May 2026

Daily Devotional for Thursday, May 21 The Contempt for the Cross “And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God,” Luke 23:35. The Oxford Dictionary defines contempt as, “the feeling that a person or a […]

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, May 20 The Criminals Alongside of the Cross “And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, May 19 Simon from Cyrene and the Maidens “For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?” Luke 23:31. There are individuals in Scripture of whom we only get a glimpse. Many are unnamed, and we only know their task or action. Some

Daily Devotional for Monday, May 18 Jesus Stands Before Pilate and Herod “Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will

Daily Devotional for Sunday, May 17 The Events in the Courtyard “Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off,” Luke 22:54. After Jesus was arrested, He was led into the high priest’s house, and Peter followed at a distance. In the courtyard, a fire

Daily Devotional for Saturday, May 16 Jesus Rebuked the Soldiers “Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?” Luke 22:52. Jesus’ earthly ministry was one of peace, not violence or rebellion.

Daily Devotional for Thursday, May 14 Jesus in the Garden “And he came out, and went, as he was went, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him,” Luke 22:39. In the stillness of night, Jesus entered the Garden of Gethsemane, knowing full well the suffering that awaited Him. This was not

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, May 13 The Prophecies Concerning the Denial “But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren,” Luke 22:32. We read about Simon Peter’s boldness throughout the gospels. As one of Jesus’ inner circle of three, Jesus relied on him and allowed

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, May 12 Jesus and His Disciples “Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations,” Luke 22:28. In a national survey of adults conducted in May 2024, it was found that twenty-one percent of adults in America suffer daily from loneliness. They reported feeling disconnected from friends, family and

Daily Devotional for Monday, May 11 Judas and the Chief Priests “Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them,”Luke 22:3, 4. Luke 22 opens with a chilling turn in the