Day 301: Matthew 18:1-10 Our youngest daughter will often try to put me in a position that will make me accidentally say that she is my favorite child out of our four children. In complete honesty, I do not have a favorite. Each one of our children are so unique in their own ways. If…
Matthew 11:2-11 2When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples 3and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” 4Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the…
Matthew 3:1-12 1In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, 2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” 3This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ ”4Now John wore clothing of…
Luke 21:5-19 5When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, [Jesus] said, 6“As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down.”7They asked him, “Teacher, when will this be, and what will…
The Bible in a Year: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 In 1 Corinthians 15:51-58, St. Paul states, “Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.” (NRSV). He then goes on to explain that our mortal bodies will no longer be perishable. …
Read the Bible in a Year 1 Corinthians 15:35-50 I have a friend who just lost his daughter. With having four children of my own, I cannot fathom or even comprehend the pain he must be in at this time. When I asked him how he was doing, his response was, “These are very dark days.” As believers in Jesus Christ, we know in our…
Luke 16:19-31 [Jesus said:] 19“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. 22The poor man…
Luke 16:1-13 1Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. 2So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’ 3Then the manager…
Luke 14:25-33 25Now large crowds were traveling with [Jesus;] and he turned and said to them, 26“Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. 27Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first…
Through God’s Son, Jesus Christ, all things are put in subjection where God may be all in all.