Daily Devotions on the One Year Bible by Pastor Gary Combs Pastor Gary Combs

But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then (Matthew 19:30 NLT).  After a rich young ruler came to Jesus asking what good thing he must do to have eternal life, the Lord told him to sell his possessions, give

The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need (Psalm 23:1 NLT). David, the shepherd-king, knew how sheep trusted their shepherd with every need. As he considered his relationship with God, he wrote of his total dependence and contentment to the Lord as his shepherd. He said that having the Lord as his

‘Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?” (Exodus 4:2 NLT). When Moses made excuses about his inability to answer Gods call to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, God asked, Whats in your hand? Moses replied dismissively, A shepherds staff. It was not a sword to fight with, nor a priceless

My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? (Psalm 22:1 NLT).  This Davidic psalm begins with the question that Jesus cried out from the cross. The NLT chose the word “abandoned” in place of “forsaken,” but it has the same meaning. David surely

“From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be

“Now I am claiming as my own sons these two boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will be my sons, just as Reuben and Simeon are (Genesis 48:5 NLT). Jacob, who was called Israel, spoke a word of blessing over each of