Daily DEVOTIONAL

Luke 20:9-19: A Vineyard

August 24, 2025

Esther 7-8, Proverbs 17:1-14, Luke 20:9-19, Philemon 1-11 Luke 20:9-19: In response to the religious leaders’ unwillingness to be authentic in their response to Jesus and accept him as the Son of God, Jesus tells the people a parable. Note: when someone refuses the gospel, it is right to offer a warning, even if it is couched in…

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Ecclesiastes 3:16-22: More About “Time”

Jeremiah 10-11, Ecclesiastes 3:16-22, John 1:43-51, James 2:14-26   Ecclesiastes 3:16-22:   The Bible reading plan we are following in this devotional series breaks the readings at verse 15 (yesterday) and then from verse 16 ...
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-15: Time

Jeremiah 7-9, Ecclesiastes 3:1-15, John 1:35-42, James 2:1-13   Ecclesiastes 3:1-15:   There is now a break from the “experiments” (see the introduction to Ecclesiastes on the first chapter). The “teacher” is going to take a moment ...
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Ecclesiastes 2:17-26: Work

Jeremiah 5-6, Ecclesiastes 2:17-26, John 1:29-34, James 1:9-27   Ecclesiastes 2:17-26:   We come now then to the next “experiment.” Remember the “teacher” is seeking to find out whether it is really true that all ...
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Ecclesiastes 2:1-16: Pleasure and Wisdom

Jeremiah 3-4, Ecclesiastes 2:1-16, John 1:19-28, James 1:9-20   Ecclesiastes 2:1-16:   We come now to the first of “experiments” conducted by the “teacher.” Remember that he is on a project of discovering whether it ...
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Ecclesiastes 1: It’s All About God! 

Jeremiah 1-2, Ecclesiastes 1, John 1:1-18, James 1:1-11  Ecclesiastes 1: Ecclesiastes is a book with a strange reputation. Depressing, they say. Discouraging, they say. Nonsense, I say! The key to understanding Ecclesiastes is ...
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Proverbs 31: Female Wisdom

Isaiah 65-66, Proverbs 31, Luke 24:45-53, Hebrews 13:9-25  Proverbs 31:  Proverbs 31 is famous for what it says about the ideal wife and mother, but first it starts with “the sayings of King Lemuel”—but ...
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