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Passage Read: Matthew 11-12 Meditation Verses: 11:21-22 Thought Tyre and Sidon would have repented long ago if they had seen the miracles that Jesus was doing. But He didn't do them there. He didn't go where people would have repented, but went to the lost…

Passage Read: Matthew 9-10 Meditation Verses: 10:14-15 Thought If anyone doesn't listen to our Gospel message, we're under no further obligation to them. Even worse, they have chosen to reject the only chance at eternal life and are left with nothing but judgment. As tragic…

Passage Read: Matthew 7-8 Meditation Verses: 7:1-5 Thought It seems the safest path is to never judge anyone, just speak truth without applying it specifically to anyone. But verses like Leviticus 19:17 imply that not rebuking your neighbor is to hate them and also to…

Passage Read: Matthew 5-6 Meditation Verse: 5:7 Thought How do you show mercy? Because I want to be shown mercy. Surely it includes forgiving those who seek forgiveness from you. Mercy doesn't hammer someone who shows repentance and humility, but extends grace and kindness and…

Passage Read: Matthew 3-4 Meditation Verses: 3:7-10 Thought Right out of the gate, John seems pretty hostile to the Pharisees and Sadducees, the religious people. It's as if he recognizes that they have a problem with appearances over substance. They're all about looking right, but…