Luke 15:25-32 (GW) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us Wisdom and Insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. This is the story of the prodigal son, his forgiving father, and his judgmental elder brother. Here is how the story concludes as Jesus tells it in Luke 15:25-32. 15:25-32 25“His older son was in the field. As he was coming back to…
When it seems it's over: Devotional Commentary for November 24-30
Luke 15:17-24 (GW) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us Wisdom and Insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. This is the story of the prodigal son, his forgiving father, and his judgmental elder brother. This is how Jesus continues to tell the story in Luke 15:17-24. 15:17-24 17“Finally, he came to his senses. He said, ‘How many of my father’s…
Consequential: Devotional Commentary for November 17-23
Luke 15:11-16 (GW) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us Wisdom and Insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. This is the story of the prodigal son, his forgiving father, and his judgmental elder brother. This is how the story begins as Jesus told it in Luke 15:11-16. 15:11-16 11Then Jesus said, “A man had two sons. 12The younger son said…
Thinking home: Devotional Commentary for November 10-16
2 Timothy 4:16-22 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 4:16 At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. We already know that Paul was alone in prison, separated from his friends, and opposed by the enemies of truth. Now he told…
Thinking home: Devotional Commentary for November 10-16
2 Timothy 4:16-22 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 4:16 At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. We already know that Paul was alone in prison, separated from his friends, and opposed by the enemies of truth. Now he told…
Strong: Devotional Commentary for November 3-9
2 Timothy 4:9-15 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 4:9-15 9Make every effort to come to me soon; 10for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 11Only Luke is with me. Pick up Mark and bring…
Strong: Devotional Commentary for November 3-9
2 Timothy 4:9-15 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 4:9-15 9Make every effort to come to me soon; 10for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 11Only Luke is with me. Pick up Mark and bring…
A solemn charge: Devotional Commentary for October 27-November 2
2 Timothy 4:1-8 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 4:1-2 1I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: 2preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort,…
The Word: Devotional Commentary for October 20-26
2 Timothy 3:10-17 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 3:10-13 10Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance, 11persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out…
perilous times: Devotional Commentary for October 13-19
2 Timothy 3:1-9 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 3:1-9 1But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, irreconcilable, malicious…
