Tag: Faith
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Day 342: Counting Stars With Aging Eyes (Romans 4:18-21; Genesis 15:5)
Abraham was an old man with tired eyes when God told him to count the stars. Thousands of years later, even with telescopes that peer to the edge of the universe, we’re no closer to numbering them. And maybe that’s the point: God calls us to trust promises we cannot yet see.
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Day 316: Two that Got it Right (Mark 15:39)
“And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was the Son of God!’” — Mark 15:39 Through the Bible: Matthew 27, Mark 15 No one likes feeling like an outsider. Maybe you remember the first time you showed up as an…
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Day 305: The Lord Has Need Of It (Matthew 21:1-11)
Jesus could have entered Jerusalem any way He chose, but He chose to ride on a borrowed donkey. The story of Palm Sunday begins with an act of faith and obedience that carried extraordinary glory.
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Day 288: Sometimes We Prefer Pigs (Mark 5:1–20)
Jesus set a man free from a legion of demons, and the whole town should have celebrated—but instead, they begged Him to leave. This devotional explores why we sometimes cling to our comfort, our routines, and our “pigs” more than we welcome the presence and power of Christ.
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Day 284: Faith Sometimes Has Its Doubts (Luke 7:18–35)
From Herod’s prison, John the Baptist sent messengers to ask if Jesus was truly the Messiah. His confusion wasn’t rebellion—it was the collision of expectation and revelation. Jesus answered with evidence from Isaiah, revealing a kingdom of mercy before judgment.
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Treasuring the Master (Mark 12:38-44)
Between corruption and collapse, a poor widow dropped two small coins into a temple that was already dying. Jesus saw her gift—not for its size, but for its surrender. This message explores how her quiet act of faith foreshadows the cross and calls us to give with the same trust, courage, and love.