“Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” “Yes, go,” she answered. And the girl went and got the baby’s mother. Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the […]
7/30/23 Daily Devotion – Let’s not miss the key point!
“Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.” — 1 Corinthians 15:11 (NIV84) Already in Paul’s time the church was caught up in discussions about doctrine and practices. Many of the letters Paul wrote to the churches dealt with such topics. We Christians today can […]
07/03/2023 Daily Devotion – It’s time to boast!
“Therefore, as it is written: ‘Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.’” (1 Corinthians 1:31 NIV84) It’s time to boast and take pride in our Christian faith. We have a God like no other religion on the planet. Seriously, the God of the Scriptures is not like any other god of any other religion […]
05/21/23 Daily Devotion – Burdening the consciences of Christians is a dangerous thing!
“Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.” Acts 15:10–11 (NIV84) Listen to […]
05/15/23 Daily Devotion – Justification
“Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.” (Acts 13:39, NIV84) Volumes have been written on the doctrine of justification. Theologians make the distinction between “objective” and “subjective” justification. We speak of justification in the “broad” sense and in the “narrow” sense. With all […]
04/07/23 Daily Devotion – The last week of Jesus’ life – Friday (A day of darkness)
“From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.” (Matthew 27:45 NIV84) For centuries Christians on this day (Good Friday) have participated in the tenebrae service (the service of darkness). Darkness comes into play in a couple of ways on Good Friday. Not only did we have the unnatural darkness […]
03/15/23 Daily Devotion – Jesus did not die by crucifixion!
“Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last.” (Luke 23:46, NIV84) I get a lot of comfort from Jesus’ final statement from the cross. He no longer says, “My God, My God…”, but once again the deeply relational “Father” […]
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.”
09/28/22 Daily Devotion – Even in the quiet, God is at work!
“He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there […]
09/25/22 Daily Devotion – How far will God go to win you?
“Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, ‘What then is this child going to be?’ For the Lord’s hand was with him.” (Luke 1:66, NIV84) The birth of John the Baptist had occurred. The family all thought that the child should be named Zechariah after his father. Why was the family involved? Well, in […]
