devotional

March 11th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK THURSDAY – Lord’s Supper The cup of blessing [of wine at the Lord’s Supper] upon which we ask [God’s] blessing, does it not mean [that in drinking it] we participate in and share a fellowship (a communion) in the blood of Christ (the Messiah)? The bread...

March 25th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK SUNDAY – Evidence of Resurrection If Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless and powerless [mere delusion]; you are still in your sins [and under the control and penalty of sin]. 1 Corinthians 15:17, Amplified Bible Action: Jesus predicted...

March 31st JESUS’ FINAL WEEK Passionate about the Passion I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that, when they look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child...

March 30th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK SUNDAY – Resurrection Appearances (5) Disciples in Jerusalem That proclamation would be made, in His name, of repentance and forgiveness of sins to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem. Luke 24:47, Weymouth New Testament Action: As the two...

March 29th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK SUNDAY – Resurrection Appearances (4) Emmaus Stunned, they looked at each other and said, “Why didn’t we recognize it was him? Didn’t our hearts burn with the flames of holy passion while we walked beside him? He unveiled for us such profound revelation...

March 28th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK SUNDAY – Resurrection Appearances (3) Peter And they learned from the group that the Lord was really alive and had appeared to Peter. Luke 24:34, Contemporary English Version Action: Elated at seeing the resurrected Jesus, the two disciples...

March 27th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK SUNDAY – Resurrection Appearances (2) Other Women And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” Mark 16:3, English Standard version Action: "Who will roll away the stone?" The women need...

March 26th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK SUNDAY – Resurrection Appearances (1) Mary Magdalene Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned around and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni” (which means “Teacher”). John 20:16, Lexham English Bible Action: Here is a possible sequence of Jesus‘ five...

March 24th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK SATURDAY – Tomb Secured So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first...

March 23rd JESUS’ FINAL WEEK FRIDAY – Jesus’ Last Words (7) I Commit My Spirit And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’” Having said this, He breathed His last. Luke 23:46, New King James Version Action: Yes, “with a...

March 22nd JESUS’ FINAL WEEK FRIDAY – Jesus’ Last Words (6) It is Finished Then when Jesus received the sour wine He said, It is finished and stands complete. And having bowed his head, He delivered up the spirit. John 19:30, An Expanded Translation (Wuest) Action: After...

March 21st JESUS’ FINAL WEEK FRIDAY – Jesus’ Last Words (5) Thirsty Jesus: I am thirsty. A jar of sour wine had been left there, so they took a hyssop branch with a sponge soaked in the vinegar and put it to His mouth. John 19:28-29, The Voice Action: Only after pouring out his...

March 20th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK FRIDAY – Jesus’ Last Words (4) Forsaken About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Elí, Elí, lemá sabachtháni?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Mark 15:34, Holman Christian Standard Bible Action: The early...

March 18th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK FRIDAY – Jesus’ Last Words (2) Paradise "And he was saying: Jesus! remember me, whensoever thou mayest come in thy kingdom. And Jesus said to him, Verily, to thee I say, this day, with me shalt be in the paradise." Luke 23:42-43, J B Rotherham (1878...

March 17th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK FRIDAY – Jesus’ Last Words (1) Forgive Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Luke 23:34, English Standard Version Action: Jesus dies forgiving. When he cries out “Father, forgive them”, Jesus articulates the very meaning of his having...

March 16th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK FRIDAY – Jesus’ Seven Utterances on the Cross Now, the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things coming to pass, were violently affrighted, saying - Truly, God's Son, was, he! Matthew 27:54, The Emphasized Bible...

March 15th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK THURSDAY – Barabbas When the Governor asked, ‘Which of the two do you wish me to release to you?’ they said, ‘Bar-Abbas.’ ‘Then what am I to do with Jesus called Messiah?’ asked Pilate; and with one voice they answered, ‘Crucify him!’ Matthew 27:21-22, New...

March 14th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK THURSDAY – The Trial The sins of us himself carried up in the body of himself to the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; of whom by the scars of him you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24, The Emphatic Diaglott Action: During the...

March 13th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK THURSDAY – Gethsemane Having entered a state of severe mental and emotional struggle to the point of agony, He was praying more earnestly. And his perspiration became like great drops of blood continually falling to the ground. Luke 22:44, An Expanded...

March 10th JESUS’ FINAL WEEK THURSDAY – Stooping Grace “You will never wash my feet—ever!” Peter said. Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with Me.” John 13:8, Holman Christian Standard Bible Action: Surprisingly, Jesus never used the word ‘grace’ but he taught...