The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth

by | Oct 21, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 10:5-7 These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And proclaim as you go, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’...

Jesus and Fasting

by | Oct 2, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 9:14-15 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the...

Priorities

by | Sep 13, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 8:21-22 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” Devotion: This verse has always bothered me, it seems so cold and unfeeling. Isn’t the...

Amazed by His Words

by | Sep 6, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 7:28-29 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes. Devotion There was something about Jesus that was clearly different. Anyone who came...

Judge and be Judged

by | Aug 7, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 7:1-2 Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Devotion I wonder how many people I judge without even realizing it, without a second thought. I am...