Fire on Mount Carmel: Elijah and the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18
In 1 Kings 18, after three years of drought, the prophet Elijah challenges 450 prophets of Baal to a contest on Mount Carmel. They call on…
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Devotionals
Short Bible-based devotionals to encourage your faith each day.
“Fearfully and wonderfully made”: reading Psalm 139 slowly
Psalm 139, attributed to David, is a prayer about being fully known by God. It moves from God's knowledge of every thought, to His presence in…
Four kinds of soil: what the parable of the sower teaches about hearing the Word
In Matthew 13, Jesus tells of a farmer whose seed falls on the wayside, stony ground, among thorns and on good ground. He then explains it…
“Jesus wept”: the raising of Lazarus in John 11
In John 11, Jesus hears that his friend Lazarus is sick, waits two days, then arrives in Bethany to find him four days in the tomb.…
“I will not let thee go, except thou bless me”: Jacob wrestles through the night
In Genesis 32, on the night before he meets the brother he cheated, Jacob wrestles with a mysterious man until daybreak. He refuses to let go…
“I am the good shepherd”: what John 10 says about a leader who knows his sheep by name
In John 10, Jesus calls himself the good shepherd who knows his sheep, calls them by name and lays down his life for them. He contrasts…
She thought he was the gardener until he said her name: Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb
In John 20, Mary Magdalene comes to Jesus's tomb before dawn and finds it empty. Weeping, she speaks to a man she thinks is the gardener.…
A great general told to wash seven times in a muddy river: Naaman’s healing in 2 Kings 5
In 2 Kings 5, Naaman, commander of the Syrian army, has leprosy. A captive Israelite girl tells of the prophet Elisha. Elisha sends a message telling…
She came to the well at noon to avoid people. Jesus was waiting: the Samaritan woman in John 4
In John 4, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well at noon and asks her for a drink, breaking social and religious barriers. He offers…
Job’s friends were at their best when they said nothing. Then they started explaining his suffering
When Job lost his children, wealth and health, his friends Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar sat with him in silence for seven days. Then they argued that…