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A Different Love
Background Story: The book of Romans was written by Paul to encourage and teach the church of Rome how to follow Christ. Read Romans 12: 9-19 9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection,…
Because You Say So
Background Story: Jesus was walking along the Lake of Gennesaret also known as the Sea of Galilee when He speaks out to a simple fisherman named Simon Peter. Read Luke 5: 1-11 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and…
Faithful Still
Background Story: David was a shepherd before he was a king. He knew God in a special way as his Shepherd who protected and watched over him like a sheep. Read Psalm 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid?The Lord is my fortress,…
Never Forget
Background Story: After over 400 years of slavery in Egypt, the Israelites were delivered out of captivity by God. In this passage, they are heading towards the promised land and God is speaking through Moses to His people. Read Deuteronomy 8 “Be careful to obey all the commands I am…
Not Just A Consumer
Background Story: God told Abraham hundreds of years before that He would take His people from a land where they were mistreated into the promised land (Genesis 15). After 430 years of slavery in Egypt and 40 years in the desert, Joshua is standing at the entrance ready to go…
Unexpected Plot Twist
Background Story: Moses was the man God chose to help lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. Now God uses a man named Joshua to lead His people into the promised land. Read Joshua 2 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he…
The River (Part 1)
Background Story: After 430 years in slavery in Egypt and 40 years in the desert, the Israelites are being led into the promised land by their new leader, Joshua. Read Joshua 3 Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites left Acacia Grove and arrived at the banks of the…
The River (Part 2)
Background Story: In Joshua 3, God did an amazing miracle allowing the Israelites to cross the Jordan River into the promised land on dry ground. Read Joshua 4 When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Now choose twelve men, one from each tribe. 3 Tell them, ‘Take twelve stones…
Go Around Again
Background Story: The Israelites were delivered from Egypt under the leadership of Moses. When they arrived at the promise land, they got afraid of the obstacles before them and doubted God. Because of this, God told them they had to wait to enter the land. After Moses' death, Joshua becomes…
The Recipe for Sin
Background Story: The Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the promise land with Joshua and God began giving them victory over their enemies. The Israelites were instructed (Joshua 6) that everything in the city of Jericho was to be devoted or given to God. But one man, Achan, decided the…
An Allegory of Pride
Background Story: The books of 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians with written as letters from Paul to the church of Corinth to teach them the truths of the gospel. Read 1 Corinthians 1:17-31 For Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech,…
Focused on Eternity
Background Story: Jesus often preached in parables teaching about the kingdom of God using everyday examples. Read Matthew 25: 1-13 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 The five who were…
Love Story
Background Story: John was a close disciple of Jesus who shared what he saw and heard. Read John 17:1-5 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give…
Grace and Truth
Background Story: John was a disciple of Jesus who walked in closeness with Him on earth and teaches us how to walk in fellowship with Him as believers. Read 1 John 1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw…
Only the Best
Background Story: Jesus has been baptized by John the Baptist and has called the first few of His disciples. In the passage, we see the first recorded miracle of Jesus. Read John 2:1-11 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his…
Law Breaker
Background Story: The book of Hebrews provides a connection between the Old Testament and the New showing how God fulfilled the law through Jesus. Hebrews 9:1-15 That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth. 2 There were two rooms in that…
A Warrior in a Winepress
Background Story: God delivered the Israelites from the slavery of Egypt under the leadership of Moses. Then God uses Joshua to take the people into the promise land and conquer their enemies. But as the people settle into the land, they started to worship the gods of the people around…
Both Can’t Remain
Background Story: In the previous devotion, we met Gideon threshing wheat in the winepress to hide the food from his enemies. But God was calling Gideon out of the winepress to be a warrior and judge for Israel calling the people back to Him. Read Judges 6:25-32 That same night…
Timeless
Background Story: When Israel came into the promise land, God rose up judges to speak His words to the people and lead them in victory against their enemies. Read Judges 13 Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines, who oppressed them for…
Undefeated God
Background Story: Samson was born to be a judge for Israel to defeat their enemies and to be set apart for the Lord. In Judges 14 and 15, Samson marries a woman who is later killed and burned by the Philistines. Read Judges 15:7-20 “Because you did this,” Samson vowed,…
Sneaky Vines
Background Story: Samson was a warrior and judge for Israel. God gifted Samson with incredible strength and called him to be a Nazarite. In Numbers 6, the Bible talks about the requirements of a Nazarite...one requirement was that they did not cut their hair. Samson was a warrior for Israel…
Wedding Clothes
Background Story: Jesus often spoke in parables revealing the deep truths of God in stories. Read Matthew 22:1-14 Jesus also told them other parables. He said, 2 “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. 3 When the banquet was…
The Responsive Heart
Background Story: In 2 Chronicles 34-35 and 2 Kings 22–23, we read the account of the 16th King of Judah who took the throne at the age of 8. Read 2 Chronicles 34:1-28 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2 He…
The Suffering Savior
Background Story: John was a close disciple of Jesus who shared what he saw and heard. Read John 1:1-14 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.2 He existed in the beginning with God.3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.4 The…
Trip Planning
Read Revelations 1:4-8 Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of…
More Than Religion
Background Story: King David wrote many Psalms as prayers and worship from his heart to God's. Read Psalm 61:1-4, 62:5-8, 63:1-8 Psalm 61: For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David. 1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth I call to…
