Category: Daily Devotional

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. Luke 17:5-6 This short teaching by Jesus contains a lot to learn for the disciple. The Disciples had…

…He [Jesus] said to His disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come…if he (your brother) sins against you seven times in the day…saying, “I repent,” you must forgive him. Luke 17:1-4 Jesus, teaching His Disciples and Christians throughout history, tells us that temptations are guaranteed to come to all Christians. When one understands that all humans are born…

There was a rich man…And, at his gate, was laid a poor man named Lazarus… Luke 16:19-31 In an extensive survey of a cross-section of people in America, most of people, in the church and outside of the church, asserted their belief in the existence and reality of heaven. Yet, most of them denied the existence…

The Pharisees…heard all these things…ridiculed Him…He said…You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts…it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void. Luke 16:14-17 Jesus is ridiculed by the Pharisees who heard the parable of the dishonest manager. He turns the…

[Jesus]…said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to (the rich man) that this (manager) was wasting his possessions…No servant can serve two masters…You cannot serve God and money. Luke 16:1-13 Jesus tells His Disciples the parable of the rich man with a dishonest business/financial manager. In the…

Many of the Jews…believed in Him [Jesus]…But…Caiaphas…said…it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish. John 11:45-57 Jesus’ raising Lazarus from being dead for 4 days convinced many of the Jews who witnessed the event to believe in Him. But, of course, we have…

Then Jesus…came to the tomb…He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” John 11:38-44 Jesus is shown the tomb where Lazarus’ body has been laid. Martha has joined Mary with Jesus as they show Him the tomb. At Jesus’ command to remove the stone covering the tomb’s entrance, Martha reminds Jesus that by now,…

…Mary came to where Jesus was…fell at His feet, saying…Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping…He was deeply moved in His spirit… John 11:28-37 Martha has departed where Jesus was and tells her sister, Mary, the “Teacher” wants to see her. Mary goes, quickly, to Jesus, just outside…

…Jesus…found…Lazarus had…been in the tomb four days…Jesus said to her (Martha), “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me…shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:17-27 As we continue to look at Lazarus’ death and resurrection, we see Jesus has arrived near Bethany, only to learn that Lazarus had been buried 4 days earlier. This…

Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany…Then Jesus told them (the Disciples) plainly, “Lazarus has died… John 11:1-16 The story of Lazarus’ illness, death and, resurrection teaches a lot of theology and Jesus’ deity and we will use several devotionals to deal with the whole story. Today, we will see the Lazarus family, Jesus’…