Category: Matthew
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Day 285: Woe to You, Chorazin! (Matthew 11:21)
During a visit to the ruins of Chorazin, one of the cities Jesus cursed, I saw something carved into the stones of an ancient synagogue that made His words come alive. It’s a sobering reminder of how easy it is to let compromise slip into our worship until what was once true becomes only true-ish.
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Day 285: When Jesus Described His Heart (Matthew 11:28–30)
When Jesus described His own heart, He didn’t say holy, powerful, or righteous. He said gentle and lowly. The only time He tells us what His heart is like, He shows us that it’s open to the weary and heavy laden—especially when we least deserve it.
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Day 284: How Many Times Did a Woman Anoint Jesus? (Luke 7:36-50)
All four Gospels record a woman anointing Jesus with costly perfume. Are they describing the same event, or more than one? This reflection traces the differences between Luke’s “woman of the city,” Mary of Bethany, and the unnamed woman in Matthew and Mark—and what their stories reveal about grace that multiplies.
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Day 280: Whose Faith Did Jesus See? (Mark 2:3-12)
When Jesus healed the paralytic, He saw their faith—the faith of the friends who carried, climbed, and refused to give up. Maybe your faith can carry someone to Jesus, too.
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Meekness, Not Weakness (Matthew 5:5, Psalm 37)
Of all the Beatitudes, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” is probably the most quoted and least believed. Does meekness really “work” in the modern world?
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Day 278: Until an Opportune Time (Luke 4:13)
The devil left Jesus in the wilderness—but only “until an opportune time.” Temptation has a way of returning when we are tired, stressed, lonely, or vulnerable. Knowing our opportune times can help us stay alert—and remember that Jesus has faced the tempter too.