The Subsequent Glories
This devotion explores Peter’s phrase “the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories” by setting Daniel’s sealed, bewildering visions alongside the apostles’ unveiled proclamation, showing that what the prophets longed to understand has now been openly announced in the gospel. Daniel’s experience by the Tigris—faithful, prayer‑worn, and yet unable to grasp the revelation given to him—becomes a lens through which Peter explains that the Spirit of Christ was pointing them toward a suffering Messiah and the glories that would follow, glories they knew were not for themselves but for a future people. Paul declares that this once‑hidden mystery has been revealed in Christ, not awaiting some future decoding but fully disclosed to the church. The devotion invites believers to stand in the wonder of that unveiled grace, rejoicing with inexpressible, glory‑filled joy that the very realities prophets searched for and angels long to behold are now ours in Christ, calling us to live as people who already possess the glories secured by His suffering and resurrection.
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The Greater Prophet
As I sat with Luke’s account of Jesus at the gate of Nain, I was struck again by how deliberately Scripture prepares us for this moment. Israel had seen prophets raise the dead before—Elijah pleading over the widow’s son, Elisha laboring in prayer over the Shunammite’s child—but never had they seen what happens here. When Jesus meets a grieving widow who has lost her only son, He doesn’t stretch Himself out, cry to heaven, or attempt the miracle in stages. He simply speaks, and death yields. In this week’s devotion, I want to walk with you through these three stories and see how they reveal the heart of our Savior—the Greater Prophet whose compassion moves Him toward the broken and whose authority over life and death belongs to Him alone.
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Creation Declares
I’m writing this week from our campsite in Crescent City, where the Pacific’s roar is impossible to ignore. Standing at the shoreline, watching waves thunder and wildlife rise and fall in the swells, I was reminded that creation is constantly declaring the power and presence of its Maker. Romans 1 says God’s nature is plainly seen in what He has made, and Job 38 shows us those depths belong entirely to Him. This devotion is an invitation to slow down, notice, and let creation lead you into awe-filled worship of the God who commands the sea and calls us His own.
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Rare Divine Satisfaction
How many times does the Old Testament say that God was satisfied? You may not realize how rare it is for the bible to say that God is satisfied. Pleasure and satisfaction, while they often work in concert with one another, are not interchangeable.
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Find Your Harbor
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling... Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"
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Vanity or Victory?
There are seasons in life when the ground beneath us feels utterly solid — when health is good, relationships are whole, and the future seems bright. In these seasons, Solomon’s reflections can feel deeply heavy, and many prefer not to meditate on them. Still, we are wise to learn from Solomon even in times of joy, for it is always right to lift our eyes beyond this fading world toward the heavens because no one is immune to seasons of darkness.
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Israel's Land Promise
You have seen the headlines over recent months. Many of you may have sincere, searching questions about Israel — about what is happening in the Middle East, and about what, if anything, the Bible has to say about it. That is a good instinct. The desire to run to Scripture when the world feels unstable is precisely the right move. But we must be careful. Current events make a poor lens through which to read Scripture. Scripture, however, makes an excellent lens through which to read current events.
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