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10/14/2026

CCO Daily Devotional

Bread in the Wilderness

Today’s Passage: Luke 9:7–17

Highlighted Verse:

“Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.”
— Luke 9:16

By this point, news about Jesus had spread far enough that even Herod was hearing about everything that was happening. Some thought John the Baptist had risen from the dead, while others believed one of the old prophets had appeared. All of this had Herod asking a question Luke has been steadily answering throughout his Gospel: “Who is this?”

Soon after, the apostles returned from their mission and went with Jesus toward Bethsaida, but the crowds followed them.

Jesus welcomed the people, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.

And as the day began to end, the disciples noticed a problem. They were in a deserted place with thousands of people and almost no food. So they urged Jesus to send the people away so they could find food and lodging. But He said to them, “You give them something to eat.”

They responded that all they had were five loaves and two fish.

Jesus then told them to have the people sit down. He took the food, looked up to heaven, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to the disciples to distribute. Everyone ate and was satisfied, and when the meal was over, twelve baskets of leftovers remained.

There is something worth slowing down to see in that scene. God had fed His people in the wilderness, and now Jesus stands in a deserted place feeding thousands until everyone is satisfied. Five loaves and two fish become enough for the entire crowd, with twelve baskets still remaining when everyone has eaten.

This comes right after Herod asks, “Who is this?” which is the very question Luke has been answering one passage at a time.

Jesus has shown His authority over sickness, demons, creation, and death. Now, in the wilderness, He provides bread for thousands.

And Luke is still revealing who Jesus is, because just a few verses later, Jesus will turn to His disciples and ask the question directly: “But who do you say that I am?”

Let’s pray,

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for continuing to show us who Jesus is through Your Word. Help us not to rush past what You have shown us about Him. Open our eyes to His compassion, His authority, and the signs that reveal more of who He truly is. As we continue reading, help us know Christ more clearly and trust Him more deeply. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

10/13/2026

CCO Daily Devotional

Sent to Preach the Kingdom

Today’s Passage: Luke 9:1–6

Highlighted Verse:

“Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.”
— Luke 9:1–2

For some time, the disciples had been following Jesus, listening to His teaching and watching Him minister to people. They had seen His authority over sickness, demons, the wind and waves, and even death. Now Jesus calls the twelve together and sends them out to do the work they had watched Him do.

He gives them power and authority over demons and diseases and sends them to preach the kingdom of God and heal the sick.

As they go, Jesus tells them not to take extra provisions for the journey. They are to travel without a staff, bag, bread, money, or an extra tunic and depend on God to provide for them through the people who receive them.

Jesus also prepares them for the fact that not everyone will receive their message. If a town refuses them, they are to leave and shake the dust from their feet as a testimony against them. They are responsible for faithfully carrying the message Jesus gave them, but they are not responsible for how everyone responds.

Luke tells us that they went through the towns preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. What they had seen Jesus do and heard Him teach was now being carried into other places through the work He had given them.

This was a specific mission given to the twelve, but there are still truths here that matter for us. Christ remains the authority behind the work of His people, and our responsibility is to be faithful with what He has given us to do without trying to control how others respond.

Let’s pray,

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the work You give Your people to do and for reminding us that it all belongs to Christ. Help us to serve faithfully, depend on You for what we need, and keep our attention on what You have called us to do. When people respond differently than we hoped, help us leave those results in Your hands and continue to be faithful. Keep us humble and dependent on You as we serve. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

10/12/2026

CCO Daily Devotional

Living Before the Lord

Today’s Passage: Proverbs 15

Highlighted Verse:

“The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.”
— Proverbs 15:3

Proverbs 15 moves through a lot of everyday parts of life. It talks about the way we speak, how we respond to correction, and what is happening in our hearts. It also looks at the choices we make and the kind of life those choices are producing.

Right near the beginning, we are reminded why all of those things matter:

“The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.”

God sees every part of our lives. He hears the words we speak, knows what is behind them, and sees how we respond when someone corrects us. He sees whether pride is leading us or whether we are willing to listen and grow in wisdom.

As the chapter continues, that truth reaches even deeper. Our hearts and our thoughts are open before the Lord.

That reaches into every part of an ordinary day. The way we speak, the way we treat people, how we respond when corrected, and the decisions we make all matter before Him because none of it is hidden from His sight.

That is sobering when we think about the things we would rather keep hidden, but it should also encourage us. The Lord sees the quiet obedience, the right choice made when no one else would know the difference, and the faithfulness that may never receive any recognition.

Knowing that God sees both the outward action and the heart behind it should move us toward a life of honesty and integrity before Him. We do not have to wonder whether the small choices matter or whether quiet faithfulness is noticed. The Lord sees it all, and wisdom calls us to live every part of our lives with that truth in mind.

