January 4 We expect that Jesus would minister to God’s covenant people—the Jews. However, we rarely think about Jesus’ ministry outside of the Jewish household of faith. John 4 records Jesus’ outreach to both Samaritans and Gentiles, giving us an early glimpse of the Gospel’s universal reach and God’s ultimate plan. Jesus Ministers to a…
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, Peter reminds us that God’s promise is sure: Jesus will return. He says that scoffers will come, trying to discourage God’s children by pointing out that Jesus has yet to return. “Where is the promise of His coming He predicted?” (2 Peter 3:4) There will always be nay-sayers. There will always be scoffers. There…
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…
In today’s Bible reading, Paul completes his statement of what being filled with the Holy Spirit looks like as it applies to relationships with parents and children and with masters and servants (employers and employees in our context). He concludes the chapter by discussing Spiritual Warfare. Most believers think they’re being persecuted for being a believer…
With today’s Bible reading, we conclude our reading through the book of Acts. The book ends rather abruptly, almost as if Chapter 29 has been lost. But of course, that didn’t happen. Some have suggested that Dr. Luke didn’t finish the book and that we are living today in Acts 29. One very important thing I…
