Scripture“Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself.”— Hebrews 13:3a (NLT)Devotional ReflectionTo remember as if you were there is a call to presence, not distance. Hebrews moves us beyond agreement into action—beyond sympathy into solidarity. Jesus Himself stood accused, bound, and treated as guilty, and He identifies with those who are incarcerated. Being “here” may look like writi...  Read More

Scripture“Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself.”— Hebrews 13:3a (NLT)Devotional ReflectionHebrews never asks us to remember those in prison because they are innocent—it asks us to remember them as if we were there ourselves. Scripture reminds us that all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory, and none of us stands righteous apart from grace. The difference between “us” and “...  Read More

Scripture“Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself.”— Hebrews 13:3a (NLT)Devotional ReflectionHebrews begins by calling us to remember those in prison—people, not cases or numbers. Incarceration may remove freedom, but it does not remove humanity. Every person, regardless of their actions, still bears the image of God. That image may be distorted by sin or buried beneath broken choi...  Read More

Scripture:Isaiah 43:19–21 (NRSV)19I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. 20The wild animals will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, 21the people whom I formed for myself so that they might declare my pr...  Read More

Isaiah 43:16–18 (NRSV)16Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, 17who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: 18Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old.Reflection:God rehearses the miracle of the Red Sea—one of Israel’s most defining moments—and then s...  Read More

Scripture:Isaiah 43:14–15 (NRSV)14Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I will send to Babylon and break down all the bars, and the shouting of the Chaldeans will be turned to lamentation. 15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.Reflection:Before God speaks about what God is going to do, God reminds the people of who God is. Redeemer. Hol...  Read More