Posts with the tag “marci”

Daily Devotional from Romans 9--Verse 3For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.Paul was so concerned about the Jews who had not accepted Christ, that he said he was willing to be accursed and cut off from Christ if it would mean that his brethren would accept Jesus Christ as Messiah and Lord. Paul was willi...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Romans 6—Verse 22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.What does it mean to be set free from sin? It means that sin, with all of its layers, has no power over me. It has no control over me. It can’t make me do something I don’t want to do. It gives me freedom tochoose ri...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Acts 15—Verses 7-9And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouththe Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between ...  Read More

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Daily Devotional from Luke 16--Verse 19-21There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.As troubling as this parable is, we need to be reminded that there is tr...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 4—Verse 4But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’” NKJVIn God’s word we find everything we need to sustain our spiritual walk with God. We find abundance, beauty, caring, direction, education, freedom, grace, hope, intercession, Jesus, kindness, love, mercy, nails to remind us of sacrifices made for us...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 11--Verses 1-3 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie itand bring it. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has nee...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 26--Verses 7-9A woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.”An unnamed woman, perhaps someone just like you or me, came up to Jesus while he...  Read More