44 Reading Text – Daniel 4 After King Nebuchadnezzar’s experience of seeing the power of the one true God in the fire, he makes a proclamation to the people about the greatness of God and His everlasting kingdom. Interestingly, God revealed that truth to him in an earlier dream, but he didn’t heed it until…
43 Reading Text – Daniel 3 God gave a pagan king a dream that expanded 700 years. In Daniel 2, we read the dream Daniel interpreted for Nebuchadnezzar, which described various kingdoms over this period. After Daniel was promoted, the king had an image built that was a self-portrait of himself. He then told all…
42 Reading Text – Daniel 1-2 Recently, I shared the passage from John 17 where Jesus is praying to the Father. In this passage, we read about being ‘in the world’; ‘out of the world’; ‘not of the world’; and ‘hated by the world.’ Jesus paints a clear picture of our place in Him, which…
41 Reading Text – 1 John 5:4-8 In John 17, we see Jesus praying to the Father. This passage reminds us that Jesus asks that the disciples not be taken out of the world but kept from the evil one. Then, we see John write in 1 John 5:4-5, “Whoever is born of God overcomes…
40 Reading Text – John 17:6-18 In John 17, Jesus prays to God, the Father, for Himself, His disciples, and for all believers. In verse 6, Jesus prays, “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given me [out of the world.] They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept…
39 Reading Text – Matthew 6:5-15 I am reminded of the impact of prayer recently as we saw a 24-year-old football player literally drop dead on the field after being tackled by his opponent. As the medical team rushed in to perform CPR, the entire football team knelt around him and prayed. The entire stadium…
38 Reading Text – Ephesians 5:1-12 This week many people are scurrying around with last-minute Christmas Gift Shopping and planning elaborate meals for friends and family as we take this opportunity to celebrate the birth of Christ with the ones we love. Looking at the passage in Ephesians, we are reminded to be imitators of…
37 Reading Text – Ephesians 4:7-17 But to each one of us, grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore, He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts to men.” What are these gifts? Let’s continue reading in verse 11, “And He Himself gave some to be apostles,…
36 Reading Text – Ephesians 4:1-8 In today’s reading, Paul is encouraging the believers in Ephesus in their walk as followers of Christ. Ephesians 4:1-8, NKJV, AMP “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk (lead your life) worthy of the [divine] calling with which you were called [with behavior that is…
35 As Susan and I are getting ready to celebrate with family, we pray you are having a great Thanksgiving holiday. I often say, “As believers, we should be the most thankful people on the face of the earth, and that is because we are blessed.” We are blessed because our Lord and Savior, Jesus…