by Haley Reed | Jan 25, 2023 | Daily Grace
“Peter answered him, ‘We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve...
by Haley Reed | Jan 24, 2023 | Daily Grace
“Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?” (Matthew 18:22). Jesus had just told a parable about forgiveness. A man, He said, owed a king 10,000 bags of gold. The king went to collect and when the man couldn’t pay the king ordered that...
by Haley Reed | Jan 23, 2023 | Daily Grace
“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the...
by Haley Reed | Jan 19, 2023 | Daily Grace
“And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven’ ” (Matthew 18:3). When I first read this I thought of the innocence and playfulness of children. They really bring joy to our lives. In some...
by Haley Reed | Jan 18, 2023 | Daily Grace
“ ‘Lord, have mercy on my son,’ he said. ‘He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.’ ‘You unbelieving and perverse generation,’ Jesus replied, ‘how long shall...
by Haley Reed | Jan 17, 2023 | Daily Grace
I know my weaknesses and I’m aware of the areas in which I struggle. Even the boldest of us is taunted by our spiritual enemy with words like, “Who do you think you are? Why would God ever use you? Look at your weaknesses.” Maybe you’ve never faced those challenges...