Daily DEVOTIONAL

John 17:20-26: Love and Unity

December 12, 2025

Obadiah 1-21, Job 33:12-33, John 17:20-26, Revelation 9 John 17:20-26: Jesus’ great prayer also encompasses those who will believe in him. Extraordinary thought: Jesus has in his prayers also those who are not-yet-Christians, but who will become Christians through the testimony, the message, the “word” that Christians deliver. It is easy perhaps to only pray…

Read More

Get Pastor Josh's Daily Devotional in your inbox.

Matthew 21:12-22: Fig Tree

Leviticus 26-27; Psalm 47; Matthew 21:12-22; Acts 28:17-31 Matthew 21:12-22: Jesus’ mission to Jerusalem requires a prophetic word towards the corrupt state of the people of God, and in particular, ...
Read More

Matthew 21:1-11: Donkey

Leviticus 24-25; Psalm 46; Matthew 21:1-11; Acts 28:1-16 Matthew 21:1-11: Jesus comes to claim his royal throne—and what an extraordinary way to do it.  “Say to the daughter of Zion, ...
Read More

Matthew 20:17-34: What Do You Want from Me?

Leviticus 21-23; Psalm 45; Matthew 20:17-34; Acts 27:27-44 Matthew 20:17-34: This section abounds in irony. First of all, we have Jesus predicting his death. It is not going to be ...
Read More

Matthew 20:1-16: Workers in the Vineyard

Leviticus 18-20; Psalm 44; Matthew 20:1-16; Acts 27:1-26 Matthew 20:1-16: Picking up on an apparently fairly enigmatic phrase at the end of the last section (“first, last; last, first,” 19:30), Jesus expounds ...
Read More

Matthew 19:16-30: Hundredfold

Leviticus 16-17; Psalm 43; Matthew 19:16-30; Acts 26:19-32 Matthew 19:16-30: Another encounter that is well-known, and often misinterpreted. A man comes up to Jesus with what is apparently a genuine, ...
Read More

Matthew 19:1-15: Divorce and Marriage

Leviticus 14-15; Psalm 42; Matthew 19:1-15; Acts 26:1-18 Matthew 19:1-15: The teaching that Jesus gives in this passage about divorce is interpreted in a number of different ways within the ...
Read More