The Essential Jesus, Day 70 The Spirit is willing. As we read Mark 14:32-42 we Jesus wrestling in prayer. Today we are looking at day 70 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com. As Jesus wrestled in prayer, the disciples slept. How often has there been important work to be done and Jesus is busy working and moving, and we are sleeping? As we consider all that Jesus is doing, we must be willing to wake up. Just wanting to wake up and address the situation isn’t enough. We must actually do it or else we will be like the sleeping disciples in the story. Are we taking action…

The Essential Jesus, Day 69 Jesus prayed for us. As we read John chapter 17 as part of day 69 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see what is truly the Lord’s Prayer. As Jesus is praying, we see all the areas that Jesus prays for us. He even prays for all of us believers today when he prays for those who will believe based on what others share. We believe in Christ because of what others have shared with us and their message. Who will one day be able to say that they believe in Jesus because of us?

The Essential Jesus, Day 68 Persistence in prayer. As we look at Day 68 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see that Jesus’s prayers were answered and that Jesus is persistent in his requests. Read Luke 11:1-13. Do we pray? I mean, really pray. Do we pray expecting an answer? Do we keep praying until we hear from God. God has promised us that if we ask, seek, and knock, he will answer. When we pray we must be fervent and focused. We are to be relentless in our desire to see God be glorified and to experience him move. If we don’t see that yet, we…

The Essential Jesus, Day 67 Come to the Lord with joy. Today, in Luke 10:1-24 we look at day 67 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com. Jesus comes to the Father in joy. The disciples who have been obedient to God return with joy. God knows that as we serve and are obedient to him, we have great joy. Do we display joy to others? Do we have God’s joy in the first place? God knows us and loves us. If we are struggling with joy, then we need to evaluate if we have truly given everything over to God? Often our own worry is what keeps us…

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…