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40 Days 2026

Day 23 – Judas Agrees to Betray

40 Days 2026

Day 23 – Judas Agrees to Betray

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.  They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over. Mark 14:10-11 NIV In these verses, we encounter a brief but...
Day 22 – She Did What She Could

40 Days 2026

Day 22 – She Did What She Could

Jesus was at Bethany, a guest of Simon the Leper. While he was eating dinner, a woman came up carrying a bottle of very expensive perfume. Opening the bottle, she poured it on his head. Some of the guests became furious among themselves. “That’s criminal! A sheer...
Day 21 – The Plot Against Jesus

40 Days 2026

Day 21 – The Plot Against Jesus

​​It was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him, for they said, “Not during the festival, or there may be a riot among the people.”...
Day 20 – Watch and Be Ready

40 Days 2026

Day 20 – Watch and Be Ready

From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly I tell you, this generation will not...
Day 19 – The Son of Man Coming

40 Days 2026

Day 19 – The Son of Man Coming

And if anyone says to you at that time, ‘Look! Here is the Messiah!’ or ‘Look! There he is!’—do not believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be alert; I have...
Day 18 – The Great Tribulation

40 Days 2026

Day 18 – The Great Tribulation

When you see the “abomination of desolation” spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down or enter the house...