Devotional Archives
Daily verse-by-verse devotionals walking systematically through the Bible. Written for warriors, leaders, and trailblazers.
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Category: Matthew
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The crowds were astonished when Jesus finished the Sermon on the Mount. A story about a fictional traveler and the… Read more
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Rana Plaza was built fast, on sand, with the warnings ignored. In 2013 it fell and over 1,100 died. Jesus… Read more
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Most people are taught to read. Few are taught to inspect. A devotional on Matthew 7:15-20 and the test Jesus… Read more
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The narrow gate is hard and few find it, while the broad road feels safe. A look at Matthew 7:13-14… Read more
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For four thousand years the Golden Rule was a fence against harm. Jesus changed one word in Matthew 7:12. A… Read more
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General Patton asked his chaplain for a prayer for fair weather. The men kept asking for ten days. Then the… Read more
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A devotional on Matthew 7:7-8. Jesus gives three commands and three promises for the disciple navigating life’s hardest decisions. Keep… Read more
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“Sacred Meat and Alley Dogs” on Matthew 7:6. A meditation on discernment, stewardship, and the kingdom citizen’s calling to know… Read more
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Jesus did not prohibit judgment in Matthew 7:1. He prohibited hypocritical judgment. Take the log out of your own eye… Read more
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Tomorrow’s grace has not been issued yet. A devotional on Matthew 6:34 and the antidote to anxiety found in the… Read more
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Anxiety pulls a man apart. Matthew 6:31-33 calls the kingdom citizen to stop, take the first step, and seek first… Read more
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Even Solomon was not arrayed like a wildflower. Jesus’ antidote to anxiety about appearance in Matthew 6:28-30. Part 2 of… Read more
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In 2008, with banks threatening to call my loan, I opened my Bible to Matthew 6:25-27. Jesus’ antidote to anxiety.… Read more
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Jesus does not threaten the divided man, He diagnoses him. A devotional on Matthew 6:24 for the leader who must… Read more
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Your hands follow your eyes. Even into the ditch. A devotional on Matthew 6:22-23 for the warrior-leader who knows the… Read more
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A devotional on Matthew 6:19-21. A won prize, a stolen ATV, and the verse Jesus spoke for every man whose… Read more
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Jesus did not say if you fast. He said when. A pastoral walk through Matthew 6:16-18 on the discipline the… Read more
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The Lord’s Prayer doesn’t end with a request. It ends with a declaration. The final entry in the Lord’s Prayer… Read more
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Jesus returned to forgiveness after the Lord’s Prayer for a reason. The standard you hold others to is the one… Read more
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You have a personal adversary who has studied you longer than you have studied him. The Lord’s Prayer addresses that… Read more
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esus linked what you receive to what you give. The Lord’s Prayer makes forgiveness a two-way door. Matthew 6:12 has… Read more
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“Give us this day our daily bread.” A look at Jesus’s fourth petition, the faith of George Müller, and the… Read more
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The most dangerous soldier is not the one who defects. It is the one who wears the uniform and runs… Read more
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Jesus opened the Lord’s Prayer with two words that changed everything. Before you pray, you need to know who you… Read more
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Jesus did not abolish prayer. He relocated it. Out of the street corner and into the room where it was… Read more
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Jesus wasn’t correcting the Pharisees’ giving. He was exposing the engine running underneath it. Your generosity has an audience —… Read more
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Jesus confirmed the law and raised the standard. Love your enemies, pray for your persecutors, and trust God to supply… Read more
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Benedict Arnold swore an oath. It still exists in the National Archives. Less than two years later he sold battle… Read more
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Jesus says lustful intent is already adultery in the heart. A devotional on Matthew 5:27–30, what it costs, and why… Read more
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Jesus wasn’t raising the bar on murder. He was exposing where it starts. If you want to know where you… Read more