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Daily Devotions: February 24, 2018
February 24, 2018 Mark 8:31-33…“He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.” vs. 32 As Mark took time to write his little account of Jesus’ ministry, he was careful to let his readers know that Jesus was quite open in talking about the suffering that awaited him, but the disciples had been reluctant to listen. They had their own expectations about how the journey would transpire and they weren’t about to consider…
Daily Devotions: February 23, 2018
February 23, 2018 Romans 4:18-25 … “Therefore his faith ‘was reckoned to him as righteousness.’” vs. 22 According to Genesis, Abram’s introduction to the Lord was coupled with a request that his walk with the Lord be blameless. It’s hard to understand how Abram could possibly pull that off—even if his name did get changed to Abraham. From the stories about him that follow, it’s obvious that he didn’t do what the Lord required. He was pretty much a sinner…
Daily Devotions: February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018 Romans 4:13-17… “For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham…” vs. 16 Paul was writing to a mixed audience, some were Jews and others were Gentiles, and he wanted all of them to know that God’s promise of salvation came by grace through faith,…
Daily Devotions: February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018 Psalm 22:27-31 … “Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord, and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn, saying that he has done it.” vs. 30-31 There are those who consider that one day the people of the earth will have had enough of God and be done with primitive origin stories. For them, it’s a matter of maturity and once science has revealed all its secrets, humanity will have…
Daily Devotions: February 20, 2018
February 20, 2018 Psalm 22:23-26 “For he did not despise or abhor the affliction of the afflicted; he did not hide his face from me, but heard when I cried to him.” vs. 24 The psalmist is full of thanksgiving as he joins the congregation in their prayers. The Lord has heard his cries and did not abandon him in his affliction. Sometimes when we read words like this we might think, “Well, good for him…but that’s not been my…