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Day 428 – Luke 9:20
“But what about you? he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Luke 9: 20, NIV Jesus asked this question to His disciples. He wanted to know who He was in their eyes. The disciples answered according to what they saw and heard. And Peter answered that He is God’s messiah. How about you? Who do you think Jesus is? Do you believe with all your heart that He is your savior and He saved you from the fires of hell? You will hear many things about who Jesus is, but what matters most is how you know Him. And you can only describe who He is in your heart…
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Day 423 – Luke 8:23
As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. Luke 8:23, NIV Jesus fell asleep in the middle of the storm. At that moment, He had just finished ministering to the people, and He took some time to rest. While He was having His nap, His disciples, on the other hand, felt worried and afraid because of the strong winds. Many times in our lives, we can also relate to what the disciples experienced. We easily feel scared by the unexpected circumstances around us that we can no longer activate our faith. Instead…
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Day 398 – Luke 6:3-5
Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.” Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Luke 6:3-5, NIV The Pharisees in Jesus’ time only focus on the rules and traditions and not on the things that matter most. They believed that His disciples violated their self-made rules. They reacted to how they behaved because they thought they were not respecting the Sabbath day. The Pharisees…
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Day 345 – Mark 16:7
But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you.’ Mark 16: 7, NIV During the day of Jesus’ resurrection, an angel of the Lord appeared to the women and said these words. He asked them to inform His disciples especially Peter about the good news. Before Jesus was crucified, Peter denied Him for three times, and that caused him to feel so guilty and sad. And there’s a wonderful reason why He was especially mentioned by the angel. It’s because Jesus is inviting him again in His arms. He didn’t condemn Peter for what…
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Day 330 – Mark 14: 50
Then everyone deserted him and fled. Mark 14: 50, NIV Jesus was abandoned by His disciples in the most heart-breaking moment of His life. Instead of staying with their master, they fled away and left Him. It must have been so painful for Jesus to see His disciples leave. It was not an easy thing to do. He needs to abide in the Father’s will on His own. If Jesus, who is perfect and pure, experienced this kind of pain, then we who are sinners are not also exempted from this. We will also go through brokenness. But just like what Jesus did, may we also learn to abide in…
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Remember the Miracles that God did and your Faith will be Strengthened
During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.” His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?” - Mark 8: 1-4 This story happened after Jesus multiplied food for five thousand people. The disciples already experienced a very big miracle that our Savior performed, but at this moment, they…
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3 things to Remember when you Feel so Afraid
That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his…
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Offer what you have to Jesus, and you will receive more than enough
As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Bring them here to me,” he said. And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and…
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Jesus went through Suffering Alone
And His disciples all left Him and fled. Mark 14:50, NASB When Jesus was arrested, His disciples fled and left Him all alone. This happened before He was crucified. He went to the trial courts, was mocked by people, and was nailed on the cross without His disciples. He suffered and felt all sorts of pain, emotionally and physically. Jesus experienced everything. That’s why, when you feel so alone in the most heartbreaking season of your life, just come to Jesus because He understands you. He’s been there, and He knows what you truly feel. He sees your wounded heart, and He knows how to heal you. Just humble yourself…
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Day 205 – John 13:35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:35, NIV A true disciple of Christ knows how to love people. You may think that they are so religious and they know everything about the scriptures, but Jesus said in His Word, we will know that we are His disciples if we will learn to love one another. His love will give us the strength to do His will. He wants people to learn how to love despite the pain. Jesus first did it on the cross to show us what loving others is all about. It takes sacrifice and pain. But we…
