Daily Devotional from Psalm 112—Verse 1Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!Now read verses 2-9: don’t you want that to be you? I do! What a list of ways we can be blessed! Up, down, left, right, inside and out! How can we live the blessed life described in these verses? By fulfilling Verse 1.But notice the verb – “delights” – not “obeys”...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 11--Verse 33No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. As believers in Jesus, we are the light of the world (Matt. 5:14). And as things get darker the light naturally grows with intensity. And, as we all know, the darkness of uncertainty has cast its shadow upon the world. So, now, more t...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 10—Verse 40But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.”Martha was concerned about doing lots of things for Jesus and His disciples. But Mary just wanted to sit at His feet and learn from Him.It’s so easy to get caught up in doing the right things,...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 9—Verse 20Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”The world has many things to say about Jesus. That He was a prophet, a good guy, a good teacher, a lunatic, a liar, some even say He never lived. If we are saved, we know Jesus is the Messiah, the Savior of the World – and so much more. Matthew 16:16 describes the same...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 8--Verse 18aTherefore take care of how you listen…Sometimes, when we listen, we’re just waiting to say what we want to say, without truly hearing what the other person is saying. And sometimes we only hear what we want to hear, instead of hearing what is actually being said. We do it with other people, and if you’re like me, you do it with God as well.Jesus was just expl...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 7--Verses 6-7And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed."When Jesus walked on earth, many people came to Him in hopes of gaining a mirac...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Proverb 6–Verse 23For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.If you haven’t yet fallen in love with the Bible, it may seem like an old book full of antiquated words, irrelevant stories, and a bunch of rules telling you what not to do.Oh friend, if that is you, please give it another try. Read the whole thing. In ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 6--Verse 22Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the son of man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. Sometimes following Jesus will put you out of step with the world. And whenever that happens, we’re tempted to fall in line. Yet those who fal...  Read More

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