Let’s pray,

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that You see every part of our lives clearly. Help us to live honestly and faithfully before You. Guard our words, our thoughts, our hearts, and the choices we make. When You show us something in our hearts or lives that needs to change, help us not to hide from it but to bring it honestly before You and turn from it. Give us humility when we are corrected, wisdom in the decisions before us, and faithfulness even in the things no one else may ever notice. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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10/07/2026

CCO Daily Devotional

Peace in Christ

Today’s Passage: John 16:25–33

Highlighted Verse:

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
— John 16:33

As Jesus nears the end of this final conversation with His disciples, He begins speaking more plainly about where He came from and where He is going. In verse 28, He brings it into one clear statement: He came from the Father, entered the world, and now He is returning to the Father.

The disciples respond by saying that they believe He came from God. Jesus then tells them that the time is coming when they will scatter, but He continues preparing them for what lies ahead.

He tells them that in Him they may have peace, while also speaking plainly about the tribulation they will face in the world.

These are the men who will soon bear witness to Christ and carry His message forward. Their witness will become foundational to the church, and the words Jesus gives them here will matter greatly in the years ahead.

The apostles would face threats, imprisonment, beatings, and persecution as they proclaimed Christ, but none of it could stop the gospel from going forward.

That is why His final words carry so much weight: “Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

The world could oppose them, but it could not overcome Christ.

We may not share the apostles’ unique calling or face the same kind of persecution many of them did, but the church still rests in the truth Jesus gave them that night. His words have strengthened believers through suffering and persecution from the earliest days of the church until now.

Our peace is still found in Christ.

Whatever trouble we face, nothing in this world can overturn the victory He has already won.

Let’s pray,

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the truth Jesus gave the apostles and for the witness through which the gospel has been carried to us. Help us remain faithful to that truth and keep our peace rooted in Christ. When trouble comes, remind us that nothing can undo what Jesus has accomplished. Give us courage to trust Him and remain faithful wherever You have placed us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

10/03/2026

CCO Daily Devotional

What Scripture Had Promised

Today’s Passage: Luke 7:18–35

Highlighted Verse:

“Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them.’”
— Luke 7:22

John the Baptist had spent his ministry preparing people for the Coming One, but now from prison he sends two of his disciples to Jesus with a direct question: “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”

Jesus does not simply tell them yes. He points them to what is happening around Him. The blind are seeing, the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the dead are being raised, and the poor are hearing the good news.

Those works were not random signs. They were the very things God had spoken about through the prophets, and Jesus was telling John to look at what Scripture had promised and see it being fulfilled.

That gave John something stronger than an answer built around his own assumptions about how the Messiah’s work should unfold.

It gave him the Word of God and the works of Christ.

After John’s messengers leave, Jesus speaks highly of him and reminds the crowd that John was the messenger sent to prepare the way. Yet not everyone had received John’s message, and many of those same people were now finding reasons to reject Jesus as well.

John came living a strict and separated life, and they said something was wrong with him. Jesus came eating and drinking with people, and they criticized Him for that too.

The problem was not really how John came or how Jesus came.

They had already decided not to receive what God was saying.

That is where this passage reaches us. We can become so sure of our own ideas about how God should work that we begin judging what He is doing by our assumptions instead of by His Word.

John brought his question to Jesus, and Jesus pointed him back to what God had already said.

That is still a good place for us to go when our assumptions do not line up with what Scripture has revealed. We can return to God’s Word, look again at Christ, and let what He has revealed shape what we believe.

Let’s pray,

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us Your Word and for showing us so clearly who Jesus is. When our own assumptions begin to shape the way we see You, help us return to what You have said. Keep our hearts humble and willing to be corrected, and help us trust Christ for who He truly is. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

10/01/2026

CCO Daily Devotional

Waiting on God Alone

Today’s Passage: Psalm 62

Highlighted Verses:

“My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation is from Him.
He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God.
Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah”
— Psalm 62:5–8

There are times when waiting on God is harder than we expected. We may know that He is faithful and believe that He can help, but when the pressure continues or the answer has not come, it can be difficult to simply wait.

Psalm 62 speaks directly into that kind of waiting.

Verses 1–2 and 5–6 are very similar, and that repetition helps us see where the emphasis falls. Again and again, the psalm comes back to waiting for God alone because He is our rock, our salvation, and our refuge.

Waiting on Him does not mean sitting quietly with everything bottled up inside. Verse 8 tells us to trust Him at all times and pour out our hearts before Him. We can bring Him what is troubling us, what we do not understand, and what we wish would change.

When we pour out our hearts to God, we are trusting Him with what is actually weighing on us. We do not have to hide those things in order to wait faithfully.

As the psalm closes, David also warns us about the other places we may be tempted to put our confidence. People, position, money, and whatever else seems secure for the moment cannot give us what God alone can provide. And verse 10 adds that even if riches increase, we should not set our hearts on them either.

So let this psalm remind us today to wait on the Lord alone. As we wait, we can trust Him at all times and pour out our hearts before Him, knowing He is our refuge.

Let’s pray,

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for being our rock, our salvation, and our refuge. When waiting is difficult, help us keep our hope in You. Teach us to bring our fears, questions, and burdens honestly before You instead of looking somewhere else for security. Remind us that power and mercy belong to You, and help us trust You while we wait. In Jesus’ name, Amen.