Daily DEVOTIONAL

Ecclesiastes 6: Prosperity

October 8, 2026

Jeremiah 16-18, Ecclesiastes 6, John 3:1-15, James 4:1-10   Ecclesiastes 6:   But, a person may well ask, what about money? What about prosperity and financial success? Surely that is something that has meaning, even “under the sun”? Well, let us consider that, says the “teacher” of Ecclesiastes. There are several reasons why money (and its pursuit) is not a satisfying object…

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Matthew 5:1-12: Blessed

January 10, 2025
Genesis 25-26, Psalm 10, Matthew 5:1-12, Acts 6 Matthew 5:1-12:  These Beatitudes, which begin and launch and frame the Sermon on the Mount, are so rich with meaning and practical ...
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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 ...
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Matthew 4:12-17: The Kingdom of Heaven

January 8, 2025
Genesis 21-23, Psalm 8, Matthew 4:12-17, Acts 5:1-16 Matthew 4:12-17:  The arrest of John had some impact on Jesus, in that hearing of his arrest “he withdrew into Galilee” (4:12). ...
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Matthew 4:1-11: Temptation

January 7, 2025
Genesis 18-20, Psalm 7, Matthew 4:1-11, Acts 4:23-37 Matthew 4:1-11: Jesus’ temptation functions at two levels for us. First, it tells us that Jesus was tempted in every way as ...
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Matthew 3:13-17: With Whom I Am Well Pleased

January 6, 2025
Genesis 15-17, Psalm 6, Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 4:1-22 Matthew 3:13-17:  The baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist is one of the most compelling and dramatic moments in the Gospel ...
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Matthew 3:1-12: Spirit and Fire

January 5, 2025
Genesis 12-14, Psalm 5, Matthew 3:1-12, Acts 3 Matthew 3:1-12: “In those days John the Baptist”—so enters, in Matthew’s Gospel, this strange, extraordinary and great figure of biblical history: John ...
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