WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.800 Don't point the attention back to you. 2 00:00:02.800 --> 00:00:04.460 Don't bring the attention back to you. 3 00:00:04.460 --> 00:00:05.840 Don't say in the middle of the streets, 4 00:00:05.840 --> 00:00:08.240 hey, look at everything I'm doing for God. 5 00:00:08.240 --> 00:00:09.760 Don't look at everything I'm doing. 6 00:00:09.760 --> 00:00:12.160 Look how amazing of a Christian I am. 7 00:00:12.160 --> 00:00:14.000 Jesus is saying, instead, do it in secret. 8 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:16.280 And if you are found to be what you're doing, 9 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:18.260 then give all the glory back to God. 10 00:00:25.360 --> 00:00:27.000 Hey, welcome back to the Matthew Devotional. 11 00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:27.840 My name's Marcus. 12 00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:30.560 We're going to be looking today at Matthew chapter 6. 13 00:00:30.560 --> 00:00:33.080 Matthew chapter 6 says this in verse 1. 14 00:00:33.080 --> 00:00:34.680 Beware of practicing your righteousness 15 00:00:34.680 --> 00:00:37.040 before other people in order to be seen by them. 16 00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:39.280 For then you will have no reward from your Father who 17 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:40.200 is in heaven. 18 00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:41.620 Thus, when you give to the needy, 19 00:00:41.620 --> 00:00:43.580 sound no trumpet before you as the hypocrites 20 00:00:43.580 --> 00:00:46.360 do in the synagogues and in the streets, 21 00:00:46.360 --> 00:00:48.000 that they may be praised by others. 22 00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:50.200 Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 23 00:00:50.200 --> 00:00:51.840 But when you give to the needy, do not 24 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:54.080 let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 25 00:00:54.080 --> 00:00:55.760 so that your giving may be in secret. 26 00:00:55.760 --> 00:00:58.440 And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 27 00:00:58.440 --> 00:01:00.320 Today, we're going to be breaking down 28 00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:02.720 Matthew chapter 6, verses 1 through 4. 29 00:01:02.720 --> 00:01:04.840 Then we're going to jump into the Lord's Prayer. 30 00:01:04.840 --> 00:01:07.240 But what I want to really bring out in Matthew chapter 6, 31 00:01:07.240 --> 00:01:09.480 verses 1 through 4, is giving to the needy. 32 00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:13.040 And Jesus' warning against a worldly mind, 33 00:01:13.040 --> 00:01:15.720 his warning against apostasy, that's 34 00:01:15.720 --> 00:01:17.080 what Matthew chapter 6 is. 35 00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:19.880 It's Jesus' warning against these things. 36 00:01:19.880 --> 00:01:22.000 And so Jesus is warning them never 37 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:24.600 to be a believer who uses people as a tool 38 00:01:24.600 --> 00:01:28.000 or as an instrument to make yourself or your ministry more 39 00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:28.680 elevated. 40 00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:31.480 We see in today's day and age, there's YouTubers. 41 00:01:31.480 --> 00:01:34.240 You can just type in YouTube, feeding the homeless. 42 00:01:34.240 --> 00:01:36.840 Or you can type in giving to the homeless. 43 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:39.520 Or you can just scroll on Shorts and on Reels, 44 00:01:39.520 --> 00:01:42.160 and you'll see that there are so many people, believers 45 00:01:42.160 --> 00:01:44.640 and non-believers, who record themselves doing 46 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:46.400 good deeds to the homeless. 