Daily DEVOTIONAL

Mark 15:42-47: Dead and Buried, but Not the End of the Story

May 24, 2025

2 Samuel 22, Psalm 117, Mark 15:42-47, Galatians 5:13-26 Mark 15:42-47: This passage informs us of the burial and the burial place of Jesus, showing us where he was buried. It helps us with the apologetic that perhaps the disciples went to the wrong tomb when we realize that his burial place was known. Joseph of Arimathea, a…

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Ecclesiastes 9: Destiny

Jeremiah 30-31, Ecclesiastes 9, John 4:15-26, James 5:13-20   Ecclesiastes 9:   Most of this chapter is about how a common destiny awaits us all—wise or foolish. And in the “teacher’s” “under the sun” perspective, ...
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Ecclesiastes 8: More Wisdom

Jeremiah 26-29, Ecclesiastes 8, John 4:1-14, James 5:7-12   Ecclesiastes 8:   The discussion about wisdom continues. It starts with a modified positive. “Who is like the wise?” indicating that to be wise is a ...
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Ecclesiastes 7:15-29: More About Wisdom

Jeremiah 23-25, Ecclesiastes 7:15-29, John 3:22-36, James 5:1-6   Ecclesiastes 7:15-29:   This section continues the discussion that we looked at yesterday. The basic idea is that—as the “teacher” explores his various experiments related to ...
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Ecclesiastes 7:1-14: Wisdom

Jeremiah 19-22, Ecclesiastes 7:1-14, John 3:16-21, James 4:11-17   Ecclesiastes 7:1-14:   This section about wisdom really needs to be read in context of some of the verses that immediately follow it. Consider verse 15, ...
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Ecclesiastes 6: Prosperity

Jeremiah 16-18, Ecclesiastes 6, John 3:1-15, James 4:1-10   Ecclesiastes 6:   But, a person may well ask, what about money? What about prosperity and financial success? Surely that is something that has meaning, even “under the ...
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Ecclesiastes 5: Organized Religion and Money Making

Jeremiah 14-15, Ecclesiastes 5, John 2:12-25, James 3:13-18   Ecclesiastes 5:   In this search for the meaning of life, the “teacher” has been attempting to prove his hypothesis. The theory that he is testing ...
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