“But Jesus asked him, ‘Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?’” (Luke 22:48, NIV84) Michael Card wrote a song about Judas’ betrayal, and in it were these words, “but that is not what a kiss is for.” These words cause me to cringe every time I hear them. I so often criticize […]
02/28/23 Daily Devotion – Praying about temptation
“Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching the place, he said to them, ‘Pray that you will not fall into temptation.’ ” (Luke 22:39–40, NIV84) Two to three times Jesus warned the disciples to pray about not falling into temptation during this short period of […]
Advent Devotion – Dec. 18: Jesus’ betrayal prophesied
“And the LORD said to me, ‘Throw it to the potter’ — the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD to the potter.” Zechariah 11:13 Every aspect of Jesus’ ministry is beautiful to us because it ended up being […]