47 00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:49.520 Now, this has a negative effect twofold. 48 00:01:49.520 --> 00:01:53.760 Fold number one is, I mean, we see the cheesiness of it. 49 00:01:53.760 --> 00:01:55.360 We see how forced it is. 50 00:01:55.360 --> 00:01:57.560 We see how cringey it is. 51 00:01:57.560 --> 00:01:59.560 And it turns a lot of people off, 52 00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:03.480 and it makes humanitarian work look like everyone's doing it. 53 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:05.560 It makes it look more popular than it actually 54 00:02:05.560 --> 00:02:07.640 is, when in turn a person's only doing this 55 00:02:07.640 --> 00:02:11.800 to boost views with the disguise of inspiring others 56 00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:13.400 to do the same. 57 00:02:13.400 --> 00:02:15.160 But the second negative view we see on that 58 00:02:15.160 --> 00:02:16.920 is that it is actually something that 59 00:02:16.920 --> 00:02:19.400 brings shame or embarrassment to the person that 60 00:02:19.400 --> 00:02:20.600 is being helped. 61 00:02:20.600 --> 00:02:24.080 We see that their story is elaborated or dramatized 62 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:26.680 to be able to make it fit a certain scenario 63 00:02:26.680 --> 00:02:28.960 or to be able to fit a certain criteria. 64 00:02:28.960 --> 00:02:32.480 And what we see on that is, this person 65 00:02:32.480 --> 00:02:34.600 is having to be forced to be washed by millions 66 00:02:34.600 --> 00:02:37.920 to look gruffer than they are, to look ruddier than they are, 67 00:02:37.920 --> 00:02:40.440 to look dirtier than they are. 68 00:02:40.440 --> 00:02:41.920 I believe we actually see, honestly, 69 00:02:41.920 --> 00:02:44.720 more negative effect come out of that than we do positive. 70 00:02:44.720 --> 00:02:47.080 And so we just see that giving to the needy, 71 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:49.000 when we're boasting ourselves, we're actually 72 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:50.040 using people as tools. 73 00:02:50.040 --> 00:02:52.000 We're using them as stepping stones. 74 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:55.520 And that's the exact opposite of what God's wanting to do. 75 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:57.400 Churches today love to use little plaques 76 00:02:57.400 --> 00:03:00.920 to honor a person or a family or an organization 77 00:03:00.920 --> 00:03:05.320 to be able to honor them because they gave some great amount 78 00:03:05.320 --> 00:03:06.480 financially. 79 00:03:06.480 --> 00:03:08.480 And the intention may be good, and I'm not saying 80 00:03:08.480 --> 00:03:09.560 that it is wrong. 81 00:03:09.560 --> 00:03:12.600 Yet something as little as this, for some believers, 82 00:03:12.600 --> 00:03:14.920 will cause them to grow arrogant or cause 83 00:03:14.920 --> 00:03:18.000 them to either be boastful and try 84 00:03:18.000 --> 00:03:20.280 to look for that next plaque, that next place, 85 00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:21.840 or they'll be riding on that coattail 86 00:03:21.840 --> 00:03:23.240 for years and years to come. 87 00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:25.480 Or on the other side, it'll cause other believers 88 00:03:25.480 --> 00:03:28.480 to be resentful or jealous of them. 89 00:03:28.480 --> 00:03:30.120 And then they start judging, or they 90 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:32.000 start gossiping about these people. 91 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:33.960 They start making up these grandiose stories 92 00:03:33.960 --> 00:03:36.960 on why they gave, that they gave because they 93 00:03:36.960 --> 00:03:40.160 wanted to be seen, they gave because they were blackmailed, 94 00:03:40.160 --> 00:03:41.240 or all these other things. 