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The King on the Mountain · Day 33 of 33 · Matthew The House That Stands Build your life on the words of Jesus, and it will stand when the storms come. The King on the Mountain · Day 32 of 33 · Matthew Known by the Fruit A tree is known by its fruit, and knowing Jesus is far more than saying His name. The King on the Mountain · Day 31 of 33 · Matthew The Gate That Leads to Life Enter by the narrow gate, the way that is harder to find but leads to life. The King on the Mountain · Day 30 of 33 · Matthew Ask Your Good Father Keep asking your good Father, and treat others the way you long to be treated. The King on the Mountain · Day 29 of 33 · Matthew First, Your Own Eye Clear your own eye first, and then you can truly help your brother with his. The King on the Mountain · Day 28 of 33 · Matthew Look at the Birds Do not worry; seek first the kingdom, and your Father who feeds the birds will care for you. The King on the Mountain · Day 27 of 33 · Matthew One Heart, One Master You cannot serve both God and money; one of them will have your heart. The King on the Mountain · Day 26 of 33 · Matthew Where the Heart Follows Store up treasure in heaven, because your heart will always follow whatever you treasure. The King on the Mountain · Day 25 of 33 · Matthew For the Father's Eyes Fast for the Father's eyes, not the crowd's, and He who sees in secret will reward you. The King on the Mountain · Day 24 of 33 · Matthew Rescue Us from the Enemy We end the prayer asking the Father to keep us from temptation and rescue us from evil, because the fight is His, not ours. The King on the Mountain · Day 23 of 33 · Matthew The Debt You Pass On Forgiven people forgive. The mercy we have received is meant to flow through us. The King on the Mountain · Day 22 of 33 · Matthew One Day's Bread The Father gives us what we need for today, so we can trust Him one day at a time. The King on the Mountain · Day 21 of 33 · Matthew Learning to Want What He Wants We ask for God's kingdom and God's will, and slowly we learn to want what He wants. The King on the Mountain · Day 20 of 33 · Matthew The First Word Is Father We pray to a holy Father in heaven whose name we long to see honored. The King on the Mountain · Day 19 of 33 · Matthew The Door You Can Shut Prayer is not a performance; it is talking with a Father who already knows and loves you. The King on the Mountain · Day 18 of 33 · Matthew The Audience of One Give quietly, for an audience of One, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. The King on the Mountain · Day 17 of 33 · Matthew Loving Like Your Father Love your enemies, because that is how your Father in heaven has already loved you. The King on the Mountain · Day 16 of 33 · Matthew Break the Chain Do not repay evil with evil; answer it with surprising, God-shaped good. The King on the Mountain · Day 15 of 33 · Matthew When Your Word Is Enough Be so truthful that your plain yes and no need no oath to back them. The King on the Mountain · Day 14 of 33 · Matthew Meant to Be Kept God means marriage to be kept and honored, not treated as disposable. The King on the Mountain · Day 13 of 33 · Matthew A Heart Worth Guarding Purity begins in the heart, not just the hands, and it is worth guarding at any cost. The King on the Mountain · Day 12 of 33 · Matthew Go First Anger nursed in the heart is murder's root, so go and be reconciled. The King on the Mountain · Day 11 of 33 · Matthew To Fulfill the Law Jesus did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it, and only His righteousness is enough. The King on the Mountain · Day 10 of 33 · Matthew Salt and Light You are salt and light, meant to be tasted and seen, so the world glorifies your Father. The King on the Mountain · Day 9 of 33 · Matthew Blessed When the World Turns When the world turns on you for following Jesus, you are still blessed, and heaven is your reward. The King on the Mountain · Day 8 of 33 · Matthew Makers of Peace Peacemakers are called children of God, because making peace is what their Father does. The King on the Mountain · Day 7 of 33 · Matthew The Single Heart A heart made single toward God is the heart that gets to see Him. The King on the Mountain · Day 6 of 33 · Matthew Mercy Given, Mercy Received The merciful receive mercy, because hearts that have been forgiven learn to forgive. The King on the Mountain · Day 5 of 33 · Matthew The Hunger That Gets Filled Hunger and thirst to be right with God, and He promises to fill you completely. The King on the Mountain · Day 4 of 33 · Matthew Strength Under His Hand The meek, not the grasping, inherit the earth, because meekness is strength handed over to God. The King on the Mountain · Day 3 of 33 · Matthew Blessed Are Those Who Mourn The ones who mourn, over loss and over their own sin, are the ones God Himself comforts. The King on the Mountain · Day 2 of 33 · Matthew The Blessing of Empty Hands The kingdom of heaven belongs to those who know they come to God with empty hands. The King on the Mountain · Day 1 of 33 · Matthew The King Sits Down The King climbs the mountain and sits down to teach, and we are the crowd who came to listen. Faith in the Noise · Day 10 of 11 · Jeremiah Seek the Peace of the City Seek the peace of the city where God has sent you. Faith in the Noise · Day 9 of 11 · Matthew A Debt Too Big to Repay You forgive because the King already canceled a debt you could never pay. Faith in the Noise · Day 8 of 11 · John Neither Do I Condemn You Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more. Faith in the Noise · Day 7 of 11 · Matthew Not Your Ledger to Keep God's generosity is not a scoreboard. Faith in the Noise · Day 6 of 11 · John Stop Doubting and Believe Jesus answers doubt with His wounds, not with shame. Faith in the Noise · Day 5 of 11 · John He Wept First Jesus wept. He does not rush past the grave. Faith in the Noise · Day 4 of 11 · Genesis The God Who Sees Her First God sees the one no one else is watching. Faith in the Noise · Day 3 of 11 · 1 Kings Bread and Sleep Before a Single Word God fed Elijah and let him sleep before He said a word. Faith in the Noise · Day 2 of 11 · Joshua The Grip That Holds You Steady Be strong because God is with you, not because you are. Faith in the Noise · Day 1 of 11 · Philippians The Peace That Stands Guard Bring the worry to God. His peace stands guard. The Holy Spirit · Day 9 of 9 · Galatians The Fruit He Grows The Spirit grows one fruit in you. You do not make it yourself. The Holy Spirit · Day 8 of 9 · Romans He Prays When You Can't When you have no words, the Spirit still prays for you. The Holy Spirit · Day 7 of 9 · Ephesians Sealed You are not on probation. God has already put His own mark on you. The Holy Spirit · Day 6 of 9 · Acts This Is What Was Spoken The sign was never the point. The sermon was. The Holy Spirit · Day 5 of 9 · Acts Poured Out The promise God made in Ezekiel, He kept. The Holy Spirit · Day 4 of 9 · John Another Advocate You are not left alone. The Spirit is Jesus staying with you. The Holy Spirit · Day 3 of 9 · Luke The Spirit on the Son Even Jesus worked in the Spirit's power. The Holy Spirit · Day 2 of 9 · Ezekiel A New Heart God promised a new heart. That is the same gospel, not a second one. The Holy Spirit · Day 1 of 9 · Genesis Hovering Over the Waters Before there was anything to see, the Spirit of God was already there. The Divinity of Jesus · Day 7 of 7 · Philippians Every Knee Will Bow He emptied Himself by taking, not by losing. Every knee will bow to Him. The Divinity of Jesus · Day 6 of 7 · Hebrews The Exact Representation Jesus is not a copy of God's glory. He is God's glory, shining. The Divinity of Jesus · Day 5 of 7 · Colossians The Image of the Invisible God Jesus made everything and holds it together. He was never made. The Divinity of Jesus · Day 4 of 7 · John My Lord and My God Thomas touched the wounds of Jesus and knew he was touching God. The Divinity of Jesus · Day 3 of 7 · John I and the Father Are One Accused of claiming to be God, Jesus does not deny it. He defends it. The Divinity of Jesus · Day 2 of 7 · John Before Abraham Was Jesus claimed God's own name. Everyone in the room knew what He meant. The Divinity of Jesus · Day 1 of 7 · John The Word Was God Jesus did not begin at Bethlehem. He has always been God. Day 45 · Mark Good Soil The seed is the same. The difference is the soil. Day 44 · Mark Let the Children Come The kingdom cannot be earned. It is received like a child. Day 43 · Mark Through the Roof Jesus forgives first. The deepest healing is the one we cannot see. Day 42 · Mark A Solitary Place Jesus met His Father before the day began. Day 41 · Mark Follow Me Jesus calls ordinary people at their nets. He does the making. Day 40 · Mark Peace in the Storm The One who sleeps in the boat still commands the wind. Spiritual Disciplines · Day 1 of 6 · Luke Teach Us to Pray Ask. Your Father loves to give. Jonah · Day 5 of 5 · Jonah The Plant You pitied a plant. Should I not pity a city? Jonah · Day 4 of 5 · Jonah Forty Days They heard the reluctant preacher. God relented. Jonah · Day 3 of 5 · Jonah Out of the Deep From the deep he prayed, and God heard. Jonah · Day 2 of 5 · Jonah Overboard The storm is mercy, not spite. Jonah · Day 1 of 5 · Jonah You Run You can run. He still speaks. Faith in the Noise · Day 11 of 11 · Ephesians You Are Not an Accident You are God's workmanship, not what the noise says.