Matthew 6

This one sentence explains yesterday’s verses. And it works backwards from how we think. We say “put your money where your heart is.” First love something, then spend on it. And that’s true. We do spend on what we love….

Jesus finished teaching about giving, praying, and fasting. Now He talks about money and stuff. Read both verses again. They’re the same command. Store up treasure. He never says treasure is bad. He asks where we’re keeping it. In His…

Yesterday Jesus talked about the show-off way to fast. The suffering look everyone could see. Now He gives His way. Put oil on your head and wash your face. In His day, that was normal grooming. In other words: look…

First, what fasting is, in case the word is new. Fasting is going without food for a while on purpose, and praying during the time we’d usually eat. Believers have done it for thousands of years. Jesus says “whenever you…

The Lord’s Prayer just ended. Then Jesus adds these two verses. Out of the whole prayer, He explains one line. The forgiveness line. Let’s read it carefully, because it can sound scary at first. It sounds like we earn God’s…

This is the last request in the Lord’s Prayer. It’s a request for protection. “Temptation” means two things in the Bible: a hard test, or a pull toward doing wrong. God sometimes allows hard tests. But God never pulls us…

Yesterday the prayer asked for bread. Today it asks for forgiveness. Both are daily needs. “Debts” here means sins. Jesus uses a money picture on purpose. When we sin, we owe God something we can’t pay back. Like a bill…

The Lord’s Prayer changes direction here. The first half was about God. His name, His kingdom, His will. Now Jesus tells us to ask for what we need. And the first thing on the list is bread. Food. The most…

The Lord’s Prayer keeps its focus on God. His name first. Now His kingdom and His will. “Kingdom” means God ruling as King. So “Your kingdom come” is asking God to take charge. In the world. In our homes. In…

This is the start of the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus is showing us the shape of prayer. It’s a pattern to follow, not magic words. Look at the first line. We get to call God “Father.” Not “sir.” Not “to whom…