Daily Devotional from John 8--Verse 58Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”Jesus claimed to be God. “I am” was the name God told Moses to use when referring to Him.The Jews knew what Jesus was claiming and tried to stone Him for blasphemy.Some people think of Jesus as a great moral teacher.C S Lewis said, “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 114—Verses 1-2When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.Psalm 114 is often recited in the church at Easter, because it talks about Israel's deliverance from slavery, which can be seen as a metaphor for our deliverance from sin.The Old Testament tells how God sent Moses to lead h...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 7--Verse 6My time has not yet come. I love the confidence. Here Jesus’s brothers were trying to egg him on. But Jesus stayed in the moment. He didn’t allow ambition to drive him forward or fear to hold him back. He trusted in the perfect timing of the Father. And the pathway into this same kind of confidence is Jesus. Oh, to abide in Jesus, the supremely confident One. W...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 6—Verse 26Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.”The people in the crowd were desperately chasing after Jesus, but it was because of what He did, and not who He is. All of His metaphors they took literally and thus turned away from Him quickly—after crossing the sea to ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 5—Verse 24Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.There is this judgment that all of us deserve: it’s death. A criminal's death, since we are all sinners. But by simply believing God, in believing Jesus is the Son of God and that He is God, we no lon...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 4--Verse 35b…Listen to what I’m telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, because they are ready for harvest.Jesus was preparing his disciples for what was coming. John the Baptist had been working to prepare the hearts of the people to recognize Jesus as the messiah. And Jesus just openly admitted his identity to the woman at the well and the people of Samaria...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 3--Verses 16-17For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.The heavens declare the glory of God (Psalm 19:1), but it is through the Bible that God reveals His love for all...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Proverb 8—Verse 17I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.The narrator of this proverb is “Wisdom”. It is spoken by Wisdom, to us. If we re-write this verse a little more clearly, we get: “Wisdom loves those who love Wisdom. Those who seek Wisdom diligently will find Wisdom.” Isn’t that an amazing thought? Wisdom loves those who love Wisdom. How? It...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 2--Verses 24-25Jesus did not entrust himself to them… for he knew what was in man. People love you when times are good, but they seem to duck out when times get tough. People can be flighty and undependable. People change their minds and switch loyalties. They bounce from one thing to another. And this can be said of us all. And, as we can see in this passage today, Jesu...  Read More

Daily Devotional from John 1—Verse 48Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”Now, we don’t know what was going on with Nathanael when he was under the fig tree. Maybe he was crying out to God, maybe he was worshipping, and maybe he was angry—we will never know. But what stands out to us, and what stood...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 24—Verses 46-49He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead the third day, and repentance for forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empo...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 23--Verses 18-19Then they all cried out together, “Take [Jesus] away! Release Barabbas to us!”  (He had been thrown into prison for a rebellion that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)This scene always gives me pause. I am struck by the Jews’ hatred toward Jesus. They ask for the release of a rebel and murderer—instead of the release of the *actual* messiah.I c...  Read More