by Haley Reed | May 22, 2023 | Daily Grace
“A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, ‘If you are willing, you can make me clean.’ Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I am willing,’ he said. ‘Be clean!’ Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed” (Mark...
by Haley Reed | May 17, 2023 | Daily Grace
“Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them” (Mark 1:30-31). Jesus taught large crowds and would have conducted major...
by Haley Reed | May 16, 2023 | Daily Grace
“There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after...
by Haley Reed | May 12, 2023 | Daily Grace
“Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand” (Acts 28:3). We call some ventures snake-bitten when they don’t work out. Maybe that expression comes from this event in the life of Paul....
by Haley Reed | May 11, 2023 | Daily Grace
“After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves” (Acts 27:35-36). Two weeks is a long time to go without eating. Yet, the storm at sea had...