Author Archives: Henry Neufeld

Friday Morning Devotion (Snakes and Doves)

Look! I’m sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. So be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. — Matthew 10:16 Yesterday I received an e-mail alert from a Christian organization that informed me of a new … Continue reading

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Thursday Morning Devotional (Show Us the Father)

6Jesus says to him, “I myself am the way, the truth and the life. Nobody can come to the father except through me. 7If you have known me, you have known the father also. And from now on you know … Continue reading

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Wednesday Morning Devotion (Blessed, Not SPECIAL)

1Listen to me, those who pursue what is right, who seek YHWH. Look at the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were cut. 2Look at Abraham your father, and Sarah who gave birth … Continue reading

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Tuesday Morning Devotion (Making an Unseemly Noise)

35Then they brought the colt to Jesus, placed their garments on it, and had Jesus ride. 36As they went along, they spread their garments in the path. 37Now as he was approaching the slope of the Mount of Olives, the … Continue reading

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Monday Morning Devotion (Outside the Box)

1He said to his disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and the manager was accused of stealing the rich man’s stuff. 2So he called him and said, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give … Continue reading

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Friday Morning Devotion (Resentment is Natural)

9Help us God our Savior, because of your glorious reputation! Rescue us and erase our sins because of your good name. 10Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let them know before our very eyes When you avenge … Continue reading

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Thursday Morning Devotion (Redeeming Your Week)

12I am thankful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, because he has considered me faithful and appointed me to serve. 13In the past I was a blasphemer, a persecuter, and insolent, but I received mercy, because … Continue reading

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Wednesday Morning Devotion (Faithfully Seeking)

1Tax collectors and sinners were approaching him and listening to him. 2So the Pharisees complained. They said, “This guy receives sinners and eats with them.” 3But Jesus told them this parable. 4“What one of you, if he had 100 sheep … Continue reading

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Tuesday Morning Devotion (Playing with the Big Boys)

29Jesus answered, “First is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord your God is one Lord, 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heard and with all your soul and with all your mind, and with all your … Continue reading

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Monday Morning Devotion (Overreacting)

Have you ever overreacted to something? Have you allowed some action of your spouse, or something he or she said to send you over the top, possibly because you were so angry about something else that you were just ready … Continue reading

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