Category: Daily Devotions

“A voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’” (Mark 1:11) We might think that the world-changing and history-making beginning of Jesus’ ministry would begin with a major announcement. We might expect that this would come out as a big deal — like when a nation’s…

“John testified to him and cried out, ‘This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.” From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has…

“The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.” (Mark 1:1) In today’s consumer market, books need a bold title, an eye-catching cover, clever content, and slick graphics. Two thousand years ago books were not published, marketed, and purchased like they are today. They were written on scrolls, and most…

“See, I will create new heavens and a new earth … They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain.” (Isaiah 65:17, 25) Isaiah 65 gives us a sneak preview of what’s ahead. In the closing part of this chapter the prophet tells us what’s in store for creation and for all who…

“Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” (2 Corinthians 12:8-9) Several years ago someone in our community gave me a book titled In The Grip of Grace by Max Lucado.…

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” (Matthew 25:40) We’re moving forward in this new year and it continues to be a time to look ahead and ask ourselves, “What are we hoping for in…

“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other.” (Galatians 5:16-17) According to the apostle Paul, each of us has a…

“Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14) In one of his books, Max Lucado tells a story about the late champion boxer Muhammad Ali taking someone to his barn where…

“He has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of his saints, of Israel, the people close to his heart.” (Psalm 148:14) Have you enjoyed your Christmas praises? You may have had many opportunities for praise in recent days, most wonderfully, praising God for the gift of a Savior, but also praising others,…