February 2012

“The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” (Mark 1:1)

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
O Lord, it fascinates me to ponder the significance of these opening words to the Gospel according to Mark. This is his introduction to everything he has to say about the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, our Savior. He tells us about Jesus’ amazing ministry of healing, casting out demons, feeding the hungry, and forgiving the sinner. He then depicts Christ’s awful death and glorious resurrection. …

“Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ.” (Philippians 3:7)

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Since you are the “God with us,” you know each of our stories better than we do. Some have the testimonies of prodigals, who made some huge mistakes and committed grievous sins before repenting and coming home to your waiting arms. Others are like the Apostle Paul, who could claim that before he knew Jesus Christ, he was already “blameless” when it came to “righteousness under the law.” …

“Leah’s eyes were lovely ...” (Genesis 29:17)

Saturday, February 11, 2012
Holy God, you knew that Jacob was head-over-heels in love with Rachel. Earlier we are told that he “wept aloud” when he saw her for the first time. But after working for her father for seven years to marry her, he got snookered and found himself married to her older sister Leah. Then the conniving father also allowed him to marry Rachel, but only after Jacob agreed to work for his father-in-law for another seven years. …

“Who is trying to kill you?” (John 7:20)

Saturday, February 4, 2012
When your son, our Savior, unmasked the Pharisees by saying they were trying to kill him, there were those in the crowd who said he had demon. These days, the crowd would claim he was paranoid. But as the old saying goes, just because we’re paranoid, that doesn’t mean we were wrong about someone trying to get us. And as it turned out, Jesus was right – the Pharisees were trying to kill him. …

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