JULY 16 Reading 197 THE KING’S PREPARATION Matthew 3–4 “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil” (Matt. 4:1).Before Jesus began to preach, John the Baptist prepared Judea for His appearance. And God did a preparatory work in Christ’s own life! Biography: John the Baptist John was Jesus’Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”
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The 365 Day Devotional Commentary
Matthew JULY 15 Reading 196 LINEAGE OF THE KING Matthew 1–2 “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star inthe east, and have come to worship Him” (Matt. 2:2).Matthew invites us to look beyond the scenes of history’s most crucial birth. What he shows us is thatContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365 Day Devotional Commentary
Matthew INTRODUCTION The Gospel of Matthew launches the New Testament with a triumphant shout. The Messiah promised in the Old Testament has come! He is Jesus of Nazareth, whose death and resurrection offers forgiveness to all. The hunger of the early church to know about the Lord led to the drawing of four portraits ofContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365 Day Devotional Commentary
JULY 14 Reading 195 GOD’S PRIZED POSSESSION Malachi 3–4″ ’They will be Mine,’ says the Lord Almighty, ’in the day when I make up My treasured possession. I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him” (Mal. 3:17).The little Jewish community in Judea may have strayed from theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365 Day Devotional Commentary
Malachi JULY 13 Reading 194 DISHONORING GOD Malachi 1–2 ” ’If I am a father, where is the honor due Me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?’ says the Lord Almighty” (Mal. 1:6).How can we honor God in our worship and in our daily lives? The pointed questions that MalachiContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”
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