Daily Devotional from Luke 10—Verse 40But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.”Martha was concerned about doing lots of things for Jesus and His disciples. But Mary just wanted to sit at His feet and learn from Him.It’s so easy to get caught up in doing the right things,...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 9—Verse 20Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”The world has many things to say about Jesus. That He was a prophet, a good guy, a good teacher, a lunatic, a liar, some even say He never lived. If we are saved, we know Jesus is the Messiah, the Savior of the World – and so much more. Matthew 16:16 describes the same...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 8--Verse 18aTherefore take care of how you listen…Sometimes, when we listen, we’re just waiting to say what we want to say, without truly hearing what the other person is saying. And sometimes we only hear what we want to hear, instead of hearing what is actually being said. We do it with other people, and if you’re like me, you do it with God as well.Jesus was just expl...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 7--Verses 6-7And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed."When Jesus walked on earth, many people came to Him in hopes of gaining a mirac...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 6--Verse 22Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the son of man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. Sometimes following Jesus will put you out of step with the world. And whenever that happens, we’re tempted to fall in line. Yet those who fal...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 5--Verse 20And when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”Jesus saw the faith of the paralyzed man’s friends. He saw their desperation to get him to Jesus. And before He performed the miracle of healing, He forgave him of his sins.I know that for many of us, we have friends and family we desperately want to see come to Jesus. Jesus sees your fait...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 4—Verse 4But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’” NKJVIn God’s word we find everything we need to sustain our spiritual walk with God. We find abundance, beauty, caring, direction, education, freedom, grace, hope, intercession, Jesus, kindness, love, mercy, nails to remind us of sacrifices made for us...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 3--Verse 18 (NLT)John used many such warnings as he announced the Good News to the people.We often see groups of people who like to shout about the end of the world. They love to proclaim that Jesus is coming back soon and some groups like to focus on  judgment more than hope.John the Baptist was no stranger to calling out sin—doing so got him killed eventually. But—John...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 2--Verses 8-9And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.You too can be doing your daily routine, maybe driving to work, doing dishes, mowing the lawn, and suddenly have the Lord Jesus Chri...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Luke 1--Verses 3-4It seemed good to me also… to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.Luke’s Gospel has literally been in the hands of billions of people, but do you know that it was originally addressed to one guy named Theophilus? Interesting. God had much larger plans for the work...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 16--Verse 15And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.”As Christians, our main prerogative is to share the Good News of Jesus’s resurrection. Through Him, we are cleansed of our sin and made right with God.At Legacy Church we want to “be a live-giving community, serving those in need, and celebrating the goodness of Jesus” ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Mark 15--Verses 37-38And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.Before Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, only the High Priest could come into the Holy Place and only once a year, following strict guidelines, because nobody was worthy to go behind the veil and be in the presence of God. But when Jesus died...  Read More