Today’s episode explores the remarkable contentment of Jesus, even in the midst of storms, injustice, and suffering. From sleeping through a violent sea storm to calmly responding to Pilate’s threats and surrendering in Gethsemane, Jesus models a peace not rooted in circumstances but in deep trust in the Father. His ability to remain steady in chaos was not due to indifference but to His clear identity, intimate communion with God, and unwavering belief in the Father’s sovereignty and goodness.

Today’s devotional also reflects on Jesus as the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy: the Prince of Peace. His calm in adversity is not passive but active—a peace that radiates through service, forgiveness, prayer, and presence. Whether facing political power or personal agony, Jesus never grasped for control but embodied divine composure and trust. His peace brought wholeness, not just relief, and stands as an invitation for us to embody the same calm, not by our strength, but through relationship with God.

Finally, the devotional calls us to “get deep” with Jesus by adopting His practices and mindset. We are encouraged to anchor our identity in the Father, seek His presence in solitude, surrender our desire for control, and face life’s trials with faith. Jesus' contentment shows us that true peace is not found in external stability but in internal surrender. As His followers, we are called not just to admire His calm—but to live it, trusting the same Father and walking in the same peace.

In today’s episode of 10:10 Thrive, we continue our deep exploration of Jesus by focusing on His emotions—specifically, His tears. The shortest verse in Scripture, “Jesus wept,” serves as the anchor for a powerful reflection on Christ’s compassion and humanity. We see Jesus moved by both personal grief at the tomb of Lazarus and communal sorrow as He weeps over Jerusalem. His tears are not signs of weakness, but profound expressions of divine love and holy lament in a world marred by brokenness.

The episode walks through John 11, where Jesus delays His arrival in Bethany after Lazarus’ death, only to be met by the mourning of Mary and Martha. Though He knows He will raise Lazarus, Jesus still weeps—grieving the pain and loss His friends feel. These tears are a sacred reminder that Jesus enters into our suffering. Later, in Luke 19, we see Him weeping over Jerusalem—not for Himself, but for a city blind to peace and destined for destruction. His grief is prophetic and redemptive, the sorrow of a Savior who loves deeply and mourns what could have been.

Listeners are invited to reflect on what Jesus’ tears mean for their own spiritual life. We can grieve with Jesus, knowing He understands and shares our sorrow. We can hope through tears, trusting that resurrection will follow suffering. And we are called to see our world with the eyes of Christ, allowing our hearts to break over what breaks His. The devotional closes by reminding us that Jesus’ tears were not the end—joy came in the morning, and through His sorrow, we find both salvation and strength.

In Matthew 21:12–13, we see a powerful and passionate side of Jesus that may surprise some: His righteous anger. Upon entering the temple, Jesus is confronted with the exploitation and corruption that had overtaken the sacred space. Rather than finding a house of prayer, He encounters a marketplace where the poor are cheated and the marginalized excluded. His response is swift and deliberate—He overturns tables, drives out the merchants, and boldly declares that the temple, intended as a house of prayer, had become a den of robbers. This is not a loss of temper but a holy protest, fueled by zeal for God’s honor and compassion for the people being oppressed.

This moment reveals that Jesus is not passive in the face of injustice. His anger is not rooted in ego or frustration but in deep love for God's purposes and God’s people. He confronts the distortion of worship and the abuse of power, drawing from prophetic texts to show that His actions are aligned with God's heart throughout Scripture. Like Isaiah and Jeremiah before Him, Jesus denounces religious hypocrisy and advocates for authentic, inclusive worship. His cleansing of the temple is a symbol of His mission to restore what is broken and to make room for real communion with God.

Jesus’ righteous anger challenges us to examine our own hearts and communities. Are there places where our worship has been corrupted by selfishness, convenience, or exclusion? Are we willing to allow Jesus to overturn the tables in our lives—to drive out what doesn’t belong and restore what is sacred? To follow Him deeply is to embrace both His mercy and His justice: to stand for the vulnerable, to protect what is holy, and to ensure that our devotion is not just outward, but real, whole, and surrendered. Jesus’ actions in the temple call us not only to admiration, but to transformation.