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my Father only.

– Matthew 24:36

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But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. – Matthew 24:36

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The Book of Matthew: Life of Jesus Christ is a Daily Bible Reading Study by Deborah H. Bateman, which takes you through the life of Jesus Christ. The book of Matthew is the first book in the New Testament of the Bible. It begins with the genealogy of Jesus Christ and His birth.

The Book of Matthew also goes into Jesus’ ministry on earth, including the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ parables, and Jesus’ final days, including His death, burial, and resurrection. The book concludes with the great commission.

The Book of Matthew: Life of Jesus Christ includes fifty-seven daily devotionals which contain a brief commentary, the Daily Bible Reading Scripture, a few questions to think about, and a prayer of the day. It is a great book for individual daily devotions or a group Bible study.

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Daily Bible Reading “Great is Thy Faith” (Matthew 15:21-39)

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Deborah H. Bateman

Great is Thy Faith

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Matthew 15:21-39. In this Scripture, Jesus departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, which is north of Israel. There was a Canaanite woman who came to Jesus telling Him her daughter was possessed with a devil. But Jesus didn’t answer her. Why did He not acknowledge this woman?

The disciples told Him to send her away because she was crying after them. Jesus told them He was only sent to the lost sheep of Israel. What did He mean by that statement? She was not going to take no for an answer. She knew Jesus was her only hope. She worshiped Him, and begged Him to help her.

Jesus said to her, “It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.” She answered Him, saying, “Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Jesus finally acknowledged her, stating that her faith was great and her will would be done.

Then Jesus went by the Sea of Galilee, up into a mountain and sat down. Multitudes of people followed Him there and brought people with all sorts of illnesses and Jesus healed them.

The people had been there with Jesus for three days fasting, and He didn’t want to send them away hungry. So Jesus asked the disciples what they had to give the people to eat. The disciples told Jesus they only had seven loaves of bread and a few fishes.

Jesus instructed the people to sit down. He gave thanks for the food, and gave it to His disciples to distribute to the people. There were four thousand men plus the women and children. When they finished eating, they took up the leftovers and there was seven baskets-full left. Jesus then sent the multitude away and went by ship to the coast of Magdala.

There are two things we can learn from this Scripture. One, is nothing is impossible with God if we turn our problems over to Him and have faith enough to believe He can solve them. The other is, if we bring what we have and present it to God for His use, no matter how small it may seem He can do much more with it than we can even imagine.

Daily Bible Reading:

Matthew 15:21-39

21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

Things to think about:

Have you ever been in a situation where you knew God was the only one who could help you, as the Canaanite woman did?

What did you do?

Do you find it amazing how Jesus took the little bit of food that the disciples had and fed so many with it?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank You for this Scripture which tells us about the way Jesus went about healing people and feeding the multitudes. We see through this Scripture that if we have faith enough to believe, there is nothing impossible with God. As we study Your Word and see all the miracles Jesus performed, help our faith and belief to continue to grow in You. In Jesus’ name, we pray. We love You, LORD. Amen.

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The Book of Matthew: Life of Jesus Christ

unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

– Matthew 15:28

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For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. – Matthew 23:39

Daily Bible Reading “Blessed is He who Comes in the Name of the Lord” (Matthew 23:13:39)

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Deborah H. Bateman

Blessed is He who Comes in the Name of the Lord

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Matthew 23:13:39. In this Scripture, Jesus turns His attention to the scribes, Pharisees, and hypocrites. Today’s lesson is hard because Jesus was angry with them for the way they conducted themselves. Do you wonder what they did to make Him angry?

They made much of some things but left other things undone. They weren’t honest in their dealings with people. As you read through these Scriptures, think about these things Jesus is talking about. If you are guilty of any of them, bow your head, pray, and ask Him to forgive you.

Jesus says we need to get the inside, our heart, and soul, right with Him, instead of just putting on an outward appearance of being right with Him. He is more concerned about us having a relationship with Him than a lot of other things we concern ourselves with.

Daily Bible Reading:

Matthew 23:13-39

13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men’s] bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Things to think about:

What were some of the things the Lord talked to the scribes, Pharisees, and hypocrites about?
Was Jesus more concerned about the outside being clean or the inside?
Why does Jesus tell them their house is left desolate?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

Please help us not to be like the scribes, Pharisees, and hypocrites. Help us to do what is right in Your eyes. Help us to get the inside of our vessels clean and pure before You and then the outside will be clean also. In Jesus’ name, we pray. We love You, LORD. Amen.

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Daily Bible Reading “Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord” (Matthew 23:1-12)

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Deborah H. Bateman

Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Matthew 23:1-12. In this Scripture, Jesus speaks to the multitude, and to His disciples. This is His last public speech. It shows us, Jesus, not only as a loving Savior but also as our judge.

Jesus tells the crowds that the scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat, and to do as they say, but don’t follow their example because what they say, they don’t do. In other words, they don’t practice what they preach. Jesus says they want to be seen of man, and to be put on a pedestal. We have to be careful not to try to earn our love from Jesus because He wants us to have a personal relationship with Him. We have to make sure we don’t let our pride or the desire for being recognized get in the way of our relationship with God.

Jesus says we should be humble. He tells the crowds not to desire to be called “Rabbi,” or “Masters,” because there is only one who is your Master: it is Christ. He also says we shouldn’t call anyone “Father,” for there is only one Father, and He is in heaven. Jesus reminds them the greatest among them shall be their servant, and whoever is exalted will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Daily Bible Reading:

Matthew 23:1-12

1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Things to think about:

What does Jesus say about our motives?

Who does Jesus say will be exalted?

Why did Jesus say not to call anyone “Father”?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

As we read this Scripture we are humbled. Help us as we try to do the things that are right. Help us not to do things for man’s applause, but to lift You up. Help us to concentrate on our relationship with You and not what we can do to be noticed. In Jesus’ name, we pray. We love You, LORD. Amen.

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humble himself shall be exalted.

– Matthew 23:12

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