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  • Is Jesus Dead?

    Is Jesus dead? No, Jesus is very much alive today. In the months leading up to His crucifixion, Jesus repeatedly foretold what would happen—that He would be betrayed into the hands of the Jewish religious leaders, that He would die and that He would arise from the grave after three days and three nights. From that…

  • December 29 – Revelation (part 3)

    Reading Rev. 8:7-13:18 Devotional The seven angels sounded their trumpets, one after another, and various events occurred following each trumpet sound. Each of these events was some form of suffering or death for people on the earth, and the descriptions of these events closely resemble the ten plagues GOD sent on Pharaoh in Moses’ days.…

  • December 28 – Revelation (part 2)

    Reading Rev. 4:1-8:6 Devotional Chapters 4-5 of Revelation are my favorite passages in all the Bible—and the text from which the name of my Web site (chasingalion.com) originated. In these two chapters, we get a glimpse into the beauty and majesty that is present in heaven, in GOD’s throne room. The vision begins with John…

  • December 27 – Revelation (part 1)

    Reading Rev. 1:1-3:22 Devotional Today begins our five-day look at the last book in the Bible, Revelation. Sometime between 65 and 95 A.D., Jesus appeared to the apostle John, while he was in exile on the island of Patmos, through a vision and told John to write what he saw in a book. John was…

  • December 24 – When You Follow a Shadow

    Reading Heb. 6:13-10:18 Devotional The writer of Hebrews continues his explanation of how Jesus and the new covenant are superior to the Law of Moses and the old covenant. Yesterday, we looked at the various roles that Jesus serves, including that of our high priest. Today’s reading continues that thought by comparing the Jewish system…

  • December 23 – The Roles of Christ

    Reading Heb. 1:1-6:12 Devotional Today we begin a three-day look at the book of Hebrews. This letter gets its name from the fact that it is clearly written to Christians with a Jewish background. We do not know the writer, the exact time it was written, nor the exact people to whom it was written.…

  • October 20 – Jesus is Born

    Reading Luke 1:5-80 Matt. 1:18-25a Luke 2:1-38 Devotional Finally, after almost 10 months of daily reading, we reach the second most important event in human history—Jesus is born! (The most important event would be Jesus’ death, of course.) Let’s recap the major events of today’s reading. After 400 years of silence, GOD sends a message…

  • October 19 – The Genealogies of Jesus

    Reading Matt. 1:1-17 Luke 3:23b-38 Devotional Today’s reading is a listing of the family lineage of Jesus. Matthew records the ancestry from Joseph’s perspective (Jesus’ earthly father), whereas Luke apparently records it from Mary’s perspective (Jesus’ mother). There are several righteous people among Jesus’ forefathers, including Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Boaz (husband of Ruth), David, Asa,…

  • October 18 – Jesus is God the Word

    Reading Mark 1:1 John 1:1-18 Luke 1:1-4 Devotional The apostle John opens his account of the earthly life of Jesus in the same way that GOD began the book of Genesis—at the creation. Prior to becoming a man, Jesus was not “Jesus.” In eternity, Jesus was “the Word.” The Greek word for “word” is “logos.”…

  • October 14 – Conclusion of the Genealogies

    Reading 1 Chron. 4:24-43; 5:1-9, 11-17; 6:1-81; 7:1-12; 8:1-40; 7:13-40; 9:1-34 Devotional Today we conclude our two-day look at the genealogical recordings in 1 Chronicles. Recall that genealogy is a study of family history. Today’s reading covers the family history for: Simeon, Reuben, Gad, Levi, including the priests as well as the musicians, high priests,…