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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Luke 23:22-25 they kept demanding that he be crucified
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 23:22-25 22 He spoke to them a third time, “Why? What crime has he committed? I have found no grounds for sentencing him to death. So I will flog him and release him.” 23 But with loud voices they kept demanding that he be crucified, and their shouts and those […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 23:16-21 Crucify! Crucify him!
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 23:16-21 16 “So after I have him flogged I will release him.” I think Pilate imagined that if he punished Jesus and had him whipped, that the mob would give up their blood lust and be satisfied enough to let Jesus go. Luke has compacted the account quite a bit, […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 23:13-15 no basis for your charges against him
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 23:13-15 13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, We are about to see that Pilate will make a point of doctrine without realizing the depth of what he says, that Christ was declared righteous and innocent by the highest court of the Gentiles and by […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 23:11-12 they treated him with contempt
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 23:11-12 In the early second century (about 107 AD), Ignatius of Antioch testified that both Pilate the governor and Herod the tetrarch were responsible for the sufferings of Jesus. He said that Jesus was “truly nailed up in the flesh under Pontius Pilate and the Tetrarch Herod (from this fruit […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Luke 23:8-10 Jesus gave him no answer at all
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 23:8-10 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very pleased. He had been wanting to see him for a long time because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some sign performed by him. 9 He questioned him for a long time, but Jesus gave him […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Luke 23:5-7 He stirs up the people
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU LUKE 23:5-7 5 But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people. He teaches throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee all the way here.” 6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7 When he learned that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Luke 23:1-4 Christ, a king
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU We return now to the conclusion of Luke’s Gospel. I made a break in our devotions on Luke because Easter appeared in our lives so delightfully last April, and I couldn’t bring myself to return to the trial of the Savior so soon after the celebration of his resurrection. Now that […]
God’s Word for You – Colossians 3:1-3 The three kingdoms
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU COLOSSIANS 3:1-3 This part of the letter (3:1-4:6) is about life in the all-sufficient Christ. Paul encourages us to live completely within the sphere of Christ, to put our faith to work by putting to death fleshly and earthly desires and urging the pursuit of Godly things. He says, “Whatever you […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:24-28 better to live on a corner of the roof
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:24-28 24 It is better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife. There are five proverbs like this one, two where the husband would be better off up on his rooftop (here and 21:9), two where the wife’s nagging […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:20-23 vinegar on soda
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:20-23 20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, is someone who sings songs to a heavy heart. It’s tactless to try to use a happy song to cheer up someone who’s sad. In fact, it may stir up […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:15-19 eat just enough
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:15-19 15 With patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone. True patience is a virtue that few people understand. God created us to give him glory and to serve one another, but almost everyone wants to be served and not to serve. […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:9-14 golden apples
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:9-14 9 Argue your case with your neighbor, but do not betray another man’s secret; 10 or else whoever hears you will shame you, and your bad reputation will have no end. Be direct, but discreet. The first line of verse 9 is a healthy attitude toward confrontation. […]
