Category: Devotional

Mark 3:4 Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent. Jesus is, once again, dealing with the scribes (Jewish religious lawyers) and Pharisees (Jewish religious leaders and teachers). Notice how often Jesus was confronted by the […]

John 1:45-46 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” My hometown is not real small. […]

Matthew 23:27-28 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Jesus is, once again, dealing with […]

Joshua 24:15 “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Look back to Joshua in the Old Testament. The Israelites had come out of slavery to Egypt. Then after 40 years in the desert, the Lord brought them into the Promised Land. But this Promised Land had residents already there. The […]

John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” Jesus was speaking to the Jewish authority. In their teachings (Bamidbar Rabba) they call God “THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.” These are very special and […]

Matthew 6:33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Jesus is telling us about having faith in the Lord and getting closer to Him each day. So often we can focus so much on our needs. Where will our next meal come from? […]

Exodus 34:29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. Moses was so one with the Lord when he was with Him on Mount Sinai that he did not […]