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 from Matthew 17, we come across a passage that is easy to misunderstand. Admittedly, I only came to see a nuance of this about a week or so ago. I was in our Adult Bible Study class at church and a friend brought out this issue of the “faith like a…
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…
Once again, Jesus highlights the importance of relationship over religion. In today’s Bible reading, He drives home His point as He quotes Isaiah. The Lord said: These people approach me with their speeches to honor me with lip-service— yet their hearts are far from me, and human rules direct their worship of me. Isaiah 29:13…
Today’s Bible reading includes the story of Jesus’ feeding over five thousand people with only two fish and five loaves of bread. Matthew 14:13-21) Mark and Luke also include the story in their Gospel. It’s sad that people can read this story and dismiss it as a fairytale, something that never happened, something that could…
