Jonathon D. Smith

Daily Devotional for Thursday, April 30 Paying Tribute to Casear “And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s,” Luke 20:25. Data shows that in 2019 about 153.9 million individual tax returns were filed for 2018 incomes. It was reported that 520,000 […]

Daily Devotional for Monday, April 27 Jesus’ Authority Is Questioned “And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing, and answer me: The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?” Luke 20:3, 4. When I was only five-years of age my dad started teaching me how to

Daily Devotional for Friday, April 24 The Prophecy by Jesus “And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee, and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation,” Luke 19:44. I may have shared this previously in another devotional, but

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, April 21 The Assignment to the Servants “And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come,” Luke 19:13. When my children were young, we desperately sought ways to occupy their time and attention when we went on road trips. We found

Daily Devotional for Saturday, April 18 The Hostility Against Jesus “And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken,” Luke 18:34. From 1956 to 1978, a long-running game show called “To Tell The Truth” was aired nationally. There were always three people,

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, April 15 The Invitation for Little Children “But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God,” Luke 18:16. By the time that Jesus came to this earth, the Jews had added copious amounts

Daily Devotional for Sunday, April 12 The Judgement at the Second Coming “Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left,” Luke 17:36  In 2018, my wife and children moved from our first house to the house we are in now. After nineteen years in our first house,

Daily Devotional for Thursday, April 9 The Kingdom of God “And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, the kingdom of God cometh not with observation,” Luke 17:20. In our current times, academic structures, and culture so much dependence has been placed on

Daily Devotional for Monday, April 6 Always Forgive “Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not,” Luke 17:9. I really love being a dad. My son and I have a great relationship. However, there have been a few times that he gets too big for his

Daily Devotional for Friday, April 3 The Two Persons “And there was a certain beggar names Lazarus, which was laid at his gate,  full of sores,” Luke 16:20. In the beginning of this narrative, a clear and stark contrast is made between two individuals. The rich man is covered in expensive purple and fine linen