Resurrection Power - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Bible in a Year : 1 Samuel 1-3, Luke 8:26-56

You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.
Mark 16:6

Today's Scripture & Insight : Mark 16:1-8

At one hundred dollars, Loretta’s utility bill was much higher than usual. “But the Lord will provide,” she told her son. That same day she received a text from her youngest brother: “Loretta, you’re always encouraging me, and I want to thank you. Look in your mail for something from me.” That afternoon in her mail, she found a gift card from her brother for one hundred dollars. A miracle? Not to some, perhaps. To Loretta, however, the “coincidence” felt miraculous. She always expects the living God to provide for her.

Her outlook highlights a lesson in the resurrection story of Jesus. After the Sabbath, three women bought spices to anoint Jesus’ body in the tomb. But walking there after sunrise, the women expected not a miracle but a problem: “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” (Mark 16:1-3).

Embedded in their question was a curious doubt, especially from these women—including Mary Magdalene—who had traveled with Jesus and witnessed His power. All of them, however, were looking that morning for a dead Jesus.

Instead, “He has risen! He is not here,” they were told (v. 6). That declaration explains what we can expect from the living Jesus: His miraculous resurrection power. He is alive. When we face “heavy stones” that need moving, He will be with us and help us. He’s not in a tomb. He is risen, indeed!

By: Patricia Raybon

Reflect & Pray
How have you witnessed God working in an amazing way? What does it mean to you to live out Jesus’ resurrection power?

You’re alive, Jesus, and You possess the resurrection power I need!