Month: April 2022

Matthew 9:9

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL ON YOUTUBE Matthew 9:9 Jesus did many things and said many things which were shocking to His hearers.  His calling of Matthew is one of those things.  Matthew was a tax collector, and tax collectors were considered some of the most hated and cheating people of society at …

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Matthew 9:1-8

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL ON YOUTUBE Matthew 9:1-8 Jesus had gotten into a boat, crossed the sea, performed a miracle in the presence of His disciples by calming the weather, performed another miracle of healing two demon-possessed men, and was then asked to leave the region (Matthew 8:23-34).  He then gets back …

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Matthew 8:30-34

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL ON YOUTUBE Matthew 8:30-34 The two “exceedingly fierce” demon-possessed men (Matthew 8:28, NKJV) are now in fear of their existence as they now face the decision of Jesus of what He will do with them.  In their fear of being the first to experience the events of Revelation …

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Matthew 8:28-29

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL ON YOUTUBE Matthew 8:28-29 Jesus has just rebuked a storm that threatened the lives of His disciples while crossing the sea in a boat (Matthew 8:23-27).  I note that the storm threatened the lives of His disciples because Jesus knew that the storm was no threat to Him …

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Matthew 8:23-27

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL ON YOUTUBE Matthew 8:23-27 Jesus has just finished giving examples of the importance of putting Him first in our priorities in following Him.  He now boards a boat with His disciples and sets out to sea (Matthew 8:23).  As He sleeps, which is a detail of His physical …

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