Grace in Unlikely Places Date: Friday, November 7, 2025 Readings: Genesis 38:1–26 | Acts 24:10–23 Few passages are as unexpected as Genesis 38, where Tamar’s desperate actions reveal God’s justice working through messy human stories. Her determination exposes Judah’s hypocrisy and secures her place in the lineage of Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Seeing with Heaven’s Eyes Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025 Readings: Psalm 17:1–9 | Deuteronomy 25:5–10 | Acts 22:22–23:11 David’s cry, “Keep me as the apple of your eye,” expresses the deep longing of a soul seeking God’s vindication. In Deuteronomy, the command regarding family duty shows that Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Worship that Walks Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Readings: Psalm 50 | Amos 5:12-24 | Luke 19:11-27 God has never been impressed by empty gestures. From the psalmist’s declaration, “I will not accept a bull from your house” (Psalm 50:9) to Amos’s fiery critique, “I hate, I despise your festivals” Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Faith That Listens and Responds Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Readings: Zechariah 7:1–14 | Jude 1:5–21 When God called His people to “administer true justice” and “show mercy and compassion,” they refused to listen. Zechariah paints a picture of hearts hardened against the voice of the Lord, a warning echoed in Jude’ Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
A Pure People in a Polluted World Date: Monday, November 3, 2025 Readings: Psalm 50 | Nehemiah 13:1-3, 23-31 | 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 God’s call for purity among His people is not just ritual purity, but purity of heart, community, and conduct. Psalm 50 reminds us that God is not impressed by empty religious acts. He Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Grace that Acts Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025 – Proper 26 (31) Readings: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 | Psalm 119:137-144 | Isaiah 1:10-18 | 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 | Luke 19:1-10 Across today’s readings runs a thread of tension between divine justice and human response; between waiting and doing, believing and becoming. Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
