Read John 1:29 silently. Before Jesus came, the people of Israel lived with a system of sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin. Under the Old Testament law, a person had to atone for their sin in order to approach God. Exodus 20 (as well as large portions of the book of...

Read John 1:1-14 slowly and silently several times. John is explaining the very essence of God in this passage. Soak in this truth and don’t miss it! Jesus is the Word of God. At the same time, He is God. The Word is the Spirit, and all things were made for Him and...

Scripture reference: 1 Kings 19:1-13 Even when you run, He is there. Even when you feel alone, He is there. He is in the valley and on the mountaintop. He is present in your greatest victory and is still there when you experience crushing defeat. He is not the rushing...

Read the following passage from Isaiah 53 slowly and prayerfully. If you are able, read aloud. Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry...

I am not proud of this, but many days my prayers become a list of demands or a to-do list for God. “God, bless so and so. Help me sleep tonight. I need this cough to go away. Give me patience with the kids. Strengthen my marriage. I need to forgive so and so. Fix our...

Our feelings aren’t always the best compass to guide us. While what we feel is very real in the moment, what we feel isn’t always what is true. Take Naomi for example. The book of Ruth begins by setting the stage for a powerful redemption story. Famine has swept the...

The Bible tells us that Jesus spoke seven times from His cross. The fourth time He spoke was different all of the other seven, because Jesus was likely quoting Psalm 22. Hebrew children often learned to pray and sing using the Psalms, so it makes sense for Jesus to...

Read Matthew 27:45 aloud. “From noon on, darkness covered the earth.” It would have been easy to think that the darkness was a sign that hope was lost. But Jesus knew differently. Even in the presence of His enemies, He prayed to His Father. Even in the anguish of the...

No matter what trial or difficulty we face in this life we never have to face it alone. Even when we feel abandoned or forgotten, our feelings are deceiving us. Scripture reminds us of what is true, and that truth is that Jesus is always with us. He could not forget...

Scripture: John 1:12 Find a comfortable place. It could be your favorite chair. Or out in your yard. You could sit or lie down. Just make sure you can be still and rest in His presence.   You are a child of God.   Nothing can ever change that.   You...