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Daily Devotions
On either side of the river [of life] is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.” vs. 2 Revelation 22:1-5 As he describes the river of life that flows through the holy city of his vision, John puts his finger on a truth that many will find compelling. Along its banks grows the tree of life, which not only…
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They began to accuse him, saying, ‘We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to the emperor, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king.’” vs. 2 Luke 23:1-12 The accusations against Jesus were baseless and contrived, and they were made by the chief religious authorities of the Jewish people in order to get the backing of the Roman governor. And they knew the charges were false–they had made them up to get rid…
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John 8:31-33 “Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.’” vss. 31-32 Jesus was a Jew, his disciples were Jews, and nearly all the people with whom he had contact were Jews–initially, many of those persons were interested in what he had to say. Some believed in him–but it seems to have been…
Daily Devotions: May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 For full passage click: Acts 11:1-10 …“But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.’” vs. 9 After the resurrection the disciples considered themselves to still be Jews. It likely wasn’t even a question for them. Jesus was their Messiah, but all the laws of Moses were still in effect. To be sure, in the course of his ministry, Jesus had exhibited a relaxed attitude about…
Daily Devotions: November 24, 2018
November 24, 2018 To read full passage click: John 18:33-36 …“Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.’” vs. 36 Even though Jesus was the king, he did not expect his followers to engage in military activity. Instead of picking up the sword, they would wage war…