February 14 “I’m afraid I’ve committed the unforgivable sin.” This is a common fear among unbelievers. Oftentimes, they’re considering coming to faith in Jesus, but afraid that they’ve passed the point of no return—that they have no hope of salvation. The confusion, though, lies in their misunderstanding of what Jesus called “blasphemy against the Spirit.”…
Feb 5 Matthew 5 We begin three days of looking at Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. In today’s reading, we see key teachings on believers being salt and light, divorce, honesty, going the second mile, and loving our enemies. If we’re honest, a lot of what Jesus says is uncomfortable, especially when He drills down…
John 6 Did you know that the feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle that occurs in all four Gospels? Jesus feeds five thousand men with only five barley loaves and two fish, which at that time was a poor man’s meal. (Wheat bread was the food of the wealthy.) As the scene…
January 1 John begins his Gospel, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” John 1:1 (CSB) Right out of the gate, John recalls the first chapter of Genesis, which states, “In the beginning God created the heavens and…
In today’s Bible reading*, we see two witnesses given authority to prophesy/preach against the people’s sins for a period of time. During their allotted time, they are immortal; no one can harm them. At the end of the allotted time, people martyr the witnesses and leave their bodies on the street until the witnesses are resurrected…
The salvation message was secured by Jesus. The salvation message was declared by angels and proven to be reliable. God Himself bore witness to the salvation message and validated it with signs and wonders. The question from today’s Bible reading* is, “Are you drifting from your salvation? Are you neglecting this great salvation message?” How would one…
