Daily Devotional from Matthew 12--Verse 21The nations will put their hope in his name.We live in a world that struggles to find a place for hope. We see this every day with the rise of depression, anxiety, and suicide rates all over the world. At the moment, everything seems….hopeless. Yet, Jesus is the fulfillment of hope. In Jesus, all nations will find their HOPE! Isaiah 9:1 & 2 says this… “Nev...  Read More

Daily devotional from Matthew 11--Verse 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.How do we get to know God?The more Jesus discloses Himself, the more we will know about the Father. He becomes more real in our lives. Our faith grows. Our head knowledg...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Proverb 2—Verses 16-17So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words, who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God…How do we find wisdom in Proverbs when it seems like it doesn’t apply? I mean, I am not tempted by forbidden women. What can I get from this? Well, try replacing the idea of a ‘forbidden...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 10--Verses 5-6Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Sometimes Jesus will put restrictions on our life for a certain time. He closes the door. He tells us “No.” In the moment, we may think he’s being harsh or unfair. He prohibits and he withholds. Why? Well, at least in this situation,...  Read More

Daily Devotionals from Matthew 9--Verse 12But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick."It’s tempting, and even easy, to avoid those who aren’t like us. Sometimes we find it more comforting to surround ourselves with those who believe like we do. Eventually, we can even start to view those different than us, like non-believers, as a threat,...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 8--Verses 2 and 3And a man with leprosy came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Jesus reached out with His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.Isn’t it awesome that Jesus was willing to dirty himself by touching this leper? Leprosy was infectious...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 7--Verses 13-14Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it. How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.In our lives today, we strive to make things easy for ourselves. We do things that require the least amount of effort. We like convenienc...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 6--Verse 10Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.As part of an example prayer the Lord provided his disciples, we are to pray that things on earth will become the way they are now in heaven.While it may seem things are going in the opposite direction, it is God’s will circumstances on earth improve.By asking us to pray for improvement, God ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 107—Verses 6, 13, 19, 28Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.The poetry in this psalm is beautiful. It describes four groups of people: some lost in a wasteland, some sitting in the depths of the darkness of their rebellious hearts, some living a life of foolishness and sin, and some running the rat race of materialism ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 5--Verse 25First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. As you can see, right relationships are one of Jesus’s highest priorities. He says don’t even finish what you’re doing. First, go and be reconciled with your brother or sister, and then come back and finish what you were doing. In other words, don’t let the grass grow under your feet. T...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 4--Verse 1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Jesus faced temptation just like every human on earth does. We don’t have a Savior who doesn’t relate to us—He understands! But we can learn so much from He Who Never Sinned about how to respond to temptation—with the Truth of the Word!This is why it’s so important that we ar...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 3--Verse 8Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.John knew what was up. He was proclaiming God’s Kingdom and calling the people to repent. I am so very thankful that we still get the opportunity to repent today. God is gracious because really His wrath is what we all deserve. God has always sent prophets to tell the people to repent. But now the Kingdom is here,...  Read More