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…

The Essential Jesus, Day 56 Even the little things. As we look through day 56 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com we see that God is deeply concerned about the little things in our life. Read John 2:1-11 Now, a wedding might not be considered a little thing, and the master not having any more drink was going to be a concern. Jesus saw that need and he met it. As we understand more and more about Jesus through this study, we see that he is deeply concerned with all that is going on in our lives. Jesus does what he does in our lives so that he…

The Essential Jesus, Day 55 Love others as Christ loved. As we read John 15:1-17, we see a lot of discussion about plants and the love of God. Take a look at Day 55 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com. God shares that like plants with their branches and roots, we are to remain in Him because we can’t do anything apart from him. He also discusses that we are to love others as he loved us. When we think about how God loves us, we realize that he gives us limits and boundaries. God disciples us and leads us in the right direction. So often, we thinking…

The Essential Jesus, Day 54 Jesus is the good shepherd. Today we look at John 10:1-18 as we read The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com. Jesus is our shepherd. Jesus is the one that we turn to and only through him will we find eternal life. In today’s society, many of us have never been around shepherds or understand the passion a shepherd has for their sheep, or the commitment that the sheep have for the shepherd. Jesus is that passionate toward us and in looking for a way to ensure that we know the way he is leading us. When we consider the direction that we are turning,…

The Essential Jesus, Day 53 Are we ready? As we look today at day 53 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we find ourselves reading through the chapter of Matthew 25. These parables that Jesus tells, all of them are designed to remind us about the second coming of Christ. Jesus is coming again. The only question is when. Are we ready? Are we seeking to be ready? As we look at these parables, we see the importance and the focus on being ready for the return of the master. So many things come up and happen every single day, it can be easy to become distracted and…

The Essential Jesus, Day 52 Entitlement. Today we look at day 52 of The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com and we read Matthew 16:1-20 and we learn about entitlement. Believing that we are owed something or that something is due us can create a very challenging environment. Things will turn negative quickly when we start to feel that God owes us in some way. You see, we are sinners, saved by grace. We are not worthy of anything except judgment and death. When we start to think that God owes us something more than that, we miss out on understanding the grace and mercy of God. Do we feel…

The Essential Jesus, Day 51 Matthew 13 has so many verses that deal with the choices that we make regarding heaven. As we read day 51 of the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com we are to ask ourselves what choices are we making? God allows a responsible choice on each of our parts. Are we going to be the kind of good fertile ground that scripture talks about? Or will we choose to not hear. God provides us ears, but that doesn’t guarantee that people will listen. We have to make the choice to listen and to act on what we hear from God each day. What will we…