January 15 | Matthew 6:13 “And don’t lead us into tests, but rescue us from the evil one." (Matthew 6:13) There’s a whole plane of existence people don’t consider. God made us flesh and spirit. Everyone recognizes the physical realm, but many people miss the spiritual realm. Things happen all…
January 14 | Matthew 6:12 “And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors." (Matthew 6:12) Hanging on the Cross while His enemies mocked Him, Jesus taught us His greatest lesson. He forgave everyone. In the midst of His anguish and suffering, Jesus freed His enemies from…
January 13 | Matthew 6:11 "Our daily bread give us for this day" (Matthew 6:11) You’re stranded on a desert island. What do you find first? Food? Water? Shelter? You must meet your needs if you want to survive. All those pictures of beautiful island beaches don’t seem so inviting…
January 12 | Matthew 6:10 "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done as in heaven, so also on earth."(Matthew 6:10) Everyone is trying to build their own kingdom. It’s all about what they can get out of life. They calculate everything they do for their benefit. But we don’t live…
January 11 | Matthew 6:9 "Pray, then, like this, “Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name." (Matthew 6:9) Throughout the centuries of Christian practice, many pray the Lord’s Prayer word for word. While there is nothing wrong with this, Jesus intended it as a template, a model…
January 10 | Philippians 4:11-13 "Not that I am speaking according to need, for I have learned in these situations I am in to be content, I know both how to be humbled and I know how to abound, in any and every situation, I have learned the secret, both…
January 9 | John 6:35 "Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one who keeps coming to me will never go hungry, and the one who keeps believing in me will never thirst." (John 6:35) The rat race is a dangerous game. It starts with wanting…
January 8 | John 15:4-5 "Abide in me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it keeps abiding in the Vine, neither you unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. One who continually abides in me and…
There are seven fascinating moments in the Gospels where Jesus was like a revolutionary, healing on the Sabbath. This is my best attempt at understanding why He liked doing it. In my last post, I discussed how healing and casting out demons are used side-by-side by the New Testament authors.…
January 6 | Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power after the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit will come upon you…
