April 12 The title of this devotional was almost, “Following Jesus Can Cost Your Life.” As I typed it, I freshly realized the point Jesus was making once more: It’s not that following can cost us our lives. It will. It always does. In fact, we talked about this just a few days ago on…
April 11 I know what you’re thinking: “Here we go again.” It’s a common theme that I cannot move on from. Perhaps this is because I spent the first ten years as a Christian not knowing anything about it. I was never told that I should grow in my relationship with Jesus, much less how….
March 20 Today let’s touch on three things from Mark 8. Mark tells us in verse 1 that “once again there was a large crowd.” They had followed Jesus for three days with nothing to eat. This raises a few questions: 1.) Why didn’t the people bring food with them? By now, a large crowd…
March 12 Jesus approached Levi as he sat in the tax office and invited him to follow Him. Immediately, Levi got up and followed Jesus, perhaps leaving money on the table. So, who was Levi? The name is Hebrew. We don’t know when he changed his name, but Levi was Matthew—the disciple who wrote the…
February 22 Matthew 18 begins with Jesus teaching His disciples from the viewpoint of children. He says that we must all become like children to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, meaning we must come to Him on His terms, submitting to His kingship over us and His domain, and trusting Him like a child trusts…
February 21 Matthew 17 contains an interesting statement that has been mistranslated and thus misunderstood and misapplied. A man brought his epileptic son to Jesus’ disciples, expecting them to heal him, but they were unable. The disciples were frustrated and asked Jesus why. The boy’s epilepsy was not due to a brain disorder, but rather…
