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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Luke 13:10-13 She stood straight up
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 13:10-13 Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman 10 Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on a Sabbath day. 11 There was a woman there who had an evil spirit that had caused an illness in her for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up. 12 […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 13:6-9 Grace, Faith and a Fig Tree
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 13:6-9 The Parable of the Fig Tree What is grace? As we consider Jesus’ Parable of the Fig Tree, we are led from the doctrine of repentance in the previous statements to an understanding of the grace of God who gives us time to come to faith in Christ and […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 13:4-5 The tower of Siloam
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 13:4-5 Seventeen years ago I used this passage on the day after 9/11 in chapel with the children of our elementary school. The shock of that day and the frightening uncertainty of that time still lingers for me in Jesus’ words about the tower that fell. Let’s treat them in […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 13:1-3 The Galileans
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 13:1-3 Repent 13 There were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea for ten years, and his term was filled with many outrages like this one. While Jesus was saying the things […]
God’s Word for You – Jonah 1:16 They feared a great fear
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JONAH 1:16 16 Then the men feared the LORD more and more. They offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him. The poet-musician Asaph graced the reigns of both David and Solomon. He lived more than a hundred years before Jonah, but he captured the spirit of this […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 12:57-59 Is your debt settled
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 12:57-59 57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 58 When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort to settle with him along the way, or he may he drag you to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the officer, […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 12:54-56 It’s gonna rain
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 12:54-56 54 Then he said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘Rain is coming,’ and it does. 55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘Hot weather is coming,’ and it does. 56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 12:51-53 Not peace but division
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 12:51-53 51 “Do you think that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. 52 For from now on five in one family will be divided: three against two, and two against three. 53 Father will be divided against son and son […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 12:49-50 fire on the earth
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 12:49-50 49 “I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it was already burning! What is this fire? The NIV study Bible notes indicate that this fire is associated with judgment (v. 49) and division (v. 51), but we must also see that it is directly […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 12:41-48 Who is that faithful manager
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 12:41-48 41 Then Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable only to us, or to all?” 42 And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household, to give them their portion of food when the time comes? […]
God’s Word for You – Jonah 1:13-15 an end to the Lord’s wrath
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JONAH 1:13-15 13 Instead, the men rowed hard to return to land. But they could not, for the waves were surging higher and the storm was getting worse. 14 Then they cried to the LORD, “Ah, please, O LORD, please do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 12:35-40 He will come again
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 12:35-40 Be Ready! (Matthew 24:36-51; Mark 13:32-37) 35 “Be dressed, ready for service, Literally, “gird your loins.” The clothing of the period involved long flowing robes that were not very handy when running. Girding them, tucking them up into the belt, showed one’s readiness for quick movement. This was the […]
