ScriptureMark 2:1–31A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.Genesis 2:18The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a...

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...

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 “...