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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Luke 9:27 The kingdom of God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 9:27 27 I tell you the truth: There are some standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.” Usually the word “taste” refers to the sense we use to experience flavors, like Isaac who had “a taste for wild game” (Genesis 25:28). But […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 9:25-26 When he comes in his glory
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 9:25-26 25 “What good does it do a man if he gains the whole world, but loses himself or is lost? 26 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory, and the glory of […]
God’s Word for You – Obadiah 16-17
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU OBADIAH 16-17 16 Just as you drank on my holy hill, so all the nations will drink continually; they will drink and drink and be as if they had never been. Obadiah is describing some event that happened when the Edomites entered Israel. Did some of them—a few soldiers or their […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 9:23-24 Your daily cross
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 9:23-24 Take Up the Cross (Matthew 16:24-28; Mark 8:34—9:1) 23 He said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself, pick up and carry his cross every day, and follow me. This is the first of three references to a cross in Luke’s […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 9:22 “Must.”
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 9:22 22 He said, “The Son of Man must suffer much from the elders, the chief priests, and the experts in the law, and he must be rejected by them. He must be killed and he must also be raised on the third day.” ª —————————— ª 9:22 “third day.” […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 9:20-21 The Christ of God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 9:20-21 20 “But you?” he asked. “Who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.” What is the Messiah? First, let’s remember that “Messiah” (which is Hebrew) and “Christ” (which is Greek) both mean “the Anointed One.” David prophesied his coming in Psalm 2: “The kings […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 9:18-19 Who is Jesus?
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 9:18-19 Jesus Is the Christ (Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30) 18 When Jesus was praying alone and only the disciples were with him, he asked, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19 They answered, “‘John the Baptist,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others say ‘one of the ancient prophets […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 9:16-17
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 9:16-17 16 Then Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed them and broke the bread. Then he kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd. Luke’s Greek word edidou tells us that Jesus gave and gave and kept on […]
God’s Word for You – Obadiah 15 your deeds shall return
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU OBADIAH 15 15 The day of the LORD is near for all the nations. The day of the Lord is the last day, judgment day; the end of the world. Its approach is taught throughout the Bible, and is even something that can be deduced by the mind of fallen man […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 9:12-15 The Five Thousand
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 9:12-15 John tells us that this miracle took place just a few days before the Passover (John 6:4), which was the Passover one year before Jesus’ crucifixion. Perhaps this provides a little more insight into the large number of people that were here, since many people would have been traveling […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 9:10-11 Jesus preaches to the crowds
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 9:10-11 Jesus Feeds More Than Five Thousand (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; John 6:1-14) 10 When the apostles returned and told Jesus what they had done, he took them and withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida. 11 But when the crowds found out and followed him, he welcomed them and […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 9:7-9 Herod wonders who Jesus might be
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 9:7-9 Herod wonders who Jesus might be 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was going on. He was very confused because some people were saying that John had risen from the dead. 8 Others said that Elijah had appeared, and still others said that one of the […]
