2020

Sing a New Song Sing a new song to the Lord! Let the whole earth sing to the Lord! Sing to the Lord; bless his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the…

Obeying Anyway “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine.” Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him. He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of…

He Needs You, Too Then at the proper time Jesus and the twelve apostles sat down together at the table. Jesus said, “I have looked forward to this hour with deep longing, anxious to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering…

Our Home Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! Before the mountains were created, before you made the earth and the world, you are God, without beginning or end. Psalm 90:1-2 One day I was wrestling with God about our…

Point the Way “So honor the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord alone. But if you are unwilling to serve the Lord,…

Letters from God An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, but a reliable messenger brings healing. Proverbs 13:17 A U.S. ambassador resides in a foreign country and yet lives on U.S.–owned property. Though the laws of that land may…

Honor the Son “ ‘What will I do?’ the owner asked himself. ‘I know! I’ll send my cherished son. Surely they will respect him.’ But when the farmers saw his son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him…

Rocks Won’t Take My Place! Some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!” He replied, “If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!” Luke 19:39-40 When…

Seek and Save the Lost Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a son of Abraham. And I, the Son of Man, have come to seek and save those like him who are lost.” Luke 19:9-10 Zacchaeus…

You Alone Are God All the nations—and you made each one—will come and bow before you, Lord; they will praise your great and holy name. For you are great and perform great miracles. You alone are God. Psalm 86:9-10 In our pluralistic world…