“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!” (Luke 13:34, NIV84) When Jesus spoke these words Jerusalem was the religious capital of Judaism and had […]
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 […]
01/09/2023 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 […]
01/07/2023 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 […]
11/26/2022 Daily Devotion – Don’t make this mistake!
“But some of them said, ‘By Beelzebub, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.’” (Luke 11:15, NIV84) Do you doubt Jesus sometimes? That’s all right! Have you ever been confused as to why He did or said a certain thing that is recorded in the Bible? You’re not alone, and it is all […]
11/24/2022 Daily Devotion – The Lord’s Prayer
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us […]
11/22/2022 Daily Devotion – Go and do likewise!
“’Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?’ The expert in the law replied, ‘The one who had mercy on him.’ Jesus told him, ‘Go and do likewise.’” (Luke 10:36–37, NIV84) Jesus ended the parable of the Good Samaritan with a question, “Which […]
11/21/2022 Daily Devotion – Living a Mary life in a Martha world!
“’Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’” (Luke 10:41–42, NIV84) Awhile back I did a presentation for a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group called “Living a Mary Life […]
11/20/2022 Daily Devotion – We all want to justify ourselves!
“’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 […]
