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

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