A Parable in Action

Mark 11:12-14, 20-24 Jesus Curses the Fig Tree On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see whether perhaps he would find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves,...

The Best Possible Life

The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. (John 12:25) As he gained speed going down a hill, the young boy racing along on his bike saw a sharp turn just ahead. But the speed was...

The Potter and the Clay

Jeremiah 18:1-12(vs. 1-11) The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:  “Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. The vessel he was...

Luke 16:-20

Luke 12:16-20And he told them this parable. “A certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, ‘what shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger...

Chosen Vessels

From Max Lucado’s Devotional God is With You Every Day: Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.” . . . But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine.” (Acts 9:13, 15)...

Isaiah 58:9b-11a

If  you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noon...