“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 […]
Advent Devotion – Dec. 1: The promises begin
“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” Genesis 3:15, NIV84 This Advent devotional series is on Old Testament prophecies. It is amazing to consider that the Jesus we love and worship was promised from the […]
09/29/22 Daily Devotion – An extraordinary birth made plain for ordinary people like you and me!
“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great […]
09/26/22 Daily Devotion – God’s got a plan for your life, too!
“And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will […]
09/23/22 Daily Devotion – Not independent, but interdependent!
“He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers.” (Luke 1:54–55, NIV84) These verses are found in the middle of Mary’s song. Prompted by the Holy Spirit, Mary broke into a prophetic song about God’s faithfulness. The thing that strikes me is […]
09/16/22 Daily Devotion – Like John the Baptist we prepare the way!
“Many of the people of Israel will he bring back to the Lord their God. And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for […]
09/03/22 Daily Devotion – Let’s be partners in the Gospel!
“because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now…” (Philippians 1:5, NIV84) In the scope of the Christian life, we place a great emphasis on knowing the message of the Gospel, and this isn’t wrong. Eternal consequences are at stake depending on whether or not we know Jesus Christ as our […]
08/26/22 Daily Devotion – Our God left nothing on our to-do list!
“Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh.” (Philippians 3:2 NIV) In the Christian community of believers, the call to “watch out” is normally a plea to avoid the sinful pitfalls that exist out there in the world. But not in this verse. Paul is warning us to watch out for […]
08/23/22 Daily Devotion – Humanity and divinity, perfect in unity!
“Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11 […]
07/26/22 Daily Devotion – Is the true gospel the core of our faith?
“but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:13–14, NIV84) The message of the kingdom of heaven is so important that it marks the end of […]
