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

Daily Devotional from Mark 11--Verse 25And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.But they don’t deserve my forgiveness. I’m sure that when some of us read this verse, we think this thought. While forgiveness is never easy, we are called to be forgiving people. Not people with poor boundari...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 10--Verses 44-45And whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.The Kingdom of God is so different from the ways of the world. Jesus has told us that in order to lead we must serve - we have to take the lowest position in order to lead people. We have to be ab...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 9--Verse 24 The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”This is one of my favorite prayers in the whole Bible. This man was desperate. His son was being terrorized by a demon and Jesus was his last hope. He said Jesus! IF you can—please deliver my son. Everything up until this point didn’t work and his hope was fading.And he was hones...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 8—Verse 17And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?”How dense could the disciples be?Jesus had recently provided bread enough to feed 5,000+ followers with 12 basketsful remaining, and then enough for 4000+ with 7 basketsful remaining. But now the disci...  Read More