The Living Word: A Daily Devotional with Jeff & Dale from The Jenkins Institute
The Living Word is a daily devotional featuring Scripture and encouragement from Jeff and Dale of The Jenkins Institute. Each episode offers a thoughtful reading to coincide with the daily devotional guides from our annual devotional books. They are designed to help listeners begin or end their day grounded in God’s Word.
Episodes
150 episodes
Week 30: Friday, Always Ready
“You need to hurry up and finish getting ready; we’re running late.” Haveyou heard those words before? Some people seem to habitually get readyat the very last second or run behind regularly. Somehow, these folksneed to lea...
Week 30: Thursday, If We Only Knew
When was the last time you, having a specific experience, said, “If Ihad only known that is how it would have turned out, I would havedone it differently.”? A while ago, I began working on a smallconstruction project, confi...
Week 30: Wednesday, Blessed
What word comes to your mind when you hear the word, Christian?Would it be the words “saved,” “joyful,” “redeemed,” or “Christ?” Thereare many possibilities. Surely one word that should be in that list is theword “blessed.”...
Week 30: Tuesday, It's Time To Wake Up
I have a good friend who is one of those bright-eyed and bushy-tailed earlymorning folks. One day, when I accused him of sleeping in, he said,“Baggett, I get up every morning and slap the rooster to wake him up.” Areyou one...
Week 30: Monday, Dressed and Ready
It has been said that “clothes make the man,” meaning that the way wedress puts us in the proper mindset for the task ahead and can affect theimpressions others have of us. It also implies the need to make the verybest deci...
Week 29: Friday, The god of Self
Addressing the problem of greed, Jesus told a parable about aselfish, rich farmer who had produced an abundant harvest but hadinsufficient storage space. “And he said, ‘I will do this: I will teardown my barns and build lar...
Week 29: Thursday, When God Calls You A Fool
We should be cautious about mocking anyone. Mockery is usuallyhurtful. Belittling another person is just not a very nice thing to do!(See Jesus’ warning about this in Matthew 5:22.)
Week 29: Wednesday, Relax, Eat, Drink, Be Merry!
The pleasure principle seems to permeate modern life. “Enjoyyourself.” “Have fun.” “Have a great day!” These are things that aresaid when we share plans with friends or family. Except for SesameStreet’s Os...
Week 29: Tuesday, Plentiful Production: What to Do?
We love productive people! Those who get things done and make thingshappen are admired in our culture. There is something to be said forthose who can marry opportunities and abilities to create something ofvalue. Jesus once...
Week 29: Monday, Guarding Against Greed—Why Jesus Shared this Parable
Two years into His earthly ministry, Jesus faced increasing scrutiny andcriticism from the Jewish religious leaders, yet multitudes followed Himbecause of His teaching and service to the people. In Luke 12, Jesuswarned the ...
Week 28: Friday, Have Courage to Remember
God is far greater than the homeowner who provides for thephysical needs of his friend’s friend (I hope you followed that). Godwill give greater gifts (Luke 11:13) and is never inconvenienced. Hedesires us to ask, seek, kno...
Week 28: Thursday, My Stuff Ain't My Stuff
The friend who came to ask for help requested three loaves ofbread, “Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine hasarrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him” (Luke11:5-6, ESV). The three loaves may ...
Week 28: Wednesday, Your Go-To God
Midnight in the parable represents the inconvenient and/ordesperate moments of life. The unexpected events, horrific tragedy,or moments of feeling lost. Jesus elevates the disciples’ need to goto God in all things, at all t...
Week 28: Tuesday, Shameless Audacity
In this powerful parable, a man knocks on the door of his friend’s houseat midnight. That man had a friend who came to town and is staying athis house but he has no bread to offer the traveling friend. That man goesto his f...
Week 28: Monday: A Teachable Spirit!
I got to put together my 2-year-old daughter’s Little Tikesplayhouse that her Pops and Beppa bought for her. It only had 4walls, two connecting roof pieces, and a door—all made of pink andpurple pieces of plastic. And for t...
Week 27, Friday: Charitable
re you a good neighbor? That’s the real point of this parable. It’s not“who” is my neighbor (Luke 10:29), but am I a good neighbor towardseveryone, no matter who they are? Jesus was not limiting who one’sneighbor is, but in...
Week 27, Thursday: Consideration
The Samaritan shows considerable unselfishness. Look at fourunselfish deeds the Samaritan did for this wounded man:First, he bound up his wounds. He may have shredded some of hisown clothing to make the bandages. He might h...
Week 27, Wednesday: Compassion
To be compassionate is to be sympathetic toward someone. Out of theSamaritan’s pity, he provided help. Being a good neighbor cares, evenwhen it costs.The Samaritan went to the wounded man, poured oil and wine onto his
Week 27, Tuesday: Caring
The Samaritan helped the man because he was hurt and needed assistance.He was going to be neighborly towards this man, whether he was a Jew or aSamaritan. He did not show respect for persons (cf. James 2:1).We might think t...