95 00:03:41.240 --> 00:03:43.040 They'll make up these fake stories 96 00:03:43.040 --> 00:03:45.360 to make themselves feel better because they, in turn, 97 00:03:45.360 --> 00:03:46.800 didn't get a little plaque. 98 00:03:46.800 --> 00:03:49.440 And so again, the intention may be good. 99 00:03:49.440 --> 00:03:51.640 The intention may be helpful. 100 00:03:51.640 --> 00:03:53.240 But what happens with that is people 101 00:03:53.240 --> 00:03:56.000 start giving out of the wrong type of heart. 102 00:03:56.000 --> 00:03:58.440 And so don't be self-focused when helping people. 103 00:03:58.440 --> 00:04:01.200 Don't spread or be braggadocious about your works. 104 00:04:01.200 --> 00:04:03.120 Jesus is warning against this when 105 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:05.120 he says, hey, don't let your left hand know 106 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:06.800 what your right hand is doing. 107 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:09.160 In fact, give in secret. 108 00:04:09.160 --> 00:04:10.740 When he is saying to give in secret, 109 00:04:10.740 --> 00:04:14.240 he's saying, don't point the attention back to you. 110 00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:15.960 Don't bring the attention back to you. 111 00:04:15.960 --> 00:04:17.560 Don't say in the middle of the streets, 112 00:04:17.560 --> 00:04:19.760 hey, look at everything I'm doing for God. 113 00:04:19.760 --> 00:04:21.320 Don't look at everything I'm doing. 114 00:04:21.320 --> 00:04:23.680 Look how amazing of a Christian I am. 115 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:25.480 Jesus is saying, instead, do it in secret. 116 00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:27.800 And if you are found to be what you're doing, 117 00:04:27.800 --> 00:04:29.760 then give all the glory back to God. 118 00:04:29.760 --> 00:04:32.600 And so Jesus' remedy for this and to be 119 00:04:32.600 --> 00:04:34.200 able to avoid this prideful heart 120 00:04:34.200 --> 00:04:37.080 is actually in the very next verses, which 121 00:04:37.080 --> 00:04:38.520 is the Lord's Prayer. 122 00:04:38.520 --> 00:04:40.160 Lord's Prayer says this. 123 00:04:40.160 --> 00:04:42.160 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 124 00:04:42.160 --> 00:04:43.000 Your kingdom come. 125 00:04:43.000 --> 00:04:45.760 Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 126 00:04:45.760 --> 00:04:47.160 Give us this day our daily bread. 127 00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:48.560 And forgive us our debts, as we also 128 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:50.120 have forgiven our debtors. 129 00:04:50.120 --> 00:04:53.520 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 130 00:04:53.520 --> 00:04:56.200 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, 131 00:04:56.200 --> 00:04:58.320 your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 132 00:04:58.320 --> 00:05:00.960 But if you do not forgive others of them. 133 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:03.480 their sin, your father will not forgive you of your sins. 134 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:05.400 And so let's break these verses down. 135 00:05:05.400 --> 00:05:06.840 Let's break this prayer down. 136 00:05:06.840 --> 00:05:08.600 The first thing we see in the beginning, 137 00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:10.280 when it says, our father in heaven, 138 00:05:10.280 --> 00:05:13.260 hallowed be your name, Jesus is saying, 139 00:05:13.260 --> 00:05:15.560 hey, remember God's sovereignty. 140 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:18.620 This prayer acknowledges that God is the ultimate authority. 141 00:05:18.620 --> 00:05:21.620 This prayer acknowledges that God is sitting on the throne 142 00:05:21.620 --> 00:05:24.880 over all creation, and by asking for his kingdom to come 143 00:05:24.880 --> 00:05:25.960 and for his will to be done, 144 00:05:25.960 --> 00:05:29.820 we recognize his sovereign rule over all of creation 145 00:05:29.820 --> 00:05:31.100 and over our lives. 