Daily Devotional from Luke 5--Verse 20And when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”Jesus saw the faith of the paralyzed man’s friends. He saw their desperation to get him to Jesus. And before He performed the miracle of healing, He forgave him of his sins.I know that for many of us, we have friends and family we desperately want to see come to Jesus. Jesus sees your fait...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 4--Verse 4The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”Jesus went 40 days without food and when the devil tried to tempt Him, Jesus knew that God’s Word is nourishment, even more than physical food. Of course, we have to eat, but because Jesus knew the ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 3--Verse 18 (NLT)John used many such warnings as he announced the Good News to the people.We often see groups of people who like to shout about the end of the world. They love to proclaim that Jesus is coming back soon and some groups like to focus on  judgment more than hope. John the Baptist was no stranger to calling out sin—doing so got him killed eventually. But—Joh...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 2--Verses 10-11And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”How did you (will you) announce the coming birth of your first child? God the Father did it up big!He announced to shepherds with angels. He announced to ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 111—Verse 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!Wait, isn’t God supposed to be a “good, good Father”? Isn’t He “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness…”? Why then should we fear Him?One of the definitions of the Hebrew word for “fe...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 1--Verses 3-4It seemed good to me also… to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.Luke’s Gospel has literally been in the hands of billions of people, but do you know that it was originally addressed to one guy named Theophilus? Interesting. God had much larger plans for the work...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 16--Verse 15And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.”As Christians, our main prerogative is to share the Good News of Jesus’s resurrection. Through Him, we are cleansed of our sin and made right with God.At Generations Church we want to “be a live-giving community, serving those in need, and making Jesus the main attracti...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 15--Verses 37-38And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.Before Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, only the High Priest could come into the Holy Place and only once a year, following strict guidelines, because nobody was worthy to go behind the veil and be in the presence of God. But when Jesus died...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 14-- Verses 3-4While [Jesus] was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured it on his head. But some were expressing indignation to one another: “Why has this perfume been wasted?"Have you ever been made to feel as if your offering to...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 13--Verse 18Pray that it may not happen in winter.In this chapter, Jesus was teaching His disciples about end-time tribulations. In the midst of describing these future events, Jesus asked them to pray these events didn’t happen in winter, since there would be no time to get a cloak for warmth.Jesus did not ask His disciples to pray just to give them something to do. He ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Proverb 5—Verse 6She does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.Have you ever been lost? It’s a little harder now, in the days of electronic map apps, but when I first started driving, there wasn’t even MapQuest yet, and there were a couple times when I wandered off my path and didn’t know where I was or how to get back.I don’t know about you,...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 12--Verse 24You know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. I think some people assume that if you have one you automatically have the other. However, I find it interesting that Jesus maintains a distinction between the two. He suggests you can know Scripture and not the power of God. And, conversely, you can know the power, without ever really knowing the Scriptur...  Read More