Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.John 13:1 (NIV)

“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. John 13:34-35 (NLT)

Lord Jesus, it’s the day of Holy Week we...

Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question: “What do you think about the Messiah? Matt. 22:41-42 (NLT)

Lord Jesus, there’s no greater honor and joy in life than knowing you. Throughout eternity, we will be exploring, experiencing, and savoring your glory and...

As he [Jesus] approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it

and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.” Luke 19:41-42 (NIV)

Lord Jesus, long before the Day you will wipe away our...

“Now my soul is deeply troubled.

Should I pray, ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But this is the very reason I came! Father, bring glory to your name.”John 12:27 (NLT)

Lord Jesus, as the events of “Holy Week” began to unfold, exuberant...

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!

Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the...

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matt. 11:28-29 (ESV)

He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Isa....

“I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good.” Jer. 29:11 (NLT)

Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I...

LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. Ps. 16:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Heb. 13:5

Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than...

Philippians 4:4-9 –Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 

Lord Jesus, we have many reasons to rejoice in you today. You are our perfect righteousness and constant Advocate, our sovereign Lord and loving Spouse. In you and from you, we have everything we actually...

You rejoice, though now for a little while, as was necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of...

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.”

So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 2 Cor. 12:9 (NLT)

We ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes...

Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. Ps. 115:3 (ESV)

Remember the things I have done in the past. For I alone am God! I am God, and there is none like me. Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I...

Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!2 Cor. 9:15

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. Col. 2:6-7

Heavenly Father,...

I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first,

does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and...

The mouth speaks what the heart is full of.Luke 6:45 (NIV)

If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. James 1:26 (NLT)

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.Prov....

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Prov. 17:17 (NIV)

When we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus. 2...

To him who is able to keep you from stumbling

and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. Jude 24–25

Heavenly...

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Rom. 16:20

Heavenly Father, this verse holds so much hope and encouragement for us. Though not fully apparent to our eyes, Jesus defeated Satan once and for all on the cross. Jesus’ victory...

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name

written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it. Rev. 2:17 NIV

Lord Jesus, this...

Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God.

Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. Heb. 12:15 (NLT)

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of...

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”Matt. 16:22 NIV

Lord Jesus, if an oxymoron is the joining of incongruous terms—like deafening silence, jumbo shrimp, planned spontaneity, or peace offensive—then...

Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” Luke 18:27 (NIV)

Lord Jesus, we praise you for your steadfast love, daily mercies, and doing the impossible. We need all three. Because of your steadfast love, we have incomparable peace. Because of your daily...

He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 

Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Cor. 12:9 (NIV)

And the King will say, ‘I tell you the...

2 Cor. 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay 

to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

Lord Jesus, you are the treasure all currencies mimic and counterfeit. To have you plus nothing would make us as rich as anybody in the cosmos. Nothing compares to...

God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 

who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 1 Thess. 5:9-11 (ESV)

Heav...