?
“The Lord answered him, ‘You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from […]
01/08/2023 Daily Devotion – Not Peace, but Division!
“Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, […]
01/07/2023 Daily Devotion – Be Ready!
“’Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.’” (Luke 12:35–36, NIV84) We may not know when Jesus is returning, but we know that He is returning […]
01/06/2023 Daily Devotion – Where is your treasure/heart?
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Luke 12:34, NIV84) Jesus has this wonderful way of getting right to the point. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Whatever is most important to us will get our time, attention, devotion and our heart. And whatever gets our […]
01/05/2023 Daily Devotion – Kingdom Seekers
“And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.” (Luke 12:29–31, NIV84) We tend to […]
01/04/2023 Daily Devotion – Are you stressed? Do you worry? STOP!
“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?” (Luke 12:25–26, NIV84) This verse cracks me up and convicts me every time I read it. Jesus is talking about stress and worry. Who of us isn’t […]
01/01/2023 Daily Devotion – Warning! Do not distort the Word of God!
“Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.” (Luke 11:52, NIV84) “Woe to you…” Words of warning that would cause any one of us to pause for a moment to assess the source and […]
