In Matthew 15, we get to listen to an exchange between Jesus and the Pharisees and scribes. They had altered the fifth commandment to their liking. He invokes Isaiah 29:13 to show they are good at speaking eloquently and religiously, but their heart Yet, Jesus' words here Matthew 15, like many of the confrontations, show they thought they could keep ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 Corinthians 14

would have also been familiar with the Old Testament metaphor of Israel as God’s vineyard (Psalm 80:8–16 ; Isaiah 5:1–7; Jer. 2:21). who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him” (Heb. 11 words, and commands; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 Corinthians 13

Rom. 5:12–21). You may have heard the misguided phrase, “I like to sin, and God likes to forgive; so it’s a perfect Weeds seem like a constant battle: They must be uprooted, killed, and not left around to spawn another Like weeds, sin chokes out the good life and can become a tyrant in your life. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 Corinthians 10

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 127 Q. Just like many of the prayers we read in the Bible, this benediction fits the AAA pattern!

anticipate the next meal; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Luke 17

Find out how to escape. 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 (NIV) 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 15: The Doctrine of Original Sin original sin, which instills in us a propensity to sin, and the wages of this sin is death (Genesis 2:17 Today: Matthew 19

Numbers 16:1-32 (NIV) Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan 10  He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too. 11  It is against the LORD that you and all your followers have banded together. -- 19  When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to them at the entrance to the tent of Today: 2 Corinthians 12

Summary Verses 9-10 are a great example of how simply the gospel can be presented, and they're well worth “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 You may feel God's presence fishing on a peaceful lake or in some other happy place, but to truly experience knowledge of the gospel; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 gospel; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 Corinthians 1

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 124 Q. Summary Some consider this passage to be controversial, alleging that the 19th century American church

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 122 Q. Jesus’ resurrection serves as a token that we too belong to God and will be raised in a resurrection like