“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” John 14:18 Think about what the day after Jesus’ death must have been like for His disciples. Friday had been devastating, and now they were left to contemplate all that had happened and all He had taught[...]
“When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.” Luke 23:33 Throughout Holy Week we’ve seen what Jesus said to the hypocritical religious leaders, as well as to His devoted followers. But[...]
“When Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me.’” John 13:21 As the time of Jesus’ death drew closer, the conversations shifted to things that hadn’t happened yet; such as the[...]
“’Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?’ And He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, you shall love[...]
“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’ And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and went. The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, ‘I will, sir’;[...]
“Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen. And all things you ask in[...]
“Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to Me.” Matthew 21:2 Today’s devotion is the first of eight looking back at conversations Jesus had the week prior to His crucifixion and resurrection. Sometimes we[...]
“The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law.” Psalm 119:51 (NIV) Many Christians today understand what it means to be ridiculed for believing God’s Word. The Bible is openly mocked from the halls of education to the halls of our nation’s capital. It’s touted[...]
“I will always obey your law, for ever and ever. I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.” Psalms 119:44-45 (NIV) We tend to associate freedom with doing what we want, when we want, how we want. In other words, we think living in[...]