Daily Devotionals

Trouble Maker Week 10: Tuesday

That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. John 20:19 This w...

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Trouble Maker Week 10: Monday

It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn’t believe it. Luke 24:10-11 Afte...

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Trouble Maker Week 9: Saturday

Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them his message. John 20:18 Darkness, whether literal or figurative, can be scary. Think about a little child scared of ...

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Trouble Maker Week 9: Friday

When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:30 Have you ever had a dark day? Maybe nothing seemed to be going your way. Maybe you got a bad repor...

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Trouble Maker Week 9: Thursday

Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.” John 18:36 We often ha...

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Trouble Maker Week 9: Wednesday

But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?” John 18:11 Have you ever been falsely accused of something you did not do? I...

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Trouble Maker Week 9: Tuesday

He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” Luke 22:41-42 &l...

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Trouble Maker Week 9: Monday

Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. John 13:1 If...

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Trouble Maker Week 8: Saturday

Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them. Luke 22:3-4 We have all exp...

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Trouble Maker Week 8: Friday

Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man.” Luke 21:36 One of my least favorite feelings is to be unprepared. In fact, I recentl...

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