February 28

  Against Us For the one who is not against us is for us. ~ Mark 9:40 ESV Reflecting on today’s Bible reading, I am reminded of conversations I’ve had regarding false teachers. Often, people reference to Mark 9:40 as a verse to suggest that we should...

February 27

  In the transfiguration, the Father is pleased; in this incident, the earthly father is tortured. In the transfiguration, there’s a perfect Son; here, there’s a perverted son. In the transfiguration, you have fallen men in holy wonder; in this story, you have a...

February 26

  Missing the Meaning And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? ~ Mark 8:17 ESV One important aspect of this verse is that Jesus understood what the...

February 25

  Realizing Who Can Help But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” ~ Mark 7:28 ESV Even if you don’t know Jesus, you can still reach out to Him. In this moment from Scripture, a woman who didn’t know Jesus...

February 24

  Teaching His Disciples to Disobey? And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition…” ~ Mark 7:5 When you study the Bible and start talking about the truths of the Bible with others you will notice...

February 23

  “Seeing them.” Can I just stop there and say, “Seeing them”? Now remember, He’s up in a mountain and they’re in the middle of the lake, four miles off shore. How far away from the shore He is, we don’t know, but He was up a hill, up a mountain. How can He see...

February 22

  Fatal Unbelief   And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching. ~ Mark 6:6 I am so amazed when witnessing to those who do not believe. Unbelief holds immense power—a force so strong that its impact stretches into...

February 21

A Talkative Fool   The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. ~ Proverbs 10:8 The wise person listens and learns so that they will be honored. The foolish person talks too much and fails because they ignore God’s rules. A...

February 20

   Realizing Jesus is God   And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. ~ Mark 4:39 When the Creator commanded, the storm’s natural elements stopped right away. The wind stopped,...

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