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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Luke 20:13-16a making myself ashamed of my sin
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 20:13-16a 13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love. Maybe they will respect him.’ Continuing Jesus’ parable, the owner of the vineyard does the unthinkable. Wondering what he will do with these murderous tenant farmers, the Master decides […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 20:9-12 they wounded him and threw him out
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 20:9-12 In the eighth century BC a crisis was coming. The Assyrian empire was advancing on Israel, but Israel’s enemies had been defeated by the Lord through champions and judges before. This time the nation was collapsing in a plague of unbelief. God was sending his prophets in an almost […]
God’s Word for You – Proverbs 23:12 hearts and ears
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PROVERBS 23:12 12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge. What does it mean to apply the heart and to apply the ears to instruction? In Solomon’s way of thinking (which has become ours), the heart (Heb. lēv) is the seat of faith. For example, he […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 20:1-8 authority
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 20:1-8 20 One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up to him. 2 They said, “Tell us by what authority you do these things. Who gave you this authority?” 3 He answered […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 19:47-48 seeking to kill him
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 19:47-48 The clearing of the temple (Luke 19:45-46) took place the day after Jesus entered the city on the donkey. Perhaps a simple outline of Holy Week in Luke’s Gospel would be helpful at this point: □ Thursday (prior) – Jesus passes through Jericho, healing a blind man and dining […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 19:45-46 a den of robbers
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 19:45-46 The Cleansing of the Temple Years before in his first visit to the temple during his ministry, Jesus made a whip of cords and drove the salesmen and their sheep and cattle out of the temple, overturning their tables and shouting, “Get these out of here! How dare you […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 19:41-44 The tears of Christ
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 19:41-44 41 As he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “If you, even you, had known in this day…! If you had known what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. Jesus’ words as he sobs his “strong sobs” […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 19:39-40 Palm Sunday praise
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 19:39-40 39 Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40 He answered, “I tell you, if they would be silent, the very stones would cry out.” Most translations take the location of the Pharisees as we have it here, “from the crowd.” The […]
God’s Word for You – Proverbs 23:10-11 an ancient boundary stone
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PROVERBS 23:10-11 10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of orphans, 11 for their Redeemer is strong; he will plead their case against you. The word gebūl is translated “boundary stone” six times in the NIV (Dt. 19:14; 22:17; Job 24:2; Prov. 22:28; 23:10 and […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 19:37-38 Our Triumphant King
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 19:37-38 37 When he approached the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with loud voices for all the miracles they had seen, 38 saying “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” and “Peace […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 19:35-36 spreading their cloaks on the road
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 19:35-36 35 Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. “They” refers to the two disciples who brought the colt (and its mother) to Jesus. A “colt” (Greek polos) is a young male donkey (or horse), but not necessarily […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 19:28-34 The Lord needs it
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 19:28-34 28 After Jesus said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. Our chronology needs to dip into John’s Gospel, where we see that after Jesus left Jericho, he walked to Bethany “six days before the Passover” (John 12:1) and spent the Sabbath with Mary, Martha, and their […]
