Devotionals
Why Did Jesus Still the Storm?
Read: Matthew 8:23-34 What kind of man is this? (v. 27 NIV) It’s one of Jesus’s most famous miracles—stilling the storm on the sea of Galilee after his disciples rouse
Craig Blomberg September 10, 2025
Read: Matthew 8:23-34 What kind of man is this? (v. 27 NIV) It’s one of Jesus’s most famous miracles—stilling the storm on the sea of Galilee after his disciples rouse
Read: Matthew 7:1-12 Do not judge, or you too will be judged. (v. 1 NIV) Is all judgment wrong? We often hear people reassure each other with the two words
Read: Matthew 6:25-34 Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (v. 33 NIV) As a seminary professor, I often
Read: Matthew 5:13-20 I have not come to abolish [the Law and the Prophets] but to fulfill them. (v. 17 NIV) I’ve been told it’s a sin to get a
Read: Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (v. 1 NIV) I came to Christ as a teenager out
Read: Matthew 3:1-17 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” (v. 15 NIV) I have Christian friends and
Read: Matthew 2:13-23 Out of Egypt I called my Son. (v. 15 NIV) I know believers in Jesus whom God has consistently guided in major decisions through sermons. Others have
Read: Genesis 1:20-23 Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures. (v. 20 NRSV) The water was crystal clear and the color of turquoise. We couldn’t wait to see
Read: Psalm 27 Wait for the LORD! (v. 14) What can be more harrowing than waiting for the morning on nights when anxiety keeps you awake? Waiting makes the minutes