Weekly Devo

I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.” John 12.44 I pray you will not think me frivolous and superficial to suggest that this verse reminds me of a sweet season in my family life. As I brushed my teeth one morning, I heard something […]

“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”  John 7.38 What a Scripture to hold on to!  Living water would flow from our hearts?  Rivers of living water??  From the heart of every person who believes in Jesus?  Is that what flows out of my heart? In an effort to […]

After the two days he (Jesus) departed for Galilee.  (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.)  So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast.  For they too had gone to the feast.  John 4.43-45 I did not […]

31“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, 32but I have prayed for you that your faith not fail.  And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”  Luke 22.31-32  A couple of weeks ago, we had a visitor at our home who asked what Luke 22.31-32 means.  We have that verse […]

And as they went they were cleansed.  Luke 17.14 On the way to Jerusalem he (Jesus) was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.  And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.”  When he saw them he said […]

“Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. Luke 14.27 Before Resurrection Sunday.  Before Crucifixion Friday.  There was the walk.  The walk Jesus made toward His death.   After the betrayal and arrest of Jesus.  After the beating and mocking.  After the “kangaroo court” trials in the Jewish courts – where Jesus was charged with […]

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him (at Jesus), saying, “Are you not the Christ?  Save yourself and us!”  But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?  And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has […]

We forgot the bread! Now they [the disciples with Jesus] had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.  And He [Jesus] cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”  And they [the disciples] began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. Mark […]