Jeremy Ewing Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Luke 3-5 Secondary Reading: Psalms 145 Key Verse Luke 4:23 — “And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.” Devotional Thought The fifteenth year of Tiberius … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about love. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Love in Scripture is not a single, simple thing. The word covers a wide range of loves—from the craving for a favorite meal to the covenant loyalty … Read more
Jezliah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jezliah was a descendant of Simeon whose name appears in the genealogies recorded in 1 Chronicles. The source note identifies him as a descendant of Simeon, and the Scripture reference places him in the genealogy of … Read more
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Mark 16, Luke 1-2 Devotional Thought Mark opens his Gospel’s final chapter in a garden tomb before sunrise, where three women—Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome—carry spices to anoint a body already three days dead. They worry aloud about the stone, that great sealed … Read more
Bartimaeus is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Bartimaeus was a blind beggar who lived near Jericho and is named in the Gospel of Mark. His condition left him unable to work, so he sat by the highway side outside the city, depending on … Read more
Monday, December 15, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Mark 13-15 Key Verse Mark 14:42 — “Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.” Devotional Thought The disciples stood on the temple mount and marveled at the stones—massive, gleaming, the pride of Israel. “Master, see what manner of stones and what … Read more
Sunday, December 14, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Mark 10-12 Secondary Reading: Psalms 144 Key Verse Mark 11:13 — “And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was … Read more
Saturday, December 13, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Mark 7-9 Key Verse Mark 8:26 — “And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.” Devotional Thought The Pharisees and scribes came down from Jerusalem to examine Jesus, and what they seized upon … Read more
Jesimiel is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jesimiel was a descendant of Simeon, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and he is named in the genealogies of the tribe of Simeon recorded in 1 Chronicles. He appears in a list of clan … Read more
Friday, December 12, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Mark 5-6 Secondary Reading: Psalms 143 Key Verse Mark 6:7 — “And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;” Devotional Thought Across the Sea of Galilee, in the country of the … Read more
Alvah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Alvah was a chief, or duke, of Edom. He is named among the descendants of Esau, the brother of Jacob, whose line became the nation of Edom, situated to the south and east of Israel. The … Read more
Thursday, December 11, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Mark 2-4 Key Verse Mark 3:25 — “And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Devotional Thought In Capernaum, four men tear open a roof to reach Jesus. The house is so crowded that no one can even approach the door, but these … Read more