The Long Game
Background Story: Peter was a disciple of Jesus, called from the humble life of a fisherman to be a leader in the early church. Read 1 Peter 5:5-10 In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in…
Oh My Soul
Read Psalm 103:1-5 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Big…
Chosen
Background Story: Abram (renamed Abraham) was called by God to leave his home and go where God would show him. God promised He would make him a great nation even though Abram had no children. After time had passed, Abram's wife Sarai (renamed Sarah) became discouraged that she hadn't become…
Who I Am
Background Story: The book of Ephesians was a letter written by Paul to the church in Ephesus to encourage and instruct them on living out their faith in Christ. Read Ephesians 3:12-19 12 Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. 13 So please…
The Curtain
Background Story: After three years of ministry, Jesus stands before Pilate and the people to accomplish the purpose for which He came. Read Matthew 27:22-51 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!” 23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked…
Your First
Background Story: The Israelites continued to live in rebellion against God worshipping the gods of the people around them. God raised up Elijah to tell the people that a great drought would be coming on the land in response to their disobedience. Read 1 Kings 17:7-24 7 Some time later the…
Consuming Fire
Background Story: Elijah was a prophet of God who spoke the will of God to the people. Ahab was the King of Israel at this time. Read 1 Kings 18:6-39 6 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When he saw Elijah, he said…
The Sustainer
Background Story: Elijah stood alone. He stood alone speaking the words of the Lord (1 Kings 17:1-6). He stood alone with the widow and her needs (1 Kings 17:7-24). He stood alone against the 450 prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:16-46). Coming off that great mountain-top experience with God, Elijah…
Others
Background Story: Elijah was tired and ready to give up. He had stood alone against royalty, the Israelites, and the 450 prophets of Baal. In Chapter 19, God physically and emotionally feeds and strengthens Elijah and send him on to Mount Horeb (also known as Mount Sinai). Read 1 Kings…
My Story
Background Story: After decades of being unable to have a child, Zechariah is about to get a very unexpected visit. Read Luke 1:5-25 5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant…
Morning Light
Background Story: Isaiah was a prophet who spoke the words that God gave him to the people about things to come. In this prophecy, Isaiah prophecies of the coming Messiah. Read Isaiah 9:1-7 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled…
The Promised Shepherd
Background Story: Luke was a follower of Jesus who "carefully investigated everything from the beginning" and wrote the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. (Luke 1:1-4) Read Luke 2:1-20 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was…
Come Alive
Read Luke 7:11-17 11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from…
Caused to Question
Read Luke 18:35-43 35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38 He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 Those who led the way rebuked him…
Prone to Doubt
Background Story: The prophets and Psalms foretold that the Messiah would be rejected by those He came to save, beaten to the point of unrecognition, crucified next to robbers, die on a cross, lay in the tomb for three days, and rise from the dead (See Isaiah 53, Psalm 22,…
So Glad
Read Psalm 103 1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6 The Lord works…
This Same Jesus
Background Story: The book of Acts was written by Luke who started the book of Luke in a similar manner. His goal was to research and write the accounts of Jesus so that, "you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught." (Luke 1:1-4) Read Acts 1:1-11…
A New Name (Pt2)
Background Story: The book of Acts that follows the start of the early Church and the spread of the Good News. Read Acts 3: 1-16 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was…
Been With Jesus
Background Story: In Acts 3, Peter and John were at the temple and saw a man who had been crippled since birth begging. Peter tells the man to look at them and then instructs him in the name of Jesus to walk. This man jumps to his feet in front…
Be A Barnabas
Background Story: In Acts 7:59-8:3, we read that Saul was a persecutor of the church. Saul grew up as a Pharisee like his father (Acts 23:6) and was responsible for catching and killing those Jews who were following this new teaching about Jesus called "The Way." Read Acts 9:1-31 Meanwhile,…
The True Breaker of Chains
Background Story: Paul and Silas were a dynamic duo preaching the gospel. Often they found that not everyone was excited to see them come to town. Read Acts 16: 16-36 16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had…
Fighting Discouragement
Read Psalm 77 I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted. 3 I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.4 You kept my eyes from closing; I…
Looking for Water
Read Psalm 63:1-5 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you;I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you,in a dry and parched land where there is no water. 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify…
To Be
Read Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most…
Eternal Pursuits
Read Psalm 49 Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,2 both low and high, rich and poor alike:3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.4 I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle: 5 Why should I fear when…
Training For Godliness
Background Story: Timothy was a young man who trained under Paul to be a leader of the church. Paul sent Timothy letters to help him grow and mature in his faith and as a leader. Read 1 Timothy 4:7-13 Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’…
Storm Chaser
Bible Passages for Today: 1 Corinthians 10: 12-13: If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. 13 The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you…
Because He Lives
Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-22 Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. 2 It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless,…
Behold the Lamb
Background Story: After 430 years as slaves in Egypt, God delivered His people from captivity. Before they left Egypt, God gave them clear instructions to celebrate an annual feast to remember their redemption from slavery called the Passover (Exodus 12). We read more in Deuteronomy 16:1-8, Numbers 9:1-14 and the…
