Daily Devotionals

December 17 - Jesus Crucifixion and Death - John 19 Jesus’ crucifixion was one more than just a physical death to endure.  A Roman crucifixion was designed to bring as much mental and physical torture before allowing death to end this horrific death.  The...

December 16 - Jesus’ Trial - John 18 Jesus is taken into two trials.  He is first questioned by the high priest which was representative of religion.  After failing to bring any witness against Jesus, they led Him to Pilate’s court.  This was the...

December 15 - Jesus Arrested - Matthew 26 In the second half of this chapter, we read the account of Jesus being betrayed and arrested.  It began with Judas Iscariot leading a multitude to Jesus with the intent of pointing Jesus out to be arrested.  Judas...

December 14 - Comfort for the Disciples - John 14 Jesus promises the “Comforter” or Holy Spirit for those that love Him and keep His commandments.  This Comforter will always be with you (verse 16).  This Comforter will comfort you (verse18).  This...

December 12 - The Last Supper - John 13 This passage does not contain the Lord’s Supper, but it does give the account of the last supper Jesus has with His disciples.  What Jesus does after they had eaten was from the standpoint of being an example for His...

December 11 - Jesus Comes to Jerusalem - Matthew 21 Jesus comes into Jerusalem riding on a donkey.  The multitude of people lined the road as Jesus traveled into Jerusalem.  The people placed their own coats and garments along with branches to soften the...

December 10 - Raising Lazarus from the Grave - John 11 In this chapter, Jesus performs one of His most well known miracles when He raises Lazarus from the dead.  It was indeed spectacular with many truths weaved into the fabric of the story.  Learning that...

December 9 - Jesus Teaches How to Pray - Luke 11 Jesus gives the disciples a sample prayer.  The prayer was not meant to be chanted or quoted as some special connection to God.  In fact, it has been used as a meaningless ritual which has proven to be more...

December 8 - The Woman at the Well - John 4 Jesus shows a strategic method when trying to reach the Samaritan woman in this chapter.  First of all, Jesus steps out of His “Jewish” comfort zone as He goes through the city of Samaria instead of circling around...

December 7 - Followers Sent - Luke 10 This chapter begins with Jesus sending 70 of His followers throughout Judea to prepare them for Jesus coming to Judea.  It is easy to parallel their mission with our own mission today.  These were true dedicated...