146 00:05:31.100 --> 00:05:34.980 And so Jesus' very opening lines of this prayer 147 00:05:34.980 --> 00:05:36.540 is to remember who God is. 148 00:05:36.540 --> 00:05:38.140 Remember that God is sovereign. 149 00:05:38.140 --> 00:05:39.660 Remember that God is powerful. 150 00:05:39.660 --> 00:05:41.220 Remember that God is holy. 151 00:05:41.220 --> 00:05:42.540 And remember where he's at. 152 00:05:42.540 --> 00:05:45.500 He is sitting on the throne, and he is ruling. 153 00:05:45.500 --> 00:05:48.220 The deep truth here is the acceptance and trust 154 00:05:48.220 --> 00:05:50.300 in God's perfect plan and timing. 155 00:05:50.300 --> 00:05:54.300 It calls for humility, it calls for submission 156 00:05:54.300 --> 00:05:56.500 to God's greater wisdom and purpose. 157 00:05:56.500 --> 00:05:57.900 So when we go into this prayer, 158 00:05:57.900 --> 00:05:59.660 it's not just repeating these words, 159 00:06:00.500 --> 00:06:01.780 but it's also knowing that these are specific points 160 00:06:01.780 --> 00:06:04.060 that we can pray on, and it's also places 161 00:06:04.060 --> 00:06:05.740 that we can take our mind to to say, 162 00:06:05.740 --> 00:06:07.260 okay, when I'm praying to God, 163 00:06:07.260 --> 00:06:12.020 I know that God is in heaven ruling over all of creation. 164 00:06:12.020 --> 00:06:14.100 The second thing we see in this prayer 165 00:06:14.100 --> 00:06:16.220 is when he says, your kingdom come, your will be done 166 00:06:16.220 --> 00:06:19.220 on earth as it is in heaven. 167 00:06:19.220 --> 00:06:20.940 We see that Jesus is saying, hey, 168 00:06:20.940 --> 00:06:24.300 your prayer should be praying to a completely powerful 169 00:06:24.300 --> 00:06:27.460 and holy God to transform the earth. 170 00:06:27.460 --> 00:06:30.180 On earth as it is in heaven signifies the desire 171 00:06:30.180 --> 00:06:32.540 for earth to reflect heaven's perfection. 172 00:06:32.540 --> 00:06:34.860 And not only that, but it's also the desire 173 00:06:34.860 --> 00:06:37.860 for your life and my life and our households 174 00:06:37.860 --> 00:06:42.140 and our day-to-day to reflect that which is in heaven. 175 00:06:42.140 --> 00:06:44.540 In heaven, God is so perfectly fulfilled. 176 00:06:44.540 --> 00:06:46.700 In heaven, God is so perfectly worshiped. 177 00:06:46.700 --> 00:06:49.340 In heaven, God is so perfectly served. 178 00:06:49.340 --> 00:06:53.820 And prayer, when the heavenly beings are praying to him, 179 00:06:53.820 --> 00:06:56.140 it's a plea for that same divine order 180 00:06:56.140 --> 00:06:57.660 to be established here. 181 00:06:57.660 --> 00:06:58.940 And so they're praying in heaven, 182 00:06:58.940 --> 00:07:02.180 holy, holy, holy is the Lord. 183 00:07:02.180 --> 00:07:03.280 We see that many times. 184 00:07:03.280 --> 00:07:05.980 We see it when John is brought up to heaven 185 00:07:05.980 --> 00:07:07.240 in the book of Revelations. 186 00:07:07.240 --> 00:07:09.860 We see it when Paul is brought up to the third heaven. 187 00:07:09.860 --> 00:07:12.100 We see that these angelic beings are saying, 188 00:07:12.100 --> 00:07:14.940 holy, holy, holy is the Lord. 189 00:07:14.940 --> 00:07:17.200 And everything that they do is to honor 190 00:07:17.200 --> 00:07:18.820 and glorify and worship God. 191 00:07:18.820 --> 00:07:22.180 And so we as earthly beings should be able to do the same. 192 00:07:22.180 --> 00:07:23.820 Our lives should be able to reflect that, 193 00:07:23.820 --> 00:07:26.780 which is holy, holy, holy is the Lord. 194 00:07:26.780 --> 00:07:28.860 And every prayer that we lift up to heaven 195 00:07:28.860 --> 00:07:30.700 should be a plea for our lives 196 00:07:30.700 --> 00:07:32.300 to be able to do the exact same. 197 00:07:32.300 --> 00:07:33.940 And then the third thing we see 198 00:07:33.940 --> 00:07:36.380 is a personal and collective alignment. 