Worship 52 Devos

God doesn’t ask us to do something that He wouldn’t do Himself. He is always our supreme example. So, He commands us five times in the New Testament to practice hospitality (Rom. 12:13, 1 Tim. 3:2, Titus 1:8, Heb. 3:2, 1 Peter 4:9). I take it that if He were...

“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) Worship is a word that has different shades of meaning and is somewhat nuanced. Young people can worship rock stars—we have a sense of what that means, that they have...

God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. (Heb. 1:1–2) God has spoken—mic drop!...

God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. (Heb 1:1–2) I received a registered...

God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. (Heb 1:1–2) Is Jesus Christ the Creator...

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high ... (Heb. 1:3) Jesus Christ, as God’s...

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high ... (Heb 1:3) We learn about God’s...

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. (Heb. 1:3) Our Lord Jesus Christ...

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. (Heb. 1:3) The phrase “He made...

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. (Heb. 1:3) Lastly, in this...

… having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they. (Heb. 1:4) Jesus was better than the angels; so begins a series of comparisons of Jesus Christ to angels, Moses the Law-giver, the Jewish high priest, and...

4… having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they. When we say that Jesus, the Son of God, is incomparable and in a completely different category of existence, we must clarify this to say He does not fit...

Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.” (John 20:28–29) Worship is learned by example and not by teaching alone. God has left...

Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ …  (2 Peter 1:1) Nothing is more central to our Christian faith than the belief...

10Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’ ” Jesus is the Word of God, the living narrative of the truth. Satan tried to get in Jesus’ face. It was a desperate move. He had tripped up...

1As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God. 2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God? The believer’s heart, soul, and spirit longs for God. Our Creator made us for worship. And when...

38Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.” Heart-wrenching to the core, we can hear the groan of Jesus facing the judgment of the entire human race resting on His shoulders. He felt like He...

39And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” What could possibly prompt the incarnate Lord Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, the...

27“Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.” So much of Jesus’ emotional state as He approached the cross forces us to ponder the incarnation, namely what it means to...

27“Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.” What was the emotional experience Jesus had, and what caused this reaction in Him? The lexical definition of the word...

44And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground. Why meditate on verses like this, the pre-cross suffering of Christ? To some minds, it may seem morbid, but when we truly understand...

44And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground. We naturally worship God when contemplating His outward manifestation of majesty or when He performs some incredible miracle for us,...

61The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” 62And he went out and wept bitterly. Artists throughout history have imagined Jesus’...

2[Fix] our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. The more we learn about the price Jesus paid for our salvation, the...

46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” The seven last statements of Christ on the cross (typically called the “seven last words”) give us a glimpse...

23aBut Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” Whereas earlier Jesus called out, “My God, my God …” (Matt 27:46), here He calls out to His “Father.” He is the forsaken, but He is also the Son. What a strange...

42And he [thief on the cross] was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!” 43And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” We have the privilege of being an audience to one of the most intimate moments...

28… Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, “I am thirsty.” The Son of God, deity in the flesh, was thirsty! How can that be? The psalm to which Jesus alluded when He cried out, “My God, my God, why have...

26When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into his own household. In His...

28After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished … 30aTherefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. "Tetelestai”—that is the Greek word for, “It is...

46And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Having said this, He breathed His last. The last of the seven “words” or statements Jesus said on the cross brought His life mission to a conclusion. “My God, My...

1Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your...

2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion.” Jesus was not caught off guard by His crucifixion, despite the arrest, trial, and execution taking place in less than twenty-four hours. He knew...

10But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bother the woman? For she has done a good deed to Me. 11For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me. 12For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for...

18And [Jesus] said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.”’” Presence of mind would be an apt description of how Jesus conducted Himself on the last...

21As they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.” 22Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?” 23And He answered, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray...

26While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Leonardo da Vinci’s depiction of the Last Supper, painted during the early Italian Renaissance...

26While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” What a strange thing to say and a frequently misunderstood comment. Christian history shows divergent...

27And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; 28for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the...

31Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.’ 32But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” Why would...

33But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may fall away because of You, I will never fall away.” 34Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” 35Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die...

75And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. God can look beyond our failures to see what we will become. We would all be hopelessly disqualified from serving...

75And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. Today’s upbeat “worship” services are a refreshing change from the dry, staid, straight-backed hard pews settings...

38Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me”… 40And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour? 41 Keep...

39And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will”… 42He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass...

49 Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. 50 And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him. The betrayer’s kiss, the ultimate form of treachery. Jesus was...

51And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear. 52Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the...

53Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? 54How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?” The angels of God were inactive at our...

 55At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me. 56But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures...

63But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.” 64Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son...

1Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death; 2and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor … 11Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the...

63But Jesus kept silent. We have been following the words of our Lord leading up to His death on the cross. But communication can take place when no words are uttered. A look can do it, or just a poignant silence at times when an answer might seem...

For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. (1 Cor. 2:2) We have been studying the words of our Lord in the last hours of His earthly life. Too often, this is left out of our thought life and meditations until a few...