Today's Bible Reading: JOHN 15:18-17:26 John 17:17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. We are all looking for truth. We...

Day 303 Today's Bible Reading: JOHN 13:31-15:17; MARK 14:27-31; MATTHEW 26:31-35; LUKE 22:31-38 John 13:34-35 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” How can you know that someone is a disciple of Christ? How can you identify a Christian? Is it by their profession of faith or by their involvement in the

Day 302 Today's Bible Reading: MARK 14:1-26; MATTHEW 26:1-30; LUKE 22:1-30; JOHN 13:1-30 Matt 26:28 For this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remissions of sins We like new things. We seek out the new to replace the old. Jesus speaks of something new. He talks about a New Covenant. It would be a covenant that would be initiated by His life, and instituted by His death. It would be an eternal everlasting covenant with God. It was foretold b

Day 301 Today's Bible Reading: MARK 13:32-37; MATTHEW 24:36-25:46; LUKE 21:34-38 Matthew 24:46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Mediocrity dismantles ministries. It strips away all the Savior intends. It stalls our service. It sidelines the saints. It slows the progress of God’s kingdom. It breeds idleness and indifference. There is no place for mediocrity among the master’s servants. Jesus possesses a question to His followers. He

Day 300 Today's Bible Reading: MARK 13:1-31; MATTHEW 24:1-35; LUKE 21:5-33 Luke 21:13 This will be your opportunity to bear witness. We all have opportunities. We all experienced times of decisions. We all find circumstances that can be favorable. We encounter occasions where we can act. The question is, “Will we take advantage of the opening?” Will we seize the opportunity? Jesus is dialoguing with his disciples concerning future events. He is instructing them about wh

Day 299 Today's Bible Reading: MARK 12:28-44; MATTHEW 22:34-23:39; LUKE 20:41-21:4 Matthew 22:36-40 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Who is the GOAT, the greatest

Day 298 Today's Bible Reading: MATTHEW 21:28-22:33; MARK 12:1-27; LUKE 20:9-40 Matthew 22:14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.” God calls everyone to embrace Him. His universal call extents to all mankind. The invitation to enter into an intimate dynamic relationship with Him goes out to all the earth. Many are called, but few are chosen. Jesus tells a parable of a wedding feast. All is prepared. The invitation is extended. The response is minimal. Other interes

Day 297 Today's Bible Reading: JOHN 12:37-50; MARK 11:12-33; MATTHEW 21:12-27; LUKE 19:45-20:8 Mark 11:22,24 And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. . . Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. He is a great insight into prayer. It is God’s pattern for productive prayer. It gives us assurance that if we specifically ask and sincerely believe we will receive what we ask for. It is the catalyst for effecti

Day 296 Today's Bible Reading: MARK 11:1-11, 14:3-9; MATTHEW 21:1-11, 26:6-13; JOHN 12:1-19; LUKE 19:28-44 Luke 19:40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” Don’t let stones do what saints should do. Those of us who have experience salvation should share the good news of the gospel openly and freely with all. The proclamation of the gospel should be paramount in our daily walk. We shouldn’t be silent saints. Jesus entered Jerusalem

Day 295 Today's Bible Reading: MATTHEW 20:1-34; MARK 10:32-52; LUKE 18:31-19:27 Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” We live in a lost world. A world alienated from the Almighty. It is a world filled with people who are captivated by culture, and content to be castaways. They are unwilling to recognize their depraved condition. They are simply lost. The tragedy is that they have no desire to be found. They need rescue, yet they rebelliously re

Day 294 Today's Bible Reading: LUKE 18:9-30; MARK 10:1-31; MATTHEW 19:1-30 Mark 10:9 "What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” A marital commitment is to be inseparable. It is to be one man and one woman for one life time. It is designed by God to illuminate the eternal unbreakable covenant that exists between us and Him through a saving relationship with Jesus. Marriage is more than love. It is greater than commitment. It is beyond feelings. It is a

Day 293 Today's Bible Reading: JOHN 11:38-57. LUKE 17:11-18:8 Luke 18:1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. It is easy to lose heart in prayer. It is difficult to remain persistent in our petitions. It is a challenge to persist patiently in prayer. It’s hard to be hopeful. When we don’t see immediate effects of our intercession, we can lose heart. When we look for an answer and can’t see it, we can lose heart. When w

Day 292 Today's Bible Reading: LUKE 14:25-17:10, JOHN 11:1-37 John 11:35 Jesus wept We all have moments where our emotions overtake us. We weep. Sometimes it is because of great joy. At others times it is because of great sorrow. Yet we all have these moments. Jesus attended a funeral of a friend. Lazarus had died. His sisters were distraught. They were devastated by their loss. Grief had grabbed them. Jesus came. He came to comfort and console. He entered into their adve

Day 291 Today's Bible Reading: JOHN 10:1-42; LUKE 13:22-14:24 John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. The followers of Jesus flourish. They thrive. They obtain life and live it abundantly. Many things will attempt to dismantle this life. There are things that will attempt to topple believers, things that are bent on destroying them, but these do not deconstruct them. Those who follow Jesus will

Day 290 Today's Bible Reading: LUKE 12:35-13:21; JOHN 9:1-41 John 9:25 He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” There is something about seeing clearly. It is great when the fog lifts and we can see what is set before us. It is amazing when we discover that the hidden has now been revealed. Clarity clears up the cloudy. Jesus encounters a man who was born blind. He had been unable to see all that was bef

Day 289 Today's Bible Reading: LUKE 11:14-12:34 Luke 12:6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. We put value on many things. We evaluate individuals as well as items. The worth or value that we place on someone could have lasting effects on them. Our slant on someone's value or worth can scar them forever. As believers

Day 288 Today's Bible Reading: JOHN 8:21-59; LUKE 10:1-11:13 Luke 10:41-42 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” As we go through our day, we evaluate what is essential and what is extra. We examine what is needed and what is unnecessary. We consider what is important and what is trivial. Daily we prioritize our path,

Day 287 Today's Bible Reading: JOHN 7:1-8:20; LUKE 9:51-62; MATTHEW 8:18-22 John 8:11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” We all get caught. It doesn’t matter what we do or where we do it. Eventually, we will be caught. What we have done in seclusion will be seen. None of us wants to be exposed. Yet it happens. Our faults will be found out. Our sins will be brought to light. As scripture says, " . . . your

Day 286 Today's Bible Reading: MARK 9:14-50; MATTHEW 17:14-18:35; LUKE 9:37-50 Mark 9:23-24 And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” Within most of us there is the dichotomy of belief interwoven with unbelief. We have a mixture of knowing and uncertainty. It is a feeble faith. It is a small and shaky faith. We want to wholeheartedly believe, y

Day 285 Today's Bible Reading: MARK 8:22-9:36; MATTHEW 16:13-17:13; LUKE 9:18-27 Luke 9:23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Jesus pinpoints the foundational elements essential for those who would follow Him. He sets forth these as the dynamics for His disciples. He states that one must have a deep desire to come to Him. That those who follow Him must deny themselves, die daily, and have un