When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
A reality without the pain of death.
The Everyday Sabbath
When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
Matthew 28:8–10 The women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” Read the context Earthquakes, angels, and an empty tomb. You can't fault the women for their fear on Easter morning. Jesus didn't let that feeling last for very long. The...
Psalm 16:9–11 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; — my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, — nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; — you will fill me with joy in your presence, — with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Read the context Last week's veggies start wilting in the fridge drawer unused. Your deck boards start to rot from the rain. Decay seems inevitable. Long before...
1 Cor 15:3–5 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. Read the context What is the first thing you'd want to tell someone about Jesus? Would you tell someone about his power to heal the sick of his teaching? Maybe. But at the top of your list should be this: You have a...