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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Psalm 111:4-10 sin, grace, and the resurrection
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 111:4-10 4 He has set up a memorial to his wonders. Gracious and compassionate is the LORD. How many wonderful reasons we have to thank and praise God! In verse 4, God has made a memorial for them, a way for mankind to remember them all. For his […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 11:29-33 a deadly dilemma
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 11:29-33 29 Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer me.” The Sanhedrin, the ruling council of the Jews, had long before been […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 11:27-28 By what authority
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 11:27-28 Jesus’ Authority Is Questioned 27 They went into Jerusalem again. This “again” (palin, πάλιν) is a return or repetition of something that was done before. In this case, Jesus was still entering the city on Tuesday morning (they encountered the withered fig tree before entering). Even if the Lord […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 11:20-26 Moving mountains
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 11:20-26 The Withered Fig Tree 20 As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered down to the roots. 21 Peter remembered and said, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” It was now Tuesday morning, and seeing the fig tree withered from […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 11:18-19 His passive obedience
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 11:18-19 18 The chief priests and the experts in the law heard this and were looking for a way to kill him. Indeed they were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching. In almost all cases, when we read that the chief priests and the […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 11:15-17 A house of prayer
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 11:15-17 Jesus Cleanses His Father’s House 15 They came to Jerusalem. Jesus went into the temple area and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple courts. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves. The […]
God’s Word for You – Psalm 111:1-3 Study the deeds of the Lord
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 111:1-3 Psalms 111 and 112 are twins, written in a similar style by the same author. They are both ten verses long, and both are quick acrostic or alphabetic psalms, with each phrase (half-verse) beginning with successive letters of the entire Hebrew alphabet except for the first shout of both […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 11:12-14 A search for fruit
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 11:12-14 Jesus Curses a Fig Tree 12 The next day, after they had set out from Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 When he saw a fig tree in leaf in the distance, he went to see if he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 11:11 A quiet hour in the temple
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 11:11 11 Jesus went into the temple courts in Jerusalem and looked around at everything. Since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve. From the Mount of Olives to the Golden Gate of Jerusalem it is less than 200 yards, or two football fields, but […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 11:9b-10 He is the King of Glory
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 11:9b-10 Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna means “Save, please.” Even though it may not sound like it to an English reader, the first two syllables of Hosanna and […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 11:7-9a The carpeted road
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 11:7-9a 7 They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their garments on it, and Jesus sat on it. 8 Many people spread their garments on the road. Others spread branches that they had cut from the fields. 9 Those who went in front and those who followed were crying out…, […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 11:1-6 Veni, Emmanuel
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 11:1-6 Jesus’ Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem 11 As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, on the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples 2 and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, […]
