Jesus knew He would face the cross and His disciples would be left behind, lost, heartsore, and confused. Consequently, He did His utmost to prepare and encourage them. His statement, “Your heart must not be troubled,” is so powerful and requires so much faith to receive. We all know what…

Jesus heard Peter’s proclamation and recognized the sincerity of the promise, but He also knew that Peter wouldn’t follow through. He let Peter know He knew, too! But Jesus didn’t threaten Peter by saying something like, “You deny me, and I’ll forever deny you.” Jesus would forgive Peter, He would…

Oh, that Peter. He had such good intentions. And he made a bold promise. It’s easy for us to sit in judgment on him, but if we’re completely honest with ourselves, we’ve made promises to Jesus with the grandest of intentions and they fell flat, too. “I’ll read my Bible…

HYMN DAY! Oh, the beauty and challenge of the message in “I Give My Life For Thee” by Frances R. Havergal. He’s done so much for us; what have we done for Him? 1 I gave My life for thee, My precious blood I shed, That thou might’st ransomed be,…

Jesus gave the command to love, and He followed it up with this assurance: if we show love to one another—first to our fellow believers and then to unbelievers—we will point to Jesus with our lives. When Christians battle each other with ugly words and ugly actions, what a message…

What a command—to love as Jesus loved. Isn’t it interesting that Jesus didn’t make this a suggestion, a casual aside (“By the way, if you’re up to it, why not go ahead and love one another, okay?”), or even a goal to strive toward? He called it a command; He…

Jesus, the only Son of God, did not come to be served; He came to serve. In Jesus’ time, people wore sandals and walked on dusty roads. Their feet would be grimy, the nails rimmed with dirt. But Jesus humbled Himself and washed the feet of His disciples, even the…

Would you agree that life is fraught with uncertainties? Shortly after my mom graduated to heaven (November 2, 2018), our family received an unexpected blow when my brother was released from his long-held position at his workplace. It made no sense to us—he’d been a faithful, successful employee. Why would…

HYMN DAY! Even if you’ve never heard this hymn sung, the words are so rich and meaningful. It could be read as a prayer or serve as a personal commitment to follow Him: “Sweet Will of God” by Leila Naylor Morris. 1 My stubborn will at last hath yielded; I…

I watched “The Waltons” when I was growing up. John-Boy had a friend named Marsha who was fickle—she could never make up her mind if she wanted to be friends or not. We probably all know people like Marsha. But Jesus isn’t fickle. He loved His disciples, and He maintained…