Category Archives: Devotionals

The bad maths of Jesus Bible: Matthew 18:23-35 Reading The servant’s master took pity on him, cancelled the debt and let him go (V.27). From childhood we are taught how to get by in school and the world in general: “You get what you pay for”; “The early bird gets the worm”; “No pain, noContinueContinue reading “The bad maths of Jesus”

Paying back Bible: Luke 19:1-9 Reading They must make full [payment] for the wrong they have done (NUMBERS 5:7). When he was putting the Oxford English Dictionary together, James Murray was given thousands of word definitions from Dr. William Chester Minor. They were always sent through the post and never handed in personally. James MurrayContinueContinue reading “Paying back”

What changed? Bible: Matthew 21:1-11 Reading See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey (V.5). Jesus ruined His own party. On Sunday, He entered Jerusalem as the triumphant King, welcomed into the city by crowds of people shouting, “Hosanna!” (MATTHEW 21:9) and waving palm branches (V.8). The rescuer, healer and wiseContinueContinue reading “What changed?”

When in doubt Bible: Matthew 11:1-6 Reading Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else? (V.3). John the Baptist was stuck in prison and confused about Jesus. He may well have wondered: Is Jesus the promised Rescuer? Is He who I thought? Have I believed the right Person? SurelyContinueContinue reading “When in doubt”