The Essential Jesus, Day 9 Salvation. Jesus brings us salvation. As we look at day 9 of The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see just how completely sin separates us from God. Read Isaiah 59:1-21. We cannot truly understand the dept of God’s salvation through Jesus Christ until we understand just how utterly and completely lost we were. Our sin completely cut us off from God and because of that, we were completely hopeless. When we truly understand that, we see just how amazing God’s plan of salvation is. We are able to be saved through Jesus. His salvation is always enough. It is never too short or…

The Essential Jesus, Day 8 Are we a fool? When we look at day 8 of The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we realize that as we don’t know or understand God, that makes us a fool. Read Psalm 14:1-7. A fool doesn’t look for God, understand God, or even realize that God is still there. When we look at our lives, can we see God in our life? So often it is easy to just think about God when it is convenient, but then not include God in anything else. Are we focusing on God and on following Him, or are we a fool?

The Essential Jesus, Day 7 What do we worship? As we look at day 7 of The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we realize that if there is a true savior in Jesus Christ, then there are plenty of fake things out there to worship. The people of Israel understood fake things. They got tired of waiting for Moses and the real God, so they decided to make a fake one. Read Exodus 32. When we really think about the true Jesus, we recognize all that he is and the way in which he genuinely saves. What do we spend our time worshipping? Are we focused on worshiping Jesus…

The Essential Jesus, Day 6 Temptation. As we look at day 6 of The Essential Jesus reading plan in YouVersion.com, we read the story of original temptation and sin. Genesis 3:1-24. Adam and Eve were living the perfect life in the garden of Eden and still, temptation found them. We should never be surprised that temptation is at our door or that it seeks us out and looks to find us. If it could find Adam and Eve in the midst of perfection, it can find us wherever we are. The question we ask ourselves, do we see the seriousness of temptation? Do we understand the gravity of sin? Sin…

The Essential Jesus, Day 5 The people of God. Today we are looking at what makes up a follower of God from The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com. Read 1 Peter 2:4-10. Because of Jesus, we are brought together. Without Jesus, we would never have had any reason to come together. Jesus gives his followers meaning and purpose. He shows us mercy and because of Him we are able to actually be called the people of God. Do we live like we have been given the mercy of God? Do we look forward to meeting with other believers and coning together? Only because of Jesus are we able to…

The Essential Jesus, Day 4 Jesus made everything. When we look today at day 4 in The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we read Hebrews 1:1-4. We know that God created the world and we read about that in Genesis, but Jesus was there. He was the Word that was spoken on that day. In order to truly understand Jesus, we have to recognize that he is the Creator of all that we know and see. When was the last time that you just stopped and looked at God’s creation? How often are we in awe of all that is around us as well as in awe of the…

The Essential Jesus, Day 3 Have you ever wondered what God looked like? As we look today at the Day 3 reading of The Essential Jesus in YouVersion.com, we see that Jesus is the reflection of God. We may not see God. In fact, the Bible calls him the invisible God. Yet, we can know exactly what God is like because Jesus is a reflection of God. We can look at Jesus and see God just as clearly as if we looked at God himself. How well do we know Jesus? Are we getting to know him more and more each day? Today’s reading is from Colossians 1:15-23. These verses…

The Essential Jesus, Day 2 Humility. Today as we look at the second day of The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we are reading through Philippians 2:1-11. We see so many characteristics of Jesus in these verses. We learn so many things about the Lord and how we can relate to him. One important characteristic is humility. Christ, of all people had every reason to boast and brag about all that he has done. He is God. Yet, he chose humility. What does humility look like for us? How can we serve others? Spend time today and make plans on a way you can humbly serve someone today.

The Essential Jesus, Day 1 Happy New Year! As we enter 2022, I am excited to spend some time looking into the life of Jesus. I will be going through the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com and encourage you to join me. As we start today, we see that Jesus is the light. Reading through John 1:1-18, we learn much about who Jesus is. How much do we truly know him? Are we focused on him or do we just say we love him, but don’t show it? Jesus is our light and without him we would be in complete darkness all the time. Do you have a light…