Category: SOAP Daily Devotionals

I am having such a hard time finding one verse to write about today. I have read and re-read (and re-read, and re-read and…)  today’s readings (Exodus 3-5 and Luke 22) and just don’t hear any ONE thing jumping out for me. Yes, there is a lot being said in both passages, but I cannot…

Scripture: Luke 18: 1 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to illustrate their need for constant prayer and to show them that they must never give up. Observation: Jesus wanted it to be clear that we should pray over and over and over and over… We should not let our prayers rest. (For…

Scripture: Luke 16: 9 I tell you, use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. In this way, your generosity stores up a reward for you in heaven. Observation: Use what you have on earth (both things and intellect) to help those around you, not just yourself, and you will be rewarded in…

Scripture: Luke 15: 21 21 His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’ Observation: This lost son, who left his father and squandered his wealth, realized the true error in his ways. He returned home and was truly…

Scripture: Luke 14:26 “If you want to be my follower you must love me more than your own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters-yes, more than your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. –New Living Translation ** I feel it critical to mention the translation here, as all other translations…