by Phill Butler | Devotionals
MATTHEW 18:21-35 Day 1 • Forgiveness—a Process “Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? … Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times’” (Matthew...
by Phill Butler | Devotionals
Day 1 Invisible makes visible “And God said, “Let there be light,’ and there was V light.” (Genesis 1:3) STAND ON A CLOUDLESS DAY and look at the beauty of a magnificent rose-or into the face of someone you love. The richness of those sights and the responses...
by Phill Butler | Devotionals
PHILIPPIANS 2:1-6 Day 1: The Principle of Paradox Taking the very nature of a servant…he humbled himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place” (Philippians 2:7-9). A man is tallest when he kneels—so...
by Phill Butler | Devotionals
Day 1 “Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified” (John 12:23). PARADOX: Death is normally thought of as tragedy. Jesus suggested that His death would be His entrance to real glory. The echoes of the shouting crowd...
by Phill Butler | Devotionals
Day 1 Invisible makes visible “And God said, “Let there be light,’ and there was V light.” (Genesis 1:3) STAND ON A CLOUDLESS DAY and look at the beauty of a magnificent rose-or into the face of someone you love. The richness of those sights and the responses...
by Phill Butler | Devotionals
2 CORINTHIANS 4:7-18 Day 1 · Present and Future “Our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen” (2 Corinthians 4:17-18). God’s promises of future...