John Nations

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, January 21 John’s Request to Jesus “When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?” Luke 7:20. Historian Eric Metaxas reminds us that when there is sickness and death, Christians are found running […]

Daily Devotional for Sunday, January 18 Jesus Taught About Two Buildings “Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose,

Daily Devotional for Thursday, January 15 Jesus Preached About Attitudes and Commands “But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and I the evil,” Luke 6:35. At

Daily Devotional for Monday, January 12 Behavior on the Sabbath “And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath,” Luke 6:5. In my rural, deep south Arkansas upbringing, there was little recreation and lots of hard work. When work was finished, we headed for the local woods and

Daily Devotional for Friday, January 9 Jesus Used a Wedding for an Illustration “And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days,”

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, January 6 The Healing of the Leper “And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him,” Luke 5:13. One night a house caught fire, and a young boy was forced to flee to the roof. The father stood

Daily Devotional for Saturday, January 3 Jesus Healed a Demon-Possessed Man “And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not,” Luke 4:35.  In May of 2009 I was experiencing pain in my

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, December 31 The Temptations of Jesus “And the Devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God,” Luke 4:3,

Daily Devotional for Sunday, December 28 Remember the Law of Moses “Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments,” Malachi 4:4. While it is certain we can do nothing to change what is in the past, let us not make

Daily Devotional for Thursday, December 25 From Jesus to Nathan the Son of David “Which was the son of Melea, which was to son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,” Luke 3:31. Genealogy is the study of families, family history and