Today’s Bible reading records some of the saddest times of Jesus’ life. He weeps over the religious leaders of His day, pointing out their hypocrisy, and He weeps over Jerusalem for killing the prophets God sent to her. In pointing out the hypocrisy of the religious leaders, he also tells His disciples and the crowd…
Upfront, I want to apologize for this long post. It is by far the longest I have ever written. But like with all of my devotionals, I hope you will find this one helpful, encouraging, and applicable. Admittedly, I can be quite political in my Social Media posts. But I don’t like to get political…
Two words emerge from today’s Bible reading from Matthew 18: SIN and FORGIVENESS. Jesus talks about causing a child to stumble and says that it would better for the person who causes this offense to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied to his neck. Next, He says that if your eye or…
In today’s Bible reading, we see where Jesus’ disciples quickly forget very important things. He warns them to beware the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Then Jesus reminds His disciples about His feeding of over nine thousand people with just a few fish and a few loaves of bread. They fail to connect the…
Jesus Christ is risen from the dead!He has conquered sin and death!He has made a way for us to be made right with a Holy God.
In today’s Bible reading from Matthew 11, we read that John the baptizer is in jail. Like Jesus’ disciples, John has become a little disillusioned. He sends word to his cousin asking if He is the one they have waited for to bring the Kingdom of God. Or should they look for someone else? (Matthew…
