Category: Daily Devotional
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Sign of Jonah
[Jesus said], “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. Luke 11:29-32 Jesus has seen the crowds, increasing in number, coming to hear Him. He speaks with an Authority that no man has ever spoken. But, His words alone are not…
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Casting Demons
…[Jesus] was casting out a demon…some…said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub… Luke 11:14-15 In this incident, Jesus is casting out a demon that had entered a man, making him mute. As He commanded the demon to come out of the man, the people who saw it marveled. But, as usual, the religious authorities, who were…
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Ask, Seek, Knock
And I [Jesus] tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Luke 11:9 Our verse today is found in the middle of Jesus’ teaching His Disciples about the persistence of a friend who comes to ask for food to serve to another friend who…
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Fellowship
…Jesus and His disciples…came to a village (Bethany) where…Martha…(her) sister, called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet…Martha was distracted by all the preparations…asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself?…[Jesus said] “Martha, Martha, …you are worried and upset about many things…but few things are needed…indeed only one. Mary has…
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Testing Jesus
…a lawyer stood up to put Him [Jesus] to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law…he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as…
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Blessed
In that same hour, He [Jesus] rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children…for such was Your gracious will…Then, turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For, I tell you that…
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Woes
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!..if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago…it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you…Capernaum…shall be brought down to Hades. The one who…rejects Me rejects Him [God] who sent Me. Luke 10:13-16…
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Few Chosen
…someone said to Him [Jesus], “I will follow you wherever you go.”…Jesus said…“Foxes have holes, and birds…have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”…another… said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”…Jesus said…“Leave the dead to bury their own dead… But…go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”…“No one who puts his…
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Unforgiving Servant
[Jesus said] Therefore, the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants…one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents…he could not pay…the servant fell on his knees, imploring him…out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt… Matthew 18:23-35 Today,…
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Pay Taxes
When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the…tax…said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?” He said, “Yes.” …Jesus spoke to him (Peter)…saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?” …he said, “From others,” Jesus said…go to the sea and…take the first fish…open its…