by Daily Devotionals | Jun 22, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Matthew 4:17 Like all Jews in his day, Jesus knew that God was the eternal sovereign over all of his creation. But the Old Testament also revealed that God planned for his eternal kingship to be displayed in his visible kingdom on earth. He began this process...
by Daily Devotionals | Jun 21, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 5:8-9 Jesus was entirely sinless; he never disobeyed God. But he was also fully and truly human. So, he had to learn God’s righteous requirements and to overcome challenges and temptations throughout his life. As we see in the temptations...
by Daily Devotionals | Jun 20, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Matthew 4:1-4 The story of Jesus’ temptation is a familiar one. Its details are recorded in Matthew 4:1–11 and Luke 4:1–13. In summary, the Holy Spirit drove Jesus into the desert where he fasted for forty days before being tempted by Satan. But even...
by Daily Devotionals | Jun 19, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Luke 3:15-17 In some sense, Jesus held the office of Christ from the beginning of his incarnation. He was born the heir to David’s throne, and proclaimed by angels as the Christ. But his appointment wasn’t publicly declared until his baptism, when it was...
by Daily Devotionals | Jun 17, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Matthew 1:1 It’s critical to recognize that Jesus was the heir of David because this is what gives him the legal right to be the Messiah or Christ. In the 10th century B.C., God made a covenant with David, promising to establish an unfailing kingdom on earth...
by Daily Devotionals | Jun 16, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Matthew 1:18-21 Jesus’ mother Mary was a virgin when she conceived, carried, and gave birth to Jesus. She conceived him through the miraculous intervention of the Holy Spirit, and she remained a virgin until she had given birth to Jesus. These facts are taught...
