Daily Devotions by Steve Holm (Page 150)
Daily Devotions: May 5, 2019
May 5, 2019 For full passage click: John 21:15-19 …“He said to him the third time, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ And he said to him, ‘Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep.’” vs. 17 On the eve of Jesus’ crucifixion, Peter had denied his Lord three different times. Following the resurrection,…
Daily Devotions: May 4, 2019
May 4, 2019 For full passage click: John 21:1-14 …“Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.” vs. 4 There was nothing about the appearance of the man on the beach that reminded the disciples of Jesus; but when their nets were filled with fish after following his instructions, one of them shouted out, “It is the Lord!” When they came ashore and found the man preparing breakfast they were…
Daily Devotions: May 3, 2019
May 3, 2019 For full passage click: Revelation 5:11-14 …“Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, singing, ‘To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!’” vs. 13 We who pride ourselves on our rational thinking and scientific view of the universe, don’t quite know what to do with the…
Daily Devotions: May 2, 2019
May 2, 2019 For full passage click: Psalm 30:6-12 …“What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?” vs. 9 It seems that the psalmist was dealing with some sort of calamity in his life, a situation that could lead to death. Perhaps it was some dread illness, we really don’t know. But like us, he was not above doing a bit of bargaining…
Daily Devotions: May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019 For full passage click: Psalm 30:1-5 …“For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” vs. 5 The psalmist loved his relationship with the Lord. And because he felt so personally connected, there were times he believed that his actions had angered God. Sometimes that’s how it is when we love someone deeply; we assume that our careless words and…
Daily Devotions: April 30, 2019
April 30, 2019 For full passage click: Acts 9:4-6 …“He asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The reply came, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.’” vs. 5 Luke tells us that, as Saul was traveling along the road to Damascus, there had been a flash of light and then the words, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.” It was quite an introduction! Saul hadn’t known Jesus of Nazareth. There’s no record he ever met him or heard him preach.…
Daily Devotions: April 29, 2019
April 29, 2019 For full passage click: Acts 9:1-3 …“Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.” vvv. 1-2 Saul loved the traditions, laws, and history of his people. He proudly claimed membership in the tribe of Benjamin…
Daily Devotions: April 28, 2019
April 27, 2019 For full passage click: John 20:19-25 …“After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.” vs. 20 According to the gospels, the resurrected Jesus had changed. He could bilocate, appear, disappear–the disciples never knew when he would show up! In John’s account, they didn’t know who he was until they had seen his hands and his side. The marks of his suffering were the proof…
Daily Devotions: April 26, 2019
April 26, 2019 For full passage click: Revelation 1:7-8 …“‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” vs. 8 John was writing to Christians struggling to maintain their identity in turbulent times. Believers had come together in congregations for loving and serving and many had suffered at the hands of the Empire. Some had been killed and were remembered as martyrs. Others were wondering about…
Daily Devotions: April 25, 2019
April 25, 2019 For full passage click: Revelation 1:4-6… “To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” 5b-6 John begins his mysterious apocalypse with a dedication that glorifies the Risen Christ. In his estimation, not only had the faithful been loved and forgiven through Jesus Christ, they had been made into…
Daily Devotions: April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019 For full passage click: Psalm 118:21-29 …“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” vs. 24 An increasing number of people are uncomfortable using religious language in their daily lives; some because they don’t believe in God, and others because they have abandoned religion in favor of what they call ‘spirituality.’ As a result, they are limited in their ability to express wonder at the sheer gift of life.…