Daily Devotionals

December 5 - The Rich Young Ruler - Mark 10 In today’s passage we read a story of Jesus calling a young man to be one of His disciples in verses 17-22.  The young man mentioned in this story came running to Jesus.  This tells us that he had good intentions,...

December 4 - Parable of Forgiveness - Matthew 18 In the second half of this chapter, Jesus tells a parable with the topic of forgiveness.  A servant is granted forgiveness of a large debt owed to a king.  Upon leaving the king’s presence, the servant ran...

December 3 - Peter Pays Taxes - Matthew 17 At the end of this chapter, Jesus addresses the paying of taxes.  The tax collector asks Peter for the tribute money for Jesus.  The tribute was collected from every Jewish male over the age of 20 and used for the upkeep of...

December 2 - Healing by Faith - Mark 9 In today’s passage we read of the disciples failed attempt to heal a boy, but Jesus successfully bringing complete healing to the boy.  In verses 14 thru 32, a father in the crowd asks Jesus to heal his boy that was demon...

December 1 - Ten Lepers - Luke 17 This chapter is full of great truths taught by Jesus, but we will only be looking at verses 11-19.  Jesus was making Himself accessible as He was passing through Samaria on the way to Jerusalem.  This should challenge each...

November 30 - Feeding the 5,000 - John 6 Jesus fed over 5,000 with the sacrifice of a little boy and willing volunteers.  In verse 5, Jesus reveals that he sees the need of the multitude.  He also sees your need today.  In verse 7, we see the problem...

November 28 - Jesus Heals - Mark 5 Three miracles occur in Mark 5.  The first is when Jesus cast demons our of the man of Gadarenes.  In this miracle, Jesus does not speak to the man until the demons are completely out of the man.  Only when the man...

November 27 - Jesus Calms the Storm - Mark 6 In Mark chapters 4 and 6 Jesus calms a storm.  In chapter 4, Jesus was already in the boat when the storm came.  In chapter 6, Jesus came to the boat, walking on the water while the storm was raging.  There...

November 26 - Parable of the Ground - Matthew 13 Parable of the Ground is often called “Parable of the Sower” or “The Sower and the Seed.”  A parable is a made up earthly story teaching a spiritual truth.  You can tell the difference between a parable and a...

November 25 - Encounters with the Pharisees - Matthew 12 The Pharisees were a group that worshipped religion as God instead of the God of Creation.  When Jesus, the Son of God, comes on the scene; the Pharisees felt threatened by Jesus’ miracles and His teachings...