Daily DEVOTIONAL

Luke 9:18-27: Christ Crucified

July 9, 2025

1 Chronicles 20-22, Psalm 133-134, Luke 9:18-27, Colossians 4:10-18 Luke 9:18-27: (Luke 9:18-20). Peter’s great confession. Peter certainly had his faults—we will read of his denial of Jesus a little later in this story. He was no paragon of virtue, perfect, or without the tendency to open mouth and insert foot. But Peter did, by God’s inspiration, see…

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