Daily DEVOTIONAL

Matthew 4:18-25: Follow Jesus

January 9, 2025

Genesis 24, Psalm 9, Matthew 4:18-25, Acts 5:17-42 Matthew 4:18-25: Jesus calls Peter and Andrew with a simple and profound utterance: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (4:19). They were already fishermen—fishers of fish. But Jesus was now calling them to be fishers of men. They were being tasked with a…

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Psalm 9: Fear

Genesis 24, Psalm 9, Matthew 4:18-25, Acts 5:17-42 Psalm 9: Psalm 9 begins conventionally enough. It starts with giving thanks to God. And the reasons for the thanksgiving are well known: gratitude for ...
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Psalm 8: The Glory of His Majesty!

Genesis 21-23, Psalm 8, Matthew 4:12-17, Acts 5:1-16 Psalm 8: One of the many reasons for faith and worship is the astonishing, majestic pattern of the universe in which we live. In David’s ...
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Psalm 7: Refuge in God

Genesis 18-20, Psalm 7, Matthew 4:1-11, Acts 4:23-37 Psalm 7: We do not know who this “Cush” was, but presumably he had said things about David that deeply wounded him, and indeed threatened ...
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Psalm 6: Pray!

Genesis 15-17, Psalm 6, Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 4:1-22  Psalm 6: There are two measures of a leader. One, how many people are following him. Two, how many people hate him. You are no ...
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Psalm 5: Groaning and Rejoicing

Genesis 12-14, Psalm 5, Matthew 3:1-12, Acts 3 Psalm 5: David is groaning. The lies of his enemies (“there is no truth in their mouth . . . their throat is an open ...
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Psalm 4: Being Slandered?

Genesis 9-11, Psalm 4, Matthew 2:13-23, Acts 2:22-47 Psalm 4: The “distress” of David in this psalm appears more related to those who, through cunning use of words, turn his honor into shame, ...
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