Daily Devotions

“And He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal.  When His own people heard of this, they went…

“And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter), and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the…

“And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach, and to have authority to cast out the demons” (Mark…

“And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him” (Mark 3:13). The pattern remains the same.  There are the crowds,…

“Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”  And He earnestly warned them not to tell who He…

“And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him; for He had healed many, with…

“Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and also from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and…

“After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand…

“He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and come forward!”  And He said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on…

“He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.  They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so…