Devotion

QT 15/02/2026 Sun. Matthew 12. Missing the Wood for the Trees READ http://www.esv.org/matthew12 (1) Missing the Wood for the Trees Matthew 12:7–8 “And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the

QT 13/02/2026 Fri. Matthew 11 Offence, Hostility, Judgment & Rest. READ http://www.esv.org/matthew11 (1) “Blessed is the one who is not offended by me” (11:6) To be offended by Jesus does not usually mean open hostility at first. In Matthew 11 it means stumbling over

QT 12/02/2026 Thu. Matthew 10. Placement, Pay, Persecution, Panic, Peace, and Prize READ http://www.esv.org/matthew10 (1) Placement (10:1–7) The disciples were called, appointed, and given authority over a demonic- and disease-affected world. In Matthew 10, Jesus sends them on a short-term training mission.

QT 11/02/2026 Wed. Matthew 9. Handicapped Physically, Yet Spiritually Alive READ http://www.esv.org/matthew9 Equating having a physical handicap as spiritually unresponsive or equating frantic activities as evidence of being spiritually alive can be dangerous. Matthew presents Jesus as the authoritative Messiah who restores broken people—

QT 10/02/2026 Tue. Matthew 8. “Following the New Moses” READ http://www.esv.org/matthew8 After delivering the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus comes down from the mountain (8:1). The movement is intentional. Like Moses descending Sinai, Jesus now demonstrates in action what He has proclaimed in

QT 09/02/2026 Mon. Matthew 7. “Do not judge!” But we do? READ http://www.esv.org/matthew7 Choosing the way that leads to life. Matthew 7 brings the Sermon on the Mount to a decisive close. Jesus presses His listeners toward a response. These are not abstract ideals;