Wednesday, March 31 Jesus: Praying King Focus: Jesus knowing His death is approaching, lovingly prays to His Father for the sake of His current and future disciples. Today’s verses: John 17:1 Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You.” John 17:15 (Jesus prayed), “I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.” John 17:20-21 (Jesus prayed)

Tuesday, March 30 Jesus: Abiding King Focus: Jesus had spoken of His death to His disciples, who were becoming confused and distraught; Jesus reassures them that it is for their best so they could receive another Helper. Today’s verses: Mark 8:31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed and after three day rise again. Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come

Monday, March 29 Jesus: King of Israel Focus: In Jerusalem, Jesus is whole-heartedly (albeit momentarily) celebrated as the people’s king. Today’s verses: Zechariah 9:9 …Behold your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, humbled and mounted on a donkey, even a coat the foal of a donkey. Mark 11:1 And they approached Jerusalem, at Bethpage and Bethlehem, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, and said to them, “Go into the village opposi

"You are busy analyzing the Scriptures, poring over them hoping to gain eternal life. Everything you read points to me, yet you still refuse to come to me so I can give you the life you're looking for -- eternal life!" John 5: 39-40 (TPT) For the past few years, I have been overwhelmingly saddened by one truth when studying the Easter story. While Jesus walked on the earth, the religious of His time didn't understand. The very ones whose family lines had waited throughout th

Thursday, March 25 Jesus: Compassionate King Focus: Jesus weeps beside Mary and Martha over the death of their brother and His friend, all the while knowing He would raise him from the dead. Meanwhile, the Pharisees continue plotting Jesus’ death due to their jealousy and fear of losing their power. Today’s verses: Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed

Wednesday, March 24 Jesus: Powerful King Focus: Jesus displays His power over nature, disease, demons, and death. Today’s verses: Matthew 8:27 And they marveled, saying, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?” Matthew 9:21 (The woman suffering from 12 years of hemorrhaging) was saying to herself, “If I only touch the fringe of His cloak I will get well.” Matthew 9:33 And after the demon was cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the multitudes marve

Tuesday, March 23 Jesus: Teaching King Focus: Jesus teaches the people how to pray and how to live. Today’s verses: Matthew 6:9 (Jesus taught), “Pray, then, in this way…” Matthew 6:24 (Jesus taught), “No one can serve two masters…” Matthew 6:25 (Jesus taught), “Do not be anxious for your life…” Matthew 11:28 (Jesus taught), “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden…” John 8:12 (Jesus taught), “I am the light of the world…” John 10:14 (Jesus taught), “I am the good shephe

Monday March 22, 2021 Jesus: King of Provision Focus: Jesus feeds five thousand; some believe, some question. Today’s verses: Exodus 16:4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day…” John 6:48-51 (Jesus said), “I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate bread in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.

John 4:13-14 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” This week, our devotions showed us that Jesus was so intentional personal during His earthly ministry. We saw Him present and attentive with Nicodemus in the middle of the night. He was confrontative and also compassionate with the woman at th

Thursday, March 18 Jesus: Intentional King Focus: Jesus makes a divine appointment with a Samaritan woman. Today’s verses: Isaiah 55:1 “Every one who thirsts, come to the waters…” John 4:4,6 Now (Jesus) had to pass through Samaria…being wearied by His journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. John 4:13-14 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water