199 00:07:36.380 --> 00:07:38.500 When he says, our Father in heaven, 200 00:07:38.500 --> 00:07:40.260 hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, 201 00:07:40.260 --> 00:07:42.820 your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 202 00:07:42.820 --> 00:07:45.460 So going back to on earth as it is in heaven, 203 00:07:45.460 --> 00:07:49.020 what we see is this prayer is both personal and collective. 204 00:07:49.020 --> 00:07:52.260 It asks God's will to be done in our individual lives 205 00:07:52.260 --> 00:07:54.060 and in the broader world as a whole. 206 00:07:54.060 --> 00:07:56.180 Let me ask you this, when you pray for your friends, 207 00:07:56.180 --> 00:07:58.140 when your friend says, hey, would you pray for me 208 00:07:58.140 --> 00:08:00.800 on this situation or on that situation, 209 00:08:00.800 --> 00:08:03.540 are you praying that God's will be done in their life 210 00:08:03.540 --> 00:08:05.860 or are you praying that your will be done in their life? 211 00:08:05.860 --> 00:08:07.140 When you're giving them advice, 212 00:08:07.140 --> 00:08:08.740 are you giving them advice from the Bible? 213 00:08:08.740 --> 00:08:10.420 Are you giving them godly sound advice 214 00:08:10.420 --> 00:08:13.060 or are you giving them your own personal opinion? 215 00:08:13.060 --> 00:08:14.200 Do you see the difference? 216 00:08:14.200 --> 00:08:15.780 When we pray this prayer, 217 00:08:15.780 --> 00:08:17.340 it's not only just repeating these words. 218 00:08:17.340 --> 00:08:20.660 Jesus is saying, hey, make sure that you are in alignment 219 00:08:20.660 --> 00:08:22.900 with heaven, make sure you are in alignment with me, 220 00:08:22.900 --> 00:08:24.860 make sure you're in alignment with this prayer, 221 00:08:24.860 --> 00:08:26.100 and when you pray this prayer, 222 00:08:26.100 --> 00:08:28.020 it's a great reminder for you to say, 223 00:08:28.020 --> 00:08:29.660 Lord, when I'm praying for others, 224 00:08:29.660 --> 00:08:31.780 when I'm praying for your will to be done, 225 00:08:31.780 --> 00:08:34.260 I'm literally praying that for your will to be done, 226 00:08:34.260 --> 00:08:35.100 not mine. 227 00:08:35.100 --> 00:08:37.440 You see, the deep truth here is that fulfillment 228 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:39.299 comes from aligning our desires 229 00:08:39.299 --> 00:08:41.620 and our actions with God's will. 230 00:08:41.620 --> 00:08:45.020 It invites us to live in a way that advances God's kingdoms 231 00:08:45.020 --> 00:08:47.380 and values in our personal relationships, 232 00:08:47.380 --> 00:08:49.380 communities, and societies. 233 00:08:49.380 --> 00:08:51.820 And the last thing we see here in this prayer 234 00:08:51.820 --> 00:08:53.260 is we see hope. 235 00:08:53.260 --> 00:08:56.140 You see, when it says, give us this day our daily bread 236 00:08:56.140 --> 00:08:59.580 and forgive us our debts as we've also forgiven our debtors 237 00:08:59.580 --> 00:09:03.500 and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 238 00:09:03.500 --> 00:09:05.940 And yes, that's asking God to provide, 239 00:09:05.940 --> 00:09:08.140 that's asking God for his sustenance, 240 00:09:08.140 --> 00:09:10.660 but that's also asking God in a place of hope. 241 00:09:10.660 --> 00:09:12.140 You see, the deep truth of assurance 242 00:09:12.140 --> 00:09:15.460 is God's ultimate victory and hope that sustains believers. 243 00:09:15.460 --> 00:09:17.380 We're saying, Lord, I know you're sitting in heaven 244 00:09:17.420 --> 00:09:19.780 and Lord, I know you're ruling over all creation. 245 00:09:19.780 --> 00:09:22.580 And because you are, I'm asking you as my king 246 00:09:22.580 --> 00:09:24.260 and as my Lord and as my God, 247 00:09:24.260 --> 00:09:26.540 would you provide me with my daily needs? 248 00:09:26.540 --> 00:09:28.300 What I'm asking, would you provide me 249 00:09:28.300 --> 00:09:29.820 forgiveness of my sins? 250 00:09:29.820 --> 00:09:32.620 God, would you provide me the strength to forgive others? 