Matthew 10:32-39 Devotional
When I was a boy, I went to the local swimming pool every day. I would watch the older teens diving off the high diving board and wish I could do that. One of the older teens who was a lifeguard saw me watching the divers and knew what I was dreaming about. He came over to me and asked me if I wanted to learn how to dive off the high board. I said yes. He said, “Come early, and I will work with you.” Click Read More to continue.
Matthew 9:35-38 Devotional
The Book of the Acts of the Apostles documents how the church grew from the original 12 to a group of 120 by the time of Ascension Day. A little over a week later, on Pentecost, it swelled to over 3,000. By the close of the ninth century, there were 100 million Christians. Today, that number has grown to over one billion believers worldwide. None of this expansion could have occurred without the enthusiasm and support of Christians for missions or their prayers to "the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." Click Read More to continue.
2. Hojo: For Such a Time as This
Hojo sat in his favorite chair in his family-owned coffee shop – Pappi's Place, reading his Bible. He has often wondered why God would bring him home from the mission field to this - owning and running a coffee shop.
Matthew 10:1-15 Devotional
Like a faithful messenger delivering letters of hope, we are called to carry the message of Jesus with perseverance, even when some doors remain closed. Our responsibility is not to control how others respond, but to faithfully share the truth that can transform lives.
3. Hojo I can’t Sleep
This story is about a friend of Hojo who experiences a horrible loss of his twenty-two year old son to a suicide. Tom questions his faith and reaches out to Hojo.