Daily Devotional from Mark 4--Verse 22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.We all hide things from the world—secrets that might destroy us if they came to light. We see it often with prominent leaders in the news—the sin they hid is dragged out for the world to see. Jesus promised that all will be found out. This is why con...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 3--Verses 34-35And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”Who belongs to your family?The answer is different for different families. Some are born into a family, some are adopted, and others are given “honorary” membership because of some close asso...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Proverb 4— Verse 7The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. I love this verse, because it’s true – the first step in seeking wisdom is to realize you don’t have it yet! But where do we get wisdom?? I pray for it A LOT. Aside from that, unless it’s the Bible (the book of Proverbs is actually referred to as “wisdom literature”), I am very c...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 2--Verse 27The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. The Sabbath is a gift.A day to stop and catch your breath.A day to refresh and repose.A day to regain your rhythm.A day to take a deep breath and relax.It’s a gift from God to mankind. However, what kind of gift is it when it’s obligatory? Under such expectations, it ceases to be a gift entirely and become...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 1—Verse 18And immediately they left their nets and followed him.Imagine you’re working and someone comes up to you and says, “come follow me.” That would be a huge interruption to our day. We’d think of all the reasons we can’t, and we’d even wonder why they’re asking us such a thing.Jesus asks us to drop everything to follow Him. Following Jesus may be inconvenient and ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 28--Verses 18-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.The Great Commission - Jesus charged His disciples with a task to reach the world with the Good News! This Commis...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 27--Verse 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Elí, Elí, lemá sabachtháni?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”Sometimes things happen in life that make us feel as if God has abandoned us. Here in Matthew 27, Jesus is on the cross, the sin of the world is on his shoulders and for the first time—he felt as if God had aba...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 26--Verse 50Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you came to do.” Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him.We have all sinned and betrayed God. We are each responsible for the suffering and death of Jesus. But even at the time Judas was betraying Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus called Judas “friend”.  And I don’t believe this was sarcasm.Even tho...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 109—Verse 31aFor He stands at the right hand of the needy one…If you’re anything like me, you probably don’t like feeling like you are needy. We prefer to feel independent, self-sufficient, in control. But if all our needs are met, then we don’t need God. And if we don’t need Him, why would he hang out near us?The Bible says that the Lord stands at the right hand of tho...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 25--Verse 40As you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me. Jesus stands in solidarity with the down and outs. He has a special affinity with the needy. I find it interesting that he doesn’t come and personally fix the problem himself but waits for his representatives (the church) to do something about it. He wants the church to see them. He ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 24--Verse 31And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. How do you feel when you read passages about Jesus’s return, and the time before that happens? As a child, I was always afraid. My parents would have gone on a walk and my immediate response was, “Oh no! They’ve...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 23--Verse 37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!Jerusalem has been known for killing prophets and treating them horribly. But God kept sending them. God out of his great love sent more peo...  Read More