Devotionals

These are Jesus' words John 4:44. People who He had grown up with took Him for granted and couldn't see who He was. We find that a man from a two-day journey came all the way to see Jesus so that his son would be healed. We read that this was the second miraculous...

John the Baptist had been preparing the way for Jesus, and now Jesus had come and started His ministry. John's disciples were confused and asked what was up with Jesus. John tells them John 3:27 To this John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from...

Jesus comes by a man with leprosy, and the man Luke 5:12-13 fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately, the...

We are more comfortable with the way things were. The Pharisees were upset with Jesus and His disciples and why they were not doing things as they did. Jesus tells them two parables. Luke 5 36 He told them this parable: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and...

When John the Baptist came and reminded people to obey the law. To live by the Truth. People knew they had sinned, so they confessed, repented, and were baptized. John tells them: John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus...

The poor - Jesus came to set the captives free, but He also came for the poor. Yesterday, I was helping at a local food bank, and I was struck by the diversity of people in need. The families, the old, those with mental health issues, there were students, and...