Daily Devotional from Matthew 24--Verse 42Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.When I was a young believer, I would read this verse and think, 'What, are we supposed to stay awake 24 hours a day???' No! Jesus is not speaking literally here; he is saying STAY AWAKE SPIRITUALLY.The enemy of our souls tries to sing us a song that will lull us to sleep spiritually...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 23--Verse 37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!Jerusalem has been known for killing prophets and treating them horribly. But God kept sending them. God out of his great love sent more peo...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 22--Verse 3[The King] sent his servants to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come.Getting an invitation to an important event is so exciting (and an incredible honor). In this parable, a King was throwing an extravagant wedding banquet and those invited didn’t want to come! Can you believe it?  Some had more important things to do. Some were...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 21--Verse 18In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry.Jesus was God and man! When we hear or read about Jesus, we often think of His Godly attributes - like His ability to heal disease, forgive sin, raise the dead, or love unconditionally. But the verse above reminds us that He was human as well. He got hungry! Jesus was conceived by the Holy S...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 20--Verse 15Do you begrudge my generosity? When somebody else – less deserving – gets blessed just as much as you, it’s a bit distasteful. We cry, “That’s not fair!” And you’re right. It’s not. And praise God it isn’t. Because if it was, we’d all be punished for eternity. Lost and without hope. That’s fair. So, we don’t want fair. We want grace. So, next time you’re t...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 19—Verse 21Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”Salvation is a freely given gift, but following Jesus requires that we die to our flesh. The Bible says, “the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils.” One thing we must die to is the love of money, wh...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 18--Verses 19-20Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.You might be familiar with this passage, but have you taken it to heart? If we can unite together with desires to see God’s Kingdom come, we’ll see souls saved, ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 17--Verse 7Jesus came up, touched them, and said, ‘Get up; don’t be afraid.’It seems that fear is at the forefront of everything these days. We’re all afraid of so many things in our world today, and it seems as if we learn that there is something new to be feared every day. It breeds so many other issues like anxiety and discontentment. Jesus says: Don’t be afraid. T...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 16--Verse 1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.Jesus had been working miracles throughout the land - healing cripples, casting out demons, cleansing lepers, restoring sight to the blind, feeding thousands of people with a few loaves of bread and fish (twice!), even raising the dead. Yet the Pharisees sti...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 15--Verse 27 Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the master’s table. This has to be the greatest comeback line in all the Bible. This Canaanite woman was on her game, wasn’t she? She gets ignored, scorned, slighted, overlooked, and then downright insulted. And yet she still fires back the sharpest response ever. Essentially saying, “I’m here, an...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 14--Verse 30But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”In many sermons I’ve heard about this passage, Peter gets a bad rap. But the fact is that Peter was the only one who stepped out in faith. In his encounter with Jesus, he models what we should also do when we are afraid—cry out to Him. Jesus saved Peter immediately...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 13--Verse 17For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.The prophets and the people who served God long awaited the coming of the Messiah. He was here standing in front of many and some believed and knew Jesus was really the Messiah. Now for us today we know ...  Read More