Category: Daily Readings

November 8 (Daily reading: Matthew 25) We continue with the theme of the return of Christ. The parable of the ten virgins illustrates our preparation for His return. The judgment of the nations describes what will happen after His return. In between, Jesus gave the parable of the talents, which explains how we should live…

What can we know about our Lord’s return from Matthew 24? Most assuredly, we know the fact of His return: “For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be” (v. 27). Jesus predicted many things: wars, famines, earthquakes, false…

November 6 (Daily reading: Mark 13) Even before Jesus returned to heaven, the disciples were asking Him about the end times (v. 4). After He was gone, they had questions about when He would return to earth as He had promised. Questions and speculations about His return are still going on in our day. One…

November 5 (Daily reading: Matthew 23; Luke 20-21) We highlight three wise sayings from Jesus that demonstrate total stewardship. First, Luke 20:38. “Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.” Because the Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection, they asked Jesus a frivolous question…

November 4 (Daily reading: Matthew 22; Mark 12) Today’s commentary is adapted from my book, “We Love Because God First Loved Us,” pages 35-36. As a Jewish boy, Jesus grew up knowing the greatest commandment from Deuteronomy 6:5, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and…

November 3 (Daily reading: Mark 11; John 12) There was a strong difference of opinion over Mary anointing the feet of Jesus (Jn. 12:3). “Some of those present…rebuked her harshly” (Mk. 14:4-5, NIV). The disciples said, “Why this waste?” (Mt. 26:8). But Jesus said: “She has anointed My body beforehand for the burial. Truly I…

November 2 (Daily reading: Luke 19) Luke 18:35 begins, “As Jesus was approaching Jericho;” Luke 19:1 continues, “He entered Jericho.” What followed were the stories of two men; one was physically blind, but both were spiritually blind. The blind man was a beggar named Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46). He heard a crowd approaching because Jesus was…

November 1 (Daily reading: Matthew 20-21) The mother of James and John asked Jesus to give her sons the honor of sitting at His right and at His left in His kingdom (20:21). The other disciples were not happy with this request. Perhaps they were jealous and wished they had asked first! This was not…

October 31 (Daily reading: Matthew 19; Mark 10) Yesterday we read about the Pharisee who prayed in the temple, confident in his self-imposed righteousness. The lesson that Jesus taught on humility and true righteousness was repeated in His conversation with a rich young man. This man, like the Pharisee, had placed his confidence in the…

October 30 (Daily reading: Luke 18, all quotes NIV) Jesus addressed “some who were confident of their own righteousness” (v. 9). He told them a parable. A Pharisee and a tax collector went to the temple to pray. The Pharisee obviously considered he was doing God a favor by talking to Him! “He stood up…