Friday, April 18, 2025

Friday, April 18, 2025
Mark 16:6
But he said to them, Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.

The proof was in the empty tomb. The angel might’ve been proof enough, but after all the disciples experienced, they wanted their human eyes to see in order to believe. And what they found was exactly as the angelic being proclaimed, Jesus was not there. He had done the impossible, He’d risen from the dead!

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Romans 6:9
We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.

It’s hard to believe at times that the power or the sting of death is no longer something you must fear. But Jesus, He endured that power, and He graciously took that sting. And then He crushed death underneath His resurrected feet so that it would never be able to have power again. And the amazing thing is, He only had to do it once!

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Mark 16:3-4
And they said among themselves, Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us? But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large.

Don’t you just love the women who were walking to the tomb? They had no idea who would move the stone for them, but they were going there anyway. An impossible task was before them, fear was all around them, but their love for God drove them to face it with faith. And God provided! Take a lesson from these courageous women today and choose to face your impossible tasks with faith.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Luke 24:6-7
He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

Jesus gave many hints to His followers about the suffering He would face, but at the time, they didn’t quite understand. And it wasn’t until they found the tomb empty that they started to remember what He said to them. Everything that happened from Judas’s betrayal to the crucifixion to Jesus’ resurrection happened exactly the way He predicted. He truly was the Son of God!

Monday, April 14, 2025

Monday, April 14, 2025
Matthew 21:9
Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

Deliver us! That’s what the crowd was proclaiming the day Jesus came through Jerusalem riding on the foal of a donkey. And if they would’ve just searched the Scriptures a little more clearly, they would’ve seen that delivering them was exactly what He was preparing to do. However, He would do it not as a conquering King, but as a suffering Servant.

Friday, April 11, 2025

Friday, April 11, 2025
Ephesians 4:7
But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

God’s given each of us a certain measure of grace today. And that grace isn’t simply for you. It’s a gift He gave specifically to you that He’s called you to share. Whether you do that through words or actions the focus is the same: to unify and build up the Body of Christ.