Our Common Unity Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026 Readings: John 17 | Psalm 50:13-23 John 17 is often called Jesus’s High Priestly Prayer, and for good reason; it echoes the Old Testament image of the high priest entering the Holy of Holies once a year to intercede for Israel (Leviticus 16) Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Grief Has a Due Date Date: Friday, August 28, 2026 Readings: John 16 | Psalm 50:1-12 Jesus tells His disciples something that sounds backwards: “It is for your good that I am going away” (John 16:7). How could His absence be good news? Because it makes room for the Spirit, who will indwell Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Stay Attached Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026 Readings: John 15 | Psalm 49 “I am the true vine” (John 15:1) is Jesus quietly correcting centuries of Israel’s story. The prophets had repeatedly portrayed Israel as a vineyard planted by God that kept producing sour, wild grapes instead of good fruit (Isaiah Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
A Promised Place Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Readings: John 14 | Psalm 48 It’s the night before the cross, and Jesus’s friends are unraveling. He’s just told them He’s leaving, and instead of a pep talk, He gives them something sturdier: “Let not your hearts be troubled… In my Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Love Gets Its Hands Dirty Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Readings: John 13 | Psalm 47 As we move into the second half of John's gospel, you might want to watch Part 2 of the overview of John from the Bible Project. Jesus says “the Father has given all things into my hands”. In Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
The Voice You Know Date: Monday, August 24, 2026 Readings: John 10 | Psalm 46 In first-century Judea, several shepherds could pen their flocks together overnight, and in the morning each shepherd would simply call out to the sheep. Only his own sheep would come out, recognizing the voice they’d learned to trust Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
