June 22 Having prayed for the Thessalonians, Paul asks them to pray for him: that God’s Word would spread rapidly and be honored, as it was with them. He asked them to pray that he and his companions would be delivered from wicked and evil people. Then he reminds this church that God is faithful…
March 23 Jesus and His disciples came into Bethphage, a small village on the Mount of Olives, very close to Bethany between Jericho and Jerusalem. Jesus saw a fig tree covered with leaves, but it bore no fruit. Because there was no fruit on the tree, Jesus cursed it, though not because He was still…
March 1 In Matthew 23, Jesus again unloads on the hypocritical Jewish leaders. This time, however, marks His fiercest rebuke in all of the Gospel accounts. For three years, the Lord has been merciful and gracious, offering them chance after chance to repent, take off their religious masks, and get real with God. Not only…
February 19 In today’s Bible reading from Matthew 15, Jesus gets to the heart of the matter with the Pharisees: the matter of their heart. They weren’t just caught up with the rigid details of the Law of Moses. They were completely ignoring it in favor of their own traditions. This was serious. While pretending…
Paul speaks very strongly regarding sexual immorality in the Corinthian Church in today’s Bible reading. He says that a man is committing an act that even unbelievers in Corinth don’t condone: he is having sexual relations with his father’s wife. Paul recommends that the church deal with this individual in a very strict way: remove…
Today’s Bible reading presents the famous story of the “wee little man”, Zacchaeus. From an early age, I felt like I could relate to Zacchaeus. Those of you who have met me know why. Neither Zacchaeus nor I will ever be the tallest man in the room! It doesn’t bother me so much now compared…