251 00:09:32.620 --> 00:09:37.020 And Lord, would you provide me and keep me from temptation? 252 00:09:37.020 --> 00:09:39.700 And so when we say these things, we're saying it in hope 253 00:09:39.700 --> 00:09:41.780 because the first three things we're noticing 254 00:09:41.780 --> 00:09:45.100 is acknowledging where God is, who he is. 255 00:09:45.100 --> 00:09:47.740 The second one is saying, God, would you align me 256 00:09:47.740 --> 00:09:49.860 to be able to be in step with your will? 257 00:09:49.860 --> 00:09:52.860 Would you align me to be able to have communication with you 258 00:09:52.860 --> 00:09:55.020 to be able to let my prayer echo that in heaven, 259 00:09:55.020 --> 00:09:57.140 which is holy, holy, holy are you, Lord. 260 00:09:57.140 --> 00:09:58.580 And because I can do all that, Lord, 261 00:09:58.580 --> 00:09:59.980 I have a hope to ask you. 262 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:06.640 For needs, I have a hope to ask you for provision, and I have a hope to ask you to keep me until 263 00:10:06.640 --> 00:10:08.120 the very end of days. 264 00:10:08.120 --> 00:10:10.160 And so how can we apply this to our life? 265 00:10:10.160 --> 00:10:15.340 Well, the first application we need to do is to be able to trust in God's plan. 266 00:10:15.340 --> 00:10:19.760 You see, trust that God's will, even when it is challenging to understand, even when 267 00:10:19.760 --> 00:10:25.000 we don't see the full picture of it, is to be able to trust it and know that it is good, 268 00:10:25.000 --> 00:10:29.960 it's for His glory, and to be able to embrace the posture of surrender. 269 00:10:29.960 --> 00:10:34.120 The second thing we can do is to be kingdom agents or kingdom workers, so we can actively 270 00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:39.580 work to reflect heavenly values here on earth, we can engage in acts of love, we can engage 271 00:10:39.580 --> 00:10:44.400 in acts of justice, we can engage in acts of mercy, and most importantly, we can engage 272 00:10:44.400 --> 00:10:49.680 in seeking God to be able to transform our lives, to be able to transform our environment, 273 00:10:49.680 --> 00:10:54.080 to be able to transform our community, and to be able to transform our society. 274 00:10:54.080 --> 00:10:58.760 And so when it comes to that temptation of being prideful, to being arrogant, to being 275 00:10:58.760 --> 00:11:03.160 able to tell others, hey, look what I'm doing for God, to be able to look at this prayer 276 00:11:03.160 --> 00:11:05.680 and say, Lord, it's only you who can do this. 277 00:11:05.680 --> 00:11:08.360 You're the one who's sitting on the throne over all creation. 278 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:12.920 You're the one who's sitting and ruling over the entire earth, and Lord, you're the only 279 00:11:12.920 --> 00:11:16.600 one who can keep me, you're the only one who can keep my salvation. 280 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:20.360 The Bible says that you are the author and the finisher of my faith, and so because of 281 00:11:20.360 --> 00:11:24.200 that, God, I'm asking, would you give me the strength to continue doing this work? 282 00:11:24.720 --> 00:11:29.280 And when we're able to align our lives with that of heaven and with that of God, our works 283 00:11:29.280 --> 00:11:32.760 are able to be that which are humble, to be able to that which are good, to be able to 284 00:11:32.760 --> 00:11:33.760 that which are holy. 285 00:11:33.760 --> 00:11:37.640 Well, my prayer for you today is that I pray that God's kingdom come in your life, that 286 00:11:37.640 --> 00:11:41.760 God's kingdom will come in my life, that his will will be done in our lives, and I pray 287 00:11:41.760 --> 00:11:43.200 that this encouraged you today. 288 00:11:43.200 --> 00:11:45.760 So thank you for joining us for today's Matthew Devotional. 289 00:11:45.760 --> 00:11:46.280 We'll see you next time.