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JULY 19 Reading 200 KINGLY POWER Matthew 8–9 ” ‘But so that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins. . . . ’ Then He said to the paralytic, ‘Get up, take your mat and go home’ ” (Matt. 9:6).Jesus had called for citizens to populate HisContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JULY 18 Reading 199 PRAYER AND KINGDOM Matthew 6–7 “Your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you” (Matt. 6:6).Prayer is an expression of intimate relationship with God. Here Jesus invites us to explore what prayer is—and what it can mean to you and me. Definition of Key Terms Hypocrite. The GreekContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JULY 17 Reading 198 RIGHTEOUS KINGDOM Matthew 5 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matt. 5:17). Jesus spoke as King, with absolute authority in His kingdom. And Jesus spoke as God, not abolishing, but reinterpreting theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

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”

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”