Rachel Alamia

Daily Devotional for Friday, January 30 Jesus Healed a Demon-Possessed Man “Return to thine own house and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him,” Luke 8:39. The Lord often used broken vessels. John Newton […]

Daily Devotional for Thursday, January 29 The Cry, the Rebuke and Response “And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, Master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith?”

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, January 28 The Crisis of the Storm “But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy,” Luke 8:23. Imagine you are one of the disciples on the ship with Jesus. You are

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, January 27 Individuals Related to Jesus “And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it,” Luke 8:21. It takes more than biology to make a family. The late great Christian comedian Jerry Clower tells of how when

Daily Devotional for Monday, January 26 Two Parables of Jesus “And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand,” Luke 8:10. In this world of social media, people can present

Daily Devotional for Sunday, January 25 Jesus Rebuked a Pharisee “And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head,” Luke

Daily Devotional for Saturday, January 24 Jesus Redeemed a Harlot “And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace,” Luke 7:50. The act of redemption is most beautiful. A story told by Paul Lee Tan illustrates the meaning of redemption. He said that when A.J. Gordon was pastor of a

Daily Devotional for Friday, January 23 Jesus’s Reply to John “Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached,”

Daily Devotional for Thursday, January 22 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. For several months, while in between colleges, I waited tables at a restaurant in North

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