Devotional
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Daily Readings: Matthew 11 and Psalm 11 If there’s a unifying theme to Matthew 11, it’s the many different ways people responded to Jesus. John’s disciples come to Jesus filled with doubts and questions brought about by John’s suffering in Herod’s dungeon. Jesus answered them (and John) profoundly respectfully and gently; because He understands all
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Daily Readings: Matthew 10 and Psalm 10 There is so much in Matthew 10 to capture our imagination and our attention, but what I felt jumping off the pages at me today was the promise of v.19-20. Jesus was very clear that despite the powerful anointing on their ministries, the apostles were bound to experience
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Daily Readings: Matthew 9 and Psalm 9 Matthew 9:35 marks the end of a remarkable season of Jesus’ ministry, which is described between Matthew 4:23 and Matthew 9:35. These two virtually identical verses explain that, during the season they ‘bracket’, “Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area (the region of Galilee),
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Daily Readings: Matthew 8 and Psalm 8 When Jesus ended His ‘Sermon on the Mount’ at the end of Matthew 7, everyone was amazed at the way He taught, because he taught with such authority. In Matthew 8, Jesus demonstrated that His authority was not only in the realm of Truth; He also had authority
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Daily Readings: Matthew 7 and Psalm 7 A while ago I mentioned “SPECK” as a model for reflecting on Scripture. This model invites us to consider whether our Bible reading identifies a Sin to confess, a Promise to hold onto, an Example to follow, a Command to obey, or some Knowledge to learn and believe.
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Daily Readings: Matthew 6 and Psalm 6 It seems to me that the theme of all Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6 is captured right at the end when He instructs us, His disciples, “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.” Whether it’s the way
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Daily Readings: Matthew 5 and Psalm 5 In this first part of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus made it abundantly clear that He had not come to lower God’s standards. He had come to fulfil all that God required. Jesus lived a life perfectly pleasing to God the Father, and He taught His followers
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Daily Reading: Matthew 4 and Psalm 4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ (Matthew 4:4 NLT) Jesus was very hungry after his extended season of fasting. In His hunger, He was deeply tempted to use His divine
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Daily Readings: Matthew 3 and Psalm 3 Today is Ash Wednesday – the day of deliberate confession and repentance that marks the start of the season of Lent. How appropriate then that we come to Matthew 3 today. In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, “Repent
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Daily Readings: Matthew 2 and Psalm 2 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod. (Matthew 2:12 NLT) Devotional Thoughts It seems to me there is a clear contrast in Matthew 2. On the one
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