Category: Daily Devotional

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet…went up to the upper room…with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers…And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Acts 1:12-26 After Jesus had given…

He [Jesus] presented Himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God…He ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He said, “you heard from Me… Acts 1:1-11 Luke, a physician, continues his…

When Peter saw him (John), he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” John 21:20-25 After Jesus’ “Do you love Me” encounter with Peter at breakfast, Peter looks at John and asks, “Lord, what about this man?” Remember, Jesus has just told Peter what manner of death he would experience. So, curious Peter wants…

Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” John 21:15-19 After breakfast, Jesus asks Peter, “…do you love Me…?” Peter answered Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” Jesus asked Peter this question three times. Some people…

Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. John 21:1-14 At some point, Peter and some other Disciples decide they are going back into the fishing business they had given up to follow Jesus. So, seven of the eleven Disciples are out on the…

Eight days later, His disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. John 20:24-29 Eight days have gone by since Jesus appeared to His Disciples and, now, all the Disciples are together, including Thomas. Right after Jesus’ first appearance, Thomas was told of Jesus’ visit to the Disciples. Thomas’ reply is where we get…

On the evening of…the first day of the week…Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” John 20:19-23 On the day of His resurrection, Jesus appears to His Disciples who are in hiding in the upper room where they had supped with Jesus 3 days before. John tells us that the…

Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early…the stone had been taken away from the tomb…Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). John 20:1-18 John tells the story of Mary Magdalene coming to Jesus’ tomb to complete the anointing of Jesus’…

The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate…So, they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard. Matthew 27:62-66 Tis the morning of Sabbath, the holy day of the Jews. The awful day of arrest, trials, mocking, scourging, substitution…

John 18, 19 It is now Friday morning, the 6th day, the day before Sabbath. The people in Jesus’ day did not have names for the days of the week. They numbered the days in relation to Sabbath with Sunday, as we know it, being the 1st day after Sabbath. Jesus was arrested in the…