Category: Daily Readings

October 29 (Daily reading: John 11) People have historically been fascinated with youth. All cultures have their own stories of magically reversing the process of aging. Juan Ponce de León, the first Governor of Puerto Rico, supposedly searched for the Fountain of Youth in Florida in 1513. John 11 tells us what Jesus said to…

October 28 (Daily reading: Luke 16-17, NIV) Jesus told a story about a dishonest manager (16:1-8). The man was very perceptive in securing his future through his shrewd financial transactions. Jesus then gave a moral to His story: “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much.” Jesus asked, “If you…

October 27 (Daily reading: Luke 14-15) There is something inherently sad about the thought of being lost. Just hearing about a search for a lost child is heartbreaking. At the same time, there is the potential of great joy when the child is found! Jesus uses the theme of lostness in three stories in Luke…

October 26 (Daily reading: Luke 12-13, NIV) In Luke 12, Jesus gave us some “gems” about stewardship. He was asked to settle a financial dispute between brothers. His first gem: “Life does not consist in an abundance of possessions” (v. 14). He told a story to illustrate this. A rich man’s goal in life was…

October 25 (Daily reading: Luke 10) Jesus sent His disciples on a specific mission and used three key words in His description of their mission. The first key word is “harvest.” “The harvest is plentiful;” God is “the Lord of the Harvest” and it was “His harvest” (v. 2). Jesus always saw the harvest. The…

October 24 (Daily reading: John 9-10, NIV) John 9 and 10 are tied together: “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind” (9:39). Jesus healed a man who had been born blind. The Pharisees called Jesus a sinner for healing him on…

October 23 (Daily reading: John 7-8) During the first seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles, every day, the priests would pour water into a silver basin at the altar. This was first a celebration of God providing water from a rock in the wilderness (see Exodus 17:1-7). But it was also a reminder of…

October 22 (Daily reading: Matthew 18) Sometimes we need to recapture the child who lives within us. Not to be childish, as the disciples were when they asked Jesus, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” (v. 1). The child in us can make us want to be first. To answer them,…

October 21 (Daily reading: Matthew 17; Mark 9) When Jesus and three disciples returned from His Transfiguration on the mountain, they found the other disciples were experiencing—and failing—a test of their faith. A man had brought his son to Jesus to cast an evil spirit out of him. When Jesus heard that the disciples had…

October 20 (Daily reading) Matthew 16; Mark 8. When Jesus said, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees” (Mt. 16:6), He was referring to their false teaching. The disciples did not understand and thought that He mentioned “leaven” because they had forgotten to bring bread. He spoke of their lack…