A Crown of Thorns Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025 – Reign of Christ - Proper 29 (34) Readings: Jeremiah 23:1-6 | Luke 1:68-79 | Psalm 46 | Colossians 1:11-20 | Luke 23:33-43 Christ’s reign doesn’t mirror the power structures we’re used to. In a world obsessed with visibility, dominance, and curated influence, Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Welcomed in the Kingdom Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025 Readings: Jeremiah 22:18-30 | Luke 18:15-17 Jeremiah confronts a king whose legacy is marked by exploitation, injustice, and spiritual blindness. The prophet exposes the emptiness of power built on self-interest, an ancient warning that echoes into our headlines and cultural anxieties today. God is Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
A Shepherd in the Storm Date: Friday, November 21, 2025 Readings: Psalm 46 | Zechariah 11:1-17 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 Zechariah paints a sobering picture of leaders who abandon their flock instead of protecting it. It’s a prophetic mirror held up to every generation. We see its reflection in failed institutions, moral compromises, and Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Still Waters in the Noise Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025 Readings: Psalm 46 | 2 Chronicles 18:12-22 | Hebrews 9:23-28 Psalm 46 speaks with unsettling relevance: nations rage, mountains fall, waters roar, and yet God’s river brings peace. We scroll through headlines of conflict, polarization, and anxiety, absorbing more fear than our souls were Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Fire in the Temple Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Readings: Ezekiel 43:1-12 | Matthew 23:37-24:14 Ezekiel sees the glory of the Lord return to the temple, not as nostalgia but as a consuming presence that reshapes everything it touches. Holiness is not aesthetic; it is fire. It exposes, purifies, and reorders. Jesus’ Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
When Strength Fails, Grace Leads Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Readings: Ezekiel 39:21-40:4 | 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 Paul’s words to the Corinthians cut against the grain of our hyper-individual world: “You say, ‘I have the right to do anything’ but not everything is beneficial.” Freedom without love corrodes community. True strength Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
