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KING AND SON OF GODMatthew 16–17 ” ‘Who do you say I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God’ ” (Matt. 16:15–16). These chapters mark a turning point in Matthew’s Gospel. From now on, Jesus spoke less of the kingdom, and more of the Cross. OverviewJesus rejected anContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

MORE MINISTRYMatthew 14–15 “Great crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the dumb and many others, and laid them at His feet; and He healed them” (Matt. 15:30). In His healings and in feeding the 5,000 and then the 4,000, Jesus met the physical needs of His people. But would theyContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Charles Wesley, 1707–1788 I am the First and the Last, I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! (Revelation 1:17, 18)What a glorious truth to ponder—Jesus is not the “Great I WAS” but rather the “Great I AM!” He is not only a historical fact butContinue reading “CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAY”

John of Damascus, early 8th centuryEnglish translation by John M. Neale, 1818–1866Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ. (2 Corinthians 2:14 KJV)This hymn from the early eighth century is one of the oldest expressions found in most hymnals. Its origin is rooted in the liturgy of the Greek OrthodoxContinue reading “THE DAY OF RESURRECTION”

Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander, 1823–1895 Finally Pilate handed Him over to them to be crucified. (John 19:16)The full understanding of the depth of suffering that our Savior endured at Calvary for our redemption is difficult to grasp. When Mrs. Cecil Alexander, one of England’s finest hymn writers, was attempting to explain to her Sunday schoolContinue reading “THERE IS A GREEN HILL FAR AWAY”