Daily Devotional for August 13-19
Sunday Healing of the possessed men Matthew 17:14-23 OSB Commentary: Sickness in Scripture is often connected to demonic activity. By kneeling, this father shows humility, but he lacks faith....
Daily Devotional for August 6 – 12
Sunday Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration of the Lord Christ’s decease (Gr. exodus, lit. “departure”) refers to His death. Christ’s death is intimately connected to the glory of the Transfiguration, for...
Daily Devotional for July 30 – August 5
Sunday Matthew 14:14-21 Feeding ofthe 5000 This miracle, reported by all four evangelists, shows Jesus feeding a great multitude of His people as He fed the Israelites in...
Daily Devotional for July 23-29
Sunday Matthew 9:27-35 Healing of the blind men According to Isaiah, the messianic age is signified when “the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears...
Daily Devotional for July 16-22
Sunday Matthew 9:1-8: Healing of the paralytic As shown by the healing of the paralytic, faith is an indispensable condition for salvation. Faith is collective as well as personal,...
Daily Devotional for July 9-15
Sunday Matthew 8:28-9:1 Jesus sends the demons into the herd of swine The demons, recognizing Jesus as the Son of God, are surprised that their power is...
Daily Devotional for July 2-8
Sunday Matthew 8:5-13 The Centurion who asks Jesus to heal is servant. A centurion (a Gentile) commanded 100 men in a Roman legion. Jesus is the Savior of all,...
Daily Devotion for June 25 – July 1
Sunday Matthew 6:22-33 God Providence (watching over us) The mind (Gr. nous) is the spiritual eye of the soul; it illuminates the inner man and governs the will....
Daily Devotional for June 18-24
Sunday Matthew 4:18-23 From the Orthodox Study These first disciples had already heard the preaching of John the Baptist and were prepared to accept Christ immediately. Though illiterate...
Daily Devotion for June 11-17
Sunday Assorted verses including Matthew 19 :27-30 To carry his cross, a true disciple must be ready, if necessary, to sacrifice even family relationships. According to John Chrysostom this...