by David Keesling | Dec 11, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Matthew 15:9 “But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.” Observation: Jesus had rebuked the Pharisees for exalting their own traditions above the clear teachings of God. In bringing these charges He quotes Isaiah 29:13, “This people...
by David Keesling | Dec 10, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Matthew 11:6 “Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.” Observation: The evil king Herod, who was in an illegitimate relationship with his wife, Herodias, had imprisoned John the Baptist, and John had called them on it. Even though Herod was intrigued by John...
by David Keesling | Dec 9, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Matthew 8:29 “Have You come here to torment us before the time?” Observation: As Jesus passed a cemetery, two demon-possessed men confronted him. They were so crazed that locals avoided that section of road. The demons within these men instantly recognized the Savior;...
by David Keesling | Dec 8, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Matthew 5:23–26 “If you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering…first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. Make friends quickly with your opponent...
by David Keesling | Dec 7, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Matthew 2:12–13 “And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their own country by another way. Now when they had departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream saying, ‘Arise, take the child and his mother and flee...
by David Keesling | Dec 6, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Psalm 124:8 “Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Observation: The psalmist began by recounting flood tides of opposition Israel had experienced, saying had it not been for the Lord, they would have been swallowed alive, engulfed by raging...
