“’You have answered correctly,’ Jesus replied. ‘Do this and you will live.’ But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor?’” (Luke 10:28–29, NIV84) It’s not very often that Jesus told someone that he or she was correct. But He did to this young man. The man came to […]
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 […]
10/18/2022 Daily Devotion – Patches and wineskins!
“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 […]
10/17/2022 Daily Devotion – Jesus came for the broken, sick and sinful!
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.
10/16/2022 Daily Devotion – Are you spending time alone with God?
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?
10/15/2022 Daily Devotion – Jesus cares about every aspect of your life!
Jesus will always work to deal with the issue that has eternal ramifications before He addresses the one with temporal ramifications.
10/14/2022 Daily Devotion – Our God reaches out and touches us!
“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.”
10/13/2022 Daily Devotion – Fishing for men is our job, but Jesus does the work!
“Even though everything within Peter’s being was telling Him this didn’t make sense, he still did what the Master asked.”
10/12/2022 Daily Devotion – Like Jesus, we must make the time for the most important things in life!
“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.”
10/11/2022 Daily Devotion – Who is Jesus?
“As Christians we need to be confident about who this Jesus was and is. He is more than a great prophet. He is who all prophets point to.”
