The Essential Jesus, Day 66 Focus. Jesus had unbelievable focus. As we read day 66 in the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com we read through Mark 1:29-39. Jesus came to Earth to preach the message of salvation. He desired that the people understand who he was and why he was there. Jesus spent time praying so that he could continue that focus and make sure he was doing exactly what the father desired of him. Are we that focused and disciplined in what we do? Jesus spent time with the father praying and because of that, he made the decision to leave where he was and to go to…

The Essential Jesus, Day 65 Jesus is life. As we read today from The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com we see day 65 and the focus on how Jesus is the life. Read John 11. The people have seen death. They understand how it has rouched their lives and worked and moved through them. It is the constant that we experience, then and now. How can that be overcome? Is it even possible to overcome? The answer is yes, through Jesus Christ. He is the Resurrection and the Life. He overcomes death in every way. We can see and do all that God asks of us through Jesus Christ…

The Essential Jesus, Day 64 Believe and have faith. As we read this passage in Mark 5:21-43 we see the importance of believing and having faith in God. Today is day 64 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com. When we think about God, we know that he does many and amazing things. But when we pray or bring situations to him, do we truly expect Him to move and work in those situations? Do we believe in him in every day life? Do we have faith that he will follow through? God is capable of amazing things and he sees all our needs and knows the best way…

The Essential Jesus, Day 63 Fall on our knees before him. As we read day 63 of The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we read through Luke 5:1-20. The man recognized who Jesus was and all that he could do. As a result, even before he had been rescued, he bowed before Jesus. Jesus Christ is God and for all of us, we will all bow before him at some point. The sooner we realize that, the better it will be. We need to come and bow before him today.

The Essential Jesus, Day 62 When God moves in our life, do we praise him? Looking at day 62 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we read Luke 5:17-26. Jesus performs a miracle in the presence of many people. A man who couldn’t walk was brought by his friends to see Jesus. Jesus, touched by their actions, forgives the man’s sins first. Then, because of the concerns and questions that arose in the crowd, Jesus healed his physical body as well. The man got up and left, praising God. God moved in his life. Something dramatic had happened and God showed up in a unique and amazing way…

The Essential Jesus, Day 61 Believe and worship. As we look at day 61 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com we are reading through the miracle in John 9. Jesus healed the man, but no one seemed happy about it. As we see all that the man goes through after the healing, we find that at the end of the chapter he finds Jesus again and has more of a conversation with him. He believes and worships. These two must go together. We cannot truly worship if we don’t believe and we don’t really believe if we are drawn to worship. How can we continue to move forward…

The Essential Jesus, Day 60 God is with us throughout all that we do. As we read day 60 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see Jesus performing a miracle in Matthew 21:18-22. This is a difficult miracle to understand. Why does Jesus curse this tree? What we learn is that God answers prayer. As we see that God answers his prayer, Jesus reminds us that God answer our prayers. When we are thinking about all that God has done for us, we have to remember that God is seeking to glorify Himself. Are we bringing our needs to God? Do we pray?

The Essential Jesus, Day 59 Faith. Do you have big or little faith? What is your faith in? Reading day 59 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see that Jesus tells them that they have too little faith. Read Matthew 14:22-33. It’s interesting here to see Jesus reference small faith. In other places, Jesus reminds people that they can move mountains with even a small amount of faith. So, how much faith do you need? Well, the way Jesus was explaining to them, they need to have faith, but it needs to be in the right things. The disciples here were thinking about theie own abilities that…

The Essential Jesus, Day 58 God provides our needs. As we look today at the day 58 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we are in Matthew 14:13-21. God provides for us. In this situation, we see how God takes a difficult situation and provides all that these people needed in this situation. As we look at all that is going on in the world today, with situation with Russia and Ukraine, we see all the ways in which God can work and move. All of those who are fleeing and have taken nothing with them, God is the provider. As we think about the Ukrainian military that…

The Essential Jesus, Day 57 Faith in God. We can place all our faith into Him because he is worthy. Reading day and 57 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we find ourselves in Mark 4:38-41. God displayed his power and might to his disciples in the story. Because of who God is, we can have faith in him and trust in him in every situation. God has proven himself to us many times overcome and we are to continue to place our faith in him as a result. Ultimately are we walking today through a storm? Jesus can bring us through it. He’s done it before, we…