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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Mark 12:41-42 The Copper Magnificat
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 12:41-42 41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 12:38-40 Sinful pride
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 12:38-40 38 As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted in the marketplaces, 39 and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows’ houses […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 12:35-37 The Son of David
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 12:35-37 35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “How is it that the teachers of the law say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: “‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 12:28-34 The Greatest Commandment
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 12:28-34 28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” This man was a scribe, an expert in the law of Moses, who approached Jesus […]
God’s Word for You – Psalm 126:2-3 Joy and peace
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 126:2-3 2 Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” 3 The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. (NIV) It’s […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 12:24-27 Marriage in the resurrection – Part 2
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 12:24-27 24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. I know that this subject is difficult […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 12:18-23 Marriage in the resurrection – Part 1
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 12:18-23 18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. Denial of the physical resurrection was one of a number of strong beliefs held by the Sadducees. Their Scriptures consisted primarily of the first five books (those of Moses). The other books of […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 12:13-17 Whose picture?
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 12:13-17 13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14 They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 12:10-12 The Tenants – Part 7
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 12:10-12 10 Haven’t you read this scripture: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; 11 the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” Here Jesus preaches the law to his listeners, with his harsh question: “Haven’t you read?” Of course they had read this. […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 12:9 The Tenants – Part 6
MARK 12:9 9 “What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. (NIV) The parable is almost at an end. Jesus will make an application from Psalm 118, but the story of the parable ends with this verse. The plan of the […]
God’s Word for You – Psalm 126:1 Dreamers
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 126:1 1 A song of ascents. Psalms 126 and 127 are the center of the group we call the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 121-134). This Psalm might have been used in the temple liturgy, or it may simply have been a pilgrim song sung by Israelites as they traveled for […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 12:7-8 The Tenants – Part 5
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 12:7-8 7 “But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8 So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. (NIV) Up to this point, the parable has been perfectly historical. All […]
