Jesus Gives Us Spiritual Food and Drink Today’s passage: John 6:25–40 Focus verse: Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35) In Day 8, we read that Jesus offered the Samaritan woman living water to drink. […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 35 Today’s passage: Luke 22:7–20 Focus verse:“Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” (Luke 22:8) Moses institutes Passover as a meal eaten just before the people leave Egypt to return to the land God promised for them through Abraham. For this first Passover meal they eat in haste, […]
Belief versus Practice James writes about faith and deeds. It’s a convicting passage that talks about the importance of belief and action. Both are important. They balance each other. We must pursue them with equal attention. One without the other leads to a distorted perspective. We need faith and deeds (James 2:14-26). Faith The Bible […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 34 Today’s passage: Luke 22:1–6 Focus verse: He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present. (Luke 22:6) Let’s take a moment to review. Jesus has ridden into town in a grand procession, and the people hail him as king, their Savior […]
Stand Before the Lord Are we worthy to stand before the Lord? The answer is, it all depends—not on us, but on God. Left to ourselves, we fall short. Our shortcomings separate us from God. Our sins prohibit us from standing before a perfect and righteous King. Not Worthy In the parable of the lost […]
If the Lord Is With Us, We Should Have Nothing to Fear Today’s passage: Psalm 118:1–7 Focus verses: The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies. (Psalm 118:6–7) The authors […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 33 Today’s passage: Luke 21 Focus verse:He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.” (Luke 21:8) When I read Luke 21, I want to focus on the opening passage about […]
Delight in the Lord—Especially the Parts We Don’t Understand I delight in the reality that there are aspects about God I don’t understand, of things I can’t comprehend. I savor the wonderful mystery of God. So does the apostle Paul. In many of his letters, he talks about aspects of God as mystery. If there […]
Elihu Talks About Justice As we read through the book of Job, we see that Elihu pauses, giving time for Job—or anyone else—to respond. When they don’t, Elihu glances at the three older men and then resumes speaking. “Listen to me, oh wise ones, as I continue. Weigh my words as I speak. May we […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 31 Today’s passage: Luke 19:28–48 Focus verse: The whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen. (Luke 19:37) As Jesus and his disciples head toward Jerusalem, he sends two of them on ahead with a curious instruction. “Go into the […]