Daily Devotions

“And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same?  Therefore you shall be perfect,…

“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same?” (Matthew 5:46) It is not so much…

“But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in…

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy’” (Matthew 5:43). Does the world not operate this way?  Hate is often the order…

“Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you” (Matthew 5:42). We are not being instructed to give everything…

“And if anyone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak also.  Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two” (Matthew 5:40-41).…

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’  But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps…

“Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.  But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’;…

“But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of…

“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord’” (Matthew 5:33). Take care with what you…