The 260 Journey

Day 48Today's Reading: Luke 4In today’s reading we actually get to read one of the most amazing chapters of a different book—Psalm 91. Psalm 91 starts off with these familiar words:He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust!” (Verses 1-2)And then Psalm 91 ends with these...

Day 47Today's Reading: Luke 3Today I want to take you to a water baptism class. I believe that water baptism displays the difference between the casual Christian and a serious follower of Jesus, because it is clear in the Bible that it is a next step after being born again. As Max Lucado says, “Baptism separates the tire kickers from the car buyers.”Water Baptism does not mark an arrival but a...

Day 46Today’s Reading: Luke 2One of my favorite quotes about moms comes from the old 1960s’ comedian Milton Berle: “If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?”With all a mother has to do, it is no surprise when a child gets accidentally left behind in the rush and frenzy of trying to get someplace. Have you ever done that? My wife and I have . . . or should I say, I have. I...

Day 45Today’s Reading: Luke 1Change is hard for those who have been doing the same thing for a long time. We see that truth in today’s reading about an older couple who are about to have their world turned upside down—all because they prayed something when they were young and it didn’t get answered until they were old.It’s the story of Elizabeth and Zacharias, cast members in God’s story. They...

Day 44Today’s Reading: Mark 16Today’s reading brings us to Mark’s account of resurrection morning. Mark’s description of resurrection morning is priceless. My favorite moment is in verses 3-4:They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was extremely large.They were...

Day 43Today’s Reading: Mark 15Today we come to the darkest day in human history: the crucifixion of Jesus.Calvary shows how far people will go in sin—and how far God will go for our salvation (God always goes a step further, loving us). Every step that Jesus took to the cross said, I love you to every person in history.As we study the crucifixion, we need to look at something that happened on the...

Day 42Today’s Reading: Mark 14A man who felt convicted for lying on his last tax return wrote this letter to the IRS:Dear IRS: Enclosed you will find a check for $150. I cheated on my income tax return last year and have not been able to sleep ever since. If I still have trouble sleeping, I will send you the rest.His problem: he is waiting for more sleepless nights to bring closure. He is not...

Day 40Today’s Reading: Mark 12Today’s reading starts with a parable, a little story with a big meaning. Jesus tells it in nine verses but the actual story covers almost three thousand years. It is God telling His story from the beginning to ending with His Son coming to earth.As we read this passage together, remember that Mark 11:27 says Jesus is in the Jerusalem temple telling this story to...

Day 41Today’s Reading: Mark 13It seems that in Jesus’ ministry, when something significant was going to happen, He took with Him the same three guys: Peter, James, and John. It is as if their names roll off your tongue. Those names just sound right together.Those three men saw and heard things the other nine close disciples missed out on. When Jesus went to the Mount of Transfiguration, for...

Day 39Today’s Reading: Mark 11Sometime ago, Dave Hagler, who works as an umpire in a recreational baseball league, was pulled over for driving too fast in the snow in Boulder, Colorado. He tried to talk the officer out of giving him a ticket by telling him how worried he was about insurance and how he’s normally a very safe driver, and so on. The officer said that if he didn’t like receiving the...